JP2000148301A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processor for external recording medium which is lightweight and compact by enabling plural pages recorded in a memory to be simultaneously displayed. SOLUTION: A variety of functions are installed inside a processor 10 for external recording medium and these interior functions transfer external recording information to a temporary memory as the necessity arises with a microcomputer as the center and, thus, display information at an arbitrary place instructed by an external input key 3 at display parts 2 and 2' at random. Also, information for one screen is reproduced by operation of the external input key 3, is displayed to the display parts 2 and 2' and a user obtain the function of information display is obtained by reading the display. At this time, the display parts 2 and 2' display in vertical writing. Display corresponding to a page is performed by the display part 2' of a cover and the display corresponding to the next page is performed by the display part 2. Also, comparison of contents of each display is performed. Operation for this is performed by operation of the input key 3, the next screen is displayed and is read.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable external recording medium processing apparatus, and more particularly to a thin portable book. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for recording and reproducing external recorded information by optical means and magnetic means. This is achieved by using a composite disc in which recording and reproducing means are integrated.
Then, it can be displayed in a modifiable form on a display unit from a different recording medium recorded on one composite disc such as a liquid crystal display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional book is formed by printing letters, numbers, symbols, drawings, tables, and the like on paper, and is sold to a user. It was intended to grasp the contents of the book by reading letters, numbers and symbols. And there was no attempt of an electronic book corresponding to such a book.

[0003]

However, this conventional book is composed of paper, and one book is composed of at least several tens of pages, usually several hundreds of pages. The weight of the books was quite heavy, and in the case of so-called literary novels or specialized books, each book weighed more than 1 kg.

[0004] Further, a book has pages bound in succession, and it is impossible at all to take out only an arbitrary page, compare it with a different page, and correct or edit a part of the content. In addition to the means for performing these comparisons, corrections, and edits, and a read-only external recording medium for performing such means,
Providing a changeable external recording medium on the same object has been demanded for practical processing and ease of storage.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and relates to a processing apparatus for a lightweight and compact external recording medium, and more preferably to a processing apparatus for a portable external recording medium. It is.

The present invention relates to a CD-ROM (CD-ROM) on which information obtained by code-converting character signals such as characters, numerals, symbols, drawings and the like is recorded.
A first external recording medium using optical means such as a read-only memory having a compact disk type, a recording / reproducing apparatus for optically reproducing information on the medium, a flat display section, a page read from the outside, etc. , An input key for information processing for designating, a memory enabling arbitrary processing, and a microcomputer. In order to further improve the function, an external input terminal for information processing or another second magnetic recording / reproducing storage / reproducing device may be provided. And the first
And the data recorded on the second external recording medium is reproduced by the reproducing device, and the microcomputer processes the data on the external recording medium processing device using a computer for characters, numerals, symbols, drawings, tables, etc. for the screen. Is displayed, and the user can grasp the contents of the external recording medium by reading the display screen.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a character of a book or the like,
A recording medium such as a composite disk in which a magnetic memory that converts numbers, symbols, and the like into code signals and an optical memory are integrated is used.

[0008] The present invention has a display unit that uses the information of the recording medium as visual detection information. The amount of data to be reproduced is 1
Although only the display screen may be reproduced one by one, data reproduction of both screens may be performed at a low degree of reproduction. Alternatively, the display on one of the display units may be fixed, and the other may be configured and corrected by a touch pen, a light pen, or the like in a form required by the reader. For this reason, a function is provided in which the instruction information from the external input terminal is stored in the IC memory of the display device, and the necessary screen is displayed by the user by an external key operation when necessary. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

[0009]

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an external recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a front view showing a state in which the processing device for the folded external recording medium is opened.
(B) is a front view of the folded external recording medium processing device in a folded state. In both figures, an external recording medium processing apparatus main body (10) comprises a main body (1) and a lid (1 ').
The display units (2) and (2 '), the external input key (3), and the lid
(1 ') an auxiliary power supply photoelectric conversion device (5), an external storage medium reproducing device (4), an external power supply input terminal (13),
It consists of external input / output terminals (14) and (15).

In the case of this embodiment, a liquid crystal display device is used as the display units (2) and (2 '), and an optical disk is used as the first recording medium of the data file, that is, the data is recorded by the difference in the reflectance of irradiation light.
A CD ROM system for recording data is adopted, and at the same time, a composite disk is constituted by using a magnetic disk as a second recording medium provided in another part of the disk. The photoelectric conversion device (5) employs an amorphous silicon photoelectric conversion device having a size of 20 mm × 300 mm, and supplies the electric power generated by the photoelectric conversion device (5) to the charging / discharging device (16). In addition, the processing unit (10) for the external recording medium is driven by charging the insufficient power from the external power supply (6).

The function shown in FIG. 2 is provided inside the external recording medium processing device (10). This interior function is performed mainly by the microcomputer (20), and the external recording information is transferred to the temporary memory (17) as necessary (store), and from there, an arbitrary location designated by the external input key (3) can be used. Information is randomly displayed on the display units (2) and (2 '). In the external recording medium processing device (10), the information of the screen is reproduced by the operation of the external input key (3) and displayed on the display units (2) and (2 ').
The user has a function of displaying information by reading the display. At this time, the display units (2) and (2 ′) each display, for example, 30 characters × 50 lines in vertical writing. The display corresponding to a certain page is performed on the display unit (2 ') of the lid, and the display corresponding to the next page is performed on the display unit (2). The contents of each display are compared. The operation for this can be performed by operating the input key (3), and the next screen may be displayed and read. Thus, the present invention was completed.

Embodiment 2 This embodiment is shown in FIGS.
The other storage and reproduction functions shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, there is provided a first optical external storage medium 1 (11) and a second magnetic storage medium 2 (11 '). Furthermore, corresponding to each, one of the playback device (12),
On the other hand, there is a recording and reproducing device (12 ').

As schematically shown in FIG. 3, one disk is provided with a ROM and a RAM as an integrated composite disk (30). That is, a first external storage medium (11) made of a compact disk (ROM or read only), and a magnetic storage medium (1
1 ') (for both writing and reading). For this reason, one reproducing apparatus (12) is a reflection type ROM (lead only memory) reproducing apparatus composed of an optical system (13) and a light emitting / receiving system (14). The other is a magnetic head (16) and its drive system (16)
RAM (write and read random access or random access memory) type storage and reproduction device (12 ')
It is. For this purpose, one magnetic head is shown in the drawings, but two magnetic heads may be used, one of which may be erased, and the other may be used for recording or reproduction. However, the RAM capacity is smaller than the optical type. This magnetic recording portion may be provided at the center or the outer periphery of the recording surface (11) of the compact disk, or may be provided at the center or the entire surface of the back surface (the upper surface in the drawing).

Thus, the process of processing and editing the information and the obtained result are stored in the memory (FIG. 2 (17)), and the information of the result is transmitted via the recording / reproducing device (12 ') to the outside of the magnet. The data is transferred to the storage medium (11 '), and can be permanently stored in a compact disk information (11) in a 1: 1 correspondence.

For this reason, ROM information is mainly used, and it is possible to correct or correct a part of the information, and it is possible to use the ROM memory effectively for a long period of time.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, a portable, lightweight, compact recording medium for an external recording medium processing device having a book function can be realized. Also, because the recording data file is lightweight and compact,
A large amount of information can be stored and transported. Further, by having a plurality of data files for one reproducing apparatus, the same effect as having many books can be obtained.

Further, as shown in the present invention, when a processing device for a liquid crystal external recording medium in which sensors are arranged in a matrix corresponding to each pixel of the display unit is used, a user is required to place an important part of the display screen. When the user gives an instruction with a touch pen or a light pen, the important part can be stored in a magnetic recording medium, or the display of the part can be highlighted, for example, underlined or inverted characters. , And the same function as that of drawing an underline with a fluorescent pen can be provided.

Therefore, there is a feature that elementary and junior high school students do not need to carry many heavy books to school, and only need to carry a plurality of lightweight and compact data files. Further, by incorporating an auxiliary power supply such as a solar cell, it is possible to read a book while carrying it for a long time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the device of the invention.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of a system of the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows an outline of a part of the function of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body 1 '... Lid 2, 2' ... Display part 3 ... External input key 4 ... External recording medium insertion part 6 ... Photoelectric conversion device 7 ... External recording / reproduction Part 10 ・ ・ ・ External recording medium processing device

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] November 24, 1999 (1999.11.
24)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Name of invention

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Title of the Invention] Electronic device

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Claims]

3. A microcomputer and an external recording medium
A reproducing device or a recording / reproducing device, and the external recording medium.
Memory for temporarily storing information, external input keys, and
A display unit connected to the microcomputer;
Sensors arranged in a matrix on the display
An electronic device comprising:
Multiple pages recorded in memory can be displayed at the same time.
Highlighting part of the information through the sensor,
Characterized in that recorded information is recorded in the memory.
apparatus.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display unit, an external recording medium reproducing device, an external input key, a memory, a microcomputer, and a touch pen or light pen input sensor arranged in a matrix on the display unit. The thin portable device according to claim 1, wherein the thin portable device can simultaneously display a plurality of pages. 2. A display unit, an external recording medium reproducing device, an external input key, a memory, a microcomputer, and a touch pen or light pen input sensor arranged in a matrix on the display unit. A method of operating a thin portable device, comprising: displaying a plurality of pages simultaneously in the thin portable device.