JP2001100793A - Semiconductor memory player - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor memory player which effectively uses the smallness of a semiconductor player not to burden a user for carrying. SOLUTION: A semiconductor memory card 3 is inserted to an insertion part 2 on the side face of a main body part 1 and is connected to an internal connector. Elasticity of holding parts 6 and 7 are used to set the main body part 1 to user's arm, and a thin battery 8 like a thin plate is inserted and attached in the holding part 6 or 7, and an antenna 9 is buried in the holding part 6. The user operates operation parts 5a to 5d to perform power-on/off, reproducing, stop, etc., while watching display on a display part 4 in the upper face of the main body part 1, and data in the semiconductor memory card 3 is processed in an internal circuit of the main body, and a processed digital signal is converted to an analog signal to modulate a carrier wave, and it is transmitted from the antenna 9 and is received by a headphone or an earphone provided with a reception circuit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory card having a semiconductor memory and a terminal provided integrally with the semiconductor memory for electrically connecting the semiconductor memory to a device. The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory player capable of reproducing data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, reproduction of data such as sound is performed by mechanically driving a recording medium such as a tape or an optical disk and taking out data from the recording medium by moving relative to a magnetic head or an optical head. there were.

[0003]

Such a conventional reproducing apparatus requires power for driving a recording medium, and therefore is large in size, heavy and consumes a large amount of power. Recently, a semiconductor memory player using a semiconductor memory as a recording medium has also been used, but it has a structure in which it is stored in a pocket or the like, and also makes full use of the small size of the semiconductor memory in dimension. It was hard to say.

An object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized semiconductor memory player which makes full use of the small size of a semiconductor memory and has no burden for carrying.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor memory player having a semiconductor memory and a terminal for electrically connecting the semiconductor memory to a device. A player capable of loading an integrated semiconductor memory card and reproducing data recorded on the memory card, holding a main body for accommodating the semiconductor memory card, and holding the main body on an arm or the like. The main body portion is connected to the terminal at the insertion position of the semiconductor memory card provided on the side surface and at the storage position of the semiconductor memory card, and is recorded in the semiconductor memory. A recording data reproducing unit capable of reproducing data, an operation unit for operating the operation of the reproducing unit, and a display unit for displaying an operation state of the reproducing operation; It is characterized in that it has configured to reproduce data recorded in the semiconductor memory card inserted in the main body while.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the upper surface of the main body has a curved surface in the same direction as the curved surface of the holding portion, and the display section is disposed on the curved surface. In addition, at least the insertion portion of the semiconductor memory card is a substantially flat portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the power source of the reproducing means is such that a thin battery is housed in a curved holding portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the holding portion is formed of an elastic member, and is configured to be held on an arm or the like by the elastic force of the elastic member. is there.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, a carrier is modulated by a reproduced output and transmitted.

According to the present invention, a compact semiconductor device can be mounted on an arm or the like by making the recording medium compact by taking advantage of the small size of the recording medium, and the power consumption is small. A memory player can be provided.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a semiconductor memory player according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a right side view of the semiconductor memory player. In FIGS. 2, a semiconductor memory card 3 can be inserted into the insertion portion 2 from the right side along the alternate long and short dash line, and is mechanically fixed to the main body 1 by insertion pressing. A plurality of terminals for connection, which will be described later, arranged on the lower surface on the left end of the semiconductor memory card 3 are connected to corresponding connectors, which will be described later, inside the main body 1 and are electrically connected to the main body 1. Concave portions 2a and 2b are provided above and below the center of the insertion portion 2 of the semiconductor memory card 3 so that the inserted semiconductor memory card 3 can be easily taken out.

On the upper surface of the main body 1, there is provided a display section 4 which can display the operating state of the semiconductor memory player such as reproduction / stop, the number of the music being reproduced, and the like. ing. In the vicinity of the display unit 4, operation units 5 a to 5 for instructing power on / off, start of reproduction, selection of music, and the like.
5d is provided. Here, the operation units 5a to 5d
Is often unintended when hitting other devices with such a device worn on the arm,
Preventive measures are taken to prevent the button from being depressed from the surroundings or to respond if the power switch is not pressed continuously for at least one second, for example.

[0013] Curved holding portions 6 and 7 made of metal, plastic, or the like are provided on the front side and the opposite side of the figure with the main body 1 as a center. The holding portions 6 and 7 are arranged along the arm so as to be easily attached to the arm. Curved inward. If necessary, hinges 1a and 1b may be provided at the boundary with the main body 1 to be bent inward and to be folded small when stored. It is preferable in terms of design and use that the main body 1, particularly its upper surface, is also curved in the same direction as the holding portions 6 and 7 as shown in FIG. 2. At least one of the holding portions 6 and 7 is provided with a space for accommodating the battery 8, and a battery case lid 7 a is provided inside the holding portion 6 or 7 in this figure,
The battery can be opened and closed inward by a hinge portion 7b, a thin battery 8 having a thin plate shape is inserted therein, a terminal of the battery 8 is connected to a connector (not shown), and a battery case lid opening / closing knob 7 is provided.
By sliding c, the battery case lid 7a is fixed to the holding portion 7 and used as a power source for the semiconductor memory player. As another method of inserting the battery, the holding portion 6 or 7 may be bent inward with a hinge or the like, and the battery may be inserted through the opening. Although slightly larger, the battery may be stored on the back surface of the main body 1. If the holding portion 6 or 7 is non-conductive such as plastic, the antenna 9 is embedded inside. If the holding unit 6 or 7 is conductive, the holding unit 6 or 7 itself can be used for the antenna.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical connection according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
The connector 11 is connected to the terminal 3a of the semiconductor memory card 3 to be electrically integrated. The connector 11 is connected to a microcomputer 12 and data obtained from the semiconductor memory card 3 is processed here and input to a decompression circuit 13 for decompressing the compressed data. Expansion circuit 1
The output of 3 is converted from a digital signal into an analog signal by a D / A conversion circuit 14, and an oscillation modulation circuit 15 receiving the output modulates a carrier at an input and outputs the modulated signal to an antenna 16.
The operation state of the main unit 1 is displayed on the display unit 17 and the power supply unit 18 is displayed.
Supplies power to the circuits in the main body 1 and the display unit. The input unit 19 converts an operation performed on the operation units 5a to 5d into a signal that can instruct the microcomputer 12 to operate. In the semiconductor memory card 3, the terminal unit 3a is connected to the memory control unit 3b, and the memory control unit 3b controls reading of data from the semiconductor memory element 3c and protection of copyright based on a request from the main unit 1.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the semiconductor memory card 3 used in the present embodiment, wherein FIG.
(B) is the figure seen from the front. As an example of this embodiment, for example, the dimensions are width 24 × length 32 × thickness 2.1 (m
m) is used. With a capacity of 32 MB, it is possible to reproduce tens of minutes of audio depending on the compression ratio. In the memory card 3, the memory card upper body 31 and the memory card lower body 32 are united, and a memory element and a memory control unit (not shown) are accommodated in a concave portion inside.
There is a cutout 33 on the side of the memory card upper body 31,
Here, the write enable / disable setting element 34 is slidably fitted to the guide rail 35, and if FIG. By moving, it can be set in a writable state as shown in FIG. As long as the memory is dedicated to reproduction, the memory may be fixed to the state shown in FIG. Terminal part 3 at one end in the longitudinal direction
The terminal 36 is provided with a plurality of terminals 36, and a reverse insertion preventing portion 37 is provided beside the terminal 36. The terminal 36 and the main body 1 cannot be inserted to the end even if they are inserted upside down by engaging with the shape inside the main body. Is not electrically connected to the connector 11. The central part of the memory card upper body 31 is recessed one step from the peripheral part,
A label attaching section 38 is provided.

The operation of the semiconductor memory player configured as described above will be described below. First, the holding unit 7
By operating the battery case cover opening / closing knob 7c, the battery case cover 7a is opened. Then, the battery 8 is inserted and connected to the internal connector. Next, the semiconductor memory card 3 is inserted into the card insertion section 2 so as not to be mistaken. Even if it is mistaken, the reverse insertion preventing portion 37 and the corresponding protruding portion from the main body (not shown) act to prevent the insertion and connection to the end. The holding portions 6 and 7 are pushed outward slightly against the elastic force and attached to the arm. Then, for example, the operation unit 5 of the operation unit 5
If a is a power switch, press it and then press
If b is a reproduction switch, press it to start reproduction.
Then, the state of power-on and reproduction start is displayed on the display unit 4. The microcomputer 12 instructs the memory control section 3b from the terminal section 3a of the semiconductor memory card 3 from the connector 11 to access a required address in the semiconductor memory element 3c, fetches data, sends the data to the compression / decompression circuit 13, and compresses the data. The obtained data is expanded, the digital data is converted into analog data by the D / A conversion circuit 14, and the carrier wave generated inside the oscillation modulation circuit 15 is modulated by this signal and transmitted from the antenna 9. To stop the reproduction, the operation unit 5b may be pressed again. The number of operation units and the functions that can be operated are merely examples, and can be changed as needed.

Although not shown, the radio wave transmitted from the antenna 9 may be received by a headphone or an earphone having a receiving circuit, detected, amplified, and listened to by the headphone or the earphone. The reproduction state, the number of the currently reproduced music, and the like are displayed on the display unit 17, and the power supply unit 18 supplies power to the circuits and the display unit 17. Each time the operation section 5c is pressed once, the music piece returns to the beginning of the currently reproduced music piece, and each time the operation section 5c is pressed once, the music piece number returns to the previous music piece number. Pressing the operation unit 5d once jumps to the beginning of the next song, and each time the operation unit 5d is pressed once, the playback location moves to the beginning of the next song.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, there is provided a main body for accommodating a semiconductor memory card, and a curved holding portion for holding the main body on an arm or the like. A semiconductor memory card insertion portion provided in
A recording data reproducing unit connected to the terminal at a storage position of the semiconductor memory card and capable of reproducing data recorded in the semiconductor memory, an operation unit for operating the operation of the reproducing unit, and an operation state of the reproducing operation. A display unit for displaying,
Provided is a semiconductor memory player which is configured to be able to reproduce data recorded on a semiconductor memory card inserted into a main body while holding a holding portion on an arm or the like, thereby making it possible to carry the semiconductor memory without burden by utilizing the miniaturization of the semiconductor memory. It is.

In the above-described embodiment, the carrier is modulated and transmitted wirelessly, and is listened to by a headphone or an earphone having a receiving circuit.
You can connect to headphones or earphones from the connector provided on the PC and listen in a wired manner.

Further, a receiving circuit for radio / television waves may be added so that they can be switched to be audible.

Further, in the present embodiment, the reproducing apparatus has been described, but a microphone, an A / D conversion circuit, a compression circuit,
A recording / reproducing device may be provided by adding a temporary memory for recording or the like.

[0022]

As described above, according to the semiconductor memory player of the present invention, the data recorded on the semiconductor memory card inserted into the main body is held by holding the main body on the arm or the like with the holding portion formed from the main body. With such a configuration, there is obtained an advantageous effect that the semiconductor memory card can be mounted on an arm or the like and carried without a burden by utilizing the miniaturized semiconductor memory card, and the power for driving the recording medium is not required and the power consumption is small.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a semiconductor memory player according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the semiconductor memory player.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical connection of the same.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the semiconductor memory card.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body part 1a, 1b Hinge part 2 Insertion part 3 Semiconductor memory card 3a Terminal part 3b Memory control part 3c Semiconductor memory element 4 Display part 5a,-5d Operation part 6,7 Holding part 7a Battery case lid 7b Hinge part 7c Battery case Lid opening and closing knob 8 battery 9 antenna 11 connector 12 microcomputer 13 extension circuit 14 D / A conversion circuit 15 oscillation modulation circuit 17 display unit 18 power supply unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Mamoru Shiozaki 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Pref. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Term (reference) 5D005 BB08 5D045 DB01

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A player capable of reproducing data recorded on a memory card mounted thereon by mounting a semiconductor memory card having a semiconductor memory and integrally provided with a terminal for electrically connecting the semiconductor memory to a device. A main body for accommodating the semiconductor memory card, and a curved holding portion for holding the main body on an arm or the like, wherein the main body includes an insertion of the semiconductor memory card provided on the side surface. A recording data reproducing unit that is connected to the terminal at a storage position of the semiconductor memory card and is capable of reproducing data recorded in the semiconductor memory; an operation unit that operates an operation of the reproducing unit; And a display unit for displaying an operation state of the semiconductor memory card. The data recorded on the semiconductor memory card inserted into the main body unit can be reproduced while holding the holding unit on an arm or the like. A semiconductor memory player. 2. The main body section has an upper surface portion having a curved surface portion in the same direction as a curved surface of the holding portion, a display portion disposed on the curved surface portion, and at least an insertion portion of the semiconductor memory card having a substantially flat portion. 2. The semiconductor memory player according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The semiconductor memory player according to claim 1, wherein the power source of the reproducing means includes a thin battery housed in a curved holding portion. 4. The semiconductor memory player according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion is formed of an elastic member, and is configured to be held on an arm or the like by the elastic force of the elastic member. 5. The semiconductor memory player according to claim 1, wherein a carrier wave is modulated by a reproduction output and transmitted.