JP2008009847A - Information playback device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an information reproducing apparatus that can be applied to any printed matter such as a printed matter that has been printed as before, and that can reproduce information corresponding to a specific area on the magazine without reducing the amount of information on the magazine. And
A placement unit on which printed matter is placed;
One is a touch pen 15 positioned on the surface of the mounting unit 12, and the other is a small area specifying means including a signal transmission unit 16 positioned in each of the mounting unit 12 divided into small areas;
An IC memory 17 in which information corresponding to the small area 12b where the article on the page surface of the book BK is located is stored in advance in association with the position of the small area 12b;
Reproducing means 18 and 19 capable of reproducing information;
The small area 12b is specified by the signals from the small area specifying means 15 and 16, information corresponding to the small area 12b stored in the IC memory 17 is read from the IC memory 17 and the information is read to the reproducing means 18 and 19. And control means for regenerating.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an information reproducing apparatus for printed matter that provides information such as sound corresponding to a print medium.

Printed materials are generally used as media for providing information such as advertisements. However, the print medium has a limit on the number of characters that can be printed on paper, and cannot transmit sufficient information.
Therefore, by turning the pages of the printed material and providing information that cannot be printed on a predetermined page as information other than printing on the paper surface, a small space can be used effectively.
Conventionally, there has been a “book that produces sound” (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-218695) as a method using such a method. This conventional example is

“(Claim 1) A book in which an arbitrary number of identifiers are added to an arbitrary position on an arbitrary page and compressed audio data associated with each identifier are stored in a storage area associated with each identifier. A semiconductor memory, a reading unit for reading each identifier from the book, and a storage area of the semiconductor integrated memory associated with each read identifier, and reading and reproducing the compressed audio data from the storage area And a sound output unit that outputs a sound as a sound.
(Claim 2) In Claim 1, when the same identifier is continuously read, the sound output unit detects different storage areas associated with the continuous number of times. Book.
(Claim 3) The book according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identifier is a bar code.
(Claim 4) The book according to claim 3, wherein the bar code is added to an appropriate figure so as to be seen as a part of the figure.
(Claim 5) Each of claims 1 to 4, wherein the book is a picture book for an infant. ]

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A conventional example will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the conventional example, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the book of the conventional example. In the conventional example, a book 110 to which an identifier 111 is added is prepared in advance. In addition, an IC memory card 120 in which audio data is stored corresponding to the identifier 111 is prepared, and an audio output unit 130 for outputting audio from the IC memory card 120 is also provided. The identifier 111 is printed at a predetermined place on the book 110. The identifier 111 is printed with a barcode and can be read by the barcode reader 132. The identifier 111 is printed over a plurality of pages of the book 110, and each barcode is a different code.
The audio output unit 130 can read and output the audio data stored in the IC memory card 120 corresponding to the barcode read by the barcode reader 132. This will be described in detail below. The audio output unit 130 includes a CPU 131 that performs arithmetic processing, a bar code reader 132 that is connected to the CPU 131 and performs an operation for reading a bar code by the CPU 131, an IC memory card 120 that stores audio data, and an audio output. A connector 133 for connecting to the unit 130, a voice synthesis circuit 134 for synthesizing voice data read from the IC memory card 120 so as to be output from the speaker 136, and a voice signal synthesized by the voice synthesis circuit 134 The speaker 136 includes a low frequency amplifier 135 that amplifies the output so as to be output from the speaker 136, and a speaker 136 that outputs an audio signal amplified by the low frequency amplifier 135.

Then, the user holds the barcode reader 132 and moves it so as to cross the desired barcode printed on the book 110 to cause the barcode reader 132 to read the barcode. Then, the barcode reader 132 outputs the read barcode information to the CPU 131. What is output at this time is a change in the voltage that can be obtained in response to a change in the brightness of the barcode read by the barcode reader 132, and this changed voltage waveform is transmitted to the CPU 131. Since it is the same as the barcode processing that is generally performed, it is expressed only when the barcode is read.
The CPU 131 generates a predetermined identification number of the voice data corresponding to the barcode, and outputs the generated identification number to the voice synthesis circuit 134.

  The voice synthesis circuit 134 searches the head address and data amount of the IC memory card 120 in which the voice data of the identification number received from the CPU 131 is stored. This information is previously associated between the memory card 120 and the IC memory card 120. The voice synthesis circuit 134 sequentially supplies addresses from the first address to the last address to the IC memory card 120 via the connector 133, and sequentially reads the voice data stored at the addresses. Since the audio data read at this time is compressed data, it is expanded while reading the audio data. The expanded audio data is sequentially output to the low frequency amplifier 135 as an audio signal that can be output from the speaker 136, and the audio signal amplified by the low frequency amplifier 135 is output from the speaker 136.

As described above, in the conventional example, the barcode that is previously associated with the voice data is read by the barcode reader 132, and the barcode is printed at a desired location by the user. The corresponding audio data is obtained by scanning.
In the conventional example, as shown in FIG. 9, English “Delicious!” Corresponding to the situation depicted in the picture. The identifier 111 is printed as a barcode in the vicinity where “” is written, and when the user scans the identifier 111, the English “Delicious! "Delicious!" Is pronounced from the speaker 136. As another example, an identifier 111 is printed as a barcode in the vicinity of a picture of “Apple” drawn in a picture book, and when the user scans the barcode, it is called “Apple” representing “Apple”. An example in which sound flows from a speaker is described.

JP-A-9-218695

In the conventional example as described above, since it is indispensable to print the identifier 111 on the book 110, it cannot be applied to a book that has already been printed. That is, the conventional example cannot be implemented unless the book 110 is edited and created on the assumption that the system of the conventional example is used. This means that it cannot be applied to, for example, information magazines already on the market.
Similarly, since the identifier 111 is printed on the book 110 in the conventional example, there is a problem that the number of characters that can be posted on the print surface is reduced.
Furthermore, the conventional example is a book that produces sound, and means such as a speaker 136 must be provided in the book 110 itself, which has the problem that the price of the book 110 itself becomes expensive. Therefore, there is a problem that it cannot be applied to a printed matter such as a magazine that wants to publish more information on the magazine at a low price.
In view of these problems, the present invention can be applied to any printed matter such as a printed matter that has been printed as usual, and can reproduce information corresponding to a specific area on the magazine without reducing the amount of information on the magazine. It is an object to provide a simple information reproducing apparatus.

  So this invention is

A placement unit provided on the surface of the housing and on which printed matter is placed;
One is positioned on the surface of the placement unit by the user, the other is installed in a plurality of housings that divide the placement unit into small regions, and a small region specifying means capable of mutually transmitting and receiving signals,
Storage means for storing information corresponding to a small area where an article printed on the page surface of the printed material placed on the placement unit is associated with the page surface position of the printed material;
Reproduction means capable of reproducing the information based on the information stored in the storage means;
Information that is electrically connected to the storage means and the small area specifying means, specifies the small area of the mounting portion by a signal input from the small area specifying means, and is stored in the storage means corresponding to the specified small area Is read from the storage means and the reproduction means reproduces the information,
The small area specifying means capable of transmitting / receiving signals to / from each other is such that one on the small area positioned via the printed material placed on the placement portion in the vicinity of the housing surface and the other installed in the small area transmit / receive signals. An information reproducing apparatus characterized in that a signal for specifying a small area of the placement unit can be output to the control means,

I will provide a. Therefore, according to the present invention, the user holds one of the small area specifying means and points to the desired place of the printed matter in the vicinity of the surface of the casing. Then, transmission / reception of signals is performed between one and the other of the small region specifying means. The control means receives the signal received by this communication, and the small area is specified based on the signal. When the small area is specified by the control means, the page surface position of the printed material is specified. Therefore, the control means further stores it in the storage means corresponding to the position of the small area, that is, prints on the page surface of the printed material. The information stored in the storage means corresponding to the position of the article is read from the storage means. Then, the control means causes the information read from the storage means to be reproduced by the reproduction means. Further, according to the present invention, the small area specifying means and the control means are

The small area specifying means is installed in a casing in which the mounting portion is divided into small areas, and is provided with a plurality of signal transmitting means capable of outputting signals, and the signal transmitting means is provided for signals transmitted by the signal transmitting means. Comprising signal receiving means capable of receiving via a printed material placed on the placement portion in the vicinity of the surface of the housing,
The control means transmits a signal including information capable of identifying the position where the signal transmission means is installed from the signal transmission means, and is capable of receiving a signal from the signal reception means and receiving a signal from a signal input from the signal reception means. The means specifies the small area of the placement unit that has received the signal from the signal transmission means.

Configure as follows. Accordingly, the small area specifying means outputs the signal by setting the signal transmitting means inside the small area of the housing, and the signal receiving section is a desired position on the printed material placed on the placement section by the user, that is, the desired small area. The location of the area will be indicated. Thereby, in the small area specifying means, the signal receiving means receives the signal transmitted by the signal transmitting means located in the small area. The received signal is received by the control means, and is included in the signal transmitted by the signal transmission means. The small area where the signal transmission means exists, that is, the signal reception by the information that can identify the position where the signal transmission means is installed. Identify the position of the article on the printed material pointed to by the means.
Further, in the present invention, when the small area specifying means specifies, the small area specifying means on the side pointed to by the user is the transmitting unit and specifies the small area, and the small area specifying means and the control means are

The small area specifying means is installed in the housing where the mounting section is divided into small areas and capable of receiving signals, and is mounted on the mounting section in the vicinity of the surface of the casing where the antenna section is installed. A transmitter that can generate a signal via printed material,
The control means specifies a small area in which the antenna unit that receives the signal is installed by inputting the signal from the antenna unit that has received the signal transmitted by the transmission unit.

Configure as follows. Therefore, the small area specifying means indicates the desired position on the printed material placed on the placement section by the user, that is, the position of the desired small area. And an antenna part will be installed in the small area | region of a housing | casing, and will wait for the signal reception from a transmission part. When the user indicates the desired position on the printed material placed on the placement unit by the transmission unit, that is, the position of the article, the signal transmitted from the transmission unit is a small area housing to which the desired position on the printed material belongs. It is received by an antenna unit installed inside. And a control means receives the signal which this antenna part received. The control unit can specify a small area in which the antenna unit is installed by specifying the received antenna unit connected to the control unit.
Similarly, in the present invention, the small area specifying means is composed of an antenna part and a transmission part, and the antenna part is installed inside the small area.

The small area specifying means includes a plurality of antenna units that are installed inside a housing in which a placement unit is divided into small areas and can generate weak radio waves, and the weak radio waves generated by the antenna units are installed in the antenna units. It consists of a transmitter capable of generating a signal corresponding to the received antenna unit by receiving via a printed matter placed on the placement unit in the vicinity of the surface of the housing,
The signal transmitted by the transmission unit includes information that can identify the small region of the antenna unit received by the transmission unit, and the control unit identifies the small region by a signal received from the transmission unit.

  Configure as follows. Therefore, the small area specifying means indicates the desired position on the printed material placed on the placement section by the user, that is, the position of the desired small area. And an antenna part will be installed in the small area | region of a housing | casing, and will wait for the signal reception from a transmission part. When the user indicates the desired position on the printed material placed on the placement unit by the transmission unit, that is, the position of the article, the signal transmitted from the transmission unit is a small area housing to which the desired position on the printed material belongs. It is received by an antenna unit installed inside. At this time, the signal transmitted by the transmission unit includes information for identifying the small area where the received antenna unit is installed. This information is configured, for example, by providing a non-contact type IC in the transmission unit, the antenna unit configured to vary the frequency of the weak radio wave generated for each antenna unit, and the transmission unit receives the weak radio wave as power. A small area where the antenna unit is installed is identified from the frequency of the different weak radio waves. Then, the transmission unit transmits a signal including information that can specify the position of the small area where the antenna unit is located by the non-contact type IC.

  The signal transmitted from the transmission unit in this way is received by the antenna unit including information that can specify the small area indicated by the transmission unit. The control means receives the signal received by the antenna unit. The control unit can identify the small area from the received information.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to specify the indicated position on the printed material without performing any special printing or the like by pointing the article printed on the page surface of the normal printed material by the small area specifying means. Since the information corresponding to the position is stored in the storage means in advance, the control unit can read the stored information and cause the reproduction means to reproduce the information, so that any printed matter on the printed surface can be reproduced. Enormous information other than information can be provided in correspondence with a specific position on the printed material, that is, a specific article on the printed material.
Therefore, according to the present invention, information on a predetermined small area of a predetermined page of the book can be expressed by audio information or the like for every book.

It consists of a case that can be folded in two. The surface of the housing has an area in which the printed material can be placed in an open state, usually an area that is much larger than the B4 plate, and a placement portion on which the printed material having the size of the spread B4 plate can be placed. .
Processing means is provided inside the casing. The processing means performs various processes by inputting / outputting signals to / from the small area specifying means, the IC memory, the input unit, the amplifier circuit unit that is the information reproducing unit, and the speaker.

The small area specifying means includes a signal transmission section which is a signal transmission means for each of the inside of the housing divided into a plurality of small areas, and a signal transmitted from the signal transmission section by being positioned opposite to the signal transmission section. The signal receiving unit is a signal receiving means capable of receiving the signal. Each transmission unit transmits information that can specify a small area in which the transmission unit is installed in accordance with an instruction from the control means. On the other hand, the signal receiving unit is electrically connected to the control means by a cable so as to be movable by the user, and is for the user to point to a desired place of the printed material placed on the placing unit.
The signal transmission unit and the signal reception unit formed in this way are configured so that the signal reception unit can receive a signal from the signal transmission unit when approaching a predetermined distance, and the signal received by the signal reception unit is used as a control means. Entered.

  The control unit causes the transmitting unit of each small region specifying unit to transmit information that can specify the small region to which each transmitting unit belongs. Therefore, when the signal receiving unit receives information transmitted from each signal transmitting unit, the small region to which the signal transmitting unit transmitted by the received signal belongs can be specified. The signal for specifying the small area is stored in advance in the control means (ROM or the like) and is transmitted from the signal transmission unit of the corresponding small area specifying means.

  In the IC memory, reproduction information is recorded in association with a small area specified by the small area specifying means. This reproduction information is audio information, and audio information to be reproduced is specified by specifying a small area. Accordingly, in the IC memory, a printed article such as an information magazine previously placed on the placement unit is linked to each corresponding small area, and is reproduced when the corresponding article is specified by the small area specifying means. Audio information to be output is stored. That is, for example, in the small area corresponding to the product PR article on the printed matter, the commercial song and PR sound of the product are stored in advance in association with the small area (linked). The storage of the information can be output in series by specifying the end of the stored information.

The information reproducing means includes an analog audio amplifier circuit and a speaker connected to the circuit. The analog audio amplifier circuit is connected to the control means, converts a digital audio signal input from the control means into an analog audio signal, further amplifies the signal to be output from the speaker, and outputs the signal to the speaker. In the speaker, this analog audio signal is reproduced and heard by the user as information such as voice or music.
In the information reproducing apparatus configured as described above, the user is instructed by touching a desired article portion in a printed matter such as an information magazine placed on the placement portion by the signal receiving portion of the small region specifying means. Then, the signal receiving unit receives the signal transmitted from the signal transmitting unit installed inside the small area to which the touched article part belongs, and outputs it to the control means.

  The control means specifies a small area based on the signal received from the signal receiving unit, and specifies audio information associated with the small area and stored in the IC memory. The control means sequentially outputs the read information to the information reproducing means. The information specified at this time can specify the end of the information stored on the IC memory, and sequentially reproduces from the first part to the last part. In the information reproducing means, the analog audio amplifier circuit sequentially converts the digital audio signal sent to the analog signal, amplifies the converted analog signal, and outputs it to the speaker.

  Therefore, finally, the audio information stored in association with the small area specified by the small area specifying means is sequentially output from the speaker.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 shows Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing details of FIG. 1, (a) is an explanatory view of a mounting portion, (b) is an explanatory view of a small area, and FIG. These are explanatory drawings showing the control means of Example 1 of this invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an information reproducing apparatus according to the present invention. The information reproducing apparatus 1 has an outer shape formed on a casing 11, and the casing 11 can be folded in two from the state shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 shows an opened state. A placement portion 12 is provided on the surface. The placement unit 12 can be placed in a state where the book BK that is a printed material is opened. In this embodiment, the mounting portion 12 is provided in such a manner that it has an area where a book BK having a size of a spread B4 plate can be mounted and is somewhat concave inward of the housing 11. The corner is provided with a notch 12a for facilitating removal of the book BK placed on the placement part 12.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the placement unit 12 is configured by dividing the placement unit 12 into small regions 12b such as A to J in the horizontal direction and 1 to 6 in the vertical direction. The division of the small area 12b is divided into A to J in the horizontal direction and 1 to 6 in the vertical direction and 60 small areas 12b for the convenience of drawing. It is sufficient to select the number of divisions as appropriate.

  Inside the housing 11, a control unit 13 serving as a control unit is provided. In addition, an operation unit 14 is provided inside the housing 11 so as to be able to slide out from the housing 11. The operation unit 14 is electrically connected to the control unit 13. The operation unit 14 jumps out of the housing 11 by pressing a predetermined pop-up button (not shown) to cause the operation surface of the operation unit 14 to jump out to the outside by a spring force as shown in FIG. And the latching | locking part (not shown) provided in the inside of a housing | casing so that the operation part 14 is again pressed into the housing | casing 11 and it becomes possible to jump out by pressing of a pop-out button (not shown). And is housed inside the housing 11.

  15 is a touch pen, and 16 is a signal transmission unit. The touch pen 15 is a signal receiving unit, and is connected to the control unit 13 via a cable 15a. The signal transmission unit 16 is provided for each small region 12 b inside the housing 11. Therefore, in this embodiment, 60 signal transmission units 16 are provided in the housing 11, and each signal transmission unit 16 is assigned so that one signal transmission unit 16 exists in each small area 12b. The signal transmission unit 16 is electrically connected to the control unit 13 and can output a signal transmitted from the control unit 13 as a weak radio wave. The weak radio wave output at this time includes information that can specify the small area 12b in which each signal transmission unit 16 is installed. The touch pen 15 includes a receiving unit (not shown) that can receive weak radio waves transmitted from the signal transmitting unit 16 in the vicinity of the small region 12b, and is operated by a user. When a desired small area 12b is touched on the placement section 12, it is installed inside the small area 12b and can receive weak radio waves from the signal transmission section 16. The touch at this time is performed via the book BK placed on the placement unit 12, and the user does not have to touch the surface of the book BK completely. A weak radio wave is received from the signal transmission unit 16 inside the small area 12b so that it can be detected that the desired small area 12b is the area by being very close to 12b. In this way, by touching the desired small region 12b on the placement unit 12 with the touch pen 15, a weak radio wave from the region (from the signal transmission unit 16 in the region) is received. In this way, the touch pen 15 and the signal transmission unit 16 constitute a small area specifying unit.

  Reference numeral 17 denotes an IC memory. The IC memory 17 is a storage unit and is electrically connected to the control unit 13. In this embodiment, the IC memory 17 is a RAM having a predetermined shape, and can be inserted into and removed from a slot for the IC memory 17 provided in the housing 11. In this embodiment, the IC memory 17 is composed of an IC memory 17 having a dedicated shape. However, in order to provide versatility, a commonly used MC card, Compact Flash (registered trademark) card, etc. An IC memory card may be used. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the IC memory 17 is composed of a rewritable RAM, but it may be a non-rewritable ROM. The IC memory 17 stores voice information that is associated with the page of the book BK and each small area 12b and is digitized for each small area 12b. That is, it is associated with an article described in a predetermined place of a predetermined page of the book BK to be placed, that is, linked to the small area 12b of the placement unit 12 facing the article of the book BK placed. Information relating to the article is stored as audio information. The page of this BK is specified by the operation of the operation unit 14 performed by the user, and the small area is a small area 12b in the weak radio wave received from the signal transmission unit 16 by the touch pen 15 which is one of the small area specifying means described above. The voice information corresponding to the article described in which page of the book BK placed by the specified page and the small area is specified.

  The operation unit 14 includes a speaker 18, and an amplifier unit 19 that generates sound from the speaker 18 is provided on a substrate (not shown) on which the control unit 13 is provided, and an audio signal sent from the amplifier unit 19 is received. Reproduce. The operation unit 14 includes a volume adjustment knob (not shown) that can adjust the volume output from the speaker 18 and can adjust the volume. Further, the operation unit 14 includes a display unit 20 made of a liquid crystal panel. The operation unit 14 is provided with a page determination dial 21. The page determination dial 21 is a dial for determining the page of the book BK placed on the placement unit 12, and the page displayed on the display unit 14 is advanced by rotating the dial clockwise, and counterclockwise. It is possible to determine the page by pressing down when the desired page is reached, and the information on the determined page is output to the control unit 13. In this embodiment, the IC memory 17 is prepared for each book BK, and the name of the book BK stored in advance in the IC memory 17 is read by the control unit 13 by mounting the IC memory 17 on the housing 11. And displayed on the display unit 20. From this display, the user can confirm whether or not the book BK placed on the placement unit 12 corresponds to the IC memory 17. By determining the page as described above, the control unit 13 can read out information corresponding to each small area 12b stored in association with the page. When the information of a plurality of books BK is stored in the IC memory 17, the information specifying the book BK and the information specifying the page of the book BK are separately stored in the IC memory 17, and the book BK is stored. And the page may be determined by the page determination dial 21. In this case, it is sufficient to select the book first by the dial 21 and then select the page of the selected book BK.

  The amplifier unit 19 receives the digitized voice information read from the IC memory 17 by the control unit 13, converts the digitized voice information into an analog voice signal, amplifies the voice information, and the speaker 18 To output audio from the speaker 18.

  The control unit 13 is electrically connected to the operation unit 14, the touch pen 15 that is a small area specifying unit, the signal transmission unit 16, the IC memory 17, and the amplifier unit 19. When the power switch (not shown) is turned on, the control unit 13 causes each signal transmission unit 16 to transmit a weak radio wave that can identify the small area 12b to which each signal transmission unit 16 belongs. Hereinafter, the control unit 13 will be described together with the operation of the information reproducing apparatus 1. The weak radio wave output from the signal transmission unit 16 includes, for example, information that can identify the H-4 that is the small region 12b from the signal transmission unit 16 that belongs to the small region 12b of the H-4 illustrated in FIG. include. This information may be included in the digitized information, or may be information that can create information that can identify H-4, which is the small region 12b, by converting the information received by the receiving touch pen.

The user inserts the IC memory 17 corresponding to the desired book BK into a predetermined portion of the housing 11, that is, a card slot (not shown) provided with a connector (not shown) for the IC memory 17. Then, the control unit 13 recognizes that the card has been inserted into the card slot (not shown), and stores index information related to information stored in the IC memory 17 into the reading memory (not shown). deep. The index information is information indicating in which position (address) of the IC memory 17 the information of each small area 12b of each page of the book BK is stored among the information stored in the IC memory 17. Therefore, if the control unit 13 obtains information regarding the position of the page and the small area 12b, it is possible to specify the audio information stored corresponding to (corresponding to) the position of the page. Can be sequentially read from the IC memory 17. Thereafter, when the control unit 13 inputs information for specifying the page and the small area 12b, the audio information associated with the page and the small area 12b specified by the information can be sequentially read from the IC memory 17. It becomes possible.
When the user places a desired book BK on the placement unit 12 and opens a desired page and determines the desired page with the page determination dial 21 of the operation unit 14, the signal of the determined page is transmitted to the control unit 13. Is output. For example, if “18 pages” is designated, the fact that the designated page is 18 pages is sent to the control unit 13. The control unit 13 receives a signal indicating that the page is 18 and stores it in a memory (not shown), and the small area 12b is identified until an operation for designating the page is performed by the page determination dial 21 thereafter. When the sound information is stored, the audio information stored corresponding to the small area 12b of 18 pages is read out.

  Next, the user moves the touch pen 15 to a desired position and touches the desired position of the book BK placed on the placement unit 12. For example, when the position is H-4 of the small area 12b, the user is not recognized that the position is H-4 of the small area 12b. However, the touch pen 15 controls the small area by the control unit 13. The signal transmitted from the signal transmission part 16 installed in H-4 of 12b is received. The touch pen 15 outputs the received information to the control unit 13 for recognizing that the position is H-4 of the small area 12b.

  The control unit 13 recognizes that the position instructed by the user from the touch pen 15 is H-4 of the small area 12b, and stores the voice information stored in the IC memory 17 corresponding to the position in the memory (not shown). The audio information stored in correspondence with the H-4 small area 12b of 18 pages specified by the index information is sequentially read out. The read digital audio information is sequentially output to the amplifier unit 19.

The amplifier unit 19 converts the digital audio information input from the control unit 13 into an analog audio signal that can be output from the speaker 18, and appropriately amplifies and outputs the analog audio signal to the speaker 18.
The speaker 18 outputs the input audio signal.

Example 2 will be described below.
The configuration of the information reproducing apparatus 1 in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment.
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the method of specifying the small area 12b that is specified by the touch pen 15 and the signal transmission unit 16 when the user places the touch pen 15 at a desired position of the book BK.
Only the parts different from the first embodiment will be described below. The same procedure as in the first embodiment is performed until the page is set by the page determination dial 21 after the IC memory 17 is mounted.

In the second embodiment, the touch pen 15 includes a signal transmission unit, and an antenna 22 is installed in each small region 12b inside the small region 12b. The touch pen 15 and the antenna 22 constitute a small area specifying unit.
The touch pen 15 is connected to the control unit 13, and the control unit 13 outputs a weak radio wave that can be received via the book BK mounted on the mounting unit 12 in the vicinity of the surface of the mounting unit 12.

The antenna 22 is installed for each small area 12 b and each is connected to the control unit 13.
The control unit 13 is the same as in the first embodiment, but is connected to each antenna 22 instead of the signal transmission unit 16, and a signal can be input from the antenna 22. The control unit 13 waits for input of a signal from the antenna 22.

  As in the first embodiment, when the user indicates the desired position where the touch pen 15 is placed on the placement unit 12, the weak radio wave output from the touch pen 15 is installed in the small area 12b corresponding to the indicated position. The received antenna 22 receives the weak radio wave and outputs the received radio wave to the control unit 13. In the control unit 13, the small area 12 b where the antenna 22 that has received the weak radio wave is installed is stored in advance in a memory (not shown) as map information, and is specified by specifying the antenna 22. The small area 12b where the antenna 22 is installed is identified from the map information stored in the memory (not shown).

Then, the control unit 13 uses the position of the small area 12b read from the map information stored in the memory (not shown) and the page information set by the page determination dial 21 and stored in the memory (not shown). Similarly to the first embodiment, digital audio information is read from the IC memory 17 and reproduced in the same manner as the first embodiment.
Accordingly, the second embodiment is an example in which the control unit 13 detects which antenna 22 has received the weak radio wave output from the touch pen 15 and identifies the small region 12b.
In the second embodiment, since it is assumed that a plurality of antennas 22 receive weak radio waves generated by the touch pen 15, the best reception sensitivity is obtained between the control unit 13 or the control unit 13 and the antenna 22 in advance. If a device such as a noise canceller that selects the antenna 22 is used, the small region 12b with high accuracy can be determined.

A third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.
In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the touch pen 15 is not electrically connected to the control unit 13, and a non-contact type IC chip (not shown) is built in the touch pen 15.
On the other hand, the antenna 22 can supply power to a non-contact IC chip (not shown) built in the touch pen 15 and can transmit information that can specify the small region 12b to which the antenna 22 belongs. Further, the antenna 22 can receive weak radio waves transmitted from the touch pen 15 incorporating an IC chip (not shown), and the received signal is output to the control unit 13.
In the third embodiment configured as described above, the control unit 13 performs control so that signals are transmitted from the respective antennas 22. This signal is an electromagnetic wave that is received by the touch pen 15 and used as electric power when the touch pen 15 is positioned at a position opposite to the antenna 22. Therefore, each antenna 22 can receive a signal from the touch pen 15 and can transmit an electromagnetic wave as power for operating the touch pen 15 under the control of the control means 13. 15 can be received and a signal transmitted from the touch pen 15 in which the antenna 22 is located at the opposite position by the power can be received.

As in the first embodiment, when the user moves the touch pen 15 to a desired position placed on the placement unit 12 and points it to the touch pen 15, the touch pen 15 enters the small area 12b of the placement unit 12 facing the desired position. Since the touch pen 15 transmits an electromagnetic wave that can be used as electric power from the installed antenna 22, it operates as electric power by receiving the electric wave to be transmitted, and specifies information that can specify a position included in the received electric wave. The weak radio wave including information that can specify the small area 12b is generated and transmitted.
The antenna 22 receives weak radio wave information transmitted from the touch pen 15. Information received by the antenna 22 is received by the control unit 13.
Information exchange between the touch pen 15 incorporating the non-contact type IC chip (not shown) and the antenna 22 as described above is generally performed by an IC tag or an IC card using the non-contact type IC. -Since the method can be used, detailed description is omitted.

Details of the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating details of the control of the third embodiment. The control unit 13 includes a control unit body 13a including a CPU and a memory, a matrix electronic circuit 13b connected to the control unit body 13a, and a matrix electronic circuit. And an amplifier circuit 13c connected to 13b. The control unit main body 13a can specify the small region 12b where the touch pen 15 is located at the opposite position by a signal received from the matrix electronic circuit 13b. Further, as described in the first embodiment, the control unit main body 13a sends a signal specifying a printed matter such as a magazine received from the operation unit 14 operated by the user and a page of the printed matter to the matrix electronic circuit 13b. A signal to be specified can be received, and the small area 12b of the placement unit 12 used by the specified page of the printed material from the received signal (the entire small area 12b applied to the placement surface 12 is used depending on the printed material) In some cases, it may be sufficient to use only a specific position, and the matrix electronic circuit 13b can specify the printed matter and the small area so as to output a power signal from the specified small area 12b. A signal can be output.
The matrix electronic circuit 13b can receive and temporarily store an instruction signal received from the connected control unit body 13a. Accordingly, the matrix electronic circuit 13b is provided with a storage unit (not shown) such as a buffer for performing the storage. The matrix electronic circuit 13b can output a power signal from the specified small region 12b and can receive a signal output from the touch pen 15 in accordance with the instruction of the instruction signal. Output of the power signal from the small area 12 b and reception of the signal from the touch pen 15 are performed by the antenna 22. The antenna 22 is installed inside the center of each small area 12b, and the matrix electronic circuit 13b controls to output a power signal from the antenna 22 of the small area 12b specified by the control unit main body 13a. Further, in the matrix electronic circuit 13b, the signal received by the antenna 22 can be output to the amplifier circuit 13c, and the amplified signal output from the amplifier circuit 13c can be input and amplified (touch pen 15). And the signal that is received and amplified by the antenna 22 and the signal previously input from the control unit main body 13a and temporarily stored in the control unit main body 13a is output to the control unit main body 13a. To do. Therefore, in the matrix electronic circuit 13b, the signal input from the amplifier circuit 13c can specify from which small region 12b the antenna 22 that has received the signal from the touch pen 15 receives, and specifies the small region 12b. It is a possible signal.
The amplifier circuit 13c receives the signal received by the antenna 22, demodulates the signal, amplifies it, and outputs it to the matrix electronic circuit 13b.
Then, as described above, the control unit 13 specifies the small area 12b from the information specifying the small area 12b included in the information received by the antenna 22, and stores it in the IC memory 17 corresponding to the specified small area 12b. The reproduced audio information is reproduced as in the first embodiment.

  In each of the above embodiments, the information corresponding to (corresponding to) the small area 12b stored in the IC memory 17 is digitized voice information. It may be image information and moving image information, or may be composed of a plurality of audio information. For example, in the case of image information, it may be displayed on the display unit 20 or a display connected to the control unit 13 prepared separately. In this case, an image processing unit for displaying an image separately using a graphics technique generally used in a personal computer or the like is provided, and the display unit 20 or a display separately prepared as appropriate under the control of the control unit 13 It is enough if it is displayed on. The same applies when displaying a moving image.

A fourth embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In the first to third embodiments, information about the book BK is already stored in the IC memory 17, but in the fourth embodiment, the information about the book BK is stored in the IC memory 17 via the Internet. Is received by the computer PC and stored in the IC memory 17 via the control unit 13 connected to the computer PC.

  In the fourth embodiment, a computer PC used in a notebook or desktop home is used. The computer PC is configured to be connectable to the Internet NET. The connection with the Internet NET is preferably made via broadband such as ADSL. On the other hand, on the Internet NET, a server SVR that stores voice information corresponding to various books BK for each book BK is placed. The server SVR includes a web server (not shown) and a data server (not shown), and the data server stores voice information for each page in association with (corresponding to) the various books BK. ing. A Web server (not shown) is a server that manages Web pages on the Internet like a general Web server. The Web server (not shown) accesses the Web server (not shown) via the Internet. The user can select a desired book BK from the book list displayed on the screen, move to a web page on the web server (not shown) of the book BK, and download the information on the book BK on the page to the computer PC. is there.

  The information downloaded to the computer PC is stored in a storage medium such as a hard disk on the computer PC.

On the other hand, in the information reproducing apparatus 1, as shown in FIG.
The information communication means 23 is connected to the control unit 13 on the one hand, and connected to the computer PC via a network cable on the other hand, and can control communication such as TCP / IP protocol, and can exchange information with the computer PC. is there. This connection is a network connection that is generally performed, and the information communication means 23 is configured to have a function that satisfies these conditions.

  In the information communication means 23 configured as described above, when the computer PC and the information reproducing apparatus 1 are connected, the control unit 13 sends the information to the computer PC so that the computer PC can be regarded as a simple storage medium. Information is sent via the information communication means 23. In the information communication means 23, the information reproducing apparatus 1 transmits information regarded as a mere storage medium according to a predetermined protocol as instructed by the control unit 13. The function as a storage medium can be stored by the memory capacity of the IC memory 17 and is recognized by the computer PC as a storage medium capable of storing the capacity.

  Then, the user selects the information reproducing apparatus 1 that appears as a storage medium from the computer PC connected as described above, and transmits desired audio information of the book BK to the information reproducing apparatus 1. The audio information of the desired book BK to be transmitted at this time is downloaded in advance from the server SVR on the Internet NET via the Internet NET.

The control unit 13 receives information on the book BK transmitted from the computer PC via the information communication means 23 and sequentially stores the information in the IC memory 17. The information stored at this time is audio information given to (corresponding to) each small area 12b for each page of the book BK.
Then, as in the first to third embodiments, based on the information of the book BK stored in the IC memory 17, the book BK is placed on the placement unit 12, and the selection of a predetermined page is determined by the page determination. When the page of the book BK placed on the placement unit 12 is opened by the dial 21 and a predetermined position on the page is indicated by the touch pen 15, a predetermined small area 12b specified by the instruction Is determined, and the audio information stored corresponding to the small area on the IC memory 17 is read out under the control of the control unit 13 and amplified by the amplifier unit 19, and the audio flows from the speaker 18.

  Therefore, the present invention can be applied to any book because information of a predetermined small area of a predetermined page of the book can be expressed by audio information or the like for any book. In particular, in an information magazine, how much information can be described on the printed surface is one function required for the information magazine. In addition, it is particularly effective because it can express enormous data such as voice and images.

Explanatory drawing showing Example 1 of this invention It is explanatory drawing showing the detail of FIG. 1, (a) explanatory drawing of a mounting part, (b) explanatory drawing of a small area | region. Explanatory drawing showing control of Example 1 of this invention Explanatory drawing showing control of Example 3 of this invention Explanatory drawing showing Example 4 of this invention Explanatory drawing showing control of Example 4 of this invention Explanatory drawing showing the detail of Example 3 of this invention Explanatory drawing showing the configuration of a conventional example Explanatory drawing showing a conventional example

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information reproducing apparatus 11 Case 12 Placement part 12a Notch part 12b Small area 13 Control part 14 Operation part 15 Touch pen 16 Signal transmission part 17 IC memory 18 Speaker 19 Amplifier part 20 Display part 21 Page determination dial 22 Antenna

Claims (4)

A placement unit provided on the surface of the housing and on which printed matter is placed;
One is located on the surface of the placement unit by the user, the other is installed in a plurality of housings that divide the placement unit into small regions, and a small region specifying means capable of mutually transmitting and receiving signals,
Storage means for storing information corresponding to a small area where an article printed on the page surface of the printed material placed on the placement unit is associated with the page surface position of the printed material;
Reproduction means capable of reproducing the information based on the information stored in the storage means;
Information that is electrically connected to the storage means and the small area specifying means, specifies the small area of the mounting portion by a signal input from the small area specifying means, and is stored in the storage means corresponding to the specified small area Is read from the storage means and the reproduction means reproduces the information,
The small area specifying means capable of transmitting / receiving signals to / from each other is such that one on the small area positioned via the printed material placed on the placement portion in the vicinity of the housing surface and the other installed in the small area transmit / receive signals. Thus, the information reproducing apparatus can output a signal for specifying the small area of the placement unit to the control means. The small area specifying means is installed in a casing in which the mounting portion is divided into small areas, and is provided with a plurality of signal transmitting means capable of outputting signals, and the signal transmitting means is provided for signals transmitted by the signal transmitting means. Comprising signal receiving means capable of receiving via a printed material placed on the placement portion in the vicinity of the surface of the housing,
The control means transmits a signal including information capable of identifying the position where the signal transmission means is installed from the signal transmission means, and is capable of receiving a signal from the signal reception means and receiving a signal from a signal input from the signal reception means. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means specifies a small area of the placement unit that has received the signal from the signal transmitting means. The small area specifying means is installed in the housing where the mounting section is divided into small areas and capable of receiving signals, and is mounted on the mounting section in the vicinity of the surface of the casing where the antenna section is installed. A transmitter that can generate a signal via printed material,
The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit specifies a small region where the antenna unit to which the signal is input is specified by inputting the signal from the antenna unit that has received the signal transmitted from the transmission unit. The small area specifying means includes a plurality of antenna units that are installed inside a housing in which a placement unit is divided into small areas and can generate weak radio waves, and the weak radio waves generated by the antenna units are installed in the antenna units. It consists of a transmitter capable of generating a signal corresponding to the received antenna unit by receiving via a printed matter placed on the placement unit in the vicinity of the surface of the housing,
The signal transmitted by the transmission unit includes information that can identify the small area of the antenna unit received by the transmission unit,
The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit specifies a small area based on a signal received from a transmission unit.

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