JP2009266283A - Speech storage device, and method for storing speech - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a speech storage device which is improved in usability without troubling a user. <P>SOLUTION: The speech storage device automatically executes a suitable operation relating to recording of a speech interlocked with a schedule management software (scheduler) used by a personal computer e.g. By fetching schedule information, a user's schedule such as meeting can be determined, and a schedule date and a current date are monitored. When a scheduled time (a start time, a finish time) comes, the device notifies the user thereof with an alarm sound etc. to urge required operation, automatically starts and stops recording, or automatically sets a file name of a file recorded in the scheduled time, using characters, etc. in the schedule information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a voice storage device and a voice storage method.

JP 2004-101563 A JP-A-10-283277

For example, as known as an IC recorder or the like, a voice storage / playback device that includes a storage device such as a flash memory or a memory card drive inside the device and allows a user to easily record and play back voices. Is popular. Such an audio recording / reproducing apparatus is widely used for conference recording, recording of natural sounds, language learning, and the like.
Conventionally, some recording apparatuses have a function of setting an alarm occurrence time and a timer recording start / end time.

In a voice storage device such as an IC recorder, in order to ensure that recording is not forgotten, for example, at the start time of a meeting or the like, the above alarm and timer recording functions are added, and the user can perform these functions. Make it available.
However, the user often feels that the operation of the alarm setting, the timer setting, etc. is troublesome.

Depending on the recording operation of the IC recorder, for example, audio data from the recording start to the recording stop is stored in a state managed as one file. Normally, the file name is automatically set by the recording date and time, serial number, etc. For example, a file name such as “2008-04-05_001” is added.
However, such file names are inconvenient at the time of playback because the recorded content is difficult to understand later. For this reason, some users can arbitrarily set the file name using characters, but the operation for setting the file name is troublesome for the user, and the file name setting function is often not used effectively. .

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the usability of an audio storage device such as an IC recorder.

  The voice storage device of the present invention includes a storage unit that stores information, an information communication unit that performs information communication with an external device, a voice input unit that inputs voice data, a clock unit that counts the current date and time, And a control unit. The control unit receives schedule information including schedule item information including date / time data and schedule content data through communication with an external device by the information communication unit, and stores the schedule information in the storage unit, and is stored in the storage unit. On the basis of the relationship between the date and time data in the schedule information and the current date and time counted by the clock unit, processing related to the storage operation for the audio data input from the audio input unit is performed.

As a process related to the storage operation, the control unit performs processing on the audio data input from the audio input unit when the current date and time counted by the clock unit reaches the start time in the date and time data of the schedule information. A process for starting a storage operation in the storage unit is performed.
In addition, as a process related to the storage operation, the control unit is configured to process voice data input from the voice input unit when the current date and time counted by the clock unit reaches an end time in the date and time data of the schedule information. The process which stops the memory | storage operation | movement to the said memory | storage part is performed.
In addition, as a process related to the storage operation, the control unit, when the current date and time counted by the clock unit has reached the start time in the date and time data of the schedule information or a predetermined time before the start time, A process of notifying the user that it is the start time of the voice data storing operation is performed.
In addition, as a process related to the storage operation, the control unit, when the current date and time counted by the clock unit has reached the end time in the date and time data of the schedule information or a predetermined time before the end time, A process of notifying the user that it is the end time of the voice data storing operation is performed.
Further, the control unit sets the file name of the audio data file generated by the audio data storage operation as the process related to the storage operation, using the scheduled content data in the schedule information.
In addition, as a process related to the storage operation, the control unit sets the sensitivity at the time of the storage operation of the audio data based on information included in the schedule information.
The control unit further performs a schedule display process based on the schedule information stored in the storage unit.

  The voice storage method of the present invention includes a step of receiving and storing schedule information including schedule item information having date / time data and schedule content data by communication with an external device, and a current date / time counted by a date / time counting process. A storage operation for input audio data based on the relationship determined by comparing the date and time data in the stored schedule information and the date and time data in the schedule information and the current date and time counted And a step of performing processing related to.

In the present invention, the voice storage device can automatically execute an appropriate operation related to voice recording in conjunction with schedule information used in an external device such as a personal computer. .
For example, a schedule of a user such as a meeting can be determined by fetching schedule information from an external device. The scheduled date and time and current date are monitored, and when the scheduled time (start time, end time) is reached, the user is notified by an alarm, etc. to prompt the user for necessary operations, or the recording is automatically started / stopped. The file name of the file recorded within the time is automatically set using the characters in the schedule information.

According to the present invention, in the voice storage device, there is an effect that an operation suitable for the user can be executed without performing a troublesome operation by the user.
In other words, if an operation to capture schedule information is performed, for example, notification of the start time and end time, or start and stop of recording can be realized automatically without setting the alarm time or timer recording time. Therefore, forgetting to record at an important meeting or the like can be prevented.
Also, by automatically setting the file name from the contents of the schedule information, it is possible to make the recorded contents easy to understand later without the user having to bother to set the file name.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a voice storage device and a voice storage method according to the present invention will be described in the following order. As an embodiment, for example, an audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 as an IC recorder is given.
[1. Configuration of voice storage / playback device]
[2. Connection with personal computer and schedule management application]
[3. Data transfer between audio storage and playback device and personal computer]
[4. Schedule display processing]
[5. Recording processing example <processing examples 1 to 6>]
[6. Attaching files in the schedule management application]
[7. Effects and modifications of the embodiment]

[1. Configuration of voice storage / playback device]

As shown in FIG. 1, a voice storage / reproduction device 1 of this example includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2, an operation unit 3, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 4, a data storage unit 5, a file processing unit 6, an A / D converter 7, microphone 8, D / A converter 9, speaker 10, display control unit 11, display unit 12, clock unit 13, ROM (Read Only Memory) 14, external interface unit 15, microphone amplifier 16, speaker amplifier 17 and bus 18 are provided.

The CPU 2 controls the entire audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1. That is, the CPU 2 exchanges various arithmetic processes and control signals with each unit via the bus 18 based on the operation program and the user's operation by the operation unit 3 to cause each unit to execute a required operation.
The ROM 14 stores an operation program for the CPU 2 and the like.

The operation unit 3 includes various operators used for user operations. For example, operators necessary for the operation of the voice storage / playback apparatus 1 are provided, such as a playback key used for a playback operation, a stop key used for a playback or recording stop operation, and a recording key used for a recording operation.
When the user operates various operators, the operation input information is detected by the CPU 2 and the CPU 2 executes necessary control processing according to the operation.

The RAM 4 is used for buffering (temporary storage) of sound data during sound reproduction or sound storage (recording).
The data storage unit 5 stores audio data and the like in a nonvolatile manner. For example, it is formed as a storage / reproduction device unit using a flash memory as a recording medium.
The data storage unit 5 performs storage for recording / reproduction of audio data in the audio storage / reproduction device 1, and manages and stores audio data in units of files, for example. For example, audio data input from the microphone 8 is stored as one file in a single recording period (from recording start to recording end) as a normal recording operation. Further, for example, audio data in units of files transferred via the external interface unit 15 and other various information, for example, schedule information to be described later can be captured and stored.
In this example, the data storage unit 5 is an example of a built-in flash memory, but other types of recording media may be used. It may be formed as a slot of a portable memory card using a flash memory, or a portable disk medium such as an optical disk may be used. An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) may be mounted as the data storage unit 5.

  The file processing unit 6 writes and reads audio data to and from the data storage unit 5 and performs encoding and decoding processing as necessary file processing. For example, data compression encoding or encoding as a file is performed at the time of recording, and filed data decoding or decompression decoding for compression is performed at the time of reproduction.

For example, the microphone 8 is built in the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 and collects external audio. The audio signal obtained by the microphone 8 is supplied to the A / D converter 7 via the microphone amplifier 16 and is converted into digital audio data and captured. Note that the microphone 8 may not be built in, and an external microphone may be connected.
For the microphone amplifier 16, the CPU 2 can perform input level control as input sensitivity adjustment.
The speaker 10 is built in, for example, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 and outputs audio. For example, when reproducing an audio file stored in the data storage unit 5, the audio data is converted into an analog audio signal by the D / A converter 9, amplified by the speaker amplifier 9, and output from the speaker 10. For the speaker amplifier 17, the CPU 2 performs volume adjustment control and the like. Note that the speaker 10 may be used without being connected to an external speaker, an earphone, a headphone, or the like.

The display control unit 11 causes the display unit 12 to execute a required display operation based on the control of the CPU 2. For example, the display control unit 11 causes the display unit 12 to execute a file number at the time of recording / playback, a title of the audio file, a recording / playback progress time, date / time information, a mode display, and the like.
The display unit 12 is formed of a liquid crystal panel, an organic EL (Electroluminescence) panel, or the like.
The clock unit 13 counts current date / time information (year / month / day / hour / minute / second).

The external interface unit 15 transmits / receives various data to / from an external device via a predetermined cable in accordance with a signal standard such as USB (Universal Serial Bus). Of course, it is not limited to the USB system, but may be an external interface based on other standards such as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394 system.
Further, the external interface unit 15 may be configured by infrared transmission, short-range wireless communication, or other wireless transmission methods instead of the wired transmission method.
The audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 can perform data transmission / reception with the personal computer and other various devices via the external interface unit 15. For example, it is possible to take in data as an audio file, transfer a recorded audio file to an external device, and take in schedule information to be described later.

[2. Connection with personal computer and schedule management application]

As shown in FIG. 2, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 of the present example can be connected to the personal computer 200 through the external interface 15 via, for example, the USB cable 50, and can perform various communications.
First, the configuration of a personal computer 200 connected as an external device to the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  3, a personal computer (hereinafter “PC”) in FIG. 3 includes a CPU 211, a memory unit 212, a network interface unit 213, a display controller 214, an input device interface unit 215, an HDD interface unit 216, a keyboard 217, a mouse 218, and an HDD 219. , A display device 220, a bus 221, an external device interface unit 222, a memory card interface unit 223, and the like.

The CPU 211, which is the main controller of the PC 200, executes various control processes in accordance with programs stored in the memory unit 212. The CPU 211 is interconnected with other units by a bus 221.
Each device on the bus 221 is assigned a unique memory address or I / O address, and the CPU 211 can access the device using these addresses. An example of the bus 221 is a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus.

The memory unit 212 is shown as including both a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory. For example, it includes a non-volatile memory such as a ROM for storing a program, a RAM for a calculation work area and various temporary storages, and an EEP-ROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory).
The memory unit 212 stores program code executed by the CPU 211, identification information unique to the PC 200, and other information, and is used as a buffer area for communication data and a work area for work data being executed.

  The network interface unit 213 connects the PC 200 to a network such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network) according to a predetermined communication protocol such as Ethernet (registered trademark). The CPU 211 can communicate with each device connected to the network via the network interface unit 213.

  The display controller 214 is a dedicated controller for actually processing a drawing command issued by the CPU 211, and supports a bitmap drawing function equivalent to, for example, SVGA (Super Video Graphic Array) or XGA (eXtended Graphic Array). The drawing data processed in the display controller 214 is temporarily written in, for example, a frame buffer (not shown) and then output to the display device 220 on the screen. The display device 220 is formed as, for example, an organic EL display, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), or the like.

The input device interface unit 215 is a device for connecting user input devices such as a keyboard 217 and a mouse 218 to a computer system as the PC 200.
That is, a user operation input to the PC 200 is performed using the keyboard 217 and the mouse 218, and the operation input information is supplied to the CPU 211 via the input device interface unit 215.

The HDD interface unit 216 performs writing / reading interface processing with respect to the hard disk drive (HDD) 219.
As is well known, the HDD 219 is an external storage device on which a magnetic disk as a storage carrier is fixedly mounted, and is superior to other external storage devices in terms of storage capacity and data transfer speed. Placing the software program on the HDD 219 in an executable state is called “installation” of the program in the system. Normally, the HDD 219 stores an operating system program code to be executed by the CPU 211, an application program, a device driver, and the like in a nonvolatile manner.
Various programs stored in the HDD 219 are expanded in the memory unit 212 when the PC 200 is activated or when an application program corresponding to a user layer is activated. The CPU 211 performs processing based on the program expanded in the memory unit 212.

  The external device interface unit 222 is an interface with a device connected according to the USB standard, for example. For example, various electronic devices such as a digital still camera, a video camera, and a video player can be connected by the external device interface unit 222. In particular, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 of the present example is configured such that the external interface unit 15 and the external device interface unit 222 are connected with each other by a USB cable 50 or the like as shown in FIG. Is possible.

In such a PC 200, various operations are executed by performing arithmetic processing / control operations based on the software structure in the CPU 211, that is, software such as an application program, an OS (Operating System), and a device driver.
As an application program related to the voice recording / reproducing apparatus 1 of this example, there is a schedule management application (hereinafter referred to as “scheduler”).
A software program as a scheduler is installed in the HDD 219, for example, and is expanded in the memory unit 212 at the time of activation. The CPU 211 executes necessary arithmetic processing and control processing based on a program developed in the memory unit 212, and provides a scheduler function to the user.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display device 220 when the scheduler is activated.
The scheduler is software for the user to write and manage his / her schedule. The scheduler manages the schedule input by the user as schedule information and displays the screen as shown in FIG. 4 so that the user can confirm the schedule.

[3. Data transfer between audio storage and playback device and personal computer]

The audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 of this example performs an operation of reading schedule information managed by the scheduler while connected to the PC 200. In addition, a file of audio data recorded by the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 can be transferred to the PC 200.
In the following, an example of data transfer between the audio recording / reproducing apparatus and the personal computer will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 are examples of processing when connected as shown in FIG. 2, but FIG. 5 allows the user to perform necessary operations on the operation unit 3 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1. FIG. 6 shows a processing example when the user performs an operation on the PC 200 (scheduler) side.

First, the processing example of FIG. 5 will be described.
In FIG. 5, the process on the left shows the process of the CPU 2 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1, and the process on the right shows the process of the CPU 211 based on the scheduler on the PC 200 side.
In the connected state as shown in FIG. 2, the user can instruct schedule information capture and file transfer by performing a predetermined operation from the operation unit 3 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1. The CPU 2 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 monitors the schedule information fetching operation in step F101 and the file transfer operation in step F109 until it is determined that the connection is released in step F107. Yes.

When the user performs an operation for instructing the capture of schedule information, the CPU 2 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 advances the process from step F101 to F102, and notifies the CPU 211 of the PC 200 of a request for schedule information.
When the CPU 211 of the PC 200 receives the notification request for the schedule information, the process proceeds from step F201 to F202, and the schedule information is transmitted to the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1.
The schedule information managed by the scheduler has a configuration as shown in FIG. 7, for example. That is, each schedule item has text data input by the user as start time, end time (or only start time), and schedule content data.
When the scheduler is running, the user can specify a date and time or a date and time range (start time to end time) and input arbitrary contents, and the contents are a schedule as shown in FIG. It will be reflected in the display. As described above, the schedule information includes date / time information input by the user according to his / her schedule and text data as schedule content data for each schedule item.
The CPU 211 of the PC 200 transfers the current schedule information to the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 in step F202 of FIG. In step S <b> 103, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 receives and captures this by the external interface unit 15. The CPU 2 stores the received schedule information in, for example, the data storage device unit 5 via the file processing unit 6.

When the user performs an operation to instruct file transfer, the CPU 2 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 advances the process from step F104 to F105, notifies the CPU 211 of the PC 200 of the file transfer, and continues to transfer the file. That is, the CPU 2 reads out the audio file stored in the data storage unit 5 by the recording operation so far and transfers it from the external interface unit 6.
When the CPU 211 of the PC 200 receives the file transfer notification from the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1, the process proceeds from step F203 to F204, and the file transfer process from the audio storing / reproducing apparatus 1 is performed. For example, processing such as storing one or more transferred files in the HDD 219 is performed.
In step F205, the transferred file is associated with the schedule information. This process will be described later.

For example, as processing shown in FIG. 5, data communication between the voice storage / playback apparatus 1 and the PC 200 is executed in response to the user performing an operation on the voice storage / playback apparatus 1 side.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the processing when the user performs an operation using the keyboard 217 or the mouse 218 on the PC 200 side for executing the scheduler is as shown in FIG.

  The CPU 211 that is operating based on the activated scheduler monitors various user operations related to the scheduler. In particular, steps F250 and F254 in FIG. 6 show the monitoring of operations related to communication with the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1. Yes. For example, although not shown in FIG. 4, icons for schedule information transfer operation and file take-in operation are prepared on such a scheduler screen, and an operation instruction can be performed by the user clicking on them.

When the user performs a schedule transfer operation, the CPU 211 advances the processing from step F250 to F251, and checks whether or not a connection with the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is currently established. If the connection is not established, the operation is invalid.
If it is in the connected state, the CPU 211 proceeds to step F252 to notify the CPU 2 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 that the schedule information is to be transferred. In step F253, for example, schedule information transfer processing as shown in FIG. 7 is performed.
When the CPU 2 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 receives the schedule information transfer notification in step F150, the process proceeds to step F151. Then, the schedule information transferred from the PC 200 is fetched. That is, the CPU 2 stores the schedule information received by the external interface unit 15 in the data storage device unit 5 via, for example, the file processing unit 6.

When the user performs a file take-in operation on the PC 200 side, the CPU 211 advances the process from step F254 to F255, and checks whether or not a connection with the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is currently established. If the connection is not established, the operation is invalid.
If it is in the connected state, the CPU 211 proceeds to step F256 and makes a file transfer request to the CPU 2 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1.
When the CPU 2 of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 receives the file transfer request, the process proceeds from step F152 to F153 to perform the file transfer process. That is, the CPU 2 reads out the audio file stored in the data storage unit 5 by the recording operation so far and transfers it from the external interface unit 6.
The CPU 211 of the PC 200 performs a process of taking in the file transferred from the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 in step F257. For example, processing such as storing one or more transferred files in the HDD 219 is performed.
In step F258, the transferred file is associated with the schedule information. This process will be described later.

For example, as a process as shown in FIG. 6, data communication between the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 and the PC 200 is performed in response to the user performing an operation on the PC 200 side.
In the example of FIG. 6, file transfer is performed by the processing of steps F256 and F257 on the PC 200 side and the processing of steps F152 and F153 on the audio storage / playback device 1 side, but there are other processing examples. . In the case of a USB connection device, the PC 200 can also directly access the connected USB device as a so-called USB memory. That is, the CPU 211 recognizes the sound responsibility storage / reproduction device 1 as a USB memory, directly accesses the data storage device unit 5 (and the file processing unit 6), and can read the file without the control of the CPU 2. .

[4. Schedule display processing]

As described above, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 can take in schedule information managed by the scheduler and store it in the data storage unit 5.
An example of the recording process using the schedule information will be described later. As one of the utilization forms of the acquired schedule information, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 can display a schedule. FIG. 8 shows a processing example of the CPU 2 for displaying the schedule information.

The user can obtain a schedule display by a predetermined operation (for example, display mode operation) by the operation unit 3.
When it is detected that the user has performed an operation for displaying the schedule, the CPU 2 advances the process of FIG. 8 from step F301 to F302, and confirms whether or not the schedule information is taken in. That is, it is confirmed whether or not the schedule information file exists in the data storage unit 5. If it does not exist, the operation is invalid.
If the schedule information has been captured, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F303, where the current date and time counted by the clock unit 13 is compared with the date and time data (for example, start time) of each scheduled item included in the schedule information. I do. In step F304, a schedule item whose start time is later than the current date is extracted.
In step F <b> 305, the CPU 2 generates list display data based on the extracted scheduled items, transfers it to the display control unit 11, and causes the display unit 12 to display the list display data.

For example, it is assumed that the current date and time is April 1, 2008, and the captured schedule information has the contents shown in FIG. In this case, since each scheduled item # 1, # 2,... In FIG. 7 has a start time after April 2, these are extracted in step F304 and displayed in the process of step F305.
For example, the contents of each scheduled item are displayed on the display unit 12 as shown in FIG. If there are many scheduled items to be displayed, the list display may be scrolled by a feed operation or the like.

  By performing display using such schedule information, the user can easily confirm his / her future schedule whenever he / she has the voice recording / reproducing apparatus 1. If the voice recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is a small device suitable for carrying, such a function is particularly convenient in that the voice recording / reproducing apparatus 1 can be used instead of a notebook.

In the example of FIG. 8, the scheduled items after the present are extracted and displayed. However, the processing of step F304 is not particularly performed, and all scheduled items including the scheduled items already in the past are displayed. You may make it make it.
Alternatively, only the latest schedule closest to the present time may be displayed, or only schedules in a specific date and time range may be extracted and displayed as today's schedule, this week's schedule, or the like.

[5. Recording processing example <processing examples 1 to 6>]

The voice storage / playback apparatus 1 is a device that can perform recording and playback according to a user's operation. In particular, processing examples 1 to 6 will be described here as recording processing examples using schedule information.

<Processing Example 1>
A processing example 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 10A schematically shows the operation of Processing Example 1. The illustrated start time and end time are the start time and end time of a certain scheduled item in the schedule information. For example, the start time and end time of “material / cost meeting...” Shown as schedule item # 1 in FIG.
In this case, when the current time reaches the start time of a certain scheduled item, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 automatically starts recording. The recording operation is indicated by an arrow “REC”.
Further, when the current time reaches the end time, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 automatically stops recording.
In addition, one sound file is stored by this recording operation, but the file name is automatically set using the text data of the target scheduled item. For example, if the text “ΔΔΔ” exists as text data in the scheduled item, the file name of this file is “ΔΔΔ”. If the target schedule item is schedule item # 1 in FIG. 7, for example, the file name “material / cost meeting...” Is automatically set.

That is, this processing example 1 is an example in which recording is automatically performed from the start time to the end time of the scheduled item.
Processing of the CPU 2 for realizing the processing example 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step F401, the CPU 2 compares the current date and time counted by the clock unit 13 with the start time of the latest scheduled item in the schedule information, and determines whether or not the current time has reached a certain scheduled item. Yes.

When the current time becomes the start time, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F402 and automatically sets the microphone sensitivity as preparation for the recording operation.
In this case, the sensitivity setting desired by the user is determined from the text data of the scheduled item.
As described above, the schedule information includes text data in which the user arbitrarily inputs various schedules in the scheduler activated on the PC 200 side. In other words, the user can input any character as text data. Therefore, when the user assumes recording by the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1, it is also optional to input characters for microphone sensitivity setting.
In the schedule information of FIG. 7, for example, the text data of the scheduled item # 1 includes the character string “<sensitivity setting H>”, and the text data of the scheduled item # 3 includes the character string “<sensitivity setting L>”. An example is included. These are character strings arbitrarily input by the user.

As the microphone sensitivity, that is, the microphone input level setting, for example, if it is desired to record even a sound at a far position, it is desired to increase the sensitivity. If the microphone sensitivity is lowered, the noise level is reduced, but sounds at a distant location and small sounds are not clearly recorded. For this reason, when recording a conference, the microphone sensitivity should be high when recording in a large conference room, and the microphone sensitivity should be set low when recording a small meeting in a small conference room. desirable.
Therefore, in this example, the CPU 2 determines the microphone sensitivity desired by the user from the text data content in the schedule information and automatically sets it. In other words, when a user inputs a scheduled item in the scheduler, a character such as <sensitivity setting H> is added as a microphone sensitivity setting character, so that the automatic microphone sensitivity setting is set in the voice recording / reproducing apparatus 1 during recording. Can be made.

  In step F402, the CPU 2 analyzes the text data of the scheduled item that is currently targeted, and determines whether or not the microphone sensitivity setting character is included. If included, the microphone sensitivity is set accordingly. For example, if there is a character <sensitivity setting H>, the CPU 2 sets the input sensitivity setting in the microphone amplifier 16 to a high level. On the other hand, when the character <sensitivity setting L> exists, the input sensitivity setting in the microphone amplifier 16 is set to a low level. If the microphone sensitivity setting character is not included and the determination is impossible, the microphone sensitivity may be set to the standard level, the intermediate level, or the current setting may be maintained. Further, other sensitivity setting methods based on text data are conceivable, which will be described later as modified examples.

Subsequently, in step F403, the CPU 2 sets the file name of the file to be recorded.
The CPU 2 automatically generates a file name using the text data of the scheduled item that is currently targeted. For example, if the scheduled item currently targeted is scheduled item # 1 in FIG. 7, there is a text string “Materials / Cost Meeting 101 Large Conference Room <Sensitivity Setting H>” as text data. A file name “material / cost meeting” may be used up to the first break in the character string, for example, characters up to the first space. Further, a numerical value such as “01” may be added to the extracted character string to obtain a file name “material / cost meeting 01”. Alternatively, a predetermined number of characters such as the first 10 characters of text data may be extracted and used as a file name.

Subsequently, in step F404, the CPU 2 instructs each unit to perform a recording operation as recording start control.
In this case, the sound input from the microphone 8 is supplied to the A / D converter 7 via the microphone amplifier 16 to become digital sound data, and is buffered and stored in the RAM 4. The audio data stored in the buffering is transferred to the file processing unit 6 every predetermined data unit. The file processing unit 6 encodes the transferred audio data and stores it in the data storage unit 5. Such an operation is continued until the end of recording.
A display example of the display unit 12 during the recording operation is shown in FIG. As the display during the recording operation, the progress time, the display of “REC” indicating that recording is in progress, the remaining battery level, the input level, and other necessary items are displayed. In this example, in particular, the display is set in step F403. The file name (for example, “material / cost meeting 01”) can be displayed.

  During recording, the CPU 2 monitors in step F405 whether the current time has reached the end time of the current scheduled item. When the end time is reached, the process proceeds to step F406 to instruct each unit to stop the recording operation. Under the control of the CPU 2 in step F406, each unit stops the above-described recording operation, the recording is ended, and the data storage device unit 5 is set to a state where the current recording data is managed as one file. At this time, needless to say, the file name is managed as the file name set in step F403.

With the above processing of FIG. 11, as shown in FIG. 10A, the operation of automatically recording is performed from the start time to the end time of the scheduled item.
If the user possesses the voice recording / reproducing apparatus 1, recording is performed in a time zone set as a scheduled item such as a meeting without any particular action, and there is no need to worry about the recording operation during the meeting. Disappear. Of course, you won't have to forget to record or stop recording.

When it is determined in step F401 that the start time has been reached, an alarm sound for starting recording may be generated in order to notify the user that recording is automatically started. Or, just before the start time is reached, for example, 3 minutes before the alarm sound is output, or a message indicating that recording is to be started after 3 minutes is executed. For example, when the user wants to cancel automatic recording, the cancel operation is executed. You may be able to do it.
Also, when the end time is reached, or when recording is stopped, or just before that, an alarm sound output or message display for notifying the user of the end of recording is performed, or an operation for canceling the end of recording at the end time is performed. You may be able to. That is, it is possible to cope with a case where the user wants to continue recording without ending recording.

<Processing example 2>
Processing example 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 10B, in this processing example 2, when the current time reaches the start time of a certain scheduled item, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 automatically starts recording. The recording operation is indicated by an arrow “REC”. After the recording is started, the recording is stopped or restarted by the user's manual operation.
For example, as shown in (2-1) of FIG. 10B, recording is automatically started at the start time of a certain scheduled item, and the user performs a stop operation even before the end time is reached. At that point, the recording operation ends. The file name is, for example, “ΔΔΔ01” using the text data of the scheduled item.
Further, (2-2) in FIG. 10B shows that the recording is continued as it is because the user does not perform the stop operation even when the end time is reached after the recording is automatically started at the start time. Indicates the situation. Then, after the end time has passed, the recording operation is ended when the user performs a stop operation. The file name is, for example, “ΔΔΔ01” using the text data of the scheduled item.
In the example of (2-3) in FIG. 10B, after the recording is automatically started at the start time, the recording is once ended by the user's stop operation. Thereafter, before the end time is reached, the recording operation is started by the user performing a recording operation, and thereafter, the recording operation is ended according to the user's stop operation. The file name of the first recording is, for example, “ΔΔΔ01” using the text data of the scheduled item, and the file name of the second recording is also the text data of the scheduled item with the next number, for example “ΔΔ Δ02 ”.

  In these examples, for example, an operation corresponding to a recording target situation such as a conference is performed. (2-1) is an example in which the recording corresponding to the case where the conference ends earlier than scheduled, for example, and (2-2) is an example in which the recording corresponding to the case where the conference is extended is performed. . Moreover, (2-3) is an example corresponding to a case where there is a time zone in which the user determines that recording is unnecessary, such as a break in the middle of a meeting.

The processing of the CPU 2 that realizes this processing example 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step F410, the CPU 2 compares the current date and time counted by the clock unit 13 with the start time of the latest scheduled item in the schedule information, and determines whether or not the current time has reached a certain scheduled item.
When the current time becomes the start time, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F411 and, as in the case of the above processing example 1, determines from the text data of the scheduled item and automatically sets the microphone sensitivity.
In step F412, the CPU 2 sets the file name of the file to be recorded using the text data of the scheduled item that is the current target.

Subsequently, the CPU 2 performs recording start control in step F413. As a result, necessary operations are started in each unit. That is, the sound input from the microphone 8 is supplied to the A / D converter 7 through the microphone amplifier 16 to be converted into digital sound data, and is buffered and stored in the RAM 4. The audio data stored in the buffering is transferred to the file processing unit 6 every predetermined data unit. The file processing unit 6 encodes the transferred audio data and stores it in the data storage unit 5.
During this recording operation, the CPU 2 monitors the user's stop operation in step F414. Recording is continued until the user performs a stop operation unless there is a special recording termination circumstance, such as when the battery runs out or the capacity of the data storage device 5 is used up.
When the user's stop operation is detected, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F415, and controls the stop of the recording operation to each unit. As a result, the recording operation is stopped, and the data storage unit 5 is set in a state where the current recording data is managed as one file. At this time, the file name is managed as the file name set in step F412.

After the stop control in step F415, in step F416, the CPU 2 monitors whether or not the current time has reached the end time of the current scheduled item. In step F417, it is monitored whether or not the user has performed a recording operation.
When the end time is reached without performing the recording operation as it is, the process of FIG. 12, that is, the process of starting the automatic recording for a certain scheduled item is finished. For example, it is a case like the example of (2-1) of FIG.10 (b).
If the end time has already passed when the stop process is performed in step F415, it is immediately determined in step F416 that the end time has been reached, and the process in FIG. 12 ends. For example, it is a case like the example of (2-2) of FIG.10 (b).

On the other hand, if the user performs a recording operation before the end time is reached, the CPU 2 proceeds from step F417 to F418 and sets a file name. In this case as well, automatic setting is performed using text data of schedule information as in step F412, but a number is assigned so that the file name does not become the same as the file recorded immediately before.
For example, when the file name initially set in step F412 is “material / cost meeting 01”, in step F418, for example, “material / cost meeting 02” is set.
Then, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F413 and performs recording start control. Thereafter, recording is continued until the user performs a stop operation.

By the processing of FIG. 12, as shown in FIG. 10B, recording is automatically started at the start time of the scheduled item, and thereafter, the operation of manually stopping and restarting recording is performed by the user. Become.
In this case, by automatically starting the recording, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the user has forgotten the recording start operation at a meeting or the like and could not record. Furthermore, since it can be manually stopped and resumed after the start, a recording operation corresponding to the actual situation such as a meeting can be realized.

When it is determined in step F401 that the start time has been reached, an alarm sound for starting recording may be generated in order to notify the user that recording is automatically started. Or, just before the start time is reached, for example, 3 minutes before the alarm sound is output, or a message indicating that recording is to be started after 3 minutes is executed. For example, when the user wants to cancel automatic recording, the cancel operation is executed. You may be able to do it.
Further, in this processing example 2, when the end time is reached while recording is being performed, the recording is continued as it is. In this case, since the user may have forgotten to stop recording, when the end time is reached during recording, an alarm sound is output and a message is displayed to confirm whether the user can continue recording. It may be possible to call attention to the

<Processing example 3>
Processing example 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 10 (c), in this processing example 3, when the current time reaches the start time of a certain scheduled item, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 automatically starts recording. After the recording is started, the recording is stopped or restarted by the user's manual operation. Further, when the current time reaches the end time, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 automatically stops recording.
The file names of one or a plurality of files recorded between the start time and the end time are set using text data of scheduled items. For example, as shown in the figure, when two files are recorded, the file names are “ΔΔΔ01” and “ΔΔΔ02”.

Processing of the CPU 2 that realizes the processing example 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step F420, the CPU 2 compares the current date and time counted by the clock unit 13 with the start time of the latest scheduled item in the schedule information, and determines whether or not the current time has reached a certain scheduled item.
When the current time becomes the start time, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F421, and automatically sets the microphone sensitivity based on the text data of the scheduled item as in the case of the processing examples 1 and 2.
In step F422, the CPU 2 sets the file name of the file to be recorded using the text data of the scheduled item that is the current target.

Subsequently, the CPU 2 performs recording start control in step F423. As a result, necessary operations are started in each unit. That is, the sound input from the microphone 8 is supplied to the A / D converter 7 through the microphone amplifier 16 to be converted into digital sound data, and is buffered and stored in the RAM 4. The audio data stored in the buffering is transferred to the file processing unit 6 every predetermined data unit. The file processing unit 6 encodes the transferred audio data and stores it in the data storage unit 5.
During this recording operation, the CPU 2 monitors the user's stop operation in step F424. In step F425, it is monitored whether or not the current time has reached the end time of the scheduled item that is the current target.

  If the user's stop operation is detected, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F426, and controls the recording operation to be stopped for each unit. As a result, the recording operation is stopped, and the data storage unit 5 is set in a state where the current recording data is managed as one file. At this time, the file name is managed as the file name set in step F422.

After the stop control in step F426, the CPU 2 monitors in step F428 whether or not the current time has reached the end time of the scheduled item currently targeted. In step F429, it is monitored whether or not the user has performed a recording operation.
When the end time is reached without performing the recording operation as it is, the processing of FIG. 13, that is, the processing of starting automatic recording for a certain scheduled item is finished.

On the other hand, if the user performs a recording operation before the end time is reached, the CPU 2 proceeds from step F429 to F430, and sets a file name. In this case as well, automatic setting is performed using text data of schedule information as in step F422. However, for example, a different number is assigned so as not to have the same file name as the file recorded immediately before.
For example, when the file name initially set in step F422 is “material / cost meeting 01”, in step F430, for example, “material / cost meeting 02” is set.
Then, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F423 and performs recording start control. As a result, the recording operation is stopped, and the data storage unit 5 is set in a state where the current recording data is managed as one file. At this time, the file name is managed as the file name set in step F422 or F430 when the recording is started.
Then, the process of FIG. 13 is finished.

By the processing of FIG. 13, as shown in FIG. 10C, recording is automatically started at the start time of the scheduled item, and thereafter, an operation in which recording is manually stopped or resumed by the user is executed. At the end time, the recording is automatically stopped.
In this case, by automatically starting the recording, it is possible to avoid the fact that the recording start operation was forgotten at the meeting or the like and the recording could not be performed. Furthermore, since it can be manually stopped and resumed after the start, a recording operation corresponding to the actual situation such as a meeting can be realized. Furthermore, since the recording is automatically stopped at the end time, so-called forgetting to stop the recording is avoided.

When it is determined in step F401 that the start time has been reached, an alarm sound for starting recording may be generated in order to notify the user that recording is automatically started. Alternatively, an alarm sound is output slightly before the start time arrives, for example, 3 minutes before, or a display to start recording is performed after 3 minutes. For example, when the user wants to cancel the recording, the cancel operation can be performed. You may do it.
Also, when the end time is reached, or when recording is stopped, or just before that, an alarm sound output or message display for notifying the user of the end of recording is performed, or an operation for canceling the end of recording at the end time is performed. You may be able to. That is, it is possible to cope with a case where the user wants to continue recording without ending recording.

<Processing example 4>
Processing example 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 14A, in this processing example 4, when the current time reaches the start time of a certain scheduled item, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 outputs an alarm to the user to notify that it is the start time. To do. Then, the user starts recording by performing a manual recording operation. Since the recording is started by the user's manual operation, the recording start time is indefinite. For example, if the user performs a recording operation immediately after the alarm, recording starts immediately after the start time as shown in (4-1) of FIG.
On the other hand, when the start of the conference is delayed, the user may perform the recording operation after waiting for the start of the conference. In this case, recording starts at a time delayed from the start time, as in (4-2).
Alternatively, even if the user recognizes the start time by the alarm output, the user may not perform the recording operation on his / her own will.

After the start of recording, when the current time reaches the end time, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 automatically stops recording.
The file name of the recorded file is set using the text data “ΔΔΔ” of the scheduled item.

The processing of the CPU 2 that realizes this processing example 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step F450, the CPU 2 compares the current date and time counted by the clock unit 13 with the start time of the latest scheduled item in the schedule information, and determines whether or not the current time has reached a certain scheduled item.
When the current time becomes the start time, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F451 and outputs an alarm. The CPU 2 holds predetermined alarm sound data in the internal memory, the ROM 14 or the like, and supplies the alarm data to the D / A converter 9 to cause the speaker 10 to execute alarm output. As a result, for example, as an electronic sound or a message sound, a sound output for notifying the user that the start time has come is executed.

After the alarm output control, the CPU 2 waits for the user's recording operation in step F452. In step F453, it is monitored whether or not the current time has reached the end time.
If the end time is reached without the user performing the recording operation, the processing of FIG. 15 is terminated from step F453.
If it is detected that the user has performed a recording operation before reaching the end time, the CPU 2 advances the process to step F454, and, as in the case of the above processing examples 1 to 3, is determined from the text data of the scheduled item, and the microphone Set the sensitivity automatically.
In step F455, the CPU 2 sets the file name of the file to be recorded using the text data of the scheduled item that is currently targeted.

Subsequently, the CPU 2 performs recording start control in step F456, and the operation for recording is started in each part. The sound input from the microphone 8 is supplied to the A / D converter 7 via the microphone amplifier 16 to become digital sound data, and is buffered and stored in the RAM 4. The audio data stored in the buffering is transferred to the file processing unit 6 every predetermined data unit. The file processing unit 6 encodes the transferred audio data and stores it in the data storage unit 5.
During this recording operation, the CPU 2 monitors in step F457 whether or not the current time has reached the end time of the scheduled item currently targeted.

  When the end time is reached, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F458 and instructs each unit to stop the recording operation. As a result, the recording operation is ended, and the data storage device 5 is set in a state where the current recording data is managed as one file. The file name is managed as the file name set in step F455.

With the processing in FIG. 15 described above, as shown in FIG. 14A, an alarm is output at the start time, recording is started by manual operation, and recording is automatically stopped at the end time.
By outputting an alarm at a certain scheduled start time, the user can know that it is time to record, and can prevent forgetting to record. Moreover, the start of recording is by manual operation, and for example, it is possible to cope with a case where the start of the conference is delayed.
Since recording is automatically stopped, so-called forgetting to stop can be prevented.

In FIG. 15, the alarm output is performed when the start time is reached. However, an alarm sound is output slightly before the start time, for example, 3 minutes before the start time, or a recording start message is displayed after 3 minutes. To alert the user early.
In order to alert the user while waiting for a recording operation in step F452, for example, it is conceivable to periodically output an alarm.
Also, when the end time is reached, or when recording is stopped, or just before that, an alarm sound output or message display for notifying the user of the end of recording is performed, or an operation for canceling the end of recording at the end time is performed. You may be able to. That is, it is possible to cope with a case where the user wants to continue recording without ending recording.

<Processing example 5>
Processing example 5 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 14B, in this processing example 4, when the current time reaches the start time of a certain scheduled item, the voice storage / playback device 1 outputs an alarm to the user to notify that it is the start time. To do. Then, the user starts recording by performing a manual recording operation. Since the recording is started by the user's manual operation, the recording start time is indefinite. (5-1) and (5-3) in FIG. 14B show a case where the user performs a recording operation immediately after the alarm, and (5-2) shows a certain amount of time after the alarm is output. In this example, the user performs a recording operation.
Of course, even if the user recognizes the start time by the alarm output, the user may not perform the recording operation on his / her own will.

After the start of recording, the recording is stopped or resumed by the user's manual operation.
The example of (5-1) is an example in which the recording operation is stopped by the user performing a stop operation before reaching the end time. In (5-2), since the user does not perform the stop operation even when the end time is reached, the recording is continued as it is, and after the end time, the recording operation ends when the user performs the stop operation. This is an example.
In the example of (5-3), after the recording is started, the recording is once ended by the user's stop operation. Thereafter, before the end time is reached, the recording operation is started by the user performing a recording operation, and thereafter, the recording operation is ended according to the user's stop operation.

That is, this processing example 5 is an example in which notification is performed by alarm output at the start time, but recording is started and stopped by manual operation by the user.
The recorded file name is set to, for example, “ΔΔΔ01” or the like using the text data of the scheduled item of interest.

The processing of the CPU 2 that realizes the processing example 5 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step F460, the CPU 2 compares the current date and time counted by the clock unit 13 with the start time of the latest scheduled item in the schedule information, and determines whether or not the current time has reached a certain scheduled item.
When the current time becomes the start time, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F461 and outputs an alarm in the same manner as in the above processing example 4.

After the alarm output control, the CPU 2 waits for the user's recording operation in step F462. In step F463, it is monitored whether the current time has reached the end time. If the end time is reached without the user performing a recording operation, the processing of FIG. 16 is terminated from step F463.
If it is detected that the user has performed a recording operation before reaching the end time, the CPU 2 advances the process to step F464, and as in the case of the above processing examples 1 to 4, it is determined from the text data of the scheduled item and the microphone. Set the sensitivity automatically.
In step F465, the CPU 2 sets the file name of the file to be recorded using the text data of the scheduled item that is the current target.

Subsequently, the CPU 2 performs recording start control in step F466, whereby the operation for recording is started in each part. The sound input from the microphone 8 is supplied to the A / D converter 7 via the microphone amplifier 16 to become digital sound data, and is buffered and stored in the RAM 4. The audio data stored in the buffering is transferred to the file processing unit 6 every predetermined data unit. The file processing unit 6 encodes the transferred audio data and stores it in the data storage unit 5.
During this recording operation, the CPU 2 monitors the user's stop operation in step F467. Recording is continued until the user performs a stop operation unless there is a special recording termination circumstance, such as when the battery runs out or the capacity of the data storage device 5 is used up.
If the user's stop operation is detected, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F468 and performs stop control of the recording operation for each part. As a result, the recording operation is stopped, and the data storage unit 5 is set in a state where the current recording data is managed as one file. At this time, the file name is managed as the file name set in step F465.

After the stop control in step F468, the CPU 2 monitors in step F469 whether or not the current time has reached the end time of the scheduled item currently targeted. In step F470, it is monitored whether or not the user has performed a recording operation.
If the end time is reached without performing the recording operation as it is, the processing of FIG. 16 is ended.
If the end time has already passed when the stop process is performed in step F468, it is immediately determined in step F469 that the end time has been reached, and the process in FIG. 12 ends.

On the other hand, if the user performs a recording operation before the end time is reached, the CPU 2 proceeds from step F470 to F471 and sets the file name. In this case as well, automatic setting is performed using text data of schedule information as in step F465. For example, a number is assigned so that the file name does not become the same as the file recorded immediately before. For example, when the file name initially set in step F412 is “material / cost meeting 01”, in step F418, for example, “material / cost meeting 02” is set.
Then, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F466 and performs recording start control. Thereafter, recording is continued until the user performs a stop operation.

With the processing in FIG. 16, as shown in FIG. 14B, an alarm is output at the start time of the scheduled item, and thereafter, an operation in which recording is started or stopped by an arbitrary manual operation by the user is executed. It will be.
In this case, by outputting an alarm at a certain scheduled start time, the user can know that it is time to record, thus preventing forgetting to record. In addition, since recording is started and stopped manually, it is possible to realize a recording operation corresponding to the actual situation such as a meeting. For example, when the start of the conference is delayed, when it ends early, when it is extended, when a break is inserted, recording can be performed.

In FIG. 16, an alarm is output when the start time is reached, but an alarm sound is output slightly before the start time, for example, 3 minutes before the start time, or a recording start message is displayed after 3 minutes, etc. To alert the user early.
In order to alert the user while waiting for the recording operation in step F462, for example, an alarm output may be performed periodically.
Further, in this processing example 5, when the end time is reached while recording is being performed, the recording is continued as it is. In this case, since the user may have forgotten to stop recording, when the end time is reached during recording, an alarm sound is output and a message is displayed to confirm whether the user can continue recording. It may be possible to call attention to the

<Processing example 6>
Processing example 6 will be described with reference to FIGS.
This processing example 6 is based on the same recording operation as usual without particularly automating recording start / stop and alarm output. That is, it is assumed that recording is started or stopped according to the manual operation of the user.
However, when recording is performed, the schedule information is referred to, and if there is a scheduled item corresponding to the recording execution time zone, the file name is set using the text data. It is.

In FIG. 17, the start time and end time of a certain scheduled item in the schedule information are shown as the start time and end time.
For example, (6-1) is a case where the user starts / stops recording and stores the file within the period from the start time to the end time.
Also, (6-2) is a case where the recording that the user performed the recording start operation is started within the period from the start time to the end time, but the recording is ended by performing the stop operation after the end time. is there.
(6-3) is a case where recording is performed in a time zone other than the period from the start time to the end time.
Here, for example, when recording is started within a period from the start time to the end time as in (6-1) (6-2), the text data of the scheduled item is automatically set as the file name. Perform the settings used.

FIG. 18 shows a processing example of the CPU 2.
By detecting the user's recording operation in step F480, the CPU 2 proceeds to step F481, and confirms the current date and time counted by the clock unit 3 and the schedule information.
If the current date / time falls within the time range from the start time to the end time of a certain scheduled item in the schedule information, the process proceeds from step F482 to F483, and the text data of the corresponding scheduled item is used. Automatically set the file name. If there is no corresponding scheduled item, step F483 is not performed.
Then, the CPU 2 performs recording start control in step F484. After the start of recording, the CPU 2 monitors the user's stop operation in step F485, and controls the recording stop and file formation processing in step F486 in response to the stop operation being performed.
When the process of step F483 has been performed, that is, in the case of (6-1) (6-2) in FIG. 17, the stored file is generated from the text data of the scheduled item as the file name. Make sure a filename is given.
When the process of step F483 is not performed, that is, in the case of (6-3) in FIG. 17, a normal file name, for example, a file name with a recording start time added to a continuous file number is set. .

  Depending on such processing, the user arbitrarily starts / stops recording, but if the start time falls within the time range of a certain scheduled item, the file name is automatically changed to the text of the scheduled item. Since it is generated based on the data, there is no need to manually write a file name that is easy for the user to understand later.

In this example, the file name automatic setting is performed by determining the presence or absence of the corresponding scheduled item with reference to the recording start time, but other examples are also conceivable.
For example, the file name automatic setting may be performed by determining the presence or absence of the corresponding scheduled item with reference to the recording end time. (6-4) in FIG. 17 is an example in which the recording is started before the start time, and the recording is ended within the period from the start time to the end time. In this case, it is assumed that the corresponding scheduled item exists, and the file name is automatically set using the text data.
Also, as shown in FIG. 17 (6-5), when the recorded time zone includes the period from the start time to the end time, it is determined that the corresponding scheduled item exists, and the file name using the text data is used. Automatic setting may be performed. For example, such a process can be performed by comparing the start time / end time of recording with the start time / end time of each scheduled item in the schedule information and determining the presence / absence of the corresponding scheduled item.

[6. Attaching files in the schedule management application]

As described above, the file stored in the data storage unit 5 by the recording operation in the voice storage / playback device 1 can be transferred to the PC 200 by the processes shown in FIGS.
Here, as a process on the PC 200 (scheduler) side, the transferred file is associated with the schedule information in step F205 of FIG. 5 or step F258 of FIG.
This is a process of associating a file corresponding to a certain scheduled item by comparing the file name of the file taken into the PC 200 with the schedule information on the scheduler side.
For example, in FIG. 4, a schedule item “material / cost meeting...” Is set from 3:00 to 4:30 on April 2.
When the schedule information including this schedule item is taken into the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1, the files recorded from 3:00 to 4:30 on April 2 according to the processing examples 1 to 6 described above will be “material / cost meeting”. The file name including the characters “is automatically set.
Therefore, the CPU 211 of the PC 200 determines the correspondence with each scheduled item of the schedule information based on the file name of the transferred file in step F205 of FIG. 5 or step F258 of FIG. If so, associate the schedule item with the file.
Then, for example, on the screen as shown in FIG. 4, when the user designates a certain scheduled item and performs an operation for instructing audio reproduction, the associated file is automatically selected and reproduced. Can be realized.
The user's convenience can be improved by such a linked operation of the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 and the scheduler.

[7. Effects and modifications of the embodiment]

In the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 of the embodiment described above, an operation suitable for the user is executed without the user performing a troublesome operation.
That is, if schedule information is taken in from the PC 200 (scheduler) side, forgetting to record can be prevented by automatically starting recording or outputting an alarm at the start time of the scheduled item, for example.
Even when automatic recording is performed, recording corresponding to the actual situation can be performed by manually starting, stopping, and restarting recording.
In addition, it is possible to prevent so-called forgetting to stop by performing automatic stop at the end time of the scheduled item or outputting an alarm.
In addition, these also mean that troublesome timer recording setting operation and alarm setting need not be performed in the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1.

In addition, the file name is automatically set for the file to be recorded using the text data in the schedule information, so that the recorded content can be easily understood later for the user. It will be very convenient.
In addition, since appropriate sensitivity setting is automatically performed during recording, recording with appropriate sensitivity can be realized without the user having to perform an operation when performing recording.
Further, by performing display based on the schedule information, the user can easily confirm his / her schedule using the voice storage / playback apparatus 1.

The present invention can be modified in various ways other than those described as the above embodiments.
Although the processing examples 1 to 6 described above may be implemented individually, processing examples in which these are combined are also conceivable.
Various processing examples may be arbitrarily selected by the user by mode selection.

  The alarm output is not limited to the output of an electronic sound or a message voice. For example, a vibrator may be mounted so that the user is notified of the start time and the end time by vibration. Further, message display by the display unit 12, light emission using an LED or the like, notification by blinking, and the like may be performed. Furthermore, the sound, display, light emission, and the like may be executed in combination.

Various selections can be made for the selection of scheduled items of schedule information to be processed as in the above processing examples 1-6.
For example, in the schedule information of FIG. 7, only the start time is set for the schedule items # 2 and # 4. Such a schedule item is not related to the recording operation, and may be excluded from the application of processing such as the processing examples 1 to 6. That is, it is possible to extract only the scheduled items for which the start time / end time is set, and set them as processing targets such as the processing examples 1 to 6.
In addition, when inputting a schedule item on the scheduler side, a special character may be added to a schedule that the user is supposed to record in the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1. For example, the character “recording” is included in the text data of the scheduled item. In the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1, a scheduled item including the characters “recording” may be extracted as a processing target as in the processing examples 1 to 6.
Also, flag data indicating that it is a recording target instead of text data can be set in each scheduled item, and the voice storage / playback device 1 determines whether or not it is a scheduled item related to recording processing depending on the presence or absence of the flag data. You may make it determine.
Further, when only the start time is set as in the schedule items # 2 and # 4 in FIG. 7, the alarm output is only performed, and the alarm is output at the start time or a predetermined time before the start time. An example of processing is also conceivable.

The microphone sensitivity is set by determining a specific character in the text data of the scheduled item, but the microphone sensitivity may be set by extracting location information or the like, for example. The scheduled item # 1 in FIG. 7 includes a character string “large conference room” in the text data. Further, the schedule item # 3 has a character string “3F small meeting room”. The width of the recording location is estimated from these character strings. In other words, if there is a character string that is estimated to be a large room such as “Large Meeting Room”, the microphone sensitivity is set to a high level, and a character string that is estimated to be a narrow room such as “Small Meeting Room”. If there is, the processing such as setting the microphone sensitivity to a low level is also possible.
Further, when inputting the schedule item by the scheduler, the microphone sensitivity setting can be input, and if the information of the microphone sensitivity is added to the schedule item, the audio recording / reproducing apparatus 1 can accurately set the microphone according to the information. Sensitivity can be set.

  The audio storage device of the present invention also includes an audio / video storage device that stores audio and video in a storage medium. For example, in a device such as a video camera, it is also assumed that schedule information is captured and processing related to the storage operation of input audio data and video data is performed based on the relationship between the date and time data in the schedule information and the current date and time. Is done. For example, as in processing examples 1 to 6, automatic recording and recording of audio data and video data at the start time is started, automatic recording and recording is stopped at the end time, alarm output at the start time / end time, and schedule information are used. You can automatically set the audio / video file name.

Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a video storage device that stores only video data or a storage device that stores various other data.
That is, a storage unit that stores information, an information communication unit that performs information communication with an external device, an input unit that inputs data, a clock unit that counts the current date and time, and a control unit are provided.
The control unit receives schedule information including schedule item information including date / time data and schedule content data through communication with an external device by the information communication unit, and performs processing of storing the schedule information in the storage unit. Further, the control unit stores the data input from the input unit in the storage unit based on the relationship between the date and time data in the schedule information stored in the storage unit and the current date and time counted by the clock unit. Performs processing related to operations.
By configuring such a storage device, the present invention can be applied as a device that stores not only audio data but also various data.

It is a block diagram of the audio | voice recording / reproducing apparatus of embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the connection of the audio | voice recording / reproducing apparatus of embodiment and PC. It is a block diagram of PC. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a screen by the scheduler started by PC. It is a flowchart of the data transfer process between the audio | voice recording / reproducing apparatus of embodiment and PC. It is a flowchart of the other data transfer process between the audio | voice recording / reproducing apparatus of embodiment and PC. It is explanatory drawing of the schedule information of embodiment. It is a flowchart of the schedule display process of the audio | voice recording / reproducing apparatus of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a display of the audio | voice recording / reproducing apparatus of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the process examples 1-3 of embodiment. It is a flowchart of the process example 1 of an embodiment. It is a flowchart of the example 2 of processing of an embodiment. It is a flowchart of the process example 3 of an embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the process examples 4 and 5 of embodiment. It is a flowchart of the process example 4 of an embodiment. It is a flowchart of the process example 5 of an embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the process example 6 of embodiment. It is a flowchart of the process example 6 of an embodiment.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Audio | voice recording / reproducing apparatus, 2 CPU, 3 Operation part, 4 RAM, 5 Data storage part, 6 File processing part, 7 A / D converter, 8 Microphone, 9 D / A converter, 10 Speaker, 11 Display control Section, 12 display section, 13 clock section, 14 ROM, 15 external interface section, 16 microphone amplifier, 17 speaker amplifier, 18 bus

Claims (9)

A storage unit for storing information;
An information communication unit for performing information communication with an external device;
A voice input unit for inputting voice data;
A clock that counts the current date and time,
In the process of receiving schedule information including schedule item information having date / time data and schedule content data by communication with an external device by the information communication unit and storing the schedule information in the storage unit, and the schedule information stored in the storage unit Based on the relationship between the date and time data and the current date and time counted by the clock unit, a control unit that performs processing related to the storage operation of the voice data input from the voice input unit to the storage unit;
A voice storage device.   As a process related to the storage operation, the control unit performs processing on the audio data input from the audio input unit when the current date and time counted by the clock unit reaches the start time in the date and time data of the schedule information. The voice storage device according to claim 1, wherein a process for starting a storage operation in the storage unit is performed.   As a process related to the storage operation, the control unit performs processing on the audio data input from the audio input unit when the current date and time counted by the clock unit reaches the end time in the date and time data of the schedule information. The voice storage device according to claim 1, wherein a process of stopping a storage operation in the storage unit is performed.   As a process related to the storage operation, the control unit performs a voice operation when the current date and time counted by the clock unit reaches the start time in the date and time data of the schedule information or reaches a predetermined time before the start time. The voice storage device according to claim 1, wherein processing for notifying a user that it is a start time of a data storage operation is performed.   As a process related to the storage operation, the control unit performs a voice operation when the current date and time counted by the clock unit reaches the end time in the date and time data of the schedule information or reaches a predetermined time before the end time. The voice storage device according to claim 1, wherein processing for notifying a user that it is an end time of a data storage operation is performed.   The voice storage device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit sets a file name of a voice data file generated by a voice data storage operation using the scheduled content data in the schedule information as processing related to the storage operation. .   The voice storage device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit sets sensitivity at the time of voice data storage operation based on information included in the schedule information as processing related to the storage operation.   The voice storage device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit further performs a schedule display process based on the schedule information stored in the storage unit. Receiving and storing schedule information including schedule item information having date and time data and schedule content data by communication with an external device;
Comparing the current date and time counted by the date and time counting process with the date and time data in the stored schedule information;
Performing a process related to the storage operation for the input audio data based on the relationship determined by comparing the date and time data in the schedule information with the current date and time counted;
A voice storage method comprising:

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