JP2614751B2 - Phone number recording and playback device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a telephone number recording / reproducing apparatus.
The present invention relates to a telephone number recording / reproducing apparatus suitable for recording communication information using a removable recording medium such as a magnetic disk.

<Prior Art> In recent years, still picture videophones have been put to practical use for ordinary households.

In such a still image videophone, the transmitting side converts an optical image (sender's face, etc.) into a still image signal by an image sensor,
This still image signal is subjected to, for example, AM modulation and put on a general subscriber telephone line. Then, on the receiving side, the image signal transmitted via the telephone line is reproduced on the CRT.

In the above-described still image videophone, an image signal is converted into sound and transmitted via a telephone line, so that a still image can be recorded by recording the still image transmission signal on an audio tape. Therefore, it can be used to record a still image of a face or a picture sent from a telephone partner, a telephone conversation content on an audio tape, or transmit a still image recorded on an audio tape in advance. It has become.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> As described above, recording still images and conversation contents in a still image videophone improves usability, but when an audio tape is used as a recording medium, necessary recording is required. There is a problem that the cueing of the part is complicated and it is inconvenient to carry and store.

On the other hand, electronic still cameras have been put to practical use as a medium for recording still images. In such electronic still cameras, still images are recorded on a small (47 mm diameter) magnetic disk called a still video floppy stored in a cartridge. It is supposed to.

When recording a still image on the still video floppy, the head of the recording portion can be easily located by tracking the playback head, and of course, it is possible to record audio on the same floppy, and it is also possible to record audio on the same floppy. It is also advantageous for ease of carrying and storage.

Therefore, in the present invention, it is supposed that a recording medium such as a magnetic disk in which a cue of a recording portion can be easily located and which is detachable is used for recording communication information (video, audio, etc.) in a videophone. An object of the present invention is to improve and facilitate management of communication information.

<Means for Solving the Problems> Therefore, in the present invention, a reading device for reading a label printed with telephone number information attached to a predetermined position of a removable recording medium case, and a drive device for driving the recording medium And a device for outputting a signal based on telephone number information read by the reading device to a telephone line, and transmitting a video signal via a telephone line to a drive device provided with the reading device. And recording of the videophone communication on a recording medium set in the drive device.

<Operation> According to this configuration, a label on which telephone number information is printed is attached to a predetermined position of a removable recording medium case such as a magnetic disk, and the telephone number information printed on the label is read by the reading device. Read. Therefore, if the recording medium is limited to recording with a specific partner and the telephone number information of the specific partner is printed on a label, communication information in a videophone can be managed using the telephone number as a management number.

It is preferable that the telephone number information is printed by converting the telephone number information into a barcode which is a code formed by a combination of vertical lines having different thicknesses and intervals.

Also, by outputting a signal based on the telephone number information read by the reading device to a telephone line, it is possible to make a correct call to the telephone number previously printed on the label, and Record the communication information (transmitted video and audio, furthermore, the number of times of communication, the date and time of communication, etc.) on the recording medium, and record the communication information with the other party having a different telephone number for each recording medium. It can be managed for each partner.

<Examples> Examples of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows a still picture videophone 1 for transmitting a still picture via a general subscriber telephone line.

Here, the still picture videophone 1 shoots a desired image such as a sender's face or gain through a shooting window 2 by an image pickup device such as a built-in CCD or an image pickup tube, and changes this shooting state to a cathode ray tube 3. Projected on. The transmitting side selects a still image desired to be transmitted from the image of the cathode ray tube 3 projected as a moving image by the operation button 4 on the transmitting side, converts this still image to sound and transmits it to the other party connected via a telephone line. is there.

In the case of this embodiment, as shown in the figure, the receiver 5 and the numeric keypad 6 for indicating the telephone number are provided integrally with the still picture videophone 1, but a normal telephone is connected separately. It may be.

Further, in the case of the present embodiment, a disk drive device 8 for recording and reproducing telephone communication by driving a magnetic disk (floppy) 7 as a recording medium detachable from the still picture videophone 1 is additionally provided. By setting a predetermined magnetic disk 7 of the disk drive 8, a still image or a normal conversation voice converted into sound and transmitted via a telephone line, and further, communication data such as the number of times of communication, date and time, etc., are recorded on the magnetic disk 7. 7 and read out still images and sounds recorded in advance on the magnetic disk 7 and transmit them to the other party via a telephone line.

As shown in FIG. 2, the magnetic disk 7 has a small (eg, 47 mm in diameter) magnetic disk housed in a cartridge (hard case) 7a.
A label 11 having a barcode 10 printed thereon is attached to the outer surface of 7a. The bar code 10 is obtained by converting a telephone number of a predetermined partner into a so-called bar code which is a code formed by combining vertical lines having different thicknesses and intervals, and reading the bar code 10 as the telephone number information with a scanner. Thus, the telephone number encoded and printed on the label 11 can be read. That is, in this embodiment, a label 11 on which a different telephone number is printed is attached to each magnetic disk 7, and the magnetic disk 7 is selectively used for each telephone number partner.

In order to print a bar code 10 corresponding to a telephone number on the label 11, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a handy writer 15 for printing a bar code is used, and a predetermined number is operated by operating the numeric keypad 15a of the handy writer 15. After the telephone number is input, the printing portion (the lower end face in the figure) of the handy writer 15 is pressed on the blank label 11 attached to the magnetic disk 7 to print the bar code 10 corresponding to the telephone number. Also,
It is also possible to prepare software for converting a telephone number into a bar code 10 and printing it in a word processor, and to print the predetermined bar code 10 on a glued label sticker arranged on a mount with a printer of the word processor. Further, the bar code 10 may be a code obtained by encoding a short number of a predetermined telephone number.

On the other hand, the disk drive device 8 not only performs recording and reproduction of the magnetic disk 7 but also has a scanner 12 as a reading device for reading the bar code 10 of the label 11. When 7 is set, the barcode 10 is automatically read. The scanner 12 is composed of, for example, an LED and a photo sensor, and is fixed to an insert portion 8a of a disk drive device 8 in which the magnetic disk 7 is set, as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the barcode 10 is read by passing the barcode 10 through the scanner 12. After the magnetic disk 7 is set in the disk drive device 8, the scanner 12 may move on the label 11 to read the barcode 10.

When the magnetic disk 7 is set in the disk drive device 8 and the bar code 10 (telephone number) printed on the label 11 is read, a display as shown in FIG.

At the top, the destination name (and file number) of the telephone number printed on the label 11 of the set magnetic disk 7 is displayed, and the telephone number,
Further, the destination address is displayed. The destination name and address are recorded on the magnetic disk 7 in advance, or the telephone number is recorded as a serial number in the semiconductor memory of the still picture television 1.

Further, the CRT 3 displays the date and time and the time when the call was sent to the other party, and the date and time and the time when the call was received from the other party. These communication record data are recorded automatically when the magnetic disk 7 is set in the disk drive device 8 at the time of transmission to the destination shown in the cathode ray tube 3 and at the time of reception from the destination. If the facsimile transmission device is integrated into the still picture videophone 1, the transmission record (date and time, number of pages) is also recorded and displayed.

For example, a telephone device may be provided with a memory for storing past (for example, 100) telephone call records in a telephone device, and when a magnetic disk 7 of a partner device is inserted into the device, the reception of the call from the partner is recorded. May automatically pick up the call (receiving) record of the telephone number partner of the magnetic disk 7 and compare it with the information on the magnetic disk 7, and if there is a new record, transfer it to the magnetic disk 7. . Further, the telephone number read from the label 11 of the magnetic disk 7 may be automatically recorded on a predetermined track of the magnetic disk 7, so that even if the label 11 is peeled off or the print becomes thin, the telephone number may be recorded. Can be prevented from becoming unknown.

In this manner, the predetermined magnetic disk 7 is set in the disk drive device 8, and when the telephone number or the like of the other party of the set magnetic disk 7 is read out, the operation button 4 is selected and operated to select the telephone. A voice signal corresponding to the number is output to a telephone line, and a telephone call can be made to the other party in the same manner as when a telephone number is entered with the numeric keypad 6.

By printing the telephone number on the label 11 of the magnetic disk 7 in this manner, the telephone number can be read and automatically dialed, and the magnetic disk 7 can be selectively set. It is definitely easy to make phone calls.

Further, for example, a magnetic disk for recording a still image in an electronic still camera that converts an optical image into an electric image signal by an image pickup device and records a still image on the magnetic disk, and a magnetic disk for recording a still image TV phone 1 in this embodiment. Disk 7
And the bar code 10 on the electronic still camera side.
May be provided so that the printed telephone number is read and displayed on the display unit of the camera by setting the magnetic disk in the electronic still camera.

When the magnetic disk 7 is set in the disk drive device 8 of the still image videophone 1 and telephone communication with the telephone number partner printed on the label 11 of the magnetic disk 7 is started, a still image of the face is transmitted from this side. Or a still image is transmitted from the other party, and furthermore, a normal conversation is performed,
When it is desired to record a still image or conversation voice transmitted from the other party, the still image or the voice is recorded on the set magnetic disk 7, that is, the magnetic disk 7 on which the telephone number of the telephone partner is printed. Therefore, only the communication record with the telephone number partner printed on the magnetic disk 7 is recorded, and the telephone communication record of a different partner can be managed for each magnetic disk.

In this embodiment, the telephone number is converted into the barcode 10 and printed on the label 11, but the telephone number may be printed as it is. However, it is desirable to print a code converted into a barcode or the like in terms of reading speed and reading accuracy. Also, bar code 10
At the same time, it is desirable to add the telephone number represented by the bar code 10 as a number or to add the destination name of the telephone number.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, telephone number information is printed on a label and affixed to a case of a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, so that the other party of the telephone number information printed on the label can be used. It is possible to automatically record the communication with the other party on the recording medium used for the automatic dialing, and manage communication information with a different party for each recording medium.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a still picture videophone to which the present invention is applied;
2 is an enlarged perspective view of the magnetic disk shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a state diagram showing an example of a telephone number printing method on the magnetic disk, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a disk drive device showing an example of a telephone number reading device. FIG. 5 is a state diagram showing an example of a display in the still picture videophone shown in FIG. 1. Still picture videophone, 3 ... CRT, 5 ... Handset, 6 ... Numeric keypad, 7 ... Magnetic disk, 7a ... Cartridge, 8 ... Disk drive device, 10 ... Barcode, 11 ... label

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A reading device for reading a label printed with telephone number information attached to a predetermined position of a case of a removable recording medium, a driving device for driving the recording medium, and a reading device for reading the label. A device for outputting a signal based on telephone number information to a telephone line, wherein a drive device provided with the reading device is attached to a videophone for transmitting video via a telephone line, and set in the drive device. A telephone number recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein the communication record of the videophone is recorded on the recorded recording medium.