JP3334236B2 - Recording and playback system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing system using an audio memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a recording / reproducing system using a voice memory, for example, an IC recording / reproducing system in an answering machine is known. This system records a response message in an IC memory in advance, detects a ringing tone when a call is received while absent, puts the telephone into a call state, and reproduces the response message from the IC memory. It is something to tell the other party.

[0003]

However, in the conventional recording / reproducing system, there is no idea of designating a recording / reproducing time for the IC memory.

[0004] The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and is intended to record audio data in an audio memory based on time information read from a recording medium. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording / playback system capable of playing back audio.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a recording / reproducing system according to the present invention uses a telephone number information of an order destination, voice data of a product name, and a start time and an end time of the voice data. In addition to recording the audio data read from the recording medium on which the time information is recorded, the audio memory in which the audio data of the order number of the product is previously recorded, the telephone number information read from the recording medium, and the order number of the product are stored. The memory for recording and recording the time information read from the recording medium, and the time information read from the recording medium and the time information recorded in the memory match, and when the order number of the product is input, the time information in the audio memory is recorded. The audio data of the product name read from the recording medium is recorded at the address corresponding to, and the order number of the product is recorded in the memory corresponding to the audio data of the product name And a control unit for controlling so that the telephone line is connected based on the telephone number information read from the memory, and the audio data of the product name recorded in the audio memory reproduced by the control of the control unit and recorded in the memory. Sending means for sending voice data of the number of products corresponding to the number of orders to a telephone line.

Here, the control unit may set an address at which recording of the audio data of the product name is started and an address at which the recording is stopped when the start time is inputted from the recording medium. When the start time is input from the medium, set the address to start recording the audio data of the product name, and when the end time is input from the recording medium, set the address to stop recording the audio data of the product name. You may make it set.

[0007]

The present invention uses a recording medium in which telephone number information of an order destination, voice data of a product name, and time information including a start time and an end time of the voice data are recorded. Further, time information corresponding to the recording medium is recorded in the memory in advance, and audio data of the number of ordered products is recorded in the audio memory in advance. Then, play the recording medium,
When the time information read from the recording medium matches the time information previously recorded in the memory, and the number of ordered products is input, the audio data of the product name read from the recording medium is stored in the address corresponding to the time information in the audio memory. At the same time, the order number of the product is recorded in the memory corresponding to the voice data of the product name. Then, a connection is made to a telephone line based on the telephone number information read from the recording medium recorded in the memory,
The voice data of the product name recorded in the reproduced voice memory and the voice data of the number of products corresponding to the number of orders recorded in the memory are transmitted to the telephone line. Thus, the voice data recorded in the voice memory can be reproduced, and a telephone order for a product can be made.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a recording / playback system to which the present invention is applied. This system uses VT
This is a system in which catalog tapes are played on the R and products are ordered while looking at the monitor screen.

In FIG. 1, video and audio signals reproduced by a VTR 1 are supplied to a monitor 2 via an AV cable 5. The audio signal reproduced by the VTR 1 is supplied to the telephone 4 by the audio cable 6 and is supplied to the adapter 3 by the audio cable 7. Further, the VTR 1 and the adapter 3 are connected by a serial communication cable 8, and a time code signal is supplied from the VTR 1 to the adapter 3. The adapter 3 and the telephone 4 are connected by a parallel communication cable 9, and a control signal for an audio memory built in the telephone 4 is supplied from the adapter 3 to the telephone 4.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a recording format of a catalog tape used in the system of FIG. FIG.
In the first 30 seconds of the tape, there is a table of contents.
Here, an image such as a name of an order destination of a product and a telephone number, and a sound of a tone signal indicating the telephone number are recorded. In the next 5 seconds (from time code P1 = 0: 30 to time code P2 = 0: 35), the video of product 1 and the sound of the product name are recorded, and for the next 25 seconds (time code P2 = From 0 minutes 35 seconds to time code P3 = 1 minutes 00 seconds), video and audio showing details of the product 1 are recorded. Similarly, for the next 5 seconds (time code P
3 = 1 minute 00 seconds to time code P4 = 1 minute 05 seconds), the video of the product 2 and the sound of the product name are recorded.
In the next 25 seconds (from time code P4 = 1: 05 to time code P5 = 1: 30), video and audio showing details of the product 2 are recorded. Hereinafter, similarly, video and audio for 5 seconds and detailed video and audio for 25 seconds are sequentially recorded for each product.

Next, an outline of the operation of the recording / reproducing system configured as described above will be described. First, when the user sets the catalog tape on the VTR 1 and plays it, the tone signal of the telephone number of the order destination of the product recorded in the table of contents is
The data is supplied to the adapter 3 through the audio cable 7 and stored in a built-in memory. Next, from 0 minutes 30 seconds to 0 minutes 35
The audio signal of the product name of the product 1 reproduced during the second is supplied to the telephone 4 through the audio cable 6 and stored in the built-in audio memory. Next, while watching the monitor 2 between 0 minutes and 35 seconds and 1 minute and 00 seconds, input the number to be ordered with the key of the telephone 4, and the data indicating the number is displayed.
The data is input to the adapter 3 through the parallel communication cable 9 and stored in a built-in memory. Hereinafter, similarly,
The merchandise name is stored in the memory of the adapter 3 so as to correspond to the number (the details will be described later). When the ordering of all the commodities is completed, the telephone number of the order destination is read from the memory of the adapter 3 and supplied to the telephone 4 through the parallel communication cable 9 to make a call. Further, the data of the number of ordered products is read from the memory of the adapter 3 and supplied to the telephone 4. When the telephone is connected to the ordering party, the telephone 4 reproduces the product name and the number of voices stored in the voice memory of the telephone 4 and sends it out to the ordering party via the telephone line 10.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an adapter and a telephone constituting the recording / reproducing system shown in FIG. The adapter 3 is a CPU that controls the entire system.
31, a ROM 32 for storing a program for system control, a RAM 33 for storing various data such as a telephone number of an order destination and an ordered number, and a mutual conversion between serial data on the serial communication cable 8 and internal parallel data. Interface 34 and VT for performing
A tone decoder 35 is provided which decodes a tone signal of the telephone number of the order destination inputted from the R1 through the audio cable 7 and supplies the tone signal to the CPU 31.

The telephone 4 includes a voice synthesis IC 41, a RAM 42 for recording and reproducing voice data and the like, and a keyboard 4
3. A tone generator 44 for selectively generating a tone signal corresponding to the output of the keyboard 43 or the telephone number supplied from the adapter 3, an amplifier 45 for amplifying the output of the voice synthesis IC 41, and amplifying the output of the tone generator 44. An amplifier 46 and an interface (line interface) 47 for the telephone line 10 are provided.

Next, the operation of the adapter and the telephone in the application system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of ordering a product. First, the tone signal of the telephone number of the order destination of the product recorded in the table of contents is input to the tone decoder 36 through the audio cable 7, where it is decoded and stored in the RAM 33 (step S1).
Next, the voice signal of the product name is supplied to the telephone 4 through the voice cable 6, converted into a digital signal by the voice synthesis IC 41, and stored in the RAM 42 (step S).
2). Next, data indicating the order number of the product input from the keyboard 43 is input to the adapter 3 through the parallel communication cable 9 and stored in the RAM 33. When the order of the product is completed, the process is completed.

When the order of the product is completed, the operation mode of the VTR 1 is supplied to the adapter 3 via the serial communication cable 8 to notify the CPU 31 of the adapter 3 that the reproduction of the catalog tape has been completed. Alternatively, the user may input a predetermined key (eg, #) from the keyboard 43 of the telephone 4 and notify the CPU 31 of the adapter 3 of the input.

Here, the operation of recording the voice signal of the product name in the RAM 42 and the correspondence relationship with the number of orders stored in the RAM 33 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the recording control operation for the RAM 42, that is, details of step S2 in FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of contents stored in a RAM 42. Hereinafter, description will be made mainly with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

Now, it is assumed that the product 1 recorded on the catalog tape of FIG. 2 is a headphone stereo, the product 2 is a CD player, the product 3 is an MD player, and two products 1 and one product 3 are ordered. , RAM 42 will be described. First, in the present system, time codes P1, P2,... Indicating the time during which the sound indicating the product names 1, 2, 3,.
Store it in AM33. This storage is based on the catalog tape specifications, for example, the time during which the sound of each product name is recorded (FIG. 2).
In the case of (1), it can be realized by detecting 0 seconds to 5 seconds and 30 seconds to 35 seconds every minute) and notifying the CPU 31 of the adapter 3 of it. If there is a catalog tape of a different specification, the user looks at the tape, and from the operation unit (not shown) of the VTR 1, determines which specification (type 1, type 2)
Etc.). If a memory is provided in the tape cassette and data indicating the specification is stored therein, the VTR 1 can read this data and automatically determine the specification. The specifications of the catalog tape detected in this way are input to the adapter 3 via the serial communication cable 8 and passed through the input / output interface 34 to the CPU 31.
Is input to The CPU 31 stores the time codes P1, P2,.
To memorize.

When the time code in which the sounds of the product names 1, 2,... Are recorded is stored in the RAM 33, the CPU 31 determines the time code supplied from the VTR 1 through the serial communication cable 8 Compare the time code stored in the RAM 33 with the time code TC =
When P1 is reached (step S11), the voice of the product name 1 is recorded in the RAM 42 as the first phrase.
43, a start address a and a stop address b are set and transmitted to the voice synthesis IC 41 (step S12,
13). Then, the recording start command is sent to the voice synthesis IC.
41 (step S14). Product name 1 (headphone stereo) audio is ADM (Adaptive Delta Mod)
ulation) and stored in the RAM 42 at addresses a and b. Thereafter, when the user inputs the number 2 from the keyboard 43, the number is stored in the RAM 33 at an address corresponding to the first phrase (FIG. 6).

Similarly, when the time code TC = P3 supplied from the VTR 1 is reached (step S16), the CPU
31 calculates the start address c and the stop address d of the RAM 42 and sends them to the voice synthesis IC 41 to record the voice of the product name 2 (CD player) as the second phrase in the RAM 42 (steps S17 and S18), and then records The command is sent to the voice synthesis IC 41 (step S14). The sound of the product name 2 (CD player) is R
It is stored at addresses c to d of AM42.

Next, although not shown, when the time code TC = P5, the CPU 31 sets the product name 3 (MD
To record the player's voice as the second phrase,
A start address c and a stop address d are sent out, and then a recording command is sent out. The sound of the product name 3 (MD player) is overwritten on the addresses c to d of the RAM 42. Then, when the user inputs the number 1 from the keyboard 43, the number is stored in the RAM 33 at an address corresponding to the second phrase. That is, at this time, since the number of the products 2 has not been input, it is recorded again as the second phrase.

As described above, when the order of the commodity is completed (step S15), the processing is terminated. In the above description, at the time of TC = P1 or P3, the start address “a” or “c” and the stop address “b” or “d” which define an area necessary for recording the voice for 5 seconds are set. At the time of TC = P1 or P3, only the start address a or c is set, and when TC = P2 or P4,
The configuration may be such that the stop address b or d is set.

In this way, the sounds of the "headphone stereo" and the "MD player" are recorded in the RAM 42 connected to the voice synthesis IC 41. CPU3
The number “2” is stored in the RAM 33 connected to
And “1” are stored. Further, in this system, the RAM
Voices such as "Please one" and "Please two" are recorded in advance (for example, when the adapter 3 is shipped) (addresses p to q and r to s of the RAM 42 in FIG. 6).

Next, the operation of making a call to the order destination will be described with reference to FIG. First, the telephone number of the order destination is read from the RAM 33, and the tone generator 44 is read.
To generate a tone signal, amplify it, and send it out to the telephone line 10 (step S21). When the ordering party and the telephone line are connected (Yes in step S22), the number of ordered products is read from the RAM 33 and supplied to the speech synthesis IC 41 (step S23). The voice synthesis IC 41 reads out the voice of the product name from the RAM 42 (step S2).
4) Subsequently, the number of voices is read from the RAM 42 (step S25). For example, in the case of the product 1 (headphone stereo), the addresses a to b of the RAM 42 are read, and then the addresses r to s are read. Then, these voices are synthesized, amplified by the amplifier 45, and
0 (step S26). When all the voices of the product name recorded in the RAM 42 are transmitted to the telephone line 10, the line is disconnected and the process is terminated (step S27). In addition,
The CPU (not shown) of the telephone 4 controls operations related to the line interface 47, such as determination as to whether or not the line is connected and control to disconnect the line.

Here, a method of reproducing the voice of the product name and the number of voices from the RAM 42 in correspondence with each other, that is, details of steps S24 and S25 in FIG. 7 will be described. As described with reference to FIG. 5, the ordered product name is stored in the RAM 42 as a phrase in the area from a predetermined start address to a stop address. When making a call to the order destination, the CPU 31
A start address, a stop address, and a playback command are sent to C41 for each product, and then, a start address, a stop address, and a playback command of an area in which audio of the order number of the product is recorded are sent. For example, for product 1 (headphone stereo, two orders), start address a, stop address b, playback command, start address r, stop address s,
Send a playback command. The voice synthesis IC 41 receives these commands and reproduces “headphone stereo” and “please give two”. A similar command is sent for the product 3, and the process is completed.

In the above description, the start address and the stop address of the RAM 42 are set by the CPU 31, but the voice synthesis IC 41 may be configured to make these settings. Hereinafter, this point will be described. First, at the time of recording to the RAM 42, when detecting the time code TC = P1, the CPU 31 sends a recording command including the phrase number of the first phrase to the speech synthesis IC 41. Upon receiving this command, the voice synthesis IC 41 sets the start address a and the stop address b of the first phrase, and then starts recording. The start address a and the stop address b are stored in the RAM 42
In a predetermined index area.

When reproducing from the RAM 42, the CPU
31 sends a playback command including the phrase number of the first phrase to the speech synthesis IC 41. Upon receiving this command, the voice synthesis IC 41 sets the start address a and the stop address b of the first phrase, and then reproduces the sound of “headphone stereo”. next,
The CPU 31 sends the order number 2 of the product 1 to the speech synthesis IC 41. When receiving the order number 2, the voice synthesis IC 41 sets the start address r and the stop address s of the RAM 42, and reproduces the voice of "Please two". The start address a and the stop address b of the first phrase are set by reading those stored in a predetermined index area of the RAM 42 at the time of recording. Further, the voice synthesis IC 41 is provided with means for converting the order quantity into an address storing the voice.

In the above embodiment, the adapter may be built in the telephone or VTR.
In this case, it can be built in a cordless telephone handset. Alternatively, the number of items ordered may be input using a key of a remote control device of the VTR. Furthermore, by inputting a number from the keyboard, it is possible to designate and reproduce only the voice of a specific phrase number.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the audio data read from the recording medium can be recorded in the audio memory based on the time information recorded on the recording medium. According to the present invention, the voice memory records voice data of a product for which the number of products ordered has been input, and by reproducing the voice data, it is possible to voice a product order via a telephone line.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a recording / playback system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a recording format of a catalog tape used in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an adapter and a telephone in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of ordering a product in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a recording control operation for a RAM in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a RAM 33 and a RAM in the system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 42 is a diagram showing an example of the storage contents of No. 42.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of making a call to an order destination in the system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 VTR, 4 Telephone, 33, 42 RAM, 41
Voice synthesis IC

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] An audio data read from a recording medium in which telephone number information of an order destination, audio data of a product name, and time information including a start time and an end time of the audio data are recorded, and the product is recorded. An audio memory in which audio data of the number of orders is recorded in advance, a memory for recording telephone number information read from the recording medium and an order number of the product, and recording time information read from the recording medium; When the time information read from the recording medium matches the time information recorded in the memory, and when the order number of the product is input, the product name read from the recording medium at the address corresponding to the time information in the audio memory. Control to record the voice data of the product and record the order number of the product in the memory in correspondence with the voice data of the product name. Connected to a telephone line based on the telephone number information read from the memory, and the audio data of the product name recorded in the audio memory reproduced under the control of the control unit and the number of orders recorded in the memory. A transmission means for transmitting audio data of a corresponding number of products to the telephone line. 2. The recording according to claim 1, wherein the control unit sets an address at which recording of the audio data of the product name is started and an address at which the recording is stopped when the start time is input from the recording medium. Reproduction system. 3. When the start time is input from the recording medium, the control unit sets an address at which recording of the audio data of the product name is started, and the control unit inputs the end time from the recording medium. 2. The recording / reproducing system according to claim 1, wherein an address at which the recording of the audio data of the product name is stopped is set at the point of time.