JPH03118690A - Information presenting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an information presenting device to speedily possess required information at low cost without limiting use by providing an information input means, recording means, ejecting port of an information recording medium and approving means and connecting those means to a controller for sending-out the information. CONSTITUTION:At first, a manager inputs a control signal to a control means 14 and transmits the various information to be transmitted from a controller 6 through radio waves 9 or a telephone line 10. A user inserts an information recording medium 13, which is carried with the user, to an inserting / ejecting port 2 and inserts a card, etc., to an inserting port 5. When an approving means 11 checks and confirms such a state, a selecting button 5 is pushed corresponding to the required information. These operations are inputted to the means 14 and an accumulating and reproducing means 8 is operated. Then, the information are recorded to the medium 13 by a dubbing means 15. The user takes out the medium 13 from the ejecting port 2, sets the medium to a compact reproducing equipment, which is carried with the user, and reproduces the information. Thus, since the user can possesses the required information arbitrarily without selecting time or a place and the information can be approved even on a managing side, central control is enabled and the information can be presented at low cost.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is applicable to news, weather forecasts, sports information, music,
The present invention relates to an information providing device that quickly provides learning information, various guides, and other information at low cost.

[Summary of the Invention] As an example, when you want to hear information such as news, weather forecasts, sports information such as night game results, stock market trends, tourist guides, etc., the present invention allows you to use your own cassette tape. The latest information is dubbed onto the tape via the information providing device by setting it in the information providing device and performing payment processing such as coins, cards, usage frequency management, etc. The information can be obtained by taking this out from the outlet of the information providing device and reproducing it on a small portable tape recorder or the like. In addition, from the perspective of the administrator of the information providing device, it can be easily transmitted not only to nearby locations but also to remote locations using radio waves and telephone lines, and information can be recorded manually on the information providing device, and furthermore, payments can be made in multiple locations. devices can be centrally managed, and information can be provided quickly and at an extremely low cost.

[Prior Art] Today, information devices that use audio and video, such as tape recorders and VTRs, are in widespread use. However, the software used for these applications generally contained relatively old information that had been overwritten, or that did not change on a daily basis.

Therefore, the number of users and the methods of use were limited. Also, there were other media such as newspapers, television, and radio as information media.

[Problems and objects to be solved by the invention] However, these media had drawbacks. For example, while newspapers can be read over and over again, it can be difficult for people with poor eyesight.
In addition, for businessmen, every morning, newspapers, television, etc.
Sometimes people don't have time to listen to the radio, or even if they do, they can't always get the information they need in a timely manner, which is inconvenient. Even if you want to know the traffic information for the expressway, you may not be able to get it easily, or when you visit a tourist spot, it is inconvenient to read a guide pamphlet while sightseeing. There was even a danger of

By using the information providing device according to the present invention, such necessary information can be obtained quickly and inexpensively, and a new method of using the above-mentioned small portable tape recorder/VTR etc. will be created, and new demand will be stimulated. Become.

The present invention aims at these purposes.

[Means for Solving the Problems] 1) An information input means that is connected to a control machine for transmitting information by wireless or wire, a recording means for recording information input from the input means onto an information recording medium, and the information recording. It consists of a media outlet and a means of payment.

2) Storage and playback means that temporarily stores input information from the control device or information specific to each information providing device and plays it back as necessary; recording means that records the information on an information recording medium; and the information. Consisting of a recording medium outlet and a payment method.

3) Information according to item 1 or 2, characterized in that the information is connected intermittently to the controller and has a structure that allows information obtained from the controller to be input to the storage/reproduction means or the recording means. Providing device.

4) The above-mentioned items are characterized by having a built-in information recording medium and having a structure in which held information is pre-recorded on the information recording medium before the information providing device is operated from the outside. information provision device.

5) At least the recording means records information on the information recording medium at a certain time every day, and the payment means operates.

6) The information providing apparatus described in each of the preceding sections [Embodiments] of the present invention, wherein a plurality of the information providing apparatuses are connected to and controlled by the same controller that controls the information providing apparatus. An example will be described with reference to figures.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an information providing device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of each means constituting the information providing device, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a plurality of information providing device groups and The layout diagram showing the configuration of the controller.

In the figure, l is a case, 2 is an insertion/ejection port for information recording media, such as cassette tapes, 3 is an insertion/ejection port for coins, cards, etc., and 4 is a storage/reproduction means 8, which will be described later. It may be a means for displaying the name of information held by the controller, or a means for displaying the name of information held by the controller. 5 is connected to a control means 14 which will be described later, and also has a selection button corresponding to the display means 4; 6 is a controller; 7 is an information input means; 8 is the storage and playback means; 9 is a radio wave; 10 is a telephone line; 11 is a payment means that relies on the coin, card, etc., or has a well-known usage frequency management function; 12 is a group of information providing devices; 1
3 is an information recording medium such as a cassette tape, 14 is a control means, and 15 is a dubbing means for recording information on the information recording medium 13.

The effect will be explained.

First, the administrator of the information providing apparatus transmits various information to be transmitted to the information providing apparatus group 12 from the controller 6 via the radio waves 9 or the telephone line 10.

In this case, it is possible to send the same information to all of the information providing devices at once, or to only a specific device. This is achieved by inputting a control signal to the control means 14 of each information providing device together with the information. Each of the information providing devices is controlled by the control signal and stores the information in the storage/reproduction means 8 as necessary. The title of the information is displayed on the display means 4. These pieces of information are the aforementioned news and sports information.

When the user needs information, the user inserts the information recording medium 13, such as a cassette tape, into the nearest information providing device.
Insert the coin or card into the ejection port 2 and insert the coin or card into the insertion port 3. When this is confirmed by the payment means 11, the user presses the selection button 5 corresponding to the name of the information he/she desires. If these operations are applied to the control means 14 and confirmed, the storage and playback means 8 of the selected information name is operated by well-known means such as high-speed dubbing, and the dubbing means 15 operates the information recording medium. Recorded on 13th. In the above explanation, information stored in advance in the individual information providing device is recorded on the recording medium 13, but the invention is not limited to this, and when the selection button 5 is pressed, the Through the control means 14, 9 and io are connected to the controller 6 to extract information held by the controller 6 through an ON line, and the information is transferred to the storage/reproduction means 8 or the dubbing means for recording. 15 and recorded on the information recording medium 13, or a combination with the above method may be used.

The user can quickly obtain the latest information he or she wants anytime, anywhere by inserting the information recording medium 13, taking it out from the ejection port 2, and setting the information recording medium 13 in a handheld small-sized tape recorder or the like.

In addition, if the user does not have a cassette tape or the like on hand, or if the user wants to manually read the recorded cassette tape in a short time after operating the selection button 5, Built-in or built-in, the selection button 5
It is also possible to use the already dubbed cassette tape before operating the cassette tape. In one embodiment of the present invention, the controller 6 is the controller 1 of each information providing device.
4, a wire for transmitting the control signal, the information, or
It has a wireless communication function, the information input means 7 also has a wired and wireless communication function, and the storage and reproducing means 8 has, for example, a so-called cheap recorder-like a function or structure using a magnetic head, or , rc memory FDD, HDD
, 0DI), CI) players, etc., and the 11 payment methods can be achieved using well-known money registration functions,
Alternatively, it may be a usage frequency management function such as time management.

The 14 control means can be configured using a well-known logic circuit. Although the dubbing means 15 differs depending on the type of the information recording medium,
, an ODD, a CD player, etc., a magnetic head, an optical head, or a recording means such as an electrical connection means to an IC memory.

Each of these can be achieved by a well-known structure rather than a special structure, and the information providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention can produce the many effects described above by effectively linking these. Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described, the present invention can be made easier to use by adopting the following structure. The case 1 is provided with at least a plurality of insertion and ejection ports 2 for the information recording medium 13, an insertion and ejection port 3 for coins, cards, etc., storage and playback means 8, and dubbing means 15. By doing so, it is possible to simultaneously act on a plurality of information recording media during the dubbing, and the user is not kept waiting (in addition, this can be used from all directions of the information providing device). Furthermore, the information recording medium 1
Third, in the case of digital recording using the well-known DAT (Digital Audio Chip) etc., the communication time with the controller 6 and the dubbing time can be shortened, and the generation of noise can also be suppressed. It is possible. Although the above explanation describes an information providing device that is used by an unspecified number of people, it is not limited to this.
It can also be installed for home use. For example, instead of newspapers, a home-use providing device is installed so that news, sports information, etc. can be obtained at a certain time every day. The operation may be the same as the method described above. By doing so, the information recording medium 13 can be set in the reproducing means instead of a newspaper, and necessary information can be obtained on a train, in a car, etc. In addition, for example, at tourist spots, guide information for tourist sounds is recorded on cassette tapes, etc.
This is set in the storage and playback means 8 of the information providing device, and when the storage and playback means is selected by the selection button 5, the storage and playback means 8 and the dubbing that communicate therewith are set. If the means 15 is operated to dub and record on a user's cassette tape or the like, not only information from the controller 6 but also information unique to each information providing device can be stored, which is convenient. It is.

In this case as well, since the structure allows the usage frequency to be applied to the controller 6, there is no problem with payment operations. In addition, since it may be advantageous to refresh news and sports information at regular intervals, for example, the controller 6 and each information providing device communicate with each other at regular intervals, and It is also possible to refresh the information held by the information providing device, and it is also necessary to refresh the information pre-recorded on a cassette tape or the like built into the information providing device at regular intervals. These can be achieved by the structure.

The present invention can be combined and applied in many such ways, and no matter how they are combined and functioned, they do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail.According to one embodiment of the present invention, by using a compact tape recorder or a car stereo, etc., which are popular for personal use, Furthermore, it becomes possible to select and provide only the information that the user desires at an extremely low cost and speed by using the user's own cassette tape, video tape, etc. This information may be audio, video, or a combination of these, and unlike reading printed text such as Shinkai, information can be obtained comfortably even in places with some vibration or in the dark without getting tired. Is possible.

In addition, the advantage for the administrator of the information provision device is that it saves the time of printing and shipping like newspapers, so the information can be refreshed quickly, and moreover, it can be done almost automatically and at a low cost with almost no human effort. Information can be provided.

Furthermore, the controller 6 can be used by users all over the country by simply installing a group of information providing devices for one denomination throughout the country. Furthermore, as an embodiment of the present invention,
The information recording medium 13 has been described using as an example a cassette tape, which is a standard product widely available in the market, and this is a major feature. If a standard product is used, as described above, the user can use a popular reproduction device as is, and the burden on the user can be reduced, which is useful for the development of this system. Furthermore, the information recording medium 13 is not limited to a cassette tape (it may be any means such as a standard videotape, CD disk, optical disk, or optical card). If the information recording medium 13 is the standard product, after the user confirms the information, the information recording medium 13 can be used in a normal manner again.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the external appearance of an information providing device showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows blocks 1 of each means constituting the information providing device. Case 2: Insertion of information recording medium, ejection port 4; Information name display means 5: Selection button 6: Control machine 7: Information input means 8: Storage and playback means 11: Payment Means 12: Information providing device group 13: Information recording medium 14: Control means 15: Dubbing means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) An information input means, a recording means for recording information inputted from the input means onto an information recording medium, and an ejection means for the information recording medium, which is connected to a controller for transmitting information wirelessly or by wire. An information providing device comprising an exit and a payment means. 2) Storage and playback means that temporarily stores input information from the control device or information specific to each information providing device and plays it back as necessary; recording means that records the information on an information recording medium; and the information. An information providing device comprising a recording medium outlet and a payment means. 3) It has a structure in which it is intermittently connected to the controller and can input information obtained from the controller to the storage/reproduction means or the recording means. The information providing device described in Section 4) has a built-in information recording medium, and has a structure in which held information is pre-recorded on the information recording medium before the information providing device is operated from the outside. Scope of the Claims 5) Information providing apparatus as described in each of the preceding claims 5) At least the recording means records information on the information recording medium at a certain time every day, and the payment means operates. Characteristic information providing device. 6) The information providing device according to each of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of the information providing devices are connected to and controlled by the same controller that controls the information providing device.