JPH03236089A - Information equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily obtain detailed information by making voice information, stored in a voice information storage part, and pattern information, stored in a pattern information storage part, correspond to time information. CONSTITUTION:A voice information input part 1 inputs and converts the voice information into a electric signal, and the voice information is stored in the voice information storage part 2 and reproduced and outputted by a voice information part 3 when necessary. Character pattern information is inputted to a pattern information input part 4 and converted into an electric signal, which is stored in a pattern information storage part 5 to display the pattern information on a pattern information display part 6 at need. The storage contents of the storage part 2 and the storage contents of the storage part 5 are made to correspond to time information in a time information part 7. Then a necessary part of the voice information can easily be searched for, character information or pattern information is used to understand the entirety in a short time, and the voice information is called to obtain the detailed information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an information device primarily intended for personal use that collects, manages, and utilizes various types of information.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a tape recorder, for example, is well known as a device for recording audio information. In addition, there are notebooks and the like as means for recording character information and graphic information.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, with a tape recorder, it is unnecessary to extract the individual pieces of information that you need. However, the problem was that it was extremely difficult to handle. In addition, with recording methods such as Tsudobu-Tsuku, text information and graphic information are summarized and recorded, so in some cases important parts may be forgotten or recorded without understanding the true meaning. There was a problem that I ended up doing something and couldn't understand it later.

Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to easily find and compare the necessary parts of audio information, and to understand the whole in a short time using textual or graphical information. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an information device that can easily obtain detailed information by calling up voice information when the information cannot be obtained.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) An information device of the present invention includes a first input means for inputting voice information, and a first storage means for storing the voice information input by the first input means. a first output means for outputting the stored contents of the first storage means as necessary; a second input means for inputting character or graphic information related to the audio information; a second storage means for storing the stored character or graphic information; a second output means for outputting the stored contents of the second storage means as needed; and a second storage means for storing the stored contents of the first storage means and the second storage means. and means for associating the stored contents with specific information.

(Operation) With the above configuration, the user can obtain overall information and quickly understand the main points by means of storing character or graphic information. At this time, if the user wants to know more detailed information, the user can reproduce and output the corresponding audio information using a means for associating audio information with text or graphic information, thereby obtaining more detailed information. Further, when the user obtains information by means of storing audio information, the user can call up visual information, that is, character or graphic information, by means of storing the character or graphic information and use it as a reference. At this time, it is possible to understand the information by associating it with the audio information and the text or graphic information.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The information device according to the present invention records (memorizes) the contents of a lecture or a lecture, and at the same time records the contents of the lecturer's writing on a blackboard or the like, or the contents of a bulletin board, or the user writes a memo or the like summarizing the lecture while listening to the lecture. This is input by First, the speaker's voice information is input to the voice information input section (first input means) 1. The input audio information is converted into an electrical signal by the audio information input section 1 and stored in the audio information storage section (first storage section) 2. - The audio information stored in the raw form is reproduced and outputted by the audio information reproducing section (first output means) 3, so that the user of the information device can listen to it whenever necessary.

Further, in this information device, the user sequentially inputs text, graphic information, etc. by hand into the text/graphic information input unit (second input means) 4 while listening to a lecture by a lecturer. The input information is converted into an electrical signal in the character/graphic information input section 4, and is converted into characters,
It is stored in the graphic information storage section (second storage section) 5. - The previously stored character or graphic information can be displayed and output by the character or graphic information display section (second output means) 6, so that the user of the information device can visually check it whenever necessary.

Here, the storage contents of the audio information storage section 2 and the storage contents of the character and graphic information storage section 5 are correlated by time information in the time information section 7. That is, for example, FIG. 2(a)
Assume that a lecture on the "gyrotron" as shown in (d) is given orally in the order shown in (a) to (d) in FIG. The user of this information device stores this lecture content (audio information) in the audio information storage unit 2, and at the same time, the user writes down notes while listening to the lecture as shown in Figures 3 (a) to (d). character/graphic information) is stored in the character/graphic information storage section 5. At this time, the information stored in the audio information storage section 2 and the information stored in the character and graphic information storage section 5 are
As shown in Figures (a) to (d) and Figures 3 (a) to (d), the correspondence with the time when each input was made is automatically performed sequentially based on time information, for example, as shown in Figure 4. is stored in the time information section 7 as follows.

In addition, in Figure 4, the starting point of Figure 2 (a) is
−■, the starting point of Figure 2 (b) in Material 1-■, Figure 2 (C
), the starting point of Figure 2 (C) is bound as Document 1-■, the starting point of Figure 3 (a) is bound as Document 2-■, Document 3.
The starting point of Figure (b) is Document 2-(2), the starting point of Figure 3(c) is Document 2-■, and the ending point of Figure 3(C) is Document 2-■.
It's Toshide.

Now, the user can grasp the main points of the lecture, that is, the content of document 1 (Figure 2) at any time, by displaying and outputting the information stored in the text/graphic information storage section 5 on the text/graphic information display section 6. I can do something. However, sometimes it is not possible to understand the content well with just the main points. For example, if you do not know about "Whispering Gear Rally Mode", the information in the voice information storage section 2 corresponding to the item "Big heat problem" displayed a little earlier on the text/graphic information display section 6 (see Figure 2C) By calling up the audio information (audio information of
・I can hear it from.

In this way, if you were to listen to the entire content of this lecture from the beginning, it would take at least 7 minutes, but you can understand the whole thing from the text and graphic information display section 6, and only read the parts that you don't particularly understand in the time information section 7. If the information in the sound information storage section 2 is retrieved based on the time information and reproduced and outputted by the audio information reproducing section 3, it is possible to listen to only the parts that are unclear in detail in at least two minutes.

Another way to use this information device is to call up the information in the voice information storage section 2, and while the voice information playback section 3 plays back and outputs the information, the information stored in the corresponding character and graphic information storage section 5 can be read out as text. There is a method of displaying and outputting the information to the graphic information storage section 5 to help the user understand it.

In the above embodiment, the content of the time information section has been described as being limited to sections that can be divided in terms of content, but it may be stored at regular time intervals (for example, every minute).

It is also possible to use voice recognition technology in the voice information input section and to use rule synthesis technology in the voice information reproduction section. Furthermore, character recognition technology may be used in the character and graphic information input section. Furthermore, either text or graphic information may be used. Furthermore, although the text and graphic information have been described as being input by handwriting, they may also be input online based on the presentation of the speaker.

Alternatively, image information may be recorded using a camera and associated with audio information, text, or graphic information.

Furthermore, although the time information has been described as being input automatically, it may also be input by the user as appropriate.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily find the necessary part of audio information, and when understanding the whole, it can be understood in a short time using text information or graphic information. It is possible to provide an information device that can easily obtain detailed information by calling up voice information when information or graphic information is not sufficient for understanding.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall configuration, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of audio information to be input and stored, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of character and graphic information to be input and stored, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the time information section. 1... Voice information input section (first input means), 2... Voice information storage section (first storage section), 3... Voice information reproduction section (first output means), 4... Characters , graphic information input section (second input means), 5... characters, graphic information storage section (second storage section), 6... characters, graphic information display section (second output means), 7... Time information department.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A first input means for inputting audio information; and a first input means for storing the audio information input by the first input means.
a storage means; a first output means for outputting the stored contents of the first storage means as needed; a second input means for inputting character or graphic information related to the audio information; a second storage means for storing input character or graphic information; a second output means for outputting the stored contents of the second storage means as needed; and the stored contents of the first storage means and the second storage. An information device characterized by comprising means for associating the stored contents of the means with specific information.