JPH06175577A - Learning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a voice teaching material or comment to be inserted newly to or deleted from the voice teaching material generated once in voice unit by recording and reproducing the comment on memory arbitrarily while conforming the comment to each unit audio data in the memory. CONSTITUTION:When a pupil attaches the comment to a sentence on a page being opened at present while a teacher is reproducing a voice teaching material, a main control part 11 switches a time switch 48 from a voice storage memory 47 side to a main control part 11 side for the control circuit 45 of a voice storage part 12 by operating a comment recording key on the input device 22 of a console part 16, and issues an instruction to record the comment from the main control part 11. Also, when a slave machine 15 reproducing the sentence on which the comment is attached exists, the presence of the comment in accordance with the sentence is reported to a slave machine interface 14 via a bus BUS1 for control data transfer, and it is displayed on the display part 61 of the slave machine 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Table of Contents] The present invention will be described in the following order. Field of Industrial Application Conventional Technology Problem to be Solved by the Invention Means for Solving the Problem (FIGS. 5 to 7) Action (FIGS. 5 to 7) Example (1) Overall Configuration (FIG. 1) (2) ) Voice data format (Fig. 2) (3) Basic operation of learning device (Fig. 1) (4) Configuration of console operation unit and slave unit operation unit (Figs. 3 and 4) (5) Comment processing (Fig. 5 and (FIG. 6) (6) Operation of Embodiment (FIGS. 1 and 2) (7) Effect of Embodiment

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a learning device, and is particularly suitable for application to a learning device using audio teaching materials.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a learning device using an LL (Language Laboratory) system, there is one in which a voice teaching material is used as a teaching material and a memory is used as a means for recording and reproducing the voice teaching material (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59- 129889, JP-A-59-224892, JP-A-3-78783).

In this type of learning device, the audio teaching material is divided into predetermined audio units when stored in the memory, and recording order data is added to the audio teaching materials, which are sequentially recorded in predetermined memory areas of the memory. There is. Therefore, the audio material is reproduced in a predetermined reproduction order.For example, when the teacher inserts comments such as notes on learning in a part of the audio material, the audio material is It was necessary to record it in advance when creating it.

[0005]

However, in a learning device in which a series of audio teaching materials are reproduced in a predetermined order in this way, a new teaching material is recorded in advance in a predetermined audio unit. There is a problem that it is difficult to insert it into the existing audio material, change the playback order for each audio unit, or delete it.

Further, there is a problem that it is difficult for the teacher to insert or delete a new comment in the audio material once created.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and proposes a learning device capable of inserting or deleting a new voice teaching material or a comment in a voice unit with respect to a voice teaching material once created. Is.

[0008]

In order to solve such a problem, according to the present invention, a main operation section 16 for recording and / or reproducing audio teaching materials in a predetermined memory 47, and a memory 47.
And a plurality of child devices 15 for storing practice voices in the memory 47 and reproducing the voice teaching material from the voice teaching material. The voice teaching material is divided into predetermined voice data SD and stored in the memory 47 in units of voice data. In the learning device 10 that reproduces the audio material on the plurality of slaves 15 by reading the audio data SD as necessary, a comment is arbitrarily recorded and reproduced in the memory 47 in association with each unit audio data SD of the memory 47. To do so.

Further, in the present invention, the learning device 10 is
The main operation unit 16 controls the reproduction or the reproduction stop state of the comment device 15 stored in the memory 47.

In the present invention, the learning device 10 is
The reproduction stop state of the comment stored in the memory 47 is designated for all the slaves 15.

Further, in the present invention, the predetermined memory 47.
Main operation unit 16 for recording and / or reproducing audio teaching materials for
And a plurality of slaves 15 for reproducing the voice teaching material from the memory and storing the practice voice in the memory 46. The voice teaching material is divided into predetermined voice data SD and stored in the memory 47 in units of voice data. By storing and reading the audio data SD as needed, the audio teaching material can be stored in a plurality of slave units 15
In the learning device 10 to be reproduced in 1, the comment is arbitrarily recorded in the memory 47 in association with each unit voice data SD of the memory 47, and the presence or absence of the comment in the memory 47 is visually displayed on the plurality of slaves 15. .

[0012]

By freely recording and reproducing a comment in the memory 47 in association with each unit voice data of the memory 47, the main operation unit 16 can freely add or delete a comment to or from an arbitrary sentence. it can.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(1) Overall Configuration In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a learning device as a whole, and a console unit 16 operated by a teacher and a main control unit 11 for controlling the entire learning device 10 based on a command from the console unit 16. A voice storage unit 12 for storing voices, an external storage device control unit 13 for controlling an external storage device 52 (a magneto-optical disk device), a child device 15 provided on the student side and operated by the student, and the child device. The main controller 1 is configured by a slave interface 14 for controlling the machine 15.
1, a voice storage unit 12, an external storage device control unit 13, and a slave device interface 14 are each a control data transfer bus B.
It is connected to US1 and the bus BUS2 for audio data transfer.

In the console section 16, control data is sent from the input device 22 operated by the teacher to the serial input / output interface 33 of the main control section 11 via the control section 23 and the control circuit 24. The main controller 11 sends the control data from the control circuit 24 to the control circuit 41 via the serial input interface 33.

The control circuit 41 is a shared RAM (random acces).
s memory) 42 for control data transfer bus BUS1
It is designed to send and receive control data to and from.

The control data of the control data transfer bus BUS1 is input to the display unit 21 of the console unit 16 via the shared RAM 42, the control circuit 41, the serial input / output interface 33, the control circuit 24, and the control unit 23. .

Further, a headphone set 25 is provided in the console section 16, and the teacher's voice is transferred from the microphone of the headphone set 25 via the amplifier circuit 26 to the analog digital conversion circuit (A / A) of the main control section 11.
D) 36, and is sent to the audio data transfer bus BUS2 as digitalized audio data.

Further, the audio data of the audio data transfer bus BUS2 is converted into an analog audio signal via the digital analog conversion circuit (D / A) 37 of the main control section 11,
It is sent to the speaker section of the headphone set 25 through the amplifier circuit 27 of the console section 16.

Therefore, the main control unit 11 can instruct the storage of the voice data in the voice storage unit 12 and the reproduction of the voice data from the voice storage unit 12 based on the control data from the console unit 16. ing.

Further, the main control section 11 inputs the reproduction signal of the reproduction apparatus 32 provided externally to the analog digital conversion circuit 38 via the amplifier circuit 34, converts this into digital audio data, and then the audio transfer bus. The audio data of the audio transfer bus BUS2 is converted into an analog audio signal via the digital-analog conversion circuit 39 and sent to the external loudspeaker 31 via the amplifier circuit 35 while being sent to the BUS2.

Further, the voice storage unit 12 time-switches (TSW) the voice data of the voice data transfer bus BUS2.
The data is input to the voice storage memory (RAM) 47 via 48 and the control data of the control data transfer bus BUS1 is input to the time switch 48 and the control circuit 45 via the shared RAM 49.

The time switch 48 sends and receives voice data between the voice data transfer bus BUS2 and the voice storage memory 47 based on control data input via the shared RAM 49. Further, the control circuit 45 controls the storage and reading of voice data to and from the voice storage memory 47 based on the control data input via the shared RAM 49.
6, the storage area of the voice storage memory 47 is calculated.

The external storage device control unit 13 inputs the audio data of the audio data transfer bus BUS2 to the audio storage memory (RAM) 56 and the external storage device drive unit 54, and controls the control data transfer bus BUS1. Is input to the address calculation unit 55, the control circuit 53, and the external storage device drive unit 54 via the shared RAM 51.

The control circuit 45 controls the storage and reading of voice data to and from the voice storage memory 56 on the basis of control data input via the shared RAM 51, and the address calculator 55 stores the voice data in the voice storage memory 56. The storage area is calculated. Further, the external storage device drive unit 54 is adapted to send and receive audio data between the external storage device 52 and the audio data transfer bus BUS2 based on the control data.

In the slave unit 15, control data is sent from the input device 62 operated by the student to the serial input / output interface 68 of the slave unit interface 14 via the control unit 63 and the control circuit 64. The slave unit interface 14 receives the control data from the control circuit 64 through the serial input interface 68.
To the control circuit 72 via.

The control circuit 72 sends and receives control data to and from the control data transfer bus BUS1 via the shared RAM 73.

The control data of the control data transfer bus BUS1 is input to the display unit 61 of the handset 15 via the shared RAM 73, the control circuit 72, the serial input / output interface 68, the control circuit 64, and the control unit 63. .

Further, a headphone set 65 is attached to the child device 15.
Is provided, and the student's voice is transmitted from the microphone of the headphone set 65 through the amplifier circuit 67 to the analog digital conversion circuit (A) of the slave interface 14.
/ D) 71, and it is sent to the audio data transfer bus BUS2 as digitalized audio data.

Further, the voice data of the voice data transfer bus BUS2 is converted into an analog voice signal via the digital analog conversion circuit (D / A) 69 of the handset interface 14, and is passed through the amplifier circuit 66 of the handset 15. And is sent to the speaker section of the headphone onset 65.

Therefore, the slave interface 14 is the slave 15
Alternatively, based on the control data from the console unit 16, it is possible to instruct the storage of the voice data in the voice storage unit 12 and the reproduction of the voice data from the voice storage unit 12.

(2) Voice data format FIG. 2 shows a voice data storage format in the voice storage memories 47 and 56 of the learning device 10 and the external storage device 52, showing the mutual relation between voice data in sentence units. List data DATA1, DATA2, ... (See FIG. 2)
(A)), cell data AD (FIG. 2 (B)) for associating the cell number of the list data with audio data, audio data SD (FIG. 2 (C)), and silence that describes silence compression information. The audio data SD is composed of the compressed data ND (FIG. 2D), and the audio data SD is the audio storage memories 47 and 56.
List data DATA1 and DATA stored in
2, ..., Cell data AD and silence compression data ND are stored in the control circuit 41 of the main control unit 11, respectively.

That is, the list data DATA1 designates a list number LN1 representing the list data DATA1, a file name FN1 unique to the list data DATA1, and an address of an audio data area designated by the list data DATA1. A cell number SN1 and a first list number LN11 and a second list number L that respectively specify the list numbers of the five comment voice data corresponding to the list data DATA1.
N12, a third list number LN13, a fourth list number LN14, a fifth list number LN15, and a sixth number representing a list number that specifies the audio data stored before the list data DATA1 as the storage order of the audio data.
List number LN16 and the list data DATA1
And a seventh list number LN17 that represents the list number that specifies the audio data stored next to.

Accordingly, the start address data AD1 of the cell data AD is designated by the cell number SN1 of the list data DATA1, and the addresses of the voice storage memories 47 and 56 are designated by the start address data AD1. ing.

If there is silence data as the voice data, the silence data is stored as the address NDA1 of the voice storage memories 47 and 56 and the silence compression data ND representing the silence time NDN1.
The designated addresses 7 and 56 are designated for a predetermined silent time.

Here, a series of continuous voice data is stored in the voice storage memories 47 and 56 for each unit sentence, but this storage address is randomly designated for each unit sentence.

Similarly, the list data designating the storage address of the audio data is randomly stored instead of being sequentially stored in the order of the audio data. Therefore, the order of the list data is designated by the seventh list numbers LN17, LN27, ... Of the list data DATA1, DATA2 ,.

Therefore, for example, the first list data DATA
When the audio data designated by the cell number SN1 of No. 1 is reproduced, the list data DATA is reproduced when the reproduction is completed.
The list data indicated by the seventh list number LN17 of No. 1 is read out, and then the audio data designated by the cell number of the list data is reproduced. This is repeated in sequence to reproduce a series of audio teaching materials.

In the reproduction of the comment, when the first comment of the sentence currently being reproduced is designated, the list data indicated by the first list number LN11 designating the comment is read out and the cell number of the list data is designated. Play audio data.

(3) Basic operation of the learning device When the learning device 10 prepares the audio teaching material, when the teaching material preparation operation is performed in the console section 16, the operation command is sent to the control circuit 41 of the main control section 11. To be done.

The control circuit 41 of the main control unit 11 instructs the control circuit 53 of the external storage device control unit 13 to send the audio data to the audio storage memory 47 via the audio data transfer bus BUS2. At the same time, cell data AD and list data DATA are sent from the external storage device 52.
Control data transfer bus BUS1
It is stored in the RAM of the control circuit 41 of the main control unit 11 via.

Therefore, the external storage device controller 13 sends the audio data stored in the external storage device 52 to the audio storage memory 47.

Further, when the handset 15 reproduces the audio teaching material, when the reproduction switch is operated in the handset 15, the operation command is sent to the handset interface 14. The slave unit interface 14 is a bus for control data transfer BUS1.
The operation command is sent to the control circuit 41 of the main controller 16 via.

The control circuit 41 of the main control unit 16 reads the reproduction address of the voice data from the list data and the cell data based on the operation command, and instructs the voice storage unit 12 to reproduce the address. At this time, time switch 4
8 is switched to the slave unit 15 that has sent the operation command. Accordingly, the voice storage unit 12 switches the time switch 48 based on the instruction and reproduces the instructed memory.

(4) Configuration of Console Operation Unit and Remote Unit Operation Unit FIG. 3 shows the input device 22 of the console unit 16 in the learning device 10, and comment keys 81A to 81E for designating comments 1 to 5 are provided. The comment key corresponding to the operated comment number can be recorded or reproduced by pressing the comment key during recording or reproduction.

In addition, playback keys 82A to 82D for audio teaching materials
, A recording switch 82E, and a toggle-type comment lock key 82F for preventing a student from playing a comment.

Further, as a switch for selecting a reproduction mode on the teacher side, ORIGINA for specifying normal reproduction
L key 83A, SHUFF for changing playback order
LE key 83B, OD for specifying the ODD / EVEN mode for specifying the sentence in charge of conversation practice
A D key 83C and an EVEN key 83D, and a FREE key 83E for allowing a student to freely select a playback mode are provided.

On the other hand, FIG. 4 shows the operation unit of the slave unit 15, which is constituted by a display unit 61 for displaying the sentence number currently being reproduced and an input unit 62 operated by the student. The section 62 is provided with comment keys 85A to 85E for a student to specify and play a comment, and playback keys (86A to 86F) for playing audio teaching materials.

Here, as the playback keys, a rewind key 86A for returning the playback position, a stop key 86B, a fast forward key 86C for fast forwarding the playback position, and a repeat key 86.
A D key, a reproduction key 86E, and a pause key 86F are provided.

Further, the display section 61 is provided with a sentence number display section 84 and comment confirmation sections 89A to 89E for displaying the presence / absence of comments. The comment confirming sections 89A to 89E use the comment keys 85A to 85E.
Is provided corresponding to the upper part of the comment confirmation section 89A to 89E, and indicates that the comment of the teacher is recorded at the comment number corresponding to the comment confirmation section that is lit. Accordingly, the student can listen to the comment corresponding to the comment number by operating the comment keys 85A to 85E of the comment confirmation units 89A to 89E that are lit.

Further, a reproduction mode key 87 for designating the reproduction mode on the student side is provided, and the student can select the reproduction mode key 87 only when the FREE key 83E (FIG. 3) is operated on the console operation section on the teacher side. By repeatedly pressing the key, the reproduction mode display section 88 displays “OR”.
"IGINAL", "SHUFFLE", "ODD",
Lights in the order of "EVEN". Therefore, the audio teaching material can be played in the lit playback mode.

(5) Comment Processing FIGS. 5 and 6 show the console section 16 in the learning device 10.
The procedure for comment processing is described below, and the main control unit 11 enters the processing procedure from step SP0 and determines whether or not there is a key input at step SP1.

If a positive result is obtained here, the main controller 1
1 shifts to step SP2 to judge whether the operated key is a comment lock key or not. If an affirmative result is obtained here, the main control unit 11 moves to step SP3 and determines whether or not the comment lock flag is in the ON state.

If a positive result is obtained here, step SP
After the comment lock flag is turned off in step 5, the process returns to step SP1. On the other hand, step SP
If a negative result is obtained in step 3, the main controller 11 turns on the comment lock flag in step SP4, and then returns to step SP1.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP2, the main control section 11 continues the step SP6.
Then, it is determined whether or not the operated key is a comment recording key. If a positive result is obtained here, it is determined in step SP7 whether or not the comment recording flag is on.

If a positive result is obtained here, the main controller 7
Turns off the comment recording flag in step SP9, and then returns to step SP1. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP7, the main control section 11 turns on the comment recording flag in step SP8, and then returns to step SP1.

When a negative result is obtained in step SP6, the main control section 11 shifts to step SP10 and when the operated keys are the comment keys 81A to 81E (FIG. 3), the comment recording flag is set in the following step SP11. It is determined whether or not it is in the on state.

If a positive result is obtained here, the main controller 1
In step SP12, the time switch 48 is switched from the main control unit 11 to the voice storage memory side, and the VM (voice storage memory) 47 is controlled to the recording state in the subsequent step SP13. At this time, the teacher uses the comment key (81
Comments can be recorded in the voice storage memory 47 during the pressing operation of (A to 81E). The main control unit 11 determines whether or not the comment key operated in the following step SP14 has been released, and if a positive result is obtained, the voice storage memory 4 in step SP15.
Stop recording comment for 7 and step SP16
At, the current recording address of the voice storage memory is added to the cell data AD (FIG. 2B) of the control circuit 41.

Further, the main control unit 11 adds a new list number to the comment data at step SP17, and then at step SP18 the comment corresponding data part (LN11, LN) of the current list number.
12) is rewritten to the newly created list number.

Further, the main control unit 11 judges in Step SP19 whether or not it is the sentence reproduction sentence of the first slave unit 15, and if a positive result is obtained, Step S19.
At P20, it is determined whether or not the comment lock flag is on.

If a negative result is obtained here, the main controller 1
In step SP21, information indicating that a comment is recorded for the slave unit 15 is displayed in the comment presence / absence display section (89A to 89E) in step SP21, and then the process returns to step SP1.

Thus, the teacher can record a comment for a desired sentence on the operation unit of the console unit 16 and can display the presence or absence of a comment on the display unit 61 of the slave unit 15. Further, if the teacher does not want the student to hear the comment, he or she can operate the comment lock key 82F (FIG. 3) so that the student cannot play the comment.

On the other hand, FIG. 7 shows a comment reproduction processing procedure in the slave unit 15, in which the main control unit 11 executes the step S.
In P31, it is determined whether or not there is a key input on the input unit 62 of the child device 15. If an affirmative result is obtained here, the process proceeds to the next step SP32, and it is determined whether or not the operated key is the comment reproduction key (85A to 85E).

If a positive result is obtained here, the main controller 1
In step 1, the process proceeds to step SP33, and it is determined whether the comment lock flag is on. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the comment is locked and the comment cannot be reproduced, and the main control unit 11 returns to step SP31.

On the other hand, when a negative result is obtained in step SP33, this means that the reproduction of the comment can be executed. At this time, the main control section 11 operates the comment operated in step SP34. Determine whether there is a comment corresponding to the key.

If a positive result is obtained here, the main controller 1
1 moves to the next step SP35 and the list data DAT
The list number (LN1, LN2) corresponding to the comment is read from A (FIG. 2A), and the cell number (LN11, LN12, ...) Corresponding to the list number is read from the list of the list number in step SP36.

Further, the main control unit 11 reads the reproduction address (AD1, AD2, ... (FIG. 2B)) of the voice storage memory 47 indicated by the cell number in step SP37, and specifies the voice storage memory 47 in step SP38. Control the specified address to the playback state.

As a result, the student can reproduce the comment when the comment is not locked.

(6) Operation of the Embodiment With the above-described configuration, when the teacher is playing the audio material and adds a comment to the sentence that the student is currently listening to, if the comment recording is operated on the input device 22 of the console section 16. , The main control unit 11 controls the time storage switch 48 for the control circuit 45 of the voice storage unit 12 and sets the voice storage memory 4
7 side to the main control unit 11 side, the main control unit 11
Ask to record comments from.

When the recording is completed, a new list number is added corresponding to this comment, and the data (LN11 to LN15) corresponding to the comment of the current list number is added.
(FIG. 2 (A)) is rewritten to the newly created list number.

When there is a slave unit 15 which is reproducing the sentence to which the comment is added, the slave unit interface 14 is notified via the control data transfer bus BUS1 that a comment corresponding to the sentence exists. , Is displayed on the display unit 61 of the child device 15.

When the comment is reproduced on the side of the handset 15, the display sections 89A to 89E (FIG. 4) are provided which indicate that the comment is recorded in the sentence of the audio material currently being reproduced. By operating the comment reproduction switches 85A to 85E corresponding to, the operation result is sent to the slave device interface 14.

The child device interface 14 sends the operation result to the main controller 11 via the control data transfer bus BUS1. Therefore, the main control unit 11 reads the reproduction address of the voice storage memory 47 from the list data and cell data based on the operation result, and controls the control circuit 45 of the voice storage unit 12.
To reproduce the address.

Thus, when the comment is recorded and when the comment lock is not specified on the console side, the students reproduce comment switches 85A to 85E.
By operating, the comment of the sentence currently being reproduced can be reproduced. In this embodiment, five comments can be recorded for one sentence.

(7) Effects of the Embodiments According to the above configuration, the teacher can arbitrarily add or delete a comment, and the student can confirm the existence of the comment and reproduce it. You can

By operating the comment lock key 82F of the console section 16 by the teacher, the student can freely control the comment so that the comment cannot be reproduced.

[0077]

As described above, according to the present invention, a comment is arbitrarily recorded and reproduced in the memory in association with each unit voice data of the memory, so that the comment can be recorded in an arbitrary sentence in the main operation unit. Addition or deletion can be performed freely, which makes it possible to realize a more convenient learning device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a learning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a data format according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a console operation unit.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a slave unit operation unit.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a comment processing procedure.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a comment processing procedure.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a child device comment reproduction processing procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Learning device, 11 ... Main control unit, 12 ... Voice storage unit, 13 ... External storage device control unit, 14 ... Handset interface, 15 ... Handset, 16 ... Console unit, 4
7 ... Voice memory, 81A to 81E ... Comment recording key, 85A to 85E ... Comment playback key, BUS
1 ... Control data transfer bus, BUS2 ... Voice data transfer bus.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main operation unit for recording and / or reproducing a voice teaching material in a predetermined memory, and a plurality of slave units for playing the voice teaching material from the memory and storing practice voices in the memory. Learning by dividing the audio teaching material into predetermined audio data, storing the audio data in the memory in units of the audio data, and reading the audio data as needed to reproduce the audio teaching material in the plurality of slaves. A learning device, wherein in the device, a comment is arbitrarily recorded and reproduced in the memory in association with each unit voice data in the memory. 2. The learning device according to claim 1, wherein the main operation unit controls a reproduction or reproduction stop state of the comment stored in the memory with respect to the slave unit. Learning device. 3. The learning device according to claim 1, wherein the learning device specifies a reproduction stop state of the comment stored in the memory for all the slaves. 4. A main operation unit for recording and / or reproducing the audio teaching material in a predetermined memory, and a plurality of slave units for reproducing the audio teaching material from the memory and storing practice sounds in the memory. Learning by dividing the audio teaching material into predetermined audio data, storing the audio data in the memory in units of the audio data, and reading the audio data as needed to reproduce the audio teaching material in the plurality of slaves. In the device, a comment is arbitrarily recorded in the memory in association with each unit audio data of the memory, and the presence or absence of the comment in the memory is visually displayed on the plurality of slave units. Learning device to do.