JPH10308056A - Compact disk duplicating device and center device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact disk duplicating device and the like capable of being operated extremely simply by a user and preventing unlimited and illisit duplication. SOLUTION: This duplication device duplicates information of a compact disk for duplication in a CD-ROM driving device 1 to a compact disk in a CD-R driving device 2. In this case, duplication operation is started at the time of supplying power, just after supplying power, a control section 3 reads out automatically the prescribed guidance information set to a hard disk device 7, converts the guidance information to an analog voice signal by a voice recognition/reproduction section 6, outputs it to a loudspeaker 5, while inputs a simple sound from a microphone 4 as operation indicating information, and recognizes the sound inputted by the voice recognition/reproduction section 6. Also, when a use state is finished, the control section 3 outputs voice guidance in which cutting power is required to the loudspeaker 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a CD-R (Compact).
The present invention relates to a compact disk duplication apparatus that makes a copy using a compact disk such as Disk-Recordable, and more particularly to a compact disk duplication apparatus that can be operated by voice guidance and voice input.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the advent of write-once compact discs such as CD-Rs and rewritable compact discs, stand-alone compact disc duplicators for copying information recorded on a compact disc to another compact disc have been developed. Provided. As shown in FIG. 5, such a compact disk duplicating apparatus includes, for example, a CD-ROM driving apparatus 1 for driving a duplicated disc, a CD-R driving apparatus 2 for driving a duplicated disc, and a control unit 3a for controlling the entire apparatus. , Power switch 8,
A start switch 21, operation keys 22, a display device 23, and the like are provided. Then, after the power switch 8 is turned on to turn on the power, the disk to be copied is inserted into the CD-ROM drive 1, the copy disk is inserted into the CD-R drive 2, and the start key 21 is pressed in accordance with a predetermined operation procedure. When the operation key 22 is operated, the information in the copy target disk is copied to the copy disk. At this time, the user performs a copy creation operation according to the display contents of the display device 23.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, a user who has no experience in operation may feel confused or uneasy, and a manual or display device 23 may be used.
There is also a hassle, such as having to read the above sentence. An object of the present invention is to solve a problem of the conventional technology as described above, and to provide a compact disk duplication device that can be operated without feeling confused or annoyed by a user. -To provide a compact disk duplication device or the like that can prevent disorderly duplication.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a compact disk duplicating apparatus for duplicating information in a compact disk on which information is recorded to another compact disk. , A guidance utterance means for automatically uttering voice guidance immediately after power-on is provided. Further, in the invention according to claim 2, in the above configuration, when the use state ends, the voice guidance for requesting power-off is output. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power-off means for detecting that the battery is no longer in use and automatically turning off the power. Claim 4
In the invention described in (1), a permitter registration means for registering in advance a permitter permitted to copy, a copyr determination means for determining whether or not the copyer is the permissioner at the time of copying, and a copyr determination means And a copy prohibition unit for prohibiting the copy when it is determined that the copyer is not the authorized person. According to the invention described in claim 5, in a compact disc duplication apparatus for duplicating information in a compact disc on which information is recorded to another compact disc, duplicator specifying means for specifying a duplicator is copied. Copy determination means for determining whether or not copy prohibition information is recorded on the compact disc; and, when the copy determination means determines that copy prohibition information is recorded, a copy history is recorded if the duplication is performed. Warning means for issuing a warning to the effect that copying has been performed, and when copying is instructed in spite of the warning, copying is performed after recording copy history information including the copy information specified by the copy specifying means. Execution means. Further, in the invention according to claim 6, in the above, the warning unit is configured to issue a warning by voice. In the invention according to claim 7, in the invention according to claim 5,
Instead of recording the copy history information, a communication unit for transferring copy history information including copyr information and compact disc information to a center device connected to a communication line,
The warning means is configured to issue a warning that the copy history is notified to the center device if the copy is made. Claim 8
According to the invention described in (1), in the center device communicably connected to the compact disk duplication device according to claim 7, accounting processing for duplication is performed according to the duplicator information and the compact disk information sent from the compact disk duplication device. Charging means for performing the above.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the above-described means is employed, a duplication operation based on voice guidance can be performed from the first operation. Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the use end state is reached, a voice guidance requesting a power-off is output. Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the power supply is automatically turned off when it is out of the use state. Further, in the invention according to claim 4, if the duplicator is not registered as a duplication permitter, duplication is prohibited. Further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, if duplication is prohibited and the duplication disc has duplication information recorded thereon, a warning is issued that a duplication history will be recorded. When instructed, a copy is created after the copy history information including the copyer information is recorded. In the invention according to claim 6, the warning is issued by voice. Further, in the invention according to claim 7, if the copy prohibition information is recorded on the copy destination disk, a warning is issued to notify the center device of the copy history if the copy is made,
When a copy execution is instructed in spite of the warning, the copy history is transferred to the center device, including copyer information and compact disc information, and a copy is created. Further, in the invention according to claim 8, when the duplicator information and the compact disc information are received from the compact disc duplicating apparatus, a billing process is performed according to the duplicator information and the compact disc information.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a compact disk copying apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a compact disk (hereinafter, referred to as a CD) duplication device of this embodiment includes a CD-ROM drive device 1 for driving a copy target disk, a CD-R drive device 2 for driving a copy disk, and an entire device. , A microphone 4 for inputting audio, a speaker 5 for outputting audio, recognizing audio input from the microphone 4, converting audio information into an analog audio signal, and outputting the analog audio signal to the speaker 5. The apparatus includes a voice recognition / reproduction unit 6, a hard disk device 7 for storing a dictionary for voice recognition, a power switch 8, a numeric keypad 9, and the like. The control section 3 and the voice recognition / reproduction section 6 have a ROM in which a CPU and a program are built. The voice recognition system of the voice recognition / reproduction unit 6 is, for example, a specific speaker system.
As shown in FIG. 2, a password of each user and a voice dictionary dedicated to each user are registered in the hard disk device 7 in advance. That is, at the time of registration, when the user first inputs his / her password from the numeric keypad 9 and then inputs predetermined audio such as his / her name from the microphone 4,
The voice recognition / reproduction unit 6 extracts the characteristic information from the input voice signal by a specific speaker method known to those skilled in the art, and associates the characteristic information with the password as a voice dictionary for the speaker. Is stored in the hard disk drive. Note that the password registered as described above is also a password indicating an authorized person permitted to copy.
In the hard disk device 7, voice guidance is registered by the creator of the CD duplication device when the CD duplication device is produced. That is, a plurality of voice guidances are input from the microphone 4, converted into digital information in the voice recognition / reproduction unit 6, and further converted into PCM or ADPCM, and each voice guidance can be read out at predetermined steps of a program in the ROM. This is stored in the hard disk device 7.

Hereinafter, the operation at the time of copying will be described with reference to the operation flow shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, first, power is turned on by the power switch 8 (S1). Then, the control unit 3 reads out the voice guidance “Copy. Enter the password with the numeric keypad and the name with the microphone.” From the predetermined address in the hard disk device 7, and read the voice guidance in the voice recognition / reproduction unit 7. The signal is decoded, further converted into an analog signal, and output from the speaker 5 (S
2). At this time, a voice guidance such as "All operations other than the password input can be performed by voice input according to the voice guidance" may be output. When a password is input from the numeric keypad 9 and a name is input from the microphone 4, the control unit 3 holds the password in a RAM (not shown) and converts the name into PCM or ADPCM in the voice recognition / reproduction unit 6. Store in RAM. Further, the control unit 3 refers to the password registered in the hard disk device 7 and determines whether or not the password input at this time is registered (S3). That is, it is determined whether or not the duplication is permitted.

As a result of the above-described determination, if it is determined that the user is not the authorized person (NO in S3), the control unit 3 starts from a predetermined address in the hard disk device 7 and says "not registered.
Do you want to register? Is read out and output to the speaker 5 as described above (S
4). Then, when the response voice is input from the microphone 4, the voice recognition / reproduction unit 6 performs recognition processing of the input voice in accordance with the voice dictionary associated with the password held in the RAM. As described above, when a voice such as [NO] or [No] is recognized (N in S4)
O), the voice guidance "Stop copying operation" is output to the speaker 5 (S5), and the voice guidance "Please turn off the power" is output (S5).
14) Terminate this operation flow. On the other hand, if a voice such as "YES" or "Yes" is recognized in step S4 (YES in S4), control unit 3 executes the above-described registration processing (S6).

If it is confirmed in step S3 that the person is the authorized person (YES in S3), or the registration process (S
After the operation 6) is performed, the control unit 3 proceeds to “confirmed that the user is. The copy target disk is loaded in the drive A (CD-ROM drive 1) and the drive B (CD-R drive 2 ) Is output to the speaker 5 (S7). Then, when the copy target disk and the copy disk are inserted, it is determined whether or not copy prohibition information (information for copyright protection) is recorded by referring to a predetermined area of the copy target disk (S8). In this way, if it is determined that the copy prohibition information is recorded (NO in S8), the control unit 3 asks, "This copy target disk is not permitted to copy. Do you want to continue the copy operation? If the operation is to be continued, this action is recorded. "Is output to the speaker 5 (S9). Then, when recognizing that “YES” or “Yes” has been input from the microphone 4 (YES in S10), the control unit 3 stores the copied user information, the time at this time, and the CD information indicating the disk to be copied. Is recorded in the hard disk device 7 as copy history information (S11). Note that a user cannot delete the copy history information, and a third party can refer to the copy history information.

Subsequently, the control unit 3 causes the speaker 5 to output a voice guidance "Start copying" (S12), and executes a copying process (S13). If it is determined in step S8 that the copy permission information has been recorded (YES in S8), the voice guidance "Start copying" is output to the speaker 5 without recording the copy history. (S12), a duplication process is executed (S13). In step S10, "N
When the voice response “O” or “No” is recognized (S
(NO at 10), the voice guidance for prompting the replacement of the duplicated disk or the voice guidance for stopping the duplication is output (S5). Further, following steps S5 and S13, a voice guidance of "Please turn off the power" is output, and the user turns off the power after the operation flow shown in FIG. 3 ends. As a countermeasure for forgetting to turn off the power, it is also possible to detect that the power is no longer in use and automatically turn off the power. That is, a relay or a semiconductor switch is provided in series with the power switch 8, for example, when audio input is not performed for a predetermined time, when audio output is not performed for a predetermined time, or when recording on a CD is not performed for a predetermined time. The control unit 3 turns off the power by turning off the relay or the semiconductor switch. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the password is input from the numeric keypad 9; however, it is also possible to input the password from the microphone 4. However, at this time, since the user has not been identified yet, it is necessary to sequentially perform voice recognition using a plurality of voice dictionaries until voice recognition of the password succeeds.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the operation according to the voice guidance can be performed from the first operation after the power is turned on, the first user can operate without being confused. Conventionally, in an electronic device or the like using voice guidance, a device in which the first voice guidance is output when a key (for example, a start key) is pressed is provided. However, since the key must be pressed first, the first voice guidance is provided. At this time, the user does not know which key to press and is confused. The CD duplication apparatus of this embodiment solves the problem of the prior art by turning off the power normally and starting the duplication operation when the power is turned on. In other words, turning on the power when the power is not on is a rudimentary operation, so that a first-time user is not confused. It is assumed that the power is turned off after using the CD duplication device.
The voice guidance "Please turn off the power" can be used to ensure thoroughness, and it can be automatically executed when the device is no longer in use. Further, a reset key may be provided in case the power is forgotten to be turned off, and when the power is turned on at the start of use, the first voice guidance may be output by pressing the reset key. Further, according to this embodiment, since the operation can be advanced by a simple instruction such as “Yes” or “No”, the instruction is recognized with a high degree of recognition even when the above instruction is performed by voice, Therefore, the input operation can be easily performed by voice input. The above-described functions and effects can be realized and implemented not only in the CD copying apparatus but also in general electronic equipment. In addition, a user who is not registered cannot copy, and if a user tries to copy a copy-prohibited CD, a warning is issued that evidence of the copy is left, so that unlimited copying can be prevented. Moreover, copying is prohibited C
Since copying is not uniformly prohibited even for D, it is possible to copy such a CD by obtaining a copying permission in advance.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a main part of a D duplication apparatus. As shown in the figure, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, a CD duplication device of this embodiment includes a communication control unit 10 for controlling data communication via a communication line such as a public line network, and a data communication modem. 11, a network control unit (NCU) 12 is provided. When a copy-prohibited CD is to be copied, a warning is issued to notify the center device of the copy history, and when the copy is actually performed, copy information and CD information (copyright holder information and title information) are issued. Copy history information can be transferred to a center device connected to a communication line. Since this center device is communicably connected to a plurality of terminal devices via the communication line, the copyright manager uses the terminal device to manage the copyrighted work provided in the form of a CD. It is possible to easily know the usage status of the device. In addition, by providing a billing processing system in the center device, the copyright owner information and the replicator information are obtained from the transferred information, the billing amount is withdrawn from the replicator's account via the communication line, and the copyright The above amount can be transferred to the client's account. As described above, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to diversify the handling when copying a CD for which copying is prohibited.

[0013]

As described above, the present invention has the following remarkable effects. According to the CD duplication device according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the operation based on the voice guidance can be performed from the first operation, even the first user can operate without being confused. According to the CD duplication apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, when the use end state is reached, a voice guidance requesting a power-off is output. Therefore, the power-on operation that needs to be performed at the start of the operation can be performed without any confusion. According to the CD duplication apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the power supply is automatically turned off when the apparatus is not in use, so that it is necessary to perform the operation at the start of the operation. A power-on operation can be performed without confusion. Also,
According to the CD duplicating apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, if the duplicator is not registered as a duplication permitter, duplication is prohibited, so that duplication is unlimited and disorderly. Can be prevented from being performed. According to the CD duplication apparatus of the fifth aspect, if duplication inhibition information is recorded on the duplicated disk, a warning is issued that if duplication is to be performed, a duplication history will be recorded. Nevertheless, if duplication is instructed,
Since the copy is created after the copy history information including the copyer information is recorded, the above-mentioned effect can be further enhanced, and if the copy permission is obtained, even if the CD has the copy prohibition information recorded thereon, Duplication becomes possible. Claim 6
According to the CD duplicating apparatus according to the present invention, in addition to the effect of the fifth aspect, since the warning is performed by voice, the warning can be easily noticed by the user. Further, according to the CD duplication apparatus of the present invention, if duplication prohibited information is recorded on the duplication target disk, a warning is issued to notify the duplication history to the center apparatus if duplication is performed. If the execution of copying is instructed in spite of the warning, the copy is created after transferring the copy history information including the copyer information and the compact disc information to the center apparatus. It is easy to collect copy history information obtained by copying a copy-prohibited compact disc. According to the center apparatus of the present invention, when the duplicator information and the compact disc information are received from the compact disc duplicator, the charging process is performed according to the duplicator information and the compact disc information. Business can be developed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a CD duplication apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram of a main part of the CD duplication device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the CD duplication device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of a main part of a CD duplication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration block diagram of a CD copying apparatus showing an example of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 CD-ROM drive, 2 CD-R drive, 3
Control unit (guidance utterance means, power-off means, permitter registration means, duplicater determination means, duplicate prohibition means, duplicater identification means, duplicate determination means, warning means, duplicate execution means, communication means, billing processing means), 4 Microphone, 5 speaker (guidance utterance means), 6 voice recognition / playback unit (guidance utterance means), 7 hard disk drive (permitted person registration means), 8 power switch, 9 numeric keypad, 10 communication control unit (communication means)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A compact disc duplication apparatus for duplicating information in a compact disc on which information is recorded to another compact disc, comprising a guidance utterance means for automatically uttering voice guidance immediately after power-on. Characterized compact disk duplication device. 2. The compact disk duplication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a function of outputting voice guidance for requesting a power-off when the use state ends. 3. The compact disk duplicating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a power-off means for detecting that the power supply is out of use and automatically turning off the power. 4. A compact disk duplicating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a permitter registration means for preliminarily registering a permitter permitted to copy, and a duplicator for judging whether or not the duplicator is the permitter at the time of duplication. A compact disk duplication apparatus comprising: a judging means; and a duplication prohibiting means for prohibiting duplication when the duplicator judging means judges that the duplicator is not an authorized person. 5. A compact disc duplication apparatus for duplicating information in a compact disc on which information is recorded to another compact disc, a duplicator specifying means for specifying a duplicator, and copy prohibition information on the compact disc to be duplicated. Means for determining whether or not a copy is recorded, and a warning for issuing a warning that, if the copy determination means determines that copy prohibition information is recorded, a copy history will be recorded if copying is to be performed. Means for copying, when copy execution is instructed in spite of the warning, copying history information including copyer information specified by the copyer specifying means is recorded, and then copy execution means is provided. A compact disk duplication apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 6. The compact disk duplication apparatus according to claim 5, wherein warning means is provided so as to issue a warning by voice. 7. The communication apparatus according to claim 5, wherein instead of recording duplication history information, duplication history information including duplicator information and compact disc information is transferred to a center device connected to a communication line. A compact disk copying apparatus characterized in that the warning means is configured to issue a warning to notify the center apparatus of the copy history if the copy is made. 8. A billing device for performing a billing process for a copy according to the replicator information and the compact disc information sent from the compact disc copying device in the center device communicably connected to the compact disc copying device according to claim 7. A center device comprising processing means.