JPH1186131A - Production of information reproducing object - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce an information reproducing object having simple structure and function, which can comply with various requests from a producer of the reproducing object by receiving data signals of the transmitted information via the reproducing object, storing the received data signals in the reproducing object and then taking out the reproducing object storing the data signals. SOLUTION: A voice recorder B includes a connector 31 which receives transmitted voice signals, a semiconductor memory 32 which stores the voice signals as data via the connector 31, a CPU 33 which transfers the voice signals from the memory 32, and a reproduction part 34 which reproduces the transferred voice signals in voice. As a result, the data signals of information are transmitted to an information reproducing object from an external device and can be stored in the reproducing object. Thus, it required that the reproducing object have only functions which store the data signals of information and reproduce the information. Therefore, it possible to produce an information reproducing object that has simple structure and functionalities and can comply with various requests from the producer of the reproducing object.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing an information reproducing body capable of reproducing stored information such as sound and display by itself.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, there are voice recorders, pagers, and the like as information reproducing bodies that store desired information contents and reproduce the stored information contents as sounds or characters when necessary. These information reproducing bodies are used for various purposes. For example, in the case of a voice recorder, a birthday song or a message such as `` Happy birthday '' in your own voice is memorized in the voice recorder, and this is handed to the person who has reached the birthday, and notes are written in daily work and housework. Instead, it is used to store the sound in the voice recorder.

In such a voice recorder, a sound such as a human voice is captured as a signal by a microphone, converted into a signal by an A / D converter, and temporarily stored in a semiconductor memory in the form of data. By manually operating a switch, a sound data signal is read from a semiconductor memory in accordance with a command from a CPU, converted into a signal by a D / A converter, and amplified by an amplifier to reproduce a signal wave as sound from a speaker.

[0004] In recent years, there has been a demand for a voice recorder that can add various functions in addition to the above-described usage methods and can utilize these functions in multiple ways.

[0005] For example, the stored own voice is reproduced in reverse by a reverse reproduction function, converted into a voice like a robot or an alien by a conversion function, or the reproduction speed is changed by a speed change function. In some cases, a message (“congratulations on marriage” or “congratulations on entrance to school”) in a voice of a celebrity such as a singer or an actress may be stored in a storage function in advance.

[0006] As the times progress, there is a demand for more and more various functions to be used.

[0007]

However, since the required additional functions of the voice recorder vary depending on the age and the required time and also vary from individual to individual, the additional functions provided by the voice recorder provider are arbitrary. , It is difficult to respond to the demands of many users. On the other hand, if many functions are provided in one voice recorder in order to satisfy more users, the operation corresponding to each of the many functions becomes complicated, and operability for the user is increased. In addition to a bad one, the productivity is lowered and the yield is lowered due to the complicated assembly structure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an information reproducing body capable of solving the above-mentioned problems.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information reproducing device capable of storing and reproducing information, and an external device for transmitting and storing a data signal of desired information to the information reproducing device. Is a method of creating an information reproducing body capable of reproducing the content of information stored via the external device by the information reproducing body itself, wherein a fee for detecting a fee charged to the external device is provided. A detecting step, an attaching step of attaching the information reproducing body to the external device, a transmitting step of transmitting a data signal of desired information from the external device to the information reproducing body attached in the attaching step, and the transmitted A receiving step of causing the information reproducing body to receive a data signal of information; a storing step of storing the received data signal of information in the information reproducing body; It provides a method of creating information reproduction comprising a take-out step of taking out information reproduction material from said external device.

[0010] The above information means sounds such as human voices and music, characters and images including messages and codes, etc., as long as the contents can be recognized by humans.

The external device is a separate device that can be separated from the information reproducing body.

Reproducing information by the information reproducing device itself means reproducing information without intervening devices (including the external device) other than the information reproducing device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information reproducing body creating method according to the first aspect, wherein the attaching step is performed before the fee detecting step.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the selecting step of selecting the content of the information to be stored in the information reproducing body includes:
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step is performed before the transmitting step.
Alternatively, a method for producing an information reproducing body according to claim 2 is provided.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an external device and / or a data signal of information pre-stored in the external device are fetched once by the external device. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the reproducing step of reproducing by the external device is performed before the transmitting step. 5.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information reproducing body creating method according to the fourth aspect, wherein the reproducing step is performed in parallel with the capturing step.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a conversion step of converting a data signal of information to be transmitted to the information reproducing body into a desired data signal is performed before the transmission step. A method for producing an information reproducing body according to any one of claims 5 to 5 is provided.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a method for producing an information reproducing body according to the present invention will be described below with reference to a sound recorder as an information reproducing body and a voice recorder capable of reproducing a sound as an information reproducing body. Although described with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an external device used for creating a voice recorder.

In the external device A, a creator of a voice recorder (hereinafter referred to as a creator) attaches a voice recorder in a state where no sound is stored to the external device, and in this state, transmits a sound signal from the external device. Send it to the voice recorder, let it be received by the voice recorder, create a voice recorder with memorized sounds, etc.
It has the following functions.

That is, the external device A includes a money detecting unit 1 for detecting the insertion of money (charge), and a control unit 2 capable of transmitting a sound signal after the detection of the money insertion.
And a lead terminal 3 for making the transferred sound signal come into contact with the connector 31 of the voice recorder B (described later) and transmitting the signal to the voice recorder B side.

The external device A also has a positioning unit 4 for positioning the connector 31 of the voice recorder B with respect to the lead terminal 3. The positioning unit 4 includes a transmission type optical sensor 4 for confirming whether or not the voice recorder B is positioned at a predetermined position.
a is arranged.

Further, the external device A includes a semiconductor memory 5 such as an SRAM or the like in which a program 5a including a series of flows from the time when the creator inputs the money to the time when the voice recorder B can be purchased is stored. A plurality is provided. The semiconductor memory 5 includes a plurality of sound signals (hereinafter, referred to as operation guide signals) 5b and a plurality of sound signals which are instructed by the control unit 2 to be transferred to a speaker or a monitor, which will be described later, according to the progress of the program 5a. The video signal 5c of the character or the like is stored in a data state. Further, in the semiconductor memory 5 of the present embodiment,
It has an external storage area 5d for temporarily storing the voice of a person captured from outside. In addition, the semiconductor memory 5 of the present embodiment also stores a plurality of types of sound data signals 5e to be stored in the voice recorder B.

The external device A is a voice recorder B
Is provided. The storage unit 8 includes a plurality of stockers 8a for individually storing a plurality of different types of voice recorders B, respectively, and a discharge mechanism provided for each stocker 8a. This discharge mechanism comprises a pneumatic cylinder 8b,
It is used corresponding to each stocker 8a.

Further, the external device A includes a sound capturing section 9 for capturing a human voice (sound from outside). The sound capturing unit 9 includes a receiver 9a including a microphone 9a1 for capturing a human voice as an analog electric signal, and an A / D converter 9b1 for converting a sound signal captured by the receiver 9a into a digital electric signal. And The handset 9a has a program 5 in addition to the sound.
The operation guide signal 5b of the storage unit 5 is changed to a D / A
A speaker 9a2 is provided for reproducing as sound after conversion by the converter 9b2 and amplification of the signal wave by the amplifier 9c.

The external device A is provided with a key input unit 10 for the creator to inform his / her intention to the control unit 2.

Next, the function of the voice recorder B will be described with reference to FIG.

The voice recorder B includes a connector 31 for receiving a sound signal transmitted from the external device A via the lead terminal 3, and a semiconductor memory for converting the sound signal into data via the connector 31 and storing the data. 32, a CPU 33 for transferring a sound signal from the semiconductor memory 32,
A sound reproducing unit 34 for reproducing a transferred sound signal as sound.
And the connector 31, the semiconductor memory 32 and the CPU 3
And a case body 35 having the third function. The voice recorder B is provided with a small lithium battery 36 for operating the above-described functions, and a push-button switch 37 that can contact one of the poles of the lithium battery 36. The configuration of the sound reproducing unit 34 is the same as the sound reproducing function included in the receiver 9a of the external device B, and converts the sound signal transferred from the semiconductor memory 32 by the D / A converter 34b and the signal wave by the amplifier 34c. Is reproduced as sound by the speaker 34a after the amplification.

Next, by using the external device A and the voice recorder B having the above-described functions and storing the sound in the voice recorder B via the external device A, the stored sound can be reproduced by itself. A method for creating the voice recorder B will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating a voice recorder B using the external device A.

This method includes a fee detecting step 11 for detecting a fee charged to the money detecting unit 1 of the external device A, an attaching step 12 for attaching the voice recorder B to the positioning unit 4 of the external device A, and a desired sound. A transmitting step 13 for transmitting the data signal of the sound from the external device A to the voice recorder B, a receiving step 14 for causing the voice recorder B to receive the transmitted sound data signal,
It includes a storing step 15 for storing the received sound data signal in the voice recorder B, and an extracting step 16 for extracting the voice recorder B storing the sound from the external device A.

Hereinafter, the details of each step will be described along the operation procedure of the creator of the voice recorder B (hereinafter referred to as the creator).

In the fee detecting step 11, as shown in FIG. 4, the money detecting unit 1 detects the money inserted by the creator into a money inlet (not shown). The money detecting unit 1 is composed of a transmissive optical sensor or the like, and detects the passage of, for example, money that falls under its own weight from a money input port. The detection of the optical sensor is transmitted to the control unit 2 and causes the program 5a of the semiconductor memory 5 to advance according to an instruction from the control unit 2.

In this embodiment, the program 5a
The following operations are performed during the progress of. First, the creator makes a key input using the key input unit 10 and selects a desired type from a plurality of types of voice recorders B stored in the storage unit 8. This key input is transmitted to the control unit 2 to extend the cylinder 8c of the storage unit 8 and push out the voice recorder B from the stocker 8a, thereby discharging the voice recorder B to a discharge port (not shown). The voice recorders B are stored in a state of being stacked in the vertical direction, and the lowermost ones are discharged to the discharge port so as to be pushed out by the cylinder. Next, in the mounting step 12, as shown in FIG. 5, the discharged voice recorder B is manually moved by the creator to the positioning unit 4.
Attach to At this time, by detecting the voice recorder B positioned, the optical sensor 4a confirms whether or not the voice recorder B is mounted at a predetermined position. In the present embodiment, the attaching step 12 is performed after the fee detecting step 11, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the voice recorder B is obtained from a unit other than the external device A described above. It is also possible to carry out an attaching step before the fee detecting step, for example, attaching the voice recorder B to the external device A and then charging the fee.

Further, in the present embodiment, the voice recorder B is manually attached. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the voice recorder B can be automatically attached to the positioning unit 4 from the storage unit 8.

Further, in this embodiment, after attaching the voice recorder B in the attaching step 12, a selecting step 17 for selecting what kind of sound is stored in the voice recorder B is performed. This selection step 17 is performed by the creator through voice and image from a monitor (not shown).
This is performed by selecting whether the voice of a person is stored in the voice recorder or the voice stored in the external device in advance is stored in the voice recorder.

The sound and image from the monitor are transmitted to the monitor by transmitting the necessary operation guide signal 5b and video signal 5c to the monitor side in accordance with the instruction of the control unit 2 upon completion of the mounting step 12. You will be guided.

Hereinafter, a case where the creator stores his / her own voice in the voice recorder will be described.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the creator speaks his / her own voice uttered toward the receiver 9a.
a1 and an A / D converter 9b1 to capture the data as a sound data signal.
Is stored once (take-in step 18).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, the sound stored in the external storage area 5d is transmitted via the D / A converter 9b2, the amplifier 9c, and the speaker 9a2 in accordance with a command from the controller 2 by a key input operation of the creator. Reproduction is performed from the receiver 9a (reproduction step 19). A person's voice is different from what he / she can hear directly when talking by himself, and what he / she hears after playing it once. Therefore, in the present embodiment, before completing the creation of the voice recorder B, it is possible to confirm by himself what voice the sound is reproduced from the voice recorder B. After the creation is completed, the voice recorder B that does not reproduce the sound desired by the creator is very rarely created.

The above-described capture step 18 and reproduction step 19 can be set so that the creator himself can repeat the steps until a satisfactory sound is reproduced. In the above embodiment, the case where the voice of the creator himself is stored in the voice recorder B has been described. However, when the voice data signal 5e stored in the semiconductor memory 5 is stored in the voice recorder B in advance, A data signal of a desired sound is reproduced from the semiconductor memory 5 from the receiver 9a via the D / A converter 9b2, the amplifier 9c, and the speaker 9a2 according to a command of the control unit 2 through a key input operation of the user. Then, the creator checks the reproduced sound,
When a desired sound is obtained, the process proceeds to a transmission step described later.

The reproduction step 19 is the acquisition step 1
8 can be performed in parallel. In this case, the creator puts his / her own voice into the microphone 9a1 of the receiver 9a to perform the capturing step 18, and the user can hear his / her voice from the speaker 9a2 of the receiver 9a.

According to the method of the present invention, the external storage area 5d
It is also possible to perform the conversion step 20 for converting the sound data signal once stored and stored in the voice recorder into a desired data signal before a transmission step (described later) for transmitting the sound data signal to the voice recorder B. . In order to perform the conversion step 20, it is necessary to provide the control unit 2 with a calculation unit 2a for converting the frequency and waveform of the sound data signal into desired ones in advance. The calculation unit 2a includes, for example, calculation content for converting a waveform so as to increase the frequency when converting the stored sound to a higher sound and to lower the frequency when converting the stored sound to a lower sound. . Further, it is also possible to include a calculation content for converting the stored sound into a waveform close to the waveform of the robot voice in advance so as to resemble the voice of the robot, for example. The arithmetic unit 2a containing these arithmetic contents stores the sound data signal once stored and captured in the external storage area 5d as a desired data signal whose frequency and waveform have been converted, in the external storage area 5d again. . Thereafter, the reproduction step may be performed. If a desired sound cannot be obtained, the conversion step 20 can be repeated again (see FIG. 8).

Next, a method for transmitting a sound data signal from the external device A to the voice recorder B will be described.
First, the detection of the optical sensor 4a in the mounting step 12 is transmitted to the control unit 2, and the control unit 2 instructs to drive a motor (not shown), so that the lead terminal 3 indirectly connected to the motor is movable. And insert the lead terminal 3 into the connector 31 of the voice recorder B,
The external device A and the voice recorder B are electrically connected. The above-described voice recorder B can be attached by various methods. For example, besides inserting the lead terminal 3 into the connector 31, a probe method can be used. In this case, the voice recorder B may be provided with a contact terminal (not shown) in advance, and the lead terminal 3 may be brought into contact with the contact terminal. Each of the above methods is a contact-type mounting method, but is not limited thereto, and a non-contact-type mounting method is also applicable. In the case of this non-contact type mounting, the external device A and the voice recorder B are not brought into electrical contact with each other, but are made electrically conductive by, for example, the exchange of radio waves and light described later. It is also possible. Next, transmission step 13 is performed. In the transmission step 13, as shown in FIG. 9, the sound data signal stored in the external storage area 5d of the external device A is transmitted to the control unit 2 of the external device A by a key input of the key input unit 10 of the creator. Is transferred to the lead terminal 3. The sound data signal transferred to the lead terminal 3 is received by the connector 31 which is electrically connected to the lead terminal 3 (reception step 14). As described above, this receiving method is performed in an electrically conductive state due to the contact between the lead terminal 3 and the connector 31. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, light (e.g., light emitted from a light emitting device such as a laser) (Including the sound data signal),
In addition to being able to receive by receiving light with a light receiving device such as a phototransistor, a radio wave (including a sound data signal) emitted from a radio wave generator is transmitted, and a predetermined frequency is passed through a filter or the like. It is also possible to receive only the radio wave of. The sound data signal received by the connector 31 is stored in the semiconductor memory 32 of the voice recorder B according to a command from the control unit 2 of the external device A (storage step 15). When the storage of the sound data signal in the voice recorder B is completed, the completion of the storage is notified to the creator through a monitor (not shown) of the external device A.

Upon completion of the storage, the creator manually removes the voice recorder B from the external device A (removal step 16). With the method as described above, a voice recorder in which a data signal of a sound desired by the creator is stored is created. To reproduce the sound using the voice recorder B, the creator operates the switch 37 so that the sound is reproduced.
This is performed by transferring a sound data signal from the semiconductor memory 32 to the sound reproducing unit 34 according to a command from the PU 33. In the present embodiment, the voice recorder is taken as an example of the information reproducing body. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is also applicable to, for example, those capable of reproducing information using characters or images. A method of creating an information reproducing body for reproducing the information of characters and images will be described. This information reproducing body needs to be provided with a display device such as a liquid crystal display device. When a character data signal is transmitted to the information reproducing device, a desired character data signal is temporarily stored in an external device by an instruction of the control unit by a key input of the creator himself, or is transmitted directly to the information reproducing device and stored. . When the image data signal is transmitted to the information reproducing unit, the image data signal stored in advance in a storage unit such as a semiconductor memory of an external device is input to the information reproducing unit by a key input of the creator according to a command from the control unit. Send to and memorize. Further, the present invention can be applied to an information reproducing body capable of reproducing sound and displaying characters and images, such as a voice recorder.

In addition, after the sound data signal is stored in the storage unit in the external device, the stored sound data signal is converted into a character data signal by an arithmetic unit provided in advance in the control unit. The character data signal is stored in the storage unit, and further transmitted from the storage unit to the information reproducing unit by the key input of the creator and stored, or the converted character data signal is directly transmitted to the information reproducing unit and stored. It is also possible.

[0047]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a data signal of information can be transmitted from an external device to an information reproducing device and stored in the information reproducing device only by charging a fee to the external device. For this reason, the external device is provided with a number of functions such as a function of transmitting an information data signal and a function of storing the information in an information reproducing unit, and the information reproducing unit stores the information data signal and reproduces the information. Since only the function needs to be provided, an information reproducer having a simple structure and functions can be created while responding to various requirements of the creator of the information reproducer.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, for example, an information reproducing body is obtained from a device other than the external device, and the information reproducing body is attached to the external device. It is also possible to send and store information data signals to the body.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the data signal of the information to be transmitted to the information reproducing body is, for example, information such as a voice of the user or a character input by the user, or information stored in an external device in advance. Can be selected.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the content of the information to be stored in the information reproducing unit is reproduced before storing the information in the information reproducing unit, and after the creator confirms this, the data signal of the information is transmitted to the information reproducing unit. Since the data signal can be transmitted to the reproduction body, the data signal of the desired information can be stored more accurately. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the confirmation of the data signal of the information to be stored can be performed in parallel with the capturing step, the data signal of the desired information can be stored more quickly and more accurately. Become.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, not only is the information data signal simply stored in the information reproducing unit, but it is also converted into a playful fictitious information data signal and stored in the information reproducing unit. It is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an external device used for creating an information reproducing body (voice recorder) in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a voice recorder according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a method of creating a voice recorder in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a fee detecting step in the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an attachment step in the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a capturing step in the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a reproduction step in the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a conversion step in the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a transmitting step and a receiving step in the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A external device B voice recorder 1 money detector 2 controller 3 lead terminal 5 semiconductor memory 11 charge detection step 12 mounting step 13 transmission step 14 reception step 15 storage step 16 extraction step 17 selection step 18 import step 19 reproduction step 20 conversion Step 31 Connector 32 Semiconductor memory 33 CPU SNC Corporation

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An information reproducing device capable of storing and reproducing information, and an external device for transmitting and storing a data signal of desired information to the information reproducing device, the information being stored via the external device. A method of creating an information reproduction body capable of reproducing the content of the information reproduction body itself, a fee detection step of detecting a fee to be input to the external device, and the information reproduction body in the external device Attachment step of attachment, transmission step of transmitting a data signal of desired information from the external device to the information reproduction body attached in the attachment step, and reception of causing the information reproduction body to receive the transmitted data signal of information. And a storing step of storing the data signal of the received information in the information reproducing unit, and extracting the information reproducing unit in which the information is stored from the external device. How to create the information reproduction comprising an extraction step. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the attaching step is performed before the fee detecting step. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selecting step of selecting the content of the information to be stored in the information reproducing unit is performed before the transmitting step. . 4. An acquiring step of temporarily taking in the external device information and / or a data signal of information pre-stored in the external device, and reproducing the content of the taken-in information in the external device. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step (c) is performed before the transmitting step. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the reproducing step is performed in parallel with the capturing step. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein a converting step of converting a data signal of information to be transmitted to the information reproducing body into a desired data signal is performed before the transmitting step. How to create the information reproduction body described in.