JPS6014276A - Tape player - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a tape player for language practice having a function of displaying texts.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Cassette tape players are often used for language practice such as English conversation. The well-known Riko Ichigawa's cassette tape player has been made extremely small and lightweight, so you can often see people using it on the train on their way to work, as cellphones are no longer restricted.

When conducting hearings such as English conversation using these various cassette tape players, I often practice while reading the text ij'j teru [2].

However, not only is it troublesome to carry around the text, but it is also very difficult to flip through the text while operating a cassette tape player in a crowded place.
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In such cases, it would be very convenient if the cassette tape player had a built-in character display to display the contents of the test at the same time as the tape was listened to, and it would be very effective for language acquisition the next day.

[Purpose of the invention]

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a completely new tape player for language practice that allows you to listen to tapes using only audio and display text and other sentences. 7) Let F be the depth.

[Embodiments of the invention]

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Manufacturers etc. provide cassette tapes on which the tape recorder (text) of the present invention is recorded. An example of the format of this cassette tape is shown in Figure 1. This cassette tape is composed of four tracks like a known stereo cassette tape, of which tracks 1 and 3 are assigned audio and text information (7) on side A (side N), and tracks 2 and 4 are assigned is assigned as side B (arc surface).The audio of tracks 1.4 is exactly the same as the recording method of a tape recorder at this size, so a detailed explanation thereof will not be given.

The character information on tracks 2 and 3 is recorded by frequency modulating character codes (digital) defined as j, fl, etc. in the JS-C-6220 standard etc. as audio signals in the audible band. This method is used when storing data on an audio cassette as an external storage device for a microconbeater. For example, Kansas City marker lv
14m, according to Kaku, it is possible to record/playback character codes at a speed of 300 bits/sho 1j) [. In general, the tape running speed of audio cassettes is about 48 rm/single, so if the character code is set in 8-bit units, NL37 characters jJf are recorded in 4 sections in one second of voice recording, which is compared to the speed of conversation. Correlate a sufficient number of characters and record γ~.

Therefore, record speeches such as English conversation on track 1.4,
Tracks 2 and 3 have text in English, translation, etc.
It would be a cassette tape with annotations, etc. recorded in correspondence with the speech coded.

On this cassette tape, audio and text are simultaneously played back by a cassette player to which the present invention is applied, as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a cassette tape drive mechanism, which moves the cassette tape at a predetermined speed in the running direction or fast forwards and rewinds it, and is no different from conventional cassette recorders.

2 and 4 are playback heads, and playback throat 2 is track 1.
A playback head 4 is installed for the audio of tracks 2 and 4, and for the text information of tracks 2 and 3.

3 and 5 are audio amplifiers and playback heads 2 and 4.
The reproduced audio signal is increased by a predetermined value.

Among these, the output of the audio amplifier 3 is reproduced as an audible sound by the speaker 6. On the other hand, the output of the audio amplifier 5 is supplied to the auxiliary device 7, where it is converted into a character code as a digital signal.

Revenge ii1. The character code demodulated by the Q unit 7 is input to the microprocessor 8. The microprocessor 8 controls the decoding unit 7 and the character display unit 9, but the microprocessor 11 also controls the running of the cassette tape. It's okay. The microprocessor 8 receives 8 bits, ie, at least one character, le, 1.
) is input, the character code is output to the display 9.

The display 9 has a display element such as a liquid crystal, and displays the character code input from the microprocessor 9 in a corresponding character pattern. For example, 32 characters x 2 lines + jJi
It is completely sufficient to display all English and Japanese characters.

FIG. 3 is an example of an external view of a cassette player to which the present invention is applied.

The operation of this device was explained earlier. (Insert a cassette tape with recorded voice and text information, press the PLA and Y' buttons, and the playback sound will be output to the speaker, just like a conventional tape recorder.) flows from

For example, on an English conversation tape, if you record the conversation on the audio track and the English text on the text information track, the English text will be displayed one after another in response to the conversation coming from the speaker. You can view long texts by scrolling.

Also, when the conversation has finished, a predetermined silent section is created, and if a translation of the conversation is recorded, for example, on the text information track corresponding to this silent section, the conversation can be recorded in I! III You can effectively perform a series of English conversation exercises by looking at the English text at the same time as p, and then looking at the translation.

As shown in Fig. 3, the cassette player according to the present invention has an external appearance that is similar to the conventional cassette player.
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Therefore, the cassette player according to the present invention can be used anytime and anywhere, and can be used as a table player, especially in English clubs and Buddhist temples.

In addition, the present invention is based on the above-mentioned fact! This is not limited to this example.

For example, text information? Tosho'f: Song selection, for example, a switch is added to select whether or not to display text, whether to display English text, or whether to display translated text. Text information 'f: It is easy to edit and display as appropriate. Also, the @sound format of the audio and text information on the cassette tape is divided into 1. If you don't have one, you can record on the same track, specify various control codes that can separate the audio part and the text part by IRF, text information, etc. When playing text information, disconnect the speaker and just display the text. do the
When playing back the audio, the display may be placed at one end and the audio may be played from the speaker.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a cassette tape was used, but other recording means may be used, and the purpose of use is not limited to language practice.

In short, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist thereof.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an example of a cassette tape formant to be applied to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an external view of a practical example of the present invention. Tape strike mechanism 2.4...Playback head 3.5...Audio amplifier 6...Speaker 7 -Demodulator, 8...Microprocessor, 9 -Display device agent Patent attorney Kensuke Norichika (1" t or 1 person) Figure 1 Figure 3

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) It is equipped with a tape on which audio and textual information have been recorded, a means for reproducing the audio on this tape, and a means for displaying textual information on the tape, and displays textual information in response to the reproduction of the audio. A tape player that is characterized by: (2) A tape on which audio and text information of multiple buildings corresponding to the audio have been recorded, means for reproducing the audio on this tape, and means for selecting and displaying the text information on the tape.