JPS61103182A - Audiovisual educational apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an audiovisual education device suitable for use in language education, such as English.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, video tape recorders (V
TR), video disks, personal computers, and other devices that actively incorporate so-called new media are being actively commercialized.

Especially for personal computers, the number of educational software has increased considerably in all fields. However, due to capacity limitations and the inability to handle natural sounds in a system using only a personal computer, most of the games are game-like, with a small number of illustrated screens, text, and sound effects.

Therefore, in a device that requires a large amount of audio and video, such as language learning, it is necessary to use it in combination with some kind of audio and video device.

Therefore, conventionally, as teaching devices for languages such as English, devices that combine a personal computer and a cassette tape recorder, devices that combine a personal computer and a video disc, etc. have been proposed.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The former device, which uses a cassette tape recorder, has the disadvantage of long access times and the inability to obtain the necessary information immediately, while the latter device, which uses a video disc, is expensive and wasteful because the video is not so necessary. There are many

The present invention proposes an audiovisual educational device that has a short access time, can be constructed at low cost, and can effectively utilize the recording area of a recording/reproducing device in which display data and the like are recorded.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a first table in which auditory address data indicating the positions of a plurality of different display data and corresponding auditory data (for example, audio data) on an optical disk is recorded, and a plurality of different display data are grouped so as to allow overlap. A recording/reproducing device (e.g. When a group is selected using the floppy disk Q (II) and keys on the home computer (2), the address data in the first table corresponding to the selected group is reproduced from the second table and the home computer (2) A means for storing data in a storage unit (e.g. RAM (5)) (e.g. CPU (
41), and the display data belonging to the group selected from the first table and the corresponding auditory address data are retraced based on the address data of the first table and stored in the storage section (for example, RAM+51) of the home computer (2). )
means (e.g. CPU (4)) for controlling the display device W (31) and the optical disc player (1) based on the display data belonging to the selected group and the corresponding auditory address data (e.g. CPU (4));
14)).

[Effect]

In the above configuration, since the optical disc play-1' (1) is used for reproducing auditory data, the access time is short and the configuration can be made at low cost. The recording and reproducing device also includes a first table in which auditory address data indicating the position of a plurality of different display data and corresponding auditory data on the optical disk is recorded, and a plurality of different display data that are allowed to overlap and are divided into groups. classified into
For each group, display data belonging to that group and corresponding auditory address data are recorded.
A second table is provided in which address data of the table is recorded, and based on the address data of the first table corresponding to the display data belonging to the selected group from the second table, the address data of the first table is recorded. , the display data belonging to the selected group and the corresponding auditory address data are reproduced, and even if the same display data is duplicated in each group, the recording and reproducing device is capable of reproducing the same display data and the corresponding auditory address data. There is no need to record the auditory address data redundantly.

〔Example〕

First, the configuration of the present invention will be explained based on FIG.

The present invention includes an optical disc player (1) that plays back an optical disc on which listening data is recorded, a home computer (2), and a display device (3). Further, in the recording and reproducing device of the home computer (2), auditory address data indicating the positions on the optical disk of a plurality of different display data and corresponding auditory data is recorded in the first table, and the second table A plurality of different display data are classified into groups with overlap allowed, and address data of a first table in which display data belonging to the group and corresponding auditory address data are recorded for each group. There is. When a group is selected by key operation on the home computer (2), the address data in the first table corresponding to the selected group is reproduced from the second table of the recording/reproducing device and stored in the storage section of the home computer (2). be remembered. Then, based on the address data of the first table, the display data and the corresponding auditory address data belonging to the selected group are reproduced from the I-th table and stored in the storage section of the home computer (2). . Then, by key operations on the home computer (2), the display device Wt (31) and the optical disc player (11) are controlled based on this display data and the corresponding auditory address data.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, one embodiment of the present invention 7
Let's explain an example. This example is an example in which the present invention is applied to a teaching device for languages, for example, English.

In the figure, (2) indicates a home computer, and C
P U (41, RAM (51, ROM +61,
Human output boat (7), expansion card (8), key device (9)
), floppy disk←ω, etc. The entire operating program is recorded in advance on the floppy disk α, and the first table (area) contains the third
As shown in the figure, audio address data with a trunk number T and an index I indicating the position on the optical disk of the display data such as English sentences and the corresponding audio data corresponding to N different simple sentences in English are recorded. In the second table (area), N pieces of display data are classified into groups with overlap allowed, and as shown in Figure 4, for each M group, a table of simple sentences belonging to that group is provided. The first recorder data and corresponding voice address data are recorded.
The address data (recorded address) of the table is recorded.

Further, in FIG. 2, (1) is an optical disc player, which is used to play an optical disc on which audio data and address data corresponding to the N English sentences mentioned above are digitized and recorded. . This optical disc player (11) is connected to an expansion card (8) via a controller (20).This controller ('20)
is for interfacing the expansion card (8) and the input terminal of the optical disc player (1).

Here, the above-mentioned audio data and address data are recorded on the 11g spiral recording track on the optical disc played back by the optical disc player (IJ).

The format of the digital signal to be recorded is - for example, as shown in Figure 5, the repetition frequency is 7.35 kHz.
z, therefore, the repetition period is continuous in units of frames of 136.1 μsec.

The diagram is convenient, and each frame is arranged vertically.

Each frame has a synchronization information f9A portion (1
1), a subcode section (12), and a data section (13) containing audio data. The subcode part (12) consists of 98 frames, so the repetition frequency is 7.
511z, and address information in units of blocks with a repetition period of 13.3 msec are inserted. That is, the subcode part (I2) is divided into 8 channels from channel P to channel W, and the subcode part (12) of the first and second frames of each block has channel P.
Synchronous information of block period over channel W from ? l
! B and C are inserted, and address data is inserted in block units into channel Q of the subcode section (12) of the remaining 96 frames along with the audio data of the data section (13).

FIG. 6 shows an example of the format of this channel Q. Channel Q has synchronization information B and C,
A part (14) representing the track number T, a part (15) representing the index I, a time address data part (16) representing the minutes and seconds of time from the beginning of each section in one audio data, (17), etc., and these bits are distributed and inserted into each frame of one block, as shown in FIG.

The format of the digital signal recorded on the optical disc is as described above, and the format of the digital signal recorded on the optical disc is as follows.
1, when an optical disc is played back, the data of two consecutive Q channels are transferred to the controller (20) and the expansion card (20).
81, input/output boat (home computer (through power)
2) is sequentially supplied to the CPU (41) as voice address data.

Further, in the second device, (3) is a display device, and under the control of the home computer (2), the above-mentioned English text, etc., and the user's 1st performance procedure, etc. are displayed on the screen.

To realize the following configuration, the applicant used the following as a home computer (2), an optical disc player (1), and a display device (3).

(al home computer +2) ・-・-S MC
-777 (manufactured by Sony)・CPU ・・・・Z
80A・RAM・・・・ Main 64KB
, Bidet No. 38KB/Color Palette... 5Ml-
733・Expansion Curl... 5Ml-740・Frosopy Disk Dry Life 1 unit built-in・Floppy disk・3.5 inches・280 bytes Approximately 10 characters in A-shaped kana-maji characters Approximately 200,000 characters in English manuscript Graph Ink Approximately 20 screens FBL optical disc player (1)...CDP-1
11 (manufactured by Sony)・File capacity: Maximum 74
Minutes/Addressing-Tr, 1~9G, Index
O~99 Total 9900 Address/Item Time Length...2 sec~70m1n Variable/Audio Channel...2 Channel F Special "" 5 Hz~20kHz Dynamic Range...90dB (Cl display device (3) ...KX-13CD
I (manufactured by Sony) - RGB input When the floppy disk QG+ is loaded into the home computer (2) on the input side, the entire operating program is played from this and loaded into the RAM (51).
Thereafter, under the control of the CPU 41, the operation is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 8A, the display device (3)
A menu screen is displayed, allowing you to select one menu item.

Next, when a key corresponding to a predetermined menu on the key device (9) is pressed to select a menu, the process moves to a group selection step. For example, the display device (3) first displays a screen for selecting "by scene" or "by idea" as shown in Figure 8B, and by pressing the button corresponding to either key device (9) Select either ``By scene,'' 1 or ``By idea.'' For example, when "by scene" is selected, meat i1j as shown in FIG. 8C is displayed on the display device (3), and a final group is selected. In the figure, the number in parentheses for each group represents the number of English simple sentences included in that group. In this state, when a key corresponding to a predetermined group on the key device (9) is pressed, the group to be executed from now on is selected, and a screen like the one shown in Figure 8 is displayed on the display device (3).

Then, the recording addresses mi, m2*... of the first table in which the display data of the simple sentence belonging to the group m selected at this time and the corresponding voice address data are recorded.
+ ml, ..., ml are RAM ! from the second table of the floppy disk aω! 5).

Also, the recording addresses ml, m2 of this first table
．． Based on ..., ml, ..., ml ~ simple sentences mt, m3 belonging to the selected group m.

...1ml+ ..., ml display data and corresponding audio address data are loaded into RAM 15+ from the first table of floppy disk α0.

In this way, RAM (
51, the selected group m
Simple sentence m 1'+ m 2 ,...1m[,...,
The presentation order of rnl is randomized.

When this randomization is completed, the process moves to the step according to the menu selected above.

First, the listening approach r 1, Listen
The case where ingAproach J is selected will be explained.

A screen explaining the operation keys is displayed on the display device (3) as shown in FIG. Then, the audio of the first simple sentence among the selected group m01 simple sentences is played back. In this case, the CPU (from 41 to the optical disc player fl) is controlled based on the audio address data corresponding to this simple sentence, and the optical disc player is set to the recording position of the audio data of this simple sentence on the optical disc. The audio will be played. The same holds true for the audio playback of simple sentences below.

After this audio is reproduced, if no keys on the key device (9) displayed on the screen of the display device (3) are pressed, the audio of the same simple sentence is repeatedly reproduced.

On the other hand, various operations are selected by pressing corresponding keys on the key device (9).

When the 1'FIJ, rF2J, and "F3" keys are pressed, the English text, Japanese translation text, and commentary are displayed on the screen of the display device (3), respectively, and then the state returns to the state where the audio is repeatedly played. Figure 8 F is "F engineering".

This shows the screen when all the rF2J and "F3" keys are pressed.

Also, if you press the "F4" key, the audio of the next simple sentence will be played, and by pressing this "F4" key, you can press the "!" (The audio of the simple sentences of 1b1 can be played back in sequence.

When the audio playback of all four simple sentences in group m is completed,
A termination screen as shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the display device W (3), and a predetermined step is selected by pressing the corresponding key on the key device (9). Press the "l" key to move to the first step of the listening approach. When the "2" key is pressed, the process moves to the step of selecting the group "by scene" or "by idea" described above. Further, when the "3" key is pressed, the process moves to the above-mentioned "by scene" or "by idea" selection step. Further, when the "4" key is pressed, the process moves to the above-mentioned menu selection step. Furthermore, pressing the "5" key will end the process.

Next, dictation r 2 , Dictatto
The case where nJ is selected will be explained.

A screen explaining the operation keys is displayed on the display device (3). Then, the selected group m
I! ! The audio of the first simple sentence among the simple sentences is played back, and the device is placed in a standby state.

In this state, various operations are selected by pressing the corresponding keys on the key device (9).

When the learner operates the keys on the key device (9) to manually write the simple English sentence that is played back, the display device (3)
On the screen, manually written English sentences are sequentially displayed as shown in FIG. 9B. In addition, by key operation, for example, r HO
Mf! When J is pressed, the human answer is deleted and the answer is reset, the voice of the simple sentence is played back, and the game is put on standby.

Also, if you press the "Fl" key, the sound of the first simple sentence will be 1.
Played twice. Also, when the return key and I C/R are pressed, the English sentence entered by the learner is compared with the correct English sentence stored in RAM +5), and “○・・... Correct answer, ×... Incorrect answer (spelling mistake, etc.), ■... Mistakes in uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and periods are displayed, and a double standby state is displayed. Figure 9 C is an example of both sides. Also, rF2J,
When the rF3J and "F4" keys are pressed, the English text, Japanese translation, and explanation as the answer are displayed on the screen of the display device (3), and the above-mentioned standby state is entered. The ninth figure shows the screen when all keys rF2J, rF3J and "F4" are pressed.

Furthermore, when the "F5" key is pressed, the audio of the next simple sentence is reproduced, and by pressing this "F5" key, the four simple sentences of group m can be dictated.

When the dictation of all four simple sentences of group m is completed, the display device (3) displays a completion screen with scores as shown in Figure 9, and the key device (9) A predetermined step is selected by pressing the corresponding key.

When the "1" key is pressed, only the incorrect simple sentence among the 14 WI simple sentences of group m is left, the process moves to the first step of diction, and the above-mentioned operation is performed only on this incorrect simple sentence.

Pressing other keys is the same as in the case of the listening approach described above, so the explanation thereof will be omitted.

Next, English composition 3. English Compos
The case where iLton J is selected will be explained.

A screen explaining the operation keys is displayed on the display device (3). Then, the Japanese translation of the first simple sentence among the four simple sentences of the selected group turtle is displayed on the display device (3).
will be displayed on the screen and will be in standby mode.

In this state, various operations are selected by pressing the corresponding keys on the key device (9).

When the learner operates the keys on the key device (9) and inputs the simple English sentence of the displayed Japanese translation, the display device (9)
The input English text is displayed on the meat surface of 3) as shown in FIG. 9F. In addition, by key operation, for example, r HO
When MEJ is pressed, the manual answer will be canceled and the answer will be restarted, and the Japanese translation of the simple sentence will be displayed on the screen of the display device R (31) and the machine will be in a standby state.

When the return key 1'C/RJ is pressed, the English sentence written manually by the learner is compared with the correct English sentence stored in RAM +5), and "○..." is displayed on the screen of the display device (3).・Correct answer, ×... Incorrect answer (spelling mistake, etc.),
■...Missed uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and periods" are displayed, and the above-mentioned standby state is entered. Figure 10A shows an example of this screen. Also, the keys "Fl" and "IF2" are pressed. When pressed, the answer in English and an explanation are displayed on the screen of the display device (3), and the above-mentioned standby state is entered. Note that when the "Fl" key is pressed, audio is also played at the same time. Figure 10B shows "Fl" and "F2"
This shows the screen when all keys are pressed.

Also, if you press the "F3" key, the Japanese translation of the next simple sentence will be displayed on the display device (31), and this "
By pressing the "F3" key, one single sentence in group m can be composed in English.

When all single sentence English compositions in group m are completed, the display device (3) displays the end screen with the score displayed, similar to the case of dictation, and the key device (9) responds accordingly. A predetermined step is selected by pressing the key. When the 1rlJ key is pressed, only the incorrect simple sentence is left among the group sentences, and the process moves to the first step of English composition, and the above-mentioned operation is performed only on this incorrect simple sentence. When you press any other key,
This is similar to the case of the listening approach described above.

As described above, according to the present example, since the optical disc player (1) is used for reproducing audio data, the access time is short and it can be constructed at a lower cost than one using a video disc.

Further, according to this example, floppy disk a has a first disk on which display data such as English sentences and corresponding audio address data corresponding to N different simple sentences in English are recorded.
and the above-mentioned table in which N pieces of display data are classified into groups with overlap allowed, and for each M group, display data of a simple sentence belonging to that group and corresponding voice address data are recorded. A second table is provided in which address data (recorded addresses) of the first table are recorded, and the address data of the first table corresponding to the display data belonging to the selected group from the second table is recorded. The display data etc. belonging to the group selected from the table 1 are reproduced,
Even if the same display data is duplicated in each group on the floppy disk a, there is no need to record the same display data and the corresponding audio address data redundantly, and the recording area of the floppy disk a is can be used effectively.

Also, according to this example, the simple sentence ml of the selected group m
Since the presentation order of , 2nd, .

Furthermore, according to this example, when the dictation and English composition menus are selected, it is possible to repeatedly study only the simple sentences that were incorrect, making extremely effective learning possible.

Although the above-mentioned embodiment is applied to an English teaching device, it can be similarly applied to other language teaching devices.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Henceforth. According to the above-mentioned invention, since an optical disc player is used for reproducing auditory data, the access time is short and it can be constructed at low cost.

Further, according to the present invention, the recording/reproducing device of a home convenience store includes a first table in which auditory address data is recorded without notifying the positions of a plurality of different display data and corresponding auditory data on an optical disk; A plurality of different display data are classified into groups with overlap allowed, and for each group, the address data of the above-mentioned first table in which the display data belonging to that group and the corresponding auditory address data are recorded. A second table is provided in which display data belonging to the selected group is displayed from the first table based on address data of the first table for display data belonging to the selected group from the second table. and the corresponding auditory address data are reproduced, and even if the same display data is duplicated in each group, the same display data and the corresponding auditory address data are recorded in duplicate in the recording/reproducing device. (The recording area of the recording/reproducing device can be used effectively.)

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

9Al13! U is a diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 10 are diagrams for explaining the same. (1) is an optical disc player, (2) is a home computer, (3) is a display device, (4) is a CPU,
α0) is a floppy disk. Figure 2 I J Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an audiovisual education device comprising an optical disc player for reproducing an optical disc on which auditory data is recorded, a display device, and a home computer, the positions of a plurality of different display data and corresponding auditory data on the optical disc are indicated. The first table in which auditory address data is recorded and the plurality of different display data are classified into groups with overlap allowed, and for each group,
a recording/reproducing device having a second table in which the address data of the first table in which the display data belonging to the group and the corresponding aural address data are recorded; and group selection by key scanning of the home computer; a means for reproducing address data in the first table corresponding to the selected group from the second table and storing it in a storage section of the home computer; means for reproducing the display data and corresponding auditory address data belonging to the group selected from the first table based on the address data and storing them in the storage unit of the home computer; and a key of the home computer. and means for controlling the display device and the optical disc brake based on the display data stored by scanning and the corresponding auditory address data.