JPS6263984A - Learning apparatus - 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 (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a learning device that can simultaneously output audio information and text information and is suitable for use in language learning and the like.

(Prior Art and its Problems) Conventional language learning machines generally consist of a combination of a cassette tape on which audio information is recorded and a playback device for the cassette tape, and are mainly used to develop listening skills. Therefore, in order to learn a language using both the auditory sense and the visual sense, it is necessary to use a textbook or the like that contains sentences that correspond to the audio.

The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a learning device that does not require a textbook or the like when learning a language using both the auditory sense and the visual sense.

(Means for Solving the Problems) To achieve this, the learning device of the present invention includes a recording medium that stores voice information and text information corresponding to the voice information, and a recording medium that stores the voice information and text information that corresponds to the voice information. an information reproducing means for reproducing information as an electrical audio signal and a character signal, respectively; a sounding means for converting the audio signal reproduced by the information reproducing means into sound and outputting the same; and reproducing the information in synchronization with the sounding means. The present invention is characterized by comprising an image display means for converting the character signal reproduced by the means into a character image and outputting the character image.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the device of the present invention configured as described above, text information corresponding to the audio information is output simultaneously with the audio information. The present invention also has the effect that visual learning is possible, and such learning can be carried out effectively.

(Example) The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of this embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an audio cassette tape, on which character information is recorded in stereo along with audio information. In this example, the present invention is applied as an English learning device, and therefore, the cassette tape 1 records English pronunciations as well as English sentences corresponding to the pronunciations. 3 is an information reproducing device, such as a stereo deck, and cassette tape 1
The audio and text information recorded in Q are reproduced as electrical audio signals and text signals, respectively. These two signals are separated by a converter 5 which is returned to the reproduction device 3, the audio signal is supplied to the headphones 7, and the character signal is supplied to the liquid crystal display device 9. The headphones 7 output the supplied audio signal as audio. On the other hand, the liquid crystal display device 9 displays characters on the liquid crystal display LCD. Here, this display device 9 has a display changeover switch 11, and when this switch is positioned on the "LCD" side as shown in the figure, characters are displayed on the liquid crystal display LCD, and when it is positioned on the JTVJ side, characters are displayed. , characters are displayed on the TV connected to this display device 9.
This is carried out by the image receiving shrimp 13.

Note that 15 is a power switch, and 17 is an AC adapter, which supplies power to the two-legged display device 9.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals. As shown in the figure, the character signal input to the liquid crystal display device 9 is amplified via the amplifier circuit 91, and then
The signal is supplied to a decoder 93 and decoded. The decoded signal generated by this is sent to the display controller 9
7 to a memory buffer 95 and temporarily stored therein. After that, the controller 97
The signal is supplied from this memory buffer 95 to the display device 9 or the TV receiver 1f 113 under the control of the memory buffer 95. The controller 97 controls the display of the liquid crystal display LCD in accordance with the switching signal supplied from the changeover switch 11, or supplies a decoded signal to the TV receiver 13. Here, the display device 9 of this example is equipped with an E/L backlight 99, and when displaying characters on the liquid crystal display LCD, this light 99 is
emits light to illuminate the liquid crystal display (LCD) from the back side. Further, the liquid crystal display device 9 has a built-in battery 98, and is operated by electric power supplied via the AC adapter 17, as well as by electric power from this built-in buffer 119. The built-in battery also has the above-mentioned playback device, and these display device 9 and playback device 3 can be carried separately from other devices (TV receiver and AC adapter).

In this apparatus configured in this way, for example, as shown in FIG.
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At the same time that the sentences You can hear me, J are displayed on the liquid crystal display l and the CD, the headphones 7 output the pronunciation of these sentences. Therefore, English learners can learn English through sight and hearing. Furthermore, in this example, since the display device 9 is equipped with a backlight 99, the characters can be read even when the surroundings are dark. Such a light-emitting means is convenient when, for example, the liquid crystal display device 9 and the playback device 3 are of a portable type, and the student is taken outdoors to study without lighting equipment. Furthermore, in this example, since the TV image [13] can also be used, it has the advantage that a large number of characters can be displayed on this TV image.

In addition, in this example, it is possible to connect to a TVV imager, but
Of course, only a liquid crystal display device may be used. In addition, the present invention can also display special characters such as kana characters, numbers, and other characters in addition to the alphabet, and can be applied to all kinds of language learning such as French and German in addition to English learning. Furthermore, by recording music (instrumental sounds, singing voices, etc.) as audio information and recording the corresponding lyrics as text information, it is possible to realize a karaoke system that is convenient for learning popular songs. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the device shown in the figure. 1...Cassette tape 3...Playback device 5...Adapter 70/Headphones 9...Liquid crystal display device

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A recording medium storing audio information and character information corresponding to the audio information, and an information reproducing means for reproducing the audio information and character information stored on the recording medium as electrical audio signals and character signals, respectively. a sounding means for converting the audio signal reproduced by the information reproducing means into sound and outputting the same; and an image display for converting the character signal reproduced by the information reproducing means into a character image and outputting the character image in synchronization with the sounding means. A learning device characterized by comprising means.