JPS63313350A - Software dubbing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain dubbing with high flexibility independently of kinds of media by adopting a constitution so that a medium carrying section and amain body are combined among various kinds of media. CONSTITUTION:A software automatic vending machine 1 consists of plural sets of media carrying out devices 10, 10a, 10b and interconnected by a signal cable 12 and a power cable 15. The carrying-out devices 10, 10a, 10b depend on kinds of media, for example, exclusive devices for 3.5'' floppy disks, ROM cartridges and cassette tapes respectively. A purchaser operates an operation key 50 of the main body 5, selects a desired medium and a medium in a medium package carried from a carrying exit 23 is set to a driving device 28. The operation key 50 is operated again to command the dubbing of a desired software to apply dubbing of the software. By removing cables 12, 15 from connectors of the carrying-out devices, the carrying-out devices 10, 10a, 10b are replaced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Object of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a software dubbing device for writing software onto a medium.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of software dubbing apparatus has a configuration in which software used for dubbing is stored in a storage means built into the main body, and is written to various media as necessary. In order to realize these functions, the software dubbing device has, for example, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a data writing unit provided for each type of media, a counter 1I11 for counting money, and 1111 for changing.
A display and operation section equipped with a CRT, keyboard, etc., where the user inputs operating commands and displays necessary information, a media unloading section that unloads media to be used for dubbing, and data for various software. It has a configuration in which a large number of units are housed together, such as a storage section that stores information, a power supply section that controls power supply, etc.

Such a software dubbing device is convenient because it allows the user to purchase software regardless of location or region by selecting the desired software from among the abundant software stored in the storage unit.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve] However, further improvement was requested in the following points.

In other words, today, the materials, shapes, and storage capacities of media are rapidly changing, and even if a software dubbing device is installed for a specific type of media, a new type of media will soon appear and the old one will become obsolete. Software dubbing equipment cannot cope with this problem. As a result, the software dubbing device itself must be replaced in order to realize the provision of software using these new types of media.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a software dubbing device that can perform dubbing with high flexibility regardless of the type of media.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above-mentioned [Object 1], the software dubbing device of the present invention uses a media that carries out a specific type of media to the outside, as illustrated in FIG. An ejection means M1, a data writing means M2 for mounting the ejected medium and writing data onto the medium, and an operation section M3 operated by the user to input commands regarding software dubbing processing.
and the data writing means M based on the input command.
In the software dubbing apparatus, the media ejecting means M1 and the data writing means M2 are combined for each specific type of media. It is configured as a carry-out section M5, and the operation section M
3 and the software writing means M4 are configured as a main body M6, and the main body M6 is configured by combining one or more types of the media ejecting sections M5.

[Function] The software dubbing device of the present invention has H
Media carrying out means M of the media carrying out section M5
1, and the software writing means M4 controls the data writing means M2, in which the media has been loaded, based on the software dubbing instruction inputted from the operating section M3 of the main body M6. and write the selected software to the media. Here, the media ejecting section M5 is configured for each specific type of media, and the software dubbing apparatus of the present invention is composed of a main body M6 and one or more types of media ejecting sections M5. Therefore, the media unloading section M5 for various types of media
By combining this with the main body M6, software can be supplied using various media.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the software dubbing apparatus of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the software vending machine according to this embodiment. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of each part of the software vending machine as functional blocks.

As shown in the figure, the software vending machine 1 includes a main body 5 and a plurality of media unloading machines 10.10a.

10b. Main body 5 and each media unloading 11
0, 10a, and 10b are connected via a signal cable 12 and a power cable 15, but in order to explain the structure of the software vending machine 1 in an easy-to-understand manner, in FIG. 15 is removed from the connector 18.19 provided at the rear of each media transport machine 10.10a, 10b, and the state in which each media transport machine 10.10a, 10b is separated from the main body 5 is shown. The media unloading machines 10, 10a and 10b are divided according to the type of media. For example, each of the media unloading machines 10, 10a and 10b is dedicated to a 3.5 inch floppy disk, a ROM card cartridge, and a cassette tape, respectively. These media unloaders 10.10a, 10b
Since the functions are the same, only the configuration of the media unloading machine 10 dedicated to 3.5 inch floppy disks will be described.

The media unloading machine 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped housing 21 that can stand on its own, and a storage section 22 in which a 3.5-inch floppy disk media package is stored, and a storage section 22 formed at the lower front of the housing 21 from the storage section 22. An unloading device 25 for unloading the media package is provided at the unloading outlet 23, and an unused 3.5-inch floppy diskette in the media package is installed, and necessary data is backloaded into the installed diskette. The drive device 28 is housed in the housing 21
Provided at the front.

On the other hand, the main body 5 has a casing 29 having the same height as each media outlet 1110, and has an arithmetic and logic operation unit 30 inside the casing 29.
．． It houses peripheral equipment and a power supply section 33. The logic performance unit 30 is mainly configured with a well-known CPLJ 35, and is connected to several peripheral devices. As a peripheral device, case 2
9 Coin slot 382 provided at the top of the front surface; Deposit/withdrawal management device 4 that manages the acceptance of money and change from the banknote insertion slot 40, or the return of inserted coins using the return lever 42;
5. A printer 47 that prints the dubbed software manual from the manual outlet 46, an operation key 50 that inputs commands regarding dubbing, a CRT 52 that displays necessary information on the screen, a chime 55 that issues notifications to the surrounding area as necessary, etc. is provided. These CRTs
52, the operation keys 50, or the manual outlet 46 of the printer 47 are provided at the center of the front surface of the housing 29 for ease of handling by the purchaser. Further, peripheral devices include a modem 61 that communicates data with a host computer (not shown), data distributed from the host computer via this modem 61, dubbing software, a management program executed by the arithmetic and logic operation section 30, etc. A large-capacity hard disk 63 for storing information is provided.

Arithmetic and logic operation section 3 to which these various peripheral devices are connected
0 is each media unloading machine 1 provided at the rear of the housing 29
0. Connect the I10 port terminal to each connector 66 of 10a and 10b, and connect these connectors 66 and signal cable 1.
2 to each media unloading machine 10.10a, 10b. Therefore, each media unloading machine 10.10a, 1
The unloading device 25 and drive device 28 in 0b are controlled by instructions from the arithmetic and logic operation section 30. In addition, the main body 5
The power supply section 33 receives commercial power and supplies stabilized DC voltage power to various parts in the main body 5, and also supplies power to each media unloading machine 10. Also distributed to 10a and 10b. Therefore, by removing the signal cable 12 and the power cable 15 from the connector 66.69 on the main body 5 side or the connector 18.19 on the media unloading machine 10 side, respectively, the media unloading machines 10.10a and 10b can be separated from the main body 5. It becomes movable.

In the software vending machine 1 having the configuration shown above, the purchaser operates the operation keys 50 on the main body 5 to select the desired media, and the purchaser selects the desired media from inside the media package that is carried out from the outlet 23 of the media carrying machine 10. set the media in the drive device 28. The user operates the operation key 50 again to issue a command to dub the desired software, thereby dubbing the software.

The configuration and functions of the software vending machine 1 have been explained above, and this software vending machine 1 has a signal cable 12. Connect the power supply pull 15 to the media unloading machine 10,
The media unloaders 10.10a, 10b can be replaced by disconnecting them from the connectors 1B, 19. For example, in the future, instead of transporting media exclusively for cassette tapes *iob, which is no longer used much,
I have installed a media unloading machine exclusively for IC cards that can be expected to be used.
You can also ta. In this way, according to the software vending machine 1 of this embodiment, even if a new type of media appears on the market, only the media unloading machines 10° 10a and 10b can be replaced without replacing the main body of the software vending machine a1. can be dealt with immediately. Furthermore, different combinations of dubbing media can be realized depending on the region.

For example, in an area where there are a lot of stubborn children, a media unloader for 3.5-inch floppy disks may be combined, or in an area where many people use 5-inch floppy disks, a media unloader for 5-inch floppy disks may be combined. By doing so, you can effectively promote software sales.

In this embodiment, one type of media unloading machine 10 is provided in one housing 21, but 2.3 types of media unloading machines may be installed in one housing.

Furthermore, for media that sell well, a plurality of media unloading machines may be provided, or a plurality of drive devices may be provided per comedia unloading machine.

Although the embodiments of the software dubbing device of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. It goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various ways, such as a configuration in which a dubbing machine dubs software commonly used within the media, a configuration in which a power source is provided within the media unloading machine, and so on.

Effects of the Invention As detailed above, the software dubbing device of the present invention has the excellent effect of being able to supply software using various types of media by combining the media ejecting section for various types of media with the main body. play.

Therefore, even if a new type of media appears on the market, it is possible to easily supply software using the new type of media without replacing the software dubbing device. Furthermore, by setting the combination of the main body and the media ejecting section according to the region and location, dubbing of software can be effectively promoted.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a software dubbing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a software vending machine according to an embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of a software vending machine. It is. 1...Software vending machine 5...Main body 10.10a, 10b...Media unloading machine 25...
Unloading device 28... Drive device 30... Arithmetic logic mouth section

Claims (1)

[Claims] A media exporting means for transporting a specific type of media to the outside; a data writing means for loading the media and writing data on the media; and a software dubbing process operated by a user. In the software dubbing apparatus, the software dubbing apparatus includes an operation unit for inputting a command related to the media, and a software writing means for controlling the data writing means to write the selected software based on the input command. The ejecting means and the data writing means are combined for each specific type of media to form a media ejecting section, the operating section and the software writing means are configured as a main body, and the main body and one or more types of media are combined. A software dubbing device characterized in that the software dubbing device is configured by combining the above-mentioned media unloading section.