TW492014B - Recording and/or reproducing apparatus and recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a microphone, a semiconductor memory, an operating section and a controller. An output signal from the microphone is written in the semiconductor memory and the written signals are read out from the semiconductor memory. The operating section performs input processing for writing a digital signal outputted by an analog/digital converter, reading out the digital signal stored in the semiconductor memory and for erasing the digital signal stored in the semiconductor memory. The control section controls the writing of the microphone output signal in the semiconductor memory based on an input from the operating section and the readout of the digital signal stored in the semiconductor memory. The control section operates so that, if, when the signals written in the storage section is read out from it, an input for erasure is entered by the operating section, the signal being read out from the storage section is erased when, after reading out the signal from the storage section for a pro-set period, an input for erasure is again entered from the operating section.

Description

492014 V. Description of the invention 彳) [Field of the invention] The present invention relates to a recording and / or reproducing device and a recording device. More specifically, it relates to a recording and / or reproducing apparatus and a recording apparatus using a semiconductor memory as a recording medium. [Related technical description] A tape recorder, a digital sound cassette recorder (DAT), or a device using a magneto-optical disc is widely used as a sound recording device. For example, if the recorded sound data in these devices is to be erased, the user will specify an address of the sound data and press an erase button to erase the sound data. In erasing the preset data signal from the recording medium, once the erase button is pressed, the content of the erasure can no longer be confirmed, so there are data signals that do not want to be erased by the user inadvertently. The danger of ground erasure. [Summary of Invention] Printed by a cooperative of employees of the Central Bureau of Standards of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording and / or reproducing apparatus which can solve the above-mentioned problems. Another object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus which can solve the aforementioned problems. The present invention provides a recording and / or reproducing apparatus including a microphone, a storage area, an operation area, and a controller. An output signal from the microphone is written into the semiconductor memory and the written signals are read from the semiconductor memory. This operation area performs input processing for -4-(Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 492014 V. Description of invention $) Please first Read the precautions on the back side m. Insert the digital signal output by an analog / digital converter, read the digital signal stored in the semiconductor memory, and read the digital signal stored in the semiconductor memory. Digital signals are erased. The control area controls the writing of the output signal of the microphone in the semiconductor memory and the reading of the digital signal stored in the semiconductor memory according to an input from the operation area. The operation of the control area is such that when a signal written into the storage area is read out from the storage area, an input for erasing is inputted from the operation area and a signal read out from the storage area Is erased, and after a predetermined time has elapsed after the signal was read from the storage area, an input for erasure is again inputted from the operation area. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs The present invention also provides a recording and / or reproduction device including a microphone, a storage area, a detection mechanism, and a control area. An output signal of a microphone and management data for managing the output signal are written into the storage area. The detection mechanism detects that a lid for opening / closing the battery receiving area has been moved to a position where the battery receiving area is opened. The controller controls the microphone output signal to be written into the storage area. When the detection mechanism detects that the cover is moved to the position where the battery accommodation area is opened, the control area will manage to stop writing the microphone output signal into the storage area and write the write-proof microphone output signal Into the storage area. The present invention also provides a recording and / or reproducing device including a microphone, a storage area, a detection mechanism and a control area. An output signal of a microphone and management data for managing the output signal are written into the storage area. The operation area performs input processing to write digital signals output by an analog / digital converter, and stores the paper in the semiconductor memory. The paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm). -5- 492014

5. Description of the invention $) The digital signal is read out and the digital signal stored in the semiconductor memory is erased. The illuminated area illuminates the display area. The control area controls the writing of the output signal of the microphone in the semiconductor memory and the reading of the digital signal stored in the semiconductor memory according to an input from the operation area. The control area also causes the lighting area to illuminate the display area based on input from the operation area. [Detailed description of the preferred embodiment] The recording and / or reproducing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, a recording and / or reproducing apparatus using a semiconductor memory as a recording medium and designed to record a speech in the semiconductor memory is referred to as an IC recorder And cited as an example. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Referring to Figure 1, the 1C recorder 1 includes a recording area for converting an output signal from a microphone 11 into sound data stored in a semiconductor memory 9. 10 and a reproduction area 20 for reading out speech data stored in the semiconductor memory 9 to convert it into a sound signal for driving a speaker 24. The 1C recorder 1 also includes a controller 30 to control, for example, the recording area 10, a power supply area 50 to supply power to, for example, the controller 30, and an operation area 60 for users to implement different operating. Referring to FIG. 1, the recording area 10 includes an amplifier 12 to amplify the output signal from the microphone 11 and an automatic gain controller (AGC) 13 to adjust the output signal amplified by the amplifier 12 to a -6. -(Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 492014

Printed by the staff of the Central Bureau of Standards of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Cooperatives V. Invention Description 4) Appropriate level. The recording area also includes an encoder 14 for converting the output signal of the AGC 13 into audio data and a buffer memory 15 for delaying the audio data from the encoder 14. The microphone 11 converts an input speech into an electronic signal which is then supplied to the amplifier 12. The amplifier 12 amplifies the sound data which is sent to the AGC 13. The AGC 13 amplifies the sound signal amplified by the amplifier 12 to an appropriate level and sends the resulting signal to the encoder 14 °. Because the sound signal shows a strong correlation, the encoder 14 uses For example, an adaptive control differential pulse code module (ADPCM) encodes the sound signal with a small amount of data to generate sound data that is supplied to the buffer memory 15. The buffer memory 15 has a capacity corresponding to a preset delay time and delays the sound data supplied by the encoder 14 for a preset time to supply the delayed data to the semiconductor memory 9 . The buffer memory 15 is used to prevent noise from being recorded on the memory 9, which is generated when a switch is pressed to switch a contact when a button is actuated. The semiconductor memory 9 includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory, such as an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), and the content stored in the memory device even when the drive power of the memory is turned off. It will not be eliminated. The semiconductor memory 9 stores sound data supplied from the buffer memory 15 and data specifying a region where the sound data is stored. In particular, the semiconductor memory 9 has a capacity, for example, 16 paper sizes are applicable to the Chinese national standard (CNS> A4 size (210x297 mm)) (Please read the notes on the back _ 4 ▼ and then fill in. Packing — I: (Write this page)

1T d 492014 _ \ v __ V. Description of the invention $) Megabytes, so that it can store 8 minutes of speech data corresponding to 200 to 3400Hz speech in the SP mode that will be explained later, and its in the In LP mode, 16 minutes of audio data corresponding to 200 to 1700 Hz speech can be stored. The reproduction area 20 has a decoder 21 and a filter 22 for converting speech data read from the semiconductor memory 9 into a so-called PAM signal and an amplifier for amplifying a sound signal from the filter 22 The amplified sound signal is sent to a speaker 24, as shown in the first figure. The decoder 21 is the counterpart of the encoder 14 in the recording area 10 and will be read out from the semiconductor memory 9. The ADPCM system decodes the encoded sound data to produce a so-called PAM signal. The filter 22 removes high-frequency components that are higher than the sound range of the PAM signal. The amplifier 23 amplifies a sound signal from the decoder 21 to drive the speaker 24. In this manner, the recorded speech is output from the speaker 24. Printed with reference to FIG. 1 by the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Bayer Consumer Cooperative, the controller 30 includes a ROM 31 having a program stored therein to control the operation of the 1C recorder 1 and a microcomputer (CPU) 32 is used to execute a program for controlling the semiconductor memory 9 or the recording area 10 stored in the ROM 31. The controller 30 also includes a timer 33 to measure the time and a random access memory (RAM) 34 to temporarily store the time or the result after the program is executed. The controller 30 is supplied with signals from a plurality of buttons 61 from the operation area 60. If any of these buttons 61 is pressed, the program related to the button 61 will be read from the ROM 31 and executed -8- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in this Page) This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) 492014

Printed by the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Shellfish Consumer Cooperatives 5. Invention Description $) to control different parts. If, for example, the start recording button 61k is pressed, the CPU 32 reads out a program corresponding to the recording from the ROM 31 and executes it to actuate the amplifier 12, the AGC 13, or the encoder 14 to perform control such that The buffer memory 15 delays the sound for a predetermined time. The data will be written and stored in an empty memory area of the semiconductor memory 9 to prevent the noise generated when the button 61 is actuated from being recorded. The controller 30 controls the sound data to be written into the semiconductor memory 9 and read from the semiconductor memory 9 so that it implements the control of adding an index number to specify the sound data in two areas in the semiconductor memory 9 A and B write the sound data and the index number and read the sound data according to the index number. A quartz oscillator 35 for operating the timer 33 is connected to the semiconductor memory 9 to read out sound data recorded in the semiconductor memory 9 at a predetermined time. A display panel 40 is also connected to the controller 30 so that the CPU 32 displays the operation status or operation sequence of the 1C recorder 1 on the display area 40. The display area 40 includes a low power consumption liquid crystal display panel 41 and a backlight 42 to cover the liquid crystal display panel 41. If, for example, a menu / feed button 61a of the operation area 60 is pressed, the CPU 60 sequentially displays the date and time on the display area 40 so that the user can view the display to set the timing器 33。 33. The operation of the backlight 42 will be described later. If the detection state of the pressed state of the cover card 55 is invalidated during the recording operation, the CPU 32 reads out and executes a program for terminating the recording operation or reproduction operation, and reads out and executes writing from the ROM 31 Enter the program of T0C information to terminate the operation of recording and reproduction and for simultaneous storage (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) ) -9- 492014 B * 7 V. Description of the invention f) Store management information specifying the written area of the recorded sound data. If the detection button 55 of the pressed state of the cover card opening is made effective, the CPU 32 reads from the ROM 31 a program for switching from a power consumption mode to a low power consumption mode and executes the program. The reader is used to perform the mode switching process. 2 and 3, the operation area 60 will be described in detail. The 1C recorder 1 shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is a portable and shell-sized case with a printed circuit board carrying a circuit for the recording area 10 and the reproduction area 20 described above. The 1C recorder 1 is shaped so that it can be easily held with the left hand so that the recorder can be used simultaneously with the right hand normally used for writing. A plurality of buttons 61 constituting the operation area 60 are provided on the casing la. A tape is provided on the casing la for carrying the 1C recorder 1, as shown in Fig. 2. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Central Bureau of Standards of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The operation area 60 includes a menu-feed button 61a, a play button 61b to start reproduction, and a rotary / feed button 61c to set the index number. The operation area 60 also includes a file switching button 61d for file switching, a stop button 61e to stop recording, and an SP / LP button 61f to switch between SP mode and LP mode. The operation area 60 also includes a light button 61g to turn on the backlight 42, a display button 61h and an index button 61i to set the index index. The operating area 60 includes a delete button 61j to erase the audio data recorded in the semiconductor memory 9 and a recording start button 61k to start recording. Regarding these operation buttons, the playback button 61b and the rotary / feeding button 61c, which are often used, are provided on the side of the upper left corner cutout portion of the casing 1a, as shown in Figure 2, to facilitate left-handed Operate these with your thumb -10-(Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) 492014

5. Description of invention $) button. The recording start button 61k, which is also frequently used, is constituted by a large-sized button mounted on the main surface of the casing 1a to facilitate the operation of these buttons with the thumb of the left hand. The operation area 60 also has a pause switch 62, a recording and / or reproduction lamp 63 to indicate that recording or reproduction is in progress, a volume button 64 to adjust the volume of the reproduced sound, and a headphone jack 65. The recording and / or reproducing lamp 63 is provided on the main surface of the casing 1a for easy eye inspection during use. The pause switch 62, the volume button 64 and the machine jack 65, which are rarely used, are installed on the side of the casing 1a. The aforementioned microphone 11, horn 24, etc. are mounted on the main surface of the casing la. In order to reduce the size of the 1C recorder 1 to improve the portability of the 1C recorder 1, the microphone 11 and the recording start button 61k are installed close to each other. Printed by the Consumer Standards Cooperative of the Central Standards Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Power Zone 50 will now be described. Referring to FIG. 4, the power supply area 50 includes a battery 51, a DC / DC converter 52 for boosting the output voltage of the battery 51, and a voltage detection circuit 53 for detecting the voltage output by the battery 51. The power supply area 50 also includes a capacitor 54 charged by the output voltage of the DC / DC converter 52 and a lid opening detection switch 55 for detecting the opening of the battery accommodation space. The 1C recorder 1 is the size of a palm to facilitate carrying as described above. The battery 51 is a single ntan-4n dry battery to reduce the size of the device and is accommodated in an electric storage space 71, which is formed in the back of the casing la, enough to accommodate the ntan-4 '' dry battery, such as the third As shown. The battery accommodation space 71 is closed by a cover 72. The connecting pieces 73a, 7 and 3b are installed on the -11-(Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 492014 V. Description of invention $) The battery accommodating space 71 corresponds to the positive and negative sides of the battery 51, respectively. When the battery 51 is accommodated in the battery accommodation space 71, the connecting pieces 73a and 73b are connected to the battery 51 so that a current is supplied to the circuit of the 1C recorder 1. The DC / DC converter 52 boosts the output voltage of the battery 51, i.e., 1.5 volts, to a voltage required to operate the circuits of the amplifier 12, 23 or the CPU 32 to supply voltage and current to the circuit of the 1C recorder 1. The voltage detector 53 detects the output voltage of the battery 51 to stop the operation of the DC / DC converter 52 when the input voltage of the battery 51 is equal to, for example, 50 volts. Therefore, the power in the lip storage battery 51 will not be consumed when its output is equal to, for example, 0.8 volts. That is, even if the DC / DC converter 52 is used, the voltage of the holder 51 can be prevented from being suddenly lowered, and thus the leakage of liquid can be prevented. The capacitor 54 printed by the Employees' Cooperative of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economics is a commonly known backup capacitor, which is connected between the ground of a timer connected only to the DC / DC connector 52 and the controller 30 and a power line . That is, if the DC / DC converter 52 is in use, that is, if it is in a general power consumption mode or, the device is operated on the power from the DC / DC converter 52, or if the The DC / DC converter 52 is suspended because the output voltage of the battery 51 is reduced or the battery 51 is removed to replace the battery, that is, if it is in a low power consumption mode, the device is from the capacitor 54 Operate at current. The lid opening detection switch 55 is used to detect the opened state of the lid 72. Referring to Figure 3, the switch 55 is provided in the battery compartment -12- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) 492014

Printed by the Employees' Cooperatives of the Central Bureau of Standards of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the invention 彳) The side of the space 71. If the cover 72 is closed ', the switch 55 will be pressed by a protrusion 74 formed on the cover 72. If the user moves the cover 72 to open the battery accommodating space 71, the thrust state caused by the protrusion 74 will disappear so that a signal indicating that the cover 72 is opened will be sent to the controller 30. More specifically, the protrusions 74 are formed on one end of the cover and the receiving plate, not shown, and are formed on the left and right sides of the cover 72. A shoulder 75 is formed on the back surface of the case 1a to surround the battery accommodation space 71. Receiving recesses are formed on the left and right sides of the shoulder 75, not shown. The cover 72 is movably mounted on the housing by embedding the trays on the left and right sides of the cover 72 in the receiving recesses on the left and right sides of the shoulder 75. la to open or close the space 71. The opening / closing of the cover 72 is achieved by the user sliding the support plate along the receiving recess. If the lid 72 is kept closed, the lid opening detection switch 55 will be maintained in a pushed state due to the effect of the protrusion 74, so that when the lid 72 is slid and opened, the protrusion 74 The push-in status of the switch disappears. In this state, a signal indicating that the cover 72 is opened is sent to the controller 30. Referring to Fig. 5, the operation procedure for recording speeches in the aforementioned 1C recorder 1 is: First, in step ST1, the SP / LP button 61f is pressed to select whether the system is in the LP mode or the SP mode. The " SP " or " LP " will be displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 41. Then, in step ST2, the file switching button 61d is pressed to select to be provided in the semiconductor memory 9 (please read first (Notes on the back then fill out this page)

This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -13- 492014

Printed by the Employees' Cooperatives of the Central Bureau of Standards of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. The file of the invention description (Μ) "Απ or " Β". The selected file name is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 41. Then, if the recording enable button 61k is pressed in step ST3, the recording / reproducing lamp 63 is lit and the recording state is started. If the user speaks into the microphone, the sound data is recorded in a specific area of the semiconductor memory. The stop button 61e is pressed in step ST4 to turn off the recording / reproducing lamp 63 to cancel the recording state. At this time, not only the sound data, but also the TOC information, the file name, and the recorded speech data are recorded in the semiconductor memory 9. If the user wants additional sound data and this additional sound data is immediately after the original sound data, the sound data will be recorded in the same area and file as the mode that was originally set and Has an index number that differs from the index number that was originally recorded. That is, the mode selection and file selection operations in steps ST1 and ST2 can be omitted. Referring to Fig. 6, the operation sequence for reproducing the recorded speech material is: First, in step ST11, the file switching button 61d is pressed. This selects the file 'A' or · B 'provided on the semiconductor memory 9 and the selected file name is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 41. In step ST12, the rotary / feed button 61c is pressed to select a desired index number recorded in the semiconductor memory 9. In step ST13, the playback button 61b is pressed and the recording / reproducing lamp 63 is lit and the sound data selected by the user is reproduced. If it is desired to stop the reproduction operation of the IC recorder i, the stop button 6 1 e is pressed to stop the reproduction operation, and the recording / reproduction lamp 63 is turned off. If you want to go forward or back down 丨 · ------- ^ install-- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page)

、 1T -1¾ This paper size is applicable to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X29 * 7mm) -14- Printed by the Staff Consumer Cooperative of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 492014 ΙΓ __ V. Description of Invention ㈡) The rotary / feed button 91c is pressed without the reproduction or recording operation being performed to select a child and reproduce the next or previous index number. Referring to FIG. 7, the operation sequence of erasing the recorded sound data from the semiconductor memory device 9 is: if the sound data is recorded as shown in FIG. 6 in step ST21, the erase button If 6 lj is pressed, the process is transferred to step ST22, where the CPU 32 determines whether the audio data selected by the user is being reproduced. If the erase button 6 lj has not been pressed, the processing is transferred to step ST31 to set a pair of standby modes corresponding to the recording / reproducing operation without it. If, in step ST22, the sound data is reproduced, the process is transferred to step ST23 to set the erasure confirmation mode. In the erase confirmation mode, 'EREA SE ·' appears on the liquid crystal display panel 41 for the user to know that the mode is the erase confirmation mode. If the erasure confirmation mode is set in step ST23, it and step ST24 are judged by the CPU 32 that an operation button 61 other than the erasure button 61j has been pressed. If the stop button 61e is pressed in this erasing confirmation mode, the processing is transferred to step ST31 to set the standby state. If operation buttons other than the stop button 61e, such as the reproduction button 61k or the recording start button 61k, are pressed, the processing is transferred to step ST31 to set the standby state. With this IC recorder 1, if the user presses an operation button 61 other than the stop button 61e by mistake in the erase confirmation mode, it will be set to a standby state in step ST31 to prevent accidentally erasing the sound data. (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page)

This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X 297 mm) -15- 492014 _____ ir 1 '_ _, — — — — — — 5. Description of the invention 忉) If the operation button 61 is not in step ST24 If pressed, the process is transferred to step ST25 to determine whether the sound data specified by the user and currently being reproduced continues for more than 10 seconds or more. If the reproduced data lasts less than 10 seconds, the process is passed to step ST26 'where the entire sound data is reproduced. If the reproduced data lasts for more than 10 seconds, the processing is transferred to step ST27 ', the first 5 seconds and the last 5 seconds of the audio data being reproduced there will be reproduced. By completely reproducing the sound data to be deleted in step ST26 and by reproducing the first 5 seconds and the last 5 seconds of the sound data in step ST27, the user can confirm that the sound data to be erased Sound data. Printed by the Shellfish Consumer Cooperative of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. If the sound data is reproduced in step ST26 or step ST27, if the erase button 61j is pressed again in step ST28, the process will be transferred to step ST29, where the CPU 32 causes the erasing program stored in the RAM 34 to be executed to erase the predetermined sound data recorded in the semiconductor memory 9. If, when the four speech data items are recorded in the file A ′ and corresponding to the index numbers from 1 to 4, the sound data corresponding to the index number 3 is to be erased, then the sound data corresponding to the index number $ Will be mapped to the index number again. That is, if there are multiple audio data corresponding to multiple index numbers, when the audio data in the middle is erased, the index number will be supplemented forward. If the sound data is erased, the process is transmitted to step ST31 to set the standby mode. If the erase button 61j is not pressed in step ST28, the process will be transferred to step ST30 to regenerate the sound -16- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) This paper size is applicable to China Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 Gongchu) 492014 B * 7 V. Description of the invention 彳 4) Audio data for CPU 32 to judge that the number of playbacks exceeds 10. If the sound has not been reproduced more than ten times, the process returns to step ST3 to maintain the erase confirmation mode. If the sound data has been reproduced more than ten times in step ST10, the process is transmitted to step ST11 to set the standby mode. The above description is about erasing the sound data from the semiconductor memory 9 item by item. If it is desired to erase the recorded sound data in its entirety, the file switching button 61d is pressed to select the case A or the erase button 61j and the stop button 61e are simultaneously pressed. Therefore, the 1C recorder 1 performs a complicated operation of simultaneously pressing the erase button 6 lj and the stop button 6 le to avoid accidentally erasing the entire sound data recorded in the file. For the Consumer Cooperative of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the above-mentioned 1C recorder 1 is printed because the user wants to erase the sound data from the semiconductor memory 9 when the erase button 61j is pressed to set the The erasure confirmation mode is reproduced afterwards, so it can prevent accidentally erasing the audio data recorded in the file 'A' or in its entirety. If the sound data to be erased lasts more than 10 seconds, only the first 5 seconds and the next 5 seconds of the sound data will be reproduced for confirmation, so it can be easily erased The audio material will not be reproduced for longer than too long. At the same time, the 1C recorder 1 can advance from the erase confirmation mode to the standby mode, even if the stop button 61e is pressed in the erase confirmation mode, the recording start button 61k or the playback button 61b is also This is also true when pressed, so that audio data is prevented from being erased by mistake. If the 1C recorder 1 was accidentally dropped by the user during recording -17- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) 492014 Employees of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs printed by F. Cooperatives 5. Inventive Note 5) When the lid 72 is moved due to impact, the space 7 1 is opened and the battery 51 is detached, the lid opening detection switch 55 will detect It is detected that the cover 72 is opened and a corresponding detection signal is sent to the controller 30. If a signal specifying that the cover 72 is opened is sent to the controller 30 of the 1C recorder 1, the controller 30 will cause the recording operation to be terminated and cause the TOC information to be written to designate that it should be written. Sound data is stored in that area. Therefore, with this 1C recorder 1, if the current supply from the battery 51 is suddenly stopped for some reason during recording, the sound data can be read according to the written TOC information to reproduce the Recorded speech. If a signal indicating that the cover 72 is opened is sent to the 1C recorder 1, the mode is switched from the general power consumption mode to the low power consumption mode, for example, after the process of terminating the recording operation. The low power consumption mode indicates that the power mode of the recording or reproducing operation is suspended and there is no indication on the liquid crystal display panel 41, and only the timer 33 is operated by the power supplied by the capacitor 54 for time counting. The power mode selection of the 1C recorder 1 is selected as shown in FIG. That is, it first checks whether the cover 72 covering the battery accommodation space 7 1 is opened at step 41. If the lid 72 is opened, it is checked at step 42 whether or not it is set to the low power consumption mode. If the low power consumption mode is not set, that is, if it is a normal power consumption mode, then in step 43 it is checked whether an operation, such as a recording or reproduction operation, is in progress. If an operation, such as a recording or reproduction operation, is in progress, the operation end program is read from the ROM 31 to execute the operation end processing. At the same time as the end of the operation, the TOC information is written (please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X 297 mm) -18- 492014 ιυ 5 6) The program will be read from the ROM 31 and the TOC information will be written in step 44. When these processing operations reach a paragraph, the mode is switched from the low power consumption mode to the normal power consumption mode in step 45. If the operation is not in progress in step 43, the processing in step 43 is not performed and the mode is immediately switched from the low power consumption mode to the normal power consumption mode. In this 1C recorder 1, the mode is switched to the low power consumption mode in this way, so that if the battery 51 is accidentally detached and the current supply from the battery is suddenly stopped, the power supply from the capacitor 54 is Will be maintained. As a result, the time count of the timer 33 can be maintained by the power provided by the capacitor 54 so that the time count does not cause confusion. The normal function can be restored by returning the battery 51 to the straight position within 3 minutes, and the backup power of the capacitor 54 can be maintained within the 3 minutes. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Central Bureau of Standards of the Ministry of Economic Affairs for this 1C recorder 1, if the battery 5 1 is interrupted due to inadvertent recording during the recording period, the battery 5 1 can be placed in place again and the battery accommodation space 71 is covered by a lid 72. At this time, the signal from the lid opening detection switch 55 is suspended. However, the program can be made so that the index number corresponding to the recorded content is automatically selected at this time to reproduce the recorded audio data which has just been stopped. The recorded data is not limited to sound data but may be dynamic data, such as animation data. On the liquid crystal display panel 41 of the 1C recorder 1, data and time are displayed based on the output of the timer 33. To set the function, the menu / feed button 61a is first pressed. This displays data on the liquid crystal display panel 41 to set the date setting mode. In this 1C recorder 1, date -19- (read the precautions on the back before filling this page) This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) 492014

Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the invention 丨 7) The period can be set by pressing the rotary / feed button 61c. If the rotary / feed button 61c is pressed in this state, the 1C recorder 1 is switched to the time setting mode to display the time on the liquid crystal display panel 41. The rotation / feed button 61c can be pressed to set the time in the 1C recorder 1. Finally, the time setting mode is terminated by pressing the stop button 6le. The 1C recorder 1 can switch the display content of the sound data corresponding to the index number designated in the liquid crystal display panel 41. . When the sound data is recorded in the semiconductor memory 9, the 1C recorder 1 records the recorded time and date at the same time. When the display button is pressed, a program for changing the display content displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 41 is read out from the ROM 31 and executed to change the display content displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 41. In particular, by pressing the display button 6 lh, the recording date, the recording time and the remaining recordable time are sequentially displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 41. If the user operates the 1C recorder 1 in a dark environment, the backlight 42 may be lit in the display unit 40. Referring to FIG. 9, if the light button 61g is pressed, the CPU 32 of the ic recorder 1 proceeds to step ST51 to check whether the backlight button 61g is pressed. If the backlight button 61g is pressed, the process is transferred to step ST52, and if not, the process is transferred to step ST56. In step ST52, the CPU 32 resets the timer 33 to start time counting. If the timer 33 is reset, the process proceeds to step ST53 to determine whether the backlight 42 has been lit for more than 10 seconds. If it is within 10 seconds, the backlight will be continuously lit, or if it has been exceeded (please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) • Installation · This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 Gongchu) 20 492014 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of Invention 彳 8) If the time is 10 seconds, the backlight 42 will be turned off in step ST55. If the backlight 42 is continuously lit in step S, the CPU 32 returns to step ST51 to determine whether the backlight button 61g has been pressed. If the CPU 32 finds that the backlight button 61g has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step ST56. In step ST56 ', the CPU 32 judges whether any of the buttons 61 of the timer 33 is pressed in the lighting state where the backlight 42 is lit. If in step ST57 the CPU 32 finds that any one of the buttons 61 of the timer 33 is pressed in the lighting state where the backlight 42 is lit, the CPU 32 resets the timer 33 again to Start time count. If no button has been pressed, the process returns to step ST53 again. In step ST53, it is determined whether the backlight 42 has been turned on for more than 10 seconds. The lighting state is maintained for 10 seconds from the start of lighting, and if it has exceeded 10 seconds, the backlight 42 is turned off in step ST5. In the foregoing description, it was assumed that the timer 33 will be reset if all the buttons 61 have been pressed. Of course, it is possible to limit the buttons to buttons that the user needs to operate when checking the display content on the liquid crystal display panel 41, such as a button for a reproduction or recording operation. Because the timer 33 is not reset when the unrelated button 61 is pressed, the backlight 42 is turned off after 10 seconds to avoid wasting power. For this 1C recorder 1, if the preset button 61 is pressed while the backlight is on, the timer 33 is reset. Therefore, when the user checks the liquid crystal display panel 41 in a dark environment, the backlight 42. Is always in the state of the measuring light. This is the timer 33 of the 1C recorder 1 (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page)-installed · ·-The size of the paper is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -21- 492014 ____ ir V. Description of the invention 彳 9) It will be reset every 10 seconds, which can prevent the backlight 42 from accidentally being continuously lit. Although the foregoing description has been described based on the 1C recorder of the present invention, the present invention can be naturally applied to a small-sized electronic device having excellent portability, such as a disc cartridge as a recording medium Recording and / or reproducing device, as small-sized electronic devices can be easily carried and thus often operated by users in the dark. The recorded data is not limited to audio data, but can also include dynamic data, such as animation data. [Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a 1C recorder embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a front view showing the structure of an IC recorder embodying the present invention. Fig. 3 is a rear view showing the structure of a 1C recorder embodying the present invention. Printed by the Consumer Standards Cooperative of the Central Bureau of Standards of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the structure of a power circuit of the 1C recorder. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a recording operation of the 1C recorder. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a reproduction operation of the 1C recorder. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the erase operation of the 1C recorder. Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing changes in the operation mode of the 1C recorder. Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing the control of a backlight of the 1C recorder. 22- This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X 297 mm) 492014 Attachment ·· Patent Application No. 87119589 A7 Chinese Manual Correction Page gP November, 1990 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the Invention (manufacturing.) Component comparison table 1 1C recorder 10 recording area 11 microphone 9 semiconductor memory 20 regeneration area 24 speaker 30 controller 50 power supply area 60 operating area 12 amplifier 14 encoder 15 buffer memory 13 automatic gain controller (AGC) 22 filter 21 decoder 23 amplifier 3 1 ROM 32 microcomputer (CPU) 33 timer 34 random access memory Body (RAM) 61 button 4 1 display panel 40 display 7 ^: area 42 backlight 55 cover open detection switch 1 a housing 6 1a menu-feed button (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) The size of the paper is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) -23-492014 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () 61b 61c 61d 6 1 e 61f 6 1 g 61h 61i 61j 61k 63 62 64 65 5 1 5 2 53 54 71 72 73a, 73b 74 75 Play button rotation / feed button File switch button Stop button sp / lp m Light button display button Index button Cancel button Record start button Record and / or replay button Pause switch Volume button Headphone jack Battery DC / DC converter Voltage detection circuit Capacitor Battery accommodation space Cover connecting piece Protruding shoulder (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Ministry of Economy Wisdom The paper size printed by the staff consumer cooperative of the Property Bureau applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X 297 mm) -24-

Claims (1)

492014 Printed Annex of Employee Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs: Patent Application No. 87119589 Bismuth ... '-Chinese Patent Application Scope Amendment November 1990 C VI. Patent Application Scope ~ ------- ----— 1. A recording and / or reproducing device, comprising: a microphone; a * storage area 'in which a ^ output signal of the microphone is written and the signal is read from the place where it is written; An input operation area for writing the output signal of the microphone into the storage area, for reading out the signal stored in the storage area and for erasing the signal stored in the storage area; a display Area to display information corresponding to a signal stored in the storage area; an illumination area to illuminate the display area; and a control area to respond to an input from the operation area Control the writing of the output signal of the microphone in the storage area and the reading of the signal stored in the storage area; the control area will display the information corresponding to the signal stored in the storage area On that display Area; the control area causes the lighting area to illuminate the display area based on an input from the operating area, wherein the control area includes a timer that is activated according to an input from the operating area to start the lighting The measurement of the lighting time of a zone ', and if an input is input again during a measurement period of a predetermined time period, the timer re-measures the lighting of the lighting zone from the time when the input is input again. time. 2. The recording and / or reproducing apparatus according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the storage area is a semiconductor memory. This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -------------- IT ----- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page)