WO2008035431A1

WO2008035431A1 - Sound reproducing apparatus, recorder, and file transfer/reproducing system

Info

Publication number: WO2008035431A1
Application number: PCT/JP2006/318821
Authority: WO
Inventors: Mamoru Ueda
Original assignee: Kowa Company, Ltd.
Priority date: 2006-09-22
Filing date: 2006-09-22
Publication date: 2008-03-27
Also published as: JPWO2008035431A1

Abstract

Various sound data such as a sound effect is stored in a USB memory (50). When a predetermined switch (3) is operated with the USB memory (50) connected to a USB port (2), sound data corresponding to the switch (3) is captured from the USB memory (50) and immediately reproduced by a digital-to-analog converting means or a sound output means which is not depicted. When another switch (3) is operated, sound data corresponding to the another switch (3) is reproduced in a similar manner. Since the sound data is stored in the USB memory (50), it is possible to avoid a problem of unauthorized use of the sound data by others or the like.

Description

Specification

Sound playback device, recording device, and file transfer 'playback system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a sound reproducing device, a recording device, and a file transfer / reproducing system for appropriately selecting and reproducing predetermined sound data from a plurality of sound data.

Background art

[0002] Conventionally, various structures have been proposed for sound reproduction devices (so-called "bonning machines") that can immediately reproduce various sounds such as music and animal calls. (See, for example, Patent Document 1) Widely used in radio and television broadcasting stations, event venues, halls, theaters, sports facilities, stations, airports, reception halls, funeral halls, etc.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the structure of a conventional sound reproducing device, and reference numeral 100 indicates a built-in memory in which various sound data are stored. The sound data is associated with each switch SW1 and SW2, and when any switch SW1 or SW2 is operated, the sound associated with that switch SW1 or SW2 is output from the speaker 101. ing.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-65223

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, as described above, the sound reproducing apparatus of the type in which the memory 100 is built has various problems.

[0005] When recording, work such as connecting a sound source (a CD player or a device that stores sound data) and a sound playback device with a cable, or assigning the recorded sound to a predetermined switch !, The work must be performed, and the work is complicated.

[0006] In addition, for radio and television broadcasting stations, etc., the sound reproducing device itself is generally owned by the broadcasting station, and a plurality of traders generally use the sound reproducing device jointly. However, there is a problem that the recorded sound data is used by other companies without permission. I got it. In addition, it is necessary for the person in charge of the broadcasting station to explain each work procedure for recording (that is, cable connection procedure, switch connection work, etc.) to each supplier, which is a burden on the person in charge. It was.

[0007] Further, when an event is performed in a place without a recording facility (for example, an outdoor venue), it is necessary to bring a sound reproduction device into the studio and perform the recording work in the studio. There was a problem that the device could not be used at the event venue while working! /

[0008] There is also a problem that the number of sound data that can be recorded is limited according to the capacity of the internal memory.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sound reproducing device, a recording device, and a file transfer 'reproducing system that can solve the above-described problems.

Means for solving the problem

The invention according to claim 1 is exemplified in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, and is a sound reproduction device (1) for appropriately selecting and reproducing predetermined sound data from among a plurality of sound data A portable storage medium (50) for storing a plurality of sound data together with the assigned data, and an interface (2) to which connection is possible,

A plurality of switches (3) for selecting and reproducing sound data; and

Control means (4) for fetching sound data corresponding to the operated switch (3) from the portable storage medium (50) by associating the assigned data with the switch (3). It is characterized by.

[0011] The invention according to claim 2 is the DA conversion means (5) in the invention according to claim 1, wherein the sound data captured by the control means (4) is converted into an analog signal;

And a sound output means (6) for reproducing sound from the analog signal.

[0012] The invention of claim 3 is the invention of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the portable storage medium (50) is a USB memory.

[0013] The invention according to claim 4 is illustrated in FIG. 3, and in the recording device (10) for storing sound data in the portable storage medium (50),

Display means (11); Switch object display means (14) for displaying a plurality of switch objects (13) corresponding to the plurality of switches (3) of the sound reproduction device (1) according to claim 1 on the display means (11); ,

An interface (16) to which the portable storage medium (50) is connectable;

Sound data object display means (18) for displaying a sound data object (17) of sound data that can be transferred to the portable storage medium (50) connected to the interface (16) on the display means (11). When,

Data transmission for transmitting sound data and assignment data to be associated with the switch (3) to the portable storage medium (50) based on a drag-and-drop operation performed on the display means (11) And means (20).

[0014] The invention according to claim 5 is the recording device (10) according to claim 4, wherein the sound data file is transferred to a portable storage medium (50) for recording.

The sound reproduction device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein sound data stored in the portable storage medium (50) is reproduced.

It's about a powerful file transfer 'playback system.

[0015] The numbers in parentheses are for the sake of convenience indicating the corresponding elements in the drawings, and therefore the present description is not limited to the descriptions on the drawings.

The invention's effect

[0016] According to the inventions according to claims 1 to 3, since the sound data is stored in a removable portable storage medium rather than stored in the sound reproducing device itself, the sound data recorded by itself is not stored. Problems such as unauthorized use by others can be avoided. In addition, since the capacity and number of portable storage media can be increased freely, the number of sound data that can be stored is not limited.

[0017] According to the invention of claim 4, there is an effect that the recording operation is simplified because it is not necessary to connect the sound reproducing device and the sound source with a cable. In addition, sound data can be transferred and assigned to switches using an intuitive method called drag-and-drop, which simplifies recording. Furthermore, sound data can be recorded (saved) with a personal computer and a portable storage medium. Raw equipment can be used.

[0018] According to the invention of claim 5, all the above-mentioned effects can be obtained.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of the appearance of a sound reproducing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the structure of the sound reproducing device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of a recording apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the structure of a conventional sound reproducing device.

Explanation of symbols

1 sound playback device

2 Interface (USB port)

3 switches

4 Control means

5 DA conversion means

6 Sound output means

10 Recording device

11 Display means

13 Switch objects

14 Switch object display means

16 interface

17 Sound data object

18 Sound data object display means

20 Data transmission means

50 Portable storage media (USB memory)

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. Here, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of the appearance of the sound reproducing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the structure of the sound reproducing device, and FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a structure of the recording device which concerns on this. The sound reproduction device according to the present invention is a device for appropriately selecting and reproducing predetermined sound data (human voice, music, natural sound, etc.) from among a plurality of sound data. This sound reproducing device includes an interface 2 to which a portable storage medium 50 can be connected, as exemplified by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1, and a plurality of reproduced sound data are stored in the portable storage medium 50. It has become like that. The illustrated portable storage medium 50 is a USB memory, and the interface 2 is a USB port. The present invention is not limited to these. Instead of a USB memory, a known portable storage medium such as an SD card (registered trademark), Memory Stick (registered trademark), SmartMedia (registered trademark), Compact Flash (registered trademark) card or PC card may be used. Instead of a USB port, you can use an SD card slot, Memory Stick slot, SmartMedia slot, CompactFlash card slot, or PC card slot.

[0023] The sound reproducing apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of switches 3 for selecting and reproducing sound data. In the portable storage medium 50, each sound data is stored together with assignment data (assignment data). In the control means (see reference numeral 4 in FIG. 2) of the sound reproducing device 1, any switch 3 is When operated, the assigned data and the switch are associated with each other so that sound data (digital signal) corresponding to the operated switch is fetched from the portable storage medium 50. The sound reproducing device 1 includes a DA converting unit 5 that converts sound data (digital signal) captured by the control unit 4 into an analog signal, a sound output unit 6 that reproduces the analog signal power sound, It has. Further, as indicated by reference numeral 7, a speaker may be arranged.

[0024] It should be noted that a display unit (see reference numeral 8 in FIG. 1) is provided in the sound reproducing device 1, and each switch 3 and the contents of sound data assigned to each switch 3 are displayed in association with each other. You may do it.

[0025] According to the present invention, the sound data is stored in the removable portable storage medium 50 rather than stored in the sound reproduction device itself, so that the sound data recorded by the user is recorded by another person. The problem of being used without permission can be avoided. On the other hand, as described above, in the case of a sound reproducing device that stores sound data in the internal memory, the sound data that can be stored is limited according to the capacity of the internal memory. Is The storage amount of sound data can be increased according to the capacity and the number of portable storage media 50 to be used, and there is no limitation as described above.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a light emitting means 31 such as an LED is connected to the sound reproducing device 1 and light emission and Z or light quantity of the light emitting means 31 are changed according to the reproduced sound. A control means 30 may be provided so that light can be produced in accordance with music.

[0027] Further, a display device 33 is connected to the sound reproducing device 1 and accompanying information output means 32 for outputting accompanying information (for example, artist name, song title, release date, etc.) of the sound data being played back. The accompanying information may be displayed by the display device 33. In addition, when the sound reproducing device 1 is used in a radio or television broadcasting station, the information from the accompanying information output means 32 is transmitted to the homepage, and the accompanying information is displayed on the homepage. Anyway. Further, the information from the accompanying information output means 32 may be output as a log. In the case where such accompanying information output means 32 is provided, it is not necessary for the person in charge to input the accompanying information such as the title of the song, and the labor of the person in charge can be reduced.

[0028] Furthermore, TEXT data, not sound data, is stored in the portable storage medium 50, and the sound reproduction device 1 is provided with speech synthesis means (not shown), and a predetermined switch 3 is operated. Thus, when the TEXT data is captured, the character data may be read out.

[0029] By the way, as described above, it is necessary to store (record) sound data in the state assigned to each switch 3 in the portable storage medium 50. The recording is performed by the following recording device. Good to do.

[0030] The recording device according to the present invention includes a plurality of switches corresponding to a plurality of switches 3 of the sound reproducing device 1 and a display means 11 having the same power as a CRT or a liquid crystal panel, as illustrated by reference numeral 10 in FIG. A switch object display means 14 for displaying the object 13 on the display means 11, an interface 16 to which the portable storage medium 50 can be connected, and sound data that can be transferred to the portable storage medium 50 connected to the interface 16 The sound data object display means 18 for displaying the sound data object 17 on the display means 11 and the drag 'and drop (dashed arrow 19 Data transmission means for transmitting data to the portable storage medium 50 based on the operation of

20 and. As data to be transmitted,

• Sound data (eg file data such as "Audio 1. wav")

• Allocation data for associating the sound data with switch 3 (eg "20060606

Data such as 0001..kad,)

Can be mentioned. Further, data indicating the power to output a voltage to any output pin of the sound reproducing device 1 (for example, output pin indicating data such as “IZO OUT pin 5 Make”) may be transmitted.

[0031] These recording devices may be configured by installing software in a personal computer. Further, reference numeral 12 in FIG. 3 is an object indicating a part of the sound reproducing device 1, and reference numeral 12a is an object indicating the display unit 8 of the sound reproducing device 1. Furthermore, the switch object 13 in FIG. 3 is an icon indicating a switch, but it may be an object other than the icon (for example, a grid-like table divided by the number of switches). good. In addition, the sound data object 17 in FIG. 3 can be used as an icon (for example, a bird icon in the case of bird call sound data) or a sound data which is not limited to the power of the file name. Character display of the contents of (for example, "birdsong

It is good also as a character display like "."

[0032] According to the present invention, unlike the conventional device, there is an effect that the recording operation is simplified because it is not necessary to connect the sound reproducing device and the sound source with a cable during recording. In addition, sound data can be easily transferred and assigned to the switch using an intuitive method called drag and drop, which simplifies recording. Furthermore, sound data can be recorded (saved) with the nosocon and the portable storage medium 50, and the sound reproducing device can be used without any trouble even during recording work.

By the way, the sound data transmitted to the portable storage medium 50 is

• Even if it is stored in the recording device's internal memory,

• Save to external memory (memory other than portable storage media) connected to the recording device.

• Or download it over the Internet without using such memory. Anyway,

Either is fine.

[0034] Then, the above-described recording device 10 that transfers the sound data file to the portable storage medium 50 and records the sound data stored in the portable storage medium 50 is reproduced. A file transfer / playback system is constructed with the playback device 1. Industrial applicability

[0035] Since the sound data stored in the portable storage medium can be freely reproduced by a switch operation, the present invention is effective in radio and television broadcasting stations, event venues, and the like. It can be used for applications such as sound reproduction.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] A sound playback device for appropriately selecting and playing back predetermined sound data from among a plurality of sound data.

An interface to which a portable storage medium for storing a plurality of sound data together with assigned data can be connected;

A plurality of switches for selecting and reproducing sound data; and

Control means for associating the assigned data with the switch to fetch sound data corresponding to the operated switch from the portable storage medium;

A sound reproducing apparatus comprising:

[2] DA conversion means for converting sound data captured by the control means into an analog signal, sound output means for reproducing sound from the analog signal,

The sound reproducing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

[3] The portable storage medium is a USB memory.

The sound reproducing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

[4] For recording devices that store sound data on portable storage media! Hurry,

Display means;

Switch object display means for displaying a plurality of switch objects corresponding to a plurality of switches of the sound reproduction device according to claim 1 on the display means, an interface to which the portable storage medium can be connected,

Sound data object display means for displaying sound data objects of sound data that can be transferred to a portable storage medium connected to the interface on the display means, and drag-and-drop operations performed on the display means Data transmission means for transmitting sound data and allocation data to be associated with the switch to the portable storage medium,

A recording apparatus characterized by comprising:

[5] The recording device according to claim 4, wherein the sound data file is transferred to a portable storage medium for recording. The sound reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein the sound data stored in the portable storage medium is reproduced.

Powerful file transfer and playback system.