US5873735A
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Information reproducer and information creating unit
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1995-12-18
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Granted: 1999-02-23
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Expires: 2015-12-18
Abstract
Abstract An information reproducer which includes reading device for a reading visual information and sound information printed on a printing sheet, a storage device for storing the visual information and the sound information read by the reading device, a display device for selectively displaying the stored visual information on a screen, a visual information designating device for designating a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen, a connecting device for connecting the partial area of the visual information designated by the designating device with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto, and a sound information reproducing device for reading, from the storage device, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated visual information.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoshi Yamada
- 👤 Hiroomi Ueda
- 👤 Seiichi Senoo
- 👤 Tsutomu Satou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 01:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32112; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3261; H04N2201/3264; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3277; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S706/00; Y10S706/902; Y10S706/927
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
An information reproducer comprising: reading means for reading visual information and sound information printed on a printing sheet, storage means for storing the visual information and the sound information read by the reading means, display means for selectively displaying the stored visual information on a screen, visual information designating means for designating a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen, connecting means for connecting the partial area of the visual information designated by the designating means with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto, and sound information reproducing means for reading, from the storage means, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated visual information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
An information reproducer comprising: reading means for reading visual information and sound information printed on a printing sheet, storage means for storing the visual information and the sound information read by the reading means, display means for selectively displaying the stored visual information on a screen, visual information designating means for designating a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen, connecting means for connecting the partial area of the visual information designated by the designating means with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto, and sound information reproducing means for reading, from the storage means, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated visual information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
The information reproducer according to claim 1, wherein the printing sheet is produced by an information creating unit, and the information creating unit comprises: visual information input means for inputting visual information, sound information input means for inputting sound information, related information input means for inputting the related information for connecting the visual information with the sound information by the connecting means, and printing means for printing the visual information, the sound information and the related information together on a printing sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The information reproducer according to claim 2, wherein the sound information and the related information printed on the printing sheet include two-dimensional bar code.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
The information reproducer according to claim 1, wherein the display means further comprises the function of selectively displaying, on a screen, the sound information stored in the storage means, and the information reproducer further comprises: sound information designating means for partially designating an area of the sound information displayed on the display screen, reproduction control means for making the sound information reproducing means reproduce the sound information in the designated area, display control means for reading from the storage means the visual information connected with the designated sound information and making the display means display the read visual information when the visual information is not displayed in the display means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The information reproducer according to claim 4, further comprising forbidding means for stopping the function of the display control means while the reproduction control means is making the sound information reproducing means reproduce the sound information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The information reproducer according to claim 1, wherein the sound information has a first password for setting a secret, and the information reproducer further comprises password input means for inputting a second password and password reading means for making the sound information reproducing means reproduce the sound information only when the second password coincides with the first password.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The information reproducer according to claim 1, wherein the sound information printed on the printing sheet includes two-dimensional bar code.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
169 words
An information reproducing device comprising: a reading device that reads visual information and sound information printed on a printing sheet; a memory communicating with the reading device, the memory storing the visual information and the sound information read by the reading device; a display communicating with the memory, the display selectively displaying the stored visual information on a display screen; a visual information designating device operatively coupleable with the display, the visual information designating device enabling a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen to be designated; a connecting device communicating with the display through the visual information designating device, the connecting device connecting the partial area of the visual information designated by the visual information designating device with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto; and a sound information reproducing device communicating with the connecting device and the memory, the sound information reproducing device reading, from the memory, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated partial area of the visual information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
169 words
An information reproducing device comprising: a reading device that reads visual information and sound information printed on a printing sheet; a memory communicating with the reading device, the memory storing the visual information and the sound information read by the reading device; a display communicating with the memory, the display selectively displaying the stored visual information on a display screen; a visual information designating device operatively coupleable with the display, the visual information designating device enabling a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen to be designated; a connecting device communicating with the display through the visual information designating device, the connecting device connecting the partial area of the visual information designated by the visual information designating device with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto; and a sound information reproducing device communicating with the connecting device and the memory, the sound information reproducing device reading, from the memory, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated partial area of the visual information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The information reproducing device according to claim 8, wherein the reading device comprises a scanner and wherein the visual information designating device comprises at least one of a keyboard, a pen, a tablet, a coordinate detecting circuit and a cursor position control circuit.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of reproducing information using a two-dimensional bar code, the method comprising: (a) reading visual information and sound information printed on a printing sheet; (b) storing the visual information and the sound information read in step (a) in a memory; (c) selectively displaying the stored visual information on a display screen; (d) designating a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen; (e) connecting the partial area of the visual information designated in step (d) with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto; and (f) reading, from the memory, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated partial area of the visual information.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of reproducing information using a two-dimensional bar code, the method comprising: (a) reading visual information and sound information printed on a printing sheet; (b) storing the visual information and the sound information read in step (a) in a memory; (c) selectively displaying the stored visual information on a display screen; (d) designating a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen; (e) connecting the partial area of the visual information designated in step (d) with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto; and (f) reading, from the memory, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated partial area of the visual information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
138 words
An information reproducer comprising: reading means for optically reading visual information, sound information and relative relational information printed on a printing sheet, the sound information and the relative relational information including two-dimensional bar code, storage means for storing the visual information, the sound information and the relative relational information read by the reading means, display means for selectively displaying the stored visual information on a screen, visual information designating means for designating a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen, connecting means for connecting the partial area of the visual information designated by the designating means with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto in accordance with the relative relational information, and sound information reproducing means for reading, from the storage means, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated visual information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
138 words
An information reproducer comprising: reading means for optically reading visual information, sound information and relative relational information printed on a printing sheet, the sound information and the relative relational information including two-dimensional bar code, storage means for storing the visual information, the sound information and the relative relational information read by the reading means, display means for selectively displaying the stored visual information on a screen, visual information designating means for designating a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen, connecting means for connecting the partial area of the visual information designated by the designating means with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto in accordance with the relative relational information, and sound information reproducing means for reading, from the storage means, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated visual information.
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