JP2000050202A - Print medium with memory and recording / reproducing apparatus for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a print medium capable of recording sound related to a captured image, and a recording / reproducing apparatus for a print medium capable of recording and reproducing sound on the print medium. A print medium with a memory includes a print sheet on which a photographed image is printed and a print sheet.
1 comprises a memory card 20 embedded for each captured image 102 to be printed. Print media 1 with memory
0 is a medium setting unit on which the print medium with memory 10 is placed, and the recording / reproducing apparatus 30 is connected to the memory card 2
Write mode of audio data to 0 and memory card 2
A setting means for setting a mode for reading audio data from 0, a microphone, and a speaker; and automatically recording audio data related to a photographed image on the memory card 20 using a recording / reproducing device.
To play back the audio recorded in the

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a print medium with a memory and a recording / reproducing apparatus for the same, and more particularly, to a print medium in which a memory card capable of mainly recording voice is embedded in print paper such as photographic paper for printing photographs. The present invention relates to a recording medium and a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing necessary audio information on a memory card embedded in the print medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, photographic technology has been developed which can automatically print images taken by a camera such as a digital camera on printing media such as photographic paper, postcards and sublimation type printing paper.
Along with this, a large number of photographing facilities called photo stands that can be operated by anyone easily have appeared in urban areas.
Conventionally, in this type of photo stand, a photographic printing paper or a sublimation type printing paper is usually used as a printout print medium.

[0003]

Therefore, as described above, in the conventional photographic print medium, the content that can be recorded on the photographic print medium is mainly a print image corresponding to a subject image of a person or the like, and can be recorded on other items. As information, data such as date can be printed. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a print medium capable of recording a sound related to a print image, and record and reproduce the sound on the print medium. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording / reproducing apparatus for a print medium.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a print medium with a memory according to the present invention includes a print sheet on which a photographed image is printed, and voice data embedded in the print sheet, the sound data relating to the photographed image. At least a memory card for recording.

In the present invention, since voice can be recorded on a memory card embedded in print paper, contents related to a photographed image printed on print paper can be guided by voice, and the added value of the print medium can be increased. Can be improved.

Further, the present invention comprises a print medium with a memory which is embedded in print paper on which a photographed image is printed and has a memory card which records at least audio data related to the photographed image, and wherein the print medium with a memory is set. A recording / reproducing apparatus having a setting unit for writing audio data to a memory card of the print medium with memory set in the setting unit, and reading audio data of the memory card, wherein the audio data is stored in the memory card. Mode setting means for setting a write mode of voice data and a mode of reading voice data from the memory card; a microphone; and converting a voice signal picked up by the microphone into a digital signal when the voice data write mode is set by the mode setting means. A-D
Converting means for writing the audio data converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter into the memory card, and reading the audio data from the memory card when the mode setting means sets the audio data reading mode. Data processing control means for converting the audio data read from the memory card by the data processing control means to an analog signal when the mode setting means sets the read mode of audio data; A speaker that converts an analog signal output from the conversion unit into audio and outputs the audio.

In the present invention, a print medium with a memory is set in a recording / reproducing apparatus, and the mode setting means sets the recording / reproducing apparatus in a mode of writing audio data to a memory card of the print medium with a memory or an audio from the memory card. By setting the data reading mode, audio data such as a message related to a captured image can be automatically recorded on a memory card by using the recording / reproducing device, and the audio recorded on the memory card can be reproduced.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a print medium with a memory and a recording / reproducing apparatus for the same according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a print medium with a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a memory card embedded in the print medium with a memory. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recording / reproducing apparatus for a print medium with a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the recording / reproducing apparatus.

In FIG. 1, a printing medium 10 with a memory is provided.
Includes a print paper 101 on which a photographed image such as a face photograph is printed, and a plurality of non-contact type memory cards 20 embedded for each of a plurality of photographed images 102 printed on the print paper 101. The print paper 101 is made of photographic paper, postcard, sublimation-type print paper, or other paper on which a photographed image can be printed. The memory card 20 also stores a printed image 1
02 is recorded at least.

The memory card 20 includes a storage medium 21 composed of an EEPROM for recording audio data, a storage medium 21 for receiving audio data transmitted from a recording / reproducing device 30 to be described later, and write / read command data for the audio data. A transmission / reception unit 22 for transmitting audio data read out from the storage unit 21 to a recording / reproducing device 30 described later, and a process for writing the audio data received by the transmission / reception unit 22 to the storage medium 21 based on the received write command data. A data write / read processing unit 23 that performs a process of reading audio data from the storage medium 21 based on the received read command data is provided.
Further, the memory card 20 converts the carrier wave arriving at the transmission / reception means 22 into electric power, and converts the carrier wave into the storage medium 21, the data write / read processing means 23, and the other memory card 2.
0 is provided with a power supply circuit 25 for supplying each component.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transmission / reception means 22 includes a reception unit 221 and a transmission unit 222 connected to a common antenna 24 for transmission and reception. The receiver 221 includes a tuning circuit 221A for extracting a signal tuned to a predetermined carrier frequency arriving at the antenna 24, and a tuning circuit 221A.
And a demodulation circuit 221C that demodulates audio data from the signal amplified by the amplification circuit 221B and outputs the demodulated audio data to the data write / read processing unit 23. The transmission unit 222 modulates the audio data read from the storage medium 21 by the data write / read processing unit 23 into a transmittable signal, and power-amplifies the signal modulated by the modulation circuit 222A to the antenna 24. Amplifying circuit 22 to send
2B.

The data write / read processing means 2
3 is a C for performing the writing and reading processing of the audio data.
The PU 231, the CPU 231, the demodulation circuit 221 C of the reception unit 221 and the modulation circuit 222 B of the transmission unit 222
And a communication control circuit 232 for performing data communication between them, and the storage medium 21 is connected to the CPU 231.

Next, the configuration of the recording / reproducing device 30 for the print medium with memory 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, the recording / reproducing apparatus 30 has a stand body 301, and an operation panel 302 provided on the upper surface of the stand body 301 has a medium setting section 303 on which the print medium with memory 10 is placed, a recording / reproducing apparatus 30. Button 31 for setting a mode for writing audio data to the memory card 20 of the print medium 10 with a memory,
A playback button 32 for setting 0 to a mode for reading audio data from the memory card 20, a microphone 33 for picking up audio, a speaker 34 for converting audio data read from the memory card 20 into audio and uttering the voice, and the like are provided respectively. Has been established. Also, the stand body 301
Each element constituting the recording / reproducing apparatus 30 is accommodated inside. The recording button 31 and the reproduction button 32 constitute a write / read mode setting means.

As shown in FIG. 4, the recording / reproducing apparatus 30 includes an A / D converter 35 for converting an audio signal picked up by the microphone 33 into a digital signal when the audio data writing mode is set by the recording button 31;
The audio data converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 35 is stored and processed in the memory card 20, and the audio data of the memory card 20 is read and processed when the read mode of the audio data is set by the play button 32. A control means 36, a DA conversion means 36 for converting the audio data read from the memory card 20 by the data processing control means 36 into an analog signal when the audio data read mode is set by the play button 32, And a transmission / reception means 38 for wirelessly transmitting and receiving audio data and write / read command data between them. Then, the analog signal output from the DA converter 36 is output to the speaker 34.

As shown in FIG. 4, the transmitting / receiving means 38 comprises a receiving section 371 and a transmitting section 372 which are connected to a common transmitting / receiving antenna 39 installed in the stand main body 301 so as to face the medium setting section 303. You. Receiver 38
Reference numeral 1 denotes a tuning circuit 381A for extracting a signal tuned to a predetermined carrier frequency arriving at the antenna 39, and an amplification circuit 381 for amplifying the signal extracted by the tuning circuit 381A.
B, and a demodulation circuit 381C for demodulating audio data from the signal amplified by the amplification circuit 381B and outputting the demodulated audio data to the data processing control means 36. The transmitting unit 382 includes a modulation circuit 382A that modulates the audio data for writing processed by the data processing control unit 36 into a transmittable signal, and an antenna 39 that amplifies the power of the signal modulated by the modulation circuit 382A.
And an amplification circuit 382B for sending the signal to the amplifier.

As shown in FIG. 4, the data processing control means 36 includes a CPU 361 for performing processing for writing and reading audio data to and from the memory card 20 based on signals from the recording button 31 and the reproduction button 32. This C
A communication control circuit 362 that performs data communication between the PU 361 and the demodulation circuit 381C of the reception unit 381 and the modulation circuit 382B of the transmission unit 382, a RAM 363 that stores audio data processed by the CPU 361, and a processing program of the CPU 361 It is composed of a ROM 364 for storing,
The recording button 31 and the reproduction button 32 are connected to the CPU 361.

Next, a description will be given of the operation of printing a photographed image and recording / reproducing sound on the print medium with memory configured as described above. First, a user's face and the like are photographed in a built-in photo stand or the like, and the photographed image 1 is taken.
02 is printed on a predetermined area of the print paper 101 constituting the print medium with memory 10. Next, the print medium with memory 10 on which the photographed image 102 is printed is placed in the medium setting unit 3 on the operation panel 302 of the stand body 301.
03. In this state, the print medium with memory 1
The memory card 20 embedded in the stand body 3
The antenna 39 of the recording / reproducing apparatus 30 accommodated in the storage medium 01 is opposed to the transmitting / receiving means 38 of the recording / reproducing apparatus 30 and the transmitting / receiving means 22 of the print medium 10 with memory.

In this state, when recording a voice such as a message related to the captured image 102 on the memory card 20, the recording button 31 on the operation panel 302 is operated to set the recording / reproducing apparatus 30 to the voice data writing mode. I do. Thereafter, the user utters a message or the like relating to the photographed image 102 printed on the print paper 101 to the microphone 33 by voice. This sound is picked up by the microphone 33 and converted into an electric signal. Then, this audio signal is converted into a digital signal by the A / D conversion means 35,
The data is taken into the PU 361 and stored in the RAM 36 as audio data.
3 is temporarily stored. In the CPU 361, the RAM 363
Is read out from the RAM 363 and sent to the modulation circuit 382B through the communication control circuit 362 together with the write command data. This modulation circuit 38
In 2B, the audio data and the write command data transmitted from the communication control circuit 362 are modulated into a signal of a predetermined carrier frequency, amplified by the amplifier circuit 382B, and then transmitted from the antenna 39 to the print medium 10 with memory.

In the print medium 10 with memory, the antenna 2
4 is received by the receiving unit 221. That is, the tuning circuit 221A extracts a signal tuned to a predetermined carrier frequency from signals arriving at the antenna 24. The extracted signal is amplified by the amplifier circuit 221B and then supplied to the demodulation circuit 221C. Demodulation circuit 221
In C, the audio data and the write command data are demodulated from the analog signal amplified by the amplifier circuit 221B and sent to the data write / read processing means 23. The data write / read processing means 23 fetches the demodulated audio data and write command data into the CPU 231 through the communication control circuit 232, and writes the audio data to the recording medium 21 by the data write processing operation of the CPU 231 based on the write command data.

Next, a case where audio data written on the memory card 20 of the print medium with memory 10 is reproduced will be described. In this case, first, the print medium with memory 10 is placed on the medium setting section 303 on the operation panel 302 of the stand body 301. Then, the operation panel 3
The recording / reproducing device 30 is set to the audio data reading mode by operating the reproducing button 32 on the device 02. When a signal by operating the play button 32 is input to the CPU 361, C
Read command data is sent from the PU 361, and the read command data is sent to the modulation circuit 382B through the communication control circuit 362. The modulation circuit 382B modulates the read command data sent from the communication control circuit 362 into a signal of a predetermined carrier frequency, and
After the power is amplified by 82B, the signal is transmitted from the antenna 39 to the print medium 10 with memory.

In the print medium 10 with memory, the antenna 2
4 is received by the receiving unit 221. That is, the tuning circuit 221A extracts a signal tuned to a predetermined carrier frequency from signals arriving at the antenna 24. The extracted signal is amplified by the amplifier circuit 221B and then supplied to the demodulation circuit 221C. Demodulation circuit 221
At C, the read command data is demodulated from the analog signal amplified by the amplifier circuit 221B and sent to the data write / read processing means 23. In the data write / read processing means 23, the demodulated read command data is taken into the CPU 231 through the communication control circuit 232,
By operating the CPU 231 according to the write command data,
The audio data stored in the recording medium 21 is read.
This audio data is transmitted from the CPU 231 to the communication control circuit 23.
2 to the modulation circuit 222A. The modulation circuit 222A modulates the audio data transmitted from the communication control circuit 232 into a signal having a predetermined carrier frequency, amplifies the power by the amplification circuit 222B, and transmits the amplified signal to the recording / reproducing apparatus 30 from the antenna 24.

In the recording / reproducing apparatus 30, the radio wave arriving at the antenna 39 is received by the receiving section 381. That is, the tuning circuit 381A detects the radio wave arriving at the antenna 39,
A signal tuned to a predetermined carrier frequency is extracted, and the extracted signal is amplified by an amplifier circuit 381B and supplied to a demodulation circuit 381C. The demodulation circuit 381C demodulates the audio data from the analog signal amplified by the amplification circuit 381B and sends it to the data processing control means 36. In the data processing control means 36, the demodulated audio data is taken into the CPU 361 through the communication control circuit 362 and sent to the DA conversion means 37. The DA converter 37 converts the audio data into an analog signal, outputs the analog signal to the speaker 34, and sounds the speaker 34, thereby relating to the photographed image 102 printed on the print paper 101. Messages and the like can be reproduced by voice.

According to the present embodiment, since voice can be recorded on the memory card 20 embedded in the print paper 101, a message or the like relating to a photographed image printed on the print paper 101 can be guided by voice. Thus, the added value of the print medium 10 can be improved, and the function as a voice mail can be exhibited. Further, according to the present embodiment as described above, the print medium with memory 10 is
The recording / reproducing apparatus 30 is placed on the medium setting section 303 on the operation panel 302 of the stand main body 301 constituting the recording / reproducing apparatus 30, and the recording / reproducing apparatus 30 is operated by operating the recording button 31 or the reproducing button 32. Memory card 2
0, or a mode for reading audio data from the memory card 20. The recording / reproducing apparatus 30 is used to set a message such as a message related to a captured image on the memory card 20 of the print medium 10 with memory. The audio data can be recorded automatically and in a non-contact manner, and the audio recorded on the memory card 20 can be reproduced.

In the above embodiment, the memory card 20 and the recording / reproducing device 30 of the print medium with memory 10 are used.
In the above, the case where the transmission / reception means enabling transmission / reception of data wirelessly is incorporated has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the memory card 20 of the print medium with memory 10 is provided with terminals for writing and reading. By connecting the terminals for writing and reading provided in the recording / reproducing device 30 to the terminals, writing of audio data to the memory card 20 and reading / reproducing of audio data from the memory card 20 may be performed.

[0025]

As described above, according to the print medium with memory of the present invention, since the voice can be recorded on the memory card embedded in the print paper, the message related to the photographed image printed on the print paper can be reproduced. In addition, it is possible to improve the added value of the print medium, and to exert the function as a voice mail. Further, according to the present invention, the print medium with memory is set in the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the mode setting means sets the recording / reproducing apparatus in the mode of writing audio data to the memory card of the print medium with memory or the audio from the memory card. It is possible to set a data reading mode and automatically record voice data such as a message relating to a photographed image on a memory card using the recording / reproducing device, and reproduce the voice recorded on the memory card. It has the effect that can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a print medium with a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a memory card embedded in a print medium with memory according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recording / reproducing apparatus for a print medium with a memory according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 print medium with memory, 101 print paper, 20 memory card, 21 storage medium, 22
... Transmitting / receiving means, 23 Data writing / reading processing means, 25 Power supply circuit, 30 Recording / reproducing device, 31
... Record button (mode setting means), 32 playback button (mode setting means), 33 microphone, 34 speaker, 35 A / D conversion means, 36 data processing control means 37 ... DA conversion means, 38 ... transmission / reception means.

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A print medium with a memory, comprising: a print sheet on which a captured image is printed; and a memory card embedded in the print sheet and at least recording audio data related to the captured image. 2. The print medium with memory according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of photographed images are formed on the print paper, and the memory card is provided for each of the photographed images. 3. The print medium with memory according to claim 1, wherein the print paper is photographic paper, a postcard, a sublimation print paper, or other paper on which a photographed image can be printed. 4. The memory card has a storage medium for recording the audio data, wherein writing of the audio data to the storage medium and reading of the audio data from the storage medium are performed externally. The print medium with a memory according to claim 1. 5. The memory card according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage medium for recording the audio data; and a voice read from the storage medium while receiving the externally transmitted audio data and write / read command data for the audio data. A transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting data to the outside, and performing a writing process on the storage medium based on the received write command data with the audio data received by the transmitting / receiving unit, and from the storage medium based on the received read command data. 2. The print medium with memory according to claim 1, further comprising a data write / read processing unit for performing a read process of the audio data. 6. The memory card further includes a power supply unit that converts a carrier wave arriving at the transmission / reception unit into electric power and supplies the electric power to the storage medium, the data write / read processing unit, and other memory card components. The print medium with a memory according to claim 4, wherein: 7. The printing medium with a memory according to claim 4, wherein said recording medium is an EEPROM. 8. A setting section, comprising: a print medium with a memory, which is embedded in print paper on which a photographed image is printed and has a memory card that records at least audio data related to the photographed image, and wherein the print medium with the memory is set. A recording / reproducing apparatus for writing audio data to a memory card of the print medium with memory set in the setting section and reading audio data from the memory card, wherein a mode for writing audio data to the memory card is provided. A mode setting means for setting a mode for reading audio data from the memory card; a microphone; and an A- converter for converting an audio signal picked up by the microphone into a digital signal when the mode setting means sets an audio data write mode. D conversion means, and the A / D conversion Data processing control means for writing the audio data converted into the digital signal in the stage to the memory card and for reading and processing the audio data of the memory card when the read mode of the audio data is set by the mode setting means; DA conversion means for converting the audio data read from the memory card by the data processing control means to an analog signal at the time of setting the audio data read mode by the setting means; and an analog signal output from the DA conversion means. A recording / reproducing apparatus for a print medium with a memory, comprising: a speaker that converts the sound into sound and outputs the sound. 9. A transmission / reception means for transmitting voice data sent from the data processing control means to a memory card of the print medium with memory and receiving voice data read from the memory card. The recording / reproducing apparatus for a print medium with a memory according to claim 8, wherein: 10. The memory card includes: a transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving audio data to / from the transmission / reception unit on the data processing control unit side; and writing the audio data received by the transmission / reception unit on the memory card side to the memory card. 9. The recording / reproducing apparatus for a print medium with a memory according to claim 8, further comprising data write / read processing means for performing processing and reading audio data from said memory card.