JP2003108431A - Method of adding information heading including audio data to document - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient method for recording audio data in computers (personal computers or notebook computers) and personal portable digital assistant (PDA), and easily reproducing the data. SOLUTION: The audio data is recorded, as audio files, in a recording medium with a sound recording program (S1 to S3), and the audio file is linked, as an information heading, to a designated character string in a document (S4). When the information heading is clicked, an audio reproducing program is started to reproduce the corresponding audio file (S5).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for recording audio data in an information processing device, and more particularly to a method for adding an information header containing audio data to a document stored in the information processing device.

[0002]

The most common method for recording audio data is to use an audio tape recorder or other audio recorder equipment.

The recorded audio data is printed matter,
It may be referred to for a document such as a manuscript or data stored as digital data in a computer (personal computer or notebook computer) or a personal digital assistant (PDA) that is an information processing device.

Computers and PDs that are information processing devices
A has become widely used as an alternative to conventional notebooks for storing and handling information. Here, the information is, for example, a text file, a photograph, or a moving image.

When a user wants to extract audio data from an audio tape recorder, it is not easy to extract the data corresponding to the contents of the document from the recorded audio data.

[0006] Thus, the efficiency of obtaining information is not ideal.

On the other hand, most computers (such as personal computers or notebook computers), or PDAs, can store and play audio files, but the conventional method of storing audio files is to use an allocated disk. This is done by using a file management application such as Windows File Manager to save the audio files to the document folder.

[0008]

However, conventional methods such as this simply store the audio data as a file on a disk or document folder.

Therefore, when a user wants to quote various data into a corresponding audio file, it is necessary to search for the corresponding file and then play the found audio file in the media player. Therefore, there is a problem that such processing is very inconvenient.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device,
For example, a computer (such as a personal computer or a notebook computer) or a personal digital assistant (PDA) is capable of rapidly recording audio data and providing a convenient method for easily reproducing the audio data.

[0011]

The object of the present invention is achieved by the following constitutions.

(1) A method of adding an information heading including audio data to a document stored in an information processing apparatus, which provides a recording program and stores the recording program in a recording medium of the information processing apparatus. And a recording device for storing the received audio data at a designated position in a recording medium of the information processing device, the recording device being called and activated by inputting a recording command. Converting the audio data recorded by to an audio file, creating a link between the stored audio file and the specified information heading, adding a hyperlink tag to the link, and the hyperlink tag The audio playback program plays the audio file after it is clicked A method of adding information headings containing the audio data to the document and having a the steps of activation in order.

(2) The recording medium is a hard disk.

(3) The recording medium is a semiconductor memory.

(4) The recording command is processed by pressing a button of an input device of a computer.

(5) The input device is a mouse.

(6) The audio file is stored in a designated position on the recording medium.

(7) The specified position of the recording medium is a position specified by a path in the hard disk.

(8) The hyperlink tag is text distinguished by a specific color.

[0020]

The present invention will be more fully understood from the detailed description given below. However, the following description is provided as an example, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

This system requires a computer 10 (or PDA) such as a personal computer or a notebook computer which is an information processing device.

The computer 10 is connected to various devices for executing multimedia functions.

A device for performing multimedia functions comprises a recording medium 1 on which data can be stored and retrieved.
1 (eg hard disk or semiconductor memory), input device 12 (eg mouse or keyboard), output device 13 (eg monitor), recording device 20 (eg microphone and audio card), audio output device 30 (eg headset or speaker)
In addition, an audio recording program 4 for operating these various devices to execute multimedia functions.
0 and an audio reproduction program 50 are provided.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the basic operating procedure of the present invention.

First, in step 1 (S1), the recording program 40 is provided to the computer, and it is stored in the recording medium 11 of the computer 10.

Next, in step 2 (S2), the recording program 40 is started when a recording command for instructing recording is input or a command option for instructing recording is selected by the input device.

Next, in step 3 (S3), the audio data (voice data) recorded by the recording device 20 is converted into an audio file.

In this step 3, the computer 10
The audio data received through the microphone and the audio card is converted into an audio file and stored in a specified position of the recording medium 11. The specified location for storing audio files is, for example,
Recording medium 11 such as a semiconductor memory or a hard disk
Medium, specified by the path.

Next, in step 4 (S4), a link is created between the audio file and the specified information heading.

In this step 4, the information heading in the document is linked with the stored audio file, and the linked information heading functions as a hyperlink tag. The information heading is one sentence or word specified by the user through the input device 12, a specific position in a photograph or a moving image,
It may be a specific object (object). Also,
The information heading may be a plurality of sentences or words, a plurality of positions in a photograph or a moving image, or a plurality of objects (objects).

When the user clicks the information heading to search for the linked audio file, the audio file linked to the clicked information heading is opened in step 5 (S5),
In order to reproduce the audio data through the audio output device 30, the audio reproduction program 50 is started.

The step 2 is executed by inputting a command or selecting an option from the command.

This is performed, for example, by command input from the keyboard as the input device 12, and the recording program 40 is activated by this command input.

The above step 2 can also be executed by clicking the icon displayed on the output device 13 (that is, the monitor) of the computer with the mouse which is the input device 12. Then, when the icon is clicked, the recording program 40 is activated.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a more specific example of the operation procedure to which the present invention is applied.

Here, for example, the students first get a document about the class schedule they take.

This document, containing different class headings, can be created by the student or obtained through email.

The obtained document is stored in the recording medium 11 of the computer 10.

When a student takes a class, the student opens a class schedule containing a plurality of class headings (step a1), moves the cursor to one heading of the class to be taken, and then the student says " Press the right mouse button to select the "Record" command (step a
2). As a result, the recording program 40 is activated (step a3).

The recording program 40 stores the audio data received through the microphone and the audio card as an audio file in the recording medium 11 of the computer 10 or PDA (step a4).

The selected class heading is then linked to the saved audio file (step a).
5). The class heading selected by this acts as a hyperlink tag and the created link node is linked with the class schedule. Then, the class heading that has become a hyperlink tag is changed from the original color of the class heading to a specific color to show that it is linked.

After all that has been done, the student can open and listen to the recorded audio file by simply clicking on the class heading in a particular color that indicates it is a hyperlink tag. it can.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the procedure for reproducing an audio file.

First, the class schedule is opened (step b1), and the cursor is moved to the class heading which is linked to the audio file and becomes a hyperlink tag.

To select this class heading, click the left button (step b2). This starts the audio reproduction program 50 (step b).
3).

The audio reproduction program 50 opens the audio file linked to the selected information heading from the audio files stored in the recording medium 11 of the computer 10 or PDA and reproduces it (step b4). . As a result, audio is output from the audio output device 30.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can record the audio data as an audio file and link the audio file to a given information heading by using a computer (personal computer) having a multimedia function. Computer or notebook computer). Therefore, it is not necessary to use an audio tape recorder for that purpose. This also allows the audio file corresponding to the document to be recorded on a recording medium (eg, hard disk disc, semiconductor memory, or CD-ROM).
It eliminates the troublesome work of searching, searching for it, and playing it.

It should be noted that this embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and it is obvious that various methods can be applied. And, as those variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art, all the improvements related to the scope of the technical idea of the present invention are included in the claims.

[0051]

According to the present invention described above, a user specifies an information heading (which can be a word or a sentence) linked to an audio file, saves audio data recorded as an audio file, and You run a recording program that links an audio file to a specified object, and the recorded audio data is stored as an audio file and linked to an information heading, which is displayed as a hyperlink tag in your document. The user will be able to play the audio file by simply clicking on the information heading.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system function in an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a basic operation procedure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a more specific example operation procedure to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for reproducing an audio file.

[Explanation of symbols] 10 ... Computer 11 ... Recording medium 12 ... Input device 13 ... Output device 20 ... Recording device 30 ... Audio output device 40 ... Audio recording program 50 ... Audio playback program

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A method for adding an information heading containing audio data to a document stored in an information processing apparatus, the method comprising: providing a recording program and storing the recording program in a recording medium of the information processing apparatus. And a step of calling and starting the recording program by inputting a recording command, and a recording device for storing the received audio data at a specified position in the recording medium of the information processing device. Converting the recorded audio data into an audio file, creating a link between the stored audio file and a specified information heading, adding a hyperlink tag to the link, and clicking the hyperlink tag. The audio playback program will play the audio file after A method of adding information headings containing the document to the audio data and having a the steps to be started. 2. The method for adding an information heading containing audio data to a document according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a hard disk. 3. The method of adding an information heading containing audio data to a document according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a semiconductor memory. 4. The method of adding an information header containing audio data to a document according to claim 1, wherein the recording command is processed by pressing a button on an input device of a computer. . 5. The method of adding an information heading containing audio data to a document according to claim 4, wherein the input device is a mouse. 6. The audio file is stored at a designated position on the recording medium.
How to add an information header containing audio data to the described document. 7. The method of adding an information heading containing audio data to a document according to claim 6, wherein the designated position of the recording medium is a position designated by a path in the hard disk. 8. The method of adding information headings containing audio data to a document of claim 1, wherein the hyperlink tags are text distinguished by a particular color.