Data recording and reproducing apparatus and data reproducing apparatus
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsMichio Nagai, Hiroaki Miura, Miyuki Shiojima, Osamu Kowatari
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Abstract
A data recording and reproducing apparatus has a reproduction-only mode capable of reproducing a voice file and a recording and reproducing mode capable of recording and reproducing a voice file as an operating mode. An operating mode switching section automatically switches the operating mode to the recording and reproducing mode when an instruction to record a voice file is given in the reproduction-only mode. A recording section records the voice file after the operating mode is switched to the reproduction-only mode.
Claims27
A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a reproduction-only mode capable of reproducing a voice file and a recording and reproducing mode capable of recording and reproducing a voice file as an operating mode, comprising:
- operating mode switching means for automatically switching the operating mode to the recording and reproducing mode when an instruction to record a voice file is given in the reproduction-only mode;
- and
- recording means for recording the voice file after the operating mode is switched to the reproduction-only mode.
A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of processing a voice file coded by a first coding scheme and a second operating mode capable of processing a voice file coded by a second coding scheme, comprising:
- operating mode switching means for automatically switching an operating mode to the second operating mode when an instruction to record a voice file is given in the first operating mode;
- and
- recording means for recording the voice file by the second coding scheme after the operating mode is switched to the second operating mode.
A data recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:
- search means for fast-forwarding or fast-reversing voice data;
- reproducing means for reproducing voice data;
- and
- control means for controlling reproduction of the fast-forwarded or fast-reversed voice data in accordance with a coding scheme of the voice data.
A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a player mode serving as an operating mode exclusively for reproduction of voice data and a recorder mode serving as an operating mode capable of recording and reproducing voice data, comprising:
- search means for fast-forwarding or fast-reversing voice data;
- reproducing means for reproducing voice data;
- and
- control means for controlling reproduction of the fast-forwarded or fast-reversed voice data in accordance with the operating modes.
A data recording and reproducing apparatus which records and reproduces a plurality of types of audio data, comprising:
- setting means for setting an upper limit of a reproduction level of at least one of the plurality of types of audio data;
- reproduction level adjusting means for indicating a reproduction level of the audio data;
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- reproduction level control means for controlling a reproduction level indicated by the reproduction level adjusting means such that the reproduction level is the upper limit when the reproduction level exceeds the upper limit when said at least one of the plurality of types of audio data is reproduced.
A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of recording and reproducing an audio signal and a second operating mode exclusively for reproducing an audio signal, comprising setting means for setting an upper limit of a reproduction level when audio data is reproduced in the second operating mode.
A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of processing first coded data and a second operating mode capable of processing second data whose sound quality is higher than that of the first coded data, comprising:
- warning means for giving a warning when a volume value is a given value or more when an operating mode is shifted to the above operating mode;
- and
- inhibiting means for inhibiting voice data from being reproduced until a given operation is performed when the volume value is the given value or more when the operating mode is shifted to the above operating mode.
A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of processing first coded data and a second operating mode capable of processing second data whose sound quality is higher than that of the first coded data, comprising:
- warning means for giving a warning when a volume value is a given value or more when an operating mode is shifted to the above operating mode,
- wherein the warning means gives the warning and the inhibiting means inhibits the reproduction only when the first operating mode is shifted to the second operating mode.
A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of processing i15 first coded data and a second operating mode capable of processing second data whose sound quality is higher than that of the first coded data, comprising:
- warning means for giving a warning when a volume value is a given value or more when an operating mode is shifted to the above operating mode;
- and
- releasing means for releasing inhibition of reproduction of the voice data when the volume value is set to the given value or less while the reproduction of voice data is being inhibited.
A data reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of reproducing a voice file coded by a first coding scheme and a second operating mode capable of reproducing a voice file coded by a second coding scheme, comprising:
- time setting means for setting arbitrary set time;
- selecting means for selecting an arbitrary voice file;
- reproducing means for reproducing a voice file;
- control means for performing control to reproduce the selected voice file when an operating mode in which the set time comes corresponds to an operating mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file;
- and
- warning means for giving a warning when the operating mode in which the set time comes differs from the operating mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file.
A data reproducing apparatus capable of recording a first voice file processable only in a first operating mode and a second voice file processable only in a second operating mode, comprising:
- time setting means for setting arbitrary set time;
- selecting means for selecting an arbitrary voice file;
- reproducing means for reproducing a voice file;
- control means for performing control to reproduce the selected voice file when an operating mode in which the set time comes corresponds to an operating mode corresponding to the selected voice file;
- and
- warning means for giving a warning when the operating mode in which the set time comes differs from the operating mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file.
A data reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of reproducing a voice file coded by a first coding scheme and a second operating mode capable of reproducing a voice file coded by a second coding scheme, comprising:
- time setting means for setting arbitrary set time;
- selecting means for selecting an arbitrary voice file;
- reproducing means for reproducing a voice file;
- and
- control means for performing control to reproduce the selected voice file when an operating mode is an operating mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file when the set time comes, and change the operating mode to an operating mode corresponding to the selected voice file when the operating mode is not the an operating mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file and then reproduce the selected voice file.
A data reproducing apparatus capable of recording a first voice file processable only in a first operating mode and a second voice file processable only in a second operating mode, comprising:
- time setting means for setting arbitrary set time;
- selecting means for selecting an arbitrary voice file;
- reproducing means for reproducing a voice file;
- and
- control means for performing control to reproduce the selected voice file when an operating mode is an operating mode corresponds to the selected voice file when the set time comes, and changes the operating mode to the operating mode corresponding to the selected voice file when the operating mode is not the operating mode corresponding to the selected voice file and then reproducing the selected voice file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.