US 4,380,438 AGranted

Automated study voice record/reproduction system

AssigneeYugen Kaisha Batora Konsaruteingu

InventorIkuko Okamoto

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Abstract

A foreign language study reproduction voice record system which allows automatic operation under control of a predetermined study procedure program. More specifically, the system is disclosed wherein there are provided a tape or tapes on which are recorded program signals indicative of study procedures, master study materials voice signals and identification signals indicative of blocks for pronunciation practice, the program signals are beforehand stored or loaded in a memory of a microcomputer prior to starting of master study, so that reproduction of the master study materials recording of student's pronunciation voice are automatically effected under control of the program, thereby allowing efficient and effective self-study of recorded foreign or native language instruction materials.

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Dependent claims

A study voice record/reproduction system comprising a master study materials reproduction section including a first recording medium for recording thereon master study voice signals and identification signals each inserted between blocks in said master voice signals to distinguish one block from another, first medium driving means for driving said first recording medium, and a reproduction unit for reproducing signals recorded on the first recording medium when the first recording medium is driven forward by said first driving means;

a practice record/reproduction section including a second recording medium for recording thereon signals from said master reproduction section or voice signals from a microphone, second medium driving means for driving said second recording medium forward and backward, and a reproduction unit for reproducing on the second recording medium said signals from the master reproduction section or said signals from said microphone when said second medium driving means drives the second recording medium forward;
a program reproduction section including a third recording medium for recording thereon instruction voice signals, command program signals and identification signals for distinguishing between said instruction voice signals and said command program signals, third medium driving means for driving said third recording medium forward and backward, and a reproduction unit for reproducing signals recorded on the third recording medium at the time of driving the third recording medium;
and a control section for storing the contents of program signals read from said program reproduction means thereby to control each driving of the master study materials reproduction section, said practice record/reproduction section and the program reproduction section in accordance with said program signals.

A study voice record/reproduction system comprising command reproduction section including a first recording medium for recording command program signals, instruction voice signals and identification signals for distinguishing between said instruction voice signals and said command program signals, first driving means for driving said first recording medium forward and backward, and a reproduction unit for reproducing signals recorded on the first recording medium when the first recording medium is driven forward;

record/reproduction section including a second recording medium having at least one recording track for recording thereon master study voice signals and identification signals each inserted between blocks in said master voice signals to distinguish one block from another and having a record/reproduction track for recording thereon voice signals from a microphone, second driving means for driving said second recording medium forward and backward, a reproduction unit for selectively reproducing signals on said recording track and record/reproduction track of the second recording medium when said second driving means drives the second recording medium forward, and a recording unit for recording voice signals from said microphone on the record/reproduction track of the second recording medium when the second driving means drives the second recording medium forward;
and a control section for storing the contents of the program signals read from said command reproduction section into a memory prior to starting of language study thereby to control the reproduction, recording and reversing of said command reproduction section and record/reproduction section on the basis of said identification signals and according to program signals.

A study voice record/reproduction system comprising a recording medium having at least one recording track for recording thereon command program signals, instruction voice signals, blocks of master study materials voice signals, and identification signals each inserted between blocks of said master voice signals to distinguish one block from another and having a record/reproduction track for recording thereon voice signals from a microphone;

driving means for driving said recording medium forward and backward;
reproduction means for selectively reproducing said signals on said recording track and record/reproduction track of the record medium when said driving means drives the record medium forward;
a recording unit for recording voice signals from said microphone on the record/reproduction track of the recording medium when the driving means drives the recording medium forward;
and control means for storing the contents of said command program signals on the recording medium into a memory prior to starting of language study thereby to control the operation of the driving means, said reproduction means and said recording unit on the basis of said identification signals and the program signals.

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A study voice record/reproduction system comprising a reproduction section including a first recording medium for recording thereon command program signals, blocks of master study materials voice signals, and identification signals each inserted between blocks of said master voice signals to distinguish one block from another, first driving means for driving said first record medium forward and backward and reproduction means for reproducing signals on the first record medium at the time that said first driving means drives the first record medium;

a practice record/reproduction section including a second recording medium for recording thereon signals from said reproduction section and voice signals from a microphone, second driving means for driving said second record medium forward and backward, and record/reproduction means for recording or reproducing said signals from the reproduction section or said signals from said microphone on the second record medium;
and a control means for storing the contents of said program signals read from the reproduction section thereby to control the operation of the reproduction section and said practice record/reproduction section according to the program signals.

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