# US 8,786,406 B2 · Interactive method and system for recording and playing data

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- Number: US 8,786,406 B2
- Document ID: US8786406B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/952,672
- Filed: 2010-11-23
- Published: 2012-05-24
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2010-11-23
- Assignees: Hungkuang University
- Applicants: Jian-Hua Tong
- Inventors: Jian-Hua Tong
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8786406B2

## CPC

- G06K 7/01: Details
- G06K 19/07: with integrated circuit chips
- G09B 5/062: {Combinations of audio and printed presentations, e.g. magnetically striped cards, talking books, magnetic tapes with printed texts thereon}
- G09B 9/052: characterised by provision for recording or measuring trainee's performance (devices for psychotechnics, e.g. for vehicle drivers A61B5/16, A61B5/18)
- G11B 20/10527: {Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements (G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence)}
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)
- G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R)

## Abstract

An interactive method for recording and playing data is implemented using an interactive system including a recording and playing unit, a processing unit, an RFID reader, and a memory. The method includes: a) configuring the processing unit to receive a record/stop request signal; b) configuring the processing unit to determine whether to activate the RFID reader; c) configuring the processing unit to activate the RFID reader for RFID tag reading when the processing unit determines to activate the RFID reader in step b); d) configuring the RFID reader to read a first RFID tag and to send a first identification code to the processing unit; e) configuring the processing unit to control the recording and playing unit to record data so as to generate recorded data; and f) configuring the processing unit to store the recorded data in the memory using the first identification code as an index.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An interactive method for recording and playing data to be implemented using an interactive system including a recording and playing unit, a processing unit, an RFID (radio frequency identification) reader, and a memory, the interactive method comprising:
a) receiving by the processing unit a record/stop request signal;
b) after step a), determining by the processing unit whether to activate the RFID reader in response to receipt of the record/stop request signal;
c) activating by the processing unit the RFID reader for RFID tag reading when the processing unit determines to activate the RFID reader in step b);
d) after step c), reading by the RFID reader a first RFID tag and sending a first identification code corresponding to the first RFID tag to the processing unit;
e) after step d), controlling by the processing unit the recording and playing unit to record data so as to generate recorded data corresponding to the first identification code; and
f) after step e), storing by the processing unit the recorded data in the memory using the first identification code as an index when the record/stop request signal is again received by the processing unit when the recording and playing unit is recording data.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, in step b), determining by the processing unit to activate the RFID reader when the recording and playing unit is not recording data.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, in step f), by the processing unit first stopping operation of the recording and playing unit prior to storing the recorded data in the memory.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising between step c) and step d):
g) disabling by the processing unit the RFID reader if the RFID reader does not read any RFID tag during a predetermined time interval.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 1, wherein step e) includes:
e-1) controlling by the processing unit the recording and playing unit to record data so as to generate recorded data corresponding to the first identification code when data corresponding to the first identification code is not already stored in the memory.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 5, wherein step e) further includes:
e-2) controlling by the processing unit the recording and playing unit to record data so as to generate recorded data corresponding to the first identification code when data corresponding to the first identification code is already stored in the memory and the processing unit receives a user signal indicating that the data corresponding to the first identification code already stored in the memory requires overwriting.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 6, wherein in step e-2), the process is returned to step c) if the processing unit receives the user signal indicating that the data corresponding to the first identification code already stored in the memory does not require overwriting.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 6, wherein in step e-2, the process is returned to step a) if the processing unit receives the user signal indicating that the data corresponding to the first identification code already stored in the memory does not require overwriting.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
h) receiving by the processing unit a play/stop request signal;
i) determining by the processing unit whether to activate the RFID reader in response to receipt of the play/stop request signal;
j) activating by the processing unit the RFID reader for RFID tag reading when the processing unit determines to activate the RFID reader in step i);
k) reading by the RFID reader a second RFID tag and sending a second identification code corresponding to the second RFID tag to the processing unit;
l) searching by the processing unit for recorded data corresponding to the second identification code in the memory; and
m) controlling by the processing unit the recording and playing unit to play the recorded data corresponding to the second identification code after the processing unit finds the recorded data corresponding to the second identification code in the memory.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising, in step i), determining by the processing unit to activate the RFID reader when the recording and playing unit is not presently performing playing.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising between step j) and step k):
n) disabling by the processing unit the RFID reader if the RFID reader does not read any RFID tag during a predetermined time interval.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The interactive method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising after step m):
o) controlling by the processing unit the recording and playing unit to stop playing the recorded data when the play/stop request signal is received again in a state where the recording and playing unit is playing the recorded data.

### Claim 13

An interactive system for recording and playing data, the system comprising:
an RFID reader for RFID tag reading;
a recording and playing unit for recording data so as to generate recorded data, and for playing the recorded data;
a memory for storing the recorded data; and
a processing unit coupled electrically to the RFID reader, the recording and playing unit, and the memory, the processing unit executing the steps of
a) receiving a request signal that is one of a record/stop request signal and a play/stop request signal,
b) after step a), determining whether to activate the RFID reader in response to receipt of the request signal,
c) activating the RFID reader when it is determined to activate the RFID reader in step b),
d) after step c), receiving an identification code corresponding to an RFID tag read by the RFID reader, and
e) after step d), controlling the recording and playing unit to record data, to generate the recorded data which corresponds to the identification code, and to store the recorded data in the memory using the identification code as an index when the request signal is the record/stop request signal and the record/stop request signal is again received by the processing unit when the recording and playing unit is recording data, and controlling the recording and playing unit to search for the recorded data which corresponds to the identification code in the memory and to play the recorded data corresponding to the identification code after finding the recorded data corresponding to the identification code when the request signal is the play/stop request signal.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The interactive system as claimed in claim 13, wherein when the request signal is the record/stop request signal in step a), in step b), the processing unit determines to activate the RFID reader when the recording and playing unit is not presently performing recording.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The interactive system as claimed in claim 13, wherein when the request signal is the record/stop request signal in step a), in step e), the processing unit first stops operation of the recording and playing unit prior to storing the recorded data in the memory using the first identification code as an index.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The interactive system as claimed in claim 13, wherein when the request signal is the play/stop request signal in step a), in step b), the processing unit stops operation of the recording and playing unit if it is determined that the recording and playing unit is presently performing playing.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The interactive system as claimed in claim 13, wherein when the request signal is the record/stop request signal in step a), in step e), the processing unit controls the recording and playing unit to record data so as to generate the recorded data which corresponds to the identification code when data corresponding to the identification code is not already stored in the memory.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The interactive system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the request signal is the record/stop request signal in step a), in step e), the processing unit controls the recording and playing unit to record data so as to generate the recorded data which corresponds to the identification code when data corresponding to the identification code is already stored in the memory and the processing unit receives a user signal indicating that the data corresponding to the identification code already stored in the memory requires overwriting.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The interactive system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the recorded data includes at least one of voice data and video data.

### Claim 20 (depends on 13)

The interactive system as claimed in claim 13, wherein when the request signal is the play/stop request signal in step a), in step e), the recording and playing unit is controlled to stop playing the recorded data when the play/stop request signal is again received by the processing unit when the recording and playing unit is playing the recorded data.