EP0236631A1
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Information reproducing apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1986-12-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-12-17
Abstract
Abstract An information reproducing apparatus has an information reading device (112) for reading first information (for example, image information) from an information recording carrier (1), converting means (115) for converting the first information into second information (for example, sound information), first output means (114) for outputting the first information as a particular mode of information (for example, an image), and second output means (118) for outputting the second information as a particular mode of information (for example, a sound).
Inventors
- 👤 Kouyo Hasegawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:36
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B21/00; G09B21/001; G09B21/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading a first mode of information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said first mode of information into a second mode of information different from said first mode information; first output means for outputting said first mode of information in a predetermined form; and second output means for ouputting said second mode of information in a predetermined form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading a first mode of information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said first mode of information into a second mode of information different from said first mode information; first output means for outputting said first mode of information in a predetermined form; and second output means for ouputting said second mode of information in a predetermined form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said information reading means has a sensor for detecting a row of bits recorded in a predetermined manner on said information recording carrier and converting the same into an electrical signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said information reading means includes: means for supplying a light; means for directing said light to the recording surface of said information recoridng carrier; and light-receiving means for receiving a light beam reflected by said recording surface or a light beam transmitted through said recording surface, said reflected light beam or said transmitted light beam being modulated by the information recorded on said recording surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading image information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said image information into sound information; display means for displaying an image on the basis of said image information; and sound producing means for outputting a sound on the basis of said sound information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading image information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said image information into sound information; display means for displaying an image on the basis of said image information; and sound producing means for outputting a sound on the basis of said sound information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to Claim 4, wherein said image information comprises character code information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to Claim 5, wherein said information converting means includes: a memory having sound information stored therein, said memory having stored therein sound signals corresponding to character codes; and a control circuit for extracting and outputting the sound signals corresponding to said character code information from said sound information memory.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading sound information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said sound information into image information; sound producing means for producing a sound on the basis of said sound information; and display means for displaying an image on the basis of said image information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading sound information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said sound information into image information; sound producing means for producing a sound on the basis of said sound information; and display means for displaying an image on the basis of said image information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to Claim 7, wherein said image information comprises character code information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to Claim 7, wherein said sound producing means includes: signal converting means for converting said sound information into a sound signal; signal amplifying means for amplifying said sound signal; and a sound outputting device for outputting a sound on the basis of said amplified sound signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
74 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading first information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said first information into second information different in mode from said first information; first output means for ouputting said first information in a predetermined form; and second output means for outputting said second information in a predetermined form; said first and second output means selectively outputting information depending on the user.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
74 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading first information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said first information into second information different in mode from said first information; first output means for ouputting said first information in a predetermined form; and second output means for outputting said second information in a predetermined form; said first and second output means selectively outputting information depending on the user.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
96 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading first information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said first information into second information differrent in mode from said first information; first output means for outputting said first information in a predetermined form; second output means for outputting said second information in a predetermined form; and information mode discriminating means for selectively inputting said first information to said information converting means and said first output means on the basis of the mode of said first information or a predetermined command signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
96 words
An information reproducing apparatus having: information reading means for reading first information stored in an information recording carrier; information converting means for converting said first information into second information differrent in mode from said first information; first output means for outputting said first information in a predetermined form; second output means for outputting said second information in a predetermined form; and information mode discriminating means for selectively inputting said first information to said information converting means and said first output means on the basis of the mode of said first information or a predetermined command signal.
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