Audio device having control function with use of card
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1. An audio device controllable with cards for reproducing a plurality of items of sound data, said audio device comprising:
- a card having at a lower end thereof at least one operation identifying means related to a specific reproduction operation and said card bearing on respective surfaces first and second items of visual data in accordance with content of the reproduction operation;
a card inlet formed long and narrow on an upper side of a cabinet for inserting thereinto said lower end of said card;
card holding means, provided in said cabinet, for holding said card, inserted in said card inlet, in a standing position;
sensor means for detecting said operation identifying means of said card, inserted in said card inlet, to produce an identifying signal in accordance with results of the detection; and
control means for recognizing said specific reproduction operation identified by said operation identifying means based on said identifying signal from said sensor means and effecting control to realize said specific reproduction operation.
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Abstract
An audio device controllable with a card having at least one operation identifying device related to a specific reproduction operation. The card is provided on the respective surfaces thereof with first and second items of visual data corresponding to the reproduction operation. The audio device has a card inlet, an optical sensor for detecting the mark of the card, and a system controller for controlling the device to realize the reproduction operation identified by the mark.
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1. An audio device controllable with cards for reproducing a plurality of items of sound data, said audio device comprising:
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a card having at a lower end thereof at least one operation identifying means related to a specific reproduction operation and said card bearing on respective surfaces first and second items of visual data in accordance with content of the reproduction operation; a card inlet formed long and narrow on an upper side of a cabinet for inserting thereinto said lower end of said card; card holding means, provided in said cabinet, for holding said card, inserted in said card inlet, in a standing position; sensor means for detecting said operation identifying means of said card, inserted in said card inlet, to produce an identifying signal in accordance with results of the detection; and control means for recognizing said specific reproduction operation identified by said operation identifying means based on said identifying signal from said sensor means and effecting control to realize said specific reproduction operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 12)
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4. An audio device controllable with cards for reproducing a plurality of items of sound data from a recording medium having recorded therein said sound data and index data therefor, said audio device comprising:
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a card having at a lower end thereof an operation identifying means related to said index data as to one of said items of sound data, said card bearing on one of its opposite surfaces a first item of visual data in accordance with meaning and content of said sound data and said card bearing on another surface thereof a second item of visual data in accordance with meaning and content of said sound data; a card inlet formed long and narrow on an upper side of a cabinet for inserting thereinto said lower end of said card with said first or second item of visual data facing to a front; card holding means, provided in said cabinet, for holding said card, inserted in said card inlet, in a standing position; sensor means for detecting said operation identifying means of said card, inserted in said card inlet, to produce an identifying signal in accordance with results of the detection; and control means for recognizing said index data in accordance with said operation identifying means of said card based on said identifying signal from said sensor means to retrieve said item of sound data specified by said index data and effecting control to reproduce retrieved sound data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 13)
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9. An audio device controllable with cards for reproducing a plurality of items of sound data from a recording medium, said audio device comprising:
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a card having at a lower end thereof a first operation identifying means related to a first special reproducing operation and a second operation identifying means related to a second special reproducing operation, said card bearing on one of its opposite surfaces a first item of visual data representing content of said first special reproducing operation and said card bearing on the other surface thereof a second item of visual data representing content of said second special reproducing operation; a card inlet formed long and narrow on an upper side of a cabinet for inserting thereinto said lower end of said card with said first or second item of visual data facing to a front; card holding means, provided in said cabinet, for holding said card, inserted in said card inlet, in a standing position; sensor means for detecting said first or second operation identifying means of said card, inserted in said card inlet, corresponding to a front-facing item of visual data to produce an identifying signal in accordance with results of the detection; and control means for recognizing said special reproducing operation identified by said first or second operation identifying means based on said identifying signal from said sensor means and effecting control to realize special reproducing operation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 14)
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