Radio with recording and reproducing function

• US 5,448,534 A
• Filed: 11/15/1993
• Issued: 09/05/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hudson Soft Co., Ltd. (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hudson Soft Co., Ltd. (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Okada, Setsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Epps, Georgia Y.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DINH, TAN X
• Application Number:
  US08/151,644
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• Field of Search: 369/7, 369/6, 369/8, 455/89, 455/90, 455/345, 455/33.1, 455/32.1, 455/36.1, 455/38.1
• US Class Current: 369/7
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/20 for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver

Abstract

A radio system has a detector detecting a required radio program, and supplying an instruction signal when the program is detected thereby. In accordance with the instruction signal, a recording unit begins to record the program.

Claims

1. A radio having a receiving unit for generating sound signals, a recording and reproducing unit for recording and reproducing said sound signals, respectively, and a sound data output unit for amplifying sound signals from the receiving unit and reproduced sound signals from the recording and reproducing unit, wherein a listener tends to miss important broadcast information when the radio is turned off, the radio comprising:

an input device for generating instruction signals for the radio,

a controller responsive to said instruction signals for controlling the receiving unit, the recording and reproducing unit, and the sound data output unit, and wherein

said controller is further responsive to a turn-on signal of an ignition switch for generating a signal to place said recording and reproducing unit into a recording mode, whereby broadcast information is recorded as soon as the ignition switch is turned on.

2. A radio with recording and reproducing functions for use in a vehicle having an ignition switch, comprising:

a receiving unit responsive to radio waves in a predetermined range of frequencies for generating sound signals;

a recording and reproducing unit for recording said sound signals in a recording mode and for reproducing said recorded sound signals in a reproducing mode;

a sound data output unit for amplifying sound signals from the receiving unit and reproduced sound signals from said recording and reproducing unit; and

a controller responsive to a turn-on signal of said ignition switch for activating said receiving unit and for placing said recording and reproducing unit into said recording mode.

3. The combination of claim 2, further including

a key input unit and a ROM for generating instruction signals for said controller.

4. A radio with recording and reproducing functions comprising:

a receiving unit responsive to radio waves in a predetermined range of frequencies for generating sound signals;

a recording and reproducing unit for operating in a recording mode and in a reproducing mode, in which said sound signals are recorded and reproduced, respectively, said unit further including an optomagnetic head unit and a disk driver;

a sound data output unit for amplifying said sound signals from said receiving unit and reproduced sound signals from said recording and reproducing unit;

an input unit for generating instruction signals for said radio; and

a controller responsive to said instruction signals and to a turn-on signal of an ignition switch for controlling said receiving unit, said recording and reproducing unit, and said sound data output unit;

wherein said controller is responsive to said turn-on signal for activating the recording mode as soon as the ignition switch is turned on.

5. The radio of claim 4, wherein said input unit is a key input unit.

6. The radio of claim 4, wherein said input unit is a ROM.

7. A radio with recording and reproducing functions comprising:

receiving unit responsive to radio waves in a predetermined range of frequencies for generating sound signals;

a recording and reproducing unit for operating in a recording mode in which said sound signals are recorded, and in a reproducing mode in which said recorded sound signals are reproduced, said unit further including a switch unit for turning on and off one of the recording and reproducing modes, an A/D converter for converting said sound signals into digital signals, an optomagnetic head unit for recording said digital signals from the A/D converter on a recording medium, and a D/A converter for converting said digital signals stored on a recording medium into reproduced sound signals;

a sound data output unit for amplifying said sound signals from said receiving unit and said reproduced sound signals from said recording and reproducing unit;

a sound recognition device responsive to the sound signals supplied from said receiving unit and the reproduced sound signals from said D/A converter for recognizing predetermined radio programs, and for generating a sound recognition signal in response thereto;

input means for generating instruction signals for said radio; and

a controller responsive to said instruction signals and to said sound recognition signal for controlling the recording and reproducing modes of the recording and reproducing unit, wherein said controller causes said recording and reproducing unit to reproduce programs other than the predetermined programs at a high speed, and to reproduce the predetermined programs at a normal speed.

8. The radio of claim 7, wherein said recording medium is a mini-disk, and said recording and reproducing unit further includes a disk driver for rotating said disc in said optometric head unit.

9. The radio of claim 7, wherein said input means includes a key input and a ROM.