Olympus Optical Company, Ltd.

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Hiroyoshi Fujimori

Tatsuo Nagasaki

Takeshi Mori

Shinzo Matsui

Shinichi Imade

Hiroshi Sasaki

Yutaka Yunoki

Seiichi Wakamatsu

Yoshikazu Akamine

Kazuhiko Morita

Masaaki Hayashi

Masahiko Sasaki

Hitoshi Karasawa

Tetsumaru Kubota

Syuichi Takayama

Akio Nakada

Shinji Hatta

Tadao Hagino

Akihiro Taguchi

Tadashi Kato

Toshiki Terayama

Hiroyuki Kusunoki

Koji Taguchi

Kimihiko Nishioka

Yasuhiro Ueda

Fumiyuki Onoda

Kazuo Nakamura

Akira Shiga

Hidetoshi Yamada

Akira Matsueda

Hideo Tomabechi

Koichi Karaki

Toshiaki Nishikori

Yutaka Ohshima

Daisaku Negoro

Kazutake Sugawara

Ryouichi Konou

Ootaro Ando

A code pattern of an information recording medium contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoration processing procedure for restoring multimedia information. The restoration processing procedure has a hierarchical structure of layers to . The layer has a file management function. The layer has a function of collecting subset elements to create a subset and converting the same to create a data transfer unit or sector which the layer deals with. The layer or lower layer has a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a preset restoration process and outputting the subset elements.

INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION RECORDED IN THE FORM OF OPTICALLY READABLE CODE PATTERN, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION IN THE SAME FORM

A long time optical recording and repeated reproduction of multimedia information is possible. Using a printer system or printing process system, on a recording medium such as a sheet, the so-caled multimedia information in the form of dot codes ( ) together with images ( ) and characters ( ) is recorded. The multimedia information includes audio information such as voices, image information obtainable from a camera and others, and digitally coded data obtainable from a personal computer and other. A pen-like information reproducing device ( ) is manually moved to scan the dot codes ( ) and to take in the dot codes. The original sound is generated by a voice output device ( ) such as an earphone, the original image information is outputted on a display such as a CRT, and the digitally coded original data to a page printer or the like.

Recording medium, information reproducing apparatus and information reproducing method

An information recording (transmission) medium ( ) has code pattern printed and recorded thereon, containing processing information necessary to subject data to edit processing in accordance with a reproduction process for reproducing, to original multimedia information, a dot pattern which is read out from the information recording medium. A multimedia paper (MMP) reproduction apparatus ( ) as the information reproducing apparatus performs data processing based on the processing information.

Information recording medium and information reproducing apparatus

An information recording medium ( ) has a recorded system control file (SCF) ( ) representing processing parameters necessary for reproduction processing for reading out a print-recorded code pattern and reproducing original multimedia information. With an SCF readout switch ( ) operated, an initially determined SCF read-out parameter is input from a parameter memory ( ) to a controller ( ). The controller ( ) controls each part in accordance with the input parameter and outputs read-out image data as a 1-SDU to an overlying layer and a state signal, that is, a signal showing that the SCF is being read out, as a 1-SDU to the overlying layer. The overlying layer decodes the contents of the SCF ( ) and a parameter setting signal is input as the 1-SDU from the overlying layer and it is stored in the layer 1 parameter memory ( ). At a time of reading out an actual dot code ( ) corresponding to the operation of a scanning start switch ( ) the parameter memory ( ) utilizes its stored contents.

A long time optical recording and repeated reproduction of multimedia information is possible. Using a printer system or printing process system, on a recording medium such as a sheet, the so-called multimedia information in the form of dot codes ( ) together with images ( ) and characters ( ) is recorded. The multimedia information includes audio information such as voices, image information obtainable from a camera and others, and digitally coded data obtainable from a personal computer and other. A pen-like information reproducing device ( ) is manually moved to scan the dot codes ( ) and to take in the dot codes. The original sound is generated by a voice output device ( ) such as an earphone, the original image information is outputted on a display such as a CRT, and the digitally coded original data to a page printer or the like.

Information reproducing system capable of manually reading an optically readable code and repeatedly reproducing voice information included in the code

An information recording transmitting medium (,) has a code pattern printed and recorded thereon, containing processing information necessary to subject data to edit processing in accordance with a reproduction process for reproducing, to original multimedia information, a dot pattern which is read out from the information recording medium. A multimedia paper MMP reproduction apparatus (,) as the information reproducing apparatus performs data processing based on the processing information.

A code pattern of an information recording medium contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoration processing procedure for restoring multimedia information. The restoration processing procedure has a hierarchical structure of layers,to,The layer,has a file management function. The layer 4 has a function of collecting subset elements to create a subset and converting the same to create a data transfer unit or sector which the layer,deals with. The layer,or lower layer has a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a preset restoration process and outputting the subset elements.

Information reproducing device for reproducing multimedia information recorded in the form of optically readable code pattern, and information recording medium storing multimedia information in the same form

In a system for printing and recording multimedia information on an information recording medium in the form of an optically readable code pattern, reading the code pattern and restoring the original multimedia information, the code pattern of the information recording medium includes processing information necessary for editing and processing data according to the restoration processing procedure for restoring the multimedia information. Further, the restoration processing procedure includes a hierarchical structure of layers 1 to 5 and an application process. In the layer 5 and application process, a set specification identifier determining section selects the decoding section, selects the reproducing output section and sets parameters according to the set specification name identifier and SDCH supplied as header information prior to user data of the subset from the layer 4.

Information reproducing device having error informing means

A code pattern of an information recording medium contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoration processing procedure for restoring multimedia information. The restoration processing procedure has a hierarchical structure of layers 1 to 5. The layer 5 has a file management function. The layer 4 has a function of collecting subset elements to create a subset and converting the same to create a data transfer unit or sector which the layer 5 deals with. The layer 3 or lower layer has a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a preset restoration process and outputting the subset elements.

Information reproducing device for reproducing multimedia information

A long time optical recording and repeated reproduction of multimedia information is possible. Using a printer system or printing process system, on a recording medium such as a sheet, the so-called multimedia information in the form of dot codes (36) together with images (32) and characters (34) is recorded. The multimedia information includes audio information such as voices, image information obtainable from a camera and others, and digitally coded data obtainable from a personal computer and other. A pen-like information reproducing device (40) is manually moved to scan the dot codes (36) and to take in the dot codes. The original sound is generated by a voice output device (42) such as an earphone, the original image information is outputted on a display such as a CRT, and the digitally coded original data to a page printer or the like.

Dot code and information recording/reproducing system for

A long time optical recording and repeated reproduction of multimedia information is possible. Using a printer system or printing process system, on a recording medium such as a sheet, the so-caled multimedia information in the form of dot codes (36) together with images (32) and characters (34) is recorded. The multimedia information includes audio information such as voices, image information obtainable from a camera and others, and digitally coded data obtainable from a personal computer and other. A pen-like information reproducing device (40) is manually moved to scan the dot codes (36) and to take in the dot codes. The original sound is generated by a voice output device (42) such as an earphone, the original image information is outputted on a display such as a CRT, and the digitally coded original data to a page printer or the like.

Dot code including a plurality of blocks wherein each of the blocks has

To minimize shifting of the line of sight of an operator and accomplish proper association of a medium surface and a display screen with each other to ensure data presentation with standardized media, an information reproducing system includes a code book in which code information with respect to multimedia information including at least voices and images is recorded, a reading section for reading codes recorded in the code book. A processing section is provided for processing and outputting data read by the reading section is provided and a face mounted display is provided for outputting at least voices and images based on the processed data output by the processing section. The face mounted display forms at least a real image or an imaginary image of the output image at a position of a predetermined distance on the same line of sight.

Optical reproducing system for multimedia information

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