Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Suetaka

Shigeki Kurahashi

Tatsuo Arai

Hironao Sone

An interface apparatus is inserted into a floppy disk drive unit so as to establish an infrared data communication between a desk top type personal computer and a digital still camera even when this desk top type personal computer is not equipped with an infrared communication port. This interface apparatus is arranged by employing: a casing unit having an entire shape substantially identical to that of a floppy disk and having a head window portion; a magnetic interface provided in the head window portion of the casing unit,and abutting against a magnetic head of a floppy disk drive so as to transmit/receive data to/from the magnetic head; a projected portion projected from a floppy disk insertion port of the floppy disk drive when the interface apparatus is loaded on the floppy disk drive; an infrared port arranged in the projected portion; an infrared port controller for controlling the infrared port to establish an infrared communication between the infrared port and an external electronic appliance; and a data converting circuit for converting the data used between the external electronic appliance connected via the connection mechanism to the interface apparatus, and the magnetic interface.

Interface apparatus operable by using floppy disk drive

In a picture information processing apparatus, when a picture signal is recorded on a magnetic disk apparatus, or the like, a message for this picture signal is input by a key entry unit, and the entered message data are recorded during the vertical flyback period of the picture signal. While the picture signal is read out from the magnetic disk apparatus, the message data which have been recorded during the vertical flyback period of the picture signal are extracted and then stored. Then, the extracted message data is arbitrarily synthesized with the readout picture signal. Thus, the message data is displayed together with the picture signal on the display screen.

Image data recording/reproducing apparatus including superimposing

An electronic still camera includes a section for converting an optical image, formed by an optical system, into electronic image signals by, and for recording the electronic image signals on a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, and a section for reproducing image data recorded on the recording medium and producing a composite video signal. The composite video signal is connected to a video terminal of a home television receiver through a cable, and reproduced and displayed on it.

Electronic still camera

A character recognition device has an input section having a plurality of touch electrodes. When the human body contacts at least two of the touch electrodes of the plurality of touch electrodes, the contacting capacity components of the touch electrodes are detected by a capacity component detection section. The contacting central point coordinates of the touch electrodes are calculated by calculation sections from the contacting capacity components of the touch electrode thus detected. The character hand-written on the plurality of touch electrodes is recognized as a character by character recognition sections, from the contacting central point coordinates calculated by the calculating sections.

Character recognition device

A small electronic apparatus with an optical input device has an apparatus case for housing a main body therein, the apparatus case being provided with a light-transmitting member, at least part of which is exposed to outside light, an electrooptical display device in the apparatus case, a photosensor arranged in the apparatus case at a position between the electrooptical display device and the light-transmitting member, and a logic circuit arranged in LSI for receiving and processing, as an input signal associated with the main body, an output from the photosensor, the output from the logic circuit being used to provide a display signal to the electrooptical display device.

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Akishima, Japan

Hiroyuki Suetaka