Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Satoshi Yamada

Yoshimi Tamura

Seiichi Senoo

Masashi Hara

Tsutomu Satou

Hiroomi Ueda

Tetsuo Tanihata

An information reproducer which includes reading device for a reading visual information and sound information printed on a printing sheet, a storage device for storing the visual information and the sound information read by the reading device, a display device for selectively displaying the stored visual information on a screen, a visual information designating device for designating a partial area of the visual information displayed on the display screen, a connecting device for connecting the partial area of the visual information designated by the designating device with a part of the sound information corresponding thereto, and a sound information reproducing device for reading, from the storage device, and reproducing the sound information connected with the designated visual information.

Information reproducer and information creating unit

An information processing apparatus is provided with a main body including a key-control section, a connecting section rotatably provided with respect to the main body and an input display section which is rotatably connected to the connecting section and enables pen-input. The information processing apparatus is capable of taking three positions: a stored position, a key-input position and a pen-input position. The center of rotation of the input display section and the connecting section is set at the back of the input display section. The connecting section serves as a stopper for controlling the rotating movement of the connecting section, and enables the rotatable range of the input display section to be controlled within 180.degree. without requiring a special mechanism. Thus, the input display section can be prevented from contacting the key-control section of the main body by over-rotating in the pen-input position. Moreover, since the input display-section is supported by the connecting section, the input display section can be held in stable conditions both in the key-input position and in the pen-input position.

Information processing apparatus

An information processing apparatus comprising image reading means for reading image data, a body with control means for subjecting read image data to information processing together with document data, and receiving means for receiving the image reading means, the receiving means being detachably data mounted in the body, wherein which is configured to allow a document, which is to be read by the image reading means, to travel across a surface that includes the reading position of the image reading means, while the image reading means is mounted in the body by being housed in the receiving means.

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Nara, Japan

Satoshi Yamada