Olympus Optical Company, Ltd.

Yoshikazu Akamine

Seiichi Wakamatsu

Takeshi Mori

Tatsuo Nagasaki

Shinzo Matsui

Hiroyoshi Fujimori

Kazuhiko Morita

Hiroyuki Fukuda

Kazuo Shimizu

Mutsumi Kikuchi

A recording medium records a dot code defined by a matrix of dots recorded by typing or printing. The dot code includes a dot code decode control file including one or more of a control program and parameter used to control an application program which runs on a PC that receives digital information sent from a code reader that reads the dot code recorded on the recording medium, and an application data file such as an audio file or the like to be used or reproduced by the application program which runs on the PC.

Information recording medium, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and program recording medium

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

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 medium comprises a commodity image portion representative of each commodity by an image, a commodity selectively designating dot code including a tone signal corresponding to commodity designation information for individually selectively designating each commodity, a control information inputting dot code including a tone signal corresponding to information regarding various operation for designating start or cancel of ordering the commodity to a recipient by an originator, and a quantity information inputting dot code including a tone signal corresponding to quantity information for designating quantity of the commodities to be ordered and printed on a commodity catalog. When its orderer manually scans the respective dot codes by a dot code reading device to optically read them, the dot code reading device transmits the tone signals on the basis of the read dot codes from a telephone recording and reproducing adapter to a personal computer of a recipient side through a telephone line.

Information recording medium and information transmission method using the information recording medium

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

A code information reading section selects recording codes which are respectively recorded on a plurality of recording media one at a time, and sequentially optically reads the recording codes in order to make it possible to synthesize a plurality of audio information items which are previously coded and recorded in an optically readable form and to simultaneously output them. A code information decoding section sequentially decodes the recording codes read by the code information reading section. A decoded information synthesizing section sequentially synthesizes digital audio signals sequentially decoded by the code information decoding section. A D/A converter converts the digital audio signal synthesized by the decoded information synthesizing section into an analog audio signal. An audio output section outputs the analog audio signal converted by the D/A converter as an audio output.

Audio information recording/reproducing system

An audio data recording/reproduction system including an independent, portable camera for respectively recording still image data on a silver salt region of a film and audio data on a magnetic recording region of the film. A silver salt film developing/printing device is provided for developing the still image data recorded in the silver salt region of the film, and for printing the developed still image data on a front surface of a photographic paper as visible data. A conversion device is provided for reproducing the audio data recorded in the magnetic recording region of the film, and for converting the reproduced audio data into an optically readable code. And a recording device is provided for printing the optically readable code produced by the conversion device on a rear surface or a blank section of the front surface of the photographic paper.

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