Patent ID: 6278900
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
An audio storing and reproducing apparatus comprising:a first semiconductor chip including:a semiconductor memory having a plurality of storage areas into each of which audio data is stored;a single storage specifying input terminal to which a storage area specifying signal for specifying a storage area to be stored into or reproduced from among the plurality of storage areas in said semiconductor memory and a storage specifying signal for specifying storage of audio data are inputted;a sinale reproduce specifying input terminal to which a reproduce specifying signal for specifying reproduction of audio data is inputted; andstorage medium control means for (i) specifying a storage area to be stored into or reproduced from among the plurality of storage areas in said semiconductor memory according to said storage area specifying signal, (ii) storing audio data into the storage area specified by said storage specifying signal, and (iii) reading the audio data stored in the storage area specified by said reproduce specifying signal; andcontrol means including:a single storage area specifying switch that sequentially specifies the storage areas of said semiconductor memory for each operation of said single storage area specifying switch;a single storage specifying switch;a single reproduce specifying switch; anda control circuit (1) that (i) sends said storage area specifying signal to the storage medium control means in said first semiconductor chip via said storage specifying input terminal when said storage area specifying switch is operated, (ii) sends said storage area specifying signal to the storage medium control means in said first semiconductor chip via said storage specifying input terminal and thereafter sends said storage specifying signal when said storage specifying switch is operated, and (iii) sends said reproduce specifying signal to the storage medium control means in said first semiconductor chip via said reproduce specifying input terminal when said reproduce specifying switch is operated.