Patent ID: 7174503
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information recording and reproducing apparatus, comprising: a sound data storing device that stores sound data in association with time data indicating an input time of the sound data; a writing information inputting device that includes a position designating portion and that is used for designating positions on an input area using the position designating portion and inputting writing information; a handheld playback selecting device that includes a switch and a position designating portion and that outputs a playback start signal of the sound data with the switch in a first position and a playback end signal of the sound data with the switch in a second position; a coordinate data detecting device that detects coordinate data of the positions designated by the position designating portion of the writing information inputting device in association with times when the positions are designated by the position designating portion of the writing information inputting device, and that detects coordinate data of the positions designated by the position designating portion of the playback selecting device; a writing information unit storing device that stores coordinate data of the positions designated by the writing information inputting device, with the coordinate data divided according to a predetermined condition, as a writing information unit, in association with time data, indicating an input time of the writing information unit; and a sound data playback device that starts a playback of sound data from the sound data stored in association with the input time of a writing information unit in response to an output of the playback start signal when playback-designated coordinate data of the position designated by the position designating portion of the playback selecting device is determined to correspond with the writing information unit, wherein: