Archiving and storage device for various storage media

Abstract

Archiving and storage device for different storage media, characterized in that the archiving and storage device is designed for different USB storage media and different memory cards, for different data carriers, such as CDs or DVDs, that it has a housing (1) with a plurality of slots (2) for different USB storage media (2A) and a plurality of slots (3) for different memory card sizes (3A), display (4), input device (5), battery compartment (6), power supply unit (7), control unit (8), PC connection (9), cover (10), microphone (11), LEDs (12), loudspeaker (13), voice button (14), connection for additional modules (15), Bluetooth device and / or W-LAN function (16), on / off switch (17), position markings (18), voice control (19) and storage system (20), that with the input device (5) and / or the voice control (19) the individual slots (2,3) can be selected in order to read out the data from the storage media and to archive them in a storage system (20) of the archiving and storage device, that for the removal of the storage media the storage medium sought is announced and assigned by pressing a voice button (14), that the slot sought is communicated via the loudspeaker (13) by means of the voice control (19), and that tactile and readable position markings (18) are provided for the visually impaired, by means of which the storage medium sought can be found.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to an archiving and storage device for different storage media.

[0002] Archiving and storage devices are generally known and widely used. Various systems are used for electronic data management.

[0003] Thus, from DE 4222983 A1, an archive for the purpose of an electrical device controlled by a computer or control device is known, which mechanically removes or reinserts documents or books. DE 10 2015 106499 A1 also describes an archiving system with a storage device for receiving documents in paper form. DE 102009036312 A1 describes a USB archive for receiving and archiving USB storage. From the utility model DE 20015997 U1, a data carrier archive is disclosed that archives CDs and DVDs. Wherein a computer connects a mini database and a data carrier archive to each other. The utility model DE 202016001442 U1 discloses a computer-aided archiving module that is equipped with USB data carriers in file folders. A disadvantage of the known archiving and storage devices is that they are not designed for different USB sticks and different memory cards.Furthermore, they cannot be combined with archiving and storage devices for optical data storage media such as CDs or DVDs. This means that all common storage media such as memory sticks, multimedia cards, secure digital memory cards, CDs, or DVDs can be archived and stored in a single archiving and storage device system. Furthermore, they are dependent on a data processing system such as a PC and therefore cannot be used independently.

[0004] The devices known in the prior art are completely unsuitable, especially for the hearing and / or visually impaired. Even the use of an information recording and playback device with a voice recording chip for CDs, for example, as in DE 20 2006 011 656 U1, can only play back information from a single stored CD by directly selecting it. Therefore, all stored CDs must be tried individually, one after the other, until the information recording and playback device with a voice recording chip acoustically communicates the desired information. Copiers are equally unsuitable, as they are not capable of directly archiving and storing a variety of different storage media.Due to the high growth and increasing demand for storage media of all kinds such as memory cards, USB sticks, CDs and DVDs and their widespread use in private and business areas, it is necessary to provide archiving and storage devices that solve the problems mentioned.

[0005] US 2004 / 0039876 A1 discloses a portable archiving and storage device that accommodates various storage media. Voice control for operating the device is not provided.

[0006] EP 0 542 482 A2 discloses an automatic cassette changer comprising a plurality of receiving units for receiving different cassette types. These receiving units are interchangeably mounted in a support device. Each receiving unit has a display device that indicates the cassette type and the position of this receiving unit. Additionally, a recording and / or playback unit is provided with a display device that indicates the cassette type that can be recorded or played by this unit and the position of this unit.

[0007] The object of the present invention is, based on the prior art, to provide a novel archiving and storage device for different storage media, in particular for USB storage media and memory cards, but also for optical data carriers such as CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray discs, with which the disadvantages described above are solved.

[0008] The object is achieved according to the invention according to the features specified in claim 1 and the subclaims.

[0009] The present invention relates to an archiving and storage device for different storage media, in particular for USB storage media and memory cards, but also for optical data carriers such as CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray discs.

[0010] According to the invention, the archiving and storage device for different storage media is supplied with power by means of batteries or a power supply unit. Different types of USB sticks and / or different types of memory cards as well as CDs or DVDs can then be positioned in the slots provided for them. A display shows which slot, for example, a USB stick is in (row C, line 5). It is now possible to read the data, for example, from a USB stick and archive it using the keyboard in the storage system of the archiving and storage device for different storage media. With the support of voice control, hearing or visually impaired people can remove or archive a desired storage medium by making an assignment using announcements. The storage capacity of the archiving and storage device for different storage media can be increased using expansion or additional modules.The additional module for CDs or DVDs can also be designed as a standalone unit, eliminating the need to connect it to the main unit of the archiving and storage device for various storage media. Thanks to the Bluetooth device and / or Wi-Fi functionality, the archiving and storage device for various storage media can also be operated with a smartphone or PC.

[0011] The advantages achieved by the invention consist, in particular, in the fact that it enables the archiving and storage of all types of storage media, such as memory cards and USB sticks of various types, such as memory sticks, multimedia cards, secure digital memory cards, CDs, or DVDs. Furthermore, the archiving and storage device can be expanded for different storage media using additional modules.

[0012] A significant advantage of the invention is that hearing and / or visually impaired people can more easily operate the archiving and storage device using voice control.

[0013] A further advantage of the invention is that by integrating, for example, a smartphone or PC via the Bluetooth device and / or Wi-Fi function, the archiving and storage device for different storage media can also be operated.

[0014] In one embodiment, the archiving and storage device for CDs or DVDs is designed as an additional module for the archiving and storage device for different storage media, in particular for USB sticks and memory cards.

[0015] It is also possible, in a further embodiment, to integrate a storage unit for CDs or DVDs into the housing of the archiving and storage device for various storage media. In a further embodiment, the archiving and storage device for CDs or DVDs is equipped as an autonomous and standalone unit with all the functions possessed by the archiving and storage device for various storage media.

[0016] The embodiments such as the archiving and storage device for CDs or DVDs as an additional module and the archiving and storage device for different storage media with integrated storage unit for CDs or DVDs can also be equipped with LEDs for marking the storage location.

[0017] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to preferred embodiments, wherein the same reference numerals are used for the same features. Description of the drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the archiving and storage device for different storage media, in particular for USB sticks and memory cards. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the archiving and storage device for CDs or DVDs as an additional module. Fig. 3 shows Fig. 2 in cross section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the archiving and storage device for different storage media with integrated storage unit for CDs or DVDs. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the archiving and storage device for different storage media, in particular for CDs or DVDs, as an autonomous unit. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the archiving and storage device for different storage media, in particular for USB sticks and memory cards with connected additional modules of archiving and storage devices for CDs or DVDs.

[0018] In the following, reference is made to the drawings and first to Fig. 1. The archiving and storage device for different storage media 1 is powered by batteries 6 or power supply unit 7 and activated by switch 17. USB sticks 2A or memory cards 3A can now be positioned in a correspondingly provided slot 2 for memory sticks or slot 3 for memory cards. The display 4 now shows which slot, for example, the USB stick is in (e.g. row C, line 5). It is now possible to read the data from the USB stick and archive it in the storage system 20 of the archiving and storage device 1 using the keyboard 5. To remove a storage medium, the following can be called up using the keyboard 5, for example: Pictures / Holiday / Year. The desired storage medium is then shown both on the display 4 and by the corresponding LED 12.

[0019] Visually impaired people have the option of storing and archiving a storage medium by activating the archiving and storage device 1 with switch 17 and then pressing the voice button 14. A memory card, for example, is then positioned in a free memory card slot. The storage medium is then archived using the voice control 19, with the following announcement, e.g.: Archive (Music / Rock / Artist). Archiving can then be completed by pressing the voice button 14, with any required confirmation procedure.

[0020] Using the voice control 19, visually impaired people can remove the desired storage medium by pressing the voice button 14 and proceeding with the following announcement and assignment, e.g.: Removal (Music / Rock / Artist). The desired storage medium is then announced over the loudspeaker 13. For example (Row A, Line 1). The desired storage medium can be found using the tactile and therefore readable position markings 18. If the removed storage medium is to be returned to its old and specified slot, the slot can be found again by activating the voice button 14 and querying with an announcement: Slot (Music / Rock / Artist) and the voice control 19 assigns the slot over the loudspeaker 13. For example (Row A, Line 1).

[0021] Even those with hearing impairments can use voice control to retrieve or archive a desired storage medium by speaking and assigning the following steps, e.g., "Remove / Archive (Video / Genre / Title)." The desired storage medium is then additionally indicated by an LED 12.

[0022] Fig. 2 and Fig. 6 shows the archiving and storage device for CDs or DVDs as an additional module 1A. The additional module 1A is connected to the archiving and storage device for various storage media 1 via connection 15. When a CD or DVD 22 is inserted into a designated slot, a switch 21 is activated, which signals to the storage system 20 via the control unit 8 of the archiving and storage device for various storage media 1 that the slot is occupied. The CD or DVD 22 can be archived using the voice control 19 and / or keyboard 5 and display 4.

[0023] The procedure for storing, retrieving, or archiving is the same as in the previous example. This excludes reading and further processing data from a CD or DVD.

[0024] Fig. Figure 4 shows the archiving and storage device for various storage media with an integrated storage unit for CDs or DVDs. The procedure for storing, retrieving, or archiving is the same as in the previous example. This excludes the reading and further processing of data from a CD or DVD.

[0025] Fig. Figure 5 shows the archiving and storage device for various storage media, particularly CDs or DVDs, as a standalone unit. The procedure for storing, retrieving, or archiving is the same as in the previous example. This excludes the reading and further processing of data from a CD or DVD. The LED 12 also indicates which storage compartment, for example, contains the desired CD.

Claims

[1] Archiving and storage device for different storage media, characterized bythat the archiving and storage device is designed for different USB storage media and different memory cards, for different data carriers, such as CDs or DVDs, that it has a housing (1) with a plurality of slots (2) for different USB storage media (2A) and a plurality of slots (3) for different memory card sizes (3A), display (4), input device (5), battery compartment (6), power supply unit (7), control unit (8), PC connection (9), cover (10), microphone (11), LEDs (12), loudspeaker (13), voice button (14), connection for additional modules (15), Bluetooth device and / or Wi-Fi function (16), on / off switch (17), position markings (18), voice control (19) and storage system (20), that the individual slots (2, 3) can be selected using the input device (5) and / or the voice control (19),to read the data from the storage media and to archive it in a storage system (20) of the archiving and storage device, that for the removal of the storage media the storage medium sought is announced and assigned by pressing a voice button (14), that the slot sought is communicated via the loudspeaker (13) by means of the voice control (19), and that tactile and readable position markings (18) are provided for the visually impaired, by means of which the storage medium sought can be found. [2] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized by that the USB storage media (2A) and memory cards (3A) can be inserted into the designated slots (2) and (3) and read. [3] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 2, characterized bythat the read files are shown on the display (4) [4] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 3, characterized by that the data read out and shown in the display (4) can be processed using the input device (5) and / or the voice control (19). [5] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized by that the individual slots (2 or 3) or CD slots can be selected using the input device (5) and / or the voice control (19), in order to then display the slot via the control unit (8) by means of the light-emitting diode (12). [6] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized by that with the Bluetooth device and / or W-LAN function (16), the individual slots (2 or 3) can be selected in order to read the storage media. [7] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized by that with the Bluetooth device and / or W-LAN function (16), the individual slots (2 or 3) or CD slot can be selected in order to then mark the slot by means of the control unit (8) via the LED (12) on the housing (1). [8] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized by that the voice button (14) must be pressed to deactivate and activate the voice control (19). [9] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized by that the archiving and storage device can be operated via the Bluetooth device and / or Wi-Fi function (16) and, for example, a smartphone or PC. [10] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized by that the units of the archiving and storage devices for CDs and DVDs have a switch (21), connection for additional modules (15) and position markings (18). [11] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized by that the archiving and storage device for CDs and DVDs can be connected as an additional module (1A) to the archiving and storage device for storage media (1). [12] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized bythat the archiving and storage device for CDs and DVDs is also equipped with voice control, slots for CDs, display, input device, battery compartment, power supply, control unit, PC connection, cover, microphone, LEDs, loudspeaker, voice button, connection for additional modules, Bluetooth device and / or W-LAN function, on / off switch and position markings and can therefore be used as an autonomous device. [13] Archiving and storage device for different storage media according to claim 1, characterized bythat the archiving and storage device for different storage media, in particular for USB sticks and memory cards, the archiving and storage device for different storage media with integrated storage unit for CDs or DVDs and the archiving and storage device for different storage media, in particular for CDs or DVDs, as an autonomous unit, can also be operated with a data processing device via Bluetooth device or W-LAN technology.

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