1. A recordingreproducing apparatus capable of transmitting information recorded on a record medium to an external device, comprising:
a recordingreproducing circuit which records information on and reproduces information from the record medium;
a first transmitting circuit which transmits the information to a display;
a second transmitting circuit which transmits the information to the external device via an external network to which other external devices are connected; and
a control circuit which controls workings of said recordingreproducing circuit and said first and second transmitting circuits;
wherein said recordingreproducing circuit records multiple instances of path information, each instance of path information including order information defining an order of information to be transmitted to said external device by said second transmitting circuit and destination information, corresponding to the order information, which is used when the information to be transmitted is transmitted to the external device among the other external devices, on said record medium, and reproduces the information from said record medium according to the order information included in an instance of the path information, and
wherein said second transmitting circuit transmits the information reproduced by the recordingreproducing circuit, according to the order information included in an instance of the path information, to said external device using the corresponding destination information included in the same instance of path information.
2. A recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recordingreproducing apparatus comprises a signal conversion circuit which converts the signal format of the reproduced information into another signal format so as to be transmitted to the external device.
3. A recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said reproduction path information includes transmitting event information such as the date and time of transmission, and information related to a signal format of the information to be transmitted.
4. A recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recordingreproducing apparatus has a display section on which said path information is set and displayed,
creates said reproduction path information using the display section from the information to be transmitted specified by a user,
the user selects path information corresponding to the information to be transmitted from among the path information displayed on the display section,
and said second transmitting circuit transmits information according to the selected path information.
5. A recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the recordingreproducing apparatus displays a message on said display section asking if the information to be transmitted specified by said user should be recorded on said record medium as path information,
records the path information on the record medium when the user has chosen to record it as path information,
and does not record the path information on the record medium when the user has chosen not to record it as path information.
6. A recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the recordingreproducing apparatus displays reproduction path information read from said record medium on said display section,
displays a message, when the user has selected path information, asking if information should be transmitted according to the path information selected by the user,
reproduces information according to the selected path information from the record medium and transmits it via said second transmitting circuit, when the user has chosen to transmit,
and reproduces information according to the selected path information from the record medium but does not transmit it via said second transmitting circuit, when the user has chosen not to transmit.
7. A recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information is image data.
8. A transmitting apparatus transmitting information recorded on a record medium to an external device, comprising:
a reproducing circuit which reproduces information from the record medium;
a first transmitting circuit which transmits the information to a display;
a second transmitting circuit which transmits the reproduced information to the external device via an external network to which other external devices are connected; and
a control circuit which controls workings of said reproducing circuit and said first and second transmitting circuits;
wherein a plurality of instances of path information, each of the instances of path information including order information defining an order for the information to be transmitted, and destination information, corresponding to the order information, which is used when the information to be transmitted is transmitted to the external device among the other external devices, is recorded on said record medium, said reproducing circuit reproduces information from said record medium according to the order information included in an instance of the path information, and said second transmitting circuit transmits the information reproduced by the reproducing circuit, according to the order information included in an instance of the path information, to the external device using the corresponding destination information included in the same instance of path information.
9. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said path information includes transmitting event information such as the date and time of transmission, and information related to a signal format of the information to be transmitted.
10. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said information is image data.
11. A transmitting method for transmitting information recorded on a record medium to an external device, comprising the steps of:
recording a plurality of instances of path information, each instance of path information including order information defining an order of the information to be transmitted to the external device, and destination information, corresponding to the order information, which is used when the information to be transmitted is transmitted to the external device among other external devices, on said record medium;
reproducing information corresponding to said path information from said record medium according to the order information contained in an instance of the path information;
transmitting said reproduced information to a display section; and
transmitting said reproduced information to said external device using the corresponding destination information included in an instance of path information according to the corresponding order information included in the same instance of path information via an external network to which the other external devices are connected.
12. A transmitting method according to claim 11, wherein said reproduced information is converted into another signal format and transmitted.
13. A transmitting method according to claim 11, wherein said path information includes transmitting event information such as the date and time of transmission, and information related to a signal format of the information to be transmitted.
14. A transmitting method according to claim 11 including a step for setting and displaying said path information on the display section,
wherein said path information is created using the display section from the information to be transmitted specified by the user,
the user selects path information corresponding to the information to be transmitted from the path information displayed on the display section,
and the corresponding information is transmitted according to said selected path information.
15. A transmission method according to claim 14,
wherein a message is displayed on said display section asking if said information to be transmitted specified by the user should be recorded on said record medium as path information,
the path information is recorded on the record medium when the user has chosen to record it as the path information,
and the path information is not recorded on the record medium when the user has chosen not to record it as the path information.
16. A transmitting method according to claim 14,
wherein path information read from said record medium is displayed on said display section,
a message, asking if information should be transmitted according to the path information selected by the user, is displayed, when the user has selected path information,
information according to the selected path information is reproduced from the record medium and transmitted, when the user has chosen to transmit,
and information according to the selected path information is reproduced from the record medium but not transmitted, when the user has chosen not to transmit.
17. A transmitting method transmitting information recorded on a record medium to an external device, wherein a plurality of instances of path information each include order information defining an order of the information to be transmitted to the external device, and destination information, corresponding to the order information, which is used when the information to be transmitted is transmitted to the external device among other external devices, is recorded on said record medium, comprising the steps of:
reproducing information from said record medium according to the order information contained in the path information;
transmitting said reproduced information to a display section; and
transmitting said reproduced information to said external device using the destination information included in an instance of the path information according to the corresponding order information included in the same instance of path information via an external network to which the other external devices are connected.
18. A transmitting method according to claim 11, wherein said information is image data.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An optoisolator leadframe assembly comprising:
an integrally formed emitter leadframe part including:
a plurality of spaced apart emitter leadframe units aligned in a first direction, each of said emitter leadframe units extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and including a pair of rows of emitter leadframes, said emitter leadframes of said rows of each of said emitter leadframe units being interconnected in series along the second direction and being aligned in the second direction, each of said emitter leadframes having a die-mounting pad and a pair of leads that are electrically connected to said die-mounting pad, said leads of said emitter leadframes of one of said rows of each of said emitter leadframe units extending from said die-mounting pad connected thereto toward said leads of said emitter leadframes of the other of said rows of said emitter leadframe unit; and
an integrally formed receiver leadframe part including:
a plurality of spaced apart receiver leadframe units aligned in the first direction and disposed alternately with said emitter leadframe units, each of said receiver leadframe units extending in the second direction, and including a pair of rows of receiver leadframes, said receiver leadframes of said rows of each of said receiver leadframe units being interconnected in series along the second direction and being aligned in the second direction, each of said receiver leadframes having a die-mounting pad and a pair of leads that are electrically connected to said die-mounting pad, said leads of said receive leadframes of one of said rows of each of said receive leadframe units extending from said die-mounting pad connected thereto toward said leads of said receive leadframes of the other of said rows of said emitter leadframe unit,
wherein said die-mounting pads of said emitter leadframes of each of said emitter leadframe units are respectively aligned with and spaced apart from said die-mounting pads of said receiver leadframes of an adjacent one of said receiver leadframe units in the second direction.
2. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said emitter leadframe units further includes at least one beam connected to said pair of rows of said emitter leadframes.
3. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 2, wherein each of said emitter leadframe units includes a central beam disposed between said pair of rows of said emitter leadframes and connected to said leads of said emitter leadframes.
4. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 3, wherein said emitter leadframes of said pair of rows of each of said emitter leadframe units connected to said central beam are disposed symmetrically.
5. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 2, wherein each of said emitter leadframe units includes a pair of beams that are respectively disposed between said mounting pads and said leads of said emitter leadframes of said rows of said emitter leadframes, said leads of said emitter leadframes of the one of said rows of said emitter leadframes disposed alternately with said leads of said emitter leadframes of the other of said rows of said emitter leadframes.
6. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said receiver leadframe units further includes at least one beam connected to said two rows of said receiver leadframes.
7. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 6, wherein each of said receiver leadframe units includes a central beam disposed between said two rows of said receiver leadframes and connected to said leads of said receiver leadframes.
8. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 7, wherein said emitter leadframes of said two rows of each of said receiver leadframe units connected to said central beam are disposed symmetrically.
9. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 2, wherein each of said receiver leadframe units includes a pair of beams that are respectively disposed between said mounting pads and said leads of said receiver leadframes of said rows of said receiver leadframes, said leads of said receiver leadframes of the one of said rows of said receiver leadframes disposed alternately with said leads of said receiver leadframes of the other of said rows of said receiver leadframes.
10. An optoisolator leadframe assembly comprising:
an integrally formed emitter leadframe part including:
a first rail extending in a first direction, and
a plurality of spaced apart emitter leadframe units aligned in the first direction, each of said emitter leadframe units extending from said first rail in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and including a pair of rows of emitter leadframes, said emitter leadframes of said rows of each of said emitter leadframe units being interconnected in series along the second direction and being aligned in the second direction, each of said emitter leadframes having a die-mounting pad and a pair of leads that are electrically connected to said die-mounting pad, said leads of said emitter leadframes of one of said rows of each of said emitter leadframe units extending from said die-mounting pad connected thereto toward said leads of said emitter leadframes of the other of said rows of said emitter leadframe unit; and
an integrally formed receiver leadframe part including:
a second rail parallel to said first rail, and
a plurality of spaced apart receiver leadframe units aligned in the first direction and disposed alternately with said emitter leadframe units, each of said receiver leadframe units extending from said second rail in the second direction, and including a pair of rows of receiver leadframes, said receiver leadframes of said rows of each of said receiver leadframe units being interconnected in series along the second direction and being aligned in the second direction, each of said receiver leadframes having a die-mounting pad and a pair of leads that are electrically connected to said die-mounting pad, said leads of said receive leadframes of one of said rows of each of said receive leadframe units extending from said die-mounting pad connected thereto toward said leads of said receive leadframes of the other of said rows of said emitter leadframe unit;
wherein said die-mounting pads of said emitter leadframes of each of said emitter leadframe units are respectively aligned with and spaced apart from said die-mounting pads of said receiver leadframes of an adjacent one of said receiver leadframe units in the second direction.
11. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 10, wherein each of said emitter leadframe units further includes at least one beam connected to said pair of rows of said emitter leadframes.
12. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 11, wherein each of said emitter leadframe units includes a central beam disposed between said pair of rows of said emitter leadframes and connected to said leads of said emitter leadframes.
13. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 12, wherein said emitter leadframes of said pair of rows of each of said emitter leadframe units connected to said central beam are disposed symmetrically.
14. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 11, wherein each of said emitter leadframe units includes a pair of beams that are respectively disposed between said mounting pads and said leads of said emitter leadframes of said rows of said emitter leadframes, said leads of said emitter leadframes of the one of said rows of said emitter leadframes disposed alternately with said leads of said emitter leadframes of the other of said rows of said emitter leadframes.
15. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 10, wherein each of said receiver leadframe units further includes at least one beam connected to said two rows of said receiver leadframes.
16. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 15, wherein each of said receiver leadframe units includes a central beam disposed between said two rows of said receiver leadframes and connected to said leads of said receiver leadframes.
17. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 16, wherein said emitter leadframes of said two rows of each of said receiver leadframe units connected to said central beam are disposed symmetrically.
18. The optical leadframe assembly of claim 11, wherein each of said receiver leadframe units includes a pair of beams that are respectively disposed between said mounting pads and said leads of said receiver leadframes of said rows of said receiver leadframes, said leads of said receiver leadframes of the one of said rows of said receiver leadframes disposed alternately with said leads of said receiver leadframes of the other of said rows of said receiver leadframes.
19. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 10, wherein each of said emitter leadframe units further includes:
a first stem connected to an endmost one of said emitter leadframes of each of said two rows of said emitter leadframe unit and cooperates with said first rail to define a first step therebetween; and
a free end portion connected to the other endmost one of said emitter leadframes and contacting said second rail.
20. The optoisolator leadframe assembly of claim 10, wherein each of said receiver leadframe units further includes:
a second stem connected to an endmost one of said receiver leadframes of each of said two rows of said receiver leadframe unit; and
a free end portion connected to the other endmost one of said receiver leadframes and contacting said first rail.