JP3398743B2 - Medium recording / reproducing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medium recording having a recording / reproducing function for reproducing information data recorded on a recording medium or recording new information data on the recording medium, and in particular, an autochanger function. Reproduction device

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a CD autochanger has been widely used as an on-vehicle CD player. As the CD autochanger, a plurality of discs are stored in a storage means called a magazine and the magazine is mounted. placing the the player in the trunk of a car, the body
The main unit called device arranged near the driver's seat, the present
The disc stored in the magazine is reproduced by a command from the body device .

According to the CD autochanger, a desired disc is selected from a plurality of discs housed in the magazine and the selected disc is reproduced, so that the user can use only one CD. It is possible to remarkably improve the operability without performing a work of replacing a desired disc one by one and reproducing the disc like a player.

In recent years, a mini disk (hereinafter simply referred to as MD) which is a rewritable recording medium for information data has been considered.

The MD has an information recording disk housed in a protective cartridge case, and not only reproduces the recorded information but also newly records information or rewrites already recorded information for recording. It is also possible to do.

Now, a general MD will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the structure of a general MD.

In FIG. 11, MD300 has a diameter of 6 cm.
A disk body 301 for recording information, which is an optical disk or a magneto-optical disk, a protective cartridge case (hereinafter, simply referred to as a case) 302 for protecting the disk body 301, and a case for accessing the disk body 301 Access hole 303 formed in 302
And a slide shutter 304 that opens and closes the access hole 303, and an ID hole 305 that is formed in the case 302 and indicates a disk type to be described later.

The disk type includes a pre-mastered type for reproduction only in which fixed information is recorded in advance and a rewritable recordable type.

In the pre-mastered type, the slide shutter 304 is provided only on one side of the case 302,
The structure is such that a light beam from an optical pickup of an MD player for reproducing the MD can be applied to the disk surface of the disk body 301, which is an optical disk.
The ID hole 30 of the pre-mastered type
5 is only the hole portion 305a.

In the recordable type, the slide shutters 304 are provided on both sides of the case 302,
At the time of recording on the disc body 301, which is a magneto-optical disc, the magnetic head of the MD player, which applies a magnetic field to the disc surface on the side opposite to the disc surface on which the light beam is radiated, is opposed. The ID holes 305 in the recordable type are the hole portion 305a and the hole portion 305b, and the opening of the hole portion 305a can be opened and closed by a recording prevention hook (not shown). When the opening of the hole portion 305a is opened, the disc cannot be recorded, and the hole portion 305a cannot be recorded.
When the opening of a is closed, the disc can be recorded.

For convenience of explanation, the MD 300 is generically called a disc.

The applicant of the present invention inserts the disc, reproduces the information recorded on the inserted disc, or records / reproduces information on the inserted disc, and has a plurality of discs. An MD autochanger (hereinafter simply referred to as MD device) having an autochanger function of being housed in the device is being developed.

According to the MD device, a plurality of discs are accommodated, and the user can freely record information or reproduce information on any disc accommodated in the device.

[0014]

However, according to the MD device as the medium recording / reproducing device, when a disc is stored in a designated area in the device or when a disc currently stored in the device is ejected. However, there is a problem in that the designated area for storing the disc or the disc to be ejected must be designated, and the operability relating to the designation becomes significantly complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a medium recording / reproducing apparatus which improves operability when storing and ejecting a disk in the apparatus. Especially.

[0016]

In order to achieve the above object, a medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention inserts or ejects a recording medium carrying information into or out of the apparatus. and the insertion opening, and a designation area for accommodating a <br/> plurality of recording medium from the insertion port Ru are successively inserted, the recording medium information of the reproduction or recording information subjected medium recording and reproducing apparatus with respect to The recording medium inserted from the insertion slot in response to the storage instruction signal is stored in the designated area, or the recording medium stored in the designated area is discharged from the insertion slot in response to the ejection instruction signal. Conveying means, operating means for inputting discharge command or storage command, and designation in the device
Detects the number of recording media stored in the area or
Specified area detection method that detects the number of specified areas
Stage, the number of times the discharge command is input, and the designated area detecting means
The number of recording media detected in
The number of input of the output command is more than the number of detected recording media
If the number of recording media is
Sending the discharge command signal for discharging from inside the device,
The number of times the discharge command is input is less than the detected number of recording media.
In the case below, record the same number of sheets as the number of times the discharge command is input.
Send the ejection command signal to eject the medium from the device.
Or the number of times the storage command is input and the specified area
The number of free designated areas detected by the area detection means is compared and detected.
And the number of times the storage command is input is the detected free finger.
If there are more than the number of fixed areas, the detected free finger
Store as many recording media as there are fixed areas in the device.
The number of times the storage command is input,
There wherein when the number following the detected vacant specified regions, the number of inputs of the storage command as many sheets of recording medium in the apparatus
And a control means for sending the storage instruction signal to store the storage instruction signal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medium recording / reproducing apparatus in which an information recording medium is inserted into or ejected from the apparatus, and then sequentially inserted from the insertion slot. and a plurality of recording medium distinguished designated area by the identification number for housing which are Ru is, a medium recording and reproducing apparatus for performing recording of the playback or information of the information relative to the recording medium, depending on the storage command signal A recording medium inserted from the insertion port into the designated area, or a conveyance unit that ejects the recording medium stored in the designated area from the insertion port in response to a discharge command signal, and the identification number is selected. Medium designating means, and the number of recording media stored in the designated area
The number or the number of free designated areas in the designated area
When the designated area detection means and the discharge command are input,
The numerical value of the identification number selected by the recording medium designating means and the above
Compare the number of recording media detected by the specified area detection means.
Comparison, and the numerical value of the identification number is the detected recording medium.
If there are more than the number of bodies, the detected recording medium
Ejecting the same number of recording media from the device
A command signal is transmitted, and the numerical value of the identification number is detected.
If the number of recording media is less than or equal to
Eject the same number of recording media from the device.
Output command signal or the storage command is input.
Then, the identification number selected by the medium designating means is changed.
Numerical value and vacant designated area detected by the designated area detection means
Comparing and detecting the area, the numerical value of the identification number is detected
If the number of specified free areas is greater than
As many recording media as there are free designated areas in the device.
The storage command signal for storing is sent, and the identification number
If the number is less than the number of specified free areas detected above
Is the device number and the same number of sheets of the recording medium of the identification number
And a control means for transmitting the storage command signal to be stored inside .

A medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to a third aspect of the invention has a storage means for storing a reproduction frequency of information recorded on a recording medium housed in the apparatus, and the control means comprises:
It is characterized in that a discharge command signal for discharging the recording medium from the recording medium having a low reproduction frequency among the reproduction frequencies stored in the storage means is sequentially output.

[0019]

[0020]

According to the invention of [action] claim 1, the number of sheets of recording medium to be stored in the discharge or the device from within the device, specified by the input number of the discharge command or receiving command, the number sheet that is the designated Since the recording medium of (1) is discharged from the apparatus or stored in the apparatus, operability at the time of storing and discharging the recording medium in the apparatus can be improved.

[0021] According to the invention of claim 2, designated by numerical values of the identification number corresponding to single <br/> number of recording medium accommodated in the discharge or the device from within the device to the media assignment instruction and, or the number of sheets of the recording medium which is the designated discharged from within the device, or because as or housed in the device, the operability at the time of storage and discharge of the recording medium in the said device Can be good.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the recording medium stored in the apparatus in response to the input of the ejection command has a low reproduction frequency, that is, a recording medium having a low frequency of listening to the user. Since the recording medium is ejected, the operability in ejecting the recording medium in the device can be improved, and the usability of the user in the device can be significantly improved.

[0023]

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An on-vehicle MD device to which the medium recording / reproducing device of the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the outline of the internal structure of the MD device. It should be noted that arrows X1 and X2 in the drawings show the front-back direction of the MD device, and the arrow X1 side is the front side and the arrow X2 is the front side.
The side is the back side, the arrows Y1 and Y2 indicate the vertical direction of the MD device, and the arrow Y1 side is the lower side and the arrow Y2 side is the upper side.

In FIG. 1, the MD device comprises a device case 1 in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and a main part, which will be described later, provided inside the device case 1.

A disc insertion opening 2 which is an insertion opening for inserting a disc is formed at an upper edge portion of the front surface of the equipment case 1. The disc insertion opening 2 is inserted to prevent foreign matter from entering the apparatus. The prevention shutter 3 is attached so as to be openable and closable. Further, a disc extraction sensor 4a, which will be described later, is provided in the vicinity of the disc insertion slot 2 to detect the extraction of the disc.

The main part provided inside the equipment case 1 is a carrier 5 which is a conveying means for conveying and holding an inserted disc, and the disc is rotationally driven to store information recorded on the disc. It has a player unit 6 for reproducing or recording information on the disc, and a stocker 7 for storing the disc.

The carrier 5 has the disc insertion opening 2
It is arranged so that it can move up and down on the back side of the carrier 5
A transport roller 8 for mounting or transporting the disc inserted in the carrier 5 is rotatably provided on the upper part of the. The rotation operation of the carrying roller 8 is performed by a loading motor (not shown).

In addition, the carrier 5 includes the carrier 5
Disk insertion sensor 4 that detects the insertion of the disk into the inside
b, a loading completion sensor 4c for detecting that a disc is mounted in the carrier 5, and an eject sensor 4d.

The loading completion sensor 4c detects that the end of the disk loaded into the carrier 5 by the carrying roller 8 reaches the position A in FIG. 1 and is completely mounted, and The presence of a disk in the carrier 5 is detected. The eject sensor 4d detects that the disc has been ejected from the disc insertion slot 2 to a position where it can be taken out (reload position).

A disc removal sensor 4a provided in the vicinity of the disc insertion port 2 detects whether or not the disc ejected from the carrier 5 through the disc insertion port 2, that is, the disc at the reload position is removed. It is a thing.

Further, the carrier 5 is
A carrier position sensor (not shown) that accurately detects the ascending / descending position of is provided, and by the carrier position sensor,
By making the position of the carrier 5 and the position of the disc insertion opening 2 and the storage part of the stocker 7 which will be described later face each other, horizontal movement of the disc in the front-rear direction can be smoothly performed.

The player section 6 is arranged below the carrier 5 so as to face the carrier 5. The player section 6 is attached to the device case 1 so as to be free to move by a damper and a vibration-proof spring (not shown). ing. For this reason, when the disc is driven to rotate, the damper and the vibration-proof spring prevent the vibration of the device case 1 from the outside from being transmitted to the player unit 6 due to the floating state.

The player portion 6 is fixed to the equipment case 1 when the disc is not being driven to rotate. In addition, when the disc is being driven to rotate, the player unit 6 is connected to the carrier 5 having the disc mounted thereon, whereby the disc mounted on the carrier 5 becomes a turntable of the player unit 6 which will be described later. It will be mounted on top.

In the player unit 6, a turntable 9 on which the disc body 301 of the disc is mounted, a spindle motor 10 for rotationally driving the disc mounted on the turntable 9, and the disc body 301.
The optical pickup 11 which irradiates a light beam on the disc main body 301 and reads the information recorded on the disc by the light beam reflected by the disc main body 301, and disc mounting completion for detecting that the disc is mounted on the turntable 9 It has a sensor 4e. The optical pickup 11 has a structure of sliding in the disk radial direction by a thread motor (not shown).

The stocker 7 is a rectangular parallelepiped case in which four accommodating portions 70a to 70d for accommodating discs are vertically stacked, and is located on the inner side of the carrier 5 as seen from the disc insertion opening 2. It is arranged so that it can be raised and lowered.

The accommodating portions 70a to 70d have an identification number #
1 to # 4, the storage section 70a is # 1, and the storage section 70 is
Let b be # 2, the storage section 70c be # 3, and the storage section 70d be # 4. The identification number is the disc number. Which is equivalent to # 2, # 3, # 4 in order from # 1.
And the order.

Each of the storage portions 70a to 70d is formed with an opening into which a disc can be inserted on the front side, and a space for horizontally storing the disc is provided on the back side of each of these openings. In addition, stock completion sensors 71a-7 for detecting the completion of storage of the disks are stored in the respective storages 70a-70d.
1d and a disc ejection / suction mechanism (not shown) that ejects or sucks the disc by the urging force of the spring.

The insertion prevention shutter 3 provided in the disc insertion opening 2 so as to be openable and closable is in an unlocked state when the carrier 5 is in a position facing the disc insertion opening 2, and the carrier 5 is stored in the storage portion. When it is located at a position other than the position facing the opening of 70a, it is in the locked state.

The carrier 5 is always in a position facing the opening of the storage portion 70b when no instruction is received, that is, in the standby state, and when the carrier 5 is in the standby state, the insertion is performed. The locked state of the prevention shutter 3 prevents foreign matter from entering the MD device.

On the front surface of the equipment case 1, there is provided an escutcheon 100 having an input function or an information display function, which has an operation unit for inputting various commands. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the escutcheon 100.

In FIG. 2, 101 is the device case 1
Numeral 102 denotes an opening / closing door which is openably / closably provided in an insertion opening which is inserted into the disk insertion opening 2 formed in the storage unit 70, and which stores the disks inserted in the apparatus in the storage portions 70a of the stocker 7.
It is a stock key for inputting a storage command to store in 70d. 103 to 106 are four discs stored in the respective storages 70a to 70d, or the respective storages 70
No. which inputs the medium designation | designated command which specifies a-70d. The designated key (hereinafter, simply referred to as No. key) is 10
Reference numeral 7 denotes an α designation key for directly loading the inserted disc into the player unit 6 without storing it in the stocker 7 and for inputting a medium designation command for designating the thus loaded disc (α disc). , 103a to 106a are LED indicators that light up and indicate that a disk to be stored in each of the storage units 70a to 70d exists in the device.
Reference numeral 07a denotes an LED indicator that lights up and indicates that the α disk is present in the device.
The LED indicators of a are collectively referred to as No. Use as a lamp. The details of the α designation key 107 will be described later. In addition, the No. The key 103 is designated as the # 1 disk related to the storage section 70a, and the No. The key 104 designates the # 2 disk related to the storage section 70b, and the No. The key 105 designates the # 3 disk related to the storage section 70c, No. The key 106 is the storage unit 70d
It is a key for specifying the disk of # 4 related to.

Reference numeral 108 denotes a play / pause key for inputting a reproduction command or a recording command for the disc. When the play / pause key 108 is input when the play is not in progress, the play mode is set, and the play mode is performed while the disc is being played. When the / pause key 108 is input, the play operation is paused or stopped. 109 to 111 are special playback mode keys for setting a special play mode,
The RPT key 109 is a repeat performance mode in which a disc and / or a song is repeatedly played, the RDM key 110 is a random performance mode in which each disc and / or a song is randomly played, and the SCN key 111 is a head song of each disc. This key sets the scan performance mode in which only the first part of each song on each disc is played one after another.

Reference numeral 112 is a key for inputting a performance command for the previous music piece, and 113 is a key for inputting a performance command for the previous music piece. Reference numerals 114 and 115 denote a fast-forward key and a fast-return key, and when the fast-forward key or the fast-return key is input during a play operation, a so-called cue / review search performance is performed. Reference numeral 116 is an eject key for inputting an eject command for ejecting the disc from the apparatus.
Reference numeral 17 denotes L for displaying various information such as the operating state of the device.
A CD display unit 118 is a display key (hereinafter, simply referred to as a DISP key) for displaying the title information of each disc on the display unit 117. The display 117 can display, for example, a maximum of 15 digits of characters, symbols, and numbers, and scrolls appropriately when the number of digits exceeds 15 digits.

No. including the α designation key 107
When the keys 103 to 106 and the DISP key 118 are input, the No. including the α designation key 107 is input. Key 10
Disk Nos. 3 to 106 Title information relating to the disc is displayed on the display 117.

Now, the case where the α designation key 107 is input will be described. In the device, if the stock mode is entered by pressing the stock key 102,
After that, the discs inserted from the disc insertion port 2 are sequentially stored in the empty storage portion. When the α designation key 107 is input, the discs inserted from the disc insertion port 2 are α discs. Therefore, even if any of the storage units 70a to 70d is empty, they are not stored in the storage units 70a to 70d, and the player unit 6 is not stored.
Is directly attached to. Then, these storage units 70a to 70 are ejected until the α disc is ejected from the MD device.
It is never stored in d.

Therefore, when an α disk is present in the MD device, access to these disks is prohibited and recording and / or reproduction is performed even if the disks are stored in the respective storage units 70a to 70d. The player section 6
Only the α disk mounted on the can be accessed.

Further, when the eject key 116 is input when the α disk exists in the MD device, only the α disk is immediately ejected from the MD device and stored in the storage sections 70a to 70d. Each disc can be accessed again by pulling out any disc.

In this way, when the α disk is present in the device, the device is designated by the α designating key 107 even though the device is a so-called autochanger device capable of storing a plurality of discs. It will function as a single player that accommodates only a single α disk that has been played. Incidentally, when a disc is inserted even though there is no empty storage part in the device, the inserted disc is automatically set as an α disc and is directly attached to the player unit 6.

Next, the control section for controlling the MD device and the signal processing section will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configurations of the control unit and the signal processing unit. Since the turntable 9, the spindle motor 10, the optical pickup 11, and the disc body 301 have already been described, the description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 4, the MD device has an audio system, a servo system and a control system. In the audio system, an RF amplifier 201 for amplifying a high frequency signal read by the optical pickup 11, AD for decoding the address signal obtained from the RF amplifier 201
An IP (ADdress In Pre-groove) signal processing unit 202,
A read signal obtained from the RF amplifier 201 is converted into audio data of a digital signal, a signal processing unit 203 that performs predetermined signal processing, and audio data obtained from the signal processing unit 203 are compressed on a time axis and stored in a memory. Along with writing to 204, the audio data read from the memory 204 is asynchronous with the writing, that is, the time axis of the audio data obtained from the memory controller 205 is extended. Apply various audibility corrections to the audio data A
It has a TRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) signal processing unit 206, and a D / A converter 207 that converts audio data of a digital signal obtained from the ATRAC signal processing unit 206 into an analog audio signal.

The D / A converter 207 has an audio amplifier 208 for amplifying the analog audio signal.
Is connected to a speaker 209 that outputs the analog audio signal amplified by the audio amplifier 208.

In the servo system, the R
A servo processing unit 210 that receives other signals such as a read sync signal component and a tracking error signal obtained by the F amplifier 201 and generates a drive control signal, and a control signal from the servo processing unit 210 causes the optical pickup 11 to operate. A driver 21 that generates a drive signal for driving a light beam irradiation unit, a tracking actuator, a focus actuator, and a sled motor (none of which is shown).
1 and a driver 212 for generating a rotation speed control signal for controlling the rotation speed of the spindle motor 10 according to a control signal from the servo processing unit 210.

In the control system, the ID hole detecting mechanism 213 for detecting the ID hole 305 provided on the case 302 of the disk and the input data from the operation unit provided on the escutcheon 100 shown in FIG. 2 are received. A key input interface 214, an actuator relating to operations such as loading operation and elevating operation of the carrier 5, and the disk ejection sensor 4a, disk insertion sensor 4b, loading completion sensor 4c, eject sensor 4d, carrier position sensor (not shown). A disk loading mechanism 21 including
5, a disk stock mechanism 216 including an actuator related to the operation of the stocker 7 and the stock completion sensors 71a to 71d, and the entire MD device, and a radio tuner, a tape deck function, a volume adjustment function, and the like. It has a CPU 217 which is a control means for communicating with a center unit (not shown) having a display unit and a display driver 218 which drives the display 117 based on display data output from the CPU 217. The CPU 217 has a memory unit (not shown) for storing various information data therein, and a specified area, for example, the storage units 70a to 70, in which a disk existing in the apparatus is stored by various sensors and the memory unit.
d, which of the player parts 6 should be stored is recognized.

Further, although the CPU 217 controls the entire MD device, it goes without saying that the carrier 5 is also controlled by sending a discharge command signal, a storage command signal and the like.

Further, the stock completion sensors 71a ...
71d and the disk mounting completion sensor 4e correspond to the designated area detecting means in claims 2 and 4.

Next, the operation of the MD device will be described.

In the normal ejecting process, an arbitrary disc to be ejected from the inside of the apparatus is referred to as No. 1 above. Key 10
3 to 106 or select by inputting the α designation key 107,
Next, in response to the input of the eject key 116, the selected disc is ejected from the apparatus.

In addition, the normal stock processing means that any designated area in the apparatus, for example, the storage sections 70a to 70d and the player section 6 can be stored in the No. Select by inputting the keys 103 to 106 or the α designation key 107, and then the stock key 10
2 is input and the disc inserted through the disc insertion slot 2 is stored in the selected arbitrary designated area.

First, the operation of the eject and stock processing in the first embodiment of the MD device will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the processing operation of the CPU 217 in the eject processing. 6 and 7 show the CPU 217 in stock processing.
3 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of FIG.

The eject processing shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is
The disk existing in the device is ejected by the eject key 116.
This is a process of ejecting the same number of disks as the number of times of key input from the apparatus.

In FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not the eject key 116 has been input (step S11). If the eject key 116 has been input, the count value of the number-of-times memory in the memory unit of the CPU 217 is set to “1” in order to store that the eject key 116 has been input the first time. In step S12, the key input waiting timer is started (step S1).
3), it is determined whether or not the stock key 102 is input (step S14).

If the stock key 102 has not been input, it is determined whether or not the count value of the number-of-times memory is equal to the number of disks existing in the device (step S15). Unless the count value is the same as the number of disks stored in the device, DISP
It is determined whether or not the key 118 is pressed (step S
16). If the DISP key 118 has not been input, it is determined whether or not the key input waiting timer in step S13 has passed a predetermined time (step S17).

If the timer has not passed the predetermined time, it is determined whether the eject key 116 has been input (step S18). The eject key 116
If is input, the count value is incremented by +1 according to the key input (step S19),
It is determined whether or not the count value has become "5" (step S20).

If the count value becomes "5", the disc # 1 and the storage unit 70b of the storage unit 70a are sequentially transferred in a predetermined order, for example, the discs mounted in the player unit 6 sequentially.
The eject operation is started in the order of the disk # 2 of the storage section 70c, the disk # 3 of the storage section 70c, and the disk # 4 of the storage section 70d (step S21), and E1 shown in FIG.
Move to.

If the count value becomes equal to the number of stored disks in step S15, or if DIS
If the P key 118 is pressed, or step S
If the predetermined time has elapsed at 17, step S2
Move to 1. In addition, in step S16, the input operation of the DISP key 118 is performed, and the eject operation of step S21 is performed without waiting for the predetermined time of the key input waiting timer. However, other key input than the DISP key 118 is performed. May be performed in.

If the eject key 116 is not input in step S18, the process proceeds to step S14. If the stock key 102 has been input in step S14, the eject process ends.
Although the eject process is terminated by the input of the stock key 102 in step S14, it may be performed by a key input other than the stock key 102.

If the count value does not reach "5" in step S20, the process proceeds to step S13.

At E1 shown in FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the disc ejection from the disc insertion slot 2 to the reload position is completed by the ejecting operations in the predetermined order in step S21 of FIG. 4 (step S31). If the ejection of the disc is completed, the auto-reload timer waiting for the ejection of the disc at the reload position is started (step S32), and it is determined whether or not the predetermined time of the auto-reload timer has elapsed (step S33). ). If the predetermined time has not elapsed, it is determined whether or not the stock key 102 has been input (step S34).

If the stock key 102 has not been pressed, it is determined whether the disk at the reload position has been removed (step S35). If the disc at the reload position is ejected, the No. corresponding to the ejected disc is selected. Lamp 103a
To 107a are turned off (step S36), the count value is decremented by -1 (step S37), and it is determined whether or not the count value is "0" (step S).
38). If the count value becomes "0",
The ejection process is finished.

If the count value has not become "0" in step S38, the routine goes to E2 shown in FIG.

If the disk at the reload position has not been removed in step S35, the process proceeds to step S33. If the predetermined time has elapsed in step S33, or if the stock key 102 has been input in step S34, an automatic reload operation is performed to return the disc at the reload position to the original storage section. The ejection process is finished. In step S34, the stock key 102 is pressed to terminate the eject process without waiting for the elapse of the predetermined time of the auto reload timer.
It may be performed by key input other than 2.

According to the eject process of the first embodiment, the number of ejected discs existing in the device is designated by the number of times the eject key 116 is pressed, and the disc of the designated ejected number is ejected from the device. Since the discs are ejected in a predetermined order, the user can easily perform the operation when ejecting the disc from the apparatus.

Next, the stocking process shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is the stocking process in which the number of disks corresponding to the number of key inputs of the stock key 102 is stored in the device. . Incidentally, it is assumed that the α disk does not exist in the apparatus at the time of starting the stock process.

In FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the stock key 102 has been input (step S41). If the stock key 102 has been input, the count value of the number of times memory is set to "1" in order to remember that the stock key 102 has been input the first time (step S4).
2) The key input waiting timer is started (step S43), and it is determined whether or not the eject key 116 has been input (step S44).

If the eject key 116 has not been input, it is determined whether or not the count value is the same as the number of discs that can be stored in the device, that is, the number of discs that can be stored (step S45). It should be noted that the maximum number of sheets that can be stored is up to five sheets that can be stored in the storage units 70a to 70d and the player unit 6 when there is no disc in the device.

If the count value is not the same as the number of sheets that can be stored in step S45, DISP key 1
It is determined whether 18 is input (step S4).
6). If the DISP key 118 has not been input, it is determined whether or not the key input waiting timer in step S43 has passed a predetermined time (step S47). If the timer has not passed the predetermined time, it is determined whether or not the stock key 102 is input (step S
48).

If the stock key 102 has been pressed, the count value is incremented by +1 (step S49), and it is determined whether the count value has become "5" (step S50). If the count value becomes "5", a disc insertion waiting timer that waits for a disc to be inserted into the device is started (step S51), and the process proceeds to M1 shown in FIG.

If the count value does not reach "5" in step S50, the process proceeds to step S43.

If the count value becomes equal to the number of sheets that can be stored in step S45, or
If the DISP key 118 is input at 46,
Alternatively, if the predetermined time has elapsed in step S47, the process proceeds to step S51. It should be noted that, although the process is shifted to step S51 without waiting for the predetermined time of the key input waiting timer by the input of the DISP key 118 in step S46, it is possible to perform the input with the key other than the DISP key 118. Is also good.

In step S48, stock key 1
If 02 is not input, the process proceeds to step S44, and if the eject key 116 is input in step S44, the stock process is ended. Although the stock process is terminated by the input of the eject key 116 in step S44, the stock process may be performed by a key input other than the eject key 116.

In M1 shown in FIG. 7, step S of FIG.
It is determined whether the disc insertion waiting timer started at 51 has passed a predetermined time (step S61).
If the timer has not passed the predetermined time, it is determined whether the eject key 116 is input (step S62). If the eject key 116 has not been input, it is determined whether a disc has been inserted through the disc insertion slot 2 (step S63). If the disc has been inserted, the inserted discs are sequentially stored in a predetermined order, for example, the storage unit 70a.
0b, the storage section 70c, the storage section 70d, the player section 6 and the like in the order to start the storage operation in each designated area (step S64), and it is determined whether or not the storage operation for the inserted disc is completed (step S65). ).

If the storing operation has been completed, the No. corresponding to the storing portions 70a to 70d in which the disc is stored is stored. The lamps 103a to 106a or the No. indicating that the disc is mounted on the player unit 6, that is, the α disc is present in the device. The lamp 107a is lit and displayed (step S66), and the count value is set to -1.
It is decremented (step S67), and it is determined whether or not the count value becomes "0" (step S68). If the count value becomes "0", the stock process is ended.

Unless the count value becomes "0" in step S68, each storage portion 70a of the stocker 7 is
It is determined whether or not ~ 70d is full (step S6).
9). If the stocker 7 is full, a warning for notifying the user that the next inserted disk will be an α disk is displayed on the display 117 (step S7).
0), and shifts to M2 shown in FIG.

If the disc is not inserted in step S63, the process proceeds to step S61 and step S6.
If the predetermined time has passed in 1, the stock process is ended. If the eject key 116 is input in step S62, the stock process is ended. In step S62, the eject key 11
Although the stock process is terminated without waiting for the predetermined time of the disc insertion wait timer to be entered by inputting 6, the key input other than the eject key 116 may be performed.

If the stocker 7 is not full in step S69, the process proceeds to M2 shown in FIG.

According to the stock processing of the first embodiment,
The stock key 10 indicates the number of disks that can be stored in the device.
By designating the number of times of key input of 2 and storing the designated number of discs in the designated area in the device in a predetermined order, the user can perform the operation when storing the discs in the device. Easy to do.

Next, the operation of the MD apparatus according to the second embodiment in the eject and stock processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10 are flowcharts showing the processing operation of the CPU 217 in the eject and stock processing of the second embodiment.

The eject and stock processing of the second embodiment is No. including the α designation key 107. Key 103-
106 disk No. The number of sheets, for example No.
The key 103 is a disc No. 1 sheet, N because it corresponds to 1.
o. The key 104 is a disc No. 2 to correspond to 2
No. The key 105 is a disc No. 3 sheets to correspond to No. 3, No. The key 106 is a disc No. In order to correspond to 4, the designated number of discs, such as 4 discs and the α designation key 107, is ejected from the device or stored in the device. In the stock processing, if the α disk exists in the device, the processing operation is not performed.

In the eject and stock processing of the second embodiment, a predetermined key input, for example, simultaneous input of the key 113 and the DISP key 118 as shown in FIG. 2, activates the processing operation. 8 after the key input of
o. It is determined whether or not the keys 103 to 106 have been input (step S81). The input α designation key 107
Or No. The designated number corresponding to the keys 103 to 106 is set as the count value of the number of times memory (step S82), and the key input waiting timer is started (step S8).
3), it is determined whether the eject key 116 is input (step S84). If the eject key 116 has not been input, it is determined whether the timer started in step S83 has passed a predetermined time (step S85). If the predetermined time has not elapsed, it is determined whether or not the stock key 102 has been input (step S86).

If the stock key 102 has been entered, the process shifts to the stock process, and it is determined whether the vacant designated area in the device, that is, the number of sheets that can be stored in the device is less than the count value. Judge (step S
87). If the storable number is less than the count value, the storable number is set as the count value (step S8).
8) Then, the disc insertion waiting timer is started (step S89), and the process proceeds to M3 shown in FIG.

Further, in step S85, step S83
If the key input waiting timer has passed a predetermined time, the eject and stock processing is ended. If the number of sheets that can be stored is not less than the count value in step S87, the process proceeds to step S89. It should be noted that the DISP key 1 is placed between step S85 and step S86.
A key input determination process such as 18 may be provided so that when the key input is received, the eject and stock processes can be ended without waiting for the predetermined time of the key input waiting timer in step S83.

In step S86, the stock key 1
If 02 is not input, the process proceeds to step S84. If the eject key 116 is input in step S84, the process proceeds to the eject process described later and shown by E3 in FIG.

In M3 shown in FIG. 9, it is determined whether or not the disc insertion waiting timer of step S89 shown in FIG. 8 has passed a predetermined time (step S91). If the predetermined time has not elapsed, it is determined whether the eject key 116 has been input (step S92). If the eject key 116 has not been input, it is determined whether a disc has been inserted through the disc insertion slot 2 (step S93).

If the disc has been inserted, a storing operation for storing the inserted disc in the designated area in a predetermined order similar to step S64 shown in FIG. 7 is started (step S94), and the storing operation is started. Is completed (step S95). If the storage operation is completed, if the storage disk is stored in a designated area in which the insertion disc is stored, for example, in the storage sections 70a to 70d, the No. corresponding to the storage sections 70a to 70d. The lamps 103a to 106a are lit and displayed, or the player unit 6
Mounted on, that is, the fifth disc (α disc)
If it is mounted on the player unit 6 as No. 1, the No. indicating that the α disk is present in the device. Lamp 10
7a is lit and displayed (step S96), the count value is decremented by -1 (step S97), and it is determined whether or not the count value has become "0" (step S96).
98).

If the count value becomes "0", the eject and stock processing is ended.

If the count value is not "0" in step S98, it is determined whether or not the storage portions 70a to 70d of the stocker 7 are full (step S99). If the stocker 7 is full, a warning for notifying the user that the disc to be inserted into the device next time will be an α disc is displayed on the display 117 (step S100), and M4 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. Transition.
If the stocker 7 is not full in step S99, FIG.
M4 shown in.

If the disc is not inserted in step S93, the process proceeds to step S91. If the predetermined time has elapsed in step S91, or if the eject key 116 has been input in step S92, the eject and stock processing ends. In step S92, the eject key 116 is input to terminate the eject and stock processing without waiting for the predetermined time of the disc insertion wait timer. However, the key input other than the eject key 116 is performed. You may want to be told.

In the eject process at E3 shown in FIG. 10, it is determined whether or not the number of storage disks stored in the device is smaller than the count value set in step S82 shown in FIG. S11
1). If the number of stored discs is less than the count value, the number of stored discs is set as the count value (step S112), and the discs in the designated areas existing in the device are determined in the same predetermined order as in step S21 shown in FIG. The ejection operation for ejecting the disc is started (step S113), and it is determined whether or not the ejection operation for ejecting the disc from the disc insertion opening 2 to the reload position is completed (step S114). If the eject operation up to the reload position on the disc is completed, the automatic reload wait timer is started (step S115), and it is determined whether the timer has passed a predetermined time (step S116).

If the predetermined time has not elapsed, it is determined whether or not the stock key 102 has been input (step S117). If the stock key 102 has not been input, it is determined whether the disk at the reload position has been removed (step S118). If the disc at the reload position is ejected, the No. corresponding to the ejected disc is selected. Turn off the lamps 103a to 107a (step S119),
The count value is decremented by -1 (step S12
0), it is determined whether or not the count value has become “0” (step S121). If the count value becomes "0", the eject and stock processing is ended. If the count value does not become "0" in step S121, the process proceeds to step S113.

If the number of stored disks is not less than the count value in step S111, step S1
Move to 13.

If the disk at the reload position is not removed in step S118, the process proceeds to step S116, and if the auto-reload wait timer has passed a predetermined time in step S116, the disk is moved to the reload position. A certain disc is automatically reloaded into the original storage unit (step S122), and the eject and stock processes are completed.

If the stock key 102 is input in step S117, the eject and stock processing is ended.

According to the eject and stock processing in the second embodiment, the number of sheets is designated by the No. including the α designation key 107. Use keys 103 to 106 to select α
7 or each No. Since the specified number of disks corresponding to the keys 103 to 106 are ejected from the apparatus in a predetermined order or stored in a specified area in the apparatus in a predetermined order, the user can eject or store the disks. The operation in can be performed easily.

According to the ejecting processes of the first and second embodiments, the discs in the apparatus are ejected in a predetermined order in step S21 shown in FIG. 4 and step S113 shown in FIG. Yes, the predetermined order is given to the storage section 7 in order from the disk currently mounted on the player section 6.
0a, the storage unit 70b, the storage unit 70c, and the storage unit 70d are ejected in the order. According to the order, the eject operation at the time of the eject processing can be quickly performed, and the eject processing can be performed. It is possible to quickly perform the play operation on the disk remaining in the device later.

Further, the predetermined order of the eject process is sequentially set from the disc loaded in the player unit 6 to the storage unit 70.
b (standby position of the carrier 5), storage section 70a, storage section 7
If the order is 0c, the disc in the storage section 70d is ejected, the eject operation during the eject process can be performed quickly, and the disc remaining in the device after the eject process is ejected. The play operation can be quickly performed on the disc remaining in the device.

Further, if the predetermined order of the ejecting process is the order of ejecting the discs of the accommodating section 70d, the accommodating section 70c, the accommodating section 70b, and the accommodating section 70a in order from the disk mounted in the player section 6. In the case where the disc remaining in the device after the eject process is ejected, the eject operation can be quickly performed on the disc remaining in the device.

Incidentally, when the disc is not housed or mounted in any of the designated areas such as the player section 6 and the housing sections 70a to 70d in the respective predetermined orders at the time of the eject processing, It goes without saying that the empty designated area is skipped and the next designated area is accessed.

If the disc loaded in the player unit 6 at the time of the ejection process is not the α disc,
The discs may be ejected in the predetermined order after the discs are stored in the original storage section.

According to the ejecting processes of the first and second embodiments, the discs are ejected from the designated area in the device in the predetermined order. However, the old discs stored in the device are old. You may make it discharge sequentially from. In this case, the stored disk is stored in the backup memory (not shown) each time the first disk is stored in the device, and the data of each disk stored in the backup memory is stored during the eject process. Since the specified number of discs are ejected from the device in the oldest order, the user can eject the old discs from the device by a simple operation. The discs in the apparatus may be ejected in the new order instead of in the old order.

Further, according to the eject processing of the first and second embodiments, the disc is ejected from the designated area in the apparatus in a predetermined order, but the reproduction frequency varies depending on the reproduction frequency of the disc. A specified number of discs may be sequentially ejected from a small number of discs. In this case, the number of times of reproduction is counted every time the disc in the device is reproduced, and the counted number of reproductions is not shown. The disc is stored in the backup memory and is ejected sequentially from the disc having a low reproduction frequency based on the reproduction frequency stored in the backup memory during the eject process. It is possible to eject a disc that is less frequently heard, that is, less frequently heard by the user, from the device.
In addition, at the time of eject processing based on the reproduction frequency, if a plurality of disks having the same number of reproduction times of the disk to be ejected exist in the apparatus, a plurality of disks having the same reproduction frequency are arranged in the predetermined order. Is to be discharged based on

Further, according to the eject processing of the first and second embodiments, No. including the α designation key 107 is included. Key 1
Although the number of ejected sheets in the apparatus is specified according to the input of 03 to 106, it is less than or equal to a predetermined reproduction frequency in the disc in the apparatus according to the input of the eject command by the predetermined key input, for example, once. Discs that have not been played may be ejected from the device. In this case, the user can eject all the discs in the device that are least frequently listened to by a simple operation. .

Further, according to the stock processing of the first and second embodiments, the disks inserted in the apparatus in step S64 shown in FIG. 7 and step S94 shown in FIG. The storage unit 70a, the storage unit 70b, the storage unit 70c, the storage unit 70d, and the player unit 6 are sequentially stored in the predetermined order according to the order. It is possible to quickly perform the stock operation of the insertion disc at the time.

Further, if the predetermined order at the time of the stock processing is set in order from the storage section 70b (the standby position of the carrier 5) to the storage section 70a, the storage section 70c, the storage section 70d, and the player section 6, the stock is processed. Stock operations during processing can be performed quickly.

Further, the predetermined order at the time of the stock processing is sequentially from the storage section 70d to the storage section 70c and the storage section 70.
In the order of b, the storage section 70a, and the player section 6, it is possible to quickly perform the play operation for each of the stored disks after the stock process.

When a disc is stored or loaded in any of the designated areas such as the player section 6 and the storage sections 70a to 70d in each predetermined order during the stock processing, when the disc is being stored or It goes without saying that the designated area being mounted is skipped and the next empty designated area is accessed.

When the stock process is started,
If a disc other than the α disc is loaded in the player unit 6, the disc may be returned to the original storage unit and then stored in each empty storage area in the predetermined order.

According to the stock and eject processing in the second embodiment, the designated number of sheets to be ejected or stored in the apparatus is set to 5 by the input of the α designation key 107. Depending on the input of 107, all disks may be ejected or designated for storage regardless of the number of disks stored in the apparatus.

The MD device of the above embodiment has been described by applying to an autochanger capable of accommodating up to 5 discs, but this is not the case by increasing the number of accommodating portions of the stocker 7. Needless to say.

In the MD device, the disc is mounted on the player unit 6 according to the connection state of the carrier 5 and the player unit 6, and the disc currently mounted on the player unit 6 is rotationally driven. The carrier 5
It goes without saying that the disc may be attached to the player unit 6 in a state where the player unit 6 and the player unit 6 are independent of each other.

Further, the medium recording / reproducing apparatus in the above-mentioned embodiment has been explained by applying it to the MD apparatus, but an apparatus for handling an optical disk such as a CD, a magnetic disk such as a floppy disk, a digital cassette tape or the like. Needless to say, it is also applicable in.

[0122]

According to the first aspect of the present invention configured as described above.
According to inventions, discharge the number of recording media to be accommodated in the discharge or the device from within the device, specified by the input number of the discharge command or receiving command, the recording medium of the designated number from within the device Alternatively, since the recording medium is stored in the apparatus, the operability in storing and discharging the recording medium in the apparatus can be improved.

[0123] According to the invention of claim 2, designated by numerical values of the identification number corresponding to single <br/> number of recording medium accommodated in the discharge or the device from within the device to the media assignment instruction and, or the number of sheets of the recording medium which is the designated discharged from within the device, or because as or housed in the device, the operability at the time of storage and discharge of the recording medium in the said device Can be good.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the recording medium stored in the apparatus in response to the input of the ejection command is the one with the least reproduction frequency, that is, the recording medium with the least listening frequency to the user. Since the recording medium is ejected, the operability in ejecting the recording medium in the device can be improved, and the usability of the user in the device can be significantly improved.

[0125]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vehicle-mounted M to which a medium recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is applied.
It is sectional drawing which shows the outline of an internal structure in a D auto changer.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing escutcheons on the front surface of the MD autochanger.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit and a signal processing unit of the MD autochanger.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU in the eject processing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU in the eject processing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU in the stock processing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU in the stock processing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU in the eject and stock processing of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU in the eject and stock processing of the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU in the eject and stock processing of the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the configuration of a general MD.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Disc insertion port (insertion port) 4e Disc mounting completion sensor (designated area detection means) 5 Carrier (conveying means) 6 Player section (designated area) 70a to 70d Storage section (designated area) 71a to 71d Stock completion sensor (designated area) Detection means) 102 stock key (operation means; storage instruction) 103 to 106 No. Key (operating means; medium designation command) 107 α designation key (operating means; medium designation command) 116 Eject key (operating means; ejection command) 217 CPU (control means)

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-2-207757 (JP, A) JP-A-2-297754 (JP, A) JP-A-60-76051 (JP, A) JP-A-3- 97025 (JP, A) JP 60-160062 (JP, A) Actually developed 61-136367 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G11B 17/22-17 / 30 G11B 27/10-27/34 G11B 19/02-19/18

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An insertion port for inserting or ejecting a recording medium carrying information into or out of the device, and a designated area for accommodating a plurality of recording media sequentially inserted from the insertion port. A medium recording / reproducing apparatus for reproducing information or recording information on the recording medium, wherein the recording medium inserted from the insertion port in response to a storage instruction signal is stored in the designated area or ejected. Conveying means for discharging the recording medium stored in the designated area from the insertion port in response to a command signal, operating means for inputting a discharge command or a storing command, and recording medium stored in each designated area in the apparatus. The number of
Detect or detect the number of free designated areas in the designated area
Specified area detection means, the number of times the discharge command is input, and the specified area detection means
The discharge command is detected by comparing and detecting the number of printed recording media.
Is input more times than the detected number of recording media.
In this case, the detected number of recording media in the device
To send the discharge command signal to discharge from the
If the number of times the order is input is less than the number of detected recording media
If the number of recording media is the same as the number of times the discharge command is input,
Sends the discharge command signal to discharge from the device
Or, the number of inputs and the designated area detection means of the receiving command
Compare and detect the number of free designated areas detected in
The number of storage command inputs is the number of detected empty designated areas
If there are more than, the number of detected free designated areas
The same number of recording media as the
A command signal is sent and the number of times the storage command is input is detected
It has been in the case of less than or equal to the number of free designated area, medium characterized by a control means for sending said housing command signal for storing the number of inputs and the same number of sheets of the recording medium of the storage instruction in the device Recording / playback device. 2. A recording medium carrying information is inserted into the device.
Or, the insertion port for ejecting from inside the device and the insertion
Identification number for storing multiple recording media inserted sequentially from the mouth
Designated area distinguished by the number
On the other hand, a medium recording / reproducing device for reproducing information or recording information
And a recording medium inserted from the insertion port in response to a storage command signal.
The body was retract and to the designated area, or depending on the discharge command signal
Eject the recording medium stored in the specified area from the insertion slot.
Transporting means to be taken out, medium designating means for selecting the identification number, and the designated area
Number of recording media stored in, or empty space in the designated area.
Designated area detecting means for detecting the number of designated areas and the medium designating means when the discharge command is inputted.
With the numerical value of the selected identification number and the specified area detection means
The number of recording media detected is compared and detected, and the identification number
If the value of the number is larger than the number of detected recording media,
If the number of recording media detected is the same,
Sending the discharge command signal for discharging from inside the device,
The numerical value of the identification number is less than or equal to the number of detected recording media
In case of, the same number of recording media as the numerical value of the above identification number
Sends the discharge command signal to discharge from the device
Or, when the storage instruction is input, the medium designating means
Numerical value of the identification number selected by
By comparing and detecting the free designated area detected in the column,
The number of another number is more than the number of the specified free area detected above.
If there are many, the same number as the number of detected free designated areas
The storage command signal for storing one recording medium in the device.
No., and the numerical value of the identification number is the detected empty
If the number is less than the number of designated areas, it is the same as the numerical value of the above identification number.
A medium recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a control unit that sends out the storage command signal to store several recording media in the apparatus. 3. A recording medium stored in the apparatus.
The control means stores the reproduction frequency of the stored information, and the control means stores the reproduction frequency stored in the storage means .
Device in order from the recording medium whose reproduction frequency is low
The medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an ejection command signal for ejecting from inside is sent .