JP4425285B2 - Information management device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a media drive for supplying content and a plurality of sources including a storage device, and an output mode management unit that outputs the content by selecting one of the sources, and content from the media set in the media drive The output mode management unit is configured to select the storage device and reproduce and output a predetermined content when the ripping processor is activated. The present invention relates to an information management apparatus.

  In an audio apparatus provided with a ripping processing unit that reads content from a medium set in a media drive and stores it as a library in the storage device, the music data that is the content stored in the audio CD set by the user in the CD drive is reproduced. There has been proposed an audio device that simultaneously compresses and rips the data to a hard disk using a method such as MP3 or Atrac3.

  As such an audio apparatus, Patent Document 1 discloses a CD drive in which an audio CD is set, first and second buffer memories for buffering audio data, and audio output means for outputting reproduced audio data. And a large capacity storage means for accumulating and storing audio data, and reading out the audio data from the audio CD and storing it in the first buffer memory, and reading out the audio data at a writing speed of the large capacity storage means. And the audio data read out from the audio CD and stored in the second buffer memory, and the reproduction operation of reading out the audio data at the audio data reproduction rate and outputting it from the audio output means is repeated in parallel. Digital audio with control means Oh recording apparatus is disclosed.

  Audio devices that are ripped to a hard disk at several times speed cannot listen to music if played back as they are, and some devices are actually configured to read and play music data on the hard disk that has been ripped. .

In such an audio apparatus, in addition to the operation unit for the user to select and play the music playback mode, the audio CD is automatically switched to the CD playback mode by inserting the audio CD into the CD drive, and the audio CD is ejected from the CD drive. Then, there is provided a mode switching section for forcibly switching from the CD playback mode to the mode before inserting the CD.
JP 2002-203361 A

  However, in an audio apparatus provided with a ripping processing unit, the user's operation of inserting an audio CD into the CD drive does not always require the reproduction of the CD, and the ripping process is performed while listening to the content supplied from the current source. Only when the user wants to do so, or the operation of ejecting the audio CD from the CD drive does not necessarily request that the CD playback be stopped. A situation is assumed.

  As described above, the conventional audio apparatus is configured to automatically switch the mode by inserting or ejecting the audio CD into the CD drive. Therefore, the degree of freedom according to the user's intention is high. Since the output mode could not be selected, the operation unit had to be operated each time, and there was a problem that the user was stressed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information management apparatus that respects the user's intention without the content output state being switched uniformly by an operation of inserting or ejecting a CD or the like in view of the above-described conventional problems. is there.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the characteristic configuration of the information management apparatus according to the present invention is an output in which a plurality of sources including a media drive and a storage device for supplying content are connected, and one of the sources is selected to output the content. An information management apparatus comprising: a mode management unit ; and a ripping processing unit that reads content from a medium set in the media drive and stores the content as a library in the storage device, wherein the output mode management unit includes the ripping process The storage device is selected and the predetermined content is reproduced and output when the recording unit is in operation. When the medium is removed from the media drive during or after the ripping processing by the ripping processing unit is being performed, If the playback output of the content continues and the playback output of the content ends In that switches the selection state of the source.

According to the above-described configuration, the source switching unit does not stop the playback if the content is being played back when the media is taken out, and switches the source selection state when the playback of the content ends. At least when the medium is removed, the reproduction output of the content being reproduced and output is continued, and the source is switched after the reproduction output is completed, so that a natural reproduction state can be secured.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information management apparatus that respects the user's intention without the content output state being switched uniformly by the operation of inserting or ejecting a CD or the like. became.

  Hereinafter, an in-vehicle information management device which is an example of an information management device according to the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an in-vehicle audio device as an in-vehicle information management device that captures and records audio, images, and the like includes a signal processor 1, a storage device 2, an audio processor 41, a speaker 42, an image processor 43, It is configured to include functional blocks such as a display unit 44, an operation unit 5, and an information management unit 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the signal processing unit 1 includes a source signal selection unit 11, a recording buffer 12, a reproduction buffer 13, an encoder 14, and a decoder 15.

  The source signal selection unit 11 includes a CD player 110 that reproduces a CD, a DVD player 120 that reproduces a DVD, a radio reception unit 130 that receives radio broadcasts (AM broadcast and FM broadcast), and a television receiver 140 that receives television broadcasts. The navigation device 150 that guides the vehicle to the destination, and a switching circuit that selects at least one content composed of audio data or image data received from the storage device 2 or the like in which audio data or image data is stored. ing.

  The selected content is output to the recording buffer 12 and / or the reproduction buffer 13 described below. As the switching of the switch, for example, the content from the CD player 110 is output to the recording buffer 12 and the content from the storage device 2 is output to the reproduction buffer 13, or the content from the CD player 110 is recorded. For example, there are switching output to the buffer 12 and the reproduction buffer 13.

  The recording buffer 12 stores content input from the CD player 110, the DVD player 120, the radio receiving unit 130, the television receiving unit 140, or the navigation device 150 via the source signal selecting unit 11. It is configured as a buffer memory that is temporarily stored before writing to the device 2.

  The playback buffer 13 receives the audio from the CD player 110, the DVD player 120, the radio receiver 130, the television receiver 140, the navigation device 150, or the storage device 2 via the source signal selector 11. It is configured as a buffer memory that temporarily stores content to be output to the processing unit 41 or the image processing unit 43.

  The encoder 14 has a procedure for compressing the content stored in the recording buffer 12 in an integrated circuit, and the decoder 15 performs the decompression processing of the content stored in the reproduction buffer 13. The procedure for carrying out is constituted by an integrated circuit.

Of the content read from the storage device 2 and the content input via the source signal selection unit 11, audio data is output to the audio processing unit 41, and image data is output to the image processing unit 43. Although output, the control process for determining the output destination is performed by a control unit described later.

  The storage device 2 is configured by a storage medium such as a hard disk capable of storing a large amount of data, and stores the content input from the signal processing unit 1.

  Hereinafter, the data stored in the storage device 2 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage area of the storage device 2 includes an audio data area 21 in which audio data of content input from the CD player 110 or the DVD player 120 is stored for each song, An image data area 22 in which image data of content input from the navigation device 150 or the like is stored, a content attribute information area 23 in which content attribute information, which is information related to content, is stored, information on media, and the content attribute It is composed of a plurality of storage areas such as a content specifying information area 24 in which content specifying information, which is association information with information, is stored.

  The content attribute information includes address information indicating a head address on the storage device 2 in which the content is stored, a song name, an artist name, a performance time, an album name in which the content is recorded, an album genre, and the like. Consists of information.

  The content specifying information includes TOC (Table of contents) information about each album, recording numbers of contents recorded in each album, and content attribute information corresponding to each of the recording numbers. It is configured as.

  As described above, the content attribute information of the content stored in the audio data area 21 and the image data area 22 is obtained from the content attribute information stored in the content attribute information area 23 and recorded in the medium. The content attribute information for each content is obtained by comparing the recording number of the content and the TOC information stored in the media with the content specifying information stored in the content specifying information area 24.

  The content specifying information area 24 stores a large number (for example, 30,000 songs) of content specifying information at the time of shipment of the in-vehicle audio device. As a method of adding to the content specifying information area 24, there are a method of capturing as data superimposed on FM broadcast received from the radio receiving unit 130, a method of capturing via the Internet, and the like.

  The audio processing unit 41 includes a digital signal processing circuit such as a DSP that performs digital arithmetic processing on audio data, and the CD player 110, the DVD player 120, the radio receiving unit 130, or the storage device 2. The audio data output from the signal processing unit 1 through the signal processing unit 1 is adjusted for sound quality, volume, etc., D / A converted, amplified by an amplifier, and output to the speaker 42.

  The speaker 42 outputs the audio data output from the audio processing unit 41 as audio.

  The image processing unit 43 includes an image processing circuit such as a DSP that performs digital arithmetic processing on image data, a video memory (VRAM) in which the image data is stored, and the like from the navigation device 150 and the like. The image data output via the processing unit 1 is adjusted in color tone and contrast, and the adjusted image data is output to the display unit 44.

  The display unit 44 includes a liquid crystal touch panel, and the liquid crystal touch panel is provided in the navigation device 150 as a display screen of the navigation device 150, for example, as illustrated in FIG. The display screen of the display unit 44 displays map information from the navigation device 150, a plurality of menu keys 51, and the like.

  The operation unit 5 includes the menu key 51 and various switches 52 arranged in the lower stage of the display unit 44. When the operation unit 5 detects that the menu key 51 or the switch 52 is operated, the operation unit 5 sends information indicating the detection to the control unit described below, and the control unit that has received the information is based on the information. To control each functional block described above.

  Hereinafter, the information management unit 6 will be described in detail. The information management unit 6 is configured as a control unit that controls each of the functional blocks described above. The control unit includes a ROM for storing a control program and the like, and a working area used for data processing. A RAM, a CPU for calculating and executing the control program, and other necessary peripheral circuits are provided, and the predetermined functions of the functional blocks described above are realized by the control program executed by the CPU. Yes.

  Further, the information management unit 6 has a plurality of sources including the media drive (the CD player 110 and the DVD player 120) for supplying content and the storage device 2 as the predetermined function realized by the control program An output mode in which a CD player 110, the DVD player 120, the radio receiver 130, the television receiver 140, the navigation device 150, and the storage device 2) are connected, and any one of the sources is selected to output the content. The management unit 61 includes a ripping processing unit 62 that reads out content from the media set in the media drive and stores the content in the storage device 2 as a library.

  When the ripping processing unit 62 receives a signal indicating that the recording start switch has been operated from any of the media drives, the ripping processing unit 62 sends a signal (ripping start signal) notifying the output mode management unit 61 that ripping has started. At the same time, the source signal selection unit 11 is controlled so that the content (audio data in this embodiment) from the media drive where recording has started is selectively input to the recording buffer 12, and the audio data is recorded by the encoder 14. To compress.

  Next, the ripping processing unit 62 stores the compressed audio data as a library in the storage device 2 by controlling the storage device 2.

  Here, storing as a library means that the ripping processing unit 62 stores content attribute information of the audio data in the content attribute information area 23, and stores data information other than the content attribute information in the audio data. By storing in the data area 21, the content attribute information and the data information are stored as information associated with the address information of the content attribute information area 23.

  The output mode management unit 61 is configured to select the storage device 2 to reproduce and output predetermined audio data when the ripping processing unit 62 is operated. For example, the ripping processing unit 62 starts ripping When the signal is received, the source signal selection unit 11 is controlled to input the audio data from the storage device 2 to the reproduction buffer 12 and output it to the audio processing unit 41.

  Further, the output mode management unit 61 selects a source based on the output state of the content when the ripping process by the ripping process unit 62 is performed or after the media is removed from the media drive. A source switching unit 611 that switches the state is provided.

  This will be described in detail below. The output mode management unit 61 receives the ripping start signal from the ripping processing unit 62 or receives a signal (ripting end signal) notifying that ripping has been completed from the ripping processing unit 62. When a signal to the effect that the media discharge switch has been operated is received from the media drive that is the target of the ripping process by the processing unit 62, the source switching unit 611 controls the source signal selection unit 11 to switch the source selection state. Let

  When the source switching unit 611 receives an instruction to switch the source selection state from the output mode management unit 61, the audio data from any source depends on the output state of the content (audio data) at the time of receiving the command. To be output to the audio processing unit 41.

  More specifically, the source switching unit 611 maintains the source selection state when the content is being reproduced and output, and switches the source selection state when the content reproduction and output is completed.

  For example, when the source switching unit 611 receives a command to switch the source selection state from the output mode management unit 61, the output mode management unit 61 causes the audio processing unit 41 to output at the start of the ripping process. If the reproduction of the audio data from the storage device 2 is ongoing, the source signal selection unit 11 is controlled to continuously output the audio data from the storage device 2 to the audio processing unit 41, and If the reproduction of the audio data from the storage device 2 is finished, the source signal selection unit 11 is controlled to automatically output the audio data from a different source to the audio processing unit 41. Here, the source switching unit 611 causes the source signal selection unit 11 to select, for example, a source selected before starting the ripping process as a different source, and causes the audio processing unit 41 to output the source.

  According to the configuration described above, the source switching unit 611 does not stop the playback based on the output state of the content, that is, when the content is being played back when the media is taken out. By playing another source, it is possible to prevent the user from being in a state of discomfort such as a sudden interruption of the reproduction of the content or a sudden change of the reproduced content.

  The information management unit 6 further includes an output control unit 63 that fades out the content being reproduced and output.

  More specifically, when the source switching unit 611 receives an instruction to switch the source selection state from the output mode management unit 61, the source switching unit 611 maintains the source selection state when the content is being reproduced and output. The output control unit 63 controls the audio processing unit 41 so that the playback volume of the selected source is gradually reduced, and the playback output of the source ends when the playback volume becomes zero. The signal processing unit 1 and the storage device 2 are controlled, that is, the reproduction output of the source is forcibly terminated.

  According to the configuration described above, the output control unit 63 can quickly end content that the user no longer needs to listen to or content that the user no longer wants to listen to.

  Further, the information management unit 6 reproduces and outputs from the content stored in the library or the media so that the reproduction of the content is completed at the end of the ripping based on the predicted completion time of the ripping process by the ripping processing unit 62. A content selection unit 64 is provided for selecting content to be transmitted.

  More specifically, the content selection unit 64 executes ripping processing on audio data not yet stored as a library in the storage device 2 among the content (audio data) stored in the medium at the start of the ripping processing. The total ripping time when the selected audio data is ripped is calculated.

  Then, the content selection unit 64 selects audio data to be reproduced from audio data already stored as a library in the storage device 2. At this time, the content selection unit 64 selects the audio data so that the total reproduction time of the selected audio data matches the total ripping time.

  The output mode management unit 61 reproduces and outputs the audio data selected by the content selection unit 64. In the case of this embodiment, when the content selection unit 64 cannot select audio data whose total playback time and the total ripping time match, the output mode management unit 61 performs the ripping process. Play and output the media to execute in order from the first song.

  Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 5, the ripping processing unit 62 stores four pieces of sound data composed of M1 to M4 stored in the medium, and six pieces of sound data of M1, M4, and M5 to M8. The audio data selection by the content selection unit 64 when ripping to the storage device 2 at double speed will be described.

  First, the content selection unit 64 calculates the total ripping time. Since the audio data M1 and M4 are already stored in the storage device 2 as indicated by broken lines in the figure, the audio data M2 and M3 are ripped. Since ripping is executed at double speed, the total ripping time when the audio data M2 and M3 are ripped is 6 minutes.

  Next, the content selection unit 64 reproduces the audio data to be reproduced from the audio data (M3 to M6, M1, M4) stored in the storage device 2, and the total reproduction time thereof is the total ripping time (6 Min)). Combinations with a total playback time of 6 minutes are as follows. That is, the first song is M1 and the second song M2 is played, the first song is M2 and the second song is played M1, the first song is M2 and the second song is M5, the first song is M5 and the second song is M2 and M7 Only play is either. The content selection unit 64 determines which combination is selected based on a predetermined condition. As the predetermined condition, for example, audio data already stored in the storage device 2 at the start of ripping is preferentially selected, audio data having a short reproduction time is preferentially selected, and the number of songs to be reproduced is small. For example, audio data is selected.

  The output mode management unit 61 reproduces and outputs the audio data selected by the content selection unit 64. At this time, when reproducing the audio data M2, the output mode management unit 61 reproduces and outputs the audio data ripped and stored in the storage device 2 while ripping from the medium to the storage device 2.

  According to the above-described configuration, the content selection unit 64 selects the content so that the reproduction of the content is completed at the end of the ripping. Therefore, the standby state of the ripping process that occurs when the ripping end is earlier than the end of the content reproduction, It is possible to prevent a state in which no content is reproduced until the next reproduction start.

  The information management unit 6 further includes a notifying unit 65 that outputs a ripping end message to the ripping processing unit 62 when the ripping process ends, and the notifying unit 65 does not output a ripping end message when the vehicle is traveling. It is configured.

  More specifically, when the notification unit 65 receives a signal indicating that the ripping process has been completed from the ripping processing unit 62, the notification unit 65 determines the traveling state of the vehicle, and when the vehicle is stopped, the ripping processing unit 62. When the vehicle is traveling, the end message is not output to the ripping processor 62. The ripping processing unit 62 outputs the end message received from the notification unit 65 to the display unit 44 as shown in FIG.

  Here, for example, the notification unit 65 takes in the value of the speedometer of the vehicle and determines whether or not the vehicle is running based on whether or not the value is zero.

  Note that the output destination of the end message received from the notification unit 65 by the ripping processing unit 62 is not limited to the display unit 44, and for example, is output as a voice message to the speaker 42 via the voice processing unit 41. It may be.

  Since it is dangerous to frequently operate the audio device during driving of the vehicle, it is a preferable application example to apply the state management device according to the present invention to the vehicle as an in-vehicle information management device.

  Further, since the notification unit 65 does not output a ripping end message when the vehicle is traveling, it is possible to prevent an increase in the accident probability due to the driver's consciousness being directed to the audio device while driving the vehicle.

  The audio data ripping process by the information management unit 6 will be described below based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the ripping processing unit 62 receives a signal indicating that the medium to be ripped has been inserted (SA1), the TOC information of the inserted medium, the content specifying information and the content attribute information stored in the storage device 2, and Are compared, it is determined whether or not each piece of music included in the inserted medium, that is, audio data is already stored in the storage device 2 (SA2).

  In step SA2, when the ripping processing unit 62 determines that all audio data included in the medium is already stored in the storage device 2, the output mode management unit 61 starts playback of the medium. (SA3). Here, the media playback may be data playback from the media or data playback of the same audio data as the media audio data stored in the storage device 2. . The information management unit 6 may be configured to maintain the source selection state before the media is inserted instead of playing the media.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step SA2 that the ripping processing unit 62 determines that at least one piece of audio data included in the medium is not yet stored in the storage device 2, the content selection unit 64 Audio data to be reproduced and output during the ripping process by the ripping processor 62 is selected (SA4).

  In step SA4, if the content selection unit 64 cannot select the audio data so that the total reproduction time of the selected audio data matches the total time of the ripping process, the content selection unit 64 With respect to all the contents of the media, it is selected that the recording number is reproduced in order from the first content (SA5), the output mode management unit 61 starts reproduction of the selected content, and the ripping processing unit 62 performs ripping processing. Is started (SA6).

  On the other hand, when the content selection unit 64 can select the audio data so that the total reproduction time of the selected audio data matches the total time of the ripping process in step SA4 (SA7), the output The mode management unit 61 starts reproduction and output of the selected contents in the selected order, and the ripping processing unit 62 starts the ripping process (SA8).

  When the ripping process by the ripping processor 62 is completed (SA9, SA10), the notification unit 65 determines the traveling state of the vehicle (SA11), and outputs an end message when the vehicle is not traveling (SA12).

  Thereafter, when the vehicle stops before the medium is ejected (SA13), the notification unit 65 outputs an end message (SA12).

  At the time when the medium is ejected (SA13), when the reproduction output by the output mode management unit 61 is finished (SA14), the source switching unit 611 automatically switches the source selection state (SA15). If the reproduction output by the output mode management unit 61 has not ended (SA14), the source switching unit 611 maintains the source selection state (SA16), and the reproduction by the source in which the output control unit 63 is maintained is performed. Is faded out to stop reproduction (SA17).

  Hereinafter, another embodiment will be described. In the above-described embodiment, the source switching unit 611 has been described to automatically switch the source selection state when the content reproduction output ends. However, the source switching unit 611 has completed the content reproduction output. It may be configured that the source selection setting display is sometimes performed and the set source is selected.

  More specifically, the source switching unit 611 does not automatically switch the source selection state when the content reproduction / output ends (SA14 in FIG. 6), but instead of automatically switching the source selection state as shown in FIG. 7A. A screen is displayed on the display unit 44, and the vehicle driver or the like can select a source to be reproduced and output next, thereby selecting a source desired by the user. In the figure, the sources of the CD and DVD are indicated by broken lines, indicating that the media cannot be selected because no media is inserted in these sources, and can be selected when the media is inserted. Become.

  In the above-described embodiment, the information management unit 6 includes the output control unit 63. The output control unit 63 has been described as fading out content being reproduced and output. However, the information management unit 6 includes content attribute information. The content selection unit 64 may be configured to select content related to the content being reproduced and output from the library as the content to be reproduced and output next. That is, the content selection unit 64 described in the above embodiment has this function in addition to the function of selecting content based on the predicted end time of the ripping process described in the above embodiment.

  More specifically, the source switching unit 611 maintains the source selection state when the content is being reproduced and output when the medium is ejected (step SA16 in FIG. 6). At this time, the content selection unit 64 Then, after accessing the content attribute information area 23 of the storage device 2 and referring to the content attribute information of the content being reproduced and output, the content having the content attribute information related to the referenced content attribute information is detected. .

  Here, the related content attribute information refers to the plurality of content attribute information in which at least one of the constituent name, such as artist name, album name, and genre, is the same among the plurality of content attribute information. is there.

  The content selection unit 64 has the most relevant content attribute information among the detected contents, that is, content attribute information having the largest number of the same components as the content attribute information of the content being reproduced and output. The content is selected from the library as the content to be reproduced and output next, and is automatically reproduced and output when the content being reproduced and output ends.

  In addition, the content selection unit 64, instead of automatically reproducing and outputting the content having the most relevant content attribute information among the detected contents when the content being reproduced and output ends, is shown in FIG. As shown in b), the detected content may be displayed in a list form so that the vehicle driver or the like can select the content to be reproduced and output next. In FIG. 7B, when the driver or the like of the vehicle operates the selection switch 641, the content shown on the right side of the operated selection switch 641 is reproduced and output next.

  According to the above-described configuration, the content that the user wants to hear or the content that the user wants to hear can be selected as the content to be reproduced next.

  In the above-described embodiment, the information management unit 6 uses the content stored in the library or the media so that the reproduction of the content is completed at the end of the ripping, based on the predicted end time of the ripping process by the ripping processing unit 62. Although the configuration including the content selection unit 64 for selecting the content to be reproduced and output has been described, the ripping processing unit 62 in the information management unit 6 determines the ripping speed based on the predicted end time of the content to be reproduced and output. It may be configured to switch.

  This will be described in detail below. In the following description, it is assumed that the first piece of inserted media is reproduced and output simultaneously with the start of ripping, that is, the content selection unit 64 does not select the content to be reproduced and output.

  The ripping processing unit 62 selects audio data that is not yet stored as a library in the storage device 2 as audio data to be subjected to the ripping process, among the contents (audio data) stored in the medium.

  Then, the ripping processing unit 62 switches the ripping speed so that the total time required for the ripping process coincides with the predicted end time, with the time until the first song of the input medium is ended as the predicted end time.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a case where the in-vehicle audio device rips four pieces of audio data composed of M11 to M14 stored in a medium to the storage device 2 will be described below.

  First, the ripping processor 62 selects audio data to be subjected to ripping processing. Since the audio data M12 is already stored in the storage device 2 as indicated by a broken line in the figure, the audio data M11, M13, and M14 are selected as ripped audio data.

  The ripping processing unit 62 switches the ripping speed so that the estimated end time is 4 minutes, which is the performance time of the first piece of media, that is, the audio data M11, and the total ripping time is 4 minutes. Specifically, since the total ripping time when the ripping process is executed at the same speed is 16 minutes, the total ripping time for the double speed is 8 minutes, and the total ripping time for the quadruple speed is 4 minutes. Become. That is, the ripping processing unit 62 switches the ripping speed to 4 × speed.

  Similar to the above-described embodiment, that is, the content selection unit 64 selects the content to be reproduced and output from the content stored in the library or the media so that the reproduction of the content is terminated at the end of ripping. According to the configuration, it is possible to prevent a standby process that is required when the ripping end is earlier than the content reproduction end and a state in which no content is reproduced until the next reproduction start that occurs when it is late.

  The information management unit 6 selects a content to be played back and output from the content stored in the library or the media so that the content selection unit 64 finishes playing the content when ripping is completed, and the ripping process. A configuration in which the configuration in which the ripping speed is switched so that the reproduction of the content ends when the unit 62 ends ripping may be used.

  That is, the content selection unit 64 selects the audio data so that the total reproduction time of the selected audio data matches the ripping total time at the ripping speed switched by the ripping processing unit 62.

  In the above-described embodiment, the information management unit 6 uses the content stored in the library or the media so that the reproduction of the content is completed at the end of the ripping, based on the predicted end time of the ripping process by the ripping processing unit 62. The configuration including the content selection unit 64 that selects the content to be reproduced and output has been described. However, the output mode management unit 61 in the information management unit 6 indicates that the predicted end time of the content to be reproduced and output is the rip processing unit. The configuration may be such that the source selection state before the ripping process is maintained when delaying from the predicted end time of the ripping process by 62.

  This will be described in detail below. For example, in the above-described embodiment, when the content selection unit 64 cannot select audio data whose total playback time and ripping total time match, the output mode management unit 61 executes the ripping process. The media is played and output in order from the first song. In such a case, all the songs on the media are played from the first song, and the ripping process is faster than the playback output. Is predicted to be later than the predicted end time of the ripping process performed by the ripping processor 62.

  In the case described above, the output mode management unit 61 selects the source selected before starting the ripping process instead of reproducing the audio data stored in the medium or the audio data stored in the storage unit 2. The content input from is output to the audio processing unit 41. Needless to say, when the source selected before starting the ripping process is the media drive or the storage unit 2, the content input from these sources is output to the audio processing unit 41.

  According to the above-described configuration, the output mode management unit 61 plays the source content before the ripping process in the background when the ripping end is earlier than the content playing end, so that the content reproduction is performed when the ripping process ends. It is possible to prevent interruption.

In addition, when the content of the source before the ripping process is played back during the ripping process, if the purpose of the media input is not to listen to the content but to rip, the user wants to hear most is selected before the ripping process. This is a good choice because it is likely that the source is.

  In the above-described embodiment, in the information management apparatus 6, when the source switching unit 611 finishes reproducing and outputting content (SA14 in FIG. 6), the source selection setting screen as shown in FIG. When the content selection unit 64 maintains the source selection state by the source switching unit 611 (see FIG. 6). In step SA16), content having highly relevant content attribute information is detected, and the detected content is displayed in a list form as shown in FIG. 7B, and then reproduced and output to the driver of the vehicle or the like. Although the configuration for selecting the content to be selected has been described, the information management device 6 stores an operation characteristic such as the driver of the vehicle as described below. It may be configured with.

  In other words, the information management device 6 selects after the completion of the ripping process by the ripping processing unit and is operated based on an instruction from the source switching unit 611 or the content selection unit 64 when the medium is removed from the media drive. A configuration may be provided that includes an automatic selection unit that stores the operation content and causes the information management device 6 to perform an operation in accordance with the operation content when the information management device 6 is activated after the next activation.

  When switching the source selection state in step SA15 in the above-described embodiment, or when returning to the source selected before starting the ripping process, the source to be switched is the radio reception unit 130 or the television reception unit 140. If the reception state is poor, the output mode management unit 61 may change the reception channel.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which audio data is ripped as content has been described, but what is ripped in the storage device 2 is not limited to audio data, and may be, for example, image data.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the information management device is applied to the in-vehicle audio device mounted on the vehicle as the in-vehicle information management device has been described. However, the information management device is not limited to the in-vehicle audio device, but is a stationary type. The configuration may also be applied to an audio device mounted on a portable type or other vehicle (train, ship, airplane, etc.) other than a vehicle.

  The embodiment described above describes an example for realizing the present invention, and the specific circuit configuration of each part is appropriately changed and designed according to the system to be constructed as long as the effects of the present invention are achieved. It is possible.

Block configuration diagram of an in-vehicle audio apparatus provided with an information management apparatus according to the present invention Block diagram of signal processing unit Explanatory drawing about the storage contents of the storage device (A) shows a display part and an operation part, (b) is explanatory drawing which showed the display of the completion message. Explanatory drawing about selection of audio data by content selection unit Flow chart for explaining the ripping process by the information management unit 6 (A) shows a source selection setting screen, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing a screen on which the content detected by the content selection unit is displayed in a list format. Explanatory drawing about ripping speed switching by ripping processor

2: Storage device 6: Information management device 61: Output mode management unit 611: Source switching unit 62: Ripping processing unit 63: Output control unit 64: Content selection unit 65: Notification unit

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A plurality of sources including a media drive that supplies content and a storage device are connected, an output mode management unit that selects one of the sources and outputs the content, and reads the content from the media set in the media drive, and An information management device comprising a ripping processing unit for storing as a library in a storage device,
The output mode management unit selects and outputs the predetermined content by selecting the storage device when the ripping processing unit is operated, and when the ripping processing by the ripping processing unit is performed or after the end, An information management device that, when removed from a media drive, continues to reproduce and output content that is being reproduced and outputs, and switches the source selection state when the reproduction and output of the content is completed . The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output mode management unit performs source selection setting display when content reproduction output ends, and selects the set source . When the storage device is selected as a source, a content selection unit that selects content related to the content being reproduced and output from the library as content to be reproduced and output next based on content attribute information included in the library is provided. The information management apparatus according to claim 2 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an output control unit that fades out content being reproduced and output . The ripping processing unit, the information management apparatus according to claim 1, rip the predicted ending time of the content to be reproduced and output is configured to switch the ripping speed to the end of the 4. The content selection part which selects the content which should be reproduced | regenerated and output from the content memorize | stored in the said library or the said media so that reproduction | regeneration output may be complete | finished at the completion | finish prediction time of the ripping process by the said ripping process part. 4. The information management device according to any one of 4 . The output mode management unit maintains the source selection state before the ripping process when the predicted end time of the content to be played back is delayed from the predicted end time of the ripping process by the ripping process unit. 6. The information management device according to any one of 6 . The information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is an in-vehicle information management device, and includes a notification unit that outputs a ripping end message to the ripping processing unit at the end of the ripping process, and the notification unit is a vehicle An in-vehicle information management device configured not to output a ripping end message when traveling.

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