CN101500113A - Method for controlling portable player and corresponding electronic appliance - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for controlling a portable media player and a corresponding electronic device. A mode of connecting the portable media player to the electronic device is mainly adopted, the portable multimedia player is controlled by the electronic device by an interface device, and a media signal provided by the portable media player is obtained simultaneously, thus leading users to carry our operations such as playing control and the like more conveniently to media files in the portable multimedia player by the interface provided by the electronic device.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to electronic technology field, be specifically related to control the method and the corresponding electronic device of portable electronic device.
Background technology
The each side technology contents relevant with technical scheme described in specification of the present invention and/or claims introduced in this part.These correlation techniques are discussed are helped to provide background information, thereby understand the present invention better.Therefore, this part content is interpreted as technical foundation of the present invention rather than admission of prior art.
Many portable media devices can be used for storage and playing media file, for example audio file, video file, static number image file etc.For ease of playing media file, these equipment have acoustic component usually, or video components, or the two has concurrently.For example, common portable electronic device generally can comprise miniature loudspeaker and undersized video display.But, because the portable set size is less, people wish to watch or to listen to media file sometimes on more large-scale equipment.For example, be difficult to use portable electronic device effectively to audient's playing media file of large contingent.Therefore, in order effectively to play the media file that is stored on the portable set, portable electronic device need be connected to more large-scale equipment, for example stero set or television set etc.
Although present media system can be implemented in the media file of playing on the electronic equipments such as television set or stereo component system from portable electronic device, but, just it seems at present that therefore the use of these systems is inconvenient owing to still need broadcast to be controlled by portable electronic device.For example, when starting the broadcast on electronic equipment of file from portable electronic device, may need to operate the control assembly on the portable electronic device, for example, be positioned at the button on the portable electronic device panel.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides method and the corresponding electronic device that directly on the electronic equipment that links to each other, to carry out Play Control to portable electronic device.
A kind of electronic equipment comprises: user interface is used to provide the inputting interface of user command on electronic equipment (100); Interface (110) is used for the user command according to the user interface input, sends command signal to portable electronic device (104) by interface equipment (128); Signal source input (102) is used for being connected with interface equipment (128), and media signal is transferred to electronic equipment (100) from portable electronic device (104); Media subsystem (112) is used for the playing media signal, and the mentioned order signal that sends portable electronic device (104) to is used to control the broadcast of media signal.
A kind of method of controlling the portable electronic device (104) that is attached thereto by electronic equipment (100), comprise: go up at electronic equipment (100) and show user interface, this user interface is used to provide the inputting interface of the user command of controlling portable electronic device (104); User command according to input sends command signal to portable electronic device (104) by interface equipment (128); By interface equipment (128) media signal is transferred to electronic equipment (100) from portable electronic device (104); Media subsystem (112) in electronic equipment (100) is gone up the media signal of playing from portable electronic device (104).
A kind of electronic equipment (100) is used to control the portable electronic device (104) that is attached thereto, and this electronic equipment comprises: will send the module of portable electronic device (104) from the control information of this electronic equipment (100) to; To send the module of electronic equipment (100) from the media signal of portable electronic device (104) to, alleged media signal comprises audio signal, or vision signal, or the two has concurrently; The module of showing user interface; Alleged user interface is used for providing following operation to the user, select a media file on the portable electronic device (104), the order that input is used to play the media file on the selected portable electronic device (104) is gone up the media signal that demonstration comprises selected media file at the media subsystem (112) of electronic equipment (100).
The present invention adopts the mode that portable electronic device is connected to electronic equipment by interface equipment, portable electronic device is controlled by interface equipment by electronic equipment, and obtain the media signal that provides by portable electronic device, make and more easily the media file on the portable electronic device is carried out such as operations such as Play Control at the interface that the user can provide by electronic equipment.
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Fig. 1 is the logical construction schematic diagram of an embodiment of electronic equipment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet of an embodiment of the inventive method.
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Hereinafter one or more embodiments of the present invention are described.The full content of actual execution mode is not described at this for simplicity.Be to be understood that, in the execution of these actual execution modes, as in any engineering or design object, (these targets are because of execution mode difference difference for the specific objective of realizing exploitation side, as meet relevant with system and commercial relevant constraint etc.), must make many concrete decisions.And implementation possibility complexity and a good while consuming time, however, for those those of ordinary skill that will benefit from the disclosed technology contents of the present invention, this is the regular works of just design, processing, manufacturing still.
The embodiment of the invention relates to a kind of electronic equipment, is used for being connected with interface equipment or docking station by wireless or direct mode.Alleged interface equipment is used to connect portable electronic device, makes the media file that is stored on the portable electronic device to play by this electronic equipment, and can control portable electronic device by this electronic equipment.In addition, the embodiment of the invention also provides corresponding system, comprises the electronic equipment that contains above-mentioned interface equipment.
In one embodiment of the present invention, electronic equipment (for example, television set) can pass through interface (for example, serial line interface) and be connected with interface equipment or docking station.Particularly, alleged interface equipment can be connected with the signal input part on this electronic equipment, for example audio input end, or video inputs, or the two all has.Simultaneously, this interface equipment also can be used for being connected with portable electronic device, so that the communicating by letter of portable electronic device and electric room.In addition, in the embodiment of the invention, interface equipment also can be used for realizing by electronic equipment portable electronic device being controlled.For example, interface equipment can make control assembly on the electronic equipment be used to play media file on the portable electronic device.In the embodiment of the invention, operational portable electronic device comprises portable audio player, portable video player, portable mixed-media player, perhaps other any type of player needs only it and has the internal circuit that can produce media signal.It should be noted that employed electronic equipment can be used to control the order of portable electronic device by user interface input.Alleged control can comprise that for example, the control signal of being sent by electronic equipment sends portable electronic device to by interface equipment.
Fig. 1 is the logical construction schematic diagram of an embodiment of electronic equipment 100 of the present invention.Each subsystem that electronic equipment 100 is comprised is represented with corresponding functional modules respectively in Fig. 1.The one of ordinary skilled in the art all knows, each functional module among Fig. 1 all can comprise hardware element (for example circuit), perhaps software element (for example being stored in the computer code on the computer-readable medium), the perhaps element that combines by software and hardware.
Portable electronic device 104 comprises the various portable electric appts that are used for storing with the telotism of playing digital medium.And, portable electronic device 104 comprise also that the user is easy to carry about with one and can be under various environment when outdoor exercises (for example travel on a plane or) condition the independent equipment that uses.For example, portable electronic device 104 can comprise audio player, video player, or multimedia player etc., as the iPod of Apple's release
, the Zune that Microsoft releases, the LYRA that RCA Corp. releases
TMDeng.
For ease of connecting portable electronic device 104, between portable electronic device 104 and electronic equipment 100, be connected into interface equipment 128.Interface equipment 128 can be connected with electronic equipment 100 by control cable 130, and control cable 130 is connected to the interface 110 of electronic equipment 100.In addition, interface equipment 128 can be connected to the signal source input 102 of electronic equipment 100 by signal cable 132, and signal cable 132 comprises audio frequency and/or vision cable.Signal source input 102 can be used for receiving the simulated audio signal from interface equipment 128, analog video signal, digital audio and video signals, digital video signal, or the combination in any of above-mentioned signal.
The one of ordinary skilled in the art all knows, and interface equipment 128 both can be an external device as shown in Figure 1, also can be integrated in the electronic equipment 100.Owing to can control portable electronic device 104 by electronic equipment 100, not need to use the control assembly on the portable electronic device 104 when therefore playing.So, if interface equipment 128 is integrated in the electronic equipment 100, it can be set in certain partition door of electronic equipment 100 or on the backboard.
Being connected between electronic equipment 100 and the interface equipment 128 can be used cable, and cable 130 and 132 for example is from physically being connected to electronic equipment 100 with interface equipment 128.Alternatively, also can use numeral or analog wireless signals to connect.For example, be close to suitable distance with the electronic equipment 100 that has interface 110 (comprising the transceiver that is complementary), then connect and to set up automatically if having the interface equipment 128 of wave point (for example, wireless network transceiver, bluetooth transceiver etc.).
In some embodiments, interface equipment 128 can have embedded micro-processor, signal 134 and 136 is changed, to realize communicating by letter of portable electronic device 104 and 100 of electronic equipments.But, in other embodiments, interface equipment also can not need to have signal 134 and 136 is carried out the adaptive microprocessor of communicating by letter of realizing 100 of portable electronic device 104 and electronic equipments.Do not need in the execution mode of microprocessor at these, interface equipment 128 becomes simpler, can correspondingly reduce cost.
As mentioned above, in the embodiment of the invention, electronic equipment 100 can be used for allowing the user to control portable electronic device 104, reads the content that is stored on the portable electronic device 104, and uses the corresponding subsystem of electronic equipment 100 that these contents are play.How relevant electronic equipment 100 reads from the content of portable electronic device 104 and the detailed content of playing and will be illustrated with reference to Fig. 2 hereinafter.
Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet of an embodiment of the present invention's method 200 of reading and playing the content on the portable electronic device.Method 200 starts from picture frame 202.Shown in picture frame 204, judge whether electronic equipment has connected interface equipment, for example docking station earlier.For the execution mode that interface equipment is integrated in the electronic equipment, this step can be omitted.
If interface equipment is not connected with electronic equipment, method 200 ends at picture frame 206.Otherwise if interface equipment is connected with electronic equipment, then method 200 continues to carry out to picture frame 208.In picture frame 208, method 200 carry out judge portable electronic device whether with the interface equipment step of connecting.
If portable electronic device is not connected with interface equipment, method 200 ends at picture frame 206.Otherwise if portable electronic device is connected with interface equipment, then method is continued to carry out to picture frame 210 by picture frame 208.In picture frame 210, method 200 is carried out and is judged whether electronic equipment receives the step of order.For example, certain with the execution mode of television set as electronic equipment in, if method 200 determines that in picture frame 208 portable electronic device is connected with interface equipment, method 200 can automatically perform such as, open portable electronic device, listing the media file that is stored on the portable electronic device on the television screen, perhaps the step of other available commands.In addition, the user can select portable electronic device by the menu of having listed available input equipment.In this embodiment, have only when portable electronic device to be connected to access device, it just can be displayed on the menu.Then, the user can use a teleswitch rolling view to be stored in media file tabular on the portable electronic device, and highlights media file or the executable order that can play.In case certain order is highlighted, the user can be by pressing certain button, and options button (SELECT) for example comes in the startup method 200 execution in step to this order.
If method 200 is determined not receive orders, then forward picture frame 214 to from picture frame 210 in picture frame 210.In picture frame 214, method 200 carry out judge portable electronic device whether still with the interface equipment step of connecting.If portable electronic device still keeps connecting, the flow process of method 200 turns back to picture frame 210, continues to carry out to judge whether the step that receives orders.
If method 200 is confirmed portable electronic device and is connected with the interface equipment disconnection that the flow process of method 200 forwards picture frame 216 to from picture frame 214.In picture frame 216, method 200 carry out judge interface equipment whether still with the electronic equipment step of connecting.Similar with the situation of picture frame 204, for the execution mode that interface equipment is integrated in the electronic equipment, this step can be omitted.If interface equipment still keeps connecting, the flow process of method 200 turns back to picture frame 208, carry out judge portable electronic device whether with the interface equipment step of connecting.Otherwise method 200 ends at picture frame 206.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step in the whole bag of tricks of the foregoing description is to instruct relevant hardware to finish by program, this program can be stored in the computer-readable recording medium, and storage medium can comprise: read-only memory (ROM:Read Only Memory), random access memory (RAM:Random Access Memory), disk or CD etc.
Although the present invention allows various modifications and alternative form, its embodiment has been shown in the sketch and at this by example and has been elaborated.Should be appreciated that the present invention has a mind to be subject to these disclosed concrete forms.On the contrary, the present invention is intended to cover and falls into the inventive concept that is indicated in the appended claims and all modifications, equivalent and the substitute of protection range.
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1, a kind of electronic equipment (100) is characterized in that, comprising:
User interface is used to provide the inputting interface of user command on electronic equipment (100);
Interface (110) is used for according to described user command, sends command signal to portable electronic device (104) by interface equipment (128);
Signal source input (102) is used for being connected with described interface equipment (128), and media signal is transferred to described electronic equipment (100) from described portable electronic device (104);
Media subsystem (112) is used to play described media signal, and the described command signal that sends described portable electronic device (104) to is used to control the broadcast of described media signal.
2, electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 (100) is characterized in that: described interface equipment (128) is connected with described electronic equipment (100) by wireless transceiver.
3, electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 (100), it is characterized in that: described command signal is used to indicate described portable electronic device (104) that directory information is offered described electronic equipment (100), described directory information comprises media file tabular, or playlist directory, or the two has concurrently.
4, electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 (100) is characterized in that: described user interface comprises input equipment (118), is used to receive the order that remote control transmitter (122) sends.
5, electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 (100) is characterized in that: described interface (110) comprises the serial line interface that is used to connect described interface equipment (128).
6, electronic equipment as claimed in claim 5 (100) is characterized in that: described serial line interface is the RS-232 serial port.
7, electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 (100), it is characterized in that, also comprise: memory, be used for storage computation machine readable program code, described computer readable program code is used for controlling described portable electronic device (104) by described interface (110).
8, electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 (100) is characterized in that, also comprises: memory is used to store the directory information that described portable electronic device (104) sends.
9, control the method for the portable electronic device (104) that is attached thereto by electronic equipment (100), it is characterized in that, comprising:
Go up the displaying user interface at electronic equipment (100), described user interface is used to provide the inputting interface of the user command of controlling described portable electronic device (104);
According to described user command, send command signal to portable electronic device (104) by interface equipment (128);
By described interface equipment (128) media signal is transferred to described electronic equipment (100) from described portable electronic device (104);
Media subsystem (112) in described electronic equipment (100) is gone up the described media signal of playing from described portable electronic device (104).
10, method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises: send the directory information of described portable electronic device (104) to described electronic equipment (100) by the interface (110) that is connected with described interface equipment (128).
11, method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises: the file directory that will be stored on the described portable electronic device (104) is presented on the display subsystem (112) of described electronic equipment (100).
12, method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, the user interface of described electronic equipment (100) is used for providing following operation to the user:
Check the upward tabulation of the media file of storage of described portable electronic device (104);
Select a media file on the described portable electronic device (104);
Input command, described order are used for going up the media file of playing on the selected described portable electronic device (104) at described electronic equipment (100).
13, method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises: will be from the described portable electronic device of media signal typing (104) of described electronic equipment (100).
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