DE19831653A1 - Apparatus system for wireless remote selection and calling up of audio data stored in a data bank for selection of desired music using a telemusic center - Google Patents

Abstract

The system enables the user to make an audio or music selection independent of mobile audio carriers by wireless remote calling. Selection and calling up from a local data bank is carried out independent of the location of the calling end. The system includes a telemusic center which is a type of stereo system at e.g. the user's home. This includes a CD player in the form of a juke box. The system also includes a telemusic transfer module in the form of a cordless telephone which can be connected to various audio devices in different locations and makes radio contact with the base station.

Description

Current situation of the customer

What options does a customer have, where does music go? ren? There is the stereo at home, a car radio, a walkman and maybe a portable radio in the work rooms.

The customer either relies on what broadcasting offers to listen to programs or hears those with favorites Music cassette recorded audio or plays his own constantly changing favorite CD's.

Problems with customers listening to music

The self-made audio cassette becomes boring or egg Another one is just not at hand because they are on one instead of in the car another place, namely at home, is in the living room. Just like that it stays with the CD's. Add to that that not all Finding music on a CD a favor. One would like to select want what you can't do with all CD- Players can. In addition, you can not keep audio tapes or Carry it around with you. In the car, the CD container takes that small jukebox, a CD player space away or it can only ever a CD can be played because a CD-  Change is associated with misdirected attention and could cause an accident.

TeMsys as a solution for the customer TeleMusikCenter

The TeleMusicCenter is the focus of the TeMsys product idea (TMC). This center is a kind of stereo system and is located on the Customer's place of residence. This TeleMusicCenter (TMC) contains one CD player in the form of a jukebox. There can be more than 20 CD's being held. The jukebox from Sony can store 200 CDs to take. When changing the CD in the jukebox, ei is created ne rest phase by using a second CD player could be prevented.

TeMsys outdoor stations

The customer can add TeM to the TeleMusicCenter (TMC) as required Purchase sys door stations. There is the TeleMusikMakro (TMMak), a kind of case device, a portable music device with loudspeaker cherboxen, the TeleMusikMikro (TMMik) a kind of Walkman, a trag  bares miniature device with headphones and finally one Autostation, a CarTeleMusikStation (CTMS).

TeleMusikTransferModul (TMTM)

The new thing about the product idea is the TeleMusikTransferModul (TMTM). It's a kind of cordless phone. The usual cordless Telephone device has a base station that ver with the telephone network is bound and the cordless telephone itself, which is sent via radio signal Base station maintains contact. The TeMsys is based on this very reason location. The TeleMusicCenter (TMC) is the base station and the TeleMusikTransferModul (TMTM) the cordless telephone.

This TeleMusikTransferModul (TMTM) can be used in all TeMsys Outstations can be inserted. With this device Mu pieces of music from the TeleMusicCenter (TMC) to the outstations in compressed form transferred. The outside must also do this stations within range of the base station’s radio signals TeleMusicCenter (TMC) are located. That is, overnight, for example assign the CarTeleMusikStation (CTMS) of the car that is currently in the Garage stands can be charged with pieces of music.

In addition and important to note is that the music data can be received at the same time if even a piece of music is played on the TeMsys outdoor station.  

The TeleMusikTransferModul (TMTM) is used for data transmission Call up the phone number reserved for the TeleMusicCenter (TMC) fen and thus the connection is established.

Database and programming

The pieces of music are still kept on the CD. In addition, when the CD is inserted, the corresponding one on the CD Scanned barcode located. Because of this reading basic data is stored in the database of TeleMusic Center (TMC), activated and displayed. The basic data should be: Number of the place where the CD is in the TeleMusicCenter (TMC), Music track number of the CD, artist, music title, year of production and Playing time.

With the help of the cursor and displays, which will be more accurate afterwards the favorite pieces of music of the im TeleMusicCenter (TMC) inserted CD's filtered out and with ei provided with a sequential number that precedes the piece of music becomes. The serial number then replaces the for the sake of simplicity CD and track number. Each out on this record selected favorite piece of music can be given grades, which are also appended to each record.  

Cursor and display

From the aforementioned data, serial number, artist, title, Year of production, playing time and grade are parallel to the CD music Data built a database.

The database held in the TeleMusicCenter (TMC) is in a kind of list or table with columns and rows. For each the record, d. H. one line is allocated for each piece of music. The individual data of the piece of music are each in a column shown. That is, there is a column for the serial number, one for the artist, the music title, the year of production, the playing time and the personal grade and every line is through the da ten of a piece of music.

The display in each of the TeMsys modules (except TMTM) shows practically table a small section of the list or table d. H. so the Database. A cursor appears on the display. That is, each Data cell including column heading is darkened if there is the cursor is on this field. With four (direction) buttons to move around in this list. With another (sort) key can the individual pieces of music record d. Rows in columns be pre-sorted. The cursor must be in this column the. That is, Artist and title are alphabetical, serial number, Year of production, playing time and grade pre-sorted numerically. Located the cursor in the data record to be transferred can by triggering another (selection) key of the piece of music record in of the TeMsys front-door station. Finally  the transfer is activated by pressing another (transfer) button of the "collected" pieces of music based on the records from the CD on TeMsys release triggered

Special technical features

Each of these TeMsys outdoor stations (TMMak, TMMik, CTMS) is included a hard disk as used in PCs. The ones from TeleMusikTransferModul (TMTM) transmitted music pieces then saved on that hard drive. In addition, each of these is Au ß stations with a kind of working memory, as also in the PC technology is used, equipped. When a title is played should be, it is then from the hard disk in the working memory cher transferred and then "played".

The masses of data that would be transferred could be with compression methods, for example with the program Reduce "Musicam" significantly.

The data transmission could be done by laser from satellite to satellite consequences. Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates has announced to launch more than 800 satellites into space over which Telecommunications should be handled in large bandwidths.  

1st expansion stage

The cordless phone has a limited range, mostly 300 m from the base station so that radio signals can be transmitted can. From this range, the TeleMusikTransferModul (TMTM) to a commercially available cell phone and performs the same services like a cordless phone.

Negotiations could be conducted with a radio network operator hence the transfer of music data lower fees is thrown as voice data.

Of course it would be cheaper for the customer to transfer to within the radio signal range of the TeleMusicCenter (TMC) feed than over the radio network of an operator. Nevertheless, the This possibility is opened up so that pieces of music from the Customers can be accessed from his TeleMusicCenter (TMC) can.

In addition, the TeleMusikTransferModul (TMTM) should also be used as cordless phone or cell phone can be used.

2nd expansion stage

It would have to be checked whether via the TeleMusikTransferModul (TMTM) from Music publishers or radio stations directly music pieces, or only  Music fragments for listening to the TeleMusicCenter (TMC) could be transferred and saved on the hard disk. This piece of music could be called up via a paid 190 Telephone number, for example, calculating a minute rate fee of DM 2.40.

3rd expansion stage

When the microprocessor technology advanced and memory enormous storage capacity could be available TeleMusicCenter (TMC) can be replaced by a kind of multimedia PC, of no CD's but only the favorite pieces of the CD's digital saves

4th expansion stage

Manual entry via keyboard and display on the TeMsys modules could be done, especially in the car, by voice input to ei a certain title that is currently to be heard by TeleMu sicCenter (TMC).  

Advantages for the customer

The sound carrier does not have to be at the playback location.

Broadcast broadcast vehicles and disc jokes, for example, brew don't move their own archive of recordings around the world and are more flexible in the choice of music.

The transmission of pieces of music from your own TeleMusic Center (TMC) or new pieces of music from music publishers or Rund radio stations can therefore access the TeMsys outstations take place.

Claims (1)

Device system for wireless remote selection and wireless remote retrieval of sound data stored in a database, characterized in that

• - That a sound or music selection can be made independently of mobile sound carriers by wireless remote retrieval, with selection and retrieval from a local database regardless of the location of the retriever.