EP0582679A1 - Selecteur pour un dispositif d'affichage - Google Patents

Selecteur pour un dispositif d'affichage

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EP0582679A1
EP0582679A1 EP19920913638 EP92913638A EP0582679A1 EP 0582679 A1 EP0582679 A1 EP 0582679A1 EP 19920913638 EP19920913638 EP 19920913638 EP 92913638 A EP92913638 A EP 92913638A EP 0582679 A1 EP0582679 A1 EP 0582679A1
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Prior art keywords
signals
recorded
index
stored
overlay
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John Allan Weldy
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Eastman Kodak Co
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Eastman Kodak Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/102—Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers
    • G11B27/105—Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers of operating discs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
    • G11B19/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
    • G11B19/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
    • G11B19/16—Manual control
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/11—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information not detectable on the record carrier
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/20—Disc-shaped record carriers
    • G11B2220/25—Disc-shaped record carriers characterised in that the disc is based on a specific recording technology
    • G11B2220/2537—Optical discs
    • G11B2220/2545—CDs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/40—Combinations of multiple record carriers
    • G11B2220/41—Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/7605—Television signal recording on discs or drums

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a selector for controlling one or more selectable functions that in turn cause a playback device to display or play a desired entity, such as an image or music, and more particularly is directed to a selector and associated indexing means for selecting one or more displayable entities from a recorded media.
  • CD Compact Disc
  • This random access feature can be accomplished by a remote hand- held transmitter that is activated by the user selecting a code sequence corresponding to the desired function.
  • This feature requires that the user correctly associate the inputted code with the desired function. For example, with a TV remote control, the user wishing to view channel 13 must enter the code for channel 13. When the number of selectable items increases into the hundred range, it becomes increasingly difficult to coordinate the desired selection with the code that will affect this selection.
  • an index sheet on which a plurality of pictorial images, corresponding to pictorial images recorded on a storage medium, are displayed. Overlaying this index sheet, is a transparent selection means for providing a control signal that corresponds to a pictorial image that is selected by a user touching a finger onto the pictorial image.
  • a hand ⁇ held transmitter is coupled to the transparent selection means for receiving the desired control signal and for transmitting to a receiving playback device code signals for causing the desired pictorial image to be displayed on a monitor connected to the playback device.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is the provision of a remote selector that can receive a user selected index sheet, which visually indexes the stored items on an associated storage medium, such that a touching of a selected item, indexed on the index sheet, causes the displaying or the playing of the selected stored item.
  • Figure 1 illustrates the components of a pictorial image display system utilizing one version of the hand-held remote transmitter of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an alternate means for generating signals that are related to the touching of an image on an index sheet.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a monolithic integrated selection means incorporating the remote transmitter, the index sheet, and a signal generator for providing signals that are a function of the item selected from the index sheet to the transmitter.
  • Figure 4 illustrates still another means for generating control signals which means is connectable to the remote hand-held transmitter of Figure 1.
  • Figure 5 illustrates another embodiment of the control signal generator that is designed to operate in conjunction with an open recording medium package.
  • Figure 6 illustrates another embodiment of the control signal generator that is designed to operate in conjunction with a closed transparent package that holds the recording medium.
  • Figure 7 illustrates, in schematic diagram form, a control signal generator and an embodiment of the electronics of a remote hand-held transmitter.
  • Figure 8 illustrates, by way of a timing diagram, timing pulses that occur when the invention is operated which illustration is useful in understanding the operation of the electronics of Figure 7.
  • Figure 9 illustrates another embodiment of the invention wherein the selector is mounted onto the player.
  • Figure 1 illustrates one embodiment of the full featured user system, 10, incorporating the present invention.
  • An index sheet, 12, has printed thereon a plurality of miniature images, 13, corresponding to the representations stored on a storage medium, such as a CD disc, 20.
  • the index sheet, 12, is insertable into a housing, 14, having a transparent overlay, 15, which permits viewing of the miniature images, 13.
  • the transparent overlay, 15, takes the form of an X-Y coordinate signal generator for generating a unique X-Y coordinate signal corresponding to the position of a user's finger touching the overlay, 15, which finger is also positioned to select one of the miniature images, 13.
  • a hand-held remote transmitter, 18, receives the X-Y coordinate signals from the transparent overlay, 15, via a cable, 16.
  • the remote transmitter, 18, transmits a control data signal to a receiver player, 22, which in the case of a video player, a monitor or TV, 24, would be connected to the player, 22.
  • audio is the recorded indicia a pair of speakers, 24', and, possibly an amplifier (not shown) would also be connected to an audio CD player, 22 ' .
  • the player, 22, responds to the transmitted signal to access the selected stored indicia (image data or audio data) and to cause its display on the display device, 24, or its playing on a speaker system.
  • the CD disk may have music recorded on it — o —
  • the index sheet may have indicia of the music recorded on the CD to enable an operator to select a piece of music rather than an image but additionally, there may be a combination of data corresponding to text, images, music and so forth.
  • the main thrust of the present invention is not directed to the type of data that is accessed by the present invention but is directed to the accessing of data merely by the touching of a visual representation of the data by the user.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an alternate means for generating a control signal that corresponds to the selected miniature image, 13.
  • the index sheet, 12, is guided into position on a control signal generator means, 30, by means of flanges, 38.
  • a matrix of pressure actuated sensors, 34 corresponds in position to the locations of the miniature images, 13, on the index sheet, 12, when the index sheet, 12, is fully inserted into the generator means, 30.
  • Each of the pressure sensors, 34 provides a unique control signal identifying its respective position in the formed matrix.
  • the unique control signal is passed over a cable, 16, to a jack, 17, which is connectable to a receptacle mounted into the remote transmitter, 18.
  • a flexible transparent film, 36 may be positioned over the pressure sensors, 34, to provide physical protection to the pressure sensors, 34, and their associated electronics.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a monolithic integrated selection means incorporating the remote transmitter, 18, and the control signal generator, 30, into a rigid hand-held unit, 40. This one-piece unit, aside from eliminating the cable, 16, provides the user with a unit that may be totally held in one hand.
  • a case, 50 of the type used to protectively house the CD disc, 20, and the associated index sheet 12 is shown generally fabricated from a transparent plastic material which permits viewing of the index sheet 12 without removal from the case 50.
  • a frame member, 45 having alignment tabs, 48, is positionable unto the case, 50.
  • the frame member, 45 additionally supports the transparent overlay, 15, and the associated electronics feeding the control signal to a cable, 16.
  • the transmitter, 18, could be rigidly affixed to the frame member, 45.
  • the case, 50 is shown in a fully opened position along its hinge line incorporating index sheets, 12, that are positioned on the front and the back surfaces of the case, 50.
  • the transparent overlay, 15, is formed of a size to cover both the front and the back surfaces of the case, 50, thus permitting a selection from a greater number of miniature images.
  • the transmitter, 18, may be rigidly affixed to the transparent overlay, 15.
  • FIG. 6 Still another variation of the transparent overlay 15, is illustrated in Figure 6. This variation permits the case, 50, to remain closed while permitting the selection of images from index sheets, 12, on both the front and back surfaces of the case, 50. Again, although not shown, it is to be understood that the transmitter, 18, could be rigidly affixed to the transparent overlay, 15.
  • FIG. 7 there is disclosed one specific arrangement of the electronics for achieving the desired functions of the invention. It will be obvious to those persons skilled in the art that many other variations may also be used to achieve like results.
  • the overlay, 15, is coupled to the hand-held remote transmitter, 18, by means of a cable, 16.
  • a plurality of switches arranged in a matrix fashion with the positioning (spacing) of the switches corresponding to the positioning of the indicia on the index sheets.
  • a matrix code block, 95 operates in conjunction with the overlay key activation to provide output signals indicative of the position of the key that is depressed.
  • overlay key matrix is shown to satisfy the enabling embodiment requirement, it is well known that other types of touch screens (overlays) are available which will work equally as well in the present invention.
  • the output signals provided by the matrix code block, 95 are generally denoted X-Y coordinate signals.
  • the X-Y coordinate signals are directed to the input of a look up table, 100.
  • the look-up table, 100 transforms the X-Y coordinate signals to signals corresponding to the numbers that are associated with the keys of the remote hand held-transmitter that if pressed directly would cause the remote player to respond as directed. It is to be appreciated that a sequence of key strokes are necessary to have a standard VCR, CD player and or TV remote control unit cause the proper selection or channel to be played. In a like manner, it would be necessary to duplicate these sequences when an image or piece of music is to be played.
  • the output of the look-up table, 100 is directed to a sequencer, 110, which operates to generate a string of pulses, that correspond to the entire sequence of key strokes that would cause the player to access and display the stored (recorded) entity.
  • the sequence of pulse signals are transmitted by the remote transmitter, 18, to the player, 22.
  • the transmitter, 18, is of the standard type that utilizes an integrated circuit chip, 130, and a key select matrix, 120.
  • the outputs, SEN0N through SEN6N are directed as inputs to the A input of a multiplexer, 122.
  • the B input to the multiplexer receives the pulse sequences from the sequencer, 110.
  • a select input labeled S on the multiplexer, 122 selects either the signals on the A or the B inputs to be applied to the chip, 130. This selection input is toggled between the A input, as the default input, and the B input by sensing the presence of the first pulse of a code sequence being generated at the output of the sequencer, 110.
  • a logic gate, 112 which may be an "OR" gate receives as inputs any signal that might occur on the sequencer outputs labeled ⁇ N-6N. When any signal is sensed the S input to multiplexer, 122, is switched to pass the signals on the B input to the inputs of chip, 130.
  • selecting an image by depressing the overlay, 15, sends an X-Y coordinate signal to the look-up table, 100.
  • the output of the UT and a display flag (set when the overlay panel, 15, is pressed at any valid picture location) are sent to the sequencer, 110, which provides outputs that are a unique sequence of signals that emulate the (up to) 4 key-strokes that can be required to display an image or cause the playing of a musical rendition.
  • These 4 key ⁇ strokes include 3 key-strokes of numerals (from 0 to 9) to select an image number from 1 to 100 and a key- stroke that corresponds to the display or play command.
  • these outputs from the sequencer, 110 are designed to emulate the actions that result from depressing a sequence of key commands from a remote control transmitter that utilizes, for example, the SAA3004 remote control transmitter chip, 130, manufactured by Philips.
  • the remote control transmitter, 18, becomes active when the first signal from the sequencer, 110, is sent or by the pressing of a key on the keyboard matrix, 120. This results in the pull-up devices within chip, 130, being switched on so that the applied driver signals are sensed for the decoding of the sub ⁇ system address and the mode of transmission as described in the technical data sheet for the SAA3004 chip.
  • a unique sequence or a key-stroke packet that includes closing the key, starting the scan, sending the transmitted word, and releasing the key for at least the minimum release time
  • the transmitted sequence will always be completed after the key is released (or after the first of 4 key-stroke information is sent from the sequencer, 110) .
  • a minimum release time, t re ⁇ in Figure 8 is required between key-strokes sent by the sequencer before a new key-stroke packet is sent by the sequencer.
  • the time between these packets is arbitrarily chosen to be twice t re ⁇ .
  • the second key-stroke packet is then sent. As before, this packet causes the pull-up device to be switched on and the sensing of the driver signals that ultimately (through the SAA3004 chip) result in a flashed or modulated transmission of a key-stroke word.
  • the sequencer is adjusted so that each word is repeated during the course of each key-stroke sequence.
  • Figure 8 shows the timing resulting from sending 4 key-stroke packets.
  • Figure 9 illustrates the selector, 30, being mounted onto or integral with a player, 22.
  • the index sheet, 12, having images, 13, corresponding to the entities recorded on the CD, 12, is inserted into the selector, 30, with the associated CD being inserted into the player, 22.

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Abstract

Un sélecteur, selon un mode de réalisation de la présente invention, sélectionne des éléments enregistrés, du type mémorisé dans un support d'enregistrement portable pouvant être introduit dans un lecteur, de façon que l'accès à chaque élément enregistré, permettant de le reproduire, est obtenu à l'aide d'une séquence unique de signaux. Une feuille d'index est prévue, comportant une multiplicité de représentations visuelles, chaque représentation visuelle correspondant à chacun des éléments mémorisés sur le support d'enregistrement. Une feuille de recouvrement transparente est placée sur la feuille d'index afin de produire des signaux correspondant au geste d'un opérateur qui touche la feuille de recouvrement transparente à l'endroit où se trouve une représentation visuelle sélectionnée de l'élément mémorisé que l'on souhaite entendre. Un séquenceur sensible aux signaux produits convertit ceux-ci en une séquence unique de signaux afin que le lecteur reproduise un élément enregistré choisi. D'autres variantes comprennent une télécommande portable qui comprend une feuille de recouvrement transparente solidaire; une feuille de recouvrement transparente non solidaire; et une matrice de commutation placée au-dessous de la feuille d'index plutôt qu'au-dessus.
EP19920913638 1991-05-03 1992-04-17 Selecteur pour un dispositif d'affichage Withdrawn EP0582679A1 (fr)

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