JP2005071548A - Audio reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an audio reproducing device in which a target music album can be selected simply and easily even when a display part area of a device is small. <P>SOLUTION: A reproduced music order list is read from a recording medium, and an "artist", "artist album", "album", and "genre" are displayed on a display part. A user selects, for example, the "artist album" from an operation part, and when one character of the head of an artist name is inputted, all the coincident artists are displayed, and when the target artist is selected, all the albums played by the artist are displayed, the target album is designated, and reproduction is started by selecting the reproduced music order list of the designated album. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an audio playback apparatus capable of playing back songs in a desired order using music information and a playback song order list.

  In recent years, a method for compressing digital music data has been developed, and an apparatus for reproducing music data compressed and recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-R, a semiconductor memory, or a hard disk has been developed. MPEG1 layer 3 (commonly known as MP3), which is one of the methods for compressing music data, often compresses music data to about 1/10, and records, for example, 150 songs or more on one CD-R. can do.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-23771 of Patent Document 1 reproduces music of a specific artist or genre by rearranging music information by artist or genre from music compressed and recorded in MPEG3 format (original text). A playback device is disclosed.

  In recent years, a method and apparatus for creating a recording medium in which music information and a reproduction song order list are recorded using a personal computer and reproducing the recording medium have been developed. In such an apparatus, it is required to easily select the created reproduction song order list.

  FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a conventional audio reproducing apparatus. In FIG. 3, a reproducing means 1 is a signal reading unit 2 that reads a signal of a recording medium such as a CD or a CD-R, and a reproduction signal that extracts, converts, and outputs an audio signal from the signal read by the signal reading unit 2 A music information / playback song order list decoder 4 for extracting and converting music information and a playback song order list from the signal read by the output unit 3, the signal reading unit 2, and a signal reading control unit for controlling the signal reading unit 2 5.

  The control means 6 instructs the signal reading control unit 5 to perform reproduction, analyzes the information from the music information / reproduction song order list decoder 4, outputs the operation status of the apparatus to the display unit 12, and operates the operation unit 13. It is comprised by the system controller 7 which detects.

  The selection means 8 includes a reproduction song order list selection unit 9 that selects a reproduction song order list designated by the user through the operation unit 13.

  In addition, it includes a display unit 12 for displaying the operation status of the apparatus and an operation unit 13 for a user to input an operation.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the selection means 8 of the conventional audio playback apparatus, and shows the process of selecting the target playback song order list.

  First, when a recording medium is inserted into the apparatus in step S401 and selection of a reproduction song order list is started, the reproduction song order list is read in step S402. In step S403, selection items for selecting a reproduction song order list of “artist”, “album”, and “genre” are displayed on the display unit 12. The user designates a desired selection item from the selection items displayed in step S404. After that, all the names of the designated playback song order list for each selection item are displayed. For example, if “album” is designated in step S404, all the names of the playback order list by album are displayed in step S421. At this time, if the area of the display unit 12 of the device is small and the names of all the playback song order lists cannot be displayed at once, the names are displayed sequentially in several times.

In step S422, the user designates a target album from the names of the displayed reproduction order list by album. Thereafter, the playback song order list of the album designated in step S423 is selected, and the music is played according to the playback song order list selected in step S424. The same processing is performed when “artist” and “genre” are designated in step S404 as selection items.
JP 2002-23771 A

  In such an audio playback apparatus, it is required to easily select the created playback song order list. Usually, a recording medium has a plurality of artists for one genre and a plurality of albums for one artist. Therefore, normally, the largest number of playback song order lists by album are recorded.

  However, there are cases where the user does not clearly remember the album name, or a plurality of similar album names such as “best selection” and “best collection” are recorded on the recording medium. In such a case, if a large number of album names recorded on the recording medium are displayed, the user is confused and it is difficult to select a target album. Especially when the display area of the device is small, it is not possible to display all the album names recorded on the recording medium at once, and to display them sequentially in several times, which makes it difficult to select the target album. There's a problem.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an audio playback apparatus that can easily select a target album even when the display area of the apparatus is small.

  In order to solve this problem, the audio playback apparatus of the present invention plays back music data, music information including the name of the album to which the music data belongs and the name of the artist performing the music data, and the music data in a predetermined order. A reproduction means capable of reproducing a recording medium on which a reproduction song order list is recorded, and an artist who performs the target album based on the music information recorded on the recording medium, and then, from among the albums performed by the artist A selection unit that designates a target album and selects a reproduction song order list of the designated album, and a control unit that reproduces music data according to the reproduction song order list selected by the selection unit. .

  In the audio reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the selecting means inputs at least the first character of music information, searches for music information having the same character at the beginning, and performs the desired reproduction. A song order list is selected.

  According to the audio reproducing apparatus of the present invention, even when the display area of the apparatus is small, the target album can be selected easily and easily.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an audio playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of selection means representing a process for obtaining a target playback song order list in the playback apparatus.

  In FIG. 1, a reproducing means 1 extracts music signals recorded on a recording medium and a signal reading unit 2 that reads a signal including music information, extracts an audio signal from the signal read by the signal reading unit 2, converts it, and outputs it. A signal for controlling the music information / playback song order list decoder 4 and the signal reading unit 2 to extract and convert the music information and the playback song order list from the signals read by the playback signal output unit 3 and the signal reading unit 2 The reading control unit 5 is configured.

  The control means 6 a instructs the signal reading control unit 5 to perform reproduction, analyzes the information from the music information / reproduction song order list decoder 4, outputs the operation status of the apparatus to the display unit 12, and operates the operation unit 13. It is comprised by the system controller 7a which detects.

  The selection means 8a includes a reproduction song order list selection unit 9 for selecting a reproduction song order list designated by the user through the operation unit 13, and the first character identical to the first character of the music information input by the user through the operation unit 13. The music information search unit 10 for searching for music information held in the music player, the playback music order list having the same character as the first character of the playback music order list input by the user through the operation unit 13, or the music information search unit 10 The playback music order list search unit 11 searches for a playback music order list having the same name as the searched music information.

  In addition, it includes a display unit 12 for displaying the operation status of the apparatus and an operation unit 13 for a user to input an operation.

  The operation of the audio playback apparatus configured as described above will be described below. First, when a recording medium is inserted into the apparatus in step S201 and selection of a reproduction song order list is started, a reproduction song order list / music information is read in step S202. In step S203, items for selecting a reproduction song order list of “artist”, “artist-album”, “album”, and “genre” are displayed on the display unit 12. The user designates a desired selection item from the selection items displayed in step S <b> 204 using the operation unit 13. Here, the operation when “artist-album” is designated in step S204 will be described.

  The system controller 7a instructs the display unit 12 to display “Artist?”. In step S221, the user inputs the first character of the name of the artist who plays the target album through the operation unit 13. The system controller 7a transmits the inputted character to the music information search unit 10, and the music information search unit 10 searches the music information for an artist name having the same character as the transmitted character. The music information search unit 10 transmits the searched artist name to the system controller 7a, and the system controller 7a instructs the display unit 12 to display all the artist names searched in step S222. The user designates an artist who plays the target album from the artist names displayed in step S223 using the operation unit 13.

  Next, in step S224, the system controller 7a instructs the display unit 12 to display all album names performed by the designated artist. In step S225, the user designates a target album from the displayed album names using the operation unit 13.

  In step S226, the reproduction song order list search unit 11 searches and selects a reproduction song order list having the same name as the designated album name.

  In step S227, the system controller 7a instructs the signal reading control unit 5 to play music according to the selected playback song order list.

  When “Artist” is selected in Step S204, the system controller 7a instructs the display unit 12 to display “Artist?”. In step S211, the user inputs the first character of the name of the artist performing the target album through the operation unit 13. The system controller 7a transmits the inputted character to the music information search unit 10, and the music information search unit 10 searches the music information for an artist name having the same character as the transmitted character. The music information search unit 10 transmits the searched artist name to the system controller 7a, and the system controller 7a instructs the display unit 12 to display all the names of all the reproduction tracks by artist list searched in step S212. To do. The user designates a target artist from the artist name displayed in step S213 by the operation unit 13. Next, in step S214, the reproduction music order list search unit 11 searches and selects the reproduction music order list of the designated artist. In step S215, the system controller 7a instructs the signal reading control unit 5 to play music according to the selected playback song order list.

  If “album” is selected in step S204, all the names of the album-by-album reproduction song order list are displayed on the display unit 12 in step S231, and the target album is designated by operating the operation unit 13 in step S232. The playback song order list of the album designated in step S233 is selected, and playback is started in step S234.

  Similarly, when “genre” is selected in step S204, the names of the genre-by-genre reproduction song order list are all displayed on the display unit 12 in step 241, the target genre is designated by the operation unit 13 in step S242, and step S243. The reproduction tune order list of the genre designated by is selected, and reproduction is started in step S244.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the target album is selected after the artist performing the target album is selected, all album names recorded on the recording medium are displayed when the album is selected. In addition, since the artist is searched and selected by the first character, all artists are prevented from being displayed, and even when the display area of the device is small, the target album can be easily selected. Will be able to.

  The recording medium is a CD-R, magneto-optical disk, semiconductor memory, hard disk or the like, which compresses music data, includes music information including the name of the album to which the music belongs, and the name of the artist who performs the music, and the music Anything can be used as long as it can record a reproduction song order list that reproduces the songs in a predetermined order.

  Further, although the selection means 8a has been described as selecting by inputting the first character of the artist name, it may be selected by inputting the first character of the album name or the first character of each genre. .

  Furthermore, it is possible to input the second character after the first character.

  As described above, according to the present invention, even when the display area of the apparatus is small, the target album can be easily and easily selected, and industrial applicability is great.

1 is a block diagram of an audio playback device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, the operation flowchart of the selection means representing the process of obtaining the target playback song order list in the audio playback device Block diagram of a conventional audio playback device Operation flowchart of selection means of conventional audio reproduction apparatus

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reproduction | regeneration means 2 Signal reading part 3 Reproduction | regeneration signal output part 4 Music information and reproduction | regeneration music order list decoder 5 Signal reading control part 6a Control means 7a System controller 8a Selection means 9 Reproduction music order list selection part 10 Music information search part 11 Reproduction music Order list search unit 12 Display unit 13 Operation unit

Claims (2)

Reproducing means capable of reproducing a recording medium recording music data, music information including the name of the album to which the music data belongs and the name of the artist performing the music data, and a reproduction song order list for reproducing the music data in a predetermined order When,
After specifying an artist performing the target album based on the music information recorded on the recording medium, the target album is specified from the albums performed by the artist, and a playback song order list of the specified album is displayed. A selection means to select;
An audio reproducing apparatus comprising: control means for reproducing music data in accordance with a reproduction song order list selected by the selection means. 2. The selection means according to claim 1, wherein the user inputs at least the first character of the music information, searches for music information having the same character at the head, and selects a desired reproduction song order list. Audio playback device.

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