JP2005301683A - Data processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a risk of surprise in a person near a data processor, and to enhance operability. <P>SOLUTION: A data processing system comprises: a plurality of data reading devices 2, 3, 4 for reading data recorded in a recording medium; a display part 24 for displaying the data; a data processor 5 for controlling the data reading devices 2, 3, 4; and a plurality of slave sets 8, 9 for requesting the acquisition of the data recorded in the recording medium stored in the data reading devices 2, 3, 4 to the data processor 5. The data processor 5 is started without turning on the display part 24 when the slave sets 8, 9 request the acquisition of the data in a stand-by state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing system.

  Conventionally, various types of data representing images or sounds including still images or moving images are recorded on a recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), or a memory medium, or Via a wired transmission medium such as USB or a wireless transmission medium such as a wireless LAN, an Internet protocol such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol), IEEE 802.11b (wireless LAN protocol), etc. It is distributed by communication based on the transmission format.

  As a system for reproducing the data distributed in this way, for example, a data reproduction system capable of reproducing data recorded on a CD, DVD, etc. by connecting a plurality of disk changers to one data processing device. Have been developed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). Each disc changer includes a disc storage unit for storing a large number of discs and a playback unit for playing back content data recorded on the disc, and is instructed in accordance with a playback instruction from the data processing device. The disc is played.

Also, recently, a plurality of data readers such as a disk changer capable of storing a disk such as a DVD or a CD and capable of reading various data, and a disk stored in the plurality of data readers or a built-in disk 2. Description of the Related Art A data processing system has been developed that includes a data processing device that reproduces data recorded on an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) and a slave device that reproduces data read via the data processing device. The data processing apparatus provided in this data processing system is installed in a living room which is a main room of a building, for example, and a user can enjoy music and movies in the main room, and the slave unit can be a guest room or a child. It is installed in a room other than the living room such as a room, so-called subroom, and the user can enjoy desired music and movies even in the subroom.
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  However, in the above-described data processing system, when the data processing device in the main room is in the standby state, the slave unit installed in the sub room cannot acquire various data from the data processing device. A signal to turn on the power to the processing device is transmitted, and the data processing device is started based on the signal, but when the display unit provided in the control unit is turned on simultaneously with the start-up, the data processing device The person who is in the room suddenly feels that the display is lit up, which causes a problem of being very surprised.

  In addition, since a person around the data processing device cannot recognize that the data processing device has started based on the instruction signal transmitted from the slave unit, the data processing device is left turned on. There is also a problem that the power of the data processing apparatus is erroneously turned off.

  The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data processing system capable of eliminating the possibility of surprise the person around the data processing apparatus and improving the operability. And

A data processing system according to the invention of claim 1 is provided.
One or more data readers for reading data recorded on a recording medium;
A data processing device comprising a display unit for displaying the data and controlling the data reading device;
Comprising one or a plurality of slave units that make an acquisition request for the data recorded in a recording medium stored in the data reading device to the data processing device;
The data processing device and / or the data reading device is activated without lighting the display unit when the data acquisition request is received from the slave unit in a standby state.

In the data processing system according to the second aspect of the present invention, the data processing device and / or the data reading device includes an input unit for inputting various instructions.
When the input unit activates the data processing device based on the data acquisition request from the slave unit, a predetermined operation is prohibited.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing system including a light emitting unit that is turned on when the data processing device is activated based on the data acquisition request from the slave unit. .

  A data processing system according to a fourth aspect of the invention is characterized in that the display unit displays that it is operating based on the data acquisition request from the slave unit.

  In the data processing system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the display unit is connected to a plurality of the slave units, the data processing apparatus is activated by the acquisition request of the data from any slave unit. It is characterized by displaying a mark that can be identified.

  According to the present invention, one or a plurality of data reading devices for reading data recorded on a recording medium, a data processing device for controlling the data reading device, including a display unit for displaying data, and stored in the data reading device. One or a plurality of slave units that request the data processing device to acquire data recorded on the recorded recording medium, and the data processing device and / or the data reading device are in the standby state. When the data acquisition request is received from the machine, it starts without turning on the display unit, so that it is possible to start the data processing device in the stand-by state, so that the surroundings of the data processing device You can eliminate the risk of surprised those who are in the city.

  In addition, the input unit provided in the data processing apparatus stops the data processing apparatus in operation because a predetermined operation is prohibited when the data processing apparatus is activated based on a data acquisition request from the slave unit. It is possible to prevent erroneous operations such as this, thereby improving operability.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, although various technically preferable limitations for implementing the present invention are given to the embodiments described below, the scope of the invention is not limited to the following embodiments and illustrated examples.

The data processing system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the data processing system 1 according to the present embodiment includes data reading devices 2, 3, 4 and a data processing device 5, and these data reading devices 2, 3, 4 and the data processing device. 5 are connected in series with each other via a connection line 6 that performs data transmission based on RS-232C, IEEE1394, and the like, and are installed in a so-called main room such as a living room in a user's home.

  The connection line 6 can transmit and receive control signals, audio and video signals, but the audio and video signals are transmitted and received by separately providing an AV signal transmission line such as an RCA code. May be.

  Further, in a room different from the main room, for example, a sub-room such as a child room or a bedroom, data processing of the main room is performed via a connection line 7 using a home telephone line such as a so-called HPNA (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance). One cordless handset 8 and 9 connected to the device 5 is arranged in each room.

  Hereinafter, the data reading devices 2, 3, 4, the data processing device 5 and the slave units 8, 9 will be described in detail.

First, the data readers 2, 3, and 4 will be described.
The data readers 2, 3, and 4 in the present embodiment are changers that can store, for example, 400 discs (CD, DVD, etc.) and are provided with a rotary tray (not shown). When a disc is stored in the rotary tray, content data such as audio data recorded on the disc stored in the rotary tray, or TOC information, disc code (information such as disc manufacturer and catalog number), Disc related data including text data such as disc titles and track titles is read in advance. In addition, when a plurality of data readers are installed, each data reader 2, 3, 4 is set with a unique device ID so that each data reader can be uniquely identified. ing.

  Further, the data reading devices 2, 3, and 4 are provided with an input unit and a display unit (both not shown), and various operation keys related to operations of the data reading devices 2, 3, and 4 are provided in the input unit. Alternatively, an operation dial (both not shown), a power button (not shown) for starting each data reading device 2, 3, 4 and the like are provided, and a display unit includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a plasma display. For example, the track number of the disc being played back, the TOC information of the disc being played, the various operation modes of the data readers 2, 3, 4 and the opening / closing of a disc exchange port (not shown) The status is displayed.

  Further, the data reading devices 2, 3, and 4 are provided with an interface (not shown), and data is transmitted to and received from the data processing device 5 through a connection line 6 connected to the interface. It has become.

Next, the slave unit will be described with reference to FIG.
The slave units 8 and 9 in this embodiment include a microcomputer 10 having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory) (not shown). , 9 are generally controlled. Among these, the ROM stores a main control program for controlling the slave units 8 and 9 or various application programs related to the program, and the RAM stores execution files of these various programs or various data generated during the execution thereof. Is temporarily stored. In addition, a display unit 12, an input unit 13, an output unit 14, and a communication unit 15 are connected to the microcomputer 10 through an electric line 11.

  The display unit 12 includes a display device (not shown) such as an LCD or a plasma display, and various data transmitted from the microcomputer 10, for example, disks stored in the data reading devices 2, 3, 4. Information such as name or song name and the reproduced video signal are displayed.

  The input unit 13 activates an input key for inputting various instructions for controlling the data reading devices 2, 3, 4 and the data processing device 5, and a jog dial and slave units 8, 9 used when selecting the instruction content. For example, a power button is provided.

  The output unit 14 includes a D / A converter, an amplifier, and a speaker system (both not shown) including a speaker or a plurality of speakers, and various audio data transmitted from the microcomputer 10. For example, the content of decoded content data is converted into an analog signal and output from a speaker.

  The communication unit 15 includes an interface, for example, HPNA, and transmits and receives data to and from the data processing device 5 via a connection line 7 connected to the communication unit.

Next, the data processing device 5 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the data processing device 5 in this embodiment includes a microcomputer 16. The microcomputer 16 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM (not shown). The devices 2, 3, and 4 are controlled in an integrated manner. Among these, the ROM stores a main control program for controlling the data readers 2, 3, and 4 or various application programs related to the program, and the RAM is generated when the various programs are executed and the execution thereof. Various data and the like are temporarily stored.

  Further, the microcomputer 16 has a function of sorting by using the details of the disc-related data, for example, the changer code of the changer in which the disc is stored, the disc name or the initial of the song name, etc. as well as the input song name or It also has a function to search for a disc on which a song that matches a part of it is recorded based on the list data, and to display a search result such as a disc number and a disc name. The list of disks can be displayed in the order of your choice, and the disk can be easily selected.

  An interface 18, a communication unit 19, an encoder / decoder 20, an HDD 21, an input unit 22, an output unit 23, a display unit 24, and a light emitting unit 25 are connected to the microcomputer 16 through an electric line 17.

  The interface 18 is provided with a serial interface, for example, RS-232C, IEEE1394, etc., and is connected to the interface provided in the data reading devices 2, 3, 4 via the connection line 6, and the data reading devices 2, 3, 4 is used to transmit and receive data.

  The communication unit 19 is provided with an interface, for example, an interface corresponding to HPNA, and is connected to the communication unit 15 provided in the slave units 8 and 9 via the connection line 7, and is connected to the slave units 8 and 9. Data is sent and received between them.

  The encoder / decoder 20 converts various data such as content data transmitted from the data readers 2, 3, and 4 into MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3), WMA (Windows (registered trademark) Media Audio), and ATRAC ( Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding), MPEG-4, H.M. An encoder that compresses and encodes the data into a predetermined compressed file format such as H.264 and a decoder that decodes (hereinafter, decodes) the compressed and encoded data.

  The HDD 21 is a storage device that can freely perform reproduction (reading) and / or writing operations. The HDD 21 stores various audio data such as content data and disc related data stored in each data reading device 2, 3, 4. , MP3, WMA, ATRAC, MPEG-4, H., video data. In addition to recording in a predetermined compressed file format such as H.264, a plurality of files or data at different positions in the same file are simultaneously played back using a high-speed playback processing function.

  The input unit 22 includes an input key for inputting various instructions for controlling the data reading devices 2, 3, 4, or the data processing device 5, a jog dial used when selecting the instruction contents, and a power source for activating the data processing device 5. When the data processing device 5 is activated based on a data acquisition request transmitted from the input unit 14 provided in the slave units 8 and 9, the button is turned on / off. A predetermined operation such as the above is prohibited.

  The output unit 23 includes a speaker system or a speaker system including a plurality of speakers, and converts various audio data transmitted from the microcomputer 18, for example, the content of decoded content data, into analog signals. It converts and outputs from the said speaker. The output unit 23 may correspond to various surround settings such as Dolby Digital (registered trademark) and 5.1 channel.

  The display unit 24 includes a display device (not shown) such as an LCD or a plasma display, and displays various types of contents such as a moving image or a still image transmitted from the microcomputer 18 or the contents of decoded disc-related data. Data is displayed on a display device. In addition, when the data processing device 5 is activated based on the data acquisition request transmitted from the input unit 22 included in the data processing device 5, the display unit 24 lights the entire surface for a certain period of time by the backlight. However, when the data processing device 5 is activated based on the data acquisition request transmitted by the input unit 13 provided in the slave units 8 and 9, the light is not turned on.

  In addition, when operating based on the data acquisition request transmitted by the slave units 8 and 9, a predetermined operation in the input unit 22 is prohibited, and when these operations are performed, “busy unit is in use” May be displayed on the display unit 24, but the display unit 24 is not turned on.

  Further, as shown in the present embodiment, when the slave units 8 and 9 are respectively installed in a plurality of sub rooms, it is determined in which sub room the slave units 8 and 9 are operating according to the data acquisition request. For example, a mark such as a number arbitrarily set by the user for each of the slave units 8 and 9 may be displayed without being lit.

  The light emitting unit 25 is composed of a light emitting member such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) or the like, and emits light when the data processing device 5 is activated based on the data acquisition request transmitted by the slave units 8 and 9. ing. The light emitting unit 25 is formed to have a size smaller than that of the display unit 23, and is provided for the purpose of displaying that it is being activated in response to an instruction from the slave units 8 and 9, and thus surprises those around. There is no fear.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
When a data reproduction instruction signal is input from the input unit 22 in the data processing device 5, as shown in FIG. 4, on the recording medium in which the data reading devices 2, 3, and 4 are stored based on this reproduction instruction signal. Reading of the recorded content data is started (step S1), the read content data is transmitted to the data processing device 5 (step S2), and then compressed and encoded by the microcomputer 18 (step S3). The file is recorded on the HDD 21 (step S4). Further, the compressed file is decoded by the encoder / decoder 20 (step S5), and the decoded content data is output from the output unit 24 (step S6).

  On the other hand, when a content data playback instruction signal is input from the input unit 22 of the slave units 8 and 9 through the communication units 15 and 19, as shown in FIG. If it is determined whether or not the data processing device 5 is in an operating state (step S7; YES), a series of operations as described above are performed. If it is determined that the device 5 is in the standby state (step S7; NO), it is determined whether or not a data reproduction instruction signal is transmitted to the data processing device 5 (step S8). Here, when it is determined that the reproduction instruction signal is not transmitted (step S8; NO), the reproduction instruction signal is transmitted again, but when it is determined that the reproduction instruction signal is transmitted (step S8). ; YES), an instruction signal to turn on the power is transmitted from the slave units 8 and 9 to the data processing device 5 (step S9), and the data processing device 5 is activated (step S10). After activation, reading of the content data recorded on the recording medium in which the data readers 2, 3, 4 are stored is started based on the reproduction instruction signal, and the read content data is transmitted to the data processing device 5. The

  Further, after being compressed and encoded by the microcomputer 18 and recorded on the HDD 21 as a compressed file, the data is decoded by the encoder / decoder 20 and the content data is transmitted from the data processing device 5 to the slave units 8 and 9 (step S11). If it is determined that the data transmission is completed (step S11; YES), an instruction signal to turn off the power is transmitted to the data processing device 5, and the data processing device 5 is stopped (step S12).

  At this time, since the light emitting unit 25 formed with a small size is turned on simultaneously with the start of the data processing device 5 and the display unit 24 provided in the data processing device 5 is not turned on, the appearance is substantially the same as the standby state. It is a state and can be activated without being detected by a person around the data processing device 5.

  Further, since the input unit 22 provided in the data processing device 5 is in a state in which a predetermined operation such as a power ON / OFF operation is prohibited, the operation is the same as the standby state, and data processing during operation is performed. An erroneous operation such as stopping the device 5 can be prevented.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the data readers 2, 3, 4 are provided with the plurality of data readers 2, 3, 4 for reading the data recorded on the recording medium and the display unit 24 for displaying the data. And a plurality of slave units 8 and 9 for requesting the data processing device 5 to acquire data recorded on recording media stored in the data reading devices 2, 3, and 4. The data processing device 5 is activated without lighting the display unit 24 when there is a data acquisition request from the slave units 8 and 9 in the standby state. In this state, it is possible to start up the data processing device 5, thereby eliminating the possibility of surprise the person around the data processing device 5.

  In addition, the input unit 22 provided in the data processing device 5 is prohibited from performing a predetermined operation when the data processing device 5 is activated based on a data acquisition request from the slave units 8 and 9. It is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such as stopping the data processing device 5, thereby improving operability.

  When the data processing device 5 is activated based on a data acquisition request from the slave devices 8 and 9, and the data processing device 5 is operated with an operation key, the slave devices 8 and 9 May be displayed based on the data acquisition request, indicating that the data processing device 5 cannot be operated.

  In addition, the data reproduction system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of data reading devices 2, 3, and 4, and slave units 8 and 9. However, the data reproduction system 1 is not limited to the above-described embodiment. It may be one by one.

  Furthermore, the data reproduction system 1 in the present embodiment turns on the light emitting unit 25 instead of the display unit 24 when a content data reproduction instruction signal is transmitted to the data processing device 5 in the standby state. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and for example, a display instruction signal for disk related data may be transmitted.

  Further, when the standby data processing devices 2, 3, 4 are also started as the standby data processing device 5 is started based on the data acquisition requests from the slave units 8, 9, the data reading device Display control similar to that of the data processing device 5 may be performed on the input units provided in 2, 3, and 4, or the display units provided in the data reading devices 2, 3, and 4 may be performed. Similar to the data processing device 5, predetermined operations such as power ON / OFF operations may be prohibited. In this case, any one of the data reading devices 2, 3, and 4 may serve as the function of the data processing device 5.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the data processing system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the subunit | mobile_unit comprised by the data processing system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the data processing apparatus with which the data processing system which concerns on this invention was equipped. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the display control at the time of normal use of the data processing system which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the display control when there exists a data acquisition request with respect to a data processor from the subunit | mobile_unit comprised in the data processing system which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Data processing system 2, 3, 4 Data reader 5 Data processor 8, 9 Slave device 22 Input part 24 Display part 25 Light emission part

Claims (5)

One or more data readers for reading data recorded on a recording medium;
A data processing device comprising a display unit for displaying the data and controlling the data reading device;
Comprising one or a plurality of slave units that make an acquisition request for the data recorded in a recording medium stored in the data reading device to the data processing device;
The data processing system is characterized in that the data processing device and / or the data reading device is activated without turning on the display unit when there is a data acquisition request from the slave unit in a standby state. The data processing device and / or the data reading device includes an input unit for inputting various instructions,
The data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is prohibited from performing a predetermined operation when the data processing apparatus is activated based on a request for acquiring the data from the slave unit.   3. The data processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a light emitting unit that is turned on when the data processing device is activated based on the data acquisition request from the slave unit.   4. The data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays that it is operating based on an acquisition request for the data from the slave unit. 5.   The display unit, when connected to a plurality of the slave units, displays a mark that can identify which slave unit is operating according to the data acquisition request from which slave unit. The data processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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