JP2006190348A - Reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reproducing apparatus which can automatically reproduce only a specific portion of reproduction data by only specifying a description of a sound. <P>SOLUTION: The reproducing apparatus which performs reproduction of a portion of reproduction data including sounds, and performs reproduction of reproduction data in which kinds of sound (for example, stereo, monaural, or double sound) are switched in the middle of reproduction is equipped with an operation section 18 and/or a remote control receiving section 20 which receive the kinds of sounds to be reproduced, and a CPU 12 which specifies the portions including kinds of sounds which the operation section 18 or the remote control receiving section 20 received. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a playback apparatus that plays back playback data including a plurality of types of sound.

As recording devices, recording devices including a DVD (Digital Video Disc) drive and / or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) are widely used. In these recording apparatuses, it is possible to create a playlist in which a reproduction part is designated for a recorded moving image and reproduce only the designated part (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-219363 A

  However, the playlist is created manually by the user, and there is a problem that it takes a lot of trouble, such as the user having to specify the playback portion one by one. For example, in some cases, the user may specify only one program part included in the TV broadcast recording and add it to the playlist, or in other cases, the user may specify only the CM part one by one and add it to the playlist. In some cases.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and includes an accepting unit that accepts the type of sound to be played back, and a specifying unit that specifies a portion including the received type of sound with respect to the reproduction data. Playback is possible so that only a specific part of the playback data can be played automatically by the user simply specifying the type of audio. An object is to provide an apparatus.

  In addition, according to the present invention, since the audio type is at least two of stereo, monaural, and dual audio, the user can specify the type of audio and specify a program, CM, or foreign movie. Another object is to provide a playback apparatus capable of automatically playing back only a portion.

  In addition, the present invention is configured to specify a part including a specified type of sound based on information added to the reproduction data, so that the part including the specified type of sound can be quickly and easily performed. It is another object of the present invention to provide a playback apparatus that can be specified as follows.

  The present invention further comprises a detecting means for detecting a portion including each type of sound in the reproduction data read by the reading device, and specifying a portion including the specified type of sound based on the detection result. Another object of the present invention is to provide a playback apparatus that can specify a portion including a specified type of sound even when the above-described information is not added to the playback data. And

  The playback device according to the present invention is a playback device that plays back playback data including a plurality of types of sound. The receiving unit receives a type of sound to be played back, and the type of sound received by the receiving unit for playback data. And a specifying means for specifying a part including the above-mentioned part, wherein the part specified by the specifying means is reproduced and the other part is not reproduced.

  The playback apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the type of the sound is at least two of stereo, monaural, and dual sound.

  The playback device according to the present invention includes a storage device for storing playback data, and the playback data stored in the storage device is appended with information regarding a portion including each type of sound, and the specifying means Is configured to specify a portion including the type of sound accepted by the accepting means based on the information.

  The playback device according to the present invention includes a reading device that reads and writes playback data from and into a storage medium in which playback data is stored, and includes various types of audio for the playback data read by the reading device. Detecting means for detecting a portion that is detected, and the specifying means is configured to specify a part including the type of sound received by the receiving means based on a detection result of the detecting means. Features.

  In the present invention, the type of sound to be reproduced is received by the receiving unit, the part including the received type of sound is specified by the specifying unit, the specified part is reproduced, and the other part is not reproduced. For example, it is possible to create a playlist including only the designated one of the stereo part and the monaural part of the reproduction data and reproduce only the designated one. Just by the user specifying the type of sound, a playlist including only a specific portion of the playback data is automatically created and played back.

  In the present invention, there are at least two types of sound: stereo, monaural, and dual sound. For example, in the case of reproduction data recorded on a television, the stereo part has a high possibility of CM, and the monaural part has a high possibility of a program. The dual audio part is highly likely to be a foreign movie. Therefore, when the stereo designation is accepted, only the CM part is selectively played back, when the monaural designation is accepted, only the program part is selectively played back, and when the dual audio designation is accepted, the foreign movie There is a high possibility that only the part can be selectively reproduced. Depending on the type of audio specified by the user, it is possible to automatically create and play a playlist including only specific contents such as programs, commercials, foreign movies and the like.

  In the present invention, the reproduction data stored in the storage device is appended with information relating to the portion containing each type of sound, and the specifying means specifies the reproduction data based on the information. For example, in the case of television recording, information indicating the type of sound (for example, stereo, monaural, dual broadcasting, etc.) is often added when a broadcast is stored as reproduction data. By using this added information, it is possible to quickly and easily specify a portion including the designated type of voice.

  In the present invention, the detection means detects the portion containing each type of sound from the reproduction data read by the reading device, and the specifying means detects the portion containing the designated type of sound based on the detection result. To identify. For example, when the reproduction data includes a stereo portion and a monaural portion, it is possible to scan (read) the sound of the reproduction data and detect a portion including each type of sound.

  According to the present invention, the user can automatically reproduce a specific portion of the reproduction data only by designating the type of sound.

  According to the present invention, the user can automatically play back only specific contents such as a program, a CM, or a foreign movie by simply specifying the type of sound.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to quickly and easily specify a portion including a designated type of voice.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to specify a portion including a specified type of sound even when information regarding a portion including each type of sound is not added to the reproduction data.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a recording / playback apparatus operating as a playback apparatus according to the present invention. The recording / playback apparatus 10 includes a tuner 24 connected to an antenna (not shown), an HDD 26, a recording / playback drive 28 capable of reading and writing a storage medium 44, the above-described tuner 24, HDD 26, recording / playback drive 28, and an external device. A video processing unit 22 connected to the display device 40, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12 that controls the video processing unit 22, the tuner 24, the HDD 26, and the recording / playback drive 28, and a RAM ( A random access memory (Random Access Memory) 14; a read only memory (ROM) 16; an operation unit 18; and a remote control receiver 20 that receives signals from a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) 42.

  The recording / reproducing drive (reading device) 28 reads out a storage medium 44 such as a DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM, as well as a DVD-R, a DVD-RW, a DVD-RAM, and the like. Can be written to the storage medium 44. The moving image processing unit 22 converts the video and audio received by the tuner 24 into moving image data (reproduction data) in, for example, MPEG (Motion Pictures Expert Group) format, and stores it in the HDD 26 or the recording / reproducing drive 28 (storage medium 44). The video and audio of the moving image data read from the HDD 26 or the recording / reproducing drive 28 (storage medium 44) are output to the display device 40. The display device 40 includes a speaker and outputs sound from the speaker.

  The operation unit 18 includes an operation button and a display panel, sends a signal corresponding to the operation of the operation button to the CPU 12, and displays on the display panel under the control of the CPU 12. The remote controller 42 includes an operation button and a transmitter, and outputs a signal corresponding to the operation button operation from the transmitter. The CPU 12 executes a program stored in the ROM 16 and controls each component in the recording / reproducing apparatus 10 based on an operation received by the operation unit 18 or the remote controller 42 (remote control receiving unit 20).

  The operation unit 18 and / or the remote control reception unit 20 operate as a reception unit that receives the type of sound to be reproduced. The CPU 12 includes the type of sound received by the operation unit 18 or the remote control reception unit 20 with respect to the moving image data. The CPU 12 operates as a specifying means for specifying a part, and the CPU 12 creates a playlist of the specified part, reproduces the specified part, and does not reproduce other parts. When a broadcast received by the tuner 24 is recorded, the type of audio is either stereo, monaural, or dual audio. The moving image data recorded in the HDD (storage device) 26 is added with information on a portion including each type of sound, and the CPU 12 includes a portion (stereo) including each type of sound based on the information. Part, monaural part, dual audio part). For example, the information includes a playback start time of a stereo portion, a monaural portion, and a dual audio portion with reference to the playback start time of the moving image data, and the CPU 12 determines each of the playback start times based on the playback start time. Identify the part that contains the type of audio.

  FIG. 2A is a conceptual diagram showing an example of moving image data. In the example of FIG. 2A, the moving image data includes two stereo parts A and C and two monaural parts B and D. Hereinafter, description will be given taking reproduction of moving image data shown in FIG. In normal reproduction, the moving image data is reproduced in the order of the stereo part A, the monaural part B, the stereo part C, and the monaural part D. On the other hand, when the operation unit 18 or the remote control receiving unit 20 receives a request for selecting a sound to be reproduced, the CPU 12 displays a sound selection screen on the display device 40.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the selection screen. In the example of FIG. 3, “Mono”, “Stereo”, “Dual Audio”, and “Cancel” options are displayed. The selection screen is stored in the ROM 16, read out to the RAM 14 by the CPU 12, and displayed on the display device 40 via the moving image processing unit 22. The cursor C is moved up and down by the CPU 12 in accordance with an operation on the operation unit 18 or the remote control 42 (remote control receiving unit 20). Further, the CPU 12 accepts the determination of the option where the cursor C is located by operating the operation unit 18 or the remote control 42 (remote control receiving unit 20). Hereinafter, the case where “monaural” is selected on the selection screen will be described as an example.

  When “monaural” is selected, the CPU 12 creates a playlist by specifying the monaural portion of the moving image data shown in FIG. 2A and stores it in the RAM 14. FIG. 2B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a playlist. In the example of FIG. 2B, monaural portions B and D are included in the moving image data of FIG. Note that the order of reproduction conforms to the order shown in FIG.

  After creating the playlist, the CPU 12 reproduces the moving image data based on the created playlist. Of the moving image data, only the video and audio of the monaural parts B and D are output to the display device 40. For example, when the audio of a broadcast recording program is monaural and the CM audio is stereo, only the program is reproduced.

  When “stereo” is selected on the selection screen shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 12 creates a playlist by specifying the stereo portion of the moving image data shown in FIG. 2A, and stores it in the RAM 14. . FIG. 4A is a conceptual diagram showing another example of a playlist. In the example of FIG. 4A, stereo parts A and C are included in the moving image data of FIG. Note that the order of reproduction conforms to the order shown in FIG. In the case of the playlist in FIG. 4A, only the video and audio of the stereo parts A and C are output to the display device 40 from the moving image data. For example, when the sound of a broadcast recording program is monaural and the sound of the CM is stereo, only the CM is reproduced.

  In the embodiment described above, stereo and monaural have been described as examples of the types of audio included in the moving image data (reproduction data). However, there are cases where the audio data includes double audio. FIG. 4B is a conceptual diagram showing another example of moving image data. In the example of FIG. 4B, the moving image data includes two stereo parts A and C and two dual sound parts B and D. When “dual sound” is selected on the selection screen shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 12 creates a play list by specifying the double sound part in the moving image data shown in FIG. Remember. FIG. 4C is a conceptual diagram showing another example of a playlist. In the example of FIG. 4C, the double audio portions B and D are included in the moving image data of FIG. Note that the order of reproduction follows the order shown in FIG. In the case of the playlist in FIG. 4C, only the video and audio of the double audio portions B and D are output to the display device 40 from the moving image data. For example, if the sound of a broadcast recording program (foreign movie) is double sound and the sound of the CM is stereo, only the program (foreign movie) is reproduced.

  The recording / reproducing drive 28 can record on a storage medium 44 such as a DVD-R, a DVD-RW, or a DVD-RAM in the same manner as the HDD 26 (storage device). When recording on the storage medium 44, as in the case of the HDD 26, it is possible to add information on a part including each type of sound to the moving image data (reproduction data). The recording / reproducing drive 28 can also reproduce a DVD-ROM, a DVD-R, a DVD-RW, a DVD-RAM, or the like in which moving image data is stored in another device. However, in this case, since moving image data is stored in another device, information indicating the type of sound may not be added to the moving image data. In this case, the CPU 12 controls the recording / playback drive 28 to read the moving image data from the storage medium 44, and operates as detection means for detecting a portion including each type of sound. For example, it is possible to cause the CPU 12 to scan the sound of the moving image data and detect a portion where the sound type is switched.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a playback apparatus according to the present invention. The playback device 30 includes a moving image processing unit 22, a CPU 12, a RAM 14, a ROM 16, an operation unit 18, and a remote control receiving unit 20 similar to the recording / playback device 10 shown in FIG. 1. Further, the playback device 30 includes a playback drive (reading device) 32 instead of the recording / playback drive 28 of FIG. The reproduction drive 32 reads a storage medium 46 such as a DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM.

  The CPU 12 operates as a detection unit that controls the playback drive 32 to read moving image data from the storage medium 46 and detect a portion including each type of sound. For example, the sound of the moving image data is scanned to detect a portion where the sound type is switched. Except for detecting the parts that contain each type of sound, the same processing as the recording / playback apparatus in FIG. 1 is performed, and only the sound part specified by the user (mono part, stereo part, or double sound part) A playlist including the same is created, and only the designated audio portion is reproduced.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the recording / reproducing apparatus which operate | moves as a reproducing | regenerating apparatus based on this invention. (A) is a conceptual diagram which shows the example of moving image data, (b) is a conceptual diagram which shows the example of a play list. It is a figure which shows the example of a selection screen. (A) is a conceptual diagram showing another example of a playlist, (b) is a conceptual diagram showing another example of moving image data, and (c) is a conceptual diagram showing another example of the playlist. . It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the reproducing | regenerating apparatus based on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Recording / playback device 12 CPU
14 RAM
16 ROM
18 Operation unit 20 Remote control reception unit 22 Movie processing unit 24 Tuner 26 HDD
28 Recording / playback drive 30 Playback device 32 Playback drive 40 Display device 42 Remote control 44, 46 Storage medium

Claims (4)

In a playback device that plays back playback data including multiple types of sound,
An accepting means for accepting the type of sound to be reproduced;
And a specifying unit for specifying a portion including the type of sound received by the receiving unit with respect to the reproduction data, and reproducing the portion specified by the specifying unit and not reproducing the other portion. A playback device.   The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the types of audio are at least two of stereo, monaural, and dual audio. A storage device for storing reproduction data;
The reproduction data stored in the storage device is appended with information about the portion containing each type of audio,
3. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit is configured to specify a part including the type of sound received by the receiving unit based on the information. A reader for reading / reproducing reproduction data from / to a storage medium in which reproduction data is stored;
Detection means for detecting a portion including each type of sound in the reproduction data read by the reading device, and the specifying means includes a portion including the type of sound received by the receiving means. 4. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproducing apparatus is configured to be specified based on a detection result of the detecting means.

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