JP2007080359A - Optical disk reproduction apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily recognize a file format of reproducible or/and recordable data in an optical disk reproduction apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: A control means of the optical disk reproduction apparatus 1 displays a list composed of items showing the file formats of the reproducible data stored in an optical disk 2 or the data recordable in the optical disk 2 on a monitor 7 as a menu window. Items showing the file formats of data recorded in the optical disk 2 inserted to the apparatus or/and data inputted from a data input means of the apparatus among the items displayed on the monitor 7 are displayed flickering, displayed with color, zoom-displayed or/and highlighted. Thus, the user can easily recognize data reproducible in the apparatus and data recordable in an external storage device in the data recorded in the optical disk and reproducible data and data recordable in the optical disk 2 or the external storage apparatus in the data inputted from outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical disc reproducing apparatus that shows a user the functions of the apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an optical disc reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing an optical disc and recording data on the optical disc. There are two types of optical discs: read-only optical discs, write-once optical discs that can be written only once, and rewritable optical discs that can be rewritten any number of times. Examples of the read-only optical disc include a CD-DA (CD Digital Audio), a CD-ROM (CD Read Only Memory), a DVD-Video, a DVD-Audio, and a DVD-ROM (DVD Read Only Memory). Write-once optical disks include, for example, CD-R (CD Recordable), DVD-R (DVD Recordable), and DVD + R (DVD Recordable). Examples of rewritable optical disks include CD-RW (CD Rewritable), DVD-RW (DVD Rewritable), DVD + RW (DVD Rewritable), and DVD-RAM (DVD Random Access Memory).

  Various types of digital data such as video, audio, music, computer OS (Operating System), application software such as business software, and database are recorded on the various optical disks. The optical disk playback device has a function of reading and recording various digital data. In addition, the apparatus has a function of reading and recording digital data compressed by different data compression methods even for the same kind of digital data such as video. Furthermore, the device has not only a simple recording / playback function, but also a variety of functions such as a function for adjusting the brightness of an image projected on a monitor, a timer recording of a video, and a function for skipping a commercial part of a recorded video. It has a function. Therefore, when the user operates the optical disc reproducing apparatus with a desired purpose, it takes time for the user to know which button to operate because of the many buttons provided for realizing the multiple functions. It was. In addition, due to the complicated operation procedure, time and labor are similarly required for the operation.

In order to make the user know the operation method, there is known an image display device that displays the handling operation method of the device on the screen in an explanatory text or the like instead of the screen saver. The apparatus includes an optical disk reproducing apparatus. The device stores in the memory the character data that displays the handling operation method of the device as explanatory text on the screen, and reads the character data from the memory when the still image is continuously displayed for a certain period of time or more, instead of the screen saver. Is displayed (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). In addition, in the case of a television display device, in a menu image including operation items such as video function adjustment, when an operation item selection operation is not performed within a predetermined time, a guidance image is displayed and the operation item is selected. Sometimes, a television display device that displays a list image including specific adjustment items is known. In the apparatus, when an operation is not performed within a predetermined time in the list image, a guidance image indicating an operation method or the like is displayed (for example, see Patent Document 2). Although it is an on-screen display device, in the help mode, when the user presses the operation button of the remote control, the corresponding button of the remote control image displayed on the display screen blinks or the display color changes, An on-screen display device is known in which a function description of a pressed button is displayed on-screen on a display screen (see, for example, Patent Document 3). Although it is a broadcast receiving device, in order to improve the usability of the remote control, an image imitating a specific key of the remote control is displayed on the screen, and a description of the function of the specific key is added to the screen, and the function is specified by the specific key. Broadcast receiving apparatuses that are temporarily allocated to the Internet are known. In the device, selection buttons such as “good night timer” and “program guide” are displayed on the screen, and when the user selects the selection button, a function is temporarily assigned to a specific key based on the selected selection button. (For example, refer to Patent Document 4).
JP 2001-306052 A JP-A-9-55895 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-130695 JP 2001-285965 A

  However, in the image display device described in Patent Document 1, it is possible for the user to visually recognize handling instructions of the device, but it is impossible to show the data compression method of data that can be displayed to the user. Further, in the television display device described in Patent Document 2, the user can easily grasp various operation methods and functions of the device, but the file format of data that can be displayed cannot be shown to the user. It was. In addition, in the on-screen display device described in Patent Document 3, the functions of the operation keys of the remote controller can be explained to the user. However, the device lists the data compression methods of data that can be displayed, and displays the list. Could not show to user. In the broadcast receiving device described in Patent Document 4, the user can recognize the functions of the various keys of the remote control, but the user cannot recognize the function of displaying various digital data included in the device itself. It was.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an optical disc playback apparatus that allows a user to easily recognize the file format of data that can be played back and / or recorded.

  The invention of claim 1 is a data recording means for recording data on an optical disc or / and an external storage device, a data reading means for reading data recorded on the optical disc or / and an external storage device, and the optical disc by the data recording means. Or / and a data input means for inputting external data recorded in the external storage device, a connection means to which a monitor is connected, a control means for controlling the entire apparatus, and a device based on a user operation. Instructing means for instructing the control means to display a list indicating a built-in function on the monitor, and selecting means for instructing the control means to select an item constituting the list based on a user operation In the optical disk reproducing apparatus comprising: the data read by the data reading means or / and the data input means The control unit includes a determination unit configured to determine a file format of the input data, and the control unit displays the list on the monitor based on a signal from the instruction unit via the connection unit. In order to show the function of reproducing and recording data of one or a plurality of file formats, the file format displayed by the above based on the signal of the discrimination means, comprising items indicating the file format of data that can be reproduced and recorded Among items indicating the data format recorded on the optical disc or / and the external storage device and / or the file format of the data input from the data input means, blinking display, coloring display, enlarged display, and / or Highlight and display the file format description of the item selected by the selection means on the monitor for playback and recording Characterized in that to be able to recognize the file format over data to the user.

  The invention of claim 2 is to display on the monitor a list indicating functions built in the apparatus based on a user's operation, a connection means to which the monitor is connected, a control means for controlling the entire apparatus, An optical disc reproducing apparatus comprising: instruction means for instructing the control means; wherein the control means causes the list to be displayed on the monitor based on a signal from the instruction means via the connection means; Is composed of items indicating the file format of reproducible data in order to indicate the function of reproducing data of one or a plurality of file formats so that the user can recognize the file format of reproducible data. It is characterized by that.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the optical disk reproducing apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the data reading means for reading data recorded on the optical disk, the determination means for determining the file format of the data read by the data reading means, And the control means indicates the file format of the data recorded on the optical disc among the items indicating the file format displayed by the above based on the signal of the determination means via the connection means. The item is displayed by blinking, coloring display, enlarged display, and / or highlight display.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the optical disk reproducing apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein data recording means for recording data on the optical disk or / and the external storage device and the optical disk or / and the external storage device by the data recording means Data input means for inputting external data to be recorded, wherein the data reading means further reads data recorded in the external storage device, and the determination means further includes the data input Determining the file format of the data input from the means, the list further comprises items indicating the file format of recordable data in order to indicate a function of recording data of one or more file formats; The control means further includes a data recorded in the external storage device among the items indicating the file format displayed by the above. Data and / or flashing displays items that indicate the file format of the input data from said data input means, color display, characterized in that to enlarge and / or highlighted.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the control means uses the list including items indicating the reproducible data stored on the optical disc and the file format of the data recordable on the optical disc as a menu screen. Display on the monitor. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the file format of reproducible data stored on the optical disc and data recordable on the optical disc. Further, when reproducing or recording data, it is possible to save the trouble of reading the instruction manual of the optical disk reproducing apparatus in order to check the data that can be reproduced and recorded. Furthermore, when the device manufacturer ships the device, the device can be connected to a monitor, and the file format of data that can be reproduced and recorded by the device can be easily and instantaneously confirmed.

  Of the items displayed on the monitor as the file format of data that can be played back and recorded by the device, the control means is the data recorded on the optical disc inserted in the device or / and the data input from the data input means The item indicating the file format is blinked, colored, enlarged or / and highlighted. For this reason, when a user inserts an optical disc into the apparatus, it is easy to determine which data can be reproduced in the apparatus and which data can be recorded in the external storage device. Can be recognized. Further, it becomes possible for the user to easily recognize which data can be reproduced from the external signals and which data can be recorded on the optical disk or the external storage device.

  The control means causes the monitor to display a description of the file format of the item selected by the selection means among the items displayed on the monitor as the file format of data that can be reproduced and recorded by the apparatus. Therefore, the user can easily know the outline of the selected file format, and can save the trouble of checking the manual.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control means causes the monitor to display a list including items indicating file formats of reproducible data stored on the optical disc as a menu screen. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the file format of reproducible data. Further, when reproducing the data, it is possible to save the trouble of reading the manual of the optical disk reproducing apparatus in order to examine the reproducible data. Further, when the device manufacturer ships the device, the file format of data that can be reproduced and recorded by the device can be easily confirmed on the monitor.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the control means selects the file format of the data recorded on the optical disk inserted in the device, among the items displayed on the monitor as the file format of the data that can be reproduced by the device. Items to be displayed are blinked, colored, enlarged, and / or highlighted. For this reason, when the user inserts the optical disk into the apparatus, it is possible to easily recognize which data can be reproduced among the data recorded on the optical disk in the apparatus.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the control means includes the data recorded on the optical disc inserted in the apparatus among the items displayed on the monitor as the file format of data that can be reproduced and recorded by the apparatus or / And an item indicating the file format of the data input from the data input means is blinked, colored, enlarged or / and highlighted. Because of this operation, when a user inserts an optical disc into the device, the user can easily view data that can be played back on the device and data that can be recorded on an external storage device. be able to. Further, it becomes possible for the user to easily recognize which file format data can be recorded on the optical disc or the external storage device among the signals from the outside.

  An optical disk reproducing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The optical disc according to the first embodiment of the present invention is, for example, a DVD or a CD, and the optical disc playback device is a DVD recorder that records and plays back data such as video, music, and audio.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an optical disc playback apparatus. The optical disc playback apparatus 1 is a device that records data on an optical disc 2 and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 10 and reads data from the optical disc 2 and the HDD 10, and includes a CPU for controlling the optical disc playback apparatus 1. Unit 3 (control means), a remote controller 4 and an operation unit 5 that are operated by a user to give instructions to the control unit 3, an optical head 6 that records and reads data, and a monitor connection unit 8 And a ROM 9 in which an operation program of the control unit 3 is stored.

  When the optical disc 2 is inserted into a disc insertion portion (not shown), data is read and recorded by the optical head 6. The optical head 6 records information on the optical disc 2 by forming pits on the optical disc 2, and detects information recorded on the optical disc 2 by detecting pits formed on the optical disc 2. The head 6 includes a spindle motor that rotates the optical disc 2, a semiconductor laser that emits light, a collimator lens, a beam splitter, an objective lens, a condenser lens, and a light receiving element (not shown).

  The moving motor 12 is composed of a linear motor, and moves the optical head 6 in the radial direction on the optical disk 2. The semiconductor laser is driven by the laser driving unit 13 to emit light. Light emitted from the semiconductor laser is condensed and irradiated onto the optical disc 2 through a collimator lens, a beam splitter, and an objective lens. The light reflected by the optical disc 2 is condensed on the light receiving element via the objective lens, the beam splitter, and the condenser lens. The objective lens is moved in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the optical disc 2 and in the radial direction of the optical disc 2 by the magnetic action of a focusing coil and a tracking coil (not shown) driven and controlled by the servo control unit 14. By this movement of the objective lens, the position of the condensing point and the diameter of the condensing spot of the light emitted from the semiconductor laser and condensed on the optical disc 2 are adjusted. The light receiving element has a light receiving surface divided into a plurality of regions, and outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the light reception intensity for each light receiving surface.

  The optical head 6 having such a configuration forms pits on the optical disc 2 by irradiating the optical disc 2 with light emitted from the semiconductor laser and altering the recording layer of the optical disc 2. The light reflectivity changes in the altered portion of the recording layer. The optical head 6 irradiates the optical disc 2 with light emitted from the semiconductor laser, and the light receiving element receives reflected light from the optical disc 2 to detect pits formed in the recording layer of the optical disc 2. When detecting the pits, the intensity of light emitted from the semiconductor laser is weakened so that the recording layer of the optical disc 2 is not altered.

  The laser drive unit 13 controls the light emission timing and light emission intensity of the semiconductor laser based on the signal from the control unit 3. The RF signal processing unit 15 generates and outputs an RF signal (reflection intensity signal), a focusing error signal, and a tracking error signal based on the output signal from the light receiving element. The servo control unit 14 drives the focusing coil and the tracking coil based on the focusing error signal and the tracking error signal from the RF signal processing unit 15, thereby moving the objective lens and irradiating the optical disc 2. The position of the condensing point of the light from the semiconductor laser is controlled.

  A broadcast signal receiving unit (not shown) receives a television broadcast signal and a satellite broadcast signal via an antenna input terminal (not shown). The control unit 3 demodulates and encodes a television broadcast signal or a satellite broadcast signal, and records it on the optical disc 2 or the HDD 10. The memory 20 temporarily stores code data to be recorded on the optical disc 2, code data read from the optical disc 2, and the like based on a signal from the control unit 3. The memory 20 stores graphic data for generating an on-screen image.

  The decoding processing unit 17 decodes the code data read from the optical disc 2 according to the signal from the control unit 3. The OSD processing unit 18 converts the on-screen image signal for displaying the on-screen image on the monitor 7 in accordance with the signal from the control unit 3, the demodulated television broadcast signal, and the signal decoded by the decoding processing unit 17. Superimpose on. The signal output unit 19 receives a demodulated television broadcast signal or satellite broadcast signal based on a signal from the control unit 3 or a signal decoded by the decoding processing unit 17 on a monitor 7, a speaker, a personal computer, etc. (not shown). Output to an external device.

  The remote controller 4 performs various operations of the optical disc playback apparatus 1 such as selection of a reception channel such as a television broadcast signal, recording of information such as video, music, and documents on the optical disc 2 or the HDD 10 and reproduction of information recorded on the optical disc 2. This is operated by the user to instruct. The remote controller 4 includes various operation keys operated by a user to instruct various operations of the optical disc playback apparatus 1, and when the various operation keys are operated, infrared code signals associated with the operations are received. Send it out. The various operation keys include a menu display key 41 for displaying a list showing functions incorporated in the apparatus on the monitor as a menu screen, a cursor up key 42 for moving the cursor up on the selection screen, and a selection. A cursor down key 43 for moving the cursor downward on the screen is included. The remote control receiving unit 21 receives an infrared signal transmitted from the remote control 4 and converts it into an electrical signal, and outputs a signal corresponding to the operation of the remote control 4 to the control unit 3.

  The operation unit 5 includes various operation buttons operated by the user in order to instruct various operations of the optical disc playback apparatus 1 such as recording information such as video on the optical disc 2 and reproducing information recorded on the optical disc 2. When various operation buttons are operated, a signal associated with the operation is sent to the control unit 3. The various operation buttons include a menu display button 51 for displaying a list showing functions incorporated in the apparatus on the monitor as a menu screen, a cursor up button 52 for moving the cursor up on the selection screen, and a selection. A cursor down button 53 for moving the cursor downward on the screen is included.

  The monitor 7 displays various menu screens based on signals sent from the control unit 3 via the signal output unit 19 and the monitor connection unit 8. For example, when the user depresses the menu display key 41 or the menu display button 51, the control unit 3 displays a main menu screen on the monitor 7. The menu screen is a list including one or a plurality of items. When a user selects a specific item by operating the cursor up key 42, the cursor down key 43, etc., a list showing the functions built in the apparatus in more detail is displayed on the monitor 7 by the control unit 3. A monitor 7 is connected to the monitor connection unit 8 (connection means). The monitor connection unit 8 is configured by, for example, a video output terminal. The monitor 7 includes not only a single display but also a device having a display.

  The ROM 9 stores an operation program for the control unit 3. Based on the signal from the control unit 3, an encoded television broadcast signal or the like is recorded on the HDD 10, or data on the optical disc 2 is recorded. The data recorded on the HDD 10 is read by the control unit 3. By operating in this way, the HDD 10 constitutes an external storage device, and the control unit 3 constitutes a data recording unit and a data reading unit. The structure of the HDD 10 is such that magnetic disks constituting the hard disk are overlapped. The magnetic disk is rotated at high speed by a motor, and data is recorded and read from the magnetic disk by a magnetic head. HDDs are relatively inexpensive and have a large storage capacity. The HDD 10 may be mounted in the housing of the optical disc playback apparatus 1 or connected to the optical disc playback apparatus 1 from the outside.

  Information is recorded on the optical disk 2 based on a signal from the control unit 3 such that the data recorded in the HDD 10, the demodulated television broadcast signal, etc. are converted into an optical disk by the optical head 6 in a length and arrangement corresponding to the code data. 2 is formed by forming pits.

  Reading of information recorded on the optical disc 2 is performed by the control unit 3 based on the RF signal output from the RF signal processing unit 15 by detecting the pits formed on the optical disc 2 by the optical head 6. This is done by determining the length and arrangement of the pits and reading the code data.

  On the optical disc 2, recording tracks are formed concentrically or spirally at a predetermined pitch. The recording track is further equally divided radially and divided into sectors which are the minimum recording units. In each sector, an address value for identifying each sector is recorded in advance by pits. By operating as described above, the optical head 6 and the control unit 3 constitute data recording means and data reading means.

  In the recording / reading operation of the code data, the control unit 3 irradiates the optical disk 2 with the optical head 6 to receive the reflected light, and rotates the optical disk 2 by rotating the spindle motor. The control unit 3 identifies the sector by detecting the address value of each sector based on the pit detected by the optical head 6, that is, based on the RF signal output from the RF signal processing unit 15, Code data is recorded / read in units of sectors.

  FIG. 2 shows a list (hereinafter referred to as a “future list”) showing the user a function (feature) for reproducing and recording data compressed by a specific data compression method on the optical disc playback apparatus 1 on the monitor 7. The display screen of the monitor 7 is shown. A list indicating a function of reproducing and recording data of one or a plurality of file formats is configured by a feature list. Examples of file formats of data that can be reproduced and recorded include, for example, a data compression method, a standard for recording video and audio, and the like.

  When the user depresses the menu display key 41 or the menu display button 51, the control unit 3 is instructed to display the menu screen on the monitor 7. The controller 3 displays a menu screen on the monitor 7 based on the instruction. For example, the menu screen includes a list indicating functions incorporated in the apparatus, which includes items such as playback, Dolby (registered trademark) switching, and a feature confirmation menu. When the user selects an item in the feature confirmation menu using the cursor up key 42, the cursor down key 43, the cursor up button 52, or the cursor down button 53, the display of the future list is instructed to the control unit 3. Based on the instruction, the control unit 3 causes the monitor 7 to display a feature list as shown in FIG. By operating in this way, the menu display key 41, the menu display button 51, the cursor up key 42, the cursor down key 43, the cursor up button 52, and the cursor down button 53 constitute an instruction means.

  The future list is composed of data file format items that can be reproduced and recorded by the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1. The item includes, for example, MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3), which is one of audio compression methods used in MPEG-1 (Moving Picture Experts Group phase 1) of video data compression method, and one of audio compression methods. WMA (Windows Media Audio; Windows is a registered trademark), SACD (Super Audio CD), which is a standard for optical discs for recording music, and DVD for recording audio and music on DVD DVD-Audio, which is a technical specification of JPEG, JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group), which is one of the compression methods of still image data, and VCD (V, which is a standard for recording video and audio on a CD video CD), SVCD (Super Video CD) which is a technical specification for recording video and audio compressed in the MPEG-2 format on a CD, and DivX which is an MPEG-4 video codec.

  The feature list indicates to the user that the optical disk playback apparatus 1 can play back the data recorded according to the above-mentioned standards and methods on the monitor or record it on the HDD 10. For this reason, the user can easily understand data and the like in a compression method that can be reproduced and recorded by the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1, and convenience is improved. In addition, since the feature list is displayed on the monitor 7, it is possible to save the trouble of checking the compression format and standard of data that can be reproduced and recorded using the instruction manual. Further, when the manufacturer of the optical disk reproducing apparatus 1 ships the apparatus, the apparatus is connected to the monitor 7 and the compression format or standard of data that can be reproduced and recorded by the apparatus is confirmed by a simple operation. be able to. Therefore, for example, it is possible to avoid an accidental shipment of an optical disc playback apparatus that supports five types of data compression formats and standards as an optical disc playback apparatus that supports ten types of data compression formats and standards.

  When the feature list is displayed on the monitor 7 after the optical disc 2 is inserted into the optical disc playback apparatus 1, or when the optical disc is inserted while the feature list is displayed on the monitor 7, the feature list is listed. Among the file formats, the item of the file format of the data recorded on the optical disc 2 is displayed blinking, colored, enlarged, or / and highlighted. The colored display is made by coloring with a color different from other items. The enlarged display is made larger than the other items, and the highlight display is made brighter than the other items.

  A ROM 9 that stores an operation program for the control unit 3 incorporates a program for determining the file format of data read from the optical disc 2 or HDD 10 by the control unit 3. The control unit 3 determines the file format based on the result obtained by the program (determination unit). The control unit 3 compares the data whose file format is determined with the file format of data that can be reproduced or recorded by the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1. When data of the same file format exists on the optical disc 2, the control unit 3 blinks the item of the file format in the feature list. For this reason, when the user inserts the optical disc 2 into the apparatus, the file format of data that can be reproduced on the apparatus and the file format of data that can be recorded on the HDD 10 are recorded. It can be easily recognized. Therefore, it becomes possible for the user to easily grasp the video and the like that can be reproduced on the monitor 7.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the monitor 7 when the description of the file format of the selected item is displayed on the monitor 7 in the optical disc playback apparatus 1. On the future list screen, the user moves the cursor by operating the cursor up key 42, the cursor down key 43, the cursor up button 52, or the cursor down button 53 (selection means), and selects a specific item. In this case, the control unit 3 is instructed to select the item. Based on the instruction, the description of the file format of the item is displayed on the monitor 7 by the control unit 3. In the figure, the file format of the selected item is DivX. The description of the file format includes an outline description of the definition of the file format, notes on using the data, a manual reference page (for example, page 75), and the like. In the figure, an overview of DivX, the fact that a movie created in the DivX format can be played back, and a reference page of the manual are displayed as a description of the file format. The selection of an item may be performed by moving the cursor over the item and the user pressing down a determination button (not shown) in that state. In addition, when the user moves the cursor over an item and a predetermined time has passed in that state, it is considered that the item has been selected, and the description may be automatically displayed on the monitor 7. With such a configuration, the user can easily confirm the outline of the file format of the selected item, the operational precautions, and the like. Also, it is possible to save the trouble of referring to the manual and checking the outline of the file format. Furthermore, a numeric keypad (not shown) may constitute the selection means.

  Next, an optical disk reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that an external signal can be input.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the optical disk reproducing apparatus. 1 is different from FIG. 1 in that a signal input unit 16 and a signal input terminal 16a are further provided. The signal input unit 16 operates based on a signal from the control unit 3. Various signals representing information such as video, music, and documents are input to the signal input unit 16 from an external device (not shown) such as a video camera, a digital camera, or a personal computer via a signal input terminal 16a.

  The OSD processing unit 18 superimposes an on-screen image signal for displaying an on-screen image on the monitor 7 on the signal input from the signal input unit 16 in accordance with the signal from the control unit 3. The signal output unit 19 outputs the signal input from the signal input unit 16 to an external device such as a monitor 7, a speaker, or a personal computer (not shown).

  The signal input from the signal input unit 16 is recorded on the optical disc 2 or the HDD 10 by the control unit 3. In the case of analog signals, in order to record data on the optical disc 2 or the HDD 10, it is necessary to encode these signals into a predetermined format.

  FIG. 5 shows that a file format of data input from the outside is further listed as an item in a feature list constituting a list showing a function of reproducing and recording data of one or a plurality of file formats. Different from FIG. Examples of the file format of data input from the outside include, for example, the digital video / audio input / output interface standard. The items constituting the future list include, for example, HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), which is a digital video / audio input / output interface standard for home appliances and AV devices, and screen scanning horizontally from left to right. , A progressive scanning method (PROGRESSIVE) that is performed in order from top to bottom is included. The item is displayed when the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1 reproduces the digital video signal from the device on the monitor 7 or the optical disc 2 when a device satisfying the standard or method is connected to the signal input terminal 16a. And that it can be recorded in the HDD 10. Therefore, the user can easily understand data and the like according to a specific standard that can be reproduced and recorded in the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1. Further, since the feature list is displayed on the monitor 7, it is not necessary to check the standard of data that can be reproduced and recorded using a manual. Further, when the manufacturer of the optical disk reproducing apparatus 1 ships the apparatus, the apparatus is connected to the monitor 7 and the standard of data that can be reproduced and recorded by the apparatus is visually confirmed by a simple operation. Can do.

  For example, when a feature list is displayed on the monitor 7 after a device satisfying the HDMI standard is connected to the optical disc playback device 1, or when the feature list is displayed on the monitor 7, the device is connected to the optical disc playback device 1. When connected, the HDMI item is blinked, colored, enlarged, or / and highlighted.

  The ROM 9 incorporates a program for determining the file format of data input to the signal input unit 16. The control unit 3 determines the file format using the program (determination unit). The control unit 3 compares the data whose file format is determined with the file format of data that can be reproduced or recorded by the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1. When data of the same file format is input from the outside, the control unit 3 causes the item of the file format to blink on the feature list. For this reason, when the user connects an external device to the optical disc playback apparatus 1 via the signal input terminal 16a, the user can easily recognize whether the data output from the device can be played back by the device. . In addition, it becomes possible for the user to easily recognize visually which file format data can be recorded on the optical disc 2 or the HDD 10 among the signals from the outside.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen of the monitor 7 when the description of the file format of the selected item is displayed on the monitor in the optical disc playback apparatus 1. When the user operates the cursor up key 42, which is a selection means, and moves the cursor on the feature list to select a specific item, a description of the file format of the item is displayed on the monitor 7 by the control unit 3. The In the figure, the file format of the selected item is HDMI. As the description of the file format, an overview of HDMI, the fact that video / audio from a device that satisfies the HDMI standard can be recorded, and a reference page of the manual (for example, page 85) are displayed. With such a configuration, the user can easily check the outline of the file format of the selected item. In addition, it is possible to save labor for examining the file format of the item in the instruction manual.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the structure of the said various embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not change the meaning of invention. The optical disk playback apparatus 1 is not limited to a DVD recorder, and is a DVD-ROM drive, DVD-R drive, DVD + RW drive, DVD-RW drive, DVD-RAM drive, CD-mount mounted on an electronic device such as a DVD player or an optical personal computer. It may be a ROM drive, a CD-R drive, or a CD-RW drive. The file format of the data is not limited to that described above, and may include MPEG1 and its successor standards, and other video or audio data compression methods.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an optical disc playback apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the display screen of a monitor when a future list is displayed on a monitor in the said optical disk reproducing device. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of a monitor when the description of the file format of the selected item is displayed on the monitor in the said optical disk reproducing device. The block diagram which shows the structure of the optical disk reproducing | regenerating apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the display screen of a monitor when a future list is displayed on a monitor in the said optical disk reproducing device. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of a monitor when the description of the file format of the selected item is displayed on the monitor in the said optical disk reproducing device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical disk reproducing | regenerating apparatus 2 Optical disk 3 Control part 4 Remote control 5 Operation part 6 Optical head 7 Monitor 8 Monitor connection part 9 ROM
10 HDD
16 Signal Input Unit 41 Menu Display Key 42 Cursor Up Key 43 Cursor Down Key 51 Menu Display Button 52 Cursor Up Button 53 Cursor Down Button

Claims (4)

Data recording means for recording data on an optical disc or / and an external storage device;
Data reading means for reading data recorded on an optical disc or / and an external storage device;
Data input means for inputting external data recorded on the optical disc or / and the external storage device by the data recording means;
A connection means to which the monitor is connected;
Control means for controlling the entire apparatus;
An instruction means for instructing the control means to display on the monitor a list indicating functions incorporated in the apparatus based on a user operation;
In an optical disc playback apparatus comprising: selection means for instructing the control means to select an item constituting the list based on a user operation;
A discriminating unit for discriminating a file format of data read by the data reading unit and / or data input from the data input unit;
The control means is connected via the connection means.
Based on the signal of the instruction means, the list is displayed on the monitor, and the list is a file of data that can be played back and recorded to indicate a function of playing back and recording data in one or more file formats. It consists of an item indicating the format,
Of the items indicating the file format displayed by the above based on the signal of the discrimination means, data recorded in the optical disc or / and the external storage device or / and data input from the data input means Flashing display, coloring display, enlarged display and / or highlight display of the item indicating the format,
A description of the file format of the item selected by the selection means is displayed on the monitor;
An optical disc reproducing apparatus characterized in that a user can recognize a file format of data that can be reproduced and recorded. A connection means to which the monitor is connected;
Control means for controlling the entire apparatus;
In an optical disc reproducing apparatus comprising: instruction means for instructing the control means to display a list indicating functions incorporated in the apparatus on the monitor based on a user operation;
The control means is connected via the connection means.
An item indicating the file format of reproducible data in order to display the list on the monitor based on the signal of the instruction means, and the list indicates a function of reproducing data of one or a plurality of file formats. Consists of
An optical disc reproducing apparatus characterized in that a user can recognize a file format of reproducible data. Data reading means for reading data recorded on the optical disc;
Discriminating means for discriminating the file format of the data read by the data reading means,
The control means is connected via the connection means.
Based on the signal of the discrimination means, among the items indicating the file format displayed as described above, the item indicating the file format of the data recorded on the optical disc is blinked, colored, enlarged, or / and highlighted. The optical disk reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein Data recording means for recording data on an optical disc or / and an external storage device;
Data input means for inputting external data recorded in the optical disc or / and the external storage device by the data recording means,
The data reading means further reads data recorded in the external storage device,
The determination means further determines a file format of data input from the data input means,
The list further includes items indicating file formats of recordable data in order to indicate a function of recording data of one or a plurality of file formats.
The control means further blinks an item indicating the file format of the data recorded in the external storage device and / or the data input from the data input means among the items indicating the file format displayed by the above 4. The optical disk reproducing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein color display, enlarged display, and / or highlight display are performed.

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