JP2008226354A - Sound reproducing device, sound data display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sound reproducing device for facilitating a user to select desired sound data in music data newly transferred to the sound reproducing device, and to provide a sound data display method and a program. <P>SOLUTION: The sound reproducing device 1 and a sound data transfer device 30 store music data and tag information inputted from an external I/F 35 and a network I/F 36 into a storing part 34, refine the number of tag information newly inputted from the external I/F 35 and the network I/F 36 by the control of a CPU 31 on the basis of the tag information stored in the storing part 34, and a CPU 2 controls the refined tag information so as to be displayed in a display part 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an audio playback device, an audio data display method, and a program.

  Using a voice data transfer tool (for example, Windows Media (registered trademark) Player, I-tune (registered trademark), etc.) from a computer such as a PC (Personal Computer), a digital audio player (hereinafter referred to as DAP). .) And the like, and a system capable of appreciating the music data captured in the DAP is known. When the capacity of the recording medium provided in the DAP is large, a large amount of music data can be transferred / saved to the DAP.

  The user transfers / saves the music data that he / she wants to hear to the DAP. At that time, the DAP extracts tag information of the stored music data (for example, information about music data such as ID3 information in the case of MP3), and the tag Based on the information, information such as album / artist / genre is made into a database.

  Based on the tag information stored in the database, information on reproducible music data is displayed on a display provided in the DAP, and the user can search for and play music that he / she wants to appreciate based on this display.

  Also, when a large amount of music data is transferred / saved to the DAP at one time, it becomes difficult to select what is to be reproduced from the audio data newly saved in the DAP. For this reason, additional information “newly transferred music” is added to the tag information of the newly transferred / saved music data to create a database, and among the newly transferred / saved music data, for example, the latest 10 songs There is known a system that makes it possible to easily select music to be played by displaying information related to music data on a display.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which additional information is automatically registered for data dubbed from a portable recording medium such as a CD to a large capacity recording medium such as an HD (Hard Disk).
JP 2006-294236 A

  However, in the above-described conventional system, for example, when information on music data of the latest 10 songs among newly transferred music data is handled as a predetermined list, music data of more than 10 songs at a time is stored in the DAP. When transferred, information related to music data exceeding 10 songs is not registered or displayed. That is, for example, when music data is transferred to the DAP and registered or displayed as “newly transferred music”, only a part of the newly transferred music data may be registered or displayed in the transfer order. .

  An object of the present invention is to provide an audio reproduction device, an audio data display method, and a program that make it easy for a user to select audio data desired to be reproduced from music data newly transferred to the audio reproduction device. .

The invention according to claim 1 is an audio playback device,
Data input means for inputting content data and content related information which is information related to the content data;
Storage means for storing the content data and the content related information input from the data input means;
Based on the content related information stored in the storage means, a number narrowing means for narrowing down the number of the content related information newly input from the data input means,
Control means for controlling to handle the content related information narrowed down by the number narrowing means as a list;
It is characterized by providing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the audio reproduction device according to the first aspect,
Comprising communication means for acquiring the content related information via a network;
The number narrowing down means narrows down the number of the content related information newly input from the data input means based on the content related information acquired by the communication means and stored in the storage means. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the audio reproduction device according to the first or second aspect,
The narrowing target by the number narrowing means is narrowed down so as to extract content representing a common group of content based on the content related information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the audio data display method of the audio reproduction device,
A data input step of inputting content data and content related information which is information related to the content data;
A storage step of storing the content data and the content related information input in the data input step;
Based on the content related information stored in the storage step, a number narrowing step for narrowing down the number of the content related information newly input in the data input step;
A control step for controlling the content related information narrowed down in the number narrowing step to be handled as a list;
It is characterized by providing.

The invention according to claim 5 is a program,
Data input means for inputting content data and content related information which is information related to the content data to a computer;
Storage means for storing the content data and the content related information input from the data input means;
Based on the content related information stored in the storage means, the number narrowing means for narrowing down the number of the content related information newly input from the data input means,
Control means for controlling the content related information narrowed down by the number narrowing means to be handled as a list;
It is made to function as.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an audio reproduction device, an audio data display method, and a program that make it easy for a user to select audio data desired to be reproduced from audio data newly transferred to the audio reproduction device. .

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to this embodiment.

[Constitution]
First, the configuration will be described.
FIG. 1 shows an example of the connection relationship between the audio reproduction device and the audio data transfer device and the configuration of each device. The audio reproducing device 1 is a digital audio player such as DAP having a function of reproducing an audio file of MP3 format or the like. The audio data transfer device 30 is a computer such as a PC having a function of transferring an audio file of MP3 format or the like to the audio reproduction device 1. The audio reproduction device 1 and the audio data transfer device 30 are connected via a cable such as a USB cable so that data can be input and output.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the audio reproducing device 1 includes a CPU 2, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 3, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 4, a storage unit 5, an audio processing unit 6, an audio data input terminal 7, a display unit 8, An operation unit 9, an interrupt controller 10, an external I / F 11, and an audio data output terminal 12 are configured.

  The CPU 2 acquires a control program, audio data, and the like from the ROM 3, the storage unit 5, and the like, expands them in the RAM 4, and performs centralized control of operations of each unit and various calculations in cooperation with the control program.

  The ROM 3 is a memory configured by a nonvolatile memory or the like, and stores various control programs and data.

  The RAM 4 is a memory composed of a volatile memory or the like, and is a work area used for various controls and calculations by the CPU 2.

  The storage unit 5 is a large-capacity memory such as an HD (Hard Disk), and stores filed audio data (hereinafter referred to as an audio file), tag information about the audio file in a database, and the like. The tag information is information about the audio file, and has a track name, album name, genre name, artist name, and the like.

  The audio processing unit 6 converts the analog audio data input from the audio data input terminal 7 into digital audio data, and encodes it into a compressed audio file (for example, MP3 format). The audio file input from the storage unit 5 is decoded, converted into analog audio data, and output to the audio data output terminal 12.

  The audio data input terminal 7 is a terminal for connecting to a sound input device such as a microphone in addition to an external sound recording / reproducing apparatus such as a CD player or an MD player.

  The display unit 8 includes a display such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays various operation screens on the display.

  The operation unit 9 is an operation unit for performing operations such as sound reproduction, reproduction stop, fast reverse, fast forward, and volume adjustment. The operation unit 9 generates an operation signal in response to an operation of a button or the like (not shown) provided in the audio reproduction device 1 by the user, and outputs the operation signal to the interrupt controller 10.

  When an operation signal is input from the operation unit 9, the interrupt controller 10 interrupts and outputs the operation signal during the processing of the CPU 2.

  The external I / F 11 is an interface including a USB terminal, a network interface, and the like for the audio reproduction device 1 to exchange data with an external device. The external I / F 11 is connected to an external device such as an audio data transfer device 30 that holds audio data or a network device for connecting to a network such as the Internet via a cable, and is output from the device or the like. Data is input and recorded in the storage unit 5. The data recorded in the storage unit 5 is output.

  The audio data output terminal 12 is a terminal for connecting to an audio output device such as a speaker or headphones.

  The audio data transfer device 30 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, a storage unit 34, a network I / F 36, and an external I / F 35.

  The CPU 31 develops a control program or the like acquired from the ROM 32, the storage unit 34, or the like in the RAM 33, and performs centralized control of operations of each unit and various calculations in cooperation with the control program.

  The ROM 32 is a memory configured by a non-volatile memory or the like, and stores a program related to control of the audio data transfer device 30 and various data.

  The RAM 33 is a memory composed of a volatile memory or the like, and is a work area used for various controls and calculations by the CPU 31.

  The storage unit 34 is a large-capacity memory such as an HD and stores audio data input from the external I / F 35, the network I / F 36, and the like.

  The external I / F 35 is an interface including a USB terminal and the like for the audio data transfer device 30 to exchange data with an external device. The external I / F 35 is connected to a device that reproduces audio data such as the audio reproduction device 1 via a cable, outputs data stored in the storage unit 34, and inputs data from the audio reproduction device 1 or the like. In addition, data recorded on a recording medium such as a music CD is input from the outside.

  The network I / F 36 is configured by a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like, and performs data communication with the server 41 in a data transmission format adapted to the communication protocol of the network 40.

  The network 40 is a communication network constructed from a LAN (Local Area Network), a MAN (Metropolitan Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the Internet.

  The server 41 is connected according to a communication protocol adapted to the network 40, and information related to music recorded on a music CD marketed in the past and present (song order, song playback time, whether or not a single cut is performed, artist CDDB (CD Database) 42 in which a name is included as a database.

[Operation]
Next, the operation will be described.
FIG. 2 shows an example of a control flow of processing performed by the CPU 31 when the audio data transfer device 30 transfers the music data recorded on the album CD to the audio reproduction device 1. This processing is started when the music data recorded on the album CD is stored in the storage unit 34 included in the audio data transfer device 30 and the CPU 31 receives a control signal for starting the transfer of music data from an operation unit (not shown) or the like. .

  First, album information (for example, album name, number of recorded songs, etc.) that is information related to the album CD in which the music data to be transferred is stored is acquired from the storage unit 34 (step S1) and stored in the RAM 33 (step S1). S2).

  Next, tag information, which is information about the music data to be transferred, is acquired from the storage unit 34 (step S3) and stored in the RAM 33 (step S4).

  Next, tag information is acquired from the DB stored in the storage unit 5 provided in the audio reproduction device 1 that is the transfer destination of the music data (step S5).

  Next, as a result of comparing the tag information stored in the RAM 33 in step S4 with the tag information acquired in step S5, if there is matching tag information (step S7; Yes), that is, the music data to be transferred Of these, if there is music data already stored in the audio playback device 1, representative music information, which is information indicating that the music data is a representative music, is added to the tag information, and the tag information and music data are external. The data is transferred to the audio reproduction device 1 via the I / F 35 (step S8), and this process ends.

  Here, the representative song is a piece of music representing a common group of music data to be transferred, such as a single cut song for the album, the first song of the album, a song with the same name as the album title, etc. It is.

  If the tag information stored in the RAM 33 in step S4 and the tag information acquired in step S5 are compared, there is no matching tag information (step S7; No), that is, the music data to be transferred When the same music data is not stored in the audio playback device 1, the CDDB 42 provided in the server 41 is searched via the network 40 based on the tag information corresponding to the transferred music data, and among the transferred music data, Information about the music data from which the music is single-cut is acquired and stored in the storage unit 34 (step S9).

  Next, based on the information obtained from the search result of step S9, the representative song information is added to the tag information corresponding to the music data that is single-cut among the music data to be transferred, and the tag information and the music data are The data is transferred to the audio playback device 1 via the external I / F 35 (step S10), and this process ends.

  In the present embodiment, the music data that has been single-cut is searched from the CDDB 42 only when the same music data as the music data to be transferred is not stored in the audio playback device 1, but this format is limited. Instead, it is also possible to always search the CDDB 42 and acquire information related to music data that has been single-cut.

  The condition set as the representative song only needs to be able to narrow down the number of music data to be transferred, and is based on information such as being recorded in the first song on the album CD and being ranked higher in the popularity ranking. May be set. Information for setting a representative song is acquired from a database in which information about music such as the CDDB 42 is registered, the storage unit 5 or the like via the network 40 as necessary.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control flow of processing performed by the CPU 2 when information related to music data set as a representative song among the music data newly transferred to the audio playback device 1 is displayed on the display unit 8. is there. This process is controlled by the operation unit or the like (not shown) so that the CPU 2 displays information related to the music data set as the representative song among the music data newly transferred and stored in the storage unit 5. Triggered when a signal is received.

  First, tag information of newly transferred music data is acquired from the storage unit 5 (step S21). Next, of the acquired tag information, information included in the tag information including representative song information is displayed on the display unit 8 (step S22), and this process ends.

  According to the above processing, only the information included in the tag information including the representative song information is displayed on the display unit 8, but the present invention is not limited to this format. For example, information included in tag information corresponding to all newly transferred music data may be displayed, and the information set as the representative song may be displayed so that it can be recognized as the representative song. .

  FIG. 4 is an image of a display screen displayed on the display unit 8 so that it can be recognized whether or not the newly transferred music data is a representative song. As shown in FIG. 4, the display screen A displays a list of file names of music data among the information included in the tag information corresponding to the newly transferred music data. A mark for indicating whether the file is a representative song is displayed at the top of each file name. A mark indicating that it is not a representative song is displayed at the top of the file name A1. A mark indicating a representative song is displayed at the beginning of the file name A2.

  In this embodiment, the audio data transfer device 30 that performs processing for adding representative song information to tag information and the audio reproduction device 1 that displays tag information based on the representative song information are configured differently. It is not limited and it is good also as one structure. That is, music data and tag information are newly transferred to the audio playback device 1 and stored in the storage unit 5, and then transmitted to the server 41 via the tag information stored in the storage unit 5 and the external I / F 11. Based on the information obtained by searching the provided CDDB 42, representative song information may be added to the tag information and stored in the storage unit 5.

[Effect of Example]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the audio reproduction device 1 and the audio data transfer device 30 include the external I / F 35 and the network I / F 36 for inputting music data and tag information, and the external I / F 35 and the network I. / F36, storage unit 34 for storing music data and tag information, display unit 8 for displaying tag information, and external I / F 35 and network I / F based on tag information stored in storage unit 34 The CPU 31 narrows down the number of tag information newly input from F36, and the CPU 2 controls the tag information narrowed down by the CPU 31 to be displayed on the display unit 8.

  By adopting such a configuration, when music data is transferred from the audio data transfer device 30 to the audio reproduction device 1, it is extracted according to predetermined conditions from a plurality of songs newly transferred by the user of the audio reproduction device 1. Since the representative music thus registered is displayed or displayed on the display unit 8, even if a large amount of music data is transferred, the user can easily grasp the group of newly transferred music.

  Further, the process of selecting and setting the representative music from the music data to be newly transferred is performed without the user performing a setting operation, so that the user can save time and effort.

It is a block diagram which shows the connection relation of an audio | voice reproduction apparatus and an audio | voice data transfer apparatus, and the structure of each apparatus. It is a flowchart of the process which an audio | voice data transfer apparatus performs when the audio | voice data transfer apparatus transfers the music data recorded on album CD to an audio | voice reproduction apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control flow of the process which CPU performs when the information regarding the audio | voice data set as a representative music among the audio | voice data newly transferred to the audio | voice reproduction apparatus is displayed on a display part. It is an image of a display screen displayed on the display unit so that it can be recognized whether or not newly transferred music data is a representative song.

Explanation of symbols

1 Audio playback device 2 CPU
3 ROM
4 RAM
5 Storage Unit 6 Audio Processing Unit 7 Audio Data Input Terminal 8 Display Unit 9 Operation Unit 10 Interrupt Controller 11 External I / F
12 Audio data output terminal 30 Audio data transfer device 31 CPU
32 ROM
33 RAM
34 Storage 35 External I / F
36 Network I / F
40 network 41 server 42 CDDB

Claims (5)

Data input means for inputting content data and content related information which is information related to the content data;
Storage means for storing the content data and the content related information input from the data input means;
Based on the content related information stored in the storage means, a number narrowing means for narrowing down the number of the content related information newly input from the data input means,
Control means for controlling to handle the content related information narrowed down by the number narrowing means as a list;
An audio reproducing apparatus comprising: Comprising communication means for acquiring the content related information via a network;
The number narrowing down means narrows down the number of the content related information newly input from the data input means based on the content related information acquired by the communication means and stored in the storage means. The sound reproducing device according to claim 1. 3. The audio reproduction device according to claim 1, wherein a narrowing target by the number narrowing-down unit is narrowed down so as to extract content representing a common group of content based on the content-related information. In the audio playback device,
A data input step of inputting content data and content related information which is information related to the content data;
A storage step of storing the content data and the content related information input in the data input step;
Based on the content related information stored in the storage step, a number narrowing step for narrowing down the number of the content related information newly input in the data input step;
A control step for controlling the content related information narrowed down in the number narrowing step to be handled as a list;
An audio data display method comprising: Data input means for inputting content data and content related information which is information related to the content data to a computer;
Storage means for storing the content data and the content related information input from the data input means;
Based on the content related information stored in the storage means, the number narrowing means for narrowing down the number of the content related information newly input from the data input means,
Control means for controlling the content related information narrowed down by the number narrowing means to be handled as a list;
Program to function as.

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