JP2011060371A - Reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve usability for a user when a recording medium is managed and to suppress manufacturing cost in a reproducing device. <P>SOLUTION: A DVD player is connected to a TV receiving set and has a memory, an optical disk drive and a microcomputer for control. In the memory, a reproduced time and date of a DVD disk in which content is recorded, a reproduced title name, a reproduction state, genre information of the content, a storage location of the DVD disk and disk management information including the number of times of reproduction are stored. The microcomputer for control has a reproduction outputting section, a management information recording section and a management list generating section. The management information recording section records information such as the reproduced time and date by the reproduction outputting section in the disk management information. The management list generating section generates a management list based on content of the disk management information. In the generated management list 50, the reproduced time and date 51, the title name 52, indication that reproduction is performed to the end (which shows the reproduction state) 53, the storage location 54, a genre 55 and the number of times of reproduction 56 are displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a playback apparatus for content such as video and audio, which can generate a management list related to a recording medium on which the content is recorded.

  Conventionally, when a user wants to manage information such as the reproduction date / time and the reproduction status of content on a disc that has been reproduced using, for example, a DVD player or a BD (Blu-ray Disc), the database software for PC is used. The data of the management list is created and managed by organizing the ASIN code, ISBN code, etc. of the disc. However, with this type of management method, the created management list can only be displayed on the PC. Therefore, when the user wants to play a disc such as a DVD after viewing the management list and confirming the content such as the playback status, Since it is necessary to use both devices of a player such as a DVD, there is a problem that the operation is complicated and user-friendliness is poor.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, metadata recorded on an RF tag attached to a DVD disc is sequentially read, and the read metadata and a search pattern are collated to search and manage a recording medium. A recording media management device is disclosed. This type of recording media management apparatus can generate a DVD disk management list without using a device such as a PC. However, in the management method using this recording medium management apparatus, it is necessary to attach an RF tag to the DVD disc, and thus the manufacturing cost cannot be suppressed.

  Further, Patent Document 2 includes a terminal device, a BD player, and a server device, and the terminal device writes rental information to a user's memory card at the time of rental, and usage history information indicating content reproduction from the memory card at the time of return A rental system that stores the read usage history information as usage information is disclosed. However, in this type of rental system, in addition to a BD player that plays a disc, a terminal device that reads usage history information is required, and thus manufacturing costs cannot be suppressed.

  By the way, in Patent Document 3, a management list information is assigned to each user, a issued unique user ID and identification information of a DVD disk are recorded, and recorded on a removable medium such as an SD memory card. A recording / reproducing apparatus is disclosed. However, the management method using the disk recording / reproducing apparatus does not manage the DVD disk owned by the user, and therefore cannot solve the above problem.

JP 2007-87449 A JP 2007-529052 A JP 2008-306531 A

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a reproducing apparatus that is convenient for a user when managing a recording medium and can reduce manufacturing costs.

  To achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is connected to a display device capable of displaying video and various messages, and is capable of reproducing content recorded on a recording medium, and for the display device, In a playback apparatus comprising: video output means for outputting video and various messages of content played back by the playback means; operating means operated by a user to give various operation instructions; and control means for controlling each part of the apparatus The reproduction date and time of the content reproduced by the reproduction means, the identification name of the recording medium on which the content is recorded, the reproduction status of the content, the genre information of the content, and the recording medium on which the content is recorded Management information recording means for recording management information including a storage location and the number of times the content has been reproduced, and the management information recording means Management list generation means for generating a management list in the form of a list using the management information recorded as described above, and the control means is recorded in the management information recording means using the management list generation means. After the management list is generated based on the management information, the management list generated by the management list generation means is output to the display device using the video output means.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the playback device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the reproduction apparatus according to the first aspect further includes a data sorting unit capable of sorting each item in the management information recorded in the management information recording unit, The means generates the list-type management list using the management information after sorting based on the number of reproductions of the content in the management information or the genre information of the content using the data sorting means To do.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the management list is generated on the basis of the management information recorded in the management information recording means, and then the management list is output to the display device. This eliminates the need for a special device for this purpose and the need to attach an RF tag or the like to the recording medium, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. In addition, since the management list including information such as the storage location of the recording medium can be output to the display device, the user can confirm the storage location of the recording medium from the management list, which is convenient.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the management information in the list format is generated using the management information after sorting based on the number of times the content is reproduced or the genre information of the content in the management information. For this reason, content and genres that are frequently viewed can be displayed in the management list, so that the user's preferences can be easily known, and the user can use it easily.

The perspective view which shows the DVD player which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and the television receiver connected to this DVD player. The block diagram which shows the internal structure of the said DVD player. FIG. 2 is a top view showing a remote control device for operating the DVD player. The block diagram which shows the internal structure of the said television receiver. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the management list produced | generated by the said DVD player. Explanatory drawing which shows another example of the management list produced | generated by the said DVD player. Explanatory drawing which shows another example of the management list screen produced | generated by the said DVD player.

  Hereinafter, a DVD player (playback apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of a DVD player 1 and a television (hereinafter referred to as TV) receiver (display device) 2 connected to the DVD player 1 via an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable 3. 2 shows the internal configuration of the DVD player 1, FIG. 3 shows the top surface of a remote control device (operation means) 4 for operating the DVD player 1, and FIG. 4 shows the internal configuration of the TV receiver 2. .

  The DVD player 1 is a reproduction-only device capable of reproducing content such as a TV program recorded on a DVD disc d (see FIG. 2). Video signals and audio signals of the reproduced content are transmitted via the HDMI cable 3. It is output to the TV receiver 2. The TV receiver 2 displays the content and various messages received via the HDMI cable 3 on the display 21. The remote control device 4 is operated by a user to perform a predetermined instruction operation on the DVD player 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the DVD player 1 includes a remote control signal receiving unit 11 that receives a remote control signal transmitted from the remote control device 4, a terminal unit 12 provided so as to be exposed to the outside of the housing, and various types of information. And a memory (management information recording means) 13 to be stored. The DVD player 1 further includes an optical disk drive (reproducing means) 14 to which the DVD disk d is mounted, and a control microcomputer (control means) 15 for controlling each part of the apparatus.

  One end of the HDMI cable 3 connected to the TV receiver 2 is connected to the terminal unit 12. The memory 13 stores a program 13a for operating the control microcomputer 15 and disk management information (management information) 13b of a DVD disk (recording medium) d.

  The disc management information 13b includes the reproduction date and time when the content in the DVD disc d is reproduced, the title name (identification name) of the reproduced content, the reproduction status of the content, the genre information of the content, and the DVD disc on which the content is recorded. This is a table including the storage location of d and the number of times content is reproduced.

  The optical disc drive 14 is loaded with a DVD disc d on which content is recorded, and performs reading processing of the content from the DVD disc d, so-called reproduction processing.

  The control microcomputer 15 includes a reproduction output unit (reproduction unit, video output unit) 15a, a management information recording unit (management information recording unit) 15b, and a management list generation unit (management list generation unit) that generates a list-type management list. ) 15c and a data sorting unit (data sorting means) 15d, and operates the device itself based on operation information based on the operation of the remote control device 4 by the user.

  The reproduction output unit 15a reproduces the content read from the DVD disc d by the optical disc drive 14, and outputs a video signal and an audio signal of the reproduced content to the TV receiver 2 via the HDMI cable 3. Do. The reproduction output unit 15a also performs processing for outputting the video signal of the management list generated by the management list generation unit 15c to the TV receiver 2 via the HDMI cable 3.

  The management information recording unit 15b is a DVD disc d on which the reproduction date / time of the content reproduced by the reproduction output unit 15a, the title name of the reproduced content, the reproduction status of the content, the genre information of the content, and the content are recorded. Management information including the storage location and the number of times the content has been reproduced is recorded in the disk management information 13 b of the memory 13.

  The management information recording unit 15b records information such as the reproduction date and time in the disc management information 13b when the reproduction of the content is stopped. In addition, the management information recording unit 15b records, for example, a location selected from “book shelf”, “DVD shelf”, “near TV”, and the like in the disc management information 13b as a storage location when the user operates the remote control device 4. To do. As for this storage location, the user may input characters by an operation using the remote control device 4, and the input storage location may be recorded in the disc management information 13b.

  The management list generation unit 15c generates a list-type management list based on the contents of the disc management information 13b recorded by the management information recording unit 15b. The generated management list is output to the TV receiver 2 by the reproduction output unit 15 a and displayed on the display 21 of the TV receiver 2.

  The data sorting unit 15d sorts arbitrary items in the disc management information 13b recorded in the memory 13 by the management information recording unit 15b. The management list generating unit 15c can generate a management list based on the disk management information after being sorted by the data sorting unit 15d.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the remote control device 4 erases the entered characters and numbers from the number keys 41 a to 41 j ranging from “0” to “9” corresponding to the ten numbers “0” to “9”. Clear key 42, cross key 43 (generic name of 43a-43d) operable in the up, down, left, and right directions, and determination key 44 for confirming various inputs. The remote control device 4 also includes a volume adjustment key 45 (generic name for 45a and 45b) for adjusting the volume value output from the speaker 22, and a transmission unit 40 for transmitting an operation signal to the DVD player 1. And a playback button 46a for instructing playback of the content of the DVD disc d, a stop button 46b for instructing stop of playback, and a menu display button 47 for instructing menu display. For example, when the user operates the menu display button 47 and selects “display management list”, a management list based on the disk management information 13 b is displayed on the display 21 of the TV receiver 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the TV receiver 2 includes a display 21 that displays video of content such as a TV program, a speaker 22 that outputs audio of content such as a TV program, and a TV broadcast signal broadcast from a broadcasting station. And a tuner 23 for receiving a TV program based on the above. The TV receiver 2 also has a terminal unit 24 provided so as to be exposed outside the housing of the TV receiver, a memory 25 in which various information is stored, and a control for controlling each unit of the TV receiver 2. And a microcomputer 26.

  One end of the HDMI cable 3 connected to the DVD player 1 is connected to the terminal unit 24. The memory 25 stores a program 25 a for operating the control microcomputer 26.

  The control microcomputer 26 includes a video output unit 26a and an audio output unit 26b. The video output unit 26a outputs video, various messages, and a management list of content such as a TV program received by the tuner 23 and a TV program transmitted from the DVD player 1 via the HDMI cable 3 to the display 21 for display. To do. The audio output unit 26 b outputs audio of content such as a TV program received by the tuner 23 and a TV program transmitted from the DVD player 1 via the HDMI cable 3 to the speaker 22.

  Next, an example of the management list generated by the management list generation unit 15c will be described with reference to FIGS. Each of the management lists 50 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 includes a reproduction date / time 51, a title name 52, and a reproduction status (hereinafter abbreviated as “reproduction to the end”) 53 based on the disc management information 13b. A storage location 54, a genre 55, and a reproduction count 56 are displayed. The management list 50 shown in FIG. 5 shows a state before sorting by the data sorting unit 15d, that is, displays each table in the order stored in the disk management information 13b (in order of reproduction date and time).

  The management list 50 shown in FIG. 6 is the management list 50 after the contents of the management list shown in FIG. 5 are sorted based on the “number of playbacks”. Specifically, the management list generating unit 15c of the DVD player 1 uses the data sorting unit 15d to generate using the disc management information 13b after sorting based on the number of times content is reproduced in the disc management information 13b. This is the management list 50.

  The management list 50 illustrated in FIG. 7 is the management list 50 after the contents of the management list illustrated in FIG. 5 are sorted based on “genre”. Specifically, the management list generating unit 15c of the DVD player 1 uses the data sorting unit 15d to generate the disc management information 13b after sorting based on the genre information of the contents in the disc management information 13b. This is a management list 50.

  As described above, according to the DVD player 1 according to the present embodiment, after the management list generation unit 15c generates a management list based on the disc management information 13b, the reproduction output unit 15a displays the generated management list on the TV receiver. Since the data is output to the machine 2, unlike the conventional case, there is no need for a special device for generating a management list such as a PC, and no need to attach an RF tag or the like to the recording medium, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. . Further, since a management list including information such as the storage location of the DVD disk d can be output to the TV receiver 2, the user can confirm the storage location of the DVD disk d from the management list, which is convenient. In addition, since the user can easily know the DVD disk d owned from the management list, it is possible to prevent the user from accidentally purchasing the already owned DVD disk.

  In addition, according to the DVD player 1, the management list generation unit 15c uses the disc management information 13b after sorting based on the number of times the content is reproduced or the genre information of the content in the disc management information 13b. Generate a management list. For this reason, content and genres that are frequently viewed can be displayed in the management list, so that the user's preferences can be easily known, and the user can use it easily.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the structure of the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not change the meaning of invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the playback device in the claims is the DVD player 1 is shown, but the present invention may be applied to a playback device of a Blu-ray disc. Moreover, although the example in which the recording medium in the claims is the DVD disk d is shown, the recording medium may be a Blu-ray disk.

  Moreover, although the example which memorize | stores the disc management information 13b in the memory 13 in the DVD player 1 was shown, it is not restricted to this, You may record disc management information on external recording media, such as a USB memory. In addition, items such as playback date and time displayed in the management list may be those that allow the user to arbitrarily select non-display / display.

1 DVD player (playback device)
2 TV receiver (display device)
4 Remote control device (operating means)
13 Memory (Management information recording means)
13b Disk management information (management information)
14 Optical disk drive (playback means)
15 Microcomputer for control (control means)
15a Reproduction output unit (reproduction means, video output means)
15b Management information recording unit (management information recording means)
15c management list generation unit (management list generation means)
15d Data sorting part (data sorting means)
d DVD disc (recording medium)

Claims (2)

Connected to a display device that can display video and various messages,
Reproduction means capable of reproducing the content recorded on the recording medium;
Video output means for outputting video and various messages of content reproduced by the reproduction means to the display device;
Operation means operated by the user to give various operation instructions;
In a playback device comprising control means for controlling each part of the device,
The reproduction date and time of the content reproduced by the reproduction means, the identification name of the recording medium on which the content is recorded, the reproduction status of the content, the genre information of the content, and the storage of the recording medium on which the content is recorded Management information recording means for recording management information including the location and the number of times the content has been reproduced;
Using the management information recorded by the management information recording means, further comprising a management list generating means for generating a management list in a list format,
The control means generates the management list based on the management information recorded in the management information recording means using the management list generation means, and then uses the video output means to generate the management list generation means. The reproduction list is output to the display device by the management list. A data sorting means capable of sorting each item in the management information recorded in the management information recording means;
The management list generation unit uses the management information after the sorting based on the number of reproductions of the content in the management information or the genre information of the content using the data sorting unit. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a management list is generated.

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