JPH04247376A - Information reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily perform the input operation of a music number desired to reproduce by selecting a recording mode or erasing mode corresponding to whether the number of music desired to reproduce exceeds or less than the half out of music recorded on a disk. CONSTITUTION:When a program key 7 and a reject program key 8 are operated, a storage mode and the erasing mode are set on the first memory area 16 of memory 6, respectively. A microprocessor 3 stores the music number inputted by the program key 7 in the second memory area 17 of the memory 6 as the music number to be reproduced sequentially when the storage mode is set, while, the music number except the music number inputted by the program key 7 is stored in the second memory area 17 as the music number to be reproduced when the erasing mode is set.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information reproducing device such as an optical disc player, and in particular, selects information desired to be reproduced from among multiple units of information recorded on a recording medium, and sequentially reproduces the information. The present invention relates to an information reproducing device equipped with an automatic reproducing function.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an optical disc player, for example, an information reproducing device for reproducing songs recorded on a disc, has a function of storing a song number desired to be played in a memory and sequentially playing songs with the stored song numbers. It is equipped with This kind of function is effective when you want to automatically and continuously play only the desired songs without playing all the songs recorded on the disc, and is often used in this type of device that plays music from recording media. has been done.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with the above-mentioned conventional configuration, if, for example, a disc contains 12 songs and you want to automatically play 10 of them in succession, input operations for 10 songs are required. However, the problem is that the operation is troublesome.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the information reproducing apparatus of the present invention provides information on information to be reproduced among identification codes for identifying a plurality of units of information recorded on a recording medium. In an information reproducing apparatus that stores identification codes in a storage means and sequentially reproduces information corresponding to the identification codes stored in the storage means, the following measures are taken.

That is, the above storage means includes a first storage means for storing the storage mode or the erase mode as a set processing mode in response to an input from the storage mode input means or the erase mode input means, and an identification code. A second storage means for storing, a storage mode input means for instructing to set the processing mode to the storage mode, an erasure mode input means for instructing to set the processing mode to the erasure mode, and an identification code to be processed. When the processing mode stored in the first storage means is the storage mode, the identification code input means inputs the identification code inputted by the identification code input means as the second identification code of the information to be reproduced. While being stored in the storage means, when the processing mode stored in the first storage means is the erasure mode, the identification code inputted by the identification code input means from among the identification codes corresponding to the information recorded on the recording medium. and control means for storing the identification code, excluding the identification code, in the second storage means as the identification code of the information to be reproduced.

[0006]

According to the above structure, when the processing mode of storage mode or erasure mode is set by the storage mode input means or the erase mode input means, this processing mode is stored in the first storage means. When the identification code is input by the identification code input means, the control means reproduces the identification code input by the identification code input means when the processing mode stored in the first storage means is the storage mode. Among the identification codes corresponding to the information recorded on the recording medium, when the processing mode stored in the first storage means is the erase mode, An identification code other than the identification code input by the identification code input means is stored in the second storage means as an identification code of the information to be reproduced.

[0007] Through the above-described operation, if the number of pieces of information desired to be reproduced is less than half of the number of pieces of information recorded on the recording medium, the processing mode is changed. On the other hand, if the number of information you wish to reproduce is more than half of the number of information recorded on the recording medium, set the processing mode to erase mode and input the identification code. By inputting , the operation of inputting the identification code becomes easy.

[0008]

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The information reproducing apparatus of this embodiment is an optical disc player, and includes an input key group 1, an input device 2, a microprocessor 3 as a control means, a demodulation circuit 5, a memory 6 as a storage means, and an identification code as an identification code. It is equipped with a display device 15 and an output device 4 for displaying the song number.

The input key group 1 includes a program key 7 as a storage mode input means, a reject program key 8 as an erase mode input means, a forward skip key 9, a reverse skip key 10, a play key 11, and a stop key 12. . Further, the program key 7, reject program key 8, forward skip key 9, and reverse skip key 10 constitute identification code input means.

The program key 7 instructs to set the processing mode to the storage mode, and also stores the song number specified by the forward skip key 9 or the backward skip key 10 in the memory 6 as the song number of the song to be played. This key instructs to store the information in the . The reject program key 8 is a key that instructs to set the processing mode to the erase mode, and also instructs to erase the song number specified by the forward skip key 9 or the backward skip key 10 from the memory 6. . The forward skip key 9 is a key for instructing to change the song number displayed on the display device 15 in the direction of a sequentially larger number. The reverse skip key 10 is a key for instructing to change the song number displayed on the display device 15 in the direction of successively smaller numbers. The play key 11 is a key that instructs playback depending on the presence or absence of the above processing mode data in a first memory area 16 of the memory 6, which will be described later, and the processing mode data. The stop key 12 is
Normal playback is playback when the processing mode is not set, Program playback is playback when the processing mode is set to storage mode, and Reject is playback when the processing mode is set to erase mode. This key commands to stop program playback.

The demodulation circuit 5 includes a demodulation section 13 and a servo control section 14, and is connected to the microprocessor 3 via a data bus 18. The demodulating unit 13 demodulates a music information signal and a signal related to song information such as song number and playing time from a digital signal detected by a pickup and demodulated from a disk as a recording medium (not shown). It is. This signal is supplied to the microprocessor 3 via the data bus 18. The servo control unit 14 servo-controls a spin motor (not shown) that rotates the disk, a slide motor that drives the pickup, and the pickup. On the other hand, the servo control unit 14 is supplied with command signals from the microprocessor 3 to control the spin motor, slide motor, and pickup described above based on signals related to song information and information input via the input device 2. It is now possible to do so.

The memory 6 is constituted by, for example, a RAM, and includes a first memory area 16 as a first storage means and a second memory area 17 as a second storage means. The first memory area 16 is configured to store a storage mode or an erase mode, which is a processing mode set by the program key 7 or the reject program key 8, as data. The second memory area 17 is configured to store number data indicating the order of song numbers to be played and song number data.

When the processing mode stored in the first memory area 16 is the storage mode, the microprocessor 3 presses the forward skip key 9 or the backward skip key 1.
0, the song numbers of the songs recorded on the disc are sequentially displayed on the display device 15, and the song numbers input using the program key 7 are sequentially transferred to the second memory area 17 of the memory 6. It is designed to be stored as the song number of the song to be played. Further, when the processing mode stored in the first memory area 16 is the erase mode, the microprocessor 3 stores the song numbers of all songs recorded on the disk in the second memory area 17, and stores the song numbers of all songs recorded on the disk. The numbers are sequentially displayed on the display device 15 in accordance with the operation of the forward skip key 9 or the backward skip key 10, and the song number input by the reject program key 8 is erased from the second memory area 17. ing. The microprocessor 3 also controls the first memory area 1 of the memory 6 when the play key 11 is operated.
If the processing mode is not set in the first memory area 16, each part is controlled to perform normal playback in which the songs recorded on the disc are sequentially played in the order of song numbers, and the storage mode is set in the first memory area 16. If the song numbers stored in the second memory area 17 are stored in
When the erase mode is set to 6, each part is controlled so that the songs with the song numbers stored in the second memory area 17 are played back in the order of the song numbers. Furthermore, when the stop key 12 is operated, the microprocessor 3 stops each of the above-mentioned reproduction operations, and also controls the demodulation circuit 5 as described above.

In the above configuration, the control operation of the microprocessor 3 when the song number to be reproduced is set in the storage mode and the erase mode will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG.

First, it is determined whether or not the program key 7 has been operated (S1). If the program key 7 has been operated, the first
Store in the memory area 16 that it is in storage mode (
S2). Next, when the forward skip key 9 or the reverse skip key 10 is operated, the song number displayed on the display device 15 is changed in accordance with the operation (S3). After that, it is determined whether the program key 7 has been operated (S4
), the song number set by the forward skip key 9 or the backward skip key 10, that is, the song number displayed on the display device 15, is stored in the second memory area 17 of the memory 6 (S5 ). And S3
Move to. Through the above operations S3 to S5, the song numbers of the songs desired to be played are stored in the memory 6 in the order in which they are to be played.

After that, when the play key 11 is operated,
The songs with the song numbers stored in the second memory area 17 are played back in the order in which the song numbers were input.

On the other hand, if the program key 7 is not operated in S1 and the reject program key 8 is operated (S6), the erase mode is stored in the first memory area 16 of the memory 6 (S7). . Next, the song numbers of all the songs recorded on the disk are stored in the second memory area 17 of the memory 6 in order from number 1 (S8).

Next, when the forward skip key 9 or the backward skip key 10 is operated, the song number displayed on the display device 15 is changed in accordance with the operation (S9). After that, it is determined whether or not the reject program key 8 has been operated (S10), and if it has been operated, the display device 15
The data of the song number displayed in is erased from the data stored in the memory 6 (S11). Then, the process moves to S9. Through the operations of S9 to S11 described above, the song number of the song that you do not want to play is stored in the second memory area 1 of the memory 6.
It will be deleted from 7. Thereafter, when the play key 11 is operated, the songs recorded on the disc are played back in the order of the song numbers stored in the second memory area 17.

Furthermore, if the play key 11 is operated while neither the program key 7 nor the reject program key 8 is operated, the songs are sequentially played back in the order of the song numbers recorded on the disc.

[0021]

Effects of the Invention As described above, in the information reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the storage means can set the storage mode or the erase mode as the set processing mode in response to the input from the storage mode input means or the erase mode input means. The first storage means stores the identification code, and the second storage means stores the identification code. The storage mode input means commands the setting of the processing mode to the storage mode, and the storage mode input means commands the setting of the processing mode to the erasure mode. an erasure mode input means; an identification code input means for inputting an identification code to be processed; and an identification code input means for inputting an identification code input by the identification code input means when the processing mode stored in the first storage means is the storage mode. , each identification code corresponding to the information recorded on the recording medium is stored in the second storage means as an identification code of the information to be reproduced, and when the processing mode stored in the first storage means is the erase mode. Among these, the configuration includes a control means for storing an identification code other than the identification code input by the identification code input means in the second storage means as an identification code of the information to be reproduced.

[0022] Therefore, by selecting the recording mode or erasing mode as the processing mode depending on whether the number of information units desired to be reproduced is less than half or more than half of the plurality of units of information recorded on the recording medium, identification can be performed. This has the effect that the code input operation can be easily performed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of essential parts of an optical disc player, showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation in the microprocessor shown in FIG. 1 when a song number to be played is set in a storage mode and an erase mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 Microprocessor (control means) 6
Memory 7 Program key (memory mode input means, identification code input means) 8 Reject program key (erase mode input means, identification code input means)

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: Among identification codes for identifying a plurality of units of information recorded on a recording medium, an identification code for information to be reproduced is stored in a storage means, and the identification code corresponds to the identification code stored in the storage means. In an information reproducing apparatus that sequentially reproduces information, the storage means stores a first storage mode or an erase mode as a set processing mode in response to an input from a storage mode input means or an erase mode input means.
A memory mode input means for instructing to set the processing mode to the memory mode, and an erasure mode input means for instructing to set the processing mode to the erasure mode, comprising a memory means and a second memory means for storing the identification code. an identification code input means for inputting an identification code to be processed; and an identification code inputted by the identification code input means when the processing mode stored in the first storage means is the storage mode;
The identification code of the information to be reproduced is stored in the second storage means, and when the processing mode stored in the first storage means is the erase mode, each identification code corresponding to the information recorded on the recording medium is stored in the second storage means. An information reproducing apparatus comprising: a control means for storing an identification code other than the identification code inputted by the identification code input means in a second storage means as an identification code of information to be reproduced.