KR20070019029A - Method and apparatus for optimizing optical disc navigators - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for optimizing an optical disk navigator. According to the present invention, an optical disc player may be implemented by optical disc navigator resources and default optical disc navigator retrieved from an optical disc reproducing system (including optical disc player, optical disc and network or other storage medium). By setting the optimal optical disk navigator that can be implemented through testing and adjustment based on the functions as the optical disk navigator for playing the optical disk, the purpose of sufficient utilization of resources and smooth reproduction can be achieved.

Optical disc navigator, optimization, resources, content

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING OPTICAL DISC NAVIGATORS}

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of optical storage, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for optimizing an optical disk navigator.

Advances in optical storage technology continue to set new records for the storage capacity of optical discs, and at the same time, fully develop optical disc playback systems. Various interactive optical disc playback functions have provided an unprecedented enjoyment, for example, a user may use a menu to control the playback process and may choose to play internet information related to the content of the optical disc.

Optical Disc Playback Navigator is a very important application software for optical disc players. Using various functional modules of the optical disc playback navigator, the optical disc can implement a number of important functions, such as controlling the decoding of the contents of the optical disc, setting the order of programs to be played back, and providing menu operations. In general, an optical disc player can control playback of a disc using the default optical disc navigator. If the optical disc player does not have a default optical disc navigator, the optical disc player can usually obtain the optical disc navigator from an optical disc or other storage medium to play the corresponding optical disc.

The normal operation of the optical disk navigator requires not only sufficient support of the hardware platform, but also sufficient support of corresponding software resources, for example, corresponding callable application or library functions. The hardware platform and software resources necessary for the normal operation of the optical disc navigator correspond to the functions of the optical disc navigator. The more and more powerful the optical disc navigator can realize, the greater the demand for hardware platform and software resources.

In traditional technology, an optical disc navigator is stored by default on an optical disc player, or stored on an optical disc. The functionality of this optical disk navigator is preset and based on specific hardware platforms and software resources.

If the optical disc navigator has many preset functions, during actual operation, one of the applications that need to be called by the optical disc is not detected or corrupted, or a hardware platform for playing the optical disc is provided. If the optical disc navigator is not compatible, the optical disc navigator cannot be operated normally, and therefore, the optical disc cannot be played back normally.

On the other hand, in the case where the optical disc navigator has a small number of preset functions, during the actual operation, when there are a lot of software resources of the optical disc playback platform and the optical disc navigator, that is, not only the preset function of the optical disc navigator, In the case where other navigator functions are not included in these preset functions, resources supporting these additional functions are wasted. In both of these cases, the playback quality of the optical disc is affected, so that an optimum playback quality cannot be obtained.

Thus, by optimizing the optical disc navigator, the optical disc can be played back smoothly, and at the same time, all the resources of the optical disc navigator can be used, and all functions of the optical disc navigator that can be supported are realized, There is a need to provide a method and apparatus for obtaining the best reproduction quality.

Finally, one object of the present invention is to provide a method that can solve the disadvantages of the prior art by optimizing the optical disc playback navigator to determine the navigator that provides the best playback quality.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of reproducing a disc by optimizing the optical disc navigator to determine the best optical disc navigator.

A method of optimizing an optical disc playback navigator of the present invention comprises the steps of retrieving available optical disc navigator resources supporting the corresponding functions of the optical disc navigator, testing the preset functions of the default optical disc navigator, Determining the functions that may be implemented by a default optical disk navigator, the functions of the optical disk navigator supported by the retrieved optical disk navigator resources and the functions that may be implemented by the default optical disk navigator Setting up an optical disc navigator with corresponding functions for playing the optical disc.

An apparatus for optimizing the optical disc playback navigator of the present invention comprises: searching means for searching for available optical disc navigator resources to support corresponding functions of the optical disc navigator, and testing preset functions of the default optical disc navigator. Test means for testing the functions of the optical disc navigator, including the steps of determining the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, the functions supported by the retrieved optical disc navigator resources and the default optical. According to the functions that can be implemented by the disc navigator, setting means for setting the optical disc navigator having corresponding functions for playing the optical disc is provided.

The setting method and apparatus for optimizing the optical disc navigator of the present invention can implement the optimal functions of the optical disc navigator with the permission of the optical disc reproduction resources.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The following description and claims with reference to the accompanying drawings provide a more comprehensive understanding of the present invention, and the objects and implementations thereof are more clear and clear.

With reference to the following drawings, a more detailed description is given by the following examples.

1A is a schematic diagram illustrating various levels of functionality that may be implemented by an optical disk navigator,

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating resources required to implement various levels of functions of the optical disk navigator shown in FIG. 1A;

2 is a flowchart of a method for optimizing an optical disk navigator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for optimizing an optical disk navigator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The same reference numerals in these drawings indicate the same, similar or corresponding features or functions.

According to the invention, it can be implemented by the resources of the optical disc navigator and the default optical disc navigator of the optical disc player in the searchable range of the optical disc reproducing system (including optical disc player, optical disc and network or other storage media). In retrieving the available functions, the optical disc player, through testing and adjustment, sets the optimal optical disc navigator that can be implemented as an optical disc navigator for playing the optical disc, thereby making full use of resources and smooth playback. Achieve the purpose of doing so.

Although the capabilities of the functions provided by traditional optical disk navigators are not the same, they do not classify the corresponding functional levels. On the other hand, in the present invention, the functions of the optical disc navigator are classified into a plurality of categories according to their respective functional characteristics, and each category is divided into a plurality of levels having a range from a low level to a high level. For example, the functions of the optical disc navigator may be classified into a navigation function category, a decoding control function category, an application program download function category, a conversation function category with a user, and the like. In the navigation function category, the functions of the optical disc player, from the low level to the advanced level, are capable of decoding and playing the contents of the optical disc in the order of physical storage only, providing a playlist of the contents of the optical disc, It can be further divided into functions providing menu operation.

In practice, the classification of the functions of the optical disc navigator and the division of the functions in each functional category may be determined by the manufacturer according to its needs. The present invention divides by way of example only for the functions of one category of the optical disc navigator, which will be described below.

1A illustrates the various levels of functionality of the navigation functional category of an optical disc navigator. As shown in FIG. 1A, the function 110 is a navigation function of the lowest level among the navigation function categories, and may be implemented using the minimum resources. According to function 110, the optical disc player can decode and play back only in the physical order in which the contents of the optical disc are stored on the optical disc. If the optical disc player can play the optical disc, the optical disc navigator of this optical disc player can implement at least function 110, otherwise the optical disc player will not be able to play this optical disc. In the present invention, it is assumed that at least function 110 can be implemented.

Function 120 provides a playlist of the contents of the optical disc, which allows the user to select the contents of the optical disc to play in the playlist at his or her will, and the physical order in which the contents of the optical disc are stored on the optical disc. Not restricted by Function 130 may provide a menu operation, which allows the user to control the playback process of the contents of the optical disc using an external device such as a remote controller or a keyboard. Function 140 provides panel control, which allows a user to control a number of different panels to arrange the display effects of a number of different menus. Function 150 is another higher level function.

In FIG. 1A, it is shown that the advanced functions include the low level functions, and the smooth implementation of the low level functions becomes a prerequisite for the implementation of the high level functions. The implementation of the high level functions in each functional category of the optical disc navigator is based on the implementation of all low level functions, that is, with the support of corresponding resources only when all functions with a level lower than the high level are implemented. Such high level functionality can be implemented.

Thus, the level of the optical disk navigator is defined. For example, if an optical disc navigator has a higher level than another optical disc navigator, this means that an optical disc navigator with a higher level will provide one more designated function or many more designated functions than another optical disc navigator. That means you can. In contrast, if an optical disc navigator has a lower level than other optical disc navigators, this means that an optical disc navigator with a lower level has one less designated function or many fewer designated functions than another optical disc navigator. do.

FIG. 1B illustrates resources required to implement each navigator function shown in FIG. 1. In combination with FIG. 1A, in FIG. 1B, the higher the level of functionality, the more resources are needed to implement this functionality, and the resources necessary for the implementation of the higher level functionality are all resources needed for the implementation of all lower level functionality. It is shown to include them. Therefore, if the low level optical disc navigator cannot operate normally, the high level optical disc navigator cannot operate normally.

The partitioning of the functions and resources and their corresponding relationships shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B open the way to the optimization of the optical disc navigator, so that the optical disc navigator can be optimized according to the correspondence between these functions and the resources.

2 shows a flowchart of a method for optimizing an optical disk navigator according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the optical disk player searches for resources of the optical disk navigator (S210). The scope of such a search includes the retrieval of resources on the local storage medium of the optical disc player, such as a hard disc, and also the retrieval of resources of the corresponding website associated with the optical disc to be played. Since some of the current optical disc players can be connected to the corresponding networks, the range in which the optical disc player can obtain playback resources extends to the corresponding Internet.

Moreover, the optical disc player tests the default optical disc navigator inside the optical disc player to determine functions that the default optical disc navigator can implement (S220). In general, all optical disc players should have a default optical disc navigator. Even if the optical disc player does not have a default optical disc navigator, the optical disc player may download the optical disc navigator from the optical disc or the connected network and make it the default optical disc navigator. This default optical disc navigator is designated to implement some corresponding preset functions. However, the resources of the optical disc navigator can be changed, for example. Since the library functions are corrupted or the application software is deleted so that some of the functions set in the city cannot be implemented, the functions that the default optical disk navigator can actually implement can be determined by testing. Testing of the preset functions of the default optical disk navigator is preferred to start with the high level functions, because if the high level function can be implemented, it is unnecessary to test the low level functions.

Next, the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator are compared with the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator (step S230). The functions of the optical disc navigator being compared are generally the designated functions, ie the designated functions in the function level order. The purpose of this comparison is to determine whether the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator have at least one more designated function than the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator.

If the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator have at least one more specified function than the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, then the additional functions are tested according to their level. (S240) It is determined whether the additional functions can operate normally. Depending on the level of functionality, the additional features of the optical disc navigator are preferably tested from the low level to the high level to ensure that the optical disc navigator operates normally when the optical disc is being played. Testing additional features of the optical disc navigator from a high level function to a low level function can save time, so this can be done as well.

Finally, the optical disc player sets up the optical disc navigator for playing the optical disc according to the test result (S250), in which the navigator has been tested and found to operate normally with the functions that the default optical disc navigator can implement. Additional functions of the optical disk navigator can be implemented.

As mentioned in the description of FIGS. 1A and 1B, the implementation of the functionality of the optical disc navigator is based on the implementation of the low level functions of the optical disc navigator, so the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator are already optical. Includes all low-level features of the disk navigator. Thus, in cases where the functions supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator are more than those that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, such additional functions are more than those that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. You must have a high level. Thus, an optical disc navigator for playing an optical disc may be set up by combining the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator with the additional functions supported by the retrieved resources based on the original default optical disc navigator. Can be. Of course, the optical disc navigator can be set directly by combining functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator with additional functions that can be supported by the retrieved resources.

If the functions supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator are not more than the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, or if additional functions cannot be operated normally, the optical disc player is disabled by the default optical disc navigator. An optical disc is played back by setting an optical disc navigator having functions that can be implemented (S260).

Using the method of optimizing the optical disk navigator as shown in FIG. 2, an optical disk navigator having additional functions supported by the resources and the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disk navigator can be used to play the optical disk. Set to the optical disk navigator. Such an optical disc navigator can ensure that the optical disc is smoothly reproduced and that the resources of the optical disc navigator of the optical disc reproducing system are all used up.

Through optimization, the original default optical disk navigator is replaced with the newly set optical disk navigator. Corresponding resources of the newly set optical disc navigator and the optical disc player can be stored in the optical disc player, which can be used not only for present playback, but also for future playback, or later in the optical disc player. It can be used as a basis for the optimization of.

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus 300 for optimizing an optical disk navigator according to an embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus 300 retrieves the available resources of the optical disc navigator within the searchable range of the optical disc reproducing system, determines the optical disc navigator optimized according to the resources of the optical disc navigator and the default optical disc navigator. Play the disc. The optical disc reproducing system includes an optical disc player, and may further include an optical disc to be reproduced and a connected network corresponding thereto.

The apparatus 300 comprises retrieving means 310 for retrieving the resources of the optical disc navigator in the optical disc reproducing system. The resources of the optical disc navigator are used to support the corresponding functions of the optical disc navigator. The resources of the optical disc navigator include corresponding application programs or library functions that can be called. The search range of resources of the optical disc navigator includes a storage medium inside the optical disc player, an optical disc and / or a corresponding connected network.

The apparatus 300 further comprises test means 320 for testing whether the functions of the optical disk navigator can operate normally. The functions of the optical disc navigator tested include the functions of the optical disc navigator that can be formally supported by the retrieved optical disc reproduction resources as well as the preset functions of the default optical disc navigator.

The apparatus 300 further comprises comparing means 330 for comparing the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator with the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. This may be determined according to a comparison of whether the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator have at least one more designated function than the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. As mentioned in the description of FIGS. 1A and 1B, the implementation of the functionality of the optical disc navigator is based on the implementation of all low level functions of the optical disc navigators, so the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator are: It includes all the low level features of the optical disc navigator. Thus, if the functions supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator are more than those that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, such additional functions are at a higher level than the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. Should have

The device 300 is intended to play an optical disc in accordance with additional functions that are supported and tested by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator and found to be able to operate normally and functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. There is further provided setting means 340 for setting an optical disk navigator having corresponding functions. The optical disc navigator can be set in combination with the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator and additional functions that can be supported by the retrieved resources based on the original default optical disc navigator. Of course, the optical disc navigator can be set directly by combining the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator with the additional functions supported by the retrieved resources.

After the device has set up the optical disc navigator for playing the optical disc according to the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator and the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, the optical disc reproducing apparatus is capable of smooth playback of the optical disc. It includes an optimized optical disk navigator that can calibrate the implementation of the best navigation functionality using currently available resources.

The present invention further provides an optical disc reproducing system having an optical disc reading device and an optical disc navigator optimizing device. The optical disc navigator optimizer tests the functions of the optical disc navigator, including searching means for searching for available optical disc navigator resources to support the corresponding functions of the optical disc navigator, and testing the default optical disc navigator. Test means for determining the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disk navigator, and testing whether the functions officially supported by the retrieved optical disk navigator resources can operate normally, and the resources of the retrieved optical disc navigator. And setting means for setting an optical disk navigator having corresponding functions for playing the optical disc, in accordance with the functions supported in the above and the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator.

An apparatus for optimizing an optical disc navigator inside an optical disc reproducing system comprises a comparison means for comparing the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator with the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. It may be further provided.

In this optical disc reproducing system, the above optical disc reading apparatus reproduces the optical disc using the functions of the optical disc navigator set by the apparatus for optimizing the optical disc navigator.

According to the present invention, the optical disc reproducing system can make full use of the available resources of the optical disc navigator and ensure the normal operation of the optical disc navigator.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various substitutions, modifications, and changes may be made in accordance with the above-described invention. Accordingly, all such substitutions, modifications and variations fall within the spirit and scope of the claims of the present invention.

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As a way to optimize the optical disk navigator, (a) searching for available resources of the optical disc navigator used to support corresponding functions of the optical disc navigator; (b) testing the preset functions of a default optical disk navigator to determine the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disk navigator; (c) a corresponding function for playing an optical disc, according to the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator, and the functions that may be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. And setting up an optical disk navigator having the same. The method of claim 1, (d) comparing the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator with the functions that may be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, If the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator have at least one more designated function than the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, the corresponding of step 9c) And the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disk navigator and the additional functions of the optical disk navigator. The method of claim 2, (e) further comprising testing whether the additional functions of the optical disk navigator are operating normally, and if the additional functions of the optical disk navigator are found to be tested and can operate normally, the step (c And corresponding functions of the < RTI ID = 0.0 >) < / RTI > and additional functions that have been tested and found to be able to operate normally. The method of claim 3, wherein The testing of the additional functions of the optical disc navigator in the step (e) comprises the step of testing in order of the levels of the functions. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 3, Retrieving resources of the optical disc navigator in the step (a), comprising retrieving resources of the optical disc navigator from the optical disc and its corresponding networks. A device for optimizing an optical disk navigator, Retrieving means for retrieving available resources of the optical disc navigator used to support corresponding functions of the optical disc navigator; Test means for testing the functions of the optical disc navigator, including testing the preset functions of the default optical disc navigator, to determine the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator; Setting means for setting an optical disc navigator having corresponding functions for playing the optical disc, according to the functions supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator and the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. Optimizer, characterized in that provided with. The method of claim 6, And the searching of the resources of the optical disk navigator by the searching means comprises searching the resources of the optical disk navigator in the optical disk and its corresponding network. The method according to claim 6 or 7, Further comprising means for comparing the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator with the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, wherein the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator The functions of the optical disc navigator set by the setting means are provided when the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the controller have at least one more designated function than the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. An optimization apparatus comprising functions that can be implemented by the default optical disk navigator and additional functions of the optical disk navigator. The method of claim 8, The testing means is used to test whether the additional functions of the optical disc navigator can operate normally, In the case where the additional possibilities of the optical disc navigator have been found to be tested and operate normally, the functions of the optical disc navigator set by the setting means can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator and the optical disc. An optimization device comprising said additional functions of a navigator. The method of claim 9, The testing of said additional functions of said optical disc navigator is performed in the order of the levels of functions. An optical disc reader, Equipped with an optical disk navigator optimizer, The optimizer, Retrieving means for retrieving available resources of the optical disc navigator used to support corresponding functions of the optical disc navigator; Test means for testing the functions of the optical disc navigator, including testing the preset functions of the default optical disc navigator, to determine the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator; Setting means for setting an optical disc navigator having corresponding functions for playing the optical disc, according to the functions supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator and the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. And And the optical disc reading device reproduces the optical disc using the functions of the optical disc navigator set by the optical disc navigator optimizer. The method of claim 11, The optical disc navigator optimization device further comprises comparing means for comparing the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator with the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator, Set by the setting means, when the functions of the optical disc navigator supported by the retrieved resources of the optical disc navigator have at least one more designated function than the functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator. Wherein the functions of the optical disc navigator are functions that can be implemented by the default optical disc navigator and additional functions of the optical disc navigator.

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