WO2009078851A2 - Système de stockage multimédia - Google Patents

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WO2009078851A2
WO2009078851A2 PCT/US2007/087565 US2007087565W WO2009078851A2 WO 2009078851 A2 WO2009078851 A2 WO 2009078851A2 US 2007087565 W US2007087565 W US 2007087565W WO 2009078851 A2 WO2009078851 A2 WO 2009078851A2
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Atul K. Kampani
Pranav A. Kampani
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Kampani Atul K
Kampani Pranav A
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Priority to CN200780101810.4A priority Critical patent/CN102084344B/zh
Priority to EP07855175.1A priority patent/EP2240860A4/fr
Priority to PCT/US2007/087565 priority patent/WO2009078851A2/fr
Priority to CA2707229A priority patent/CA2707229C/fr
Priority to JP2010537913A priority patent/JP5282101B2/ja
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
    • G11B17/02—Details
    • G11B17/04—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
    • G11B17/05—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges
    • G11B17/051—Direct insertion, i.e. without external loading means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/002—Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/11—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information not detectable on the record carrier
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/40—Combinations of multiple record carriers
    • G11B2220/41—Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title

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  • This invention relates generally to consumer electronics and, more particularly, to a media storage device for cataloguing, storing, and retrieving data discs such as CD's,
  • the media storage system enables users to insert discs into a storage unit where information may be read, gathered, and catalogued for future referenced by a user and the disc ejected upon demand.
  • a media storage system that receives media discs, reads data from the discs for cataloguing purposes, transports received discs to storage locations, and ejects stored discs upon demand. Further, it would be desirable to have a media storage system that makes catalogue data available for review by users in proximity to the storage system or from remote locations. In addition, it would be desirable to have a media storage system that controls access by user identifiers, by content ratings, etc.
  • a media storage device includes a disc reading location and a disc input element for accepting a respective media disc from outside the storage system to said disc reading location.
  • the storage device also includes a disc output element for ejecting a respective media disc from the disc reading location to a place outside of the storage system.
  • the storage device includes a plurality of disc storage locations each having a unique storage identifier.
  • a disc transporter is included in the storage system for moving respective media discs between the disc reading location and the disc storage locations.
  • a media reader is situated adjacent the disc reading location.
  • a processor is in data communication with a memory device, a data input device, a data output device, the media reader, the disc transporter, and the disc output element.
  • the processor includes programming for obtaining title data for a respective media disc received at the disc reading location from outside the storage system. Further, the processor includes programming for associating in the memory device the title data with a respective unique storage identifier for a respective storage location which at that moment does not store a respective media disc. Still further, the processor includes programming for actuating the disc transporter to transport the media disc from the disc reading location to the storage location having the unique storage identifier associated with the title data of the media disc.
  • the output device may be a display on a remote control and the input device may be an input on the remote control.
  • the display and the input are in data communication with the processor via radio respective transmitters and receivers.
  • the processor of the media storage system includes programming for actuating the display to present a list of all title data for media discs stored in the system.
  • a general object of this invention is to provide a media storage system for physically storing data discs such as CD's and DVD's.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a media storage system, as aforesaid, for reading, collecting, or entering data regarding the content of each disc and making that data available for review on an output device such as a display screen.
  • Still another object of this invention is to provide a media storage system, as aforesaid, in which disc data is available to authorized users.
  • Yet another object of this invention is to provide a media storage system, as aforesaid, in which disc data may be accessible from a remote control device.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a media storage system, as aforesaid, in which discs may be associated together by association with respective users, according to content ratings, etc.
  • a still further object of this invention is to provide a media storage system, as aforesaid, that ejects selected discs upon request by an authorized user.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a media storage system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a remote control device for use with the media storage system as in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the communication and display components according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a routine that may be conducted by a processor according to the present system for obtaining title data of a disc;
  • Fig. 5 is a routine that may be performed by the processor for restricting access to stored disc data
  • Fig. 6a is a block diagram illustrating the disc reading and storage location configurations according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 6b is block diagram of the disc input, output, and transporter components.
  • a media storage system 100 for use with a plurality of media discs includes a disc reading location 112 and a plurality of disc storage locations 114 (FIG. 6a).
  • Each disc storage location 114 has a unique storage identifier (i.e., a unique identification number).
  • a disc input element 122 is included for accepting a media disc from outside the storage system 100 to the reading location 112, or in other words, for inputting a media disc from outside the storage system 100 to the reading location 112.
  • a disc transporter 124 moves respective media discs between the reading location 112 and the disc storage locations 114.
  • a disc output element 126 is included for ejecting a media disc from the reading location 112 to outside the storage system 100. More particularly, the disc output element 126 may eject all media discs transported to the reading location 112 by the disc transporter 124.
  • a media reader 132 (Figs. 3, 6a, and 6b) is adjacent the disc reading location 112 to obtain data from respective media discs at the reading location 112.
  • a processor 134 may be in data communication with a memory device 136, a data input device 137, a data output device 138 (e.g., a display), the media reader 132, the disc transporter 124, the disc input element 122, the disc output element 126, and/or a network 140 (e.g., the internet, etc.).
  • a housing 150 (Figs. 1 and 6a) may contain the reading location 112, the plurality of disc storage locations 114, the disc transporter 124, the processor 134, the memory device 136, and the media reader 132.
  • the housing 150 may further contain the display 138 and the input device 137, as shown in Fig.
  • a remote control 155 may include the display 138 and the input device 137, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
  • the display 138 and the input device 137 may be in data communication with the processor 134 via radio transmitters and receivers 139a, 139b (Fig. 3) or any other appropriate communication technology.
  • the processor 134 may include programming for obtaining title data for each respective media disc input to the reading location 112 by the input element 122.
  • Fig. 4 shows a routine 400 that may be performed by the processor 134. Steps 401, 402, 403, 404, and 405 represent more specific programming in the processor 134 for obtaining title data.
  • the input element 122 provides a respective media disc to the reading location 112, and the media reader 132 obtains identifying data from the media disc (e.g., amount of data, number of files/tracks, length of tracks, etc.).
  • the routine 400 proceeds to step 402, where the processor 134 compares the identifying data to identifying data maintained in the memory device 136. If the processor 134 determines that the media disc is already known to the system 100, the processor 134 obtains the title data from the memory device 136 and the routine 400 proceeds to step 408; if not, the routine 400 continues to step 403.
  • the processor 134 attempts to obtain the title data from the media reader 132. If the media disc includes the title data, the media reader 132 provides the title data to the processor 134 and the routine 400 proceeds to step 406; if not, the routine 400 continues to step 404.
  • the processor 134 attempts to obtain the title data from the network 140 based on the identifying data obtained from the media reader 132. If the network 140 provides the title data to the processor 134, the routine proceeds to step 406; if not, the routine continues to step 405.
  • the processor 134 actuates the display 138 to request the title data from the data input device 137. Once the title data is provided by the data input device 137, the routine proceeds to step 406.
  • the processor 134 stores the title data and corresponding identifying data in the memory device 136, and the routine 400 proceeds to step 407.
  • the processor 134 actuates the display 138 to request categorization data (i.e., movie, music, genre, pictures, documents, etc.), and the categorization data may be provided using the data input device 137 and stored along with the title data in the memory device 136.
  • the processor 134 may include programming for actuating the display 138 to present a list of all title data for media discs stored in the system 100, and this presentation may be enhanced if categorization data is present (i.e., all music can be shown in one grouping, all movies can be shown in another grouping, etc.).
  • the routine 400 proceeds from step 407 to step 408.
  • the processor 134 determines which disc storage location(s) 114 is/are not currently storing any media disc. This may be done by referencing the memory device 136, for example.
  • the routine 400 proceeds from step 408 to step 409.
  • the processor 134 associates (in the memory device 136) the title data of the media disc at the reading location 112 with the respective unique storage identifier for the empty storage location 114 which is going to store the media disc.
  • the empty storage location 114 may be chosen randomly, or the storage location 114 may be deliberately chosen.
  • the processor 134 may include programming for tracking access frequency corresponding to each title data (i.e., to each media disc), or in other words, for tracking how often each media disc is accessed from the system 100.
  • step 410 the processor 134 actuates the disc transporter 124 to transport the media disc from the reading location 112 to the storage location 114 having the unique storage identifier which was associated with the title data of the media disc in step 409.
  • the processor 134 includes programming for recognizing a disc request from the input device 137.
  • a disc request includes title data of the desired media disc, and optionally access level data. Access level data is discussed below in relation to Fig. 5.
  • the processor 134 may further include programming for determining a respective unique storage identifier associated with the title data included in the disc request (such as by accessing the memory device 136), and programming for actuating the disc transporter 124 to transport the desired media disc from the disc storage location 114 having the unique storage identifier to the reading location 112.
  • Fig. 5 shows a routine 500 that may be performed utilizing system 100 and programming in the processor 134. Similar to the programming in the processor 134 for obtaining title data (discussed above), the processor 134 may include programming for obtaining respective access requirement data for each media disc inside the storage system 100 and associating (in the memory device 136) the access requirement data with the title data for each media disc. Access requirement data can be, for example, user specific, group specific, content related, etc. For example, access requirement data may be "G", "PG-13", or “R” for movies, "parent only", age-related for video games, etc.
  • access requirement data represents what level of access a user must possess before he can obtain the media disc.
  • the processor 134 may include programming for obtaining the access requirement data from the media reader 132, programming for obtaining the access requirement data from the memory device 136 based on the identifying data obtained from the media reader 132 as discussed above, programming for obtaining the access requirement data from the network 140 based on the identifying data obtained from the media reader 132, and/or programming for actuating the display 138 to request the access requirement data from the input device 137 if the access data cannot be obtained from the media reader 132 or the memory device 136 or if the access data obtained from the media reader 132 or memory device 136 is unsatisfactory.
  • the user utilizes the input device 137 to input a personal identifier, such as a password or name.
  • the personal identifier may be the access level data noted above, or the personal identifier may be associated with access level data in the memory device 136.
  • the user utilizes the input device 137 to select a media disc in the system and provide a disc request having the title data and the access level data.
  • the routine 500 proceeds to step 503.
  • the processor 134 determines if the access level data included in the disc request is sufficient for the access requirement data associated with the title data included in the disc request.
  • the access requirement data associated with the title data included in the disc request may be "PG-13". If the access level data were "PG- 13" or "R”, the access level data would be sufficient; if the access level data were "G” or "PG", the access level data would be insufficient. If the access level data is sufficient, routine 500 proceeds to step 505; if not, the routine proceeds to step 504.
  • the processor 134 may determine if secondary access level data associated with the disc request is sufficient for the access requirement data associated with the title data included in the disc request. For example, a movie may have access requirement data of "Horror genre", and a user may not have the corresponding access level data of "Horror genre”. However, the user may have a secondary access level data of "Horror genre before 5:00 p.m.”. If this is the case, the processor 134 may determine if the secondary condition is met (i.e., if it is before 5:00 p.m.). If so, the routine 500 proceeds to step 505; if not, the routine 500 proceeds to step 506.
  • a CD may have access requirement data of "parental advisory: explicit lyrics”, and a user may not have the corresponding access level data of "parental advisory: explicit lyrics”.
  • an exception may have been stored in the memory device 136 for the specific CD being requested. If this is the case, the processor 134 may determine that the secondary condition is met (i.e., an exception applies), and the routine 500 may proceed to step 505; if not, the routine 500 proceeds to step 506.
  • the processor 134 determines a respective unique storage identifier associated with the title data included in the disc request (such as by accessing the memory device 136), and the processor 134 actuates the disc transporter 124 to transport the desired media disc from the disc storage location 114 having the unique storage identifier to the reading location 112.
  • the disc output element 126 ejects media discs transported to the reading location 112 by the disc transporter 124.
  • the processor 134 refuses to provide the requested media disc to the user and actuates the display 138 to explain that the user's access level data is not sufficient to access the requested media disc.

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  • Indexing, Searching, Synchronizing, And The Amount Of Synchronization Travel Of Record Carriers (AREA)
  • Management Or Editing Of Information On Record Carriers (AREA)
  • Packaging For Recording Disks (AREA)
  • Automatic Disk Changers (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention porte sur un système de stockage multimédia (100) qui inclut un élément d'entrée de disque (122) pour recevoir un disque multimédia, un élément de sortie de disque (126) pour éjecter un disque et un lecteur multimédia (132) pour lire des informations provenant d'un disque. Si des informations insuffisantes peuvent être lues à partir d'un disque, des informations peuvent être obtenues via un réseau informatique (140). Le système (100) inclut un transporteur de disque (124) pour déplacer des disques reçus vers des emplacements de stockage internes respectifs (114). Le système (100) inclut un dispositif d'entrée de données (137) pour entrer des données de catalogue de disque et un dispositif de sortie de données (138), tel qu'un dispositif d'affichage, pour afficher des données de catalogue de disque. Les dispositifs d'entrée (137) et de sortie (138) peuvent être des boutons d'entrée et un dispositif d'affichage sur une télécommande. Chaque disque et les informations apparentées sont associés à un identifiant de telle sorte qu'un accès à des données de disque peut être restreint par un identifiant d'utilisateur ou des classements de contenu.
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CN200780101810.4A CN102084344B (zh) 2007-12-14 2007-12-14 媒体存储系统
EP07855175.1A EP2240860A4 (fr) 2007-12-14 2007-12-14 Système de stockage multimédia
PCT/US2007/087565 WO2009078851A2 (fr) 2007-12-14 2007-12-14 Système de stockage multimédia
CA2707229A CA2707229C (fr) 2007-12-14 2007-12-14 Systeme de stockage multimedia
JP2010537913A JP5282101B2 (ja) 2007-12-14 2007-12-14 メディア格納システム

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