Data entry via on-screen display

• US 20020076206A1
• Filed: 12/12/2001
• Published: 06/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: D&M Holdings US Incorporated (Masimo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Digital Networks North America, Inc. (Masimo Corporation)
• Inventors: Hyatt, Richard R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,389,034 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/95
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/022 Control panels
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

A recording playback device having a database of recordings with titles, automatically enters a title input mode upon receiving character input from a user while a recording is being played if the there is not title in the database for the recording. Playback of the recording is not interrupted in the title input mode. In the case of a DVD player, the on-screen display mode is used to display the characters entered by the user on the same video display used for video content from the DVD.

Claims

1. A method of inputting text associated with a recording, comprising:

detecting activation of a data input device during playback of the recording; and

automatically entering a data input mode in response to said detecting, while continuing playback of the recording.

2. A method as recited in claim 1,

wherein at least part of the output from the recording appears on a video screen, and

wherein said entering includes generating a display for data input on the video screen displaying the output from the recording.

3. A method as recited in claim 2,

wherein the data input device is a keyboard,

wherein said detecting includes detecting a first character to begin said generating of the display, and

wherein said entering includes displaying and storing characters input from the keyboard, starting with the first character.

4. A method as recited in claim 3,

further comprising storing information associated with the recording, and

wherein said entering is performed only if the information associated with the recording is not previously stored when the first character is detected.

5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the recording is a digital versatile disc, and

wherein said entering includes entering a title of the digital versatile disc.

6. A method as recited in claim 5, wherein said generating is performed by a digital versatile disc player using on-screen display capability.

7. A method as recited in claim 6,

wherein said storing uses a database accessible by the digital versatile disc player and including at least identifiers and titles for digital versatile discs, and

wherein said method further comprises determining, upon detection of the first character, whether the digital versatile disc currently being played has a corresponding identifier in the database.

8. A recording playback and data input device, comprising:

an output unit to output the recording and produce an on-screen text display;

a data input unit; and

a control unit, coupled to said output unit and said data input unit, to automatically activate the on-screen text display and enter a data input mode upon detecting input of data using said data input unit during playback of the recording.

9. A device as recited in claim 8, wherein the device is coupled to a video screen,

wherein said output unit generates a video output on the video screen based on a video signal stored on the recording and overlays the video output with the on-screen text display, and

wherein said control unit continues playback of the recording in the data input mode.

10. A device as recited in claim 9, wherein said device is coupled to a keyboard,

wherein said data input unit receives signals from the keyboard,

wherein said control unit detects input of a first character from the keyboard and in response causes said output unit to generate the on-screen text display for characters input using the keyboard, starting with the first character, and

wherein said device further comprises a storage unit, coupled to said control unit, to store the characters input from the keyboard as information related to the recording.

11. A device as recited in claim 10, wherein said control unit activates the on-screen text display only if there is no information related to the recording stored in said storage unit when input of the first character is detected.

12. A device as recited in claim 11, wherein the recording is a digital versatile disc, and

wherein said storage unit stores titles and identifiers of digital versatile discs in a database.

14. A device as recited in claim 13, wherein said device is coupled to a video screen,

wherein said device further comprises output means for generating a video output on the video screen based on a video signal stored on the recording and for overlaying the video output with an on-screen text display, and

wherein said control means includes means for controlling said output means to continue playback of the recording in the data input mode.

15. A device as recited in claim 14, wherein said device is coupled to a keyboard,

further comprising:

data input means for receiving signals from the keyboard, and

storage means for storing characters input from the keyboard as information related to the recording,

wherein said detecting means includes means for detecting input of a first character from the keyboard, and

wherein said control means includes means for causing said output means to generate the on-screen text display for the characters input using the keyboard, starting with the first character, in response to detection of the first character.

16. A device as recited in claim 15, wherein said control means includes means for activating the on-screen text display only if there is no information related to the recording stored in said storage means when input of the first character is detected.

17. A device as recited in claim 16, wherein the recording is a digital versatile disc, and

wherein said storage means stores titles and identifiers of digital versatile discs in a database.

19. At least one program as recited in claim 18,

wherein at least part of the output from the recording appears on a video screen, and

wherein said entering includes generating a display for data input on the video screen displaying the output from the recording.

20. At least one program as recited in claim 19,

wherein the data input device is a keyboard,

wherein said detecting includes detecting a first character to begin said generating of the display, and

wherein said entering includes displaying and storing characters input from the keyboard, starting with the first character.

21. At least one program as recited in claim 20,

further comprising storing information associated with the recording, and

wherein said entering is performed only if the information associated with the recording is not previously stored when the first character is detected.

22. At least one program as recited in claim 21, wherein the recording is a digital versatile disc, and

wherein said entering includes entering a title of the digital versatile disc.

23. At least one program as recited in claim 22, wherein said generating is performed by a digital versatile disc player using on-screen display capability.

24. At least one program as recited in claim 23,

wherein said storing uses a database accessible by the digital versatile disc player and including at least identifiers and titles for digital versatile discs, and

wherein said method further comprises determining, upon detection of the first character, whether the digital versatile disc currently being played has a corresponding identifier in the database.

13. A recording playback and data input device, comprising:

detecting means for detecting activation of a data input device during playback of the recording; and

control means for automatically entering a data input mode in response to said detecting, while continuing playback of the recording.

18. At least one program embodied on a computer readable medium, the program controlling a computer to perform a method comprising:

detecting activation of a data input device during playback of a recording; and

automatically entering a data input mode in response to said detecting, while continuing playback of the recording.

25. A system for playing digital versatile discs, comprising:

an output unit to output video and audio signals stored on a currently playing digital versatile disc and to produce an on-screen text display;

a data input unit;

a storage unit storing database including at least titles and identifiers of the digital versatile discs; and

a control unit, coupled to said output unit, said data input unit and said storage unit, to automatically activate the on-screen text display and enter a data input mode upon detecting input of data using said data input unit during playback of the currently playing digital versatile disc if the database in said storage unit does not have a title associated with the currently playing digital versatile disc, and to store the title of the currently playing digital versatile disc in the database when said input unit receives an indication of completion of data input.