[A METHOD FOR TAKING MESSAGES IN A DVD PLAYER]

• US 20050094985A1
• Filed: 04/26/2004
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd
• Inventors: Chiu, Pien-Cheng, Yang, Ying-Chih, Chen, Yuan-Ning
• Granted Patent: US 7,227,820 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/240
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

A method of taking messages for a DVD player is provided. The DVD player includes input device, memory, a DVD play module, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module. Firstly, recording the message in the memory of the DVD layer. Thereafter, waiting for a predetermined event. Finally, outputting and displaying the message. The DVD player records and outputs messages according to the DVD player in order to take messages in the present invention.

Claims

1. A message taking method for a DVD player, comprising:

taking a message;

pausing for a predetermined event;

displaying the message taken on the DVD player; and

outputting the message.

2. The message taking method as recited in claim 1, wherein the message taking method further comprises examining whether a password is correct.

3. The message taking method as recited in claim 1, wherein the predetermined event comprises a predetermined time being up.

4. The message taking method as recited in claim 1, wherein the predetermined event comprises an operation designated by a user being received.

5. The message taking method as recited in claim 4, wherein the operation comprises at least one of a remote control operation and a panel operation.

6. The message taking method as recited in claim 1, wherein when the predetermined event occurs, the DVD player is restarted.

7. The message taking method as recited in claim 1, wherein the message comprises a voice and the outputting the message comprises playing the voice.

8. The message taking method as recited in claim 1, wherein the message comprises a character andthe outputting the message comprises displaying the character.

9. The message taking method as recited in claim 1, wherein the message further comprises a message time and a message party.

10. The message taking method as recited in claim 9, wherein the outputting the message comprises playing and displaying one of the message time and the message party.

11. The message taking method as recited in claim 1, wherein the outputting the message further comprises triggering a disc and a corresponding operation for the DVD player according to content of the message.

12. A DVD player having message taking feature, comprising:

an input device, for receiving a message and an operation from a user;

a memory, for storing the message;

a DVD play module, for playing a DVD disc; and

an audio frequency analog-to-digital converter, for converting

an audio frequency analog signal to a digital signal,

wherein the DVD player receives the message with the input device, and converting the audio frequency analog signal to the digital signal with the audio frequency analog-to-digital converter, and storing the digital signal in the memory, when a predetermined event occurs, the DVD player displays the message, and outputting the message.

13. The DVD player as recited in claim 12, wherein the predetermined event comprises a predetermined time being up.

14. The DVD player as recited in claim 12, wherein the predetermined event comprises the operation designated by the user being received.

15. The DVD player as recited in claim 12, wherein the input device comprises a microphone, a panel, and a remote control receiver.