Music reproducing apparatus, mobile phone conversation apparatus, music reproducing system, and operating method thereof
First Claim
1. A music reproducing apparatus comprising:
- a recording section configured to record in a recording region a plurality of files which conform to at least a digital voice file format;
a communication section configured to make wireless communication with an external mobile phone conversation apparatus;
a compressor and de-compressor section configured to compress and decompress the file recorded by the recording section;
a reproducing section configured to reproduce the file de-compressed by the compressor and de-compressor section;
a battery section configured to supply a power supply electric potential to at least the recording section, the communication section, the compressor and de-compressor section, and the reproducing section; and
a control section configured to control each section to carry out an authenticating process together with the mobile phone conversation apparatus by means of the communication section;
when the authentication process is successful, transmit to the mobile phone conversation apparatus via the communication section, operational information including a folder structure of the plurality of files; and
then, when a reproducing command having specified one of the plurality of files is received from the mobile phone conversation apparatus, read out the file from the recording section, decompress the file by means the compressor and de-compressor section, and reproduce the decompressed file by means of the reproducing section.
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Abstract
A music reproducing apparatus has recording section configured to record in storage region plurality of files, communication section configured to make wireless communication with an external mobile phone conversation apparatus, compressor and de-compressor section configured to compress and decompress this file, reproducing section configured to reproduce the decompressed file, battery section configured to supply power supply electric potential to each section, and control section configured to control each section so as to transmit to the mobile phone conversation apparatus, operational information including folder structure of a plurality of files when authentication process with the mobile phone conversation apparatus is successful, and, when reproducing command having specified one of a plurality of files is received from the mobile phone conversation apparatus, read out and de-compress the file from recording section, and then, reproduce the read out and de-compressed file.
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1. A music reproducing apparatus comprising:
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a recording section configured to record in a recording region a plurality of files which conform to at least a digital voice file format;
a communication section configured to make wireless communication with an external mobile phone conversation apparatus;
a compressor and de-compressor section configured to compress and decompress the file recorded by the recording section;
a reproducing section configured to reproduce the file de-compressed by the compressor and de-compressor section;
a battery section configured to supply a power supply electric potential to at least the recording section, the communication section, the compressor and de-compressor section, and the reproducing section; and
a control section configured to control each section to carry out an authenticating process together with the mobile phone conversation apparatus by means of the communication section;
when the authentication process is successful, transmit to the mobile phone conversation apparatus via the communication section, operational information including a folder structure of the plurality of files; and
then, when a reproducing command having specified one of the plurality of files is received from the mobile phone conversation apparatus, read out the file from the recording section, decompress the file by means the compressor and de-compressor section, and reproduce the decompressed file by means of the reproducing section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile phone conversation apparatus comprising:
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a phone conversation section configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal to and from a fixed station, thereby making communication with another mobile phone conversation apparatus;
a communication section configured to make communication with an external music reproducing apparatus in a smaller scale communication range than the phone conversation section by means of a wireless signal in a signal mode which is different from the wireless signal of the phone conversation section;
a display section configured to display on a screen an image according to a phone conversation process of the phone conversation section and a communication process of the communication section;
an operating section configured to make operations of the phone conversation process of the phone conversation section and the communication process of the communication section; and
a control section configured to make control so as to display at the display section a plurality of files based on a folder structure of the plurality of files which conform to at least a digital voice file format, the plurality of files being supplied from the music reproducing apparatus and recorded in the recording section of the music reproducing apparatus, and notify to the external music reproducing apparatus that a predetermined processing command of a predetermined file has been issued via the communication section if the predetermined file is specified and the predetermined processing command is issued in response to a user operation of the operating section. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An information reproducing system having a music reproducing apparatus, a mobile phone conversation apparatus, and a server device, the music reproducing apparatus and the mobile phone conversation apparatus being configured to communicate with each other via a first wireless communication, the mobile phone conversation apparatus and the server device being configured to communicate with each other via a second wireless communication and the Internet, the second wireless communication being different from the first wireless communication in signal mode,
the music reproducing apparatus, the mobile phone conversation apparatus, and the server device each comprising a control section configured to control the mobile phone conversation apparatus so as to: -
make a display on a display screen based on a folder structure of a plurality of files in the mobile phone conversation apparatus when the folder structure of the plurality of files which conform to a digital voice file format recorded in a recording section of the music reproducing apparatus is supplied to the mobile phone conversation apparatus via the first wireless communication;
in response to the display, acquire from the server device via the second wireless communication and the Internet, lyrics information according to a predetermined file when a user instructs a command for reproducing the predetermined file via an operating section of the mobile phone conversation apparatus;
transmit the predetermined file and the reproducing command to the music reproducing apparatus via the first wireless communication;
display the acquired lyrics information in the mobile phone conversation apparatus, and reproduce the predetermined file contained in the music reproducing apparatus.
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17. A method for operating a music reproducing apparatus using a mobile phone conversation apparatus of the music reproducing apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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the music reproducing apparatus carrying out an authenticating process with respect to the mobile phone conversation apparatus;
when the authentication process is successful, transmitting to the mobile phone conversation apparatus, operating information including a folder structure of a plurality of files which conforms to at least a digital voice file format which the music reproducing apparatus records; and
upon receipt of a reproducing command having specified one of the plurality of files from the mobile phone conversation apparatus, reading out, decompressing, and reproducing the file. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for operating an information reproducing system having a music reproducing apparatus, a mobile phone conversation apparatus, and a server device, the music reproducing apparatus and the mobile phone conversation apparatus being configured to communicate with each other via a first wireless communication, the mobile phone conversation apparatus and the server device being configured to communicate to each other via a second wireless communication and the Internet, the second wireless communication being different from the first wireless communication in signal mode, the method comprising:
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making a display on a display screen based on a folder structure of a plurality of files in the mobile phone conversation apparatus when the folder structure of the plurality of files which conform to a digital voice file format recorded in a recording section of the music reproducing apparatus is supplied to the mobile phone conversation apparatus via the first wireless communication;
in respect to the display, acquiring from the server device via the second wireless communication and the Internet, lyrics information according to a predetermined file when a user instructs a command for reproducing the predetermined file via an operating section of the mobile phone conversation apparatus;
displaying the acquired lyrics information on a display screen, and then, transmitting the predetermined file and the reproducing command to the music reproducing apparatus via the first wireless communication in the mobile phone conversation apparatus, thereby reproducing the predetermined file contained in the music reproducing apparatus.
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