MUSIC PLAYER AND A METHOD OF PLAYING MUSIC THEREIN

• US 20080148923A1
• Filed: 06/07/2007
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Choo, Kyung Yoon
• Application Number:
  US11/759,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20080148923A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/609
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/61 wherein solid state memory is used for storing A/V content storing computer data in solid state memories G06F
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method of playing music in a music player comprising:

(a) arranging a plurality of music files saved in a memory in a first order; (b) playing the music files according to the order; (c) inputting a conversion signal while the music files are played in the order; and (d) playing the music files in a second order opposite to the first order according to a conversion signal. Also, the present invention is directed to a music player comprising: a music playing unit of recognizing and playing a plurality of music files; and a selection unit of inputting a conversion signal to play the music files forward or backward.

Claims

1. A method of playing music in a music player comprising:

(a) arranging a plurality of music files saved in a memory in a first order;

(b) playing the music files according to the first order;

(c) inputting a conversion signal while the music files are played in the order; and

(d) playing the music files in a second order opposite to the first order according to the conversion signal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of playing music files according to the first order in case of re-inputting the conversion signal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the music file is MP3 format file, MID format file, RMI format file, WRK format file, WAV format file, or MOD format file.

4. A music player comprising:

a music playing unit of recognizing and playing a plurality of music files; and

a selection unit of inputting a conversion signal to play the music files forward or backward.

5. The music player of claim 4, wherein the music playing unit plays the music files forward or backward whenever a conversion signal is inputted from the selection unit.

6. The music player of claim 4, further comprising:

a terminal connected to an information terminal apparatus, and transmitting music files; and

a power supply unit supplying a power charged electrically through the terminal from the information terminal apparatus, to the music player unit.

7. The music player of claim 6, wherein the terminal is USB type, SD-type, Micro SD-type, CF-type or MMC type.

8. The music player of claim 6, wherein the power supply unit is lithium polymer battery.

9. The music player of claim 4, further comprising a display unit displaying the information of music files or conversion signal.

10. The music player of claim 4, wherein the music player is MP3 player, device for MIDI, window media player, or WINAMP.

11. The music player of claim 4, wherein the music file is MP3 format file, MID format file, RMI format file, WRK format file, WAV format file, or MOD format file.