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CONTENT SELECTABLE REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, METHOD THEREOF, AND PORTABLE REPRODUCTION UNIT CONTROL APPARATUS

  • US 20080155467A1
  • Filed: 11/23/2007
  • Published: 06/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A content selectable reproduction system composed of a content reproduction unit having a display function of a built-in or external display device;

  • a portable reproduction unit control apparatus connected to the content reproduction unit through first connection means; and

    a portable reproduction unit connected to the portable reproduction unit control apparatus through second connection means,wherein the content reproduction unit includes;

    a content reproduction section which reproduces content;

    an operation section which issues an operation command; and

    a first control section which inputs the operation command and controls the content reproduction section according to the operation command,wherein the portable reproduction unit control apparatus includes;

    a display control section; and

    a second control section which exchanges control signals with the first control section through the first connection means,wherein the portable reproduction unit includes;

    a storage medium which stores content data files and content management data with which the content data files are managed;

    a reproduction section which reproduces the reproduction content files; and

    an operation section,wherein the second control section of the portable reproduction unit control apparatus reads the content management data from the storage medium of the portable reproduction unit through the second connection means, supplies the content management data to the display control section, causes the display control section to generate a selectable content list signal according to the content management data, and supplies the selectable content list signal to the content reproduction section of the content reproduction unit through the first connection means,wherein the first control section of the content reproduction unit supplies the selectable content list signal to the display device, and causes the display device to display a selectable content list according to the selectable content list signal,wherein content to be reproduced is selected by a selection operation of the operation section according to the selectable content list and a selection operation signal of the operation section is supplied to the first control section,wherein the first control section supplies the selection operation signal to the second control section through the first connection means, andwherein the portable reproduction unit is caused to reproduce content according to the selection operation signal received by the second control section and the reproduction signal is supplied to the content reproduction section of the content reproduction unit through the first connection means.

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