Reproduction Apparatus, Head Mount Display Device, and Program for Realizing the Reproduction Apparatus

• US 20090228124A1
• Filed: 09/19/2006
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Kato, Shigeru, Otsuki, Masaki
• Application Number:
  US11/991,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20090228124A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44227 Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4852 for modifying audio parameters, e.g. switching between mono and stereo
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver

Abstract

A reproduction apparatus for reproducing contents data, containing at least one of audio and image, includes a reproducing unit reproducing contents data, a connecting unit connecting an external device to the reproducing apparatus, and a controlling unit having control within the reproducing apparatus according to both the presence or absence of connection of the device to the connecting unit and a device type. Thus, it is possible to provide the reproduction apparatus, a head mount display device and a program, by which setting and manipulation, appropriate for the configuration of connected equipment (device) and the equipment (device) condition when connected, are realized automatically or greatly simplified.

Claims

1. A reproduction apparatus reproducing contents data containing at least one of audio and image, comprising:

a reproducing unit reproducing said contents data;

a connecting unit connecting an external device to said reproduction apparatus; and

a controlling unit having control within said reproduction apparatus, according to presence and absence of connection of said device to said connecting unit, and a type of said device.

2. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an accepting unit accepting an instruction to said reproduction apparatus by said user, wherein

said controlling unit restricts said user instruction acceptable by said accepting unit, according to said device type connected to said connecting unit.

3. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

said accepting unit includes a displaying part displaying a menu with regard to acceptance of said user instruction; and

said controlling unit modifies the menu to be displayed on said displaying part of said accepting unit, according to said device type connected to said connecting unit.

4. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said controlling unit restricts a reproduction object by said reproducing unit to contents data capable of being output by said device connected to said connecting unit.

5. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an accepting unit accepting an instruction to said reproduction apparatus by said user, wherein

said controlling unit restricts executable operation of said reproduction apparatus based on said user instruction accepted by said accepting unit, according to said device type connected to said connecting unit.

6. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein:

said device connected to said connecting unit is a device having a displaying unit displaying an image, while not having an audio-output unit outputting audio; and

said controlling unit has control within said reproduction apparatus so that, among said user instructions accepted by said accepting unit, only said user instruction with regard to said contents data containing an image can be executed.

7. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

said device connected to said connecting unit is a device not having a displaying unit displaying an image, while having an audio-output unit outputting audio;

and

said controlling unit has control within said reproduction apparatus so that, among said user instructions accepted by said accepting unit, only said user instruction with regard to said contents data containing audio can be executed.

8. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

at least one of a displaying unit displaying an image and an audio-output unit outputting audio, wherein

said controlling unit restricts operation inside said reproduction apparatus including said displaying unit and said audio-output unit, according to said device connected to said connecting unit.

9. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said controlling unit interrupts power supply to at least one circuit unnecessary for outputting said contents data to said device, among circuits included in said reproduction apparatus, according to said contents data to be output to said device via said connecting unit.

10. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when a device having one of a displaying unit displaying an image and an audio-output unit outputting audio is not connected to said connecting unit, said controlling unit interrupts power supply to a circuit outputting arbitrary contents data to said device, among circuits included in said reproduction apparatus.

11. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storing unit storing said contents data, wherein

for a signal incapable of being output to said user from said device, said controlling unit controls so that an input signal similar to said signal can be recorded into said storing unit, according to said device type connected to said connecting unit.

12. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storing unit storing said contents data, wherein

when said device having a displaying unit displaying an image is not connected to said connecting unit, said controlling unit controls so that an input signal to said reproduction apparatus can be recorded into said storing unit.

13. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storing unit storing said contents data, wherein

when said device having an audio-output unit outputting audio is not connected to said connecting unit, said controlling unit controls so that an input signal to said reproduction apparatus can be recorded into said storing unit.

14. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storing unit storing said contents data, wherein;

said device connected to said connecting unit is a device supplying arbitrary contents data to said reproduction apparatus; and

said controlling unit controls so that said contents data supplied from said device can be recorded into said storing unit.

15. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 14, wherein:

in addition to said device, said connecting unit connects a second device having a displaying unit displaying an image or an audio-output unit outputting audio; and

while controlling so that said contents data can be recorded into said storing unit, said controlling unit controls said reproducing unit so as not to output, to said second device, reproduction signals of contents data of an identical type to said contents data to be recordable into said storing unit, via said connecting unit.

16. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 14, wherein:

in addition to said device, said connecting unit connects a second device having a displaying unit displaying an image or an audio-output unit outputting audio; and

while controlling so that said contents data can be recorded into said storing unit, said controlling unit interrupts power supply to a circuit outputting, to said second device, contents data of an identical type to said contents data to be recordable into said storing unit, among circuits included in said reproduction apparatus.

17. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 14, wherein:

in addition to said device, said connecting unit connects a second device having a displaying unit displaying an image or an audio-output unit outputting audio; and

while controlling so that said contents data can be recorded into said storing unit, said controlling unit controls so that said user instruction accepted via said second device be not executed.

18. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 14, wherein

said controlling unit compares said contents data stored in said storing unit with said contents data retained by said device, and based on a comparison result, controls so that said contents data supplied from said device can be recorded into said storing unit.

19. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 18, wherein

among said contents data not stored in said storing unit, said controlling unit controls so that said contents data reproducible by said reproducing unit can be recorded into said storing unit.

27. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one of a displaying unit mounted on the head of said user, projecting a virtual image in front of an eye of said user and an audio-output unit outputting audio; and

a wearable part capable of wearing at least one of said displaying unit and said audio-output unit on the head of said user.

28. A computer readable recording medium including a computer program causing a computer to function as a controlling unit of the reproduction apparatus according to claim 1.

20. A reproduction apparatus reproducing contents data containing at least one of audio and image, comprising:

a reproducing unit reproducing said contents data; and

a controlling unit having control within said reproduction apparatus, according to reproducibility of each type of said contents data.

21. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising:

an accepting unit accepting an instruction to said reproduction apparatus by a user, wherein

said controlling unit restricts said user instruction acceptable by said accepting unit, according to said reproducibility.

22. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 21, wherein:

said accepting unit includes a displaying part displaying a menu with regard to acceptance of said user instruction; and

said controlling unit modifies the menu to be displayed on said displaying part of said accepting unit, according to said reproducibility.

23. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 20, wherein

said controlling unit restricts a reproduction object by said reproducing unit to said reproducible contents data.

24. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising:

an accepting unit accepting an instruction to said reproduction apparatus by said user, wherein

said controlling unit restricts executable operation of said reproduction apparatus based on said user instruction accepted by said accepting unit, according to said reproducibility.

25. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 20, wherein

said controlling unit interrupts power supply to at least one circuit unnecessary for reproducing said contents data, among circuits included in one of said reproduction apparatus, according to said reproducibility.

26. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising:

a storing unit storing said contents data, wherein

for said contents data incapable of reproduction, said controlling unit controls so that the contents data can be recorded into said storing unit, according to said reproducibility.