Method for skipping and/or playing tracks on a CD or a DVD

• US 6,011,760 A
• Filed: 12/12/1997
• Issued: 01/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Micro Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Fleming, Hoyt A. III
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, TAN X
• Application Number:
  US08/990,055
• Time in Patent Office: 753 Days
• Field of Search: 369/32, 369/33, 369/14, 369/54, 369/58, 369/47, 369/48, 369/30, 369/34
• US Class Current: 369/30.28
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 17/228 Control systems for magazines G11B17/225 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/65 wherein solid state memory is used for storing indexing information or metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for skipping a track on a disc in a disc player. Unlike current methods, this method does not rely on identifying tracks to be skipped based upon which slot a disc is located in. Instead, one embodiment of the present invention identifies discs based upon identification data read from discs in the disc player. Thus, this embodiment of the present invention provides a method for skipping a track on a disc in a disc player that operates by identifying discs contained in the disc player. The method receives track identification data from a track sequencer. The method also reads track identification data for tracks to be skipped from a memory storage device. The method then compares the track identification data for the tracks to be skipped with the track identification data from the track sequencer. If the track identification data for the tracks to be skipped correspond to the track identification data from the track sequencer, the method skips a track specified by the track identification data from the track sequencer. Otherwise, the method plays the track.

Claims

1. A method of skipping a track on a disc in a disc player that accommodates a plurality of discs, comprising:

receiving an identifier for a track to be skipped from a user, the identifier specifying a disc from the plurality of discs and a track to be skipped from the disc;

identifying the plurality of discs contained in the disc player by reading identification information from the plurality of disks;

receiving a sequence of tracks to be played from a track sequencer within the disc player;

comparing the identifier for the track to be skipped with the sequence of tracks received from the track sequencer; and

if the track to be skipped occurs in the sequence of tracks, skipping the track to be skipped.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of discs contained in the disc player includes identifying an audio compact disc contained in an audio compact disc player.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of discs contained in the disc player includes identifying a digital video disc (DVD) in a digital video disc player.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of discs contained in the disc player includes identifying an audio tape in an audio tape player.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of discs contained in the disc player includes reading disc identification data from a memory storage device, the disc identification data identifying the at least one disc contained in the disc player.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of discs contained in the disc player includes:

reading audio data from a disc in the plurality of discs; and

using the audio data to construct an identifier for the disc.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of discs contained in the disc player includes reading an identification label from a disc from the plurality of discs.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a sequence of tracks to be played from the track sequencer includes receiving a random sequence of tracks from the track sequencer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a sequence of tracks to be played from the track sequencer includes receiving a pre-specified sequence of tracks from the memory storage device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a sequence of tracks to be played from the track sequencer includes receiving tracks in sequential order from the track sequencer.

11. The method of claim 1, including assigning a label to a disc in the disc player by:

reading audio data from the disc;

using the audio data to construct an identifier for the disc;

receiving a label for the disc from a system user; and

associating the label with the identifier for the disc.

12. The method of claim 1, including prompting a user to insert a disc into the disc player if the sequence of tracks to be played from the track sequencer specifies a track from a disc and the disc is missing from the disc player.

13. A method of skipping a track on a disc in an audio compact disc player that accommodates a plurality of discs containing audio information, comprising:

receiving an identifier for a track to be skipped from a user, the identifier specifying a disc from the plurality of discs and a track to be skipped from the disc;

storing the identifier in a memory storage device;

identifying the plurality of discs contained in the disc player by reading identification information from the plurality of disks;

receiving a sequence of tracks to be played from a track sequencer within the disc player;

reading the identifier from the memory storage device;

comparing the identifier for the track to be skipped with the sequence of tracks received from the track sequencer; and

if the track to be skipped occurs in the sequence of tracks, skipping the track to be skipped.