Information recording apparatus and method for playing a plurality of information recording mediums
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of software multimedia data players for playing back recording mediums having different types of multimedia data content, the multimedia data content being recorded in different formats;
disc drive means for driving a recording medium inserted thereto, said disc drive means obtaining information indicative of a type of multimedia data content of the inserted recording medium therefrom;
disc manager means for automatically driving an appropriate software multimedia data player which is one of said plurality of software multimedia data players and corresponds to the type of multimedia data content of the inserted recording medium, by receiving the information indicative of the type of multimedia data content of the inserted recording medium from said disc drive means; and
a table in which combinations of said plurality of software multimedia data players and the different types of multimedia data content of the recording mediums have been registered, wherein in a case where a software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has been registered in said table, said disc manager means drives the corresponding software multimedia data player which has been registered, and in a case where the software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has not been registered in said table, said disc manager means informs a user of a non-registration of the corresponding software multimedia data player.
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Abstract
An optical disc drive control apparatus according to the present invention comprises a disc drive into or from which various optical discs are inserted or ejected. The system includes a first memory for storing various players that play back various optical discs, a second memory for storing a table in which combinations of various information recording mediums and various players corresponding to these mediums are written, and a disc manager, which comprises a unit for sensing the type of an optical disc inserted into the disc drive, a unit for referring to the table in the second memory and deriving the type of a player corresponding to the sensed type of optical disc, as well as the type of data stored on the disk, and a unit for driving one of the various players stored in the first memory which is of the type derived by the deriving means and causing the player to play back the optical disc.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of software multimedia data players for playing back recording mediums having different types of multimedia data content, the multimedia data content being recorded in different formats;
disc drive means for driving a recording medium inserted thereto, said disc drive means obtaining information indicative of a type of multimedia data content of the inserted recording medium therefrom;
disc manager means for automatically driving an appropriate software multimedia data player which is one of said plurality of software multimedia data players and corresponds to the type of multimedia data content of the inserted recording medium, by receiving the information indicative of the type of multimedia data content of the inserted recording medium from said disc drive means; and
a table in which combinations of said plurality of software multimedia data players and the different types of multimedia data content of the recording mediums have been registered, wherein in a case where a software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has been registered in said table, said disc manager means drives the corresponding software multimedia data player which has been registered, and in a case where the software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has not been registered in said table, said disc manager means informs a user of a non-registration of the corresponding software multimedia data player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of software multimedia data players for playing back recording mediums;
disc drive means for driving a recording medium inserted thereto, said disc drive means including means for detecting whether or not the recording medium being driven has been ejected therefrom; and
disc manager means for automatically stopping one of said plurality of software multimedia data players from playing back even when the recording medium has been ejected from the disk drive means by a user at any time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of software multimedia data players for playing back recording mediums having different types of multimedia data content, the multimedia data content being recorded in different formats;
disc drive means for driving a recording medium inserted thereto; and
a table in which combinations of said plurality of software multimedia data players and the different types of multimedia data content of the recording mediums have been registered, wherein a user can additionally register a combination of a software multimedia data player and a corresponding type of multimedia data content of a recording medium in said table, wherein in a case where a software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has been registered in said table, the corresponding software multimedia data player which has been registered is driven, and in a case where the software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has not been registered in said table, the corresponding software multimedia data player which has not been registered is registered in said table. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A software player control method for use in a system including a plurality of software multimedia data players for playing back recording mediums having different types of multimedia data content and disc drive means for driving a recording medium inserted thereto, the multimedia data content being recorded in different formats, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a table in which combinations of said plurality of software multimedia data players and the different types of multimedia data content of the recording mediums have been registered;
obtaining by said disc drive means, information indicative of a type of multimedia data content of the inserted recording medium therefrom;
automatically driving an appropriate software multimedia data player which is one of said plurality of software multimedia data players and corresponds to the type of multimedia data content of the inserted recording medium, by receiving the information indicative of the type of multimedia data content of the inserted recording medium from said disc drive means;
in a case where a software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has been registered in said table, driving the corresponding software multimedia data player which has been registered; and
in a case where the software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has not been registered in said table, informing a user of a non-registration of the corresponding software multimedia data player. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A software player control method for use in a system including a plurality of software multimedia data players for playing back recording mediums and disc drive means for driving a recording medium inserted thereto, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting whether or not the recording medium being driven has been ejected from said disc drive means; and
automatically stopping one of said plurality of software multimedia data players from playing back even when the recording medium has been ejected from the disk drive means by a user at any time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A software player registering method for use in a system including a plurality of software multimedia data players for playing back recording mediums having different types of multimedia data content and disc drive means for driving a recording medium inserted thereto, the multimedia data content being recorded in different formats, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a table in which combinations of said plurality of software multimedia data players and the different types of multimedia data content of the recording mediums have been registered;
enabling a user to additionally register a combination of a software multimedia data player and a corresponding type of multimedia data content of a recording medium in said table;
in a case where a software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has been registered in said table, driving the corresponding software multimedia data player which has been registered, and in a case where the software multimedia data player corresponding to the inserted recording medium has not been registered in said table, registering in said table the corresponding software multimedia data player which has not been registered. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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