Method of building a play list for a recorded media changer

• US 6,388,958 B1
• Filed: 06/23/2000
• Issued: 05/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yankowski, Carl J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Neyzari, Ali
• Application Number:
  US09/603,263
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 369/30, 369/47.15, 369/34, 369/32, 369/47.16, 369/53.2, 369/36, 369/38, 369/47.1, 369/53.11, 707/104.1, 707/102, 707/100, 707/203, 348/461, 348/552, 348/460, 360/98.04, 360/98.05
• US Class Current: 369/30.06
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/213 Read-only discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2529 Mini-discs
• 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 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 27/007 reproducing continuously a part of the information, i.e. repeating
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/916 Audio
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A method and apparatus for updating a memory in a Compact Disc changer. Information identifying discs stored in a CD changer is stored in a memory. The memory is updated when a CD is loaded which does not have identifying features which are recognized by the CD changer. Updating is carried out via a modem connection to a remote database. The database can be stored locally in a local database residing in a personal computer where the database can be queried to locate desired tracks and can be used to facilitate control of the compact disc changer by providing a simplified interface for building a play list and the like.

Claims

1. A method of building a play list for a multiple recorded media changer, comprising:

in a computer, storing information in a database about a plurality of recorded media;

said database including playback attributes for programs stored on said recorded media, said playback attributes being stored on a track-by-track basis;

displaying a table of programs of said plurality of recorded media;

selecting a sequential set of programs from said plurality of recorded media to define a play list; and

sending a sequence of commands from said computer to said multiple recorded media changer to sequentially play said selected programs from said play list using said playback attributes.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said recorded media includes a compact disc and said recorded media changer includes a compact disc changer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said recorded media includes a digital video disc and said recorded media changer includes a digital video disc changer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said playback attributes include level attributes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said playback attributes include signal processing attributes.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading database information from a second database, said database information including playback attributes.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said downloading includes downloading information identifying each program of said recorded medium.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said downloading includes downloading a title of each said program of said recorded medium.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading database information from a second database, said database information including bibliographic information relating to said recorded medium.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading database information from a second database, said database information including information about a title and artist of one said recorded medium.