Device for CD reproduction with variable speed or direction

• US 6,477,123 B1
• Filed: 03/19/1998
• Issued: 11/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Hütter, Ingo
• Primary Examiner(s): HINDI, NABIL Z
• Application Number:
  US09/044,532
• Time in Patent Office: 1,692 Days
• Field of Search: 369/54, 369/58, 369/60, 369/59, 369/124, 386/68, 386/81, 386/82, 386/111, 386/112
• US Class Current: 369/47.32
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10 Digital recording or reproducing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/213 Read-only 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 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for CD reproduction with variable speed or direction, in particular devices compatible with a CD player, such as, for example, DVD players which are likewise suitable for the playback of CDs, or corresponding CD-ROM drives. The invention is based on the fact that the data or information read from the CD are read into a buffer memory at a rate which, as a rule, is higher than is required for real-time reproduction. Data read into the buffer memory (RAM) in a continuous sequence are then used for CD reproduction with variable speed by means of subsampling or oversampling. For the purpose of reverse reproduction, groups of subcode words are successively read from the buffer memory by changing the order within the groups and are reproduced as a continuous reproduction data stream. Preferably, assemblies present in a reproduction device are used for CD reproduction with variable speed or direction and an improved comprehensibility of the reproduced information and also more accurate finding of a desired reproduction position are achieved.

Claims

1. A data reproduction device for an optical apparatus comprising:

a buffer memory into which digital data are read from a recording medium in a continuous sequence, and

a read-write controller connected to the buffer memory

for reading out sampled samples of the digital data from the buffer memory with sub-sampling by reading every second or nth sample from the buffer memory with increased reading speed for a fast forward reproduction without signal interpolation or

for reading out sampled samples of the digital data from the buffer memory with over sampling by a number of times reading out each sample with normal reading speed for slowing down the reproducing without signal interpolation and

for joining together the samples to form a continuous data stream for providing a data reproduction with variable speed.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the continuous data stream for providing data reproduction with variable speed is reproduced as a continuous reproduction data stream at a normal speed.

3. Device according to claim 1, wherein in the event of reproduction with a lower speed than a normal speed, samples are read from the buffer memory with over sampling and are reproduced as a continuous reproduction data stream at a normal speed in order to move to a desired reproduction position.

4. Device according to claim 1,

wherein groups of subsampled or oversampled samples are successively read from the buffer memory by changing the order within the groups and are reproduced as a continuous reproduction data stream for the purpose of reverse reproduction.

5. Device according to claim 1, further comprising assemblies used for CD reproduction with variable speed or direction.

6. Device according to claim 1, wherein said buffer memory and said read-write controller are components of a DVD player or CD player.

7. Device according to claim 1, wherein the sub sampling and the over sampling are combined for providing a data reproduction with variable speed.

8. Device according to claim 1, wherein the sub sampling or the over sampling is performed in a multistage manner for providing a data reproduction with variable speed.

9. A data reproduction device for an optical apparatus comprising:

a buffer memory for storing data read in a continuous sequence from a reading medium; and

a read-write controller connected to the buffer memory for reading out sub sampled samples from the buffer memory during a fast forward reproduction mode by reading every second or nth sample of the stored samples with increased reading speed without signal interpolation,

for reading out oversampled samples from the buffer memory during a slowed reproduction mode by reading out each stored sample a predetermined number of times with normal reading speed without signal interpolation and

for joining together the read out samples to form a continuous data stream in one of said fast forward and slowed reproduction modes.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the read-write controller reads out subsampled samples from the buffer memory during a fast reproduction mode by skipping a predetermined number of stored samples, and joins together the read out subsampled samples to form a continuous data stream for playback in the fast reproduction mode.

11. The device according to claim 9, wherein the read-write controller reads out subcode blocks wherein a predetermined number of stored subcode blocks are skipped during a very fast reproduction mode, and joins together the read out subcode blocks for playback in the very fast reproduction mode.