Playback apparatus for recording media

• US 6,590,838 B1
• Filed: 08/20/1999
• Issued: 07/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Gerlings, Karl-Heinz, Strauss, Dirk
• Primary Examiner(s): Neyzari, Ali
• Application Number:
  US09/319,634
• Time in Patent Office: 1,418 Days
• Field of Search: 369/30.06, 369/30.09, 369/30.08, 369/30.26, 369/30.64, 369/32.01, 369/30.05, 369/47.1, 707/104.1, 707/102, 428/64.4, 340/5.9, 340/825.25, 711/112
• US Class Current: 369/30.06
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/65 wherein solid state memory is used for storing indexing information or metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/655 Memory in cassette [MIC]
• 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 27/107 of operating tapes
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• 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: G11B 33/10 Indicating arrangements; Warning arrangements G11B15/04, G11B19/04, G11B27/34, G11B27/36 take precedence
• 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 playback apparatus for a recording medium, in particular a compact disc player, a compact disc changer, a cassette or tape player, which permits naming of the recording medium is described. The playback apparatus includes a display device and an input unit. In addition, a memory unit in which the name of the recording media can be stored is provided. In addition, a memory access unit by means of which the contents of the memory unit can be read out directly and displayed on the display device is provided. The memory unit is designed as a read-write memory. The contents of the memory unit displayed on the display device can be revised and stored or deleted by using the input unit.

Claims

1. A playback apparatus for recording media, comprising:

a display device;

a memory unit;

an input unit for inputting the names of recording media in memory locations of the memory unit independent of whether the recording media are in the playback apparatus, the memory unit storing the names; and

a memory access unit for reading out directly a selected name of the names stored in the memory unit and for displaying the selected name on the display device, each of the memory locations being selectable by the memory access unit.

2. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory unit includes a read-write memory.

3. The playback apparatus according to claim 2, where the selected name displayed on the display device can be revised and stored using the input unit.

4. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, where the selected name displayed on the display device can be deleted using the input unit.

5. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the names stored in the memory unit are assigned to recording media placed in the playback apparatus.

6. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selected name is displayed on the display device as a function of a status of a recording medium assigned to the selected name in the playback apparatus.

7. The playback apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the selected name displayed on the display device is supplemented with a flashing character if the recording medium assigned to the selected name is in the playback apparatus.

8. The playback apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the selected name displayed is supplemented with a non-flashing character if the recording medium assigned to the recording medium is in a drive of the playback apparatus.

9. The playback apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the selected name displayed on the display device is supplemented with at least one special character if the recording medium assigned to the selected name is not in the playback apparatus.

10. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory access unit includes at least one operating element on the input unit, direct selection of the selected name being implemented by operating the at least one operating element.

11. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of a compact disk player, a compact disk changer, a cassette player and a tape player.

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

a drive playing a selected recording medium of the recording media, wherein the selected name displayed on the display device is not assigned to the selected recording medium playing.

13. The playback apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

a magazine storing at least one of the recording media, wherein the selected name displayed is assigned to one of the at least one of the recording media stored in the magazine.

14. The playback apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the selected name displayed is not assigned to any recording media in the playback apparatus.