Digital audio signal player having a simulated analogue record

• US 6,961,289 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2002
• Issued: 11/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hanpin Electron Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hanpin Electron Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Liu, Han-Chih
• Primary Examiner(s): Young, W. R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Kyung Dong
• Application Number:
  US10/139,292
• Publication Number:
  US 20030210626A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,274 Days
• Field of Search: 700/94, 369/2, 369/4, 369/53.18, 381/119, 846/05
• US Class Current: 369/4
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0091 Means for obtaining special acoustic effects combined with modulation G10H1/043
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/241 Scratch effects, i.e. emulating playback velocity or pitch manipulation effects normally obtained by a disc-jockey manually rotating a LP record forward and backward
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/00 Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head

Abstract

In a digital audio signal player having a simulated analogue record, a voltage dividing circuit is provided that consists of a first, and a second leads connected to a respective one of two separate wound wires of a control element; the control element can be turned to simulate an analogue record being moved by hands on the turntable for the player to play music with speed and speed changing according to movement of the control element. The microprocessor can decide that users'"'"' hands have touched the control element to complete the voltage dividing circuit, which is normally open, on detecting a voltage drop in order to make music played in the special mode. Music is played in an original normal way when the hand is removed from the control element for disappearance of the voltage drop.

Claims

1. A digital audio signal player having a simulated analogue record, comprising

a microprocessor;

a high frequency amplifier, the high frequency amplifier being electrically connected to the microprocessor to send out laser light when activated by the microprocessor;

a CD digital processor electrically connected to both the microprocessor and the high frequency amplifier;

the CD digital processor informing the microprocessor of status of focusing of the laser light so that the microprocessor will stop working when the laser light fails to focus, and will activate a CD driving motor to rotate a CD turntable at twice a normal speed when the laser light succeeds in focusing;

a digital audio signal processor electrically connected to both the microprocessor and the CD digital processor;

a laser pick-up electrically connected to the high frequency amplifier, the laser pick-up sending data of the CD to the CD digital processor;

the digital audio signal processor including a dynamic RAM to store the data of the CD;

a digital/analog converter electrically connected to the digital audio signal processor for converting the digital data from the dynamic RAM into an analogue signal, which are then sent through a low pass filter and played as music; and

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a turnable control element electrically connected to the microprocessor;

the control element being provided with two separate wound wires on a surface thereof;

the control element having a light sensitive device, which is electrically connected to the digital audio signal processor, and will sense rotating speed and direction of the control element;

and being characterized by a voltage dividing circuit consisting of both a first lead, and a second lead;

the first lead being grounded at one end, and connected to one of the wires at other end;

the second lead being connected to the other one of the wires at one end, and connected to an input end of an analog/digital converter at other end;

the second lead being connected to both a positive pole of a direct current and a resistor, which is in parallel with the analog/digital converter;

the analog/digital converter being connected to the microprocessor at an output end thereof;

the microprocessor deciding that users'"'"' hands have touched the control element to complete the voltage dividing circuit on detecting a voltage drop in order to make music played with direction and speed changing according to movement of the control element as sensed by means of the light sensitive device;

music being played in an original way as soon as the hand is removed from the turnable control element for the circuit to become open for disappearance of the voltage drop.