Apparatus for reproducing video, still images, audio and text from data based upon a processing order

• US 7,072,882 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2002
• Issued: 07/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inmusic Brands Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Denon Electronics (DEI Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Matsunaga, Keishi
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DEBBIE M
• Application Number:
  US10/092,413
• Publication Number:
  US 20030046662A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,582 Days
• Field of Search: 707100-1041, 707 3- 6, 717/115, 717/9, 386/95, 386/46
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/31 Programming languages or programming paradigms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

A data reproduction apparatus which reproduces data based on script data, in which a script execution location specifying section modifies the execution location held in a table when output data from an output section that outputs an input code, time code or clock data coincides with an input code, time code or clock data held in a table; and a script analysis and execution section executes processing that corresponds to the commands of the script data, and, it further controls reproduction of data according to reproduction instructions specified at the execution location that is modified by the script execution location specifying section when the output data coincides with the input code, time code or clock data held in the table.

Claims

1. A data reproduction apparatus comprising:

a data accumulation means that accumulates a plurality of types of data and a script file which contains a description specifying an execution position of a script data;

a data reproduction means that reproduces data accumulated in the data accumulation means;

a user operation input means that outputs input codes which correspond to input by user operation;

a script analysis and execution means witch performs script processing that recognizes commands described in the script data and execute processing that corresponds to the commands;

a table that holds a branch destination corresponding to the input codes for the script analysis and execution means to execute;

a script execution location specifying means which holds a next scheduled position in the script file for the script analysis and execution means to execute;

wherein

the script analysis and execution means

1) performs the script processing according to the commands described in the script data of the next scheduled execution position in the script file held the script execution location specifying means,

2) modifies the next scheduled execution position,

3) controls the data reproduction means to reproduce data accumulated in the data accumulation means when the command is recognized as indication data reproduction thereof, and

4) records the execution position of the script data as the branch destination corresponding to the input codes held in the table when the command is recognized as a specific command indicating that the script data processed contains the description specifying the execution position of the script data according to the input codes; and

the script execution location specifying means which modifies the next scheduled execution position to the branch destination held in the table corresponding to the input codes when the input codes output from the user operation input means coincides with the input codes held in the table.

2. The data reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the script execution location specifying means holds in corresponding relationship A) a next scheduled position in the script file for the script analysis and execution means to execute end B) a flag that indicates whether or not the script analysis and execution means should perform execution from the next scheduled position, and

the script analysis and execution means performs the script processing according to the commands described in the script data of the next scheduled execution position in the script file held by the script execution location specifying means, when the flag indicates processing is to be performed, and modifies the next scheduled execution position and the flag after performing the script processing.

3. A data reproduction apparatus comprising:

a data accumulation means that accumulates a plurality of types of data and a script file which contains a description specifying an execution position of a script data;

a data reproduction means that reproduces data accumulated in the data accumulation means;

a clock data output means that outputs clock data;

a script analysis and execution means which performs script processing that recognizes commands described in the script data and executes processing that corresponds to the commands;

a table that holds a branch destination corresponding to the clock data for the script analysis and execution means to execute;

a script execution location specifying means which holds a next scheduled position in the script file for the script analysis and execution means to execute;

wherein

the script analysis and execution means

1) performs the script processing according to the commands described in the script data of the next scheduled execution position in the script file held by the script execution location specifying means, when the flag indicates processing is to be performed,

2) modifies the next scheduled execution position,

3) controls the data reproduction means to reproduce data accumulated in the data accumulation means when the command is recognized as indication data reproduction thereof, and

4) records the execution position of the script data as the branch destination corresponding to the clock data held in the table when the command is recognized as a specific command indicating that the script data processed contains the description specifying the execution position of the script data according to the clock data; and

the script execution location specifying means which modifies the next scheduled execution position to the branch destination held in the table corresponding to the clock data, when the clock data output from the clock data output means coincides with the clock data held in the table.

4. The data reproduction apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the script execution location specifying means holds in corresponding relationship A) a next scheduled position in the script file for the script analysis and execution means to execute and B) a flag that indicates whether or not the script analysis and execution means should perform execution from the next scheduled execution position, and

the script analysis and execution means performs the script processing according to the commands described in the script data of the next scheduled execution position in the script file held by the script execution location specifying means, when the flag indicates processing is to be performed, and modifies the next scheduled execution position and the flag after performing the script processing.

5. A data reproduction apparatus comprising:

a data accumulation means that accumulates a plurality of types of data and a script file which contains a description specifying an execution position of a script data;

a data reproduction means that reproduces data accumulated in the data accumulation means;

a time code input/output means that generates a time code and receives a time code inputted from outside;

a script analysis and execution means which performs script processing that recognizes commands described in the script data and executes processing that corresponds to the commands;

a table that holds a branch destination corresponding to the time codes for the script analysis and execution means to execute;

a script execution location specifying means which holds a next scheduled position in the script file for the script analysis and execution means to execute;

wherein

the script analysis and execution means

1) performs the script processing according to the commands described in the script data of the next scheduled execution position in the script file held by the script execution location specifying means,

2) modifies the next scheduled execution position,

3) controls the data reproduction means to reproduce data accumulated in the data accumulation means when the command is recognized as indication data reproduction thereof, and

4) records the execution position of the script data as the branch destination corresponding to the dine codes held in the table when the command is recognized as a specific command indicating that the script data processed contains the description specifying the execution position of the script data according to the time codes; and

the script execution location specifying means which modifies the next scheduled execution position to the branch destination held in the table corresponding to the time codes, when the timed code output from time code input/output means coincides with the time codes held in the table.

6. The data reproduction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

the script execution location specifying means holds in corresponding relationship A) a next scheduled position in the script file for the script analysis and execution means to execute and B) a flag that indicates whether or not the script analysis and execution means should perform execution from the next scheduled execution position, and

the script analysis and execution means performs the script processing according to the commands described in the script data of the next scheduled execution position in the script file held by the script execution location specifying means, when the flag indicates processing is to be performed, and modifies the next scheduled execution position and the flag alter performing the script processing.