Auxiliary operation interface of digital recording and reproducing apparatus

• US 7,480,865 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2005
• Issued: 01/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation (Lite-On Technology Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation (Lite-On Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Lin, Chia-Hsiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu; Tadesse
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tan; Alvin H
• Application Number:
  US11/254,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20060087938A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,188 Days
• Field of Search: 715/727
• US Class Current: 715/727
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/02 Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing

Abstract

An auxiliary operation interface of a digital recording/reproducing apparatus includes a targeting item, a switching button set and an audio prompt generator. The targeting item is optionally triggered to have the digital recording/reproducing apparatus execute a selected function. The audio prompt generator is enabled to generate an audio prompt when the targeting item is triggered. The audio prompt generator is optionally enabled or disabled by an operation of the switching button set.

Claims

1. An auxiliary operation interface of a digital recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a targeting item optionally triggered to have said digital recording/reproducing apparatus execute a selected function;

a switching button set; and

an audio prompt generator enabled to generate an audio prompt when said targeting item is triggered;

wherein said audio prompt geneator comprises a speech engine and an audio process engine that are indpndently and optionally enabled or disabled by an opration of said switching button set;

wherein said switching button set includes a button subjected to selectively enable or disable said speech engine and said audio process engine among a first state to have both said speech engine and said audio process engine OFF, a second state to have both said speech engine and said audio process engine ON, a third state to have said speech engine OFF but said audio process engine ON, and a fourth state to have said audio process engine OFF but said speech engine ON.

2. The auxiliary operation interface according to claim 1 wherein said switching button set includes two buttons for independently enable or disable said speech engine and said audio process engine.

3. The auxiliary operation interface according to claim 1 wherein said switching button set includes at least two buttons combined to enable or disable said speech engine and said audio process engine.

4. The auxiliary operation interface according to claim 1 wherein said targeting item is shown on a screen coupled to said digital recording/reproducing apparatus along with a plurality of selective items, and said selected function is entered by switching said targeting item to selectively lock one of said selective items and triggering said targeting item.

5. The auxiliary operation interface according to claim 4 wherein one of said selective items is locked and said targeting item is triggered via a remote controller in communication with said digital recording/reproducing apparatus.

6. The auxiliary operation interface according to claim 5 wherein said switching button set is affanged on said remote controller.

7. The auxiliary operation interface according to claim 1 wherein said audio prompt generator includes a flash memory or hard disc drive for storing a plurality of audio files.

8. The auxiliary operation interface according to claim 1 wherein said audio prompt generator is implemented by integrated circuits for generating said audio prompt.

9. The auxiliary operation interface according to claim 1 wherein said digital recording/reproducing apparatus is a DVD recorder or a DVD player.

10. A method for facilitating a user to operate a digital recording/reproducing apparatus, said method comprising steps of:

triggering a targeting item to execute a selected function; and

generating a sound prompt by an audio process engine when said targeting item is triggered and said audio process engine is enabled;

wherein said audio process engine is optionally enabled or disabled by an operation of a switching button set;

generating a speech prompt by a speech engine when said targeting item is triggered and said speech engine is enabled;

wherein said speech engine is optionally enabled or disabled by said operation of said switching button set;

wherein said switching button set includes a button subjected to selectively enable or disable said speech engine and said audio process engine among a first state to have both said speech engine and said audio process engine OFF, a second state to have both said speech engine and said audio process engine ON, a third state to have said speech engine OFF but said audio process engine ON, and a fourth state to have said audio process engine OFF but said speech engine ON.

11. The method according to claim 10 wherein said switching button set includes two buttons for independently enable or disable said speech engine and said audio process engine.

12. The method according to claim 10 wherein said switching button set includes at least two buttons combined to enable or disable said speech engine and said audio process engine.

13. The method according to claim 10 wherein said switching button set includes a button subjected to selectively enable or disable said audio processing engine.