Playback device having text display and communication with remote database of titles

• US 20020048224A1
• Filed: 10/15/2001
• Published: 04/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gracenote, Inc. (RR Donnelley & Sons Company)
• Original Assignee: Gracenote, Inc. (RR Donnelley & Sons Company)
• Inventors: Madhavan, Sethu K., Dygert, Timothy W., Talatinian, Gerard V.
• Application Number:
  US09/976,038
• Publication Number:
  US 20020048224A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 369/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 17/22 from random access magazine of disc records
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/213 Read-only discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/218 Write-once discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2529 Mini-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 2220/65 wherein solid state memory is used for storing indexing information or metadata
• 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 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• 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 31/00 Arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus with cameras or projectors G03B31/00 ; recording/reproducing of music for electrophonic musical instruments G10H1/0033; automatic arrangements for answering calls or for recording messages for absent subscribers H04M1/64; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with dictation recording and playback systems H04M11/10; connection of TV recorder with other related apparatus, e.g. TV camera or receiver, in which the TV signal is significantly involved H04N, e.g. H04N23/00, H04N5/765; combination of radio or TV with other apparatus, e.g. with vehicles H05K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/10 Indicating arrangements; Warning arrangements G11B15/04, G11B19/04, G11B27/34, G11B27/36 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/59627 Aligning for runout, eccentricity or offset compensation G11B5/5534, G11B5/59677, G11B5/59688 take precedence

Abstract

A multi-function consumer music system includes one or more of a disc drive, e.g., for CDs, non-volatile storage for textual title and track information about the CDs and storing recorded content, and a communication link to receive broadcast or direct transmissions of recorded content. Also included is a communication device, such as an interface to a cellular telephone, an 802.11b network, or a Bluetooth network, that communicates with a remote database to obtain the textual information and a link to cover art from the remote database and displays the obtained data (plus the cover art obtained using the link) to the user. If recorded content is played back to the user when the system is not in communication with the remote database, information for identifying the content is stored and requested when the system is back in communication with the database.

Claims

1. An apparatus for playback of recordings and communication with a remote database to obtain information about the recordings and provide at least textual data for a display unit, comprising:

a recorded signal output device to reproduce a recorded signal from a recording;

a video output to provide the textual data to the display unit;

a memory to store a textual recording name of the recording and indicating data, obtained from said recorded signal output device, that can be used for identification of the recording;

a communication device, occasionally in communication with the remote database, to obtain the textual recording name by sending the indicating data to the remote database; and

a controller, coupled to said recorded signal output device, said video output, said memory and said communication device, to control said apparatus to play back the recording regardless of whether said communication device is in communication with the remote database, to repeatedly try to establish communication with the remote database unit communication is established, to query the remote database using the indicating data when communication is established and to supply the textual recording name of the recording from the remote database to said memory.

2. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the communication device is a cellular two-way network interface.

3. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the communication device is an 802.11a network interface and said apparatus is mounted in an automobile.

4. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the communication device is an 802.11b network interface and said apparatus is mounted in an automobile.

5. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the communication device is a Bluetooth network interface and said apparatus is portable.