Music player

• US 20060196345A1
• Filed: 02/22/2006
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Arai, Yoshihisa
• Application Number:
  US11/358,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20060196345A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/604
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10675 aspects of buffer control

Abstract

A music player comprising a driving mechanism configured to rotate a storage medium, and to read a music file out of the storage medium. A nonvolatile memory is configured to store the music file transferred from the storage medium. A processor is configured to read out the music file out of the nonvolatile memory, and to play the music file.

Claims

1. A music player comprising:

a driving mechanism configured to rotate a storage medium, and to read a music file out of the storage medium;

a nonvolatile memory configured to store the music file transferred from the storage medium; and

a processor configured to read out the music file out of the nonvolatile memory, and to play the music file.

2. The music player of claim 1, wherein the processor reads the music file out of the nonvolatile memory without operating the driving mechanism when power is turned on.

3. The music player of claim 1, wherein the processor causes the nonvolatile memory to store a plurality of music files corresponding to multiple music pieces in order of playback starting from initiation of the playback.

4. The music player of claim 1, wherein a play list including the playback order that is arbitrarily designated by a user is utilized as the order of playback.

5. The music player of claim 1, wherein the nonvolatile memory includes a search area for searching the music file, and the search area stores each top portion of a plurality of music files in the storage medium.

6. The music player of claim 5, wherein the search area further stores music information including one of music titles, music length, and musicians.

7. The music player of claim 5, wherein the top portion of the music files is stored in the search area when the music file is transferred from an external host machine to the storage medium.

8. The music player of claim 7, wherein the top portion of the music files is stored in the order of the playback within a storage capacity of the nonvolatile memory.

9. The music player of claim 1, wherein the processor reads the music file out of the nonvolatile memory without operating the driving mechanism when a vibration-resistant operation.

10. The music player of claim 1, wherein a part of the nonvolatile memory is utilized as a work area and a program storage area for the processor.

11. The music player of claim 1, wherein the processor causes the nonvolatile memory to store music files that were recently played.

12. A music player configured to play a music file read out of a removable storage medium, having a storage medium and a driving mechanism configured to rotate the storage medium, comprising:

a connector configured to connect the removable storage medium;

a nonvolatile memory configured to store the music file read out of the storage medium; and

a processor configured to read the music file out of the nonvolatile memory, and to play the music file.

13. The music player of claim 12, wherein the processor reads the music file out of the nonvolatile memory without operating the driving mechanism when power is turned on.

14. The music player of claim 12, wherein the processor causes the nonvolatile memory to store a plurality of music files corresponding to multiple music pieces in order of playback starting from initiation of the playback.

15. The music player of claim 12, wherein a play list including the playback order that is arbitrarily designated by a user is utilized as the order of playback.

16. The music player of claim 12, wherein the nonvolatile memory includes a search area for searching the music file, and the search area stores each top portion of a plurality of music files in the storage medium.

17. The music player of claim 16, wherein the search area further stores music information including one of music titles, music length, and musicians.

18. The music player of claim 16, wherein the top portion of the music files is stored in the search area when the music file is transferred from a host machine to the storage medium.

19. The music player of claim 18, wherein the top portion of the music files is stored in the order of the playback within a storage capacity of the nonvolatile memory.

20. The music player of claim 12, wherein the processor reads the music file out of the nonvolatile memory without operating the driving mechanism when a vibration-resistant operation.

21. The music player of claim 12, wherein a part of the nonvolatile memory is utilized as a work area and a program storage area for the processor.

22. The music player of claim 12, wherein the processor causes the nonvolatile memory to store music files that were recently played.