EP0265167A2
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Disk player with disk magazine
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1987-10-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-10-14
Abstract
Abstract A magazine-housed disk reproducing apparatus is disclosed which enables the user to easily determine the contents of the various disks contained in the magazine. The names of tunes and the like provided on the various available disks are stored in a memory. An identifying device detects which magazines containing which disks have been loaded. A display device is activated to indicate to the user the desired content information.
Inventors
- 👤 Noriyoshi Takeya
- 👤 Hidehiro Ishii
- 👤 Osamu Watanabe
- 👤 Junichi Yoshio
- 👤 Kazuhiko Katakami
- 👤 Takeshi Izumo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:51
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B17/00; G11B17/22; G11B17/228; G11B23/00; G11B23/30; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B27/10; G11B27/11; G11B27/34; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/17; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2508; G11B2220/2512; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/65; G11B2220/90; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/19; G11B27/24; G11B27/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A magazine-housed disk player in which a magazine containing one or more disks and provided with an identification mark is loaded, and said disks are selectively moved to a reproducing section and reproduced, comprising: reproduction control means for controlling said reproducing section in accordance with a command; memory means for storing magazine content information indicative of the contents of the disks housed in each magazine; reading means for reading said identification mark at the time of the loading of said magazine into said player so that said magazine content information corresponding to said identification mark is read from said memory means; and display signal generation means for producing a display output in response to the read magazine content information obtained from said reading means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A magazine-housed disk player in which a magazine containing one or more disks and provided with an identification mark is loaded, and said disks are selectively moved to a reproducing section and reproduced, comprising: reproduction control means for controlling said reproducing section in accordance with a command; memory means for storing magazine content information indicative of the contents of the disks housed in each magazine; reading means for reading said identification mark at the time of the loading of said magazine into said player so that said magazine content information corresponding to said identification mark is read from said memory means; and display signal generation means for producing a display output in response to the read magazine content information obtained from said reading means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The magazine-housed disk player according to claim 1, wherein currently reproduced tune information is supplied to said reading means by said reproduction control means, and said currently reproduced tune information is included in the read magazine content information by said reading means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
A magazine-housed disk player in which, when a magazine containing one or more disks is loaded, said disks are alternatively pulled out of said magazine and reproduced, comprising: identification marks provided on the outside surfaces of the magazines; identification mark detection means provided to read said identification mark when a magazine is loaded in said player; and means for effecting reproduction on a disk from said magazine loaded in said player in a manner corresponding to an output from said identification mark detection means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
84 words
A magazine-housed disk player in which, when a magazine containing one or more disks is loaded, said disks are alternatively pulled out of said magazine and reproduced, comprising: identification marks provided on the outside surfaces of the magazines; identification mark detection means provided to read said identification mark when a magazine is loaded in said player; and means for effecting reproduction on a disk from said magazine loaded in said player in a manner corresponding to an output from said identification mark detection means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The magazine-housed disk player according to claim 3, wherein each of the identification marks is constituted by a plurality of notches provided in an end of said magazine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The magazine-housed disk player according to claim 3, wherein each of said identification marks is constituted by a bar code provided on a side of the magazine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
98 words
A magazine-housed disk player in which, when a magazine containing one or more disks is loaded, and said disks are alternatively pulled out of said magazine and reproduced, comprising: a variable characteristic circuit and an external connection terminal for detection a variable characteristic of said circuit provided in each said magazine; a characteristic detection circuit having a connection terminal removably connected to said external connection terminal when said magazine is loaded in said player; and means for effecting reproduction of a disk loaded in said player in a manner corresponding to the output from said characteristic detection circuit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
98 words
A magazine-housed disk player in which, when a magazine containing one or more disks is loaded, and said disks are alternatively pulled out of said magazine and reproduced, comprising: a variable characteristic circuit and an external connection terminal for detection a variable characteristic of said circuit provided in each said magazine; a characteristic detection circuit having a connection terminal removably connected to said external connection terminal when said magazine is loaded in said player; and means for effecting reproduction of a disk loaded in said player in a manner corresponding to the output from said characteristic detection circuit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
128 words
A magazine-housed disk player in which a magazine containing one or more disks and provided with an identification mark is loaded, and said disks are alternatively moved to a reproducing section and reproduced, comprising: memory means for storing magazine content information indicative of the contents of said disk housed in said magazine; reading means for reading said identification mark of said magazine loaded in said player so that said magazine content information corresponding to said identification mark is read from said memory means; tune content information reading means for reading tune content information from a prescribed recording medium; and display signal generation means by which said read magazine content information and said read tune content information obtained from said reading means are alternatively sent out as display information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
128 words
A magazine-housed disk player in which a magazine containing one or more disks and provided with an identification mark is loaded, and said disks are alternatively moved to a reproducing section and reproduced, comprising: memory means for storing magazine content information indicative of the contents of said disk housed in said magazine; reading means for reading said identification mark of said magazine loaded in said player so that said magazine content information corresponding to said identification mark is read from said memory means; tune content information reading means for reading tune content information from a prescribed recording medium; and display signal generation means by which said read magazine content information and said read tune content information obtained from said reading means are alternatively sent out as display information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
60 words
In a magazine-housed disk player in which a magazine containing one or more disks is loaded, and said disks are alternatively moved to a reproducing section and reproduced in accordance with a reproduction program, the improvement wherein said reproduction programs are stored in an external memory, and the contents of said external memory are read to enter a reproduction command.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
60 words
In a magazine-housed disk player in which a magazine containing one or more disks is loaded, and said disks are alternatively moved to a reproducing section and reproduced in accordance with a reproduction program, the improvement wherein said reproduction programs are stored in an external memory, and the contents of said external memory are read to enter a reproduction command.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
100 words
A reproduction system for an optical disk player, comprising: a plurality of magazines, each containing one or more optical disks, said magazines being loaded in said player, a memory provided in said player for storing information for said optical disks and program information for the tunes on said disks and the sequences of reproduction of said tunes; and means for loading said magazine in said player for reproduction of tunes in said magazine identified in response to said information stored in said memory, so that said tunes are automatically reproduced in accordance with said program information stored in said memory.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
100 words
A reproduction system for an optical disk player, comprising: a plurality of magazines, each containing one or more optical disks, said magazines being loaded in said player, a memory provided in said player for storing information for said optical disks and program information for the tunes on said disks and the sequences of reproduction of said tunes; and means for loading said magazine in said player for reproduction of tunes in said magazine identified in response to said information stored in said memory, so that said tunes are automatically reproduced in accordance with said program information stored in said memory.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
In a disk player in which one of a plurality of magazines, each containing a plurality of information disks, is loaded so that said disks can be selectively reproduced, the improvement comprising: operation keys for entering numbers of said magazines; and a display section for showing said magazine numbers entered by said keys.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
53 words
In a disk player in which one of a plurality of magazines, each containing a plurality of information disks, is loaded so that said disks can be selectively reproduced, the improvement comprising: operation keys for entering numbers of said magazines; and a display section for showing said magazine numbers entered by said keys.
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