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Disc playing system with continuous playing function

Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1984-08-10
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Granted: 1985-08-27
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Expires: 2004-08-10
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Abstract

Abstract A disc playing system for playing a plurality of discs in succession, having a disc storing part in which a plurality of disc are juxtaposed in a predetermined order, comprises a disc carrying means movable along the direction of the arrangement of the discs in the disc storing part, a transportation means for transporting a disc between the storing position and the disc carrying means, a memorizing means for memorizing an order of arrangement of each disc in the disc storing part, a detection means for detecting a frequency of playing of each disc, and a control means for operating the disc carrying means and transportation means for altering the order of arrangement of discs in the disc storing part in accordance with the detected result of the playing frequency of each disc, whereby the time required for changing the disc during a continuous playing is greatly reduced.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masaya Ishibashi
  • 👤 Atuki Tada

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 15:06
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/30; G07F17/305; G11B17/00; G11B17/22; G11B17/30; G11B27/005; G11B27/007; G11B27/10; G11B27/11; G11B27/34; G11B27/36; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/65; G11B27/102; G11B27/105

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
A disc playing system for playing selected ones of a plurality of stored discs in succession, comprising: a disc storing part in which the plurality of discs are juxtaposed in a predetermined direction; a disc carrying means slidable along said direction of arrangement of discs for carrying the disc to a playing position; a transportation means for transporting a disc between said disc carrying means and said disc storing part; a memory means for memorizing a correspondence between numbers assigned to each disc and numbers assigned to each storing position of said disc storing part; a detection means for detecting a playing frequency of each disc; and a control means for operating said disc carrying means and said transportation means for altering an order of arrangement of the discs in the disc storing part and altering said memorized correspondence in accordance with a detected result from of said detection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
A disc playing system for playing selected ones of a plurality of stored discs in succession, comprising: a disc storing part in which the plurality of discs are juxtaposed in a predetermined direction; a disc carrying means slidable along said direction of arrangement of discs for carrying the disc to a playing position; a transportation means for transporting a disc between said disc carrying means and said disc storing part; a memory means for memorizing a correspondence between numbers assigned to each disc and numbers assigned to each storing position of said disc storing part; a detection means for detecting a playing frequency of each disc; and a control means for operating said disc carrying means and said transportation means for altering an order of arrangement of the discs in the disc storing part and altering said memorized correspondence in accordance with a detected result from of said detection means.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-08-26 1989-02-25 1989-08-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-08-26 1993-02-25 1993-08-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-08-26 1997-02-25 1997-08-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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