Optical disc player with pause function in response to elapsed preset maximum playback time period

Claim 2

An optical disc player comprising: input means for entering a desired reproducing time period during which an optical disc is to be reproduced and a start signal by which reproduction of said optical disc is started; optical pick-up means for reading optical digital signals stored in said optical disc and for issuing electric digital signals corresponding to said optical digital signals; memory means for storing said desired reproducing time period; disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means; timer means for counting elapsed time from the start of the reproduction of said optical disc at receipt of said start signal from said input means; and logic processing means for comparing said desired reproducing time period stored in said memory means with said elapsed time counted by said timer means, and for issuing a control signal to said disc reproducing means for stopping said optical pick-up means on a position where it is at in a pausing state when said elapsed time coincides with said desired reproducing time period; and said logic processing means includes causing restarting said disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means from said position where said optical pick-up means is stopped when another start signal is entered by said input means.

Claim 3

An optical disc player comprising: input means for entering numbers corresponding to the position of musical selections on an optical disc in a selected order to be reproduced, a desired reproducing time period during which said music is to be reproduced and a start signal by which reproduction of said optical disc is started; optical pick-up means for reading optical digital signals stored in said optical disc and for issuing electric digital signals corresponding to said optical digital signals; memory means for storing data corresponding to said numbers of the position of said musical selection, said selected order and said desired reproducing time period; disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means; timer means for counting elapsed time from the start of the reproduction of said optical disc at receipt of said start signal from said input means; and logic processing means for comparing said desired reproducing time period stored in said memory means with said elapsed time counted by said timer means, and for issuing a control signal to said disc reproducing means for stopping said optical pick-up means on a position where it is at in a pausing state when said elapsed time coincides with said desired reproducing time period; and said logic processing means includes causing restarting said disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means from said position where said optical pick-up means is stopped when another start signal is entered by said input means.

Claim 4

An optical disc player comprising: input means for entering numbers corresponding to the position of musical selections on an optical disc in a selected order to be reproduced, a desired reproducing time period during which said music is to be reproduced and a start signal by which reproduction of said optical disc is started; optical pick-up means for reading optical digital signals stored in said optical disc and for issuing electric digital signals corresponding to said optical digital signals; memory means for storing data corresponding to said numbers of the position of said musical selection, said selected order and said desired reproducing time period; disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means; timer means for counting elapsed time from the start of the reproduction of said optical disc at receipt of said start signal from said input means; and logic processing means for comparing said desired reproducing time period stored in said memory means with said elapsed time counted by said timer means, and for issuing a control signal to said disc reproducing means for stopping said optical pick-up means on a position where it is at in a pausing state when said elapsed time coincides with said desired reproducing time period; and said logic processing means includes causing restarting said disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means from said position where said optical pick-up means is stopped when another start signal is entered by said input means.

Claim 5

An optical disc player comprising: input means for entering a desired reproducing time period during which an optical disc is to be reproduced and a start signal by which reproduction of said optical disc is started; optical pick-up means for reading optical digital signals stored in said optical disc and for issuing electric digital signals corresponding to said optical digital signals; memory means for storing said desired reproducing time period; disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means; timer means for counting elapsed time from the start of the reproducing of said optical disc at receipt of said start signal from said input means; display means for indicating time information due to the elapsed time count of said timer means; and logic processing means for comparing said desired reproducing time period stored in said memory means with said elapsed time counted by said timer means, and for issuing a control signal to said disc reproducing means for stopping said optical pick-up means on a position where it is at in a pausing state when said elapsed time coincides with said desired reproducing time period; and said logic processing means include causing restarting said disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means from said position where said optical pick-up mean is stopped when another start signal is entered by said input means.

Claim 6

An optical disc player comprising: input means for entering a desired reproducing time period during which an optical disc is to be reproduced and a start signal by which reproduction of said optical disc is started; optical pick-up means for reading optical digital signals stored in said optical disc and for issuing electric digital signals corresponding to said optical digital signals; memory means for storing said desired reproducing time period; disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means; timer means for counting elapsed time from the start of the reproducing of said optical disc at receipt of said start signal from said input means; display means for indicating time information due to the elapsed time count of said timer means; and logic processing means for comparing said desired reproducing time period stored in said memory means with said elapsed time counted by said timer means, and for issuing a control signal to said disc reproducing means for stopping said optical pick-up means on a position where it is at in a pausing state when said elapsed time coincides with said desired reproducing time period; and said logic processing means include causing restarting said disc reproducing means for controlling the position of said optical pick-up means from said position where said optical pick-up mean is stopped when another start signal is entered by said input means.

Claim 7

An optical disc player in accordance with claim 3, wherein said display means indicates a remaining time period which is said elapsed time subtracted from said desired reproducing time period by said logic processing means.