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Information reproduction apparatus having a display including dual operating modes
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1990-07-31
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Granted: 1992-08-11
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Expires: 2010-07-31
Abstract
Abstract An information reproduction apparatus comprises a display switching part which performs control for automatically displaying, in an indicator part, the total number of the pieces of music recorded on a recording medium during search for a piece of music intended to be reproduced. This control causes display of the number of a music piece intended to be reproduced on the display device together with the total number of music pieces and permits the operator to know the position of the music piece intended to be reproduced out of the total number of music pieces.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshio Aoyagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:24
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/34; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/90; G11B2220/91; G11B2220/913; G11B27/107
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
In an information reproduction apparatus having a display means for displaying reproduction information such as track numbers, elapsed playing time, etc. recorded on a recording medium during a reproduction operation, the improvement in which said display means comprises: a) indicator means for displaying search information including a total number of pieces of music recorded on said recording medium and a number corresponding to a desired music piece intended to be reproduced during a search operation for a desired piece of music in addition to said reproduction information during said reproduction operation; and b) display switching means for switching said indicator means between said reproduction information and said search information during said reproduction operation and said search operation for the desired piece of music, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
In an information reproduction apparatus having a display means for displaying reproduction information such as track numbers, elapsed playing time, etc. recorded on a recording medium during a reproduction operation, the improvement in which said display means comprises: a) indicator means for displaying search information including a total number of pieces of music recorded on said recording medium and a number corresponding to a desired music piece intended to be reproduced during a search operation for a desired piece of music in addition to said reproduction information during said reproduction operation; and b) display switching means for switching said indicator means between said reproduction information and said search information during said reproduction operation and said search operation for the desired piece of music, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An information reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said indicator means automatically returns to displaying said reproduction information after the search operation for said desired music piece intended to be reproduced is completed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An information reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said indicator means comprises a liquid crystal display element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
An information reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said indicator means comprises a plurality of light emitting elements linearly arranged so that a number of light emitting elements corresponding to said total number of music pieces are lighted, and a light emitting element corresponding to the position of said desired music piece to be searched for is turned on and off.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
126 words
In an information reproduction apparatus having a display means for displaying reproduction information such as track numbers, elapsed playing time, etc. recorded on a recording medium during a reproduction operation, the improvement in which said display means comprises: a) indicator means for displaying search information including a total playing time of music recorded on said recording medium and an elapsed playing time corresponding to a track to be currently searched for during a search operation, said track corresponding to a desired piece of music, in addition to said reproduction information during said reproduction operation; and b) display switching means for switching said indicator means between said reproduction information and said search information during said reproduction operation and said search operation for the desired piece of music.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
126 words
In an information reproduction apparatus having a display means for displaying reproduction information such as track numbers, elapsed playing time, etc. recorded on a recording medium during a reproduction operation, the improvement in which said display means comprises: a) indicator means for displaying search information including a total playing time of music recorded on said recording medium and an elapsed playing time corresponding to a track to be currently searched for during a search operation, said track corresponding to a desired piece of music, in addition to said reproduction information during said reproduction operation; and b) display switching means for switching said indicator means between said reproduction information and said search information during said reproduction operation and said search operation for the desired piece of music.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for operating an information reproduction apparatus having a display means for displaying reproduction information such as track numbers, elapsed playing time, etc. recorded on a recording medium during a reproduction operation, said method comprising the steps of: displaying reproduction information including information based on a music piece being reproduced; initiating a search operation for a desired music piece out of a plurality of music pieces recorded on said recording medium; and displaying search information including first and second information during said search operation, wherein said first information is based on said desired music piece and said second information is based on said plurality of music pieces.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for operating an information reproduction apparatus having a display means for displaying reproduction information such as track numbers, elapsed playing time, etc. recorded on a recording medium during a reproduction operation, said method comprising the steps of: displaying reproduction information including information based on a music piece being reproduced; initiating a search operation for a desired music piece out of a plurality of music pieces recorded on said recording medium; and displaying search information including first and second information during said search operation, wherein said first information is based on said desired music piece and said second information is based on said plurality of music pieces.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said search information displaying step comprises the step of displaying search information including a track number corresponding to said desired music piece and a second number corresponding to a total number of said music pieces.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said search information displaying step comprises the step of displaying search information including an elapsed playing time corresponding to a track to be currently searched during said search operation, said track corresponding to said desired music piece, and a total playing time of said music pieces recorded on said recording medium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said search information displaying step comprises the step of displaying search information by energizing a plurality of light emitting elements linearly arranged so as to permit lighting of a number of light emitting elements corresponding to said total number of music pieces and so as to permit intermittent ON state operation of a light emitting element corresponding to a position of said desired music piece.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of, when said search operation is completed, repeating said reproduction information displaying step.
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