Disc data display unit

Claim 1

A data display unit for use in combination with a disc player, said disc player being adapted to play discs having data inherent therein, comprising: first memory means for storing said inherent data in a file; input means for user-inputting user-originated arbitrary data related to said inherent data and determined by a user into said first memory means; processing means receiving said inherent data and said related user-inputted arbitrary data and controlling the formation of said file in said first memory means and for determining whether inherent data reproduced from a disc is stored in said first memory means each time a disc is loaded in said disc player; display means for displaying said inherent data and said related user-inputted arbitrary data; and display control means for converting said inherent data and said related user-inputted arbitrary data into characters for display on said display means, said display control means operating under the control of said processing means; said display control means and said display means reading and displaying said arbitrary data stored in said first memory means in connection with said inherent data when said processing means determines that inherent data reproduced from said disc is stored in said first memory means, wherein said arbitrary data includes descriptive words that corresponds with said inherent data, said correspondence being determined solely by the user.