System and the control method thereof for compact disk changer player and radio receiver

Claim 3

The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of memory/call switches is not less in number than said plurality of compact disc.

Claim 4

The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of memory/call switches has six memory/call switches.

Claim 5

The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprised of said processor controlling said compact disc changer player and said electronic tuning radio receiver by: memorizing and calling a disc number by operating during a first switching time selected ones of the plurality of memory/call switches that are commonly adaptable to said compact disc changer player and said radio receiver; and memorizing and calling a combination of a number of selected compact disc contained in a magazine of said compact disc changer player and a number of tracks arranged in said selected compact discs by operating during a second switching time occurring subsequent to said firs switching time said plurality of memory/call switches.

Claim 6

The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprised of said processor controlling said compact disc changer player and said electronic tuning radio receiver by: detecting whether a selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a first pressing time; writing a first instructional function corresponding to a selected disc and track number onto a compact disc memory, and a second instructional function corresponding to a radio preset frequency onto a radio frequency memory if said first pressing time is not less than a first time period; detecting whether said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a second pressing time subsequent to said first pressing time; determining whether a timing interval between said first pressing time and occurrence of said second pressing time is less than a second time period; if said system changeover switch is in an ON state providing a disc number to be played back by said compact disc changer player when said timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time is not less than said second time period; generating said radio preset number for said electronic tuning radio receiver when said system changeover switch is in an OFF state to read out a changeover frequency from a preset frequency memory and thereby provide a frequency changeover signal to said electronic tuning radio receiver corresponding to said changeover frequency; storing data corresponding to the disc number and a track number into a compact disc memory when said timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time is less than said second time period; determining whether a timing interval of said second pressing time is less than a third time period; writing said first instructional function corresponding to said selected disc and track numbers onto said first memory, and said second instructional function corresponding to a radio preset frequency onto a second memory if said second pressing time is not less than a third time period; and recalling data corresponding to the disc number and the track number to provide a disc number changeover signal and a track number changeover signal to said compact disc changer player corresponding respectively to said disc number and said track number.

Claim 7

A combined CD/radio system for a radio receiver adaptable for an automobile, a plurality of electronic preset memory/call switches, and a compact disc changer player having a compact disc magazine containing a plurality of compact discs and means for making a selection of a user's designated disc from among said plurality of compact discs and track to be played back, said system comprising: controller means having said plurality of memory/call switches for commonly controlling said radio receiver and said compact disc changer player, and a system changeover switch coupled to said plurality of memory/call switches to generate control signals by operating each of said plurality of memory/call switches; and processor means coupled to receive said control signals, for enabling said plurality of memory/call switches to control said radio receiver and said compact disc changer player to make selections among a plurality of channel frequencies receivable by said radio receiver and to make said selection of a user's designated disc by: determining whether a selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a first pressing time; determining whether said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a second pressing time subsequent to said first pressing time; storing data corresponding to a combination of a disc number and a track number into a memory when said first and second pressing times are not less than a first predetermined time; determining whether a position of said system changeover switch is in an ON state for indicating the disc number to be played back in said compact disc changer player when a timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time of said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is greater than a second predetermined time, and reading data corresponding to the disc number and the track number to provide a disc changeover signal and a track number changeover signal to said compact disc changer player; and generating a radio preset number for said radio receiver when said system changeover switch is in an OFF state, to enable tracking of a changeover frequency from a preset frequency memory to provide a frequency changeover signal to said radio receiver.

Claim 8

A combined CD/radio system for a radio receiver adaptable for an automobile, a plurality of electronic preset memory/call switches, and a compact disc changer player having a compact disc magazine containing a plurality of compact discs and means for making a selection of a user's designated disc from among said plurality of compact discs and track to be played back, said system comprising: controller means having said plurality of memory/call switches for commonly controlling said radio receiver and said compact disc changer player, and a system changeover switch coupled to said plurality of memory/call switches to generate control signals by operating each of said plurality of memory/call switches; and processor means coupled to receive said control signals, for enabling said plurality of memory/call switches to control said radio receiver and said compact disc changer player to make selections among a plurality of channel frequencies receivable by said radio receiver and to make said selection of a user's designated disc by: determining whether a selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a first pressing time; determining whether said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a second pressing time subsequent to said first pressing time; storing data corresponding to a combination of a disc number and a track number into a memory when said first and second pressing times are not less than a first predetermined time; determining whether a position of said system changeover switch is in an ON state for indicating the disc number to be played back in said compact disc changer player when a timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time of said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is greater than a second predetermined time, and reading data corresponding to the disc number and the track number to provide a disc changeover signal and a track number changeover signal to said compact disc changer player; and generating a radio preset number for said radio receiver when said system changeover switch is in an OFF state, to enable tracking of a changeover frequency from a preset frequency memory to provide a frequency changeover signal to said radio receiver.

Claim 9

The system as claimed in claim 6 further comprised of said processor means controlling said compact disc changer player and said radio receiver by: determining whether a selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a first pressing time; determining whether said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a second pressing time subsequent to said first pressing time; storing data correspond to a combination of a disk number and a track number into a memory device, when said first and second pressing times are greater than or equal to a first time period; determining whether said system changeover switch is in an "ON" state for indicating the disc number to be played back by said compact disc changer player when a timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time of said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is greater than a second time period, and reading out data correspond to the disk number and the track number so as to provide a disk number changeover signal and a track number changeover signal; and generating a radio preset number for said electronic tuning radio receiver when said system changeover switch is an "OFF" state to enable tracking of a changeover frequency from a preset frequency memory so as to provide a frequency changeover signal to said electronic tuning radio receiver.

Claim 12

The control method as claimed in claim 8, further comprised of setting said first pressing time of said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches to coincide with a ten's place number corresponding to said disc number, and said second pressing time to coincide with a unit's place number corresponding to said track number, when said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a period that is one of greater than and equal to said first predetermined time.

Claim 17

A combined CD/radio system for a radio receiver comprising a plurality of electronic preset memory/call switches, and a compact disc changer player comprising a compact disc magazine containing a plurality of compact discs and playing back a user's selection of a disc, said system comprising: controller means having said plurality of memory/call switches for commonly controlling said radio receiver and said compact disc changer player, and a system changeover switch coupled to said plurality of memory/call switches to generate control signals by operating each of said plurality of memory/call switches; and processor means coupled to receive said control signals, for enabling the plurality of memory/call switches to control said radio receiver and said compact disc changer player to make selections from among said plurality of a channel frequencies and to make said user's selection by: detecting whether a selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a first pressing time; writing a first instructional function corresponding to a selected disc and track numbers onto a compact disc memory, and a second instructional function corresponding to a radio preset frequency onto a radio frequency memory if said first pressing time is not less than a first time period; detecting whether said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a second pressing time subsequent to said first pressing time; determining whether a timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time is less than second time period; if said system changeover switch is in an ON state providing a disc number to be played back by said compact disc changer player when said timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time is not less than said second time period; generating said radio preset number for said radio receiver when said system changeover switch is in an OFF state to read out a changeover frequency from a preset frequency memory and providing a frequency changeover signal to said radio receiver; storing data correspond to the disc number and a track number into a compact disc memory when said timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time is less than said second time period; determining whether a timing interval of said second pressing time is less than a third time period; writing said first instructional function corresponding to said selected disc and track numbers onto said first memory, and said second instructional function corresponding to a radio preset frequency onto a second memory if said second pressing time is not less than a third time period; and recalling data corresponding to the disc number and the track number so as to provide a disc number changeover signal and a track number changeover signal to said compact disc changer player.

Claim 18

A combined CD/radio system for a radio receiver comprising a plurality of electronic preset memory/call switches, and a compact disc changer player comprising a compact disc magazine containing a plurality of compact discs and playing back a user's selection of a disc, said system comprising: controller means having said plurality of memory/call switches for commonly controlling said radio receiver and said compact disc changer player, and a system changeover switch coupled to said plurality of memory/call switches to generate control signals by operating each of said plurality of memory/call switches; and processor means coupled to receive said control signals, for enabling the plurality of memory/call switches to control said radio receiver and said compact disc changer player to make selections from among said plurality of a channel frequencies and to make said user's selection by: detecting whether a selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a first pressing time; writing a first instructional function corresponding to a selected disc and track numbers onto a compact disc memory, and a second instructional function corresponding to a radio preset frequency onto a radio frequency memory if said first pressing time is not less than a first time period; detecting whether said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a second pressing time subsequent to said first pressing time; determining whether a timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time is less than second time period; if said system changeover switch is in an ON state providing a disc number to be played back by said compact disc changer player when said timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time is not less than said second time period; generating said radio preset number for said radio receiver when said system changeover switch is in an OFF state to read out a changeover frequency from a preset frequency memory and providing a frequency changeover signal to said radio receiver; storing data correspond to the disc number and a track number into a compact disc memory when said timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time is less than said second time period; determining whether a timing interval of said second pressing time is less than a third time period; writing said first instructional function corresponding to said selected disc and track numbers onto said first memory, and said second instructional function corresponding to a radio preset frequency onto a second memory if said second pressing time is not less than a third time period; and recalling data corresponding to the disc number and the track number so as to provide a disc number changeover signal and a track number changeover signal to said compact disc changer player.

Claim 21

A control method as claimed in claim 13, further comprised of setting data corresponding to said first pressing time of said memory/call switches to coincide with the ten's place number corresponding to said disk number, and said setting data corresponding to second pressing time to coincide with the one's place number corresponding to said track number, when said memory/call switches are pressed for not less than t seconds.

Claim 24

The system of claim 15, further comprising said plurality of memory/call switches being not less in number than said plurality of the media receivable within the magazine.

Claim 25

The system of claim 15, further comprising said plurality of memory/call switches being equal in number to said plurality of media.

Claim 26

The system of claim 15, further comprised said processing means comprising of: determining whether a selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a first pressing time; determining whether said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is pressed for a second pressing time subsequent to said first pressing time; storing data corresponding to a combination of a first number representing said selected medium and a number representing to said selected information, into a memory when said first and second pressing times are not less than a first predetermined time; determining whether a position of said system changeover switches is in a ON state for indicating said first number to be played back in the changer player when a timing interval between said first pressing time and said second pressing time of said selected one of said plurality of memory/call switches is greater than a second predetermined time, and reading data corresponding to said first number and said second number to provide a media changeover signal and a selected information changeover signal to said changer player; and generating a radio preset number for said radio receiver when said system changeover switch is an OFF state, to enable tracking of a changeover frequency from a preset frequency memory to provide a frequency changeover signal to the radio receiver.