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`(12) United States Patent
`US 6,771,568 B2
`(10) Patent No;
`Hochendoner
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`[45) Date of Patent: Aug. 3, 2004
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`DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`I54)
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`[75)
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`Inventor:
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`David Hochendoner, Allison Park, PA
`(US)
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`(73)
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`Assignee:
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`Sima Products Corporation, Oakmont.
`PA (US)
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`Notice:
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`ny disclaimer. the term of this
`Subject to a
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(h) by T3? days.
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`Appl. No:
`Filed:
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`ll9t760,l158
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`Jan. 12, 2001
`Prior Publication Data
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`Us 2002Mfl3884 Al tut.
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`18, 2002
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`[51)
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`Int. Cl.7.
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`GIIB 211’08
`369,130.06; 369,810.08;
`710t'301; 71.1.3111
`Field of Search .........
`__________________ 369124.01, 30.114,
`369,321“, 30.06, 30.05, 30.08. 30.09, 30.03,
`30.07, 30.19. 2. a; 7111’111; 7101301, 62,
`lit. 13; ?(|?tlll4.l; 455mm; 3"031’24; 7091’21‘)
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`References Cited
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`U.S. PKI'ENT
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`DOCUMENTS
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`5,161,251 A
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`Kalz et al.
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`710,301
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`Disclosure made by Sima Products 0]. an l—Mix Product in
`an advertisement in Electronic Commuter Dcit'y News. Fri~
`day. Jan. 7. 2000, p. 39.
`"Sima in the News" Press Release dated Jan. 6. 3009.
`Display pages for the Consumer Electronics Show.
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`* cited by examiner
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`Primary Examiner—Ni Neyzari
`(74) Attorney. Agent. or Jinn—Buchanan lngersoll, RC.
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
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`A digital audio recorder having a compact disk player for
`playing at least one compact disk having multiple tracks also
`has a hard drive and associated memory. The memoryr
`contains a database containing data relating to specific CD‘s
`such as album name, artist name. song title, and track. and
`may also contain playlisls. The playlisLs can be loaded by the
`manufacturer or created by the user. There are correlations
`among the data. A central processor is connected to the
`compact disk player. the hard drive and asmiated memory.
`a second memory, display, audio output and buttons or
`knobs. Turning knobs or pushing buttons directs signals to
`the central processor and enables a user to operate the
`compact disk player, store in the second memory audio
`selections from a disk placed in the compact disk player,
`select and create playlists. and output audio selections
`contained in the second memory in an order according to a
`selected playlist. A keyboard communicates with the player
`through infrared signals.
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`DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER
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`FIELD OF INVENTION
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`The invention relates to products that record. store and
`play audio selections from a compact disc or other audio
`source.
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`BACKGROUND OF ‘I‘HE INVENTION
`
`Audio programs are routinely recorded and stored in
`digital form. Many compact discs contain songs, musical
`compositions and other audio programs in digital form.
`There are many types of compact disk players. Some are
`contained in large audio systems with amplifiers and speak-
`ers. Other compact disk players are portable and connected
`to headphones. Most compact disks are prerecorded at a
`recording studio.
`Compact disks can also be played on the CD drive of
`many computer systems. Since the audio programs on the
`(.‘D are in digital form it is possible to copy those digital
`programs and save them as digital audio files in the memory
`of the computer system. Furthermore, it is also possible to
`transfer those digital audio tiles to other computers.
`Recently, portable audio players have been introduced
`that contain a memory into which digital audio files can be
`loaded. Some popular players called RIOs or NIP-3 players
`allow the owner to store within a memory in the player
`music programs in digital form copier! from a CD player or
`computer memory. The owner may then select and play
`audio files from the memory of the portable player.
`There are now available in the marketplace enhancer]
`CD’s that contain not only tracks ofaudio tiles but also other
`information such as artist name, song title, length of song,
`track associated with each song, and even lyrics. Some audio
`players have hardware and associated software that can read
`this information and rlisplay it on a display. Consequently, as
`a song is playing the user can see the song title and artist
`name on the display.
`Radio broadcasters have had similar equipment that dis-
`play text information about audio selections being player]
`since the early 1990's. One such system is disclosed in U.S.
`Pat. No. 5,161,251 to Mankovitz. That system relies upon a
`digital code unique to each audio selection being present on
`the disk with the audio selection. The information can be
`displayed during, immediately after or immediately prior to
`tlte audio selection being played. Mankovitz also teaches
`that the text information and associated audio files can be
`selected and played in any desired order.
`Although the system disclosed in the ’251 patent and the
`enhanced CD players work well. they rely upon CD’s that
`contain information about the audio selections on the disk
`Yet, many people have CD’s that do not contain this
`information. Although these CD 's could be played on these
`devices, no text information can be displayed.
`Databases have been compiled that contain artist name,
`album or CD titles,
`track location and song length for
`hundreds of recordings. Some of these databases are avail-
`able lo the public over the internet and are searchable. One
`such database is owned by the Free Software Foundation,
`Inc. and can be accessed at web site www.freedb.org.
`Standard CD audio recordings that are not enhanced have
`been available in the market for many years and are still
`being sold. ‘l'here is a need for a digital audio player that can
`not only read enhanced CD’s but
`that can also provide
`similar information to the user about CD’s that are not
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`enhanced. That information may include artist name, song
`title, track location and other data.
`There is also a need for a digital audio recorder that can
`receive audio programs in analog form, record them in
`digital form and store the recorded programs along with
`associated text information.
`
`There is aLso a need for a digital audio recorder that can
`receive audio files from a personal computer or another
`digital audio player.
`SUMMARY (JP THE INVENTION
`
`I provide a digital audio recorder having analog inputs,
`digital inputs and a compact disk player for playing at least
`one compact disk having multiple tracks as well as a hard
`drive and associated memory. The memory contains a data-
`base containing data relating to specific CD’s such as album
`name, artist name, song title, and track, and may also contain
`playlists. The playlists can be loaded by the manufacturer or
`created by the user. There are correlations among the data
`such as album name to artist name, album name to song title,
`album name to playlist, artist name to song title, artist name
`to playlist, song title to playIist, and song title to track.
`I
`prefer to provide a second memory in which the digital audio
`tiles are stored. The player also has a display or external
`video output to a TV that can display selected album name
`and song to be played as well as other data selected from the
`database. Of course there is an audio output
`to which a
`speaker, amplifier or headphone can be connected and at
`least one button or knob for operating the player. A central
`pmcessor is connected to the compact disk player, the hard
`drive and associated memory,
`the second memory,
`the
`display, the audio output and the buttons or knobs. Turning
`knobs or pushing buttons directs signals to the central
`processor and enables a user to operate the compact disk
`player, store in the second memory audio selections from a
`disk placed in the compact disk player or from an analog to
`digital data stream, select and create playlists, and output
`audio selections contained in the second memory in an order
`according to a selected playlist. I also provide a keyboard
`removably connected to the central processor in a manner to
`enable a user to input data into the database. A preferred
`keyboard communicates with the player through infrared
`signals.
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TIIE DRAWINGS
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`FIG. 1 is a front view of a present preferred embodiment
`of the digital audio recorder of the present invention.
`FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof.
`
`FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of the digital audio
`recorder shown in FIG. 1.
`
`FIGS. 4A and 43 together contain a flow chart of searches
`that can be made with a present preferred embodiment with
`present preferred displays being shown in detail in FIGS. 5
`through 14.
`FIG. 5 illustrates the initial search display in a present
`preferred embodiment of the digital audio recorder.
`FIG. 6 shoWs a present preterred search menu display.
`FIG. 7 shows a present preferred playlist search display.
`FIG. 8 shows a present preferred artist search display.
`FIG. 9 shows a present preferred display of albums
`associated with a selected artist.
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`FIG. 12 shows a present preferred album search display.
`FIG. 13 shows a present preferred track search display.
`FIG. 14 shows a present preferred save playlist display.
`DESCRIPTION OF TIIE PREFERRED
`EMBODIMENTS
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`A present preferred embodiment of my digital audio
`recorder I shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is contained in a generally
`rectangular housing 2 having a from diSptay panel 4 and a
`back panel 6 containing input and output jacks. As indicated
`by FIG. 3 within the housing there is a memory containing
`hard drive 10, CD drive 11, LCD panel drive 12, FLASH
`memory 13, RAM memory 14, IR interface 15 that can
`communicate with a keypad or keyboard 15:}, an RS-232
`interface 16 and a USB interface 17 for connection to a
`computer, another digital audio recorder or other peripheral
`duvioe {not shown) and sevural ports I9, 21, 23 and 2.5 that
`allow input from a CD player or other digital source, output
`to a television or display monitor and connection to a stereo
`receiver. Each port may have more than one jack associated
`with it. Connected to port 19 is an optical
`to electrical
`converter 18. Interface electronics 20 that enable connection
`to a television (not shown) are connected to port 21. A digital
`to analog converter 22 associated with port 23 and an analog
`to digital converter 24 associated with port 25 permit
`connection to a stereo receiver. All of these electronic
`devices and circuits are connected to a central processor 26
`that controls the operation of the device.
`The present preferred embodiment could store hundreds
`of hours of music and other audio programs in digital tiles
`within the hard drive. Those digital files may have come
`from not only CD's placed in the CD drive, but also from old
`albums played on a turntable and input
`through a stereo
`system. Other sources of such digital files are tape players,
`a computer or other device containing digital music files and
`even from microphones used in live performances.
`Furthermore, programs and associated databases within the
`FLASH memory, RAM memory and hard drive allow the
`user to identify, select and organize the audio programs into
`user created playlists.
`Within the hard drive memory and other memories there
`are databases containing lisLs of albums, artists, song titles
`and tracks as well as program rules that correlate the data.
`I prefer to preload a tile of such data for album; that havu
`been popular in the past even though the audio selections on
`that album are not recorded in memory. When a user inputs
`that album he can merely identify it. From that identification
`all ofthe information relating to that album and contained in
`memory is automatically associated with that audio lile. This
`audio player recorder has the ability to identify, read and
`store information from CD's with data text. For some CD’s
`that do not contain text data, some digital
`identification
`feature applied by the manufacturer, the CD drive reads that
`feature. Then the processor determines if data about that CD
`is contained in memory. If so,
`the information is then
`associated with any audio selections from the CD that are
`stored in memory.
`Referring now to FIG. 1, the present preferred digital
`recorder 1 has a front panel 4. The front panel 4 contains all
`the buttons and knobs required to operate the device as well
`as the door 40 for the CD drive 11 and an LCD display 30
`used for searching and creating playlists. To the left of the
`LCD display is the power switch, a zoom button and
`brightness button. These buttons permit selection of larger
`text size and change the brightness on the LCD display 30.
`Below those buttons there is a window 34 for the IR
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`the keyboard. "there are live function buttons 36 below the
`LCD display 30. A PLAY button starts playing of selected
`music. LED 37 next to the PLAY button is illuminated when
`music is playing. 'lhere are stop button pause buttons below
`the PLAY button, as well as fast forward and reverse buttons
`below the PLAY CD button. A scrolli‘select knob 42 is
`provided in the center of the front panel. Rotating this knob
`42 causes various menus to be displayed on the LCD display
`39. A menu is selected by pushing the knob. A RECORD
`button below the scroll knob 42 will direct the audio player
`to record in memory input from the internal Cl) player or
`input from an external analog or digital source. The CD
`player is activated by the PLAY CD button. LED 41
`illuminates when the CD is being played. The stop, pause,
`reverse and fast forward buttons are located between the
`scrollfselecl knob 42 and also can be used for the CD player.
`The CD eject button is to the right of the door 40. A
`headphone jack 51 and headphone volume control 52 are
`located below the door. The connector 54 for USB interface
`17 is next to the headphone volume control. Above and to
`either side of the scrolliselect knob 42 are the search button
`and edit button.
`The rear panel 6, shown in FIG. 2, contains an RES-232
`port 60, input jacks for digital audio devices 62, a second IR
`input 63, a second USB port 64, output jacks 65 for a video
`device such as a television and audio input and output jacks
`66 to enable the device to be connected to a stereo receiver.
`The power cord connects to the back panel at plug 67.
`A present preferred embodiment of the digital audio
`player may be sold with music pre-recorded and stored as
`digital llles in memory. Thoso music files are identified in a
`playlist. Consequently, the digital audio player can be open
`atcd to play this pre-rccorded music, to play music on a CI)
`placed in the CD player or to play music that has been
`recorded by the user. The CD player is operated in the same
`manner as conventional CI) players using the play, stop,
`pause, fast forward, and reverse buttons. However, when a
`CD is placed in the CD drive the audio player looks to see
`if it is a CD with text data or has other identification. 1f the
`CD has information, the audio player reads the information
`on the CD and displays album title, artist and track infor~
`mation on the LCD display. If it is not a CD with text data
`but can still be identified the audio player checks its memory
`for information about the (TI) in in; memory and displays that
`information on the LCD display. lfthe playereannot identify
`the CD it will query the user with the LCD display and allow
`the user to provide album name, artist name, and track
`information using the front panel knob or keyboard. II‘ the
`songs are stored in memory this information will be stored
`in memory and associated with the stored songs. The audio
`player will follow a similar query and storage procedure
`when music files are input from a stereo or other source and
`stored in memory.
`The procedure that is followed to play music that has been
`recorded by the manufacturer or the user is illustrated by the
`[iow chart of FIG. 5. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the user
`begins the process by pressing the SEARCH button. Doing
`that causes a search screen 70 shown in detail in FIG. 6 to
`appear on the LCD display. The search screen, as well as
`most other screen display. is divided into a large block or
`field 71 above live smaller blocks 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76. The
`smaller blocks tell the user the function that is performed by
`pressing the function button 36 below that box.
`In this
`embodiment pressing the first function button identified as
`"NEW P-LlST” clears the currently selected music and
`allows the user to look for new music and optionally to
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`create a playlisl. These opportunities are reported on the
`search menu 78 that appears when the first function button
`is pushed. That menu is shown in detail in FIG. 6. Pressing
`the second function button labeled “ADD lJ-IJST" also
`causes the search menu of FIG. 6 to appear on the LCD 5
`display 30 and allows the user to look for additional music
`to the current selection. The third function button is identi-
`lied as "SELECT P-LIST” and lets the user select a playlist
`that he has already created. Pushing this button causes the
`playlist search screen 79, shown in detail in FIG. 7 to appear.
`The fourth function button is ADD TO P-LIST to add
`additional songs to a ptaylist. The fifth function button is
`labeled “MAIN". Pressing this button returns to the main
`menu, which indicates the status of the device. That menu
`may say “NO CD IN TRAY OR NO PLAYLIST
`SELECTED" if that is the status. Ifmusic is then playing the 15
`display will identify the song being played.
`As can be seen on the playlist search screen shown in FIG.
`7 this search screen contains a list of the playlists that are
`stored in memory. One of the playlists will be highlighted.
`To select that playlist the user presses the scrolliselect knob 30
`42. To select another playlist the user turns the knob 42 until
`the desired playlist is highlighted then he pushed the knob.
`When this screen appears the user can call up an alphabet at
`the top of the display by pressing the fourth function button
`under the block labeled "ALPI IA SEARCH“ and search for 25
`playljsts alphabetically. Letters are selected by using the
`scrttlUselect knob 42. Pushing the lifth function button under
`the box labeled "ABORT SEARCH" returns the user to the
`“INI'I‘IAI. SEARCH" menu 70 shown in FIG. 5.
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`The search menu shown in FIG. 6 allows the user to 30
`search [or music stored in memory by artist, by album, by or
`track and also allows him to save a playlist
`that he has
`created by pushing the function button located below the
`box containing the desired function.
`If the user presses the first function button labeled “BY 35
`ARTIST" while the search menu is displayed the "ARTIST
`SEARCH" screen 80 will appear. That screen is shown in
`detail in FIG. 8. That screen 80 displays a list of artists by
`name in alphabetical order. For purposes of illustration these
`artists are named “Artist it" followed by a number in FIG. 8. 40
`The desired artist is selected using the scrolliselect knob 42.
`After the artist is selected the function buttons can be used
`to obtain a list if albums by that artist screen 81, or a list of
`tracks and associated album screen 83. Other function
`buttons will allow the user to return to the search menu. 45
`search artists alphabetically or return to the main menu. If
`the user selects the second function button, below the "LIST
`TRACKS“ box a display of the tracks on the selected album
`will appear as shown in block 8‘? which is similar to block
`82. That display is shown in detail in FIG. 10. Should the 50
`user press the "LIST 'l‘RACKS” button while the artist
`search menu 80 is being displayed a list of all tracks by the
`selected artist and the album associated with each track 83
`will appear on the LCD display. That menu is shown in
`detail in FIG. 11.
`Another option that the user has at the search menu 78 is
`to search by album. He does this by pressing the second
`function button causing the album search menu 84 to appear.
`One of the albums on the list of albums is highlighted. The
`scrollt’select knob is used to select the desired album. The at:
`user can obtain a list of the tracks on the selected album by
`pressing the third function button. That will cause the screen
`shown in FIG. 10 to appear.
`Auser can also do a track search from the search menu 78
`by pushing the third function button. That will cause a track 65
`search menu 85 to appear. That menu is shown in detail in
`FIG. 13.
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`If a user wants to save one or more particular songs or
`tracks in a playlist the user selects that track and then returns
`to the search menu 78. Then he pushes the fourth function
`button causing the save playlist menu 86 to appear. That
`menu is shown in detail in FIG. 14. At that point the usercan
`press the function button below the “SAVE" box to save the
`track in the playlist identified on the screen.
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`Throughout this disclosure the term album has been used
`to identify a set of songs sold by the artist under a selected
`name. These songs could have been offered on any medium
`including CD’s, tapes and pressed phonograph albums.
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`1. A digital audio recorder comprising:
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`a. a compact disk player for playing at least one compact
`disk having multiple tracks, each track containing an
`audio selection;
`the
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`least one hard drive and associated memory.
`memory containing a database containing types of data
`selected from the group consisting of album name,
`artist name, song title, track playlist and correlations
`among the data, at least one of the correlations selected
`from the group consisting of album name to artist
`name, album name to song title, album name to playlist,
`artist name to song title, artist name to playlist. song
`title to playlisl, and song title to track;
`c. a second memory for digital audio files each audio file
`associated With at least one type of data;
`d. a display sized and configured to display data selected
`from the database:
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`is. an audio output;
`f. at least one button or knob;
`g. a central processor connected to the compact disk
`player,
`the at
`least one hard drive and associated
`memory,
`the second memory, the display, the audio
`output and the at least one button or knob to enable a
`user to operate the compact disk player, store in the
`second memory audio selections from a disk placed in
`the compact disk player, select and create playlists, and
`output audio selections contained in the second
`memory in an order according to a selected playlist;
`and
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`h. a keypad removably connected to the central processor
`in a manner to enable a user to input data into the
`database.
`2. The digital audio recorder of claim 1 also comprising
`an audio input connected to the central processor.
`3. The digital audio recorder of claim 2 also comprising
`an analog to digital converter attached to the audio input.
`4. The digital audio recorder of claim 1 also comprising
`an RS 232 input connected to the central processor.
`5. The digital audio recorder of claim 1 also comprising
`at least one USB port connected to the central processor.
`6. The digital audio recorder of claim I also wherein the
`database contains album, artist and song titles associated
`with audio selections no contained in the second memory.
`7. The digital audio recorder of claim I also comprising:
`a. an infrared transmitter connected to the keypad; and
`b. an infrared receiver connected to the central processor
`for receiving data from the infrared transmitter.
`8. The digital audio recorder of claim 1 also comprising
`a digital to analog converter connected to the audio output.
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