JP2003242754A - Media cd, virtual cd, apparatus and method for controlling media cd and virtual cd - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method by which administration and operation of a multi-media file is comfortably performed. <P>SOLUTION: In order to enable the multimedia file to be handled with equal operability as a track (a musical composition) on a music CD (Audio CD), a controlling file holding a list for making the multimedia file correspond to the track, is produced and the controlling file is written and is read by a media player. Thereby the multi-media film described therein is provided to a user as the track. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention In a device having a CD control function such as a personal computer or a CD player, a device and a method for giving a virtual CD on a CD or HD a function and operability equivalent to a music CD (Audio CD). Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a music CD, a song is recognized as a track, and a user can play the song by selecting a track number (or title name). On the other hand, when a user uses a song file, it is necessary to search the folder by reading it as a file and read it. For enjoying the same music (sound), the difference in the process of selecting songs was too big.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
It is to provide the user with the same operability as that of a music CD by handling the music file recorded in (1) and (2) in the same manner as the music associated with the tracks of the music CD.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A control file in which a music file and a track number are associated with each other is recorded on a CD or HD, and a media player reads and writes the control file so that the user recognizes the music file as a track. .

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION For example, in the case of a CD, a music file and a control file are stored in a folder "VirtualCD" (

(Figure 1)). For example, in the case of HD, the folder "Virtua
Create a child's folder in "lCDs" like "Disk1" and "Disk2" and store the control file in it ((

(Fig. 2)). The media player recognizes one control file as one CD, and recognizes the music file registered in the control file as a track (song) in the CD. In the control file, for example, "track1 = MediaF
such as ilename1 ”(

[Fig. 3]), the media player displays "MediaFil
"ename1" is read and played. For example, when a user adds "MediaFilename11" as a new song to a virtual CD, the media player adds "track7 = MediaFilename11" to the control file (

FIG. 3). When the user performs a disc change operation, the media player will select the virtual CD name "Disk1""Disk" in addition to the normal CD drive name in the selection items.
2 "is displayed (

FIG. 4). For example, if the user selects "Disk2", the media player will use the folder "Disk2".
Read the control file 02 in

FIG. 5) is created and provided to the user.

[0006]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to handle a music file that is captured from the internet and scattered in HD and arranged and edited as if it were one music CD according to the purpose and preference. become able to.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a user with operability as if recording a music file on a single CD, even though it is a music CD, beyond the limitation of a music CD.

According to the present invention, by recording a plurality of control files in one CD, one C
It is possible to treat D as if it were a plurality of music CDs. This is due to the improvement of the compression rate of the song file.
It is possible to provide a music selection menu with good operability by eliminating the complexity of music selection, which is caused by the fact that the number of songs that can be recorded on one CD is 10 times that of conventional music CDs.

[0009]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 An example of a folder structure on a media CD

[Fig. 2] Example of virtual CD configuration in HD

[Fig. 3] Example of control file

[Fig. 4] Example of disc selection menu

[Fig. 5] Example of song name selection list

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A CD (Compact Disc) in which multimedia data files (hereinafter referred to as "song files") having data such as music (sound) and moving images are recorded, and for managing those music files as tracks. A CD (hereinafter referred to as "media CD") in which a file having the control data of (hereinafter referred to as "control file") is recorded. 2. An HD (hard disk) recording a music file.
In a fixed recording medium such as, by managing a plurality of music files as tracks, a single CD (hereinafter referred to as "virtual CD" or "virtual CD") is recorded therein.
There is a method to control as if there is. 3. The data of the multimedia CD according to claim 1 or the virtual CD according to claim 2 is read and the CD is operated by the same operation (selecting, playing, stopping, etc.) as a normal music CD (Audio CD). The player that controls
A player that creates and manages virtual CDs at the same time (hereinafter referred to as "media player").