Patent ID: 6961903
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for processing a playback signal, said apparatus comprising: playback means operable for reproducing information recorded on a rotatable recording medium, said recorded information representing audio programs and character information associated with said programs including a title associated with the recording medium, an artist or artists of one or more of the audio programs, a title of the one or more audio programs, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and an electronic mail address (e-mail); character-information detecting means for detecting said character information recorded in an area of said recording medium and reproduced by said playback means; searching means for searching said detected character information for address information representing the one of (i) the URL used to obtain information associated with said programs and (ii) the electronic mail address (e-mail); means for displaying the recording medium title, the artist or artists, the audio program title or titles, the URL, and the electronic mail address (email) on a single screen; and means for communicating with said URL or electronic mail address.