Optical disc audio reproduction device having track playback monitoring system

摘要

Apparatus and method for monitoring audio track playbacks by an optical disc audio reproduction device. A track number corresponding to an audio track encoded on an optical disc is selected to initiate playback of the selected audio track and a corresponding track number is stored in a first memory device. A series of data frames, each having an audio data block and a non-audio subcode block containing a single Q data bit, which define the selected audio track are then read from the optical disc. The data frames are transmitted to a demodulator circuit where the non-audio subcode block is separated from the audio data block. The non-audio subcode block is then transmitted to a microprocessor where the single bit of Q data subcode from each frame is assembled into a Q data subcode block. A portion of the Q data subcode block which contains a UPC code identifying the optical disc is transmitted to a second memory device. The contents of the first and second memory device are then combined in a third memory device to provide a record of audio track playbacks performed by the optical disc audio reproduction device.