Abstract: Firmware of an optical storage medium device includes an executable program code and at least one reference data set. A method for modifying the firmware without requiring a compiling process includes inputting an attribute data set for setting a user interface; modifying the firmware by modifying the reference data set according to the attribute data set, wherein the executable program code is not modified when the firmware is being modified; determining if the modified firmware is capable of performing a target operation before the modified firmware is written into the optical storage medium device, wherein the user interface can be displayed according to the attribute data set; displaying the user interface according to the attribute data set; and writing the modified firmware into the optical storage medium device after the modified firmware is capable of performing the target operation.

Abstract: A method for generating program code used to describe relationships between a plurality of function names and a plurality of control codes of a device. The method comprises receiving the relationships between the plurality of function names and the plurality of control codes, detecting if one of the function names corresponds to more than one control code and if one of the control codes corresponds to a plurality of function names. Program code is generated to describe the relationships if there are no multiple mappings between the control codes and the function names. A warning message is generated if there is function name corresponding to more than one control code or a control code corresponds to more than one function name.

Abstract: Firmware of an optical storage medium device includes an executable program code and at least one reference data set. A method for modifying the firmware without requiring a compiling process includes inputting an attribute data set for setting a user interface; modifying the firmware by modifying the reference data set according to the attribute data set, wherein the executable program code is not modified when the firmware is being modified; determining if the modified firmware is capable of performing a target operation before the modified firmware is written into the optical storage medium device, wherein the user interface can be displayed according to the attribute data set; displaying the user interface according to the attribute data set; and writing the modified firmware into the optical storage medium device after the modified firmware is capable of performing the target operation.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-layer software architecture which includes a MPEG application, a plurality of message queues, and a servo software. An optical disc reader is controlled and directed by the servo software in order to read the information on the optical disc. Both the MPEG application and the servo software share at least a common data buffer as the storage of read-out information. In the embodiment, the MPEG application receives information from the servo software for playback by means of the plurality of message queues.

Abstract: A method for generating program code used to describe relationships between a plurality of function names and a plurality of control codes of a device. The method comprises receiving the relationships between the plurality of function names and the plurality of control codes, detecting if one of the function names corresponds to more than one control code and if one of the control codes corresponds to a plurality of function names. Program code is generated to describe the relationships if there are no multiple mappings between the control codes and the function names. A warning message is generated if there is function name corresponding to more than one control code or a control code corresponds to more than one function name.