JP2002100167A - Recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To intelligibly display the state and the contents of the video recorded by reservation when a large number of programs are recorded on a large- capacity recording medium. SOLUTION: When there is a program during video recording reservation, the thumbnail display output of the video recording reservation state of the program during video recording reservation is carried out at the next thumbnail display position of the thumbnail of each video contents recorded on an HD 23 on a television screen. The thumbnail display output of an icon showing the contents of the video recording of the program in the vicinity of the thumbnail of respective video contents recorded on the HD is carried out on the television screen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing a large-capacity recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing video (and audio) contents such as TV programs, a VTR using a video tape is known. In recent years, with the increase in capacity of recording media such as a hard disk (HD) and a semiconductor memory, a video content recording / reproducing apparatus using these as recording media has been known. So, HD
Attention has been focused on an integrated recording / reproducing apparatus that performs recording / reproducing of both a large-capacity recording medium (hereinafter, simply referred to as HD) and a video tape.

According to such an integrated recording / reproducing apparatus, as a use form, for example, a large number of long-time TV broadcast programs having a capacity larger than that of a video tape are continuously transmitted to an HD.
, And a desired program among them can be selectively dubbed to a video tape. By the way, in the conventional VTR, the title of the program recorded by the user is registered in characters and displayed on the VTR display unit, or the contents of the reserved program such as channel and time are displayed on the VTR display unit. Things are known.

[0004]

However, since a large number of TV broadcast programs and the like can be recorded on a large-capacity recording medium such as an HD, when a user makes a pre-recorded recording of a plurality of programs, it is possible to record the programs every day or every week. When a program of the same time is programmed for recording, there is a problem that it is difficult to understand the programmed recording state such as whether the programmed recording is actually registered or whether the programmed recording has been completed. Also, when a large number of programs are recorded on a large-capacity recording medium, or when a program at the same time every day or every week is reserved and recorded, whether the program is a copy prohibited program, a daily reserved program, a weekly reserved program, etc. There is a problem that the recorded contents of each program are difficult to understand.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of displaying a reserved recording state in an easy-to-understand manner when a large number of programs are recorded on a large-capacity recording medium. And In addition, in view of the above problems, the present invention displays recorded contents for each program such as a copy-inhibited program, a daily reserved program, or a weekly reserved program when a large number of programs are recorded on a large-capacity recording medium. It is a second object to provide a recording / reproducing device capable of performing such operations.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the first object, when there is a program reserved for recording, a thumbnail next to a thumbnail of each video content recorded on a large-capacity recording medium is provided. The recording reservation state of the program whose recording is reserved at the display position is output so that a thumbnail can be displayed on the television screen. That is, according to the present invention, in a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing video content on a large-capacity recording medium, a thumbnail of each video content recorded on the large-capacity recording medium is created so as to be displayed on a television screen. Means for storing the program on the large-capacity recording medium; and, when there is a program for which recording is reserved, recording reservation of the program for which recording is reserved at a thumbnail display position next to a thumbnail of each video content recorded on the large-capacity recording medium. Means for outputting a state so that thumbnails can be displayed on a television screen. Note that in this specification, a thumbnail refers to a small image that can be displayed on a part of a screen with a reduced data amount of the image.

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the second object, an icon indicating the recording content of the program is output near the thumbnail of each video content recorded on a large-capacity recording medium so that the thumbnail can be displayed on a television screen. It is something to do. That is, according to the present invention, in a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing video content on a large-capacity recording medium, an icon indicating the recording content of the program is provided near a thumbnail of each video content recorded on the large-capacity recording medium. And a means for outputting a thumbnail image on a television screen so as to display the thumbnail image on a television screen.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of a recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the HDD unit and CPU in detail.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a DD navigation screen, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the icons of FIG. 3 in detail, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a dubbing screen of an HDD navigation screen, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a VHS navigation screen.

[0009] The apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
V and external input terminals IN1 and IN2 are provided as input terminals, and an output terminal OUT for connecting to an external television receiver (TV: also simply referred to as a television) 1 is provided. The device 10 also has a TV tuner (also simply referred to as a tuner) 11 and a CPU 12
, VTR unit 13, A / D converter 14 as a hard disk block, HDD unit 15 and D / A converter 16
And switches 17 and 18 and a display 19 such as an LCD.
And a remote control transmitter (hereinafter simply referred to as a remote control) 20a and a remote control receiver 20b. The remote controller 20a is used as operation buttons as CH1 to CH12 for channel selection.
In addition to the buttons, there are an HDD button, a VHS button, a cross select button for moving a cursor, a decision (OK) button, an end (navi) button, and a “store” button.

The switch (SW1) 17 controls the output of the tuner 11, the external input terminal IN1,
IN2 input, VTR unit 13 output, HDD unit 15 (D
/ A converter 16) to select one or two outputs and
The data is output to the R unit 13 and the HDD unit 15 (A / D converter 14). The switch (SW2) 18 selects the output of the VTR unit 13 or the output of the HDD unit 15 (D / A converter 16) under the control of the CPU 12, and outputs the output to the output terminal OUT.
That is, the VTR unit 13 and the HDD unit 15 can simultaneously perform recording / reproduction.

Referring now to FIG. 2, HDD unit 15 and CPU
Twelve configurations will be described. First, at the time of HDD recording, a signal (content) from the A / D converter 14 shown in FIG.
The recording signal processing unit 31 performs recording signal processing such as compression in the MPEG system, and this data is transmitted to the HD 23 under the control of the recording controller 21 and the media manager 22.
To be recorded. Also, when playing back the HDD, the HD2
3 is sent to a playback signal processing unit 25 under the control of the media manager 22 and playback controller 24 to perform playback signal processing such as MPEG decompression, and this data is subjected to on-screen display processing under the control of the display controller 26. D / shown in FIG.
It is sent to the A converter 16.

The system controller 28 includes a GUI-format HDD navigation screen (H) described later.
DD navigation screen) and VTR navigation screen (VH
An image file, text data, and the like for creating an S-navigation screen are stored in advance, and the created data of the HDD navigation screen and the VHS navigation screen are compressed in, for example, the JPEG format and recorded on the HD 23. Is done.

The system controller 28 constitutes thumbnail creation and storage means, and the system controller 28, the display controller 26 and the on-screen display processing section 27 constitute thumbnail display means. Is pressed, control for displaying the HDD navigation screen and the VHS navigation screen on the screen of the television receiver 1 is performed.
A part of the recording controller 21, the media manager 22, the reproduction controller 24, and the display controller 26;
System controller 28 and recording reservation manager 29
Is constituted by the CPU 12 shown in FIG. The system clock 30 is configured by hardware.

[0014] As shown in FIG.
23, a “simple save” page for copying the content recorded on the HD 23 to the tape of the VTR unit 13, and an “edit” page. It is composed of three basic pages, each of which can be selectively displayed by selecting its tab. A detail page is linked to each basic page.

An HDD navigation screen and a VHS to be described later
At the bottom of the navigation screen, regardless of the selected page, a cross-selection button on the remote control 20a and an OK (OK) button
The operation guidance of the button and the end (navigation) button is displayed. The cross select button cannot move the cursor to any position on the screen, but the button position according to the GUI screen,
It is possible to move only to a limited position such as a tag position.

<Outline of HDD Navigation> (1) HDD navigation data is stored in the HD 23. (2) Up to 60 programs. (3) Genre is large classification 12 + α (16 types) defined in BS digital broadcasting. (4) Program title is 15 alphanumeric characters. (5) Thumbnail registers the screen at the start of recording. For the program for which recording is being reserved, "reserved" is displayed in the last thumbnail column. At the time of scheduled recording, the screen at the start of recording is captured once, and in the case of a reservation of 5 minutes or more, it is captured and updated again 5 minutes after the start of recording. Instead of the characters "reserving", for example, an image registered in advance by the user as an image representing "reserving" may be displayed. (6) The thumbnail can be replaced on the thumbnail modification screen. (7) When a thumbnail is designated by a cursor, detailed information (program title, recording date and time, recording channel, recording mode, recording time, genre, icon, etc.) is displayed below the thumbnail.
Is displayed. (8) Under the detailed information, a “play”, “correct”, “delete”, and “cancel” button are displayed.

<HDD navigation screen-search page> (1) Remote control 2 in HDD operation mode with power on
When the end (navigation) button of 0a is pressed, it is displayed as the first page of the HDD navigation screen. The cursor is displayed, for example, on the thumbnail of the latest program, and moves (scrolls) for each thumbnail according to the operation of the cross selection button. (2) The thumbnails are displayed in the order of recording.

As shown in detail in FIG. 4, above the thumbnails, icons indicating the contents of the program are as follows: a program reserved every week (only HDD Navi); a program reserved every day (only HDD Navi); (HDD navigation only)-Displays an icon indicating a program with a missing program head (VHS navigation only). In the column of detailed program information below the thumbnails, icons indicating a stereo broadcast program, a bilingual broadcast program, a timer-recorded program, and an auto-CM-cut program (VHS navigation only) are displayed. .

As a method of judging whether or not the program is a copy-prohibited program, for example, "copy prohibited" or "copy 1" is transmitted as copyright management information transmitted from a BS digital broadcasting station or recorded on a DVD. Since there is information indicating "copy permitted" or "copy permitted", an icon of a program whose copying is prohibited is displayed in the case of "copy permitted once". Here, the content originally “copy once permitted” is “copy prohibited” when recorded on the HD 23.

(3) When the decision (OK) button is pressed with the thumbnail specified by the cursor, the cursor is moved to the "play" button, and when the decision (OK) button is pressed in this state, the program is reproduced. To start. (4) In the case where a plurality of programs are continuously played back, when the "store" button of the remote controller 20a is pressed while the thumbnail is designated by the cursor, the playback order is registered, and a number indicating the playback order is superimposed on the thumbnail. (See FIG. 5). In the case of canceling, if the "store" button of the remote controller 20a is pressed while the thumbnail is designated by the cursor, the reproduction order is erased from the thumbnail. When the cursor is moved to the "play" button and the decision (OK) button is pressed, continuous playback is started.

<HDD Navigation Screen—Easy Save Page> (1) When the “OK” button is pressed while the “easy save” tag of the cue page is designated by the cursor, FIG.
The simple save page as shown in is displayed. The contents of this easy save page are almost the same as the cue page except for the buttons of “execute”, “delete after execution”, and “cancel”. (2) The thumbnails are displayed in the order of recording. (3) When the OK button is pressed while the thumbnail is designated by the cursor, the cursor is moved to the "execute" button. When the "OK" button is pressed with the "execute" or "erase after execution" button designated by the cursor, a tape insertion message is displayed, and then the OK (O
K) When the button is pressed, dubbing of the program starts.

(4) In the case of continuous dubbing, the "storage" of the remote controller 20a is performed with the thumbnail designated by the cursor.
When the button is pressed, the playback (dubbing) order is registered, and a number indicating the playback order is superimposed and displayed on the thumbnail (see FIG. 5). In the case of canceling, if the "save" button of the remote controller 20a is pressed while the thumbnail is designated by the cursor, the order of reproduction (dubbing) is erased from the thumbnail. Cursor is "execute" or "delete after execution"
When you move to the button and press the OK button,
Start continuous playback (dubbing). When performing continuous dubbing, the program reproduced by the HDD unit 15 is transmitted to the D / A converter 1.
The program is supplied to the switch (SW1) 17 via the switch 6, and the program reproduced by switching the switch (SW1) 17 is output to the VTR unit 13. A midnight dubbing mode is provided. When dubbing is performed in the midnight dubbing mode, the dubbing operation is performed during a preset time zone (for example, between 2:00 and 5:00 midnight). Dubbing can be performed using time zones.

(5) If "Execute" is selected after the dubbing is completed, the program is not deleted from the HD 23,
If the “delete after execution” button has been selected, the program is deleted from the HD 23. However, it is not erased when dubbing fails due to insufficient tape capacity or interruption.

If "execute" is selected after dubbing is completed, the thumbnail information of the program is stored in the HD23.
The data is copied to the upper VHS navigation data area (the HDD navigation data area on the HD 23 is not deleted). If the “delete after execution” button has been selected, the thumbnail information of the program is moved to the VHS navigation data area on the HD 23 (the HDD navigation data area on the HD 23 is deleted). Similarly, when dubbing is unsuccessful, such as when the remaining amount of tape is insufficient or the tape is interrupted, it is not deleted.

<Overview of VHS Navigation> (1) The VHS navigation data is H in the same manner as the HDD navigation data.
Although stored in D23, it is assumed here that it is stored in each area of HD23. In order to save the storage area, the same data may be stored in a common area, and a flag may indicate whether the HDD navigation is dedicated to the HDD navigation or the HDD navigation / VHS navigation. (2) Up to 680 tapes can be registered, and up to 2000 programs can be registered. (3) The genre is the major category defined by BS digital broadcasting 12 + α (16 types) (4) The program title is 15 alphanumeric characters

(5) The thumbnail is registered with the screen at the start of recording (when dubbing from the HD, it is not newly created.
Copy or move DD navigation data). At the time of scheduled recording, the screen at the start of recording is captured once, and in the case of a reservation of 5 minutes or more, it is captured and updated again 5 minutes after the start of recording. However, thumbnails cannot be registered during recording and playback on the HDD side. In that case, "thumbnail not registered" is displayed at the position of the thumbnail except for the above copy or move. (6) The thumbnail can be replaced on the thumbnail modification screen. (7) When a thumbnail is designated by a cursor, detailed information (program title, recording date and time, recording channel, recording mode, recording time, genre, icon, etc.) is displayed below the thumbnail.
Is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the VHS navigation screen includes a “search for” page, a “recording date order” page, and a “genre search”.
The page is composed of four basic pages, that is, a page and a “tape number order” page. Each page is selected by designating each tab with a cursor using a cross selection button and pressing an enter button. The tag of the "start" page displays a 4-digit tape number recorded in advance on the control track at the time of the first recording of the tape. Similarly, a detail page links to this basic page.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, when there is a program for which recording reservation has been made, the recording reservation is made at the thumbnail display position next to the thumbnail of each video content recorded on the large-capacity recording medium. Since the recording reservation state of the program is output on the television screen so as to be displayed as a thumbnail, when a large number of programs are recorded on a large-capacity recording medium, the reservation recording state can be displayed in an easily understandable manner. Further, according to the present invention, an icon indicating the recorded content of the program is output near the thumbnail of each video content recorded on the large-capacity recording medium so that the thumbnail can be displayed on the television screen. Is recorded on a large-capacity recording medium, the recorded contents of each program such as a copy-prohibited program, a daily reserved program, and a weekly reserved program can be displayed in an easily understandable manner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of a recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an HDD unit and a CPU of FIG. 1 in detail.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an HDD navigation screen.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the icons in FIG. 3 in detail.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a dubbing screen of an HDD navigation screen.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a VHS navigation screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

13 VTR unit 15 HDD unit 23 HD (Large-capacity recording medium) 26 Display controller 27 On-screen display processing unit 28 System controller (constitutes thumbnail creation and storage means. Also, thumbnails are displayed together with the display controller 26 and the on-screen display processing unit 27) The display means is constituted.)

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing video content on a large-capacity recording medium, wherein a thumbnail of each video content recorded on the large-capacity recording medium is created so as to be displayed on a television screen, and Means for storing the program on the recording medium, and when there is a program for which recording is scheduled, the recording reservation state of the program for which recording is scheduled is displayed at a thumbnail display position next to a thumbnail of each video content recorded on the large-capacity recording medium. Means for outputting a thumbnail display on a television screen so as to be displayed on the television screen. 2. The recording according to claim 1, wherein, at the start of recording of the program for which recording is scheduled, the video content is taken in to create a thumbnail, and the thumbnail is replaced with the recording reservation state and displayed as a thumbnail. Playback device. 3. The system according to claim 2, wherein after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of recording of the program for which recording is scheduled, the video content is taken in again to create a thumbnail, and the thumbnail is displayed in place of the thumbnail. Recording and playback device. 4. A recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing video contents on a large-capacity recording medium, wherein an icon indicating a recording content of the program is displayed near a thumbnail of each video content recorded on the large-capacity recording medium. A recording / reproducing apparatus, comprising: means for outputting a thumbnail so as to be displayed on a screen.