JP2006295811A - Contents copying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dub contents by an easy operation. <P>SOLUTION: A DVD recorder-hard disk recorder 10 includes a remote control interface 38, an HDD 26, and a main controller 22. The main controller 22 generates information of a pointer signal indicating a position of a record in a hard disk 27 when instructions indicating a stop of a reproduction are accepted, and controls the HDD 26 so as to stop a read of the signal in a predetermined order. The main controller 22 controls the HDD 26 so as to restart the read when instructions indicating a record are accepted. The HDD 26 reads a digital signal from the hard disk 27 when instructions indicating the restart of reproduction are accepted, and records a signal read by itself in a DVD disk when instructions indicating the record are accepted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content copying apparatus, and more particularly to a content copying apparatus that records a television signal on an optical disc in accordance with a predetermined standard.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a display that outputs reproduction content and other display data on a display screen, a remote controller (abbreviation of a remote controller) that accepts user input regarding content operation, a reproduction start position and length of each content, Content information such as the playback order of the content and the playback position of the content currently being played back, and information related to the content that is currently being played and the content that has the playback order placed before and after it is visualized and presented on a part of the display screen Disclosed is a content search / presentation system including a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, the user can efficiently select arbitrary contents from among a large number of recorded contents recorded and stored in the storage device.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a recording device that records each of a plurality of digital contents that can be connected as a series supplied from the outside, along with series information including information that can specify the connection order, on a predetermined recording medium, and series information Pointer setting that sets a pointer that specifies the position of the start and end of each content so that a plurality of digital contents recorded on a predetermined recording medium are virtually connected in the above-described connection order based on And a digital content editing system.

According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is possible to easily perform processing such as reproduction and editing on digital content that is a series such as a continuous program.
JP 2002-185889 A JP 2004-297493 A

  However, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of contents can be arranged in time series. However, a complicated operation (for example, selecting and editing a file and editing and editing the file) Operation such as copying the image) is necessary.

  In the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2, a plurality of contents are grouped as one series (determining whether a recorded file constitutes one series and connecting the files according to the broadcast date and time) However, there is a problem that a complicated operation (the same operation as the invention according to Patent Document 1) is required for dubbing the collected contents.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a content copying apparatus capable of dubbing content by a simple operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, a content copying apparatus includes a receiving unit, a reading unit, a first control unit, a generation unit, a second control unit, and a recording unit. including. The accepting means accepts an instruction from the user. When the receiving unit receives an instruction to start reproduction, the reading unit reads the signals in a predetermined order from the first recording medium that records a digital signal representing either an image or sound. The first control unit controls the reading unit to stop reading the signals recorded on the first recording medium in a predetermined order when the receiving unit receives an instruction to stop the reproduction. When the receiving unit receives an instruction to stop playback, the generating unit records the pointer signal, which is a digital signal read before the reading unit stops reading in a predetermined order, on the first recording medium. Information representing the position is generated. The second control means, when the accepting means accepts the instruction to record, reads the reading means so as to resume the reading from the signal that was the object of reading when the reading in the predetermined order is stopped. Control. When the recording unit accepts an instruction to record, the recording unit indicates that recording should be performed from the pointer signal among the signals recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating unit. After receiving the instruction, the signal up to the signal read by the reading means when the instruction to stop the recording is received is recorded on the second recording medium.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the content copying apparatus includes a receiving unit, a reading unit, a first control unit, a generation unit, a second control unit, and a recording unit. The accepting means accepts an instruction from the user. When the receiving unit receives an instruction to start reproduction, the reading unit reads the signals in a predetermined order from the first recording medium that records a digital signal representing either an image or sound. The first control unit controls the reading unit to stop reading the signals recorded on the first recording medium in a predetermined order when the receiving unit receives an instruction to stop the reproduction. When the receiving unit receives an instruction to stop playback, the generating unit records the pointer signal, which is a digital signal read before the reading unit stops reading in a predetermined order, on the first recording medium. Information representing the position is generated. The second control means, when the accepting means accepts the instruction to record, reads the reading means so as to resume the reading from the signal that was the object of reading when the reading in the predetermined order is stopped. Control. When the receiving unit accepts an instruction to record, the recording unit reads the signal recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating unit, and the order of reading by the reading unit is after the pointer signal. The signal read by the reading means, which is one of the following signals, is recorded on the second recording medium.

  The first recording medium described above preferably includes a medium for recording a digital signal using content as a unit of classification. When the receiving unit receives an instruction to record, the recording unit has the same content as the signal represented by the pointer information among the signals recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating unit. It is desirable to include means for recording the signal read by the reading means on the second recording medium, which is one of signals in which the order of reading by the reading means is after the pointer signal.

  The means for recording on the second recording medium is a signal recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating means when the receiving means receives an instruction to record. Among these, the signal read by the reading means, which is the signal from the pointer signal to the signal in which the reading order is the last in the same content as the pointer signal, is the second recording medium. Preferably includes means for recording.

  In addition, when the receiving unit receives an instruction to record, the recording unit described above, based on the information generated by the generating unit, reads out the signal recorded by the first recording medium by the reading unit. Preferably includes means for recording a signal corresponding to the user's instruction after the pointer signal on the second recording medium.

  The means for recording on the second recording medium is a signal recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating means when the receiving means receives an instruction to record. Among them, a signal up to a signal read by the reading means at the time of receiving an instruction to stop recording after receiving an instruction to record from the pointer signal is recorded on the second recording medium. It is desirable to include means.

  The content copying apparatus according to the present invention can dubb content by a simple operation.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<First Embodiment>
A DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) recorder / hard disk recorder 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10 according to the present embodiment is a content copying apparatus for copying content.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10 according to the present embodiment includes a tuner unit 12, an input unit 14, an input control unit 16, and an AV (Audio Visual) signal A / D (Analog-to). -Digital) unit 18, MPEG encoder unit 20, main control unit 22, memory 24, HDD unit 26, DVD unit 28, MPEG (Moving Picture Coding Experts Group) decoder unit 30, OSD (On Screen) Display) includes a display control unit 32, an AV signal D / A (Digital-to-Analog) unit 34, an output control unit 36, a remote control interface 38, and an external interface 40. The tuner unit 12 selects a broadcast station signal designated in advance by a user from broadcast signals received by an antenna (not shown). The input unit 14 receives a signal output from a device connected to the input unit 14. The input control unit 16 alternatively outputs signals from the tuner unit 12 and the input unit 14 to the AV signal A / D unit 18. The AV signal A / D unit 18 converts the signal output from the input control unit 16 into a digital signal. The MPEG encoder unit 20 compresses (encodes) the digital signal output from the AV signal A / D unit 18 in accordance with the MPEG standard. The main control unit 22 controls each unit of the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10. The memory 24 stores information necessary for the main control unit 22 to perform control. The HDD unit 26 is a device for recording a signal representing either video or audio and information representing a position where these signals are recorded on a built-in hard disk 27. The HDD unit 26 records a signal representing either video or audio and those signals from a built-in hard disk 27 (the hard disk 27 is a recording medium for recording a digital signal representing either image or sound). It is also a device that reads information representing the position. The DVD unit 28 is a device that records a signal representing either an image or sound on an optical disk (a DVD disk in the case of the present embodiment). The MPEG decoder unit 30 decodes (decodes) the signal output from the main control unit 22 in accordance with the MPEG standard. The OSD display control unit 32 generates a signal representing an image using the signal decoded by the MPEG decoder unit 30. The AV signal D / A unit 34 converts the signal generated by the OSD display control unit 32 into an analog signal. The output control unit 36 alternatively outputs the signal output from the AV signal D / A unit 34 and the analog signal directly output from the main control unit 22 via a path (not shown). The remote control interface 38 converts a signal transmitted from a remote controller (not shown) into an electrical signal. Thereby, the remote control interface 38 becomes a device that receives an instruction from the user via the remote control. The external interface 40 converts the signal output from the remote control interface 38 into a signal that can be used by the main control unit 22.

  With reference to FIG. 2, remote control terminal 1200 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of remote control terminal 1200. The remote control terminal 1200 includes a display 1202, a movement key 1204, numeric buttons 1206, and operation buttons 1208. The remote control terminal 1200 is a device that transmits a signal to the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10.

  A move key 1204 is an up cursor key 1212 for receiving an instruction to move the cursor up or an instruction to play back content, an instruction to move the cursor down, or stop playback of content. A down cursor key 1214 for receiving an instruction to the effect, an instruction to move the cursor to the right, a right cursor key 1216 to receive an instruction to fast-forward playback of the content, and an indication to move the cursor to the left An instruction, a left cursor key 1218 for receiving an instruction to rewind and play the content, an instruction to confirm the setting of the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10, an instruction to enable the DVD disk to be removed, A confirmation button 1220 for receiving an instruction to pause the reproduction of the content; No.

  The operation button 1208 includes a volume button 1222 that can adjust the volume of the television in response to the number of times the button is pressed, a channel button 1224 that can be similarly adjusted, and a one-touch dubbing button 1226 that can record content on a DVD disc or the like. including.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the program executed by DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10 performs the following control regarding content dubbing.

  In step 100 (hereinafter, step is abbreviated as S), the remote control interface 38 receives an instruction to start playback from the user via the remote control terminal 1200. A signal representing an instruction to start reproduction is output to the main control unit 22 via the external interface 40. Thereby, the reproduction of the content in the hard disk 27 is started.

  In S102, when the main control unit 22 receives an instruction to start playback by the remote control interface 38 as a signal, the main control unit 22 causes the HDD unit 26 to read the signals from the hard disk 27 in a predetermined order. The read signal is output to the MPEG decoder unit 30. The MPEG decoder unit 30 decodes the signal output from the main control unit 22. The OSD display control unit 32 generates a signal representing an image using the signal decoded by the MPEG decoder unit 30. The AV signal D / A unit 34 converts the signal output from the OSD display control unit 32 into an analog signal. The output control unit 36 outputs the signal output from the AV signal D / A unit 34 to a display (not shown). The HDD unit 26 acquires time information of a content file (reproduction file) to be reproduced from the hard disk 27 under the control of the main control unit 22. Referring to FIG. 4, hard disk 27 in the present embodiment records signals as file A, file B, and file C. File A, file B, and file C each correspond to one content. As a result, the hard disk 27 records digital signals using content as a unit of classification. The file A includes time information A, video information A, and audio information A. The time information includes information indicating the recording position on the hard disk 27 of each signal constituting the video information A and information indicating the recording position on the hard disk 27 of the signal constituting the audio information A. In this step, the time information acquired by the main control unit 22 is information corresponding to the time from when the reproduction of the content is started at a predetermined speed until the signal is output by the output control unit 36. The time information is information corresponding to an address in the hard disk 27 as well.

  In S104, the remote control interface 38 accepts an instruction from the user to stop playback without displaying an image (playback stop command) or an instruction to stop playback while displaying an image (pause command). The received instruction is output as a signal to the main control unit 22 via the external interface 40.

  In S106, when the remote control interface 38 receives either the playback stop command or the pause command (that is, an instruction to stop playback), the main control unit 22 receives the signals recorded by the hard disk 27 in a predetermined order. The HDD unit 26 is controlled so as to stop reading. When the HDD unit 26 is controlled, the main control unit 22 spends the time (starting time calculated by the main control unit 22) from the time when reproduction is started until the next signal (referred to as “pointer signal”) is reproduced. Is referred to as “pointer time.” Information indicating the pointer time is referred to as “pointer information”. In the present embodiment, the “pointer signal” is a signal that is read last before the HDD unit 26 stops reading in a predetermined order. When the pointer time is calculated, pointer information is generated. As a result, when the remote control interface 38 receives either the playback stop command or the pause command (that is, an instruction to stop playback), the main control unit 22 stops reading in a predetermined order. Information indicating the recording position in the hard disk 27 of the pointer signal, which is a digital signal read out before, is generated. When the pointer information is generated, the main control unit 22 creates information indicating the relationship between the pointer time and the information indicating the address where the pointer signal is recorded in the hard disk 27.

  In S108, the main control unit 22 records the pointer information on the hard disk 27. In the present embodiment, this processing is referred to as “resume processing” or “chapter setting”.

  In S110, main control unit 22 determines whether remote control interface 38 has not received a playback stop command or a pause command again. If it is determined that a playback stop command or a pause command has not been accepted (YES in S110), the process proceeds to S112. If not (NO in S110), the process proceeds to S122.

  In S112, main control unit 22 determines whether or not remote control interface 38 has received a playback command. If it is determined that a reproduction command has been accepted (YES in S112), the process proceeds to S102. If not (NO in S112), the process proceeds to S114.

  In S114, main control unit 22 determines whether or not one-touch dubbing button 1226 has been operated based on a signal from remote control interface 38. If it is determined that one-touch dubbing button 1226 has been operated (YES in S114), the process proceeds to S116. If not (NO in S114), the process proceeds to S110.

  In S116, the main control unit 22 causes the HDD unit 26 to read the pointer information, so that the reading order in the position where the pointer signal is recorded on the hard disk 27 (regime position) and the content started to be played in S100 is determined. The position of the last signal is specified. When the position is specified, the main control unit 22 calculates the start time and end time of the file to be dubbed. Thereby, the start time and end time of the file to be dubbed are acquired from the resume position.

  In S118, the main control unit 22 performs dubbing from the hard disk 27 to the DVD disk. For dubbing, the main control unit 22 causes the HDD unit 26 to read the signal recorded by the hard disk 27. The HDD unit 26 outputs a read signal to the main control unit 22. The main control unit 22 outputs the signal output from the HDD unit 26 to the DVD unit 28. The DVD unit 28 records the signal output from the main control unit 22 on the DVD disk loaded therein. Thus, when the DVD unit 28 receives an instruction that the remote control interface 38 should record, the order of reading by the HDD unit 26 among the signals recorded by the hard disk 27 based on the information generated by the main control unit 22. The signal read by the HDD unit 26, which is one of signals after the pointer signal, is recorded on the DVD disk.

  In S120, main control unit 22 determines whether or not dubbing is completed. If it is determined that dubbing has ended (YES in S120), the process ends. If not (NO in S120), the process proceeds to S118.

  In S122, the main control unit 22 performs processing for returning the screen displayed on the display to the content selection screen. Since this process is well known, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the operation of DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10 based on the structure and flowchart as described above will be described. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing that one file is divided by the operation of the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10.

  The main control unit 22 starts reproduction of the content to be dubbed in the hard disk 27 (S100). When the reproduction is started, the main control unit 22 acquires time information of the reproduction file from the HDD unit 26 (S102). When the time information is acquired, the remote control interface 38 accepts a playback stop command or a pause command (S104). As a result, the position to be dubbed is cued and the stop or pause is performed. The upper part of FIG. 5 represents from the playback of content to the stop (or pause). When the command is accepted, the main control unit 22 acquires pointer information (S106). When the pointer information is acquired, the main control unit 22 performs a resume process (S108). When the resume process is performed, the main control unit 22 determines whether or not the remote control interface 38 has received a playback stop command or a pause command again (S110). In this case, if such a command is not received (YES in S110), main control unit 22 determines whether or not remote control interface 38 has received a playback command (S112). In this case, if a reproduction command is accepted (YES in S112), the main control unit 22 determines whether or not the remote control interface 38 has accepted the reproduction command again through the processing of S102 to S110 (S112). In this case, if no reproduction command is received (NO in S112), main control unit 22 determines whether or not one-touch dubbing button 1226 has been operated (S114). In this case, if the user operates one-touch dubbing button 1226 (YES in S114), main control unit 22 acquires the start time and end time of the file to be dubbed from the resume position (S116). The middle part of FIG. 5 indicates that the part to be dubbed is specified by operating the one-touch dubbing button 1226. When the time is acquired, the main control unit 22 performs dubbing from the hard disk 27 to the DVD disk (S118). As a result, when the main control unit 22 receives an instruction that the remote control interface 38 should perform recording, the main control unit 22 resumes reading from the signal that was read when the reading in a predetermined order is stopped. The HDD unit 26 is controlled. When the dubbing is performed, the main control unit 22 determines whether the dubbing is finished (S120). Since dubbing has not been completed initially (NO in S120), the processes of S118 to S120 are repeated. Since dubbing is finally finished (YES in S120), the process is finished. As a result, when the HDD unit 26 receives an instruction that the remote control interface 38 should record, the signal represented by the pointer information among the signals recorded by the hard disk 27 based on the information generated by the main control unit 22. A signal read by the HDD unit 26 having the same content and being read out by the HDD unit 26 in any order after the pointer signal is recorded on the DVD disc. In the case of the present embodiment, signals from the pointer signal to the signal whose reading order is the last in the same content as the pointer signal are recorded on the DVD disc. However, the signal recorded on the DVD disc is one of the signals recorded by the hard disk 27, the content of which is the same as the signal represented by the pointer information, and the order of reading by the HDD unit 26 is after the pointer signal. May be. When the dubbing is completed, the file of the dubbed portion is divided in appearance. The lower part of FIG. 5 indicates that new content has been created by dubbing.

  As described above, the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder according to the present embodiment uses the playback stop command or the pause command to cue the tape as the copy source and press the one-touch dubbing button to store one content. Of these, the portion after the point when the playback stop command or pause command is received is copied to the DVD disk. Such an operation is familiar to the user. This is because, conventionally, such an operation is widely performed in a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) or the like. The DVD recorder / hard disk recorder according to the present embodiment realizes such an operation by dubbing a signal after the pointer signal after a playback stop command or a pause command. As a result, the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder according to the present embodiment can realize one-touch dubbing from the HDD unit to the DVD disk based on a familiar operation similar to a VCR or the like. One-touch dubbing eliminates the need for the user to perform troublesome operations. By the operation of the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder according to the present embodiment, what kind of video is dubbed is grasped by the user's vision. As a result, a DVD recorder / hard disk recorder capable of dubbing content by a simple operation can be provided.

  The DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10 may include a device for reading a signal from an arbitrary recording medium instead of the HDD unit 26. Examples of devices included instead of the HDD unit 26 include a VCR that reads a signal from a video tape, a device that reads a signal from a flash memory, and a device that reads a signal from a flexible disk.

  In S100, the remote control interface 38 performs fast-forward playback (the playback speed of the content is higher than a speed that is predetermined for the user to view the content. As an example of the playback speed, (It may be twice the predetermined speed.) May be received. In this case, fast-forward playback of the content in the hard disk 27 is started.

  Further, the “pointer signal” is not limited to the signal read last before the HDD unit 26 stops reading in a predetermined order. For example, the “pointer signal” may be a signal read one second before the HDD unit 26 stops reading in a predetermined order. Thus, when the main control unit 22 receives an instruction that the remote control interface 38 stops reproduction, the hard disk drive of the pointer signal, which is a digital signal read before the HDD unit 26 stops reading in a predetermined order, The information indicating the position of the recording at 27 is generated.

<Second Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a DVD recorder / hard disk recorder according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The hardware configuration of the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10 according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. The function about them is the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

  Referring to FIG. 6, the program executed by DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10 according to the present embodiment executes the following control for content dubbing. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, the processes shown in FIG. 3 are given the same step numbers. These processes are the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

  In S <b> 130, the main control unit 22 identifies the resume position by causing the HDD unit 26 to read the pointer information. When the resume position is specified, the main control unit 22 calculates the start time of the file to be dubbed. Thereby, the start time of the file to be dubbed is acquired from the resume position.

  In S132, the main control unit 22 starts dubbing from the hard disk 27 to the DVD disk. In order to start dubbing, the main control unit 22 causes the HDD unit 26 to start reading a signal from the hard disk 27. The signal read by the HDD unit 26 is output to the main control unit 22. The main control unit 22 outputs the signal output from the HDD unit 26 to the DVD unit 28. The DVD unit 28 records the signal output from the main control unit 22 on the DVD disk 28.

  In S134, the main control unit 22 continues the dubbing from the hard disk 27 to the DVD disk. For continuation, the main control unit 22 performs the same process as the process in S132.

  In S136, the main control unit 22 detects that the remote control interface 38 has received a signal indicating that the stop button (the lower cursor key 1214 in this embodiment) has been pressed, or that the capacity of the DVD disk is insufficient. It is determined whether or not the HDD unit 26 has read all signals from the hard disk 27. If any of the capacity of the DVD disk is insufficient, the reproduction of hard disk 27 is finished, or the stop button is pressed (YES in S136), the process proceeds to S138. If not (NO in S136), the process proceeds to S134.

  In S138, the main control unit 22 causes the HDD unit 26 to read the time information of the signal that has been read by the HDD unit 26 when the stop button is pressed from the hard disk 27. When the time information is read, the main control unit 22 calculates the end time of the file to be dubbed. Thereby, the end time of the file to be dubbed is acquired.

  In S140, when the dubbing from the hard disk 27 to the DVD disk up to the signal whose end time has been acquired in S138 is completed, the main control unit 22 ends the dubbing process.

  An operation of the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder 10 based on the above-described structure and flowchart will be described.

  Through the processes of S100 to S114, the main control unit 22 acquires the start time of the file to be dubbed from the resume position (S130). When the time is acquired, the main control unit 22 starts dubbing from the hard disk 27 to the DVD disk (S132). When dubbing is started, the main control unit 22 continues dubbing (S134). If the dubbing is continued, the main control unit 22 determines whether there is any of insufficient capacity of the DVD disk, end of reproduction of the hard disk 27, or operation of the stop button (S136). Since this is not the case at first (NO in S136), the processes of S134 to S136 are repeated. Finally, if the stop button is pressed (YES in S136), the main control unit 22 acquires the end time of the file to be dubbed (S138). When the time is acquired, the main control unit 22 performs dubbing to the playback position at the time when the stop button is pressed (S140). Thus, when the HDD unit 26 receives an instruction that the remote control interface 38 should record, the HDD unit 26 reads out the signals recorded by the hard disk 27 based on the information generated by the main control unit 22. A signal corresponding to a user instruction after the order of the pointer signal (that is, a signal read by the HDD unit 26 at the time of receiving an instruction to stop recording after receiving an instruction to record from the pointer signal) Signal) is recorded on the DVD disk.

  As described above, the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder according to the present embodiment records an arbitrary portion desired by the user among the contents recorded on the hard disk, a playback stop command, a one-touch dubbing button, and a stop button. And can be realized. Accordingly, one-touch dubbing from the HDD unit to the DVD disk can be realized based on a familiar operation (because it is familiar and easy to use). One-touch dubbing eliminates the need for the user to perform troublesome operations. It is possible to visually grasp what kind of video is dubbed. As a result, a DVD recorder / hard disk recorder capable of dubbing content by a simple operation can be provided.

  In S136, the main control unit 22 indicates that the read signal represents a blue background (a blue-colored image indicating that the content has ended) based on the signal pattern read from the hard disk 27 by the HDD unit 26. You may also judge whether it is a signal. When it is determined whether or not the signal read from hard disk 27 by HDD unit 26 is a signal representing a blue back, if the read signal corresponds to a signal representing a blue back (YES in S136), the process proceeds to S138. It will be transferred.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the DVD recorder / hard disk recorder according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external view of a remote control terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of control of the content dubbing process which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the structure of the file recorded on the DVD recorder and hard disk recorder which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram showing that one file is divided | segmented when the DVD recorder and hard disk recorder based on the 1st Embodiment of this invention operate | moves. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of control of the content dubbing process which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  10 DVD recorder / hard disk recorder, 12 tuner section, 14 input section, 16 input control section, 18 AV signal A / D section, 20 MPEG encoder section, 22 main control section, 24 memory, 26 HDD section, 27 hard disk, 28 DVD Part, 30 MPEG decoder part, 32 OSD display control part, 34 AV signal D / A part, 36 output control part, 38 remote control interface, 40 external interface, 1200 remote control terminal, 1202 display, 1204 movement key, 1206 numeric buttons, 1208 Operation buttons, 1212 Up cursor key, 1214 Down cursor key, 1216 Right cursor key, 1218 Left cursor key, 1220 Confirm button, 1222 Volume button, 1224 Channel button, 1 226 One-touch dubbing button.

Claims (6)

A receiving means for receiving instructions from the user;
A reading means for reading the signal in a predetermined order from a first recording medium that records a digital signal representing either an image or a sound when the receiving means receives an instruction to start reproduction;
When the accepting means accepts an instruction to stop reproduction, the first means for controlling the reading means to stop reading the signals recorded by the first recording medium in the predetermined order. Control means;
When the accepting unit accepts an instruction to stop reproduction, the position of the recording on the first recording medium of the pointer signal which is a digital signal read before the reading unit stops reading in a predetermined order Generating means for generating information representing
When the receiving unit receives an instruction to record, the reading unit is configured to control the reading unit to resume reading from a signal that has been read when the reading in the predetermined order is stopped. A second control means;
When the accepting unit accepts an instruction to record, the recording from the pointer signal out of the signals recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating unit And a recording means for recording, on the second recording medium, a signal up to the signal read by the reading means at the time when the instruction to stop recording is received after the instruction is received. . A receiving means for receiving instructions from the user;
A reading means for reading the signal in a predetermined order from a first recording medium that records a digital signal representing either an image or a sound when the receiving means receives an instruction to start reproduction;
When the accepting means accepts an instruction to stop reproduction, the first means for controlling the reading means to stop reading the signals recorded by the first recording medium in the predetermined order. Control means;
When the accepting unit accepts an instruction to stop reproduction, the position of the recording on the first recording medium of the pointer signal which is a digital signal read before the reading unit stops reading in a predetermined order Generating means for generating information representing
When the receiving unit receives an instruction to record, the reading unit is configured to control the reading unit to resume reading from a signal that has been read when the reading in the predetermined order is stopped. A second control means;
When the accepting unit accepts an instruction to record, based on the information generated by the generating unit, among the signals recorded by the first recording medium, the order of reading by the reading unit is the pointer signal. A content copying apparatus comprising: a recording means for recording a signal read by the reading means, which is one of signals thereafter, on a second recording medium. The first recording medium includes a medium for recording the digital signal with content as a unit of classification,
When the recording unit receives an instruction to record, the recording unit represents a signal represented by the pointer information among signals recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating unit. And means for recording the signal read by the reading means on the second recording medium, the content being the same, and the reading order by the reading means is any one of the signals after the pointer signal. The content copying apparatus according to claim 2.   The means for recording on the second recording medium is a signal recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating means when the receiving means receives an instruction to record. Among them, the signal represented by the pointer information is the same as the content, and the signal read by the reading means is a signal from the pointer signal to a signal in which the reading order is the last in the same content as the pointer signal. The content copying apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising means for recording on the second recording medium.   When the receiving unit receives an instruction to record, the recording unit reads out the signal recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating unit. The content copying apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising means for recording a signal corresponding to the instruction of the user after the pointer signal in order on the second recording medium.   The means for recording on the second recording medium is a signal recorded by the first recording medium based on the information generated by the generating means when the receiving means receives an instruction to record. The signal from the pointer signal to the signal read by the reading means at the time when the instruction to stop recording is received after receiving the instruction to record is received on the second recording medium. 6. A content copying apparatus according to claim 5, comprising means for recording.

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