JP4578257B2 - Recording / reproducing device and remote control device thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device capable of communicating with a recording / reproducing device.

In a conventional recording / reproducing apparatus, for example, “recording” indicates that the apparatus is in a recording state, and “reproducing” indicates that the apparatus is in a reproducing state. Is displayed. In addition, the recording button provided in the recording / reproducing apparatus main body is configured to notify the user by a method such that the recording button glows red or the reproduction button glows blue.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-98430 JP 2001-339659 A

  In recent years, recording / reproducing apparatuses have come to adopt configurations corresponding to various types of recording media. For example, in addition to conventional video tapes, various types of recording media include optical disks such as various DVDs and various CDs, various IC memory cards, and magnetic disks such as hard disk drive devices (HDD). An increasing number of models are equipped with a plurality of recording / reproducing devices in a single casing and capable of editing operations between the recording media. However, in the above-described conventional recording / reproducing apparatus technology, even if it can be shown that a specific recording medium is in a recording or reproducing state, when the recording / reproducing apparatus is remotely operated by a remote control device, the user can Even when the operation button of the remote control device is pushed toward the main body, it becomes difficult to identify the operation display section of the main body of the recording / reproducing device when the communication distance exceeds a certain distance. For this reason, it is not possible to identify whether it is operating normally as instructed by the operation buttons on the remote control device, and when a plurality of recording / reproducing devices are built in one housing as described above and editing is performed between the recording media. Therefore, it is difficult to understand the operation status at a glance by simply looking at the remote control device at hand, such as the type of each recording medium and the data moving direction between the recording media. In particular, three or more types of recording / playback devices are built in one housing, and recording / playback can be performed simultaneously when performing editing operations between recording media or other external devices connected to external connection terminals. As the number of devices increases, it has been difficult to intuitively understand which operation is performed from which device to which device in which direction.

In order to solve the above problems, a remote controller of a recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention has function buttons corresponding to a plurality of recording media of the recording / reproducing apparatus, and each of the function buttons is driven by a plurality of recording media simultaneously. a display means for displaying the processing that is performed on the recording medium corresponding even to have.

  As described above, according to the remote control device of the recording / playback device of the present invention, even when the recording / playback device is remotely operated by the remote control device, the processing execution state based on the button operation of the remote control device is intuitively grasped. Is possible.

The best mode for carrying out each invention will be described below. Note that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In addition, the relationship between the following embodiment and a claim is as follows. The first embodiment will mainly describe claims 1, 5, 6, and 13 . The second embodiment will mainly describe claims 2 and 13 . The third embodiment will mainly describe claim 3 and the like. The fourth embodiment will mainly describe claim 4 and the like. The fifth embodiment will mainly describe claims 8, 9, 14 and the like. The sixth embodiment will mainly describe Claim 10 and the like. The seventh embodiment will mainly describe Claim 11 and the like. In the eighth embodiment, claim 12 will be mainly described. The ninth embodiment will mainly describe Claim 7 and the like.

  <Embodiment 1: Overview> Embodiment 1 will be described. The present embodiment is a remote control device capable of communicating with a recording / reproducing apparatus using a plurality of recording media, and has a function button corresponding to each recording medium, and each function button is provided on a corresponding recording medium. It is a remote control device of a recording / reproducing apparatus having a display means for displaying a process being executed.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of the concept of this embodiment. The remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus of this embodiment shown in this figure has a function button corresponding to each of a plurality of recording media of the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the function button displays processing executed by the corresponding recording medium. It is configured to be possible. First, when the user performs a button operation on the remote control device corresponding to the type of recording medium of the recording / reproducing apparatus to be used (here, VHS), it is determined that the selected recording medium is a VHS tape. . Then, the type of operation mode is determined as the next operation. For example, when a reproduction button (not shown) provided on the remote control device is pressed, a command signal for reproducing and driving the VHS tape from a remote control signal sending unit (not shown) of the remote control device toward the recording / reproduction device body is generated. Sent to. The main body of the recording / reproducing apparatus receives this command signal (here, the reproduction command signal) by a main body receiving unit (not shown) and causes the corresponding recording medium (here, VHS) to execute processing. The function buttons of the remote control device receive operation information from the recording / playback device that the processing is being performed on the corresponding recording medium, and the user can intuitively understand what processing is being performed. To display. Here, the lower left part of the function button corresponding to VHS of the remote controller is lit in blue, indicating that playback is in progress. In the case of the example shown in this figure, buttons corresponding to a plurality of recording media having functions and shapes similar to the function buttons of the remote control device are also provided on the operation surface of the recording / reproducing apparatus. The corresponding button on the recording / reproducing apparatus also receives information indicating that the VHS is performing the reproduction process, and displays it so that the user can intuitively understand what process is being performed. It is configured as follows. As described above, the merit of receiving the operation information from the recording / reproducing device and then displaying it on the function button of the remote control device is that the processing actually executed in the recording / reproducing device and the function button of the remote control device are displayed. This is because it is possible to prevent a mismatch with the processing to be performed. Also, even when multiple recording media are being driven simultaneously, it is possible to check at a glance the type of recording medium currently in use by simply checking the remote control device at hand, and the user is erroneously driving from the main body of the recording / reproducing device. It is possible to prevent the recording medium from being taken out. On the other hand, in addition to the case where the operation information is received from the recording / reproducing device as described above and displayed on the function button of the remote control device, the operation information is displayed on the function button only when the command signal is transmitted from the remote control device. You may do it. With this configuration, the operation information can be displayed on the function buttons of the remote control device without waiting for the reception of the operation information from the recording / reproducing device, so that a quick display is possible. For example, when the operation is switched at a relatively high speed by the remote control device, the display of the operation information is easy to follow the switching, which is convenient. In this case, confirmation of the operation information from the recording / reproducing device is acquired within a predetermined time, and if the confirmation is not possible, the operation display of the remote control device is returned to the state before the operation of the remote control device. Good.

  <Embodiment 1: Configuration> FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the first embodiment. The remote controller (0200) of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment shown in this figure has function buttons (0203) corresponding to a plurality of recording media of the recording / reproducing apparatus (0201), and each of the function buttons (0203). Has display means (0204) for displaying the processing being executed for the corresponding recording medium. A dotted line connecting the recording medium and the function buttons in FIG. 2 indicates the correspondence.

  Each unit, which is a component of the present invention, is configured by either hardware, software, or both hardware and software. For example, as an example for realizing these, when a computer is used, hardware composed of a CPU, a memory, a bus, an interface, a peripheral device, and the like and software executable on these hardware are listed. be able to. Specifically, the functions of the respective units are realized by sequentially executing the programs developed on the memory, by processing, storing, and outputting data on the memory and data input through the interface. (The same applies throughout this specification.)

  <Embodiment 1: Description of Configuration> Each configuration of Embodiment 1 will be described below.

  The “remote control device” (0200) is a remote control device capable of communicating with the “recording / reproducing device” (0201) using a plurality of recording media. The “remote control device” is an electronic device for remotely controlling the recording / reproducing device. In particular, the remote control device of the present invention has a control function for a plurality of recording media used by the recording / reproducing device. The “recording / reproducing apparatus” includes not only an apparatus capable of recording and reproducing information but also an apparatus capable of recording only and an apparatus capable of reproducing only. The “plurality of recording media” corresponds to, for example, a tape-shaped recording medium, a disk-shaped recording medium, a semiconductor memory, and the like, and may be configured to include any two or more of these.

  The “function button” (0203) corresponds to each of a plurality of recording media, and has display means (0204) for displaying processing executed on the corresponding recording media. As the meaning of “button”, an area that is integrally recognized as a button when a person concentrates the viewpoint to perform an operation is at least an area constituting the “button”. One function button may have a function of causing a plurality of processes. That is, for example, a function may be provided in which a playback process is performed by lightly pressing a function button once, and a fast-forward process is performed by pressing twice continuously (double click). The result of the button operation is transmitted to the recording / reproducing apparatus by wire or wirelessly, and the recording / reproducing apparatus processes the recording medium corresponding to the operated function button. A plurality of “function buttons” may be arranged side by side on the operation surface of the remote control device body as in the example shown in FIG. Moreover, arrangement | positioning is not restricted to this example, The arrangement | positioning should just be arrange | positioned in the state which can see the display of all the function buttons at first glance, and various arrangement | positionings like the example shown in FIG. 6 are considered.

  The “display unit” (0204) is provided in the function button (0203), and displays a process executed on the corresponding recording medium. According to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, when the button operation of the remote control device (0200) is performed, the processing execution unit (0205) provided in the recording / playback device receives a signal from the function button, and the function button corresponds. An execution process command is issued to the recording medium. Next, the process execution unit acquires information about the contents being executed from the recording medium, and transmits the information about the contents of the process to the display means (0204) in the function button. The display means that has received this information can change the currently corresponding recording medium depending on the lighting display location and color of the ring portion around the finger contact area, as in the example of the function button shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. Displays whether processing is in progress. As another example, a display is included in the display means, and it is conceivable to display characters, symbols and the like such as “record” and “play” as shown in FIG. As another example, as shown in FIG. 3a), LEDs are arranged around the finger contact area of each function button so that they can be blinked, and the type of execution process is identified by color, blink frequency, etc. It may be possible. In addition, by enabling acquisition of signal transmission / reception information on recording media other than the recording media corresponding to each display means, the signal flow as indicated by the arrows in FIG. You may be comprised so that LED may blink sequentially. Here, the “executed process” corresponds to, for example, recording, reproduction, standby, taking out, and further, the machine voluntarily writing attribute information (TOC) on the recording medium. The reproduction includes various reproductions such as reproduction in the variable speed mode in addition to reproduction in the normal mode, and the recording includes various recordings having different compression degrees. Note that the processing displayed by the display means in the present embodiment is not limited to processing in which an execution command is directly issued by pressing a function button of the remote control device. For example, the above-described automatic writing process of attribute information or a recording medium corresponding to the function button is put into a standby state by pressing the function button, and then an execution command such as reproduction or recording is issued by another button operation. In such a case, processing such as reproduction and recording is also included in the processing displayed by the display means in the present embodiment. Further, the display means receives not only the processing being executed on the recording medium but also information on the type of the recording medium corresponding to each function button from the recording / reproducing apparatus, and displays the type of the recording medium. May be. In that case, the information about the type of the recording medium may be received at a timing different from the information about the contents of the processing for the recording medium, or may be received at the same time. Examples of the recording medium include HDD, VHS, and DVD.

<Embodiment 1: Effect> As described above, according to the remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the processing execution state based on the button operation.
<< Embodiment 2 >>

  <Embodiment 2: Overview> Embodiment 2 will be described. The remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the process displayed by the display means includes a process of reproducing a signal recorded on the recording medium and a process of recording a signal on the recording medium.

  <Embodiment 2: Configuration> The remote control device of the recording / playback apparatus according to the present embodiment is based on the configuration of Embodiment 1, and the processing displayed by the display means is the playback processing and recording of a signal recorded on a recording medium. It is characterized in that it includes a signal recording process on a medium.

  <Embodiment 2: Explanation of Configuration> Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  The process displayed by the “display unit” includes a process of reproducing a signal recorded on the recording medium and a process of recording a signal on the recording medium. The “signal recorded on the recording medium” corresponds to, for example, a signal constituting movie information recorded on a DVD. The “signal for the recording medium” corresponds to, for example, a signal constituting movie information transmitted to the HDD when dubbing or moving from the DVD to the HDD is executed. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the display means of the function button of the remote control device corresponding to the VHS video tape that is a recording medium is a finger contact area of the function button when the VHS video tape is performing a reproduction process. When the area on the left side of the peripheral ring portion is lit in blue, and the VHS video tape is recording, the region on the right side of the peripheral ring portion of the finger contact area of the function button is lit in orange. May be. Similarly to the first embodiment, the display unit may receive information about the type of the recording medium corresponding to each function button from the recording / reproducing apparatus, and display the type of the recording medium.

<Embodiment 2: Effect> As described above, according to the remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, in particular, the recording / reproducing apparatus reproduces the signal recorded on the recording medium or records the signal on the recording medium. When processing is performed, it is possible to intuitively grasp the processing execution state based on the button operation.
<< Embodiment 3 >>

  <Embodiment 3: Overview> Embodiment 3 will be described. The remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the display means includes a light emitter for identifying the processing by a light emission color.

  <Embodiment 3: Configuration> The remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus of this embodiment is based on the configuration of Embodiment 1 or 2, and further, the display means includes a light emitter for identifying the processing by the emission color. There is a feature in having.

  <Embodiment 3: Description of Configuration> Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  The “light emitter” is provided in the display means, and is configured so that the processing being performed on each recording medium can be identified by the light emission color. The “light emission” can be performed by various methods such as a fluorescent tube, LED, EL, plasma, and a light bulb. In this embodiment, the display means provided in the function button has a light emitter, which means that the function button itself emits light. As a specific example of the present embodiment, the example given with reference to FIG. 4 in the description of the configuration of the second embodiment also corresponds to this, and the user of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment can select the function button. When a part of the finger contact area peripheral ring portion is lit in “blue”, the processing being executed is “playback”, or a part of the finger contact area peripheral ring portion of the function button is “ When it is lit in “orange”, it is possible to intuitively understand that the process being executed is “recording”.

<Embodiment 3: Effect> As described above, according to the remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the function button itself emits light in accordance with the process executed on the recording medium, thereby An intuitive grasp of the processing execution state based on the operation is possible.
<< Embodiment 4 >>

  <Embodiment 4: Overview> Embodiment 4 will be described. In the remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the light emitter is arranged at a peripheral portion of a finger contact area to be touched by a finger or the like with a predetermined relative position with respect to the finger contact area for each emission color. There is a feature.

  <Embodiment 4: Configuration> The configuration of the present embodiment is based on the configuration of Embodiment 3, and further, the finger touch for the user to touch with a finger or the like in order for the light emitter to execute processing by function buttons. It is characterized in that the light emitting area is arranged at the periphery of the area with a predetermined relative position with respect to the finger contact area for each light emitting color.

  <Embodiment 4: Description of Configuration> Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  The light-emitting device arranges the light-emitting area at a predetermined relative position with respect to the finger-contact area for each emission color in the periphery of the finger-touch area that the user touches with a finger or the like in order to execute processing by the function button. . Here, the light emitting device is arranged in the “periphery of the finger contact region” in order to achieve the object of the present invention, without being hidden by the finger during the button operation, This is because it is necessary to make it possible to grasp the display contents integrally without having to move the display. Also, by defining the “predetermined relative position”, the user can recognize the contents of the process that is intuitively executed according to the predetermined relative position. For example, in the description of the configuration of the second embodiment, in the example given with reference to FIG. 4, the user of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment turns the “left side” of the peripheral part of the finger contact area of the function button blue. When it is lit, the process being executed is “play”, and when the “right side” of the finger button contact area around the function button is lit orange, the process being executed is It is possible to intuitively understand that it is “recording”. In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the plurality of function buttons may be arranged side by side on the operation surface of the remote control device main body as in the example shown in FIG. Moreover, arrangement | positioning is not restricted to this example, The arrangement | positioning should just be arrange | positioned in the state which can see the display of all the function buttons at first glance, and various arrangement | positionings like the example shown in FIG. 6 are considered. Furthermore, the “finger contact area” is an area to be touched by “finger and the like” and includes not only the finger but also a touch by another method. For example, a case where a certain object is held in the hand and the function button is operated by touching the function button with the object held in the hand is also included.

<Embodiment 4: Effect> As described above, according to the remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the predetermined position of the function button emits light according to the processing being performed on the recording medium. Thus, it is possible to intuitively grasp the processing execution state based on the button operation.
<< Embodiment 5 >>

  <Embodiment 5: Overview> Embodiment 5 will be described. The present embodiment is a recording / reproducing apparatus system including a recording / reproducing apparatus and the remote control apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth embodiments or the remote control apparatus according to a ninth embodiment to be described later. The apparatus is a recording / reproducing apparatus system having the same buttons as the remote control apparatus.

  <Fifth Embodiment: Configuration> FIG. 5 is an example of a functional block diagram illustrating a fifth embodiment. The recording / reproducing apparatus system of the present embodiment shown in this figure includes a recording / reproducing apparatus (0501), the remote control apparatus of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth embodiments, or the ninth embodiment described later. It comprises a remote control device (0500) of the recording / reproducing device, and the recording / reproducing device has the same button (0506) as the remote control device. The dotted line connecting the recording medium and the button in FIG. 5 indicates the correspondence.

  <Embodiment 5: Description of Configuration> Each configuration of Embodiment 5 will be described below.

  The “recording / reproducing device” (0501) has the same button (0506) as the remote control device. “Same as remote control device” means having the same shape and function as the function buttons of the remote control device. That is, the button (0506) of the recording / reproducing apparatus corresponds to each of a plurality of recording media, similarly to the function button of the remote control apparatus described in the first embodiment, and performs processing executed on the corresponding recording medium. It has display means (0507) for displaying. In addition, the same shape is not limited to the shape of the function button of the remote control device, but is similar to a similar or similar relationship. Including shape.

  According to the configuration shown in FIG. 5, recording is performed both when the function button (0503) of the remote control device (0500) is operated and when the button (0506) of the recording / playback device (0501) is operated. A processing execution unit (0505) provided in the playback apparatus receives a signal from the operated function button or button, and issues an execution processing command to a recording medium corresponding to the function button or button. Next, the process execution unit obtains information about the content being executed from the recording medium, and the corresponding function button display means (0504) of the remote control device and the corresponding button display means ( 0507), information about the contents of the processing is transmitted to both. The function buttons or button display means corresponding to the remote control device and the recording / reproducing device that have received this information are, for example, the lighting display of the ring portion around the finger contact area as in the example of the button shown in FIG. Depending on the location, color, etc., it displays what processing the corresponding recording medium is currently performing. Since other explanations are the same as those of the function buttons of the remote control device, they are omitted. As described above, the merit of receiving the operation information from the recording / reproducing apparatus and then displaying it on the function button display means (0504) of the remote control device and the corresponding button display means (0507) of the recording / reproducing apparatus is This is because it is possible to prevent the processing actually executed in the recording / reproducing apparatus from being inconsistent with the processing displayed on the function button of the remote control device. Also, even when multiple recording media are being driven simultaneously, it is possible to check at a glance the type of recording medium currently in use by simply checking the remote control device at hand, and the user is erroneously driving from the main body of the recording / reproducing device. It is possible to prevent the recording medium from being taken out. On the other hand, in addition to the case where the operation information is received from the recording / reproducing device as described above and displayed on the function button of the remote control device, the operation information is displayed on the function button only when a command signal is transmitted from the remote control device. You may do it. With this configuration, the operation information can be displayed on the function buttons of the remote control device without waiting for the reception of the operation information from the recording / reproducing device, so that a quick display is possible. For example, when the operation is switched at a relatively high speed by the remote control device, the display of the operation information is easy to follow the switching, which is convenient. In this case, confirmation of the operation information from the recording / playback device is acquired within a predetermined time, and if the confirmation is not possible, the operation display of the remote control device is returned to the state before the operation of the remote control device. Good.

  The buttons of the recording / reproducing apparatus may be arranged side by side on the apparatus main body operation surface as in the example shown in FIG. Moreover, arrangement | positioning is not restricted to this example, The arrangement | positioning should just be arrange | positioned in the state which can see the display of all the buttons at first glance, and various arrangement | positionings like the example shown in FIG. 6 are considered. Here, the button arrangement of the recording / reproducing apparatus may be configured to be the same arrangement as the function button arrangement of the remote control apparatus. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the function buttons of the remote control device are arranged in a horizontal row, the buttons of the recording / playback device are similarly arranged in a horizontal row and as shown in FIG. 7B. In addition, when the function buttons of the remote control device are arranged so as to draw a triangle, the buttons of the recording / reproducing device may also be arranged so as to draw a triangle.

  The other configurations are the same as those described in the first to fourth embodiments, and will not be described.

<Embodiment 5: Effect> As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus system of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the processing execution state based on the button operation.
<< Embodiment 6 >>

  <Sixth Embodiment: Overview> A sixth embodiment will be described. The recording / reproducing apparatus system according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the function buttons of the remote control device can display the type of the corresponding recording medium. This embodiment assumes a general-purpose remote control device that can realize the functional configuration of the remote control device in accordance with the recording / reproducing device. Specifically, when the recording / reproducing apparatus A is used, the general-purpose remote control apparatus can be configured as a remote control apparatus dedicated to the recording / reproducing apparatus A, and when the recording / reproducing apparatus B is used, The above-mentioned general-purpose remote control device can be configured as a remote control device dedicated to the recording / reproducing device B. The functional configuration is reflected on the function buttons of the general-purpose remote control device.

  <Sixth Embodiment: Configuration> FIG. 8 is an example of a functional block diagram illustrating the sixth embodiment. The recording / reproducing apparatus system of the present embodiment shown in this figure is based on the recording / reproducing apparatus system of the fifth embodiment, and the display means (0804) of each function button (0803) of the remote control device (0800) A type indicator (0809) for displaying the type of the corresponding recording medium, and the remote control device includes a recording medium type information indicating the type of the recording medium to be displayed on the type indicator of each function button Based on the button configuration information acquired by the button configuration information acquisition unit (0810) that acquires configuration information from the recording / playback apparatus (0801) and the button configuration information acquisition unit, the type indicator displays the type of the recording medium. A display command output unit (0811) for outputting a display command, and the recording / reproducing device (0801) is a recording medium for acquiring the recording medium type information. A type information acquisition unit (0812) and a button configuration information output unit (0813) for outputting button configuration information including the recording medium type information acquired by the recording medium type information acquisition unit to the remote control device; Features.

  <Sixth Embodiment: Description of Configuration> Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  First, the configuration related to the remote control device will be described.

  A “type indicator” (0809) is provided in the display means of each function button of the remote control device, and displays the type of the corresponding recording medium. This display is different from the display by label attachment or the printed display, and can be both displayed and erased, and can be performed electronically. As a specific display method, various methods such as a character string such as “HDD” or “DVD” may be displayed, or the user may be identified by a symbol or color. Further, for example, the function button display means includes a plurality of LEDs for indicating the type of the recording medium, and the type of the recording medium is displayed in advance by a label or the like next to each LED, and corresponds to each function button. Depending on the type of recording medium, the corresponding LED may be illuminated.

  The “button configuration information acquisition unit” (0810) displays button configuration information including recording medium type information indicating the type of recording medium to be displayed on the type indicator (0809) of each function button in the recording / reproducing apparatus (0801). ) The “button configuration information” acquired here is previously stored in the recording / reproducing apparatus. Examples of button configuration information include information indicating each of HDD, DVD, VHS, and the like. The button configuration information is not limited to such a character string and may be a code or the like, but it must be interpretable on the remote control device side. As a specific method for acquiring the button configuration information, first, a signal requesting output of the button configuration information is issued from the remote control device to the recording / playback device, and the button configuration information output from the recording / playback device as a response thereto. Is acquired by the button configuration information acquisition unit. In addition, since the recording / playback apparatus itself is configured to voluntarily output button configuration information to the remote control device, the button configuration information acquisition unit of the remote control device acquires the output button configuration information. Also mentioned. In the latter case, specifically, the information signal is transmitted by the user operating a button configuration information transmission button or the like installed in the recording / reproducing apparatus, for example. The acquisition of the button configuration information is not limited to wireless or wired as described above, and can be performed via, for example, an IC chip memory.

  The “display command output unit” (0811) causes the type indicator to display the type of the recording medium based on the button configuration information acquired by the button configuration information acquisition unit (0810). For example, when the button configuration information acquired by the button configuration information acquisition unit includes three types of recording media, one type of recording medium is displayed for each of the three function buttons. In other words, the display command output unit does not simultaneously display two types of recording media for one function button. For example, when the button configuration information acquired by the button configuration information acquisition unit includes three types of recording media, the remote control device has four function buttons. Three of the four function buttons display the type of the recording medium, but the other one of the function buttons does not display the type of the recording medium. This is because the function buttons and the recording medium are made to correspond one-on-one so that the user can intuitively operate the buttons.

  Next, a configuration related to the recording / reproducing apparatus will be described.

  The “recording medium type information acquisition unit” (0812) acquires the recording medium type information. As described above, the “recording medium type information” is prepared in advance in the recording / reproducing apparatus. However, the “recording medium type information” does not necessarily have to be prepared in advance as information. It may be a mechanism for investigating what kind of recording medium is provided. In this case, the investigation result is the recording medium type information.

  The mechanism of the above survey will be explained. The recording / reproducing apparatus has an interface for inserting a recording medium, and the recording / reproducing apparatus itself can recognize which recording medium is inserted in each interface. The recording medium type information acquisition unit issues a signal requesting the output of information on the type of recording medium managed by each interface to each interface, and receives information as a response to how to respond to each interface. It is possible to recognize whether a simple recording medium is inserted. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the recording medium type information acquisition unit responds to the inquiry that a VHS drive is inserted from the leftmost interface 1 and an HDD drive is inserted from the second interface 2 from the left. From the second interface 3 from the right, it is possible to obtain information that the DVD drive is inserted, and from the right end interface 4 that no recording medium is inserted. That is, the recording medium type information acquisition unit is configured to obtain the recording medium type information from the drive interface of the recording medium.

  The “button configuration information output unit” (0813) outputs button configuration information including the recording medium type information acquired by the recording medium type information acquisition unit to the remote control device. The “button configuration information including recording medium type information” may include information for identifying the number and recording / reproducing apparatus in addition to the type of medium. The output of the button configuration information may be wireless or wired. Also, for example, it can be performed via an IC chip memory or the like.

  <Sixth Embodiment: Process Flow> FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing a process flow of the present embodiment. Specifically, it consists of the following methods. The “recording / reproducing apparatus main body” shown in the figure refers to a part excluding the interface in the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the “remote control apparatus main body” refers to a part excluding the function buttons of the remote control apparatus. In the example of the present embodiment shown in the figure, first, a button configuration information request signal is transmitted from the remote control device body to the recording / playback device body. Upon receipt of this, the recording / reproducing apparatus body inquires the type of the recording medium fitted in each of the medium interfaces 1 to 4, and from the medium interfaces 1 to 4, for example, “VHS” from the interface 1, interface 2 will get an answer such as “HDD”. In this way, the recording / reproducing apparatus main body acquires the recording medium type information and acquires the button configuration information including this. Next, the recording / reproducing apparatus main body transmits the button configuration information to the remote control apparatus main body. Based on the acquired button configuration information, the remote control device main body outputs a command to display the type of the recording medium on the function buttons of the remote control device. In this way, the type of the recording medium such as “VHS”, “HDD”, or “DVD” is displayed on the function buttons of the remote control device.

<Embodiment 6: Effect> As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus system of the present invention, the function button of the remote control device can display the type of the recording medium, and therefore the processing execution state based on the button operation Can be intuitively grasped.
<< Embodiment 7 >>

  <Embodiment 7: Overview> Embodiment 7 will be described. The recording / reproducing apparatus system according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the button arrangement of the recording / reproducing apparatus can be reflected on the function buttons of the remote control apparatus.

  <Seventh Embodiment: Configuration> FIG. 9 is an example of a functional block diagram illustrating a seventh embodiment. The recording / reproducing apparatus system of the present embodiment shown in this figure is based on the recording / reproducing apparatus system of the sixth embodiment, and the recording / reproducing apparatus (0901) further includes buttons of the recording / reproducing apparatus itself corresponding to each recording medium. A button arrangement information acquisition unit (0914) for acquiring button arrangement information for reflecting the arrangement on the function buttons of the remote control device; and the button configuration information output unit (0913) includes the button arrangement information. Button configuration information-attached button configuration information output means (0915) for outputting the button configuration information-attached button configuration information to the remote control device, wherein the button configuration information acquisition unit (0910) of the remote control device Button display information with button arrangement information for acquiring button arrangement information with button arrangement information (0916), and the display command The force unit (0911) selects the type of the recording medium to be displayed on the type indicator of each function button based on the button configuration information with button arrangement information acquired by the button configuration information with button configuration information acquisition unit. An arrangement display command output means (0917) for outputting a command to be displayed on a function button at a predetermined position is provided.

  <Seventh Embodiment: Description of Configuration> Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  First, a configuration related to the recording / reproducing apparatus will be described.

  The “button arrangement information acquisition unit” (0914) acquires button arrangement information for reflecting the button arrangement of the recording / playback apparatus itself corresponding to each recording medium on the function buttons of the remote control device. The “button arrangement information” is information relating to button arrangement such that the buttons are arranged in, for example, a vertical row, a horizontal row, or a triangular shape, and is stored in advance at the time of product manufacture.

  "Button configuration information-attached button configuration information output means" (0915) is provided in the button configuration information output unit, and transmits button configuration information with button configuration information, which is button configuration information including the button configuration information, to the remote control device. Output for. The button configuration information-attached button configuration information output means receives the recording medium type information from the recording medium type information acquisition unit and the button arrangement information from the button arrangement information acquisition unit, as in the sixth embodiment. , Button configuration information including button arrangement information and recording medium type information is output to the remote control device. Further, the output of the button configuration information with button arrangement information may be wireless or wired. Also, for example, it can be performed via an IC chip memory or the like.

  Next, a configuration related to the remote control device will be described.

  “Button configuration information acquisition unit with button arrangement information” (0916) is provided in the button configuration information acquisition unit of the remote control device, and acquires the button configuration information with button arrangement information. The button configuration information with button arrangement information may be acquired wirelessly or by wire. Also, for example, it can be performed via an IC chip memory or the like.

  The “arrangement display command output means” (0917) is provided in the display command output unit, and is based on the button configuration information with button arrangement information acquired by the button arrangement information with button configuration information acquisition means. A command for displaying the type of the recording medium to be displayed on the button type indicator on the function button at a predetermined position is output.

  In the specific example shown in FIG. 10, not only the button arrangement, for example, the arrangement of buttons arranged in a vertical row, a horizontal row, or a triangular shape, but also the arrangement of button positions for each medium, i.e., which Information on where the medium is arranged can be reflected and displayed on the function buttons of the remote control device. First, the recording medium type information acquisition unit acquires information as shown in the table of FIG. 10A from each interface as described above. The interface 1 is VHS, and the interface 2 is HDD. Further, as described above, the button arrangement information acquisition unit previously stores the button arrangement information, in which the button for operating the interface 1 is positioned at the left end and the button for operating the interface 2 is positioned second from the left in FIG. ) Button arrangement information as shown in the table. Next, the button configuration information-attached button configuration information output means receives the information shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, so that the button information including the position of the button for each medium, specifically, 10C can output information to the remote control device as shown in FIG. 10C, in which VHS is the left end, HDD is the second from the left, DVD is the third from the left, and there is no recording medium at the right end. The function buttons of the remote control device can be displayed reflecting the position of the buttons for each medium. In FIG. 10, description of other components that are unnecessary for the description of this example is omitted.

  In the specific example shown in FIG. 11, the button configuration information-attached button configuration information acquisition unit acquires information as shown in FIG. 11C from the recording / playback apparatus. This corresponds to the information shown in FIG. On the other hand, the remote control device obtains a table associating the button IDs with the arrangement of the function buttons as shown in FIG. 11B, and collates this with the button arrangement information obtained from the recording / reproducing apparatus. Thus, information as shown in FIG. 11A is obtained. That is, the arrangement display command output means provided in the remote control device is “VHS” for the button ID 01, “HDD” for the button ID 02, “DVD” for the button ID 03, etc. It is possible to output a command for displaying the type of the recording medium by reflecting the arrangement of the buttons corresponding to. In FIG. 11, description of other constituent elements unnecessary for the description of this example is omitted.

  <Seventh Embodiment: Process Flow> FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing a process flow of the present embodiment. Specifically, it consists of the following methods. The “recording / reproducing apparatus main body” shown in the figure refers to a part excluding the interface in the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the “remote control apparatus main body” refers to a part excluding the function buttons of the remote control apparatus. In the example of the present embodiment shown in the figure, first, a button configuration information request signal is transmitted from the remote control device body to the recording / playback device body. Upon receipt of this, the recording / reproducing apparatus body inquires the type of the recording medium fitted in each of the medium interfaces 1 to 4, and from the medium interfaces 1 to 4, for example, “VHS” from the interface 1, interface 2 will get an answer such as “HDD”. In this way, the recording / reproducing apparatus main body acquires the recording medium type information. In addition, the recording / reproducing apparatus main body acquires button arrangement information of a button corresponding to the recording medium associated with the interface, associates the recording medium type information with the corresponding button arrangement information, and acquires button configuration information. Will do. Next, the recording / reproducing apparatus main body transmits button configuration information-attached button configuration information to the remote control apparatus main body. The remote control device main body obtains a table in which the button ID is associated with the arrangement of the function buttons. Then, from the table and the button configuration information with button arrangement information, what kind of recording medium should be displayed for the function button of which button ID is calculated. For example, if the button ID 01 has a left table, the button ID 02 has a center, and the button ID 03 has a right table, the left end is “VHS”, the second from the left is “HDD”, and the third from the left is “DVD”. When the button configuration information with arrangement information is acquired, these are collated, and the calculation result that “VHS” should be displayed for the button ID 01, “HDD” should be displayed for the button ID 02, and “DVD” should be displayed for the button ID 03 Get. Based on this, a command for displaying the type of the recording medium is output to the function button of the remote control device. In this way, the function buttons of the remote control device display the types of recording media such as “VHS”, “HDD”, and “DVD”, reflecting the arrangement of the buttons corresponding to the recording media of the recording / reproducing device. The

<Embodiment 7: Effect> As described above, according to the remote control device of the recording / reproducing device of the present invention, the button arrangement of the recording / reproducing device is reflected on the function buttons of the remote control device, thereby being based on the button operation. Intuitive grasp of process execution status is possible.
<< Embodiment 8 >>

  <Embodiment 8: Overview> Embodiment 8 will be described. In the recording / reproducing apparatus system according to the present embodiment, the display command output unit of the remote control device has a type of each button based on the button configuration information with display mode information acquired by the button configuration information acquisition unit with display mode information. It is characterized by having display mode command output means for displaying processing executed in a predetermined mode on the display.

  <Eighth Embodiment: Configuration> FIG. 12 is an example of a functional block diagram illustrating an eighth embodiment. The recording / reproducing apparatus system of the present embodiment shown in this figure is based on the recording / reproducing apparatus system of the sixth embodiment, and the recording / reproducing apparatus (1201) corresponds to the processing performed on each recording medium. A display mode information acquisition unit (1214) that acquires display mode information that is information indicating a display mode to be displayed by the display unit, and the button configuration information output unit (1213) includes a button that includes the display mode information. It has button configuration information output means (1215) with display mode information that outputs button configuration information with display mode information, which is configuration information, to the remote control device, and the button configuration information acquisition unit (1210) of the remote control device , Button configuration information with button configuration information acquisition means (1216) for acquiring the button configuration information with display mode information, and the display command output unit (1211) Based on the button configuration information with display mode information acquired by the button configuration information acquisition unit with the display mode information, the function button type display unit executes a recording medium corresponding to each function button in a predetermined mode. It has a display mode command output means (1217) for displaying the processed process.

  <Eighth Embodiment: Description of Configuration> Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  First, the configuration related to the recording / reproducing apparatus will be described.

  The “display mode information acquisition unit” (1214) is provided in the recording / reproducing apparatus, and is information indicating a display mode to be displayed on the display unit in response to processing performed on each recording medium. Aspect information is acquired. “Display mode information” means, for example, that the processing performed by a certain recording medium is selected and waiting for a command, and the upper part around the finger contact area of the button is white. Is information corresponding to a rule for determining a display mode in which the lower right is lit in orange when recording is blue.

  "Button configuration information output unit with display mode information" (1215) is provided in the button configuration information output unit, and displays the button configuration information with display mode information, which is button configuration information including the display mode information, in the remote control device. Output for. Further, the output of the button configuration information with display mode information may be wireless or wired. Also, for example, it can be performed via an IC chip memory or the like.

  Next, a configuration related to the remote control device will be described.

  “Button configuration information acquisition means with display mode information” (1216) is provided in the button configuration information acquisition unit of the remote control device, and acquires the button configuration information with display mode information. The acquisition of the button configuration information with display mode information may be wireless or wired. Also, for example, it can be performed via an IC chip memory or the like.

  "Display mode command output means" (1217) is provided in the display command output unit, and based on the button configuration information with display mode information acquired by the button configuration information acquisition unit with display mode information, The function button type display has a function for displaying processing executed in a predetermined manner.

  This will be described using the example shown in FIG. The button configuration information with display mode information is output from the button configuration information output unit (1215) with display mode information provided in the button configuration information output unit of the recording / playback device, and is provided in the button configuration information acquisition unit of the remote control device. It is acquired by the button configuration information acquisition means (1216) with display mode information. On the other hand, the processing execution unit (1205) in the recording / reproducing apparatus outputs an execution processing command to the interface of the recording medium corresponding to the operated button, and information on the processing actually executed from the recording medium. Is transmitted to the display mode command output means (1217) provided in the display command output unit of the remote control device. Based on this information and the button configuration information with display mode information, the display mode command output means knows from the display mode information about the function buttons of the remote control device corresponding to the recording medium on which the execution process is performed. A display command is output according to display rules that can be displayed. The display mode command output means outputs a command signal for displaying the type of the recording medium based on the button configuration information, and stores which type of the recording medium is displayed on which function button. For example, when the display mode command output means receives information from the processing execution unit of the recording / reproducing apparatus that reproduction is being performed by VHS, it collates with the stored information that “VHS” is displayed on the leftmost function button. Then, according to the display rule that can be known from the display mode information, for example, a display command is output to the leftmost function button so that the lower left portion around the finger contact area of the function button is lit in blue.

  <Eighth Embodiment: Process Flow> FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing a process flow of the present embodiment. Specifically, it consists of the following methods. The “recording / reproducing apparatus main body” shown in the figure refers to a part excluding the interface in the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the “remote control apparatus main body” refers to a part excluding the function buttons of the remote control apparatus. In the example of the present embodiment shown in the figure, first, a button configuration information request signal is transmitted from the remote control device body to the recording / playback device body. Upon receipt of this, the recording / reproducing apparatus body inquires the type of the recording medium fitted in each of the medium interfaces 1 to 4, and from the medium interfaces 1 to 4, for example, “VHS” from the interface 1, interface 2 will get an answer such as “HDD”. In this way, the recording / reproducing apparatus main body acquires the recording medium type information. Moreover, the recording / reproducing apparatus main body acquires display mode information, and acquires button configuration information including these pieces of information. Next, the recording / reproducing apparatus main body outputs button configuration information with display mode information to the remote control apparatus main body. The remote control device main body first acquires the recording medium type information, and outputs a display command for causing the function button 1 to display “VHS”, the function button 2 to “HDD”, and the function button 3 to display “DVD”, for example. At this time, the main body of the remote control device stores which type of recording medium is displayed on which function button. Next, when the recording / reproducing apparatus main body executes process 1 on the DVD, the remote control apparatus main body acquires the information from the recording / reproducing apparatus. Here, the remote control device main body obtains the display mode information and collates the information with the storage, so that the function button 3 displaying “DVD” is based on the rules in the display mode information. Then, a command for displaying that processing 1 is being executed is output. Further, when the recording / reproducing apparatus main body executes process 2 on the HDD, the remote control apparatus main body acquires the information from the recording / reproducing apparatus. Here, the remote control device main body acquires the display mode information, and collates the information with the storage, so that the function button 2 displaying “HDD” is based on the rules in the display mode information. Then, a command for displaying that processing 2 is being executed is output. Further, when the recording / reproducing apparatus main body executes the process 3 on the VHS, the remote control apparatus main body acquires the information from the recording / reproducing apparatus. Here, the remote control device main body obtains the display mode information and collates the information with the storage, so that the function button 3 displaying “VHS” is based on the rules in the display mode information. Then, a command to display that processing 3 is being executed is output.

<Eighth Embodiment: Effects> As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus system of the present invention, the function buttons of the remote control device are controlled in a predetermined manner according to the processing performed on each recording medium of the recording / reproducing apparatus. By displaying the process, it is possible to intuitively grasp the process execution state based on the button operation.
<< Embodiment 9 >>

  <Ninth Embodiment: Overview> A ninth embodiment will be described. The remote controller of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the function buttons are touch panel type function buttons.

  <Ninth Embodiment: Configuration> The remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment is based on the configuration of the first to fourth embodiments, and is further characterized in that the function buttons are touch panel type function buttons.

  <Ninth Embodiment: Description of Configuration> Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  As the “touch panel type”, there are an optical method, an ultrasonic method, a capacitance method, a resistance film method, and the like as a typical method for sensing contact with the panel, and any method may be used. FIG. 16 shows an example of a remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment. The remote control device has a touch panel screen. (A) is an initial state, and it is assumed that nothing is displayed on the touch panel screen in the initial state. Further, the recording / reproducing apparatus stores therein information relating to its own button. “Information relating to a button” is information relating to the shape, arrangement, function, etc. of the button. The remote control device includes a button such as a communication button. When the communication button is pressed, the remote control device transmits information for requesting transmission of information related to the button to the recording / playback device. Then, information regarding the buttons of the recording / reproducing device is transmitted from the recording / reproducing device to the remote control device. Alternatively, the recording / reproducing apparatus may be provided with a communication button, and when the communication button of the recording / reproducing apparatus is pressed, information regarding the button of the recording / reproducing apparatus may be transmitted to the remote control device. (B) is a state after the button information of the recording / reproducing device is transmitted to the remote control device. When receiving information related to the buttons of the recording / reproducing device, the remote control device displays similar function buttons on the touch panel screen based on the received information. When the touch panel screen is realized by a color liquid crystal, the function buttons can also be displayed in color. Therefore, as described in the third and fourth embodiments, the function buttons can be displayed according to the processing in the recording medium. It is also possible to emit light at a predetermined position.

<Embodiment 9: Effects> As described above, according to the remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the function buttons capable of intuitively grasping the processing execution state based on the button operation are displayed on the touch panel screen. Is possible.
<< Embodiment 10 >>

  <Embodiment 10: Overview> Embodiment 10 will be described. The present embodiment is a remote control device capable of communicating with a recording / reproducing apparatus using a plurality of recording media, and has a function button corresponding to each recording medium, and each function button has a corresponding recording medium. It is a remote control device of a recording / reproducing apparatus having a recording medium type display means for displaying.

  <Embodiment 10: Configuration> FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of Embodiment 10. In FIG. The remote controller (1700) of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment shown in this figure has function buttons (1703) corresponding to a plurality of recording media of the recording / reproducing apparatus (1701), and the function buttons (1703). Has recording medium type display means (1704) for displaying the corresponding recording medium. A dotted line connecting the recording medium and the function buttons in FIG. 17 indicates the correspondence.

  <Embodiment 10: Description of Configuration> Each configuration of Embodiment 10 will be described below.

  "Recording medium type display means" (1704) is provided in the function button (1703) and displays the type of the corresponding recording medium. This display is different from the display by label attachment or the printed display, and can be both displayed and erased, and can be performed electronically. As a specific display method, for example, a character string may be displayed such as “HDD” or “DVD”, or various methods may be considered such as allowing the user to identify according to the symbol or color. . As an example of a specific operation, first, the recording / reproducing apparatus records information on the type of the recording medium in the processing execution unit (1705) or the like. The remote control device (1700) is provided with a communication button. When the communication button is pressed, the processing execution unit (1705) provided in the recording / playback device receives a signal from the communication button, and the processing execution unit ( 1705) etc., information on the type of recording medium recorded in the remote control device (1700). Based on the received information, the type of the recording medium is displayed on the recording medium type display means. Alternatively, when the recording / playback apparatus includes a communication button and the user presses the communication button, information on the type of the recording medium recorded in the processing execution unit (1700) of the recording / playback apparatus is displayed on the remote control device (1700). ) May be sent.

  The other configurations are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and are therefore omitted.

  <Embodiment 10: Effect> As described above, according to the remote control device of the recording / reproducing device of the present invention, the type of the recording medium of the recording / reproducing device can be dynamically displayed on the function buttons of the remote control device. Is possible. Further, not only the type of recording medium but also dubbing or moving simultaneously using a plurality of recording media, the data movement status of the data transmission source and transmission destination may be displayed on the function buttons of the remote control device. Thereby, the remote control device of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention can be used, for example, by changing the recording / reproducing apparatus used to another recording / reproducing apparatus and the position of each apparatus that drives the recording medium. Even if the relationship changes, it is possible to acquire information about the type of recording medium and positional relationship information of each driving device from the recording / reproducing device each time and reflect it on its own function button. Become.

Conceptual diagram for explaining the first embodiment Functional block diagram for explaining the first embodiment Conceptual diagram explaining a specific example of display Conceptual diagram explaining a specific example of display Functional block diagram for explaining the fifth embodiment Conceptual diagram explaining a specific example of arrangement Conceptual diagram explaining a specific example of arrangement Functional block diagram for explaining the sixth embodiment Functional block diagram for explaining the seventh embodiment Conceptual diagram illustrating a specific example of the seventh embodiment Conceptual diagram illustrating a specific example of the seventh embodiment Functional block diagram for explaining the eighth embodiment The figure explaining the flow of processing of Embodiment 6. The figure explaining the flow of processing of Embodiment 7. The figure explaining the flow of a process of Embodiment 8. Conceptual diagram explaining a specific example of the ninth embodiment Functional block diagram for explaining the tenth embodiment

Explanation of symbols

0200 Remote control device 0201 Recording / reproducing device 0203 Function button 0204 Display means 0205 Processing execution unit

Claims (14)

A remote control device capable of communicating with a recording / reproducing device using a plurality of recording media,
The remote control device has function buttons corresponding to each recording medium,
Each of the function buttons is a remote control device of a recording / reproducing apparatus having display means for displaying processing executed for each corresponding recording medium even when a plurality of recording media are driven simultaneously .   2. The remote control device of a recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the process displayed by the display unit includes a process of reproducing a signal recorded on a corresponding recording medium and a process of recording a signal on the recording medium.   The remote controller of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit includes a light emitter for identifying the processing by a light emission color.   The light emitter of the function button defines a predetermined relative position with respect to the finger contact area for each emission color in a peripheral part of a finger contact area for a user to touch with a finger or the like to execute processing by the function button. The remote controller for a recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the light emitting area is arranged.   5. The remote control device for a recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium includes at least two of a tape-shaped recording medium, a disk-shaped recording medium, and a semiconductor memory.   6. The remote control device for a recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the function buttons are arranged side by side on the operation surface of the remote control device main body.   The remote controller for a recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the function button is a touch panel type function button. A recording / reproducing apparatus system comprising: a recording / reproducing apparatus; and a remote control device for the recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The recording / reproducing apparatus system has the same buttons as the remote control apparatus.   9. The recording / reproducing apparatus system according to claim 8, wherein the arrangement of buttons included in the recording / reproducing apparatus is the same arrangement as the arrangement of function buttons included in the remote control apparatus. The display means of each function button of the remote control device has a type indicator for displaying the type of the corresponding recording medium,
The remote control device acquires button configuration information including recording medium type information indicating the type of recording medium to be displayed on the type indicator of each function button from the recording / playback device, and
A display command output unit for outputting a display command for displaying the type of the recording medium on the type indicator based on the button configuration information acquired by the button configuration information acquisition unit,
The recording / reproducing apparatus comprises:
A recording medium type information acquisition unit for acquiring the recording medium type information;
A button configuration information output unit for outputting button configuration information including the recording medium type information acquired by the recording medium type information acquisition unit to the remote control device;
10. A recording / reproducing apparatus system according to claim 8 or 9, comprising: The recording / reproducing apparatus comprises:
A button arrangement information acquisition unit for acquiring button arrangement information for reflecting the button arrangement of the recording / playback apparatus itself corresponding to each recording medium to the function buttons of the remote control device;
The button configuration information output unit includes button configuration information-attached button configuration information output means for outputting button configuration information with button configuration information, which is button configuration information including the button arrangement information, to the remote control device,
The button configuration information acquisition unit of the remote control device includes button configuration information-attached button configuration information acquisition means for acquiring the button configuration information-attached button configuration information,
The display command output unit, based on the button configuration information with button arrangement information acquired by the button configuration information with button configuration information acquisition means, the type of recording medium to be displayed on the type indicator of each function button, 11. The recording / reproducing apparatus system according to claim 10, further comprising arrangement display command output means for outputting a command for display on a function button at a predetermined position. The recording / reproducing apparatus comprises:
A display mode information acquisition unit that acquires display mode information, which is information indicating a display mode to be displayed on the display unit, corresponding to the processing performed on each recording medium;
The button configuration information output unit includes button configuration information with display mode information that outputs button configuration information with display mode information, which is button configuration information including the display mode information, to the remote control device,
The button configuration information acquisition unit of the remote control device has button configuration information acquisition unit with display mode information for acquiring the button configuration information with display mode information,
The display command output unit is a process executed on the type indicator of each function button in a predetermined manner based on the button configuration information with display mode information acquired by the button configuration information with display mode information acquisition means. 12. The recording / reproducing system according to claim 10 or 11, further comprising display mode command output means for displaying.   The remote control device for a recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit also displays a type of a corresponding recording medium.   9. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the display unit of the remote control device performs the display without acquiring operation information which is information for specifying processing executed on the recording medium from the recording / reproducing apparatus. system.

Images