JPH0214457A - Tape cassette automatic supply selection reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operating efficiency of a cart machine by generating automatically an event list according to the order of shelf numbers of a cassette magazine with tape cassettes loaded therein or the loading order of tape cassettes. CONSTITUTION:A list automatic generating means able to generate an event list as it is provided depending the loading order of tape cassettes 2 loaded to plural cassette magazines (BIN) 1a-1n to accommodate tape cassettes 2 or the arranging order of the tape cassettes 2 loaded to the BIN. Then a data recorded in a bar code 2a of the tape cassette 2 is read by a sensor 8 to generate automatically the event list. Thus, it is not required to generate the event list by keyboard entry or the like, tape cassettes 2 are loaded to the BIN in the order of events or the arrangement of the cassette magazines are recognized as the event order to load the tape cassettes. Thus, the operation of cart machine is simplified.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides: - Automatically and sequentially reproducing each unit video signal recorded on each tape cassette based on an event list (reproduction transmission list). This invention relates to a tape cassette automatic supply selection and playback device (hereinafter referred to as a cart machine) that can perform the following functions.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention performs the playback operation of a cart machine, that is, selects a tape cassette on which a video signal to be played is recorded from among a plurality of cassette shelf devices, loads it into a video signal playback device (VTR), and performs a playback operation. A series of operations for returning tape cassettes to the original cassette shelf device (the unit of reproducing and sending each tape cassette once is hereinafter referred to as an event) is temporally controlled, and each event can be sequentially or intermittent. The event list, which is an operating program for playback, is automatically created in the order in which tape cassettes are loaded into each cassette shelf device, or in the order in which the cassette shelf devices in which tape cassettes are loaded are arranged. By doing this, there is no need to create an event list using keyboard input, etc., and you can load tape cassettes into the cassette shelf device in the order of the events, or arrange the cassette shelf devices in the order of the events. All you have to do is recognize the tape cassette and load it, which simplifies the operation of the cart machine.

[Conventional technology]

An example of a cart machine and its operation will be explained with reference to FIG.

In this figure, 1 is a cassette shelf block, and one cassette shelf block has a plurality of cassette shelf devices (hereinafter referred to as BIN) for storing tape cassettes 2.
a to 1n are provided. This BINla-1n is provided with a storage detector S that detects that a tape cassette 2 is stored. 3 is a video signal reproducing device (hereinafter referred to as a VTR);
For example, four VTRs, 3a to 3d, are provided. A transport device (elevator) 4 takes out the tape cassette 2 from the BINs 1a to ln, transports it to one of the VTRs 3a to 3d, and loads it therein, and is driven by a drive device 6 to move vertically along the guide 5. It is done like this.

In addition, the elevator 4 has BIN1a to 1n and VTR3.
7 for transmitting and receiving the tape cassette 2 between a to 3d.
A cutuator (not shown) is provided, and 7 is a motor for driving this cutter. Also,
Event data is recorded on the back of the tape cassette 2 by a bar code 2a (see FIG. 6), and a sensor 8 is provided in the elevator 4 to read the bar code 2a.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a system controller, into which the created event list is input from the input device 10.

Perform various actions. Also, l! is the operator's console. 12 is a switching device for selecting one of the signals being reproduced by the four VTRs 3a to 3d as a broadcast output; 13 is a reproduction monitor;
Reference numeral 14 indicates an external storage device such as a floppy disk device.

In such a cart machine, first, for example, BINla
When the tape cassette 2 is loaded, the system controller 9 controls the drive device 6 based on the storage detector S signal to move the elevator 4 to a position facing BINla. Then, the tape cassette 2 is taken out from the BINla and stored in the elevator 4, and the sensor 8 reads the event data from the barcode 2a. The read event data is stored in the memory 9a within the system controller 9, and the tape cassette 2 is returned to BINla.

At this time, the shelf number of BINla is also stored in memory 9a.
is memorized. This operation is performed with two tape cassettes for each BIN.
The system controller 9 can grasp which event cassette is stored in the BIN of the cassette.

Incidentally, the system controller 9 receives the event transmission number and identification card from the input device 10.

Title, transmission time, BIN number, transmission channel, V
An event list consisting of TR numbers, etc. is created, entered in advance, and stored. Here, the event data stored in the above-described operation is compared with the event list, and tape cassettes 2, 2, etc., which have the first to fourth events in the sending order (playback order), are 4
is incremented from within BINla ~in by
3a to 3d are each loaded, and at this point they enter a playback standby state.

When the operator sends a signal to start playback from the console 11 to the system controller 9, the video signals sequentially played back from each of the VTRs 1a to 1d in the standby state are output as broadcast video signals in the order of events set in the event list. .

When the first event is played back by the VTR 3a and finished, the tape cassette 2 of the second event loaded in the other VTR is played back without interruption, resulting in continuous playback.

The tape cassette 2 of the first event loaded in the VTR 3a that has finished playing is returned to the original BIN by the elevator 4, and the tape cassette 2 of the fifth event, for example, is loaded into the VTR 3a. .

Such operations can be performed continuously or intermittently depending on the operator's operations or settings such as the transmission time recorded in the event list.

Incidentally, a series of playback operations for each event is normally performed entirely in accordance with data recorded in an event list, and this event list is created, for example, as shown in FIG. 7.

That is, as shown in Figure 7, first, the sending number and ID
An event list consisting of data such as , VTR number, etc. is created and stored in the system controller 9, so that the selective loading of the tape cassette 2 by the elevator 4 and the operation of the VTR 3 can be performed automatically and accurately. ing.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, creating this event list is an extremely complicated task, and there is a problem in that an incorrect event list is likely to be created, which may cause malfunction of the cart machine.

In other words, in order to create an event list, it is necessary to know almost all the data such as the ID of the tape cassette, its contents for 9 hours, and the BIN to be loaded. This places a considerable burden on list creators. Therefore, to create an event list, it is necessary to check a lot of data, and each piece of data must be entered from a keyboard, etc., which greatly reduces work efficiency.Especially in an emergency, input errors can occur. does not always produce a complete list of events. Therefore, a situation such as a mismatch between the scheduled transmission cassette and the event list may occur.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is possible to solve the following problems based on the insertion order of tape cassettes loaded in the BIN or the arrangement order of the tape cassettes inserted in the BIN.
This system is equipped with automatic list creation means that can create an event list as is.

[Effect]

By automatically creating an event list based on the data recorded on the barcode of the tape cassette,
An event list can be automatically created according to the loading of tape cassettes into BINs or the order of the BINs in which tape cassettes are loaded.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the automatic event list creation operation of the cart machine of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1(a), (b), and (C).

In this embodiment, an event list is created in the order in which tape cassettes are loaded, and in the figure, B indicates BIN;
The BINs from shelf number l to 40 are indicated as B1 to Bno. TC is a tape cassette, and in the event list, NO is a sending number with a different serial number for each event, and ID is a tape cassette (TCI~TCn)
DU is the playback transmission time (broadcasting time) at which the playback signal is output from TC, -TCn, ID signal such as the title related to the event, DU is the shelf number of the BIN that stores the tape cassette TC, and VT is the shelf number of the BIN where the tape cassette TC is stored. Tape force set) TC
Indicates the number of the VTR to be loaded.

In this embodiment, for example, when a certain event program is planned, first a plurality of tape sets (TC) on which video signals serving as events necessary for the program are recorded.
If you prepare and load events into BIN, an event list will be created automatically.In this case,
Each tape force set) TC can be loaded into any BIN, and there is no need to particularly consider the order of shelf numbers.

This point will be explained below with reference to the steps in the flowcharts of FIGS. 1 and 2, indicated by FIOI to F104.

First, the system controller 9 is put into the list creation mode, and as shown in FIG.
When TC2 is loaded into the BIN (Bl) whose shelf number is 4, cassette storage information is transmitted to the system controller 9 by the storage detector S installed in the BIN (Ba) (F2O3).

From then on, each time a tape cassette is inserted one after another as shown in FIG. 1(b) and FIG. 1(c), the inserted BIN
The shelf number will be stored.

Then, the system controller 9 issues a command to the drive device 6 to drive the elevator 4, and first, the first BIN (Bl
), and the tape cassette TC stored in the elevator 4 is loaded into the elevator 4.

In the elevator 4, the sensor 8 reads event data from the barcode recorded on the back of the tape cassette TCI, and supplies this notator to the system controller 9 (F2O3).

Inside the system controller 9, the sent event data is stored in a BIN which stores the tape cassette of that event.
(Bl) is recorded in the memory 9a along with the shelf number 4, and at the same time, a part of the event list is automatically created using the data as the data of the first event (F2O3).At this point, the data shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, a part of the event list (first event) has been created.

Next, the event data is read from the barcode of TC2, which has the content (video signal) of the second event shown in FIG. 1(b) and is loaded into the BIN (Bl). Data of the second event is created and stored on the event list.

Furthermore, the third BIN (B3) shown in Figure 1 (C)
The event data read from the loaded tape force set TC3 is similarly created and stored on the event list as third event data.

In this way, by loading tape TCs into the BIN in the order of broadcasting, an event list is automatically created sequentially from the barcode records of the loaded tape TCs, and the necessary tapes are When all TCs have been loaded into the BIN, if you cancel the list creation mode, the event list creation will end.
The completed event list is stored and maintained within the system controller 9. That is, at this point, FIOI to F shown in the flowchart of FIG.
The operation 104 ends.

In this way, by automatically creating an event list in the order in which tape force setting) TCs are loaded into the BIN, it is possible to save the effort of creating an event list by simply considering the loading order of tape force setting) TCs. In addition, since the event data recorded in the barcode on the tape cassette TC is recorded as is in the event list, the operation of the cart machine may be hindered due to mismatch between the playback tape cassette TC and the event list. do not.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. A flowchart of the operation is shown in FIG. 4, and each step in the flowchart is designated by F201 to F2O3.

In this embodiment, when a command to create an event list is given to the system controller 9, the event list is created in the order of the BINs in which the tape cassettes TC are loaded at that time.

That is, the playback order of the tape cassette is TCI.

When TC3, TC4, TC2, and TC5, each tape cassette TCI as shown in FIG. 3(a).

T C2, T C3, T Ca and T Cs are BIN, for example, Bl, B6. B3. B4. Just load it into B39. In other words, in this case, the BI
What is necessary is to make the shelf number of N larger.

At the time of loading each tape cassette into each BIN, F2
Steps 01-F204 are repeated. That is,
Each time a TC is loaded, the elevator 4 is driven, and the system controller 9 stores the data from the barcode read by the sensor 8 and the shelf number.

When the tape cassettes TCI to TC5 are loaded into each BIN, when the operator issues a list creation command from the console 11 to the system controller 9, F2O3 is loaded one by one.
~F2O3 operations will be performed.

First, detect whether or not the tape cassette TC is stored in the BIN (Bl) by searching the storage detector S or the shelf number stored in the memory 9a (F20G),
Since the tape cassette T Cr is stored in N (Bl), the memory 9a is stored according to the shelf number l of BIN (B+).
, tape force set) TCI event data (ID;
001, DU, 00:10, etc.) and store the event data as it is as the first event on the event list (F20?).

Next, through the operations of F2O3 and F209, BIN (B2
). Since no tape cassette is loaded in BIN (B2), the operation of F207 is not performed, and the next BIN (B3) is directly searched. And BIN
Since tape cassette TC3 is loaded in (B3), the tape cassette TC3 is loaded.The event of tape cassette TC3 is created and stored as the second event on the event list.

In this way, the operations of F206 to F2O3 are repeated,
When the end of the search for all BINs up to shelf number 40 is detected in F209, the list creation mode is canceled, and at that point the event list as shown in FIG. 3(b) is completed.

In this example, the BI at the time of list creation mode is
Since the event list is created in the order of the tape force set) TC in N, when the tape force set) TC5 required for the playback (broadcasting) program is not arranged in the playback order (broadcast order), etc. Go out of your way to tape cassette TC,~
There is no need to arrange the TC5s in order and then load them one after the other, and there is an advantage that the tape cassette loading work is simplified.

In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, when the list creation mode is turned on, the event data is not read from the memory 9a, but the tape force is set again by the sensor 8 in the order of the shelf number. Data may be read in and an event list may be created based on the signal information.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the tape cassette automatic supply selection and playback device of the present invention, an event list is automatically created in the order in which the tape cassettes are loaded or in the order of the shelf number of the cassette shelf device in which the tape cassettes are loaded. This reduces the time and effort required to create an event list, greatly improving operational efficiency, and eliminates the risk of creating an incomplete event list due to input errors in emergencies, which prevents various hindrances to the operation of the cart machine. This has the effect that there is no fear that this will occur.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1(a), (b), and (e) are explanatory diagrams of the operation of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3(a), ( b) is an explanatory diagram of the operation of another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining the cart machine, and FIG. 6 is a tape FIG. 7, a perspective view of the cassette, is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an event list. In the figure, l is a cassette shelf block, 1a-1n and B1''
BB is the cassette shelf device (BIN), 2 and T C1 to T
C46 is a tape cassette, 3 and 3a-3d are VTRs
, 4 is the elevator, 6 is the drive system! ! , 8 (f sensor, 9
9a is the system controller, 9a is the memory, and S is the storage detector. Event list creation flowchart 2nd rlR Tape cassette 6th FI! J Event List Operation explanatory diagram of another embodiment of the present invention Fig.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Based on the event list in which the event data necessary for automatic playback operation for each broadcast unit is listed in broadcast order, the corresponding video signal is extracted from multiple tape cassettes loaded in multiple cassette shelf devices. In a tape cassette automatic supply selection playback device that automatically selects recorded tape cassettes in sequence and plays them, event data recorded on a tape cassette loaded in the cassette shelf device and a shelf number of the cassette shelf device are provided. data reading means for reading the event data, memory means for storing the read event data and the shelf number of the cassette shelf device, and automatic list creation for automatically creating the event list based on the event data stored in the memory means. 2. A tape cassette automatic supply selection and playback device, characterized in that said event list is automatically created according to the order in which tape cassettes are inserted into said cassette shelf device. (2) Based on the event list in which the event data necessary for automatic playback operation for each broadcast unit is listed in broadcast order, the corresponding video signal is extracted from multiple tape cassettes loaded in multiple cassette shelf devices. In a tape cassette automatic supply selection playback device that automatically selects recorded tape cassettes in sequence and plays them, event data recorded on a tape cassette loaded in the cassette shelf device and a shelf number of the cassette shelf device are provided. data reading means for reading the event data, memory means for storing the read event data and the shelf number of the cassette shelf device, and automatic list creation for automatically creating the event list based on the event data stored in the memory means. 2. A tape cassette automatic supply selection and playback device, characterized in that said event list is automatically created according to the arrangement order of said cassette shelf devices in which said tape cassettes are stored.