JPH10177776A - Cassette label and video cassette tape - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a device capable of managing additive information of a video data in noncontact communication by equipping a label substrate having a logotype area in advance where no characters/patters, etc., can substantially be described including an area housing an integrated circuit and also having a character entry area capable of describing arbitrary characters/patters and then capable of fitting to back surface of the video cassette tape. SOLUTION: A base sheet 16 is a polyimide substrate, where an antenna 30a is provided in the middle part and an IC 20 is packaged in the end part, and then a connecting line 30b is formed between them. The IC 20 is bonded to the base sheet 16 by using a cushion adhesive 19. An entry surface 12 is the surface for visually describing information, and is formed by sticking a coat paper to a surface of a protective sheet 14 on the opposite side to the base sheet 16. Prescribed characters and patterns are entered in a logotype entry position 12b corresponding to a position where the IC 20 is burried in the entry surface 12, and no charactoers, etc., can be entered in this part by the user at all.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cassette label which can be used by mounting it on a video tape cassette and record information relating to recorded video data, and a video tape cassette to which the cassette label is mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a demand for recording and storing video data which is photographed by an image pickup device such as a television camera and recorded on a video tape in such a manner that information such as its contents can be easily confirmed. . Especially,
In the case of a television broadcast station used for news gathering, a necessary cut is quickly selected from a large number of cuts (consecutively shot images or video data) shot by a video camcorder or the like. Need to be edited.

Until now, usually, such information of recorded video data is recorded in a separate memo at the time of shooting, and at the time of reproduction or editing, desired video data is selected at a high speed while viewing the memo. Such a method is used. In a system such as a cassette library that automatically handles a large number of video cassettes, a video cassette tape is managed using a cassette label on which a barcode is printed.

In recent years, in a 1/4 inch digital video cassette tape or the like, a semiconductor memory device such as a flash memory is incorporated in a cassette for accommodating a video tape so that information such as recording time, recorded contents, and title can be recorded. Some of them are The recording and reproduction of data with respect to the semiconductor memory device incorporated in such a video cassette tape are provided, for example, near the erroneous erasure prevention tab on the back of the cassette case. This is performed by a contact method via an electrode composed of:

[0005] However, such a conventional method has limitations and inconveniences in various forms of use.
For example, in a method of taking a memo on paper, the paper may be lost, or processing based on the memo cannot be automated. In a method of printing a barcode on a label, the amount of information that can be recorded is limited and not sufficient. In addition, in the method using a semiconductor memory, there is a problem that the electrodes must be brought into appropriate contact with each other and the positioning thereof must be performed with high accuracy, and a problem of poor contact due to adhesion of dust or the like. In addition, for an enormous amount of video tape cassettes, such as hundreds of thousands of video tapes on which video data has already been recorded, such as television broadcasting stations, information on the recorded video data is digitized and held. There is also a problem that these methods are not appropriate for doing so.

Accordingly, the present inventors have already disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. Hei.
Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 300449 proposes a cassette label that accommodates an integrated circuit such as a semiconductor memory and can transfer data to the outside by a non-contact method.
If the additional information of the video data recorded by the cassette label is managed, the various problems as described above can be solved. Further, the present invention can be easily applied to a video cassette tape on which video data is already recorded.

[0007]

By the way, such a cassette label mounted on a video cassette tape is generally very thin, and the cassette label proposed by the inventors of the present invention has a label of zero. .6mm,
The contactless memory IC itself accommodated therein is 0.2-
The thickness is about 0.3 [mm]. Therefore, by using a protective sheet or reinforcing material in the label base,
The strength is such that the housed IC is not damaged by the bending force due to the normal label sticking or peeling operation. However, since the thickness is limited, the strength is naturally limited, and there is a problem that the IC is more likely to be damaged in a special situation.

In particular, when writing information such as a photographing place, a photographer's name, and a photographing date on the surface of a label with a writing implement such as a pen, the pen is applied to the position where the IC is stored. If a strong impact is applied or the writing pressure is applied, cracks may occur in the IC,
In some cases, it could be destroyed. If such destruction of the IC occurs, the cassette label becomes unusable, and it becomes impossible to read information recorded on the IC, which is a serious problem. Normally, it is conceivable to protect the IC firmly with a metal plate or the like.However, in the case of cassette labels that transmit and receive data in a non-contact manner, the thickness and the magnetic field for communication are affected. Such measures cannot be taken.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to accommodate an IC and perform non-contact communication to manage additional information of video data. In particular, it is possible to prevent damage to the IC by recording characters and the like. It is to provide a cassette label that can be prevented. Further, another object of the present invention is to appropriately manage additional information of video data recorded by a cassette label of an IC accommodating on a back, particularly when recording characters or the like on a back label. An object of the present invention is to provide a video cassette tape that can prevent the IC from being damaged.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a logo or the like is printed on a cassette label at an IC accommodating position so that characters or the like cannot be substantially written, and a pen or the like hits the position. So that no pen pressure is applied.

Therefore, the cassette label of the present invention comprises:
An integrated circuit having a storage unit and a signal processing unit; antenna means for transferring at least a signal to the integrated circuit;
A logo that houses the integrated circuit and the antenna means and includes a region in which the integrated circuit is housed, and in which predetermined characters, figures, and the like are described in advance so that characters, figures, and the like cannot be substantially written. It has a surface portion having a writing area and a character writing area in which arbitrary characters and figures can be written, and has a label substrate mounted on the back of the video cassette tape.

Preferably, the label base houses the antenna means so as to be disposed substantially near the center in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette label, and stores the integrated circuit in the longitudinal direction of the cassette label. Housed so as to be located at the end in the direction. Specifically, in the logo description area, one of the format of the video cassette tape to which the cassette label is attached, and the manufacturer of the video cassette tape to which the cassette label is attached,
Alternatively, predetermined visually recognizable information indicating both of them is described.

Further, the video cassette tape of the present invention
A video tape for recording a video signal, a cassette case accommodating the video tape, an integrated circuit mounted on a back surface of the cassette case, having a storage unit and a signal processing unit, and transferring at least signals to the integrated circuit. An integrated circuit having a storage unit and a signal processing unit; an antenna unit performing at least signal transfer to the integrated circuit; and the integrated circuit. And a logo description area which contains the antenna means, and includes a region where the integrated circuit is stored, and in which predetermined characters, figures, etc. are described in advance so that characters, figures, etc. cannot be substantially described. And a label base having a surface portion having a character writing area in which arbitrary characters, figures, etc. can be written.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, a description will be given of a cassette label that is a vertically long paper-like label that can be attached to the back surface of a video cassette tape and can describe, for example, the title of recorded video data. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a cassette label 1a according to the present embodiment, wherein FIG.
(B) is a side view, and (C) is an enlarged view of a portion X shown in (B).

First, the configuration of the cassette label will be described. The cassette label 1a is formed by burying an IC 20 and an antenna pattern 30 in a label base 10. First, the configuration of the label base 10 will be described. The label substrate 10 includes a base sheet 16 on which an IC 20 and an antenna pattern 30 are provided, a protection sheet 14 provided thereon, and a base sheet 16 of the protection sheet 14.
And an adhesive surface 17 provided on a surface of the base sheet 16 opposite to the protective sheet 14.

The base sheet 16 is a polyimide substrate in the present embodiment, and has an antenna 30 at its center.
a is provided, and an IC 20 is mounted at an end thereof, and a connection line 30b is formed therebetween. The IC 20 is bonded to the base sheet 16 using a cushion adhesive 19 as shown in FIG. Protection sheet 14
Means that even if a force such as bending is applied to the cassette label 1a,
This is a member for securing a certain strength so that each member of the cassette label 1a or the IC 20 or the antenna pattern 30 is not broken or cut. This protective sheet 1
The thickness of the portion overlapping the IC 20 of No. 4 is reduced, so that the thickness of the IC 20 is absorbed.

The writing surface 12 is a surface for visually describing information such as the title, recording date and time, and recording location of video data recorded on a video tape, for example, by a printing device or a writing implement. In the embodiment, the coated paper is formed by adhering to the surface of the protection sheet 14 on the side opposite to the base sheet 16. However, this entry surface 1
2, position 1 corresponding to the position where IC 20 is embedded
Prescribed characters and figures are entered in 2b, and the user cannot enter characters or the like in this portion. The area other than the logo entry position 12b on the entry surface 12 is an information entry area 12a in which the user can freely enter characters and the like. In addition, logo entry position 1
In 2b, a format logo indicating the format of the video cassette tape to which the cassette label 1a is attached, a maker logo indicating the maker of the video cassette tape, and the like are usually described.

The adhesive surface 17 is a member composed of a double-sided adhesive for adhering the cassette label 1a to a video cassette tape, one surface of which is adhered to the base sheet 16 and the other surface is an adhesive member. A release paper (not shown) is attached. Therefore, when using the cassette label 1a, the user peels off the release paper to remove the cassette label 1a.
a is attached to a video cassette tape.

Next, the IC 20 and the antenna pattern 30
Will be described. The IC 20 is an integrated circuit having a memory unit capable of storing and holding and a signal processing unit, and is mounted on the base sheet 16 via the cushion adhesive 19 as described above. In the cassette label 1a of the present embodiment, the IC 20 has a memory having a storage capacity of 2 Kbytes. The signal processing unit included in the IC 20 has a frequency of 13 MHz.
Processor which operates on the clock of the memory, reads / writes data to / from the memory, and an antenna 30a to be described later.
And other processes such as data transfer with an external read / write module via the.

The antenna pattern 30 includes a coil-shaped antenna 30a for actually transferring data to and from an external read / write module, and an antenna 30a and I
The connecting portion 30b for connecting the C20 to the base sheet 1
6 is a pattern integrally formed on the upper surface 6. The antenna 30a supplies power and transfers signals between the cassette label 1a and the external read / write module without any contact.

The cassette label 1a shown in FIG. 1 has a length in the longitudinal direction of about 140 [mm] and a width of 1 mm.
8 [mm], the thickness of the label body is about 0.6 [m] including the adhesive surface
m].

Next, the usage and application of the cassette label 1a will be described. FIG. 2 shows a state where such a cassette label 1a is attached to the video cassette tape 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the cassette label 1a
The release paper 5 is peeled off, and the concave portion 5 is formed by the adhesive surface 17 in accordance with the label shape on the back surface of the video cassette tape 2
Affixed to 4. At this time, the direction of the cassette label 1a may be arbitrary. Since the antenna 30a of the cassette label 1a is provided near the center of the cassette label 1a,
Regardless of the direction in which the cassette label 1a is attached, the antenna 30 is positioned near the center of the concave portion 54 of the video cassette tape 2.
a comes, and the external read / write module may perform communication by arranging an external antenna near the position.

An arbitrary figure such as a character or a picture can be written on the surface of the cassette label 1a using an arbitrary writing tool. However, at this time, the position where the IC 20 is embedded inside the cassette label 1a is the logo writing position 1
Since it is 2b, some logo, mark, or the like is described, and the user does not write a character at this position with a pen or the like, and the character is written on the information writing area writing surface 12a. Therefore, IC2 of cassette label 1a
No pressure is applied to the position where 0 is buried by a pen tip or the like, and the possibility of damage to the IC 20 is significantly reduced. The characters and figures described on the surface of the cassette label 1a may be described before the cassette label 1a is attached to the video cassette tape, or may be printed in advance.

FIG. 3 shows a usage form of the video cassette tape 3 to which the cassette label shown in FIG. 2 is attached. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the video cassette tape 3 with the cassette label mounted is mounted on a video tape recorder (VTR) device, and data is transferred to the IC 20 in the cassette label 1a. As shown in FIG. 3, when the video cassette tape 3 on which the cassette label is mounted is mounted on the VTR device, the lid 55 on the surface is opened and the video cassette (not shown) stored in the video cassette tape 3 is opened. The tape is pulled out and brought into contact with the head of the video data recording / reproducing device.

On the other hand, near the center of the back surface of the video cassette tape 3, an antenna 9 output from a label read / write module 91 provided in the main body of the VTR device is provided.
0 is placed. Then, the read / write module 9
1 supplies and controls electric power to the IC 20 of the cassette label 1a via the antenna 90. That is, the signal processing unit in the IC 20 reads data from the memory and transfers the data to the read / write module 91 via the antenna 30a and the antenna 90, or transfers the data from the read / write module 91 to the IC 20. Then, the signal processing unit in the IC 20 performs an operation of recording the data in the memory. The lead /
The light module 91 is further connected to a signal processing unit (CPU) on the VTR device side, and is controlled from the VTR device main body side.

By such an operation, data such as a recording position, a recording time, a recording location, a recording time, etc. of each video data recorded on the video tape, a title indicating the recording content, etc. Information, index picture obtained from the cut, or
For example, information such as a good shot mark input by the photographer at the time of photographing is recorded. In addition, the recording time, recording time, and recording time of the entire video data recorded on the video tape
Information such as a recording location, recording conditions, information indicating recording contents, a photographer, an editor, the number of times of editing, the number of times tape is used, and a take number of a shot are also recorded.

As described above, in the cassette label 1a according to the present embodiment, a conventional IC 20 or the like is used in which some figure is described and attached to the video cassette tape 2 to identify and grasp the content of the video cassette tape. It can be used in exactly the same way as a cassette label without antenna 30a. And this cassette label 1
When a is attached to the video cassette tape 2 and used, various data can be recorded on the IC 20 provided therein. In other words, recording conditions that have been written down as memos and information on the recorded contents can be recorded on the cassette label 1a.

A storage section for recording such information is provided in the IC 20 of the cassette label 1a. Therefore, if the cassette label 1a is attached to the video cassette tape 2 on which video data has already been recorded, the video cassette tape 3 having such auxiliary information storage means can be immediately constructed. It can also be applied to video data. Also,
If the memory becomes defective, the cassette label 1a can be repaired only by replacing the cassette label 1a and can be easily handled.

The data transfer to the IC 20 is performed by the antenna 30 a and the read / write module 9.
Since the communication is performed by the non-contact method, there is no problem such as a poor contact position or a poor contact due to dust or wear, and appropriate additional information can be recorded. Also, the antenna 30a is the cassette label 1
a, the antenna 30a always comes near the center of the concave portion 54 of the video cassette tape 2 irrespective of the direction in which the cassette label 1a is attached to the video cassette tape 2 in any direction. Can also be specified. That is, the cassette label 1a may be attached to the video cassette tape 2 in any direction.

Further, in the cassette label 1a of the present invention, the IC 20 is located at the end of the cassette label 1a, and a logo or the like is previously written at the position where the IC 20 is embedded, so that the user can write characters. Since writing cannot be performed, there is little possibility that the IC 20 is directly pressed by a pen tip or the like, and the destruction or deformation of the IC 20 due to such concentration of pressure can be prevented.

The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, IC
The mounting position in the cassette label 20 is not limited to the end of the cassette label as in this embodiment, but may be any position, for example, the center of the cassette label. At any position, a logo or the like may be written on the entry surface 12 of the cassette label 1 at the position where the IC 20 is mounted, so that the user cannot enter characters. In other words, if a logo or the like is written and characters or the like are not written by the user, IC
20 may be installed at an arbitrary position.

FIG. 4 shows a specific example. In a normal video cassette tape, the case is often formed by combining the upper half and the lower half.
In such a case, a step may be formed at the center of the rear surface where the cassette label is attached. If there is such a step, there is a high possibility that the IC 20 will be damaged. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting position of the IC 20 is near one of the sides in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette label. It is preferable that the position is offset. In such a cassette label 1b,
The logo entry position 12b may be formed as shown in FIG.

The type of the logo or the like to be entered in the logo entry position 12b may be arbitrary. The present invention is not limited to the format logo and the manufacturer logo as described above, and may be any graphic or mark. Also, the form of the mark or the like may be a normally printed mark or a form stamped with a stamp or the like. Further, a hologram may be used.

The cassette label of the present embodiment is
An adhesive surface 17 was provided on the lower surface opposite to the surface on which characters, figures, and the like were written, so that the adhesive surface 17 was attached to a video cassette tape. However, for example, the rear surface of the cassette case may be formed in a bag shape, and a cassette label may be inserted therein. In such a case, the adhesive surface 17 is not required on the lower surface of the cassette label. The cassette label of the present invention may have such a configuration. Further, the cassette label of the present embodiment is formed in a flexible paper shape like the conventional cassette label. However, a so-called tag-like label may be provided by using a harder substrate, a reinforcing material, or the like, so as to have a hardness substantially impossible to bend.

In the present embodiment, the antenna 30a is provided near the center of the cassette label in the longitudinal direction. However, the position of the antenna 30a is not limited to this, and may be provided at any position on the cassette label. In particular, in the case where the direction in which the cassette label is applied can be unified, it is not necessary to consider the same antenna position even if the cassette label is applied as follows. You may.

Also, any circuit may be mounted on the cassette label. In the present embodiment, the description has been made as if it were one IC. However, a circuit including a peripheral circuit or a circuit composed of two ICs may be used. Not something. In such a case, if a logo as in the present embodiment is described at a position where each IC is mounted, the protection of those ICs can be achieved. In addition, the shape of the antenna, the material of each member such as a base sheet and a protective sheet forming the label base, the adhesive used for joining them, the type of video cassette tape, its size, and the form of the external antenna shown in FIG. Of external read / write module, IC
The type of information to be recorded in the present embodiment is not limited to the present embodiment, and may be arbitrarily modified.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Provided is a cassette label in which an IC can be accommodated and communicated in a non-contact manner to manage additional information of video data, and in particular, a character or the like can be recorded to prevent the IC from being damaged. be able to. Further, the additional information of the video data recorded by the cassette label containing the IC mounted on the back can be appropriately managed, and the IC can be prevented from being damaged particularly when characters or the like are recorded on the back label. A video cassette tape can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a cassette label according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (A) is a top view, (B) is a side view,
(C) is an enlarged view of the part of X shown in (B).

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a video cassette tape according to the present invention, on which the cassette label shown in FIG. 1 is mounted.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the video cassette tape to which the cassette label shown in FIG. 2 is attached is attached to a video data recording / reproducing apparatus, and data is transferred to an IC in the cassette label.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a modified example of the cassette label of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... cassette label, 2 ... video cassette tape, 3 ...
Video cassette tape with cassette label attached, 1
0: label base, 12: entry surface, 14: protective sheet, 1
6 ... Base sheet, 17 ... Adhesive surface, 19 ... Cushion adhesive, 20 ... IC, 30 ... Antenna pattern, 54 ... Concave, 55 ... Lid, 90 ... Antenna, 91 ... Read / write module

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Seiki Tanaka 6-7-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation

Claims (5)

[Claims] An integrated circuit having a storage unit and a signal processing unit; antenna means for transferring at least a signal to the integrated circuit; housing the integrated circuit and the antenna means; and housing the integrated circuit. A logo description area in which predetermined characters, figures, etc. are described in advance so that characters, figures, etc., are included and the characters, figures, etc. can be described substantially, and characters, in which any characters, figures, etc., can be described. A cassette label having a surface portion having a writing area and a label substrate mounted on the back of the video cassette tape. 2. The cassette label according to claim 1, wherein the label base accommodates the antenna means so as to be disposed substantially near a center in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cassette label. 3. The cassette label according to claim 1, wherein the label base houses the integrated circuit so as to be arranged at an end in a longitudinal direction of the cassette label. 4. The format of a video cassette tape to which the cassette label is attached,
2. The cassette label according to claim 1, wherein visually recognizable predetermined information indicating one or both of video cassette tape makers to which the cassette label is attached is described. 5. A video tape for recording a video signal; a cassette case accommodating the video tape; an integrated circuit mounted on the back of the cassette case and having a storage unit and a signal processing unit; A cassette label having antenna means for transferring at least a signal, the cassette label comprising: an integrated circuit having a storage unit and a signal processing unit; and an antenna means for transferring at least a signal to the integrated circuit. A predetermined character, graphic, or the like is stored in advance so as to contain the integrated circuit and the antenna unit, and to include a region in which the integrated circuit is stored and to substantially not write a character, graphic, or the like. A video camera having a label base having a surface portion having a logo-printed area and a character-described area in which arbitrary characters and figures can be described. Ttotepu.