JPH10241227A - Recording system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording system capable of continuously recording a target program on a recording medium by canceling the recording of a time when its program is not broadcasted when a recording start time and a recording end time are specified, and the programs broadcasted at every prescribed period are recorded continuously. SOLUTION: In a VTR(video tape recorder), when video recording reservation continuously video recording the continuously broadcasted programs is set by timer video recording, a video recording plan specifying the time video recording and the time canceling the video recording until by several times ahead from the present time is formed. At a timer video recording time, when it becomes the reserved video recording start time, whether this time video recording is performed or canceled according to the set contents of the video recording plan is judged, and after the video recording time elapses, the set contents of the video recording plan is shifted by one time to deal with the timer video recording after next times. Further, the VTR is provided with two video recordable deck parts, and when the video recording reservation of the programs are set, the matter that the deck part used for video recording is selected is possible also.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording system capable of automatically performing recording processing by setting a recording start time and a recording end time in advance and making a recording reservation. It is suitable for application to a video tape recorder having a function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional video tape recorder (VTR)
Most have a timer recording function. In a VTR equipped with a timer recording function, a recording date, a recording start time, a recording end time, a receiving channel, and the like are input in advance, and timer recording is set. When the timer recording is set in this way, when the recording start time of the recording day comes, the mode of automatically recording the program of the preset channel is set, and the received program is automatically recorded. . Then, when the recording end time is reached, the recording is automatically ended.

Further, a VTR equipped with a timer recording function
Generally, for example, a function of recording a program that is repeatedly broadcast once a week in a specific time slot is provided on a weekly basis.

[0004]

However, in a conventional VTR, a program broadcast in a reserved time slot is always recorded unless a user cancels timer recording. Even if a special program (for example, a sports broadcast) other than the target program is broadcast, the special program is recorded. Therefore, when a program that is broadcasted repeatedly every week is continuously recorded by timer recording, for example, an unnecessary program recording portion is included between the first recording portion and the second recording portion of the target program. In some cases, the video tape is wasted, and the recorded content of the video tape is difficult to manage.

[0005] Further, when a recording reservation for a plurality of programs is set, a special program not intended for recording is broadcasted during a broadcasting time slot of one of the programs.
When the timer recording is released, the recording reservation of another program is also necessarily released, and there is a risk of causing a recording omission.

Further, for example, when continuously recording a plurality of different programs broadcast once a week, a plurality of programs are alternately recorded on one video tape unless the video tapes are replaced. In other words, there is a problem that searching for a program is troublesome during reproduction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to specify a recording start time and a recording end time, and to cancel recording when the program is not broadcast when the program broadcast every predetermined period is continuously recorded. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a recording system capable of continuously recording a target program on a recording medium.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a recording system for recording a program broadcast every predetermined period on a recording medium. A first operation means for designating, a second operation means for designating cancellation of a predetermined number of times of recording of a program every predetermined period, and a time and second operation designated by the first operation means And control means for controlling the recording means so as to perform recording in accordance with the cancel information designated by the means.

Here, the first operating means may be capable of designating a recording start time and a recording end time for a plurality of programs, and the second operating means may be used for a plurality of programs. The cancellation information may be specified. Further, a plurality of recording means may be provided. In this case, a third means for selecting a recording means to be used for recording a program from among the plurality of recording means is provided.
May be further provided.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the program broadcast at the time designated to cancel the recording by the second operation means is designated by the first operation means. Recording is not started even at the time, and the program broadcasted at the time when no cancellation is designated is always recorded. For this reason, in a case where another program not intended for recording is broadcast at a certain time of a program broadcast every predetermined period, the second operation means may cancel the recording at that time in advance. Just by specifying, it is possible not to record only that time. Here, in the second operation means, the cancellation of the recording is specified to the last, but the specification by the first operation means is not canceled. Further, when a plurality of programs are designated by the first operating means and the second operating means, individual programs are designated according to the designation of each program by the first operating means and the second operating means. The process is performed.

When a plurality of recording means are provided,
Since the third operation means specifies which recording means to use for recording, a plurality of programs can be distributed and recorded for each recording means.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings of the embodiments, the same or corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals.

First, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a VTR having a timer recording function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Will be described. Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a connection example of a VTR according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a VTR according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a VTR according to the embodiment, and reference numeral 2 indicates a remote controller. here,
The VTR 1 has two deck sections 1a and 1b, both of which can record / reproduce. The remote controller 2 controls the operation of the VTR 1 and sets recording reservation, which will be described later, by key operations.

An antenna input terminal of the VTR 1 is supplied with a broadcast signal received by the external antenna 3. The VTR 1 performs signal processing on a signal received from the antenna 3 to record a television broadcast. The output terminal of the VTR 1 is connected to the input terminal of the television monitor 4.
In this case, the video signal and the audio signal from the VTR 1
It is separated and supplied to the television monitor 4 to be monitored.

In this VTR 1, two deck units 1
Each of a and 1b has a reception processing unit and a recording / playback processing unit, and it is also possible to simultaneously record a broadcast program using these deck units 1a and 1b.

That is, in this VTR 1, FIG.
As shown in (1), a reception signal from an antenna 2 for terrestrial broadcasting in the VHF band or the UHF band is input to the tuners 11a and 11b of the respective deck units 1a and 1b. Tuner 11
In a and 11b, a signal of a desired channel is selected from the antenna input signal input from the external antenna 2,
An image intermediate frequency (IF) signal is generated. This video IF
After being amplified by the video IF amplifier circuits 12a and 12b, the signals are supplied to the video detection circuits 13a and 13b and the audio detection circuits 14a and 14b. Video detection circuit 13a,
At 13b, a video signal is detected from the input video IF signal. In the audio detection circuits 14a and 14b, an audio IF signal is extracted from, for example, a 4.5 MHz beat component from the input video IF signal, and the audio IF signal is supplied to audio multiplex decoders 15a and 15b, and the audio multiplex decoder 15a , 15b, the audio signal is demodulated.

The video signals output from the video detection circuits 13a and 13b are supplied to video recording processing circuits 16a and 16b, and the audio signals output from the audio detection circuits 14a and 14b via the audio multiplex decoders 15a and 15b are converted into audio signals. It is supplied to the recording processing circuits 17a and 17b. These video recording processing circuits 16a and 16b and audio recording processing circuit 17
Reference numerals a and 17b are used to convert the input video signal and audio signal into a recording video signal and a recording audio signal suitable for recording, respectively. That is, in the video recording processing circuits 16a and 16b, after the input video signal is separated into a luminance signal and a chroma signal (Y / C separation), the luminance signal is FM-modulated to an FM luminance signal, and the chroma signal is The frequency is converted to a low-band chroma signal, and the FM luminance signal and the low-band chroma signal are frequency-division multiplexed to generate a recording video signal. Also, the audio recording processing circuit 17
In steps a and 17b, the input audio signal is FM-modulated to generate a recording audio signal. These recorded video signals and recorded audio signals are supplied to video tape 21 by video recording / reproducing heads 19a, 19b and audio recording / reproducing heads 20a, 20b provided on rotating drums 18a, 18b.
a and 21b, respectively.

In this VTR 1, the video recording / reproducing heads 19a and 19b and the audio recording / reproducing head 20
The signals recorded on the video tapes 21a and 21b can be reproduced using the signals a and 20b. in this case,
Reproduction video signals from the video recording / reproduction heads 19a and 19b are input to video reproduction processing circuits 22a and 22b, and reproduction audio signals from the audio recording / reproduction heads 20a and 20b are supplied to audio reproduction processing circuits 23a and 23b. . Video reproduction processing circuits 22a and 22b and audio reproduction processing circuit 23
a and 23b, the video recording processing circuits 16a,
16b and the signal processing reverse to the signal processing in the audio recording processing circuits 17a and 17b. That is, in the video reproduction processing circuits 22a and 22b, the input reproduced video signal is separated into an FM luminance signal and a low-band chroma signal,
The luminance signal is FM-demodulated and converted into the original luminance signal, and the low-band chroma signal is frequency-converted into the original band chroma signal,
The luminance signal and the chroma signal are combined to generate a video signal. In the audio reproduction processing circuits 23a and 23b,
The input reproduced audio signal is FM-demodulated to generate an audio signal.

The video signal and the audio signal output from the video reproduction processing circuit 22a and the audio reproduction processing circuit 23a of the deck 1a, and the video output from the video reproduction processing circuit 22b and the audio reproduction processing circuit 23b of the deck 1b. The signal and the audio signal are supplied to the video / audio signal processing circuit 24, respectively. Video / audio signal processing circuit 24
Then, the signal from the deck unit 1a and the signal from the deck unit 1b are switched, the video signal is output from the video output terminal 25, and the audio signal is output from the audio output terminal 26.
Video signal and audio output terminal 2 from video output terminal 25
The audio signal from 6 is supplied to, for example, the television monitor 4 and monitored.

The above-described processing in the VTR 1 is controlled by a controller 31 composed of, for example, a microprocessor. In this case, the control signal from the controller 31 is transmitted to the tuners 11a and 11b of the respective deck units 1a and 1b.
b, video recording processing circuits 16a, 16b, audio recording processing circuits 17a, 17b, video reproduction processing circuits 22a, 22b,
The audio reproduction processing circuits 23a and 23b, the driving mechanism and the tape running mechanism of the rotating drum 18 (not shown), and the video / audio signal processing circuit 24 are supplied. This controls the selection of the receiving channel, the operation at the time of recording / reproduction, the switching of input / output, and the like. An instruction is given to the controller 31 by remote control by the remote controller 2 or a switch operation of the main body of the VTR 1. Reference numeral 32 indicates a light receiving unit. The light receiving section 32 is for converting a remote control signal supplied as an infrared signal from the remote controller 2 into an electric signal. This light receiving section 32
The remote control signal converted into the electric signal in is supplied to the controller 31.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a timer circuit that supplies a signal serving as a reference for time information (hour, minute, second, and year, month, day) to the controller 31. The controller 31 manages time information based on the signal supplied from the timer circuit 33.

Reference numeral 34 denotes a memory circuit composed of a semiconductor memory or the like. The memory circuit 34 is used, for example, for storing recording reservation data for performing timer recording described later.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a display generation circuit for displaying the time information and the setting status of the recording reservation on the television monitor 27. The display generation circuit 35 converts the time information and the information of the recording reservation supplied from the controller 31 into
The image data is converted into image data of a predetermined format and output.
The image data output from the display generation circuit 35 is supplied to the video / audio signal processing circuit 24, derived from the video output terminal 25, and supplied to the television monitor 27. As a result, in the VTR 1, settings such as time information and recording reservation are performed by operation of the remote controller 32 while watching the setting screen displayed on the television monitor 27.

In this VTR 1, timer recording is performed by setting a recording reservation. The setting of the recording reservation required for the timer recording is performed by giving an instruction to the controller 31 by remote control or switch operation by the user.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a recording reservation setting screen in the VTR 1. In this VTR1,
A plurality of reservation programs can be set so that reservation recording of a plurality of programs can be performed. On the recording reservation setting screen 40 shown in FIG. 3, the setting contents of each reservation program are displayed in a list format for each item. Have been. Reference numeral 41 indicates a cursor. Here, the setting of the recording reservation in the VTR 1 will be described with reference to the recording reservation setting screen 40.

That is, in the recording reservation setting screen 40, the "reservation" item sets the validity / invalidity of the reservation program. To make the reservation program valid, for example, "ON" is input, and to make it invalid, for example, "OFF" is input. "ON" in this item
The reservation program for which is selected becomes a timer recording target.

In the item "date / day of the week", the broadcast date of the program to be recorded is specified. Here, designation by date (year, month, day) or designation by day of the week is possible. In the case of specifying by day of the week, for example, it is possible to specify that a specific day of the week is to be recorded, such as "every Sunday", or "every day", "every Monday to Friday", "every week" Recording from Monday to Saturday "can be specified, and a setting corresponding to the broadcast day of the program to be recorded can be made. Here, in some cases, by specifying such as “specific day of every month”, it is possible to cope with a program that is repeated every month.

The item "mode" designates a recording mode on a video tape. Here, for example, the input is "standard" when recording in the standard mode of a VHS video tape, and "3 times" when recording in the triple mode.

In the item of "channel", a broadcast channel of a program to be recorded is designated. At the time of timer recording,
The channel specified by this item is the tuner 11a, 1
Received and selected at 1b. Note that here, tuner 1
In addition to the channels set to 1a and 11b, it is also possible to specify an external input.

In the items of "start time" and "end time", the recording start time and the recording end time are specified, for example, in minutes.

In the item of “recording plan”, “date / day of the week”
In the item of, when recording is repeatedly performed every week or every day, a selection is made between recording to be performed and recording not to be performed up to several minutes from now. In this case, "○" is input when recording is performed, and "x" is input when recording is not performed (cancel). here,
For example, it is possible to set a recording plan up to a maximum of eight broadcasts. In the recording reservation setting screen 40 shown in FIG.
Data of four of the eight recording plans are displayed. If a new setting is made, "Recording plan"
It is assumed that “○” is set for all the items of “”. This item is not set when performing one-time recording.

In the item "Deck", since this VTR 1 has two deck sections 1a and 1b, it is specified which of these deck sections 1a and 1b is to be used for recording. In this case, "A" is input when the deck 1a is used, and "B" is input when the deck 1b is used.

The setting of each item described above is performed while operating the remote controller 2 shown in FIG. In FIG.
Reference numeral 54 denotes a cursor movement key for moving a cursor and inputting data on the screen, reference numeral 55 denotes a determination key for determining the position of the cursor and input data, and reference numeral 56 denotes a recording reservation setting screen. A screen display key for turning on / off a display such as 40 is shown. Although not shown, the remote controller 2 includes the above-described cursor movement keys 51 to 54, an enter key 55, and a screen display key 56.
In addition, it has keys necessary for operating the VTR 1.

When setting a recording reservation using the remote controller 2 while watching the recording reservation setting screen 40,
First, the user presses the screen display key 56 of the remote controller 2. When the request for setting the recording reservation is made in this way, the controller 31 reads the recording reservation data stored in the memory circuit 34, displays the content on the recording reservation setting screen 40, and the controller 31 Is enabled.

After the recording reservation setting screen 40 is displayed on the television monitor 4, the number of the reservation program to be set is selected, and the data is set by operating the cursor movement keys 51 to 54 of the remote controller 2. The cursor 41 is moved to the position. Then, the determination key 55
After the cursor position is determined by pressing, the desired data appears by, for example, operating the vertical cursor movement keys 51 and 52. When confirming the input data, the enter key 55 is pressed. By repeating these operations, a desired recording reservation is set. In this way, a new setting or change of the reservation program is performed.

On the recording reservation setting screen 40, each item of "reservation", "date / day of the week", "mode", "channel", "start time", "end time", "recording plan", and "deck" is set. In response to the setting contents, reservation setting data, recording day data, recording mode data, channel selection data, recording start time data, recording end time data, recording plan data, and deck selection data are input to the controller 31. These data are stored in the memory circuit 34 as recording reservation data for each reservation program by a predetermined operation.

FIG. 5 shows the structure of the recording plan data of the recording reservation data of each reservation program stored in the memory circuit 34. Here, as an example, the recording plan data of the first reservation program on the recording reservation setting screen 40 of FIG. 3 is shown. As shown in FIG. 5, the recording schedule for eight recordings is stored as 8-bit data. In this case, the first, second,..., 8th set contents of the recording plan are assigned as the 0th, 1st,. Here, data “0” corresponds to “○” of the setting contents of the recording plan in FIG. 3, and data “1” corresponds to “×” of the setting contents of the recording plan in FIG. At this time, the recording plan data is set in the controller 31 according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the controller 31 determines whether or not an item of “recording plan” has been input (step S1).
In response to the input, the number of times recording is specified to be canceled in the variable n (the number of times “×” is input in the item of “recording plan”)
Is substituted (step S2). Then, in step S3, data "1" is set to the (n-1) th bit of the recording plan data. Thereafter, the control proceeds to step S1.
Is returned to

The above description relates to the case where the setting of the recording reservation is performed by operating the remote controller while viewing the recording reservation screen.
Provided with appropriate display means such as a display
It is also possible to perform it by operating the key on one side.

When performing timer recording, the controller 31 controls the timer recording operation based on the recording reservation data of each reservation program stored in the memory circuit 34. At this time, it is determined whether to cancel the timer recording based on the recording plan data.

An example of the processing performed by the controller 31 during timer recording will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, the recording reservation data of each reservation program is input from the memory circuit 34 to the controller 31. First, in the controller 31, when setting the recording reservation, the recording day of the week data, the recording start time data and the recording end time data set in the items of “date / day”, “start time” and “end time” are used. It is determined whether or not the current time is within the reservation corresponding time (step S11). It is assumed that the current time is the recording start time of one reservation program. In this case, YES is satisfied in step S11, and the control proceeds to step S12. In step S12, "1" is set to a corresponding time flag indicating that the current time is within the corresponding reservation time of the reservation program.

In the next step S13, the reservation setting data set in the "reservation" item of the corresponding reservation program is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the reservation of the reservation program is valid. Here, if the reservation is valid, the control proceeds to step S14 for determining the recording plan, and if the reservation is invalid, the control returns to step S11 of time monitoring.

In step S14, the recording plan data set in the item "recording plan" of the corresponding reservation program is referred to, and the 0th bit of the recording plan data is "0".
Is determined. That is, in this step S14, it is determined whether or not cancellation of the current recording is designated. Here, when the 0th bit data of the recording plan is “0”, the control proceeds to step S15, and when the 0th bit data of the recording plan is “1”,
The recording is cancelled, and the control returns to step S11.

In step S15, the deck selection data set in the "deck" item of the corresponding reservation program is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the designated deck section is currently recording. Here, if the designated deck unit is not currently recording, control proceeds to step S16 of recording start, and if recording is in progress, timer recording is not started and control returns to step S11. Step S1
In step 6, the channel selection data and the mode data set in the "channel" and "mode" items of the corresponding reservation program are referred to, and the reception channel and the recording mode are selected and designated according to the instruction of the data. Start recording on the deck. Thereafter, the control returns to step S11 of time monitoring. After the recording start time elapses, until the recording end time of the reservation program is reached, step S
11 is YES, and the procedure from step S12 to step S15 is repeated.

As described above, when the current time reaches a certain time corresponding to the reservation of the reservation program, it is determined whether or not to start recording according to the 0th bit data of the recording plan data of the reservation program. Control is performed so that recording is started only when the 0th bit of the recording plan data is “0”. In other words, if the 0th bit of the recording plan data is “1” and the cancellation of the current recording is designated, the recording is not performed even within the reservation applicable time.

When the time has elapsed and the current time reaches the recording end time of a certain reservation program, NO is established in step S11 of time monitoring, and control is performed in step S17.
Move on to In step S17, it is determined whether the corresponding time flag for the reservation program is "1". At the time of the recording end time, "1" is set in the corresponding time flag, so "0" is set in the corresponding time flag in the next step S18. In the next step S19, the recording plan data of the corresponding reservation program is shifted,
The control proceeds to step S20. In this case, the nth bit of the recording plan data is shifted to the (n-1) th bit, and "0" is stored in the most significant bit (in this case, the 7th bit).

In step S20, it is determined whether the deck section specified by the deck selection data of the corresponding reservation program is currently being recorded. If YES, the control returns to step S11 after terminating the recording on the deck unit in step S21, and if NO, the control returns to step S11.

As described above, when the current time reaches the recording end time of a certain reservation program (after the time corresponding to the reservation), the recording plan data of the reservation program is shifted by one time, and recording is performed on the designated deck unit. If so, the recording is terminated. After the end time of recording,
NO is satisfied in step S11, and control is performed in step S1.
Go to 7. In this case, “0” is already set in the corresponding time flag at the time of the recording end time, and this step S
NO is established in step 16 and the control returns to step S11 via steps S20 and S21. Thereafter, the current time is monitored in step S11 until the next recording start time is reached. At the time of the next recording of the reservation program, the canceling status of the recording is determined according to the recording plan data shifted in the previous step S19, and the operation of starting the recording is controlled.

When a plurality of reservation programs are set, the above processing is performed for all of the reservation programs.

According to the VTR 1 according to this embodiment,
Since the item of the recording plan is provided in the setting item of the recording reservation and recording / non-recording is selected up to several times ahead, the following effects can be obtained. That is, when a recording reservation is set so as to continuously record a program that is repeatedly broadcast weekly or daily, the user can select recording / non-recording several times ahead and set a recording plan. Therefore, even if the program intended by the user has been changed in broadcast by a special program such as a sports broadcast, the recording of the program can be intentionally canceled. For this reason, recording of unnecessary programs is prevented, and video tapes can be saved. In addition, since only a desired program can be continuously recorded on one video tape, management and editing of the video tape are facilitated.

When it is desired to cancel a certain recording among the recordings to be performed continuously, it is only necessary to select “×” for the corresponding recording in the recording plan when setting the recording reservation. If you don't, you will always be recorded
It is possible to eliminate the risk of omission of recording.

Further, according to the VTR 1 of this embodiment, the VTR 1 has two recordable decks 1a and 1b,
In addition, when a recording reservation is set, a deck unit used for recording is selected, so that the following effects can be obtained. That is, in a conventional VTR, when a plurality of reservations are set to continuously record a program that is repeatedly broadcast weekly or daily, a plurality of programs are alternately recorded on one video tape. However, the VTR 1 solves such a problem, and one deck can record one program on one video tape without interruption every time. Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the program specified by the first reservation program is recorded on the video tape set in the deck unit 1a each time, and the program specified by the second reservation program is Is recorded on a video tape set in the deck section 1b every time. This can be performed over a plurality of programs by the number of the existing deck units.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been specifically described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible. For example, the configurations and the like described in the embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the above-described embodiment, the setting contents of the recording plan are configured to be shifted each time the corresponding reservation time elapses. The shift may be performed, and “「 ”may be set in the last time. Further, when “daily”, “Monday to Friday” or “Monday to Saturday” is specified in the setting item of “date / day of week” of the recording reservation, the recording plan may be set for each day of the week. In this case, the recording plan may be updated weekly.

Also, the recording plan is only for one time (this time only)
It is also possible to use In this case, the function is a one-time cancel function. Further, in the item of “recording plan”, a selection such as “PASS” may be set instead of “O” or “X”. In this case, it is assumed that the recording only this time is cancelled, and thereafter, automatically returns to “に”.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention, when another program not intended for recording is broadcast at a certain time of a program broadcast every predetermined period, the program is broadcasted in advance. By simply designating to cancel the recording, the recording can be prevented from being performed only that time. At this time, the recording for which the recording cancellation is not designated is always recorded, so that only unnecessary recording is prevented, and necessary recording is performed without omission. Recording can be performed on a medium without interruption.

Further, when the recording system of the present invention has a plurality of recording means, the recording means to be used for recording the program is designated, so that the plurality of programs can be distributed and recorded for each recording means. it can. Thus, it is possible to record one program continuously on one recording medium over a plurality of programs by the number of recording means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a connection example of a VTR according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a VTR according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a recording reservation setting screen.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a remote controller for setting a recording reservation while viewing a recording reservation setting screen.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the structure of recording plan data.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for setting a recording reservation.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of timer recording.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... VTR, 1a, 1b ... deck part, 2 ...
Remote controller, 3 ... antenna, 4 ... television monitor, 31 ... controller, 32 ...
・ Light receiving unit, 33 ・ ・ ・ Timer circuit, 34 ・ ・ ・ Memory circuit, 35 ・ ・ ・ Display generation circuit, 40 ・ ・ ・ Recording reservation setting screen

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A recording system for recording a program broadcast every predetermined period on a recording medium, comprising: first operation means for designating a recording start time and a recording end time of the program; A second operation means for designating cancellation of a predetermined number of times in each record; a time designated by the first operation means and a cancel information designated by the second operation means. A recording system comprising: a control unit that controls the recording unit so as to perform recording. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first operation unit is capable of designating a recording start time and a recording end time for a plurality of the programs, and the second operation unit is configured to:
2. The recording system according to claim 1, wherein said cancel information can be specified for a plurality of said programs. 3. The recording system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined period is one of weekly, daily, and monthly. 4. A display for displaying the recording start time and the recording end time operated by the first operation means, and the cancel status set by the second operation means. 2. The recording system according to claim 1, further comprising means. 5. The recording system according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of recording means, and further comprising a third operation means for selecting a recording means to be used for recording the program among the plurality of recording means. The recording system according to claim 1.