KR19980041341A - How to reserve video cassette recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for reserved driving a video cassette recorder, comprising: displaying (21-24) that input of a reserved driving start time and a reserved driving end time is required when a reserved driving mode is set; Setting the input time information into a reservation drive start time and a reservation drive end time (25); If the reservation drive start time and the reservation drive end time are set, indicating that input of the reservation drive mode is required (27); Setting the input driving mode to the reserved driving mode (29,30); If the reserved driving mode is not the playback mode, indicating that input of a predetermined reserved channel is required (28,31); Setting the input channel as a reserved driving channel and releasing the reserved driving mode (32, 33, 34, 35); Determining (31) whether the video cassette recorder is in a driving state; Determining (42) if the video cassette recorder is not in a driving state and whether the current time is a reserved driving start time; Driving (42,43) a video cassette recorder in a reserved mode if a current time is the reserved driving start time; Outputting (44, 45, 46) a broadcast signal of a reserved channel if the driving mode of the video cassette being driven in the reserved mode is not the playback mode; And stopping the driving of the video cassette recorder if the current time is the reserved driving end time.

That is, according to the present invention, the reservation operation of the VCR is possible, so that the schedule management of the user and the progress of the event can be conveniently performed.

Description

How to reserve video cassette recorder

The present invention relates to a video cassette recorder (hereinafter referred to as a VCR), and more particularly, to a method of reserving a drive of a video cassette recorder.

A VCR is a device that selectively magnetizes a magnetic tape video tape as a head to record video and audio signals or to read video and audio signals recorded on a video tape.

In particular, such a VCR has a built-in microcomputer for controlling the driving of the VCR therein, and thus a reservation recording method using the microcomputer function is widely used. That is, when a user inputs reservation information about a recording date, a recording start time and a recording end time, and a recording channel, the VCR automatically schedules recording of a broadcast signal of the channel at a time corresponding to the reservation information.

On the other hand, the VCR user needs to automatically drive the VCR at a necessary time in addition to the scheduled recording of the broadcast signal. For example, when the user wants to live according to his or her own living schedule, that is, when the user wants to play a video tape signal at a predetermined time on the schedule or wants to watch TV, the user can reserve the VCR for reservation. It will have the effect of providing convenience in living.

In addition, if the VCR is used in the course of the event, when the driving time of the VCR is set, it is possible to perform the event more flexibly if the VCR is pre-driven.

However, in the conventional VCR, only reservation recording is performed by using a timer as described above, and reservation driving is not developed. Therefore, there is a problem in that user convenience as described above is ignored.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a reservation driving method of a VCR that enables reservation driving information to be reserved for driving a VCR.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a reservation driving method of a VCR for reservation driving according to reservation driving information.

A reservation driving method of a VCR according to the present invention includes a method of inputting information for reserved driving of a VCR, comprising: indicating that input of a reservation driving start time and a reservation driving end time is required when a reservation driving mode is set; Setting the input time information into a reservation driving start time and a reservation driving end time; If a reservation drive start time and a reservation drive end time are set, indicating that input of a reservation drive mode is required; Setting an input driving mode to a reserved driving mode; If the reserved driving mode is not the playback mode, indicating that input of a predetermined reserved channel is required; And setting the input channel as a reserved driving channel and releasing the reserved driving mode.

The present invention also provides a method for driving a VCR according to the reservation driving information, comprising: determining whether the VCR is in a driving state; Determining whether the current time is a reserved driving start time if the VCR is not in a driving state; Driving the VCR in a reservation mode if the current time is a reservation drive start time; Outputting a broadcast signal of a reserved channel if the VCR driving in the reserved mode is not in the playback mode; And stopping the driving of the VCR if the current time is the reserved driving end time.

1 is a block diagram of a video cassette recorder performing a reservation driving method according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart for setting reservation driving information in a reservation driving method of a video cassette recorder according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart in which a video cassette recorder operates according to reservation information set in the method of driving a video cassette recorder according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: tuner 2: recording processing system

3: regeneration processing system 4: deck

5: micom 6: key metrics

7: OSD

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a VCR for performing a VCR recording method according to the present invention, as shown in the tuner 1, the recording processing system 2 and the reproduction processing system 3, the deck 4, the microcomputer. (5), a key matrix 6 and an OSD unit 7.

Here, the tuner 1 receives and outputs a broadcast signal of a predetermined channel under the control of the microcomputer 5, and the recording processing system 2 receives an image applied from the tuner 1 under the control of the microcomputer 4. The audio signal is recorded and applied to the deck 4, and the deck 4 records the video signal of the recording processing system 2 on the video tape under the control of the microcomputer 5, or reads the signal of the video tape. It is configured to apply to the reproduction processing system 3.

The deck 4 has a capstan motor and head drum which are in charge of running the tape, and means all mechanisms for reading the signal of the tape in the VCR such as a video and audio head for recording and reading the video and audio signals. .

On the other hand, the reproduction processing system 3 reproduces and outputs the video and audio signals detected by the deck 4, and the OSD unit 7 outputs a predetermined OSD signal under the control of the microcomputer 5 to reproduce the processing system 3 The signal is mixed with the signal and applied to the monitor.

In addition, the microcomputer 4 is configured to control the above-described components in response to the key selected, i.e., pressed by the user, among the various function keys of the key matrix 6.

2 and 3 show flowcharts of the present invention performed by the microcomputer 5 in the VCR having the above-described configuration.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for inputting reservation driving information for reserved driving of the VCR to the microcomputer 5, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart for allowing the microcomputer 5 to drive the VCR in accordance with the reservation information.

As shown in the figure, the microcomputer 5 determines whether the reservation driving key for reservation driving among the keys of the key matrix 6 is pressed in step 21.

As a result of the determination in step 21, when the reserved drive key is pressed, the microcomputer 5 sets the reserved drive mode (step 22) and proceeds to step 23. In step 23, the microcomputer 5 controls the OSD unit 7 to output an OSD signal indicating that input of the reserved driving start time and the reserved driving end time is required, and the numeric key applied from the key matrix 6. The reserved drive start time and the reserved drive end time are set in correspondence with the signals (steps 24 and 25).

If the reserved drive start time and reserved drive end time are set by step 25, the microcomputer 5 causes the OSD unit 7 to output an OSD signal for selecting a function key for driving the VCR at the reserved time. (Step 26), it progresses to step 27.

In step 27, the microcomputer 5 sets the driving mode as the play mode when the key matrix 6 is pressed among the function keys (steps 28 and 29), but when a function key other than the play key is pressed. Set the drive mode to the mode corresponding to the function key (Fast Forward, Fast Rewind, Stop mode, etc.) (step 30), and allow OSD 7 to input the channel key. Output the signal (step 31). The reason why the step 31 is performed in this way is that the VCR is driven in the EE mode under the driving mode other than the reproduction mode, and in the EE mode, the broadcast signal of the channel received by the tuner 1 is applied to the television. This is for the user to select a broadcast channel that is received.

Therefore, if the channel key is input after the execution of step 31, the microcomputer 5 sets the reserved channel (steps 32 and 33) and proceeds to step 34. In step 34, the microcomputer 5 determines whether the above-described reserved drive key is pressed again, or releases the reserved drive mode when the reserved drive key is pressed (step 35).

3 shows a process performed by the microcomputer 5 in accordance with the reservation mode set by the process shown in FIG. 2.

As shown, the microcomputer 5 determines whether the current VCR is in a power-on state, that is, a driving state in step 41, and proceeds to step 42 if it is in a power-on state. As described above, the reason for determining the driving state of the VCR is that the present invention intends to automatically power on the VCR to drive the user in a desired mode. It can be determined that it is working.

In step 42, the microcomputer 5 determines whether the current time is the set reserved driving start time and proceeds to step 43 if the reserved driving starting time is reached to turn on the VCR and operate as a reserved driving mode. (Step 44).

At this time, after performing step 44, the microcomputer 5 determines whether the mode currently being driven is the playback mode (step 45), and when not in the playback mode, the tuner 1 receives the broadcast signal of the reserved channel. Key, and drive this signal to the EE mode for applying to the monitor (step 46).

After performing steps 44 and 46, the microcomputer 5 determines whether the current time is the reserved driving end time and terminates all the reserved driving processes by turning off the power of the VCR when the reserved driving end time is reached (steps 47 and 48). ).

That is, the present invention can drive the VCR in a desired mode at a desired time using a timer in the microcomputer.

As described above, the present invention has the effect that the reservation operation of the VCR can be conveniently performed for the user's schedule management and the progress of the event.

Claims (2)

A method of inputting information for preliminarily driving a video cassette recorder, (21-24) indicating that input of the reserved drive start time and the reserved drive end time is required if the reserved drive mode is set; Setting the input time information into a reservation drive start time and a reservation drive end time (25); If the reservation driving start time and the reservation driving end time are set, indicating that input of a reservation driving mode is required (27); Setting the input driving mode to the reserved driving mode (29,30); Displaying (28,31) that input of a predetermined reserved channel is required if the reserved driving mode is not a reproduction mode; And setting (32,33,34,35) the input channel as a reserved drive channel and releasing the reserved drive mode. A method of driving a video cassette recorder in accordance with reservation driving information, Determining (31) whether the video cassette recorder is in a driving state; Determining (42) if the video cassette recorder is not in a driving state and whether a current time is a reserved driving start time; Driving (42,43) the video cassette recorder in a reserve mode if the current time is the reserve drive start time; Outputting (44, 45, 46) a broadcast signal of a reserved channel if the driving mode of the video cassette being driven in the reserved mode is not a playback mode; And stopping (47,48) the driving of the video cassette recorder if the current time is the reserved driving end time.