JPH0556376A - Picture reproducer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the combination of a desired picture by displaying a reproduced picture from a track ten-key inputted on a small screen where a cursor is positioned when the ten-key input was performed immediately before and a four-picture was displayed. CONSTITUTION:When an access key 50 is pushed at the stage of a key input standby after a ten-key 48 is inputted, a picture is reproduced from a track with a track number which a ten-key input was performed and is displayed on a small screen with a cursor. Namely, whether the ten-key input was performed immediately before or not is investigated. When the ten-key input exists, processings are performed in accordance with either full-screen display or four-picture display. In the case of the four-picture display, a sub-memory is updated by reproducing and displaying a picture to be recorded in a track which a key input is performed on a small screen where a cursor is positioned. In the case of the full-screen display, a picture which a key input is performed and is to be recorded on a track is reproduced and the full-screen display is performed for the picture. Therefore, the recording position of a recording medium can be directly designated for the individual pictures of a multi-screen.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image reproducing device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to an image reproducing device for reproducing and outputting a still image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some of the above-mentioned image reproducing apparatuses have a multi-image function for simultaneously displaying a plurality of images recorded on a recording medium on one screen. For example, it has been proposed that a still video floppy disk can record up to 50 still images and that its reproducing device can simultaneously display 4 or 25 images. For example, in a four-screen display in which four images are displayed simultaneously, a track forward key and a backward key are assigned to each of the four small screens, and by operating these keys, the tracks are recorded on an arbitrary track. Two images can be played back and displayed at the same time.

[0003]

However, in the conventional example,
Until the desired image is displayed on the four small screens, the forward and backward keys of the track must be operated many times for each small screen, which is very inconvenient.

It is an object of the present invention to present an image reproducing apparatus which eliminates such inconvenience.

[0005]

An image reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is an image reproducing apparatus having a multi-reproducing function for simultaneously displaying a plurality of a plurality of still images reproduced from a recording medium, First designating means for designating a small screen for multi-display, second designating means for designating a desired image among the series of images recorded on a recording medium, and the second
The control means for displaying the image reproduced according to the designation by the designation means on the small screen designated by the first designation means.

[0006]

With the above means, it becomes possible to directly specify a recorded image to be reproduced and displayed for each small screen of multi-reproduction. Thereby, a plurality of desired images can be simultaneously displayed by a very simple operation.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 10 is a magnetic disk called a still video floppy disk, 12 is a motor for rotating the magnetic disk 10, 14 is a reproducing head, and 16 is a head feeding device for moving the reproducing head 14 in the radial direction of the magnetic disk 10.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a preprocessing circuit for preprocessing the output of the reproducing head 14 (for example, amplification, clamping, high frequency elimination, demodulation, deemphasis, etc.), and 20 converts the analog output of the preprocessing circuit 18 into a digital signal. A / D converter,
Reference numeral 22 is a compression circuit for thinning out the output data of the A / D converter 20 to 1/2 in the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively, and 24
Is a frame memory for storing the output data of the A / D converter 20 or the compression circuit 22, and 26 is the frame memory 2
4 is a D / A converter for converting the image data read from 4 into an analog signal, and 28 is post-processing of the output of the D / A converter 26 (for example, high frequency removal, amplification, buffering, cursor and track described later). A post-processing circuit for superimposing images such as numbers), and 30 is a monitor device for displaying the output of the post-processing circuit 28 as an image.

Reference numeral 32 is a system control circuit for controlling the entire system, and is internally provided with a sub-memory 34 for storing a reproduction track number (for example, a track number on which each small screen being reproduced on the monitor is recorded). Reference numeral 36 is a wireless remote controller (hereinafter, abbreviated as remote controller) for instructing the system control circuit 32, and 38 is a receiving circuit for receiving a radio signal from the remote controller 38 and transmitting it to the system control circuit 32.

FIG. 2 shows the operation panel surface of the remote controller 36. Power on / off key 40, 4-screen display key 4
A track feed key 44 consisting of four forward feed keys and four reverse feed keys for four small screens of two- and four-screen display, cursor movement keys 46 for moving the cursor up and down, left and right on the monitor screen, 0 to 9 A ten-key 48 including keys and an access key 50 for instructing reproduction of a track designated by the track advance key 44, the cursor movement key 46 or the ten-key 48 are provided. The detailed operation of the system control circuit 32 in response to the operation of these keys will be described later.

A certain image is track 1 on the magnetic disk 10.
FIG. 3 shows a display example in which the frames 0 and 11 are recorded and the reproduced video is displayed on the monitor 30. Figure 3
(A) is a field playback and full screen (ie,
(Full screen playback), (b) frame playback and full screen display, (c) field playback and 4-screen display, (d) frame playback and 4-screen display. Each case is shown. In the case of full screen, "10" or "10-11" at the upper left indicates the number of the track being reproduced. "1" from the center of the 4-screen display
"0" or "10-11" also indicates the number of the track being reproduced. The "*" mark in the 4-screen display is a cursor for designating the small screen of interest.

FIG. 4 shows an operational flowchart of the system control circuit 32 for the power on / off key 40. By connecting the power supply line, the system control circuit 32 and the receiving circuit 38 operate with very little power consumption, and stand by for an instruction from the remote controller 36. Power on / off
By depressing the key 40 (S1), the system control circuit 32 sets the entire power supply state (S2).
Wait for loading (S3).

When the magnetic disk 10 is loaded (S
3) The recording status of the magnetic disk 10 (presence or absence of recording, recording contents, field recording or frame recording for video, etc.) is checked (S4). That is, the magnetic disk 10 is rotated by the motor 12, and the reproducing head is sequentially fed from the innermost track to the outermost track by the head feeding device 16 to check the recording status of each track.

If there is a track on which a video is recorded (hereinafter referred to as a video track) (S5), the reproducing head 14 is moved to the outermost video track for reproduction. The output of the reproducing head 14 is pre-processed by the pre-processing circuit 18,
It is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 20 and frozen in the frame memory 24. The image data stored in the frame memory 24 is read at the video rate, converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 26, post-processed by the post-processing circuit 28, and applied to the monitor 30.

The image of the outermost video track is monitored by the monitor 30.
While the display is on, the key input is waited (S7), and the power is turned off (S10) by pressing down the power on / off key 40 (S8) or ejecting the magnetic disk 10 (S9).

If there is no video track (S5), "
"No image recording" is displayed (S11), and the power is turned off (S10) by pressing down the power on / off key 40 (S12). When the magnetic disk 10 is inserted, that is, replaced (S13), Return to S4 to investigate the recording status.

The operation flow chart when the 4-screen display key 42 is pressed down while waiting for key input (S7)
As shown in FIG. When the four-screen display key 42 is pressed down, depending on whether it is a full-clean display or a four-screen display (S20), in full screen (for example, when the four-screen display key 42 is first pressed down after power-on), The track on which the image displayed in full screen is recorded is set as the current (S21). When 4 screens are already displayed (S2
0), when the key operated before the current 4-screen display key 42 is pressed is the 4-screen display key 42, that is, when the 4-screen display key 42 is continuously operated (S22), the 4-screen display The video track next to the track on which the lower right image is recorded is set as the current (S24), and when the 4-screen display key 42 is not continuously operated (S22), the track on which the image where the cursor is located is recorded is set as the current (S23). ).

Four continuous video tracks including the current track are reproduced, and reproduced image data is reproduced in the frame memory 2 in the order of upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right on the monitor screen.
4 (S25). And frame memory 2
The track number of the image stored in 4 is stored in a predetermined area of the sub memory 34 (S26).

The system control circuit 34 applies the cursor image signal to the post-processing circuit 28 to display the cursor on the divided image at the upper left of the monitor screen (S27). Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D, track numbers and field recordings (F
I) or frame recording (FR) is displayed on each small screen (S28).

After that, the process returns to wait for key input again (S29).

According to the operation flow chart of FIG. 5, since the four-screen display key 42 is continuously operated, the four screens are switched and displayed like a group picture.
There is an advantage that the contents of can be viewed quickly and with a simple operation.

FIG. 6 shows an operation flowchart when the forward and backward feed track feed keys 44 are operated while waiting for key input (S7). In full-screen display (S30), the image recorded on the video track next (for the forward key) or previous (for the reverse key) of the track on which the currently displayed image is recorded is displayed. It is reproduced and displayed (S31).

When displaying four images (S30), in response to the operation of the forward (or reverse) feed key # 1 for the upper left small screen (S32), it is displayed on the upper left small screen based on the information in the sub memory 34. The image of the video track next (or before) the track of the displayed image is reproduced and displayed on the upper left small screen (S33). That is, the corresponding small screen is frame-fed. After that, the cursor is moved to the upper left small screen (S3
4).

Similarly, in response to the operation of the forward (or reverse) feed keys # 2 and 3 for the upper right and lower left small screens (S35,
38), and the small screens on the upper right and lower left are advanced (S36, 3
9), move the cursor to the upper right and lower left (S37, 4)
0). If none of the forward (or reverse) feed keys # 1, 2, 3 (S38), it is the operation of the forward (or reverse) feed key # 4, and the small screen at the lower right is advanced (S41), and the cursor is moved. Is moved to the lower right small screen (S42).

After S31, 34, 37, 40, 42, the track number display is updated (S43), and the process returns to wait for key input (S44).

FIG. 7 shows an operation flowchart when the cursor movement key 46 is operated. When the full-screen display is performed (S50), it is ignored and the process returns to wait for key input (S58). That is, the cursor movement key 46 is 4
Effective only when displaying images. When displaying four images (S50), the cursor is moved in the up, down, right, and left directions according to the up, down, right, and left movement keys and the current cursor position (S51, 52, 55). (S53, 5
4, 56, 57), and returns to wait for key input (S5
8).

When it is desired to display the image designated by the cursor in the full screen mode in the 4-screen display, the access key 50 is pressed.
You can press. The operation at that time will be described later.

FIG. 8 shows an operation flowchart when the ten key 48 is operated. In the full-screen display (S60), as shown in FIG. 9, following the display of the track number of the image currently being displayed, a right-pointing arrow and a numeral input by the ten keys are displayed (S63), and the key input is performed. The process returns to the wait (S64). Figure 9 shows Track # 1
An image in which frames 0 and 11 are frame-reproduced is displayed, and a monitor screen when the track # 20 is designated by the ten keys 48 is shown.

In the case of 4-screen display (S60), depending on whether the display image designated by the cursor is frame (FR) reproduction or field (FI) reproduction (S61), in FR reproduction, the track number on the inner circumference side is displayed. Is erased (S6
2) During the FI reproduction, the track number currently displayed is displayed as it is, followed by the arrow pointing to the right and the numeral input by the ten keys (S63), and the process returns to the key input waiting state (S64).

FIG. 10 shows an example of the monitor display, in which FIG. 10A shows before inputting the ten keys 48, and FIG. 10B shows after inputting the ten keys 48. The cursor marked with * is located on the upper left small screen, and the images frame-recorded on the tracks # 10 and 11 are reproduced there. Numeric keypad 4
When "20" is input by 8, the track number display changes from "10-11" to "10" as shown in FIG.
→ Change to 20 ”.

When the access key 50 is pressed at the stage of waiting for key input after inputting the ten keys 48, an image is reproduced from the track of the track number input by the ten keys, that is, track # 20, and the cursor is displayed in a small area. It is displayed on the screen (that is, the small screen on the upper left).

FIG. 11 shows an operation flowchart for the operation of the access key 50. First, it is checked whether or not ten keys have been input immediately before (S70). When there is a ten-key input (S70), depending on whether it is a full-screen display or a four-screen display (S71), in the four-screen display, the image recorded on the key-input track is reproduced on the small screen where the cursor is located. The sub memory 34 is displayed and updated (S73). In full screen display (S7
1), the image recorded on the track, which has been key-input, is reproduced and full-screen displayed (S74).

If there is no ten-key input immediately before (S70), the image displayed on the small screen where the cursor is positioned is full when the 4-screen display is selected depending on whether full-screen display or 4-screen display is selected (S75). Display on screen. Specifically, the image displayed on the small screen where the cursor is positioned is reproduced from the magnetic disk 10 again, and the reproduced image data is stored in the frame memory 24 without passing through the compression circuit 22. When the full clean is displayed, nothing is done to the operation of the access key 50.

After that, the track number display is updated (S77), and the process returns to wait for key input (S78).

FIG. 12 shows an operation flowchart for displaying the track number. Full screen display or 4-screen display (S8
0) and for each of them frame (FR) reproduction or field (FI) reproduction.
Track numbers are displayed as illustrated in (b), (c), and (d). That is, in the case of field recording in full screen display (S80, 81), FIG. 3 (a) (S82),
In case of frame recording in full screen display (S80, 8
1), FIG. 3B (S83), field recording with 4-screen display (S80, 84), FIG. 3C (S85), 4
In the case of frame recording in image display (S80, 84), FIG.
(D) The track number is displayed as shown in (S86).

Although the case of a still video floppy has been described as an example, it goes without saying that it may be another recording medium, for example, a solid-state memory such as a memory card, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or the like. Moreover, the cursor is not limited to a particular shape such as a cross, an arrow, or a rectangle. It may be a frame-like frame that individually surrounds the four small screens of the four-screen display, or may be of a specific color or pattern. The number of images displayed simultaneously is not limited to four.

[0038]

As can be easily understood from the above description, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to directly specify the recording position of the recording medium for each screen of the multi-image. That is,
The operation for simultaneously displaying the images desired by the user during multi-playback becomes simple.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a front view of the wireless remote controller 36 of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is an example of a track number display.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart for an operation of a power on / off key 40.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart for an operation of a 4-screen display key 42.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart for an operation of a track feed key 44.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart for operating a cursor movement key 46.

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart for an operation of a ten key 48.

FIG. 9 is a display example of ten-key operation in full-screen display.

FIG. 10 is a display example for ten key operation in a four-screen display.

FIG. 11 is an operation flowchart for operation of an access key 50.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for displaying track numbers.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: magnetic disk 12: motor 14: reproducing head 16: head feeding device 18: preprocessing circuit 20: A / D converter 22: compression circuit 24: frame memory 26: D / A converter 2
8: Post-processing circuit 30: Monitor device 32: System control circuit 34: Sub memory 36: Wireless remote controller 38: Reception circuit 40: Power on / off key 4
2: 4 screen display key 44: Track forward key 46: Cursor move key 4
8: Numeric keypad 50: Access key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image reproducing apparatus having a multi-reproducing function for simultaneously displaying a plurality of a plurality of still images reproduced from a recording medium, the first specifying unit specifying a small screen for multi-display. And second specifying means for specifying a desired image from the series of images recorded on the recording medium,
An image reproducing apparatus comprising: a control unit for displaying an image reproduced according to the designation by the second designating unit on a small screen designated by the first designating unit.