CN1040605C - VCR apparatus having cable box control function and control method therefor - Google Patents

VCR apparatus having cable box control function and control method therefor Download PDF

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CN1040605C
CN1040605C CN92114164A CN92114164A CN1040605C CN 1040605 C CN1040605 C CN 1040605C CN 92114164 A CN92114164 A CN 92114164A CN 92114164 A CN92114164 A CN 92114164A CN 1040605 C CN1040605 C CN 1040605C
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To facilitate reception of a picture recording by providing a remote transmission means between VCR and a cable box. A microcomputer 110 of VCR 100 includes a remote data storing means of each cable box 300 which has a different remote signal according to manufacturing companies. The microcomputer 110 of VOR 110 is utilized by a remote controller 150 to control a drive of the box 300. An OSD function utilizing TV 200 screen is applied so that a control mode of the box 300 is displayed on OSD. A specific number of the box 300 is displayed on the OSD read from the box 300, and the remote control 150 drives the box 300 to set an operation code, driving the VCR 100 and the box 300 simultaneously at a reserved set time, selecting a channel for the box 300, and outputting RF signal de-scrambled by VCR 100. Thus, since the box 300 is easily controllable from the VCR 100, it becomes possible to facilitate receiving and recording.

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Cassette tape video equipment and control method thereof with cable box controlled function
The present invention relates to a kind of VCR (video Cassette recorder equipped) and control method thereof, wherein control the cable box that receives cablecast by means of this CVR, The present invention be more particularly directed to a kind of VCR equipment and control method thereof, wherein utilize VCR to carry out the programming of cablecast is recorded with cable box controlled function.
At American continent, cablecast is widely current at present, in the time of watching the cablecast of charge, need be connected VCR or TV (television set) with the cable box that is called the case of decoding, and so just can watch cablecast.United States Patent (USP) 4,527,194 disclose the conventional art of this cablecast.
According to United States Patent (USP) 4,527,194, channel adjustment is to be undertaken by the microcomputer that is contained in the TV channel adjuster.The microcomputer driving through tuning frequency, can be controlled this microcomputer by keyboard or remote controller from a plurality of cable TV channels.
But such trouble is arranged in said system, promptly must be equipped with a remote controller in addition and come the control cable case.
In another kind of traditional method shown in Figure 1,30 pairs of secret cable broadcasting signals of cable box are decrypted, and so just have only the subscriber of cable TV just can watch cablecast.
Cable box 30 provides radiofrequency signal by remote controller 35 controls for VCR 10.As everyone knows, VCR 10 records the cablecast program or shows by another remote controller 15 or machine side key button control by TV 20 it.
Like this, remote controller 15 and 35 separately provides, and is just very inconvenient when using this equipment.In addition, 20 devices of TV as video that shows cablecast program, reproduction VCR and OSD (showing on the screen) image.
Have again, just can not control when the cablecast program is recorded in the VCR programming, thereby can not programme and record the multi-channel programme of cablecast cable box.
The present invention is intended to overcome the shortcoming of above-mentioned conventional art.
Therefore the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of VCR equipment and control method thereof with cable box controlled function, wherein cable box carries out remote control by VCR, make state of a control and selected function on video screen, the form with osd image to show, and can programme to cablecast multichannel band order and record.
The VCR equipment that the present invention has the cable box controlled function comprises: a microcomputer is equipped with in VCR, a inside; A cable box provides radiofrequency signal to VCR afterwards in order to be decrypted (descrambling) at the cable broadcasting signals to maintain secrecy (scrambled); A memory unit is installed on the microcomputer of VCR, is applicable to the remote control mode of this class control cabinet in order to storage; With a wired or wireless remote control transmit block, it is installed between VCR and the cable box, so that provide remote signal from remote controller.
In addition, (wherein storage is applicable to that the memory unit of the remote control mode of all kinds of cable boxes is installed in the microcomputer of VCR to use VCR of the present invention; The wired or wireless remote control transmit block of sending under remote controller control from the control signal of microcomputer is installed between VCR and the cable box) method that cable box is controlled comprises the following steps: controlled step, in order to showing with the form of osd image after the numbering of cable box by read the remote-control data consistent with the type of cable box from memory unit, the setting operation sign indicating number also drives cable box with the remote controller of VCR; The actuation step of programming video, in order to predetermined programming video, the concrete practice is, imports among the VCR with will the programme program of video of key button, preset time drives VCR and cable box simultaneously in institute, and after choosing the channel of cable box through being scheduled to the radiofrequency signal through deciphering is offered VCR.
Describe most preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail referring to accompanying drawing and can more be expressly understood above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and other advantage.In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 shows the VCR and the relation of cable box on mounting arrangement of conventional art;
Fig. 2 shows VCR of the present invention and the cable box relation in mounting arrangement;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of explanation control method of the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows VCR and the relation of cable box on mounting arrangement.VCR equipment of the present invention comprises: by the VCR 100 of remote controller 150 controls; Cable box 300 in order to after receiving the broadcast singal of confidential state, is decrypted these signals, and radiofrequency signal is provided for VCR 100; Remote control sends part 400, in order to by wired or wireless mode the control data of the microcomputer 110 of VCR 100 is sent to cable box 300; TV 200, in order to show the signal by VCR 100 outputs.
Microcomputer 110 has a memory unit, and ROM (read-only memory) for example is in order to the remote-control data of storage cable box 300, manufacturing firm's difference of cable box 300, the remote control mode difference of its use.
In the VCR of the present invention such as above-mentioned structure equipment, remote controller 150 separates with microcomputer 110, and the Controlled by Microcomputer of VCR 100 process that drives cable box 300.
VCR 100 has also adopted osd function by TV 200 in addition, and like this, the control model of cable box 300 just can show with the form of osd image.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of explanation control method of the present invention.
At first, read the remote-control data that is applicable to the sort of type cable box 300, show with the formation of osd image numbering then cable box 300 from memory unit.Then the remote controller 150 with VCR 100 drives cable box 300, so that the setting operation sign indicating number.Among the program input VCR100 with the programming video, set the time of programming video thus, drive VCR 100 and cable box 300 then simultaneously.Then select cable box 300 through predetermined channel, again the radiofrequency signal through deciphering is offered VCR 100.
In other words, control method of the present invention comprises the following steps; Step 410 is by machine side key button or remote controller 150 input operating key signals; Step 420, after execution in step 410 on the TV screen with the form display control mode of OSD; Step 430, after selecting cable box 300 to be controlled with the numbering of the selected cable box 300 of the form demonstration of OSD; Step 440 determines whether that in system input sets the signal of the setting key of cable box 300 usefulness to be controlled; Step 450 determines whether had programming video setting pattern at the setting key signal when step 440 input setting key signal; Step 460 is found to switch on or off the power supply of cable box 300 when step 450 is not programmed video setting pattern.
On the other hand, if run into programming video set condition in step 450, then subsequent step comprises the following steps: step 470, programmes to record at VCR and sets; Step 480, whether the video time of determining to programme after execution in step 470 arrives; Step 490 drives cable box 300 and the VCR 100 that sets at the programming video when time is up; Step 500 is selected predetermined cablecast channel after execution in step 490; Step 510 is selected the radio frequency output channel after the execution in step 500; Step 520 after the execution in step 510, is fulfiled the general utility functions of VCR programming video.
The working condition and the effect of present device shown in Figure 2 are described according to the order of above-mentioned flow process now.At first, with machine side key button (not shown) or remote controller 150 control VCR 100, so microcomputer 110 is received enter key data and simultaneously from ROM storage device reading of data, thus on the screen of TV 200 with the form display control mode (step 410 and 420) of OSD.
After this, the numbering of cable box 300 (part that ＂ 01 ＂ represents among Fig. 2) shows on the screen of TV 200 with the form of OSD, like this, the user should be able to select a cable box 300 by key button on the machine side or remote controller 150, and drives its (step 430).
In above-mentioned osd image, demonstrate the user and select cable box 300 employed data.
When as if the numbering that be presented at cable box 300 in osd image deciding (step 440), just from the memory of VCR retrieve the code that set cable box 300 thereafter.
Then determine whether to set programming video (step 450), if not programming video setting pattern is then connected the determined cable box of retrieving out 300 of code (step 460).In this case, the microcomputer of VCR 100 110 is read remote-control data from ROM, and these signals are sent to cable box 300 by remote control transmit block 400.
Remote control sends the transmission of part 400 can be carried out when the output with microcomputer 110 sends to cable box 300 by cable, has the function that remote control sends when perhaps the form that sends (adopting infrared ray usually) with optical-wireless makes data send to the receiver side of cable box 300 and carries out.
On the other hand, be in following time of programming video setting pattern of step 450 in system, that is, when the user wants that the cablecast program programmed video, the function (step 470) that can set the programming video by machine side key button or the remote controller 150 of VCR 100.
In other words, set wide program of cable and recording time in step 470.After this, VCR 100 just fulfils each program of normal programming video.In other words, at that time the time of checking till arriving the scheduled time (step 480), and when preset time to the time, microcomputer 110 is just connected VCR 100.Then, little calculating wants 110 by remote control transmit block 400 remote signal to be sent to cable box 300, thereby makes cable box 300 connect (step 490).Choose predetermined channel (step 500) then, then decipher by cable box 300, then radiofrequency signal is offered VCR 100 (step 510) with the cable broadcasting signals of confidential state input.
In the case, VCR 100 is in the video pattern, carries out the program of programming video, thereby records cablecast program (step 520).
The memory unit of the distant empty data of storage cable box 300 also can adopt the nonvolatile memory beyond the ROM.
According to the present invention who introduces above, cable box can be controlled in VCR, thereby all control, for example selection of the selection of cable box to be driven, channel etc. can be controlled by means of the VCR remote controller, but also can carry out the programming video of cablecast program, thereby simplified the control procedure of the cable box that is connected with VCR.

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1. cassette tape video equipment with cable box controlled function, in order to send the predetermined remote-control data of expression and the corresponding remote control mode of this class cable box to cable box, after the cable broadcasting signals decoding of encrypting, described cable box responds described remote control mode and provides the selected channel of radiofrequency signal to described cassette tape video equipment, and described equipment comprises:
A remote controller is in order to provide the user of the user's who is illustrated in this controlled in a plurality of different types of cable casees class cable box selection to import identifier to described cassette tape video equipment;
In order to receive the receiving system of described user's input;
Storage device, comprise and contain a plurality of not on the same group read-only memorys of predetermined remote-control data, described not on the same group one of them represented described remote control mode, the described code case that provides described frequency to penetrate signal to described cassette tape video equipment responds described remote control mode, a plurality of different remote control modes of the corresponding different types of cable case of remaining described each group expression;
A microcomputer is in order to import the represented described one group of predetermined remote-control data of identifier from described read-only memory retrieval by the user; And
Remote signal transmission device, by described Controlled by Microcomputer, be installed between the described video Cassette recorder equipped and described cable box, in order to the channel selection remote control mode of described one group of predetermined remote-control data is sent to described cable box from described cassette tape video equipment, to control described cable box, when operating described remote controller, the user exports from described microcomputer with the described remote control mode that described predetermined remote-control data is represented.
2. method with video Cassette recorder equipped control cable case, the described video Cassette recorder equipped programmed recording setting pattern that has, in order to described video Cassette recorder equipped the programming, carry out the record of duration, the storage device of microcomputer, comprise in order to the read-only memory of storage representation corresponding to the predetermined remote-control data of a plurality of dissimilar remote control modes of a plurality of different types of cable casees, and remote controlled sending device, be installed between the described video Cassette recorder equipped and described cable box that will control, in order to send in the described a plurality of different remote control modes of expression the described predetermined remote-control data corresponding to the remote control mode of this class cable box that will control to described cable box, described cable box control method comprises the following steps:
Input is about the identifier and the operating key of described video Cassette recorder equipped remote controller, only expression is corresponding to the described predetermined remote-control data of the described control code of the cable box of more controlled described type to select from described a plurality of different remote control modes, and described identifier is represented the cable box of described type;
On display on the screen, show described identifier, confirm described predetermined remote-control data selection can make the user corresponding to described type cable box;
Set described video Cassette recorder equippedly, under the record setting pattern of described programming, begin in the duration record programming channel in the programmed recording time;
By checking that the present time determines whether to arrive the described programmed recording time;
When the described programmed recording time arrives, connect described video Cassette recorder equippedly, and connect described cable box by the represented remote control mode of the selected described predetermined remote-control data of described identifier by sending to described cable box from described remote signal transmission device by described microcomputer;
By sending by the represented remote control mode of the selected described predetermined remote-control data of described identifier to described cable box from described remote signal transmission device, controlling described cable box, is that cablecast is selected described programming channel from the channel of a plurality of unencrypted channels or a plurality of encryptions;
When described channel provide to described a plurality of encoded channels of described cable box one of them the time, described channel is decrypted, so that to the radiofrequency signal of described video Cassette recorder equipped output corresponding to described channel; And
Make the described video Cassette recorder equipped logging mode that is arranged on, record is corresponding to the described radiofrequency signal of described channel.
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