DE4136708A1 - CHARACTER EDITOR AND CHARACTER EDITING METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

An input video signal eg from a camcorder is mixed with a character signal in image processor 10 before recording 60. A memory card 20 inserted into a VCR or camcorder stores phrases or characters for use in a title which are selected by a user with keypad K or remote control 50. When the desired title has been assembled the mixed input video signal and character signal may be stored. The colour, size or position of the characters may be controlled by the user. <IMAGE>

Description

The present invention relates to a recording and Playback device, such as a VCR and one Camcorder and in particular a character editor and a Character editing procedures by which various Character signals can be used in image signals Characters on the recording medium by means of an integrated Memory circuit (MIC) card.

According to the wide spread of recording and Use playback devices such as VTR and camcorders Consumers use these systems more often, for example a graduation, marriage, or birthday scenes on one Record videotape.

However, the conventional recording and Playback devices, such as the camcorder, have no function on the user any information about the to deliver recorded images so that the user can Title of the recorded event on the container of the used to record video tape. Therefore, the conventional devices can meet the needs of Consumers to display the recorded images corresponding titles with characters in the opening scene, similar to feature films, do not meet.

In the past, users wanted both the pictures as well as representing characters at the same time, they had to first the pictures on a video tape of the camcorder record and then additionally the desired ones Record characters on the video tape on which the Pictures were taken. Then the pictures and the  Character at the same time through an overlay function reproduced. In case of using this Overlay function requires playback, however a lot of time and the playback function must be inconvenient be repeated at least twice.

It is an object of the present invention to address these problems eliminate and a recording and playback device with one Character editor to provide the simple way of characters or character shapes on the recording medium, such as e.g. B. a Videotape, can simultaneously take pictures by the MIC card is loaded, the useful sentences for contains different events.

Another object of the present invention is a Character editing method for recording characters a recording medium, such as a video tape, provide, with the characters through the images Control by means of a microprocessor (MICOM) and the MIC card can be overlaid.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a Character editor for a recording and playback device provided, the character editor an image processor for synthesizing character signals in one Input image signal and a MIC card for storing and Providing character signals on various topics with different size, different color and different arrangement according to control signals for Image processor includes; the MIC card from the recording and Player is removed or loaded into it; With a MICOM for supplying control signals according to key signals of a remote control or a touch pad and a recording part for Record the image signals from the image processor  according to the control signals of the MICOM will.

According to a second aspect of the present Invention sets this a character editing method for Recording and playback device ready, with a MIC card, a MICOM and an image processor, the method an operation mode decision process to check whether the device is in an edit mode or not, one Selection process for selecting sentences or characters for Representation, a process of movement for moving sentences or characters corresponding to the movement of a cursor, one Color changing process for changing the colors of the characters, one Resizing process for resizing characters, and a storage process for storing the output of the Image processor corresponding to a memory key signal, includes.

In the following the invention is based on one in the Drawing shown embodiment closer described and explained. Show it:

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a character editor for a recording and reproducing apparatus according to the invention;

2A and 2B are a detailed view of a VTR or camcorder with an opening into which an MIC map for character editing can be inserted or pulled out.

FIG. 2C and 2D are perspective views of the MIC card for character editing according to the invention;

Fig. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the Zeicheneditierverfahrens according to the invention, and

FIGS. 4A and 4B, a screen that are displayed on the different characters.

In Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a character editor for a recording and reproducing apparatus shown in accordance with the invention which includes an image processor 10, an MIC map 20, and an MICOM 30, a Aufwärmeteil 40, a receiving and storing portion 60 and a keypad K includes.

The MIC card 20 can be inserted into a VTR or camcorder through a MIC card opening 21 , as shown in Figs. 2A and 2B. Card 20 is connected to both MICOM 30 and image processor 10 when plugged into the VTR or camcorder.

The tape input opening is represented by reference number 22 . According to FIG. 2C, different sets for different events, such as weddings or graduation ceremonies, are stored on the MIC card.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2D, the MICOM 20 can store character symbols so that the characters or sentences can be arbitrarily composed like a word processor under the control of the MICOM 30 .

Recently, such MIC cards 20 have been widely used in small electronic computers, and the functions described above are variably changeable according to the developers.

The MIC card 20 supplies the image processor 10 with the stored sentences or symbols in accordance with the control of the MICOM 30 , which drives the MIC card 20 in accordance with key signals from the keypad K or the receiving part 40 .

With regard to a remote control for transmitting a signal to the receiving part 40 , the remote control for the character editor 51 can additionally be prepared with a remote control 52 for a VTR, or a combined remote control 50 of the two remote controls 51 and 52 can be used.

The keys A, B, C, D and E of the remote control 51 for character editing according to FIG. 2A serve as operation keys, such as a color selection key, character size key or memory key.

The image processor 10 mixes the input image signal with a character signal supplied from the MIC card 20 . The image processor 10 is connected to a cathode ray tube (CRT) and a recording and storage part 60 for recording the image signal according to the control of a microprocessor 30 .

In Fig. 3 a flow chart is shown illustrating the Zeicheneditierverfahren the invention. The flowchart includes an operation mode decision process P 1 , a selection process P 2 , a movement process P 3 , a color change process P 4 , a size change process P 5, and a storage process P 6 .

The procedure is described in detail below. First, the operating mode decision process P 1 checks through a first decision step S 1 whether the device is in the editing mode. The mode is checked by the first decision step S 1 and sets or drawing symbols stored on the MIC card are shown by a display step S 2 .

The selection process P 2 selects the displayed sentences or characters through a second decision step S 3 for checking whether a character selection key has been pressed or not.

Subsequently, an eliminating step S 4 for eliminating unselected sentences and a reproducing step S 5 for reproducing selected sentences or characters are carried out by the character selection keys.

The movement process P 3 moves the characters or sentences by moving a cursor by means of a third decision step S 6 to check whether a cursor key has been moved and a character / sentence movement step S 7 to move sentences or characters by moving the cursor key.

The color changing process P 4 changes the color of the characters by a fourth decision step S 8 for checking whether a color selection key has been pressed and a color changing step S 9 for changing the color of the characters in accordance with the pressing of the color selection key.

The resizing process P 5 changes the size of the characters by a fifth decision step S 8 to check whether a character change key has been pressed and a character change step S 11 to change the character size in accordance with the pressing of the character change key.

Finally, the storage process P 6 records the output signal of the image processor 10 on a recording medium and stores it thereon by a sixth decision step S 12 for checking whether a memory key has been pressed and a storage step S 22 for storing the output signal of the image processor 10 on the recording medium.

According to the character editor described and the method for character editing, if the user wants to edit characters on an image recorded on a recording and reproducing device, the MIG card 20 according to FIGS. 2C and 2D into the opening 21 of the Insert VTR or camcorders as shown in Fig. 2A and 2B. Then the MIC card 20 is connected to both the image processor 10 and the MICOM 30 . The MIC card 20 contains sentences or characters for various occasions, as shown in FIG. 2D, for example in Korean or English.

Consequently, the MIC card 20 serves as a word processor under the control of the MICOM 30 . After the MIG card 20 is connected to both the image processor 10 and the MICOM 30 , it is first checked in decision step 51 whether the user operates the MIGOM 30 and the MIG card 20 in the edit mode by pressing the keypad K or the remote control 50 is set.

When the user sets the MICOM 30 and the MIC card 20 in the edit mode, the MICOM 30 feeds various sentences or characters to the image processor 10 that are stored in the MIC card 20 .

Subsequently, the image processor 10 synthesizes the sentence or character signal with an input image signal and supplies it to the CRT.

A representation according to FIG. 4A or 4B then appears on the CRT. FIG. 4A shows an illustration on the CRT in which a MIC card for a graduation ceremony has been inserted into the recording and reproducing device. FIG. 4B shows an illustration of a CRT when a MIC card for characters has been inserted into the recording and reproducing device.

In the first case, according to FIG. 4A, numbers corresponding to each sentence are also shown and in the second case according to FIG. 4B, a cursor is shown instead of the number.

As a result, the user can select the sets or symbols by operating the number keys or the cursor key on the keypad 50 or on the remote control 50 .

The MICOM 30 then carries out a second decision step S 3 in order to check whether a number key has been pressed. If a number key has been pressed, the MICOM 30 carries out the elimination step S 4 to eliminate all other sentence signals supplied to the image processor 10 from the MIC card 20 except for the selected sentence. If the key pressed is not a number key but a cursor key, the MICOM 30 carries out the display step S 5 to display the character signal selected by the cursor.

The MICOM 30 then carries out the third decision step S 6 in order to check whether the cursor key has been pressed by the keypad K or the remote control 50 . If the cursor key was pressed, the MICOM 30 performs the character and sentence movement step S 7 in order to move the selected characters or sentences by moving the cursor on the CRT.

Then the MICOM 30 performs the fourth decision step S 8 to check whether a color selection key has been pressed. If a color key has been pressed, the MICOM carries out the color change step S 9 in order to display the character or sentence with the color selected by the color selection key on the CRT.

The MICOM 30 then performs the fifth decision step S 10 to check whether a resize button has been pressed. If a resize key has been pressed, the MICOM 30 performs the resize step S 11 to display the character or sentence with the size selected by the resize key on the CRT.

The MICOM 30 then carries out the sixth decision step S 12 in order to check whether a memory key of the keypad K or the remote control 50 has been pressed. If a memory key was pressed, the MICOM 30 finally carries out the storage step S 13 in order to record and store the output of the image processor 10 on a recording medium by means of the recording and storage part 60 .

Accordingly, the mixed signal of the image signal supplied to the image processor 10 and the character signal provided by the MIC card 20 is recorded and stored on a recording medium such as a video tape.

In summary, according to the invention, one on the MIC card saved sentence or characters in one recorded image signal according to the control of a  Keypad or remote control can be used, the MIC card, which different sets or symbols contains, with a conventional recording and Playback device is connected so that the user easily Can edit characters.

Claims (8)

1. A character editor with a recording and reproducing device, characterized by an image processor ( 10 ) for synthesizing a character signal into an input image signal; a MIC card ( 20 ) for storing character signals on various topics and for supplying these characters in various sizes with different colors and arrangements to the image processor ( 10 ) in accordance with control signals, the MIC card ( 20 ) from the recording and playback device can be removed or inserted into it; a microcomputer (MICOM) ( 30 ) for supplying control signals in accordance with key signals of a remote control ( 50 ) or a keypad, and a recording part ( 60 ) for recording an image signal output from the image processor ( 10 ) under the control of the MICOM ( 30 ). 2. A character editing method for a recording and reproducing device having a MIC card ( 20 ), a MICOM ( 30 ) and an image processor ( 10 ), characterized by an operating mode decision process (P 1 ) for checking whether the recording and reproducing device is in the editing mode is or not; a selection process (P 2 ) for selecting and displaying different sentences or characters; a movement process (P 3 ) for moving sentences or characters by moving a cursor; a color changing process (P 4 ) for changing the color of the characters; a resizing process (P 5 ) for resizing the characters, and a storing process (P 6 ) for storing the output of the image processor based on a memory key signal. 3. The character editing method according to claim 2, characterized in that the mode decision process comprises a first decision step (S 1 ) for checking the mode and a display step (S 2 ) for displaying various sets or character symbols, which are stored in the MIC card ( 20 ) are. 4. The character editing method according to claim 2, characterized in that the selection process comprises a second decision step (S 3 ) for checking whether a character selection key has been pressed or not, an elimination step (S 4 ) for eliminating sentences or characters not selected by the character selection key, and a display step for displaying the sentence or character selected by the character selection key. 5. The character editing method according to claim 2, characterized in that the movement process a third decision step (S 6 ) for checking whether the cursor key has been pressed or not, and a character / sentence movement step (S 7 ) for moving the sentences or characters through Pressing the cursor key includes. 6. The character editing method according to claim 2, characterized in that the color changing process comprises a fourth decision step (S 8 ) for checking whether a color selection key has been pressed or not, and a color changing step (S 9 ) for changing the color of the characters by pressing the color selection key . The character editing method according to claim 2, characterized in that the resizing process includes a fifth decision step (S 10 ) for checking whether a resize key has been pressed or not, and a resizing step (S 11 ) for resizing the characters by pressing the resize key . 8. The character editing method according to claim 2, characterized in that the storing process comprises a sixth decision step (S 12 ) for checking whether a memory key has been pressed or not, and a storing step (S 13 ) for storing the output signal from the image processor on a recording medium .