JP2001034296A - Recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible for a user to select a desired treatment by warning the user beforehand that an automatic reproduction time will come during reproduction of other data than those to be automatically reproduced. SOLUTION: This device is provided with an operating member 6 for setting data for performing time setting and automatic reproduction so that the recorded data in a recording medium are automatically reproduced at an arbitrary set time, a CPU 1 for performing the automatic reproduction based on the setting, a reproduction button of the operating member 6 for instructing to start reproducing the data, and the CPU 1 for discriminating whether or not the set time will come while reproducing this data, when the reproduction of data is directed by the reproduction button and warning the user when the automatic reproduction time might come while reproducing this data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A recording / reproducing apparatus having a function of reproducing data recorded at an arbitrary set time has been conventionally known. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-65600, automatic reproduction of data is set at a predetermined time, and when data other than the object of the automatic reproduction is being reproduced at that time, the reproduction is stopped and the automatic reproduction is stopped. It is disclosed that the reproduction of the data that is the target of the reproduction is started.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
According to the method described in Japanese Patent No. 65600, if data that is not targeted for automatic playback is being played at a set time, the playback is forcibly stopped to play back the data targeted for automatic playback. I have. For this reason, if the user is playing back non-target data without being aware of the activation of automatic playback, it is possible that the user may not know how far the data has progressed when the data was interrupted. In order to prevent omission of confirmation, it is necessary to play back earlier than the place where it was expected to be interrupted after the end of automatic playback,
As a result, the part that has been reproduced and confirmed must be heard again.

Further, some recording / reproducing apparatuses do not have a fast forward / fast rewind function for a reproduction point and can start reproduction only from the beginning of data. However, the data must be reproduced from the beginning, and the amount of data to be reproduced redundantly increases, which is extremely inconvenient for the user.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically reproducing data which is not to be automatically reproduced when there is a possibility that an automatic reproduction time will arrive. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording / reproducing apparatus in which the user can select a desired treatment by warning the user in advance of the fact.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a recording / reproducing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a recording / reproducing apparatus configured to automatically reproduce recorded data in a recording medium at an arbitrary set time. Automatic reproduction setting means for setting time and data for automatic reproduction; automatic reproduction means for performing automatic reproduction based on the above setting; instruction means for instructing start of data reproduction; and data reproduction start by the instruction means. When instructed, the discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the set time has come during the reproduction of the data, and the discriminating means, when there is a possibility that the automatic reproduction time may come during the data reproduction. Comprises warning means for giving a warning.

[0007] Further, a recording / reproducing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises:
In the first invention, when the recording data in the recording medium is being reproduced at the set time, the automatic reproduction means stops reproduction of the data being reproduced, and then sets the automatic reproduction setting means. Play data.

[0008] A recording / reproducing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention includes:
Automatic reproduction setting means for setting the set time and data for automatic reproduction so as to automatically reproduce the recording data in the recording medium at an arbitrary set time; instruction means for instructing the start of data reproduction; Means for discriminating whether or not the set time has come during reproduction of the data when the data reproduction is instructed by the means; and If it is determined by the determination means that there is no possibility that the automatic playback time will come during the data playback, the data is played back immediately,
If the discriminating means determines that the automatic reproduction time may come during the data reproduction, the reproducing means reproduces the data after the data reproducing start is again instructed by the instruction means. And

[0009]

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

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a digital recorder to which a data reproducing apparatus of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, a microphone 8 is connected to a first terminal of a data compression / decompression unit 3 via an amplifier (AMP) 9, a low-pass filter (LPF) 10, and an analog-to-digital converter (A / D) 11. The speaker 15 is connected to a second terminal of the data compression / decompression unit 3 via an amplifier (AMP) 14, a low-pass filter (LPF) 13, and a digital / analog converter (D / A) 12. The microphone 8, amplifier (AMP) 9, and low-pass filter (LP)
F) 10, analog-digital converter (A / D) 11, speaker 15, amplifier (AMP) 14, low-pass filter (LPF) 13, digital-analog converter (D / A) 1
Reference numeral 2 denotes a voice input / output unit 4.

A third terminal of the data compression / decompression section 3 controls each section and writes data,
T1 of CPU (system control unit) 1 that performs read control
Connected to terminal. The flash memory 2 is connected to the T2 terminal of the CPU 1, the display member 7 is connected to the T3 terminal, the operation member 6 is connected to the T4 terminal, and the clock 5 is connected to the T5 terminal. As will be described later, the CPU 1 according to the present embodiment, when instructed to start the reproduction of the data not to be automatically reproduced, determines whether or not the set time of the automatic reproduction comes during the reproduction of the data. It has a function and a function as a warning means for giving a warning when there is a possibility that the automatic reproduction time will come during the reproduction of the data.

The operation member 6 includes recording, playback,
Buttons for setting various modes such as stop, fast forward, fast reverse, and menu are provided. The display member 7 is constituted by an LCD or the like, and displays various modes. Further, the flash memory 2 may be built in or may be a removable memory. The clock 5 is used for the CPU 1 to perform time measurement for detecting an automatic reproduction time based on the clock.

The automatic reproduction setting for automatically reproducing predetermined data at an arbitrary set time is performed by selecting data to be automatically reproduced by the operation member 6 as an automatic reproduction setting means, and then selecting a menu mode. In the alarm setting mode after entering, the operation is performed by the user inputting the time of the automatic reproduction using the operation member 6.

In the above configuration, when recording, the microphone 8
Is input to the amplifier 9 and amplified by the amplifier 9.
After the high-frequency component is removed at 10, the digital signal is converted to a digital signal at the analog-to-digital converter 11 and input to the data compression / decompression unit 3. The data compression / decompression unit 3 performs a compression process on the input digital signal. The compressed audio data is written to the flash memory 2 under the control of the CPU 1.

At the time of reproduction, audio data stored in the flash memory 2 is read under the control of the CPU 1 and sent to the data compression / decompression unit 3. The data compression / decompression unit 3 performs a decompression process on the input audio data. The expanded audio data is converted to a digital-to-analog converter 1
After being converted into an analog signal by 2 and its high-frequency signal removed by the LPF 13, the signal is amplified by the amplifier 14 and output to the outside via the speaker 15. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the digital recorder.
When a battery is loaded, this flow starts, and step S1 is executed.
Perform initial setting. Here, the RAM inside the CPU 1 is cleared or various set values are set to initial values. In the next step S2, it is determined whether or not the recording switch has been turned on by pressing the recording button. If YES, the process proceeds to step S3 to perform a recording process, and then proceeds to step S4. If the determination in step S2 is NO
In the case of, the process immediately proceeds to step S4. Step S4
Then, the playback switch is set to O
It is determined whether or not the state is N. If YES, the process proceeds to step S5 to perform a reproduction process, and then proceeds to step S6. If the determination in step S4 is NO, the process immediately proceeds to step S6. In step S6, it is determined whether or not the stop switch has been turned on due to the pressing of the stop button. If YES, the process proceeds to step S7 to perform stop processing, and then step S8
Proceed to. If the determination in step S6 is NO, the process immediately proceeds to step S8.

In step S8, it is determined whether or not there is an automatic reproduction setting. If NO, the process returns to step S2,
In the case of YES, the process proceeds to step S9, and it is determined whether or not a preset time for automatic reproduction has arrived. If the determination is NO, the process returns to step S2. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S10 to perform automatic reproduction, and then returns to step S2.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure of the automatic reproduction. First, in step S20, the data to be automatically reproduced is set as the next reproduction target, and the reproduction operation starts in the next step S21.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the details of the reproducing operation. First, in step S31, it is determined whether or not the playback data is to be automatically played back. If YES, the process proceeds to step S35 to perform playback start processing.
If the determination in step S31 is NO, the process proceeds to step S32 to calculate the total playback time of the playback data.
Next, based on the total playback time, it is determined whether or not the automatic playback time has arrived during playback of the playback data (step S33). If NO, the process proceeds to step S35 to perform playback start processing. If YES, step S3
Proceed to 4 to display a warning. The warning display here is, for example, outputting a warning sound from the speaker 15 or displaying the display member 7.
This includes blinking a specific alarm mark composed of characters, for example, and blinking an LED.

After performing the reproduction start process in step S35, it is determined whether or not a preset automatic reproduction time has arrived during reproduction (step S36). If YES, the reproduction is terminated (step S36). S39), the automatic reproduction is executed (step S40). If the determination in step S36 is NO, the process proceeds to step S37, and it is determined whether or not it is the data end. If the determination is YES, the process of terminating the reproduction is performed (step S41), and the process returns. If the determination in step S37 is NO, the process proceeds to step S38, where it is determined whether the stop button has been pressed and the stop SW is ON. If NO, the process returns to step S36. Proceeds to step S41, performs processing for terminating reproduction, and returns.

(Second Embodiment) Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the present embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the second embodiment.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, after the data to be automatically reproduced is set as the next reproduction target in step S20, the user automatically enters the automatic reproduction mode. There is a risk of doing it.
Therefore, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
20-1 is added to indicate that automatic reproduction has started. Alternatively, the user may be notified by an alarm sound.

In the first embodiment, when the data being reproduced and the automatic reproduction data are equal, when the automatic reproduction time comes, the reproduction is temporarily stopped at that point and the same data is reproduced again. Will occur. So the second
In the embodiment, step S36- is added to the flowchart of FIG.
1 is added to determine whether or not the data being reproduced is a target of automatic reproduction, and only when the data is not a target of automatic reproduction, the automatic reproduction step is started. Step S36
If the data being reproduced is the same as the object of the automatic reproduction at -1, the flow advances to step S37 to continue the reproduction of the data being reproduced.

(Third Embodiment) A third embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The configuration of the present embodiment is basically the same as the configuration of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the third embodiment, and differs from the flowchart of FIG. 6 in the following points. That is, it is determined in step S33 whether or not the automatic playback time has arrived during the playback.
In the case of S, the process proceeds to step S34 to start the timer t, and then a warning is displayed in the next step S34-1. Next, in step S34-2, it is determined whether or not the time measured by the timer t is within 2 seconds.
To determine whether the reproduction switch is ON. Then, the reproduction start step S35 is executed only when both of these conditions are satisfied.

That is, in the third embodiment, the reproduction is not started unless the reproduction button is pressed again within two seconds after the warning is displayed.

In this case, whether or not to start the reproduction is determined by the time from when the warning is displayed to when the reproduction button is pressed again. The time until is pressed may be used.

According to the above-described first to third embodiments, when there is a possibility that the automatic reproduction time will come during the reproduction of the data not to be automatically reproduced, the user is warned in advance in advance. In response to this warning, the user can select a desired action such as stopping the reproduction of the data not subject to the automatic reproduction or causing the automatic reproduction to be performed at the set time.

The invention having the following configuration is extracted from the specific embodiment described above.

1. Automatic reproduction setting means for setting the set time and data for automatic reproduction so as to automatically reproduce the recording data in the recording medium at an arbitrary set time; and automatic reproduction means for performing automatic reproduction based on the setting. Instruction means for instructing the start of data reproduction; determining means for judging whether or not the set time arrives during data reproduction when the data reproduction is instructed by the instruction means; Means for issuing a warning when the automatic reproduction time is likely to come during the data reproduction.

2. When the data being reproduced is the same as the data set by the automatic reproduction setting means, the automatic reproduction means continues to reproduce the data being reproduced even at the set time. 1. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1.

[0031]

According to the present invention, when there is a possibility that the automatic reproduction time will arrive during the reproduction of the data not subject to the automatic reproduction, the user is warned in advance so that the user can respond to the warning. To select the desired treatment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a digital recorder to which a data reproducing device of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the digital recorder.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure of automatic reproduction according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating details of a reproduction operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of automatic reproduction according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating details of a reproduction operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating details of a reproduction operation according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... CPU (system control part), 2 ... Flash memory, 3 ... Data compression / expansion part, 4 ... Audio signal input / output part, 5 ... Clock for clock, 6 ... Operation member, 7 ... Display member, 8 ... Microphone, 9 ... Amplifier, 10 ... LPF, 11 ... Analog-to-Digital Converter, 12 ... Digital-Analog Converter, 14 ... LPF, 15 ... Speaker.

Claims (3)

[Claims] An automatic reproduction setting means for setting the set time and data to be automatically reproduced so as to automatically reproduce recorded data in a recording medium at an arbitrary set time; Automatic reproducing means for performing, data instructing means for instructing the start of data reproduction, and when the data instructing start is instructed by the instructing means, it is determined whether or not the set time arrives while the data is being reproduced. A recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a discriminating means; and a warning means for giving a warning when the automatic reproduction time is likely to come during the data reproduction by the discriminating means. 2. The automatic playback device according to claim 1, wherein when the recording data in the recording medium is being reproduced at the set time, the reproduction of the data being reproduced is stopped, and then the data set by the automatic reproduction setting device is stopped. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording / reproducing apparatus performs reproduction. 3. An automatic reproduction setting means for setting the set time and data to be automatically reproduced so as to automatically reproduce recorded data in a recording medium at an arbitrary set time, and an instruction for instructing a start of data reproduction. Means, when data reproduction is instructed by the instructing means, discriminating means for determining whether or not the set time arrives while the data is being reproduced, and an instruction to start data reproduction by the instruction means. When the discrimination means determines that the automatic reproduction time is not likely to arrive during the data reproduction, the data is immediately reproduced, and the discrimination means performs the automatic reproduction time during the data reproduction. When it is determined that there is a possibility that the data may arrive, a reproduction unit that reproduces the data after the reproduction start of the data is again instructed by the instruction unit, and a reproduction unit that reproduces the data. That recording and reproducing apparatus.