JP2001054050A - Memory information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simultaneously or solely record arbitrary information from outside with material information and to speedily and easily check a recorded information content. SOLUTION: A semiconductor memory 31 is used as a recording medium and not only material information containing a video, sound and time but also arbitrary data information inputted by an outer operation or state information of a device at the time of photographing are obtained by a data information processing part 16. It is written into the semiconductor memory 31 by an interface 21. Material information, arbitrary data information and state information of the device are simultaneously or separately read from the same semiconductor memory 31. An information signal which is read from the semiconductor memory 31 by the interface 21 is displayed on an electronic finder 4 by a display processing part 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memory information processing device for processing information stored in a semiconductor memory incorporated in a memory cassette.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, like a video camera,
In a recording / reproducing apparatus that records and reproduces information signals using a tape as a recording medium, in addition to a material information signal including video, audio, and time, the state of the apparatus at the time of recording input by an external operation and the recorded information In some cases, information signals relating to video contents can be recorded on a tape.

However, in this type of recording / reproducing apparatus, in order to record an information signal relating to the state of the apparatus at the time of recording and the content of the video to be recorded simultaneously with the recorded video, a multiplexing process or a data processing is performed on the video signal or the audio signal. A function for performing the processing is required, and the cost increases. Also, in the case of reproduction, since information can be taken out only in the order of recording on the tape, it is inconvenient that information inputted by an external operation cannot be checked at the same time as material information or only the inputted information can be immediately confirmed.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional recording / reproducing apparatus, in order to record an information signal input by an external operation simultaneously with a material information signal, a multiplexing process or a data signal is applied to a video signal or an audio signal. There is a problem that a function for performing the processing is required, and the cost is increased. Also, when playing back, it is inconvenient that the information input by external operation cannot be checked at the same time as the material information or only the input information can be immediately confirmed because it can be taken out only in the order recorded on the tape. ing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to record any information from the outside simultaneously or independently with material information without performing multiplexing processing or data processing. An object of the present invention is to provide a memory information processing device that can be easily checked.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A memory information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus which handles a memory capable of reading and writing information as a recording medium, and acquires a material information signal including at least video, audio and time. Material information signal acquiring means for acquiring, an arbitrary information signal acquiring means for acquiring an arbitrary information signal input by an external operation, and a memory, and accessing each of the information acquired by the material information signal acquiring means and the arbitrary information signal acquiring means. A memory access unit for writing a signal to the memory and reading at least one of the information signals written to the memory.

According to this configuration, a memory is used as a recording medium, and not only material information including video, audio, and time, but also arbitrary information input by an external operation is obtained, written into the same memory, and written into the same memory. Since material information and arbitrary information are read out simultaneously or separately from the memory,
Without multiplexing or data processing of material information and arbitrary information, it is possible to write arbitrary information such as the state of the device at the time of recording, data on the content of the recorded video, etc. simultaneously or independently with the recorded video in the memory, and In addition, it is possible to quickly and easily check the content of any information written in the memory when reproducing the recorded video or independently.

In the above configuration, the arbitrary information signal acquiring means includes a connecting means for connecting to an external device, and means for acquiring an information signal from the external device connected by the connecting means. I do.

According to this configuration, since the electronic information created by the personal computer or the like is written in the memory, the electronic information can be confirmed simultaneously or independently with the video and audio at the time of recording.

[0010] In the above configuration, the apparatus further comprises a display, and display control means for displaying the information signal read from the memory by the memory access means on the display.

According to this configuration, the user can easily recognize the information content recorded in the memory by looking at the display.

In the above configuration, the memory access means has a memory remaining amount detecting means for detecting a remaining amount of the memory capacity, and the display control means stores the memory remaining amount information detected by the memory remaining amount detecting means. It is characterized by having means for displaying on a display.

According to this configuration, the user can grasp how much memory capacity remains at present based on the memory capacity information displayed on the display unit, thereby avoiding various troubles due to the memory being full. It becomes easy to do.

In the above arrangement, the memory access means selectively reads an information signal obtained by combining the material information and the arbitrary information and a separate information signal, and the display control means operates in conjunction with the memory access means to read the material information. An information signal obtained by combining the information signal and the arbitrary information and a separate information signal are selectively displayed on a display.

According to this configuration, for example, when the display screen of the display device is small, it is difficult to see if a lot of information is put on the screen. Therefore, if the material information and the arbitrary information can be selectively displayed by the user's selection, the user can confirm the information content recorded in the memory on an easy-to-view screen. Further, even when it is desired to confirm only the arbitrary information, the arbitrary information can be immediately read out from the memory and confirmed.

[0016]

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

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of a memory information processing apparatus according to the present invention.
Is a block diagram of the inside. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a memory information processing apparatus, in which a memory access device 2 is provided at a rear portion (right side in FIG. 1), and a memory cassette 3 is provided.
To perform at least one of writing and reading of information with respect to a semiconductor memory (shown in FIG. 2) built in the memory cassette 3. The main body 1 of the memory information processing device is provided with an electronic finder 4, a microphone 5, and a lens 6 on the front side (the left side in FIG. 1).

The electronic finder 4 displays the contents of information recorded in the semiconductor memory. The microphone 5 captures an audio signal during recording, and the lens 6 captures a video signal during recording.

Next, information processing in the memory information processing apparatus main body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, a video signal captured by a lens 6 is transmitted to a video processing unit 11.
After that, the digital signal is supplied to the interface 21 via the video information output unit 12 as a video information signal. At the same time, the audio signal captured by the microphone 5 is converted into a digital signal by the audio processing unit 13 and then supplied to the interface 21 via the audio information output unit 14 as an audio information signal.

On the other hand, an arbitrary information signal such as a memo input by a key switch 15 provided in the memory information processing apparatus main body 1 is supplied to a data information processing section 16 and converted into a digital signal. The signal is supplied to the interface 21 via the data information output unit 17 as a signal. Further, the data information processing section 16 has a state detection function for detecting the focal length of the lens 6 at the time of shooting, the aperture value, and the setting state of the apparatus. It is sent to the interface 21 via the data information output unit 17 as an information signal.

Further, the data information processing section 16 has a terminal 1
8 is connected to an external device (not shown) such as a personal computer via this terminal 18 to receive a data information signal from the external device and output the data information output unit 1.
7 to the interface 21. in this case,
The data processing unit 16 includes a format determination function,
A storage unit that stores application software corresponding to the external device and a format conversion function are provided. That is, the data information processing unit 16
When it is connected to an external device via the control unit 8, it sends a command signal to the external device to send a control signal. When this control signal is received, the format of the data code used in the external device is automatically determined. Based on the determination result, the corresponding application software is read from the storage unit, the input control signal is converted into the format of the own device according to the read application software, and the response signal of the own device is used by the external device. Convert to format. Thus, the data information created by the external device can be handled by the data information processing unit 16.

Interface 2 of memory access device 2
1 detects that the memory cassette 3 is mounted, accesses the semiconductor memory 31 in the memory cassette 3, and converts the input material information signal including the video information signal and the audio information signal and the data information signal into the semiconductor memory 31. To record. The interface 21 records time information measured by a timer function (not shown) in the semiconductor memory 31 while including the time information in the material information signal.

The interface 21 reads information recorded in the semiconductor memory 31 in response to an external operation. The read information is taken into the display processing unit 19 and displayed on the electronic finder 4. in this case,
The interface 21 receives video information,
An information signal obtained by combining the material information including the audio information and the time information and the data information and a separate information signal are selectively read from the semiconductor memory 31. An information signal combined with data information and another information signal are selectively displayed on the electronic finder 4. The material information and the data information recorded in the semiconductor memory 31 are recorded for each address. Therefore, when the contents of the recorded information are to be confirmed, if the address is specified, the material information and the data information are combined. The combined information or the data information can be read out alone.

Further, the interface 21 has a memory remaining amount detecting function for detecting the remaining amount of the semiconductor memory 31,
The display processing unit 19 outputs the remaining memory information detected by the remaining memory detecting function of the interface 21 to the electronic finder 4.
Is displayed.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the semiconductor memory 31 is used as a recording medium, and not only material information including video, audio and time, but also input information input by an external operation and a device at the time of shooting are used. The data information processing unit 16 acquires arbitrary data information including the status information of the device, writes the data information to the same semiconductor memory 31 by the interface 21, and includes material information, external input information, and device status information from the same semiconductor memory 31. Since arbitrary data information is read out simultaneously or separately, without multiplexing or data processing of material information and arbitrary data information,
Arbitrary data information such as a state at the time of shooting and data relating to the content of the recorded video can be recorded simultaneously or independently with the recorded video in the semiconductor memory 31, and any data recorded in the semiconductor memory 31 during reproduction of the recorded video or independently. Data information content can be quickly and easily checked.

Also, since electronic information created by a personal computer or the like is recorded in the semiconductor memory 31 via the terminal 18 and the data information processing section 16, the recorded image and sound at the time of photographing can be simultaneously or independently used. Confirmation of electronic information is also possible. In this case, the data information processing unit 16 automatically determines the format used in the personal computer, selects the application software, and performs format conversion by this software, so that it can be used for various computers having different formats. Versatility can be enhanced.

Since the information signal read from the semiconductor memory 31 by the interface 21 is displayed on the electronic finder 4 by the display processing unit 19, the user sees the electronic finder 4 to display the information signal on the semiconductor memory 31. The recorded information content can be easily recognized.

Further, the interface 21 has a memory remaining amount detecting function for detecting the remaining amount of the semiconductor memory 31,
Since the display processing unit 19 displays the remaining memory information detected by the remaining memory detection function on the electronic finder 4, the user can display the remaining memory information based on the remaining memory information displayed on the electronic finder 4. It is possible to know how much memory capacity remains at present, and it is easy to avoid various troubles due to the memory being full.

When the display screen of the electronic finder 4 is narrow, it is difficult to see if a lot of information is put on the screen. For this reason, if the material information and the data information can be selectively displayed by the user's selection, the user can confirm the information content recorded in the semiconductor memory 31 on an easy-to-view screen. In addition, even when it is desired to confirm only arbitrary data information, it is possible to immediately read and confirm arbitrary data information from the semiconductor memory 31.

In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the memory cassette 3 having a built-in semiconductor memory is detachably used. For example, the memory access device 2 and the memory cassette 3 are connected by a cable or the like, and the semiconductor device is remotely operated. Writing and reading of information to and from the memory 31 may be performed.

In addition, the configuration of the memory information processing device main body, the configuration of the electronic finder, the microphone and the lens, the type of interface in the memory access device, the type of memory, and the like are variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. Can be implemented.

[0032]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
Memory information that can be recorded simultaneously or independently with material information without performing multiplexing or data processing for arbitrary external information, and that allows quick and easy examination of recorded information contents A processing device can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a memory information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Memory information processing apparatus main body, 2 ... Memory access apparatus, 3 ... Memory cassette, 4 ... Electronic finder, 5 ... Microphone, 6 ... Lens, 11 ... Video processing part, 12 ... Video information output part, 13 ... Audio processing part Reference numeral 14: Voice information output unit, 15: Key switch, 16: Data information processing unit, 17: Data information output unit, 18: Terminal, 19: Display processing unit, 21: Interface, 31: Semiconductor memory.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for handling a memory capable of reading and writing information as a recording medium, comprising: a material information signal acquiring means for acquiring a material information signal including at least video, audio and time; An arbitrary information signal acquiring unit for acquiring an arbitrary information signal; and accessing the memory, writing each information signal acquired by the material information signal acquiring unit and the arbitrary information signal acquiring unit to the memory, and writing the information signal to the memory. And a memory access unit for performing at least one of reading of the information signal. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arbitrary information signal acquiring unit includes a connecting unit that connects to an external device, and a unit that acquires an information signal from the external device connected by the connecting unit. The memory information processing device according to claim 1. 3. The arbitrary information signal acquiring means has a state detecting means for detecting a state of its own device, and sends the state information detected by the state detecting means to the memory access means as an arbitrary information signal. 2. The memory information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The memory information according to claim 1, further comprising a display, and display control means for displaying an information signal read from said memory by said memory access means on said display. Processing equipment. 5. The memory access unit includes a memory remaining amount detecting unit that detects a remaining amount of the memory capacity, and the display control unit transmits the memory remaining amount information detected by the memory remaining amount detecting unit. 5. The memory information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying on said display. 6. The memory access means selectively reads an information signal obtained by combining the material information and the arbitrary information and a separate information signal, and the display control means operates in conjunction with the memory access means. 5. The memory information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an information signal obtained by combining the material information and the arbitrary information and another information signal are selectively displayed on the display.