JP2001076395A - Broadcast receiving device provided with video recording reservation system, and video recording reservation control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a channel being viewed and heard to be viewed and heard continuously as it is even when the changeover of the channel in being viewed and hared by a user is needed. SOLUTION: When a microcomputer 104 judges that it becomes a fixed time before a time when a reversed video recording is to be started, it gives an instruction to an on-screen control circuit 107 so as to display section screens of the notifying message of the video recording and the cancellation of the video recording and it makes a control command not to be sent to a VCR even when it becomes the starting time of the reserved video recording by the selection by the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving apparatus provided with a recording reservation system and a system capable of controlling a VCR, and a recording reservation control method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional broadcast receiving apparatus provided with a recording reservation system and a recording reservation control method are disclosed in JP-A-7-46.
No. 490 proposes an example of an apparatus capable of executing programmed recording without separately operating a VCR.

An example of a broadcast receiving apparatus provided with a conventional recording reservation system will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 shows a broadcast receiving apparatus provided with a conventional recording reservation system. In FIG. 5, when the microcontroller 504 determines that recording is to be started based on reservation recording data stored in the memory 505, the wireless remote control means 5
Recording is executed by transmitting a recording command in the form of a wireless remote signal to the VCR from 09.

[0005] Normally, canceling a recording reservation involves:
First, a key on the remote controller or the like is searched for and pressed to display an operation screen on which a recording reservation list or the like is displayed and can be canceled. It is necessary to select a desired reservation item to be canceled from the reservation list by key input or the like, and to further take a key action for cancellation. This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart for canceling a recording reservation, in which a reservation list in which a recording reservation can be canceled is at a lower level of the menu. In this case, it is first determined in step 601 whether or not a request for menu display has been made by a user's key input or the like.
Use to display the menu screen. If the user selects an item such as a reservation list from the items on the menu screen in step 603 and determines that the reservation list is selected in step 604, the reservation list is displayed in step 605. On the other hand, when an item other than the reservation list is selected, another process (step 611) corresponding to the item is performed. At step 606, the user selects a desired recording reservation program from the reservation list, and step 607.
Is used to select a target processing item.

If it is determined in step 608 that the cancel of the recording reservation is selected, the recording reservation data is deleted in step 609, and in step 610, the user performs a key action to end the reservation list, and performs a series of recording. The operation of canceling the reservation ends.

[0008]

However, the purpose of the invention described with reference to FIG. 5 is only to make it possible to execute programmed recording without separately operating the VCR. As described above, it is not possible to notify the user of the start of the recording reservation and to easily select the continuation / cancellation of the recording reservation on the spot. Also, in the above invention, it is sometimes necessary to switch the channel currently being viewed at the start of recording, for example, in the case of recording in a system having only one target tuner to be used. A problem may occur that the user cannot continue to watch the channel in which it is.

[0009] In order to continue watching the currently viewed channel as it is, it is necessary to cancel the recording reservation. Usually, however, to cancel the recording reservation, first find and press a key on the remote control or the like, and then press the recording button. An operation screen that allows the user to cancel the reservation list is displayed. It is necessary to select a desired reservation item to be canceled from the reservation list by key input or the like, and to further take a key action for cancellation.
As described above, a plurality of key actions must be performed to cancel the recording reservation, and the procedure for changing the reservation is troublesome and inconvenient.

[0010] Further, depending on the user, the procedure for canceling the recording reservation by performing a plurality of complicated key actions as described above is not known on the spot, and even though the user wants to cancel the recording reservation, the recording reservation is executed as it is. In other words, it is conceivable that the channel currently being viewed is forcibly switched and cannot be viewed. Therefore, a system that can notify the user and easily cancel the recording reservation on the spot is required.

[0011]

According to the present invention, there is provided a broadcast receiving apparatus comprising a tuner, a video signal processing circuit, a display device, and an on-screen control for displaying a recording start message. A circuit, a timer for counting a recording reservation time, a memory for storing data of the recording reservation, and a microcontroller for controlling these, and display a notice message of recording a certain time before the start of recording, Further, in a recording advance notice message, a cancel selection processing unit instructing an on-screen control circuit to display a selection screen that allows the user to select whether to continuously execute or cancel the recording reservation, and A user input processing device for selecting whether or not to cancel;
And a VCR control unit for instructing to transmit an R control command.

[0012] Thus, the continuation / cancellation of the recording reservation can be easily selected in the recording advance notice message display. You can continue to watch the channel that you are.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, a notice message is displayed a predetermined time before a recording is started in a recording reservation or the like, and a selection screen for continuing / cancelling a recording reservation is displayed. A broadcast receiving apparatus and a recording reservation control method characterized in that a user can select continuation / cancellation of recording reservation by a user. This has an effect that the recording reservation can be easily canceled in the advance notice message, and the currently viewed channel can be continuously viewed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tuner, a video signal processing circuit, a display device, an on-screen control circuit for displaying a recording start message,
A timer for counting a recording reservation time, a memory for storing recording reservation data, and a microcontroller for controlling these are provided, and a notice message for recording is displayed a predetermined time before the start of recording. This is a broadcast receiving apparatus, and has an effect of notifying a user of the start of recording by a notice message before starting recording.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording reservation control means for judging whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed before the start of recording in a recording reservation or the like, and displaying a notice message of the recording if the predetermined time has passed. Before the start of recording, the user is notified of the start of recording by a notice message.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, a selection screen is displayed in which a user can select whether to continuously execute or cancel the recording reservation in a recording advance notice message. A cancel selection processing unit in the microcontroller instructing the on-screen control circuit to perform the operation, a user input processing device for selecting whether or not to cancel the recording reservation, and a VCR control command for starting recording to the VCR through a system terminal. This is a broadcast receiving device equipped with a VCR control unit that instructs to transmit via the TV. Even if it is necessary to switch the channel currently being viewed at the start of recording, the recording reservation can be easily canceled in the recording advance notice message. This has the effect that the currently viewed channel can be continuously viewed as it is.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the VCR control unit and the connector transmit a VCR control command to the VCR in the form of a wireless remote control code. The broadcast receiving device is a means to cancel the recording reservation in the recording advance notice message easily even if it is necessary to switch the currently viewed channel at the start of recording, etc., and continue the currently viewed channel as it is It has the effect that it can be seen.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, a screen for selecting whether or not to cancel the recording reservation a predetermined time before the start of recording in the recording reservation or the like is displayed, and the user can perform recording. This is a recording reservation control means that allows the user to select the cancellation of the reservation. Even if it is necessary to switch the channel currently being viewed at the start of recording, the recording reservation can be easily canceled in the recording advance notice message and the current viewing This has the effect that the user can continuously watch the channel inside.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a broadcast receiving apparatus having a recording reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a digital tuner capable of receiving a digital broadcast signal; 102, a video signal processing circuit for processing a video signal; 103, a display device;
05 is a memory for storing reservation data such as a recording reservation channel, recording start time, recording end time, etc., 106 is a timer for counting the reservation time, etc., 107 is an on-screen control circuit for controlling display, and 104 controls these. A microcontroller, 108 is a user input processing device by which a user can input instructions; 110 is a European standard 21
Pro that defines protocols such as interface commands between TV and VCR on the pin AV connection cable
A VCR equipped with only an analog tuner and having a function of the specification of JECT 50, 109 is a connector of a 21-pin AV connection cable, 111 is a cancel selection processing unit for setting a mode in which canceling of recording reservation can be selected, and 11
2 is connected to the Proj through a 21-pin AV connection cable.
a VCR control unit that transmits a recording command to the VCR using a command of oct50 and instructs the VCR to perform recording;
The cancel selection processing unit 111 and the VCR control unit 112 are inside the microcontroller 04.

The operation of the broadcast receiving apparatus configured as described above will be described below.

In FIG. 1, a tuner 101 selects a designated channel from digital broadcast signals received from an antenna, outputs a video signal, and outputs a video signal.
2 is a video signal and R from the on-screen display circuit 107.
The GB signal is processed and output to the display device 103.

The video signal processing circuit 102 converts a digital video signal into a PAL analog video signal,
Output to VCR110. The memory 105 stores reservation data such as a recording reservation time, and the timer 106 counts the time. When the microcontroller compares the memory 105 with the timer 106 and determines that the predetermined time has passed before the start of recording of the recording reservation, the on-screen control circuit 1
07, an instruction to display a notice message for recording or a selection screen for cancellation is displayed.
Displays the on-screen on the display device 103 through the video signal processing circuit 102, notifies the user that the recording reservation is started, and further cancels the recording reservation or cancels the recording reservation in the cancel selection processing unit 111 inside the microcontroller. The user is instructed to display the selection screen, and the user sees the on-screen display and sends an instruction to continue or cancel the recording reservation through the user input processing device 108 such as a remote controller or a key attached to the main body. When the recording reservation start time comes, the VCR control unit 112 instructs the VCR to send a recording control command determined by the Project 50 protocol to the VCR through a 21-pin AV connection cable.

When an instruction to cancel is received, the data of the recording reservation is erased from the memory 105 so that the recording control command is not sent to the VCR even when the recording reservation start time comes. On the other hand, when neither the continuation nor the cancellation instruction is given, the recording is started at the start time of the recording reservation. At the start of recording, when there is no tape in the VCR or when the recording is impossible due to broken tape nails, recording is not performed even when recording starts.
The VCR 110 transmits the VCR state code determined by Project 50 to the TV through the 21-pin AV connection cable from the VCR 110 to the TV, and the TV receives the code at the VCR control unit 112, analyzes the code, and displays the content on an on-screen display. NO TAPE "" TAPE IS PRO
The on-screen control circuit 107 is instructed to display a message such as "TECTED" or the like, and the user is notified that recording cannot be performed.

The above operation will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a reservation canceling method in a state before starting recording when there is a recording reservation.

In FIG. 3, a step 301 judges whether or not a predetermined time is before the recording reservation start time.
02 displays an on-screen preview message notifying the start of recording for recording reservation. Step 303 displays a selection screen for continuing or canceling the recording reservation. At step 304, it is determined whether the continuation of the recording reservation has been selected or canceled. In step 305, it is determined whether or not it is the start time of the recording reservation.
To send a recording command. Step 307 indicates that the recording reservation cancel processing is performed.

The operation of the recording canceling method configured as described above will be described below.

In FIG. 3, if there is a recording reservation, it is determined in step 301 whether or not the start time of the recording reservation is a fixed time before a predetermined time.
In step 2, an advance notice message for notifying the start of recording of the recording reservation is displayed on-screen, and in step 303, a selection screen for continuing or canceling the recording reservation is displayed.

On the selection screen, the user selects whether to continue or cancel the recording. If it is determined in step 304 that the recording reservation has been continued, it is determined in step 305 whether or not it is the start time of the recording reservation. If the start time has come, a process of transmitting a recording command to the VCR is performed in step 306. If it is determined in step 304 that the recording reservation has been canceled, the process proceeds to step 60.
At step 7, the recording reservation is canceled. In this way, a notice message for recording reservation is automatically displayed before the start of recording, and the user can easily cancel the recording on the spot.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a recording canceling method when the recording is canceled after the start of the recording.

In FIG. 4, in step 401, it is determined whether or not a request to display a recording cancel screen has been made. In step 402, a recording cancel screen is displayed.
In step 403, the user selects to cancel the recording, and in step 404, it is determined that the cancel of the recording is selected. In step 406, a process of canceling the recording is performed. In step 405, recording is continued.

The operation of the recording canceling method configured as described above will be described below.

FIG. 4 shows a case where recording has already been started.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart when the user wants to cancel the recording. In FIG. 4, it is determined in step 401 whether a request to display a recording cancel screen has been issued. Is displayed. In step 403, the user selects to cancel the recording, and in step 4
When it is determined that the cancel of the recording is selected in 04, the process of canceling the recording is performed in step 406.

If cancel is not selected, the process goes to step 405 to continue recording. In this way, even after the recording is started, the user can call the cancel screen with one key action and easily cancel the recording without entering a complicated hierarchical menu.

Now, in a system in which a digital tuner is provided only on the TV side in the TV and VCR configured as in the above example, a source received by a digital tuner on the TV side which is not provided in the VCR is used. In the case where the digital broadcast channel reserved for recording is different from the digital broadcast channel being watched on the TV, for example, when inputting to the VCR for recording, if the recording start time of the recording reservation is reached, one digital tuner is used. Since there is only a channel, it is necessary to change the channel to the channel for recording reservation,
The channel of the digital broadcast being viewed is switched at that time, and cannot be watched continuously.

In order to continue viewing the currently watched channel as it is, it is necessary to cancel the recording reservation. Usually, however, to cancel the recording reservation, first find and press a key on the remote control or the like to start recording. An operation screen that allows the user to cancel the reservation list is displayed. It is necessary to select a desired reservation item to be canceled from the reservation list by key input or the like, and to further take a key action for cancellation.

As described above, a plurality of key actions must be performed to cancel the recording reservation, and the procedure for changing the reservation is troublesome and inconvenient. In order to avoid this, a notice message is displayed before the recording start time of the recording reservation, so that the user is first notified that the recording will be started by the recording reservation, so that the channel may be changed. A cancel selection screen may be displayed so that the user can easily select cancellation on the spot.

Therefore, the cancel selection processing section 111 in the microcontroller instructs the display of a screen for selecting continuation / cancellation of the recording reservation and cancels the recording reservation before the recording start time of the recording reservation. I do.

This is particularly effective in a situation where there is only one tuner (for example, a digital tuner) on the TV side, and recording can only be performed using the tuner on the TV side. Of course, in addition to the digital tuner of the above example, it is equally effective to provide an analog tuner on the TV side, and the analog tuner can use the same function.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a broadcast receiving apparatus having a recording reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a digital tuner capable of receiving a digital broadcast signal; 202, a video signal processing circuit for processing a digital video signal; 203, a display device; 205, a recording reservation channel and recording start time. , Memory for storing reservation data such as recording end time,
206 is a timer for counting reservation time, etc., 207 is an on-screen control circuit that controls display, 204 is a microcontroller that controls these, 208 is a user input processing device that allows the user to input instructions, and 210 is equipped with only an analog tuner Reference numeral 209 denotes a wireless remote control means for controlling the VCR by a wireless remote signal.

Reference numeral 211 denotes a processing unit for setting a mode in which a cancel of a recording reservation can be selected.
04.

The operation of the above-configured broadcast receiving apparatus will be described below.

In FIG. 2, a tuner 201 selects a designated channel from digital broadcast signals received from an antenna, outputs a video signal, and outputs a video signal.
2 is a video signal and R from the on-screen display circuit 207.
The GB signal is processed and output to the display device 203.

The video signal processing circuit 202 converts a digital video signal into a PAL analog video signal,
Output to R210. The memory 205 stores reservation data such as a recording reservation time, and the timer 206 counts the time. When the microcontroller compares the memory 205 with the timer 206 and determines that the predetermined time has elapsed before the start of recording of the recording reservation, the on-screen control circuit 207
The on-screen control circuit 207 displays an on-screen on the display device 203 through the video signal processing circuit 202 to instruct the user to start recording reservation. In the cancellation selection processing unit 211 inside the microcontroller,
The user is instructed to display a selection screen to cancel, and the user sees the on-screen display and sends an instruction to continue or cancel the recording reservation through the user input processing device 208 such as a remote controller or a key attached to the main body. When the microcontroller 204 receives the instruction to continue, the wireless remote control means 209 instructs the VCR to send a recording control command to the VCR in the form of a wireless remote signal when the recording start time comes.

When an instruction to cancel is received, the data of the recording reservation is erased from the memory 205, and no control command is sent to the VCR even when the recording reservation start time comes. On the other hand, when neither the continuation nor the cancellation instruction is given, the recording is started at the start time of the recording reservation.

Now, in a system in which a digital tuner is provided only on the TV side in the TV and VCR configured as in the above example, a source received by a digital tuner on the TV side that is not provided in the VCR is used. In the case where the digital broadcast channel reserved for recording is different from the digital broadcast channel being watched on the TV, for example, when inputting to the VCR for recording, if the recording start time of the recording reservation is reached, one digital tuner is used. Since there is only a channel, it is necessary to change the channel to the channel for recording reservation,
The channel of the digital broadcast being viewed is switched at that time, and cannot be watched continuously.

In order to continue viewing the currently watched channel as it is, it is necessary to cancel the recording reservation. Usually, however, to cancel the recording reservation, first find and press a key on the remote controller or the like, and press the key. An operation screen that allows the user to cancel the reservation list is displayed. It is necessary to select a desired reservation item to be canceled from the reservation list by key input or the like, and to further take a key action for cancellation.

As described above, a plurality of key actions must be performed to cancel the recording reservation, and the procedure for changing the reservation is troublesome and inconvenient. In order to avoid this, a notice message is displayed before the recording start time of the recording reservation, so that the user is first notified that the recording will be started by the recording reservation, so that the channel may be changed. A cancel selection screen may be displayed so that the user can easily select cancellation on the spot.

Therefore, the cancel selection processing unit 211 in the microcontroller instructs the display of a screen for selecting continuation / cancellation of the recording reservation and cancels the recording reservation before the recording start time of the recording reservation. I do.

This is particularly effective in a situation where there is only one tuner (for example, a digital tuner) on the TV side, and recording can only be performed using the tuner on the TV side. Of course, in addition to the digital tuner of the above example, it is equally effective to provide an analog tuner on the TV side, and the analog tuner can use the same function.

[0054]

As described above, according to the broadcast receiving apparatus and the recording reservation method provided with the recording reservation system of the present invention, a recording notice message is displayed before the recording start time of the recording reservation, and the continuation / cancellation is performed. By making it easy to select, even when it is necessary to switch the currently viewed channel at the start of recording, the currently viewed channel can be continuously viewed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a broadcast receiving apparatus including a recording reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a broadcast receiving apparatus including a recording reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a reservation canceling method in a state before starting recording when there is a recording reservation;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a recording canceling method when canceling recording after starting recording.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional broadcast receiving apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a conventional flowchart for canceling a recording reservation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101, 201, 501 Tuner 102, 202, 502 Video signal processing circuit 103, 203, 503 Display device 104, 204, 504 Microcontroller 105, 205, 505 Memory 106, 206, 506 Timer 107, 207, 507 On-screen control circuit 108, 208, 508 User input processing device 109, 209 Connector 209, 509 Wireless remote control means 110, 210 VCR 111, 211 Cancel selection processing unit 112 VCR control unit

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Claims (6)

[Claims] An advance notice message is displayed a predetermined time before the start of recording in a recording reservation or the like, and a selection screen for continuation / cancellation of the recording reservation is displayed so that the user can select continuation / cancellation of the recording reservation. And a recording reservation control method. 2. A tuner, a video signal processing circuit, a display device, an on-screen control circuit for displaying a recording start message, a timer for counting a recording reservation time, and saving recording reservation data. A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising: a memory for performing recording; and a microcontroller for controlling the memory, and displaying a notice message of recording a predetermined time before the start of recording. 3. The recording reservation control means according to claim 2, wherein it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed before the start of recording in a recording reservation or the like, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, a notice message for recording is displayed. 4. The on-screen control circuit according to claim 2, wherein the recording advance notice message instructs the on-screen control circuit to display a selection screen on which a user can select whether to continuously execute or cancel the recording reservation. A cancel selection processing unit inside the microcontroller, a user input processing device for selecting whether or not to cancel the recording reservation, and a microcontroller inside the microcontroller for instructing the VCR to transmit a VCR control command such as recording start through a system terminal. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 1, further comprising a VCR control unit and a connector connected to the VCR. 5. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
A broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein the R control unit and the connector are wireless remote control means for transmitting a VCR control command to the VCR in the form of a wireless remote control code. 6. A recording system according to claim 3, wherein a selection screen as to whether or not to cancel the recording reservation is displayed a predetermined time before the start of recording in the recording reservation or the like, so that the user can select to cancel the recording reservation. Reservation control means.