JP2003134447A - Device and method for label generation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label generating device which automatically generate a label of a program recorded on a recording medium suitably to the recording medium. SOLUTION: The device is equipped with a reservation video-recording means which generates an ID and program information of video-recorder during reservation video recording of the video recorder, a video-recording medium specifying means which specifies a recording medium used by the video-recorder according to the ID of the video-recorder generated by the reservation video-recording means, and a label generating means which obtains information for generating a label of the video-recording medium specified by the video-recording medium specifying means from information for generating labels of respective video- recording media previously stored in a storage means 2 and generates the label by using the obtained information and the program information generated by the reservation video-recording means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device of an information home appliance capable of constructing a network through a digital interface such as IEEE 1394, and more particularly to a label generating apparatus and method for a device having a function of remotely controlling another device. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Due to the widespread use of video cameras in ordinary households, the increase in the number of channels by digital satellite broadcasting, and the improvement in image quality, the number of images recorded on recording media such as video tapes has increased. However, it is a tedious task to properly express the contents of the recorded image and create a label that looks beautiful. Therefore, it is often the case that the label is left as it is, or only the date and time is manually written on a memo and a label is attached. Regarding the confirmation of the contents stored on the tape, a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of easily searching a program recorded on the tape is proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-39847. Further, as a label generation method, a method of appropriately selecting a typical scene of a video and creating a label image is proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-79404.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-39847, it is effective to search the contents of the tape inserted in the recording / reproducing apparatus, but there are many recorded tapes. No consideration was given to the case where it was not known on which tape the target program was recorded, and each tape had to be inserted into the recording / reproducing apparatus to search for the target program. Further, in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-39847, an easy-to-understand label to which a typical recorded gene is added can be created, but the user has to input the title and the like, and the label is adapted to the recording medium. The user had to choose a size label. An object of the present invention is to provide a label generation device and method for automatically generating a label of a program recorded on a recording medium according to the recording medium.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a label generation device for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including the recording device is connected to a network. The label generating device is connected to the network, and reserve recording means for generating the ID and program information of the recording device when the reserved recording of the recording device is executed, and I of the recording device generated by the reserved recording means.
A recording medium specifying unit for specifying a recording medium used in the recording device from D and information for generating a label for the recording medium specified by the recording medium specifying unit are stored in advance in the storage unit. Label generation, comprising label acquisition means for obtaining a label for a recording medium, and for generating a label using the obtained information and the program information generated by the reserved recording means It is a device.

The present invention is primarily directed to other devices including a recording device.
A label generation device for generating a label of a recording medium used in the recording device in a device system connected to the second network and a printer connected to the second network, wherein the label generation device is the first network. And a recording medium used by the recording device based on the ID of the recording device generated by the reserved recording device, and a recording medium for generating the ID and program information of the recording device when executing the reserved recording of the recording device. Recording medium specifying means for specifying, and template information for generating a label for the recording medium specified by the recording medium specifying means, information for generating a label for each recording medium stored in the storage means in advance And a label generation unit that generates a label using the acquired information and the program information generated by the reserved recording unit, A label generation device characterized by comprising a printer control means for printing a label generated by the label generation unit in the second of the printers connected to the network.

The present invention is a label generating device for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including a recording device is connected to a network, and a program guide server for connecting to the Internet. The ID of the recording device which is connected, acquires the program information from the program guide server, performs the reserved recording on the recording device, and makes the reserved recording.
And a reserved recording means for generating reserved program information, and a label acquisition means for acquiring a label for the reserved program information from the label server connected to the Internet by using the reserved program information generated by the reserved recording means. A label generating apparatus comprising:

The present invention is the label generating apparatus characterized in that the generated label is stored in the storage means in combination with an identifying ID. In the present invention, the label generating device is characterized in that the information for generating the label includes at least title information indicating the contents of the label. In the present invention, the title information includes a title item and a code indicating whether the title item is printed or moved. The present invention is
The label generating device is characterized in that information of the generated label is stored in the storage means. The present invention is a label generating apparatus comprising a printer connected to the network.

[0008] The present invention is the label generating apparatus, wherein the label is printed by the printer at the time of recording reservation. The present invention is the label generating apparatus, wherein the label is printed by the printer at the end of recording.
The present invention is the label generating apparatus, wherein the label is printed by the printer during reproduction. The present invention is
The label generating apparatus is characterized in that the label is printed by the printer at the end of reproduction. The present invention provides the label, when a recording medium is taken out from the recording device,
It is a label generating apparatus characterized by printing with the printer. The present invention is the label generating apparatus, wherein the label is printed by the printer according to a user request.

In the present invention, the label is a label of a recording medium to which the label is attached, which is a label producing apparatus. In the present invention, the label producing apparatus is characterized in that the label is a label of a recording medium to which the label is attached and a label of a package of the recording medium.

The present invention is a label generating method for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including the recording device is connected to a network, the reserved recording of the recording device. An ID of the recording device and program information are generated at the time of execution, and a recording medium used in the recording device is specified from the generated ID of the recording device,
Information for generating a label for the specified recording medium is acquired from information for generating a label for each recording medium stored in the storage unit in advance, and the acquired information and the generated program information are acquired. A label generation method characterized in that a label is generated by using the label.

The present invention is primarily directed to another device including a recording device.
Is a label generation method for generating a label of a recording medium used in the recording device in a device system connected to the second network and a printer connected to the second network. A device ID and program information are generated, template information for specifying a recording medium to be used in the recording device based on the generated recording device ID, and generating a label for the specified recording medium is stored in advance. The label is generated from the information for generating the label for each recording medium stored in the label, the label is generated using the acquired information and the generated program information, and the generated label is generated in the second network. And a printer connected to the printer for printing.

The present invention is a label generating method for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including a recording device is connected to a network, the program being connected to the Internet. The program information is acquired from the table server, the reserved recording is performed on the recording device, the ID of the recording device and the reserved program information are reserved, and a label for the reserved program information is generated using the generated reserved program information. The label generation method is characterized in that the label is obtained from the label server connected to the Internet.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a label generation device according to the present invention and a D-VHS VTR (Digital).
1 VHSVTR), a monitor, and a printer. FIG. Here, 100 is an IRD (digital satellite broadcasting receiving device) which is the label generating device of the present invention, 110 is a monitor, and 120
Is a printer, 130 is a D-VHS VTR, and all devices are connected by a digital interface 160 of an IEEE 1394 serial bus through the digital interface port of each electronic device. However,
The digital interface is not limited to the IEEE 1394 serial bus, but may be a USB (Universal).
rsarial Bus, Ethernet (registered trademark), wireless LAN (Local Area Network)
ork) and Bluetooth are also possible.

The structure of the IRD 100 will be described. An IRD receiving unit 140 performs digital satellite broadcast reception and decoding processing. Reference numeral 150 denotes another device control means, which enables interoperability with other digital AV devices.
For example, HAVi (HomeAudio / Video)
Interoperability Architec
network) middleware 151 such as middleware defined by the standard, IRD control means 152 constituted by DCM / FCM of a program code unit for controlling the IRD 100, and similarly D-VHS VTR1.
It comprises a VTR control means 153 for controlling 30, a monitor control means 154 for controlling the monitor 110, and a printer control means 155 for controlling the printer 120.

However, the IRD control means 152, the VTR control means 153, the monitor control means 154, and the printer control means 155 are not necessarily the other device control means 150 of the IRD 100.
Need not have, and the above device may be controlled via another device control means of another device on the network.

Reference numeral 170 denotes an IRD existing on the network
A recording reservation means for controlling the reception means 140 and the D-VHS VTR 130 to perform reservation recording, and is an integrated program guide generation means 17
1 and reservation UI for user program reservation (User Inter
face) means 172 and recording reservation control means 173. Reference numeral 180 denotes a label generation unit that generates a label generation control unit 181 that controls the entire label generation, a storage unit 182 that stores a label template for various recording media and information of the created label, and a label UI unit 183. An output unit 184 that outputs the label data to a removable recording medium such as a printer or a memory card, a label suitable for the recording medium is automatically generated, and the label is printed using the printer control unit 155. 191 to 195 are connection ports of the IEEE 1394 serial bus.

Here, HAVi middleware and D
CM / FCM (Device Control Modu)
le / Function Component Modu
le) will be briefly described.

The HAVi middleware is middleware that realizes a comprehensive mutual operation of AV equipment independent of the manufacturer and the OS, and is installed in the controller device in the HAVi standard.

HAVi middleware is an IEEE 1394 that is included in the HAVi software element (hereinafter referred to as SE).
CMM (Commune) that provides network services
(ICation Media Manager), a messaging system that provides message transmission / reception services between SEs, a registry that manages the SE directory in the HAVi network, and notifies the SE of the network status, SE status, and device status changes as events. A DCM / F that provides an interface for acquiring event managers, device operations, and statuses
It consists of a device control module manager that installs and deletes CMs in devices, a stream manager that provides an isochronous connection service between FCMs, and a resource manager that manages device resources.

DCM is an SE that interfaces with devices existing in the HAVi network, and has zero or more Fs.
Have a CM. The FCM is an SE that represents the function of the device. For example, in the case of D-VTR, VCR FCM and Clock F
It has CM etc.

Next, the processing of the recording reservation means 170 will be described. The integrated program guide generation unit 171 is a unit that generates a program guide of programs that can be received by the tuner existing on the network, and generates the program guide using the EPG function of the tuner device. This program guide includes at least a program channel, a broadcast start date and time, an end date and time, and a program title.

The reservation UI means 172 is a means for providing a user with a user interface for program reservation, and displays the program guide generated by the integrated program guide generation means 171 for allowing the user to select a program to be recorded. , Display the screen to select the device to record. The user operation is performed using the remote controller or the operation panel on the label generating apparatus.

The recording reservation control unit 173 extracts, through the network middleware, a device capable of recording the program selected by the user from the devices connected to the network, and displays a list of the recordable devices via the reservation UI unit 172. It is a means for displaying and setting a recording reservation for the target device according to the user's selection. When the recording reservation is set, a recording reservation event is generated. The recording reservation event includes, as the event information, the device ID of the recording device and the program information acquired from the program guide, that is, the broadcast start date / time, the program title, the program subtitle, the detailed program information, and the program thumbnail that is the video information of the program scene. including. The program information is obtained from the integrated program guide generation unit 171 and includes at least the program channel, the broadcast start date and time, the end date and time, and the program title.

Label generation in this embodiment includes automatic generation of a label triggered by a recording reservation event notification and user request generation of a label according to the user's intention. First, the label generation processing by automatic generation will be described, and then the user request generation will be described.

With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2, details of the automatic label generation process for generating a label triggered by the recording reservation event notification in the label generation means 180 of FIG. 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The automatic label generation process is triggered by the notification of the recording reservation event, and the program information such as the device ID of the recording device, the broadcast start date / time, the program title, the program subtitle, and the detailed program information is started from the event information of the recording reservation event. A parameter indicating information is acquired (S201). Next, the type of the recording medium used by the recording device is determined from the device ID of the recording device using the registry function of the network middleware (S202).

Then, a template suitable for the type of recording medium is acquired from the storage means 182 (S203), and label information such as title, subtitle, and detailed information is poured into the template to create a label (S204). The generated label information is stored in the label information storage unit 182 together with the label ID for identifying the label (S205), a label generation event having the label ID as event information is generated (S206), and the label generation processing is ended. still,
The event information of the recording reservation event may include information on the type of recording medium, in which case the process of S202 can be omitted.

The template information includes a label size for a recording medium, a program title, a subtitle, a date and time, detailed information such as a label item to be printed, and position information, a font, and a font to be arranged on the label for each label item to be printed. Specify size, background image, etc. Position information and font size are calculated according to the number of label items to be printed so that they fit on the label, and when there are many items, a small font is selected. In addition, the priority of the label item to be printed is always 1 for priority, 2 for priority is not printed when it does not fit on the label even if it is smaller than a predetermined font size, priority 3
Is not printed.

For example, in the VHS tape template, the spine label is the program title priority 1, the subtitle priority 2, the broadcast date and time priority 2, the program detailed information priority 3, the program thumbnail priority 1, and the belly. Labels are defined as priority 1 of program title, priority 1 of subtitle, priority 1 of broadcast date / time, priority 2 of detailed program information, priority 1 of program thumbnail, and the like. The priority may indicate the priority of each label item, or may be deleted from the label items to be printed in ascending order of priority when the size does not fit in the label even if the font size is smaller than a predetermined font size. The user can also specify the priority of the label item.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a storage format of label information. When recording the label information, the bitmap of the created label may be saved, but as shown in FIG. 5, the label number for identifying the created label, the ID of the template used, the title information, and the print information. Item (1 indicates that the information marked with 1 is an item to be printed on a label), label information consisting of a thumbnail of the label, printing flag that becomes the value of True when the label is printed, printing consisting of printing timing Saving information in the form of information enhances reusability. That is, when the same label is used on different recording media, for example, a label created for VHS tape is 8
When changing to a label for millitape, it can be handled by simply changing the template used.

As shown in FIG. 5, the label information includes additional information such as the ID of the device used for recording and the ID of the recording medium.
Etc. may be added. This information indicates whether or not the recording medium to which the label is attached is contained in the recording device, whether the label has been printed when the recording medium from which the program was acquired is taken out from the recording / playback device, or has not been printed yet. It can be used to inform the user.

The print timing is, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the recording reservation is set, when the recording of the reserved program is completed, when the program is reproduced for viewing the reserved recording, and when the reproduction of the reserved recording is completed. , It is possible to set the time when the recording medium on which the program is recorded is taken out, and the initial state is set when the recording reservation is set.

Next, the details of the printing process of the created label in the label generating means according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is called by the label print timing management process of FIG. In the label printing process, using the label ID, the label information generated by the label generation process described in FIG. 2 is acquired from the label information holding unit 182 in FIG. 1 to form a label image (S210). Next, a print preview is displayed on the monitor using the configured label image (S211), and the user is allowed to select printing or termination using the label UI screen as shown in FIG. 7 (S212).

If printing is selected, the printer 120 connected to the network is controlled via the printer control means 155 of FIG. 1 to print the created label (S2).
13). Further, not only the printer but also a removable recording medium such as a memory card can be selected as the output destination of the label data, and printing can be performed using a printer compatible with the removable recording medium. In the selection of whether to end or not (S214), if the end is selected, the label generation process ends.

Next, the label generating means 180 of FIG. 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The details of the print timing management process in step 3 will be described. In this processing, a label generation event and a state change notification of a device for which reserved recording is set are received and the processing is started. When the label generation event is received (S220), the print information is acquired from the recording unit 182 by the label ID and it is confirmed whether or not the generated label has been printed (S221). If it is not printed yet, it is confirmed whether or not the print timing information is at the time of recording reservation setting (S222). If it is at the time of recording reservation setting, the label printing process of FIG. 3 is called with the label ID as a parameter (S223). The process ends.

If the print timing is other than when the recording reservation is set in S222, the label ID, the device ID of the recording reservation, and the change in the state to be monitored are saved (S22).
4) Wait for status notification.

The device ID of the recording reservation is the label ID
The change in the state to be monitored is acquired from the recording unit 182 based on the print timing information of the label information stored in the recording unit 182 as follows. When the print timing is “at the time of recording reservation”, the recording reservation event information is detected. When the print timing is “when recording ends”, the state in which the operation of the recording device changes from recording to stop is detected. When the print timing is "when playing is performed while trying to view a recorded program", the state in which the operation of the recording device is changed to play is detected. When the print timing is "when reproduction is finished", the state in which the operation of the recording device is changed from reproduction to stop is detected. When the print timing is “when the recording medium is taken out”, the state in which the operation of the recording device is changed to eject the recording medium is detected.

If the received notification is other than the label generation event in S220, the flow advances to S225 to check whether the received status notification is in the monitored state. If it is in the monitoring state, it is confirmed whether or not the label has been printed (S226). If it is not printed, the label printing process is called (S223), and the process is terminated. Immediately ends. If the state is not the state monitored in S225, the process returns to S220 and waits for the next state notification.

Next, a user request generation process for generating a label according to the user's intention will be described. FIG. 8 is an example of a label printing user interface screen displayed when a label is generated by a user request. List of saved labels (500) and operation buttons (5001-5
06) is displayed. The list 500 displays thumbnails of labels, program titles, names of devices used for recording, whether a medium recording a program is inserted in the recorded devices, and the like.

The print button 501 is a button for printing the selected label, and prints the stored label using the printer connected by the network. The change media button 502 is for creating labels for different media. The delete button 503 is a button for deleting the selected label information and deletes the information corresponding to the selected label from the storage unit 182. Change button 5
Reference numeral 04 is a button for changing the stored label, 505 is a selection decision button, and 506 is an end button.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a user interface screen for changing the label. Reference numeral 600 indicates a preview of the selected label, 610 indicates the entire information content of the label, 611 indicates a printing portion including the spine and the belly, and in the example of FIG. 9, black square items are printed as labels, white is non-printing, Printed items with diagonal lines are items that cannot be printed due to the size of the label. When there are a plurality of labels such as a spine label and a belly label as in the case of a VHS tape label, as many columns as printing positions 611 are prepared as shown in FIG. To change the printing point 611, a cursor is placed on the printing point 611 and the decision button is pressed to change the printing or non-printing state by a toggle.

FIG. 10 is an example of a user interface screen for changing media. Reference numeral 700 is an image screen of the original label, 710 is a user interface for selecting a conversion medium, and 720 is an image of the label after conversion. When the user selects the type of media to be changed, the label creation control means 181 of FIG.
The template corresponding to the media is acquired from the label, and the label is generated using the label information of the label before change. As shown in FIG. 7, since the label information is stored in the form of the template ID and the label information, it is possible to easily deal with it only by changing the template.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, even if the type of recording medium is not set, the type of recording medium is automatically determined from the ID of the recording device and a template suitable for it is used. The label information is obtained from the program information such as EPG and the label is generated. Therefore, in order to create the label of the recording medium on which the program is recorded, the user measures the label size of the recording medium or inputs the title character. There is no need to adjust the arrangement or the arrangement, and the trouble of label production is released.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the IRD is mentioned as the label generating device, but it is an electronic device that can be connected to other electronic devices and has the ability to remotely control the other electronic devices. If it exists, it can be used as a label generating device by adding the label generating means 180. For example, a VTR, a personal computer, or a television monitor has the same effect.

The reserved recording means 170 in FIG. 1 does not necessarily have to include a label generating device, and as shown in the configuration diagram of another embodiment of FIG. 11, another device 8 on the network.
00 may have the label information, and it is also possible to acquire the label information by using the reserved recording means possessed by another device 800.

Further, the other device control means 150 in FIG. 1, the reserved recording means 170 and the label generation means 180 are HA.
Although the description is based on the configuration based on the Vi system, the same effect can be obtained in any system as long as it is network middleware that can remotely control other devices via the network and can interoperate with other digital devices. Can be obtained.

Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of still another embodiment of the label generation system including the label generation device according to the present invention, the D-VHS VTR, the monitor, and the printer. In FIG. 12, those having the same functions as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted here.

In FIG. 12, the label generating apparatus 900 has two types of digital interfaces such as IEEE 1394 and USB, and has a monitor 110 and a D-VHS V.
TR130 is digital interface port 160
, And the printer 930 is connected via another digital interface port 910. 155 is network middleware 151
The printer control means operating above has a function of controlling the printer 930 via the digital interface port 910, and the label generation means 180 is connected to the network middleware 150 and a different network via the printer control means 920. Existing printer 910
Can be treated as if they are on the same network, and the label can be printed.

As described above, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the same effect as that of the embodiment of the present invention can be obtained, and the processing of the label generating means 180 remains the same as that of the embodiment of FIG. Existing printer 9
You can print labels using 10.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the label generation system according to the present invention. In FIG. 13, 1030 is a program guide server.
A label server 40 is operated by a broadcasting station or the like. A home network is configured by connecting a label generation device 1000 having an Internet access capability, a D-VHS VTR 130, a monitor 110, and a printer 120 to the network. The label generation device 1000 acquires program information from the program guide server 1030 via the Internet, and reserves recording means 1010 for performing recording reservation control on the D-VHSVTR 130, and a label for acquiring label information from the label server 1040 via the Internet. It has an acquisition means 1020. In FIG. 13, components having the same functions as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted here.

The label server 1040 is a server for providing a program title label containing a program original logo or image, and several kinds of labels are prepared according to the recording medium. A program guide server 1030 is linked to the label server 1040, and provides program broadcast channel, broadcast start date / time, broadcast end date / time, and URL information of a program title label. The URL of the title label is prepared for each recording medium.

The reservation recording means 1010 is the program table server 10.
30, the program information is acquired, the recording reservation is made, and a recording reservation event having the recording device ID and the label URL as the event information is generated at the time of executing the reservation. When the label acquisition unit 1020 detects a recording reservation event, the label acquisition unit 1020 identifies the type of the recording medium of the recording device from the recording device ID, and uses the label URL suitable for the recording medium to label server 10
40, the title label is acquired, and printing is performed using the printer 120 connected to the network. The print timing can be set in the same manner as the embodiment described with reference to FIG. Also, the label server 104
Label information provided by 0 may be free or paid.

As shown in FIG. 14, at the time of label printing, thumbnails and prices of pay labels are displayed together with a print preview of free labels. When the user selects the pay label, the pay label is acquired from the label server and printed.

FIG. 15 shows an example of a label server compatible with pay labels. Reference numeral 1041 is a receiving means for receiving a pay label purchase application and authenticating the applicant, 1042 is a charging means, and 1043 is a transmitting means for transmitting label data. In the case of providing a pay label free of charge only to users who have received pay broadcast, the reception means 1041 authenticates the label. The program guide server 1030 and the label server 1040 may be built in the same means.

As described above, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the same effect as that of the embodiment of the present invention can be obtained, and a more beautiful label can be generated by using the label server.

[0055]

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a label generating apparatus and method for automatically generating a label of a program recorded on a recording medium according to the recording medium.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a label generator according to the present invention and a D-VHS.
1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a label generation system including a VTR, a monitor, and a printer.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an automatic label generation processing flowchart according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a label printing processing flowchart according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a label printing timing management processing flowchart according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of label information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of label printing timing.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a label user interface screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen of a user request label.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen for changing a label.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen for changing media.

FIG. 11 is a label generation device and D-VHS according to the present invention.
It is a block diagram of another embodiment of a label generation system including a VTR, a monitor, and a printer.

FIG. 12 is a label generation device and D-VHS according to the present invention.
It is a block diagram of further another embodiment of the label generation system including a VTR, a monitor, and a printer.

FIG. 13 is a label generating apparatus and D-VHS according to the present invention.
It is a block diagram of another embodiment of a label generation system including a VTR, a monitor, and a printer.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a pay label printing user interface according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a label server according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... Label generation device, 110 ... Monitor, 120 ... Printer, 130 ... D-VHS VTR, 140 ... IRD
Receiving means, 150 ... Other device control means, 151 ... Network middleware, 152 ... IRD control means, 153 ...
VTR control means, 154 ... Monitor control means, 155 ... Printer control means, 160 ... Digital interface, 170 ... Scheduled recording means, 171 ... Integrated program guide generation means, 172 ... Scheduled UI means, 173 ... Scheduled recording control means, 180 ... label generation means, 181 ... label creation control means, 182 ... storage means, 183 ... label UI means, 1
84 ... Output means, 190, 191, 192, 193, 1
94, 195 ... IEEE 1394 port, 500 ... List of stored labels, 501 ... Print button, 502
... Media change button, 503 ... Delete button, 504 ...
Change button, 505 ... Selection decision button, 506 ... Finish button, 600 ... Preview of selected label, 610
... total information content of label, 611 ... printing place, 700 ... image screen of original label, 710 ... user interface for selecting conversion media, 720 ... image of label after conversion, 800 ... other device having reserved recording means ,
900 ... Label generating device having two kinds of digital interfaces, 910 ... Printer, 920 ... Printer control means, 1000 ... Label generating device having internet access capability, 1010 ... Reserved recording means, 1020 ...
Label acquisition means, 1030 ... Title server, 1040
… Label server.

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Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A label generating device for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including a recording device is connected to the network, the label generating device being connected to the network. Connected,
Reserved recording means for generating the ID and program information of the recording device when executing the reserved recording of the recording device, and a recording medium for specifying a recording medium used in the recording device from the ID of the recording device generated by the reserved recording means The information for generating a label for the recording medium specified by the specifying means and the recording medium specifying means is acquired from the information for generating the label for each recording medium stored in the storage means in advance,
A label generating apparatus comprising: a label generating unit that generates a label using the acquired information and the program information generated by the reserved recording unit. 2. A label generation for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including a recording device is connected to the first network and a printer is connected to the second network. A device,
The label generating device is connected to the first network, and the ID of the recording device when the recording device executes reserved recording.
And a reserved recording means for generating program information, a recording medium specifying means for specifying a recording medium used in the recording device based on the ID of the recording device generated in the reserved recording means, and a recording specified by the recording medium specifying means Template information for generating a label for a medium is acquired from information for generating a label for each recording medium stored in advance in the storage unit, and the acquired information and the program generated by the reserved recording unit are acquired. The label generating means for generating a label using information, and the label generated by the label generating means are the second
And a printer control means for printing with the printer connected to the network. 3. A label generation device for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including a recording device is connected to a network, the program guide server being connected to the Internet. A reserved recording means for acquiring program information from the program table server, performing reserved recording on the recording device, and generating the reserved recording device ID and reserved program information, and the reserved program generated by the reserved recording means. A label generation device comprising: a label acquisition unit that acquires a label for the reserved program information from a label server connected to the Internet using information. 4. The label generating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the generated label is stored in the storage means in combination with an identifying ID. 5. The label generating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information for generating the label includes at least title information indicating the contents of the label. 6. The label generating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the title information has a title item and a code indicating whether the title item is printed or a movement. 7. The label generating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein information on the generated label is stored in the storage means. 8. The label generating apparatus according to claim 1 or 3, further comprising a printer connected to the network. 9. The label generating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the label is printed by the printer at the time of recording reservation. 10. The label generating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the label is printed by the printer at the end of recording. 11. The label generating apparatus according to claim 8 or 2, wherein the label is printed by the printer during reproduction. 12. The label generating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the label is printed by the printer at the end of reproduction. 13. The label generating apparatus according to claim 8 or 2, wherein the label is printed by the printer when the recording medium is taken out from the recording device. 14. The label generating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the label is printed by the printer according to a user request. 15. The label generating apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the label is a label of a recording medium to which the label is attached. 16. The label generating apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the label is a label of a recording medium to which the label is attached and a label of a package of the recording medium. 17. A label generation method for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including the recording device is connected to a network, the method comprising: ID of the recording device
And generating program information, specifying a recording medium to be used by the recording device from the ID of the recording device that has occurred, and storing information for generating a label for the specified recording medium in advance in the storage means. A label generating method, wherein the label is generated from information for generating a label for each recording medium, and a label is generated using the acquired information and the generated program information. 18. A label generation for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including a recording device is connected to the first network and a printer is connected to the second network. A method of performing the scheduled recording of the recording device, the ID of the recording device
Further, the program information is generated, template information for specifying a recording medium to be used in the recording device from the ID of the generated recording device, and generating a label for the specified recording medium is stored in advance in the storage means. The label is generated from the information for generating the label for each recording medium, the label is generated using the acquired information and the generated program information, and the generated label is connected to the second network. And a label generating method for printing with the printer. 19. A label generation method for generating a label of a recording medium used in a recording device in a device system in which another device including a recording device is connected to a network, the program guide server being connected to the Internet. The program information is acquired from the recording device, the reserved recording is performed on the recording device, the ID of the recording device reserved for recording and the reserved program information are generated, and the generated reserved program information is used to label the reserved program information with the label. A label generating method characterized by acquiring from a label server connected to the Internet.