JP2003163868A - Information recording and reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording and reproducing apparatus that informs a user about start of broadcasting of a TV program in advance during reproduction of a video tape or the like so that the user misses no desirable broadcast program. <P>SOLUTION: The information recording and reproducing apparatus is provided with: an entry means 9 by which the user enters a date and time; a storage means 10b that stores date and time data from the entry means 9 and stores display data used to display the arrival of a prediction time in characters/a sign/voice; and a control means 10 that allows the storage means 10b to store the date and time when the entry means 9 enters the date and time data, reads the display data from the storage means 10b, displays the arrival of the prediction time by means of the characters/the sign on a screen of a television receiver 4 and allows a speaker to sound voice when the time of the date and time data stored in the storage means 10b comes while the television receiver reproduces, displays and sounds the video/audio signals of the information recording medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information recording / reproducing apparatus such as a VTR or a disc player, and more particularly to an information recording / reproducing apparatus capable of notifying beforehand the start of a desired TV program during recording / reproducing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a device for improving the convenience of a VTR, a magnetic recording / reproducing device has been proposed for the purpose of enabling preset start and end of recording (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-13153). (See the official gazette). This device
After the reserved recording is set, until the reserved recording is started, a unit that enables normal recording and reproduction and a warning unit that gives a warning to the user immediately before the start of the reserved recording are configured. A VTR with a reserved recording time notification function is also known (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-34772). In this device, when a preset recording time setting signal is sent from the light receiving unit or the operation key unit of the remote controller, the control unit stores a time several minutes earlier than the time data in the memory.

The control unit reads out the time data of the timer and compares it with the time data of the memory, and if they match, instructs the drive unit to start the operation of the reserved recording time notification function. The drive unit operates the buzzer unit and the display unit according to preset functions. There is also known a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of setting reserved recording on a recording medium (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2330).
43 publication). This recording / reproducing apparatus allows an operation corresponding to the reproduction operation section or the recording operation section in the state where the reserved recording setting section has set the reserved recording, but further includes a control section for prohibiting the operation corresponding to the eject operation section. It is equipped with it. According to this recording / reproducing apparatus, it is possible to display to the user "Recording will start in 1 minute".

[0004]

By the way, while the user wants to watch a TV program broadcast at a certain time,
When I start playing a VTR video tape and continue playing it for a long time, and when I notice that there is a broadcast program that I want to watch, it is often because the broadcast had already started and was in the middle or ended. . The above-mentioned conventional magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-13153), VTR with reserved recording time notification function (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-34772), and recording / reproducing apparatus (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-233043).
All of these prevent the problem that recording could not be performed at the scheduled recording time, and do not notify or display in advance that the TV program will start broadcasting while the videotape is being played. I couldn't solve the problem that I missed.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and informs in advance that the broadcasting of a TV program will start during the reproduction of a video tape or the like, so that the information recording / reproduction will not miss the broadcast program desired to be watched. The purpose is to provide a device.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention sends a received signal of broadcast radio wave to a television receiver to display an image on its screen. , The sound is emitted from the speaker, the video / audio signal of the broadcast wave is recorded on the information recording medium, and the video / audio signal recorded on the information recording medium is recorded.
In an information recording / reproducing apparatus having a recording / reproducing function of reproducing an audio signal to display video / audio on the television receiver, an input unit for inputting a date and time, and storing date and time data from the input unit, A storage unit storing display data for displaying the arrival of the advance notice time by a character / sign or voice, and when the date and time is input by the input unit, the date and time data is stored in the storage unit and then the information is stored. When the video / audio signal of the recording medium is reproduced and displayed on the television receiver, when the time of the date and time data stored in the storage means comes, the display data is read from the storage means and the notice time comes. Is displayed on the screen as characters / signs, and a sound is emitted from the speaker.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the received signal of the broadcast wave is transmitted to the display means to display the image / sound, and the image / sound signal of the broadcast wave is recorded on the information recording medium. Further, in an information recording / reproducing apparatus having a recording / reproducing function of reproducing the video / audio signal recorded on the information recording medium to display the video / audio on the display means,
The input means for inputting the date and time, the date and time data from the input means, and the storage means for storing the display data for displaying the arrival of the advance notice time by characters, signs and voice, and the date and time by the input means When is input, after the date and time data is stored in the storage means, the video and audio signals of the information recording medium are reproduced and displayed on the display means, at the time of the date and time data stored in the storage means. When
And a control unit for reading the display data from the storage unit and displaying the arrival of the advance notice time on the display unit.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the display means is a television receiver, the control means displays a reproduced image on its screen, and the speaker outputs the reproduced sound. When the time stored in the storage means comes,
It is characterized in that the arrival of the advance notice time is displayed on the screen by characters / signs based on the display data, and the speaker emits a sound. Further, in the invention according to claim 4, display data indicating that the advance notice time is just before the arrival of the advance notice time is stored in the storage means, and the control means is just before the time of the date and time data stored in the storage means. In this case, the display data is read from the storage means and the display means is caused to perform a display indicating immediately before the arrival of the advance notice time.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. This information recording / reproducing apparatus is applied to a popular type TV integrated VTR in which a television receiver and a video tape recorder are integrated, and is configured to display a reservation during recording / reproduction. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a tuner unit connected to an antenna, into which a received signal of broadcast radio waves is introduced. In this tuner section 1,
The Y / C / A separation circuit 2 and the control unit 10 are connected, a specific broadcasting station is tuned based on a tuning signal from the control unit 10, and the signal of that channel is Y / C / A. It is sent to the separation circuit 2.

The Y / C / A separation circuit 2 separates the input signal and outputs the video signal to the chroma IC and the audio signal to the stereo IC. Chroma IC
Takes out video information from the video signal and sends it to the image processing circuit 3 side via the control unit 10. Also, a stereo IC
Outputs an audio signal to the speaker drive circuit (not shown) via the control unit 10. The output of the image processing circuit 3 is connected to the CRT 4, and outputs image information to the CRT 4 under the control of the control unit 10. 5 is the OSD circuit (ON
SCREEN DISPLAY), which is connected to a synthesis unit (not shown) on the output side of the image processing circuit 3,
On the basis of the above command, the display data or the like stored in the memory 10b in advance is converted into a signal and output to the synthesizing unit.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a recording / playback processing unit, the output of which is connected to the mechanical control circuit 7 and also to the control unit 10.
The recording / playback processing unit 6 records video / audio signals on a video tape under the control of the control unit 10. In addition, the video and audio signals reproduced from this video tape are displayed on the CRT4.
It is designed to be sent to the side. The mechanical control circuit 7
It is connected to a servo circuit, a tape running mechanism, etc., which are not shown, and is also connected to the control unit 10. This mechanical control circuit 7 is based on a control signal from the control unit 10.
The recording and reproducing processes are controlled by controlling the operations of the recording system and the reproducing system including the servo circuit and the tape running mechanism.

Reference numeral 8 is a receiving unit, which receives an infrared signal from the remote control transmitter 9 and sends a transmission signal to the control unit 10 side. This remote control transmitter 9 has a power key 9a on the operation surface.
Arrange the menu key 9b and the numeric keypad 9 in the key input section.
g, PLAY, FF, REW, STOP and RE
C key etc. are provided. In this example, the menu item is displayed on the screen of the CRT 4 by operating the menu key 9b, and when the reservation setting is selected, the start time display reservation is entered, and when the operation is performed, the date and time reservation setting is entered. Has become. At this time, the PLAY key 9c is "advance", F
F key 9d is "OK", REW key 9e is "Return", S
The TOP key 9f also serves as a "correction" function key, and the menu key 9b also serves as a "end" function key. Further, the ten-key pad 9g is used for each input of "year, month, day, time".

Reference numeral 10 denotes a control unit 10 including a microcomputer, which is provided with a timer 10a and a memory, and is connected unidirectionally or bidirectionally according to the respective circuit units and their functions. It should be noted that the memory 10b stores in advance display data for displaying the arrival of the advance notice time by characters / signs or voice. This display data is "Start recording."
There are two types, and "TV program starts", and CRT
When sent to the 4 side, one of them is displayed in large characters on the screen. Further, the work area of the memory 10b stores date and time data sequentially input from the remote controller 9.

The control unit 10 controls the operation of the VTR based on a command signal from the remote controller 9, records the video / audio signal on the video tape, or controls the operation of reproducing the recorded signal. Also, video tape images
Playing back the audio signal and displaying it on the screen of CRT4, memory 1
0b based on the date and time data stored in advance in the timer 10
Upon receiving the time data of a, the display data is read from the memory 10b immediately before the reserved time, and the arrival of the advance notice time is displayed in characters on the screen. In addition,
In this example, the arrival of the advance notice time is set to be displayed two minutes before the reserved time, but the length can be changed in minutes.

Next, the display reservation operation of the VTR will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When a user wants to watch a TV broadcast program starting at 9 pm on a certain day, a display reservation for the start time is made in advance. Here, when the user operates the menu key 9b of the remote controller 9 shown in FIG. 1, the command signal is received by the receiving unit 8 side and sent to the control unit 10 side. This control unit 10
Controls the image processing circuit 3 and the OSD circuit 5 according to the command signal, and sends a predetermined display signal to the CRT 4. As a result, the main menu is displayed on the screen of the CRT 4. Looking at this main menu item, the user
When the "Reservation" is selected by operating the AY key 9c, the FF key 9d, the REW key 9e, etc., the control unit 10 shifts to the reservation mode (step S11).

Next, when the user selects "Reservation of display of start time" from the menu items (step S1)
2) According to this selection operation, the control unit 10 reads the display data from the memory 10b and sends it to the OSD circuit 5. Then, in addition to the characters "Start recording" and "Start TV program" on the screen of CRT4 and the character that prompts you to select "Choose one", such as the arrow indicating the key to operate. A signature is displayed (step S1)
3). Here, when the user selects "TV program starts", the data of the determined content is stored in the memory 10b by the control unit 10 (step S14). Subsequently, the control unit 10 sends the date and time data to the OSD circuit 5, and displays the characters "year, month, day, hour" and characters for input setting on the screen of the CRT 4 (step S1).
5). When the user operates the ten keys 9g or the like to sequentially input the display reservation start time, the data of the determined content is stored in the memory 10b (step S16). In this example, it is assumed that the display reservation start time is set to 9:00 pm on a certain day. After such an input operation, if there is no correction or addition, the series of reservation operations is ended.

Next, the reproducing operation of the VTR will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the user sets, for example, a video tape for recording for 2 hours and performs a reproducing operation with the remote controller 9 at 8:00 pm, the control unit 10 operates the recording / reproducing processing unit 6, the mechanical control circuit 7 and the like to start the reproduction ( Step S21). And the memory 10
Based on the data previously stored in b, the time data of the timer 10a is received and it is determined whether or not it is two minutes before the reserved time (step S22). Here, the reservation time is 9 pm
Since it is time, the control unit 10 reads the display data from the memory 10b and sends the display data to each circuit at a time point 2 minutes before.

Then, the text "TV program will start in 2 minutes" is displayed on the screen of the CRT 4 (step S
23). Because of this display, the user will be aware that the TV program he wanted to watch shortly before 9 pm will soon begin to air. Then, after confirming the channel of the broadcast program and the exact start and end times with a newspaper or the like, the desired TV program can be viewed. After this, the control unit 10
Determines whether or not a reproduction stop command has been input from the remote controller 9 (step S24). Here, when the user operates the STOP key 9f of the remote controller 9, the control unit 10 stops the operation of the reproduction system in response to the stop command (step S
26), and ends a series of reproduction operations.

On the other hand, when the reproduction stop command is not input, the control signal detection sensor or the tape end sensor is awaited for the detection signal, and it is continuously determined whether or not the reproduction is completed (step S25). Then, when any one of the detection signals is input, it is determined that the reproduction is ended, the operation of the reproduction system is stopped (step S26), and the reproduction operation is ended. This allows the user to watch the desired broadcast program after stopping the reproduction before 9 pm. Also, even if the stop operation could not be done for some reason,
When the recording / playback is completed, the playback operation is automatically stopped.

By selecting "Start recording" at the time of setting the reservation in the above embodiment, the broadcast program to be recorded is displayed before the start, and the user is required to perform the recording operation. It is also possible to notice that. Further, although such a display is indicated by characters on the screen of the CRT 4, it is also possible to emit a message having the same content through a speaker. In this case, a voice synthesis circuit is provided in front of the speaker drive unit, and the control unit 10 sends the display data of the memory 10b to the voice synthesis circuit. As a result, when the display data is sent to the voice synthesizing circuit, it is converted into a voice signal and sent to the speaker drive section. Then, the arrival of the advance notice time is notified by voice as with the character display. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the information recording / reproducing apparatus is applied to the TV integrated VTR has been described, but it is needless to say that the information recording / reproducing apparatus can be applied to a DVD player, a TV integrated DVD player, or the like.

[0021]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the video / audio signal of the information recording medium is reproduced and stored in the storage means while being displayed on the television receiver. When the time of the date and time data is reached, the display data is read out from the storage means and the arrival of the notice time is displayed on the screen.
Since it is displayed as a signature and the sound is emitted from the speaker, the user can know in advance that the desired broadcast program etc. will start while playing the recorded information, and there is an effect that the user does not miss the broadcast program he wants to watch. . Further, in the invention described in claim 2, when the video / audio signal of the information recording medium is reproduced and displayed on the display means, when the time of the date and time data stored in the storage means comes, the display data is stored from the storage means. Since the read-out is performed and the arrival of the advance notice time is displayed on the display means, there is an effect that the user notices what he / she wants to do in advance during the reproduction of the recorded information and does not miss the chance.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, the reproduced image is displayed on the screen of the television receiver, and is displayed when the time stored in the storage means is reached while the reproduced sound is being emitted by the speaker. Based on the data, the arrival of the advance notice time will be displayed on the screen with letters / signs and sound will be emitted from the speaker, so that the user knows in advance that the desired broadcast program etc. will start during playback of the video tape. , There is an advantage that you will not miss the broadcast program you want to watch. Also,
According to the invention described in claim 4, when the control means comes immediately before the time of the date and time data stored in the storage means, the display data is read out from the storage means and the display means is caused to perform the display indicating immediately before the arrival of the notice time. Therefore, there is an advantage that the user can early notice that he wants to do it during the reproduction of the video tape and can start a new recording, for example.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an information recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the information recording / reproducing apparatus when making a reservation input.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining a display operation during reproduction of the information recording / reproducing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 television receiver 9 Input means 10 Control means 10b storage means

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A broadcast radio wave reception signal is sent to a television receiver to display an image on its screen, a sound is emitted from a speaker, and the broadcast radio wave video / audio signal is recorded on an information recording medium. In the information recording / reproducing apparatus having a recording / reproducing function for recording and reproducing the video / audio signals recorded on the information recording medium to display the video / audio on the television receiver, an input for inputting the date and time Means and storage means for storing date and time data from the input means and display data for displaying the arrival of the advance notice time by characters, signs and voice, and when the date and time is input by the input means. After the date and time data is stored in the storage means, the video and audio signals of the information recording medium are reproduced and displayed on the television receiver, and the date and time stored in the storage means is displayed. Control means for reading out the display data from the storage means, displaying the arrival of the advance notice time on the screen by characters / signs, and emitting sound from the speaker when the time comes. An information recording / reproducing apparatus characterized in that 2. A broadcast radio wave reception signal is sent to a display unit to display video / audio, and the broadcast radio wave video / audio signal is recorded on an information recording medium and recorded on this information recording medium. In an information recording / reproducing apparatus having a recording / reproducing function for reproducing a video / audio signal and displaying the video / audio on the display means, an input means for inputting date and time, and date and time data from the input means are stored. A storage unit for storing display data for displaying the arrival of the notice time by characters / signs or voice; and when the date / time is input by the input unit, the date / time data is stored in the storage unit, and When the video / audio signal of the information recording medium is reproduced and displayed on the display means, when the time of the date and time data stored in the storage means comes, the display data is read out from the storage means and stored. An information recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a control unit for displaying the arrival of the notification time on the display unit. 3. The display means is a television receiver, and the control means displays a reproduced image on its screen.
Moreover, when the time stored in the storage means is reached while the playback sound is being emitted by the speaker, the arrival of the advance notice time is displayed on the screen by characters / signs based on the display data, and voice is output from the speaker. The information recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein sound is emitted. 4. Display data indicating that the advance notice time is about to arrive is stored in the storage means, and the control means is
3. When the time immediately before the time of the date and time data stored in the storage means is reached, the display data is read from the storage means and the display means is caused to perform a display indicating immediately before the arrival of the notice time. Or the information recording / reproducing apparatus described in 3.