JP2003174625A - Video/audio recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video/audio recording device that can automatically produce a picture denting a name of an entry destination of audio to be recorded and its recording time when no video is included in received video/ audio information and recording the produced picture together with audio, so that audio information recorded can be confirmed on the picture at reproduction. <P>SOLUTION: When the video/audio recording device receives video/audio information not including video information, the video/audio recording device instructs a picture generating means 101 to produce the picture to display input information including a broadcast station name and a recording time or the like. A video/audio recording reproducing means 102 records the picture generated by the picture generating means 101 together with the received audio information. A reproduction means 103 informs a user about the recorded video and audio to be able to display audio information recorded on the picture. <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 a video / audio recording apparatus capable of recording and reproducing video and audio.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Video tape recorders have become popular as devices capable of recording video and audio. The video tape recorder can record not only TV programs but also radio programs. In the case of recording only audio without video, a method of recording the blue back screen at the same time as audio was used.

A video recorder using a disk instead of a tape can select programs more quickly than a video recorder using a tape. In video recorders that use discs, in order to take advantage of this feature, a part of the video of the program is displayed as a thumbnail screen,
Many have been equipped with a menu that allows selection of recorded programs.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional method, since the reproduction screens of the program in which the sound is recorded are all blue back screens, the contents of the program cannot be confirmed on the screen.

Further, when a program is selected using the program selection menu displaying a thumbnail screen, a typical scene is displayed in a program recorded as a TV program,
A blueback screen was displayed on a program that recorded a radio program, and it was not possible to play it back as expected unless the user remembered in what order it was recorded.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and when the input video / audio information does not include video, the name of the input destination of the audio to be recorded and the recording time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a video / audio recording device capable of confirming the information of the recorded sound on the screen by automatically generating the screen showing the above and recording the generated screen together with the sound. To do.

[0007]

The video / audio recording apparatus of the present invention for achieving this object judges whether or not the video / audio information to be recorded by the user includes a video, and the video / audio information is included. If not, since it is a method of generating a screen showing the name of the recording source such as a broadcasting station and the recording date and time, and recording with the audio, you can check the information of the recorded audio on the screen. A recording device can be provided.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first invention of the present invention is a video / audio recording apparatus capable of recording video and audio,
It is possible to record on the recording medium the screen generation means for generating a screen showing the information of the audio to be recorded, the inputted video / audio information, or the screen information generated by the screen generation means and the inputted audio information. A video / audio recording device comprising a video / audio recording / reproducing means and a reproducing means capable of reproducing the video information and audio information recorded by the video / audio recording / reproducing means. Has an effect of being able to know the content of the recorded program on the screen by automatically recording the recorded program and a screen showing information such as the name of the broadcast station of the recorded program and the recording date and time.

A second invention of the present invention belongs to the first invention of the present invention, and is video presence / absence determining means capable of determining that the input video / audio information does not include a video. A video / audio recording apparatus comprising: a screen generating means for generating a screen showing information of audio to be recorded when the video presence / absence determining means determines that the video is not included. By automatically recording a screen showing the recorded program and information such as the name of the broadcasting station of the recorded program and the recording date and time when it is determined by the image presence / absence determining means that the image is not included, It has an effect of being able to know the contents of the recorded program on the screen.

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

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a video / audio recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

The screen generating means 101 generates an image containing the information of the audio to be recorded by using the input information including the broadcasting station name and the recording time. The image generated by the screen generating means 101 is recorded by the audiovisual recording / reproducing means 102 together with the input audio information. The recorded video and audio are notified to the user by the reproduction means 103.

Here, an example applied to a video recorder will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration when applied to a video recorder. Screen generation means 101
Corresponds to the screen generating means 206, the video / audio recording / reproducing means 102 corresponds to the video / audio recording / reproducing means 205, and the reproducing means 103 corresponds to the reproducing means 208.

A user operates the device by using the operation means 201. The operating means 201 is the television broadcast receiving means 2
02 or the radio broadcast receiving means 203 to instruct to select a channel, the input selecting means 204 to instruct to select an input source such as a television or a radio, and the video / audio recording / reproducing means 205 to record video and audio. You can

When the recording of the television broadcast is instructed by the operating means 201, the operating means 201 instructs the television broadcasting receiving means 202 to select the broadcasting station designated by the user, and the input selecting means 204 the television broadcasting. Receiving means 202
The instruction is made to input the output of the above into the video / audio recording / reproducing means 205. The operation unit 201 determines that the image is included because the input is from the television broadcast receiving unit 202,
The video / audio recording / playback unit 205 is instructed to record a moving image and audio. The video / audio recording / reproducing unit 205 records the input video / audio.

When the operation means 201 gives an instruction to record a radio broadcast, the operation means 201 instructs the radio broadcast receiving means 203 to select a broadcasting station designated by the user. The operation unit 201 determines that an image is not included because the input selection is input from the radio broadcast receiving unit 203, and instructs the screen generation unit 206 to generate a still image including information such as radio tuning information. . Screen generation means 206
Acquires the tuning information from the radio broadcast receiving means 203 and the time information from the clock means 207 to generate a still image including the tuning information and the recording time. The operation means 201 instructs the input selection means 204 to output the video output of the screen generation means 206 and the audio output from the radio broadcast reception means 203 to the video / audio recording / reproducing means 205, and the video / audio recording / reproducing means 205 is stopped. Instruct picture recording and audio recording. The video / audio recording / reproducing unit 205 records the input video as a still image and records the audio.

When the video / audio recording / reproducing means 205 is instructed to reproduce by the operating means 201, the recorded video and audio are outputted to the reproducing means 208 to reproduce a moving picture and a sound or a still picture and a sound.

DVD VID on DVD-RAM media
An example of a video / audio recording device that records audio according to the EO RECORDING standard will be described.

The video / audio recording and reproducing means of FIG. 2 is a DVD-R.
DVD-RAM drive and DVD that can read and write data to AM media and DVD-RAM media
It is a video recorder that can record video and audio according to the VIDEO recording standard. DVD VIDEO
According to the RECORDING standard, it is permitted to record a still image and audio as a recording form of video and audio.

When the operation unit 201 is instructed by the user to record a source that does not include a video, such as a radio recording, the operation unit 201 outputs the image and sound generated by the screen generation unit 206
Record in VD-RAM media in still image and audio format. By displaying a still image showing recording information during program reproduction or displaying a program selection menu such as a thumbnail screen, the recorded content can be confirmed on the screen.

Also, a still image is recorded at the start of recording, a still image including the recording end time is generated again by the screen generation means 206 at the end of recording, and a still image recorded at the start of recording is generated at the end of recording. By overwriting recording with a still image, it is possible to display a screen that can notify not only the recording start time but also the recording end time.

The same effect can be obtained in a video tape recorder in which it is difficult to record a still image because the video / audio recording / reproducing means 205 records the screen generated by the screen generating means 206 as a moving image instead of a still image. Can be obtained.

According to the first embodiment, when the user selects a source that does not include video and records it, a screen showing information of audio to be automatically recorded is generated and recorded together with the audio. It is possible to provide a video / audio recording device capable of confirming the recorded contents on the screen.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the basic structure of a video / audio recording apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Compared with FIG. 1, a video presence / absence determining means 304 is added. The image presence / absence determining unit 304 determines whether or not the input signal or the input data includes the image signal or the image information, and if the image does not include the image, the screen generating unit 301.
Instruct to generate an image that displays input information including the broadcasting station name and recording time. The image generated by the screen generation unit 301 is recorded by the video / audio recording / reproducing unit 302 together with the input audio information. The recorded video and audio are notified to the user by the reproduction means 303.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the basic arrangement when applied to a video recorder. As compared with FIG. 2, a video presence / absence determining unit 409 is added. Image presence / absence determining means 4
09 monitors the video signal input to the input selection means 404 and inspects whether the video signal includes a vertical synchronizing signal. If the video signal input to the input selection means 404 includes the vertical synchronization signal, the image presence / absence determination means 40
Reference numeral 9 instructs the video / audio recording / reproducing means 405 to record a moving image and a sound.

When the vertical synchronizing signal cannot be detected, the screen generating means 406 is instructed to generate a still image. The screen generation unit 406 acquires the input selection information indicating which source is input from the input selection unit 404, the time information from the clock unit 407, and the input information such as external video / audio input or radio broadcast reception unit. Generate a still image including the recording time. The video presence / absence determining means 409 instructs the input selecting means 404 to output the video output of the screen generating means 406 and the audio output from the external video / audio input to the video / audio recording / reproducing means 405, and instructs the video / audio recording / reproducing means 405. Instruct to record still images and audio. The video / audio recording / reproducing unit 405 records the input video as a still image and records audio.

When the video input to the input selection means 404 is encoded video data, the video presence / absence determination means 4
09 checks whether or not the input data includes identification information indicating that the data is video data.
It is possible to determine the presence or absence of video.

According to the second embodiment, the presence / absence of video information is automatically determined when the user records audio,
If the video is not included, a screen showing the information of the audio to be recorded is generated and recorded together with the audio, so that it is possible to provide a video / audio recording device capable of confirming the recorded content on the screen.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, if the program to be recorded does not include the video, the screen showing the information of the audio to be recorded is recorded together with the audio, and the screen generated at the time of reproduction is displayed. As a result, it is possible to provide a video / audio recording device capable of confirming the program content on the screen.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a video / audio recording device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram when the video / audio recording apparatus according to the first embodiment is used in a video recorder.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a video / audio recording device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram when the video / audio recording apparatus according to the second embodiment is used in a video recorder.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 screen generation means 102 Video / audio recording / reproducing means 103 playback means

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A video / audio recording apparatus capable of recording / reproducing video / audio information, comprising: screen generating means for generating a screen showing information of audio to be recorded; A video / audio recording / reproducing unit capable of recording the screen information generated by the screen generating unit and the input audio information on a recording medium; and reproducing the screen information and the audio information recorded in the video / audio recording / reproducing unit. A video / audio recording device comprising a reproducing means capable of reproducing. 2. A video presence / absence determining unit capable of determining that the input video / audio information does not include a video, and recorded when the video presence / absence determining unit determines that the video is not included. 2. The video / audio recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a screen generating unit that generates a screen showing audio information.