JP2003331487A - Information recorder and information recording method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To notify the user of a reason why a broadcasting program is not recorded when the reserved recording is stopped and the broadcasting program is not recorded by the detection of the copyright information showing that the recording of the broadcasting program is being prohibited. <P>SOLUTION: The addition of the copyright information showing the prohibition of the recording to the broadcasting program is detected by a copyright information detecting part 56, and the recording process of the broadcasting program is interrupted by a reservation execution part 54. In this case, when the power for the device is subsequently supplied, the copyright information is detected and the detected result information meaning that the recording process is interrupted is stored by a notification part 57, and it is displayed on a screen by the picture output device 4. Thus, this information is given to the user. The user can know the reason why the reserved broadcasting program is not recorded. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,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 apparatus such as a video tape recorder (VTR) for recording information such as broadcast programs including video, audio and data, and an information recording method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, along with the digitalization of television broadcasting, an increasing number of digital recording and recording devices capable of recording broadcast programs as digital data. A feature of digital broadcasting is that high-quality images can be obtained. According to the digital-compatible reservation recording device, it is possible to record and save a broadcast program while maintaining a high-quality image state.

As described above, since the digital reservation recording apparatus is capable of reproducing (copying) a broadcast program with high image quality, for movies and the like, copyright information is added to the broadcast program. Protected to prevent copyright infringement. When the reservation recording device detects that the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" is added to the broadcast program, the recording process needs to be stopped.

In the reservation recording device, according to the reservation contents set by the remote control device or the reservation contents set by the control signal from the external receiving device, based on the clock function installed in its own device,
Recording control such as channel selection, recording start, and recording end is performed. At the time of this recording control processing, in the conventional reservation recording device, the recorded signals (video, audio and data) are recorded.
Therefore, when the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" is detected, the recording process is immediately ended.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned reservation recording device as the conventional information recording device, when the copyright information is detected, the recording process is simply stopped, and therefore the following problems occur. Has occurred.

That is, it can be said that the reservation recording is often used when the user is absent, and there is almost no case where the user confirms the content when recording the broadcast program. Therefore, when the user confirms the recorded contents after the recording end time (after the reservation recording is finished), if the broadcast program is not recorded and the reason why it is not recorded is unknown, for example, If the user makes a reservation setting without knowing that the reserved broadcast program is a program whose copyright is protected, there is a possibility that the user may be mistaken for a device failure.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. In the case where the reservation recording is stopped because the copyright information indicating that the recording of the broadcast program is prohibited is detected and the broadcast program is not recorded. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information recording device and an information recording method which can inform the user of the reason why the information was not recorded.

[0008]

In the information recording apparatus of the present invention, when recording at least any one of image information, audio information and data broadcasting content, a copyright indicating that information recording is prohibited In the information recording device that interrupts the recording process of this information when the information is detected,
The present invention has a detection result notifying means for notifying the user of the detection result information indicating that the copyright information has been detected when the recording process of this information is interrupted, thereby achieving the above object.

Further, preferably, the detection result notifying means in the information recording apparatus of the present invention stores the detection result information when the recording of the above information is interrupted, and outputs the detection result information when the power of the apparatus is turned on. By displaying it, the user is notified of the detection result information.

The information recording method of the present invention is an information recording method capable of recording reception information or reproduction information of at least one of image information and audio information based on a reservation recording content, from information to be information recorded. A step of detecting whether or not copyright information indicating that recording is prohibited is added, a step of interrupting the reservation recording process when the copyright information is detected, and a step of interrupting the reservation recording process. , The step of storing the detection result information indicating that the copyright information has been detected, and the step of detecting the detection result information and displaying the detection result information on the display screen when the device power is turned on next time. There, the above object is achieved thereby.

The operation of the present invention will be described below.

According to the present invention, when the reservation recording process is stopped because it is detected that the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" is added to the broadcast program, for example, the user selects the device for reproduction. By displaying the detection result information indicating that the copyright information has been detected when the power is turned on, it is possible to notify the user of the reason why the reserved program is not recorded. This allows the user to know the reason why the reserved broadcast program was not recorded, and prevents the user from erroneously recognizing that the reason why the reserved recording of the broadcast program was not recorded is a device failure. To be done.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A case where an embodiment of a reservation recording apparatus of the present invention is applied to a reservation recording system will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an embodiment of a reservation recording system of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the reservation recording system 1 comprises a reservation input means 2, a receiving device 3, an image output device 4 which is a display device, and a reservation recording device 5 which is an information recording device.

The reservation input means 2 is a remote control device or the like, and can input reservation contents such as recording start time and recording end time, and channel number information for receiving a recorded program.

The receiving device 3 is a digital satellite broadcast receiver or the like, which receives a broadcast program including video / audio / data,
The received program is transmitted as a digital signal to the reservation recording device 5 side via a digital interface for recording, and an information recording control signal is transmitted to the reservation recording device 5 side to control execution of reservation recording by the reservation recording device 5. To do.

The image output device 4 is a television monitor and displays the image recorded by the reservation recording device 5 on the display screen.

The reservation recording device 5 is a recording / reproducing device such as a video tape recorder, and includes a reservation setting unit 51 and a clock unit 5.
2, a reservation management unit 53, a reservation executing unit 54, a signal receiving unit 55, a copyright information detecting unit 56, and a notifying unit 57 as a detection result notifying unit. Using the timekeeping function, the reservation execution unit 54 records the broadcast program information including the received video / audio / data according to the reservation setting content of the reservation setting unit 51.

The reservation setting unit 51 sets reservation contents such as the recording start time and recording end time input from the reservation input means 2 and channel number information for receiving the program to be recorded, and stores them.

The reservation management unit 53 checks the duplication of reservations set in the reservation setting unit 51, the order of execution, and the like, and based on the time information from the clock unit 52, the reservation recording unit 54 stores the reservation recording contents. Instruct execution (start and end).

The reservation execution unit 54 is a recording means, and according to an instruction from the reservation management unit 53, the broadcast program received by the signal reception unit 55 or the video / audio / data signal transmitted from the reception device 3 is recorded. The reservation recording process of the broadcast program including is executed.

The signal receiving section 55 has an antenna and a tuner, and in accordance with an instruction from the reservation managing section 53, video / audio / data etc. based on the channel number information reserved and the reservation recording start time. Select and receive the broadcast program of. The signal receiving unit 55 converts the received broadcast program information into a digital signal such as a moving image (video) signal, an audio signal, or a data signal, and supplies the digital signal to the copyright information detecting unit 56.

The copyright information detecting section 56 includes a signal receiving section 55.
Information of the broadcast program to be recorded, which is supplied by the reservation execution unit 54, is checked to detect whether or not the copyright information indicating that the recording of the broadcast program is prohibited is added. When the copyright information detection unit 56 detects that the copyright information indicating “recording prohibited” is added to the reserved and recorded broadcast program, the reservation execution unit 54.
On the other hand, the recording interruption control signal is outputted so as to interrupt the reserved recording processing.

If the reservation recording process of the broadcast program is interrupted because the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" is added, the notification unit 57 detects the interruption of this recording process and detects the copyright information. The detection result information to the effect that it has been displayed is displayed on the display screen of the image output device 4. The display on this display screen is
The detection result information is stored in advance in the storage unit of the notification unit 57, and when the next device power is turned on, the detection result information is output to the image output device 4 and displayed on the display screen.

The operation of the reservation recording system 1 of the present invention having the above configuration will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the reservation recording device 5 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the reservation management section 53,
Based on the reservation contents (reservation recording start time) input from the reservation input means 2 and set in the reservation setting unit 51, the clock unit 52 monitors the current time, and the current time is the reservation recording start time. It is determined whether they match (step S201).

Next, when the current time matches the reservation recording start time (YES in step S201), the reservation management unit 5
3 gives an instruction to the reservation executing section 54 to start the recording process. The reservation execution unit 54, in accordance with the recording start instruction given from the reservation management unit 53, a moving image (video) signal, an audio signal, or a data signal from the signal receiving unit 55 or the receiving device 3 mounted in the reservation recording device 5. The recording process of the digital signal such as is started (step S20).
2).

Further, at the same time when the reservation recording process by the reservation executing unit 54 is started, the copyright information detecting unit 56
The detection of copyright information is started from the information signal to be information-recorded (step S203). Copyright information detector 56
Determines whether or not the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" has been detected (step S204).

Further, in consideration of the fact that the copyright information changes due to switching of broadcast programs during execution of the reservation recording, the copyright information is detected until the time when the reservation recording process ends (reservation recording end time). It continues to be performed periodically (steps S203 to S205).

At this time, when the copyright information detecting unit 56 detects the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" (step S2)
If Yes in 04), an interruption request signal for interrupting the reservation execution is output from the copyright information detection unit 56 to the reservation execution unit 54. When the reservation execution unit 54 receives the interruption request signal, the reservation recording process is immediately stopped (step S206).

Further, the reservation executing section 54 notifies the notifying section 57 that the reservation recording process has been canceled due to the detection of the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited". When the notification unit 57 receives the notification from the reservation execution unit 54,
This is stored, and when the reserved recording device 5 is subsequently powered on, the detection result information stored at the time of recording interruption, that is, the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" is detected. Due to this, the reservation recording is not executed, and the detection result information indicating that the reserved broadcast program is not recorded is displayed on the display screen 41 of the image output device 4 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S207).

When the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" is not detected from the program information and the reservation recording process is not stopped (NO in step S204), the reservation management unit 53 inputs the reservation input means 2 to input the information. Then, the current time is monitored by the clock unit 52 with respect to the reservation content (recording end time) set in the reservation setting unit 51, and when the present time and the reservation recording end time match (at step S205). Y
ES), the reservation management unit 53 instructs the reservation execution unit 54 to end the recording process. Reservation execution unit 54
Then, in accordance with the recording end instruction given from the reservation management unit 53, the recording process of the broadcast program is ended (step S
208).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the copyright information detecting unit 56 detects that the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" is added to the broadcast program, and the reservation executing unit 54 broadcasts. If the user turns on the powers of the image output device 4 and the reservation recording device 5 in order to confirm the recorded contents when the recording process of the program is interrupted, the display screen 41 of the image output device 4 displays By displaying the detection result information indicating that the right information is detected, the user is notified of that fact. FIG. 3 is a screen view showing the result of copyright information detection displayed on the display screen of the image output apparatus of FIG. By looking at the copyright information detection result displayed on the screen, the user can know the reason why the reserved broadcast program was not recorded. If the copyright information indicating that recording of a broadcast program is prohibited is detected, reservation recording is stopped, and the reason why the broadcast program was not recorded is notified to the user that the device may be mistaken for a device failure. Can be prevented.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, the reservation recording process is stopped when it is detected that the copyright information indicating "recording prohibited" is added to the information such as the broadcast program. In addition, it is possible to easily notify the user of the reason why the reserved program is not recorded by displaying a screen when the user turns on the power of the device to confirm the recorded contents. . Since the user can know the reason why the reserved broadcast program was not recorded,
It is possible to prevent the reason that the reservation recording of the broadcast program is not mistakenly recognized as a device failure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an appointment recording system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the reservation recording device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a screen view showing a copyright information detection result displayed on the display screen of the image output apparatus of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Reservation recording system 2 Reservation input means 3 receiver 4 Image output device 5 Reserved recording device (recording / reproducing device) 51 Reservation setting section 52 Clock Department 53 Reservation Management Department 54 Reservation execution section 55 Signal receiver 56 Copyright information detector 57 Notification section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. When recording at least one of image information, audio information, and data broadcasting content,
In an information recording apparatus that interrupts the recording process of the information when the copyright information indicating that information recording is prohibited is detected, the detection result indicating that the copyright information is detected when the information recording is interrupted. An information recording apparatus having a detection result notifying means for notifying a user of information. 2. The detection result notifying means stores the detection result information when the recording of the information is interrupted, and outputs the detection result information to the user when the power of the apparatus is turned on to display the result to the user. The notification of the detection result information is given.
Information recording device described. 3. An information recording method capable of recording reception information or reproduction information of at least one of image information and audio information based on reservation recording content, wherein information recording is prohibited from information to be recorded. Detecting whether the copyright information is added, a step of interrupting the reservation recording process when the copyright information is detected, and a step of interrupting the reservation recording process to detect the copyright information. An information recording method including: storing detection result information indicating that the detection result information has been detected; and detecting the detection result information when the device power is turned on and displaying the detection result information on a display screen.