JP2008027560A - Recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate operation of dubbing a plurality of titles. <P>SOLUTION: In step S3, dubbing processing is temporarily programmed by focusing program ID desired to be dubbed in a recording list while operating a direction key 57 of a remote controller (which may be an operating section of a recording and reproducing device), and pressing a selection key 65. Until a one-shot dubbing key 71 is pressed, the flow proceeds to step S11 and the selection key 65 is pressed. By pressing only the one-shot dubbing key, a series of processings such as processing of satisfying dubbing conditions, reading dubbing operation setting, determining a dubbing source and a dubbing destination and reporting that actual dubbing processing is finished, are performed for a plurality of programs which are temporarily programmed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus, and more particularly to a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of dubbing a program in a lump.

  In recent years, with the spread of digital broadcasting, a large-capacity recording device (HDD) and a recording / reproducing device for storing contents on a large-capacity optical disc have also become widespread. One of the functions used in the recording / reproducing apparatus is a dubbing function.

Examples of background technology related to the dubbing function include the following.
1) Technology that simplifies operations during dubbing by providing a switch including a playback device and a recording device with a switch and a dubbing control unit that create timing for performing recording and playback in synchronization (for example, Patent Documents) 1).
2) A key capable of instructing dubbing is provided on the main body and remote controller of a recording / reproducing apparatus including a disk recording / reproducing unit and a magnetic recording / reproducing unit, and control is performed to perform dubbing processing in accordance with a dubbing instruction input signal (for example, Patent Document 2).
3) A recording / reproducing apparatus including a disk reproducing unit and a magnetic recording / reproducing unit has a function of performing dubbing with one operation (for example, see Patent Document 3).
JP 2004-289594 A JP 2004-220648 A JP-A-7-312020

In the above-described technique, a complicated operation can be eliminated by providing a key capable of instructing a dubbing process control in which recording and reproduction are synchronized with one operation. However, when there are a plurality of recorded titles, it takes time to select a desired title from among them, and there is a problem that dubbing cannot be instructed in the order of a plurality of desired titles.
An object of the present invention is to simplify the dubbing operation related to a plurality of titles.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a plurality of recorded programs selected by a select key are reserved for temporary dubbing, and a plurality of recorded programs reserved for temporary dubbing are collectively dubbed by a batch dubbing key. A characteristic recording / reproducing apparatus is provided. It is preferable that the select key and the batch dubbing key are provided on a remote control device.

  Further, when the select key is operated, a memory for storing an identifier of a corresponding recorded program is stored, and when the batch dubbing key is pressed, the identifier stored in the memory is read and the corresponding recorded program is batched. The dubbing process may be performed.

  The program may be selected with reference to a recorded program list displayed on the monitor. For the program selected by the select key, it is preferable to perform a first display for indicating that the program is temporarily reserved. Furthermore, the first display may be hidden when the provisional reservation is canceled. When the temporary display is collectively reserved, it is easy to understand if the first display is changed to a second display different from the first display. In the reservation, when a predetermined condition is not satisfied, it is easy to understand if a warning is displayed on the display screen.

  When the batch reservation key is pressed, it checks whether the recordable capacity of the recording destination exceeds the capacity of the recording source or satisfies the recording conditions, and a series of processes for canceling temporary reservation and performing dubbing processing automatically It is characterized by being performed. The selected programs are preferably dubbed in the order of selection by operating a batch dubbing key. At this time, it is easy to understand if the selection order of dubbing is displayed. In the collective dubbing process, dubbing completion may be notified when dubbing is completed for each program.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a select key capable of temporarily reserving a plurality of selected recorded programs and a collective dubbing key for collectively dubbing a plurality of temporarily reserved recorded programs. A remote controller for a recording / reproducing apparatus having an operation unit characterized by the above is provided.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dubbing method in a recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein a recorded program is sequentially selected by a select key, and an identifier of the selected program is stored in a memory, and a collective dubbing key is used. And dubbing the stored plurality of recorded programs at once. It may be a program that causes a computer to execute this method.

  According to the present invention, since a plurality of titles desired to be dubbed can be selected in order and a dubbing instruction can be issued collectively by a single dubbing key operation, a plurality of titles can be dubbed with a simple operation.

  Further, since the dubbing selection order is displayed and dubbing completion is displayed, there is an advantage that the user can confirm the progress of the dubbing.

  A recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a digital equipment system A according to this embodiment includes a recording / reproducing apparatus 1, a remote control device 3 for operating the recording / reproducing apparatus 1, a display device (monitor) 5 and a speaker 29. B. Actually, the digital broadcast receiving apparatus B may be a digital television or the like, or an analog television. The recording / reproducing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a DVD drive unit 7 capable of recording / reproducing information on an external recording medium such as an optical disc (here, a DVD disc will be described as an example) 7a, a user setting recording unit 15, A remote control light receiving unit 17 for receiving a remote control signal from the remote control device 3, a memory 18, a control unit 16 such as a CPU for controlling the whole, and a built-in video data storage unit 23 for recording video data such as a hard disk A video signal processing unit 21 that processes video signals, a playback unit 25 that plays back video data, a video output unit 27 that outputs video, and an audio output unit 28 that outputs audio. The memory 18 includes, for example, a ROM and a RAM. The ROM stores a program for causing the control unit (microcomputer) 16 to execute processing described below. To be executed by the CPU.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of one-shot (collectively, hereinafter referred to as “one-shot”) dubbing processing related to the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of operation buttons of the remote control device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram specifically showing the operation contents in the one-shot dubbing process along the flow.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the remote control device is provided with many operation buttons. However, a button 52 for displaying an electronic program guide (EPG), a direction key 57, a decision button 61, a hard disk mode, and the like. An HDD button 51 and a DVD button 53 for selecting a DVD mode, a select key 65, and a one-shot dubbing key 71 are provided. The select key 65 is a key operated when selecting a plurality of items on the recording list and the electronic program guide, and a mark is displayed on the selected child item (program) as described later.

  First, in step S1, the power of the recording / reproducing apparatus is turned on (step S1). Next, the HDD mode 51 or the DVD mode 53 is selected by pressing the HDD button 51 or the DVD button 53 (1 in FIG. 4). The HDD mode is a mode for reproducing a hard disk, and the DVD mode is a mode for reproducing a DVD. After the mode is selected, in step S2, the HDD mode or DVD mode recording list (recording list in which the IDs of a plurality of recorded programs as shown in 3 in FIG. 4) are displayed on the monitor (TV display unit or Display on the display unit of the recording / reproducing apparatus (see 2 in FIG. 4).

  In step S3, the dubbing process is performed by focusing on the program ID to be dubbed in the recording list and pressing the select key 65 while operating the direction key 57 of the remote control device (or the operation unit of the recording / reproducing apparatus main body). Make a tentative reservation. Until the one-shot dubbing key 71 of the remote control device is pressed, the process proceeds to step S11, and by selecting the select key 65 (YES), a selection mark 63 for notifying that a temporary reservation has been made in step S12 (FIG. 4 and 3 dubbing marks) are displayed. At this time, the numbers from the lowest number are assigned in the selected order. By looking at this number, the user can confirm in which order dubbing is performed. Thereafter, the process returns to step S3, and the process proceeds to a process for selecting the next program to be dubbed. When the select key 65 is pressed for the same program, a temporary reservation is made and a selection mark 63 is displayed. When the selected program is focused and the select key 65 is further pressed, the temporary reservation is canceled and the selection mark 63 is displayed. It is hidden.

  Such a selection process is continued until the one-shot dubbing key 71 on the remote controller is pressed (step S4). If it is detected in step S4 that the one-shot dubbing key 71 on the remote controller has been pressed (YES: 4 in FIG. 4), it is determined in step S5 whether the dubbing condition is satisfied.

The dubbing conditions are conditions such as hardware, recording media, and dubbing source, and include, for example, whether or not the remaining capacity of the dubbing destination medium is greater than or equal to the dubbing source capacity. Details are as follows.
1) Is the total recording time of the selected program <the recordable time of the dubbing destination?
2) Is there a copy-prohibited item in the selected program?
3) If writing to the disc, is the disc write-protected?
4) Is the writing mode not supported by the disc?

  If the dubbing condition is not satisfied (No), the process proceeds to step S9, and the user is given an opportunity to take measures for the condition deficient items by displaying items that do not satisfy the dubbing condition without starting the dubbing process. (For example, media replacement). If it is possible to automatically satisfy the dubbing condition, such processing may be performed. Next, the process returns to step S4.

  If it is determined in step S5 that the dubbing condition is satisfied (YES), the process proceeds to step S6, and dubbing operation settings that can be set on the user side are read. The dubbing operation setting is to read in advance setting items necessary for performing the dubbing process. For example, a recording mode (VR, VIDEO, etc.), an image quality mode (SP, EP, etc.), high speed dubbing or rate conversion. With respect to processing that can be automatically determined by the CPU, setting items need not be read, but in any case, dubbing processing is performed in accordance with the read dubbing operation setting items.

  Next, in step S7, it is determined whether the recording list is for the HDD. If the recording list is for the HDD (Yes), the process proceeds to step S8, and the program temporarily selected and reserved is dubbed from the HDD to the DVD based on the dubbing operation setting set in advance in step S6. If the recording list is a DVD (No), the process proceeds to step S10, and the program selected and temporarily reserved is dubbed from the DVD to the HDD based on the dubbing operation setting set in advance in step S6. The progress of dubbing may be displayed. When these dubbing operations are completed, the details of the dubbing conditions, for example, are displayed on the display screen to notify the end of the dubbing process.

  As described above, in the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the dubbing condition is satisfied, the dubbing operation setting is read, the dubbing source and the dubbing destination are recorded for a plurality of programs temporarily reserved with the select key while referring to the recorded list. A series of processes, such as determining the current dubbing and notifying that the actual dubbing process has been completed, can be performed by simply pressing the one-time dubbing key. Therefore, there is an advantage that a plurality of titles can be dubbed with a simple operation. Further, the order of dubbing selection is displayed at the time of title selection, and the fact that dubbing has been completed is displayed, so that the user can check the progress of dubbing.

  The present invention is applicable to a recording / reproducing apparatus.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the recording / reproducing apparatus by one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the flow of the one-shot dubbing process relevant to the recording / reproducing apparatus by this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the operation button of the remote control apparatus by this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows concretely the operation content in a one-shot dubbing process along a flow.

Explanation of symbols

A ... Digital equipment system, B ... Digital broadcast receiving device, 1 ... Recording / playback device, 3 ... Remote control device, 5 ... Display device (monitor), 7a ... External recording medium, 7 ... DVD drive unit, 15 ... User setting recording unit , 16 ... control unit, 17 ... remote control light receiving unit, 18 ... memory, 21 ... video signal processing unit, 23 ... built-in video data storage unit, 25 ... playback unit, 27 ... video output unit, 28 ... audio output unit, 57 ... Direction key, 61... OK button, 65... Select key, 71.

Claims (15)

Multiple recorded programs selected by the select key are reserved for temporary dubbing,
A recording / reproducing apparatus characterized in that a plurality of recorded programs reserved for temporary dubbing are collectively dubbed by a collective dubbing key.   The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the select key and the collective dubbing key are provided in a remote control device. A memory for storing an identifier of a corresponding recorded program when the select key is operated;
3. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the collective dubbing key is pressed, the identifier stored in the memory is read, and the corresponding recorded programs are collectively dubbed.   The recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the program is selected with reference to a recorded program list displayed on a monitor.   5. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a first display for displaying that the program is selected by the select key is in a provisional reservation state is performed.   6. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the temporary reservation is canceled, the first display is not displayed.   7. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the temporary reservation is collectively reserved, the first display is changed to a second display different from the first display.   8. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a warning is displayed on a display screen when a predetermined condition is not satisfied in the reservation.   9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the batch reservation key is pressed to check whether a recording condition is satisfied, and a series of processes for canceling the temporary reservation and performing the dubbing process are automatically performed. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to the item.   The recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the selected programs are dubbed in order of selection by operating a collective dubbing key.   The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a dubbing selection order is displayed.   12. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the batch dubbing process, dubbing completion is notified when dubbing is completed for each program. A select key that allows you to tentatively reserve multiple selected recorded programs,
A remote control apparatus for a recording / reproducing apparatus having an operation unit, comprising: a collective dubbing key for collectively dubbing a plurality of temporarily recorded programs. A dubbing method in a recording / reproducing apparatus,
Sequentially selecting recorded programs with a select key, and storing an identifier of the selected program in a memory;
A dubbing method comprising: dubbing the plurality of stored recorded programs at once with a collective dubbing key.   The program for making a computer perform the step of Claim 14.

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