JP2008113342A - Recording/reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve workability of title division by a manual operation when continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title. <P>SOLUTION: During a title division mode, a microcomputer 12 stores a position, where a designation button provided in a remote control 20 is first depressed, as a division start position in the internal memory, and also, it stores a position, where the designation button is depressed next, as a division end position in the internal memory. Simultaneously, the microcomputer erases CM portions in the range from the start position to the end position stored in the internal memory so as to execute title division at their each erased position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information in which a plurality of programs are continuously recorded with the same title is divided into titles while being reproduced.

  A recording / reproducing apparatus using an optical disk such as a hard disk or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) as a recording medium has a title division function as an editing function of the recorded information program, and various techniques relating to the title division function have been proposed. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  The video recording / playback apparatus of Patent Document 1 uses a chapter mark and copy control information by adding a chapter mark to a change point of copy control information of a broadcast content and records it, and edits the content according to a user setting. For example, title division is performed. That is, each chapter is divided into individual titles.

In addition, the hard disk recorder of Patent Document 2 records individual recorded program data of a plurality of programs at a time at which a program breaks (either a scheduled time for starting a program or a scheduled time for ending a program). It is supposed to be divided into.
JP 2006-179149 A JP 2006-174271 A

  By the way, when a plurality of programs are continuously recorded with the same title, when the program information is divided into titles using the technique of Patent Document 1, first, the user adds a chapter mark manually. This is an extremely complicated task. In the case of Patent Document 2, title division is performed using a time at which a program breaks. However, when a plurality of programs are recorded continuously with the same title as described above, Since it is not possible to acquire the time for the break, title division cannot be performed.

  Therefore, when a plurality of programs are continuously recorded with the same title as described above, title division is performed manually.

  In this case, for manual title division, when the user comes to the location where the title is to be divided while viewing the playback screen, press the pause button on the remote control to temporarily stop the playback screen, and then operate the specified button on the remote control. After splitting the title, start playback again and watch the playback screen. When you reach the next location where you want to split the title, press the pause button on the remote control to pause the playback screen. The process of dividing the title by operating the button and then starting the reproduction again is performed until the end of the recorded program.

  In this case, as a method of deleting the CM portion between the programs together with the title division, as shown in FIG. 11A, a predetermined button is pushed at the end of the program 1, First, the title is divided at the part, and then the predetermined title is pressed at the end of the program 2 and the next title is divided at this part. For example, the title is first divided in a state including the CM part, and thereafter There is a method of performing an operation of deleting the CM portion included in the head portion of the program of one title (CM1 included in the head portion of program 2 in FIG. 11A). As another method, as shown in FIG. 11B, a predetermined button is pressed at the end of the program 1, the title is first divided at this portion, and then the predetermined button is pressed at the end of the CM portion. Press to divide the next title in this part, then press a predetermined button at the end of program 2 to divide the next title in this part, etc. There is a method of performing an operation of separately deleting only the CM part obtained by dividing the title.

  In other words, both of the above two methods require that the title division process and the process of deleting the CM part remaining in the head part (or the last part) of the divided program be performed separately. There is a problem that the work when title division is performed by deleting the CM part added to the head part or the last part is complicated.

  The present invention was devised to solve such problems, and its purpose is a recording / reproducing apparatus for improving the workability of title division by manual operation when a plurality of programs are continuously recorded with the same title. Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above problems, a recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided for each program while reproducing the program information. Control means for controlling the title division mode; and input means having a designation button for the user to designate a title division position while viewing the reproduction screen. In the title division mode, the control means first has the designation button When pressed, the position is saved in the internal memory as the division start position, and when the designated button is pressed, the position is saved as the division end position in the internal memory, and at the same time, saved in the internal memory. The program information in the range from the division start position to the division end position is deleted, and title division is performed at the deletion position. It is set to.

  In other words, when the designation button is pressed first and then the designation button is pressed, the program information between them can be deleted and the title can be divided. Therefore, the operation between the program and the program can be performed only by pressing the designation button twice. It is possible to divide the title by deleting the CM part in between. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of separately deleting the CM portion remaining at the beginning or the end of the program after dividing the title as in the prior art.

  The recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided for each program while reproducing the program information. Control means for controlling and input means having a designation button and a division execution button for the user to specify the title division position while viewing the playback screen, and in the title division mode, the user wants to delete the title division while viewing the playback screen By sequentially pressing the designation button at the start position and the end position of the program information, the control means stores the position at which the designation button is pressed in the internal memory in association with the order at which the button is pressed, and By pressing the execution button, from the odd-numbered position stored in the internal memory to the next even-numbered position Range all program information and deletion of, it is characterized by performing successively title split at the deleted position.

  That is, while the user views the playback screen and sequentially presses the designation button at the start position and the end position of the CM part to be deleted when dividing the title, the position where the designation button is pushed and the position of the designated button are stored in the internal memory. The order is stored in association with each other. Finally, when the user presses the division execution button, the control means deletes the program information (that is, the CM portion) in the range from the odd-numbered position stored in the internal memory to the next even-numbered position. Then, the title is sequentially divided at the deletion position. Specifically, the range from the first position to the second position (CM part), the range from the third position to the fourth position (CM part), from the fifth position to the sixth position Range (CM portion),... Is deleted. As a result, from the first position to the first position is the first title, from the second position to the third position is the second title, from the fourth position to the fifth position is the third title In other words, the title is divided while deleting the CM portion. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of separately deleting the CM portion remaining at the beginning or the end of the program after dividing the title as in the prior art.

  The recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided for each program while reproducing the program information. Title division comprising: control means for controlling; input means having a start position designation button for designating a start position of title division by a user while viewing a playback screen; and an end position designation button for designating an end position of division by a user In the mode, the control means stores the position in the internal memory as the division start position when the start position designation button is pressed, and then sets the position as the division end position when the end position designation button is pressed. A range from the division start position to the division end position stored in the internal memory at the same time as the storage in the internal memory Remove the program information, it is characterized by performing the title split at its removed position.

  In other words, if the start position designation button is pressed and then the end position designation button is pressed, the program information in between can be deleted and the title can be divided, so that the program and the program can be simply operated by pressing the designation button twice. The title can be divided by deleting the CM portion between the two. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of separately deleting the CM portion remaining at the beginning or the end of the program after dividing the title as in the prior art.

  The recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided for each program while reproducing the program information. Control means for controlling, an input means having a start position designation button for designating the start position of title division by the user while viewing the playback screen, an end position designation button for designating the end position of division, and a division execution button In the title division mode, the control means saves the position in the internal memory as the division start position when the start position designation button is pressed, and then sets the position when the end position designation button is pressed. The process of saving the division end position in the internal memory is repeated, and then the division execution button is pressed. Accordingly, by deleting all program information ranging split end position immediately after the division start position stored in the internal memory, is characterized by performing successively title split at its removed position.

  That is, while the user is watching the playback screen, the last CM portion of the program comes in such an operation that the user presses the start position designation button at the start position of the CM portion to be deleted when dividing the title and presses the end position designation button at the end position. By performing each time, the internal memory sequentially stores the start position where the start position designation button is pressed and the end position where the end position designation button is subsequently pressed in association with each other.

  Finally, when the user presses the division execution button, the control means deletes all program information (that is, the CM portion) in the range from the start position to the end position stored in pairs in the internal memory, Title division is performed sequentially at the deletion position. Specifically, the range from the first start position to the end position (CM part), the range from the second start position to the end position (CM part), from the third start position to the end position The range (CM part),... Is deleted. As a result, from the first position to the first start position is the first title, from the first end position to the second start position is the second title, and from the second end position is 3 The title is divided while the CM portion is deleted, such as the third title until the first start position. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of separately deleting the CM portion remaining at the beginning or the end of the program after dividing the title as in the prior art.

  In the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, in the above configuration, when the division start position information or the division end position information stored in the internal memory is continuous, the control means is the position information pressed later. Is effective, and a process for deleting the previously pressed position information is executed.

  That is, when the division start position information or the division end position information stored in the internal memory is continuous, the position information pressed later is validated and the position information previously pressed is deleted. Thus, when the user once designates the deletion position of the CM part and wants to change the position, the division start position or the division end position is changed only by pressing the designation button again at the change position. Become.

  Further, in the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, in the above configuration, when the division execution button is pressed, the control unit displays a confirmation screen indicating a deletion portion, and then when the division execution button is pressed again, You may comprise so that title division may be performed. That is, by displaying such a confirmation screen before deleting the CM part, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem that the part of the program part is erroneously deleted.

  Since the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to divide a title by deleting a CM portion between programs only by pressing a designation button twice. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of separately deleting the CM part remaining at the head part or the last part of the program after the title division as in the prior art.

  Further, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, if the user once designates the deletion position of the CM part and then wants to change the position, it is only necessary to press the designation button again at the changed position. The deletion position can be easily corrected. Furthermore, by displaying the confirmation screen before deleting the CM part, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem such as deleting part of the program part by mistake.

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

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, a hard disk built-in DVD recorder is illustrated.

  The recording / reproducing apparatus 1 of this embodiment includes a tuner 2 that receives a program broadcast of a channel selected from a television broadcast such as an analog broadcast signal or a digital broadcast signal received by an antenna 16, and a video data signal of the received program. A signal processing circuit 3 for processing the signal, a DVD unit 5 for recording / reproducing the video data after signal processing on an optical disc such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and an HDD for recording / reproducing the video data after signal processing on a hard disk (HD) (Hard Disk Drive) unit 6, storage control unit 7 that controls recording / reproduction of DVD unit 5 and HDD unit 6, character information signal is superimposed on video signal, and character information is displayed on the screen of monitor device 30. OSD (On-Screen Character Display) circuit 8 and voice A sound output circuit 9 for amplifying the signal and driving the speaker 40, a microcomputer 12 for controlling the entire system of the apparatus, a memory (EEPROM, flash memory, etc.) 13 for storing various data, and a clock for measuring the current time The clock circuit 14 having a function and a remote control receiver 15 that receives a remote control signal of an infrared signal transmitted from the remote controller 20 and converts it into a predetermined electric signal.

  In the recording / reproducing apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration, in this embodiment, in particular, a title division mode is provided in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided into titles for each program while being reproduced. Hereinafter, examples of the title division mode in the recording / reproducing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

  In the first embodiment, the remote controller 20 is provided with a designation button 20a (not shown) that allows the user to designate the title division position while viewing the reproduction screen. The designation button 20a may be provided separately on the remote controller 20, but may also be used as one of the function buttons originally provided on the remote controller 20. For example, the determination button may be used as the designation button 20a in the title division mode.

  Hereinafter, the title division processing of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 and the division image diagram shown in FIG.

  The user operates the remote controller 20 to display a menu screen on the screen of the monitor device 30 and selects a title division mode from the menu screen. For example, a plurality of programs recorded in the HDD unit 6 are continuously displayed with the same title. Specify the program information recorded. Thereby, the microcomputer 12 starts the title dividing process of the designated program information.

  That is, the microcomputer 12 first starts reproducing the program information (step S1) and monitors whether or not a pause button (not shown) of the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S2). For example, when the pause button is pressed at the position “aaa” in FIG. 3A, playback is paused (step S3), and then whether or not the designation button 20a of the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S3). Step S4) and whether the pause button has been pressed again (step S5) are monitored. Here, if the pause button is pressed without pressing the designation button 20a (No in Step S4, Yes in Step S5), the process returns to Step S1 and starts from the stop position “aaa”. Start playback again.

  On the other hand, when the designation button 20a is pressed (when it is determined Yes in step S4), it is confirmed whether or not the operation is the first operation (step S6). As a result, when the operation is the first operation (when determined Yes in step S6), the position “aaa” is stored in the internal memory (not shown) of the microcomputer 12 as the division start position (step S7). Returning to S1, reproduction is started again from the stop position “aaa”. Then, it is monitored whether or not the pause button of the remote controller 20 has been pressed (step S2).

  As a result, for example, when the pause button is pressed at the position “bbb” in FIG. 3A, playback is paused (step S3), and then whether or not the designation button 20a of the remote controller 20 is pressed. (Step S4) and whether the pause button has been pressed again (Step S5) are monitored. Here, when the pause button is pressed without pressing the designation button 20a (when it is determined No in step S4 and Yes in step S5), the process returns to step S1 from the stop position “bbb”. Start playback again.

  On the other hand, when the designation button 20a is pressed (when it is determined Yes in step S4), it is confirmed whether or not the operation is the first operation (step S6). As a result, when it is not the first operation (when it is determined No in step S6), it is confirmed whether or not the operation is the second operation (step S9). As a result, in the case of the second operation (when it is determined Yes in step S8), the position “bbb” is stored in the internal memory (not shown) of the microcomputer 12 as the division end position (step S9). On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation is not the second operation (when determined No in step S8), error processing such as displaying an error message is performed (step S13), and the processing is terminated.

  Next, the microcomputer 12 deletes the program information (CM1) in the range from the division start position “aaa” to the division end position “bbb” stored in the internal memory, and performs title division at the deletion position ( Step S10). That is, as shown in FIG. 3B, title division is performed in which the program 1 is set as one title (title 1), and the subsequent program 2 and subsequent ones are set as one title (title 2).

  Thereafter, the microcomputer 12 deletes the information on the division start position and the division start end position stored in the internal memory (step S11), and then confirms whether the reproduction of the program information has been completed to the end (step S12). If it has not been completed to the end, the process returns to step S1, and reproduction is started again from the stop position “bbb”.

  Then, the above-described processing (step S1 to step S12) is performed again, and the first designation button 20a is pressed at the position “ccc” shown in FIG. 3B, and 2 at the next “ddd” position. When the second designation button 20a is pressed, the microcomputer 12 sets the program 1 as one title (title 1) and the subsequent program 2 as one title (title 2), as shown in FIG. , CM2 is deleted, and title division is performed so that the subsequent program 3 and subsequent ones are one title (title 3).

  When such processing is performed to the end of the continuously recorded program information (when it is determined Yes in step S12), the title division processing is terminated.

  According to the title division processing of the first embodiment, when the designation button 20a is pressed first and then the designation button 20a is pressed, the program information (CM portion) in between is deleted, and title division is performed at the deletion position. Therefore, it is possible to divide the title by deleting the CM portion between programs only by pressing the designation button 20a twice. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of separately deleting the CM portion remaining at the beginning or the end of the program after dividing the title as in the prior art.

  In the first embodiment, every time the designation button 20a is pressed twice, the CM portion between them is deleted and the title division is performed each time. However, in this second embodiment, this title division is designated for all the deletion portions. It is the Example performed collectively after having performed. Therefore, in the second embodiment, the microcomputer 20 is further provided with a division execution button 20b (not shown). The division execution button 20b may also be used as one of function buttons originally provided with the remote controller 20. Furthermore, in the second embodiment, it is assumed that the microcomputer 12 has a count function for counting the number of times the designation button 20a is pressed.

  Hereinafter, the title division processing of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 and the division image diagram shown in FIG. 3 used in the first embodiment.

  The user operates the remote controller 20 to display a menu screen on the screen of the monitor device 30 and selects a title division mode from the menu screen. For example, a plurality of programs recorded in the HDD unit 6 are continuously displayed with the same title. Specify the program information recorded. Thereby, the microcomputer 12 starts the title dividing process of the designated program information.

  That is, the microcomputer 12 first starts reproducing the program information (step S21), and monitors whether or not a pause button (not shown) of the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S22). Then, for example, when the pause button is pressed at the position “aaa” in FIG. 3A, playback is paused (step S23), and then whether or not the designation button 20a of the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S23). Step S24) and whether the pause button has been pressed again (step S25) are monitored. Here, if the pause button is pressed without pressing the designation button 20a (No in Step S24, Yes in Step S25), the process returns to Step S21 and starts from the stop position “aaa”. Start playback again.

  On the other hand, when the designation button 20a is pressed (when determined Yes in step S4), it is confirmed whether or not the operation is an odd-numbered operation (here, the first operation) (step S26). . As described above, the microcomputer 12 has a count function that counts the number of times the designation button 20a has been pressed since the start of the title division process, and the number of operations is odd or even based on the count value. To come to judge. As a result, when the operation is an odd number (first time) operation (when it is determined Yes in step S26), the microcomputer 12 does not illustrate the position “aaa” as the first division start position which is a count value. The data is stored in the internal memory (step S27), and the process returns to step S21 to start reproduction again from the stop position “aaa”. Then, it is monitored whether or not the pause button of the remote controller 20 has been pressed (step S22).

  As a result, for example, when the pause button is pressed at the position “bbb” in FIG. 3A, playback is paused (step S23), and then whether or not the designation button 20a of the remote controller 20 is pressed. (Step S24) and whether the pause button has been pressed again (Step S25) are monitored. Here, if the pause button is pressed without pressing the designation button 20a (No in Step S24, Yes in Step S25), the process returns to Step S21 and starts from the stop position “bbb”. Start playback again.

  On the other hand, when the designation button 20a is pressed (when it is determined Yes in step S24), it is confirmed whether or not the operation is an odd-numbered operation (step S26). As a result, if the operation is not an odd-numbered operation (when it is determined No in step S26), the operation is an even-numbered operation (in this case, the second operation). “bbb” is stored in the internal memory (not shown) as the second division end position (step S28).

  Next, the microcomputer 12 confirms whether or not the reproduction of the program information has been completed to the end (step S29). If the reproduction has not been completed to the end, the microcomputer 12 returns to step S21 and reproduces again from the stop position “bbb”. Start.

  Then, the above processing (steps S21 to S29) is performed again, and when the third designation button 20a is pressed at the position “ccc” shown in FIG. 3A, the position “ccc” is set to the count value. As a third division start position, it is stored in an internal memory (not shown) of the microcomputer 12 (step S27). When the fourth designation button 20a is pressed at the next "ddd" position, the position "bbb" is set to 4 The division end position is stored in an internal memory (not shown) of the microcomputer 12 (step S28).

  In this way, the division start position and the division end position are sequentially stored in the internal memory of the microcomputer 12 by the number of times the designation button 20a is pressed. That is, if the designation button 20a is pressed six times, for example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the first division start position “aaa”, the second division end position “bbb”, and the third division start position “Ccc”, the fourth division end position “ddd”, the fifth division start position “eeee”, and the sixth division end position “fff” are stored.

  When the microcomputer 12 has performed such processing up to the end of the continuously recorded program information (when it is determined Yes in step S29), next, whether or not the division execution button 20b of the remote controller 20 has been pressed. (Step S30) and whether or not a stop button (not shown) of the remote controller 20 has been pressed (step S31).

  As a result, when the division execution button 20b is pressed (when determined Yes in step S30), the microcomputer 12 performs the title division process collectively (step S32). That is, all program information (that is, the CM portion) in the range from the odd-numbered position stored in the internal memory to the even-numbered position immediately after is deleted, and title division is sequentially performed at the deleted position. Specifically, CM1 in the range from the first division start position “aaa” to the second division end position “bbb”, the third division start position “ccc” to the fourth division end position “ddd”. CM2 in the range up to and the CM3 in the range from the fifth division start position “eeee” to the sixth division end position “fff” are deleted. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), program 1 is the first title (title 1), program 2 is the second title (title 2), and program 3 and the subsequent programs are the third title. It will be divided into titles (title 3).

  According to the title division processing of the second embodiment, by repeating the operation of simply pressing the designation button 20a twice, CM portions between programs are sequentially designated, and finally the division execution button 20b is pushed. Thus, it is possible to perform title division by sequentially deleting the CM portion. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of separately deleting the CM portion remaining at the beginning or the end of the program after dividing the title as in the prior art.

  In the third embodiment, the remote controller 20 is provided with a start position designation button 20c and an end position designation button 20d (not shown) for designating the title division position while viewing the reproduction screen. These designation buttons 20c and 20d may be provided separately on the remote controller 20, but may also be used as function buttons originally provided on the remote controller 20, for example, left and right key buttons. For example, the left key button can be used as the start position designation button 20c, and the right key button can be used as the end position designation button 20d.

  Hereinafter, the title division processing of the third embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 and the division image diagram shown in FIG. 3 used in the first embodiment.

  The user operates the remote controller 20 to display a menu screen on the screen of the monitor device 30 and selects a title division mode from the menu screen. For example, a plurality of programs recorded in the HDD unit 6 are continuously displayed with the same title. Specify the program information recorded. Thereby, the microcomputer 12 starts the title dividing process of the designated program information.

  That is, the microcomputer 12 first starts reproducing the program information (step S41), and monitors whether or not a pause button (not shown) of the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S42). Then, for example, when the pause button is pressed at the position “aaa” in FIG. 3A, playback is paused (step S43), and then whether or not the designation button of the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S43). S44) and whether the pause button has been pressed again (step S45). Here, if the pause button is pressed without pressing the designation button (No in step S44, Yes in step S45), the process returns to step S41 and starts again from the stop position “aaa”. Start playback.

  On the other hand, when the designation button is pressed (when it is determined Yes in step S44), it is confirmed whether or not the designation button is the start position designation button 20c (step S46). As a result, if it is the start position designation button 20c (when it is determined Yes in step S46), the position “aaa” is stored in the internal memory (not shown) of the microcomputer 12 as the division start position (step S47). Returning to step S41, the reproduction is started again from the stop position “aaa”. Then, it is monitored whether or not the pause button of the remote controller 20 has been pressed (step S42).

  As a result, for example, when the pause button is pressed at the position “bbb” in FIG. 3A, playback is paused (step S43), and then whether or not the designated button on the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S43). Step S44) and whether the pause button has been pressed again (step S45) are monitored. Here, if the pause button is pressed without pressing the designation button (No in step S44, Yes in step S45), the process returns to step S41 and starts again from the stop position “bbb”. Start playback.

  On the other hand, when the designation button is pressed (when it is determined Yes in step S44), it is confirmed whether or not the designation button is the start position designation button 20c (step S46). As a result, if it is not the start position designation button 20c (when it is determined No in step S46), the designated button that has been pressed is the end position designation button 20d, and therefore the microcomputer uses the position “bbb” as the division end position. 12 is stored in an internal memory (not shown) (step S48).

  Next, the microcomputer 12 deletes the program information (CM1) in the range from the division start position “aaa” to the division end position “bbb” stored in the internal memory, and performs title division at the deletion position ( Step S49). That is, as shown in FIG. 3B, title division is performed in which the program 1 is set as one title (title 1), and the subsequent program 2 and subsequent ones are set as one title (title 2).

  Thereafter, the microcomputer 12 deletes the information on the division start position and the division end position stored in the internal memory (step S50), and then confirms whether or not the reproduction of the program information has been completed to the end (step S51). If not completed to the end, the process returns to step S41, and the reproduction is started again from the stop position “bbb”.

  Then, the above processing (step S41 to step S51) is performed again, the start position designation button 20c is pushed at the position “ccc” shown in FIG. 3A, and the end position is reached at the next position “ddd”. When the designation button 20d is pressed, the microcomputer 12 sets the program 1 as one title (title 1) and the subsequent program 2 as one title (title 2), as shown in FIG. Is deleted, and title division is performed with the subsequent program 3 and subsequent one as one title (title 3) (step S49).

  When such processing is performed up to the end of the continuously recorded program information (when it is determined Yes in step S51), the title division processing is terminated.

  According to the title division processing of the third embodiment, when the start position designation button 20c is pressed and then the end position designation button 20d is pressed, the program information (CM portion) in between is deleted, and title division is performed at the deletion position. Therefore, it is possible to divide the title by deleting the CM portion between programs by simply pressing the designation button twice. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of separately deleting the CM portion remaining at the beginning or the end of the program after dividing the title as in the prior art.

  In the third embodiment, every time the start position designation button 20c and the end position designation button 20d are pressed, the CM portion between them is deleted and the title division is performed each time. In the fourth embodiment, the title division is performed. Is an example in which all of the deleted portions are designated and designated together. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, similarly to the second embodiment, the microcomputer 20 is further provided with a split execution button 20b (not shown). The division execution button 20b may also be used as one of function buttons originally provided with the remote controller 20.

  Hereinafter, the title division processing of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 and the division image diagram shown in FIG. 3 used in the first embodiment.

  The user operates the remote controller 20 to display a menu screen on the screen of the monitor device 30 and selects a title division mode from the menu screen. For example, a plurality of programs recorded in the HDD unit 6 are continuously displayed with the same title. Specify the program information recorded. Thereby, the microcomputer 12 starts the title dividing process of the designated program information.

  That is, the microcomputer 12 first starts reproducing the program information (step S61), and monitors whether or not a pause button (not shown) of the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S62). Then, for example, when the pause button is pressed at the position “aaa” in FIG. 3A, playback is paused (step S63), and then whether or not the designation button of the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S63). S64) and whether the pause button has been pressed again (step S65). Here, if the pause button is pressed without pressing the designation button (No in step S64, Yes in step S65), the process returns to step S61 and starts again from the stop position “aaa”. Start playback.

  On the other hand, if the designation button has been pressed (Yes in step S64), it is confirmed whether or not the designation button is the start position designation button 20c (step S66). As a result, if it is the start position designation button 20c (when it is determined Yes in step S66), the position “aaa” is stored in the internal memory (not shown) of the microcomputer 12 as the division start position (step S67). Returning to step S61, the reproduction is started again from the stop position “aaa”. Then, it is monitored whether or not the pause button of the remote controller 20 has been pressed (step S62).

  As a result, for example, when the pause button is pressed at the position “bbb” in FIG. 3A, the playback is paused (step S63), and then whether or not the designated button on the remote controller 20 is pressed (step S63). Step S64) and whether the pause button has been pressed again (step S65) are monitored. If the pause button is pressed without pressing the designation button (No in step S64, Yes in step S65), the process returns to step S61 and starts again from the stop position “bbb”. Start playback.

  On the other hand, if the designation button has been pressed (Yes in step S64), it is confirmed whether or not the designation button is the start position designation button 20c (step S66). As a result, when it is not the start position designation button 20c (when it is determined No in step S66), since the designated button pressed is the end position designation button 20d, the microcomputer uses the position “bbb” as the division end position. 12 is stored in an internal memory (not shown) (step S68).

  Next, the microcomputer 12 confirms whether or not the reproduction of the program information has been completed to the end (step S69), and if it has not been completed to the end, the microcomputer 12 returns to the step S61 and reproduces again from the stop position “bbb”. Start.

  Then, the above processing (step S61 to step S69) is performed again, and when the start position designation button 20c is pressed at the position “ccc” shown in FIG. 3A (when it is determined Yes in step S66). The position “ccc” is stored in the internal memory (not shown) of the microcomputer 12 as a division start position (step S67), and when the end position designation button 20d is pressed at the next “ddd” position (No in step S66). If determined, the position “bbb” is stored in an internal memory (not shown) of the microcomputer 12 as a division end position (step S68).

  In this way, the division start position and the division end position are sequentially stored in the internal memory of the microcomputer 12 as many times as the start position designation button 20c and the end position designation button 20d are pressed. That is, if the start position designation button 20c is pressed three times and the end position designation button 20d is pressed three times, as shown in FIG. 3A, the division start position “aaa”, the division end position “bbb”, and the division start The position “ccc”, the division end position “ddd”, the division start position “eeee”, and the division end position “fff” are stored.

  If the microcomputer 12 performs such processing up to the end of the continuously recorded program information (when it is determined Yes in step S69), next, whether or not the division execution button 20b of the remote controller 20 has been pressed. (Step S70) and whether or not a stop button (not shown) of the remote controller 20 is pressed is monitored (step S71).

  As a result, when the division execution button 20b is pressed (Yes in step S70), the microcomputer 12 performs the title division process collectively (step S72). That is, all program information (that is, the CM portion) in the range from one division start position stored in the internal memory to the division end position immediately after that is deleted, and title division is performed sequentially at the deletion position. More specifically, CM1 in the range from the division start position “aaa” to the division end position “bbb”, CM2 in the range from the division start position “ccc” to the division end position “ddd”, and the division start position “eeee”. To CM3 in a range from the division end position “fff” is deleted. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), program 1 is the first title (title 1), program 2 is the second title (title 2), and program 3 and the subsequent programs are the third title. It will be divided into titles (title 3).

  According to the title division processing of the fourth embodiment, by repeating the operation of simply pressing the division start designation button 20c and the division end button 20d, CM portions between programs are sequentially designated, and finally divided. By pressing the execution button 20b, it is possible to perform title division in which CM portions are sequentially deleted. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of separately deleting the CM portion remaining at the beginning or the end of the program after dividing the title as in the prior art.

  The fifth embodiment is an embodiment in the case where the title division start position or end position once designated by the user by pressing the start position designation button 20c or the end position designation button 20d in the fourth embodiment is changed. Hereinafter, the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, the storage state of the internal memory shown in FIG. 8, and the divided image diagram shown in FIG.

  The microcomputer 12 executes the process shown in FIG. 7 when the division start position is stored in the internal memory in step S67 shown in FIG. 6 and when the division end position is saved in the internal memory in step S68.

  That is, the arrangement of the division start position and division end position (address arrangement) stored in the internal memory is confirmed (step S81). Specifically, it is confirmed whether the division start position and the division end position are alternately arranged in the address order (step S82).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the storage state of the internal memory is the division start position “aaa”, the division end position “bbb”, the division start position “ccc”, and the division end position “ddd” In this case, since the division start position and the division end position are alternately arranged in the address order, the processing is terminated without doing anything in this case.

  On the other hand, in the storage state of the internal memory shown in FIG. 8A, as shown in FIG. 9, when the user presses the end position designation button 20d again at the position “d′ d′ d ′”, for example, As shown in FIG. 8B, the division end position “d′ d′ d ′” and the division end position “ddd” are stored in the internal memory in a continuous sequence. Therefore, the microcomputer 12 determines that the division end position “d′ d′ d ′” and the division end position “ddd” are continuous (determined Yes in step S82), and the newly designated division end position. “D′ d′ d ′” is validated and saved as it is, and the previously saved division end position “ddd” is deleted (step S83).

  That is, when the user wants to change the designation, the user can release the first designated position and change it to a new designated position simply by pressing the same designated button again at the changed position.

  In the sixth embodiment, when the division execution button 20b is pressed in step S30 shown in FIG. 4 and step S70 shown in FIG. 6, the title division is not executed immediately, but a confirmation screen showing the deleted portion is monitored. It is displayed on the device 30 and is confirmed by the user. As the confirmation screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, a deletion range can be displayed by adding a mark (arrow or the like) indicating the division position to the division image diagram. However, the display method is not limited to this. When the user who sees the confirmation screen determines that the division position is acceptable and presses the division execution button again, the title division processing in step S33 shown in FIG. 4 and step S72 shown in FIG. 6 is performed. To be configured. In this way, by displaying the confirmation screen before deleting the CM part, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem such as deleting part of the program part by mistake.

It is a functional block diagram of the recording / reproducing apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention. 6 is a flowchart for explaining title division processing according to the first embodiment; It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of a division | segmentation process. 10 is a flowchart for explaining title division processing according to the second embodiment; 10 is a flowchart for explaining title division processing according to the third embodiment; 14 is a flowchart for explaining title division processing according to the fourth embodiment; 10 is a flowchart for explaining title division processing according to the fifth embodiment; It is explanatory drawing which shows the preservation | save state of an internal memory. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of a division | segmentation process. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a confirmation screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the conventional method of deleting the CM part inserted between programs with title division.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Recording device 2 Tuner 3 Signal processing circuit 5 DVD part 6 HDD part 7 Storage control part 3 OSD circuit 9 Audio | voice output circuit 12 Microcomputer 13 Memory 14 Clock circuit 15 Remote control receiving part 20 Remote control 30 Monitor apparatus 40 Speaker

Claims (6)

In a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided for each program while reproducing,
Control means for controlling the title division mode;
An input means having a start position designation button for the user to specify the start position of title division while viewing the playback screen, an end position designation button for the user to specify the end position of division, and a division execution button;
In the title division mode, the control means stores the position in the internal memory as the division start position when the start position designation button is pressed, and then divides the position when the end position designation button is pressed. When the division execution button is pressed, the program information in the range from the division start position stored in the internal memory to the immediately subsequent division end position is deleted, and the deletion position is saved. If the division start position information or the division end position information stored in the internal memory is continuous by sequentially pressing the title division and pressing the start position designation button or the end position designation button again, A recording / reproducing apparatus which executes a process of validating position information pressed later and deleting the position information previously pressed In a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided for each program while reproducing,
Control means for controlling the title division mode;
Input means having a designation button for the user to designate the title division position while viewing the playback screen,
In the title division mode, the control means stores the position in the internal memory as the division start position when the designation button is first pressed, and then sets the position as the division end position when the designation button is pressed. A recording / reproducing apparatus for deleting program information in a range from a division start position to a division end position stored in the internal memory and performing title division at the deletion position simultaneously with the storage in the internal memory . In a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided for each program while reproducing,
Control means for controlling the title division mode;
An input unit having a designation button and a division execution button for the user to specify the title division position while viewing the reproduction screen;
In the title division mode, by sequentially pressing the designation button at the start position and the end position of the program information that the user wants to delete at the time of title division while watching the playback screen, the control means determines the position at which the designation button has been pushed. The program information in the range from the odd-numbered position stored in the internal memory to the next even-numbered position when the division execution button is pressed is stored in the internal memory in association with the pressed order. A recording / reproducing apparatus that deletes all the titles and sequentially divides the title at the deletion position. In a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided for each program while reproducing,
Control means for controlling the title division mode;
An input means having a start position designation button for the user to designate the start position of the title division while viewing the reproduction screen, and an end position designation button for the user to designate the end position of the division;
In the title division mode, the control means stores the position in the internal memory as the division start position when the start position designation button is pressed, and then divides the position when the end position designation button is pressed. The program information in the range from the division start position to the division end position stored in the internal memory is deleted at the same time as the position, and title division is performed at the deletion position. Playback device. In a recording / reproducing apparatus having a title division mode in which program information obtained by continuously recording a plurality of programs with the same title is divided for each program while reproducing,
Control means for controlling the title division mode;
An input means having a start position designation button for the user to specify the start position of title division while viewing the playback screen, an end position designation button for the user to specify the end position of division, and a division execution button;
In the title division mode, the control means stores the position in the internal memory as the division start position when the start position designation button is pressed, and then divides the position when the end position designation button is pressed. All the program information in the range from the division start position stored in the internal memory to the next division end position is repeated by repeating the process of saving as a position in the internal memory and then pressing the division execution button. A recording / reproducing apparatus that deletes and sequentially divides a title at the deletion position. 2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the division execution button is pressed, a confirmation screen showing a deletion portion is displayed, and when the division execution button is pressed again, title division is executed. 6. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to 4 or 5.