JP2008113343A - Recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To terminate digest reproduction of unviewed program information by time desired by a user only by a simple operation for only depressing a digest reproduction key even in a busy time period such as morning. <P>SOLUTION: A microcomputer 12 in this recording and reproducing device, when the digest reproduction key 20a is turned on, calculates reproduction time based on time when the reproduction key 20a is turned on and off time stored in a memory 13, edits program information so that the digest reproduction of the unviewed program information among pieces of program information recorded in a hard disk is terminated within the calculated reproduction time, performs the digest reproduction and after termination of the digest reproduction, deletes the program information of which the digest reproduction is performed from the hard disk. When a storage setting key 20b is operated during the digest reproduction, on the other hand, a digest reproduction program in the operation is stored as it is without being deleted even after the digest reproduction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus provided with digest reproduction control means for performing digest reproduction of program information recorded on a built-in recording medium within a predetermined time.

  Recently, recording / reproducing apparatuses equipped with a large-capacity recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) recorder with a built-in hard disk have become widespread.

  On the other hand, as the number of programs of interest increases due to the diversification of today's broadcast programs, a large number of unviewed programs are accumulated in the hard disk without being digested, which causes pressure on the hard disk. Therefore, how to organize such unviewed program information is an important issue.

  Incidentally, a recording / reproducing apparatus using an optical disk such as a hard disk or a DVD as a recording medium has a digest reproducing function as an editing function of the recorded information program. Therefore, by making good use of this digest playback function, it is possible to use it for organizing unviewed program information. In other words, digested playback of unviewed program information makes it possible to distinguish between programs that remain and programs that can be deleted within a short period of time. Can be useful. For this reason, a technique for allowing a user to use this digest playback function successfully has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In Patent Document 1, when a user sets a digest playback time while looking at a setting input screen, a digest creation device that automatically sets the details of digest creation conditions so as to be closest to the set time and performs digest playback Is described.
JP 2002-262228 A

  According to Patent Document 1, the user can set the digest playback time. In other words, the setting input screen is displayed on the monitor screen and the reproduction time is input. However, according to Patent Document 1, for example, when the user wants to watch digest playback only for a short period of time from getting up in the morning to leaving the house, the user first turns on the monitor device when waking up in the morning, and operates the remote controller. It is necessary to display the setting input screen on the monitor screen and to calculate the playback time by calculating the time until leaving the house yourself, and performing such troublesome operations in the morning busy hours is a reality. The problem is extremely troublesome. It is also possible to set such a time in advance, but the time to wake up in the morning is not always constant. For example, if the time to turn on the power is later than usual, the user leaves the house. There has been a problem that halfway digest playback unintended by the user, such as digest playback not being completed by the time.

  The present invention was devised to solve such problems, and its purpose is to perform a user's desired time only by pressing a digest playback key even in a busy time zone such as in the morning. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of ending digest reproduction of unviewed program information by (for example, time to leave home).

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention provides a digest reproduction control means for performing digest reproduction of program information recorded on a built-in recording medium within a predetermined time, and instructs the digest reproduction. A digest playback key, an off time storage means for storing the playback off time set by the user, and a clock means for measuring the current time. The digest playback control means is configured to turn on the digest playback key. When the playback time is calculated based on the time when it is turned on and the playback off time stored in the off time storage means, the program information recorded on the recording medium is not viewed within the calculated playback time. The program information is edited so that the digest reproduction ends, and the digest reproduction is performed.

  That is, according to the present invention, for example, if the time to leave the house for every morning work is set as the playback off time (for example, the power off time), the user can press the digest playback key regardless of the time to wake up in the morning. The digest playback control means calculates the playback time from the time when it is turned on and the preset time when it is turned off, and the unviewed content recorded on the recording medium within the calculated playback time with only a simple operation of pressing it. The program information is edited so that the digest reproduction of the program information is completed, and the digest reproduction is performed. Thus, the user can watch all the digest playback immediately before leaving the house, and can achieve the initial purpose of digest playback, which is confirmation of unviewed programs.

  In this case, the digest playback is generally performed in the order of the recording date and time of the unviewed program. However, the digest playback further includes selection means for selecting the priority content of the digest playback, and the user selects any priority content by the selection means. In this case, the digest reproduction control means may be configured to edit the program information according to the priority content. Specific examples of the priority contents that can be selected by the selection means include genre priority, title priority that prioritizes the same title as the title played last time, and the like.

  That is, for example, when sports is selected as the genre priority, first, a program related to sports is selected from the unviewed programs in the order of oldest recording date and time and is reproduced by digest. When title priority is selected, a program with the same title as the title of the program (including both the broadcast program or the program recorded on the recording medium) that was viewed when the power was turned off last time is displayed. When the program is recorded on the recording medium as an unviewed program, digest playback of the program with the same title is first performed. In this case, when a plurality of unviewed programs with the same title are recorded, digest playback is performed from the oldest recording date and time (recording date and time).

  Thus, by providing priority settings for digest playback, it is possible to perform digest playback that suits the user's preference.

  Also, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the digest reproduction control means deletes the digest reproduced program information from the recording medium after the digest reproduction is completed when the deletion mode is set in advance by the user. . The final object of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is to organize unviewed programs recorded on the hard disk, and to reduce the load on the hard disk by deleting unnecessary unviewed programs. Therefore, by deleting the digest-played program information from the hard disk after the digest playback is completed, it is possible to delete the program after viewing the unviewed program even though it is in the form of digest playback.

  In this case, the recording / playback apparatus of the present invention includes a save setting key, and the digest playback control means, when the save setting key is operated during digest playback, displays the digest playback program at the time of the operation. You may comprise so that it may preserve | save as it is, without deleting after digest reproduction | regeneration.

  That is, the user can operate the save setting key at that point in time if the user sees the content of the digest reproduction and decides that he / she wants to calm down and watch again later. Thus, even if digest playback ends, the program whose save setting key has been operated is stored in the recording medium as it is, so that the user can watch the program later when there is enough time. Is possible.

  Since the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is configured as described above, for example, if the time to leave home every morning is set as the reproduction off time, the user can simply press the digest reproduction key regardless of the time to wake up in the morning. With the simple operation, the playback time is calculated from the on time when the digest playback key is pressed and the preset off time, and the unviewed program information recorded on the recording medium within the calculated playback time is calculated. The program information is edited so that the digest reproduction ends, and the digest reproduction is performed. As a result, the user can easily view the contents of an unviewed program by digest playback even in a busy time zone immediately before leaving the house, and the initial purpose of digest playback of confirmation of an unviewed program is confirmed. Can be achieved reliably.

  Further, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, after the digest reproduction is completed, the program information reproduced by the digest is deleted from the recording medium, so that the program is deleted after viewing the unviewed program even though it is in the form of digest reproduction. be able to. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of manually deleting already-viewed program information, and it is also possible to prevent the capacity of the recording medium from being compressed due to an increase in unviewed program information.

  Furthermore, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the user can operate the save setting key during digest reproduction so that the digest reproduction program at the time of the operation is saved as it is without being deleted after digest reproduction. Will be able to watch the program slowly at a later date when there is enough time.

  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.

  The remote controller 20 is provided with a digest playback key 20a and a save setting key 20b which will be described later. The memory 13 stores a playback off time (power off time) set by the user.

  In the recording / reproducing apparatus 1 having the above configuration, when the digest reproduction key 20a is turned on, the microcomputer 12 calculates a reproduction time based on the time when the digest reproduction key 20a is turned on and the reproduction off time stored in the memory 13, and the calculation is performed. Within the playback time, the program information is edited and digest playback is performed so that digest playback of unviewed program information among the program information recorded on the hard disk of the HDD unit 6 is completed. Yes.

  Hereinafter, digest reproduction processing by the microcomputer 12 will be described in order.

<Off time setting process>
In order to realize the digest reproduction process of the present embodiment, the user needs to set in advance a time to end the digest reproduction process, that is, a reproduction off time (power off time). This setting is made, for example, by selecting a setting item for playback off time from the menu screen, displaying the playback off time setting screen 60 shown in FIG. 2 on the monitor device 30, and setting from this screen. Here, it is assumed that the user sets, for example, 8:00, which is the time to leave the house every morning, and operates a determination key (not shown) of the remote controller 20. The reproduction off time set in this way is stored in a predetermined area related to digest reproduction in the memory 13.

<Digest playback priority setting process>
In the present embodiment, it is possible to set in advance which program information (content data) in the hard disk is preferentially subjected to digest playback when performing digest playback. For example, the digest playback priority setting item is selected from the menu screen, the digest playback priority setting screen 70 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the monitor device 30, and the setting is made from this screen. In this example, two priority settings, “genre priority” and “title priority”, are prepared, and “genre priority” items are “drama”, “movie”, “variety”, “sports”, and the like. It is divided into items.

  Here, the user selects a desired item from the displayed items (for example, moves the cursor on the screen to the desired item), and operates a determination key (not shown) of the remote controller 20. As a result, the program corresponding to the determined item is set as the priority program for digest playback. This setting information is stored in a predetermined area related to digest reproduction in the memory 13.

  For example, when “Sports” in “Genre priority” is selected, programs related to sports are selected from the unviewed programs recorded on the hard disk in the order of recording date and time, and digest playback is given priority. Will be implemented. In addition, when “title priority” is selected, the title of the same program as the title of the program (including both the broadcasted program or the program recorded on the recording medium) that was viewed when the power was turned off last time is selected. When a program is recorded as an unviewed program on the hard disk, digest playback of the program with the same title is preferentially performed. In this case, when a plurality of unviewed programs with the same title are recorded, digest playback is performed from the oldest recording date and time (recording date and time).

  It should be noted that digest playback when such digest playback priority setting is not performed is performed in the order of recording date and time of unviewed programs.

<Delete setting process>
In the present embodiment, after digest playback ends, it is possible to set in advance so that the program information that has been digest played back is automatically deleted from the hard disk. For this setting, for example, a deletion setting item is selected from the menu screen, and a reproduction off deletion setting screen 80 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the monitor device 30 and set from this screen. In this example, “ON” and “OFF” of the deletion setting are displayed, so if you want to set the deletion, select “ON” (for example, move the cursor on the screen to “ON”) And a determination key (not shown) of the remote controller 20 is operated. As a result, the deletion setting is turned on. On the other hand, in order to cancel this deletion setting, the cursor is moved to “OFF” on the screen shown in FIG. The information “ON” or “OFF” set on the deletion setting screen 80 is stored in a predetermined area related to digest reproduction in the memory 13.

<Hard disk management configuration>
FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of management information for managing program information recorded on the hard disk.

  In the present embodiment, each program information includes an item of a management number that is a serial number, an item of “not yet” that indicates whether or not it has been viewed once after recording on the hard disk (that is, after recording by recording reservation or the like), Each item is managed by an item indicating the title name of the program information, an item indicating the genre of the program information (drama, movie, variety, sports), and an item indicating the recording date (recording date). Among these, the title name item and the genre item can be managed using, for example, EPG data (electronic program guide) acquired from a broadcast signal. The “not yet” item is written by the microcomputer 12 as “already” when viewed once, and “not yet” when never viewed. In the recording date / time item, an actual recording date / time (recording date / time) measured by the clock circuit 14 is written.

<Digest playback process>
Next, the digest reproduction processing when the user operates the digest reproduction key 20a of the remote controller 20 after performing the above settings will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the user operates (presses) the digest playback key 20a, the microcomputer 12 checks whether or not the playback off time is set (stored) in the memory 13 (step S1). As a result, if the reproduction off time is not set (No is determined in step S1), the process proceeds to the above <off time setting process> (step S15), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the playback off time is set (when it is determined Yes in step S1), it is next checked whether or not digest playback priority is set (step S2).

  As a result, when the priority setting is not performed (when it is determined No in step S2), the mode for playback in order from the oldest recording date and time, which is the default setting, is selected (step S3). For example, in the example of hard disk management information shown in FIG. 5, the management numbers “02”, “03”, “04”,. 0n "program information is digest-reproduced in this order (from the oldest recording date).

  On the other hand, if priority is set, the setting content is confirmed (step S4), and the subsequent processing is branched. That is, when the priority setting is “genre priority” and “sports” is set, for example, first, from the unviewed programs in the program information recorded on the hard disk, A mode is selected in which programs related to sports are played back in order of oldness, and remaining unviewed programs are played back in order of oldest recording date and time (step S5). For example, in the example of hard disk management information shown in FIG. 5, two programs with management numbers “03” and “04” are first digest-reproduced in this order, and then management numbers “02”,. Digest playback is performed in the order of “0n”.

  On the other hand, if title priority is set, a program with the same title as the title of the program (including both the broadcasted program or the program recorded on the hard disk) that was viewed when the power was turned off last time is displayed. It is confirmed whether or not the program is recorded on the hard disk as an unviewed program. If the program is recorded, first, a mode for performing digest playback of the program of the same title is selected (step S6). In the example of the hard disk management information shown in FIG. 5, for example, when the program 1 with the title “111” recorded on the hard disk when the power is turned off last time is viewed, , Since this is program n, this program n (management number “0n”) is first digest-played as a digest playback program, and thereafter, in the order of management numbers “02”, “03”, “04”,. Playback starts from the oldest recording date and time (recording date and time). The contents of the program that was viewed when the power was turned off the last time may be stored in a predetermined area related to digest playback in the memory 13.

  Thereafter, the microcomputer 12 calculates a playback time based on the time when the digest playback key 20a is pressed and the playback off time stored in the memory 13, and is recorded on the hard disk within the calculated playback time. The program information is selected from the unviewed program information in accordance with the mode selected in step S3, step S5 or step S6, and the digest playback of all the selected program information is terminated. Information is edited and digest reproduction is performed (step S7).

  For example, when the digest playback key 20a is pressed at 7:30 in the morning, the microcomputer 12 calculates 30 minutes (from 7:30 to 8:00) as the digest playback time, and in this 30 minutes, all selected Each program information is edited so that the digest reproduction of the program information is terminated. A specific example of this editing process will be described later.

  Thereafter, the microcomputer 12 confirms whether or not the deletion setting is set to ON by the above <deletion setting process> (step S8). As a result, when the deletion setting is set to OFF (when it is determined No in step S8), the digest reproduction is finished, and then the power of the apparatus 1 and the monitor apparatus 30 is turned off (step S9). ), The process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the deletion setting is set to ON (when it is determined Yes in step S8), the microcomputer 12 determines whether or not the save setting key 20b is pressed during the digest reproduction until the digest reproduction ends. Monitoring is always performed (steps S10, S11, S12). If the save setting key 20b is pressed during digest playback (when it is determined Yes in step S11), the digest playback program at the time of the operation is stored as it is without being deleted after digest playback. Set (step S13). For example, it is registered as “favorite” so as not to be deleted. When the microcomputer 12 performs such processing until digest reproduction ends (when it is determined Yes in step S12), all the other program information except for the program information set to be saved in step S13 (however, , The program information on which the digest reproduction has been performed) is deleted from the hard disk, the power of the apparatus 1 and the monitor apparatus 30 is turned off (step S14), and the process ends.

  Through this process, the user can watch all the programs that have been recorded on the hard disk and have not been viewed from the morning until they leave the house by digest playback. The initial purpose of digest reproduction of the present invention can be achieved.

<Program information editing process>
Finally, the program information editing process for digest reproduction in step S7 will be described with reference to the diagrams schematically showing the editing process for each program shown in FIGS.

  For example, in the case of a one-hour drama program, the content data can be divided as shown in FIG. In this example, it is divided into five main data and five CM data. Thus, in the drama program, since CM playback is seen between program playbacks, this CM portion is first cut (see FIG. 7B). As a result, the one-hour program is automatically shortened to about 50 minutes. Next, among the remaining five main data, the first and last data are often the opening and ending, respectively, and the previous synopsis and the next notice are often included. The priority given is low. Therefore, this portion is cut (see FIG. 7C). Further, in the remaining three main contents data, the portion after the CM often overlaps with the reproduction portion before the CM, and that portion is also low in the priority order added to the digest reproduction. Based on these conditions, digest playback is performed from the divided program content data within the calculated backward time based on the set playback off time.

  On the other hand, in the case of a sports program, the content data can be divided as shown in FIG. 8 (a). However, in the case of a sports program, since the way of entering a CM changes depending on the situation, the main data is a little more. There is a possibility of increasing. In this case, it can be considered that editing is performed while paying attention to the volume data. That is, a part having a certain volume or more is picked up, the main data including a lot of the part is determined to be the most exciting scene, and digest reproduction is preferentially performed from the main data. In the example shown in FIG. 8, as shown in FIG. 8B, the main data D1 has two locations (sound locations) with a volume higher than a certain level, and the main data D2 has five locations. When there are 7 locations in D3, 6 locations in the main data D4, and 1 location in the main data D5, as shown in FIG. 5C, for example, main data D2, D3, D4 having 5 or more sound locations. Is given priority digest playback. In other words, in order to preferentially reproduce scenes with many sound spots (concentrated), unlike the method described in the above prior art (a method that collects and reproduces only the exciting parts), before and after the exciting scenes It is also possible to easily grasp the development of.

  The digest playback by the above method is only a simple means for grasping the contents, and it may not necessarily be the digest playback that meets the expectations, but after watching this digest playback, When it is desired to grasp the contents carefully, the save setting button 20b may be pressed during digest playback. As a result, program information is not deleted after digest playback, and it is possible to save time and trouble of searching again, so it is expected to help efficiently consume programs that tend to be stored. The

  In the above embodiment, the DVD recorder with a built-in hard disk is exemplified as the recording / reproducing apparatus. However, it is a matter of course that a simple hard disk recorder may be used.

It is a functional block diagram of the recording / reproducing apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a reproduction | regeneration off time setting screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a digest reproduction | regeneration priority setting screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a reproduction | regeneration off deletion setting screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the management information which manages the program information currently recorded on the hard disk. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a digest reproduction | regeneration process when a digest reproduction | regeneration key is operated. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the edit process of the program information for digest reproduction | regeneration. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the edit process of the program information for digest reproduction | regeneration.

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 20a Digest reproduction | regeneration key 20b Storage setting key 30 Monitor apparatus 40 Speaker

Claims (8)

In a recording / reproducing apparatus provided with digest reproduction control means for digest reproducing program information recorded in a built-in recording medium within a predetermined time,
A digest playback key for instructing the digest playback;
An off time storage means for storing a save setting key and a playback off time set by the user;
And a clock means for measuring the current time,
The digest reproduction control means calculates a reproduction time based on the time when the digest reproduction key is turned on and the reproduction off time stored in the off time storage means, and the calculated reproduction time. In the program information recorded in the recording medium, the program information that has not been viewed is edited so that the digest playback ends, and the digest playback is performed. After the digest playback ends, the digest-played program information is read from the recording medium. On the other hand, if the save setting key is operated during digest playback, the digest playback program at the time of the operation is stored as it is without being deleted after digest playback. In a recording / reproducing apparatus provided with digest reproduction control means for digest reproducing program information recorded in a built-in recording medium within a predetermined time,
A digest playback key for instructing the digest playback;
Off time storage means for storing the reproduction off time set by the user;
And a clock means for measuring the current time,
The digest reproduction control means calculates a reproduction time based on the time when the digest reproduction key is turned on and the reproduction off time stored in the off time storage means, and the calculated reproduction time. A recording / reproducing apparatus that performs digest reproduction after editing so that digest reproduction of the program information recorded on the recording medium is completed.   3. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the program information to be digest-reproduced is unviewed program information among the program information recorded on the recording medium.   4. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the program information is edited in order of recording date and time. It has a selection means to select the priority content of digest playback,
5. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when the user selects arbitrary priority contents by the selection means, the digest reproduction control means edits the program information according to the priority contents. .   6. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the priority content that can be selected by the selecting means is a genre priority or a title priority that prioritizes the same title as the previously reproduced title.   3. The recording according to claim 2, wherein the digest playback control unit deletes the digest-played program information from the recording medium after the digest playback ends when a deletion mode is set in advance by the user. Playback device. It has a save setting key,
8. The digest reproduction control means, when the save setting key is operated during digest reproduction, the digest reproduction program at the time of operation is directly preserved without being deleted after digest reproduction. The recording / reproducing apparatus as described.