JP2008287840A - Record reading unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a record reading unit simplifying setting operations of setting conditions for dubbing and video recording, so as to remarkably reduce labor to set the setting conditions. <P>SOLUTION: On a TV 300, a controller 2 performs OSD display of a function screen shown in Fig. 5. By looking at the function screen, a user inputs a numeral string corresponding to a desired setting condition through the operation of a plurality of numeric keys 205. When the numeral string is inputted, the controller 2 decides whether a setting condition corresponding to the numeral string exists in a setting table 111A. When the setting condition corresponding to the input numeral string exists in the setting table 111A, the controller 2 executes dubbing processing according to one setting condition corresponding to the numeral string among the plurality of setting conditions in the setting table 111A. The user can thereby make dubbing according to the desired setting condition only by inputting the numeral string corresponding to the desired setting condition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording / reading apparatus that records or reads data on a plurality of media such as a hard disk and an optical disk, and more particularly to a recording / reading apparatus that performs dubbing or recording according to set setting conditions.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various recording / reading apparatuses for recording or reading data on a plurality of media such as a hard disk and an optical disk have been devised. For example, an optical disk recorder with a hard disk, which is one of recording and reading devices, includes an optical disk drive for recording or reading data on an optical disk, and a hard disk for recording or reading data on a hard disk (hereinafter referred to as “HD”). Drive (hereinafter referred to as “HDD”). The optical disc is, for example, a Blu-ray disc or a DVD.

Many optical disc recorders with HD have a dubbing function and a recording function. Here, dubbing is a process of reading data recorded on the HD and recording it on the optical disc. Alternatively, recording is a process of recording content data input from an input source on an HD or an optical disc.
When performing dubbing or recording, the user needs to set setting conditions for dubbing or recording. When the meaning of the setting method and the setting condition is not known, the user sets the setting condition by looking at a manual printed with a method for handling the apparatus. The setting conditions are, for example, recording image quality and recording time. As a result, the optical disc recorder with HD executes dubbing and recording in accordance with the set setting conditions.
On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, a guidance system is proposed.
JP 2001-236155 A

However, an optical disc recorder with HD that records or reads data on a plurality of media has many setting conditions (setting items) that must be set in the dubbing and recording, and is complicated. Furthermore, it is very difficult for the user to read the text of the manual, find a function corresponding to the explanation on the operation panel of the remote controller, and perform the operation described in the explanation.
Therefore, in the conventional recording / reading apparatus, it takes much time to set the dubbing and recording setting conditions. Therefore, the user's usability is very bad.

  The present invention is intended to solve such a conventional problem, and provides a recording / reading apparatus that simplifies the setting operation of setting conditions for dubbing and recording and greatly saves the trouble of setting the setting conditions. For the purpose.

  The recording / reading apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.

(1) a first drive for recording or reading data on a first medium;
A second drive for recording or reading data on a second medium;
A dubbing process for controlling the both drives to read data recorded on the first medium and record the data on the second medium, or content data input from an input source to the first medium Or a control means for executing a recording process to be recorded on the second medium in accordance with a set setting condition;
In a recording / reading apparatus comprising:
A plurality of symbol keys each represented by a different symbol, the operation means having a plurality of symbol keys for receiving input of the symbol;
A setting table in which a plurality of symbol strings different from each other in a combination of symbols and a plurality of setting conditions having different contents of the setting conditions are described in advance in association with each other;
When the symbol string is input by operating the plurality of symbol keys, the control means performs the dubbing process according to one setting condition corresponding to the symbol string among the plurality of setting conditions of the setting table. Alternatively, the recording process is executed.

In this configuration, the first medium is a hard disk. The second medium is a semiconductor memory or an optical disk. The semiconductor memory is, for example, a flash memory. The symbol is, for example, a number (number) or alphabet.
In the setting table, setting conditions often used by end users are estimated, and only the estimated setting conditions are described in advance in association with symbol strings. Then, it is preferable to describe the correspondence between the two in a manual attached to the recording / reading apparatus. The user looks at this manual or inputs a symbol string corresponding to a desired setting condition by operating a plurality of symbol keys based on the memory when inputting the symbol string in the past. Then, the control means executes the dubbing process or the recording process according to the setting condition corresponding to the symbol string. That is, the recording / reading apparatus dubbing or recording data according to desired setting conditions.
As described above, the user can perform dubbing or recording in accordance with the desired setting condition only by inputting the number string corresponding to the desired setting condition. Therefore, it is possible to save time and labor when setting the dubbing and recording setting conditions. Therefore, user convenience can be improved.

(2) Provided with display means for displaying the contents of the setting table at a predetermined timing.

  In this configuration, the user views the contents of the setting table and inputs a symbol string by operating a plurality of symbol keys. This display eliminates the need for the user to view the manual. For this reason, it is possible to further save time and labor when setting the dubbing setting conditions. Therefore, user convenience can be further improved.

(3) The setting conditions in the recording process include a recording image quality and a recording time,
The setting conditions in the dubbing process include dubbing image quality and dubbing time.

(4) a history table that stores the setting conditions of the dubbing process or the recording process executed by the control unit as a history;
The control means creates the setting table in which the symbol strings are described in association with each other in order from the setting condition with the highest frequency of the history.

In this configuration, every time the user sets the setting condition and performs dubbing or recording, the setting condition is recorded in the history table. Then, the control means creates a setting table according to the history.
Thereby, the setting table according to the usage method of the user who purchased the recording / reading apparatus can be created.

(5) the first medium is a hard disk;
The second medium is an optical disk.

  In this configuration, the optical disc is, for example, a Blu-ray disc or a DVD.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to save time and labor when setting the setting conditions for dubbing and recording. Therefore, user convenience can be improved.

  Hereinafter, a recording / reading apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a DVD recorder with HD according to an embodiment of the present invention. The HD-equipped DVD recorder 1 records data input in accordance with a recording instruction on a predetermined medium, and reproduces data that has already been recorded in accordance with a reproduction instruction, and the recording / reproducing section 104 The control unit 2 controls the recording operation, the reproducing operation from the recording / reproducing unit 104, and the operation of each unit described below.

The recording / playback unit 104 records and reads content data (such as a TV program) with respect to the optical disc drive 20 that records and reads content data (such as a TV program) with respect to the DVD 100 (Digital Versatile Disk) and the built-in HD 30A. An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 300 and a data processor 40 are provided.
The DVD 100 is a recordable optical disc such as a recordable DVD-R or a rewritable DVD-RAM.
In this embodiment, the DVD 100 is described. However, a Blu-ray disc may be used for the implementation.

  Furthermore, the DVD recorder 1 with HD has an AV output to which an AV input terminal 101, a tuner 102, an encoder 103, a decoder 106, an output unit 107, an OSD generation unit 108, and a TV (television) 300 are connected. A terminal 109, a receiving unit 110, and a storage unit 111 are provided.

First, recording will be described.
The AV input terminal 101 inputs video signals, audio signals, and the like to be recorded from the outside of the DVD recorder 1 with HD, and outputs them to the connected encoder 103. For example, the Internet is connected to the outside.

The tuner 102 is connected to an antenna (not shown) that receives a television broadcast signal distributed from, for example, a broadcaster. Then, tuner 102 extracts a television broadcast signal of a selected channel from the television broadcast signal received by the antenna, and outputs it to encoder 103.
In this embodiment, the AV input terminal 101 and the tuner 102 correspond to the “input source” of the present invention.

The encoder 103 encodes and compresses the video signal and audio signal input from the AV input terminal 101 (for example, in MPEG2), and outputs the encoded data signal to the data processor 40 as content data.
The encoder 103 separates the video signal and the audio signal from the television broadcast signal input from the tuner 102. Then, the encoder 103 encodes and compresses the video signal and the audio signal (for example, in MPEG2), and outputs them as content data to the data processor 40.

The data processor 40 supplies the content data output from the encoder 103 to one of the optical disc drive 20 and the HDD 30 under the control of the control unit 2.
During dubbing, the data processor 40 supplies the data read from the optical disk drive 20 to the HDD 30 or supplies the data read from the HDD 30 to the optical disk drive 20 according to the control of the control unit 2. . At this time, the data processor 40 adjusts the image quality of the data according to the image quality instructed from the control unit 2. Further, the data processor 40 appends chapters to the data in accordance with the chapter presence instructions instructed by the control unit 2.

Next, playback will be described.
The data processor 40 takes in the video / audio data of the DVD 100 from the optical disc drive 20 and supplies it to the decoder 106. Alternatively, the data processor 40 takes in the video / audio data of the HD 30 </ b> A from the HDD 30 and supplies it to the decoder 106.

  The decoder 106 decodes and expands the video / audio data output from the recording / playback unit 104. The decoder 106 is connected to an AV output terminal 109 for supplying the decoded video / audio data to a playback device such as a television.

  The OSD generation unit 108 generates OSD image data indicating an OSD (on screen display) image based on the data input from the control unit 2. Then, the OSD generation unit 108 outputs the OSD image data to the output unit 107.

  The output unit 107 receives OSD image data and video data, selectively receives one of them under the control of the control unit 2, and outputs it to the TV 300 via the AV output terminal 109. Alternatively, the selector 18 synthesizes the OSD image data and the video data in the video / audio data under the control of the control unit 2 and outputs the synthesized data to the TV 300 via the AV output terminal 109. Further, the selector 18 also outputs audio data in the video / audio data to the TV 300.

  As described above, the TV 300 reproduces a screen based on video data given through the AV output terminal 109, a screen based on a given composite image signal, or an OSD-only screen based on given OSD image data. Further, the audio signal is also processed by a speaker provided in the TV 300, and the audio is reproduced from the speaker. As a result, the user views the TV program on the TV 300.

  The storage unit 111 is composed of, for example, an EEPROM. The storage unit 111 stores a control program in which a control method for each part of the apparatus main body is described.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of remote controller 200 shown in FIG. The remote controller 200 includes an infrared LED 201 that transmits a control signal, a function key (hereinafter referred to as an F key) 207 that serves as a trigger for starting number input, a plurality of number keys 205 that accept input of numbers, and an input number A determination key 204 for confirming, a direction key, and other operation keys. The plurality of number keys 205 are represented by different numbers. The user performs recording, playback, dubbing, recording reservation setting, and the like by operating these keys. The remote controller 200 transmits a control signal corresponding to the operated key from the infrared LED 201.

  Reception unit 110 receives a control signal transmitted from remote controller 200 and outputs the control signal to control unit 2.

The control unit 2 is constituted by a microcomputer, for example. The control unit 2 includes a RAM (not shown) as a work field for expanding data processed by the control program stored in the storage unit 111, and a timer circuit (not shown) that measures recording time and dubbing time described later. As shown).
The control unit 2 controls a data recording operation, a reading operation, and the like with respect to the HD 30A and the DVD 100 in accordance with a control signal transmitted from the remote controller 200.

  Here, as a representative of dubbing and recording, the setting of dubbing setting conditions will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the stored contents of the setting table 111A. The storage unit 111 stores a setting table 111A. The setting table 111A is a table in which a plurality of number sequences each having a different number sequence including a combination of numbers and a plurality of setting conditions having different setting conditions are associated with each other and described in advance. Here, in the setting table 111A, a setting condition often performed by the end user is estimated, and only the estimated setting condition is described in advance in association with a number string. The correspondence between the two is described in a manual attached to the DVD recorder 1 with HD.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation performed by the control unit 2 of the DVD recorder with HD according to the embodiment of the present invention. This operation is performed when the user presses the F key 207. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a function screen displayed on the TV 300.

First, the control unit 2 causes the OSD generation unit 108 to generate OSD image data indicating the contents of the setting table 111A, and displays the function screen shown in FIG. 5 on the TV 300 (S1). The user views the function screen and inputs a number string corresponding to the desired setting condition by operating a plurality of number keys 205. For this reason, it is possible to save the user from seeing the manual. Further, the control unit 2 displays the OSD display of the numbers input by operating the plurality of number keys 205 at the lower right of the function screen shown in FIG. Thereby, the user can confirm that the number which he input is accepted.
In this embodiment, the function screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. However, in the implementation, S1 may be passed. In this case, the user views the above description and inputs a number string corresponding to a desired setting condition by operating a plurality of number keys 205. Then, after the input is completed, the user operates the enter key 204 to determine the number string.

  Waiting for the number string to be input and the enter key 204 to be operated (S2), the control unit 2 determines whether the setting table 111A has a setting condition corresponding to the number string (S3). For example, if the input number string is “1325” (see FIG. 5), the setting condition is described second from the top of the setting table 111A in FIG.

  When the setting condition corresponding to the input number string is in the setting table 111A, the control unit 2 performs dubbing according to one setting condition corresponding to the number string among the plurality of setting conditions in the setting table 111A. Processing is executed (S4). For example, if the input number string is “1325” (see FIG. 5), the control unit 2 executes the dubbing process according to the second setting condition from the top of the setting table 111A in FIG. That is, the HD-equipped DVD recorder 1 dubbs data from the HD 30A to the DVD 100 with a chapter for 30 minutes with image quality in SP (Standard Play) mode.

As described above, the user can perform dubbing according to the desired setting condition only by inputting the number string corresponding to the desired setting condition. Therefore, it is possible to save time and labor when setting the dubbing setting conditions. Therefore, user convenience can be improved.
Further, the display of the function screen shown in FIG. 5 can save the user from viewing the manual. For this reason, it is possible to further save time and labor when setting the dubbing setting conditions. Therefore, user convenience can be further improved.

  On the other hand, if there is no setting condition corresponding to the input number string in the setting table 111A, the control unit 2 displays on the TV 300 an NG message indicating that there is no setting condition corresponding to the input number string (S5). . And the control part 2 resets the number string for input confirmation (S6), returns to S2, and continues a process. Thereby, the user sees this NG message and inputs the number string again by operating the plurality of number keys 205.

  The setting table 111A is created in advance by estimating setting conditions that are often performed by the user. However, the setting table 111A may be created in the DVD recorder 1 with HD. The creation method will be described below.

FIG. 6 shows the stored contents of the history table 111B. The history table 111B is stored in the storage unit 111 (see FIG. 1). The history table 111B is a table in which setting conditions for the executed dubbing process or recording process are recorded in the control unit 2 as a history. In the history table 111B, the number of times that the setting condition is set is stored as a frequency. Each time the user sets the setting condition and performs dubbing or recording, the setting condition is recorded in the history table 111B.
Then, the control unit 2 creates the setting table 111A by describing the number sequences in association with each other in order from the setting conditions with the highest frequency of history. Thereby, the setting table 111A according to the usage method of the user who purchased the DVD recorder 1 with HD can be created.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the DVD recorder with HD which is embodiment of this invention Schematic diagram of the remote control shown in FIG. The figure which shows the memory content of the setting table 111A The flowchart which shows the operation | movement which the control part 2 of the DVD recorder with HD which is embodiment of this invention performs The figure which shows an example of the function screen displayed on TV300 The figure which shows the memory content of the history table 111B

Explanation of symbols

1-DVD recorder 2-control unit 18-selector 20-optical disc drive 30A-HD
30-HDD
40-data processor 100-DVD
101-AV input terminal 102-tuner 103-encoder 104-recording / reproducing unit 106-decoder 107-output unit 108-OSD generating unit 109-AV output terminal 110-receiving unit 111-storage unit 111A-setting table 111B-history table 200 -Remote control 204-Enter key 205-Number key 300-TV

Claims (5)

A first drive for recording or reading data on a first medium;
A second drive for recording or reading data on a second medium;
A dubbing process for controlling the both drives to read data recorded on the first medium and record the data on the second medium, or content data input from an input source to the first medium Or a control means for executing a recording process to be recorded on the second medium in accordance with a set setting condition;
In a recording / reading apparatus comprising:
A plurality of symbol keys each represented by a different symbol, the operation means having a plurality of symbol keys for receiving input of the symbol;
A setting table in which a plurality of symbol strings different from each other in a combination of symbols and a plurality of setting conditions having different contents of the setting conditions are described in advance in association with each other;
When the symbol string is input by operating the plurality of symbol keys, the control means performs the dubbing process according to one setting condition corresponding to the symbol string among the plurality of setting conditions of the setting table. Alternatively, a recording / reading apparatus that executes the recording process.   The recording / reading apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying the contents of the setting table at a predetermined timing. The setting conditions in the recording process include recording image quality and recording time,
The recording / reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting condition in the dubbing process includes a dubbing image quality and a dubbing time. A history table for storing the setting conditions of the dubbing process or the recording process executed by the control means as a history;
4. The recording / reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit creates the setting table in which the symbol strings are described in association with each other in order from the setting condition with a high frequency of the history. The first medium is a hard disk;
The recording / reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second medium is an optical disk.

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