JP2009044554A - Video playback apparatus and broadcast recording and playback device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a chapter skip to a playback position desired to be viewed, with excellent user friendliness. <P>SOLUTION: A micro processing unit (MPU) 11 of a hard disk drive (HDD) recorder comprises: a skip accepting section 113 which accepts an instruction for skip a playback position of video information stored in a video storage section 191 for the preset unit of a chapter to a skip destination position that is a leading position of the chapter in a play direction or in a reverse direction, based on operation input accepted via a remote controller 3; a display mode setting section 112 which sets a display mode of the skip destination position onto a display 21 based on operation input accepted via the remote controller 3; a display control section 115 which displays the skip destination position on the display 21 according to the display mode set; and a skip execution section 116 which skips the playback position to the skip destination position based on operation input accepted via the remote controller 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a video playback device that plays back video information stored in advance and displays it on a monitor, and receives a television broadcast, stores the received video information, and stores the stored video information on a monitor. The present invention relates to a broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus configured to be displayable.

  Conventionally, a video playback device such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) player, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) player, or the like has a so-called “chapter skip function” that skips a playback position in units of chapters in order to move the playback position to a desired position. have. However, since the user cannot easily grasp the skip destination position, it may not be easy to skip to the playback position that the user desires to view.

In order to solve the above problems, various apparatuses and methods have been proposed. For example, when a predetermined instruction, for example, a chapter skip instruction is input during the reproduction of a program, a notification image (splash mark) corresponding to the content of the instruction is selected, and the total number of chapters and skip destinations of the program being reproduced are selected. A video data reproducing device is disclosed in which screen display data is generated by reading out the chapter number of the current page and superimposing the number of chapters read out and the skipped chapter number on the selected splash mark. Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-262094 A

  However, in the video data playback device, although the total number of chapters of the program being played back and the skipped chapter number are displayed, the user does not know the chapter number being played back. It is not easy to skip to the desired playback position. Further, when the user skips to a playback position outside the program being played back, the convenience is not sufficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a video playback device and a broadcast recording / playback device capable of skipping chapters to playback positions where viewing is desired with good convenience. .

  In order to achieve the above object, a video playback apparatus according to claim 1 is a video playback apparatus that plays back pre-stored video information and displays it on a monitor, and stores video information corresponding to a plurality of programs in advance. Video storage means for receiving the operation input from the outside, and based on the received operation input, the playback position of the video information is set in units of chapters set in advance, the start position of the chapter in the playback direction or the rewind direction A skip accepting unit that accepts an instruction to skip to the skip destination position, and an external operation input, and based on the accepted operation input, the skip destination position accepted by the skip accepting unit to the monitor A display form setting means for setting a display form, and the skip acceptance according to the display form set by the display form setting means. Display control means for displaying on the monitor the skip destination position accepted by the stage, and accepting an operation input from the outside, and playing back to the skip destination position accepted by the skip acceptance means based on the accepted operation input And skip execution means for skipping the position.

  The video playback device according to claim 2 is the video playback device according to claim 1, wherein the display form setting means displays the skip destination position with reference to a reference chapter which is a chapter being played back. The display form is set by selecting one of a relative position display and an absolute position display in which the skip destination position is displayed with reference to the start position of the program.

  The video playback device according to claim 3 is the video playback device according to claim 2, wherein the skip destination position received by the skip receiving means is a program that includes a chapter being played back. Skip destination determination means for determining whether or not there is a display, and when the display control means determines that the skip destination position is within the reference program by the skip destination determination means, the display form setting means When position display is set, a signed chapter indicating how many chapters before or after the skip destination chapter, which is a chapter including the skip destination position, is based on the reference chapter. When the number information is displayed and the absolute position display is set by the display form setting means, the skip destination chapter is the number of the reference programs. It is characterized by displaying the chapter number information indicating which chapter.

  The video playback device according to claim 4 is the video playback device according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the display control means determines that the skip destination position is not within the reference program by the skip destination determination means. If it is determined that the relative position display is set by the display form setting means, the skip destination program that is the program including the skip destination position is When the number of programs with a sign indicating the number of previous programs is displayed and the absolute position display is set by the display form setting means, the skip destination program is stored in the video storage means. The program number information indicating the number of the program is displayed.

  The video playback device according to claim 5 is the video playback device according to claim 4, wherein the display control means determines that the skip destination position is not within the reference program by the skip destination determination means. In this case, the chapter number information indicating how many chapters of the skip destination program the skip destination chapter is displayed.

  The broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 6 is a broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus configured to receive a television broadcast, store the received video information, and display the stored video information on a monitor. And receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, the video reproduction apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and receiving an operation input from the outside, and receiving the operation input based on the received operation input. Video recording means for storing video information received through the means in the video storage means.

  According to the video reproduction apparatus of the first aspect, video information corresponding to a plurality of programs is stored in the video storage means in advance, an operation input from the outside is accepted, and based on the accepted operation input. An instruction to skip the playback position of the video information to a skip destination position, which is the start position of the chapter in the playback direction or the rewind direction, in units of preset chapters is accepted. Further, an operation input from the outside is accepted, and a display form on the monitor of the skip destination position is set based on the accepted operation input. Then, the accepted skip destination position is displayed on the monitor in accordance with the set display form, an external operation input is accepted, and the playback position is set to the accepted skip destination position based on the accepted operation input. Since skipping, chapter skip can be performed at a playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience.

  That is, an operation input from the outside is accepted, and the display form on the monitor of the skip destination position is set based on the accepted operation input, and the accepted skip destination position is set on the monitor according to the set display form. Since it is displayed, it becomes possible to set a display form desired by the user, and thus chapter skip can be skipped to a playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience.

  According to the video playback apparatus of claim 2, the relative position display that displays the skip destination position with reference to the reference chapter that is the chapter being played back, and the skip destination position is displayed with reference to the start position of the program. Since the display form is set by selecting one of the absolute position displays to be performed, it is possible to easily set the display form desired by the user. You can skip chapters.

  According to the video playback device of claim 3, it is determined whether or not the accepted skip destination position is within a reference program that is a program including a chapter being played back, and the skip destination position is within the reference program. If it is determined that there is a relative position display, the skip destination chapter that is the chapter including the skip destination position is the chapter after or how many before the reference chapter. If the chapter number information with a sign indicating whether or not the absolute position display is set, the chapter number information indicating what chapter of the reference program the skip destination chapter is displayed is displayed. Further, chapter skip can be skipped to a playback position where viewing is desired with even better convenience.

  That is, when it is determined that the skip destination position is within the reference program and the relative position display is set, the skip destination chapter that is the chapter including the skip destination position is the chapter being played back. Since the number of chapters with a sign indicating how many chapters before or after the reference chapter is displayed is displayed, the reference chapter that is the chapter being played back is the chapter number in the program being played back. Even if it is not known whether or not there is a chapter, it is possible to skip to a playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience.

  Further, when it is determined that the skip destination position is in the reference program and the absolute position display is set, the chapter number information indicating how many chapters of the reference program the skip destination chapter is. When the reference chapter that is the chapter being played is known as the chapter in the program being played, the chapter skips to the playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience. It can be done.

  According to the video reproduction device of the fourth aspect, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not within the reference program and the relative position display is set, the program includes the skip destination position. When the skip destination program is displayed with information on the number of programs with a sign indicating how many or what number the program is ahead of the reference program, and the absolute position display is set, the skip destination program is Since the program number information indicating the number of the program stored in the video storage means is displayed, chapter skip can be skipped to the playback position where viewing is desired with better convenience.

  That is, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not within the reference program and the relative position display is set, what is the skip destination program that is a program including the skip destination position based on the reference program? Information on the number of programs with signs indicating the number of programs after or after is displayed, and it is possible to grasp the number of programs stored in the video storage means as the reference program being reproduced. Even if it is not, chapter skip can be skipped to a playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience.

  In addition, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not within the reference program and the absolute position display is set, it is determined how many programs the skip destination program is stored in the video storage means. Since the program number information shown is displayed, if the reference program that is the program being played back is known to be the number of programs stored in the video storage means, it is desirable to view with good convenience It is possible to skip chapters to the playback position.

  According to the video reproduction device of claim 5, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not in the reference program, the chapter number information indicating the chapter number of the skip destination program is the skip destination chapter. Is displayed, it is possible to skip chapters to playback positions where viewing is desired with even better convenience.

  That is, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not within the reference program, in addition to the program number information (or the number of programs with a sign) indicating the position of the skip destination program, the skip destination chapter indicates what the skip destination program is. Since the chapter number information indicating whether it is the first chapter is displayed, the skip destination position can be grasped more accurately, so that the chapter skip can be skipped to the playback position where viewing is desired more conveniently. It is.

  According to the broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus of the sixth aspect, the video reproduction apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects is provided, the operation input from the outside is accepted, and based on the accepted operation input. Thus, since the video information received via the receiving means is stored in the video storage means, it is possible to realize a broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus capable of skipping chapters to a reproduction position desired for viewing with good convenience. .

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an HDD recorder according to the present invention. An HDD recorder 1 (corresponding to a video playback device or broadcast recording / playback device) is communicably connected to an output device 2 and is connected to a remote controller (= remote controller: hereinafter referred to as “remote controller”) 3 via infrared communication. It is connected so that it can communicate.

  The HDD recorder 1 receives an operation input from the user via the remote controller 3, receives a television broadcast based on the received operation input, and stores the received program information including video information and audio information in the HDD 19. Is. Further, the HDD recorder 1 receives an operation input from the user via the remote controller 3, reads out and reproduces the program information stored in the HDD 19 based on the received operation input, and outputs video and video to the output device 2. It outputs sound.

  The output device 2 includes a display 21 and a speaker 22, and outputs audio information and video information input from the HDD recorder 1. The display 21 (corresponding to a monitor) includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), and the like, and displays an image corresponding to the image information input from the HDD recorder 1 so as to be visible from the outside. is there. The speaker 22 outputs sound corresponding to the sound information input from the HDD recorder 1.

  The remote controller 3 (corresponding to a part of the video recording unit, a part of the skip receiving unit, a part of the display form setting unit, and a part of the skip executing unit) receives and accepts an operation input from the user. An infrared signal corresponding to the operation input is generated and output to the HDD recorder 1.

  The HDD recorder 1 includes an MPU 11, a RAM 12, a ROM 13, an operation unit 14, a reception unit 15, an audio output unit 16, an MPEG2 decoding unit 17, an image output unit 18, and an HDD 19.

  An MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 11 controls the operation of the entire HDD recorder 1. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 12 stores information such as audio information and video information in a readable and writable manner. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 13 stores a control program for operating the MPU 11 and the like.

  The operation unit 14 receives various operations such as power ON / OFF operation and channel selection. The operation unit 14 receives an operation signal from the remote controller 3 via infrared communication and receives various operations. The receiving unit 15 (corresponding to a receiving unit) receives and demodulates a television broadcast, and includes an antenna unit 151, a tuner unit 152, an A / D conversion unit 153, a demodulation unit 154, and a TS demultiplexer. 155.

  The antenna unit 151 receives a television broadcast wave. The tuner unit 152 selects a broadcast of a preset channel from the television broadcast wave received by the antenna unit 151. The A / D conversion unit 153 converts an output signal (= analog signal) from the tuner unit 152 into digital information. The demodulator 154 demodulates the output information from the A / D converter 153. A TS (Transport Stream) demultiplexer 155 separates and outputs the output information demodulated by the demodulator 154 for each type.

  The audio output unit 16 outputs an audio signal corresponding to the television broadcast received by the receiving unit 15 to the speaker 22, and includes a D / A conversion unit 161 and an audio signal output unit 162. ing. The D / A converter 161 converts the audio information (= digital information) output from the TS demultiplexer 155 into an analog signal. The audio signal output unit 162 outputs the audio signal converted into an analog signal by the D / A conversion unit 161 to the speaker 22.

  An MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) 2 decoding unit 17 decodes the video information output from the TS demultiplexer 155 into video information before compression.

  The image output unit 18 outputs the video signal decoded by the MPEG2 decoding unit 17 to the display 21, and includes an NTSC encoding unit 181 and a video signal output unit 182. An NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) encoding unit 181 converts the video information decoded by the MPEG2 decoding unit 17 into an NTSC television signal. The video signal output unit 182 outputs the NTSC television signal output from the NTSC encoding unit 181 to the display 21.

  An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 19 stores various information such as video information and audio information received via the receiving unit 15 in accordance with an instruction from the MPU 11.

  Next, an operation when the HDD recorder 1 receives a broadcast will be described. First, the transmitted digital broadcast wave is received by the antenna unit 151. When a channel selection operation is accepted via the operation unit 14 (or the remote controller 3), the tuner unit 152 switches the transponder received. The received digital broadcast wave is converted into digital information by the A / D converter 153 and demodulated by the demodulator 154.

  The digital broadcast wave is transmitted as a TS (Transport Stream) packet from the transmission side (transmission station). The TS packet includes video information, audio information, control information, and the like, and these pieces of information are separated and output by the TS demultiplexer 155 and stored in the RAM 12. The audio information read from the RAM 12 is converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 161, and the audio is output from the speaker 22 via the audio signal output unit 162.

  Further, the video information read from the RAM 12 is decoded into video information before compression by the MPEG2 decoding unit 17, converted into an NTSC system television signal by the NTSC encoding unit 181, and passed through the video signal output unit 182. An image is displayed on the display 21.

  FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the remote controller 3. The remote controller 3 includes a forward skip key 31, a back skip key 32, a direction key 33, and an enter key 34. The forward skip key 31 is a key that is pressed when the playback position is skipped in units of chapters to the skip destination position that is the start position of the chapter in the playback direction. The back skip key 32 is a key that is pressed when the playback position is skipped in units of chapters to the skip destination position that is the start position of the chapter in the rewind direction.

  For example, when the forward skip key 31 is continuously pressed a plurality of times (for example, 5 times), the tip position corresponding to the number of times the key is pressed (here, 5 times) (= the fifth in the reproduction direction). Skip to chapter. In addition, when a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds) elapses after the forward skip key 31 (or the back skip key 32) is pressed, the playback position is skipped to the instructed ticket destination position. Is done.

  The direction key 33 includes four direction keys, upper, lower, left, and right, and is a key that is pressed to change an item desired by the user when the selection state of the item displayed on the display 21 is changed. The enter key 34 is a key that is pressed when the selection of an item selected by the direction key 33 is determined (or canceled).

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the main part of the HDD recorder 1 according to the present invention. The MPU 11 functionally includes a video recording unit 111, a display form setting unit 112, a skip reception unit 113, a skip destination determination unit 114, a display control unit 115, and a skip execution unit 116, and the HDD 19 functionally A video storage unit 191 is provided.

  Here, the MPU 11 reads out and executes a control program stored in advance in the ROM 13 or the like shown in FIG. 1, so that the video recording unit 111, the display form setting unit 112, the skip reception unit 113, the skip destination determination unit 114, the display In addition to functioning as functional units such as the control unit 115 and skip execution unit 116, the HDD 19 functions as functional units such as the video storage unit 191.

  Of the various data stored in the RAM 12 and the ROM 13 shown in FIG. 2, data that can be stored in a removable recording medium is, for example, a hard disk drive, optical disk drive, flexible disk drive, silicon disk drive, cassette medium reader, etc. In this case, the recording medium is, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD, a semiconductor memory, or the like.

  The video storage unit 191 (corresponding to the video storage unit) stores program information including video information and audio information of one channel received by the video recording unit 111 via the receiving unit 15. The program information stored in the video storage unit 191 is read by the skip execution unit 116.

  The video recording unit 111 (corresponding to a part of the video recording means) receives an operation input from the user via the remote controller 3 and, based on the received operation input, broadcast waves corresponding to one channel, Program information including video information and audio information of one received channel is recorded in the video storage unit 191 while being received via the receiving unit 15.

  The display form setting unit 112 (corresponding to a part of the display form setting unit) receives an operation input from the user via the remote controller 3 and is received by the skip receiving unit 113 based on the received operation input. The display form on the display 21 at the skip destination position is set.

  Specifically, the display form setting unit 112 displays a relative position display that displays a skip destination position with reference to a reference chapter that is a chapter being played back, via the skip display setting screen 400 illustrated in FIG. The display form is set by selecting either the absolute position display in which the skip destination position is displayed based on the start position of the program or the non-display in which the skip destination position is not displayed.

  FIG. 4A is a screen diagram illustrating an example of the skip display setting screen 400 displayed on the display 21 by the display form setting unit 112. On the skip display setting screen 400, a form display section 401 is displayed at the approximate center of the screen, and a setting button 403 and a cancel button 404 are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  Here, the form display unit 401 displays three display forms in a selectable manner, and includes a first display unit 401a, a second display unit 401b, and a third display unit 401c. The first display unit 401a is selected when selecting a relative position display in which a skip destination position is displayed based on a reference chapter that is a chapter being reproduced. The second display unit 401b is selected when selecting an absolute position display in which the skip destination position is displayed based on the start position of the program. The third display unit 401c is selected when performing non-display selection that does not display the skip destination position.

  The form display unit 401 displays a selection state display unit 402 indicating which display unit of the first display unit 401a, the second display unit 401b, and the third display unit 401c is in a selected state. . Here, the selection state display unit 402 is displayed in a thick frame at a position corresponding to the first display unit 401a, indicating that the first display unit 401a is in the selection state.

  Further, for example, when the display form setting unit 112 accepts that the direction key 33 of the remote controller 3 shown in FIG. 2 is pressed, the selection state is moved in the direction indicated by the pressed direction key 33. . That is, when the display form setting unit 112 accepts that the down key of the direction key 33 is pressed, the selection state display unit 402 performs the second display from the position corresponding to the first display unit 401a. It is moved to a position corresponding to the part 401b.

  The setting button 403 is selected from the first display unit 401a, the second display unit 401b, and the third display unit 401c, and is displayed on the first display unit (= the selection state display unit 402 is displayed). This button is pressed to set a corresponding display form. Here, “pressing” means that it has been selected by the direction key 33 of the remote control 3 shown in FIG. 2 and that the enter key 34 of the remote control 3 shown in FIG. 2 has been pressed. is doing. A cancel button 404 is a button to be pressed when canceling the selection state.

  Returning to FIG. 3 again, the functional configuration of the MPU 11 will be described. The skip receiving unit 113 (corresponding to a part of the skip receiving unit) receives an operation input from the user via the remote controller 3, and based on the received operation input, stores the video information in units of chapters set in advance. An instruction to skip the playback position to the skip destination position, which is the head position of the chapter in the playback direction or the rewind direction, is received.

  Specifically, the skip receiving unit 113 skips the skip destination position when the forward skip key 31 (or the back skip key 32) disposed on the remote control 3 shown in FIG. 2 is pressed. Is set to the head position of the chapter in the playback direction (or rewind direction) corresponding to the number of times the button is pressed.

  FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a skip destination position set by the skip receiving unit 113. Here, as shown in FIG. 5A, program A, program B, and program C are sequentially stored in advance in the video storage unit 191, and each of program A, program B, and program C includes five chapters. Is set.

  Here, a case will be described in which an arbitrary position P0 in the third chapter of program B is being reproduced. For example, when the skip receiving unit 113 receives that the back skip key 32 has been pressed six times, the skip destination position is set to the first position P1 of the second chapter of the program A. When the skip receiving unit 113 receives that the back skip key 32 has been pressed twice, the skip destination position is set to the head position P2 of the first chapter of the program B.

  Similarly, when the skip receiving unit 113 receives that the forward skip key 31 has been pressed once, the skip destination position is set to the head position P3 of the fourth chapter of the program B. If the skip receiving unit 113 receives that the forward skip key 31 has been pressed seven times, the skip destination position is set to the head position P4 of the fifth chapter of the program C.

  Returning to FIG. 3 again, the functional configuration of the MPU 11 will be described. The skip destination determination unit 114 (corresponding to the skip destination determination unit) determines whether or not the skip destination position received by the skip reception unit 113 is within a reference program that is a program including the chapter being played back. It is.

  Here, a case where an arbitrary position P0 in the third chapter of the program B shown in FIG. When the number of times that the back skip key 32 has been pressed by the skip receiving unit 113 is two or less, the skip destination is determined by the skip destination determination unit 114 to be within the position reference program (here, program B). It is determined. When the number of times the back skip key 32 is received by the skip receiving unit 113 is three or more times, the skip destination is determined by the skip destination determination unit 114 to be within the position reference program (here, program B). It is determined that it is not.

  Further, when the number of times the forward skip key 31 has been received by the skip receiving unit 113 is two or less, the skip destination is determined by the skip destination determining unit 114 to be within the position reference program (here, program B). It is determined that If the number of times that the forward skip key 31 has been pressed by the skip receiving unit 113 is three or more, the skip destination is determined by the skip destination determining unit 114 to be within the position reference program (here, program B). It is determined that it is not.

  Returning to FIG. 3 again, the functional configuration of the MPU 11 will be described. The display control unit 115 (corresponding to the display control unit) displays the skip destination position received by the skip receiving unit 113 on the display 21 in accordance with the display mode set by the display mode setting unit 112.

  Specifically, when the skip destination determination unit 114 determines that the skip destination position is within the reference program, the display control unit 115 determines that the relative position display is set by the display form setting unit 112. The chapter number information with a sign indicating how many chapters before or after the skip destination chapter, which is a chapter including the skip destination position, is displayed with reference to the reference chapter. When the absolute position display is set, the chapter number information indicating the chapter number of the reference program as the skip destination chapter is displayed.

  In addition, when the skip destination determination unit 114 determines that the skip destination position is not within the reference program, the display control unit 115 skips the skip destination when the display form setting unit 112 sets the relative position display. The program number information indicating the number of programs ahead or the number of programs ahead of the reference program as a reference is displayed as the skip destination program that includes the position, and the absolute position is displayed by the display form setting unit 112 Is set, program number information indicating the number of programs stored in the video storage unit 191 is displayed as the skip destination program.

  Furthermore, when the skip destination determination unit 114 determines that the skip destination position is not within the reference program, the display control unit 115 indicates the chapter number of the skip destination program that is the skip destination chapter. Information is displayed. FIG. 4B is a screen diagram illustrating an example of the skip destination display screen 410 displayed on the display 21 by the display control unit 115.

  On the skip destination display screen 410, a skip destination display unit 411 is displayed at the upper left of the screen. The skip destination display unit 411 displays the skip destination position received by the skip receiving unit 113 according to the display mode set by the display mode setting unit 112, and includes a title display unit 411a and a chapter display unit 411b. It has.

  When the skip destination position is determined not to be in the reference program by the skip destination determination unit 114 and the relative position display is set by the display form setting unit 112, the title display unit 411a determines the skip destination position. The program number information indicating the number of programs ahead or the number of programs before the reference destination program is displayed as the skip destination program that is included is displayed, and the absolute position display is set by the display form setting unit 112 If it is, the program number information indicating the number of programs stored in the video storage unit 191 is displayed as the skip destination program.

  If the skip destination position is determined to be within the reference program by the skip destination determination unit 114 and the relative position display is set by the display form setting unit 112, the chapter display unit 411b determines the skip destination position. Display the number of chapters with a sign indicating how many chapters before or after the reference chapter is a skip destination chapter that is included, and display position setting section 112 sets absolute position display If it is, chapter number information indicating the chapter number of the reference program as the skip destination chapter is displayed. Further, the chapter display unit 411b, when the skip destination determination unit 114 determines that the skip destination position is not within the reference program, the chapter number indicating the chapter number of the skip destination program. Information is displayed.

  FIG. 5B is a chart showing an example of contents displayed on the title display section 411a and the chapter display section 411b of the skip destination display screen 410 shown in FIG. 4B. Here, the skip operation in the leftmost column of the figure indicates the skip operation from the position P0 being reproduced to the skip destination positions P1 to P4 shown in FIG. The second and third columns from the left in the figure are displayed on the title display section 411a and the chapter display section 411b of the skip destination display screen 410 when the relative position display is set by the display form setting section 112. In the fourth and fifth columns from the left in the figure, when the absolute position display is set by the display form setting unit 112, the title display unit 411a and the chapter display of the skip destination display screen 410 are displayed. The content displayed on the part 411b is shown.

  For example, when the relative position display is set by the display form setting unit 112, when the skip operation from the position P0 being reproduced to the skip destination position P1 is received by the skip receiving unit 113, the title display unit In 411a, "Title: -1" is displayed, and it is understood that the number of programs with a sign is "-1". Further, “chapter: 2” is displayed on the chapter display portion 411b, and it can be seen that the chapter number information is “2”. That is, it can be seen that the skip destination position is the second chapter in the previous program with reference to the reference program.

  For example, when absolute display is set by the display form setting unit 112, when a skip operation from the playback position P0 to the skip destination position P3 is received by the skip receiving unit 113, the title display unit 411a. Is displayed as “title: 2”, and the program number information is “2”. Further, “chapter: 5” is displayed on the chapter display section 411b, and it can be seen that the chapter number information is “5”. That is, it can be seen that the skip destination position is the fifth chapter in the second program stored in the video storage unit 191.

  Returning to FIG. 3 again, the functional configuration of the MPU 11 will be described. The skip execution unit 116 (corresponding to a part of the skip execution means) receives an operation input from the user via the remote controller 3, and based on the received operation input, the skip destination received by the skip reception unit 113. The playback position is skipped to the position.

  Specifically, here, the skip execution unit 116 receives a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds) set in advance after the skip receiving unit 113 receives that the forward skip key 31 or the back skip key 32 is pressed. As described above, when there is no key input, the playback position is skipped to the skip destination position received by the skip receiving unit 113.

  6 and 7 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the HDD recorder 1 (mainly the MPU 11). Here, for convenience, program information (= video information, audio information, etc.) received in advance by the video recording unit 111 via the receiving unit 15 is stored in the video storage unit 191, and is displayed by the display form setting unit 112. The case where either one of the relative display and the absolute display is set in advance will be described.

  First, it is determined whether or not an instruction to skip has been received by the skip receiving unit 113 (S101). If it is determined that an instruction to skip has not been received (NO in S101), the process enters a standby state. If it is determined that an instruction to skip has been received (YES in S101), the skip destination position received in step S101 by the skip destination determination unit 114 is within the reference program that is a program including the chapter being played. It is determined whether or not there is (S103). If it is determined that it is not within the reference program (NO in S103), the process proceeds to step S117 shown in FIG.

  If it is determined that it is within the reference program (YES in S103), the display control unit 115 determines whether or not the display mode set by the display mode setting unit 112 is relative display (S105). ). When it is determined that the display is relative (YES in S105), the display controller 115 causes the skip destination chapter, which is a chapter including the skip destination position, to be the number of the previous or the previous number of skip destination chapters. Whether it is a chapter is counted (S107). When it is determined that the display is not relative display (= absolute display) (NO in S105), the display control unit 115 acquires the chapter number of the skip destination chapter that is the chapter including the skip destination position ( S109).

  When the process of step S107 or step S109 is completed, the display control unit 115 displays signed chapter number information or chapter number information on the display 21 (S111). Then, the skip execution unit 116 determines whether or not there is no key input for a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds) or longer (S113). If it is determined that there is a key input (NO in S113), the process returns to step S101, and the processes after step S101 are repeatedly executed. If it is determined that there is no key input (YES in S113), the skip execution unit 116 skips the playback position to the set skip destination position (S115), and the process ends.

  In the case of NO in step S103, as shown in FIG. 7, the display control unit 115 determines whether or not the display mode set by the display mode setting unit 112 is relative display (S117). If it is determined that the display is a relative display (YES in S117), the display control unit 115 causes the skip destination program, which is a program including the skip destination position, to be the number of the previous or the previous number of skip destination programs. Whether it is a program is counted (S119). When it is determined that the display is not relative display (= absolute display) (NO in S117), the display control unit 115 acquires the program number of the skip destination program that is the program including the skip destination position ( S121).

  When the process of step S119 or step S121 is completed, the display control unit 115 acquires a chapter number indicating which chapter of the skip destination program the skip destination chapter is (S123). Then, the display control unit 115 displays the program number information (or program number information) acquired (or counted) in step S119 (or step S121) and the chapter number information acquired in step S123 (S125). The process proceeds to step S113 shown in FIG.

  In this way, video information corresponding to a plurality of programs is stored in advance in the video storage unit 191, and an operation input from the user is received via the remote controller 3, and based on the received operation input in advance. An instruction to skip the reproduction position of the video information stored in the video storage unit 191 in the set chapter unit to the skip destination position that is the start position of the chapter in the reproduction direction or the rewind direction is accepted. Further, an operation input from the user is accepted via the remote controller 3, and a display form on the display 21 at the skip destination position is set based on the accepted operation input. Then, the accepted skip destination position is displayed on the display 21 according to the set display form, the operation input from the user is accepted via the remote controller 3, and the accepted skip is performed based on the accepted operation input. Since the playback position is skipped to the previous position, chapter skip can be skipped to the playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience.

  That is, an operation input from the user is accepted via the remote controller 3, and a display form on the display 21 at the skip destination position is set based on the accepted operation input, and accepted according to the set display form. Since the skip destination position is displayed on the display 21, it is possible to set a display form desired by the user, so that chapter skip can be skipped to a playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience.

  Also, one of the relative position display that displays the skip destination position with reference to the reference chapter that is the chapter being played, and the absolute position display that displays the skip destination position with reference to the start position of the program is selected. Since the display form is set according to the above, it becomes possible to easily set the display form desired by the user, and thus it is possible to skip to the playback position where viewing is desired with even more convenience.

  Further, it is determined whether or not the accepted skip destination position is in the reference program that is a program including the chapter being played, and if it is determined that the skip destination position is in the reference program, the relative position display is performed. Is set, the number of chapters with a sign indicating how many chapters ahead or how many before the reference chapter is the reference destination chapter is displayed. If the absolute position display is set, the chapter number information indicating the chapter number of the reference program as the skip destination chapter is displayed. You can skip chapters to positions.

  That is, when it is determined that the skip destination position is within the reference program and the relative position display is set, the skip destination chapter that is the chapter including the skip destination position is the chapter being played back. Since the number of chapters with a sign indicating how many chapters before or after the reference chapter is displayed is displayed, the reference chapter that is the chapter being played back is the chapter number in the program being played back. Even if it is not known whether or not there is a chapter, it is possible to skip to a playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience.

  Further, when it is determined that the skip destination position is in the reference program and the absolute position display is set, the chapter number information indicating how many chapters of the reference program the skip destination chapter is. When the reference chapter that is the chapter being played is known as the chapter in the program being played, the chapter skips to the playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience. It can be done.

  In addition, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not within the reference program and the relative position display is set, the skip destination program that includes the skip destination position is determined based on the reference program. When the number information of the number of programs with the number indicating the number of programs ahead or how many times before is displayed and the absolute position display is set, the number of skip destination programs stored in the video storage unit 191 Since the program number information indicating whether the program is an eye program is displayed, chapter skip can be skipped to a playback position where viewing is desired for better convenience.

  That is, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not within the reference program and the relative position display is set, what is the skip destination program that is a program including the skip destination position based on the reference program? Information on the number of programs with a sign indicating the number of programs after or after the program is displayed, and the number of programs stored in the video storage unit 191 is grasped as a reference program that is being reproduced. Even if it is not, chapter skip can be skipped to a playback position where viewing is desired with good convenience.

  In addition, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not within the reference program and the absolute position display is set, the number of programs stored in the video storage unit 191 is the skip destination program. Since the program number information indicating the number of programs stored in the video storage unit 191 is known, it is possible to view the program with good convenience. Can be skipped to a desired reproduction position.

  Further, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not within the reference program, chapter number information indicating the chapter number of the skip destination chapter is displayed, which further improves convenience. It is possible to skip chapters to playback positions where viewing is desired.

  That is, when it is determined that the skip destination position is not within the reference program, in addition to the program number information (or the number of programs with a sign) indicating the position of the skip destination program, the skip destination chapter indicates what the skip destination program is. Since the chapter number information indicating whether it is the first chapter is displayed, the skip destination position can be grasped more accurately, so that the chapter skip can be skipped to the playback position where viewing is desired more conveniently. It is.

The present invention can also be applied to the following forms.
(A) In the present embodiment, the case where the video playback device is the HDD recorder 1 configured to receive digital broadcast and be stored in the HDD 19 has been described. However, the video playback device stores video information stored in advance. Any device that reproduces and displays on a monitor may be used. For example, the video playback device may be a personal computer or a DVD player.

  (B) In the present embodiment, the MPU 11 includes functional units such as the video recording unit 111, the display form setting unit 112, the skip receiving unit 113, the skip destination determination unit 114, the display control unit 115, and the skip execution unit 116. As described above, at least one functional unit among the video recording unit 111, the display form setting unit 112, the skip reception unit 113, the skip destination determination unit 114, the display control unit 115, and the skip execution unit 116 is a hardware such as a circuit. It may be realized by hardware.

  (C) In the present embodiment, the case where the display form setting unit 112 sets the display form by selecting one of the relative position display, the absolute position display, and the non-display has been described. 112 may be configured to set the display form by selecting relative position display or absolute position display. The display form setting unit 112 may set the display form by selecting one option from three or more options including the relative position display and the absolute position display.

These are block diagrams which show an example of a structure of the HDD recorder which concerns on this invention. These are front views which show an example of a remote control. These are block diagrams which show an example of a structure of the principal part in the HDD recorder which concerns on this invention. These are a screen figure which shows an example of the skip display setting screen displayed on a display by a display form setting part, and a screen figure which shows an example of the skip destination display screen displayed on a display by a display control part. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a skip destination position set by the skip receiving unit, and a chart showing an example of contents displayed on the title display unit and the chapter display unit of the skip destination display screen shown in FIG. It is. These are the flowcharts (first half) which show an example of operation | movement of HDD recorder (mainly MPU). These are the flowcharts (latter half part) which show an example of operation | movement of HDD recorder (mainly MPU).

Explanation of symbols

1 HDD recorder (video playback device, broadcast recording / playback device)
11 MPU
111 Video recording unit (video recording means)
112 display form setting unit (part of display form setting means)
113 Skip reception part (part of skip reception means)
114 Skip destination determination unit (skip destination determination means)
115 Display control unit (display control means)
116 Skip execution unit (part of skip execution means)
15 Receiver (Receiving means)
19 HDD
191 Video storage unit (video storage means)
2 Output device 21 Display (monitor)
3 Remote control (part of video recording means, part of skip receiving means, part of display form setting means, and part of skip execution means)

Claims (6)

A video playback device that plays back pre-stored video information and displays it on a monitor,
Video storage means for storing video information corresponding to a plurality of programs in advance;
Receiving an operation input from the outside, based on the received operation input, the playback position of the video information is set to a skip destination position that is the start position of the chapter in the playback direction or the rewind direction in units of preset chapters. Skip accepting means for accepting an instruction to skip;
Display form setting means for accepting an operation input from the outside, and setting a display form on the monitor of the skip destination position accepted by the skip acceptance means based on the accepted operation input;
Display control means for displaying the skip destination position received by the skip receiving means on the monitor according to the display form set by the display form setting means,
Skip execution means for accepting an operation input from the outside and skipping the playback position to the skip destination position accepted by the skip acceptance means based on the accepted operation input;
A video playback apparatus comprising:   The display form setting means displays a relative position display that displays the skip destination position with reference to a reference chapter that is a chapter being played back, and an absolute position display that displays the skip destination position with reference to the start position of the program. The video playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display form is set by selecting one of the two. A skip destination determination unit that determines whether or not the skip destination position received by the skip reception unit is within a reference program that is a program including a chapter being played;
The display control means, when it is determined by the skip destination determination means that the skip destination position is within the reference program,
When the relative position display is set by the display form setting means, the skip destination chapter that is the chapter including the skip destination position is the chapter after or how many before the reference chapter. Display the number of chapters with a sign indicating whether
The chapter number information indicating how many chapters of the reference program the skip destination chapter is displayed when the absolute position display is set by the display form setting means. 2. The video reproduction apparatus according to 2. When the display control means determines that the skip destination position is not within the reference program by the skip destination determination means,
When the relative position display is set by the display form setting means, the skip destination program, which is the program including the skip destination position, is a program after what or how many before the reference program. Display the number of programs with a sign indicating whether
When the absolute position display is set by the display form setting means, program number information indicating the number of programs stored in the video storage means is displayed as the skip destination program. The video reproduction device according to claim 2 or 3. When the display control means determines that the skip destination position is not within the reference program by the skip destination determination means,
5. The video reproduction apparatus according to claim 4, wherein chapter number information indicating how many chapters of the skip destination program the skip destination chapter is displayed. A broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus configured to receive a television broadcast, store the received video information, and display the stored video information on a monitor,
Receiving means for receiving a television broadcast;
The video playback device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Video recording means for accepting operation input from the outside, and storing video information received via the receiving means in the video storage means based on the accepted operation input;
A broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus comprising:

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