JP2010239501A - Video recording/playback apparatus and video recording/playback method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video recording/playback apparatus and video recording/playback method which, when starting video-recording a new video image during video-recording of a plurality of video images, select a video image desired by a user and video-record the selected video image. <P>SOLUTION: The video recording/playback apparatus 1 includes: a video recording section 12A capable of simultaneously recording a plurality of received video information items; a video-recording priority management section 12D which manages priorities of a plurality of video information items to be recorded and when the video recording section 12A starts recording new video information over the simultaneously recordable number of video information items, selects video information to stop video-recording based on the priorities; and a video-recording priority display section 12E for displaying identification information of the video information items to be simultaneously recorded and the priorities of the video information items. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a video recording / playback apparatus and a video recording / playback method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Video recording / playback apparatuses are known that display a video of another program in a reduced size to indicate that the video being viewed is started when the recording of another program is started while the program is being viewed.

  For example, the video recording / playback apparatus of Patent Document 1 includes an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of videos in parallel, a storage unit that stores videos acquired by the acquisition unit, a reservation reception unit that receives video recording reservations, While the acquisition unit is acquiring one video, when the storage unit records another video based on the reservation received by the reservation reception unit, a small image generation unit that generates a video obtained by reducing the other video, and being acquired Therefore, it is possible to clearly notify that recording of another program has been started while viewing a certain program.

  However, according to the conventional video recording / playback apparatus, when a new video recording is started in a configuration capable of simultaneously recording a plurality of programs, the recording of any of the currently recorded videos is stopped. There is a problem that cannot be presented to the user.

JP 2007-49628 A

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a video recording / reproducing apparatus and a video recording / reproducing method capable of selecting and recording a video desired by a user when recording a new video while recording a plurality of videos. It is to provide.

[1] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention manages a video recording unit capable of simultaneously recording a plurality of received video information and a priority of the plurality of video information to be recorded simultaneously. When starting recording new video information beyond the number of recordable video information, a recording priority management unit that selects video information to stop recording based on the priority, and the plurality of videos to be recorded simultaneously There is provided a video recording / reproducing apparatus having a recording priority display unit for displaying identification information of information and a priority thereof.

  According to the configuration described above, when starting to record a new video, the user can check which video information of the video information already recorded is to be stopped. Can be recorded.

[2] Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention manages a video recording step capable of simultaneously recording a plurality of received video information, a priority of the plurality of video information to be recorded simultaneously, and the video recording step Recording priority management step for selecting video information to stop recording based on the priority when starting recording new video information beyond the number of video information that can be simultaneously recorded, and the plurality of simultaneous recording A video recording priority display step for displaying the video information identification information and their priorities.

  According to the configuration described above, a video recording / reproducing method having the same effect as [1] can be realized.

  According to the present invention, when recording a new video during the recording of a plurality of videos, the video desired by the user can be selected and recorded.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an external appearance of a video recording / reproducing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the structural example of the video recording / reproducing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the example of a screen display of the video recording / reproducing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the video recording / reproducing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the structural example of the video recording / reproducing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the example of a screen display of the video recording / reproducing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the video recording / reproducing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

[First Embodiment]
(Configuration of video recording / playback device)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a video recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The video recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is an apparatus capable of displaying and recording video information of, for example, full segment (full segment) using 12 segments and one segment (one segment) using one segment by receiving a digital broadcast wave. A storage unit 13 for storing recorded full-segment video information, a memory card slot 14 into which a memory card 14A for storing recorded one-segment video information is inserted, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel for displaying video, and the like Display screen 15A, and speakers 16R and 16L for outputting sound. The remote controller 2 has a plurality of switches that allow operation input, and transmits an operation signal to a light receiving unit (not shown) provided in the video recording / reproducing apparatus 1 by infrared rays or the like according to the operation input to the switches. .

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of the video recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The video recording / reproducing apparatus 1 includes tuners 10A and 10B that are connected to antennas 30A and 30B and select broadcast waves, a decoder 11 that decodes broadcast wave signals received by the tuners 10A and 10B, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit). ) Etc. to process information and control each unit, a storage unit 13 constituted by HDD (Hard Disk Drive) etc. to store full-segment video information, and one-segment video information to be stored A memory card slot 14 into which the memory card 14A is inserted, a display unit 15 for displaying video, a speaker 16 for outputting sound, and an operation signal received from the remote controller 2 via a light receiving unit (not shown) are processed. And an operation unit 17.

  The decoder 11 can simultaneously decode, for example, 13 segments, and can record simultaneously for one full segment and one segment.

  The control unit 12 includes a video recording unit 12A that records video information output by the decoder 11 on the storage unit 13 or the memory card 14A, and video information output by the decoder 11 or video information stored on the storage unit 13 or the memory card 14A. A video recording unit 12C that receives the recording reservation of the program and operates the video recording unit 12A with the content of the received recording reservation, and simultaneously records a plurality of programs exceeding the number of simultaneous recordings. A recording priority management unit 12D for selecting a program to be recorded based on the recording priority, a recording priority display unit 12E for processing to display information on the recording priority of the program being recorded together with the video, and display A display processing unit 12F for controlling the unit 15 to display the video displayed by the video playback unit 12B and the recording priority display unit 12E; 16 by driving and an audio output processing section 12G for outputting audio.

  3 (a) to 3 (l) are schematic diagrams showing screen display examples of the video recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the viewing video 150 is a video of a program being viewed displayed on the display screen 15A. The viewing channel 151 indicating the channel being viewed and the name of the channel being recorded are displayed. And a recording-in-progress display 152.

  The recorded video 160 is a video that is being recorded that is not actually displayed. As shown in FIG. 3B, a recording channel 161 that is the name of the channel being recorded is described for ease of explanation. Yes.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B show a state in which NTV is being watched while recording TBS news.

  FIGS. 3C and 3D show a state in which the TBS news recording is finished and the NHK One Seg news recording reservation is started.

  FIGS. 3E and 3F show a state in which recording of the currently-viewing Nippon TV is started by user operation, for example, while recording NHK One Seg. The recording displays 152a and 152b indicate that the recording display 152a has a higher priority than the recording display 152b.

  FIGS. 3 (g) and (h) show a state in which recording of NHK Full Seg is started by recording reservation while recording of NHK One Seg while recording NHK One Seg. Indicates a state in which is terminated.

  FIGS. 3 (i) and (j) show the state after changing the priority of NHK One Seg recording and NHK Full Seg recording by operating the remote controller 2 from the states of FIGS. 3 (g) and (h). .

  FIGS. 3 (k) and (l) show a state in which the recording of TV Asahi One Seg is started by recording reservation while watching NHK while recording NHK and NHK One Seg. The completed state is shown. 3 (g) and (h), when recording of TV Asahi One Seg is similarly started by recording reservation, both NHK One Seg and TV Asahi One Seg cannot be recorded at the same time. The recording of NHK One Seg is ended without recording the low NHK recording, and the recording of TV Asahi One Seg is started.

(Operation)
The operation of the video recording / playback apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, the video recording unit 12A starts recording in response to an operation by the remote controller 2 or a recording reservation input to the recording reservation unit 12C, and the recording priority management unit 12D performs recording when there is no special operation input. The recording priority display unit 12E displays the recording-in-progress display 152 or 152a, 152b as shown in FIG.

  In the state where two programs are recorded simultaneously, an operation in the case where recording is further started according to an operation by the remote controller 2 or a recording reservation input to the recording reservation unit 12C will be described below.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the video recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  First, when the recording priority management unit 12D detects that new recording is started during simultaneous recording of two programs (S1; Yes), it determines whether or not the new recording is one-segment (S2). ), When it is one segment (S2; Yes), and when the low priority program being recorded is one segment (S3; Yes), for example, when it is in the state of (i) and (j) in FIG. As shown in the states of (k) and (l) in FIG. 3, recording of a low priority program is stopped and recording of a new program is started (S4).

  Further, when the low priority program being recorded is not one-segment broadcasting in step S3 (S3; No), for example, in the state of (g) and (h) in FIG. 3, (k) and (l in FIG. ), The recording of the one-segment program with a high priority is stopped and the recording of a new program is started (S6).

  In step 2, when the new recording is not one-segment (S2; No) and the low-priority program being recorded is one-segment (S5; Yes), the recording of the high-priority program is stopped. Recording of a new program is started (S6).

  Further, when the low priority program being recorded is not a one-segment program in step S5 (S5; No), for example, in the states (e) and (f) of FIG. 3, (g) and (h) of FIG. ), Recording of a low priority program is stopped and recording of a new program is started (S6).

(Effects of the first embodiment)
According to the first embodiment described above, the recording priority is displayed during the recording of a plurality of programs, and the recording priority can be changed by the user's operation. When recording is started, an image desired by the user can be recorded.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a video recording / reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, parts having the same configuration and function as those of the first embodiment are denoted by common reference numerals.

  Compared with the first embodiment, the video recording / reproducing apparatus 1 has decoders 11A and 11B independently for the tuners 10A and 10B, respectively. Therefore, simultaneous recording of 2-channel full segment and simultaneous recording of 2-channel one segment are possible.

  FIGS. 6A to 6L are schematic views showing screen display examples of the video recording / reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the viewing video 150 is a video of a program being viewed displayed on the display screen 15A. The viewing channel 151 indicating the channel being viewed and the name of the channel being recorded are displayed. And a recording-in-progress display 152.

  The recorded video 160 is a video that is being recorded that is not actually displayed. As shown in FIG. 6B, a recorded channel 161 that is the name of the channel being recorded is described for ease of explanation. Yes.

  FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) show a state in which NTV is being watched while recording TBS news.

  FIGS. 6C and 6D show a state in which the TBS news recording is finished and the NHK One Seg news recording reservation is started.

  FIGS. 6E and 6F show a state in which the recording of the currently-viewing Nippon TV is started while recording NHK One Seg. The recording displays 152a and 152b indicate that the recording display 152a has a higher priority than the recording display 152b.

  FIGS. 6 (g) and 6 (h) show a state in which recording of NHK Full Seg is started by recording reservation during recording of the currently watching NTV while recording NHK One Seg. Indicates a state in which is terminated.

  FIGS. 6 (i) and (j) show the state after changing the priority of NHK one-segment recording and NHK full-segment recording by operating the remote controller 2 from the states of FIGS. 6 (g) and (h). . 6 (g) and (h), or FIGS. 6 (i) and 6 (j), the programs that are simultaneously recorded are full segment and one segment of the same channel. Since only one is used, other channels can be viewed.

  FIGS. 6 (k) and (l) show a state in which recording of NHK and NHK One Seg is being started, while recording NHK and NHK One Seg, the recording of TV Asahi is started by recording reservation, and the recording of NHK One Seg with low priority is completed. Shows the state. Similarly to the first embodiment, when recording of TV Asahi One Seg is started by recording reservation in the states of FIGS. 6G and 6H, NHK One Seg and TV Asahi One Seg are recorded on the memory card 14A. Cannot be recorded at the same time, the recording of NHK One Seg with high priority is terminated, and the recording of TV Asahi One Seg is started.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the video recording / reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  First, when the recording priority management unit 12D detects that new recording is started during simultaneous recording of two programs (S11; Yes), it determines whether or not the new recording is one-segment (S12). ) When the program is one seg (S12; Yes) and the low priority program being recorded is one seg (S13; Yes), recording of the low priority program is stopped and recording of a new program is started. (S14).

  If the low priority program being recorded is not one segment in step S13 (S13; No), recording of the high priority one segment program is stopped and recording of a new program is started (S15).

  In step S2, when the new recording is not one-segment (S12; No), for example, in the states (e) and (f) in FIG. 6, the states (g) and (h) in FIG. As described above, recording of a low priority program is stopped and recording of a new program is started (S14).

(Effect of the second embodiment)
According to the second embodiment described above, the recording priority is displayed during recording of a plurality of programs, and the recording priority can be changed by the user's operation. When recording is started, an image desired by the user can be recorded.

[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, a plurality of tuners may be provided, and a decoder capable of simultaneously decoding a plurality of channels may be prepared. The priority may be set in advance at the time of recording reservation. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which presets a priority with respect to a specific channel or a specific program.

  The video recording unit 12A, video playback unit 12B, recording reservation unit 12C, recording priority management unit 12D, recording priority display unit 12E, display processing unit 12F, and audio output processing unit 12G used in the above embodiment are The program may be read from a storage medium such as a CD-ROM into a storage unit in the apparatus, or may be downloaded from a server apparatus connected to a network such as the Internet to the storage unit in the apparatus. Moreover, you may implement | achieve part or all of the means used by the said embodiment by hardware, such as ASIC.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Video recording / reproducing apparatus, 2 ... Remote control, 10A, 10B ... Tuner, 11 ... Decoder, 11A, 11B ... Decoder, 12 ... Control part, 12A ... Video recording part, 12B ... Video reproduction part, 12C ... Recording reservation part, 12D ... Recording priority management unit, 12E ... Recording priority display unit, 12F ... Display processing unit, 12G ... Audio output processing unit, 13 ... Storage unit, 14 ... Memory card slot, 14A ... Memory card, 15 ... Display unit, 15A ... Display screen, 16L, 16R ... Speaker, 17 ... Operation unit, 30A, 30B ... Antenna, 150 ... Viewing video, 151 ... Viewing channel, 152 ... Recording display, 152a ... Recording display, 152b ... Recording display, 160 ... recorded video, 161 ... recording channel

Claims (3)

A video recording unit capable of simultaneously recording a plurality of received video information;
The priority of the plurality of video information to be recorded at the same time is managed, and when the video recording unit starts recording new video information beyond the number of video information that can be recorded simultaneously, the video recording is performed based on the priority. A recording priority management unit for selecting video information to be stopped,
A video recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: identification information of the plurality of video information to be recorded at the same time and a recording priority display unit for displaying the priority thereof.   The video recording / playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording priority management unit changes the priority according to an input operation signal. A video recording step capable of simultaneously recording a plurality of received video information;
The priority of the plurality of video information to be recorded simultaneously is managed, and when the recording of new video information is started beyond the number of video information that can be simultaneously recorded in the video recording step, the recording is performed based on the priority. A recording priority management step for selecting video information to be stopped;
A video recording / playback method comprising: identifying information of the plurality of video information to be recorded simultaneously and a recording priority display step for displaying the priorities thereof.

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