JP2011055549A - Video recorder and video recording method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately execute a related function to a program which is recorded simultaneously. <P>SOLUTION: A video recorder has a recording means, a first display means, a selecting means, a second display means and an execution means. The selecting means selects a previous program for executing a related function related to a previous program from previous programs shown by previous program information which is displayed by the first display means. The second display means displays a selecting screen comprising an operation image for selecting a related function to be executed for a previous program selected by the selecting means and a content information which shows the content of the previous program selected by the selecting means. The execution means executes the related function wherein an operation image included in the selecting screen displayed by the second display means is operated in the previous program selected by the selecting means. When the related function wherein an operation image is operated is a reservation function which reserves video recording of a program related to a previous program among programs which are to be broadcasted in the days ahead, reservation of video recording of a program which is provided with the same program name as the previous program selected by the selecting means among forthcoming programs is executed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a recording apparatus and a recording method.

  In Patent Document 1, a list of recorded programs is displayed, and when a specific program is selected from the displayed programs, a playback function for playing back the selected program or a program to be broadcast in the future is selected. Displays an operation menu for selecting a related function related to the selected program, such as a reservation function for reserving recording of a program related to the program (for example, a program of a continuous drama), and is selected from the operation menu A recording apparatus that performs related functions is disclosed.

JP 2009-44442 A

  By the way, a user who uses a recording device having a function of simultaneously recording a program of a plurality of channels using a plurality of tuners is not conscious of a program that he / she wants to watch, and is in a specific time zone (for example, , Golden Time, etc.) programs may be recorded simultaneously. In such a case, if a list of simultaneously recorded programs is displayed, the list-displayed programs include many programs other than the programs for which the user intends to execute related functions. When a program is selected from a list of displayed programs, such as a recording device, simply displaying the operation menu may cause the user to execute a related function by mistake for an unintended program There is a problem of being.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus and a recording method capable of accurately executing related functions for simultaneously recorded programs.

  The recording device of the embodiment includes a recording unit, a first display unit, a selection unit, a second display unit, and an execution unit. The recording means simultaneously records programs of a plurality of channels using a plurality of tuners. The first display means displays past program information indicating a past program which is the simultaneously recorded program as a past electronic program guide composed of a channel axis and a time axis. The selection means selects the past program that executes a related function related to the past program from the past programs indicated by the past program information displayed by the first display means. The second display means includes an operation image for selecting the related function to be executed on the past program selected by the selection means, and content information representing the contents of the past program selected by the selection means. Display the selection screen. The execution means executes the related function in which the operation image included in the selection screen displayed by the second display means is operated on the past program selected by the selection means, and the operation image And when the related function is a reservation function for reserving recording of a program related to the past program among programs to be broadcast in the future, the past program selected by the selection means among the subsequent programs Schedule recording of programs with the same program name.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the television apparatus according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control unit. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a past program table. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the selection screen. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of execution processing of related functions for past programs.

  Exemplary embodiments of a recording apparatus and a recording method according to the present invention are explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following embodiment, an example in which the recording apparatus and the recording method of the present invention are applied to a television apparatus is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the television apparatus according to this embodiment. The television apparatus 100 is a television apparatus equipped with a digital broadcast receiving tuner, and includes an antenna 101, tuners 1 to N (102), a signal processing unit 103, a video processing unit 104, a display processing unit 105, and a display display unit 106. , An audio processing unit 107, a speaker 108, a communication line 109, a control unit 110, a RAM 111, a ROM 112, a built-in HDD 113, a USB connector 114, a keyboard 116, and a light receiving unit 117.

  The antenna 101 receives digital broadcasts such as BS, CS, and terrestrial waves. The digital broadcast received by the antenna 101 is supplied to tuners 1 to N (102). Tuners 1 to N (102) selectively receive a broadcast signal of a viewing channel designated by a user from a digital broadcast, demodulate the received broadcast signal, and process the demodulated broadcast signal as a signal processing unit 103. Output to.

  The signal processing unit 103 separates a video signal, an audio signal, and other signals from the broadcast signals supplied from the tuners 1 to N (102), and extracts a desired signal from a plurality of these signals. Then, the signal processing unit 103 outputs the extracted video signal to the video processing unit 104 and outputs the extracted audio signal to the audio processing unit 107.

  The video processing unit 104 performs processing for appropriately adjusting the angle of view and color of the video signal supplied from the signal processing unit 103 or the control unit 110, and outputs the adjusted video signal to the display processing unit 105.

  The display processing unit 105 converts the video signal supplied from the video processing unit 104 into a video signal in a format that can be displayed on the display display unit 106, and outputs the converted video signal to the display display unit 106. In addition, the display processing unit 105 generates image signals such as an electronic program guide (EPG) and an on-screen display (OSD), and the generated electronic program guide and OSD image signals are displayed as video. It outputs to the display display part 106 with a signal. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that display processing unit 105 generates an image signal of an electronic program guide in which programs of each channel that can be received by tuners 1 to N (102) are arranged in time series.

  The audio processing unit 107 converts the audio signal input from the signal processing unit 103 or the control unit 110 into an audio signal in a format that can be reproduced by the speaker 108, and then outputs the audio signal to the speaker 108.

  The control unit 110 controls the tuners 1 to N (102), the signal processing unit 103, the video processing unit 104, the display processing unit 105, and the audio processing unit 107. Specifically, the control unit 110 is a microcomputer.

  The communication line 109 connects the tuners 1 to N (102), the signal processing unit 103, the video processing unit 104, the display processing unit 105, the audio processing unit 107, and the control unit 110 to each other. N (102), the signal processing unit 103, the video processing unit 104, the display processing unit 105, and the audio processing unit 107 are used to exchange data. The communication line 109 is specifically IIC-BUS (Inter-IC-Bus).

  A RAM (Random Access Memory) 111 and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 112 store various data, and these data are exchanged with the control unit 110.

  The keyboard 116 is a switch through which a user inputs various requests to the television device 100. The light receiving unit 117 receives a signal transmitted from the remote control 118 in response to a request from the user. On remote control 118, a numeric keypad for inputting numbers from 0 to 9, a channel up key and a channel down key for selecting a channel, direction keys for inputting one of up, down, left and right are displayed on the display. A broadcast switching key or the like for switching the broadcast type is provided. A USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector 114 is connected to a USB-HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 115 which is an external storage device connected via USB.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control unit. The control unit 110 includes a recording unit 201, a first display unit 202, a selection unit 203, a second display unit 204, an execution unit 205, and the like.

  When the remote control 118 requests simultaneous recording of a program of a plurality of channels, the recording unit 201 extracts the video signal extracted by the signal processing unit 103 from the broadcast signals of the plurality of channels received by the tuners 1 to N (102). By storing audio signals (hereinafter referred to as program data) in the built-in HDD 113, programs of a plurality of channels received by the tuners 1 to N (102) are recorded simultaneously. In this embodiment, when a request for simultaneous recording is received from the remote controller 118, a time zone for simultaneous recording is set, and the recording unit 201 simultaneously records a program of a plurality of channels in the set time zone. Assumed to be performed.

  In addition, when receiving a request for simultaneous recording from the remote controller 118, the recording unit 201 acquires an image signal of the electronic program guide of the simultaneously recorded time zone program from the display processing unit 105, and acquires the acquired image of the electronic program guide It is assumed that the signal is stored in the built-in HDD 113 as past program guide data.

  When the display of the past program guide is requested from the remote controller 118, the first display means 202 reads the past program guide data stored in the built-in HDD 113, and displays the read past program guide data in the display processing unit 105. The past program table is displayed on the display display unit 106 as past program information indicating past programs that are simultaneously recorded programs.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a past program table. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the first display unit 202 does not display the past program table in the time zone in which simultaneous recording is not performed, but displays only the past program table 300 in the simultaneously recorded time zone. It is displayed on the display unit 106. Therefore, the first display unit 202 displays only the past program table 300 in the time zone in which the simultaneous recording is performed and displays it on the display display unit 106. In the present embodiment, the past program table is not displayed during the time period when simultaneous recording is not performed, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, since it is impossible to reproduce a program during a time period when simultaneous recording is not performed, a display indicating that the program cannot be reproduced may be displayed, such as graying out.

  In the present embodiment, the past program table 300 in which past programs are arranged in time series for each channel is displayed as past program information. However, the present invention is not limited to this as long as it indicates past programs. . For example, when a search unit for searching for a specific past program (for example, a past program in a time zone specified by the remote control 118) from past programs is included, the first display unit 202 displays the search unit. A list of past program search results retrieved by the above may be displayed as past program information.

  The selection unit 203 dubbs a past function from a past program indicated by the past program table displayed on the display display unit 106 and a past program to another storage device (for example, USB-HDD 115). Executes related functions related to past programs, such as dubbing function, erasing function for erasing past programs, and reservation function for reserving recording of programs related to past programs (for example, continuous drama programs) among programs to be broadcast in the future The past program to be selected is selected.

  In the present embodiment, the selection unit 203 operates the direction key provided on the remote controller 118 from the past programs indicated by the past program table displayed on the display display unit 106, and after the cursor 301 is hit, It is assumed that a past program in which a determination key provided on the remote controller 118 is pressed is selected as a past program for executing a related function.

  The second display means 204 includes various OSD buttons 401 (see FIG. 4), which are operation images for selecting a related function to be executed on the past program selected by the selection means 203 by an OSD (On Screen Function) function, A selection screen including content information 402 (see FIG. 4) indicating the content of the selected past program (for example, the name of the program, the name of the broadcasting station that broadcast the program, the date and time when the program was broadcast, the simple content of the program, etc.) 400 is displayed on the display display unit 106 via the display processing unit 105.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the selection screen. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the second display unit 204 displays the selection screen 400 superimposed on the past program guide 300 displayed on the display display unit 106. Note that the OSD button 401 with “view” included in the selection screen 400 is for selecting a playback function. An OSD button 401 with “Leave” included in the selection screen 400 is for selecting a dubbing function. An OSD button 401 with “continuous drum reservation” included in the selection screen 400 is for selecting a reservation function. Further, the second display means 204 displays the OSD button 401 of the related function that can be executed for the selected past program in the current system state among the OSD buttons 401 included in the selection screen 400 and is selected. Assume that the OSD button 401 of a related function that cannot be executed for a past program is grayed out. For example, when the past program other than the past program selected by the selection unit 203 is being dubbed, since the past program selected by the selection unit 203 cannot be dubbed, the second display unit 204 displays the selection screen 400. OSD button 401 for selecting a dubbing function is grayed out.

  When the direction key and the determination key provided on the remote controller 118 are pressed and various OSD buttons 401 are operated, the execution unit 205 selects the related function for which the OSD button 401 has been operated in the past selected by the selection unit 203. It is what is executed on the program.

  For example, when the OSD button 401 with “view” is operated, the execution unit 205 executes the playback function, and selects the past program data stored in the internal HDD 113 by the selection unit 203. The head of the selected past program (the time at which recording of the past program is started) is searched, program data from the searched time is read, and the read program data is output to the video processing unit 104 and the audio processing unit 107. As a result, the execution unit 205 reproduces the past program. If the past program selected by the selection unit 203 is already being reproduced, the execution unit 205 resumes reproduction from the middle of the past program.

  When the OSD button 401 with “Leave” is operated, the execution unit 205 executes a dubbing function and first displays a setting screen for setting a dubbing destination (for example, USB-HDD 115). The image is displayed on the display display unit 106 via the processing unit 105. When there is only one dubbing destination, the execution unit 205 displays a warning that the dubbing destination cannot be set on the setting screen. Next, when the dubbing destination is set on the setting screen, the execution unit 205 cancels the confirmation screen for confirming the dubbing execution (for example, the “Yes” button for instructing the dubbing execution and the dubbing execution). A “No” button and the like are displayed on the display display unit 106 via the display processing unit 105. The execution unit 205 executes dubbing when the “Yes” button is pressed, and cancels the dubbing when the “No” button is pressed. In the present embodiment, the execution unit 205 executes dubbing by storing program data in the USB-HDD 115 via the USB connector 114.

  In addition, when the OSD button 401 in which “schedule reservation” is operated, the execution unit 205 executes the reservation function, and is included in the current and subsequent programs (the electronic program table generated by the display processing unit 105). Among the programs to be recorded), the program (continuous drama program) with the same program name as the past program selected by the selection means 203 is reserved.

  Next, the flow of execution processing of related functions for past programs will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of execution processing of related functions for past programs.

  The first display unit 202 waits for a request to display the past program table 300 from the remote controller 118 (step S501). When the display of the past program table 300 is requested from the remote controller 118 (step S501: Yes), the first display unit 202 displays the past program table 300 on the display display unit 106 (step S502).

  When the past program table 300 is displayed on the display display unit 106, the selection unit 203 operates a direction key and a determination key provided on the remote controller 118 to execute a past function for executing a related function from the past program table 300. It waits for a program to be selected (step S503).

  Then, after the direction key provided on the remote control 118 is operated and the cursor 301 is placed on the past program (step S503: Yes), when the determination key provided on the remote control 118 is pressed, the selection unit 203 An OSD button 401 for selecting a past program to which the cursor 301 is placed as a past program for executing a related function and for the second display means 204 to select a related function executable for the selected past program. Then, the selection screen 400 including the content information 402 representing the content of the selected past program is superimposed on the past program table 300 and displayed on the display display unit 106 (step S504).

  Thereafter, when the OSD button 401 included in the selection screen 400 is operated (step S505: Yes), the execution unit 205 executes the related function for which the OSD button 401 has been operated on the past program selected by the selection unit 203. (Step S506).

  As described above, according to the television apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of channel programs received by the tuners 1 to N (102) are simultaneously recorded, and the past program table 300 of past programs which are the simultaneously recorded programs is stored. An OSD button 401 for selecting a past program for executing a related function related to the past program from among the past programs displayed and displayed in the displayed past program table 300, and for selecting a related function to be executed for the selected past program; A selection screen 400 including content information 402 representing the contents of the selected past program, and executing the related function in which the OSD button 401 included in the displayed selection screen 400 is pressed is performed on the selected past program. Thus, when the OSD button 401 is pressed on the selection screen 400, the user confirms the content information 402 and then presses the OSD button 401. It is possible to press, can be performed accurately related functions with respect to the past programs were simultaneously recorded.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Television apparatus, 102 ... Tuner 1-N, 201 ... Recording means, 202 ... First display means, 203 ... Selection means, 204 ... Second display means, 205 ... Execution means, 300 ... Past program guide, 400 ... Selection screen, 401 ... OSD button, 402 ... Content information

Claims (6)

Recording means for simultaneously recording programs of a plurality of channels using a plurality of tuners;
First display means for displaying past program information indicating a past program as the simultaneously recorded program as a past electronic program guide configured by a channel axis and a time axis;
Selecting means for selecting the past program for executing a related function related to the past program from the past program indicated by the past program information displayed by the first display means;
A second screen that displays an operation image for selecting the related function to be executed on the past program selected by the selection means and content information indicating the contents of the past program selected by the selection means; Display means;
The related function in which the operation image included in the selection screen displayed by the second display unit is operated is executed on the past program selected by the selection unit, and the operation image is operated When the related function is a reservation function for reserving recording of a program related to the past program among programs to be broadcast in the future, the same program name as the past program selected by the selection means among the subsequent programs is attached. Execution means for performing recording reservation of a recorded program;
A recording apparatus comprising:   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first display unit displays the electronic program guide in which the past program information is arranged in time series for each channel.   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the related function is a playback function for playing back the past program.   4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the related function is a dubbing function for dubbing the past program to another storage device. 5. A recording method executed by a recording device,
The recording device includes a storage unit and a control unit,
The controller is
A recording means for simultaneously recording programs of a plurality of channels using a plurality of tuners;
A first display means for displaying past program information indicating a past program that is the simultaneously recorded program as a past electronic program guide configured by a channel axis and a time axis;
Selecting a past program for executing a related function related to the past program from the past program indicated by the past program information displayed by the first display unit;
A selection in which the second display means includes an operation image for selecting the related function to be executed on the past program selected by the selection means, and content information indicating the contents of the past program selected by the selection means. Displaying a screen;
An execution unit executes the related function in which the operation image included in the selection screen displayed by the second display unit is operated on the past program selected by the selection unit, and the operation image is When the operated related function is a reservation function for reserving recording of a program related to the past program among programs to be broadcast in the future, the same as the past program selected by the selection means among the subsequent programs Executing a recording reservation for a program with a program name;
A recording method comprising:   6. The recording method according to claim 5, wherein the first display means displays the electronic program guide in which the past program information is arranged in time series for each channel.

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