JP2012015801A - Video recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video recorder capable of dubbing a recorded content on a memory card by a simple method.SOLUTION: When an automatic take-out function is effective, it is detected that the memory card has been inserted, take-out content information that is condition information recorded on the memory card is read out, according to a copy priority that is the condition information read out, content data of the same title with the most recent recording date is dubbed from a USB-HDD onto the memory card automatically for storage. Furthermore, it is not necessary that the condition information is recorded on the memory card, and control table information associating the memory card with the condition information may be stored in the video recorder. In that case, a control table can be stored in a nonvolatile memory or the like formed in a control part.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a recording apparatus capable of recording video content, and more particularly to a recording apparatus capable of dubbing recorded content on a memory card or the like.

  Recent recording apparatuses have a function of dubbing content recorded on a hard disk or the like onto a memory card. Then, the user can take the recorded content and enjoy the recorded content on the go by setting the memory card on which the dubbed content is recorded in the portable information device.

  At this time, the user generally takes out the recorded content by selecting the content to be taken out from a large number of content lists recorded on the hard disk and giving a dubbing instruction.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-110054 (FIG. 1)

  However, in the conventional recording apparatus, the user needs to specify a content to be dubbed by operating a hierarchical menu while browsing a display screen output by the recording apparatus for the content to be taken out.

  Therefore, an operation for selecting a content that a large number of contents are desired to be taken out by the user has been complicated.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus capable of dubbing recorded contents onto a memory card by a simple method in order to solve the above-described problems.

  According to the embodiment, a content storage unit that stores a plurality of content received from broadcast waves, a card slot that allows a memory card to be inserted / removed, and a setting menu in which extraction conditions for content to be dubbed on this memory card are set Display panel. Also, the content extraction condition information set by this setting menu is recorded, and when it is detected that a memory card is inserted into this card slot, the content extraction condition information corresponding to this memory card is read and read. And a control unit for dubbing content based on the content extraction condition information from the content storage unit to the memory card.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the operation | movement form of the embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the dubbing operation | movement of the embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the embodiment.

  The recording apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a tuner 11, a control unit 12, a display panel 13, a speaker 14, an input unit 15, a UDB-HDD 16, a card slot 17, and an SD card 18.

  The tuner 11 receives, for example, a digital broadcast transmitted by terrestrial waves, tunes to a specific channel, and outputs broadcast data transmitted from the broadcast station of this channel to the control unit. The control unit 12 is a SoC (System On Chip) that is responsible for controlling the entire recording apparatus, decodes broadcast data received from the tuner 11, outputs video to the display panel 13, and outputs audio to the speaker 14. The display panel 13 displays the video content input from the control unit 12. Also, an OSD (on-screen display) such as a menu screen generated by the control unit is displayed. In this embodiment, a dubbing screen as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is displayed as the OSD.

  Next, the input unit 15 performs an operation instruction for operating the recording device 10, and is, for example, a button disposed on the recording device or a remote controller using infrared communication.

  The card slot 17 is a slot for mounting the SD card 18. In this embodiment, when the SD card 18 is installed in the card slot 17, the control unit 12 detects the installation of the SD card, and searches for dubbing stored in the SD card 18 or stored in the recording apparatus main body. Read the condition data. Then, the control unit 12 searches the USB-HDD 16 for content based on the search condition data, and automatically dubbs it to the SD card 18.

  As described above, the control unit 12 is provided with various control units such as a decoder, an encoder, a card interface, a display controller, an audio controller, and an input interface in order to take charge of the entire operation of the recording apparatus 10. In this embodiment, the card interface that performs recording control on the SD card as a recording unit is included in the control unit 12, but may be implemented as a separate component from the control unit.

  Next, the operation mode of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the recording apparatus 10 of this embodiment assumes a television. A plurality of contents are stored in the USB-HDD 16 connected to the television, and the content is dubbed to the SD card 18 inserted in the card slot 17 of the television 10. At this time, in the setting menu as shown in FIG. 2, when the auto take-out function is set to be enabled (enabled), when the SD card 18 is inserted, the USB-HDD 16 is set based on the setting conditions stored in the SD card 18. The stored content is automatically dubbed to the SD card 18. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the date / time is selected as the copy priority condition, and the content stored in the USB-HDD 16 is recorded in the order of the newest recording date / time on the inserted SD card. Of the contents that have been recorded, the contents that are newer (most recent) than the contents with the latest date and time are automatically selected and dubbed onto the SD card 18.

  More specifically, when the auto take-out function is valid, it is detected that the SD card 18 has been inserted, read out take-out content information, which is condition information recorded on the SD card, and read out condition information. In accordance with the copy priority, newer content data of the same title recorded on the USB-HDD 16 is automatically dubbed and saved on the SD card. The condition information is not necessarily recorded on the SD card, and may be stored in the recording apparatus as management table information in which the SD card is associated with the condition information. In that case, the management table may be stored in a non-volatile memory (not shown) or the like provided in the control unit 12.

  Since the content is automatically recorded on the basis of the condition information stored in the SD card at the same time as the SD card is inserted in this way, for users who use the SD card as a specific title SD. Can provide a convenient means.

  Further, when there are a plurality of titles to be stored in the SD card 18, the contents requested by the user can be automatically collected from the stored titles according to the copy priority set by the user.

  For example, when “date and time” is selected, the latest news and the like can be acquired by copying the order of titles in which the recording date and time of content data is new.

  When “copy count” is selected, titles that are frequently viewed can be collected by copying in order of titles that are frequently copied to the SD card 18.

  When “genre” is selected, titles of favorite genres can be collected by copying in order of many genres stored in the SD card 18.

  If “None” is selected, the latest content data of the same title stored in the SD card 18 can be collected.

  In addition, if the storage location of the title content information or user setting information that you want to bring is set to the SD card itself, the function can be used on the same TV model, and content stored on another TV can be copied. .

  In addition, when the ID is issued for each SD card as the save destination and the TV main body is used, since there is no condition information on the SD card, even if the SD card is initialized by mistake, the condition information is lost because it is on the TV side. There is no.

When the above-described operations are arranged, the present embodiment is an operation example as follows.
That is, as shown in FIG. 2, an “auto take-out function” menu setting item is added to the SD card setting screen.

  When an SD card is inserted with the auto take-out function set to “Yes”, if content data that is newer than the recording date of the content data stored on the SD card is saved on the HDD side, the content data is automatically saved on the SD side. Copy to.

  There are the following two methods for saving condition information such as title content information and user setting information to be taken out.

(1) Save to the SD card itself
(2) Issue an ID for each SD card and store it on the TV. The storage location is a non-volatile memory or the like existing in the control unit 12.
When the SD card 18 is inserted, referring to the condition information stored in the SD card itself or the condition information stored in the TV main body, the dubbing operation based on the condition information has a form as shown in FIG. Done.

  At this time, the title content information and user setting information desired to be taken out include the following items.

(1) Channel (2) Program title (3) Genre (4) Recording date and time (5) Copy count (6) Auto take-out function setting (valid / invalid, copy priority)
Then, contents stored in the USB-HDD 16 are extracted and automatically dubbed to the SD card 18 according to conditions based on these condition information.
Furthermore, when there are a plurality of titles in the USB-HDD 16, the priority for copying data can be set as follows.
(1) The recording date and time of the content data is the newest title order (date and time)
(2) Title order with most copies to SD (Number of copies)
(3) Many genres stored in SD (genre)
(4) All titles with recording date and time newer than SD (None)
If the priority is set in this way, only the content that the user wants to view most is dubbed to the SD card 18, so that the possibility of useless content being dubbed is reduced.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, it starts from a state where various screens such as video viewing are displayed on the recording device 10 (S41). Next, it is monitored whether or not the SD card is inserted into the card slot 17, and when the control unit 12 detects that the SD card 18 is inserted into the card slot 17 (y in S42), the control unit 12 It is determined whether the take-out setting is valid (S43).

  When the control unit 12 detects that the auto take-out setting is valid, the control unit 12 reads the condition information stored in the SD card 18 or the recording apparatus main body, and reads the title (contents) that matches the setting condition in the USB-HDD 16. ) Exists (S44).

  Next, when there is a title (content) that meets the conditions (y in S44), it is determined whether there is newer content than the content already recorded on the SD card 18, and the new content is recorded on the USB-HDD 16. If so (y in S45), the control unit 12 copies (dubbes) these contents to the SD card 18 (S46). Then, the title list of the content finally copied to the SD card 18 is displayed on the display panel 13 (S47).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, at the same time when the SD card 18 is inserted into the card slot, the contents matching the setting conditions set in the SD card are searched for in the USB-HDD and automatically copied (dubbed). Therefore, it is easy for the user to take out the content on the go.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component covering different embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Recording device, 11 ... Tuner, 12 ... Control part, 13 ... Display panel, 14 ... Speaker, 15 ... Input part, 16 ... USB-HDD, 17 ... Card slot, 18 ... SD card.

Claims (4)

A content storage unit for storing a plurality of contents received from broadcast waves;
A card slot that allows a memory card to be inserted and removed;
A display panel for displaying a setting menu in which extraction conditions of contents to be dubbed on this memory card are set;
Recording means for recording the content extraction condition information set by the setting menu;
When it is detected that a memory card is inserted into the card slot, the content extraction condition information corresponding to the memory card is read, and content based on the read content extraction condition information is read from the content storage unit. And a controller for dubbing the memory card.   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit records the content extraction condition information on the memory card.   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit records the content extraction condition information in association with the memory card.   4. The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the content extraction condition information is any one of information on a channel, a program title, a genre, a recording date and time, and a copy count.

Images