JP2015211304A - Video recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the operation load of a user when dubbing program data.SOLUTION: A video recorder has dubbing condition registration means receiving the registration of first conditions for identifying a program to be dubbed, second conditions for identifying the time for starting the dubbing, and third conditions for identifying the recording capacity of a second auxiliary storage device at the dubbing destination, out of programs corresponding to the first conditions, through an input section, dubbing data creation means for creating the dubbing data depending on the third conditions from the program data corresponding to the first conditions stored in the first auxiliary storage device, when corresponding to the second conditions, and dubbing means for dubbing the dubbing data thus created to the second auxiliary storage device.

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus having a function of dubbing a program recorded in an auxiliary storage device to another auxiliary storage device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Recording apparatuses that record program data on an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), which is a magnetic storage type auxiliary storage device, are known. Patent Document 1 discloses an invention that increases the recordable capacity of an HDD by erasing and compressing the capacity of program data recorded on the HDD (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a recording device capable of recording data using a plurality of auxiliary storage devices such as a magnetic storage type and a semiconductor storage type is known. In such a recording apparatus, data recorded in one auxiliary storage device can be dubbed to the other auxiliary storage device.

  When dubbing program data, the user needs to reconvert the information amount of the program data in accordance with the recording capacity of the auxiliary storage device that is the dubbing destination. For example, when the auxiliary storage device of the dubbing destination is registered and the program data is recorded in an auxiliary storage device different from the dubbing destination, the information amount of the program data according to the recordable capacity of the auxiliary storage device of the dubbing destination Is disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2008-219567 A JP 2011-086340 A

  When dubbing a plurality of program data such as a series program to an auxiliary storage device, the user needs to determine the amount of information to convert the program data in consideration of the capacity of the auxiliary storage device, the total information amount of the program data, etc. is there. However, such processing causes the user to perform complicated operations.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to reduce a user's operation load when dubbing program data.

・ Application example 1
In order to solve the above problems, in one aspect of the present invention, a receiving unit that receives program data, a first auxiliary storage device that records the received program data, an input unit, and a program to be dubbed are specified. A first condition for recording, a second condition for specifying when to start dubbing among programs corresponding to the first condition, and a recording capacity of the second auxiliary storage device at the dubbing destination A dubbing condition registration means for accepting registration of a third condition for the first condition through the input unit, and a program corresponding to the first condition recorded in the first auxiliary storage device if the second condition is met Dubbing data creating means for creating dubbing data according to the third condition from the data; and dubbing means for dubbing the created dubbing data in the second auxiliary storage device.

Here, the auxiliary storage device is a magnetic storage type device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a semiconductor storage type device such as a flash memory, and an optical storage such as a DVD, a Blu-ray Disc (registered trademark), or a CD. Includes mold devices.
The input unit also includes a receiving circuit such as a network module that receives information from a terminal through a network, in addition to a receiving circuit that receives an operation of a known remote controller.
Furthermore, the time when dubbing is started includes indirect information indicating the number of broadcasts of the program in addition to the direct information such as date and time and calendar.

In the invention configured as described above, when the second condition is satisfied, the recording device responds to the third condition from the program data corresponding to the first condition recorded in the first auxiliary storage device. Create dubbing data with a certain amount of information. Then, the recording device dubbs the created dubbing data to the second auxiliary storage device.
Therefore, if the user registers the first to third conditions in advance, the recording apparatus can automatically create dubbing data according to the registered conditions. Therefore, the user does not need to perform a complicated operation that occurs when dubbing program data, and the operation load on the user can be reduced.

-Application example 2
In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided recording means for recording a series of programs related to the condition based on the condition set by the recording reservation, and the dubbing condition registration means is configured to record the recording reservation by the recording means. Is performed, the first condition is registered based on the condition set by the recording reservation.
Here, the “condition set by recording reservation” means information that can specify a program and make a recording reservation, such as a program title indicating the name of the program and information indicating a performer of the program.
In the invention configured as described above, since the first condition is automatically set based on the condition set by the recording reservation, it is possible to reduce the operation load on the user.

-Application example 3
In one aspect of the present invention, the dubbing data creation means includes the recording capacity of the second auxiliary storage device specified based on the third condition, and when the second condition is satisfied, The information amount of the dubbing data is calculated based on the number of programs specified based on the condition of 1.
In the invention configured as described above, the information amount of each dubbing data can be calculated uniformly.

Application example 4
In one aspect of the present invention, the dubbing data creation means performs registration for creating dubbing data when the second condition is met, and after the registration, the recording device has a low processing load during the period. Create dubbing data.
In the invention configured as described above, because dubbing data is created during a period when the processing load of the recording device is low, a period during which the user uses the recording device (a period during which the processing load is high) does not occupy hardware, The user can use the recording device stably.

-Application example 5
In one aspect of the present invention, when there are a plurality of programs in which the dubbing data is created, the dubbing means notifies the user and accepts selection of a program to start dubbing.
In the invention configured as described above, even when there are a plurality of programs to be dubbed, the program that the user desires most can be dubbed.

Application example 6
In one aspect of the present invention, the dubbing means, according to the recording capacity of the third auxiliary storage device, when a third auxiliary storage device different from the second auxiliary storage device is set as the dubbing destination. The information amount of the dubbing data is reconverted.
In the invention configured as described above, even when an auxiliary storage device different from the registered auxiliary storage device is set, dubbing data corresponding to the set auxiliary storage device can be created.

1 is an external view showing an external appearance of a recording apparatus 10. FIG. FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram showing a hardware configuration of the recording apparatus 10. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the recording apparatus 10. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a registration process executed by the system controller 30. The figure which shows the screen displayed on the display apparatus. The figure which shows the screen displayed on the display apparatus. The figure which shows the dubbing condition setting table 321 created by the system controller 30. The flowchart explaining the creation process of a dubbing title. The flowchart explaining the creation process of a dubbing title. The figure explaining the notification by the display part. The figure which shows the registration screen 110 displayed on the display part 21 by a registration process. The flowchart which shows the process performed when preparation of a dubbing title is registered. The flowchart explaining the process which the system controller 30 performs when a dubbing title is produced. The figure for demonstrating the notification in 3rd Embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing processing executed by dubbing data creation means 33. The figure which shows the notification screen displayed on the display part.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in the following order.
1. First embodiment:
(1) Configuration of recording apparatus (2) Dubbing method Second embodiment:
3. Third embodiment:
4). Fourth embodiment:
5. Fifth embodiment:
6). Other embodiments:

1. First embodiment:
(1) Configuration of recording device
FIG. 1 is an external view showing the external appearance of the recording apparatus 10.
The recording apparatus 10 is connected to an antenna (not shown in FIG. 1), extracts a desired TS packet from a television broadcast received by the antenna, and records a program. The recording device 10 is connected to a display device 50 such as a television receiver, and can output a recorded program to the display device 50. In addition, the recording apparatus 10 includes normal recording, automatic recording, and loop recording functions as recording functions.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram showing a hardware configuration of the recording apparatus 10.
2 includes a tuner unit 11, an encoder 12, a decoder 13, a video memory 14, an AV converter 15, a memory controller 16, an HDD 17, a disk drive 18, a system controller 30, a GUI composition unit 19, a bus 20, and a display. Unit 21 and remote control receiving unit (input unit) 22.

The tuner unit 11 extracts program data (program data) corresponding to a desired channel from the television broadcast received by the antenna. In FIG. 2, the tuner unit 11 includes a plurality of tuners # 1 to #N. Here, tuner # 1 is used for normal recording. Tuner # 2 to tuner #N are used for loop recording.
In FIG. 2, one tuner used for normal recording is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of tuners may be used. In addition, the tuner can extract information corresponding to a predetermined channel from each broadcast wave of terrestrial digital broadcasting, sanitary broadcasting (BS), and cable broadcasting (CS).

An encoder 12 is connected to the output side of the tuner unit 11. The encoder 12 converts the TS packetized program data output from the tuners # 1 to #N according to the format of the HDD 17 or the optical disc 60. In the first embodiment, the encoder 12 formats the amount of program data information into one of XP (high quality), SP (standard), LP (long time), and EP (long time). The amount of program data information decreases in the order of XP, SP, LP, EP.
The encoder 12 separates SI (Service Information) from the input broadcast signal. This SI includes an SDT (Service Description Table) and an EIT (Event Information Table).

  The memory controller 16 is connected to the HDD 17 and the disk drive 18 via the bus 20 and records the program data encoded by the encoder 12 on the HDD 17 and the optical disk 60. When the recorded program data is reproduced, the memory controller 16 reads the target program data from the HDD 17 or the optical disk 60 and outputs it to the video memory 14.

  When the memory controller 16 receives designation of information (program name, broadcast start time, program length) for specifying a recording target program from the system controller 30, the memory controller 16 records program data during loop recording or a program during normal recording. Data recording can be controlled.

  A management table is created in the HDD 17 every time program data is recorded. In this management table, “program title”, “broadcast date / time”, “channel number” of the channel on which the program is broadcast, “broadcast start time”, “program length”, Includes “program content” indicating the content. Hereinafter, this information is also referred to as program information. The program information is acquired based on the SI separated by the encoder 12. In the first embodiment, the HDD 17 is a first auxiliary storage device.

  The disk drive 18 writes data (program data) to the optical disk 60 and reads data. The read data is output to the video memory 14. In the first embodiment, the optical disk 60 is a second auxiliary storage device.

  The decoder 13 decodes the program data read to the video memory 14. The decoded program data is output to the recording destination auxiliary storage device or the AV converter 15.

  The GUI composition unit 19 generates data serving as a user interface such as a registration screen to be displayed on the display device 50 and develops it in the video memory 14.

  The AV converter 15 is connected to the display device 50 through a wired or wireless connection, and outputs program data developed in the video memory 14 to the display device 50.

  The system controller 30 controls the operation of the hardware that constitutes the recording apparatus 10 in an integrated manner. The system controller 30 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a timer, an interrupt controller, and an I / OIF (not shown). Various functions are realized by developing and executing a program recorded in the ROM on the RAM. Can be realized. Further, the system controller 30 is connected to a display unit 21 that displays a predetermined character string or icon and a remote control receiving unit 22 that receives a command transmitted from the remote control device.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the recording apparatus 10. The system controller 30 shown in FIG. 3 functionally includes a recording unit 31, a dubbing condition registration unit 32, a dubbing data creation unit 33, and a dubbing unit 34.

The recording unit 31 performs control when the program data received by the tuner unit 11 is recorded on the HDD 17 or the optical disc 60. In the first embodiment, the recording unit 31 performs constant recording or loop recording by controlling the memory controller 16.
In the loop recording controlled by the recording means 31, the program data received by the tuners # 2 to #N are recorded in a recording area for loop recording (also referred to as a loop recording area) in the HDD 17, respectively. A recording sector is assigned to the loop recording area for each channel. For example, the memory controller 16 sequentially records program data of a certain channel received by the tuner #N from the start address of the corresponding sector in the loop recording area. When the recording destination of the program data in the sector reaches the end, the memory controller 16 returns to the beginning of the sector and records the program data. At this time, the program data recorded at the head of the sector is erased. Therefore, the program data data recorded in the loop recording area is not permanently recorded.

  The dubbing condition registration unit 32 registers conditions (a first condition, a second condition, and a third condition) for dubbing a program recorded on the HDD 17. In the first embodiment, the dubbing condition registration unit 32 registers the first to third conditions by the user operating the remote control device on the GUI screen displayed on the display device 50.

Here, the first condition is information for specifying a program to be dubbed, and is information such as “program title”, “performer”, “program genre” and the like that can be acquired from SI. .
The second condition is information indicating a start condition for starting dubbing of a program. For example, when the last episode of a series program is recorded, when the date set by the user has passed, and so on. Here, the series program means a program that is continuously broadcast in a certain period.
The third condition is information indicating the recordable capacity of the dubbing destination auxiliary storage device (second auxiliary storage device). For example, in addition to information directly indicating the recordable capacity of an optical disk such as “4.7 GB (DVD 1 layer)”, “9 GB (DVD 2 layer)”, “25 GB (BD 1 layer)”, “DVD 1 layer”, “DVD 2 layer” ”,“ BD1 layer ”,“ BD2 layer ”,“ BD3 layer ”, and the like, it is information that can indirectly specify the recordable capacity from the type of the optical disc.

The dubbing data creation means 33 creates a dubbing title (dubbing data) based on the first to third conditions. In other words, in the process executed by the dubbing data creation means 33 (hereinafter also referred to as automatic dubbing conversion), the first to third conditions are registered by the user until the second condition is satisfied, and are recorded in the HDD 17. Of the program data, the program data that satisfies the first condition is to be dubbed. For example, if the first condition is “drama A” indicating the program title and the second condition is “final”, the first to third conditions in the program data corresponding to “drama A” Programs recorded from the time when is registered until the last episode of the program are subject to dubbing.
Further, the dubbing data creation means 33 determines the information amount of the dubbing title based on the third condition registered by the dubbing condition registration means 32 when creating the dubbing title.

  The dubbing means 34 dubbs the dubbing title created by the dubbing data creation means 33 onto the optical disc 60 (second auxiliary storage device).

(2) Dubbing Method A dubbing title creation process executed by the recording apparatus 10 will be described. First, a process for registering the first to third conditions (registration process) executed by the dubbing condition registration unit 32 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the registration process executed by the system controller 30. In FIG. 4, the registration process is performed together with the recording reservation setting for the program. Hereinafter, a case where the user makes a recording reservation for “Drama A”, which is a series program broadcast every week at a predetermined time, will be described as an example. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing screens displayed on the display device 50. FIG.

  In step S1 of FIG. 4, the system controller 30 accepts a program recording reservation. In the recording reservation screen 100 shown in FIG. 5A, a program with the program title “Drama A”, broadcast time, “every week 8:50 to 9:00”, and channel number “3” is recorded daily by user input. Recording reservation settings have been entered.

  In step S2, when the system controller 30 makes a recording reservation as a series program in the input in step S1 (step S2: YES), in step S3, the system controller 30 makes a recording reservation as a series program. In FIG. 5B, the recording reservation screen 100 is displayed to the effect that the recording reservation input in step S1 is applied as a recording reservation for the series program. Therefore, thereafter, the recording apparatus 10 records a program broadcast at the same broadcast time and channel as the recording reservation registered in step S1.

  When the user inputs to perform automatic dubbing conversion (step S4: YES), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S5. For example, when the user selects the “automatic dubbing conversion” 101 icon on the recording reservation screen 100, the system controller 30 starts a registration process. On the other hand, when recording is not performed as a series program (step S2: NO) or when automatic dubbing conversion is not registered (step S4: NO), the system controller 30 ends the process.

  In step S <b> 5, the system controller 30 controls the GUI composition unit 19 to display a registration screen 110 for performing registration processing on the display device 50. On the registration screen 110 shown in FIG. 6A, an icon 111 for inputting the second condition and an icon 112 for inputting the third condition are displayed.

  In step S6, the system controller 30 accepts input of the second condition and the third condition. In the registration screen 110 shown in FIG. 6A, “final time” is input as the second condition, and “DVD, one layer (4.7 GB)” is input as the third condition. In the first embodiment, the second condition and the third condition are input by the user selecting from conditions pre-registered in the icons 111 and 112.

  In step S7, when the user confirms the registration process for automatic dubbing conversion (step S7: YES), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S8. In step S8, the system controller 30 registers the first to third conditions for the automatic dubbing conversion registration process. In the first embodiment, the program title “Drama A” set in the recording reservation is registered as the first condition. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the system controller 30 displays a registration completion screen 120 for notifying that the registration for automatic dubbing conversion has been completed.

  FIG. 7 shows a dubbing condition setting table 321 created by the system controller 30. In the dubbing condition setting table 321 shown in FIG. 7, the second condition and the third condition are recorded in association with each program title (first condition) for which automatic dubbing conversion registration processing has been performed. Yes. In the dubbing condition setting table 321 shown in FIG. 7, the first condition is “Drama A” which is the program title of the program for which recording reservation has been made in step S 1, the second condition is “Drama A”, the third “DVD, 1 layer (4.7 GB)” is recorded.

  Next, a dubbing title creation process executed by the dubbing data creation unit 33 will be described. 8 and 9 are flowcharts for explaining a dubbing title creation process.

  When the broadcast start time of the program reserved for recording is reached, the system controller 30 records the program on the HDD 17 in step S11 of FIG. In the first embodiment, the system controller 30 designates an area (sector) of the HDD 17 for recording a program, “broadcast start time”, and “program length” in the memory controller 16. Then, the memory controller 16 records the recording data encoded by the encoder 12 in order from the sector of the loop recording area designated by the system controller 30.

  In step S12, the system controller 30 matches the first condition (program title in the first embodiment) recorded in the dubbing condition setting table 321 (step S12: YES). The process proceeds to step S13. On the other hand, if the program information of the recorded program does not match the first condition (program title) recorded in the dubbing condition setting table 321 (step S12: NO), the process ends.

In step S13, the system controller 30 proceeds to step S14 if the second condition is met. For example, when the second condition is “final round” of the program, the system controller 30 makes a determination based on a search for a character string of “final round” included in the EIT.
On the other hand, if the second condition is not met, the system controller 30 ends the process.

  In step S14, the system controller 30 registers the creation of the dubbing title. In the first embodiment, the dubbing title is not created immediately, and the system controller 30 creates the dubbing title after waiting for a time period when the processing load on the recording apparatus 10 is low. The time zone in which the processing load of the recording device 10 is low is a time zone in which the user does not use the recording device 10 such as a time zone when the recording device 10 is not recording, midnight, or early morning.

  FIG. 9 shows processing performed when creation of a dubbing title is registered in FIG. The process shown in FIG. 9 is a process executed by the system controller 30 when the dubbing start time is reached. The time for starting dubbing is a process registered in advance in the system controller 30.

  When the creation of the dubbing title is registered (step S21: YES), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S22. On the other hand, if the creation of the dubbing title is not registered (step S21: NO), the system controller 30 ends the process.

  In step S <b> 22, the system controller 30 acquires the number RN of recorded programs that satisfy the first condition among the program data recorded in the HDD 20. For example, the system controller 30 sets the number of programs that match the first condition (program title) based on the management table recorded in the HDD 20 as the number of recorded programs.

In step S23, the system controller 30 records the number RN of the recorded programs acquired in step S22 and the third condition (recording capacity SC of the optical disc 60 in the first embodiment) recorded in the dubbing condition setting table 321. Based on the above, the amount of dubbing title information is calculated. For example, the system controller 30 calculates the information amount Imq for determining the image quality of the dubbing data based on the following (Equation 1).
Imq = SC ÷ RN (Formula 1)

  In step S24, the system controller 30 causes the decoder 13 to decode the program data recorded in the HDD 17. The decoded program data is recorded in the video memory 14.

In step S25, the system controller 30 creates a dubbing title based on the information amount Imq of the dubbing data calculated in step S22. In the first embodiment, the system controller 30 determines the image quality (XP, SP, LP, EP) based on the information amount Imq, and causes the encoder 12 to start encoding based on the determined image quality. . Therefore, program data with image quality corresponding to the information amount Imq calculated in step S24 is recorded in the video memory 14.
In addition, the system controller 30 records the encoded program data in an area for recording dubbing data in the HDD 17.

  If all the program data corresponding to the first condition is not encoded (step S26: NO), the system controller 30 returns to step S24 and repeats the process. On the other hand, when the encoding process has been performed on all program data corresponding to the first condition (step S26: YES), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S27.

  In step S27, the system controller (notification means) 30 notifies the creation of the dubbing title through the display unit 21. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining notification by the display unit 21. In FIG. 10, a character string “Ready for dubbing” is displayed to notify the user that the creation of the dubbing title has been completed. Therefore, the user can determine that the preparation for dubbing (creation of the dubbing title) has been completed by checking the character string displayed on the display unit 21.

  When the user operates the remote controller to select to start dubbing and delete the notification screen 200 (step S28: YES), the system controller 30 (dubbing means 34) transfers the dubbing title to the optical disc 60 in step S29. Dubbing. That is, the dubbing title recorded on the HDD 17 is transferred to the disc drive 18 and dubbing is performed.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when the user registers the first to third conditions in advance, the recording apparatus 10 automatically creates dubbing data according to the registered conditions. . Therefore, the user does not need to perform a complicated operation that occurs when dubbing program data, and the operation load on the user can be reduced.

Further, by automatically setting the first condition based on the condition set by the recording reservation, it is possible to reduce the operation load on the user.
Then, dubbing is performed based on the recording capacity of the optical disc 60 set based on the third condition and the number of programs specified based on the first condition when the second condition is met. By calculating the information amount of data, the information amount of each dubbing data can be calculated uniformly. In particular, even when dubbing a series program related to a plurality of program data, the image quality of each dubbing data can be made uniform.
Furthermore, if the second condition is met, registration for creating dubbing data is performed, and after registration, the dubbing data is created during a period when the processing load of the recording device 10 is low, so that the user uses the recording device 10. During the period (period when the processing load is high), the hardware is not occupied, and the user can use the recording device stably.

2. Second embodiment:
As a third condition for performing automatic dubbing conversion, a plurality of optical disks (second auxiliary storage devices) may be set as the dubbing destination.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a registration screen 110 displayed on the display unit 21 by registration processing in the second embodiment. In the registration screen 110 shown in FIG. 11A, “DVD 1 layer (4.7 GB)” is input as the icon for inputting the type of the optical disk, and “2 sheets” is input as the icon 113 for inputting the number of optical disks. Is entered. Therefore, when the user performs a registration process under these conditions (FIG. 11B), the system controller 30 creates a dubbing condition setting table 321.

  FIG. 12 shows processing performed when the creation of a dubbing title is registered in the second embodiment. When the creation of the dubbing title is registered (step S121: YES), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S122. On the other hand, if the creation of the dubbing title is not registered (step S121: NO), the system controller 30 ends the process. Note that the dubbing title creation registration is registered by the processing shown in FIG. 8 as in the first embodiment.

  In step S122, the system controller 30 acquires the number RN of recorded programs that meet the first condition among the program data recorded in the HDD 20. For example, the system controller 30 sets the number of programs that match the first condition (program title) based on the management table recorded in the HDD 20 as the number of recorded programs.

In step S123, the system controller 30 counts the number of recorded programs to be dubbed to each content based on the number RN of recorded programs acquired in step S122 and the number CN of dubbing destination optical disks recorded on the registration screen 110. Set RN2. In the second embodiment, the system controller 30 sets the number RN2 of recorded programs to be dubbed on the optical disk based on the following (formula 2). CN indicates the number of auxiliary storage devices set based on the third condition (“2” in the second embodiment) input using the registration screen 110.
RN2 = RN ÷ CN (Formula 2)

In step S124, the system controller 30 creates a dubbing title based on the number RN2 of recorded programs to be dubbed to each content and the recording capacity SC of the auxiliary storage device recorded in the dubbing condition setting table 321. The amount of information Imq is calculated. For example, the system controller 30 calculates the information amount Imq of the dubbing data based on (Equation 3) below. Here, the recording capacity SC of the auxiliary storage device means the third condition (“DVD 1 layer (4.7 GB)” in the second embodiment) input using the registration screen 110.
Imq = SC ÷ RN2 (Formula 3)

  In step S125, the system controller 30 causes the decoder 13 to decode the program data recorded in the HDD 17. The decoded program data is stored in the video memory 14 for recording.

  In step S126, the system controller 30 creates a dubbing title based on the dubbing data information amount Imq calculated in step S124. Therefore, program data having an image quality corresponding to the amount of information Imq of the dubbing data calculated in step S124 is recorded in the video memory 14. The encoded program data is recorded in an area for recording dubbing data in the HDD 17.

If all the program data corresponding to the first condition has not been encoded (step S127: NO), the system controller 30 returns to step S125 and repeats the process.
On the other hand, when the encoding process has been performed on all program data corresponding to the first condition (step S127: YES), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S128.

  In step S128, the system controller 30 notifies the creation of the dubbing title through the display unit 21. When the user selects the dubbing start by operating the remote control device and deletes the notification screen 200 (step S129: YES), the system controller 30 starts dubbing the dubbing title onto the optical disc 60 in step S130. That is, the dubbing title recorded on the HDD 17 is transferred to the disc drive 18 and dubbing is performed.

  As described above, the second embodiment has the following effects in addition to the effects of the first embodiment. That is, even when a plurality of dubbing destination optical disks are set, the information amount of the dubbing data can be made uniform.

3. Third embodiment:
When preparation for dubbing is completed, the user may select a title to be dubbed.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining processing executed by the system controller 30 when a dubbing title is created. For example, the process shown in FIG. 13 is a process executed in step 129 of FIG.

  In step S <b> 201, the system controller 30 displays the notification screen 200 on the display device 50. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining notification in the third embodiment. FIG. 13A is a diagram illustrating a notification screen displayed on the display device 50. On the notification screen 200 shown in FIG. 14A, “Drama A”, “Drama B”, and “Drama C” in which the dubbing title is created are displayed.

  When the user operates the remote control device to input for selecting a recorded program displayed on the notification screen 200 (step S202), in step S203, the system controller 30 can adjust various settings for dubbing. A registration screen 210 is displayed. The detailed registration screen 210 displays all the dubbing titles that make up the recorded program selected by the user.

FIG. 14B is a diagram showing a detailed registration screen 210 displayed in step S203. The detail registration screen 210 shown in FIG. 14B shows what is displayed on the display device 50 when “Drama A” is selected by the user, for example.
The detailed registration screen 210 can display a thumbnail image 211 of “Drama A” and a dubbing title (# 1 to # 30) whose image quality has been converted by “automatic dubbing conversion” as “Drama A”. In FIG. 14B, only dubbing titles # 1 to # 7 (212) are displayed, but all dubbing titles whose image quality has been converted can be displayed by operating the slide bar 213. .
Further, at the right end of FIG. 14B, adjustment items for dubbing include “add program”, “delete from list”, “delete all”, “change dubbing order”, and “folder setting”. Each item 216 is displayed. When the user operates the icon 216 of each item, it is possible to adjust deletion of a dubbing title whose image quality has been converted, addition of a deleted item once, and rearrangement of the dubbing order.

When the user selects the “OK” icon 214 on the detailed registration screen 210 shown in FIG. 14B (step S204: YES), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S205.
On the other hand, when the user selects the “cancel” icon 215 on the transition screen 210 shown in FIG. 13B (step S204: NO), the system controller 30 returns to step S201. That is, the user can select another recorded program on the notification screen 200.

  In step S <b> 205, the system controller 30 dubbs the dubbing title onto the optical disc 60 in accordance with the items adjusted on the detail registration screen 210. Of course, in FIG. 14B, when the dubbing title is deleted, the deleted dubbing title is not dubbed.

  As described above, the third embodiment provides the following effects in addition to the effects provided by the first embodiment. That is, when there are a plurality of programs to be dubbed, the user can select a program to be dubbed. As a result, the program most desired by the user can be dubbed.

4). Fourth embodiment:
Set when an auxiliary storage device (third auxiliary storage device) different from the auxiliary storage device (second auxiliary storage device) specified in the automatic dubbing conversion registration is set in the recording device 10 during dubbing execution. The program data may be encoded again according to the storable capacity of the auxiliary storage device.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the dubbing data creation unit 33 in the fourth embodiment. FIG. 15 shows processing executed by the system controller 30 when the dubbing start time is reached.

  If the creation of the dubbing title is registered (step S221: YES), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S222. On the other hand, if the creation of the dubbing title is not registered (step S221: NO), the system controller 30 ends the process.

  In step S222, the system controller 30 acquires the number RN of recorded programs that satisfy the first condition among the program data recorded in the HDD 20.

  In step S223, if the optical disk registered in the dubbing condition setting table 321 is not set (step S223: NO), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S225. Whether or not the optical disk is registered in the dubbing condition setting table 321 is determined by, for example, reading information recorded on the optical disk by the disk drive 18.

  In step S225, the system controller 30 notifies that the registered optical disk is not set. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a notification screen displayed on the display unit 21. In FIG. 16, a character string for notifying that an optical disk registered in advance for dubbing program data is not set is displayed.

When the user inputs to use the set optical disk (step S226: YES), in step S227, the system controller 30 acquires the recordable capacity SC # of the set optical disk and in step S222. Based on the number of program data RN, the dubbing data information amount Imq is set. For example, in the fourth embodiment, the dubbing data information amount Imq is calculated based on the following (formula 4).
Imq = SC # ÷ RN (Formula 4)

  On the other hand, when the registered optical disk is set (step S223: YES) or when the user changes the currently set optical disk to the registered optical disk (step S226: NO), in step S224, the system controller 30 calculates the image quality of the dubbing data based on the number RN of the recorded programs acquired in step S22 and the recording capacity SC of the optical disc recorded in the dubbing condition setting table 321. For example, the system controller 30 calculates the information amount Imq of the dubbing data based on the above (Formula 1).

In step S228, the system controller 30 causes the decoder 13 to decode the program data recorded on the HDD 17. The decoded program data is stored in the video memory 14 for recording.
In step S229, the system controller 30 creates a dubbing title based on the dubbing data information amount Imq calculated in step S224 or step S227. Therefore, a dubbing title having image quality corresponding to the dubbing data information amount Imq calculated in step S224 or step S227 is created and recorded in the dubbing data recording area of the HDD 17.

If no dubbing title has been created for all program data corresponding to the first condition (step S230: NO), the system controller 30 returns to step S228 and repeats the dubbing title creation process.
On the other hand, when a dubbing title is created in all program data that satisfies the first condition (step S230: YES), the system controller 30 proceeds to step S231.

  In step S231, the system controller 30 causes the display unit 21 to display a notification screen 200 for notifying that the creation of the dubbing title has been completed.

  When the user operates the remote control device to input a selection to start dubbing on the notification screen 200 and delete the notification screen 200 (step S232: YES), the system controller 30 performs dubbing onto the optical disc 60 in step S233. Start. That is, the dubbing title recorded on the HDD 17 is transferred to the disc drive 18 and dubbing is performed.

  As described above, the fourth embodiment provides the following effects in addition to the effects provided by the first embodiment. That is, even when an optical disc (auxiliary storage device) registered for dubbing is not set in the recording device, the image quality of the dubbing data can be set according to the optical disc (auxiliary storage device) set. it can.

5. Fifth embodiment:
Using the program title as the first condition is only an example. In addition to this, when performing a recording method (automatic recording) that searches for information such as the performers of the program and reserves recording of the searched program, “cast performers”, “program genres”, “Broadcasting time” may be the first condition.
With the above configuration, the present invention can be applied even when a recording reservation is set based on a search condition.

6). Other embodiments:
When the recording device 10 can communicate with a terminal such as a smartphone through a communication unit, the first condition, the second condition, and the third condition are registered in the recording device 10 by operating the smartphone. It may be.

The use of a recording reservation for registering the first condition is merely an example. In addition to this, the user may directly input information (“program title”, “performer”, “program genre”) that is the first condition to the recording apparatus 10.
In addition, the explanation based on the last program as the second condition is merely an example. In addition to this, the second information may be direct information for specifying a date such as a date and a calendar set by the user.

  The use of a tuner unit that receives a television broadcast program as the receiving unit is merely an example. For example, the receiving unit may be a receiving circuit such as a network card that receives services through the Internet.

In this specification, each term is used in the following meaning.
Program data means data constituting individual services provided by television broadcasting.
Dubbing means copying data recorded in one auxiliary storage device to another auxiliary storage device.
The recording capacity means the amount of information that can be stored in the auxiliary storage device.

Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. It goes without saying for those skilled in the art,
・ Applying mutually interchangeable members and configurations disclosed in the above embodiments by appropriately changing the combination thereof.− Although not disclosed in the above embodiments, it is a publicly known technique and the above embodiments. The members and configurations that can be mutually replaced with the members and configurations disclosed in the above are appropriately replaced, and the combination is changed and applied. It is an embodiment of the present invention that a person skilled in the art can appropriately replace the members and configurations that can be assumed as substitutes for the members and configurations disclosed in the above-described embodiments, and change the combinations and apply them. It is disclosed as.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Recording device, 11 ... Tuner part, 12 ... Encoder, 13 ... Decoder, 14 ... Video memory, 15 ... AV converter, 16 ... Memory controller, 18 ... Disk drive, 19 ... GUI composition part, 20 ... Bus, 21 ... Display unit 22 ... Remote control receiving unit 30 ... System controller 31 ... Recording means 32 ... Dubbing condition registration means 33 ... Dubbing data creating means 34 ... Dubbing means 50 ... Display device 60 ... Optical disk 100 ... Recording Reservation screen, 110 ... Registration screen, 120 ... Registration completion screen, 321 ... Dubbing condition setting table

Claims (6)

A receiver for receiving program data;
A first auxiliary storage device for recording the received program data;
An input section;
A first condition for specifying a program to be dubbed; a second condition for specifying a dubbing start time among programs corresponding to the first condition; a second auxiliary storage device to be dubbed A dubbing condition registration means for accepting registration of the third condition for specifying the recording capacity of the recording capacity through the input unit;
If the second condition is met, dubbing data for creating dubbing data having an information amount corresponding to the third condition from the program data corresponding to the first condition recorded in the first auxiliary storage device Creating means;
Dubbing means for dubbing the created dubbing data to the second auxiliary storage device. Based on the conditions set by the recording reservation, it has a recording means for recording a series of programs related to the conditions,
The dubbing condition registration unit registers the first condition based on a condition set by the recording reservation when the recording reservation is performed by the recording unit. The recording device described.   The dubbing data creation means, based on the first condition when the recording capacity of the second auxiliary storage device specified based on the third condition and the second condition are met. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information amount of the dubbing data is calculated based on the number of specified programs.   The dubbing data creation means performs registration for creating dubbing data when the second condition is met, and creates the dubbing data during a period when the processing load of the recording device is low after the registration. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is a recording apparatus.   5. The dubbing unit according to claim 1, wherein when there are a plurality of programs in which the dubbing data is created, the dubbing means notifies the user and accepts selection of a program to start dubbing. The recording device described in 1.   When the third auxiliary storage device different from the second auxiliary storage device is set as the dubbing destination, the dubbing means has an information amount of the dubbing data according to the recording capacity of the third auxiliary storage device. The video recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the video recording apparatus is reconverted.

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