JP2693424B2 - Automatic program transmission device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) [0001] The present invention relates to an automatic program sending apparatus for sequentially creating and sending programs such as news at a broadcasting station according to a program. (Prior Art) In a conventional program transmission apparatus of a broadcasting station, an operator inputs program material information into a computer in a complicated interactive format according to a program to create and transmit a program. In addition, starting material switching at broadcast time, complicated materials such as special effects are created by manual operation. For this reason, the operator's burden is considerably large, and there are many cases where an erroneous operation is caused. (Problems to be Solved by the Invention) According to the present invention, in the conventional device, the material input to the computer is complicated, and the complicated manual operation is required even during the broadcast time. This was done to improve the ease of use, and it is possible to easily and accurately input material information to a computer, and even during broadcasting, it is possible to switch materials and special effects with simple operations. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic program sending device capable of executing. [Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving Problems) An automatic program sending device according to the present invention includes a plurality of material information designating buttons associated with a plurality of material information in advance, and a selecting operation of these buttons. Material information designating means for generating designated information for designating corresponding material information, designated information storage means for storing designated information output from this means in the order of input, image of each of the plurality of material information in advance Designated material information display means for displaying the designated information in the stored order from the designated information storage means and displaying the corresponding figure information in the form of the reading order, and the graphic displayed by this means. Display pattern selection designating means for selectively designating, and addition of designation information stored in the designation information storing means,
An add button, a delete button, and a change button for instructing deletion and change are provided, and the add button, the delete button, and the change button with respect to the specifying information generated by the specifying operation of the material information specifying means or the graphic selection specifying means. At the time of operation, add, delete to the specified information storage means,
A modification processing means for modifying the modification, and a designation program stored in the designation information storage means in accordance with a program sending command from the outside, reading the designation information in the order of storage, selecting corresponding material information, and sequentially corresponding program. And a program sending means for creating and sending a program. (Operation) In the automatic program transmitting apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration, the material information can be easily input to the computer by simply selecting and operating the information designating button with the graphic corresponding to the material information in accordance with the program in order. Since the information is displayed on the display device, erroneous operation is unlikely to occur. Further, since the material information is displayed in the order of the programs, it is possible to grasp the execution timing of material switching, special effects, etc. even while the program is being sent, so that the operation can be easily performed. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of an automatic program transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, and 11 is a console for an operator to perform an input operation to a computer. As shown in FIG. 2, a tablet 12 including a plurality of information designating buttons for designating various material information, a take button 13 for designating switching of material information, and a tablet 12 are operated on the console 11. A cathode ray tube display 14 is arranged which displays designated material information in the order of operation. A touch sensor 15 is attached to the upper surface of the screen of the CRT display 14. The tablet 12, take button 13, display 14 and touch sensor 15 are connected to a CPU (central processing unit) 18 of a computer via interfaces 16 and 17, respectively. An internal memory 19 for system operation is connected to the CPU 18, and an external memory for storing information input by the tablet 12, take button 13, and touch sensor 15 and the like.
20 is connected via the interface 21, and further via the interface 22, a video controller 23, an audio controller 24,
A controlled system such as a single controller 25 for program material is connected. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the tablet 12 has an information designation button for selecting and designating material information necessary for various program programs such as video / audio, video, audio, mode, and composite, addition of designation information and order information, It is provided with an add button, a delete button, and a change button for instructing deletion and change, and a graphic corresponding to the information is attached on each button so that the operator can see the material information at a glance. The take button 13 is composed of operation buttons such as cut, fade, and wipe for designating switching of material information, as shown in FIG. The material information specified by the operation of the tablet 12 is stored in the CPU 17 in the order of operation.
The code is input to and stored in the external memory 20. The information stored in the external memory 20 is displayed on the CRT display 13 by the CPU 18. FIG. 5 shows an example of the display. A window 142 of m rows and n columns (10 rows and 5 columns in the drawing) is displayed on the cathode ray tube screen 141 of the display unit 14,
The figures of the materials input by the tablet are displayed in these windows 142 in the order of operation. Addition, deletion, change, etc. of the window display material are performed by operating the add button, the delete button, the change button of the tablet 12 and the touch sensor 15. During the broadcast, the material information is switched in the window display order by operating the take button 13, and the video controller 23, the audio controller 24, and the single device 25 are controlled by the CPU 18 as appropriate. That is, in the automatic program transmitting device configured as described above, the console 11 is provided with a display function for displaying the broadcast order and an entry function for inputting materials in the broadcast order.
As a display function, the window 142 for displaying the broadcast order on the screen of the cathode ray tube 141 displays only the maximum number of materials required for one program, and the graphics of the material information input on the tablet 12 is displayed on these windows 142. I will do it. As an entry function, the tablet 12 is selected in the order of broadcasting, and material information is input. At this time, the selected material information is graphically displayed on the display 14 in the order of operation, that is, the order of broadcasting. Material input information can be easily added, changed, or deleted by operating the tablet 12 and the touch sensor 15 on the screen. During broadcasting, the material is sent in the display order of the display 14 by operating the take button 13. At this time, it is more effective to equip the function to display the material information being broadcast and the next switching material information in different colors, and the break function to change the next material being broadcast on the screen. Therefore, the automatic program transmitting device configured as described above makes entry (memorization) of materials in the broadcasting order by a simple operation before the start of broadcasting, displays a graphic representing the material information in the broadcasting order on the display, and displays the figure. Accordingly, the programs can be sequentially transmitted by a simple button operation, so that the burden on the operator can be extremely reduced, and it is also useful for preventing erroneous operations. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and accurately input material information to a computer, and it is possible to switch the material or special material by a simple operation even during broadcasting. It is possible to provide an automatic program sending device capable of executing effects and the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic program transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an operator console of the embodiment, and FIG. The figure for demonstrating the kind of operation button of the tablet of the same Example, FIG. 4 is a figure for demonstrating the kind of the take button of the same Example, FIG. 5 is for demonstrating the display means of the same Example. FIG. 11 …… Operation console, 12 …… Tablet, 13 …… Tyke button, 14 …… CRT display, 15 …… Touch sensor, 1
6,17,21,22 …… Interface, 18 …… CPU, 19 ……
Internal memory, 20 …… External memory, 23 …… Video controller, 24
...... Voice controller, 25 …… Single device.

   ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page    (72) Inventor Masami Hara               1, Komukai Toshiba-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi               Toshiba Komukai factory                (56) Reference Bibliography Sho 61-83354 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of material information designating buttons associated with a plurality of material information in advance, and a material information designating means for generating designating information designating the corresponding material information for each selection operation of these buttons, and the output from this means Specific information storage means for storing specified information according to the input order, and graphic information suitable for each image of the plurality of material information in advance, and the specified information is read out from the specified information storage means in the order stored Stored in the designated information storing means, designated material information display means for displaying the figure information to display the figure information according to the reading order, display figure selection designation means for selectively designating the figure displayed by this means. It is provided with an add button, a delete button, and a change button for instructing addition, deletion, and change of designated information, and the material information designation means or the figure selection About the designation information generated by the designation operation of the selection designation means,
Modification processing means for performing modification processing of addition, deletion, and modification to the specified information storage means when the add button, the delete button, or the change button is operated, and the specified information according to a program transmission command from the outside. An automatic program sending device comprising: program sending means for reading designated information stored in a storage means in the order of storage, selecting corresponding material information, and sequentially executing a corresponding program to create and send a program.