JP2713033B2 - Video signal recording device, video signal recording / reproducing device, broadcast program reservation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video signal recording device, a video signal recording / reproducing device, and a broadcast program reservation device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a video signal magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as "VTR"), in order to make a timer reservation, a start time and an end time of a desired broadcast program and a channel of a broadcast station are inputted. I was

[0003]

However, the above input operation must be performed one by one while referring to newspapers and television guide magazines, which is complicated.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides the following structure to solve the above problems.

[0005] A reproducing section for reproducing and outputting broadcast program information, and a device.
As a broadcast station information and the search condition preset in the apparatus and time information the current supplied from the clock unit which is provided in置内, control to select the timer reservation can be broadcast program information from in the broadcast program information And a display unit for displaying the broadcast program information selected by the control unit, and storing the reservation information based on the unit broadcast program information specified in the broadcast program information. Reservation device.

2. A video signal recording or recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, upon recording based on said recording reservation information, broadcast program information relating to said broadcast program is recorded on a recording medium. Signal recording or recording / reproducing device.

A video signal recording or recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when recording based on said recording reservation information, broadcast program information relating to said broadcast program is stored in a memory provided in a recording medium housing. A video signal recording or recording / reproducing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

3. The video signal recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the recording medium is reproduced, the broadcast program information reproduced and output from the reproducing section is based on the broadcast program information relating to the reproduced broadcast program. A video signal recording / reproducing apparatus for outputting a search result to a monitor.

[0009] and a reproduction unit for reproducing and outputting the broadcast program information, instrumentation
As a broadcast station information and the search condition preset in the apparatus and time information the current supplied from the clock unit which is provided in置内, control to select the timer reservation can be broadcast program information from in the broadcast program information And a display unit for displaying the broadcast program information selected by the control unit, and storing the reservation information based on the unit broadcast program information specified in the broadcast program information. Reservation device.

[0010]

1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of a VTR according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a VTR according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart for searching for and reserving a broadcast program, FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a program guide displaying current (including date and day of the week) time information on a monitor.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen displayed on the monitor when item-by-item selection is performed. FIG. 6 shows current (including date and day of the week) time information on the monitor when item-specific details are selected. FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of an embodiment in which an integrated remote controller is used.
Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) An outline of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1. In this embodiment, program information on a broadcast program published in a newspaper or a TV guide magazine is displayed (program list for each channel). A brief introduction of tables and individual programs, etc.) A CD-ROM stored collectively for one month is played back to search for a broadcast program or to make a recording reservation directly from the search result. The VTR 100 shown in FIG. 1 is an embodiment in which the CD-ROM reproducing unit 11 according to the gist of the present invention is incorporated and integrated, for example, and a light receiving unit for receiving the output light of the remote controller 40 is provided on the front surface thereof. 4. CD-ROM reproducing unit 11 for reproducing the insertion slot 12 of the magnetic tape cassette TC and the CD-ROM 110 on which broadcast program information is recorded
Are arranged. Then, the operator uses this CD-ROM
The necessary information in the broadcast program information recorded on the VCR 110 is transmitted to the VTR 100 by operating the remote controller 40.
0, the display can be displayed on the connected monitor 200, and it can be selected to make a recording reservation.

Here, the configuration of the VTR 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
And the selection signal 3 supplied from the control unit 3 here.
A channel is set using a, and a video / audio signal 2 a obtained by demodulating a broadcast signal related to the channel is supplied to the recording / reproducing unit 6. It is assumed that the tuner unit 2 has preset broadcast stations that can be received in the area.

The recording / reproducing unit 6 outputs the video / audio signal 2
a, and a video signal 6a and an audio signal 6b obtained by subjecting a program display signal 3b, which will be described later, to predetermined processing, are supplied to a monitor 200. Through the magnetic tape T The control unit 3 includes a power supply unit 8 for controlling power supply,
A clock section 9 for outputting the current time, a memory section 10 for storing necessary information, a CD-ROM reproducing section 11, and a light receiving section 4 are connected.

Next, FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a search of a broadcast program and a reservation of a recording program.
This will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S1, the remote controller 4
By operating a predetermined switch of 0, search for a broadcast program and recording reservation are started. When step S1 ends, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, step S4 described later
Clock data 9 representing the current time serving as a search condition in
The control unit 3 reads “a” from the clock unit 9 and stores the clock data 9a in the memory unit 10 from there. When step S2 ends, the process proceeds to step S3.

In step S3, the channel data 2b serving as a search condition in step S4 is read into the control unit 3 from the tuner unit 2, and the channel data 2b is stored in the memory unit 10 therefrom. Here, the channel data 2b is data of channel selection of the tuner unit 2, and is data in which a channel number specified by a numeric keypad or the like of the remote controller 40 and a broadcast station number indicating a broadcast station are paired. A channel number “1” and a broadcast station number “100” representing NHK, which is a broadcast station, are paired. When step S3 ends, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, the clock data 9a and the channel data 2b stored in the memory unit 10 in steps S2 and S3 are used as search conditions, and the CD-ROM reproducing unit 11 reproduces the CD-ROM 110 to perform necessary broadcasting. The control unit 3 reads out the program information signal 11a. That is, it searches for broadcast program information including a current time and a future time that can be reserved for a timer. Here, the storage state of the program information in the CD-ROM 110 has a hierarchical structure. For example, there is a hierarchy for each time under a hierarchy for each broadcasting station, and a hierarchy for the program contents thereunder. Also, there may be a hierarchy for each broadcasting station below a hierarchy for each time, and a hierarchy for the program contents thereunder. Then, a future program including the time indicated by the clock data 9a and a program of a broadcasting station indicated by the channel data 2b is read. When step S4 ends, the process proceeds to step S5.

In step S5, the necessary broadcast program information signal 11a read in step S4 is stored in the memory unit 10. When step S5 is completed, step S5 is performed.
Proceed to 6.

In step S6, the control section 3 reads out from the memory section 10 information necessary for displaying a program table from the broadcast program information signal 11a stored in the memory section 10 in step S5, and records this as a program display signal 3b. The signal is supplied to the reproduction unit 6, where the signal is subjected to predetermined signal processing and displayed on the monitor 200. As shown in FIG. 4, this display screen simply shows the current time information (including the date and the day of the week) as a broadcast station name, a broadcast time, a title, and the like. This is the broadcast program information for which timer reservation can be performed for the time. Then, using the remote controller 40, the arrow in the display screen is moved to the title of the program currently being broadcast, and is determined by the determination switch in the remote controller 40, so that the determined unit broadcast program information for each broadcast program is obtained. A selection signal 3a is supplied from the control unit 3 to the tuner unit 2 based on the
The video / audio signal 2a obtained in synchronization with the determined broadcasting station is output to the signal processing unit 6 and switched to a desired channel, and the search for a broadcast program and the recording reservation are automatically completed. When step S6 ends, the process proceeds to step S7.

In step S7, if there is no desired program as a result of viewing the display of the program guide, it is determined whether or not to end the program. In the case of terminating, the arrow shown in FIG. 4 is moved to the “end” column in the upper right corner and determined, thereby terminating the process.
If the processing has ended, the process proceeds to step S14, and the search for a broadcast program and the recording reservation end. On the other hand, if the end is not selected, the process proceeds to step S8.

Here, the order of steps S8, S10 and S12 is provided for convenience of explanation, and if not actually ended in step S7, "comment", "recording reservation", "item Move the arrow to the column of "", and proceed to selection S8, S10, S12, and then proceed to steps S9, S11, S13 respectively.

First, step S9 is a case where a recording reservation is selected in step S8. When the arrow is moved to a desired program title and confirmed, the color of the program title changes (for example, from black to red). .), A reservation process for the program determined by the control unit 3 is performed. This reservation processing is performed based on the determined unit broadcast program information for each broadcast program, and the start time and end time of the broadcast program and the type of the broadcast station are shown in FIG. This is performed by being stored in a memory unit 10 dedicated to reservation (not shown). When a broadcast program including the current time is selected, the mode shifts directly to the recording mode, and the selection signal 3a is supplied from the control unit 3 to the tuner unit 2, and the video / audio signal 2a obtained in synchronization with the determined broadcasting station is obtained. Is supplied to the recording / reproducing unit 6 and is recorded on the magnetic tape T.

In the case of a future broadcast program, the clock data 9a and the determined start time of the program are compared by the control unit 3, and when they match, the control unit 3 issues a command to the power supply unit 8 to input power. The control unit 3 outputs a selection signal 3a indicating the channel to the tuner unit 2 to the control unit 3, and sets a recording mode to record a desired broadcast program on the magnetic tape T.

When recording the current and future broadcast programs, the control unit 3 reads out the broadcast program information signal 11a relating to the broadcast program from the memory 10 and supplies it to the recording / reproducing unit 6, and the magnetic tape T Recorded above and used as a guide for playback. This recording may be a recording prior to the recording of the broadcast program, or may be recorded in the form of digital data on a control track or the like during the recording of the broadcast program.

Further, instead of recording on the magnetic tape T, it may be stored in a semiconductor memory incorporated in the magnetic tape cassette TC, or may be recorded on a magnetic sheet attached on the magnetic tape cassette TC. It should be noted that only the program number set for each broadcast program, or only program identification information that identifies the broadcast program, such as the program start time and the type of broadcast station of the broadcast program, is servo-recorded on the control track of the magnetic tape T. The pulse width of the control pulse serving as the reference may be changed and recorded. During reproduction, the reproduced program identification information is searched for on the CD-ROM 110 as a search condition to obtain the broadcast program information signal 11a, and the 100 may be displayed. When step S9 ends, the process proceeds to step S7, and this is repeated.

In step S11, an explanation is given in step S11.
In the case where the selection is made in step 10 and the arrow is moved to the desired program title and confirmed, the detailed individual commentary of the program content corresponding to the program title is read out from the memory unit 10, and the currently displayed screen is displayed. It is synthesized, and it is
This is displayed on the monitor 200 via the recording / reproducing unit 6.
This display screen includes detailed individual explanations surrounded by dotted lines as shown in FIG. Then, step S1
When 1 is completed, the process proceeds to step S7, and this is repeated.

Step S10 is a case where item selection is selected in step S12, and a screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, so that large items (eg, genre, cast, etc.) can be known. When the arrow is further moved to the displayed item and confirmed, the details of the corresponding item are read from the memory unit 10 by the control unit 3 and displayed on the memory 200 via the recording / reproducing unit 6. For example, when "anime" is selected as shown in FIG. 5, the current time information (including date and day of the week) relating to the animation shown in FIG. 6 is simply represented as a broadcast station name, broadcast time, title, and the like. The program guide is displayed. When step S10 ends, the process proceeds to step S7, and this is repeated.

In this way, the operator can easily make a recording reservation or the like simply by selecting the information displayed on the monitor 200.

(Second Embodiment) The first embodiment is a VTR 100
In the second embodiment, the CD-ROM reproducing section 11 is incorporated in the main body of the remote controller 40.
The ROM playback unit 11 is incorporated to execute the above-described recording reservation function for a conventional VTR.

In FIG. 7, the integrated remote controller 300 is a CD.
A ROM reproducing unit 11 and a memory unit 10, a control unit 3 and a display unit 5 corresponding to the monitor 200 for executing the above-described recording reservation function, As in the first embodiment, a screen displayed on the display unit 5 is selected to display a program guide, make a recording reservation, and perform an item-by-item search.

In the case of recording reservation, when a predetermined broadcast program start time comes, an infrared ray having a recording start command is transmitted from a light emitting unit provided on the back side of the integrated remote controller 300 to V.
It is transmitted to the light receiving unit 4 of the TR 100. The recording start instruction includes an instruction to turn on the power of the VTR, an instruction to select a channel of the tuner unit in the VTR, and an instruction to start recording.

When the end time comes, the integrated remote controller 3
Infrared light having a recording end command from the light emitting unit of 00 is VTR
It is transmitted to 100 light receiving units 4. This recording end command is
It comprises a command to end recording and a command to turn off the power of the VTR 100. If a plurality of broadcast programs are reserved, this is repeated.

Now, such a function is provided by the integrated remote controller 30.
In order for 0 to have the remote control code of the VTR (for example, power on / off, recording, stop, channel selection, timer reservation, etc.), the integrated remote control 300 must know the remote control code in advance. Is input to the control unit 3 via the light receiving unit 4 provided on the back side of the integrated remote controller 300, and the remote control code is stored in the memory unit 10 using a well-known remote control learning function. Will be Alternatively, a predetermined code for each manufacturer may be stored in the memory unit 10 in advance. Alternatively, the program start / end time set by the integrated remote controller 300 and the reservation code specifying the broadcast station to be selected may be temporarily transferred to the VTR 100.

In this way, if the integrated remote controller 300 is used, a simple recording reservation can be made even for a conventional VTR. The integrated remote controller 300 can also be used as an on-timer of a television receiver.
When information related to radio broadcasting is stored in 110, the function as timer reservation of the radio receiver can also be used.

In the first and second embodiments described above,
The medium in which the broadcast program is stored has been described as an example of a CD-ROM. However, the medium is not limited to this as long as information on the broadcast program is stored in this medium. Needless to say, the information medium may be a disk, a floppy disk, a ROM, or the like.

[0036]

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention,
In particular, the broadcast station information and the search condition preset in the apparatus and time information the current supplied from the clock unit which is provided in the apparatus, according to a future time includes a current time from the broadcast program information A control unit for selecting broadcast program information that can be timer-reserved, and the broadcast program information selected by the control unit is displayed, so that past broadcast program information unnecessary for program selection and cannot be selected by the tuner unit Since the broadcast program information relating to the broadcast station is not displayed, only the necessary information can be provided to the operator, so that the selection of the broadcast program can be simplified, and further, based on the specified unit broadcast program information in the broadcast program information, To save the recording reservation information,
There is an effect that the recording reservation can be made directly from the display state of the broadcast program information without returning to the normal recording reservation mode and performing the cumbersome recording reservation.

In recording based on the recording reservation information, broadcast program information relating to the broadcast program is recorded on a recording medium or stored in a memory provided in a recording medium housing. Since the recorded contents can be easily known, and furthermore, the result of searching the information medium based on the broadcast program information relating to the reproduced broadcast program is output to the monitor, so that all the broadcast program information relating to the broadcast program can be obtained. There is an effect that the contents recorded on the recording medium can be easily known at the time of reproduction without recording the.

Supplied from a clock provided in the device
As preset broadcast station information and the search condition in the apparatus and time information current, the timer reservation can be broadcast program information displayed on the display unit than in the broadcast program information,
Since a broadcast program reservation device that stores reservation information based on unit broadcast program information specified from among them can be provided, only a necessary broadcast program information can be provided to an operator even in a conventional VTR or the like. There is an effect that a recording reservation can be made directly from the display state of.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of a VTR according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a VTR according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of searching for a broadcast program and recording reservation.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a program guide displaying current (including date and day of the week) time information on a monitor;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a monitor when item-by-item is selected.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen displaying current (including date and day of the week) time information on a monitor when detail by item is selected.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of an embodiment when an integrated remote controller is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Tuner section 3 Control section 5 Display section 9 Clock section 10 Memory section 11 CD-ROM playback section (playback section) 40 Remote control 100 VTR (Video signal recording or recording / playback apparatus) 110 CD-ROM 200 Monitor 300 Integrated remote control (broadcast program) Reservation device) 11a Broadcast program information signal (broadcast program information)

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] And 1. A reproduction unit for reproducing and outputting the broadcast program information, as a broadcast station information and the search condition preset in the apparatus and time information the current supplied from the clock unit which is provided in the apparatus, the A control section for selecting broadcast program information that can be timer-reserved from the broadcast program information, and storing the recording reservation information based on the specified unit broadcast program information in the broadcast program information. Or a recording / reproducing device. 2. The video signal recording or recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, upon recording based on said recording reservation information, broadcast program information relating to said broadcast program is recorded on a recording medium. Video signal recording or recording / reproducing device. 3. The video signal recording or recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at the time of recording based on said recording reservation information, broadcast program information relating to said broadcast program is stored in a memory provided in a recording medium housing. A video signal recording or recording / reproducing device for storing. 4. The video signal recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when the recording medium is reproduced, the broadcast program information reproduced and output from the reproducing section is reproduced. A video signal recording / reproducing apparatus which outputs a result retrieved based on a video signal to a monitor. 5. A reproduction unit for reproducing and outputting the broadcast program information, as a broadcast station information and the search condition preset in the apparatus and time information the current supplied from the clock unit which is provided in the apparatus, the A control unit that selects timer-reservable broadcast program information from the broadcast program information; and a display unit that displays the broadcast program information selected by the control unit. A broadcast program reservation device storing reservation information based on information.