JP3620033B2 - Recording reservation end screen display device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a recording reservation end screen display device for a video cassette recorder (VCR) capable of making a recording reservation for a plurality of programs.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Some conventional VCRs can display a list of programs reserved for recording on a television screen so that when a program recording reservation is made, it can be confirmed whether the program is actually reserved for recording. .
However, these displays are only a list of programs to be recorded from now on, and the contents of the programs that have already been recorded are deleted from the recording reservation menu and are not displayed on the screen at all.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, for example, when multiple programs are scheduled for recording during a holiday, it is necessary for the user himself / herself to remember whether the program was recorded by reviewing the program column of the old newspaper. It was. In addition, when cuing a program you want to watch among recorded programs, the number of times to press the VISS button must be determined while the user himself remembers the recorded content. It was. For this reason, there has been an operation error in which the number of times the VISS button is pressed is wrong and another program different from the program to be viewed is found.
[0004]
The present invention was devised to solve such problems. The purpose of the present invention is to display the contents of a program for which recording has been completed on the recording reservation end screen so that it can be viewed from the programs for which recording reservation has been completed. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording reservation end screen display device capable of quickly and surely finding a desired program.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To solve the above problems, recordings reservation end screen display device of the present invention, when the recording of multiple programs are set, the recording reservation completion program storage means for storing the contents of the program ended recording to its termination order When the contents of the recording reservation completion program storage means stores the recording reservation completion programs, are arranged in video recording end sequence and a recording reservation end screen display means for screen display, the recording reservation completion program storage means stores program The number of operations of the VISS button for cueing the program is also stored as the content of the program, and the recording reservation end screen display means displays the cueing of the program stored in the recording reservation end program storage means. The number of operations of the VISS button for performing is displayed together . Also, recordings reservation end screen display device of the present invention having the above structure, the recording reservation completion program storage means, a number of operations VISS button for storing, when the recording is completed all of the program is set When the VISS button is actually operated to cue up an arbitrary recorded program, the cueing is performed when the VISS button is actually operated. The number of operations of the program that has been performed is updated to 1, and the number of operations of the program stored before and after that is updated to an appropriate number of operations with reference to 1 that is the number of operations of the program for which cueing has been performed. The recording reservation end screen display means is configured to display the number of operations of the VISS button for cueing the program updated and stored in the recording reservation end program storage means . .
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a main part of a VCR equipped with a recording reservation end screen display device of the present invention.
[0007]
In the figure, 1 is an antenna terminal, 2 is a tuner circuit, 3 is a loaded video cassette, 4 is a video signal recorded on the video tape of the loaded video cassette 3, and the recorded video signal is reproduced and output. Video signal processing circuit, 5 is an OSD circuit, 6 is a monitor such as a television receiver, 7 is a drive circuit for driving and driving the video tape of the video cassette 3, and 8 is a VISS signal (cue signal) on the video tape. A control signal recording / detection circuit for recording a control signal and detecting the recorded control signal, 9 is a key input unit having a VISS button (not shown), and 10 is a system controller for controlling the operation of the entire VCR. This circuit is a circuit conventionally mounted on a VCR.
[0008]
Here, the OSD circuit 5 is a circuit that creates an image signal by using the three primary colors and the Flanback (FB) signal, converts the image signal to a video signal, and outputs the video signal. The video signal from 4 is appropriately switched and output to the monitor 6. Or it is a circuit which performs on-screen display which displays only the image video signal produced inside on the whole screen of the monitor 6. FIG. Incidentally, the OSD circuit 5 is output from an interface circuit for interfacing with the system controller 10, a memory for storing image data, an image creation circuit for creating an image according to the image data stored in the memory, and an image creation circuit. It is composed of a color encoder that creates an image signal based on the RGB signal and the FB signal and converts it into a video signal, and a selector switch that switches the output of the color encoder and the video signal from the video signal processing circuit 4 as appropriate. ing.
[0009]
In the present invention, in the above configuration, when a recording reservation end screen display mode key for displaying a recording reservation end screen to be described later on the screen of the monitor 6 is provided in the key input unit 9 and recording reservation for a plurality of programs is set. The recording-completed program storage unit 11 stores the contents of the programs whose recording has been completed in the order of completion. Note that the recording reservation end screen display means described in claim 1 is realized by the system controller 10 and the OSD circuit 5 in this embodiment.
[0010]
Next, in the VCR configured as described above, with respect to the operation of storing the contents of the program that has finished recording in the recording end program storage unit 11 in the order of completion, the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 and the recording reservation end shown in FIGS. This will be described with reference to a screen example.
In this embodiment, a case where a recording reservation mode key (not shown) is operated to set recording reservations for four types of programs will be described as an example.
[0011]
When a recording reservation mode key (not shown) is operated to set recording reservations for four types of programs, the system controller 10 first sets the number of times of operation of the VISS button to “0” (step S1). Wait for the recording of the recorded program to end (step S2). When the first recording is finished, the number of operations of the VISS button is set to “1” (step S3), and the number of operations of the VISS button “1” is set to the contents of the program that has finished the recording (ie, In the present embodiment, contents such as date, time, and channel (CH)) are stored in the recorded program storage unit 11 (step S4).
[0012]
Thereafter, it is confirmed whether or not there is a preceding recording content in the recording end program storage unit 11 (step S5). In this case, since the recorded program is the first (that is, the program with the earliest scheduled recording time), the operation proceeds to step S7 to confirm whether or not the program reserved for recording next still remains. Do. In this case, since the program reserved for recording still remains, the process returns to step S2 again, and the recording of the reserved program is awaited.
[0013]
When the contents stored in the recording end program storage unit 11 at this stage are displayed on the monitor 6 through the OSD circuit 5, the recording reservation end screen shown in FIG. 3 is obtained. That is, the content of the recorded program is NO. 1 is displayed (* mark is added to the display portion), and “1” is displayed in the VISS operation count item.
[0014]
Next, when the second recording is finished in step S2, the VISS button operation count is set to "1" (step S3), and the VISS button operation count "1" is set to the program that has finished recording. The recorded content is stored in the recorded program storage unit 11 (step S4).
Thereafter, it is confirmed whether or not there is a preceding recording content in the recording end program storage unit 11 (step S5). In this case, the recorded program is the second (that is, the program with the second fastest scheduled recording time), and there is the preceding recording content, so among the preceding recording contents, the item of the number of times of operation of the VISS button. Is incremented by 1 and stored (step S6).
[0015]
When the contents stored in the recording end program storage unit 11 at this stage are displayed on the monitor 6 through the OSD circuit 5, the recording reservation end screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. In other words, the contents of the program that was recorded first are the same as NO. Although displayed in the column 1, “2” is displayed in the item of the number of VISS operations. The content of the second recorded program is NO. 2 is displayed, and “1” is displayed in the item of the number of VISS operations. Next, the operation proceeds to step S7, and it is confirmed whether or not the program reserved for recording next still remains. In this case, since the program reserved for recording still remains, the process returns to step S2 again, and the recording of the reserved program is awaited.
[0016]
Next, when the third recording is finished in step S2, the number of operations of the VISS button is set to "1" (step S3), and the number of operations of the VISS button is set to "1" for the program that has finished the recording. The recorded content is stored in the recorded program storage unit 11 (step S4).
Thereafter, it is confirmed whether or not there is a preceding recording content in the recording end program storage unit 11 (step S5). In this case, the recorded program is the third (that is, the program whose recording reservation time is the third earliest), and there is the preceding recording content, so among the preceding recording contents, the item of the number of operations of the VISS button. Is incremented by one and updated and stored (step S6).
[0017]
When the contents stored in the recording end program storage unit 11 at this stage are displayed on the monitor 6 through the OSD circuit 5, the recording reservation end screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. In other words, the contents of the program that was recorded first are the same as NO. 1 is displayed, but “3” is displayed in the VISS operation count item, and the content of the second recorded program remains as it is. Although displayed in the column 2, “2” is displayed in the item of the number of VISS operations. The content of the third recorded program is NO. 3 is displayed, and “1” is displayed in the item of the number of VISS operations.
[0018]
Next, the operation proceeds to step S7, and it is confirmed whether or not the program reserved for recording next still remains. In this case, since the program reserved for recording still remains, the process returns to step S2 again, and the recording of the reserved program is awaited.
Next, when the fourth recording is finished in step S2, the number of operations of the VISS button is set to "1" (step S3), and the number of operations of the VISS button is set to "1" for the program that has finished the recording. The recorded content is stored in the recorded program storage unit 11 (step S4).
[0019]
Thereafter, it is confirmed whether or not there is a preceding recording content in the recording end program storage unit 11 (step S5). In this case, the recorded program is the fourth (that is, the program with the latest recording reservation time), and there is the preceding recording content, so out of the preceding recording content, the numerical value of the item of the number of operations of the VISS button Is incremented by one and updated and stored (step S6).
[0020]
When the contents stored in the recording end program storage unit 11 at this stage are displayed on the monitor 6 through the OSD circuit 5, the recording reservation end screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. In other words, the contents of the program that was recorded first are the same as NO. 1 is displayed, but “4” is displayed in the VISS operation count item, and the content of the second recorded program is directly changed to NO. 2 is displayed, but “3” is displayed in the VISS operation count item, and the content of the third recorded program remains as it is. Although displayed in the column 3, “2” is displayed in the item of the number of VISS operations. The content of the fourth recorded program is NO. 4 is displayed, and “1” is displayed in the item of the number of VISS operations.
[0021]
Next, the operation proceeds to step S7, and it is confirmed whether or not the program reserved for recording next still remains. In this case, since there is no program reserved for recording, the recording operation of the recording-terminated program is terminated at this point.
[0022]
After all the recording reservations are executed in this way, when the user operates a recording reservation end screen display mode key (not shown) of the key input unit 9, the recording reservation shown in FIG. The end screen will be displayed. In other words, if the recording reservation end screen shown in FIG. No. 1 can be found, and if the VISS button is pressed three times to enter the rewind mode, NO. No. 2 can be found, and if the VISS button is pressed twice to enter the rewind mode, NO. No. 3 can be found, and if the VISS button is pressed once to enter the rewind mode, NO. The content indicates that the program 4 can be cued.
[0023]
Here, using the recording reservation end screen shown in FIG. 3 to view the program displayed in the column 3, press the VISS button twice to enter the rewind mode. When the program 3 is cued and reproduced, the system controller 10 determines the number of times of operation of the VISS button among the contents stored in the recording end program storage unit 11 based on the number of times of operation of the VISS button. Update the numerical value of the item. This update process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0024]
That is, the system controller 10 updates the operation count of the program for which cueing has been performed to 1 (step S11), and the operation count of the program stored before and after that is changed to the operation of the program for which cueing has been performed. A process of updating and storing the appropriate number of operations (ie, incrementing by 1 or decrementing by 1) with reference to 1 as the number of times (steps S12 to S14).
[0025]
Specifically, as shown in FIG. As a result of cueing the program displayed in the column 3, NO. The number of operations of the VISS button in the column 3 is set to “1” (step S11), and the number of operations of the VISS button in the upper columns (NO. 1 and NO. 2) is set to this NO. The VISS button operation number “1” in column 3 is incremented by 1 (steps S12 and S13). As a result, NO. The number of operations of the VISS button in the column 2 is updated to “2”. The number of operations of the VISS button in column 1 is updated to “3”.
[0026]
On the other hand, NO. The number of operations of the VISS button in the lower column (NO. 4) than the column of No. 3 is the NO. The VISS button operation number “1” in the column 3 is incremented by 1 (steps S12 and S14). In this case, however, “0” is ignored. Therefore, NO. The number of operations of the VISS button in column 4 is “−1”. Note that NO. If the contents of the program are also stored in the column 5, this NO. The number of operations of the VISS button in column 5 is “−2”.
[0027]
As a result, the user can use the recording reservation end screen shown in FIG. 6 to display the updated number of operations of the VISS button each time on the recording reservation end screen, no matter how many times cueing is performed. (For example, refer to FIG. 8), the desired program can be quickly and surely found while always viewing the updated recording reservation end screen.
However, when the video cassette 3 reserved for recording is ejected, the contents stored in the recording end program storage unit 11 are cleared.
[0028]
In the above embodiment, the display of the number of operations of the VISS button is represented by a positive numerical value for the number of operations in the rewind direction, and a negative numerical value for the number of operations in the fast-forward direction. The method may be reversed, or another display method may be used. For example, a display such as “UP” or “DOWN” may be added in front of the numerical value, or characters such as “rewind direction” or “fast forward direction” may be added. Also, a cueing operation procedure may be displayed.
In the above embodiment, the recording end program storage unit 11 is provided separately from the OSD circuit 5, but a predetermined area of the internal memory of the OSD circuit 5 can be used as the recording end program storage unit 11. is there.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
Recording reservation completion screen display device of the present invention, when the recording of multiple programs are set, the recording reservation completion program storage means for storing the contents of the program ended recording to its termination order, the recording reservation completion program Recording reservation end screen display means for displaying the contents of the recording reservation end program stored in the storage means on the screen in the order of the recording end , and the recording reservation end program storage means as the contents of the program to be stored. The number of operations of the VISS button for performing cueing is also stored, and the recording reservation end screen display means operates the VISS button for cueing the program stored in the recording reservation end program storage means. so it was configured to display together a number of times, after the end of the recording of a plurality of programs, while watching the recording reservation end screen, quickly beginning of the program you want to see, and certainly line It is possible. Point addition, serial mounting of the recording reservation completion screen display device of the present invention having the above structure, the recording reservation completion program storage means, for a number of operations VISS button for storing, recording of all programs that have been set has been completed Then, the sequential numbers from 1 are stored in association with each other in the reverse order of the recording end order, and when any recorded program is cueed by actually operating the VISS button, The number of operations of the program that has been searched is updated to 1, and the number of operations of the program stored before and after that is updated to an appropriate number of operations based on 1 that is the number of operations of the program that has been cueed. The recording reservation end screen display means is configured to display the number of operations of the VISS button for cueing the program updated and stored in the recording reservation end program storage means . , Double Even if cueing of the program you want to watch is performed after the recording reservation of the program is completed, the number of operations of the VISS button from that state is displayed on the recording reservation end screen. But it can be done quickly and reliably.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a main part of a VCR equipped with a recording reservation end screen display device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of storing the contents of a program for which recording has been completed in the recording end program storage unit in the order of completion;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a recording reservation end screen displayed on a monitor.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a recording reservation end screen displayed on a monitor.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a recording reservation end screen displayed on a monitor.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recording reservation end screen displayed on a monitor.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a process of updating a numerical value of an item of the number of operations of the VISS button.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recording reservation end screen displayed on a monitor when cueing is performed.
[Explanation of symbols]
5 OSD circuit 6 Monitor 9 Key input unit 10 System controller 11 Recorded program storage unit

Claims (2)

A recording reservation end program storage means for storing the contents of the programs whose recording has been ended in the order of the end when the recording reservation of a plurality of programs is set;
A recording reservation end screen display means for displaying the contents of the recording reservation end program stored in the recording reservation end program storage means on the screen by arranging the contents in the order of recording end ;
The recording reservation end program storage means stores the number of operations of the VISS button for cueing the program as the contents of the stored program, and the recording reservation end screen display means stores the recording reservation end program. A recording reservation end screen display device characterized in that the number of operations of a VISS button for cuing the program stored in a storage means is also displayed. The recording reservation end program storage means associates the sequential numbers from 1 in the order opposite to the recording end order when all the set programs are recorded as the number of operations of the VISS button to be stored. In addition, when the recorded video program is cueed by actually operating the VISS button, the number of operations of the cueed program is updated to 1 and stored before and after that. Update the number of operations of the program being updated to an appropriate number of operations based on 1 as the number of operations of the program for which cueing has been performed ,
2. The recording reservation end screen display means also displays the number of operations of a VISS button for cueing the program updated and stored in the recording reservation end program storage means . Recording reservation end screen display device.

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