JP3682283B2 - Recording / playback apparatus and title information output method in the same - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus and a title information output method in the apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in order to operate the recording / playback apparatus, processing such as recording / playback reservation, playback, fast forward, and rewind is performed using a remote controller (see Patent Document 1). However, in such an operation using the remote control, the range that can be operated is limited to the operation range of the remote control. Therefore, the title of the content recorded in the recording / playback apparatus and information related to the title can be referred to on the go. This information cannot be changed.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-306097 (FIG. 2, abstract)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in the operation method of the recording / playback apparatus using the remote controller, the title of the content recorded in the recording / playback apparatus and information related to the title are referred to or changed when the user is away from home. Therefore, there is a problem that the operability of the recording / playback apparatus is not always good.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a recording / playback apparatus and a title information output method capable of referencing the title of content recorded in the recording / playback apparatus and information related to the title even when away from home. The purpose is to do.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, means for receiving a first request for acquiring a list of titles of content stored in a medium via a network, and the received first request Means for acquiring information indicating a list of titles of content corresponding to the information, means for transmitting information indicating the list of acquired titles via the network, and a specified title among the list of titles Means for receiving a second request for obtaining information, means for obtaining information relating to the designated title in response to the received second request, and relating to the obtained and designated title Means for transmitting information over the network and means for receiving a third request to change the information relating to the designated title; If, on the basis of the third request, a recording and reproduction apparatus, characterized by comprising a means for changing the information about the titles stored on the medium.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A recording / playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0008]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a use environment of a recording / playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 1, the recording / playback apparatus 1 is connected to a personal computer 3 (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) via the Internet 2. The recording / playback apparatus 1 has a title information processing program 4 and acquires title information and thumbnail information from the DVD medium 6 mounted on the disk drive 5 when receiving a title list acquisition request from the web browser 7 of the PC 3. Then, processing such as transmitting the title list information (including thumbnail information) in the HTML format to the web browser 7 of the PC 3 via the network 2 is performed.
[0010]
In the present embodiment, the network to which the recording / playback apparatus 1 is connected is described by taking the Internet as an example, but it may be a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network). .
[0011]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the recording / playback apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0012]
As shown in the figure, the recording / playback apparatus 1 includes an AV input unit 11, a TV tuner 12, an encoder unit 13, a disk drive unit 14, a decoder unit 17, an AV output unit 18, a user operation input unit 19, and a timer microcomputer unit 20. , MPU 21, display unit 22, memory 23, and communication control unit 24.
[0013]
The AV input unit 11 inputs an AV signal such as a video signal or an audio signal and outputs the AV signal to the encoder unit 13.
[0014]
The TV tuner 12 extracts a TV signal from a signal from a TV antenna or the like and outputs the TV signal to the encoder unit 13.
[0015]
The encoder unit 13 encodes the AV signal from the AV input unit 11 and the TV signal from the TV tuner 12, and records the encoded signal on the DVD medium 6 mounted on the disk drive 16 of the disk drive unit 14. . Here, a DVD medium (including DVD-RAM and DVD-R) 6 will be described as an example, but a recording device such as a CD medium or an HDD may be used. The temporary recording unit 15 of the disk drive unit 14 is used as a buffer when writing / reading data to / from the disk drive 16.
[0016]
The decoder unit 17 decodes the encoded AV signal recorded on the DVD medium 6 attached to the disk drive 16, and outputs the decoded AV signal to the AV output unit 18.
[0017]
The AV output unit 18 receives the decoded AV signal and outputs it to an output device such as a speaker.
[0018]
The user operation input unit 19 is a part that performs input related to the operation of the recording / playback apparatus, and corresponds to input such as playback, fast forward, and rewind, for example.
[0019]
The timer microcomputer unit 20 manages a timer function for managing a time used for recording / reproducing reservation of the recording / reproducing apparatus, and transmits an input related to a user operation input from the user operation unit 19 to the MPU 21.
[0020]
The memory 23 stores the title information processing program 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0021]
The MPU 21 is responsible for overall control of the recording / playback apparatus 1, and executes the processing shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 by executing the title information processing program 4 stored in the memory 23. The MPU 21 is connected to the network via the communication control unit 24 and has a web server function related to the title information processing of the content of the recording / playback apparatus 1.
[0022]
The display unit 22 is a display unit of the recording / playback apparatus 1 itself, and displays information related to recording / playback.
[0023]
The communication control unit 24 controls communication with the PC 3 connected to the Internet.
[0024]
Next, title information processing of the recording / playback apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
[0025]
When a title list acquisition request is received from the web browser 7 of the PC 3 (S1), the MPU 21 acquires list information (including thumbnail information) of recorded titles from the DVD medium 6 (S2).
[0026]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen provided with the recording / playback apparatus as a web server. In the figure, a title list button 31 and an edit button 32 are displayed. When the user clicks on the title list button 31, a title list acquisition request is transmitted from the web browser 7 of the PC 3 to the recording / playback apparatus 1 via the network.
[0027]
In S2, title list information (including thumbnail information) is acquired, and the acquired title list information is transmitted to the web browser of the PC 3 via the network in HTML format (S4).
[0028]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen in which the title list information (including thumbnail information) transmitted from the recording / playback apparatus 1 is displayed on the browser. As shown in the figure, the thumbnail, title, genre, recording date and time, and description of the content of the title are displayed on the browser. Thereby, the user can confirm the list of title information recorded on the DVD medium 6 of the recording / reproducing apparatus 1 even in a remote place.
[0029]
Next, in S4, it is determined whether or not a request for information on the designated title is received from the web browser 7 of the PC 1 (S4). This request is output from the web browser 7 by designating one of the displayed titles on the screen shown in FIG. 6 displayed on the web browser 7 of the PC 1. If it is determined in S4 that the message has not been received, the process ends.
[0030]
On the other hand, if it is determined in S4 that it has been received, the MPU 21 acquires information related to the designated title from the DVD medium 6 (S5). Here, the information related to the title is information other than the list information acquired in S2 and related to the title. For example, in the case of music content, additional information such as performer information and song titles is included.
[0031]
And the information regarding the title acquired in S5 is transmitted to the web browser of PC1 in the HTML format (S6). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not an information change request for the designated title has been received (S7). If it is determined in S7 that the message has not been received, the process ends.
[0032]
Here, the information change request for the specified title can be edited when the user selects the edit button 32 after the title is specified on the screen shown in FIG. When the editing of the information related to the title is completed, a request for changing the information related to the title designated from the browser is output. The information change request regarding the designated title includes information regarding the title after the change.
[0033]
On the other hand, if it is determined in S7 that the information change request for the designated title has been received, the MPU 21 changes the information on the designated title recorded on the DVD medium 6 based on the change request. (S8). Then, a change completion notice is transmitted to the web browser 7 (S9), and the process is terminated.
[0034]
Therefore, according to the recording / playback apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the title list information can be confirmed and changed on the PC via the network even in a remote place, so that the recording / playback with improved convenience is achieved. An apparatus can be provided.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to refer to the title of content recorded in the recording / playback apparatus and information related to the title even when the user is away from home.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a use environment of a recording / playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a recording / playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of title information processing in the recording / playback apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of title information processing in the recording / playback apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen of a browser of a PC.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen of a browser of a PC.
[Explanation of symbols]
1. Recording / playback device,
2 ... Internet,
3 ... PC,
4 ... Title information processing program,
5. Disk drive,
6 ... DVD media,
7 ... Web browser,
21 ... MPU,
24. Communication control unit,
31 ... Title list button,
32 ... Edit button.

Claims (10)

Means for receiving, via a network, a first request for obtaining a list of content titles stored in the media;
Means for obtaining information indicating a list of titles of content corresponding to the received first request;
Means for transmitting information indicating a list of the obtained titles via the network;
Means for receiving a second request for obtaining information relating to a specified title in the list of titles;
Means for obtaining information about the specified title in response to the received second request;
Means for transmitting information about the acquired and designated title via the network;
Means for receiving a third request to change information about the designated title;
A recording / playback apparatus comprising: a unit configured to change information relating to a title stored in the medium based on the third request; The recording / playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the list of titles includes thumbnail information of the content. 2. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the list of titles is described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). The recording / playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the network is the Internet. The recording / playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the network is a LAN (Local Area Network). Receiving a first request over a network to obtain a list of titles of content stored on the media;
Obtaining information indicating a list of content titles corresponding to the received first request;
Transmitting information indicating a list of the obtained titles via the network;
Receiving a second request to obtain information about a specified title in the list of titles;
In response to the received second request, obtain information about the designated title;
Sending information about the acquired and designated title via the network;
Receiving a third request to change information about the specified title;
A title information output method, comprising: changing information related to a title stored in the medium based on the third request. The title information output method according to claim 6, wherein the information indicating the list of titles includes thumbnail information of the content. 7. The title information output method according to claim 6, wherein the information indicating the list of titles is described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). The title information output method according to claim 6, wherein the network is the Internet. 7. The title information output method according to claim 6, wherein the network is a LAN (Local Area Network).

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