JP4493096B2 - Recording / reproducing apparatus having execution processing display button - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus having an execution process display button.

In a conventional recording / playback device, for example, “Recording” is displayed when the device is in the recording state, “Playing” is displayed when the device is in the playback state, the recording button is lit red, or the playback button is blue. The structure shown to the user was taken by a method such as lighting.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-116083 JP 2004-304739 A JP 2004-166314 A JP 2002-176612 A

  In recent years, recording / reproducing apparatuses have come to adopt configurations corresponding to various types of recording media. For example, in addition to conventional video tapes, various types of recording media include optical disks such as various DVDs and various CDs, various IC memory cards, and magnetic disks such as hard disk drive devices (HDD).

  An increasing number of models are equipped with a plurality of recording / reproducing devices in a single casing and capable of editing operations between the recording media. However, with the conventional recording / reproducing apparatus technology, it is difficult to intuitively grasp the operation status of each recording medium at a glance even though it can indicate that a specific recording medium is in a recording or reproduction state. there were.

  In order to solve the above problems, a recording / reproducing apparatus having an execution process display button according to the present invention has a button corresponding to each of a plurality of recording media, and each button is executed on the corresponding medium. Display means for displaying the processing.

  As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus having the execution process display button of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the process execution state based on the button operation.

  The best mode for carrying out each invention will be described below. Note that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

In addition, the relationship between the following embodiment and a claim is as follows. The second embodiment will mainly describe claim 2 and the like. The third embodiment will mainly describe claim 1 and the like. The fourth embodiment will mainly describe claim 1 and the like. In the fifth embodiment, claims 4 and 5 will be mainly described. The sixth embodiment will mainly describe claim 6 and the like. The seventh embodiment will mainly describe claim 7 and the like. Prior to these explanations, Embodiment 1 is not included in the scope of the claims of the present invention, but is an invention related to the present invention, and has buttons corresponding to each of a plurality of recording media. A recording / reproducing apparatus having display means for displaying processing executed on the recording medium corresponding to each button will be described.

<< Embodiment 1 >>
<Embodiment 1: Overview>

  The first embodiment will be described. The present embodiment is a recording / reproducing apparatus having a button corresponding to each of a plurality of recording media, and each button having a display means for displaying processing executed on the corresponding recording medium.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of an overview of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment. The recording / reproducing apparatus (0100) of this embodiment shown in this figure has a button (0101) corresponding to each of a plurality of recording media, in this case, a VHS video tape, a hard disk drive (HDD), and a DVD. Each button has display means for displaying the processing being executed for the corresponding recording medium, and the button contact area peripheral ring portion of each button has, for example, a button enlargement shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the area is lit in blue when playing, orange when recording, and white when waiting for instructions for execution processing. . In this case, dubbing from the HDD to the DVD is performed, and the lower left part of the finger contact area peripheral ring portion of the button corresponding to the HDD is lit in blue to indicate that playback is in progress, and corresponds to the DVD. The lower right part of the ring area around the finger contact area of the button is lit orange to indicate that recording is in progress.

  <Embodiment 1: Configuration>

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the first embodiment. The recording / reproducing apparatus (0200) of this embodiment shown in this figure is a recording / reproducing apparatus having a button (0201) corresponding to each of a plurality of recording media, and each button is executed with respect to the corresponding recording medium. Display means (0202) for displaying the processed process.

  Each unit, which is a component of the present invention, is configured by either hardware, software, or both hardware and software. For example, as an example for realizing these, when a computer is used, hardware composed of a CPU, a memory, a bus, an interface, a peripheral device, and the like and software executable on these hardware are listed. be able to. Specifically, the functions of the respective units are realized by sequentially executing the programs developed on the memory, by processing, storing, and outputting data on the memory and data input through the interface. (The same applies throughout this specification.)

  <Embodiment 1: Explanation of Configuration>

  Each structure of Embodiment 1 is demonstrated below.

  The “button” (0201) corresponds to each of a plurality of recording media, and has display means (0202) for displaying processing executed on the corresponding recording media. As the meaning of “button”, an area that is integrally recognized as a button when a person concentrates the viewpoint to perform an operation is at least an area constituting the “button”. One button may have a function of causing a plurality of processes. That is, for example, a function may be provided in which a reproduction process is performed by lightly pressing a button once, and a fast-forward process is performed by pressing twice continuously (double click). In order to achieve the object of the present invention, a plurality of “buttons” may be arranged side by side on the main body operation surface as in the example shown in FIG. Moreover, arrangement | positioning is not restricted to this example, The arrangement | positioning should just be arrange | positioned in the state which can see the display of all the buttons at first glance, and various arrangement | positionings like the example shown in FIG. 6 are considered.

  The “plurality of recording media” corresponds to, for example, a tape-shaped recording medium, a disk-shaped recording medium, a semiconductor memory, and the like, and may include any two or more of these.

  “Display means” (0202) is provided in the button (0201), and displays the processing being executed for the corresponding recording medium.

  According to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, when a button operation is performed, the process execution unit (0203) receives a signal from the button and issues an execution process command to a recording medium corresponding to the button. Next, the process execution unit acquires information about the contents being executed from the recording medium, and transmits the information about the contents of the process to the display means (0202) in the button. The display means that has received this information performs any processing on the currently corresponding recording medium depending on the location and color of the lighting display of the ring area around the finger contact area, as in the example of the button shown in FIG. Is displayed. As another example, a display is included in the display means, and it is conceivable to display characters, symbols and the like such as “record” and “play” as shown in FIG. As another example, as shown in FIG. 3 a), LEDs can be blinked around the finger contact area of each button, and the type of execution process can be identified by color, blink frequency, etc. It is good. In addition, by enabling acquisition of signal transmission / reception information on recording media other than the recording media corresponding to each display means, the signal flow as indicated by the arrows in FIG. You may be comprised so that LED may blink sequentially.

  Here, the “executed process” corresponds to, for example, recording, reproduction, standby, taking out, and further, the machine voluntarily writing attribute information (TOC) on the recording medium. The reproduction includes various reproductions such as reproduction in the double speed mode in addition to reproduction in the normal mode, and the recording includes various recordings having different compression degrees.

  Note that the processing displayed by the display means in the present embodiment is not limited to processing in which an execution command is directly issued by pressing a button. For example, the above-described automatic writing process of attribute information or the recording medium corresponding to the button is put into a standby state by pressing a button, and then an execution command such as reproduction or recording is made by another button operation. In this case, the processing such as reproduction and recording is also included in the processing displayed by the display means in the present embodiment.

  The “recording / reproducing apparatus” (0200) is an apparatus that is completed with the above-described configuration requirements. The “recording / reproducing apparatus” is not only an apparatus capable of recording and reproducing information but also an apparatus capable of recording only. This includes devices that can only be played.

  <Embodiment 1: Effect>

  As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the processing execution state based on the button operation.

<< Embodiment 2 >>
<Embodiment 2: Overview>

  Embodiment 2 will be described. The present embodiment is characterized in that the process displayed by the display means includes a process of reproducing a signal recorded on a recording medium and a process of recording a signal on the recording medium.

  <Embodiment 2: Configuration>

  The recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment is based on the configuration of the first embodiment, in that the processing displayed by the display unit includes reproduction processing of a signal recorded on a recording medium and signal recording processing on the recording medium. There are features.

  <Embodiment 2: Explanation of Configuration>

  Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  The process displayed by the “display unit” includes a process of reproducing a signal recorded on the recording medium and a process of recording a signal on the recording medium.

  The “signal recorded on the recording medium” corresponds to, for example, a signal constituting movie information recorded on a DVD. The “signal for the recording medium” corresponds to, for example, a signal constituting movie information transmitted to the HDD when dubbing from the DVD to the HDD is executed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the display means of the button (0401) corresponding to the VHS video tape that is the recording medium is the ring around the finger contact area of the button when the VHS video tape is performing the playback process. When the VHS video tape is recording, the area on the right side of the ring area around the finger contact area of the button may be lit in orange. .

  <Embodiment 2: Effect>

  As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the processing execution state based on the button operation.

<< Embodiment 3 >>
<Embodiment 3: Overview>

  A third embodiment will be described. The present embodiment is characterized in that the display means has a light emitter for identifying the processing by a light emission color.

  <Embodiment 3: Configuration>

  The recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment is based on the configuration of the first or second embodiment, and further has a feature in that the display unit includes a light emitter for identifying the processing by a light emission color.

  <Embodiment 3: Explanation of Configuration>

  Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  The “light emitter” is provided in the display means, and is configured so that the processing being performed on each recording medium can be identified by the light emission color. The “light emission” can be performed by various methods such as a fluorescent tube, LED, EL, plasma, and a light bulb. In this embodiment, the display means provided in the button has a light emitter, which means that the button itself emits light.

  As a specific example of the present embodiment, the example given with reference to FIG. 4 in the description of the configuration of the second embodiment also corresponds to this, and the user of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment can specify the finger of the button. A part of the ring area around the contact area is lit in blue, indicating that the process being executed is “playback”, and a part of the ring area around the finger contact area of the button is “orange”. Since it is lit, it is possible to intuitively understand that the process being executed is “recording”.

  <Embodiment 3: Effect>

As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the processing execution state based on the button operation.
be able to.

<< Embodiment 4 >>
<Embodiment 4: Overview>

  A fourth embodiment will be described. The present embodiment is characterized in that the light emitter is arranged around a finger contact area to be touched by a finger or the like with a predetermined relative position with respect to the finger contact area for each emission color.

  <Embodiment 4: Configuration>

  The configuration of the present embodiment is based on the configuration of the third embodiment, and further, the light emitting device has a finger contact area for each luminescent color on the periphery of the finger contact area to be touched with a finger or the like to function as a button. It is characterized in that it is arranged with a predetermined relative position with respect to.

  <Embodiment 4: Explanation of Configuration>

  Features of this embodiment will be described below.

  The light emitter is arranged at a predetermined relative position with respect to the finger contact area for each emission color in the periphery of the finger contact area to be touched by a finger or the like to function as a button. Here, the light emitter is arranged in the “periphery of the finger contact area” in order to achieve the object of the present invention. This is because it is necessary to make it possible to grasp the display contents in an integrated manner.

  Also, by defining the “predetermined relative position”, the user can recognize the contents of the process that is intuitively executed according to the predetermined relative position. For example, in the description of the configuration of the second embodiment, in the example given with reference to FIG. 4, the user of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment lights up the “left side” of the button finger contact area in blue. That the process being executed is “playback”, and the “right side” of the button finger contact area is lit in orange. It is possible to intuitively understand that “

  In order to achieve the object of the present invention, a plurality of “buttons” may be arranged side by side on the main body operation surface as in the example shown in FIG. Moreover, arrangement | positioning is not restricted to this example, The arrangement | positioning should just be arrange | positioned in the state which can see the display of all the buttons at first glance, and various arrangement | positionings like the example shown in FIG. 6 are considered.

  <Embodiment 4: Effect>

  As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the processing execution state based on the button operation.

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<Embodiment 5: Overview>

  Embodiment 5 will be described. In this embodiment, a process selection unit for selecting a process to be executed on the recording medium is provided, and the process displayed by the display unit of the button can be executed by the process selection unit. The processing is characterized in that the processing that can be selected in the above includes processing for waiting for an instruction for execution processing.

  <Embodiment 5: Configuration>

  FIG. 5 is an example of a functional block diagram illustrating the fifth embodiment. The configuration of the present embodiment is based on the configuration of any of the first to fourth embodiments, and further includes a process selection unit (0504) for selecting a process to be executed on the recording medium. The process displayed by the display means (0502) of the button includes a process of selecting a process that can be executed by the process selection unit (0504) and waiting for an instruction for the execution process. There is.

  <Embodiment 5: Description of Configuration>

  With reference to FIG. 5, the features of the present embodiment will be described below.

  The “process selection unit” (0504) selects a process to be executed on the recording medium. That is, among various processes such as reproduction and recording, processes that can be executed by the recording medium corresponding to the operated button are grasped internally.

  The process displayed by the “display means” (0502) includes a process in which a process that can be selected by the process selection unit is put into a command waiting state for an execution process.

  Description will be made according to the configuration shown in FIG. When a button operation is performed, the process selection unit (0504) internally calculates and grasps which process is executable for the recording medium corresponding to the button. When there is an executable process, the process selection unit (0504) passes to the process execution unit (0503) that there is an executable process or information for identifying the executable process. The process execution unit (0503) executes a process for setting the recording medium corresponding to the button to a state in which the process is executed based on the information passed from the process selection unit (0504). “Processing for enabling execution” means that, for example, if the executable process is to output the content signal recorded on the recording medium corresponding to the button to the display and display it as a video, the recording medium For example, the electronic circuit is switched so that a signal output from the terminal can reach the display at any time, or in some cases, a signal for changing the display state from the standby state to the active state is output. However, internally, there is no particular process for setting the state to be executed, and even in the case where the button is already being executed when the button has been pressed, Suppose there is a process for

  For example, referring to FIG. 7, the user of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment is executed when the “left side” around the finger contact area of the button is lit in blue. When the process is “playback”, the “right side” of the area around the finger contact area of the button is lit orange, indicating that the process being executed is “recording”. Since the “upper part” at the periphery of the area is lit in white, it is possible to intuitively understand that the corresponding recording medium is in a command waiting state.

  In this way, in addition to what processing is being executed by the medium corresponding to the button operated by the user, if there is an executable processing command, the processing is executed, that is, the command waiting state. You can intuitively understand what is in

  Also, when there are a plurality of operation buttons, as described above, it is possible to grasp the situation of each corresponding recording medium by looking at each button, but there are a plurality of recording media, and a plurality of operation buttons In some cases, it is possible to grasp at a glance from which recording medium information flows to which recording medium, or which medium is currently in a command waiting state. In order to make it possible to grasp the situation of all the recording media at a glance and to make the above effect more effective, it is preferable to arrange a plurality of operation buttons side by side as shown in FIG. . An arrangement example in the case of two buttons is shown in FIG. 6A, an arrangement example in the case of three buttons is shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, an arrangement example in the case of four buttons is shown in FIGS. Listed. According to these arrangements, it is possible to grasp the flow of information between a plurality of recording media in the apparatus at a glance.

  <Embodiment 5: Specific example>

  FIGS. 8 to 17 show display examples when operation buttons corresponding to three types of recording media “VHS”, “HDD”, and “DVD” are arranged in a horizontal row so that they can be seen at a glance. The LED display part in the upper part of the finger contact area of each button is in a command waiting state, and the LED display part in the lower right part of the finger contact area of each button indicates that the recording process is being performed. The LED display part at the lower left of the contact area periphery displays that the reproduction process is being performed by lighting. Further, in the figure, the LED display portion in white indicates lighting, black indicates extinguishing, and those with “blinking” indicate blinking.

  FIG. 8 shows a display example immediately after the recording / reproducing apparatus is turned on. While VHS completes preparation almost at the same time as the power is turned on, HDD and DVD take time to complete the actual preparation after the power is turned on, so the finger contact area of each button corresponding to HDD and DVD The LED display at the top of the periphery flashes. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the recording / reproducing apparatus is not turned on, and all LED display portions are turned off. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the recording of the broadcast program by the HDD is paused, and the LED display part at the lower right indicating that the recording process is being performed is blinking, and the upper part showing that the HDD is in a command waiting state. LED display part is lit. FIG. 11 shows the LED display section at the lower left indicating that the playback process is being performed with the DVD playback stopped, and the upper LED display section indicating that the DVD is in a command waiting state. Is lit.

  FIG. 12 shows a display example when a dubbing operation from the HDD to the DVD is performed. First, by pressing the button corresponding to the HDD that is the dubbing source, the upper LED display unit indicating that the HDD is in a command waiting state and the lower left LED display unit indicating that the reproduction process is being performed are turned on. (Refer to FIG. 12 (a)), the playback character, the title of the content to be dubbed, and the counter are sequentially displayed in the window of the recording / playback apparatus main body display section (see FIG. 12 (e)). Note that when the button corresponding to the HDD or DVD is pressed, the recording / reproducing apparatus of this example not only enters a command waiting state, but also indicates that the title that the user wants to reproduce and dubbing is displayed on the apparatus main body display unit. If the dubbing operation is performed while playing after confirming in the window, the head of the title is returned and dubbing can be started. Next, when the dubbing button is pressed, the lower right LED display section indicating that the recording process is being performed on VHS and DVD, which are other recording media that can be dubbed, blinks (FIGS. 12B and 12B). f)). Next, when a DVD button is selected and pressed to designate a dubbing destination, the lower right LED display section indicating that a DVD recording process is being performed is lit, and an upper part indicating that a command is being waited for The LED display section lights up (FIG. 12 (c)). When dubbing is started, the title of the content being dubbed is displayed for a few seconds in the window of the display unit of the recording / playback apparatus, and “HDD” and “ This is indicated by the display of the “DVD” mark and the blinking movement of the arrow, and after a few seconds, the title of the content that has been dubbed again is displayed, then the counter is displayed, and dubbing from the HDD to the DVD is performed. The display is switched sequentially every few seconds (see FIG. 12 (g)). When dubbing is finished by operating the dubbing button or the like, the lower left LED display section indicating that the HDD is performing the playback process and the lower right LED display section indicating that the DVD is performing the recording process are turned off ( In the window of the recording / playback apparatus main body display section, a DVD mark display and a channel display in a command waiting state are displayed (see FIG. 12 (h)).

  13 is a DVD to HDD, FIG. 14 is a HDD to VHS, FIG. 15 is a VHS to HDD, FIG. 16 is a DVD to VHS, and FIG. 17 is a dubbing operation from a VHS to a DVD. It is a display example. The method of switching the display of the LED display unit and the recording / reproducing apparatus main body display unit by the button operation of FIGS. 13 to 17 is substantially the same as that described in FIG.

  <Embodiment 5: Effect>

As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the processing execution state based on the button operation.
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<Embodiment 6: Overview>

The present embodiment is a recording / reproducing apparatus characterized in that the process selection unit includes a process selection unit for selecting one or more processes such as various processes and standby processes of the portable recording medium.
<Embodiment 6: Configuration>

  The configuration of this embodiment is shown in FIG. The configuration of the present embodiment is basically the same as that of the fifth embodiment, but is a recording / reproducing apparatus (1800) having a process selection unit (1805) in a process selection unit (1804).

  “Processing selection means” includes loading processing, standby processing, normal playback processing, special playback processing, recording processing, deletion processing, copy processing, movement processing, recording reservation processing, timer processing, and stop processing of the portable recording medium (1801). Then, one or more of the removal processing of the portable recording medium is selected. When receiving the instruction to perform the process, the process selection unit selects the corresponding process and instructs the process execution unit (1803). For example, when there is an instruction for the normal reproduction process, the process selection unit selects information or an instruction necessary for the normal reproduction process and instructs the process execution unit.

  The process selection unit instructs the process execution unit to perform a process and instructs the display unit (1802) to display the process contents in accordance with an instruction from the process selection unit.

  The loading process of the portable recording medium is a process of loading the recording medium to a drive in which no recording medium is loaded. For example, in the case of an optical disc type recording medium such as a DVD or a CD, the loading process is performed by opening the disc tray of the drive, the user placing the portable recording medium on the disc tray, and the disc tray being set to the recording / reproducing device by the user's button operation. The portable recording medium is loaded into the drive. When the portable recording medium is loaded into the drive, the optical pickup of the recording / reproducing apparatus checks the information recorded on the portable recording medium, judges the type of the disk, etc., and the portable recording medium is loaded normally. Make sure. A series of these flows is a loading process of an optical disc type portable recording medium. On the other hand, in the case of a tape-type recording medium such as VHS, when the user inserts the portable recording medium into the recording / reproducing apparatus, the tape is loaded on the recording / reproducing head of the recording / reproducing apparatus so that the recording / reproducing can be performed. A series of these processes is a loading process of a tape type portable recording medium. When there is an instruction for loading processing, the processing selection means issues a disk tray opening / closing command, a disk confirmation command, a tape loading command, and the like to the processing execution unit.

  The standby process includes loading, normal playback, special playback, recording, erasing, moving, recording reservation, timer, stop, and removal when the recording / playback device is powered on. There is no state.

  The normal reproduction process is a process for reproducing data recorded on a portable recording medium. When there is an instruction for normal reproduction processing, the process selection means instructs the process execution unit to perform reproduction in consideration of the type of drive to be reproduced and the type of portable recording medium.

  The special playback process is different from the normal playback process, and includes a process that is performed during playback such as fast forward, frame advance, and fast reverse, and a rewind process when the portable recording medium is a tape type.

  The recording process is a process for writing data to a portable recording medium. The process selection means instructs the process execution unit to write information such as a storage location of data to be written, a portable recording medium to be written, a recording location of the portable recording medium, and the like, and a write command.

  The erasing process is a process for erasing data recorded on the portable recording medium. The process selection means instructs the process execution unit of information such as the location and type of the portable recording medium including the data to be erased, which data on the portable recording medium is to be erased, and an erase process command.

  The copy process is a process for recording a part or all of the data recorded on the portable recording medium with respect to another portable recording medium. In the copy process, the data on the portable recording medium that is the copy source is not erased. The process selection means is a process execution unit for providing information such as a storage location of data to be written, a portable recording medium to be written, a recording location of the portable recording medium, and a writing instruction to a portable recording medium as a copy destination. To instruct.

  The movement process is a process of recording part or all of the data recorded on the portable recording medium with respect to another portable recording medium. In the movement process, the data on the portable recording medium that is the movement source is erased after the data is recorded on the portable recording medium that is the movement destination. The process selection means is a process execution unit for providing information such as a storage location of data to be written, a portable recording medium to be written, a recording location of the portable recording medium, and a write command to a portable recording medium to be moved To instruct. For the copy source portable recording medium, the process execution unit is instructed to erase data written to the copy destination portable recording medium.

  The recording reservation processing is processing for receiving terrestrial analog broadcasting, digital terrestrial broadcasting, satellite broadcasting such as BS and CS, cable television, Internet broadcasting, and the like, and recording the received video data on a portable recording medium. The recording reservation process records data received at a predesignated time and channel on a portable recording medium, and the process selection means processes the information on the designated time and channel and the recording destination portable recording medium as a processing execution unit. And instruct the start of recording at the designated time.

  The timer process performs a specified process at a specified time. The processing to be performed is any of loading processing, standby processing, normal playback processing, special playback processing, recording processing, erasing processing, copy processing, moving processing, recording reservation processing, timer processing, stop processing, and removal processing of a portable recording medium. One or more of can be specified. The process selection means instructs the process execution unit to perform the specified process at the specified time.

  The stop process is a process for stopping the process currently being performed by the recording / reproducing apparatus. The process execution unit instructs the process execution unit to stop the process currently being executed.

  The removal process of the portable recording medium is a process of taking out the portable recording medium in the standby state from the recording / reproducing apparatus. The process execution unit instructs the process execution unit to take out the portable recording medium.

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<Embodiment 7: Overview>

The present embodiment is a recording / reproducing apparatus characterized in that the process selection means includes a button operation input device corresponding to each button operation.
<Embodiment 7: Configuration>

  The configuration of this embodiment is shown in FIG. The configuration of the present embodiment is basically the same as that of the fifth embodiment, but the process selection unit (1905) of the process selection unit (1904) makes the selection based on the process for each button (1902). This is a recording / reproducing apparatus (1900) having a button operation input device (1906).

  The button operation input device (1906) selects a process based on the process input by each button. When a processing instruction is input to the button operation input device, the processing selection unit instructs the processing execution unit (1903) based on the instruction input to the button operation input device.

Each button (1902) includes a loading process, a standby process, a normal playback process, a special playback process, a recording process, an erasing process, a copy process, a moving process, a recording reservation process, a timer process, a stop process, and a removal process for a portable recording medium. In addition to the display means for indicating the status, etc., each instruction can be instructed to the process selection means through the button operation input device by the user operating each button. Each button is equipped with a switch. By clicking, pressing, or long-pressing this switch, each processing instruction is transmitted to the button operation input device. In addition, the content of processing instructions by clicking the switch of each button may change depending on the mounting state of the recording medium (1901) and the state of the recording / reproducing apparatus such as during reproduction or recording. Further, the processing instruction content may be changed by clicking once or by clicking twice (double-clicking).
<Embodiment 7: Specific example>

  Specific examples of this embodiment are shown in FIGS. 20A, 20B, and 20C. 20A, 20B, and 20C show the operation of each button corresponding to each process. The recording / reproducing apparatus shown in the specific example includes a VHS video, a hard disk drive, and a writable DVD drive as recording media.

  In the loading process, the button of the corresponding recording medium in standby state (DVD in FIG. 20) is clicked, the disk tray is opened and closed, and the disk is inserted.

  The standby process enters a standby state by leaving the corresponding recording medium in the selection mode for a predetermined time (several seconds).

  In the normal playback process, when a corresponding recording medium is in a selection mode (the upper part of the button corresponding to the corresponding recording medium is lit) (DVD in FIG. 20), normal playback is started when a click is performed.

  In the special reproduction process, when the corresponding recording medium (DVD in FIG. 20) is in a reproduction state, double-clicking makes fast-forwarding, and long-pressing makes reverse-forwarding. Clicking during fast forward and reverse feed returns to normal playback. Further, if double clicking is further performed during fast-forwarding, the fast-forwarding speed is increased.

  The recording process is started by double-clicking the button of the corresponding recording medium (DVD in FIG. 20) in the selection mode.

  In the erasing process, the erasing process is started by long-pressing (several seconds) the button of the recording medium (DVD in FIG. 20) in the selection mode.

  The copy process can be started by using a copy source recording medium button and a copy destination recording medium button. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, when data is copied from a DVD to a VHS, the DVD and VHS buttons are first clicked simultaneously. Next, the copy process is started by pressing the button of the copy source DVD and then double-clicking the copy destination VHS button.

  In the move process, as in the copy process, first, the move source (DVD in FIG. 20) and move destination (VHS in FIG. 20) buttons are simultaneously clicked. Next, the movement process is started by long-pressing the movement source button and then double-clicking the movement destination button.

  In the recording reservation process, all the buttons of VHS, HDD, and DVD are pressed at the same time, and the recording medium button (DVD in FIG. 20) as the recording destination is clicked. Select. When the recording reservation process is selected, each button becomes a button for selecting the month, day, and channel. When each button is selected, each button is set to the hour, minute, and recording mode (in the case of VHS, 3 times the standard mode). Button for selecting the mode. When each setting is completed, the recording reservation process is completed.

  In the timer process, similarly to the recording reservation process, all the buttons of VHS, HDD, and DVD are pressed simultaneously, the button of the recording medium to be processed is clicked, and the processing content displayed on the main body display is selected. Settings such as date and time and channel are performed in the same manner as the recording reservation process, and the timer process is completed.

  The stop process stops each process by clicking once during each process. In FIG. 20, the playback process is stopped by clicking the DVD button during DVD playback.

  As in the loading process, in the take-out process, by clicking the button of the corresponding recording medium in the standby state, the tape tray recording medium such as opening / closing of the disk tray or VHS is ejected, and the take-out process is performed.

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0200 Recording / playback apparatus having execution process display button 0201 button 0202 display means 0203 process execution unit

Claims (8)

A recording / reproducing apparatus having a button corresponding to each of a plurality of recording media,
Each of the buttons has display means for displaying a process being executed for the corresponding recording medium ,
The display means includes a light emitter for identifying the processing by a light emission color,
The light emitter of the button is a recording / reproducing device in which a light emitting area is arranged at a predetermined relative position with respect to the finger contact area for each emission color in a peripheral portion of a finger contact area to be touched by a finger or the like to function as a button. apparatus.   The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the process displayed by the display unit includes a process of reproducing a signal recorded on a recording medium and a process of recording a signal on the recording medium. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recording medium includes at least two of a tape-shaped recording medium, a disk-shaped recording medium, and a semiconductor memory. A process selection unit for selecting a process to be executed on the recording medium;
The recording / reproducing apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3 . The process of the display means of the button is displayed, record playback according to claim 4, including a process executable chosen may processed by the processing selection unit, and instruction wait state for execution apparatus. The process selection unit includes a portable recording medium loading process, a standby process, a normal reproduction process, a special reproduction process, a recording process, an erasing process, a copy process, a moving process, a recording reservation process, a timer process, a stop process, and a portable recording process. 6. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a process selection unit for selecting one or more of the medium take-out processes. The process selection unit of the process selection unit includes:
The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a button operation input device for making the selection based on an operation on each button. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the buttons are arranged side by side on a main body operation surface.

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