JPH0227390Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to a recorder/player control device.

In hotels, inns, motels, etc., a method has been adopted in which independent video broadcasts are performed using recording and reproducing equipment using empty channels of general television broadcasting, and the reception of these independent video broadcasts by television receivers is controlled by a coin timer. ing.
In this method, instead of running the recorder/player all the time, it is called up and operated by the activation of a coin timer, thereby eliminating wasteful playback operations of the recorder/player and reducing breakdowns and deterioration of the recorder/player. There is. However, if you do this, the independent video broadcast will stop immediately when the calling signal is cut off, so
If a call is made immediately after the call signal is cut off, the recorder/player will be forced to make unnecessary operations, i.e., preparations for stopping and starting, which will shorten its lifespan. It is easy to get scratches in the position.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a recorder/player control device that can overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks and reduce unnecessary operations of the recorder/player.

The present invention will be described below by way of examples with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a joint viewing system to which the present invention is applied.

A general television broadcast signal received by an antenna 1 is mixed with an independent video broadcast signal from a recording/playback device, such as a video tape recorder 3, by a mixer 2, amplified by an amplifier 4, and sent to a communal viewing line 5. A plurality of television receivers 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ . . . are connected to this communal viewing line 5 via coin timers 7 ₁ , 7 ₂ .
The coin timers 7 ₁ , 7 ₂ . . . separate the input signal into a general television broadcast signal and an independent video broadcast signal, and when inactive, send the general television broadcast signal to the television receivers 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ . When activated, the independent video broadcast signal is sent to the television receiver 6 ₁ ,
6 ₂ Send to... Therefore, viewers can watch general television broadcasts for free on television receivers 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ .
₁ , 7 ₂ ... can be activated to watch independent video broadcasts. The controller 8 has each coin timer 7 ₁ , 7 ₂ . . .
When activated, the activation signal is input as a calling signal, and the calling signal is monitored as shown in FIG. When one or more coin timers are activated and a calling signal is input, the controller 8 operates the recording/reproducing device 3 to perform independent video broadcasting. The controller 8 then monitors the calling signal as shown in FIG. 2, and starts the timer when the coin timer times out and the calling signal is cut off. The operating time of this timer is set to be longer than the time enough for the viewer to insert enough coins into the coin timer after the independent video broadcast stops due to the timeout of the coin timer. If a call signal is input while the timer is in operation, the controller 8 continues to operate the recording/reproducing device 3 and continues independent video broadcasting. When the timer times out due to no ringing signal being input while the timer is operating, the controller 8
makes the recording/playback device 3 prepare for stopping and then stops it.

The present invention can be similarly applied to a case where a recording/playback device is called up in a museum, a store, an exhibition hall, etc. and a display device is operated by the video signal, and the calling signal can also be generated by an operation switch or the like. good.

As described above, according to the present invention, in a system in which a recording/playback machine is operated by a calling signal from a calling means, the recording/playing machine is operated when a calling signal is inputted from the calling means, and the calling means receives a call from the calling means. If the signal is monitored and the recording/playback device continues the playback operation until a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the call signal disappears, and a call signal from the call means is input within the predetermined time; The recording/playback device is caused to continue the playback operation after the predetermined time has elapsed, and if the calling signal from the calling means is not input within the predetermined time, the recording/playback device is stopped after the predetermined time has elapsed. Since the controller is equipped with a controller that stops the playback operation of the recording/playback device, it monitors the calling signal from the calling means and if the calling signal disappears, the recording/playback device is stopped even if it is in the middle of the playback operation. , it is possible to reduce failures and deterioration of the recorder/player by not causing the recorder/player to perform unnecessary playback operations, and even if there is no call signal, the recorder/player does not immediately stop but can be operated for a predetermined period of time. Since the playback operation continues, if a call is made again immediately after the call signal disappears, the recorder/player will no longer perform unnecessary operations such as preparing to stop or start, and the service life will be extended. The length of the recording medium is longer, there are fewer scratches on the recording medium, and maintenance costs can be saved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a joint viewing system to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing part of the recording/player control operation of the same example. 3...Recording/playback device, ₇₁ , ₇₂ ...Coin timer, 8...Controller.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a system in which the recording/playback machine is operated by a calling signal from the calling means, the recording/playing machine is operated when a calling signal is input from the calling means, and the calling signal from the calling means is monitored to detect the calling signal. The recording/playback device continues the playback operation until a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the device is lost, and if a calling signal from the calling means is input within the predetermined time, after the predetermined time has elapsed. A controller for causing the recording/playback device to continue the playback operation, and for stopping the playback operation of the recording/playback device after the elapse of the predetermined time if a calling signal from the calling means is not input within the predetermined time. A recording/playback device control device comprising: