JPH02303282A - Recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain transfer of a required pattern automatically without setting of character information by multiplexing a pattern signal corresponding to event information read selectively from an event memory according to date information onto a pickup signal. CONSTITUTION:The recorder is provided with a central arithmetic processing unit 3 being a heart of the control in the recorder while setting input information from an operating section 1 to a prescribed memory or applying arithmetic processing to a data, a birth date memory 5 storing a specific person's name and its birth date, a counter 4 being an automatic date means revising data information automatically especially and an event memory 6 storing plural sets of event information, and a pattern signal corresponding to the event information read selectively from the event memory 6 according to the date information is superimposed on a pickup signal.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a recording device for recording an imaging signal from a camera, which multiplexes another pattern signal onto the imaging signal. .

[Prior Art] Home video equipment generally consists of a recording/playback device and a camera.
There are various ways to use it, such as using a recording/reproducing device M (commonly known as a video deck).

However, with the spread and versatility of video equipment, camera-integrated VTRs (Video Tape Recorders: Video
o Tape Recorder) is also commercially available.

Many of these types of products are equipped with an auto-date function and are capable of recording the year, month, and day at the time of photographing on a recording medium. This function makes it possible to revive memories when playing back later (particularly useful for celebratory events, trips, commemorative photos, etc.), and also facilitates organization during editing.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in conventional camera-integrated VTRs, the main information imprinted is the date, and a character generator must be connected to imprint other character information. Additionally, it was necessary to set text information each time a photograph was taken. Setting this character information becomes a very troublesome operation when photographing.

To reduce this number of operations, increase the number of operation keys.

The number of operations can be reduced, but this increases the size and weight. Since the operation section for the character generator as described above is not used for normal photographing and playback, the increase in shape and weight places a great burden on the user.

The invention of this application was made to solve such problems, and aims to provide a recording device that can record various patterns in the rain without setting character information.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the recording device of the invention of this application includes an auto-dating means for automatically updating date information in a recording device that records an imaging signal from a camera. and,
#i event memory for storing event information, and a pattern signal corresponding to the event information selectively read out from the event memory according to the date information is multiplexed on the imaging signal. be.

Further, a recording device according to another invention of this application is a recording device that records an image signal from a camera, and includes an auto date means that automatically updates date information, and a date of birth that stores information on a plurality of dates of birth. The apparatus includes a memory, and multiplexes a pattern signal generated based on the date information and the date of birth information selectively read out from the date of birth memory onto the image pickup signal.

Further, a recording device according to another invention of this application is a recording device that records an imaging signal from a camera.

Equipped with a 7-stage auto date that automatically updates date information and a date of birth memory that stores multiple pieces of date of birth information, the date of birth information and the date that are selectively read from the date of birth memory. A pattern signal generated based on the information is multiplexed on the imaging signal.

[Function] By configuring as described above, a preferred pattern can be automatically imprinted into a photographed image based on the date information obtained by the auto-date means, and this can be achieved without setting single character information. I can do it.

In addition, since the date of birth and corresponding events can be determined based on the desired date of birth and date information, patterns associated with the child's growth record can be easily imprinted on captured images. I can do it.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, l is an operation unit for writing required information into each of the memories to be described later, 2 is numerical information dedicated to year and month 1,
A display device for displaying character information (alphabet, katakana, hiragana, etc.) such as photographing information, and 3 a device for setting input information from the operation unit l in a predetermined memory or for processing data, etc. in this embodiment; 4 is a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) that forms the core of the system control, 4 is a counter as a 7-stage auto date that counts clock signals and automatically updates the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second information; 5 is a specific 6 is a birth date memory that stores people's names and their dates of birth; 6 is an event memory that stores event information that the user can input freely in addition to national events that have fixed dates; 6a is an event memory; Period memory (hereinafter referred to as FROM-) stores input event information when it has a period.
(referred to as TO memory).

7 is a pattern signal generation circuit (so-called character generator) that converts patterns of character information, A-character information, etc. processed by the CPU 3 into pattern signals that can be multiplexed into video signals;
8 is a camera section that includes an optical system, a solid-state image pickup device, and a signal processing circuit and outputs a video signal; 9 is an electronic view finder (EVF) that displays a subject image on a micro-sized cathode ray tube or the like;
er), IO is an adder that adds the video signal from the camera unit 8 and the pattern signal from the pattern signal generation circuit 7, and 11 is a recorder that processes the video signal from the adder 10 for recording/reproduction. be. Also, 12 is CPU3
This is a clock generation circuit that generates a clock signal for operating the .

Next, the operation of the embodiment with one or more configurations will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2(A) to 3(C) and FIG. 3. Figure 2 (A) shows the CP related to date of birth input processing.
FIG. 2 (B) shows the operation of the CPU related to event information input processing, and FIG. 2 (C) shows the operation of the CPU related to the storage processing of each information in the memory. .

As shown in the second step (A), in the date of birth input process, when a name is input from the operation section l (S21), the year (Western calendar) is input, and then the process is completed (S22). and input the month and day (S23).

These pieces of information are displayed on the display 2, and it is checked whether there are any incorrect inputs (confirmed by the user) and abnormalities in the input data (confirmed by the CPU 3) for each of the above items (S24).
If it is OK, use the operation unit 3 to instruct whether there is any other information to input (input is complete) (S25). If input is completed, the input information is stored in the date of birth memory 5. or be remembered.

In addition, in addition to the event information preset at the time of factory shipment, the event information input process shown in FIG. 2 (B) is used when the user wants to arbitrarily set event information. If it is the 7th of the month, the operation section l
rNYUGAKUsHIKI as an event item by
Enter J (S26), followed by month and date r4.
07J (527)), each of which may contain incorrect input (confirmed by the user) or abnormality in the input data (527).
(528) L
. . .Furthermore, if it is instructed that there is no further information to manually input after the check is completed (S29), the input information is stored in the event memory 6, and all processing ends.

Furthermore, in Fig. 2 (C), events are entered that have a period of time, so if you want to enter an event item, for example Golden Week, as an event from April 29th to May 5th, "Go J Reden Week"
Enter as an event item (S31), then enter the month and date r.
4. Input 29J as rFROM month/day/manpower (S
32).

Subsequently, r5.05J is input as "rTO month day human power" (S33). It is determined whether or not there is a data error in the above inputs (S34) L/, and it is indicated that there is no further input (S35), and the entire process ends. .

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the CPU related to the recording process of photographed images imprinted with various patterns. 1. An event memory 6, a date of birth memory 5. It shows processing for writing various patterns to the recording medium according to each storage content of the FROM-To memory 6a and date information obtained from the counter 4.

First, save the date information (calendar date) to date of birth memory 5.
Memory area YMD l (Y: Year.

M: MonLh, D: Day) (S31).

Next, select one of the three modes for pattern imprinting (described later), that is, which memory to use (S32).
Move to the corresponding predetermined step.

When imprinting information from event memory 6, memory area YMD where date information (calendar year, month, day) is stored.
Take out the data MDI for the month of June and search the list in the event memory 6 using this data as a keyword (
S33), if an event item with matching month and day is found in the event memory 6 (S34), read out the item in the event memory contents and display it on the display 2 (S35);
Then, when an instruction is given to imprint the displayed event item using the operation unit l (S36), the pattern signal generation circuit 7 outputs a pattern signal corresponding to this event item (S37). The signal is superimposed on the video signal and sent to the recorder 11. In S34, if there is no event item with the matching month and date on the list of the event memory 6, and if the user instructs the operator not to imprint, the process ends at that point.

If FROM-To memory 6a is selected in S32,
Similarly, the data MDI of the month and day starting from the calendar year and month is read from the memory area YMD1, and the content of the FROM-To memory 6a is searched using this data as a keyword (53B
). For example, if the six power rendering date is May 1st,
Looking at the rFROM date and time processed in Figure 2 (C), r
FROM month/day is 429 and month/day data MDI is 501
Therefore, it is determined that FROM month/day≦MDI (S39), and furthermore, since rTo month/day is 505, it is judged that 1MDI≦To month/day (S4, 0
), [Golden Week] is read out from the item in the FROM-To memory 6a and displayed on the display 2 (S41
), and if imprinting is instructed on the operation unit 1, the process moves to S37 to perform imprinting processing of the pattern related to this item.

In addition, if you select the date of birth [1 memory, first input your name from the operation unit l, and store this name in the NAME memory area secured in the date of birth memory 5 (S4
2). The date of birth memory is searched using this NAME as a keyword (S43).

If the manually created name is registered in the date of birth memory (
S44) Read the date of birth data and set it to calendar year/month 1
(YMD2 - YMDI) (S45), calculates how many years and months (YMD) has passed since birth, and sets this as the date of birth of the imprinted river (S46).The imprinting process is as follows:
This is done by executing steps 836 and S37 as described above. If the entered name is not registered in the NAME memory area, the word "unregistered" will be displayed on the display 2 and (
S47) End the process.

Further, at this time, it is also possible to store various event information corresponding to this date of birth in an event memory, and read out the event information corresponding to this date of birth.

FIGS. 4(A), (B) and (C) show the event memory 6,
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing allocation of storage areas in each of the date of birth memory 5 and the FROM-To memory 6a.

In the event memory 6, event items and their dates are stored. Holidays defined by the country are already stored at the time of shipment from the factory, and other holidays are stored in the event memory 6.

For example, an additional registration area is set for events such as family anniversaries (birthdays, wedding anniversaries) so that the user can freely add them.

The date of birth memory 5 stores the name as a keyword and the date of the person corresponding to the keyword. In addition, the FROM-To memory 6a stores event information with a period of S. The period from the starting point rFROMJ to the ending point "TO" can be set, and the corresponding event items (for example, New Year, Golden Week, etc.) can be set.
summer vacation, etc.) are written.

[Effect of the invention] As explained above, the invention of this application automatically has 1]
The device includes an auto-date means for updating attached information and an event memory for storing a plurality of event information, and multiplexes pattern signals corresponding to event information selectively read out from the event memory according to date information onto the m-image signal. As a result, the desired pattern can be automatically imprinted without having to set character information.

Furthermore, by multiplexing a pattern signal generated based on the date information and the date information selectively read out from a date of birth memory that stores a plurality of pieces of date of birth information, the same can be achieved by multiplexing the pattern signal onto the imaging signal. A required pattern can be automatically imprinted without performing sect work on character information.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention of this application, and Figs. 2 (A) to (C) show date of birth input processing, photographic information input processing, and input of each information into memory. Flowchart showing each operation of the CPU related to storage processing, Part 3
The figure is a flowchart showing the operation of the CPU related to the imprinting process of various patterns, and FIGS.
) is an explanatory diagram showing allocation of memory storage areas. In the figure. 1: Operation unit 3: CPU 5: Date of birth memory 6 Event memory 6a: FROM-To memory 7/Pattern generation circuit 8: Camera unit 10: Adder l]: Recorder agent Patent attorney 1) Haru Kitatake ( A) Event memory (B) Date of birth memory (C) FROM-To memory Figure 4

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a recording device that records an imaging signal from a camera, an auto date means that automatically updates date information;
What is claimed is: 1. A recording device comprising: an event memory that stores a plurality of pieces of event information, and multiplexing pattern signals corresponding to event information selectively read from the event memory in accordance with the date information onto the imaging signal. (2) an auto-date means for automatically updating date information in a recording device that records an imaging signal from a camera;
Equipped with a date of birth memory that stores information on multiple dates of birth.
A recording device characterized in that a pattern signal generated based on the date of birth information selectively read out from the date of birth memory and the date information is multiplexed onto the imaging signal.