JPH03207043A - Information recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate an operation of video recording reservation by reading video recording reservation information from a video recording reservation card fitted to a tape cassette and setting and controlling the video recording accordingly. CONSTITUTION:When the tape cassette fitted with the video recording reservation card is inserted, the insertion is detected by a tape cassette detecting switch 14, and an optical read part 16 is driven by a read control circuit 15 to read the video recording reservation card, and then the read information is recognized by a recognition circuit 17. The information recognized by a video recording reservation information read means 18 is supplied to a system control circuit 19, and a video recording channel, a starting date and time and an ending date and time are set in a memory 20. Next, the starting date and time set in the memory 20 is repeatedly compared with a date and time of a timer 21, and upon coincidence, a command of commencing the video recording is outputted to a video recording means 25, and a tuner 23 is changed for a video recording channel, and then the video recording is commenced by a signal recording part 24. Consequently, the video recording reservation is securely carried out without performing a troublesome operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from a tape cassette, which is an information recording medium.

[Conventional technology]

In a conventional information recording and reproducing device, when setting a recording reservation for a television program or the like, the recording reservation is normally made by operating a recording reservation setting button on the information recording and reproducing device. There is also a device that allows recording reservations to be made by reading a barcode printed on a sheet with a scanner and transmitting it to an information recording/reproducing device. In such an information recording and reproducing apparatus, as shown in the perspective view shown in FIG. I am trying to read the recording reservation information using . Sheet 2 is the program sheet. In the case of program sheets such as TV program guides, the barcode required for recording reservations is the channel.
Date, start time, end time, etc. are printed for each item. To set up a recording reservation, click the channel {re. date, start time,
I am trying to trace the end time etc. for each item. If Sheet 2 is a TV program guide magazine, the necessary information is printed for each program as a one-line barcode, which can be read by tracing Sheet 2 only once with Scanner 1. .

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the transfer of recording reservation information from the scanner to the information recording/reproducing device. In this figure, recording reservation information is transferred to the information recording and reproducing device 3 by pointing the remote control light emitting section 1a of the scanner 1 toward the remote control light receiving section 3a of the information recording and reproducing device 3 and pressing the transfer button lb. The information recording/reproducing device 3 performs recording based on the received recording reservation information.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in such a conventional information recording and reproducing device,
Recording reservations are made by operating the recording reservation setting button, or by using a scanner to read the recording reservation information and transferring it from the scanner to the information recording/playback device, making the recording reservation operation cumbersome. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the conventional information recording and reproducing devices, and it is an object of the present invention to enable recording reservations to be easily made by simply inserting a tape cassette with a recording reservation card attached. Consider it a technical issue.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention is an information recording and reproducing device that records and reproduces information on a tape cassette, which is an information recording medium, and includes a recording reservation card that is attached to the surface of the tape cassette and has recording reservation information, and a recording reservation card that is attached to the information recording and reproducing device. recording reservation information reading means for reading recording reservation information from the recording reservation card of the tape cassette; recording control means for controlling the start and end of recording based on the recording reservation information obtained from the recording reservation information reading means; The apparatus is characterized by comprising a recording means for recording information through output.

[Effect]

According to the present invention having such characteristics, the recording reservation information is read from the recording reservation card attached to the tape cassette by the recording reservation information reading means, and the recording control means controls the recording settings and settings based on the recording reservation information. The control is performed and the information is recorded by the recording means.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the information recording/reproducing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information recording/reproducing apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention. Second
The figure is a perspective view showing a tape cassette used in this embodiment. As shown in Figure 2, tape cassette 1l
A recess 12 is provided at a predetermined position on either the left or right side surface, and the recording reservation card 3 is attached to the recess 12. In FIG. 1, a tape cassette detection switch l4, which is a tape cassette detection means, detects that a tape cassette 1l is inserted, and its output is given to a read # control circuit 15.

The reading control circuit 15 provides a detection signal to the optical reading section 16 when detecting a tape cassette. The optical reading section 16 reads the recording reservation card 13 attached to the tape cassette 11.
It reads data, which will be described later, and provides the read data to the recognition circuit 17 via the reading control circuit 15. The recognition circuit 17 recognizes the read data. Here, the reading control circuit 15, the optical reading section L6, and the recognition circuit 17 constitute a recording reservation information reading means 18 for reading recording reservation information from the recording reservation card 13. Now, the recognition circuit 17 sends its output to the system control circuit 19.
is giving to A memo U 20 and a timer 21 are connected to the system control circuit 19, in which the channel to be recorded, start date and time, end date and time, etc. are stored in advance. The system control circuit 19 compares the data set in the memory 20 with the date and time data of the timer 21. Here, the system control circuit 19
, memory 20 and timer 21 constitute a recording control means 22 for controlling the start and end of recording. The output of the system control circuit 19 is connected to the tuner 23 and the signal recording section 2.
given to 4. The tuner 23 and the signal recording section 24 constitute a recording means 25, and the system control circuit 1
9, the tuner 23 is switched to the channel to be recorded, and the signal recording section 24 records the signal.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the tape cassette 11 to which the recording reservation card l3 is attached is inserted into the information recording and reproducing apparatus, the tape cassette detection switch I4 detects the insertion and starts operation. Then, the reading control circuit 15 drives the optical reading section l6 to read the recording reservation card l3 attached to the tape cassette 1l, and the recognition circuit l7 recognizes the read information. Recording reservation information reading 1,000 steps
The recording reservation information recognized by 8 is taken into the system control circuit 19 in the SteSob 3l. Next, proceed to step 32 and enter the channel to record, start date and time,
The end date and time are set in the memory 20. Next, proceed to step 33, compare the start date and time set in the memory 20 and the date and time of the timer 2l, and repeat until they match (step 34)
. If they match, the process proceeds to step 35, where a command to start recording is output to the recording means 25. Then, the tuner 23 is switched to the channel to be recorded, and the signal recording section 24 starts recording. Once recording is started, step 36. 37
Then, the end date and time set in the memory 20 and the date and time of the timer 2l are compared until they match.

If they match, the process advances to step 38, where an instruction to end recording is issued, and the signal recording section 24 ends recording.

Incidentally, in order to record a plurality of times by making a single recording reservation, such as when making a weekly recording reservation, the processes from step 32 to step 38 must be repeated.

FIG. 4 shows an example of writing recording reservation information on a recording reservation card. FIG. 4(a) shows a case where a one-time recording reservation is made, and the channels are listed in order from the left. date, start time,
The end time is written on the recording reservation card. In this case, it means that the recording of the 2-channel broadcast will be scheduled for September 23rd from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. FIG. 4(b) shows a case where a recording reservation is made once a week, and the channel, day of the week, start time, and end time are written in order from the left on the recording reservation card. In this case, this means that the recording of the 4-channel broadcast is reserved every Monday (MO stands for MONDAY) from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. FIG. 4(C) shows a case where recording reservations are made several times a week, and from the left, the start day of the week, the end day of the week, and so on. Start time 2 End time is written on the recording reservation card. In this case, channel 6 will be broadcast on 2 channels from every Monday to every Friday (PR is an abbreviation for FRIDAY).
This means that recording is reserved from 2:00 to 22:00 IO minutes.

As an application of this entry example, to make a daily recording reservation, set the start day of the week as SO (abbreviation for SUNDAY) and the end day of the week as SA.
(abbreviation for SATURDAY), or if you specify a date and make a recording reservation for a certain period, you may enter the start date instead of the start day of the week, and the end date instead of the end day of the week.

In this embodiment, numbers and alphabets were used to fill in the recording reservation card, but it goes without saying that a recording reservation card using a barcode may also be used. may be attached to the recording reservation card.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, even a person or a child who is inexperienced in operating a machine can easily make a recording reservation by simply inserting a tape cassette with a recording reservation card attached at a predetermined position into the information recording/playback device. can. Furthermore, there is no need to operate a recording reservation setting button or trace a bar code to make a recording reservation, and it is possible to reliably schedule a recording without any complicated operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an information recording and reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tape cassette used in this embodiment, and FIG. 3 shows the operation of this embodiment. Flowchart, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of writing recording reservation information in the recording reservation card of this embodiment, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing reading of a conventional barcode by a scanner, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the transfer of recording reservation information to the information recording/reproducing device. 1 1------Tape cassette 1 3------
--1 Recording reservation card l4---Tape cassette detection switch 1 5--1 Reading control circuit 16-
・・・・Optical reading section 1 7−---・1 recognition circuit
1 8-- Recording reservation information reading means 19----
-System control circuit 20--11-Memory 21--Timer 22 Recording control means
23-------- Tuner 24-- Signal recording section 2 5-------- Recording means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An information recording and reproducing device that records and reproduces information on a tape cassette, which is an information recording medium, comprising: a recording reservation card that is attached to the surface of the tape cassette and has recording reservation information; and a recording reservation card that is attached to the information recording and reproducing device. recording reservation information reading means for reading recording reservation information from the recording reservation card of the recorded tape cassette; recording control means for controlling the start and end of recording according to the recording reservation information obtained from the recording reservation information reading means; 1. An information recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: a recording means for recording information based on an output from a control means.