JPH0335453A - Video tape recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve handling convenience for the user by video recording of a television program corresponding to a program key word when coincidence is detected in comparison between an input key word and the program key word. CONSTITUTION:In a program center device 5, a key word inputted by the user from a user terminal unit 3 is stored in a key word storage means 10, and this input key word DTKEY is compared with key word information INFKEY of a television program data DTTV. Then, upon detection of coincidence between the input key word DTKEY and the key word information INFKEY, the video recording is performed on a television program corresponding to the key word information INFKEY by controlling a VTR 2 of the user terminal unit 3. By this method, the VTR system 1 improved, in particular, in handling convenience for the user can be obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a video tape recorder device, and is particularly suitable for application to a video tape recorder device that detects and records a desired television program based on input keywords. It is something.

B Summary of the Invention The present invention monitors television programs based on input keywords in a video tape recorder device,
By detecting and recording a desired television program, usability for the user can be further improved.

C. Prior Art Conventionally, in order for a user to view a desired television program, it is necessary for the user to be at the location where the television receiver is installed at the time and date when the television program is broadcast, and this inconvenience is In order to solve the problem, a video tape recorder (V
TR) is used to record desired television programs.

That is, the user first refers to television broadcast information such as the TV section of a newspaper or a program guide magazine, learns the broadcasting station, broadcast date and time of the desired television program, and then directly operates the VTR to record the desired television program. Alternatively, the user can perform a scheduled recording operation according to a predetermined procedure, and then play back the television program recorded in this way on a VTR, so that the user can watch the desired television program in his or her free time. being done.

D Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in order to record a desired television program using a VTR, it is necessary to obtain television broadcast information in advance and know what programs will be broadcast. There is an unavoidable complexity.

Furthermore, even if you perform the scheduled recording operation as described above, if the broadcast time is changed for some reason and recording is not possible, there is a problem that you will not be able to watch the desired television program twice. Ta.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to propose a video tape recorder device that can solve the conventional problems at once and further improve the usability for the user.

E Means for Solving the Problem In order to solve this problem, the present invention includes a keyword input means 9, a keyword storage means 10 for storing the input keyword DTgty input from the keyword input means 9, and a broadcasting method. The keyword detection means 4 that detects the program keyword INF■V corresponding to the television program to be displayed is compared with the input keyword DTKtf stored in the keyword storage means 10 and the program keyword INFxzy detected by the keyword detection means 4. A keyword comparison means 4 is also provided.

1 Input keyword DTwt in action keyword comparison means 4
When a match between v and the program keyword INF□1 is detected, the television program corresponding to the program keyword INF*xy is recorded, thereby further improving usability for the user.

G example An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, l is a video tape recorder (VT) as a whole.
R) Shows the overall configuration of the system, in which a user terminal device 3 including a VTR 2 and a program center device 5 including a host computer 4 are connected via a subscriber telephone line 8 via modems 6 and 7, respectively.

Here, the VTR 2 of the user terminal device 3 is configured such that its recording operation can be controlled by commands input from the outside, and receives received data DTgto obtained from the program center device 5 through the modem 6. The recording operation can be executed by the recording control command included in the.

Furthermore, in the case of this VTR 2, in addition to the configuration of a so-called video tape recorder, a keyboard 9 is connected.
Key input data DTxzv consisting of a desired keyword input by the user is sent to the program center device 5 via the modem 6 as transmission data DTsao via the control device within the VTR 2.

The host computer 4 of this program center device 5 has a memory lO, and key input data D included in the received data DTl□ sent from the user terminal device 3 through the modem 7.
T■, is stored in the keyword storage area allocated to each user terminal device 3 in the memory 10.

Further, television program data D T t v including program information INFtv representing the television program being broadcast and keyword information INF□ is input to the host computer 4 from, for example, a broadcasting station or the like through a dedicated line. There is.

This program information INFtv is character data of a predetermined length in which the program name PNAME and broadcasting station name ST representing the television program being broadcast, and the broadcast start time BT of the television program.
M is numerical data in units of year, month, day, hour and minute, and the broadcast time CTM of the television program is numerical data in minutes, which is expressed by fJI.

In addition, the keyword information INFxtv includes n keyword comparison means each consisting of character data of a predetermined length, KEY
2. KEYn, program category such as drama, movie, news or document, director's core, production sound name, appearance sound name, viewer type desired by the broadcasting station, outline of the television program Contains words that represent.

In fact, the host computer 4 stores the key input data DTOV in the keyword storage area allocated to each user terminal device 3 in the memory 10 and the television program data DTT.
The keyword information I N F included in v is compared with tV.

In this state, the host computer 4 generates keyword information INF KE that matches the key input data [)T”xty.
When Y is detected, recording is performed based on the program information INF,v that includes the keyword information INF07 using channel information corresponding to the broadcast station name ST and broadcast time information consisting of the broadcast start time BTM and broadcast time CTM. A control command is generated and sent as transmission data DT, □ to the user terminal device f3.

In this way, the VTR 2 of the user terminal device 3 executes recording of the television program in accordance with the recording control of the program center device 5, and in this way, the television program corresponding to the keyword registered in advance by the user is broadcast. When watching a television program, the television program can be automatically recorded.

According to the above configuration, the keyword input by the user from the user terminal device 3 is stored in the program center device 5,
This input keyword DTgtv is compared with the keyword information ■NFOY of the television program data DTrv, and the input keyword DTxty and keyword information INF are compared.
When a match of y=tv is detected, V of the user terminal device 3
By controlling TR2 to record television programs corresponding to the keyword information INF,...
VTR system 1 that can further improve user-friendliness
can be realized.

Further, according to the above configuration, by searching for a television program to be broadcast by combining various keywords, the user can know in advance the broadcast station, broadcast date and time, and broadcast time of the desired television program. is no longer necessary, and the usefulness for the user can be further improved accordingly.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, a case has been described in which the user terminal device has a modem as a communication means and a keyboard as an input means. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. You may also do so.

Further, in the above embodiment, for the program center device,
Although the case has been described in which a user terminal device of TM is connected, the present invention is not limited to this, and even if a plurality of user terminal devices are connected, the same effects as in the above-described embodiment can be achieved.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, a case has been described in which the user terminal device and the program center device are connected using a subscriber telephone line, but the connection is not limited to this, and the connection may be made using a local line such as a dedicated line, for example. good.

H Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, when the keyword comparison means compares the input keyword and the program keyword and detects a match between the input keyword and the program keyword,
By recording the television program corresponding to the program keyword, it is possible to realize a video tape recorder device that can further improve the usability for the user.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a video tape recorder system according to an embodiment of the present invention. l...Video tape recorder system, 2...
... video tape recorder, 3 ... user terminal device, 4 ... host computer, 5 ...
...Program center equipment, 6.7...Modem,
8... Subscriber telephone line, 9... Keyboard, 10... Memory.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Keyword input means; keyword storage means for storing input keywords input by the keyword input means; keyword detection means for detecting program keywords corresponding to broadcast television programs; keyword comparison means for comparing the input keyword stored in the storage means and the program keyword detected by the keyword detection means, and the keyword comparison means detects a match between the input keyword and the program keyword. When I did,
A video tape recorder device, characterized in that it records the television program corresponding to the program keyword.