JPH0489683A - Video tape recorder equipped with automatic recording function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control the switch of a channel when an external equipment 15 is a television, for example, in addition to the ON/OFF control of the power source of the external equipment according to automatic recording reservation data by providing a remote control signal storage part to store the remote control signal of the external equipment as a command. CONSTITUTION:The remote control signal of an external equipment 9 is stored in a remote control signal storage part 5 as the command. At reserved recording start time, based on the automatic recording reservation data stored in a control part, the remote control signal is read out from the remote control signal storage part 5 and outputted to a remote control signal transmission part 7 by a remote control signal generation part 6 corresponding to the command for external equipment control included in the automatic recording reservation data. The remote control signal transmission part 7 transmits this remote control signal to a remote control signal reception part 8 of the external equipment 9. Thus, when the remote control signal shows the switch of the channel, for example, the external equipment 9 can execute switching to the channel, in addition to the ON/OFF control of the power source according to the inputted remote control signal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a video tape recorder having an answering machine function that can be interlocked with external equipment that does not have an interlock function.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a video tape recorder having an answering machine function, an AC built in the video tape recorder has been used.
It is known that the online function is used to link the external equipment by turning on/off the power of the external equipment in accordance with the timer operation of the video tape recorder.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of such a video tape recorder answering machine.

In the figure, 11 is a video tape recorder main body, and this video tape recorder main body 11 includes a control section (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer section) 12 that controls the overall operation and manages and executes the answering machine reservation data. , a controlled section (including a recording section, a motor drive section, etc.) 13 controlled by the microcomputer section 12, and a microcomputer section 1 corresponding to the recording start time and recording end time based on the answering machine reservation data.
The AC control unit 14 is controlled on/off by the AC control unit 2. The AC line of an external device 15 is connected to this AC control unit 14, and the power source of the external device 15 is
On/off control is performed depending on the state of the AC control section 14.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional video tape recorder,
Only the power on/off of the external device 15 can be controlled based on the answering machine reservation data, and other controls, such as the external device 15
When the TV is a television, there is a problem in that it is not possible to control channel switching.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a video tape recorder having an answering machine function that enables not only power on/off control of external equipment but also other controls. .

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, a video tape recorder having an answering machine function according to the present invention has a remote control signal memory that stores remote control signals of external devices that can be operated by remote control as commands. a controller that stores and manages answering machine reservation data, and manages time such as answering machine start time and end time; A configuration including a remote control signal generation section that reads and outputs a stored remote control signal, and a remote control signal transmission section that sends the remote control signal outputted by the remote control signal generation section to a remote control signal reception section of the external device. do.

(Function) A remote control signal from an external device that can be operated by remote control is stored as a command in the remote control signal storage section. Based on the answering machine reservation data stored in the control unit, when the scheduled recording start time comes, the remote control signal generating unit generates a remote control signal corresponding to the command for controlling external equipment included in the answering machine reservation data. It is read from the remote control signal storage section and output to the remote control signal sending section. The remote control signal sending section sends this remote control signal to the remote control signal receiving section of the external device. As a result, in addition to conventional power on/off control, the external device can be switched to the indicated channel depending on the input remote control signal, for example, if the remote control signal is a signal indicating channel switching. It turns out. That is, the video tape recorder performs a recording operation, and at the same time, the channel of the external device is also switched.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the answering system portion of a video tape recorder having an answering machine function according to the present invention.

In the figure, a video tape recorder body (hereinafter referred to as VT) is shown.
It is abbreviated as R body. ) 1 includes a microcomputer section 2 that controls the entire operation and manages and executes the answering machine reservation data, and a controlled section 3 (including a recording section, a motor drive section, etc.) controlled by the microcomputer section 2. , and an AC control section 4 which is controlled to be turned on/off by a microcomputer section 2 at the recording start time and recording end time based on the answering machine reservation data, and these configurations are similar to the conventional answering machine system for a video tape recorder described above. The configuration is similar to that of .

The video tape recorder main body 1 also receives a remote control signal from a remote control switch (not shown) that remotely controls an external device 9, analyzes it, and stores it in sequence in correspondence with the assigned command number. A remote control signal storage section 5 and a remote control signal generation section 6 that reads the remote control signal stored in the remote control signal storage section 5 and converts it into the original remote control signal are provided. , and the remote control signal generating section 6 and microcomputer section 2 are each bidirectionally connected. Furthermore, the remote control signal storage section 5 and the remote control signal generation section 6 are bidirectionally connected. The remote control signal output from the remote control signal generating section 6 is sent to the remote control signal receiving section 8 of the external device 9 by the remote control signal sending section 7. Here, the remote control signal sending unit 7 transmits the same infrared signal as the remote control signal emitted from the remote control switch of the external device 9.
The signal is emitted toward the remote control signal receiving section 8 of the external device 9. However, the remote control signal transmitting section 7 and the remote control signal receiving section 8 of the external device 9 may be connected by wire, and the remote control signal may be sent to the remote control signal receiving section 8 of the external device 9 via this signal line. It is possible.

Further, the AC line of an external device 9 is connected to the AC control unit 4 of the VTR main body 1, and the power source of the external device 9 is
C control unit 4. It is designed to be on/off controlled depending on the state.

Next, the operation of the video tape recorder having the above-mentioned answering machine function will be explained.

The user first loads the remote control signal of the external device 9 to be linked with the VTR into the remote control signal storage section 5.

The remote control signal storage unit 5 analyzes the read remote control signals, assigns command numbers in the order of reading, and sequentially stores them in a predetermined storage area.

On the other hand, in the microcomputer unit 2, answering machine reservation data is registered in advance by the user's manual key operations. This answering machine reservation data includes VTR recording data (data such as recording start time and recording end time or recording time, recording channel, etc.) and a command N stored in the remote control signal storage unit 5.

The user can register, for example, the channel data of the menu for which the answering machine reservation was made by specifying the command number.

The microcomputer unit 2 performs control according to the registered answering machine reservation data. That is, when the scheduled recording start time of the answering machine is reached, a control signal is first sent to the AC control unit 4 according to the recording data in the answering machine reservation data, and the
Turn on the Cft1lJ control section 4. This results in
The power of the external device 9 is turned on. The microcomputer unit 2 also controls the controlled unit 3 according to the recording data in the answering machine reservation data.
At the same time, the registered command number is sent to the remote control signal generator 6.

Based on the command number input from the microcomputer section 2, the remote control signal generation section 6 reads out the remote control signal with the corresponding command number from the remote control signal storage section 5, converts it into the original remote control signal, and outputs the remote control signal. The signal is output to the signal sending section 7. The remote control signal sending section 7 sends this remote control signal to the remote control signal receiving section 8 of the external device 9. In the external device 9, when the remote control signal received by the remote control signal receiving section 8 is a channel switching instruction signal, the channel is switched according to the instruction.

In this way, recording is executed on the VTR body 1, and channel switching on the external device 9 is also executed.

(Effect of the invention) The video tape recorder having an answering machine function of the present invention has the following features:
The configuration is configured to store remote control signals from external devices as well as answering machine reservation data, making it possible to remotely control external devices. It is possible to link a plurality of operation processes, and it is possible to expand the answering machine function using external equipment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a video tape recorder answering machine having an answering machine function according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a conventional answering machine for a video tape recorder having an answering machine function. 1... VTR body 2... Microcomputer section 3... Controlled section 4... AC control section 5... Remote control signal storage section 6... Remote control signal generation section 7... Remote control signal transmission section 8...Remote control signal receiving section 9...External device

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A video tape recorder having an answering machine function, comprising: a remote control signal storage unit that stores remote control signals from an external device that can be operated by remote control as commands; and storing and managing answering machine reservation data. , a control unit that performs time management such as a start time and end time of an answering machine, and a remote controller that reads and outputs a remote control signal stored in the remote control signal storage unit according to instructions from the control unit based on answering machine reservation data. A video tape recorder having an answering machine function, comprising: a signal generating section; and a remote control signal sending section that sends a remote control signal outputted by the remote control signal generating section to a remote control signal receiving section of the external device.