JPH06233229A - Magnetic recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a magnetic recording and reproducing device provided with an on-screen display function enabling a limited time to be used efficiently. CONSTITUTION:By memorizing necessary messages in a VTR, whether the messages are recorded or not are recognized only by seeing the VTR, at a glance from the outside, and by turning ON the power source of the VTR, the messages are enabled to be displayed on the screen of a TV receiver. This device is a magnetic recording and reproducing device composed of a storage means 23 storing a first family message composed of plural patterns, a writing means for writing a second family message, a storage means 23 storing a second family message written by this writing means, an operation means for taking out the family message stored in the storage means and displaying it on a display screen and a display means 211 displaying the family message when it is inputted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus having an on-screen display function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the present age of information technology, how to effectively utilize a finite time is becoming more and more important. By the way, free time is obtained by efficient use of time, and for example, there is a tendency to devote this free time to spending time with a family.
On the other hand, due to the tendency toward nuclear families, the degree of freedom in thinking of individuals increases, and this degree of freedom and the above-mentioned extension of free time combine to gradually reduce the amount of time the family spends in a group, but gradually. Tends to be coming. Therefore, for example, if the family plans to go out to listen to music, it is necessary to clarify the destination by some means for those who are out and absent.

[0003]

Conventionally, in such a case, the solution has been made by using a memo paper or an answering machine. However, in the former case, If you do not specify the meeting place, you cannot go to the meeting place on time unless the person who came home looks at the memo, so you can not enjoy listening to music together, In the latter case, the answering machine is troublesome because it is not clear whether the message was recorded or not by just looking it from the outside, and therefore the recorded tape had to be rewound one by one. However, there is also a drawback that the waiting time cannot be met due to time loss.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art. A VTR (magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus) and, for example, a TV receiver are combined with each other to display a necessary message in a VTR. By storing it in the memory, you can see whether the message is recorded or not by just looking at the VTR from the outside, and by turning on the power of the VTR, the message is displayed on the screen of the TV receiver. The present invention has been solved by arranging so that the first family message composed of a plurality of patterns can be stored and a second family message can be written. Writing means, storage means for storing the second family message written by the writing means, and storage for storing the second family message in the storage means. And operation means for displaying on the display screen take out the Milly message, there is provided a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus and a display means for displaying it when the family message is entered.

[0005]

1 is a front view of an embodiment of a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the same message producing portion, FIG. 3 is a front view of a remote control unit, and FIG.
3 is an enlarged explanatory diagram of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the on-screen layout. 1 is a front view of a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, and 2 is a door portion on which a tape cassette or the like (not shown) is mounted / removed. Reference numeral 3 denotes a display portion provided under the door portion 2 for displaying time and the like, 4
Is a display means, which blinks in green when a message described later is inputted.
Is used. The display means 4 blinks when a message is input unless there is a power failure or the power cord is unplugged. 5
Is a power switch, and when the switch 5 is pressed, the power of the VTR is turned on and the VTR can be operated. The above is the main part for use in the overall description of the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the other parts are not directly related to the gist of the present invention, and most of the configuration is explained elsewhere. Therefore, the description thereof is omitted here.

Reference numeral 11 in FIG. 2 is an RCU (Remote C
control unit), which is a message input unit 12 assigned with 10 Key and a message changing unit for performing operations such as canceling, selecting, and setting (SET) of message input, as clearly shown in FIGS. 15 and a VTR operation unit for operating a normal VTR such as recording, reproduction, FF, and REW. The message input unit 12 is 10K used in the United States and the like.
The ey is assigned and has the same function. It should be noted that this 10 Key is basically designed such that the alphabet portion can be read before the numeral portion. For example, in the key of 12 ₁ which is # 1, the button of # 1 is pressed. In case of A → B → C → 1 →
(Blank) → The alphabet and numbers change in sequence like A. 13 is the MENU mode,
14 is the ENTER / OSD (ON SCREEN D
It is a push button for ISPLAY).

Reference numeral 15 denotes a message conversion unit provided below the message input unit 12 and substantially in the center of the RCU 11, where, for example, 15 ₁ is a TIMER push button, 15 ₃ is a SELECT button, and 15 ₃ is a SELECT button. A CANCEL button as _{4 and} a SET button as 15 ₉ are arranged. 16 is a VTR operation unit,
For example, a REW push button as 16 ₁ , a play button as 16 ₂ , a FF button as 16 ₃ and the like are arranged.

Returning to FIG. 2, 20 is a light receiving unit for receiving an infrared message from the message input unit 12 of the RCU 11, and 21 is an MPU (Micro Processor).
In this unit, a program ROM 22 storing a program for overall control, a data RAM 23 for writing selected alphabets, characters and the like and storing character data at the time of completion of writing are stored. 24
Is an on-screen display circuit having a display screen of a TV receiver connected to the VTR device 1, for example, and a CG (character generator) ROM 2 in which alphabets, numbers, characters, etc. are stored.
5 is stored.

The family message is a fixed first family message, which is a plurality of predetermined patterns, and a rewritable second family message in which the user can freely enter a message.
Say one.

Next, the first family message will be introduced. That is, the first family message has the following 10 patterns. 1 (blank) 2 PLEASE CALL: 3 PLEASE DON'T FORGET: 4 PLEASE PICKUP: 5 PLEASE START: 6 MEMET ME AT: 7 I'M AT Y: 8 I'LL BE HOMEY EYE MBE EYE: 9 I BIRTHDAY:

The first family message as shown in the ten patterns is displayed in the fixed message area provided in the approximate center of the display below the FAMILY MESSAGE which is the title as clearly shown in the OSD of FIG. Is configured to be displayed. When the user inputs the first family message, only the 10 pattern numbers are stored in the data RAM 23 in the MPU 21 by the push button of SET +/- KEY.
Then, according to this number, the code of 10 patterns stored in the CG ROM 25 is output on the display screen.

Here, the writing of the second family message will be described with reference to FIGS. First, V
While turning on the power switch 5 in the TR body 1,
The family message SW4 provided inside the main body 1 is turned on. As a result, the screen (not shown) of the TV receiver preliminarily connected to the VTR main body 1 becomes a blue back screen, and the upper side of the entire screen is stored in the data RAM 23 which is a storage unit in the MPU 21. The character FAMILY MESSAGE that has been stored beforehand is displayed and the input mode is set.

Next, the message text to be written is written in the message area provided at the lower center of the screen as a length of 20 characters.
This is performed by the GROM 25 and the data RAM 23. Here, for example, a method of creating a message text of TOKYO STASION 19PM will be described. First, RC
By pressing # 7 of 10 KEY of U11, the letter S of the alphabet is displayed in the rewriting message area below the substantially central portion of the screen, but this is different from the desired alphabet T, so press # 7 again. This allows
The letter T of the desired alphabet is displayed in a predetermined area on the screen.

Next, by pressing the SELECT KEY 15 ₃ provided in the message converting section 15, the letter T of the alphabet is displayed at a predetermined position and recorded there, and at the same time, it advances to the next writing area.

Then, in a similar manner, the RCU 11 10K
When you press # 5 of EY, the letter M of the alphabet is displayed on the screen, but this is different from the letter O that you want to message, so you can press # 5 twice in succession to find the letter of the letter O. The characters are displayed.

Then, by pressing SELECT KEY 15 ₃ , the character O is displayed at a predetermined position and recorded there, and at the same time, advances to the next writing area.

Below, 10 KEY and SEL of RCU11
Press the ECT KEY15 ₃ pushbutton to activate the TOKYO STA
The message SION 19PM is recorded and displayed on the rewriting area.

Here, when calling and displaying the first / second message input by the user, the power switch 5 of the VTR main body 1 is simply turned on, and the code is written from the data RAM 23 storing the first and second messages. CG RO
By outputting to M24, the first / second message is displayed on the on-screen display circuit 24.

Next, the case where the message recorded and displayed in the rewriting area is desired to be erased will be described. CANCEL of SELECT KEY 15 ₃ of the message converter 15
When the L button is pressed, the entire screen is erased and the blue back screen, which is a normal EE screen, is displayed. That is, CANCE
The message is retained unless you press L KEY15 ₄ .

Here, the demonstration mode in which the contents of the above 10 patterns of the first family message are displayed in a list will be described. When the power switch 5 of the VTR main unit 1 is pressed, the first family messages are sequentially displayed in rotation from the recorded No. 1. This rotation display is performed in 3 seconds.

The FAMILY MESSAGE S
When the W operation and another SW operation are performed, this demonstration mode is canceled and the normal EE screen is displayed again.
Furthermore, pressing the FAMILY MESSAGE SW for 5 seconds enters the demonstration mode again.

[0022]

As described above in detail, the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention stores the first family message composed of a plurality of patterns and stores the second family message. Writing means, storage means for storing the second family message written by the writing means, operation means for taking out the family message stored in the storage means and displaying it on a display screen, A display means for displaying a family message when it is input is provided, that is, the message can be transmitted by using an image so that the message can be visually appealed, thereby more accurately transmitting information. Can be done. In addition, existing V
By using the TR and the TV receiver, and by providing the VTR with a display means that makes it possible to see at a glance whether or not information is being sent from outside the VTR, the rewinding required for ordinary answering machines etc. Since no operation or the like is required, there is no need to take unnecessary time, and therefore, there is a practical effect such as a time margin.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a message creating portion of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a remote control unit.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged explanatory diagram of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an on-screen layout.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Magnetic Recording / Reproducing Device 4 Family Message Switch 11 Remote Control Unit (RCU) 12 Message Input Unit 15 Message Conversion Unit 21 Micro Process Unit (MPU) 23 Storage Means 24 On-Screen Display Circuit 25 CG (Character Generator) ROM

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing a first family message composed of a plurality of patterns, a writing unit for writing a second family message, and a second family written by the writing unit. Storage means for storing the message, operation means for taking out and displaying the family message stored in the storage means on a display screen, and display means for displaying the family message when the family message is input A magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: