JPH06315189A - Shared controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the selecting work of the kind of a piece of equipment to be controlled of a user by outputting a second command following a first command at the time of instructing the release of a mode, in a controller which can be shared by a piece of equipment which necessitates a first command for setting a specific mode, and a piece of equipment which necessitates a second command. CONSTITUTION:At the time of starting an automatic editing operation, a preset remote controller 1 automatically instructs program searching, fast forwarding, rewinding, and reproduction for a VTR 2 with integrated camera, and automatically instructs recording temporary stop and recording of picture to a VTR 3 by an infrared ray. The preset remote controller 1 successively three commands, in order of a picture recording temporary stop command, reproduction command, and picture recording command as the instruction of the release of the picture recording temporary stop for the VTR 3. Therefore, the controller is capable of handling any VTR as long as it can shift from a picture recording temporary stop mode to a picture mode by one of the picture recording temporary stop command, picture recording command, and reproduction command.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device which can be shared by models having different operating procedures, and more particularly to a VTR remote control device (hereinafter referred to as "remote control").

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-1
26800 (H04Q 9/00). That is, in order to be compatible with a plurality of models, it has a function of storing a command corresponding to a plurality of models in advance and selecting a model to be used by the user to output a command according to the model to be used. It is a so-called preset remote controller.

In this preset remote controller, after the user selects the model, one type of command corresponding to the model to be used is output by one button operation or one command command.

[0004]

When a conventional preset remote controller is used to control an arbitrary VTR to perform an editing operation, particularly automatic editing, a command necessary for shifting from the recording pause mode to the recording mode is issued. It becomes a problem. In a normal VTR, there are various commands for switching from the recording pause mode to the recording mode, such as a recording pause command, a recording command, or a playback command, and even the same manufacturer may differ depending on the model. is there. To switch from the recording pause mode to the recording mode by the user's button operation without performing the automatic editing,
The user may recognize which of the above-mentioned operations should be performed, but when performing automatic editing, the remote controller must recognize this.

The conventional automatic editing apparatus does not have a preset function capable of supporting a plurality of models, but basically can support only its own VTR and a relatively new model. Further, when it is attempted to perform automatic editing with the preset remote controller, it is necessary to preset in advance which command is to be changed from the recording pause state to the recording state. In the latter case, there is a drawback in that the work of the user selecting the model to be used, that is, the preset becomes very complicated. That is, it is necessary to treat different commands having different commands for shifting from the recording pause state to the recording state as different models.

The present invention stores a command corresponding to a plurality of models in advance, and requires a first command for setting the mode in order to release the setting from a state where a specific mode is set. It is an object of the present invention to facilitate the user's work of selecting a controlled model in a control device that can be shared with a model that requires the second command.

[0007]

A shared control device according to the present invention stores a command corresponding to a plurality of models in advance, and cancels the setting from a state in which a specific mode is set. It is a control device that can be shared by a model that requires a first command for setting a command and a model that requires a second command. When issuing a command to release the mode, a second command is issued after the first command. It is characterized by outputting.

Further, the controlled equipment is a VTR,
The specific mode is a recording temporary stop state, the first command is a recording temporary stop command, and the second command is a recording command or a reproduction command.

[0009]

The second command is output after the first command, and the specific mode is canceled by the first command or the second command.

Further, in the VTR, a recording command and / or a reproduction command is output after the recording temporary stop command, and the recording temporary stop mode or the recording command or the reproduction command cancels the recording temporary stop mode.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a connection relationship with a controlled model when the preset remote controller according to the embodiment of the present invention is used as an automatic editing apparatus. In the figure, 1 is a preset remote controller which is a common control device, 2 is a camera-integrated VTR used as a playback device, and 3 is a VTR used as a recording device. The preset remote controller 1 is connected to the camera-integrated VTR 2 by a control line 4, and functions as a dedicated control device for the camera-integrated VTR 2. Therefore, the preset remote controller 1 does not require the user to select the model to be used for the camera-integrated VTR 2. Further, the reproduced video signal and the reproduced audio signal from the camera-integrated VTR 2 are supplied to the VTR 3 through the signal line 5. In addition, the preset remote controller 1 includes an infrared light emitting unit 1
The VTR3 is controlled using the infrared light from a. Also, V
Any model can be used as TR3, and the preset remote controller 1 functions as a shared control device for the VTR3.

Next, the method of use will be described. First, in order for the preset remote controller 1 to be able to control the VTR 3, the user performs an operation of selecting a model to be used for the preset remote controller 1. That is, the VTR 3 is turned off and the preset remote controller 1 is set to the selection mode.
Then, the preset remote controller 1 sequentially outputs the power-on commands for a plurality of models stored in advance as infrared light. When the selection mode is released when the power of the VTR3 is turned on, the preset remote controller 1 stores that the model corresponding to the power-on command output immediately before is the selected model of the VTR3, and other commands also apply to the selected model. It is set according to. As will be described later, it is not necessary to select the model depending on whether the command for shifting from the recording pause state to the recording state is the recording pause command, the recording command or the reproduction command.

When the automatic editing operation is started, the preset remote controller 1 pauses the recording, fast-forwards, rewinds, and plays the camera-integrated VTR 2, and pauses the recording of the VTR 3 by infrared light. Automatically instruct recording (cancel recording pause). Therefore, a camera-integrated VTR
2 is used as a playback device and VTR 3 is used as a recording device for automatic editing.

The preset remote controller 1 issues an instruction to the VTR 3 for canceling the recording pause, in the order of the recording pause command, the recording command and the reproducing command, or in the order of the recording pause command, the reproducing command and the recording command.
Output two commands in succession. Therefore, a VTR that shifts from the recording pause mode to the recording mode by any of the recording pause command, the recording command, and the reproduction command can be used. For example, in the case of a VTR that makes the above mode transition by a recording pause command, the recording mode is set by the recording pause command, but the transition from the recording mode does not occur by the subsequent recording command and playback command. In addition, a VTR that makes the mode transition with a recording command
In case of VTR, the mode transition does not occur with the recording pause command and the reproduction command, and in the case of the VTR that performs the mode transition with the reproduction command, the mode transition does not occur with the recording pause command and the recording command. Therefore, whether to use the recording pause command or the recording command to shift from the recording pause state to the recording state,
It is not necessary to select in advance whether the model uses the playback command.

Here, in the VTR in which the order of the commands is exchanged and, for example, when a recording pause command is output next to the recording command, the recording command shifts to the recording mode.
Since the subsequent recording pause command will switch to the recording pause mode again, the order of the above commands (record pause command, recording command, playback command order or recording pause command, playback command, recording command order ) Must always output the recording pause command first. This is a model in which the transition to the recording suspension mode and the release of the recording suspension are performed by the recording suspension command, and a model in which the transition to the recording suspension mode and the release of the recording suspension are performed by different commands. This is because both are controlled without any trouble.

Next, the operation of the preset remote controller 1 for controlling the VTR 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the automatic edit mode is set (S1). If the automatic edit mode is set, the recording temporary stop mode is set (S2), the recording temporary stop mode is canceled (S3), and the stop mode is set. Whether to set the recording mode from (S4) is selected according to the automatic editing function. Then, if the recording pause mode is set, a recording pause command is output (S21), and if the recording pause mode is canceled, the recording pause command, the recording command, and the playback command are output in this order ( S31, S3
2, S33), if the recording mode is set from the stop mode, a recording command is output (S41).

On the other hand, if it is not the automatic edit mode, the recording command (S51) is issued in response to the operation of the recording switch (S5), the recording pause switch (S6), the reproduction switch (S6) and the slow reproduction switch (S7). ), A recording pause command (S61), a reproduction command (S71), and a slow reproduction command (S81). The operation switches include a recording switch, a recording pause switch,
Needless to say, a switch is provided in addition to the reproduction switch and the slow reproduction switch, and a command corresponding to the switch is output.

[0019]

According to the present invention, the first command for setting the mode is stored in order to store the commands corresponding to a plurality of models in advance and to release the setting from the state in which the specific mode is set. Although the required model and the model requiring the second command can be shared, it is possible to provide a control device in which the user can easily select the controlled model, and the effect is great. Is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of using an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Preset remote controller (shared control device) 2 Camera integrated VTR 3 VTR S31 Recording pause command output S32 Recording command output S33 Play command output

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A model which stores a command corresponding to a plurality of models in advance, and which requires a first command for setting the mode in order to cancel the setting from a state where a specific mode is set, In a control device that can be shared with a model that requires a second command, when instructing to cancel the mode, a second control command is output following the first command. 2. The controlled device is a VTR, the specific mode is a recording pause state, the first command is a recording pause command, and the second command is a recording command or a reproduction command. The shared control device according to claim 1, wherein