JPH07203323A - Method and device for warning timer reservation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To clearly display the overlapped part of overlapped timer reservation to inform it to a user. CONSTITUTION:When new input information in which a week, start time, end time, a receiving channel, a recording mode, etc., are set up is inputted by a reservation information input means 1, the information is outputted to an equipment control means 2. The means 2 outputs and stores the information to/in a reservation information storing means 3 and the new input information and all already stored reservation information to a reservation information checking means 4 to check the overlapped part of the reservation information. When overlapped reservation information exists, reserved contents are displayed by a reservation information displaying means 5 so that the overlapped part of the overlapped reservation information is displayed as warning.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a timer reservation warning that warns the user when a timer reservation is made for some or all of the operating times of an electric device capable of timer reservation. In particular, the program (recording) of a television device, a VTR (video tape recorder), etc.
The present invention relates to a timer reservation warning method effective for reservation and a timer reservation warning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a VTR or the like, a plurality of timers can be reserved so that a user can record his / her favorite program at the start time without directly operating the recording start button. And this timer reservation, the day of the week, the start time,
This is done by setting the end time, the receiving channel, the recording mode, etc., and then switching to the timer reservation mode.

With such timer reservation, programs to be broadcast at a plurality of different times can be reserved. However, different timer reservations are made before the timer-reserved program started earlier reaches the end time. In case of overlapping timer reservations, such as the program starting time,
Depending on the type of R, the following operations a to c were performed, and in any case, complete program recording could not be performed.

A. Programs with earlier start times are preferentially recorded, and programs with overlapping start times are not recorded. b. The program with the earlier start time is preferentially recorded, and the program with the later overlapped start time is continuously recorded after the end of the earlier program (the first part of the latter program is not recorded). c. When the start time of the later program comes while the program with the earlier start time is being recorded, the program is switched to the later program for recording (the part behind the earlier program is not recorded).

As described above, when timer reservations are duplicated, complete recording cannot be performed. However, when a special program is to be recorded every week when the same program is reserved for recording, or when the family shares the VTR. When the contents of timer reservations made by other people are unknown, there is a high possibility that timer reservations will overlap, and the program that the user thinks is being recorded may not be completely recorded. It was

Therefore, some recent VTRs have been designed to warn the user by displaying an error or not entering the timer reservation mode when the timer reservations are duplicated.

[0007]

When the timer reservations are duplicated, it is not possible to know which timer reservations are duplicated simply by displaying an error, and the user can select the day of the week for all timer reservations. Check the start time and end time,
You have to find the ones with the same recording time on the same day, especially when three or more programs overlap.
It was difficult to find. In addition, it is unclear how the error condition will be resolved, and if the operation is not performed, recording cannot be performed as intended by the user. Even if the timer reservation mode is not entered, there are similar problems, and if the user wants to record two programs as long as possible, knowing that the timer reservations overlap. There was a problem that you could not make a timer reservation.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily find the overlapping portion by clearly displaying the overlapping portion of the overlapping timer reservation and notifying the user.
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a timer reservation warning method and a timer reservation warning device that do not require entering a timer reservation mode.

[0009]

As a means for achieving the above object, a timer for inputting at least an operation start time and an operation end time and operating an electric device at the operation start time, which warns of duplication of reservations. A warning method for a reservation, comprising a first reserved first operation start time and a first reserved time.
The first operation time between the second operation start time and the second operation end time between the second reserved second operation start time and the second reserved operation time. If the first
Of the first and second operation start times and the first and second operation end times reserved for the second time, the operation start time and the operation end time required for the overlapping time and the overlapping time are A timer reservation warning method characterized by displaying a warning of the operation end time of the other reservation when it is the same as one of the first and second operation times, and at least the operation start time and the operation end A timer reservation warning device for inputting time and warning of duplication of timer reservation for operating electric equipment at this operation start time, and reservation information for inputting reservation information including at least operation start time and operation end time Input means, reservation information storage means for storing a plurality of the reservation information input by the reservation information input means, and each of the reservations stored in the reservation information storage means Reservation information checking means for detecting duplication of information operation time, operation start time and operation end time required for the overlapping time of the reservation information detected by the reservation information checking means, and one of the overlapping time A timer reservation warning device, characterized in that the timer reservation warning device is provided with a device control means for controlling to output the operation end time of the other reservation information when it is the same as the operation time of the reservation information as warning information. A warning method for timer reservation for inputting an operation start time and an operation end time to warn the duplication of timer reservations for operating an electric device at the operation start time, which is a first reserved operation start time. And a first operation time between the first operation end time and a second operation time between the second reserved second operation start time and the second operation end time If there is time to duplicate, it is intended to provide a method of warning timer reservation, characterized in that in order to alert displays the content of the information reserved in the first and second.

[0010]

[Embodiment] When the timer reservations are duplicated, the timer reservation that causes the duplication and which part of the timer reservation is the cause of the duplication and the duplication state is resolved by changing which part. If it is displayed, the user
The overlapping state can be easily eliminated. Therefore, as an embodiment of the timer reservation warning method and the timer reservation warning device of the present invention, a timer reservation warning device for making such a display will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a timer reservation warning device which is an embodiment for realizing a timer reservation warning method and a timer reservation warning device of the present invention. The timer reservation warning device shown in the figure stores a reservation information input means 1 for inputting reservation information including at least an operation start time and an operation end time, and a plurality of reservation information input by the reservation information input means 1. The reservation information storage means 3, the reservation information check means 4 for detecting the duplication of the operating time of each reservation information stored in the reservation information storage means 3, and the reservation information detected by the reservation information check means 4 Device control that controls to output as warning information the operation start time and operation end time required for the overlapping time and the operation end time of the other reservation information when the overlapping time is the same as the operation time of one reservation information Means 2 and reservation information display means 5 for displaying reservation information and warning information output from the device control means 2 are provided.

When the reservation information input means 1 sets the day of the week, the start time, the end time, the reception channel, the recording mode, etc. and new reservation information (hereinafter referred to as new input information) is input, the new input is made. The information is output to the device control means 2. The device control means 2 outputs and stores this new input information to the reservation information storage means 3, and outputs this new input information and all the already stored reservation information to the reservation information check means 4. Check the duplicated portion of the reservation information. If there is overlapping reservation information, the reservation information display means 5 displays the reservation content so that the overlapping portion of the overlapping reservation information is displayed as a warning.

The warning display will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2D and FIG. Duplication of timer reservations can be considered in four cases shown in FIGS. First, in the first case, as shown in FIG. 9A, the new input information is started first, and the start time comes before the end time, and the end time is already stored later than the new input information. If there is other reserved information (hereinafter referred to as the i-th information), the program with the start time earlier is recorded preferentially, and the program with the overlapping start time is continued after the end of the previous program. In the case of a model to be recorded as described above (in the case of b described in the related art, the case of using the same model will be described below), if this is the case, all newly input programs are recorded. The first part of the program indicated by the i-th information is not recorded. If you want to give priority to the program newly input by the user, you can leave it as it is, but if you want to give priority to the program indicated by the i-th information or you are wondering which should be given priority, the reservation content Need to check and change. In this case, either one or both of the end time of the newly input information and the start time of the i-th information may be changed, and as shown in FIG.
The reservation confirmation list is displayed, and the two parts to be changed are colored and displayed. In FIG. 3, the information indicated by the arrow is the newly input information.

In the second case, as shown in FIG.
If the newly input information starts first and there is the i-th information whose start time and end time come before this end time,
As it is, the newly input program is recorded, but the program indicated by the i-th information is not recorded at all. In this case, the end time of the newly input information and the start time and end time of the i-th information are colored and displayed.

In the third case, as shown in FIG.
If the start time comes before the new input information is first started and there is the i-th information that is the end time between the start time and the end time of the new input information, the i-th information indicates as it is. All programs are recorded, but the first part of the newly input program is not recorded. In this case, the start time of the newly input information and the end time of the i-th information are colored and displayed.

In the fourth case, as shown in FIG.
If the start time comes before the new input information starts first, and there is the i-th information that becomes the end time after the new input information ends, in this state, all the programs indicated by the i-th information will be recorded. However, the newly input program will not be recorded at all. In this case, the start time and end time of the newly input information and the end time of the i-th information are colored and displayed.

In this way, the operation start time and the operation end time required for the overlapping time are colored and a warning is displayed, and the overlapping time is the operation time of the newly input information or the reservation information of one of the i-th information. If it is the same as the above, a warning display of the end time of the other reservation information can be given to the user so that the user can be surely notified where to change. It should be noted that the display of the portion to be changed is not limited to coloring, and may be display in a different color, reverse display, blinking display, or the like so that the portion can be clearly understood.

Next, in each of the above cases, the determination of the portion to be changed to be displayed will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the reservation information check means 4 for checking the overlapping portion of the reservation information. At this point, it is assumed that the new reservation information and all the already-stored reservation information have been supplied.

First, i indicating the number of reserved information is initialized to 1 (step 11), and then compared with the total number of reserved information already reserved (step 12).
At this time, if there is no reserved information (Step 12 → Ye
s), the process ends as it is (step 23), and if there is reserved information (step 12 → No), the start time of the new reservation information is compared with the start time of the i-th information (step 13). Here, if the start time of the new reservation information is earlier (step 13 → Yes), the end time of the new reservation information is compared with the start time of the i-th information (step 1
4) If the start time of the i-th information is earlier (step 13 → No), the start time of the new reservation information is compared with the end time of the i-th information (step 19).

In step 14, if the end time of the new reservation information is earlier (step 14 → Yes), there is no overlap between the new reservation information and the i-th information, so 1 is added to i as it is. Then (step 15), the process returns to step 12. If the start time of the i-th information is earlier (step 14 → No), the start time of the i-th information is at least before the end time of the new reservation information (see FIG. 2).
(State (A) or (B)), the end time of the new reservation information and the start time of the i-th information are colored (step 1).
6). Then, the end time of the new reservation information is compared with the end time of the i-th information (step 17), and if the end time of the new reservation information is earlier (step 17 → Yes), the end time of FIG. Since it is in a state, it goes to step 15 as it is, and if the end time of the i-th information is earlier (step 1
7 → No), the state shown in FIG. 2B is obtained, so after the end time of the i-th information is also colored (step 18),
Go to step 15.

If the start time of the new reservation information is after the end time of the i-th information (step 19 → Yes) when the operation proceeds from step 13 to step 19, the new reservation information and the i-th information Since there is no overlapping part with, go directly to step 15. If the start time of the new reservation information is earlier (step 19 → No), the start time of the new reservation information is at least between the start time and the end time of the i-th information (FIG. 2 (C) or ( (D) state), the start time of the new reservation information and the end time of the i-th information are colored (step 20). Then, the end time of the new reservation information is compared with the end time of the i-th information (step 2
1), if the end time of the i-th information is earlier (step 21 → Yes), the state is as shown in FIG. 2C, so go to step 15 as it is, and if the end time of the new reservation information is earlier ( Since the state of step 21 → No) and the state of FIG. 2 (D) are set, the end time of the new reservation information is also colored (step 22), and the process proceeds to step 15.

If the start time of the new reservation information and the start time of the i-th information are the same time, it is processed as the start time of the reservation information prioritized in the specifications of the device is earlier, and a warning is displayed. It suffices to do so (for example, in the case of a device in which previously reserved information is prioritized, the start time of the i-th information is processed as an earlier time).

In this manner, by comparing all the reserved information and displaying the warning, it becomes possible to know at a glance which part should be changed even when a plurality of reservations overlap. By performing the same operation after the change, it is possible to confirm whether or not the reservation duplication has been eliminated as a result of the change.

Another embodiment of the timer reservation warning method of the present invention will be briefly described. "Reservation confirmation list" that displays all the reserved information registered in the device
If you can change individual reservation information on the above, the above example is most convenient, but after confirming the reservation information on the "reservation confirmation list", you can change individual reservation information on another screen. In the case of the above, as shown in FIG. 5, all the overlapping reservation information on the “reservation confirmation list” is colored (warning is displayed), and one (or a plurality) of the reservation information is changed. By doing so, it is possible to avoid misunderstanding that it can be changed on the "reservation confirmation list".

In this case, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, when step 16 is reached, the new reservation information and the i-th information are colored and then step 1
It is sufficient to change to go to step 5 and go to step 15 after coloring the new reservation information and the i-th information also when coming to step 20.

[0026]

According to the timer reservation warning method of the present invention, when the first reserved first operation time and the second reserved second operation time have overlapping times, the overlapping occurs. Since the operation start time and the operation end time that take time to perform and the operation end time of the other reservation when the overlapping time is the same as one of the first and second operation times are displayed as a warning, The effect is that you can easily find duplicate timer reservations and know at a glance which part should be changed.

When the contents of the first and second reserved information are displayed as a warning, the reservation information to be changed can be known at a glance. In addition, if it is possible to set the timer reservation mode even when the timer reservations are duplicated, be aware of the overlapping timer reservations and change the reservation contents. It can be selected by the user, and timer reservation according to the user becomes possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a timer reservation warning device for realizing an embodiment of a timer reservation warning method of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A to 2D are diagrams for explaining an example of overlapping timer reservations.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the reservation information checking means in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Reservation Information Input Means 2 Device Control Means 3 Reservation Information Storage Means 4 Reservation Information Check Means 5 Reservation Information Display Means

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Masato Horiuchi 3-12 Moriya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A timer reservation warning method for inputting at least an operation start time and an operation end time and warning an overlap of timer reservations for operating an electric device at the operation start time, which is firstly reserved. A first operation time between a first operation start time and a first operation end time, and a second reserved second
When there is an overlapping time in the second operation time between the operation start time and the second operation end time, the first and second reserved first and second operation start times and Of the first and second operation end times, the operation start time and the operation end time required for the overlapping time and the other when the overlapping time is the same as one of the first and second operation times. A timer reservation warning method, characterized in that a warning is displayed at the end time of the reservation operation. 2. A timer reservation warning device for inputting at least an operation start time and an operation end time to warn duplication of timer reservations for operating an electric device at the operation start time, wherein at least the operation start time and the operation end. Reservation information input means for inputting reservation information including time, reservation information storage means for storing a plurality of the reservation information input by the reservation information input means, and respective reservation information stored in the reservation information storage means. Reservation information check means for detecting duplication of operation time of the reservation information, operation start time and operation end time required for the overlap time of the reservation information detected by the reservation information check means, and the overlap time When the operation time of one of the reservation information is the same, the operation end time of the other reservation information is output as warning information. A timer reservation warning device comprising: a device control means for controlling. 3. A timer reservation warning method for inputting at least an operation start time and an operation end time to warn the duplication of timer reservations for operating an electric device at the operation start time, which is firstly reserved. A first operation time between a first operation start time and a first operation end time, and a second reserved second
When there is an overlapping time in the second operation time between the operation start time and the second operation end time, the content of the first and second reserved information is displayed as a warning. A timer reservation warning method characterized by.