JPH07226722A - Automatic program controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely send an intended source even when real time control takes precedence over other control through skipping. CONSTITUTION:Each of task groups 2-1-2-n is connected to each of external peripheral equipments 6-1-6-n via an input output interface 4 corresponding to each of the external peripheral equipments 6-1-6-n requiring standby control and consists of a collation processing task 21-1, a forced standby time calculation task 22-1 and a data input output task 23-1 or the like. The forced standby time calculation task 22-1 calculates a forced standby time based on a confirming time of confirmation time data in existence just after uncertain time data and on a maximum re-standby time in the external peripheral equipments 6-1-6-n being control objects. The collation processing task 21-1 applies forced standby control to corresponding equipments of the external peripheral equipments 6-1-6-n when the forced standby time calculated by the forced standby time calculation task 22-1 comes.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic program control device, and more particularly to a pre-standby control method for the automatic program control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a control method in an automatic program control device (APS), a method of performing control by collating fixed time data whose broadcasting time is fixed with the current time (hereinafter, this control is real time control). And the uncertain time data whose broadcast time is uncertain is converted to a fixed time by an external trigger signal and the control is performed by collating with the asynchronous current time (hereinafter, this control is referred to as untime control). ) There is.

The automatic program control device controls the external peripheral device for storing the program content and the like at one or a plurality of timings by the real-time control and the untimed control.

The above-mentioned fixed time data and uncertain time data are stored in the automatic program control device in the order in which they are broadcast. If the next control data is the fixed time data, real-time control is performed and the uncertain time data is stored. If so, untime control is performed.

Further, in the case of a live broadcast program such as a baseball relay, the maximum number of indeterminate time data that is assumed is input to the automatic program control device, and depending on the progress status of this live broadcast program, all of the input is possible. Indeterminate time data may not be digested.

Some of the external peripheral devices controlled by the automatic program control device are made intelligent, and some of them are made to stand by at random the material according to the information specified in the control data stored in the automatic program control device. is there.

The control method of the automatic program control apparatus for these is to search the control data existing ahead of the control data to be controlled next by the automatic program control apparatus, and to the corresponding external peripheral device at the corresponding advance timing. Standby control is in progress.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a case of a baseball relay in which the maximum number of indeterminate time data assumed between the determined time data before and after is input will be described below.

In this case, the confirmed time "19:00:
When the video (VS) and audio (AS) of the program title are sent from the VTR device "V1" to "00", "19: 0
The address "19" from the CM sending device "CM" at "1:00"
The video and audio of "00CM01" are played, and "19: 0
Video and audio from the stadium processed in the sub studio "L1" will be played at 1:30 ".

When the automatic program control device is controlled by the above-mentioned fixed time data, when the control data of "19:01:00" comes into effect, the automatic program control device instructs the CM bank based on the undefined time data thereafter. Perform standby control.

That is, the automatic program control device sends the address "1900CM0" to the CM bank of the CM sending device.
2 "," 1900CM03 "," 1900CM04 "standby control is performed.

The automatic program control device is "19:01:30"
Suppose that a trigger signal is sent from "L1", a sub studio that is playing video and audio from "19:10:00", "U 01:30 CM CM 1900C
The undetermined time data of “M02” and “D L1 L1” is converted to the fixed time, and “19:10:03 CM CM 19
00CM02 "and" 19:11:33 L1 L1 "
Is converted to fixed time data.

Here, "U" indicates untimed data, "D" is data following the immediately preceding untimed data, and when the immediately preceding untimed data is timed to the definite time, it is timed to the definite time. The Duration data is shown.

The automatic program control apparatus uses the above-mentioned "19:10:
When the control data of "03" comes into effect, the addresses "1900CM03", "1900CM04", "19" are sent to the CM bank of the CM transmitting device in the same manner as the above-mentioned processing.
The standby control for three frames of "00CM05" is performed.

Thereafter, in the same way as the above-mentioned processing, the automatic program control device controls so that the video and audio corresponding to the fixed time will flow if the control data is the fixed time data.
If the control data is uncertain time data, the uncertain time data is converted to the definite time in response to the trigger signal, and the video and audio corresponding to that time are controlled to flow.

[0016]

In the above-mentioned conventional automatic program control device, since the control data existing next is searched for from the control data to be controlled next, the control data is not found. Even with the fixed time data, the standby control is performed in advance for the external peripheral device with the information specified in the control data.

Further, even if the control data to be controlled next is uncertain time data, and there is no external trigger signal for the uncertain time data, the automatic program control device will still have the uncertain time. When the time can be collated with the data, the function to skip the indeterminate time data and forcibly activate the fixed time data is provided.

However, the external peripheral device to be controlled of the fixed time data to be the target and the external peripheral device to be controlled of the undefined time data to be skipped are the same, and the standby control is required in advance. In such a case, the standby control is performed in advance for the external peripheral device with the information specified in the uncertain time data.

Therefore, as described above, when the real-time control is prioritized by skipping, there is a problem that a material different from that according to the information specified in the fixed time data is sent.

To deal with this problem, in the conventional automatic program control apparatus, the operator manually deletes the uncertain time data when the uncertain time data becomes unnecessary, or the target external peripheral device is used. Is re-standby.

That is, in the example shown in FIG. 5, there is no extension of the baseball broadcast, and “01:30 CM CM 1900
If this baseball relay is over by CM20 ",
When the control data of the address "1900CM20" becomes effective, the addresses "1900CM21", "1900C"
The standby control of the control data for three frames of "M22" and "1900CM23" is performed. At this time, the standby from the address "1900CM21" is performed in the CM bank.

However, the above address "1900"
The control data of CM21 "and" 1900CM22 "is unnecessary, and the remaining untime data at" 20:52:00 "(addresses" 1900CM21 "," 1900C ").
M22 ”control data) is skipped.

In such a case, since the address "1900CM21" is on standby in the CM bank,
As it is, it becomes impossible to send out the CM having the intended content. Therefore, the operator has no choice but to manually delete the unnecessary untimed data or manually operate the CM bank to put the intended CM on standby.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide an automatic program control device capable of surely transmitting an intended material even when real-time control is prioritized by skipping. It is in.

[0025]

An automatic program control device according to the present invention provides a program whose broadcast time is fixed and a program whose broadcast time is uncertain in advance based on fixed time data and uncertain time data, respectively. An automatic program control device to be prepared, a storage unit for storing the fixed time data and the uncertain time data including at least broadcast time information and control target device information, and a program prepared in advance by the uncertain time data Detecting means for detecting whether or not the program following is prepared in advance by the fixed time data, and the program following the program prepared in advance by the detecting means by the uncertain time data is previously prepared by the fixed time data. When the preparation is detected, it is determined whether or not the control target device information of each of the uncertain time data and the uncertain time data is the same. Determination means, calculation means for calculating the compulsory preparation time for the program prepared in advance by the determined time data when the control target device information is judged to be the same by the judgment means, and the current time is the compulsory preparation Control means for controlling to prepare a program in advance and forcibly according to the confirmed time data at the time.

In another automatic program control device according to the present invention, the above-mentioned detecting means, the above-mentioned judging means, the above-mentioned calculating means, and the above-mentioned controlling means are provided for each control target device information.

[0027]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an automatic program control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a clock device 1 and a task group 2-i (i =
1, ..., N), a main storage device 3, an input / output interface 4, and a data input / output interface 5.

The clock device 1 outputs a current time information output section 11 for outputting the current time information in synchronization with the standard second pulse in the office, and an asynchronous time information output for asynchronously outputting the asynchronous time information independently of the current time information. It consists of a part 12.

The task group 2-i is an input / output interface 4
Are provided corresponding to external peripheral devices 6-i that are connected via the external peripheral device and require standby control.
1-i, a forced standby time calculation task 22-i, a data input / output task 23-i, and the like. In FIG. 1, only the collation processing task 21-1, the forced standby time calculation task 22-1, and the data input / output task 23-1 are shown.

The collation processing task 21-i collates the current time information from the current time information output unit 11 with the confirmed time data, and collates the asynchronous time information from the asynchronous time information output unit 12 with the uncertain time data. It is a task that performs processing.

Here, the collation processing task 21-i performs the collation processing of asynchronous time information and uncertain time data,
The uncertain time data is converted to the fixed time by an external trigger signal, and then the collation process with the asynchronous time information is performed.

The forced standby time calculation task 22-i calculates the forced standby time from the fixed time of the fixed time data existing immediately after the undefined time data and the maximum re-standby time of the external peripheral device 6-i to be controlled. It is a task to do.

The data input / output task 23-i is a task for exchanging data with the personal computer 7 connected via the data input / output interface 5.
It operates so as to pass the data received from the personal computer 7 to the matching processing task 21-i.

The main memory 3 comprises an APS data area 31 for storing control data consisting of fixed time data and undefined time data, and a common information area 32 which is commonly accessible from each task group 2-i.

The input / output interface 4 is an external peripheral device 6
-I transmits / receives control information, and the data input / output interface 5 exchanges data with the personal computer 7.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the control data stored in the APS data area 31 of FIG. In the figure, the control data D is composed of at least transmission time information D1, a transmission peripheral device name D2 for specifying the external peripheral device 6-i, and random access information D3 for randomly accessing the external peripheral device 6-i. ing.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the collation processing task 21-i of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the forced standby time calculation task 22-i of FIG. The operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The collation processing task 21-i determines whether the control data has been activated, or whether the control data that has not yet been activated on the day has been corrected (step S1 in FIG. 3). When the control data is activated, Alternatively, the forced standby time calculation task 22-i is activated when the control data that has not yet become effective on the day is corrected (step S2 in FIG. 3).

At this time, at the same time, the matching processing task 21-i
Is the control data to be controlled next, m or more (m is a positive integer)
Control data is read from the APS data area 31 and referred to, and standby control of the corresponding external peripheral device 6-i is performed based on the corresponding first control data (step S3 in FIG. 3).

When the forced standby time calculation task 22-i is started by the collation processing task 21-i, the control data to be controlled next is read from the APS data area 31 and referred to (step S11 in FIG. 4), and its control is performed. It is determined whether the data is normal (step S12 in FIG. 4).

When the forced standby time calculation task 22-i determines that the control data to be controlled next is normal,
It is determined from the sending time information D1 of the control data whether the control data is uncertain time data for untimed control (step S13 in FIG. 4).

When the forced standby time calculation task 22-i determines that the control data to be controlled next is the uncertain time data, the external peripheral device 6-i to be controlled by the controlled peripheral device name D2 of the control data is sent. Is a device requiring standby control (step S1 in FIG. 4).
4).

When the forced standby time calculation task 22-i determines that the external peripheral device 6-i to be controlled is a device that does not require standby control, the process returns to step S11 and the control data to be controlled next is set to the APS data area 31. Read from and refer to.

Further, the forced standby time calculation task 22
-I determines that the external peripheral device 6-i to be controlled is a device that requires standby control, and the sending peripheral device name D
2 is temporarily stored (step S15 in FIG. 4), the control data to be controlled next is read from the APS data area 31 and referred to (step S16 in FIG. 4), and it is determined whether the control data is normal (FIG. 4). Step S17).

When the forced standby time calculation task 22-i determines that the control data to be controlled next is normal,
From the sending time information D1 of the control data, it is determined whether the control data is the fixed time data for real-time control (step S18 in FIG. 4).

When the forced standby time calculation task 22-i determines that the control data to be controlled next is uncertain time data, the process returns to step S16 to read the control data to be controlled next from the APS data area 31. refer.

Further, the forced standby time calculation task 22
-I determines that the control data to be controlled next is the fixed time data, the peripheral device name D2 for sending the control data.
Determines whether the external peripheral device 6-i to be controlled is a device that requires standby control (step S in FIG. 4).
19).

When the forced standby time calculation task 22-i determines that the external peripheral device 6-i to be controlled is a device that requires standby control, the sending peripheral device name D2 is the sending peripheral device name temporarily stored in step S15. It is determined whether it is the same as D2 (step S20 in FIG. 4).

In the forced standby time calculation task 22-i, the peripheral device name D2 for sending the fixed time data is step S15.
Peripheral device name D2 for sending indefinite time data temporarily stored in
If it is determined to be the same, the forced standby time and the pointer of the data are obtained (step S21 in FIG. 4).

In this case, the forced standby time calculation task 22-i sets the forced standby time to T and the fixed time of the fixed time data to R, and the external peripheral device 6 to be controlled.
If the maximum re-standby time of −i is X, then T = R−X
From this, the forced standby time T is calculated.

The forced standby time calculation task 22-i stores the forced standby time obtained in step S21 in the common information area 32 (step S22 in FIG. 4).
The pointer of the data obtained in step S21 is stored in the common information area 32 (step S23 in FIG. 4).

In the above processing operation, step S1
2, when it is not determined to be normal in S17, step S
When it is determined in step 13 that the time is the fixed time data for real-time control, and when it is determined in step S19 that the device does not require standby control, in step S20, the peripheral device name D2 for sending the fixed time data and the peripheral for sending the undetermined time data are output. When it is determined that the device name D2 is not the same, the processing of the forced standby time calculation task 22-i ends.

Further, the forced standby time calculation task 22
The process of -i ends when the forced standby time and the pointer of the data are stored in the common information area 32.

The collation processing task 21-i refers to the compulsory standby time stored in the common information area 32 by the compulsory standby time calculation task 22-i (step S4 in FIG. 3), and the current time is compulsorily standby by the time collation processing every second. It is determined whether it is time (step S5 in FIG. 3).

When the current time becomes the compulsory standby time, the collation processing task 21-i reads the pointer of the data from the common information area 32 and refers to it (step S in FIG. 3).
6), standby control is performed for the external peripheral device 6-i according to the control data (fixed time data) indicated by the pointer (step S7 in FIG. 3).

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a case of a baseball relay in which the maximum number of indeterminate time data assumed between the determined time data before and after is input will be described below.

In this case, the standby control based on the normal fixed time data and the undefined time data is the same as that of the above-mentioned conventional technique, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted. Only the points different from the conventional technique will be described below.

When the control data becomes effective, the forced standby time calculation task 22-i causes the verification processing task 2
When started from 1-i, the forced standby time calculation task 22-i checks whether or not there is a material requiring standby control, that is, a CM bank material, in the group of undefined time data of untime control.

If there is a CM bank material in the group of indefinite time data, the compulsory standby time calculation task 22-i refers to the definite time data of the real-time control immediately after the group of the indefinite time data, and determines the definite time data. Check whether is a CM bank material.

If the time required for re-standby for a different CM (maximum re-standby time) is X seconds when the CM bank is already in the standby state, the forced standby time calculation task 22-i causes the above-mentioned CM to operate. The time (forced standby time T) at which the CM bank should be forcibly re-standby for the fixed time data that is the bank material is calculated.

Since the forced standby time calculation task 22-i stores the forced standby time T and the pointer of the data in the common information area 32, the collation processing task 21.
-I refers to the forced standby time T from the common information area 32 every second, and performs standby control for the CMs for the three frames ahead of the control data of the pointer specified at the specified time T.

That is, there is no extension of the baseball relay, and "0
1:30 CM CM 1900CM 20 "If this baseball relay is over, the address" 1900C
When the control data of "M20" becomes effective, the address "1"
900CM21 "," 1900CM22 "," 1900 "
Standby control of the control data for three frames of "CM23" is performed. At this time, in the CM bank, the address "1900
Standby from CM21 "is performed.

In this case, when the control data of "19:01:00" becomes effective, the forced standby time calculation task 22-i sends the control data of "20:52:00" immediately after the group of uncertain time data. Judged as the fixed time data,
The forced standby time T for the control data of "20:52:00" and the pointer of the data are calculated and stored in the common information area 32.

Therefore, the forced standby time T ["2
0:52:00 "-X (seconds)], the matching processing task 21-i sends the address" 1900C "to the CM bank.
The standby control is forcibly performed from "M23".

Therefore, there is no extension of the baseball broadcast, and “01:
If this baseball relay ends up to 30 CM CM 1900CM 20 ", even if the standby control is performed from the address" 1900CM21 "in the CM bank, the address" 1900CM23 "will be reached at" 20:52:00 ". CM will be played.

Although the CM bank has been described in the above description, the external peripheral device 6-i such as a video film or an audio file which requires random control can be controlled in the same manner as the above-mentioned process.

As described above, when the fixed time data requiring the standby control is detected immediately after the group of the uncertain time data, the forced standby time calculation task 22-i calculates the forced standby time and the verification processing task 2 is executed.
By forcibly performing the standby control by 1-i, the standby control is performed by the uncertain time data, and the device in which the standby control is performed by the confirmed time data existing immediately after the group of the uncertain time data is Even with the same device, it is possible to reliably perform standby control based on the fixed time data for the device.

Therefore, even when the real-time control is prioritized by the skip, the intended CM material or the like can be surely sent out without the manual operation of the operator.

[0070]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is detected that a program following a program prepared in advance by the uncertain time data is a program prepared in advance by the confirmed time data. When the control target device information of each of the time data and the fixed time data is determined to be the same, the forced preparation time for the program prepared in advance by the fixed time data is calculated, and the current time is the calculated forced preparation time. By controlling to prepare the program beforehand and forcibly according to the confirmed time data when it becomes, it is possible to reliably send out the intended material even when the real-time control is prioritized by the skip. There is an effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of control data stored in an APS data area of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the matching processing task of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a forced standby time calculation task of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a control data string including fixed time data and undefined time data.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Clock Device 2-1 to 2-n Task Group 3 Main Storage Device 6-1 to 6-n External Peripheral Device 21-1 Collation Processing Task 22-1 Forced Standby Time Calculation Task 31 APS Data Area 32 Common Information Area

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An automatic program control device for preparing a program having a fixed broadcast time and a program having an uncertain broadcast time in advance based on fixed time data and uncertain time data, respectively, and at least the broadcast time. Storage means for storing the fixed time data and the uncertain time data including information and control target device information; and a program following a program prepared in advance by the uncertain time data is prepared in advance by the fixed time data. Detecting means for detecting whether or not the uncertainties are present, and the uncertainties when the detecting means detects that a program following the program prepared in advance by the uncertain time data is prepared in advance by the confirmed time data. A determination unit that determines whether or not the control target device information of each of the time data and the fixed time data is the same; and the control target device information by the determination unit. Calculation means for calculating the compulsory preparation time for the program prepared in advance by the confirmed time data when the same is determined, and the predetermine time data by the confirmed time data when the current time becomes the compulsory preparation time. And a control means for forcibly controlling to prepare a program. 2. The calculation means is configured to calculate the forced preparation time from the fixed time of the fixed time data and the maximum preparation time in the device specified by the control target device information of the fixed time data. The automatic program control device according to claim 1, characterized in that. 3. The automatic program control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection means, the determination means, the calculation means, and the control means are provided for each control target device information.