JPH082816Y2 - Timer memory device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a timer memory device incorporated in a video tape recorder or the like.

[Prior Art] In a video tape recorder or the like, a timer memory function is used to reserve recording of a television program. Its usage is the day of the week or the month, the start and end times,
While watching the display means such as a display, the data is stored in the temporary storage means through the switch means and the reserved recording is performed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the above-mentioned case, the reservation content stored in the temporary storage means is canceled when the recording work of the set date and time is completed. Therefore, if the user wants to reserve a program for the same day and time again next time, the settings must be input again from the beginning, which is troublesome. Further, when a timer reservation standby is performed to reserve one program for recording, if a plurality of reservation contents are stored in the temporary storage means, all the stored contents are in the recording reservation standby state, and a program that is not desired to be recorded. Will also be recorded. Further, the reservation contents may be accidentally rewritten during the standby of the temporary storage means.

The present invention solves the above problems, and once the reservation content is stored in the storage means, the storage content is not erased even after recording is performed in the timer reservation standby state, and the same content is stored again. It is an object of the present invention to provide a timer memory device that can be placed in a reservation standby by a simple operation, and can also make reservation contents individually in a standby state. Another object of the present invention is to provide a timer memory device capable of protecting the reservation contents in the reservation standby state.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a control means for controlling recording reservation of a television program and the like, and a recording means for temporarily storing the reserved content and deleting it at the end of the reserved recording. In a timer memory device equipped with a temporary storage means for displaying the reservation content, a display means for displaying the reservation content, and a switch means for inputting the reservation content, the reservation content is arbitrarily stored, and the storage is left even after the end of the reserved recording. By operating the means, the stored reservation content is transferred to the temporary storage means, and the storage means is provided for recording reservation with the reservation content again, and the storage means and the temporary storage means correspond one-to-one. In addition, a plurality of sets are provided, and the control means, when the temporary storage means is in the reservation standby state, stores the reservation content stored in the temporary storage means from the storage means. It includes means for prohibiting transfer.

[Operation] In the above-mentioned configuration, after the reservation content is stored in the storage means, the recording reservation can be put on standby by calling the reservation content stored in the storage means to the temporary storage means via the switch means. After the timer reservation is executed, the contents called in the temporary storage means are erased, but the contents stored in the storage means are not erased. Therefore, the reservation standby can be performed only by calling the contents stored in the storage means again. Also, by the switch means,
It is also possible to call the reservation contents in the storage means to the temporary storage means, and change, delete or confirm. Also, when storing a plurality of programs, in each storage means,
Each can be memorized. Further, while the temporary storage means is in the reservation standby mode, the reservation contents from the storage means will not be erroneously stored in the temporary storage means, and the temporary storage means and the storage means correspond to each other on a one-to-one basis. If the means is in the non-reservation standby state, the stored content of the storage means is temporarily stored by simply performing a key operation for calling the reservation content from the storage means and a key operation for storing the reservation content called from the storage means in the temporary storage means. It can be stored in the storage means.

[Embodiment] Regarding the configuration of an embodiment of the timer memory device of the present invention,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 (a), (b).

As shown in FIG. 1, the timer memory device has a CPU (control means) for controlling reservation and recording.
As input / output means, switch SW (switch means)
And display DIS (display means) and light emitting diode L
It has ED1 and LED2. Further, as a storage means, the reserved execution areas 2a, 2b for temporarily storing the program Nos. 1, 2
Similarly, (temporary storage means) and timer memories 3a and 3b (storage means) for storing the program numbers 1 and 2 are provided. The program number is a number assigned to each recording reservation content.

 The switch SW will be described with reference to FIG.

The switch SW is a switch POW for turning the power on / off, a switch PROG1,2 for selecting the reservation execution areas 2a, 2b for temporarily storing the reservation contents, and a switch MEMORY1, for writing the reservation contents in the timer memories 3a, 3b. It has 2 and. In addition, switch SE for selecting reservation conditions such as reservation start time
LECT and switch SET used to determine the input content
And a switch T-SET / FIX used to perform reservation standby and release. Furthermore, a numeric keypad for inputting the start time and the like is also provided.

Next, the display content of the display DIS will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b).

FIG. 3 (a) blinks while confirming the reservation contents or writing to the timer memories 3a and 3b, and further, the reservation contents are stored in the timer memories 3a and 3b (when modification is made after calling). Including the case), the case where the light emitting unit LA (hereinafter referred to as the STOP mark) and the clock display in the display DIS that lights up is shown. Figure 3 (b) shows STOP mark LA and "TIMER".
"START" display and program number and day of week of reservation condition,
The case where the time is displayed is shown. Further, in the state of FIG. 3A, not only the clock display but also the tape count number may be displayed when the video tape is running.

Light emitting diodes LED1 and LED2 as another output means
Lights up when the reserved contents of the timer memories 3a and 3b are set to the reserved standby, and goes off after the reserved recording is executed.

Here, as an example, the display of the output means at the time of reservation standby will be described. When the contents of the reserved execution area 2a, 2b or timer memory 3a, 3b becomes reserved standby, "TIMER"
And the stand-by program number lights up. When the timer memories 3a and 3b are on standby,
The corresponding light emitting diodes LED1 and LED2 also light up. After the scheduled recording or after canceling standby, the `` TIME
R ”, program No., light emitting diodes LED1 and LED2 are turned off. Also, the "TIMER" display is made to blink when an error is detected after executing all scheduled recordings or during standby or recording. If there is a reservation that recording is not running and an error is detected, the program No. and light-emitting diodes LED1 and LED2 are turned on and "TI
Blinking "MER". To cancel this blinking, press the switch POW. This returns the switch POW to the initial state after turning on the power by turning on the switch. At this time, even if there is an unexecuted reservation, it is canceled. However, the reservation contents in the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b are not deleted.

 Next, the timer memory function will be sequentially described.

As shown in FIG. 4, the timer memories 3a and 3b correspond to the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b, respectively, and the timer memories 3a and 3b when the reservation contents are temporarily stored in the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b. To the reservation execution areas 2a, 2b by writing to the timer memories 3a, 3b.

In the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b, the reservation contents are automatically canceled when the reservation recording ends, and the reservation execution areas
If the reserved contents of 2a and 2b are not reserved standby and are only temporarily stored, they can be canceled with the switch ERASE after pressing the switches PROG1 and 2 to display them on the display DIS. On the other hand, the reservation contents stored in the timer memories 3a and 3b are not canceled even after the reserved recording is executed.
To erase the reserved contents of a and 3b, switch MEMORY1,2
Press to display DIS on the display, then switch ERA
You can cancel it with SE.

[1] Writing to Timer Memory The writing procedure to the reserved execution areas 2a and 2b and the writing procedure to the timer memories 3a and 3b will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

First, the procedure for writing to the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b will be described. In the initial state, the display DIS has
The clock or counter value is displayed (# 10). In this state, press switch PROG1 or 2 to select reservation execution area 2
Select a or 2b (# 11). Then, the selected program number appears on the display DIS. Then, press the switch SET (# 12).

Next, it is determined whether or not the switches MEMORY 1 and 2 have been pressed (# 13). Here, since the input is in the initial state, the switch is not pressed, and the switch SELECT is pressed (# 14). Then, "START" is displayed on the display DIS. Here, enter the start day of the week (# 15), and then switch SE
Press T (# 16). By this, the start day of the week is written. Then press the switch SELECT again (# 1
7) Enter the start time (# 18) and press the switch SET (# 19). By this, the start time and minute are written. In the same manner, the end day of the week, the end time, the number of channels, and the tape speed are individually written. (# 20-31).

When writing the number of channels and the tape speed, the display DIS shows "CH" and "SP", respectively.
Or “EP” is displayed. Note that SP is the standard speed and EP is the triple speed, whichever is selected. In addition, the display DIS, after writing to the reservation execution area 2a, 2b,
Program No. written as shown in Fig. 6 (a).
(Here, the case where No. 1 is selected) is flashing.

Next, the procedure for writing to the timer memories 3a and 3b will be described. Switch operation within a predetermined time after # 31 operation
It is determined whether or not was pressed (# 32). If not pressed, it is determined which of the switch T-SET / FIX or the switches PROG1, 2 is pressed (# 33). Switch T-SE
When T / FIX is pressed, the written contents are in the reservation standby state, "TIMER" is displayed on the display DIS, "1" or "2" is lit, and other parts are Clock display (# 34).

Reservation execution area 2 when switch SELECT is pressed in # 32 and switch PROG1 or 2 is pressed in # 33
Only the write to a or 2b has been done, # 13
Return to

When switch MEMORY 1 or 2 is pressed with this # 13,
Writing is performed to the timer memory 3a or 3b (# 35).
At this time, on the display DIS, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the STOP mark LA blinks for 3 seconds, and the light emitting diode LE
D1 or LED2 lights up. After 3 seconds, the original display state is restored, and the display DIS is as shown in FIG. 6 (a).
"START" and its start time are displayed, and the program No. 1
Or 2 flashes. In addition, the light emitting diode LED1 or
The LED2 is turned on only when the reserved standby is performed, and is not turned on only by storing it in the timer memories 3a and 3b.

[2] Calling the timer memory and other operations Next, call the reservation contents written in the timer memories 3a and 3b, and (1) reserve standby, (2) correction change, (3)
The case of performing the reservation content confirmation operation and (4) reservation content cancellation operation will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in order to make a call, one of the switches MEMORY 1 and 2 is pressed (first time) (# 40). Then switch ME
The contents of the timer memories 3a and 3b corresponding to MORY1 or 2 are displayed on the display DIS and the confirmation display is in progress (# 4
1). That is, "START" and its start time, "EN
"D" and its end time, "CH" and its channel number and either "SP" or "EP", either "1" or "2" and the first "START" and its start time are displayed again. , The reservation will be confirmed. These display times are 3 seconds each. Also, during this confirmation display, STOP
Mark LA keeps blinking.

The following various operations can be performed during the confirmation display.

(1) To enter the reservation standby mode, press either the MEMORY 1 or 2 switch whose number corresponds to the program number of the reservation content you want to make the reservation standby mode during the confirmation display (2
Second time) (# 42). Then, the contents of the timer memory 3a or 3b are transferred to the reserved execution area 2a or 2b, the reserved standby mode is set (# 43), and the display after the transfer becomes the clock function (# 44).

(2) When making corrections and changes, switch SELE during confirmation display.
When you press CT (# 45), the STOP mark LA stops blinking, the day of the week starts blinking, and "1" or "2" and "START"
The stored start time and minutes are displayed (# 46). Thereafter, the change data is input in the same manner as the reservation data input procedure shown in FIG. 5 (# 47). Then switch
Press MEMORY 1 or 2 (# 48). Then, the changed reservation content is written again in the timer memories 3a and 3b (# 4
9). After that, it returns to the clock display (# 44). In this case, the condition for the above change is that the contents of the reservation execution areas 2a, 2b and the timer memories 3a, 3b are not in the reservation standby state.

(3) When confirming the reservation contents, do not operate the switch while the confirmation is displayed (# 50). Then, the confirmation display is finished and the clock display is restored (# 44).

(4) To cancel the reservation contents, switch ER while the confirmation is displayed.
When ASE is pressed (# 51), "1" or "2" is displayed, the number at the time display portion disappears, and the contents of the timer memories 3a and 3b are erased (# 52). After that, it returns to the clock display (# 44).

Here, points to be noted when calling from or writing to the timer memories 3a and 3b will be described.

When the reservation content A is stored in the timer memories 3a and 3b and the reservation content B is newly set and written in the timer memories 3a and 3b, the reservation content A disappears and the reservation content B becomes the timer memory.
It is stored in 3a and 3b.

When the reservation standby of the reservation content B is canceled and the reservation content A is called from the timer memories 3a and 3b to make the reservation standby, the reservation standby of the reservation content B disappears and the reservation standby of the reservation content A. become.
If the reservation content A is called from the timer memories 3a and 3b, partially changed and then written again in the timer memories 3a and 3b, the reservation content A disappears to become the reservation content A '.

[3] Reserved standby of timer memory contents Since the normal reserved standby has been described above, here, as an example, the reserved execution area 2a and the timer memory 3b.
In the case where the reservation contents are stored and the reservation standby mode is set, the reservation contents of the reservation execution area 2a are first switched by the switch T-SET / FI.
Press X to enter the reservation standby state. On the other hand, as for the reservation contents of the timer memory 3b, the switch MEMORY2 is pressed twice to enter the reservation standby.

When the device is set to reserved standby, only the reserved contents of one of the reserved execution areas 2a, 2b or timer memories 3a, 3b can be reserved standby, and when the timer memories 3a, 3b are set to reserved standby, the corresponding reserved execution is performed. Area 2a, 2
The reservation contents stored in b are canceled. Conversely, if the contents of the reserved execution areas 2a and 2b are reserved standby, the contents of the timer memories 3a and 3b cannot be reserved standby. At this time, it is possible to confirm and display the reservation contents of the timer memories 3a, 3b, but during this confirmation display, the timer memories 3a, 3b
The operation of transferring the reservation content of (2) to the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b (pressing the switch MEMORY1 twice) is invalid.

[4] Confirmation of Reserved Standby A confirmation procedure when the reserved contents of the timer memories 3a and 3b are reserved standby will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the timer memory you want to check during reserved standby
Press the switch MEMORY 1 or 2 corresponding to 3a, 3b once (# 60). Then, the reserved standby is released and "TI
"MER" display and program No., light emitting diode LED1, L
ED2 goes out (# 61). Next, press the same switch MEMORY 1 or 2 again (# 62). Then, the reservation content confirmation display state is set (# 63). For reservation standby again, press the same switch MEMORY 1 or 2 (# 64) to return to the original reservation standby state, and display "TIMER" and corresponding program No. and light emitting diodes LED1, LED2 (# 65). .

As an example, reconfirmation in the case where reservation contents exist in the timer memory 3a and the reservation execution area 2b will be described. To confirm the reservation contents of the timer memory 3a, the operations # 60 to # 65 are performed in the same manner as above. On the other hand, the reservation content of the reservation execution area 2b is confirmed by pressing the switch PROG2 and displaying it on the display DIS. The timer memory 3
When confirming the reservation contents of a, since the reservation contents are transferred from the timer memory 3a to the reservation execution area 2a, the reservation contents previously stored in the reservation execution area 2a are erased, and the clock display unit is displayed on the display DIS. Disappears and the clock display appears 3 seconds later.

[5] Change of reservation contents of timer memory A supplementary explanation will be given for a case where the reservation contents of the timer memories 3a and 3b are partially changed and stored again.

In this case, timer memories 3a and 3b and reserved execution area 2
The condition is that all the reservation contents in a and 2b are not in the reserved standby state, that is, both program Nos. 1 and 2 are in the reserved standby state.

First, press the MEMORY 1 and 2 switches for the reserved contents of the timer memories 3a and 3b you want to change, and display D to confirm.
Display on IS. Next, switch SELE during the confirmation display.
Press CT. At this point, the reservation contents in the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b are erased, and the reservation contents of the timer memories 3a and 3b are stored in the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b.

Subsequent operations are the same as in the case of the modification and change in (2) of the above-mentioned [2]. When the switch MEMORY 1 or 2 is pressed after the modification, the previous reservation contents are erased and the changed reservation contents are stored.

[6] Releasing reserved standby To cancel the reserved standby of the reservation contents in the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b, press the switch T-SET / FIX. Also,
To cancel the reservation standby of the reservation contents in the timer memories 3a, 3b, press the switch MEMORY 1,2 corresponding to the lit program number. In either case, "TEMER"
The display, the corresponding light emitting diodes LED1, LED2, and the program number disappear.

As described above, the timer memories 3a, 3 which are storage means
It is possible to store the reservation content in b, call it to the reservation execution areas 2a and 2b, change it after calling, and delete it. Further, as the storage means, the storage means of the video tape recorder can be used, and in this example, the program Nos. 1 and 2 were used, but the number can be further increased.

Then, in the case of recording a program in the same time zone every week, the reservation content stored in the timer memory can be pressed into the reservation execution area by pressing the switch MEMORY each time, and the reservation standby can be set. Further, in the case of recording only once, if the reservation standby area is used to make the reservation standby, the contents are automatically canceled after the reservation is executed.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, by providing a separate storage means (timer memory) in addition to the temporary storage means (reservation execution area) used for temporary storage Transfer the contents of the recording reservation such as the stored TV program to the temporary storage means to change or delete the reservation contents, or
The program recording reservation can be set to standby. Since the reservation content remains in the storage means even after the transfer described above, when the same program is to be reserved next time, the one-touch operation of simply pressing the switch means allows the storage means to be easily stored in the temporary storage means. It can be called and set to standby standby again.

Further, since a plurality of sets of temporary storage means and storage means are used in correspondence with each other, the reserved contents can be individually put in the standby state, and only the desired contents can be reserved and recorded. Moreover, since the temporary storage means and the storage means correspond to each other on a one-to-one basis, if the temporary storage means is in the non-reservation standby state, the key operation for calling the reservation content from the storage means and the reservation content called from the storage means The stored contents of the storage means can be stored in the temporary storage means only by operating a key for storing the temporary storage means. Further, it is possible to prevent the reservation contents from the storage device from being erroneously stored in the temporary storage device while the temporary storage device is in the standby state, and the reservation contents can be protected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a timer memory device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of its switch, and FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) show examples of display contents on its display. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the timer memory which is means for storing the reservation contents and the reservation execution areas, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the reservation operation, and FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are writing to the timer memory. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a call operation from the timer memory, and FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a confirmation operation during reservation standby of the timer memory. 1 ... CPU (control means), 2a, 2b ... Reservation execution area (temporary storage means), 3a, 3b ... Timer memory (storage means), D
IS …… Display (display means), LED1, LED2 …… Light emitting diode, SW …… Switch (switch means).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A control means for controlling recording reservation of a TV program or the like and recording thereof, and the reservation contents are temporarily stored,
In a timer memory device including a temporary storage unit that is erased at the end of reserved recording, a display unit that displays the reserved contents, and a switch unit that inputs the reserved contents, the reserved contents are arbitrarily stored and even after the reserved recording ends. The memory is left, and by operating the switch means, the stored reservation content is transferred to the temporary storage means, and the storage means is provided for reserving the recording with the same reservation content, and the storage means and the temporary storage. A plurality of sets are provided in one-to-one correspondence, and the control means transfers the reservation content stored in the temporary storage means from the storage means when the temporary storage means is in the reservation standby state. A timer memory device comprising means for inhibiting.