JPH10144047A - Cassette label and video cassette tape - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately operate an integrated circuit without collapse and to appropriately transfer data and hence to enhance reliability at the time of data transfer in a noncontact system having the integrated circuit of a semiconductor memory housed in a cassette label by arranging an antenna and the integrated circuit in the label in their respective specified places. SOLUTION: An antenna means 30 is housed in the cassette label 1 so as to be disposed in the vicinity of nearly the center in the longitudinal direction, and preferably, in the vicinity of nearly the center in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Then, a label main body 10 is manufactured in order that the integrated circuit(IC) 20 should be arranged in a position adjacent to a peripheral part of either of the sides of the longitudinal direction of a label substrate 11 to be deviated from its center in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette label 1 (as shown for a position of the IC 20 in the figure). Consequently, the position of the IC 20 is deviated from joint line 53 between an upper cover 51 and a lower cover 52, so that deformation and collapse of the IC 20 is prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cassette label which can be used by mounting it on a video tape cassette and record information relating to recorded video data, and a video tape cassette to which the cassette label is mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a demand for recording and storing video data which is photographed by an image pickup device such as a television camera and recorded on a video tape in such a manner that information such as its contents can be easily confirmed. . Especially,
In the case of a television broadcast station used for news gathering, a necessary cut is quickly selected from a large number of cuts (consecutively shot images or video data) shot by a video camcorder or the like. Need to be edited.

Until now, usually, such information of recorded video data is recorded in a separate memo at the time of shooting, and at the time of reproduction or editing, desired video data is selected at a high speed while viewing the memo. Such a method is used. In recent years, in a 1/4 inch digital video cassette tape or the like, a semiconductor memory element such as a flash memory is incorporated in a cassette for accommodating a video tape so that information such as recording time, recording content, and title can be recorded. There are also things.

[0004]

However, recording and reproduction of data to and from the semiconductor memory device incorporated in such a video cassette tape is provided, for example, on the rear surface of the cassette case near the erroneous erasure prevention tab. It is performed by a contact method via four electrodes of ground, power supply, clock and data, which has caused some disadvantages. First, an electrode of a device for recording and reproducing data must be brought into proper contact with the electrode, and if the positioning is not performed accurately, data cannot be recorded / reproduced properly. Was. In addition, poor contact due to dust adhesion, etc.
Another problem is that data cannot be recorded / reproduced properly. In any case, since the contact for transferring the data is a contact method, there is a problem in that repeated use is limited, that is, the contact is weak and the reliability is not sufficient.

[0005] For a material to be newly recorded from now on, the use of such a video cassette tape makes it easy to confirm the contents and the like. It cannot be applied to a huge amount of video tape cassettes such as hundreds of thousands in television broadcasting stations,
Such information cannot be stored in an electronic state.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to confirm the contents of recorded video data and the like, and to record video data in the above-described form even on a video tape cassette on which video data is already recorded. An object of the present invention is to provide a cassette label capable of managing information. Another object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable video cassette tape capable of confirming the contents of recorded video data and the like.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an integrated circuit such as a semiconductor memory is accommodated in a cassette label so that data can be transferred by a non-contact method. At that time, even if the label is handled in the same manner as in the related art, the integrated circuit operates properly without being destroyed, and thereby the data can be properly transferred.

Therefore, the cassette label of the present invention comprises:
An integrated circuit having a storage unit and a signal processing unit, the cassette label being attached to the back of a video cassette tape,
Antenna means for transmitting at least a signal to the integrated circuit; and a label base housing the integrated circuit and the antenna means such that the antenna means is disposed substantially near the center in the longitudinal direction of the cassette label. Having. Preferably, the antenna means is further disposed substantially near the center in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette case.

A cassette label according to the present invention is a cassette label mounted on the back of a video cassette tape. The cassette label has an integrated circuit having a storage section and a signal processing section, and transfers at least signals to the integrated circuit. Antenna means to perform, and disposing the integrated circuit and the antenna means in a position perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette label, in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette label, at a position close to one of the longitudinal edges off the center thereof. And a label base housed so as to be carried out.

[0010] A cassette label according to the present invention is a cassette label mounted on the back of a video cassette tape, the integrated circuit having a storage unit and a signal processing unit, and at least a signal transferred to the integrated circuit. And a label base housing the integrated circuit and the antenna means such that the integrated circuit is disposed at the longitudinal end of the cassette label.

Further, the video cassette tape of the present invention
A video tape for recording a video signal, a cassette case accommodating the video tape, an integrated circuit mounted on a back surface of the cassette case, having a storage unit and a signal processing unit, and transferring at least signals to the integrated circuit. And a cassette label having an antenna means for performing the operation described above, wherein the integrated circuit of the cassette label is displaced from its center in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette label, and one of the longitudinal edges is displaced from the center thereof. The cassette case is located at a position close to the joint between the upper part and the lower part of the cassette case. Preferably, the antenna means is further arranged near the center in the longitudinal direction of the cassette case and in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a cassette label according to the present invention of the present embodiment, and FIG. 1 (A) is a view showing the cassette label;
(B) is a diagram showing a video cassette tape to which the cassette label is attached. The cassette label 1 is attached to the back of the video cassette tape 2 and is a vertically long paper-like label on which, for example, a title of recorded video data can be described.

First, the configuration of the cassette label 1 will be described. The cassette label 1 is placed in a label base 10.
The IC 20 and the antenna 30 are buried and formed. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific structure of the cassette label 1. The label base 10 includes a label body 11 and an adhesive portion 17. Further, the label body 11
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper sheet 61, the intermediate cushioning material 6
2 and a lower sheet 63. In this configuration, the IC 20 and the antenna 30 are provided between the upper sheet 61 and the lower sheet 63, and the gap is filled with an intermediate cushioning material 62 and bonded.

On the surface of the upper sheet 61, figures such as arbitrary characters and pictures can be described, and information such as the title, recording date and time, and recording location of video data recorded on a video tape is usually described. . The tools to be described are
A writing instrument such as a pencil or a pen may be used, or a portable printing device or the like may be used, and characters and figures can be written using any writing tool. Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the IC 20 is disposed at a position further deviated from the center of the lower sheet 63 in the width direction at the end of the lower sheet 63, that is, at a corner of the lower sheet 63. Also, antenna 3
Numeral 0 is arranged at the center of the lower sheet 63. A double-sided adhesive is applied to the entire lower surface of the lower sheet 63 so that the lower sheet 63 can be attached to the video cassette tape 2.

The IC 20 is an integrated circuit having a memory section capable of storing and holding and a signal processing section. In the cassette label 1 of the present embodiment, the IC 20 has a memory having a storage capacity of 8 Kbytes. The signal processing unit included in the IC 20 is a processor unit that operates with a clock of 13 MHz, and performs processing such as reading / writing data from / to a memory and transferring data to / from an external read / write module via an antenna 30 described later. I do. Antenna 30
Is an antenna for supplying power and transferring signals without a contact between the cassette label 1 and the external read / write module.

Next, a usage mode and an application mode of the cassette label 1 will be described. FIG. 3 shows a state in which a cassette label 1 as shown in FIG. 1A is attached to a video cassette tape 2 as shown in FIG. 1B. As shown in FIG. 3, the cassette label 1 is attached to the concave portion 54 formed according to the label shape on the back surface of the video cassette tape 2 by the adhesive portion 17. Even if the cassette label 1 is bent at this time, since the IC 20 is provided at the end of the cassette label 1, the bending force does not concentrate on the IC 20.

At this time, the direction of the cassette label 1 may be arbitrary. Since the antenna 30 of the cassette label 1 is provided near the center of the cassette label 1, the antenna 30 comes near the center of the concave portion 54 of the video cassette tape 2 regardless of the direction in which the cassette label 1 is attached. This is because the external read / write module may perform communication by arranging an external antenna near the position.

At this time, the IC 20 is disposed at the end of the cassette label 1 in the longitudinal direction of the cassette label 1, and is further deviated from the center of the cassette label 1 in the width direction, and It is arranged at a position close to any of the parts. This allows
The position of the IC 20 is the upper cover 51 of the video cassette tape 2.
It is possible to prevent the IC 20 from being on the seam 53 between the lower lid 52 and the gap, and to prevent the IC 20 from being deformed or broken due to the step of the seam 53. As described above, an arbitrary figure such as a character or a picture is written on the surface of the cassette label 1 with an arbitrary writing tool so as to be visible. At this time, since the IC 20 is arranged at the end of the cassette label 1, characters and characters are directly put on the IC 20 with a pen or the like.
It is unlikely that figures or the like will be described. As described above, the cassette label 1 is used in substantially the same manner as the conventional cassette label having no IC 20 or antenna 30.

In the cassette label 1 shown in FIG. 1A, the length a in the longitudinal direction is about 140 [mm].
The width b is 18 [mm], and the thickness c of the label body 11 is 0.3 [m].
m], and the thickness d of the bonding portion 17 is 0.1 [mm]. In the example of FIG. 1B, the width of the concave portion 54 of the video cassette tape 2 on the lower lid 52 side is about 11 [mm], and the width on the upper lid 51 side is about 8 [mm].

FIG. 4 shows a usage form of the video cassette tape 3 to which the cassette label shown in FIG. 3 is attached. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the video cassette tape 3 with the cassette label mounted is mounted on a video tape recorder (VTR) device, and data is transferred to the IC 20 in the cassette label 1. As shown in FIG.
When the video cassette tape 3 to which the cassette label is attached is attached to the VTR device, the lid 55 on the surface is opened, and the video tape (not shown) housed in the video cassette tape 3 is pulled out, and the video data is read. It comes into contact with the head of the recording / reproducing device.

On the other hand, near the center of the back surface of the video cassette tape 3, an antenna 9 coming out of a label read / write module 91 provided in the main body of the VTR device is provided.
0 is placed. Then, the read / write module 9
Reference numeral 1 denotes the I of the cassette label 1 via the antenna 90.
The power supply to C20 and the control are performed. That is, the signal processing unit in the IC 20 reads data from the memory and transfers the data to the read / write module 91 via the antenna 30 and the antenna 90, or transfers the data from the read / write module 91 to the IC 20. Then, the signal processing unit in the IC 20 performs an operation of recording the data in the memory. The read / write module 91 is further connected to a signal processing unit (CPU) on the VTR device side, and is controlled from the VTR device main body side.

By such an operation, data such as the recording position, recording time, recording location, recording time, etc. of each video data to be recorded on the video tape, the title indicating the recording content, etc. Information, index picture obtained from the cut, or
For example, information such as a good shot mark input by the photographer at the time of photographing is recorded. In addition, the recording time, recording time, and recording time of the entire video data recorded on the video tape
Information such as a recording location, recording conditions, information indicating recording contents, a photographer, an editor, the number of times of editing, the number of times tape is used, and a take number of a shot are also recorded.

As described above, in the cassette label 1 according to the present embodiment, some characters, figures, and the like are described and affixed to the video cassette tape 2 to identify and grasp the content of the video cassette tape. It can be used in exactly the same way as used. At that time,
In the cassette label 1, since the IC 20 is located at the end of the cassette label 1, it is unlikely that the IC 20 is directly pressed by a pen tip or the like.
Can be prevented from being destroyed or deformed.

Further, since the IC 20 is provided at a position offset from the center of the cassette label 1 in the width direction and close to any one of the longitudinal edges of the cassette label 1, the position of the IC 20 is set to the video cassette. The tape 2 can be prevented from being on the joint 53 between the upper lid 51 and the lower lid 52. As a result, it is possible to prevent the IC 20 from being deformed or broken by the step of the joint 53, and as a result, it is possible to provide a more reliable cassette label and a video cassette tape to which the cassette label is attached.

The data transfer to the IC 20 is performed by the antenna 30 and the read / write module 91.
Since the communication is performed by the non-contact method, there is no problem such as a poor contact position or a poor contact due to dust or wear, and appropriate additional information can be recorded. Further, since the antenna 30 is located near the center of the cassette label 1, the antenna 3 can be attached to the video cassette tape 2 in any direction.
0 always comes near the center of the concave portion 54 of the video cassette tape 2, and the position of the external antenna can be specified. That is, the cassette label 1 may be attached to the video cassette tape 2 in any direction.

If the tape is used by attaching it to the video cassette tape 2, various data can be recorded on the IC 20 provided therein. In other words, recording conditions that have been written down as memos and information relating to the recorded contents can be recorded on the cassette label 1. A storage unit for recording such information is provided in the IC 20 of the cassette label 1.
Therefore, if the cassette label 1 is attached to the video cassette tape 2 on which video data is already recorded, the video cassette tape 3 having such auxiliary information storage means can be immediately constructed, It can also be applied to video data. Further, if the memory becomes defective, the cassette label 1 can be repaired only by replacing the cassette label 1 and can be easily handled.

It is to be noted that the present invention is applicable to the first and second embodiments.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, the structure of the cassette label is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 2, but may be any structure. Further, the position of the IC in the width direction of the cassette label may be an arbitrary position. In the present embodiment, it is provided at a position close to the edge, but it may be disposed at an appropriate position avoiding the seam according to the structure of the cassette case and the like, and is not limited to this embodiment.

Further, the circuit mounted on the cassette label may be an arbitrary circuit. In the present embodiment, the description has been made as if it were one IC. However, a circuit including a peripheral circuit or a circuit composed of two ICs may be used. Not something. In addition, the shape of the antenna, coated paper forming the label base,
The material of each member such as a reinforcing material and a substrate, the adhesive used for joining them, the type of the video cassette tape, its size, the form of the external antenna shown in FIG.
The configuration of the light module, the type of information to be recorded on the IC, and the like are not limited to the present embodiment, and may be arbitrarily modified.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Additional information such as the content of recorded video data can be recorded and checked, and such information can be managed even for video tape cassettes with video data already recorded, providing high reliability and durability. And a cassette label which is easy to handle can be provided. Another object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable video cassette tape capable of confirming the content of recorded video data and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams for explaining a cassette label according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a diagram showing the cassette label, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing a video cassette tape to which the cassette label is attached; FIG.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the structure of the cassette label shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a video cassette tape to which a cassette label according to the present invention is attached.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the video cassette tape having the cassette label shown in FIG. 3 is mounted on a video data recording / reproducing apparatus, and data is transferred to an IC in the cassette label.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... cassette label, 2 ... video cassette tape, 3 ...
Video cassette tape with cassette label attached, 1
0: label base, 11: label body, 17: adhesive part, 2
0: IC, 30: Antenna, 51: Upper lid, 52: Lower lid,
53 seam, 54 recess, 61 upper sheet, 62
Intermediate cushioning material, 63: lower sheet, 90: antenna, 91
… Read / write module

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A cassette label mounted on the back of a video cassette tape, comprising: an integrated circuit having a storage unit and a signal processing unit; antenna means for transferring at least a signal to the integrated circuit; A cassette label having a circuit and a label base for housing said antenna means, said antenna means being housed so as to be disposed substantially near the center in the longitudinal direction of said cassette label. 2. The cassette label according to claim 1, wherein said label base further houses said antenna means so as to be disposed substantially near a center in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of said cassette label. 3. The cassette label according to claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit is arranged at a longitudinal end of the cassette label. 4. The cassette according to claim 3, wherein the integrated circuit is arranged at a position shifted from the center and close to one of the longitudinal edges in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette label. label. 5. A cassette label mounted on the back of a video cassette tape, comprising: an integrated circuit having a storage unit and a signal processing unit; antenna means for transmitting at least a signal to the integrated circuit; A label containing the circuit and the antenna means such that the integrated circuit is disposed at a position off the center and close to one of the longitudinal edges in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette label. A cassette label having a base. 6. The cassette label according to claim 5, wherein the integrated circuit is disposed at a longitudinal end of the cassette label. 7. A cassette label mounted on the back of a video cassette tape, comprising: an integrated circuit having a storage unit and a signal processing unit; antenna means for transferring at least a signal to the integrated circuit; A cassette label having a circuit and a label base housing the antenna means such that the integrated circuit is located at a longitudinal end of the cassette label. 8. The label base has a first member having a label surface on which arbitrary characters and figures can be described, and a circuit arrangement surface on which the integrated circuit and the antenna means are arranged. The first member and the second member are attached to each other with the surface opposite to the label surface and the circuit arrangement surface opposed to each other and a buffer member interposed therebetween. The cassette label according to claim 4, wherein the cassette label is formed. 9. The label base further includes an adhesive member for attaching the cassette label to a video cassette tape, on a surface of the second member opposite to the circuit arrangement surface. Cassette label. 10. A video tape for recording a video signal, a cassette case accommodating the video tape, an integrated circuit mounted on a back surface of the cassette case and having a storage unit and a signal processing unit, A cassette label having at least antenna means for transferring signals, wherein the integrated circuit of the cassette label is deviated from its center in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cassette case, and one of the integrated circuits is A video cassette tape which is arranged at a position close to a longitudinal edge and not at a seam between an upper portion and a lower portion of the cassette case. 11. The antenna of the cassette label is provided near the center in the longitudinal direction of the cassette case.
11. The video cassette tape according to claim 10, wherein the video cassette tape is disposed substantially near the center in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.