JPH1065970A - Automatic program controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the automatic program controller by presetting data to be switched so as to switch program data through depression of a button. SOLUTION: According to usual program data, multi-channel data corresponding to a program going to be broadcast or being broadcast are used for a block 1, then head data information of multi-files 1-1-1-30 belonging to the block 1 is stored in a control table 12. The data information of the selected multi-files 1-1-1-30 and a time to be invalid for selection are displayed on a display section 20. The operator displays a file subject to multi-change in an optional timing and a time for invalid selection is monitored and the multi- change operation is conducted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an automatic program control device, and more particularly to an automatic program control device in a local television broadcasting station.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It has been a long time since television broadcasting stations (also radio broadcasting stations) have been operated by an automatic program controller (hereinafter referred to as APS) which is a kind of computer.

The APS is a device that forms the core of the automation of television broadcast programs. The APS is a broadcast start time or, for example, according to time information (eg, second pulse) from a clock device and program (operation) data determined by a programming department. Control of starting a single device, for example, a VTR, to which the transmission program material is mounted three seconds before, and control of a switcher system for switching between video signals and audio signals of the transmission program material,
This is done without human intervention.

In this APS, like a sports program,
A program change when the broadcast time increases or decreases depending on the situation of a game, or a program change when the broadcast time is canceled due to the weather, is often performed near the start of the broadcast. In this case, the program is switched from regular data (steady program data) to spare (program) data (multi-data) by the program change (program change) processing function of the APS to continue broadcasting. This program change processing function is performed according to an instruction from a program organization section of a broadcasting station (own station) or a network (work) program sending station (key station), and the APS is activated by the instruction.

[0005]

The program change processing in the APS is performed by a method of activating the processing after confirming the spare data (multi data) which the operator wants to switch from the data terminal of the APS, and pressing a dedicated button. There is a method of switching to the corresponding multi data by the automatic determination of the APS. In the former, data can be arbitrarily selected. However, if an instruction to change a program is received immediately before broadcasting, the operation may take a long time, and thus may not be possible. In the latter case, the switching operation does not take much time, but there is a disadvantage that the data to be switched cannot be selected.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic program control device capable of switching program data by depressing a button with data to be switched preset.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic program control device for a television broadcasting station having a plurality of spare program data and switching to a preselected program data by pressing an operation button. A display means for displaying data information of the preliminary program data is provided.

The operation of the present invention is as follows. conventionally,
When the button for performing a program change (program change) is depressed, the data closest to the current time is read out from the registered spare (program) data (multi data), and this data is automatically added to this data. Can be switched to

In the case of the present invention, a plurality of preliminary program data are prepared in advance, a display section for the preliminary program data information and a selection button are provided, the preliminary program data contents are checked and selected, and the program change instruction is issued. Depress the program change button based on.

[0010]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a file structure of an embodiment of an automatic program control device according to the present invention, and the same parts as those in FIGS.

First, referring to FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 2, the APS is composed of, for example, nine programs out of regular broadcast program schedules (regular files) 11 for one day, including spare programs (data) groups (blocks). 1 to 9 can be assigned.
Including uncertainties such as sports programs,
Since there are not many programs including the possibility of preparing several spare programs and switching programs as needed (multi-change), it is sufficient to be able to prepare nine programs in a day in this way. One block 1 to 9 is, for example, 30 blocks each.
Spare program data (multi-file), for example 1-1 to
I have 30.

For example, considering a baseball broadcast program, if the game is interrupted due to bad weather, it is necessary to prepare a spare program having a length of, for example, two hours. Some preliminary programs need to be prepared at minute intervals. Further, when the game has been extended, it is necessary to delay all subsequent programs by, for example, 5 or 10 minutes. Therefore, a program having a length to be inserted is selected from, for example, 30 pieces of preliminary program data (multi-file), for example, 1-1 to 30 and switched to the program (program change).

As shown in FIG. 1, according to the regular program data (filed in the regular file 11), multi-change data corresponding to a program to be broadcasted or being broadcasted is transmitted to, for example, an AP.
Assuming that the preliminary program (data) group (block) 1 in S10 is, head data information (program start time) of the multi-files (preliminary program data) 1-1 to 30 belonging to the block 1
Is stored in the control table 12. This control table 1
2 based on the data information stored in the multi-files 1- (1).
Multi-file 1 selected from 1 to 30
The display unit 20 displays the data information of -1 to 30 and the time until selection becomes invalid (even if selected, the length of the multi-file (spare program) 1-1 to 30 becomes longer than the remaining time and cannot be selected). indicate.

The operator displays a file to be multi-changed at an arbitrary timing, monitors the time when selection is invalidated, and performs a multi-change (program change) operation in accordance with an instruction from the organization department.

By displaying the multi-change information, the original APS processing performance is not degraded, so that the display information (particularly, the time display until the selection is invalidated) is limited.

Further, in the APS 10, it is necessary to perform all the controls within one second (second pulse interval from the clock device).
(Multi) files 1-1 to 30 that can be collated in one second are about five files. Therefore, a control table 12 for displaying a multi-file is provided.
2, only the start time information of the first data of each of the multi-files 1-1 to 30 is extracted and registered, and the APS compares the time information registered in the table 12 with the current time and displays it on the display 20. I do.

If one table 12 (30 data) is added, multi-change information can be displayed without affecting the original APS control.

The timing of registration in the dedicated table 12 is when a display instruction is given before a multi-change operation is performed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the display section 20 has a file name display section to be subjected to multi-change processing, a time display section until the selected multi-file becomes invalid, and a state indicating the state of the multi-change. A display unit,
And a selection display section for a file to be multi-changed.

The operation unit of the multi-change processing shown in FIG. 4 includes a change (program change) button for starting the multi-change, a selection button for a file to be multi-changed, and a display button for instructing display of multi-change information. .

The multi-files 1-1 to 30 closest to the current time are searched for using the select button. If found, the display button is depressed and registered in the table 12. Next, the multi-files 1-1 to 30 near the current time are searched and registered in the table 12. Thereafter, each time the display button is pressed, the table 12 is added, but when the selection invalid time is reached, the registered multi-file 1-1 is automatically registered.
30 are deleted, and the registration order of the multi-files 1-1 to 30 is advanced (when the first file in the registration order is deleted, the second file becomes first).

The display unit 20 displays the registered table 12
For example, information of five multi-files 1-1 to 30 is displayed in the order from the earliest. (However, depending on the configuration of the display unit 20, for example, display of 5 multi-files 1-1 to 30 or more (for example, all data) is also possible).

As shown in FIG. 5, the table 12 registers the name of each file, the program start time of the multi-file, the time difference between the program start time and the current time, and the selected state.

Each second, the difference time in the table 12 is subtracted, and the information is displayed on the display unit 20. When the multi-file becomes unselectable (selection invalid) as a result of the subtraction, the multi-file information is deleted from the table 12. (In the table 12, only selectable information and selected information are registered, unnecessary information is deleted,
Minimize processing).

The time during which selection is not possible differs depending on the system (operation of the station). However, usually, in consideration of the preparation time of the transmission material, selection is disabled one minute before the start of the program (selection invalid). ) State.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the program change button is depressed, a display section for displaying data information of a multi-file (spare program) to be switched, and a selection button for changing the switching data are provided. By having this, it is possible to select a file to be subjected to multi-change processing, and there is an effect that a file activated by a button can be easily confirmed by an operator.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a file configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a multi-change system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an operation unit button.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a control table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-9 block 1-1-1-9-9-1-1-9 multi-file 10 automatic program control device 11 regular file 12 control table 20 display unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An automatic program control device of a television broadcasting station having a plurality of spare program data and switching to a preselected program data by pressing an operation button, wherein the data of the spare program data to be switched is provided. An automatic program control device comprising a display means for displaying information. 2. The selection storage means, wherein the display means selects from the data information of the plurality of preliminary program data and stores the selected preliminary program data as the selected preliminary program data, and the selected storage means stored in the selection storage means. Means for displaying the preliminary program data in a selected order. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for automatically deleting data of said selected preliminary program data stored in said selection storage means which has reached an invalid selection time. Automatic program control device.