JPH11164268A - Video recorder reserving reception - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video recorder reserving reception where the priority of reception is decided by the intention of viewers or combining a plurality of priority information sets. SOLUTION: The recorder that is configured to receive television broadcast programs, to separate teletext information for reservation of video recording is provided with a reservation management processing means 15 that designates reservation priority to decide the sequence of video recording reservation. Furthermore, the reservation management processing means 15 has pluralities of layers as to designation of reservation priority and decides the sequence of video recording depending on combinations of the priority layers.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reservation recording apparatus for receiving television images for simultaneously transmitting information of broadcast programs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a VTR or the like, a plurality of timers can be reserved so that a desired program can be recorded without a user directly performing a recording start operation at a program start time. There is also a technique for analyzing information superimposed on a television broadcast wave by text multiplex broadcasting and, when a reserved program included in the information has changed the broadcast start time, analyzing the information and changing the recording start time. Are known. Further, a technique is known in which, as a result of correcting the recording reservation time based on the analyzed information and overlapping with other reservations, a program to be recorded is determined by judging a priority from past recording information. Furthermore, it is also known that, in addition to basic information such as the start and end times of a program, information to be superimposed on a television broadcast wave is superimposed and transmitted together with information on the contents of a program genre and performers. I have. There is also known a TV which can display a plurality of programs at the same time by dividing the screen, though it is not related to scheduled recording.

As a conventional example of analyzing the information superimposed on a television broadcast wave, confirming a program start time, and correcting a reservation time registered in a VTR as necessary, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H4-24-2.
"Television signal recording device" described in Japanese Patent No. 84080
There is. In this device, a TV transmitted from a TV broadcasting station is used.
A code corresponding to each program is superimposed on the signal, this code is also input to the reservation, and recording is started when the two codes match.

[0004] The code includes information on the program start and end times, and when the program start time is changed, the recording start time is changed in accordance with the new program start time. . Further, as a result of changing the recording start time by the above processing, if the recording start time overlaps with another plurality of reservations, the priority of which program is to be recorded is determined based on the past recording data.

[0005]

The conventional reservation-recording apparatus is configured as described above, and changes the recording reservation time according to the change of the program start time. As a result, when a plurality of reservations are duplicated, Since the priority is determined based on the past recording data, it is necessary to store the past recording history,
There has been a problem that it is not possible to make a scheduled recording of a program broadcast for the first time, such as a new program or a special program. Also,
Since the priorities are determined by the past recorded data, there are problems that the priorities cannot be determined by the viewer's free will or that only one program can be reserved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to make a reservation according to a viewer's intention, to designate a priority when reservations are duplicated at the time of reservation, and to simultaneously record a plurality of programs. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a video recording / reception recording device that can be used.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided an image receiving and recording apparatus for receiving a television broadcast, separating text information, extracting necessary program information, and making a recording reservation, based on an external designation. There is provided a reservation management processing means for designating the priority of the reservation and determining the order of the recording reservation.

Further, the reservation management processing means is provided with a plurality of hierarchies for designating the priority of the reservation, and the recording order is determined by a combination of the hierarchies of the priorities.

Still further, the reservation recording apparatus has a function capable of receiving a plurality of channels.
When the reservation times overlap due to the information of the reservation priority, recording reservation is made for a plurality of channels.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 The apparatus for determining the priority according to the viewer's intention according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a timer recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, 10 is an antenna, 1
1 is a channel selection circuit, 12 is a separation circuit that separates a received signal into video, audio, and program information, 13 is a recording processing unit that records video and audio, 14 is an analysis processing unit that analyzes program information, 1
5 is a reservation management processing unit for storing reservation information and performing priority processing; 16 is a channel selection unit for performing channel selection in accordance with instructions from the reservation processing unit;
Reference numeral 17 denotes an input unit for designating settings such as the priority of the recording reservation information using a button, a remote controller, or the like.

First, a viewer inputs a program to be reserved for recording from the input unit 17 by specifying a broadcast station, date and time, and a priority of the program. FIG. 2 shows an example of the reservation input information. These input information are stored in the reservation management processing unit 15. At a predetermined time, the reservation management processing unit 15 transmits the selection information of the channel designated by the reservation information number 1 to the tuning unit 16 based on the activation of a clock circuit (not shown), and the tuning unit 11 according to the information. Control. Thus, the selection of the broadcasting station is completed.

Although not shown, a broadcast wave transmitted from a broadcast station includes, in addition to video and audio data, a broadcast station number, a program number, whether or not time has changed, a new and old program start time, a new and old end time, and a program Information about programs such as genres and performers is superimposed. After tuning, the broadcast wave received by the antenna 10 passes through a tuning circuit 11 and is then separated into a video signal, an audio signal, and program information by a separation circuit 12, and the video and audio signals are sent to a recording processing unit 13. On the other hand, the program information is sent to the analysis processing unit 14, which analyzes the information and sends data related to the program to the reservation management information unit 15. In the reservation management processing unit, when the inputted stored recording reservation content matches the information on the broadcasted program, the control unit 1
A recording permission signal is sent to the control unit 8, and the recording processing unit starts a recording operation in accordance with an instruction from the control unit.

If the contents of the recording reservation do not match the data on the program, the reservation management processing unit 15 checks the time change contents of the program from the data on the program. After that, another registered content is searched, and if there is no overlap, the reserved time is changed according to the content of the program data. When duplication occurs, the priority of the input and stored reservation information is referred to, and the reservation with the lower priority is canceled.

The operation based on the reservation priority will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 2 showing an example of the contents of the storage reservation and the analysis of the information contained in the broadcast wave. The contents designated by the reservation information number 1 in the stored reservation contents are as follows: the broadcast station has one channel, the recording start time is 15:00, the recording end time is 16:00,
"High" is designated as the priority. Reservation management processing unit 15
Extracts the change presence / absence information from the information on the program obtained by the above-described procedure, and analyzes the change status of the start time of the program. In the example of this figure, the program start time has been changed, and the new start time is 16:45. From the above analysis, the new start time and end time of the program are known.
Further, another registered reservation information is searched, and in this example, it is found that the reservation information number 2 and the time overlap. The reservation management processing unit checks the priorities of the reservation information numbers 1 and 2. Here, the priority of the reservation information number 1 is “high”,
Since the priority of the reservation information number 2 is specified as “medium”, the reservation time of the reservation information number 1 is updated, and the reservation of the reservation information number 2 is canceled. Then, at 16:45, recording is started according to the contents of the reservation information number 1 communicated. As described above, by specifying the priority based on the viewer's intention at the time of reservation, the recording of the program is performed in the descending order of the specified weight.

Embodiment 2 A description will be given of an apparatus in which the priorities at the time of recording reservation are hierarchically specified, and reservation recording is performed based on a combination thereof. By doing so, the degree of freedom in specifying the priority is increased, and scheduled recording in accordance with a plurality of priorities becomes possible. The block diagram of the configuration of the image receiving and recording apparatus in the present embodiment is the same as that in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment. However, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of “first priority” and “second priority” are hierarchically prepared as the priority stored by the reservation management processing unit. The recording is made. In the example of FIG. 3, the priorities are configured in two layers, and the item of the performer has a higher priority.

The operation of the apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The reservation management processing unit 15 confirms the change of the reservation time in the same procedure as in the first embodiment, and when the reservation is changed or duplicated, first confirms the priority information. In this example, the reservation information number 1 has no specific information for the performer who has the first priority. On the other hand, the reservation information number 2 confirms that "Taro Suzuki" is designated as the "first performer" of the first priority. In accordance with the first priority, an instruction is issued to the channel selection unit 16 so that the broadcast station of the reservation information number 2 is set to the channel 3, and 3
The program information superimposed on the broadcast wave of the broadcast station of the channel is obtained. Further, information of the performer is extracted from the data on the program extracted by the analysis processing unit 14, and it is confirmed whether or not "Taro Suzuki" is included.

If "Taro Suzuki" is included, the reservation information number 2 is determined to have the priority "high", the contents of the reservation information number 2 are left as they are, and the contents of the reservation information number 1 are canceled. If “Taro Suzuki” is not included, refer to the designation of the second priority. In this case, the priority of the reservation information number 1 is “high” and the priority of the reservation information number 2 is “medium”. Since it is specified, update the reservation time of reservation information number 1,
The contents of the reservation information number 2 are canceled. As described above, the priorities are hierarchized and the program contents are used for the designation of the priority, so that the user can easily understand, and the flexibility of the designation is high and the priority designation is flexible.

Embodiment 3 An apparatus provided with a plurality of tuning units and capable of simultaneously recording not only a program with the highest priority but also a plurality of channels will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the image receiving / recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the figure, tuning units 16 and 16 'and tuning circuits 11 and 11' are provided for two channels, and 19 video and audio signal synthesizing circuits are further provided. In this way, the configuration is such that the simultaneous recording permission designation of a plurality of screens can be designated as the priority at the time of recording reservation.
Here, when the reservations are duplicated, the recording of displaying the television screen in a divided format is performed instead of canceling the reservation with the lower priority.

The operation of the above-described apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. 5 showing a specific example of recording reservation. In this example,
In addition to the priority, designation of permission for recording on a plurality of screens is provided. The reservation management processing unit 15b confirms the change of the reservation time in the same procedure as that of the apparatus in the previous embodiment, and when there is a change or duplication of the reservation, the priority specification and the multi-screen permission specification which are input and stored are specified. Refer to information. If the multiple screen recording permission is NO, the reservation with the highest priority is updated by the procedure described in the first embodiment, and recording is performed based on the updated reservation.
If the multi-screen recording permission is YES, first, a signal is sent to the channel selection unit 16 and the channel selection circuit 11 to start channel selection in accordance with the content of the reservation information number 1 after the information is updated. Next, according to the content of the reservation information No. 2, a signal is sent to another tuning section 16 'and tuning circuit 11' to start tuning.

The video signal and the audio signal of the program received by the tuning units 16 and 11 are sent to a synthesizing circuit. Similarly, the video signal and the audio signal of the program received by the tuning section 16 'and the tuning circuit 11' are also sent to the synthesizing circuit 19. The synthesizing circuit 19 converts the video signal into a signal that fits on one screen by performing signal compression processing, thinning-out processing, and the like. The audio signal is subjected to processing such as multiplexing and transmitted to the recording processing unit 13.
The recording processing unit 13 performs a recording process by the same operation as a normal recording. As described above, even when the reservations are duplicated, the respective recordings can be performed, and the range of priority can be widened to satisfy the viewer.

Embodiment 4 FIG. A case will be described in which the priority of recording is determined by analyzing the details of the guide of a program sent by specifying the broadcast content in detail, instead of artificially specifying the priority as a priority. FIG. 6 shows “Performers” as the first priority.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where “!” Is designated. The figure shows that the user wants to record a program of "Jiro Tanaka" as a performer. In this case, it is assumed that a drama is sent from channel 1, a variety program is sent from channel 3, and a documentary is sent from channel 4. This apparatus analyzes the program information, and the first priority "content" designated by the reservation information number 1 is "performer" and is Jiro Tanaka, so that one channel is a drama in which Jiro Tanaka appears. If so, this is reserved for recording, and other programs at the same time are canceled. If Jiro Tanaka does not appear in the drama of 1 channel, 3
If it appears on a variety program of a channel, the first priority is “performer”, so that recording of three channels is reserved, and other programs at the same time are canceled.

If the first priority is specified as "performer" and a plurality of "Jiro Tanaka" and "Saburo Ogata" are specified, only Jiro Tanaka appears in one channel and the variety of three channels Assuming that Jiro Tanaka and Saburo Ogata appear in the program, a three-channel variety program is scheduled to be recorded, and a one-channel drama is canceled. When the priorities are designated hierarchically in this manner, the reservation management processing unit 15 analyzes the transmitted program information in accordance with the designated contents, and first makes a recording reservation for a program that matches the contents with a high priority. Recording can be performed according to the detailed requirements of the viewer. In the example of FIG. 6, the date and time are designated at the same time. However, even if the recording is scheduled with the time shifted, the program that matches the first priority is preferentially selected, and the other programs with overlapping times are canceled. Will be. By doing so, it is possible to search for and record a program containing the desired content from programs broadcast in the time zone specified by the reservation date and time. In the second and fourth embodiments of the present invention, a program performer is taken as an example of designation of priority, but any designation item may be added as long as it can be added as program information.

In the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention, the VTR
(Video tape recorder) is taken as an example, but the recording medium is not limited to tape. Further, Embodiments 1 to 4 of the present invention can be arbitrarily combined.

[0024]

According to the present invention, the priority of recording can be designated at the time of recording reservation, so that even if the reservation is duplicated due to the change of the program time, it is possible to record a program of high importance.

Furthermore, since the priorities can be hierarchical and the contents of the program can be specified as a keyword, the degree of freedom in specifying the priority is high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an image-receiving and recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of contents of storage reservation and contents of analysis of information included in a broadcast wave according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of storage reservation content according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of storage reservation contents according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of contents of storage reservation and contents of analysis of information included in a broadcast wave according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of contents of storage reservation and contents of analysis of information included in a broadcast wave according to the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 antenna, 11 tuning circuit, 12 video, audio,
Separation circuit for program data signal, 13 Recording processing unit, 14
Program data analysis processing unit, 15 recording management unit for storing recording priority information and priority processing, 16 channel selection unit, 17 input unit for inputting reservation information with a button remote controller, 18 V
A control unit for managing the entire TR, 19 a synthesis circuit.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A configuration for receiving a television broadcast, separating text information, extracting necessary program information, and making a recording reservation, wherein the priority of the reservation is specified based on an external specification and the order of the recording reservation is determined. An image-reservation recording device, comprising a reservation management processing means. 2. The reservation-recording recording according to claim 1, wherein the reservation management processing means is provided with a plurality of hierarchies for designating the priority of the reservation, and the recording order is determined by a combination of the hierarchies. apparatus. 3. The reservation recording apparatus has a function of receiving a plurality of channels, and the reservation management unit reserves recording of the plurality of channels when reservation times overlap due to reservation priority information. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: