JPS62140522A - Reserving method for broadcast program - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute exactly a reservation by simple operation by displaying in advance a bar-code for showing the information related to a frequency of a broadcast program, a start time, and an end time, on a sheet-shaped body, and reading and recording optically the bar-code. CONSTITUTION:A bar-code sensor 6 executes a scan in the array direction of a bar-code 5, detects the bar-code 5, and provides an output to a waveform shaping circuit 7 through a signal line 19. The waveform shaping circuit 7 brings a detected output waveform to waveform shaping and supplies it to a processing circuit 8, and the processing circuit 8 reads the contents of the bar-code 5, and the read contents are displayed on a display device 10. The processing circuit 8 is connected to a magnetic tape recording/reproducing means 15 which can sound-record and reproduced a radio broadcast program by using a power source switch 12, a radio receiver 13, a television receiver 14, and a magnetic tape, through an interface 11, and a means 16 for bringing a television broadcast program to picture-recording to a magnetic tape, and recording and reproducing the program.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to a method for reserving broadcast programs such as television broadcasts and Ranoo broadcasts, which are so-called absent-recording programs.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY In the hole-type prior art, when recording an answering machine,
While looking at the schedule of newspapers, magazines, etc., the repeater manually enters information about the frequency, such as the channel of the broadcast program to be reserved and recorded, as well as the start time and end time of the broadcast program. We have key human resources.

Problems to be solved by the invention In such prior art, manual key operation is complicated;
There is also a risk of making mistakes in key personnel.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method for reserving a broadcast program by which the program can be reliably reserved with a simple operation.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention displays a bar code representing information regarding the frequency of broadcasting 8'm, a start time, and an end time on a sheet-like body, and optically displays this bar code. This method of reserving a broadcast program is characterized in that the broadcast program of the frequency is recorded by reading and operating a means for receiving and recording broadcasts from a start time to an end time based on the read results.

According to the present invention, a barcode is optically read, and this barcode contains information regarding the frequency of programs such as television broadcasts and radio broadcasts, such as the channel of the television broadcast and the frequency of the radio broadcast, and the broadcast program. This indicates the start time of the broadcast program and the end time of the broadcast program, so that from the start time to the end time,
The broadcast program of the frequency can be recorded by the reception recording means.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. A program guide 1, which is a sheet-like material such as a newspaper or a magazine, has a program guide for television broadcasting or radio broadcasting printed thereon. This program guide contains information about the frequency, that is, channel 2,
The start time 3 of the broadcast program, the contents 4 of the broadcast program, the month and day of the broadcast, and the day of the week 18 are printed in characters. Furthermore, a barcode 5 is printed corresponding to each broadcast program.

This barcode 5 contains a code representing the media of the broadcast program, that is, a television broadcast or a radio broadcast, information about the frequency, that is, the channel used for the television broadcast, the month and day of the broadcast, the day of the week, the start time, and the end time. The barcode 5 is encoded with the width of a plurality of bars extending vertically in FIG. 1, and the intervals between the bars.The start time 3 of the broadcast program is For example, in Figure 1, the Classic Hour program on the Pt52 channel starts at 13:00 on a 24-hour system, and the next news program starts at 2:00 p.m. It can be seen that it ends just before .

Barcode 5 is detected by barcode sensor 6. This barcode sensor 6 detects the barcode 5 by scanning it in the arrangement direction of the barcode 5 (horizontal direction in FIG. 1), for example from left to right, and transmits its output to a flexible sensor. The signal is applied to the waveform shaping circuit 7 through one signal line. The waveform shaping circuit 7 shapes the output waveform detected by the barcode sensor 6 and supplies it to a processing circuit 8 implemented by a microcomputer or the like.

In this way, the processing circuit 8 can read the contents of the barcode 5. The processing circuit 8 performs a synchronous operation based on the tarok from the clock generation circuit 9, and displays the read contents on the display device 1°. Processing circuit 8
is the 74'a switch 12 via the ink 7/8 11
, a radio receiver 13, a television receiver 14, a magnetic tape recording/reproducing means 15 capable of recording and further reproducing radio broadcast programs using magnetic tape, and recording and recording television broadcast programs on magnetic tape. and is connected to means 16 for reproducing. Furthermore, Inter 7 Eighth 1
1 is connected to key manual means 17, through which information regarding the frequencies of television broadcasts and radio broadcasts, ie, channels and receiving frequencies, as well as other information, can be set. The barcode sensor 6 has a light emitting element that irradiates light onto the number Al1 table 1 and a light receiving element that receives reflected light and detects the presence or absence of a bar, thus optically detecting the bar.

Referring to FIG. 2, the process moves from step n1 to step n2, where the processing circuit 8 performs initial processing. In step n3, it is determined whether switches such as the power switch 12 and the key manual means 17 have been operated, and whether reading operations have been performed using the bar code sensor 6. If so, the process moves to step n4, where it is determined which switch has been operated, and when the barcode sensor 6 reads the barcode, the contents of the barcode P are read. When it is determined in step n3 that the power switch 12, key manual means 17, and bar code sensor 6 are not detected, the process moves to step n5, and the timer operation shown in FIG. 4, which will be described later, is performed.

Referring to figure PJ3, when the bar food sensor 6 is fifted, it moves from step 1 to step m2.
The read barcode is read and input into the processing circuit 8, the data is corrected in step ar3, and the data is processed in step m4. In this way, the media of the television broadcast and radio broadcast represented by the barcode, information regarding the frequency, start time, end time, etc. are stored in the processing circuit 8 in step I5.

Thus, in step m6, the barcode reading operation is completed.

With reference to FIG. 4, a description will be given of how to perform a recording operation based on the reservation status of a broadcast program. The process moves from step r1 to step 2, where the start time of the reserved broadcast program is compared with the current date and time, and if they match, the process moves to step r3, where the media read by the barcode sensor 6, i.e. Specify television broadcast or radio broadcast, turn on the power, specify the frequency of the broadcast program such as the channel, and in step r4 set the radio receiver 13 and TV Nomin receiver 14 corresponding to that media to the receiving state, Recording/playback means 1
Activate 5.16 and record. Recording of the broadcast program is thus started.

When it is detected in step ``2'' that the end time read by the bar food sensor 6 has been reached, the ``a source is shut off in step r3, and reception of the broadcast program is stopped, and the recording/reproducing means 15 and 16 are turned on. In this way, you can make a reservation for a desired broadcast program and destroy the recording of that broadcast program.

According to the present invention, the contents encoded by the barcode include information regarding the frequency of the broadcast program, such as the television broadcast channel and radio broadcast frequency, the start time of the broadcast program to be reserved, and the broadcast program. It includes at least the end time of , and may further include other information.

The Vt configuration according to the invention may be integrated into (or alternatively configured separately from) the a-stape recording/playback device.

Effects As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to make a reservation for a broadcast program by optically reading a barcode, so the operation is simple, and information regarding the contents of the reservation, that is, the frequency, There is no possibility of misunderstanding the start time and end time. Therefore, it becomes possible to reliably record the desired broadcast program.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 4 is a 70-chart for explaining the operation.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A barcode indicating information regarding the frequency of a broadcast program, a start time, and an end time is displayed on a sheet, and this barcode is optically read and based on the read result. A method for reserving a broadcast program, characterized in that the broadcast program of the frequency is recorded by operating means for receiving and recording the broadcast from a start time to an end time.