JPS63129725A - Program reservation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate operation-mistake by giving a guide voice urging the input of each reservation information so as to prevent the operation from being left unoperated in the case of program reservation. CONSTITUTION:The contents of an input mode are converted into a voice, sounding means 4, 9, 5 and a means inputting the result of decision of the cor rectness of sounded reservation information and a means controlling the reserva tion mode in response to the result of decision are provided. Thus, the voice urging the input of the information required for the reservation is raised and the button operation is applied according too the voice, then the information such as video recording start time is inputted properly. Since the reserved con tent is outputted as a monitor in voice, then the confirmation of the presence of mis-operation is attained and a feeling of disease whether or not the video recording is enabled as the reserved contents is eliminated and the operability of the VTR program reservation is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a program reservation device, and is particularly suitable for use in reserved recording of TV programs.

Conventional technology In general, program reservations used on VTRs, etc. are equipped with a recording start time button, recording time button, day of the week button, multiple program reservation memory selection button, etc., and can be made while viewing the display on a liquid crystal display or fluorescent display tube. It is configured to make a recording reservation for a program.

To actually make a reservation, channel buttons must be operated in addition to the buttons described above, and therefore, the reservation operation becomes extremely complicated. Furthermore, since the reservation details are mainly numerical and displayed using lamps, it is difficult to confirm the reservation details, and there remains a sense of uncertainty as to whether the reservation will work as desired. Conventionally, one means for solving this problem is shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-190726 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-190727. In both cases, reservations were monitored using voice synthesis methods.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, as mentioned above, in a normal reservation operation, the operation buttons are operated according to a predetermined procedure, but the number of operation buttons is large and it is extremely complicated. Monitors alone cannot be an effective means of reducing operational errors.

In view of this, the present invention aims to improve the operability of reservations by teaching button operation procedures when making a program reservation, thereby preventing the operator from forgetting the operation method or erroneous operation as much as possible, eliminating the feeling of anxiety about the operation. The purpose is to

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a means for converting the contents of an input mode into speech and emitting it, a means for inputting a result of determining whether the pronounced reservation information is correct or not, and a means for changing the reservation mode according to the result of the determination. This is a program reservation device equipped with control means.

According to the above-described configuration, the present invention emits a voice prompting the user to input information necessary for reservation, and by operating buttons in accordance with the voice, it is possible to appropriately input information such as recording start time. In addition, since the reservation details are output to the monitor in the form of audio, it is possible to confirm whether or not there are any operational errors.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows an example of a program reservation device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a microcomputer (hereinafter abbreviated as microcomputer), which controls the VTR and manages reservations using a built-in timer and the like. 2 is a VTR system controller that performs various controls of the VTR; 3 is a reservation button that operates to start a reservation; 4 is a guide voice memory that stores data for a guide voice that prompts the input of information necessary for a reservation according to the input mode. , 6 is a channel display section for displaying channel information according to the audio data in 4; 9 is a monitor audio memory in which audio data for monitoring and outputting the stored reservation information is stored; 1o
is a confirmation capotan for the operator to listen to the monitor audio and input the judgment result of whether or not his/her operation is correct.
Reference numeral 1 is a time entry capo for inputting the day of the week and time, and 12 is a time display section for displaying the day of the week and time.

The operation of the program reservation device of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained below. When the reservation button 3 is pressed, the microcomputer 1 enters reservation mode. While waiting for the input of the reservation details of the TV program to be recorded, the address where the data for voice synthesis of "Start reservation" is recorded is output to the guide voice memory 4. The data output from the guidance voice memory.

It is converted into an audio signal by the audio synthesis LSI in the audio synthesis unit ε, and is produced through the speaker 6. Next, after a certain period of time has elapsed, in order to pronounce the next message "Please enter the channel", the microcomputer 1 outputs another address to the guide voice memory 4, and then performs the same operation as above to produce a voice message. to pronounce. The operator can listen to the audio and input the number of channels of the program he wants to record using the channel input capotan 7. The microcomputer 1 detects the number of input channels of the channel input capotan 7, outputs the number of channels to the channel display section 8, and at the same time outputs an address to the monitor audio memory 9. The data for voice synthesis recorded at the address of the monitor voice memory 9 [O channel has been registered” (however, the O channel is the number of channels operated by the channel input capotan 7) is sent to the voice synthesis unit 5. is input into the system and output through the speaker 6. The operator can listen to the audio and determine whether the desired number of channels has been input correctly. After a further predetermined period of time has elapsed, the microcomputer 1 outputs the address to the guide voice memory 4. The voice data "Are you sure?" recorded in the address of the guide voice memory 4 is input to the voice synthesis section 5 and is pronounced through the speaker 6. The operator can listen to the voice and input the result of the determination of correctness or incorrectness into the confirmation input capotan 10. Microcomputer 1 has confirmation capotan 1o
Detects the input of ``1 Yes'', proceeds to the next reservation mode step, the day of the week/time input mode.However, 6
If the answer is "No", the address is similarly output to the guide voice memory 4 so as to output a voice message prompting the user to input again.

In steps similar to those described above, the operator can input the day of the week, recording start time and recording end time using the time entry capo button 11, and the display thereof is displayed on the time display section 12.

With the above operations, you can input the information necessary for program reservation, such as the number of channels, day of the week, recording start time, and recording end time. When all the reservation information has been input, the microcomputer 1 outputs the address to the monitor audio memory and monitors and outputs the input reservation contents. ``The current reservation is for O channel.
"On day O, from ○○ hour ○○ minute to ○○ hour ○○ minute," is sounded from the speaker 6. This completes all the reservation operations, the microcomputer 1 cancels the reservation mode, performs time management using a built-in timer, and outputs a recording request to the VTR system controller 2 when the reservation time arrives.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart for further understanding of the above operations. As shown in the 70-chart, input guidance audio and monitor audio are output in accordance with each reservation step, so the operator can perform the reservation operation for the program he or she wishes to record and confirm the details of the operation.

Although the voice synthesis voice data is stored in the guide voice memory and the monitor voice memory, there is no restriction on the configuration using other means as long as it meets the gist of the present invention.

Further, the confirmation capotan 1o may be a means using voice recognition.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, when reserving a program, a guidance voice prompting the user to input each reservation information is provided.
It prevents you from forgetting operations, allows you to input reservation information properly, and also monitors and outputs the input reservation information.
You can judge whether the operation is correct or not. Therefore,
Since operational errors are eliminated, there is no need to worry about whether recording will be possible as scheduled, and the operability of VTR program reservations is improved, which has great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment. 1...Microcomputer, 2...
VTR system controller, 3...Reservation button, 4...Guide voice memory, 6...
Voice synthesis section, 6...Speaker, 7...
Channel button, 8...Channel display section,
9...Monitor audio memory, 1o...
Capotan with confirmation, 11... Capotan with time, 1
2... Time display section. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
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Claims (1)

[Claims] In a program reservation device capable of inputting and storing reservation information such as TV programs, and outputting the reservation information in voice, means for converting the contents of the input mode into voice and generating the sound;
means for converting the input reservation information into voice and pronouncing it; means for inputting a determination result of whether the pronounced reservation information is correct;
A program reservation device comprising: means for controlling a reservation mode according to the determination result.