KR0165265B1 - Method of cord installation for advanced telerecording - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to program reservation recording, and more particularly, to a program reservation recording setting method having a function of automatically setting a VPS function and a reservation recording time more precisely, and including data on a channel, a date, a start time, and an end time. In the method of setting a reservation recording code by compressing the code, a code is added to the position of the most significant digit of the existing reservation recording code, and an additional code is reserved and recorded according to whether or not the VPS function is used. You can set the start / end time of the program in minutes.

Description

How to set reserved recording code

1 is a diagram showing an example of use of a reservation recording code according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a program reservation recording, and more particularly, to a program reservation recording setting method having a function of automatically setting a VPS function and setting a reservation recording time more accurately.

In general, video cassette recorders (VCRs) have a variety of uses, including playback of tapes recorded with video cameras, playback of already recorded tapes, and recording and playback of broadcast and wireline television programs.

In order to reserve a program, one of these uses, the scheduled program and the end time of the program are set by using the timer microprocessor built into the VCR. The program is stopped and the program is recorded at the scheduled start time. In addition, even when not in the absence, while watching other programs, the recording of the program is made when the scheduled time comes.

However, such a conventional method for setting a reservation recording is to go through the following process. 1) Operation mode setting, 2) Setting start time of the program to be reserved, 3) Setting start time, 4) Setting end time, 5) Setting end time, 6) Setting speed mode (SP, LP , SLP), 7) year, month and day settings, and 8) setting channels for viewing are completed before the reservation setting of the program to be recorded is completed.

That is, the conventional reservation setting process has to go through a number of steps, which requires a large number of key manipulations to input reservation data, thereby suppressing the free use of timer programming of the VCR.

In addition, due to this multi-step process, error in programming was large due to the input of incorrect data in the intermediate process, and the lengthy input procedure for the channel, date, time, and recording time of the program to be recorded, even for experienced users Has bored the user.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, a technique for a simple system for efficient VCR timer reservation programming has been required to allow a user to take advantage of the recording function of the VCR more fully and freely. (+) (G code) function.

The VCR Plus function is intended to significantly reduce the process required to set up timer reservation programming on the VCR. This allows the user to perform reservation programming by simply entering a code using up to eight digits of the VCR. It is.

The VCR Plus function is a code that compresses the information on the channel, broadcast date, start time, and end time to the minimum, and can display only up to eight digits. Reservation programming can be performed simply by inputting codes recorded in the corresponding programs in a program of a magazine such as a TV guide using a key attached to a remote controller or a main body.

As such, the VCR Plus function is used for reservation programming in many countries around the world. Most European broadcasters use the VPS (Video Program System) service (called PDC in the UK). In this case, the VPS function means using digitalized code information to carry information about a broadcast program transmitted from a broadcasting station to a predetermined area of a television.

However, since the code compression by the VCR plus function so far compresses only the channel, date, start time and end time, when the user wants to use other functions related to this simultaneously, that is, the user needs to separately turn on the VPS function. An operation that needs to be turned on directly by the VPS key is necessary.

In addition, the reservation recording by the existing VCR Plus function has a problem that can not be accurately scheduled by the minute because the time unit is made of 5 minutes or 10 minutes.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention relates to a method of setting a reserved recording code which allows compression of data to an on / off state for a VPS function.

Another object of the present invention relates to a method of setting a reserved recording code for more accurately setting a reserved recording time of a program to be recorded.

In order to achieve the above object, the reservation recording code setting method according to the present invention is a reservation recording code setting method for setting a code for a reservation program by compressing data for a channel, date, start time and end time. One code is added to the position of the most significant digit of the reservation recording code so that the start / end time unit of the program that is reserved by the VPS function can be set in minutes by this code.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The current VCR Plus function used for reservation programming in European countries uses up to 8 digits and the start and end time must be 5 or 10 minutes. The program could not be coded for a program with a start and end time.

However, in the present invention, by adding one more digit to a conventional code having a maximum of 8 digits, the above function can be performed and the on / off of the VPS function can be simultaneously controlled.

That is, to perform the function that the present invention intends to perform by using the added number of the most significant digits, in this case, if the added code has a number from 0 to 4 when the VPS function is off, and in 5 If the number is 9, the VPS function is set to be on.

Therefore, in order to add a VPS on / off control command with the format for the most significant digit and the start / end time, the value of the most significant digit is defined as follows.

1) Program when VPS function is off

XXXX0000: Start / end time in 5 or 10 minutes-0

XXXX0001: Start / end time in 1 or 6 minutes-1

XXXX0010: Start / end time in 2 or 7 minutes-2

XXXX0011: Start / end time in 3 or 8 minutes-3

XXXX0100: Start / end time in 4 or 9 minutes-4

2) Program when VPS function is on

XXXX0101: Start / end time in 5 or 10 minutes-5

XXXX0110: Start / end time in 1 or 6 minutes-6

XXXX0111: Start / end time in 2 or 7 minutes-7

XXXX1000: Start / end time in 3 or 8 minutes-8

XXXX1001: Start / end time in 4 or 9 minutes-9

With the above rules, the code for the most significant digit can be defined and compressed so that the time for which the program is scheduled to be recorded and recorded can be set more finely with the control of the VPS function. Can be.

Referring to Fig. 1, the VCR Plus function is used to automatically turn on the VPS function and record the reservation time, and then press the VCR Plus function operation key attached to the remote control or the main body. If a code input screen of the form shown in FIG. 1 (a) is displayed, for example, if 675432482 is inputted, devices that read and display information according to code input are basically used for a device using such a code. Since the code is decoded, information on the channel, date, start / end time of the reservation program, and VPS function is automatically changed to the format shown in Fig. 1 (b) and displayed on the screen.

Since the number of the most significant digits of the input code is 6, the VPS function is on by the format specified above, and the start / end time is automatically set to 1 minute or 6 minutes. The recording speed or type shown in Fig. 1 (b) is optional, so if it is not selected, it is set to the standard value. In the case where the input code is 175432482, the start / end time of the channel, the date, and the reserved program have the same value, but only the VPS function is turned off.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the number of added codes has a value between 0 and 4 and a value between 5 and 9, control of on / off for the function of the VPS and start / end of the reservation program are performed. Although the reservation setting code can be determined by subdividing the time, the designated number can be set by alternating the values.

As described above, the present invention compresses the contents of the on / off code into a code, which is performed by a user separately on / off selection of the VPS function broadcasted in Europe to the currently used VCR plus function. There is an effect that the VPS function can be performed without affecting the function.

In addition, since the scheduled recording time of the program to be recorded can be set in more detail, accurate scheduled recording programming can be performed.

Claims (2)

In the reservation recording code setting method of compressing data for channel, date, start time, and end time to set a code for a reservation program, by adding one code to the position of the most significant digit of the existing reservation recording code. A method of setting a reserved recording code that enables the unit to set the time / end time unit of a program to be reserved by the code and whether the VPS function is on or off by this code. The method of claim 1, wherein the VPS function is selectively turned on or off when the value of the added code has a value of 0 to 4 or 5 to 9.