KR19990031965A - Auto mute method of telly video cassette recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic mute method of a tele video cassette recorder.

According to the present invention, when the telephone cassette rings when the video cassette recorder is viewed, the currently played tele video cassette recorder is operated in the still mode and the audio is muted. When the still mode driving time elapses, the audio mute is released and the video cassette recorder is driven again in the playback mode, so that the user can conveniently talk on the phone.

Description

Auto mute method of telly video cassette recorder

The present invention relates to an audio mute method of a tele video cassette recorder, and more particularly, to an automatic mute method of a tele video cassette recorder which automatically mutes an audio signal when a telephone ringing when watching a video cassette recorder.

As is well known, home automation is rapidly being pursued due to the convenience of modern people. In addition, the necessity of obtaining information as a member of a society has arisen frequently. Due to the necessity of such information acquisition, many modern people often acquire information through a television broadcast program, and thus, a need for recording a desired information acquisition program with a video cassette recorder having a function of recording a broadcast signal received through an antenna is required. I often felt.

In addition, as long-distance travel or business trips increase in busy modern life, tele-video cassette recorders can be used to record programs for acquiring desired information through a telephone from a distance. It was. The tele video cassette recorder is a method of making a scheduled recording from the outside using a telephone connected to the video cassette recorder. When a predetermined ring tone sounds when a recording tape is inserted in the video cassette recorder, a message prompting the user to input the reserved recording information is provided. The user performs the corresponding operation according to the voice message regarding the scheduled recording sequence output through the telephone receiver, and when the telephone hangs up, the user performs the scheduled recording at the reserved scheduled recording time.

If a call is received while playing and watching a program recorded in the manner described above, the viewer may stop the video cassette recorder being watched to make a phone call or operate the volume key to decrease the volume or mute the sound. Using to mute the voice during the phone call, and after the end of the phone call, such as mute the voice must be restored to the state before the call, such as the operation was inconvenient to repeat every time the phone rings.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing, and an object of the present invention is to provide a convenience for a user by providing a user convenience by driving in a still mode and muting the voice while driving in a still mode when a telephone ringing while watching a video cassette recorder. An automatic mute method for a cassette recorder is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic muting method for a tele video cassette recorder which automatically mutes a voice when a telephone ringing while watching a tele video cassette recorder, wherein a ring signal is detected when the tele video cassette recorder is in a playback mode. A ring signal detection determination step of determining whether or not to perform; A ring signal detection message displaying step of displaying an OSD message for ring signal detection on a screen when a ring signal is detected in the ring signal detection determining step; A still mode driving step of driving the television video cassette recorder in a still mode; A voice muting step of muting a voice during the still mode driving time; And a regeneration mode driving step of releasing the muted voice and driving the regeneration mode when the still mode driving time elapses.

The above objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by those skilled in the art.

1 is a configuration diagram of hardware to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a flowchart for performing an automatic mute method of a tele video cassette recorder according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: ring signal detector 20: decoder

30: micom 40: deck

50: audio signal processor 60: video signal processor

70: audio signal mute section 80: OSD section

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the operation of the preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of hardware to which the present invention is applied and includes a ring signal detector 10 for detecting a ring signal received through a telephone line, and a decoder for providing digit information according to a detection result of the ring signal detector 10 ( 20), if the digit information corresponding to the ring signal detection is provided from the decoder 20, a screen display control signal for displaying on-screen display (OSD) characters indicating ring signal detection, a still mode driving control signal, and The audio signal processor 50 processes and provides an audio signal provided by the microcomputer 30 that provides an audio mute control signal, the deck unit 40 that is driven by the control of the microcomputer 30, and the deck unit 40. ), The video signal processor 60 that processes and provides a video signal that is reproduced and provided by the deck unit 40 and the audio signal processor 50 according to the audio mute control signal provided by the microcomputer 30. The video signal provided from the video signal processor 60 and the corresponding characters are mixed on the screen according to the screen display control signals provided from the audio signal muting unit 70 and the microcomputer 30 to mute the audio signal provided by the audio signal. The OSD unit 80 is configured.

A detailed description of the operation of the automatic mute apparatus of the tele video cassette recorder according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

The ring signal detector 10 shown in the figure detects a ring signal received through a telephone line and provides a pulse corresponding to the received ring signal to the decoder 20. At this time, the decoder 20 provides the digits 30 with the digit information according to the ring signal detection result provided by the ring signal detector 10. That is, when the signal for ring signal detection is provided from the ring signal detector 10, the decoder 20 provides digit information of 1 to the microcomputer 30, and the signal for ring signal detection is received from the ring signal detector 10. If not provided, the digit information of 0 is provided to the microcomputer 30. At this time, those skilled in the art will readily understand that the digit information provided from the decoder 20 to the microcomputer 30 may be set differently in system design.

On the other hand, the microcomputer 30 controls the overall operation of the tele video cassette recorder. When the digit information of 1, that is, the digit information according to the detection of the ring signal is provided from the decoder 20, the deck unit 30 driving in the normal playback mode 30 is provided. ) Provides a control signal to the deck unit 40 for performing a still mode in which the capstan motor is regenerated.

Therefore, the deck unit 40 performs still mode reproduction under the control of the microcomputer 30.

The audio signal processor 50 processes and provides an audio signal reproduced by the deck unit 40 under the control of the microcomputer 30, and the video signal processor 60 controls the deck unit under the control of the microcomputer 30. The video signal reproduced at 40 is processed and provided.

In addition, the audio signal muting unit 70 mutes the audio signal provided from the audio signal processing unit 70 when the audio muting control signal is provided from the microcomputer 30. In addition, the OSD unit 80 mixes the video signal provided from the video signal processing unit 60 with the corresponding character and displays the text on the screen according to the screen display control signal provided by the microcomputer 30.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for performing an automatic mute method of a tele video cassette recorder according to the present invention, which will be described in detail with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

If the deck unit 40 is driven in the regeneration mode in step 200, the microcomputer 30 proceeds to step 210 and determines whether a ring signal is detected.

As a result of determination, when the decoder 20 is provided with digit information for ring signal detection, the controller 20 proceeds to step 220 and controls the ODS unit 80 to display an OSD message for ring signal detection on the screen.

That is, the microcomputer 30 controls the OSD unit 80 to display an OS message for ring signal detection, for example, a character of 'ring' on the screen, and the OSD unit 80 controls the video signal processing unit 60. The character font corresponding to the video signal provided from the subscreen and the screen display control signal provided from the microcomputer 30, that is, the character font of 'ring' are mixed and provided to the monitor.

On the other hand, the microcomputer 30 proceeds to step 230 to control the deck unit 40 to drive the deck unit 40 in the still mode to perform the stop mode playback, and proceeds to step 240 to mute the audio signal The control signal is provided to the audio signal muting unit 70. Therefore, the audio signal muting unit 70 mutes the audio signal provided from the audio signal processing unit 50 according to the audio signal muting control signal provided from the microcomputer 30.

In addition, the microcomputer 30 proceeds to step 250 to determine whether the still mode driving time of the deck unit 40 elapses. If the still mode driving time elapses, the microcomputer 30 proceeds to step 260 to output the audio signal mute cancel signal. Provided to the mute unit 70, the audio signal mute unit 70 releases the audio signal mute according to the audio signal mute release signal provided from the microcomputer 30.

Then, the microcomputer 30 releases the muted audio signal, returns to step 200 to perform a normal playback mode, and then repeats the above process.

As described above, the automatic mute method of the tele video cassette recorder according to the present invention, when a telephone ringing while watching the tele video cassette recorder, pauses the tele video cassette recorder, mutes the audio, and releases the audio mute after a predetermined time. Thus, there is an effect of providing convenience to the viewer.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to certain preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, changes and omissions can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (1)

In the video cassette recorder, the automatic mute method of the video cassette recorder that automatically mutes the voice when a telephone ringing, A ring signal detection determining step of determining whether a ring signal is detected when the tele video cassette recorder is in a playback mode; A ring signal detection message displaying step of displaying an OSD message for ring signal detection on a screen when a ring signal is detected in the ring signal detection determining step; A still mode driving step of driving the television video cassette recorder in a still mode; A voice muting step of muting a voice during the still mode driving time; And And a play mode driving step of releasing the muted voice and driving to a play mode when the still mode driving time elapses.