KR20000034305A - Apparatus and method for controlling recording of video cassette recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for controlling recording are provided to prevent the incapability of recording due to the deficiency of storage capacity of a video tape in recording. CONSTITUTION: A recording control apparatus comprises: a memory(8) for storing a signal from a recorder/reproducer(3); a capacity detector(9) for detecting a storage capacity of a video tape(4); a controller(7) for detecting the storage capacity of the video tape to determine whether the detected capacity is a maximum storage capacity, while recording a signal transmitted from a broadcasting station or a television set through the recorder/reproducer on the video tape, for determining whether or not the video tape has been exchanged through the capacity detector, while storing the signal from the recorder/reproducer in the memory, and if so, for recording on the video tape the signal stored in the memory.

Description

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The present invention relates to a recording control apparatus and method of a VCR, and more particularly, to a VCR for recording a signal transmitted from a broadcasting station or a signal from a television to a video tape: detecting and detecting the capacity of a video tape during recording. When the capacity of the recorded video tape is the maximum capacity, when the video tape is exchanged after storing the signal from the broadcasting station or the television, the stored signal is recorded on the video tape to prevent recording due to insufficient capacity of the video tape during recording. A recording control apparatus and method for a VCR.

In general, a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) receives a signal from a broadcasting station (broadcast signal) or a signal from a device such as a television and records it on a video tape, or reproduces a signal recorded on a predetermined video tape. It is a device for transmitting to a display device such as.

1 shows an example of the configuration of a general VCR in a block diagram.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional VCR includes an antenna 1, a tuner 2, a recording / reproducing unit 3, a video tape 4, a remote control 5, a receiving unit 6, and a control unit ( 7) including.

The antenna 1 receives the signal of the airwaves (broadcast signal), the tuner 2 tunes the signal received from the antenna 1 under the control of the control unit 7, and the recording / reproducing section 3 controls the control unit. (7) records a signal transmitted from a broadcasting station, that is, a signal received by the antenna 1 and tuned by the tuner 2 or a signal from a television to the video tape 4, or a video tape ( The signal recorded in 4) is reproduced and transmitted to the television.

The remote controller 5 is for the user to record / play back, or to remotely control the entire apparatus, and transmits an infrared signal, and converts it into an electrical code signal at the receiver 6 to output the device according to the electrical code signal. The first half is controlled by the control unit 7.

In the conventional VCR configured as described above, when the remote controller 5 is operated to record a signal transmitted from a user broadcast station or a signal from a television, the corresponding infrared signal is transmitted from the remote controller 5, and the receiver 6 receives the corresponding infrared signal. By converting into an electrical code signal at and outputting the signal, it is determined whether the recording is set in the controller 7 by the electrical code signal, that is, whether the recording is on.

As a result of the determination, when the recording is in the on state, the control unit 7 outputs a control signal for recording a signal from a broadcasting station or television, and is received by the antenna 1 through the recording / reproducing unit 3, and then the tuner ( The signal tuned by 2) or the signal from the television is recorded on the video tape 4.

After that, when the user operates the remote controller 5 to stop recording, the corresponding infrared signal is transmitted from the remote controller 5, and the receiver 6 converts the signal into an electrical code signal and outputs the converted infrared signal. The controller 7 determines whether video recording is not set, that is, whether video recording is off.

As a result of the determination, when the recording is in the off state, the control unit 7 outputs a control signal for stopping recording, so that the signal from the tuner 2 or the signal from the television via the recording / reproducing unit 3 is output from the video tape ( The recording in 4) is stopped.

However, in the conventional VCR configured and performed as described above, when the capacity of the video tape is exhausted at the time of recording, that is, when the capacity of the video tape is the maximum capacity (in detail, the end of the video tape), a new user is required. There is a problem that recording is not performed until it is changed to video tape.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve this problem, and if the capacity of the video tape is detected at the time of recording and the detected capacity of the video tape is the maximum capacity, it is stored when the video tape is exchanged after storing a signal from a broadcasting station or a television. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording control apparatus and method of a VCR for recording a signal on a video tape to prevent recording due to insufficient capacity of the video tape at the time of recording.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a general VCR;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a recording control apparatus of a VCR according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart showing the configuration of a recording control method for a VCR according to an embodiment of the present invention;

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1: antenna 2: tuner

3: recording / playback section 4: video tape

5: remote controller 6: receiver

7 control unit 8 memory unit

9: capacity detection unit

In order to achieve the above object, a recording control apparatus for a VCR according to an embodiment of the present invention is a VCR for recording a signal transmitted from a broadcasting station or a signal from a television to a video tape through a recording / reproducing section. A memory unit for storing a signal from the unit; A capacity detecting unit which detects a capacity of the video tape; When the recording is turned on by a user's operation, the capacitive capacity of the video tape is sensed by the capacitive sensor while the signal from the broadcasting station or the television is recorded on the video tape through the recording / playback unit. If the detected capacity is the maximum capacity, and the video tape is replaced by determining whether the video tape has been exchanged through the capacity sensing unit while storing the signal from the recording / reproducing unit in the memory unit And a control unit for recording a signal stored in the videotape.

In order to achieve the above object, a recording control method for a VCR according to an embodiment of the present invention is a VCR for recording a signal transmitted from a broadcasting station or a signal from a television to a video tape: determining whether the recording is on. Step (S1); Detecting the capacity of the video tape (S2, S3) while recording a signal from a broadcasting station or television to the video tape when the recording is in the on state (S1); Determining whether the detected capacity is the maximum capacity after the capacity of the video tape is detected in the step S3 (S4); Determining whether the video tape has been exchanged while storing a signal from a broadcasting station or a television when the capacity sensed at step S4 is the maximum capacity (S5, S6); When the video tape is replaced in step S6, determining whether the recording is off while recording a signal from a stored broadcasting station or television to the video tape (S7, S8); And in the step S8, when the recording is in the off state, the step of stopping the recording (S9).

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

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a recording control apparatus of a VCR according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 2, the recording control apparatus of the VCR according to the present invention includes an antenna 1, a tuner 2, a recording / reproducing section 3, a video tape 4, a remote control section 5, a receiving section ( 6), a control unit 7, a memory unit 8, and a capacity detecting unit 9.

The control unit 7 determines whether the recording is set by the user, that is, whether the recording is on, and when the recording is on, the control unit 7 records the capacity detection unit 9 while recording a signal from a broadcasting station or a television to the video tape 4. After detecting the capacity of the video tape 4 through it, it is determined whether the detected capacity of the video tape 4 is the maximum capacity (in detail, the end of the video tape), and the detected capacity of the video tape 4 is the maximum capacity. Is a control signal for storing a signal from a broadcasting station or a television, that is, a signal from the recording / reproducing section 3, into the memory section 8.

In addition, the control unit 7 determines whether or not the video tape 4 has been exchanged through the capacity detecting unit 9 while storing the signal from the recording / reproducing unit 3 in the memory unit 8 (for example, If the capacity detected by the capacity detecting unit is not the maximum capacity, it is determined as the exchange of the video tape.) When the video tape 4 is replaced, the control for recording a signal stored in the memory unit 8 to the video tape 4. Output the signal.

The tuner 2 tunes the signal received from the antenna 1 by the control signal of the control unit 7, and the recording / reproducing unit 3 transmits the signal transmitted from the broadcasting station under the control of the control unit 7, that is, the antenna. The signal tuned by the tuner 2 after being received by (1) or the signal from the television is recorded on the video tape 4, or the signal recorded on the video tape 4 is reproduced and transmitted to the television, and the memory The unit 8 stores the signal from the recording / reproducing unit 3 according to the control signal of the control unit 7, and the capacity detecting unit 9 detects the capacity of the video tape 4.

In the recording control apparatus of the VCR according to the present invention configured as described above, when a user operates the remote controller 5 to record a signal from a broadcasting station or a television, the corresponding infrared signal is transmitted from the remote controller 5, and the receiver By converting and outputting the electrical code signal in (6), it is determined by the electrical code signal whether the recording is set in the control section, that is, whether the recording is in the on state.

As a result of the determination, when the recording is in the on state, the control unit 7 outputs a control signal for recording a signal from the broadcasting station or television to the video tape 4 so that the recording / reproducing unit 3 can receive the signal from the broadcasting station or the television. The signal will be recorded on the videotape.

At this time, the controller 7 detects the capacity of the video tape 4 through the capacity detecting unit 9 and then determines whether the detected capacity of the video tape 4 is the end of the video tape 4, that is, the maximum capacity. When the capacity of the judged and detected video tape 4 is the maximum capacity, recording is performed by outputting a signal from a broadcasting station or television, that is, a control signal for storing the signal from the recording / reproducing section 3 into the memory section 8. The signal from the playback section 3 is stored in the memory section 8.

Then, when the video tape 4 is exchanged by the control unit 7 by the capacity detecting unit 9, it is determined whether the capacity of the video tape 4 is not the maximum capacity, that is, whether the video tape 4 has been replaced. By outputting a control signal for recording the signal stored in the memory section 8 to the video tape 4, the signal from the memory section 8 is recorded on the video tape 4 via the recording / reproducing section 3. .

3 is a flowchart illustrating a recording control method of a VCR according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S1 of FIG. 3, it is determined whether the recording is on, and if the recording is not on, the process is repeated. In step S2, when the recording is on, the signal from the broadcasting station or the television is received. Record on videotape.

That is, the controller determines whether the recording is set by the user's operation, that is, whether the recording is on, and repeats whether the recording is on when the recording is not on. By outputting a control signal for recording the signal from the television to the video tape, the signal from the broadcasting station or the television is recorded on the video tape through the recording / reproducing section.

In step S2, the signal from the broadcasting station or the television is recorded on the video tape, and then in step S3, the capacity of the video tape is sensed, and in step S3, the capacity of the video tape is detected, in step S4. In step S5, the signal from the broadcasting station or the television is stored when the detected capacity of the video tape is the maximum capacity.

That is, after a signal from a broadcasting station or a television is stored in the video tape, the controller detects the capacity of the video tape through the capacity detecting unit, and determines whether the detected capacity of the video tape is the end of the video tape, that is, the maximum capacity. As a result, when the detected capacity is the maximum capacity, the signal from the recording / reproducing section is stored in the memory section by outputting a control signal for storing the signal from the recording / reproducing section in the memory section.

In step S5, after the signal from the broadcasting station or the television is recorded, it is determined whether the video tape has been exchanged in step S6, and if the video tape is not replaced, step S6 is repeated, while the video tape is exchanged. If the signal stored in step S7 is recorded on the video tape.

That is, when the video tape is not replaced by the control unit determining whether the video tape is exchanged after the signal from the broadcasting station or the television is stored, and the video tape is exchanged, the judgment is repeated while the video tape is exchanged. By outputting a control signal for recording the signal stored in the memory section to the video tape, the signal from the memory section is recorded on the video tape through the recording / reproducing section.

When the signal stored in the step S7 is recorded on the video tape and the capacity detected in the step S4 is not the maximum capacity, it is determined whether or not the recording is turned off in step S8 afterwards. If not, return to step S3.

That is, when the signal stored in the memory unit is recorded on the video tape, and when the capacity of the video tape detected by the capacity detecting unit is not the maximum capacity, the control unit determines whether the recording is off and then the recording is not off. The capacitive sensing unit detects the capacity of the video tape.

If the recording is off in the step S8, the recording stops in the step S9, and then the operation of the VCR ends.

That is, when the recording is in the off state, the control unit outputs a control signal for stopping recording so that the operation of the VCR is terminated by the control unit after the signal from the broadcasting station or the television is stopped from being recorded on the video tape through the recording / reproducing unit. do.

According to the configuration and operation of the recording control apparatus and method of the VCR according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, if the capacity of the video tape detected at the time of recording is the maximum capacity, the video tape after storing the signal from the broadcasting station or television When is exchanged, the stored signal is recorded on the video tape, thereby preventing the recording of the video tape due to insufficient capacity during recording.

Claims (2)

In a VCR which records a signal transmitted from a broadcasting station or a signal from a television to the video tape 4 through the recording / reproducing section 3: A memory section (8) for storing signals from said recording / reproducing section (3); A capacity detecting unit 9 for detecting a capacity of the video tape 4; And When recording is turned on by a user's operation, a video tape 4 is recorded through the capacitive sensing section 9 while recording a signal from a broadcasting station or a television to the video tape 4 through the recording / reproducing section 3. It is judged whether the detected capacity is the maximum capacity by detecting the capacity of the sensor, and if the detected capacity is the maximum capacity, the capacity is stored while storing the signal from the recording / reproducing section 3 in the memory section 8 A control unit 7 for determining whether the video tape 4 has been exchanged through the detection unit 9 and recording the signal stored in the memory unit 8 to the video tape 4 when the video tape 4 is replaced. Recording control apparatus for a VCR, characterized in that the configuration. In a VCR that records a signal from a broadcast station or a signal from a television to a videotape: Determining whether the recording is on (S1); Detecting the capacity of the video tape (S2, S3) while recording a signal from a broadcasting station or television to the video tape when the recording is in the on state (S1); Determining whether the detected capacity is the maximum capacity after the capacity of the video tape is detected in the step S3 (S4); Determining whether the video tape has been exchanged while storing a signal from a broadcasting station or a television when the capacity sensed at step S4 is the maximum capacity (S5, S6); When the video tape is replaced in step S6, determining whether the recording is off while recording a signal from a stored broadcasting station or television to the video tape (S7, S8); And And stopping the recording (S9) when the recording is off in the step (S8).