KR20050122400A - Recording method for video recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a recording method of an image recording apparatus. If a selection command for a simple recording mode is detected, the remaining amount of recordable information and simple recording can be recorded while recording a source image on a recording medium for a preset simple recording time in a preset recording quality mode. Providing the recording progress information including the time information on the graphic screen; and if the change command of the simple recording time is detected, the simple recording time of the graphic screen is changed in accordance with the change of the recording progress information while changing and setting the preset simple recording time. Updating the information; and terminating the recording of the source image on the recording medium when the preset simple recording time ends. The recording progress information graphic screen is recorded through the recording start time and the recording end time. Displays the remaining capacity and displays the simple recording time graphically In the recording process of video recorder such as DVDR / VCR complex system, it supports simple recording function that can set the recording environment by simple and simple key input, providing convenience for use and improving the recording process. Displayed on the screen has the advantage that the user can easily check the remaining recording capacity.

Description

Recording method of video recording device {RECORDING METHOD FOR VIDEO RECORDER}

The present invention relates to a recording method of a video recording apparatus, and more particularly, to a recording method supporting a simple recording function in a video recording apparatus such as a DVDR / VCR composite system.

As an example of a general video recording apparatus, the DVDR / VCR composite system includes an input unit 110, a DVDR block 120, a VCR block 130, a broadcast receiving block 140, and a signal processing unit, as shown in the configuration diagram of FIG. 1. And 150.

The input unit 110 is provided in the front panel and the remote controller (not shown) of the complex system, and is provided with various keys for receiving a mode change command and a function execution command for selecting a use block from a user. For example, the input unit 110 is provided with keys such as mode switching, playback, pause, recording, subtitle selection, and screen adjustment.

The DVDR block 120 includes a DVD tray (not shown) for accommodating the DVD 122, a DVD recording / playback unit 124 for recording and reading data from the stored DVD 122, and an input unit in the DVD mode. And a DVD controller 126 that controls the DVD recorder / player 124 according to the command input selected through 110.

The VCR block 130 includes a VCR deck (not shown) for accommodating the VCR tape 132, a VCR recording / reproducing unit 134 for recording and reading data from the stored VCR tape 132, and a VCR mode. The VCR control unit 136 controls the VCR recording / reproducing unit 134 according to the command input selected through the input unit 110.

The broadcast reception block 140 includes a broadcast control unit 144 for receiving wired / wireless broadcast signals transmitted from a broadcasting station, and a composite control unit for controlling the broadcast reception unit 144 according to a command selected through the input unit 110 in the broadcast reception mode. 146 and an OSD processing unit 142 that provides an OSD screen through the display 200 under the control of the composite controller 146. Herein, the composite control unit 146 is a main control unit of the complex system, and transmits a command input through the input unit 110 to a control unit of a corresponding block according to a selection mode so as to perform a function according to a command input from the control unit. .

The signal processor 150 processes and outputs an image signal and an audio signal transmitted from each of the DVD recorder / playback unit 124, the VCR recorder / playback unit 134, and the broadcast receiver 144 to the display 200.

In the complex system as described above, a user selects a block to be used through the mode switching key of the input unit 110 and selects a desired function execution command to play a desired medium. That is, when the user wants to play the DVD 122 in the DVD tray and selects the DVD mode through the mode switch key, the composite control unit 146 delivers the DVD mode selection status to the DVD control unit 126 and the DVD. The signal processor 150 is controlled to output data read from the 122 to the display 200. When the play command is input from the user, the composite control unit 146 transmits the DVD play command to the DVD control unit 126. The DVD controller 126 then controls the DVD recorder / player 124 to read data from the DVD 122 and transmit the data to the display 200 according to the DVD play command received from the composite controller 146.

This playback process is the same as the playback of the VCR tape 132, but the broadcast signal playback process controls the broadcast receiver 144 according to the input command without the need for communication. Detailed descriptions of the reproduction process and the broadcast signal reproduction process of the VCR tape 132 will be omitted.

In order to examine a recording method of a video recording apparatus according to the related art performed in such a complex system, a process of recording information recorded on the DVD 122 on the VCR tape 132, that is, the VCR tape ( 132) describes the copying process as follows.

When the user inserts the DVD 122 and the VCR tape 132, respectively, the composite control unit 146 detects the insertion contents of the DVD 122 and the VCR tape 132. FIG. When the DVD copy command is input from the user through the input unit 110, the OSD processor 142 is controlled to provide a copy configuration menu having a tree structure.

The user can select a subtitle of the DVD 122 to be copied to the VCR tape 132 through the recording configuration menu provided by the OSD processing unit 142 to the screen of the display 200. Etc., the recording quality can be determined.

When the recording environment setting by the user is completed, the composite control unit 146 issues a playback command to the DVD control unit 126 in accordance with the set recording environment, and issues a recording command to the VCR control unit 136.

Then, the DVD controller 126 controls the DVD recorder / player 124 to read the data including the subtitle of the inserted DVD 122 and transmit the data to the signal processor 150. The VCR control unit 136 controls the VCR recording / reproducing unit 134 so that data transferred from the signal processing unit 150 can be recorded on the VCR tape 132.

Thereafter, the DVD recording / reproducing section 124 performs playback until the playback of the DVD 122 ends, and when the playback of the DVD 122 ends, the recording of the VCR tape 132 is also stopped.

However, according to the recording method of the video recording apparatus according to the related art as described above, there is a problem in that the number of key inputs required by the user is excessively inconvenienced during the recording environment setting process, etc., and the user cannot check the recording progress. When the amount of recordable capacity is insufficient, there is a problem in that the source image is not recorded completely.

The present invention has been proposed to solve such a conventional problem, and is convenient for use by supporting a simple recording function that can set a recording environment with a simple and simple key input during the recording process of a video recording device such as a DVDR / VCR composite system. The purpose is to provide sex.

Another object of the present invention is to display the recording progress in the recording process of the video recording device to the screen so that the user can easily check the remaining amount of recording.

In the recording method of the image recording apparatus according to the present invention for realizing the above object, if a selection command for the simple recording mode is detected, the source image is recorded while recording the source image on the recording medium in the preset recording quality mode. Providing the recording progress information including the remaining capacity information and the simple recording time information in a graphic screen, and when the change command of the simple recording time is detected, the preset simple recording time is changed and set according to the change of the recording progress information. Updating the simple recording time information of the graphic screen; and terminating the recording of the source image on the recording medium when the preset simple recording time ends. The recording progress information graphic screen includes: The remaining recording time is indicated by the recording end time. Characterized in that indicating and represented as a graph.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. This embodiment allows for a better understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

According to the recording method of the video recording apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in the flowchart of Fig. 2, after the DVD and / or VCR tape is inserted in the initialization state, a selection command for one of the normal recording mode and the simple recording mode is issued. Detecting steps S301 to S305, and if a normal recording mode is detected, recording the source video onto a DVD and / or VCR tape until the end of recording as in a known recording process (S311 to S313), and a simple recording mode. If is detected, recording the source image on the DVD and / or VCR tape during the preset simple recording time in the preset recording quality mode, and providing recording progress information including graphic recordable remaining information and simple recording time information on the graphic screen. (S321 to S323) and the recording progress status while changing and setting the preset simple recording time when a command for changing the simple recording time is detected. Updating the graphics screen according to the change of the recording progress status information while changing and setting the preset recording quality mode when detecting a change quality of the recording quality mode (S325 and S329). (S327 and S329), and the step of turning off the power of the video recording apparatus (S331 to S333) after ending the recording of the source video onto the DVD and / or VCR tape when the preset simple recording time ends.

In order to examine the recording method of such an image recording apparatus, a process of recording the information recorded on the DVD 122 by the composite system shown in FIG. 1 on the VCR tape 132, that is, the VCR tape ( 132) describes the copying process as follows.

First, when the user inserts the DVD 122 and the VCR tape 132, respectively, in the initialization state, the composite control unit 146 detects the inserted contents of the DVD 122 and the VCR tape 132. When a DVD copy command is input through the input unit 110, the user determines whether the current DVD copy command is a command for selecting a mode from a normal recording mode and a simple recording mode. In this case, the user may design to use different keys arranged in the input unit 110 in selecting the normal recording mode and the simple recording mode. However, when the user inputs the same key once by assigning the same key (eg, the recording key), When processing with the normal recording mode selection command and inputting the key twice in succession, it is preferable to process with the simple recording mode selection command (S301 to S305).

Here, when the normal recording mode is detected, a known recording process as described in the above-described prior art is performed to record the source image on the DVD and / or the VCR tape until the end of the recording. That is, the composite control unit 146 controls the OSD processing unit 142 to provide a copy structure setting menu of a tree structure, and DVD recording / playback until playback of the DVD 122 is finished based on the copy environment set by the user. The unit 124 performs reproduction, and when the reproduction of the DVD 122 is finished, recording of the VCR tape 132 by the VCR recording / reproducing unit 134 is stopped (S311 to S313).

On the other hand, when the simple recording mode is detected, the composite control unit 146 controls the DVD recording / playing unit 124 to play the DVD 122 for a preset simple recording time, and controls the VCR recording / playing unit 134 to control the DVD recording / playing unit 134. In the preset recording quality mode (SP mode, EP mode, LP mode, etc.), a source image reproduced on the DVD 122 is recorded on the VCR tape 132 for a predetermined simple recording time. Here, the preset recording quality and the simple recording time may be default values determined at the time of manufacturing the video recording apparatus, or may be preset values input by the user through the input unit 110 (S321).

In addition, the composite control unit 146 controls the OSD processing unit 142 to display the recording progress status information including the remaining amount of recordable information by the VCR recording / reproducing unit 134 and preset simple recording time information (200). ) As a graphical display.

In this case, the recording progress status screen provided through the display 200 may be provided in the form of a graphic screen shown in FIG. 3 or 4. In FIG. 3, the recording start time (00:00:00) and the recording end time (04:00:00) are displayed to indicate that the remaining recording time is 4 hours, and the simple recording time is represented by a bar graph for 15 minutes. It is set to. In FIG. 4, the recording start time (00:00:00) and the recording end time (04:00:00) are displayed to indicate that the remaining recording time is 4 hours, and the simple recording time is represented by a bar graph and highlighted by an arrow. In this case, it is set to 15 minutes (S323).

When the recording progress state is displayed in the form of a graphic screen as described above, when the user inputs a predetermined key of the input unit 110 to change the simple recording time, the composite controller 140 changes the preset simple recording time while setting the recording progress. The graphic screen is updated as the status information changes. In this case, the user may design a separate key different from the previously used recording mode selection key in changing and inputting the simple recording time. However, when the recording progress information is displayed as shown in FIG. Whenever the same key (for example, recording key) is input once, it is preferable to increase the simple recording time by a predetermined unit (for example, 15 minutes), and every time the simple recording time change key is inputted as shown in FIG. The length of the bar graph is increased by a certain block unit (for example, 15 minutes) to change the simple recording time. In addition, when the recording progress information is displayed as shown in Figure 4 it is preferable to design to use the direction keys indicating the up, down, left, right as a command input key for changing the simple recording time, the simple recording time change In proportion to the time for which the key is operated, the length of the bar graph and the position of the arrow are increased by predetermined units (for example, 1 minute) (S325 and S329).

Next, after the allotted time for changing the simple recording time in the state where the recording progress is displayed in the form of a graphic screen, the user inputs a predetermined key of the input unit 110 to change the recording quality mode. The processor 140 updates the graphic screen according to the change of the recording progress state information while changing and setting the preset recording quality mode. Here, when the user changes and inputs the recording quality mode, the user may design a key different from the previously used recording mode selection key. However, when the recording progress information is displayed as shown in FIG. Whenever the same key (e.g., recording key) is input once, it is preferable that the modes such as SP mode, EP mode, LP mode, etc. are sequentially changed and changed each time. The recording end time (04:00:00) shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 is changed. For example, when changing from the SP mode to the EP mode, the recording end time previously displayed as "04:00:00" is changed to "08:00:00", and the recording time remaining is increased by reducing the unit time display interval. (S327, S329).

The DVD 122 is continuously played during the simple recording time set as described above, and the VCR recording / playback unit 134 performs the DVD during the preset simple recording time in the preset recording quality mode (SP mode, EP mode, LP mode, etc.). The source video reproduced at 122 is recorded on the VCR tape 132.

Subsequently, when the preset simple recording time ends, the DVD recording / playing unit 124 stops playback according to the control of the composite control unit 140, and accordingly, the VCR recording / playing unit 134 of the VCR tape 132 The recording ends, and finally the power of the video recording apparatus is turned off by the composite control unit 140 (S331 to S333).

In the above description, the case where the source video recorded on the DVD 122 is recorded on the VCR tape 132 has been described. However, the DVD 122 and / or the broadcast signal received by the broadcast receiving unit 144 as the source video is described. Alternatively, the VCR tape 132 may be recorded, or the source image recorded on the VCR tape 132 may be recorded on the DVD 122. Detailed description of these other recording modes will be omitted.

Although the foregoing description has been limited to one embodiment of the present invention, it is obvious that the technology of the present invention can be easily modified by those skilled in the art. Such modified embodiments should be included in the technical spirit described in the claims of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention provides convenience in use by supporting a simple recording function that allows a simple and simple key input to set a recording environment in a video recording apparatus such as a DVDR / VCR composite system. If the user can easily check the remaining amount of recording by displaying a screen, there is a possibility that the source image may not be fully recorded due to the lack of the remaining amount of available recording when the remaining amount of recording remaining is not recognized.

1 is a block diagram of a typical DVDR / VCR composite system;

2 is a flowchart for explaining a recording method of an image recording apparatus according to the present invention;

3 shows an example of displaying a recording progress state according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram showing an example of displaying a recording progress state according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: DVDR / VCR composite system 110: input unit

120: DVDR block 130: VCR block

140: broadcast receiving block 150: signal processing unit

200: display

Claims (4)

When the selection command for the simple recording mode is detected, the recording progress information including the recordable remaining information and the simple recording time information is recorded on the graphic screen while the source image is recorded on the recording medium for the preset simple recording time in the preset recording quality mode. To provide, Updating the simple recording time information of the graphic screen according to a change of the recording progress state information while changing and setting the preset simple recording time when the command for changing the simple recording time is detected; Ending recording of the source image on the recording medium when the preset simple recording time ends; The recording progress state information graphic screen, the recording start time and the recording end time indicating the remaining amount of the recording, the simple recording time to represent the graph Recording method of a video recording device characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The recording method may further include updating the recordable remaining amount information of the graphic screen according to the change of the recording progress state information while changing and setting the preset recording quality mode when a change command of the recording quality mode is detected. Recording method of an image recording apparatus. The method according to claim 1 or 2, In the recording method, the simple recording time is updated in a predetermined unit in proportion to the number of times of detecting the simple recording time changing command, and the length of the graph representing the simple recording time is changed in a predetermined unit. How to record. The method of claim 2, The recording method is a recording method of an image recording apparatus, characterized in that the change in the recording time is displayed in accordance with the change of the recording quality mode, the unit time display interval is changed to indicate that the remaining amount of recording is changed.