KR940008581B1 - Character apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A character edit apparatus and method for a record store or playback media such as a video tape recorder or a camcorder are disclosed to provide an easiness in the character edit and also the apparatus includes a memory intergrated circuit card capable of attaching to or detaching from a record storing and playback apparatus, a video processor for combining a video signal and a character signal and outputting, a record playback part for recording the video signal and a microcomputer.

Description

Text editing device and method

1 is a block diagram of a text editing apparatus according to the present invention.

(A), (b) of FIG. 2 is a state diagram showing an insertion opening into which a MIC card used in the character editing apparatus according to the present invention can be attached or detached to a conventional video or camcorder.

2 (c) and (d) are perspective views of the MIC card used in the character editing apparatus and method according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a text editing method according to the present invention.

Figure 4 (a), (b) is a state diagram of the screen by the character editing and method according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: image processing unit 20: MIC card

21: insertion hole 30: microcomputer

40: receiver 50: remote control

51: dedicated editing remote control 60: recording and playback unit

The present invention relates to a recording and reproducing medium such as a video tape recorder or a camcorder. More specifically, the present invention relates to a recording and reproducing medium equipped with a memory integrated circuit card (hereinafter referred to as a MIC card). A text editing apparatus and method for synthesizing and recording various text signals in a video signal.

With the proliferation of record storage and playback devices such as video tape recorders and camcorders, the average consumer has also increased the number of events such as graduation, weddings, and sixtieth birthdays using Camcorder. However, the conventional recording storage and reproducing apparatus such as a camcorder does not have a function for notifying which event the recorded video is recorded, and the user has no choice but to record the event name in the case of the videotape. In addition, when a user records a predetermined image using a camcorder, there is an increasing demand for a predetermined character to be displayed in accordance with the subject of the predetermined image in addition to the predetermined image in order to have an effect such as a general movie in a start scene. Conventionally, when a user wants to display a predetermined image and a character at the same time, the user takes a predetermined image on a video tape using a camcorder or the like, and then the predetermined character desired by the user on the video tape on which the predetermined image is captured (designated). Has been using the Super-Impose function to re-shoot the tape so that when the tape is played back, a predetermined image and a character are simultaneously played back. However, the above-described super-imposal function requires a user to record a predetermined image on the recorded video after recording the predetermined image with a cam porter. There was a problem that the recording operation should be performed once.

The present invention is to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to use the MIC card widely used in electronic devices, such as to store sentences widely used according to various events in the MIC card, or to store the character symbols, etc. By attaching a MIC card to a recording storage and playback medium according to the present invention, a user can provide a text editing device that facilitates text editing by allowing a sentence or text stored in the MIC together with a predetermined image to be simultaneously stored on a recording storage medium of a video tape. .

It is another object of the present invention to provide a character editing method in which a microcomputer and a MIC card configured in a recording storage and playback medium are stored on a recording storage and playback medium such as a video tape by depositing predetermined characters on a predetermined image under user control. It is.

A feature of the present invention for achieving this object is a character editing apparatus for performing an editing operation as a user manipulates keys provided on a remote control and a keyboard; Removable memory for recording and reproducing, and storing various text signals for editing and displaying them, and controlling the size, color arrangement status, etc. by controlling specific keys set to the remote controller and keyboard. An integrated device card; An image processor for synthesizing an image signal input from an external image signal source and a character signal input from the memory integrated device card; A recording and reproducing unit for recording the video signal output from the image processing unit; According to the key signal input from the remote control and the keyboard is composed of a microcomputer for outputting a control signal for controlling the operation of the memory integrated element card, the image processing unit and the recording and playback unit. Another feature according to this invention is a character editing method for editing and recording a character signal on a video signal; Mode discrimination assumption for judging whether the set mode is the edit mode according to the input key signal; A selection process of displaying a character signal stored in the memory integrated circuit card in the edit mode and then selecting a desired character signal by operating specific keys settable on the keyboard and the remote control; A moving step of moving a position of a text signal currently displayed by operating a cursor key settable on the keyboard and a remote controller; A color changing process of changing the color of the currently displayed character by operating a color changing key settable on the keyboard and the remote controller; A size changing process of changing a size of a currently displayed character by operating a size changing key settable on the keyboard and the remote controller; And a storage process of outputting and storing the text signal set in the color change process and the size change process from the image processing unit to the recording / reproducing unit in the selection process and the movement process by operating the storage key set in the keyboard and the remote controller. have.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment of the character editing apparatus and method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a text editing apparatus according to the present invention, which includes an image processing unit 10, a MIC card 20, a microcomputer 30, a receiving unit 40, a remote control unit 50, a recording / reproducing unit 60 and a key. The matrix 70. At this time, the MIC card 20 can be attached to or detached from the video tape recorder or the camcorder through the MIC card insertion slot 21 as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. When detached, the MIC card 20 is connected to the microcomputer 30 and the image processor 10 to enable input and output of signals. Incidentally, reference numeral 22 denotes a tape insertion hole into which a conventional video tape is inserted. In addition, the MIC card 20 may store a sentence appropriate to the contents of various events (such as a wedding ceremony and a graduation ceremony) in advance as shown in (c) of FIG. 2, and a letter symbol as shown in FIG. 2 (d). After storing the text, the text may be edited like a word processor under the control of the microcomputer 30 to form a sentence. Such MIC card 20 can be widely used in small electronic calculations, etc., and the above-described functions can be variously designed according to the designer's technique. When the user operates the remote controller 50 or the keyboard 70 as necessary for editing, according to the control signal output from the microcomputer 30, the MIC card 20 transmits the stored sentence or sentence symbol to the image processor 10. Is authorized. In this case, the control signal output from the microcomputer 30 is a signal corresponding to a command for reading stored data and an address of data to be read. Accordingly, as the read command is input, the MIC card 20 outputs a sentence or sentence symbol corresponding to the input address and applies it to the image processor 10. The remote controller 50 for transmitting a predetermined signal to the receiver 40 may use a separate editing remote controller 51 in addition to the video remote controller 52 for controlling various functions of the video as shown in FIG. It is also possible to configure and use one integrated remote control having all of the functions of the two remote controllers 51 and 52. At this time, keys (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) of the edit-only remote controller 51 shown in (a) of FIG. 2 are color value selection keys, character size keys, storage keys, and the like. It is preferable to configure it to be used as an operation key of. The image processing unit 10 synthesizes an external image signal input from an image signal source (not shown) and a text signal of the MIC card 20, outputs them to a cathode ray tube (CRT), and outputs them to a recording / reproducing unit 60. The recording and reproducing unit 60 records the synthesized video signal input from the image processing unit 10 by the control signal input from the microcomputer 30 according to the operation of the remote controller 50 or the keyboard 70 of the user. In this case, the method of synthesizing the external image signal performed by the image processing unit 10 and the text signal input from the MIC card 20 is the same as the method of synthesizing the on-screen display signal with the general video signal. The external video signal and the text signal are synthesized by blanking the video signal of the area and inserting a text signal into the blanked area.

In addition, as shown in (c) and (d) of FIG. 2, the text signal output from the MIC card 20 may select a sentence suitable for a specific event and output the text signal to the image processing unit 10. Characters stored in the card 20 may be edited and output like a word processor. This may vary depending on the type of the MIC card 20, and the editing can be performed arbitrarily as a control signal is input from the microcomputer 30 to the MIC card 20 according to the operation of the user's keyboard 70 and the remote controller 50. It is possible. A detailed description thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a flowchart of a text editing method according to the present invention, which includes a mode discrimination process (L1), a selection process (L2), a movement process (L3), a color change process (L4), a size change process (L5), and a storage process ( L6). In more detail, the mode determination process (L1) is for determining whether or not the edit mode, the first determination step (S1) for determining whether the edit mode, and the sentence or according to the type of the MIC card 20 or The display step S2 of displaying the character symbol is sequentially performed. In addition, the selection process L2 is for selecting various displayed sentences or characters, and a second discrimination step S3 for determining whether the sentence selection key is driven and a sentence not selected according to the driving of the character selection key. A deletion step (S4) for deleting and a character display step (S5) for displaying the selected character symbol according to the driving of the character selection key are sequentially performed. In addition, the movement process L3 is for moving a character or a sentence according to the movement of the cursor, and a third judging step S6 of determining whether the cursor key is driven, and moving the sentence or the character according to the driving of the cursor key. To perform the character, sentence movement step (S7) to be performed sequentially. In addition, the color changing process (L4) is for changing the color of the character, and the fourth determination step (S8) for determining whether the color selection key is driven, and for changing the color of the character signal according to the driven color selection key To perform the color change step (S9). The size changing process L5 is for changing the size of the character, and a fifth judging step S10 for determining whether the size changing key is driven, and the size of the character displayed by the text signal according to the driven size changing key. The size change step S11 of changing the size is performed sequentially.

The storage process L6 is for storing the image signal of the image processing unit 10 in a recording storage medium according to the operation of the storage key. A storage step (S13) of storing the output of the image processor 10 on a recording storage medium.

The character editing apparatus and method configured as described above may use the MIC card 20 shown in (c) and (d) of FIG. 2 when the user wants to edit a character in a predetermined image recorded using the recording and reproducing apparatus. By pushing the insertion hole 21 of the video tape recorder or camcorder shown in Figs. (A) and (b), the MIC card 20 is provided with the image processing unit 10 and the microcomputer 30 as shown in Fig. 1. )

In this case, the MIC card 20 may be stored in advance by the producer according to the type of events, such as graduation graduation, such as the use of the graduation line as shown in FIG. 2 (c) or the letter symbols (d) as shown in (d) of FIG. For example, it is also possible to store the Hangul "a, b, c ...", or "A, B, C ..." of the alphabet, so that the user to the microcomputer 30 according to the key operation of the remote control 50 or the keyboard 7 The control signal output from the department is applied to the MIC card 20 to perform the function of a word processor.

As described above, when the MIC card 20 is connected to the image processing unit 10 and the microcomputer 30, the microcomputer 30 has a current mode in which the user operates the keyboard 70 or the remote controller 50 in an edit mode state. The authorization is determined in the first judging step S1.

In this case, if the user sets the current mode to the edit mode, the microcomputer 30 controls the MIC card 20 to transmit various texts or character symbol signals stored in the MIC card 20 to the image processor 10. Is applied to perform step S2.

In this case, the image processing unit 10 synthesizes a sentence or character symbol signal of the MIC card 20 with an image signal input from an external image signal source and applies the same to the cathode ray tube CRT. Displays the screen state as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG.

Figure 4 (a) is a view showing the state displayed on the cathode ray tube (CRT) the contents stored in the graduation MIC card 20 for the user to select the stored sentence, Figure 4 (b) is the user stored Figure is a view showing a state displayed on the cathode ray tube (CRT) the contents stored in the MIC card 20 for character symbols to select the character symbols.

In addition, when the microcomputer 30 displays various sentences for graduation row use as shown in (a) of FIG. 4 on the cathode ray tube (CRT), the serial number is displayed as various sentences in each sentence, and the cursor is currently output. It is placed on the sentence. Accordingly, the user selects a desired sentence by operating a numeric key provided in the remote controller 50 or the keyboard 70. When the MIC card 20 for punctuation symbols of FIG. 2 (d) is inserted into the video tape recorder or camcorder, the display state of the cathode ray tube (CRT) is the same as that of FIG. 4 (b). Alternatively, the cursor key provided on the keyboard 70 is operated to select a desired character symbol.

Therefore, the user selects the sentence content using the numeric keys when the MIC card storing the sentence is connected, and edits the character using the cursor key when the MIC card storing the character symbol is connected. In this case, the producer stores the same sentence or character symbol in various forms such as Gothic or Myeongjo, when the MIC card is manufactured, and the user displays it on the cathode ray tube to operate the numeric key or the cursor key provided in the remote controller 50 or the keyboard. You can select the type of text you want.

In addition, the microcomputer 30 determines whether a number key, which is a sentence selection key, is input in the second judging step (S3), and inputs various sentence signals displayed on the image processor 10 in addition to the selected sentence. Deleting on the (CRT) (S4) is performed.

At this time, if the microcomputer 30 determines that the cursor key is input instead of the numeric key in the second discriminating step S3, the user selects the character symbol. Therefore, the microcomputer 30 performs the character display step S5. According to the driving, the selected text signal is displayed.

In addition, the microcomputer 30 performs the third determination step S6 of determining whether the cursor key of the keyboard 70 or the remote controller 50 is input, and if the cursor key is input, the sentence or character selected according to the movement of the cursor is input. The MIC card 20 is controlled to move the display position on the cathode ray tube (CRT).

After setting the location, the microcomputer 30 determines whether the color selection key of the keyboard 70 or the remote controller 50 is input in the fourth judging step S8, and if the color selection key is input, the MIC card 20. By controlling the character or sentence having a color corresponding to the input color selection key is displayed on the cathode ray tube.

After setting the color of the displayed sentence or character, the microcomputer 30 determines whether the size change key of the keyboard 70 or the remote controller 50 is input again in the fifth determination step S8, and the size change key is displayed. If input, the MIC card 20 is controlled to display a letter or sentence on a cathode ray tube (CRT) in a size corresponding to a key input.

Then, the microcomputer 30 determines whether the storage key of the keyboard 70 or the remote controller 50 has been input in the storage key driving determination step (S12), and if the storage key is input, drives the recording and reproducing unit 40. In the recording storage medium such as a video tape, the image signal applied by the image processing unit 10 is transmitted by the MIC card 20. Will store the synthesized image.

As described above, according to the character editing apparatus and method according to the present invention, when a signal output from a MIC card storing various sentences or character symbols is combined with a video signal input from an external video signal source and stored in a recording / playback section. By synthesizing the sentences or characters of the MIC card on the recorded video according to the operation of the user's keyboard or the remote controller, the user can easily edit the text.

Claims (8)

A text editing apparatus for performing an editing operation as a user manipulates keys provided in a remote controller and a keyboard; Removable memory for recording and reproducing, and storing various character signals for editing for display, and controlling the size, color arrangement, etc. by controlling specific keys set to the remote controller and keyboard. Integrated device cards; An image processor for synthesizing an image signal input from an external image signal source and a character signal input from the memory integrated device card; A recording and reproducing unit for recording the video signal output from the image processing unit; And a microcomputer for outputting control signals for controlling operations of the memory direct element card, the image processing unit, and the recording and reproducing unit according to the key signals input from the remote controller and the keyboard. A character editing method for editing and recording a character signal on a video signal; A mode discrimination process for determining whether the set mode is an edit mode according to an input key signal; A selection process of displaying a character signal stored in the memory integrated circuit card in the edit mode and then selecting a desired character signal by operating a specific key settable on the keyboard and the remote control; A movement process of moving a position of a text signal currently displayed by operating a cursor key settable on the keyboard and a remote controller; A color changing process of changing a color of a currently displayed character by operating a color changing key settable on the keyboard and the remote controller; A size changing process of changing a size of a currently displayed character by operating a size changing key settable on the keyboard and the remote controller; And a storage process of outputting and storing the text signal set in the selection process, the movement process, the color change process, and the size change process from the image processing unit to the recording / playback unit by operating the storage key settable to the keyboard and the remote controller. How to edit text. 3. The character editing method of claim 2, wherein the mode determination process comprises a first discriminating step of determining whether the currently set mode is an editing mode, and displaying a character signal stored in the memory integrated circuit card. The method of claim 2, wherein the selecting process comprises: a second judging step of determining whether a sentence selection key has been operated as a key for selecting a text signal, and a deleting step of deleting a sentence not selected according to the manipulation of the sentence selection key; And a character display step of displaying the selected character symbol if it is determined that the character selection key has been operated as a key for selecting a character signal as the key operated in the second discrimination step. The method of claim 2, wherein the moving step comprises a third judging step of determining whether a cursor key for moving a text signal has been operated, and a moving step of moving a text signal according to the operation of the cursor key. How to edit text. The method of claim 2, wherein the color changing process comprises: a fourth discrimination step of determining whether a color selection key for changing the color of the text signal has been operated; and a color change for changing the color of the text signal according to the operated color selection key. Character editing method characterized by consisting of steps. The method of claim 2, wherein the size change process comprises: a fifth judging step of determining whether a size change key for changing the size of the text signal has been operated, and a size for changing the size of the displayed text according to the operated size change key Character editing method characterized by consisting of the steps of change. The method of claim 2, wherein the storing process comprises: a storage key driving determining step of determining whether a storage key for storing a currently set text signal has been operated, and recording the output of the image processing unit; Character editing method comprising a storage step of storing in the playback unit.