JPH10112087A - Video recording reserving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform a video recording operation by displaying the history of video recording information or information of video recording reservations on a television monitor at the time reserving a video recording. SOLUTION: A television electric wave from an antenna 1 is converted into a picture signal through a video recording reserving device 2 to be supplied to a television monitor 10. Television electric waves are supplied to the tuner 3 of the video recording reserving device 2 and the television electric wave selected from among plural television electric waves and amplified is supplied to a storage media 4 and a switch 5. A microcomputer 8 controls the tuner 3, the storage media 4, the switch 5 and a display controller 9 according to the command supplied via a remote control light receiving part 7 and outputs a signal for displaying a video recording reservation calendar or the like on the television monitor 10. In an adder 6, the signal and the picture signal are superposed and the superposed signals are supplied to the television monitor 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording reservation device capable of displaying recording reservation information of a device capable of recording reservation as a calendar on a screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a G-code reservation cannot be made without knowing the code unless a program guide in which the code is described is reserved, and it is necessary to input several digits, and the input is made. You need a numeric keypad,
Recording reservation could not be made without the numeric keypad.

Also, at the time of confirming the reservation, the information of the recording reservation is displayed only in characters, so that it is difficult to grasp the whole picture of the recording reservation when a plurality of reservations are made. Furthermore, the user sometimes forgets to press the recording reservation button or makes a mistake in the operation of the recording reservation and misses the program he wants to watch.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to easily make a recording reservation without using a G code and without using a numeric keypad, and confirm the reservation at a glance. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording reservation device that can be understood.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television broadcast receiving means, a recording reservation setting means, and a predetermined program in a television broadcast corresponding to the recording reservation. A recording reservation device, comprising: a recording unit for recording; a means for generating a calendar display signal; and a means for superimposing information of a set recording reservation on the calendar display signal.

[0006] A calendar can be displayed on the screen of the television monitor. Recording reservations can be easily made while viewing the calendar. Further, the status of recording reservations and the history of recording information can be confirmed on the calendar. In addition, the automatic recording reservation function does not miss a program due to forgetting to reserve recording, and automatically controls the amount of recording information according to the remaining recordable amount, thereby preventing recording errors due to insufficient remaining amount.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a recording reservation apparatus according to the present invention. 1 is converted to an image signal via the recording reservation device 2 and is converted into an image signal.
0. The recording reservation device 2 includes a tuner 3,
It comprises a storage medium 4, a switch 5, an adder 6, a remote control light receiving section 7, a microcomputer 8, and a display controller 9.

[0008] The television wave received by the antenna 1 is supplied to the tuner 3. In the tuner 3 controlled by the microcomputer 8, radio waves selected and amplified from a plurality of radio waves are converted into image signals. The converted image signal is supplied to the storage medium 4 and one terminal of the switch 5. The storage medium 4 uses various recordable media such as a video tape, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, and a semiconductor memory to record / reproduce the supplied image signal. The image signal reproduced from the storage medium 4 is supplied to the other terminal of the switch 5. This storage medium 4 is controlled by the microcomputer 8.

The remote control receiving section 7 which has received a command from a remote control described later transmits the received command to the microcomputer 8
Supply to The microcomputer 8 controls the tuner 3, the storage medium 4, the switch 5, and the display controller 9 according to the supplied command. Specifically, the microcomputer 8 displays and controls a recording reservation calendar. Further, the program reserved for recording on the recording reservation calendar is recorded on the storage medium 4 and read out from the storage medium 4 for reproduction. These operations are also controlled by the microcomputer 8.

The display controller 9 is a control block for displaying internal information of the recording reservation device 2 such as a recording reservation calendar on a screen. Switch 5
The image signal selected by is supplied to the adder 6. In the adder 6, the image signal from the display controller 9 and the image signal from the switch 5 are superimposed. The output of the adder 6 is supplied to an external television monitor 10.
Supplied to

FIG. 2 shows an example of a recording reservation calendar displayed on the television monitor 10. In this calendar, the horizontal axis indicates time, and the vertical axis indicates date and day of the week. The current date and time are displayed on the upper right of the screen, and a portion corresponding to the current date and time is blinking on the calendar. Channels reserved for recording are indicated by channel numbers and symbols in a frame indicating a recording time zone. Depending on the color of the frame indicating the recording time zone, the design, etc., whether the recording reservation information has been recorded, is to be recorded, or has already been watched, it can be distinguished on the screen. Has become.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a remote controller for controlling the recording reservation device. The remote control 11 is functionally divided into three sections: a video section 12, a calendar section 13, and a television section 14. The video section 12 includes a video power button 15,
Play button 16, stop button 17, fast forward button 18,
It comprises a rewind button 19, a pause button 20, and a record button 21 and supports the same basic operation functions as a normal VTR. The TV section 14 has a channel button 26, a TV power button 27, a volume button 2
8 and an input switching button 29, and support basic operation functions equivalent to those of a normal television.

The calendar section 13, which is a feature of this embodiment, includes a calendar button 22, a cross key 23, a reservation confirmation / deletion button 24, a time extension / reduction button 25, and a channel button 26. Calendar button 22 turns on calendar mode
/ OFF switch, which is a circular button similar to the video power button 15 and the television power button 27. The design of the cross at the center of the calendar button 22 indicates that the cross movement key 23 located on the left side is an effective mode. The cross movement key 23 is used to move a cursor on a calendar to select a recording reservation or a recorded program.

The reservation confirmation / deletion button 24 is a button for executing a process of confirming / erasing a recording reservation. As an example of the processing, when the recording reservation time can be determined using the reservation cursor, the reservation reservation / delete button 24 is pressed to confirm the recording reservation information. Once confirmed, the color of the cursor changes and can be confirmed on the screen. On the other hand, when the cursor is moved over the recording reservation confirmation information and this button is pressed, the recording reservation information is deleted.

The time extension / reduction button 25 is a button for executing processing for extending / reducing the time for recording reservation. As an example of this processing, after moving the cursor using the cross key 23 to the position on the calendar where recording reservation is desired, pressing the time extension / reduction button 25 allows the recording reservation time to be extended / reduced. to go into. Further, since the time extension / reduction button 25 is in a toggle state, if the button is pressed again, the user exits this mode, that is, the recording reservation time is determined. Basically, the recording reservation is made in units of one hour, but entering this mode can extend or shorten the time in units of, for example, 5 minutes or 15 minutes. The operation of extending or shortening the time is performed with the cross key 23. The entry into the mode in which the recording reservation time can be extended or shortened can be confirmed by changing or blinking the color of the cursor or by a message in the screen.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a recording reservation calendar for the next week and thereafter. Here, the first week of July is illustrated, but in the reservation state of the first week of July, the recording result of the last week of June is registered in a tentative reservation state. In this way, by displaying the provisional reservation state, the reservation of the program on the same channel / same time zone is encouraged, so that the recording reservation can be easily set. In addition, it is also possible to automatically register the recording result of this week as a recording reservation of the next week, instead of the provisional reservation, and this automatic recording reservation function prevents a program from being missed due to forgetting to make a recording reservation.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the processing when the remaining recording time of the medium used in the storage medium 4 is insufficient.
Is shown in the flowchart of FIG. The control of this flowchart starts from step S1, and in step S1, calculation of the remaining recordable time is executed. In step S2, calculation of the total time of the program for which recording reservation has been made is executed. In step S3, it is determined based on the remaining recordable time obtained in step S1 and the total recording reservation time obtained in step S2 whether or not recording of the program reserved for recording is possible. If it is determined that recording is possible, control is transferred from step S3 to step S4, and
At 4, normal recording is performed.

If it is determined in step S3 that recording cannot be performed, a warning is issued, and control is passed from step S3 to step S5. In step S5, the erasable area is searched, and the searched erasable area is added as the remaining recordable time. This step S5
In, the erasable area is, for example, a recorded program and a reproduced program, that is, an area in which a viewed program is recorded. In step S6, it is determined whether or not it is possible to record a program for which recording reservation has been made during the remaining recordable time. Enough recording time is secured,
If it is determined that recording is possible, control is transferred from step S6 to step S4, where normal recording is performed. If it is determined in step S6 that recording is not possible even if the erasable area is deleted, the control moves from step S6 to step S7.

In step S7, in order to record a program for which recording reservation has been made in a recordable area, a calculation is performed as to how much frames should be dropped before recording is possible.
That is, by reducing the amount of recorded information, for example, it is calculated how many frames are dropped per second to record all the programs reserved for recording. In step S8, frame-drop recording is performed according to the calculated frame-drop. Here, recording is possible by performing frame skipping, but in a device capable of digital recording, the data transmission rate is reduced by lowering the data transmission rate so that recording of all programs reserved for recording can be performed. Recording is also possible.

Next, another embodiment of the recording reservation apparatus of the present invention is shown in FIG. Blocks having the same functions as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The program information from the text multiplex broadcast or the like received by the antenna 1 is supplied to the text multiplex decoder 31 via the tuner 3. The character multiplexing decoder 31 decodes the character or graphic information sent during the vertical blanking period of the television wave. The decoded character and graphic information are displayed in a scroll mode using the cross key 23, for example, as shown in FIG.

In the above-mentioned other embodiment, an example of the program information from the text multiplex broadcasting is shown. However, it is also possible to use the program information from the FM multiplex broadcasting or the telephone line.

[0022]

According to the present invention, since a calendar similar to a schedule table used in daily life is used, easy-to-understand recording reservation operability can be realized, and a program table can be displayed on the calendar. Since recording can be performed, recording reservation can be performed by an easy-to-understand and simple operation, and a plurality of recording reservations can be efficiently performed.

Further, according to the present invention, the history of the recording information can be displayed in a list on the calendar, and the information of the recording reservation is displayed on the calendar, so that it is easy to grasp the information of the recording reservation. Recording information is relatively easy to understand even without a program guide.

Further, according to the present invention, the automatic recording reservation function does not miss a program due to forgetting to reserve a recording and further automatically controls the amount of recording information according to the remaining recording time. Recording errors due to lack can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a recording reservation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a recording calendar according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a remote controller according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of a recording calendar according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of an automatic recording time adjustment function of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the recording reservation apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an example of a recording calendar according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Antenna, 2 ... Recording reservation apparatus, 3 ... Tuner, 4 ... Storage medium, 5 ... Switch, 6 ... Adder, 7 ... Remote control light-receiving part, 8 ...・
· Microcomputer, 9 ··· display controller, 10
... TV monitors

Claims (12)

[Claims] A means for receiving a television broadcast; a means for setting a recording reservation; a recording unit for recording a predetermined program in the television broadcast in response to the recording reservation; and generating a calendar display signal. And a means for superimposing the information of the set recording reservation on the calendar display signal. 2. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying the calendar display signal on which the information of the set recording reservation is superimposed. 3. The recording reservation device according to claim 1, wherein the information of the recording reservation to be superimposed is a broadcast channel and a time zone. 4. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein program information is further superimposed. 5. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a signal for displaying a list of the recording reservation information is superimposed. 6. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a signal indicating that recording has been completed is superimposed on the calendar for the recorded program. . 7. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a signal indicating that the program is already used and which has been used is superimposed on the program that has been recorded. Recording reservation device. 8. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the programs on the same channel / same time zone are:
A recording reservation apparatus, wherein a signal to be displayed on the calendar is superimposed on a recording reservation of this week as a recording reservation of the next week or later. 9. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the programs on the same channel / same time zone are:
A recording reservation apparatus, wherein a recording reservation of this week is automatically set on the calendar as a recording reservation of the next week or later. 10. The recording reservation device according to claim 1, further comprising a function of issuing a warning when the remaining time for recording is insufficient for the set length of the program reserved for recording. A recording reservation device, characterized in that: 11. The recording reservation device according to claim 1, wherein when a remaining time for recording is insufficient for a set length of the recording-reserved program, the recorded program is And a recording reservation device having a function of recording a reproduced program in an area on a recording medium of the reproduced program, if any. 12. The recording reservation device according to claim 1, wherein, when the remaining recording time is insufficient for the set recording reservation time, the recording information amount is determined according to the remaining time. A recording reservation apparatus characterized in that the recording time is optimized by reducing the recording time.