JP2002218369A - Unplayed recording notification device and unplayed recording notification method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] An unplayed recording notification device of an electronic device which can be connected to another recording / reproducing device connected to a network and which can remotely control the other recording / reproducing device does not record a recorded program. At the time of reproduction, the fact that there is recording information that has not been watched is displayed on the monitor to notify the user. SOLUTION: An IRD 1 which can remotely control other recording / reproducing apparatus devices 2, 5 connected via a network 4,
IRD circuit 11, other device control means 12, recording information recording means 131, notification means 132, and non-reproduction notification control means 1
An unplayed recording notifying means 13 comprising a device 33 is provided. When a device on the network 4 performs a recording, all the recorded information is recorded in the unplayed notification control means 133, and when the recording is completed or when the power of the television monitor is turned on. The user is informed that there is unplayed recording information by displaying icons or characters.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an information home appliance capable of constructing a network via a digital interface defined by a device or the like, and more particularly to a device having a function of remotely controlling a device, and particularly to a device capable of controlling a recording / reproducing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Digital satellite broadcast receivers (hereinafter referred to as IRDs), digital video tape recorders (hereinafter referred to as D-VTRs), and digital information home appliances such as digital video cameras equipped with an IEEE 1394 digital interface port. With the advent, it has become possible to build a home network. JP-A-9-11681
No. 9 proposes a system for detecting a device newly connected to or disconnected from a network, automatically performing various settings associated with the device, and displaying the results.

A VTR capable of recording and reproducing digitally coded signals such as digital satellite broadcasts in digital form while maintaining compatibility with existing analog VTRs.
Has been put to practical use, and even when digital video signals and analog video signals are mixedly recorded on one tape, recording and playback that allows easy retrieval of programs recorded on the tape regardless of the type of recorded signal The device is disclosed in
It has been proposed in US Pat.

In the recording / reproducing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-39847, the user knows that there is a recorded program, and it is useful to reproduce the program. Nothing was taken into account when there were none. Therefore, the user often forgets to watch the recorded video. Also, in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-116819, no consideration is given to the fact that the recording / reproducing apparatus connected to the network monitors and notifies the operating state such as recording and reproduction.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to display on a monitor that a program recorded on a recording / reproducing apparatus which can be connected to a network has not been watched yet when the program is not reproduced. And a non-playback recording notification system and a non-playback recording notification method.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an apparatus which can control another apparatus (recording / reproducing apparatus) via a network connected to a network by providing a recording information recording unit, In the case where a device on the network performs recording, an ID for identifying the recording device, an ID for identifying the recording medium, and the like are all recorded in the recording information recording device. When recording ends or when the TV monitor is turned on,
By referring to the information recorded in the recording information recording means, if there is an unreproduced recording, it is displayed by an icon or character to notify the user. Further, a list of unplayed recordings is displayed, and when the user selects a recorded program to be watched, the recorded tape is searched for on the basis of the information recorded in the recording information recording means, and the television monitor and the recorded program are displayed. The plug of the recording / reproducing device to be reproduced is connected and reproduced.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an example of a non-playback recording notification system including a non-playback recording notification device according to the present invention, a D-VTR, and a television monitor.
The unplayed recording notification system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an
The RD 1, the D-VTR 2, the D-VTR 5, and the television monitor 3 are connected by an IEEE 1394 serial bus 4 via digital interface ports of each electronic device. However, the digital interface is not limited to the IEEE 1394 serial bus, but may be a USB (Universal Serial Bus). The value in parentheses is the device I that identifies each device.
D is shown.

[0008] The IRD 1 includes an IRD circuit 11, another device control means 12, an unplayed recording notifying means 13, a digital interface port 14, and a bus 15.

[0009] The IRD circuit 11 known to the IRD includes an IRD
Signal processing circuit 111 and IRD system control means 112
And performs digital satellite broadcast reception and decoding processing known to the IRD.

[0010] The other device control means 12 is provided with another digital AV device.
For example, HAVi (Ho
me Audio / Video Interoperability Architecture)
Network middleware 121 such as middleware defined by the standard, and a DCM / FCM (Device Control Module) of a program code unit for controlling the VTR 2.
le / Function Component Module), a television monitor control means 123 for controlling the television monitor 3 also composed of DCM / FCM,
IRD control means 124 for controlling IRD 1 and VTR 5
And VTR control means 125 for controlling

The unreproduced recording notifying means 13 is a recording information recording means 131 for recording information of a program recorded on the VTR.
And a notifying unit 132 for displaying and notifying that there is unplayed recording on a television monitor, and constantly monitoring changes in the state of the VTR, such as recording, playback, stop, and tape removal, and notifying the unplayed recording when the state change is triggered. And the non-reproduction notification control means 133 for controlling each of the above processes.

Digital interface port 14
And the other means 11, 12, and 13 exchange data via the bus 15.

Here, HAVi middleware and D
The CM / FCM will be briefly described. HAVi middleware is middleware that realizes a common operation of all AV devices independent of a maker or an OS, and is mounted on a controller device based on the HAVi standard. HAV
iMiddleware is a communication media manager that provides IEEE 1394 network services to HAVi software elements (hereinafter referred to as SE).
r), M that provides message exchange service between SEs
S (MeSaging System), SE in HAVi network
EM (Event Manager) for notifying the SE of the directory of the network as an event to notify the SE of changes in the state of the network, the state of the SE, and the state of the device,
A DM (Device Control Module M) that installs or removes a DCM / FCM that provides an interface for operating the device and acquiring the status of the device.
Anoma), an SM (Stream Manager) that provides an isochronous connection service between FCMs, and an RM (Resource Manager) that manages device resources.

The DCM is an SE that serves as an interface with devices existing in the HAVi network, and has zero or more FCMs. FCM is an SE indicating the function of the device. For example, in the case of a D-VTR, VCR FCM, Clock
It has FCM etc.

The unplayed notification control means 133 is a program operating on the network middleware 121 such as the HAVi specification, and controls other devices connected to the network via the network middleware 121.
It is possible to obtain the current state or to receive notification of a change in the state as an event.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a recording information recording process at the start of recording in the unreproduced recording notifying means 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Non-playback notification control means 133
Receives the event of the change in the operation state of the D-VTR, and starts the recording information recording process (a) if the operation state is video recording (step S201). This event notification includes D-VT
A device ID for identifying R from other devices is included. First, a number for discriminating the unplayed recording information for each recording and the unplayed recording No. are incremented (step S202) and added to the recording information processing task (step S203). Next, using the VTR control means 122, D-
The VTR 2 acquires a tape ID for identifying the tape being recorded (step S204), then acquires an absolute track value indicating a recording start position on the tape (step S205), and acquires a recording start date and time (step S205). S20
6) is performed, and the unplayed recording N
o, device ID, playback index, tape ID, recording start absolute track, and recording start date and time (step S20).
7). The playback index is an index indicating what percentage of the program recording time is watched, and is recorded here with a value “0”.

Further, the recording source device is specified by using the stream manager function of the network middleware 121, and the program ancillary information is acquired from the device by using the control means for controlling the device (step S208). If the source device is the IRD1, program ancillary information is acquired via the IRD control means 124 and recorded in the recording information recording means 131 (step S209).

FIG. 7 shows an example of data to be recorded in the recording information recording means 131. FIG. 7A shows a recording information processing task, and FIG. 7B shows recording information. In this example, as shown in FIG. 7A, the recording information task has two processes during recording, and indicates that the unplayed recording numbers are 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 7B, the recording information includes, for each unplayed recording No., a device ID for specifying a device that has recorded the recording, a tape ID for specifying a recorded tape, and a recording start absolute track value as program information. , Recording end absolute track value, recording start date and time, recording time length, playback index, and program title. In the example of FIG.
This indicates that there are two pieces of unplayed information, and the unplayed recording Nos. Are 0, 1, and 2. 0 is the data of the program that has already been recorded, and the device D-VT with the device ID of 0x0002
R2 indicates that there is an unplayed recording recorded on the tape with the tape ID of 0x0001. Unplayed recording No
1 and 2 are the data currently being recorded, and 1 is the device ID 0x
0009 device D-VTR5 with tape ID 0x0002
Indicates that the tape is being recorded, and 2 indicates ID 0x00.
02 on the tape of tape ID 0x0001 in the device D-VTR2 of No. 02 indicates that recording is being performed after recording of unplayed recording No. 0.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a recording information recording process at the end of recording by the unreproduced recording notifying means 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Non-playback notification control means 13
3 receives a D-VTR operation state change event,
The recording information recording process (b) is started only when the operation state is stopped and the recording is changed from recording to stop (step S30).
1). This event notification includes a device ID for uniquely identifying the D-VTR.

The recording information recording process at the end of recording will be described by taking the following situation as an example. D-VTR2 and DV of FIG.
Each of the TRs 5 is recording, and information as shown in FIG. 7 is recorded in the recording information recording means 131 of the unplayed recording notifying means 13. The D-VTR 2 is stopped from the recording, the recording stop event is notified, and the recording information recording process (b) is started.

First, DTR is controlled using the VTR control means 122.
-A tape ID (0x0001 in this example) for identifying the tape on which the VTR 2 is recording is acquired (step S302), and the recording information processing task (FIG. 7A)
ID and tape I of unplayed recording No. registered in
It is checked whether or not D matches the device ID obtained in step S301 and the tape ID obtained in step S302 (step S303). If they do not match, there is a risk of inconsistency between the recorded content of the tape and the data recorded in the recording information recording means 131, and the process ends. If they match, the process proceeds to step S304, where the absolute track value indicating the recording end position (step S304) and the recording end date and time are obtained (step S30).
5). Next, the length of the recording time is calculated from the absolute track value indicating the recording end position acquired in step S303, the recording start date and time and the recording end date and time acquired in step S304, and set as the unplayed recording No. Additional recording is performed on the recording information of the corresponding recording information recording means 131 (step S3
06), the unplayed recording No. is deleted from the recording information processing task (FIG. 7A) (step S307). In the case of this example, the device ID 0x0002 and the tape ID ID 0x0
001, which corresponds to the recording information corresponding to the unplayed recording No. 2 of the recording information processing task, and the recording information of the unplayed recording No. 2 includes the absolute track value indicating the recording end position. The length of the recording time is additionally recorded, and the unplayed recording No. 2 is deleted from the recording information processing task.

FIG. 8 shows step S306 and step S306.
The state of the data recorded in the recording information recording unit 131 after the processing of 307 is shown.

Next, it is confirmed whether or not the power of the television monitor is on (step S308). If the power is off, the process is terminated. If the power is on, the unplayed recording corresponding to the unplayed recording No. That is, in this case, a notification process of notifying the user of the unplayed recording No. 1 is performed (step S3).
09). This unreproduced recording notification process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a not-yet-recorded notification process in the not-yet-recorded notification unit 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention. First, it is confirmed whether or not a tape having a registered tape ID is inserted into a device having a device ID registered in the recording information of the unreproduced / unreproduced recording No (step S402). If no tape has been inserted, the process ends. If yes, the fact that there is unplayed recording is displayed on the TV monitor using icons, characters, etc. to notify the user (step S40).
3). Next, it is confirmed whether the unviewed recording playback button of the controller of the unplayed recording notification device 1 is pressed (step S).
404) If not pressed, go to step S405
If pressed, the process of step S406 is performed. In step S405, it is determined whether a predetermined display time has elapsed for the notification display. If the display time has elapsed, the notification displayed in step S403 is deleted (step S408), and the process ends. If the predetermined display time has not yet elapsed, the process returns to step S404. If the unviewed recording / playback button has been pressed in step S404, the process proceeds to step S403.
The notification displayed in step S405 is erased (step S405), and the reproduction process of the recording corresponding to the unreproduced recording No. is started (step S407). The playback process of the unplayed recording will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a reproduction process of the unreproduced recording in the unreproduced recording notifying means 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention. First, the user is informed of the start of cueing for reproduction by icons, characters, or the like (step S502), the current position of the tape is obtained (step S503), and the value is compared with the value of the recording start position. Then, rewind or fast-forward to the recording start position (step S504). In the meantime, on the television monitor, it is displayed that cueing is being performed. When cueing is completed,
The output plug of the source device is connected to the input plug of the television monitor (step S505), and reproduction is started (step S506).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an unplayed recording notification process when the power of the television monitor is turned on according to the embodiment of the present invention. First, recording information recording means 1
A search is made for the information recorded in the storage 31 to check whether there is any unrecorded recording information (step S602). Whether the content has not been reproduced is determined by the reproduction index. For example, a reproduction index less than 75% is determined to be not reproduced. If there is no unplayed recording information, the process ends as it is. If there is unplayed recording information, the process proceeds to step S603. In step S603, it is confirmed whether the combination of the device ID and the tape ID inserted therein is equal to the information recorded in the recording information recording unit 131 for all the unreproduced recording information Nos. If there is no correct combination, the process is terminated. If the combination of the device ID and the tape ID inserted therein is correct, the fact that there is unplayed recording is displayed on the television monitor using icons, characters, etc. to notify the user (step S604). Next, the unplayed recording notification device 1
It is checked whether the unviewed recording / playback button of the controller has been pressed (step S605). If it has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S606, and if it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S607. In step S606, it is checked whether a predetermined display time has elapsed for the notification display. If the display time has elapsed, the notification displayed in step S604 is erased (step S613).
The process ends. If the predetermined display time has not yet elapsed, the process returns to step S605. Step S
If the unviewed recording / playback button is pressed at 605,
The notification displayed in step S604 is erased (step S6
07), and confirms the number of unplayed recordings (step S60).
8) In the case of one, the reproduction processing of the unreproduced recording described in FIG. 5 is performed (step S611). Number of unplayed recordings is 2
If there is more than one, a list composed of the recording date and time, the program name, etc. is displayed on the television monitor (step S609). However, the unplayed programs displayed here do not include those currently being recorded. That is, the data of the unplayed recording No. included in the recording information processing task is excluded from the list. The list includes only those for which the combination of the device and the tape is determined to be correct in step S603. In step S610, it is confirmed whether the recording to be reproduced is selected. If the recording information to be reproduced is selected, the reproduction processing of the recording corresponding to the selected unreproduced recording No. is started (step S61).
2). The playback processing of the unplayed recording is the processing described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. If the recording information to be reproduced is not selected in step S610, it is confirmed whether cancel is selected. If cancel is selected, the list displayed in step S609 is erased (step S6).
14) End the process. If cancel has not been selected, the process returns to step S610.

FIG. 9 is an example of a display screen on the television monitor for notifying the user that there is unplayed recording, and "Unplayed recording available" is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing switching from the cueing to the reproduction screen. FIG. 10A is an example of a display screen on the television monitor for notifying the user that cueing is being performed. Is displayed below "". FIG. 10B is an example of a display screen on the television monitor for notifying the user of the start of the reproduction, and a message “Start reproduction” is displayed at the bottom of the screen. As shown in (c), the screen is switched from the screen being viewed to the reproduced video.

FIG. 11 is a display example of a selection list when there are a plurality of unplayed recordings. The same list is also displayed when a plurality of VTRs contain tapes on which unplayed recorded programs are recorded.

As described above, according to the present invention, unplayed recording information is managed, and when recording is completed or every time the television monitor is turned on, it is notified that there is unplayed recording. You can prevent forgetting. Also, by simply selecting a program to be watched from the recording list, the recorded program is played back and displayed on the TV monitor, and the user does not need to perform input switching, rewinding, playback, etc. for watching the video. Operability is improved. Further, even when a plurality of VTRs include a tape on which an unplayed recorded program is recorded, the tapes can be displayed in the same unplayed program list.
The user can easily view the target recorded program without being conscious of which device the tape being recorded is in.

In the embodiment of the present invention, an IRD is described as an unplayed recording notification device. However, an electronic device that can be connected to another electronic device and has the ability to remotely control the other electronic device. If it is a device, the unplayed recording notification means 1
By adding 3, a non-playback recording notification device can be obtained. For example, a VTR, a personal computer, and a television monitor have the same effect. The other device control means 12 has an IRD control means, a VTR control means, and a television monitor control means. In addition to the unplayed recording notification device of the present invention, a device capable of remotely controlling another device on a network (controller device) If there is, the controller device
It may have a control unit, a VTR control unit, and a television monitor control unit, and the unplayed recording notification device 1 may be controlled via the control unit of the controller device.

Although the other device control means 12 and the unplayed recording notifying means 13 have been described as being based on the HAVi system, other devices can be remotely controlled via a network and can be connected to other digital devices. The same effect can be obtained in any system as long as it is a network middleware that enables interoperability.

A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 shows a second embodiment of the unplayed recording notification device 1 and the unplayed recording notification system according to the present invention.
This is an example. Here, the unplayed recording notification system according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes an IRD1, a D-VTR2, a television monitor 3, and a D-VTR6 having a tape navigation function, which are unplayed recording notification devices. The devices are connected by an IEEE 1394 serial bus 4 via the digital interface port of each electronic device.
The value in parentheses is a device ID for specifying each device.
D-VTR 6 has a tape navigation function (hereinafter, referred to as “tape navigation function”).
The abbreviation is called a tape navigation function) means assigning a serial number to a recording tape and a program, and managing recording data (recording start date and time, channel, recording mode, program title, whether or not the recording was viewed, etc.) for each tape. This is a function that uses data to list the contents of a tape or to locate the beginning of a program.

In FIG. 12, components having the same functions as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. IRD
1, the D-VTR control means 126 of the other device control means 12 is a means for controlling the D-VTR 6 having a tape navigation function, through which the unplayed recording notification device 1
It is possible to perform cue playback using a tape navigation function, and to acquire recorded data provided by the tape navigation function. The recording information recording process and the notification process in the unplayed recording notification device and the unplayed recording notification system according to the embodiment of FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that parts performing the same processes as those described in the above-described embodiment of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart of recording information recording processing at the start of tape navigation recording by the unplayed recording notifying means 13 according to another embodiment of the present invention. As in the processing of FIG.
Receives the event of the change in the operation state of the D-VTR, and starts the recording information recording process (a) if the operation state is recording (step S1301). The number for distinguishing the unplayed recording information for each recording, the unplayed recording No. is incremented and added to the recording information processing task, and then the DV is recorded using the VTR control means for controlling the device that posted the event.
Tape ID for identifying the tape on which the TR is recording
Is acquired (steps S202 to S204). It is determined whether or not the recording VTR has the tape navigation function (step S1302). If the recording VTR has the tape navigation function, the data of the recorded program of the tape navigation function is referred to. A program ID, which is a reference number for the program, is obtained (step S1303), and is recorded in the recording information recording means 131 together with the unplayed recording No., the recording device ID, the reproduction index, the tape ID, and the program ID (step S1304). If the tape navigation function is not provided, the same steps S205 to S205 as those in FIG.
209 is executed.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a recording information recording process at the end of recording in the unreproduced recording notifying means 13 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The non-playback notification control unit 133 receives the event of the change in the operation state of the D-VTR, and starts the recording information recording process (b) only when the operation state is stopped and the recording is changed from recording to stop (step S1401). . First, a tape ID for identifying the tape on which the D-VTR is recording is obtained using the VTR control unit 122 (step S302). Then, it is confirmed whether or not the device ID and the tape ID of the unplayed recording No. registered in the recording information processing task match the device ID obtained in step S1401 and the tape ID obtained in step S302 (step S303). ).
If they do not match, there is a risk of inconsistency between the recorded content of the tape and the data recorded in the recording information recording means 131, and the process ends. If they match, step S14
02. In step S1402, it is checked whether the program recording device has a tape navigation function (step S1402). Next, a tape ID and a program ID are specified, and the recording date and time, recording time, and program title are recorded from the tape navigation recording data. It is acquired (step S1403) and recorded in the recording information recording means 131 (step S1404).
If the tape navigation function is not provided, the processing from step S304 to step S306 is performed as in the processing in FIG. Then, the unreproduced recording No. is deleted from the recording information processing task (step S307), and it is confirmed whether or not the power of the television monitor is on (step S308).
If it is off, the process ends; if it is on, unplayed recording N
Notification processing is performed to notify the user that there is an unplayed recording corresponding to o (step S309). The process of notifying the unplayed recording is the same as the process described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a recording / reproducing process in the unreproduced recording notifying means 13 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Since a device having a tape navigation function has a function of locating a program, the processing is left to the D-VTR. That is, the tape ID and the program ID are designated, the start of the program is requested to the D-VTR (step S1503), and the output plug of the D-VTR is connected to the plug of the television monitor (step S1504), and the process is terminated. If you do not have a tape navigation function,
5 (steps S501 to S50)
Execute 6).

As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the same effect as that of the first embodiment of the present invention can be obtained.
Each time the television monitor is turned on, it is notified that there is unplayed recording, so that it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to view the recording.
Also, by simply selecting the program to be watched from the recording list, the recorded program is played back and displayed on the TV monitor, and the user does not need to perform input switching, rewinding, playback and other operations for watching the video. Operability is improved. Further, even when a plurality of VTRs contain a tape on which an unplayed recorded program is recorded, the same unplayed program list can be displayed, and the user can determine which device the recorded tape is in. You can easily watch the desired recorded program without any awareness. If there is a VTR having a tape navigation function, the processing of the unplayed recording notification device can be simplified by using the recording data and the cueing function of the device.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 shows still another example of the unplayed recording notification device and the unplayed recording notification system according to the present invention. The unplayed recording notification system according to the third embodiment includes an IRD 8 serving as an unplayed recording notification device, a D-VTR 6 having a tape navigation function, a D-VTR 7 having a tape navigation function, and a television monitor 3. Connect the electronic device to the IEEE via its digital interface port
The connection is made by a 1394 serial bus 4.

The IRD 8 has an unplayed recording notification function corresponding to only a device having a tape navigation. The IRD 8 does not have the recording information recording means 131 included in the unplayed recording notifying device 1 of FIGS. 1 and 12 because all the management of the recording data is left to the tape navigation D-VTRs 6 and 7. The D-VTR control means 126 controls the D-VTR 6 having a tape navigation function,
The D-VTR control means 127 has a D-VTR having a tape navigation function.
This is a means for controlling the VTR 7, through which the unplayed recording notification device 1 can perform cue playback using the tape navigation function, and can acquire recorded data provided with the tape navigation function.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a not-yet-played recording notification process when the power of the television monitor is turned on according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

When the power of the television monitor is turned on, the unreproduced recording notifying device 1-2 records the recording data (recording start date and time, channel, recording date and time, etc.) of the tape inserted in all the D-VTRs having a tape navigation function connected to the network. The recording mode, the program title, and whether or not the recording was viewed are acquired (step S17).
02). Then, the data of the unreproduced program is selected using the data indicating whether or not the recording of the recording data has been watched, and a list as shown in FIG. 11 is formed (step S1703).
It is displayed (step S1704). Step S1705
In step S1706, it is checked whether the recording to be reproduced is selected. If not, it is checked whether cancel is selected (step S1706). If cancel is selected, the list displayed in step S1704 is erased (step S17).
07) The process ends. If cancel has not been selected, the process returns to step S1705. Step S17
05, when the recording to be played back is selected, the D-VT in which the tape on which the selected program is recorded is inserted.
A request for playback by tape navigation is made to R (step S1708), and the output plug of the D-VTR to be played and the input plug of the television monitor are connected (step S170).
9).

As described above, still another embodiment of the present invention
It has the same effect as the embodiment of the present invention. Furthermore, using the recorded data of the tape navigation function,
Data such as a recording date and time and a program title for forming a list of unplayed programs is acquired. Therefore, the unplayed recording notification device 1-2 does not need to have a recording information recording unit for recording information of a recorded program, and the configuration can be simplified. Also, when the selected program is reproduced, the process of the unreproduced recording notification device can be simplified since the cue reproduction function of the tape navigation function is used.

A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 shows still another example of the unplayed recording notification device and the unplayed recording notification system according to the present invention. The value in parentheses is the device ID that identifies each device
It is. The unplayed recording notification system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a hard disk video recorder (hereinafter, referred to as HDVR) 1-3 using a hard disk built in the unplayed recording notification device as a recording medium, an IRD 8, All devices of the TV monitor 3 are digital
It is connected by an IEEE 1394 serial bus 4 via an interface port.

The HDVR 1-3 includes other device control means 12 for controlling other devices via a network, an unplayed recording notifying means 13, an HDVR circuit 16, a hard disk (HD) 17 serving as a recording medium, and a digital An interface port 14 and a bus 15 for connecting each means
And is configured.

The waterfall control means 12 comprises a network middleware 121, a television monitor control means 123, an IR
D control means 124 and HDVR control means 128 for controlling HDVR are provided.

The not-yet-played recording notifying means 13 is
2 and the not-yet-playback notification control means 133.
1 has the information of the recorded program similarly to the D-VTR with the tape navigation function, and therefore does not have the recording information recording means 131 shown in FIG.

The HDVR circuit 16 is a circuit known to the HDVR composed of the HDVR signal processing circuit 161 and the HDVR system control means 162.

The HDVR 1-3 can reproduce the program being recorded from the beginning of the program while continuing recording without waiting for the end of the recording. Therefore, when the power of the television monitor is turned on, not only when there is an unplayed recording that has been completed but also when there is a recording that is currently in progress, it is notified that there is an unplayed recording. Includes recorded programs currently in progress.

As described above, the fourth embodiment of the present invention has the same effect as that of the first embodiment of the present invention. Furthermore, it is possible to play back the recording currently in progress, and since the medium is a randomly accessible HD, there is no need to skip to the beginning unlike a tape, and a desired program can be played back instantly.

Although the HD is used as a recording medium in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus using an optical disk or a semiconductor memory as a recording medium has the same effect. Although the program to be recorded has been described as a video recording, the same effects can be obtained in audio broadcast recording and data broadcast recording.

[0052]

According to the present invention, in a non-playback recording notification device provided in an electronic device which can be connected to another recording / playback device connected to a network and which can remotely control the other recording / playback device, Since the recording information is managed and the fact that there is an unplayed recording is notified when the recording is completed or each time the television monitor is turned on, it is possible to prevent the recording from being forgotten. Also, by simply selecting the program to be watched from the recording list, the recorded program is played back and displayed on the TV monitor, and the user does not need to perform input switching, rewinding, playback, etc. for watching the video. Operability is improved. Further, even when a plurality of VTRs contain a tape on which an unplayed recorded program is recorded, the same unplayed program list can be displayed, and the user can determine which device the recorded tape is in. You can easily watch the desired recorded program without any awareness.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an unplayed recording notification device and an unplayed recording notification system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a recording information recording processing procedure at the start of recording in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a recording information recording processing procedure at the end of recording in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a notification processing procedure of unplayed recording in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a playback processing procedure of unplayed recording in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exemplary flowchart showing a procedure of a not-yet-recorded recording notification process when the power of the television monitor is turned on in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a recording information recording unit 13 in the system of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an example of recording information data recorded in No. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state of data recorded in a recording information recording unit 131 after recording is completed in the system of FIG. 1;

9 is an exemplary view for explaining an example of a display screen on a television monitor for notifying a user of unplayed recording in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an exemplary view for explaining an example of a display screen on a television monitor at the time of transition from cueing to reproduction screen processing in the system of FIG. 1;

11 is an exemplary view for explaining a display example of a selection list when there are a plurality of unplayed recordings in the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an unplayed recording notification device and an unplayed recording notification system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a recording information recording processing procedure at the start of recording in the system of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a recording information recording processing procedure at the end of recording according to the embodiment in the system of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a playback processing procedure of unplayed recording in the real system of FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an unplayed recording notification device and an unplayed recording notification system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a not-yet-recorded recording notification process and a playback process when the television monitor is powered on in the system of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an unplayed recording notification device and an unplayed recording notification system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Unplayed recording notification device (IRD) 1-2 Unplayed recording notification device (IRD) 1-3 Unplayed recording notification device (HDVR) 2 D-VTR 3 TV monitor 4 IEEE1394 serial bus 5 D-VTR 6 Tape navigation function 7 D-VTR with tape navigation function 8 IRD 11 IRD circuit 12 Other device control means 13 Unplayed recording notification means 14 Digital interface port 15 Bus 16 Hard disk video recorder (HDVR) circuit 17 Hard disk (HD) 111 IRD signal processing circuit 112 IRD system control circuit 121 Network middleware 122 VTR control means 123 TV monitor control means 124 IRD control means 125 VTR control means 126 VTR control means 127 VTR control means 128 H VR controller 131 recording information recording section 132 notification unit 133 unplayed notification control unit 161 HDVR signal processing circuit 162 HDVR system control means

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Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. An unplayed recording notification device of an electronic device which can be connected to another recording / reproducing device connected to a network and which can remotely control the other recording / reproducing device, operates the recording / reproducing device connected to the network. A non-playback notification control means for requesting the recording / reproducing apparatus to request a recording medium ID for specifying a recording medium on which recording is performed when a change in state is detected and a recording state is detected; and a connection between the recording medium ID and the network. Recording information recording means for recording a combination of a recording number for distinguishing a recording recorded on the recording medium by the recording / reproducing apparatus, recording information including a reproduction index indicating whether or not the recording has not been reproduced, and an ID for specifying the recording medium And, when there is unplayed recording in the information recorded in the recording information recording means, indicates that the unplayed recording is present on the television monitor connected to the network. And a notifying unit for notifying the unplayed recording. 2. An unplayed recording notification device of an electronic device which can be connected to another recording / reproducing device connected to a network and which can remotely control the other recording / reproducing device, wherein the recording / reproducing device connected to the network performs recording. Non-playback notification control means for detecting whether or not the information is held, requesting the recording information to the recording / reproducing device when the information is held, and detecting the presence of the unplayed recording by using the recorded information; Notification means for displaying and notifying that the unplayed recording is present on a television monitor connected to the device. 3. An unplayed recording notification device of an electronic device which can be connected to another recording / reproducing device connected to a network and which can remotely control the other recording / reproducing device, wherein the recording / reproducing device connected to the network performs recording. Detects whether the information is held, and if so, requests the recording / reproducing device for the recording information. If not, the recording is performed when the recording / reproducing device detects the recording state. A non-reproduction notification control unit for requesting the recording / reproducing apparatus for a recording medium ID for specifying the recording medium; a recording number for distinguishing the recording medium ID from a recording recorded on the recording medium by the recording / reproducing apparatus connected to the network; Recording information recording means for recording a combination of recording information including a reproduction index indicating whether or not the recording has not been reproduced, and an ID for specifying the recording medium; and recording information recorded in the recording information recording means. Whether the unplayed recording exists in the information
If the unplayed notification control means detects the presence of unplayed recording from the recording information requested by the recording and playback device, the TV monitor connected to the network displays the presence of the unplayed recording and notifies the user. And a notifying means for performing the unplayed recording. 4. The non-playback recording notification device according to claim 1, wherein when the end of recording of the recording / reproducing device connected to the network is detected, the TV monitor connected to the network is connected to the TV monitor. An unplayed recording notifying device, which displays and notifies that there is unplayed recording. 5. The unplayed video recording notification device according to claim 1, wherein the unplayed video recording is performed every time it is detected that the power of the television monitor connected to the network is turned on. An unplayed recording notifying device, characterized by displaying and notifying that there is unplayed recording on a television monitor when there is. 6. The non-playback recording notification device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein each time it is detected that the power of the television monitor connected to the network is turned on, the recording and playback connected to the network is performed. Detects whether the device holds the recording information, and if so, requests the recording / reproducing device for the recording information.If there is an unplayed recording, it notifies that there is the unplayed recording on the TV monitor. An unplayed recording notification device, which is displayed and notified. 7. The unplayed recording notification device according to claim 1, further comprising an interface for playing back unplayed recordings, and displaying and notifying that there is the unplayed recordings on a television monitor. If a playback request is detected while the recording is being performed, the recording / reproducing apparatus and the recording medium are specified from the information recorded in the recording information recording unit, and a television monitor displaying the notification of the unplayed recording and a plug of the recording / reproducing apparatus are displayed. An unplayed recording notification device that performs connection control and cue playback control. 8. The unplayed recording notifying device according to claim 1, wherein the notifying means displays a list of unplayed recordings without discriminating the information of the unplayed recordings from the recorded device. An unplayed recording notification device, characterized in that: 9. The unplayed recording notification device according to claim 1, wherein the notifying means includes an interface for selecting a program to be played from a list display of unplayed recordings, and the program is selected. In this case, referring to the recording information recording means, the recording / reproducing apparatus and the recording medium on which the selected program has been recorded are specified, and the TV monitor displaying the list of the unreproduced recordings and the plug connection control of the recording / reproducing apparatus are specified. ,
And an unplayed recording notification device, which performs cue playback control. 10. The non-playback recording notifying device according to claim 2, wherein the notifying means includes an interface for selecting a program to be played from a list display, and the recording device records the selected program. When the playback device is a recording / playback device that holds recording information, a cue / playback control is performed using the function of the recording / playback device capable of holding the recording information. 11. The unplayed recording notification device according to claim 1, wherein the unplayed recording notification device is integrated with a television monitor. 12. The unplayed video recording notification device according to claim 1, wherein the unplayed video recording notification device is integrated with the recording / playback device. 13. The non-playback recording notification device according to claim 1, wherein the non-playback recording notification device is integrated with a recording / reproduction device with a television monitor. 14. An unplayed recording notification system comprising the unplayed recording notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: an interface for playing back unplayed recordings in the unplayed recording notification device. If a playback request is detected while the television monitor displays and notifies that the unplayed recording is present, a recording / playback apparatus and a recording medium are specified from the information recorded in the recording information recording means, and the unplayed video is identified. A non-playback recording notification system, comprising: a television monitor displaying a notification of recording, a plug connection control of the recording / reproduction device, and a cue reproduction control. 15. A plurality of electronic devices connectable to another recording / reproducing device connected to a network, at least one of which is an electronic device capable of remotely controlling the other recording / reproducing device, and at least one television monitor. And at least one
In the method for notifying unrecorded recording of an electronic device system to which one recording / reproducing device is connected, the electronic device capable of remotely controlling the other recording / reproducing device detects a change in the operation state of the recording / reproducing device connected to the network. When the recording state is detected, the recording / reproducing apparatus requests the recording / reproducing apparatus for the recording medium for specifying the recording medium on which the recording is performed, and distinguishes the recording medium ID from the recording recorded on the recording medium by the recording / reproducing apparatus connected to the network. Recording information including a recording number to be recorded, a reproduction index indicating whether or not the recording has not been reproduced, and an ID for specifying the recording medium
And if the unrecorded recording is present in the recording information, displaying and notifying that there is the unrecorded recording on a television monitor connected to the network. Recording notification method. 16. A plurality of electronic devices connectable to another recording / reproducing device connected to a network, at least one of which is an electronic device capable of remotely controlling the other recording / reproducing device, and at least one television monitor. And at least one
In the method of notifying unrecorded recording of an electronic device system to which one recording / reproducing device is connected, the electronic device capable of remotely controlling the other recording / reproducing device is configured such that the recording / reproducing device connected to the network holds recording information. If the recording is held, the recording information is requested from the recording / reproducing device, the presence of the unreproduced recording is detected using the recording information, and the unreproduced recording is detected on the television monitor connected to the network. A non-playback recording notifying method characterized by displaying and notifying that there is a recording. 17. A plurality of electronic devices connectable to another recording / reproducing device connected to a network, at least one of which is an electronic device capable of remotely controlling the other recording / reproducing device, and at least one television monitor. And at least one
In the method of notifying unrecorded recording of an electronic device system to which one recording / reproducing device is connected, the electronic device capable of remotely controlling the other recording / reproducing device is configured such that the recording / reproducing device connected to the network holds recording information. A recording medium for requesting recording information to the recording / reproducing apparatus when the recording / reproducing apparatus detects the recording state, and for specifying the recording medium when the recording / reproducing apparatus detects the recording state when the recording state is not retained. The recording / reproducing apparatus requests the recording / reproducing apparatus, and comprises a recording medium ID, a recording number for distinguishing a recording recorded on the recording medium by the recording / reproducing apparatus connected to the network, and a reproduction index indicating whether the recording has not been reproduced. Recording information and an I for specifying the recording medium
The combination with D is recorded, and if there is unplayed recording in the information recorded in the electronic device capable of remotely controlling the other electronic device, or the unplayed recording is performed based on the recording information requested from the recording and playback device. An unplayed recording notification method characterized by displaying and notifying the presence of the unplayed recording on a television monitor connected to a network when the presence is detected.