JPH0355889B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Application) The present invention relates to a charge calculation device for a VTR dubbing device, and in particular to a VTR dubbing device that can accurately calculate charges according to the dubbing amount such as dubbing time and the number of dubbing slave tapes. The present invention relates to a device charge calculation device.

(Background) Conventionally, when a customer dubs using a VTR dubbing device, the store staff measures the dubbing time using a clock or tape counter, and calculates the fee according to the number of slave tapes.

For this reason, in order to calculate an accurate charge according to the dubbing time, the shop staff must accurately check the dubbing start and end times or the count value of the tape counter, which is extremely difficult. It was accompanied by annoyance.

Also, for example, if you forget to check either the dubbing start or end time, you will have to calculate the fee based on your intuition. Not only was it extremely difficult to do so, but it also had the disadvantage of undermining customer trust.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and its purpose is to reliably and accurately calculate charges according to the dubbing amount such as the dubbing time and the number of dubbing slave tapes. easily done
To provide a fee calculation device for VTR dubbing equipment.

(Summary of the Invention) As is clear from FIG. 1, which is a functional block diagram showing the overall schematic configuration, the features of the present invention are as follows: (1) at least one videotape player a; (2) a plurality of videotape players a; (3) a switch 3 for supplying the playback output of the video tape player a to the selected desired recorder b; (4) a desired use time timer for presetting the desired use time. (5) Tape loading and number detection for detecting that the master tape and slave tapes have been loaded and the number of slave tapes loaded, based on tape loading signals output from the video tape player a and recorder b. (6) a usage fee unit price memory f for storing usage fee unit prices; and (7) a drive signal supplying means g for supplying a driving signal to at least one of the video tape player a and the recorder b. (8) an operating time measurement timer h for measuring the operating time of at least one of the video tape player a and the recorder b; (9) the playback output of the video tape player a does not exceed the scheduled time; , a non-playback detection means i for detecting a non-playback state; (10) From the tape remaining amount detection signals of the video tape player a and the recorder b, it is determined that there is no tape remaining on at least one of the master tape and the slave tape. Remaining tape amount detection means for detecting the state of
(11) The end of dubbing is determined from any one of the counting up of the desired use time timer d, the detection of a non-playback state by the non-playback detection means i, and the detection of no remaining tape by the tape remaining amount detection means j. (12) Usage fee calculation means l that calculates at least the usage fee at the end of dubbing based on the usage fee unit price, the number of loaded slave tapes, and the operation time until the end of dubbing. (13) A fee display output means 40 for displaying the usage fee.

(Example of the invention) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained using the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a part of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a VTR dubbing device.

In the figure, 1 is a Beta format (hereinafter abbreviated as Beta) video tape player, 2 is a VHS video tape player, and 3 is a Beta format video tape player.
4 is a Beta system recorder, and 5 is a VHS system recorder.

1a, 2a, 4a, 5a are tape insertion slots, 1
b, 2b are playback output terminals, 4b, 5b are input terminals, 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c are tape loading signal output terminals, 1d, 2d, 4d, 5d are rewind signal input terminals, 1e, 2e are play signal input terminals ,
4e and 5e are recording operation signal input terminals;
1f, 2f, 4f, and 5f are stop signal input terminals.

Further, 6 and 9 are NOR circuits, 6a is a rewind end signal output terminal, 7 is a NAND circuit, 7a is a tape remaining amount detection signal output terminal, 8a and 8b are playback color signal detection circuits, 50 is a timer, and 50a is a non-playback This is a detection signal output terminal.

Here, the basic operation of the VTR dubbing device will be briefly explained.

In FIG. 2, for example, the beta method and
When a slave tape is inserted into each of the tape insertion slots 4a and 5a of the VHS recorders 4 and 5, a tape loading signal is outputted to the output terminals 4c and 5c.

Thereafter, for example, when the master tape is inserted into the tape insertion slot 2a of the VHS video tape player 2, a tape loading signal is also detected at the output terminal 2c. The same applies when the master tape is inserted into the tape insertion slot 1a of the video tape player 1.

Next, when the videotape player 2 is started and a playback signal is output from the playback output terminal 2b, the playback signal is transferred to one or both of the input terminals 4b and 5b by operating the switch 3. Supplied. Note that the above matters are also the same when the video tape player 1 is started.

Therefore, for example, the switching device 3 can be replaced with the regenerator 2.
The playback output is switched so that it is input to both recorders 4 and 5, and
5 are started almost simultaneously, in this case,
The contents of the master tape are recorded as they are on the Beta system slave tape and the VHS system slave tape.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a microcomputer system which together with FIG. 2 constitutes an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 indicate the same or equivalent parts.

10 is CPU, 11 is ROM, 12 is RAM, 1
3 is a common bus, 14 is a microcomputer (hereinafter abbreviated as microcomputer) consisting of the above-mentioned 10 to 13;
15 is an input interface, 16 is an output interface, 20 is a keyboard, 20a is a keyhole,
30 is a display, and 40 is a printer.

1 to 3 in FIG. 4 are flowcharts for explaining an example of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention comprising the VTR dubbing device shown in FIG. 2 and the microcomputer system shown in FIG. 3 will be explained below with reference to 1 to 3 in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4. .

When the power switch or key switch is turned on and this dubbing device starts, first,
In step S1, the number N of slave tapes, the usage time T, and the usage fee M that had been displayed on the display 30 are set to zero.

In step S2, the keyboard 20 allows
The desired use time timer inside the CPU 10 is preset to the desired use time.

In step S3, settings are made in advance by appropriate means,
The stored usage fee M per unit time for the first slave tape is read out from the ROM 11 or RAM 12 and displayed. That is,
This initial usage fee M also indicates the unit price per unit time for one slave tape.

In this embodiment, the unit time is set to 1 minute and the unit price per slave tape is set to 40 yen, but it goes without saying that these unit times or unit prices can be changed arbitrarily.

In step S4, the input interface 15
By detecting whether or not there is a tape loading signal at the output terminals 4c, 5c connected to the terminals 4c, 5c, it is determined whether the slave tape is inserted into the tape insertion slots 4a, 5a. If it is not inserted,
Wait until inserted, then step
Proceed to S5.

In step S5, the number N of slave tapes is detected based on the tape loading signal output from the output terminals 4c and 5c, and this is stored in the RAM 12.

In step S6, it is determined whether the number N of slave tapes stored in step S5 is one. If the number of slave tapes is one, the process advances to step S7.

In step S7, "1", which is the number of slave tapes, is displayed on the display 30. Then proceed to step 11.

On the other hand, if the number N of slave tapes is stored as "2" in step S5, the number N of slave tapes is "1" in step S6.
It is determined that this is not the case, and the process proceeds to step S8. In addition,
In this case, the switch 3 in FIG. 2 is switched so that both the recorders 4 and 5 and the video tape player 2 are connected.

In step S8, in step S5,
It is determined whether the stored number N of slave tapes is two. If the number of slave tapes is two, the process advances to step S9.

In step S9, as in step S7,
The number of slave tapes "2" is displayed on the display 30.

When copying to two slave tapes,
The initial usage fee M per unit time is
As is clear from the description of S4, it will cost 80 yen, so
In step S10, the display performed in step S4 is
Instead of 40 yen, the initial usage fee M per unit time for these two slave tapes is stored and newly displayed on the display 30.

That is, this initial usage fee M also indicates the unit price per unit time for two slave tapes. After that, the process advances to step S11.

In step S11, the input interface 15
Based on the tape loading signal from the output terminal 2c connected to the playback unit 2, it is determined whether the master tape is inserted into the tape insertion slot 2a of the player 2. If it has not been inserted, the process returns to step S4 and the above-described judgment and processing are repeated.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the master tape has been inserted, the process advances to step S12.

In step S12, "Ready" on the display 30 is displayed.
Turn on the indicator light.

In step S13, it is determined whether the dubbing switch (dubbing key) on the keyboard 20 is turned on. If it is turned on, proceed to step S14.

In step S14, the "ready" indicator light in step S12 is turned off. Then step S15
Proceed to.

In step S15, the charge registration unit time timer in the microcomputer 14 is started, and the step
The display of the usage time T reset in S1 is set to "1". At the same time, the current time is stored as the use start time. From this point on, ejecting the tape cassette is prohibited. after that,
Proceed to step S23.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S13 that the dubbing switch is not turned on, the process proceeds to step S16.

In step S16, it is determined whether the rewind switch (rewind key) of the keyboard 20 has been turned on. If it is not turned on, the process returns to step S4, and the determination and processing from step S4 onwards are repeated. If it is determined in step S16 that the rewind switch has been turned on, the process advances to step S17.

In step S17, the "ready" indicator light turned on in step S12 is turned off. Thereafter, the process advances to step S18.

In step S18, "rewide" of the display 30 is performed.
Turn on the indicator light. Thereafter, the process advances to step S19.

In step S19, a rewind signal is sent from the microcomputer 14 to each of the rewind input terminals 1d, 2d, 4d, and 5d of all the VTRs, that is, the video tape players 1 and 2 and the recorders 4 and 5, via the output interface 16. supply. In other words, a rewind command is issued from the microcomputer 14 to all VTRs. After that, proceed to step S20.

In step S20, as in step S15,
The fee registration unit time timer in the microcomputer 14 is started, and the usage time T cleared in step S1 is set to "1". At the same time, the current time is stored as the use start time.
In this case, ejecting the tape cassette is prohibited from this point on. After that, the process advances to step S21.

In step S21, for example, all the VTRs
From the rotational state of the reels, it is determined whether rewinding of all the VTRs has been completed.

Specifically, for example, the outputs of the reel rotation detectors of the video tape players 1 and 2 and the recorders 4 and 5 shown in FIG. ,
This can be done by obtaining a rewind end signal and inputting it to the microcomputer 14 via the input interface 15.

As a result, if the rewinding of all the VTRs has not been completed, it waits until the rewinding is completed, and when the rewinding end signal is input and it is determined that the rewinding has ended, the rewinding is stopped. For example, the input terminals 1f, 2f, 4f, 5f are output from the microcomputer 14 via the output interface 16.
This can be done by applying a stop signal to Thereafter, the process advances to step S22.

In step S22, the "rewind" indicator light turned on in step S18 is turned off. Thereafter, the process advances to step S23.

In step S23, "dubbing" on the display 30 is performed.
Turn on the indicator light.

In step S24, the recording operation signal input terminals 4e and 5e of the recorders 4 and 5, which are supplying the tape loading signal to the microcomputer 14, are
A recording operation signal is provided via an output interface 16. That is, the recorder 4,
A recording command is issued to a desired one or both of 5. This causes the slave tape to start recording.

In step S25, video tape players 1 and 2
A play signal is supplied from the microcomputer 14 to the play signal input terminals 1e and 2e of the microcomputer 14 via the output interface 16. That is, a play command is issued to the video tape players 1 and 2. This results in
Playback of the master tape begins. Therefore, dubbing is started in conjunction with the recording run of the slave tape in step S24.

Note that in this case, it is clear that the play signal may be supplied only to the playback device loaded with the master tape.

In step S26, it is determined whether there is any remaining capacity of the master tape and slave tape. Specifically, for example, in step S21, this judgment is made by inputting each signal supplied to the NOR circuit 6 to the NAND circuit 7.
The output of the NAND circuit 7 (tape remaining amount detection signal) is input to the microcomputer 14 via the input interface 15 and detected.

If at least one tape has no remaining capacity, this determination will not hold, and the process will proceed to step S32. On the other hand, if it is determined that all tapes have remaining capacity, the process advances to step S27.

In step S27, it is determined whether the desired use time timer preset in step S2 has counted up. If the count is up, the process advances to step S32. On the other hand, if the count is not up, the process advances to step S28.

In step S28, for example, it is determined whether the reproduced color burst signal is not output continuously for a scheduled time or longer.

For this determination, in this embodiment, the reproduction signals taken out from the reproduction output terminals 1b and 2b of the videotape players 1 and 2 are supplied to the corresponding reproduction color burst signal detection circuits 8a and 8b, respectively, and the reproduction signals are If there is a color burst signal, a logic "1" signal is output to the NOR circuit 9.
As a result, when the reproduced color burst signal disappears, the output of the NOR circuit 9 becomes logic "1".
The timer 50 is reset by this signal.

Therefore, if the reproduced color burst signal is not output for a predetermined time or longer, the timer 50 counts up and supplies a non-reproduced detection signal to the microcomputer 14 via the input interface 15.

Therefore, when the non-reproduction detection signal is detected, it is determined that dubbing has ended, and the process proceeds to step S32.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S28 that the reproduced color burst signal is being output continuously, this means that dubbing has not yet been completed. In this case, proceed to step S29.

In step S29, it is determined whether the fee registration unit time timer started in step S15 or step S20 has counted up after a unit time (in this example, one minute) has elapsed. If the count has not increased, the process returns to step S26, repeats the judgments in steps S26 to S29, and monitors the completion of dubbing. On the other hand, when the timer counts up, the process advances to step S30.

In step S30, one minute is added to the display of the previous usage time T, and (T+1) is displayed as the usage time T.

In step S31, the unit price of 40 yen or 80 yen is added to the display of the previous usage fee M, and {M+40 (or 80)} yen is displayed as the usage fee M. In addition, this usage fee display is the unit price of 40 yen for the usage time (T + 1) in step S30, or
Of course, it can also be calculated by multiplying by 80 yen.

After that, the process returns to step S26, and the process returns to step S26.
The above steps are continued until it is determined that dubbing is completed by any one of the steps ~S28.
The determination and processing of S26 to S31 are repeated.

If it is determined that dubbing has been completed in any one of steps S26 to S28, the process proceeds to step S32, as described above.

In this step S32, the "dubbing" indicator light turned on in the step S23 is turned off, and the dubbing time is calculated from the use start time and the current time stored in the step S15 or S20. At the same time, the current time is stored as the end time of use, and the output interface 16 is sent to the stop signal input terminals 1f, 2f, 4f, and 5f of the video tape players 1, 2 and recorders 4, 5, respectively. A stop signal is supplied via the .

As a result, in this step S32, all
The driving of VTRs 1, 2, 4 and 5 is stopped.

In step S33, the "dubbing complete" indicator light on the display 30 is turned on. Thereafter, the process advances to step S34.

In step S34, it is determined whether or not a key switch owned by a store employee is inserted into the keyhole 20a provided in the keyboard 20 and operated to the "checkout" position. Wait until the key switch is set to the "Payment" position, and then press "Payment".
If it is set to , the process advances to step S35.

In step S35, the tape cassette is ejected in response to the operation of the key switch.
At the same time, a data signal is output from the microcomputer 14 to the printer 40 via the output interface 16.

As a result, the printer 40 outputs predetermined items such as (1) unit price, (2) usage time T, (3) number of slave tapes N, (4) usage amount (dubbing fee) M, and (5) usage start and A data recording sheet with information such as the end time printed on it will be issued.

With the above steps, the operation of this embodiment ends.

By the way, in the above explanation, the master tape was inserted into the tape insertion slot 2a of the video tape player 2, but the master tape was inserted into the tape insertion slot 1a of the video tape player 1.
Of course, the operation is the same even when inserted into the .

However, at this time, it is necessary to switch the switch 3 as appropriate. Also, it is clear that only one video tape player may be used.

In the above explanation, the play signal was output to both video tape players 1 and 2 in step S25, and the play signals were driven together. Of course, the play signal can be supplied only to the playback device that is outputting the signal or the playback device that has output the tape loading signal first. This method is advantageous in that it does not cause unused regenerators to be driven unnecessarily.

However, in this case, the NAND circuit 7
Since it is not possible to obtain the non-reproduction detection signal for the judgment in step S28 by using It is necessary to obtain data corresponding to .

Also, in the above explanation, two recorders are installed and dubbing is performed on two maximum slave tapes, but if three or more recorders are installed, dubbing can be performed on three or more slave tapes at once. It is clear that it can be done. In this case, step S8
The determination in is not established, and the process proceeds sequentially from S8a onwards.

Furthermore, it will be easily understood that the present invention can be applied to systems other than the Beta system and the VHS system.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, there is an effect that accurate charge calculation can be performed reliably and easily according to the dubbing amount such as the dubbing time and the number of dubbing tapes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the overall schematic configuration of the present invention, and Fig. 2 constitutes one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a microcomputer system which together with FIG. 2 constitutes an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the operation of an embodiment of the present invention. This is a flowchart for explaining an example. 1, 2...Video tape player, 3...Switcher, 4, 5...Recorder, 1a, 2a, 4a, 5a
...Tape insertion slot, 1b, 2b...Playback output terminal, 4b, 5b...Input terminal, 1c, 2c, 4
c, 5c...Tape loading signal output terminal, 1d, 2
d, 4d, 5d...Rewind signal input terminal, 1
e, 2e...Play signal input terminal, 4e, 5e...
...Recording operation signal input terminal, 1f, 2
f, 4f, 5f...Stop signal input terminal, 6, 9...
...NOR circuit, 6a...Rewind end signal output terminal, 7...NAND circuit, 7a...Tape remaining amount detection signal output terminal, 8a, 8b...Reproduction color burst signal detection circuit, 10...CPU, 11...
ROM, 12...RAM, 13...Common bus, 1
4... Microcomputer, 15... Input interface, 16... Output interface, 20... Keyboard, 20a... Keyhole, 30... Display, 4
0...Printer, 50...Timer, 50a...No-reproduction detection signal output terminal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a charge calculation device for a VTR dubbing device, which has at least one videotape player, a plurality of recorders, and a switch that supplies the playback output of the videotape player to a selected desired recorder. , tape loading and number detection means for detecting that a master tape and slave tapes have been loaded and the number of slave tapes loaded based on tape loading signals output from the video tape player and recorder; A usage fee unit price memory that stores therein, a drive signal supply means for supplying a drive signal to at least one of the video tape player and the recorder, and a drive signal supply means that is reset almost simultaneously with the drive signal and supplies the drive signal to at least one of the video tape player and the recorder; an operating time measuring means for measuring the operating time during which at least one of the video tape players is operating; a non-play detecting means for detecting a non-play state in which the play output of the video tape player is not generated for a predetermined time; a tape remaining amount detection means for detecting a state in which at least one of the master tape and the slave tape has no remaining tape from a tape remaining amount detection signal of a recorder, and a non-playback state detection means and a tape remaining amount detection means for detecting a non-playback state and a tape remaining amount detection means. dubbing end detection means for detecting the end of dubbing based on any one of the detection means for detecting that there is no remaining tape; 1. A charge calculation device for a VTR dubbing device, comprising: charge calculation means for calculating a charge for use at the time of completion of dubbing; and charge display output means for displaying the charge.