JPH06150501A - Cassette autochanger controller device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare a reproducing list with a simple constitution easily and correctly by transferring the information of a cassette taken out of based on plural programs to a storage means and storing them. CONSTITUTION:A recording/reproducing list is prepared by the outside controller 12 of a cassette autochanger 10 in accordance with a program preparing processing procedure. Then, a cursor is moved to either one of the cassette information displayed within a cassette information window by the controlling section 12. When a double clicking is carried out on this position, the cassette information to be transferred to the reproducing list is specified by the cursor. Thus, by selecting the cassette information displayed on the window by a user, the cassette information are specified in sequence by the cursor. Then, the reproducing list is accurately made by a simple operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Table of Contents] The present invention will be described in the following order. Field of Industrial Application Conventional Technology Problems to be Solved by the Invention Means for Solving the Problems (FIG. 2) Action (FIG. 2) Example (1) Configuration of Cassette Auto-Chieneer (FIG. 1) (2) Regeneration / Creation of recording list (FIGS. 2 to 6) (3) Effect of the embodiment (4) Other embodiment Effect of the invention

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cassette auto controller, and more particularly, it is suitable for application to a cassette auto controller for preparing a list for reproducing and / or recording a cassette.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of cassette auto-chassis, a shelf for storing a plurality of cassettes containing a magnetic tape as a recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a bin)
Is provided, the cassette stored in the bin is selectively taken out as needed, and the cassette is transported to and loaded into a predetermined video tape recorder (VTR) by a transport device. There has been considered a device which records or reproduces predetermined information (video signal, etc.) (Japanese Patent Application No. 3-315196). In this type of cassette auto-engineer, a plurality of types of cassettes having different recording formats and cassettes having different sizes can be mixedly mounted.

Further, the cassette auto-chainer is provided with a switcher for switching the connection of a plurality of input lines and output lines, and the output signals of a plurality of VTRs are output from the corresponding output channels according to the connection state of the switcher. In addition to outputting to the outside, the video signals obtained from the external video source are input to the corresponding VTRs via the assigned input channels.

In the cassette auto-engine having such a structure, the cassette is selected and transferred between the bin and the VTR by inputting a cassette transfer command from a predetermined cassette transfer controller. . Further, when a user designates a predetermined command in a VTR control section provided separately from the above, the VTR is controlled to be in a recording or reproducing state. Further, when controlling the switcher, the switcher control device switches the connection of the input and output channels of the switcher.

As described above, in the cassette auto-engineer, the user specifies the issuing of a command to the control device provided for each device constituting the cassette auto-engineer so that each device is controlled separately. When performing such control, the user issues a control command to each device by displaying the control menu set for each device on the monitor.

In this type of cassette auto controller, the cassette stored in the cassette storing section is loaded into the VTR according to a program called a reproduction list or a recording list, and is reproduced or recorded. .

Further, in the cassette auto controller, information on the cassette stored in the cassette auto controller is stored. Therefore, when creating the play list or the record list, the information of the cassette stored in the cassette auto-engineer is displayed on the monitor, and while the operator is watching the display screen, another play or record list creating device. The keyword of the cassette information to be registered is manually input.

[0009]

However, when a play list is created by such a method, a monitor or a cassette for displaying cassette information is displayed on a play or record list creating apparatus provided separately from the monitor. An operator intervenes in inputting the cassette information, and there is a possibility that the operator may make an incorrect input when manually inputting the cassette information in the reproducing or recording list device. Further, since the reproducing or recording list creating device and the device for displaying the cassette information are separately provided, there is a problem that the configuration becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to propose a cassette auto controller capable of more easily and error-freely creating a play list or a record list with a simple structure. Is.

[0011]

In order to solve such a problem, according to the present invention, a plurality of cassettes stored in a predetermined cassette storage portion 13 are selectively taken out based on a predetermined program and then recorded and / or reproduced. Devices 16A-16
In the cassette auto controller 12 for controlling the cassette auto controller 10 loaded into D, and recording and / or reproducing, the cassette information W12 of each of the plurality of cassettes stored in advance is stored as predetermined cassette information 27.
Is selected by the predetermined selection means 12C and 25, and the selected cassette information 27 is transferred to the storage means 12B for storing the program.

Further, in the present invention, the cassette auto controller 12 displays the cassette information W12 stored in advance and the cassette information 27 transferred to the storage means 12B storing the program on the predetermined display screen 12A. To do so.

[0013]

The cassette information of each of a plurality of cassettes stored in the cassette auto-engineer 10 and the reproducing or recording program of the cassette auto-chassis 10 are displayed on the predetermined display screen 12A, and the predetermined selecting means 12C, 25.
By transferring the cassette information 27 selected by the method to the reproducing or recording program, the reproducing or recording program can be created easily and accurately.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(1) Structure of Cassette Auto Chain In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 indicates a cassette auto chain as a whole, which is composed of a cassette auto chain main body 11, a switch 20 and an external controller 12. The cassette autochanger main body 11 inputs the control signal S1 output from the control unit 12B of the external control device 12 to the internal control device 17, and based on the control signal S1, the cassette transport device 14, the VTRs 16A to 16D and the switcher 20. Control.

That is, the internal control unit 17 controls the control signal S1.
When the cassette is instructed to be conveyed by, the conveying instruction signal S4 is sent to the cassette conveying device 14,
The cassette transfer device 14 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow a or in the opposite direction, and cassettes are transferred between the cassette storage unit 13 and the VTRs 16A to 16D in which a plurality of cassettes are stored.

The cassette storage section 13 has a hierarchy of bins (shelf) for storing cassettes, and each bin can store three types of cassettes of different sizes. In other words, each bottle can store the smallest cassette by distributing it to the left and right respectively. Also, each bottle is designed to accommodate one medium size cassette and one largest size cassette.

As described above, a predetermined cassette is extracted from the cassette storage unit 13 in which the cassettes of different sizes are mixed by the transport device 14, and the cassette is transported and loaded into any one of the VTRs 16A to 16D.
The cassettes stored in the VTR1 selectively as needed
6A-16D can be loaded.

A bar code reading device 15 is provided in the vicinity of the cassette holding portion of the cassette carrying device 14, and a bar code attached to the cassette carried by the cassette carrying device 14 is read to read a read signal S5.
By sending it to the internal control device 17, the identification (ID) information of the cassette to be conveyed can be read.

The internal control unit 17 is the external control unit 12
When instructed to control the VTRs 16A to 16D by the control signal S1 from the VTR control signal S1, the VTR control signal S3 is changed to the corresponding V
By sending to the TR16A to 16D, the VTR
16A to 16D are controlled to various operating states such as recording, reproduction, fast-forwarding, rewinding, and cueing. Therefore, VTR16A ~
The 16D can record or reproduce on the cassette conveyed and loaded from the cassette storage unit 13.

The internal control unit 17 is the external control unit 12
When an instruction to switch the connection of the input / output line of the switcher 20 is input by the control signal S1 from the switch 20, the switcher 20 outputs the switcher control signal S2.
The connection state of is switched.

That is, the switcher 20 has an in-bus 20A composed of 12 channel input lines and an out-bus 20B composed of 12 channel output lines, and the connection of the input line and the output line is connected to the switcher control signal S2 from the internal controller 17. By switching by
The signal input to each input line of the in-bus 20A is output from the corresponding output line of the out-bus 20B.

Accordingly, the output signals S16A to S16D output from the VTRs 16A to 16D are input to the input channel of the in-bus 20A of the switcher 20 and the signal S2 output from the output channel of the out-bus 20B.
6A to S26D are input to the VTRs 16A to 16D.

(2) Creation of reproduction / recording list The external control device 12 of the cassette auto-engine 10 is
The playback / recording list (program) creation processing procedure shown in FIG. 2 is used to create the playback / recording list.

That is, the monitor 12A of the external controller 12
An application screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed as an initial screen for creating a playlist. This application screen is provided with a menu selection area MN1 and a play list (play list) display area AR1. Here, the cursor 25 is displayed in the application screen, and the user can move the cursor 25 by operating the mouse 12C. Accordingly, the cursor 25 is moved to the menu selection area MN1.
When the user clicks on the click button of the mouse 12C by moving to the "Edit" character of, the menu item W10 as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed.

In this state, the control unit 12B of the external control device 12 determines whether or not the "Insert" menu is selected in step SP11 of the reproduction / recording list creation processing procedure of FIG. If a negative result is obtained here, the control unit 12B moves to step SP16 and moves to the menu item W.
Close 10 windows.

On the other hand, when a positive result is obtained in step SP11, this means that the user has selected the "Insert" menu by moving and clicking the cursor 25 to the character "Insert" in the menu item W10. In this case, the control unit 12B then continues to step SP1.
Move to 2 and open the "Insert Playback Event" window to display the cassette information stored in the cart (cassette auto-engineer main body 11) in the cassette information window.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the monitor 12A
Contains cassette information for inserting into the playlist.
rt Playback Event ”displayed by the window W11. In the "Insert Playback Event" window W11, the information of the cassette stored in the memory of the controller 12B in advance and stored in the main body of cassette cassette 11 is displayed as the cassette information window W12.

In this state, the control unit 12B proceeds to the subsequent step SP13 and determines whether or not the "Close" character 26 representing the stop instruction in the "Insert Playback Event" window W11 has been selected. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the user has moved the cursor 25 to the "Close" character 26 and clicked, and at this time, the control unit 12B moves to step SP16 and the relevant "Inse" is clicked.
rt Playback Event ”Close window W11.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP13, the control section 12B proceeds to the subsequent step SP13.
In step 14, it is determined whether or not the cursor 25 has been double-clicked in the cassette information window W12. Here, the double click means that the click button of the mouse 12C is quickly pressed twice, and when a negative result is obtained in step SP14, the control section 12B returns to the above step SP13 and repeats the same processing.

On the other hand, when a positive result is obtained in step SP14, this means that the cursor 25 is moved to any one of the cassette information displayed in the cassette information window W12 as shown in FIG. In this case, it means that the cassette information to be transferred to the play list is designated by the cursor 25 by double-clicking at. At this time, the control unit 12B changes the background color of the cassette information 27, Notify the user that the cassette information has been specified.

In this state, the control unit 12B moves to the next step SP15, transfers the cassette information designated in the cassette information window W12 to the reproduction list (playlist) display area AR1, and then the above-mentioned step S
Returning to P13, the same processing is repeated.

In this way, the cassette information window W12
The user can transfer the cassette information to the playlist by designating the cassette information displayed on the screen. By repeating the processing, the user can simply designate the cassette information by using the cursor 25. The playlist can be accurately created by performing various operations.

Therefore, after the reproduction start time "StartTime" is specified for each cassette information 27 of the created reproduction list, the control section 12B stores the reproduction list and the reproduction start time specified in the reproduction list. When the playback start time comes, the cassette designated by the playlist is set to the VTR 16A-16V of the cassette player main body 11.
Play at D.

Incidentally, the cassette information 27 transferred to the reproduction list in FIG. 6 is the cassette information main body 1
The cassette I is stored in the bin No. 1 (Bin) "02L".
D (Cassette ID) is "ID-00002", and the cassette title (Title) is "FLEXICORT-000".
02 ”, the time code (position of the recording medium) of the reproduction (transmission) start point (SOM) is“ 00: 01: 00: 00 frame ”, and the transmission time (Duration) is“ 20 minutes ”. Represents a carrying cassette.

(3) Effects of the Embodiments With the above configuration, the cursor 25 is displayed on the same screen.
A playlist can be created by a simple operation such as moving and clicking, so that a playlist can be prevented from being erroneously created, and the playlist creation and cassette auto controller control can be controlled by one external control. Device 1
2 can further simplify the structure of the cassette auto controller.

(4) Other Embodiments In the above-described embodiments, the case of creating a reproduction list has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is also applied to the case of creating a recording list. be able to.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the playlist and the cassette information window are displayed on the same display screen has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and they may be displayed on separate display screens. May be.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, predetermined cassette information is selected from cassette information stored in the cassette auto-store stored in advance, and the selected cassette information is selected. By transferring to the storage means of the reproduction or recording program, the reproduction list can be created more easily and accurately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a cassette auto-engineer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a reproduction / recording list creation processing procedure according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of an initial screen on a monitor.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a menu selection display example on a monitor.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of displaying cassette information on a monitor.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a display example when a playlist is created on a monitor.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Cassette auto-engine, 11 ... Cassette auto-main unit, 12 ... External control device, 12A
...... Monitor, 12B ...... Control part, 12C ...... Mouse, 1
6A to 16D ... VTR, 25 ... cursor, 27 ...
Cassette information, W12 ... Cassette information window.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cassette autochanger for recording and / or reproducing data by selectively taking out a plurality of cassettes stored in a predetermined cassette storage portion based on a predetermined program and loading the cassette into a recording and / or reproducing device. In the cassette auto controller, the preset cassette information is selected from preset cassette information of each of the plurality of cassettes by predetermined selection means, and the selected cassette information is stored in the program. A cassette auto controller for transferring data to a storage means. 2. The cassette auto controller is adapted to display the cassette information stored in advance and the cassette information transferred to the storage means for storing the program on a predetermined display screen. The cassette auto controller according to claim 1, wherein the controller is a cassette auto controller.