JPH06236592A - Video recording reserving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a video recording reserving device capable of simultaneously displaying the information of a video recorded program and the information of a video recording reserved program and operating them systematically. CONSTITUTION:In a (program information) picture the areas displayed are as follows, a video recorded information display area displaying the information of the video recorded program, a video recording reserving information display area displaying the information of the video recording reserved program, the area scrolling the video recorded information display area and the video recording reserving information display area in the direction of an date, the area for moving to other display picture, the area for operating respective program information displayed on the video recorded information display area and the video recording reserving information display area. Then, respective program information are displayed from a left side to a right direction in order of an early date and arranged in a vertical direction at every channel and arranged by considering a video recording start time in the picture.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording reservation device such as a video tape recorder for recording a television broadcast or information input from the outside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a VTR (video tape recorder) makes a reservation for recording a program to be broadcast in the near future by recording the start time of the program to be reserved for recording.
Many items such as the end time, the channel, and the recording mode have to be input, and the operation is quite difficult for a general user, and there are cases where the desired program cannot be recorded due to an incorrect reservation setting. Therefore, some proposals have been made to simplify the method of recording reservation.

For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-215781-4, contents of reserved programs are displayed on a television screen to display duplicate reservations, two time axes are used, and display is made by designating items. Or displaying the calendar,
It is designed to assist the user's recording reservation. Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-42454 discloses a technique for displaying data for each subscriber. Recently, it is possible to make a recording reservation by converting the information required for recording reservation into a number digit string of several digits and providing it with the program guide to the user, and the user inputting the number string. There is also.

[0004]

As described above, various proposals have been made regarding the method of recording reservation and the display thereof, but the information of the recorded program and the information of the program reserved for recording are unified. There was no special treatment, and the user had no choice but to manage them separately. Also, if you record the same program every week or every day, it will be displayed in one line on the recording reservation screen, so it is difficult to understand the context with other program reservations,
There were problems such as forgetting to change the tape before the recording start time and running out of the remaining tape, or forgetting to set the timer recording mode.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording reservation apparatus which can simultaneously display information on a recorded program and information on a program reserved for recording and can be operated in a unified manner.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As means for achieving the above object, a recorded screen for displaying information of recorded video and a recording reservation screen for displaying information of video recording reserved are displayed at the same time. Then, the date of recording or recording reservation is taken in one axis direction of each of the recorded screen and the recording reservation screen, and the information of the recording or recording reserved video is arranged by taking the type of input in the other axis direction. A recording reservation, wherein the information of the recording-reserved video displayed on the recording reservation screen is moved to the inside of the recorded screen after the recording is completed and displayed as the information of the recorded video. It is intended to provide a device.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As an embodiment of the recording reservation apparatus of the present invention, V
An input display device for operating a TR (video tape recorder) or the like is shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and will be described below. The input display device 1 includes an input display unit 2 as shown in the schematic configuration diagram of FIG.
And the control unit 10. As shown in the side sectional view of FIG. 2, the input display unit 2 is provided with a pressing position detection sheet 4 for detecting the pressing position of a transparent touch panel or the like on the information display unit 3 such as a liquid crystal display device or a CRT device. Has been.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 10 displays the pressed position detecting unit 11 for detecting the pressed position of the pressed position detecting sheet 4, the input area corresponding to the stored options and the background image as information. The input area display section 12 displayed on the section 3, the position comparison / determination section 13 for comparing the pressed position detected by the pressed position detection section 11 and the position of the input area displayed on the input area display section 12, and switching of the input screen An input area control unit 14 for instructing the input area display unit 12 about the display position and type of the input area, the background image, etc.
A character control unit 15 that controls the position, type, etc. of the character, a character display unit 16 that causes the information display unit 3 to display an anthropomorphic character stored by a control signal from the character control unit 15, and a position comparison / determination unit. A flow control unit 17 that controls the whole by a signal supplied from the storage unit 13, a storage unit 18 that outputs control contents such as various modes to the flow control unit 17, and various devices connected by a control signal from the flow control unit 17. And a connected device control unit 19 for controlling the.

Even if the pressed position detecting sheet 4 and the pressed position detecting unit 11 are configured to detect the position where the pressure changes when pressed by a finger or the like, when the pressure is detected by a specific pen or the like, The position where the electrostatic capacitance has changed may be detected as the pressing position.

Further, an example of the appearance of such an input display device 1 is shown in FIG. In the figure, the input display device 1 is supported by the legs 5 so that the input display part 2 stands diagonally, so that the user can easily see the display of the input display part 2 and can easily input data. Has become. Further, the control unit 10 is built in the peripheral portion of the input display unit 2 or the leg portion 5. Further, the leg portion 5 is connected to various devices by a bus or a control line, or directed to various devices. A signal output unit for outputting a wireless signal is attached. When the control unit 10 is large, the external appearance portion shown in FIG. 3 may be configured by only the input display unit 2, and the control unit 10 and the connection terminal or the signal output unit may be prepared separately.

As shown in FIG. 4, the connected device controller 19 of the input display device 1 includes a VTR 20a, a television device 20b, an audio amplifier 20c, a CD player 20d, a cassette deck 20e, etc. by a bus or a control line. Various audiovisual devices 20 are connected, and the various audiovisual devices 20 can be controlled by the connected device control unit 19 of the input display device 1. The input display device 1 and the various audiovisual devices 20 are not limited to being connected by a wire such as a bus or a control line, but may be controlled by infrared rays or other wireless signals.

Next, the operation of the input display device 1 will be described with reference to the schematic block diagram of FIG. On the information display unit 3 of the input display unit 2, a region of choices, a background image and a character are displayed. Then, the area of each option and the background image are displayed on the input area display unit 12 according to an instruction from the input area control unit 14, so that the input area and the background image that change according to various modes are obtained, and the character is a character. The position and type of the character are designated by the instruction from the control unit 15, and the character display unit 16 displays the animation to change the facial expression or move while moving. In addition, the area and character of each option are surrounded by lines or colored to clarify the position and range to the user, and if necessary, the color,
The shape and size can be changed.

Here, when the user selects one of the options, the detection unit of the pressed position detection sheet 4 on the region of the option displayed on the information display unit 3 is pressed by a finger or the like. Is detected by the pressed position detection unit 11, and the pressed position information is supplied to the position comparison / determination unit 13. The position comparison / determination unit 13 includes the input area display unit 12
Since the one-region display position of the option is supplied from, the display position is compared with the pressed position information, and the selected option is supplied to the flow control unit 17.

The flow control unit 17 reads the control content corresponding to the selected option from the storage unit 18, and instructs the input area control unit 14 to change the color of the option or to change to the next display screen. Or character control unit 15
By changing the character's position, type, etc., to change the character's facial expression, movement, etc., it is displayed as if the character is acting on behalf of the user, and the option selected by the user is accepted. Notify the user that something is happening or guide the user to make it easier to choose the next option. Also, depending on the selected content,
A control signal is supplied to the connected device control unit 19 to control various audiovisual devices 20 connected to the outside.

As described above, by operating the input display device 1, the user only needs to see and press the input area or the character displayed on the input display section 2 to input data from all the audiovisual equipments 20. The operation can be performed. As a result, the user can easily operate. Further, since the input display device 1 and the operation buttons of the audiovisual device 20 are not necessary, the device itself can be manufactured at low cost, and the user can operate the device from the beginning because it is difficult to operate just by looking at it. It is possible to prevent giving up.

Further, the operation of the display screen when the input display device 1 is operated will be described with a focus on the display screen displayed on the input display section 2 and the flowchart. The operations in the control unit 10 in displaying the background screen, detecting the pressure, moving the character, and the like are the same as those described above, and will not be described below.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a "program information" screen. This screen appears by pressing the area showing "program information" on another display screen displayed on the input display section 2. The "program information" screen shown in the figure shows a recorded information display area A for displaying information on recorded programs, a recording reservation information display area B for displaying information on programs reserved for recording, and the recorded information display area A. And areas C and D for scrolling the recording reservation information display area B in the direction of the date, an area E for moving to another display screen, a recorded information display area A and a recording reservation information display area B. Program information 22 ~
Areas F to I for operating 29 are displayed.

Each program information 22 displayed in the recorded information display area A and the recording reservation information display area B
In each of the areas A and B, 29 are displayed in order from the earliest date from left to right, and are arranged vertically for each channel (input type). Are considered and arranged. Further, the recorded information display area A and the recording reservation information display area B can be scrolled in the direction of the date (horizontal direction) by pressing the areas C and D, and information other than near the current date can be viewed. . Then, in each of the program information 22 to 29, the recording start date, the start time, and the channel are displayed, and a picture showing the content (genre) is displayed so that the content of each program information can be understood.

Here, in the case of newly making a recording reservation of a program, by pressing the "Register" area H, a registration screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and the recording reservation can be made. Here, the information necessary for recording reservation is converted into a number string of several digits and provided together with the program guide, and the recording reservation is made by inputting this number string. In the same figure, if a numeric string corresponding to a program to be reserved for recording is entered with the numeric keys H1 by looking at the program table or the like, the numeric string is displayed in the area H2 and the information of the program corresponding to the numeric string is displayed in the area H3. Is displayed in. The user sees these displays and confirms that the desired program is displayed.
Whether to record the program "once" by the area H4,
Select whether to record “weekly” or “every day”, and select whether to “record” at that time, “watch” at that time, or “register only” and not execute, as shown in area H5. In the area H6, whether to record in the “standard” mode or in the “triple” mode is set in the case of selecting “Record” from.

When all the settings have been completed and the contents have been confirmed, and if this is acceptable, the "OK" area H7 is pressed to return to the "Program Information" screen of FIG. At this time, the registered program information is displayed in the recording reservation information display area B, but its position changes depending on the date, channel, and start time. The procedure for designating the position is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

On the registration screen of FIG. 6, an "OK" area H
When 7 is pressed, first, it is judged whether or not there is already reserved program information in the recording reservation information display area B of the "program information" screen (step 52), and if there is no program information (step 52 → N), the newly registered program information is displayed in the upper left of the recording reservation information display area B (step 53), and the process ends.

If there is already reserved program information (step 52 → Y), those dates are compared with the date of the newly registered program information (step 5).
4) If the date of the newly registered program information is the latest (latest) date, go to step 55. If there is program information of the same date as the newly registered program information, go to step 56. Otherwise go to step 57
Go to

When the date of the newly registered program information is the latest date, in step 55, some of the already reserved program information have the same channel as the newly registered program information. If there is no same channel (step 55 → N),
The newly registered program information is displayed at the bottom right position (there is no display of program information on the top, bottom, left, or right) (step 58), and if there is program information for the same channel (step 55 →
Y), the newly registered program information is displayed at the rightmost position (the program information is not displayed above and below) in the same row as the program information (step 59).

If there is program information on the same date as the newly registered program information date, at step 56,
It is determined whether there is program information of the same channel on the same day (step 56), and if there is no program information of the same channel on the same day (step 56 → N), whether there is program information of the same channel on another day. (Step 6
0), if there is (step 60 → Y), it is displayed in the same row as the program information of the same channel in the program information column of the same day (step 61), and there is no program information of the same channel on another day. In the case (step 60 → N), it is displayed at the bottom (there is no display of the program information on the left and right) in the program information column of the same day (step 62).

Then, if there is program information of the same channel on the same day (step 56 → Y), the start time of the program information is compared with the start time of the newly registered program information (step 63), and new If the start time of the program information registered in is earlier (step 63 → early), the newly registered program information is displayed so as to be on the left side of the program information of the same channel on the same day (step 64), and newly displayed. If the start time of the registered program information is later (step 63 →
Late), the newly registered program information is displayed so as to come to the right of the program information of the same channel on the same day (step 65).

Finally, in step 54, other cases will be described. If the date of the newly registered program information is not the last and there is no program information of the same day, it is determined whether there is program information of a date earlier than the date of this newly registered program information ( Step 57),
If there is no program information of the previous date (step 57 → N),
This newly registered program information comes to the front (left side) column. Then, at this time, it is judged whether or not the program information already reserved has the same channel as the newly registered program information (step 66), and if there is not the same channel (step 66). 66 → N), the newly registered program information is displayed at the bottom left position (there is no display of program information on the top, bottom, left, and right) (step 67), and if there is program information of the same channel (step 66 →
Y), the newly registered program information is displayed at the leftmost position (the program information is not displayed above and below) in the same row as the program information (step 68).

If there is program information with a date earlier than the date of the newly registered program information (step 57 → Y),
The newly registered program information will be displayed in the column on the right side of the program information of the date closest to the date of the newly registered program information. Then, it is judged whether or not the program information of the closest previous date has the same channel as the newly registered program information (step 69), and if there is program information of the same channel (step 69). Step 69 →
Y), the newly registered program information is displayed on the right side (there is no display of the program information above and below) in the same row as the program information (step 70). Then, if there is no one of the same channel (step 69 → N), it is judged whether or not there is another channel of the same channel as the newly registered program information among the already reserved program information ( Step 7
1) If there is no one with the same channel (step 71 → N), it is located at the bottom of the right column of the program information of the closest previous date (the program information is not displayed on the top, bottom, left or right). The newly registered program information is displayed (step 72), and if there is program information of the same channel (step 71 →
Y), the newly registered program information is displayed at the same row as the program information in the right column of the program information of the nearest previous date (the program information is not displayed above and below) (step 7).
3).

If "weekly" or "daily" recording is selected by the area H4, program information is displayed on all relevant days and days. As a result, you can see at a glance what is reserved for each date. By thus displaying, the program information 22 to 29 is arranged and displayed as in the "program information" screen shown in FIG. If there is already reserved program information at the position where the newly registered program information is to be displayed, the column including the reserved program information and the program information after the column may be changed as necessary. Move to the right or bottom to display the newly registered program information in an inserted form.

In order to attach a picture showing the genre of the program information to each of the program information 22 to 29 displayed at the designated position in this way, a "painting" area I and a display area of the program information desired to be painted are added. Press and to open the sub screen (not shown),
Choose from several model pictures prepared there, or draw your own picture or program title and register. Also, the picture may be read from the outside by a scanner or the like. Then, the contents of the program information can be changed by pressing the "update" area G and the display area of the program information to be updated. At this time, if there is a change in date, channel, or start time, the display position of the program information is moved to an appropriate position according to the same procedure as in the flowchart of FIG. Further, the registered program information can be erased by pressing the "erasure" area F and the display area of the program information desired to be erased.

When it is desired to know more detailed contents of the program information 22 to 29, the detailed screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed by pressing the display area of the program information to be known,
The contents of the program information can be confirmed. And "O
By pressing the "K" area J, it is possible to return to the "program information" screen. Furthermore, by pressing the display area of the program information twice while the corresponding recorded tape is mounted on the video tape recorder, it is possible to cue and reproduce the program.

The program information 27 to 29 displayed in the recording reservation information display area B is automatically moved to the recorded information display area A and displayed when the recording is completed. The display position at that time is determined in the same manner as the flowchart of FIG. In the above-described embodiment, the input device 1 that directly presses the input display unit 2 is taken as an example. However, the present invention may be incorporated in a video tape recorder and used. The designation may be performed using the cursor keys or the like.

[0032]

As described above, the recording reservation apparatus of the present invention simultaneously displays the recorded screen displaying the information of the recorded video and the recording reservation screen displaying the information of the video reserved for recording. It is possible to view simultaneously the recorded program information to the program information to be recorded. Then, the information on the recorded video and the information on the video reserved for recording can be operated in a unified manner.

Further, the date of recording or recording reservation is taken in one axis direction of each of the recorded screen and the recording reservation screen, and the information of the image recorded or reserved for recording is taken in the other axis direction according to the type of input. Since they are displayed side by side, the program information of continuous programs recorded weekly or every day are arranged in the same row, and it becomes easy to find a desired program. And
After the recording is completed, the information of the video recording-reserved that is displayed on the recording reservation screen is moved to the recorded screen and displayed as the information of the recorded video. No need to register.

Further, in the case where the detailed display of the information is performed by selecting the display portion of the information of the recorded image or the image for which the recording is reserved, which is displayed in the recorded screen or the reserved recording screen, It is sufficient to display only the minimum necessary information on the recorded screen and the recording reservation screen, which makes it easier to see. Further, since the display portion of the video information is directly designated, the operation becomes easy.

When the recorded screen and the recording reservation screen are scrolled in the forward and backward directions of the date to be displayed, it is possible to see only the desired portion while conscious of the whole in the continuity of time.

Further, when an operation input is performed by directly pressing the display portion and the operation area of the information of the video recording or the video recording reserved for display on the screen, it is said that the user can directly operate while watching the display. effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an input display device which is an embodiment of a recording reservation device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing an example of an input display unit 2.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of an external appearance of the input display device 1.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of use of the input display device 1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a “program information” screen of the input display unit 2.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a registration screen of the input display unit 2.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining a display position of program information registered on a “program information” screen.

8 is a diagram showing an example of a detailed display screen of the input display unit 2. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 input display device 2 input display part 3 information display part 4 pressed position detection sheet 5 leg part 10 control part 11 pressed position detection part 12 input area display part 13 position comparison determination part 14 input area control part 15 character control part 16 character display Part 17 Flow control part 18 Storage part 19 Connected device control part 20 Audiovisual equipment 22 to 29 Program information A Recorded information display area B Recording reservation information display area

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Eiichi Hosono, 3-12 Moriya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. Within Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A recorded screen for displaying information of recorded video and a recording reservation screen for displaying information of recorded video are displayed at the same time, and one of the recorded screen and the recording reservation screen is displayed. The date of the recording or the recording reservation is taken in the axial direction, the input type is taken in the other axis direction, and the information of the video image of the recording or the recording reservation is displayed side by side, and the recording screen displayed on the recording reservation screen is displayed. A recording reservation apparatus, wherein information of a reserved video is moved to the recorded screen after the recording is finished and displayed as information of the recorded video. 2. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is displayed by selecting a display portion of the information of the recording or the recording-reserved video displayed on the recorded screen or the recording reservation screen. A recording reservation device characterized by performing detailed display of. 3. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the recorded screen and the recording reservation screen are scrolled in the forward and backward directions of the date to be displayed. 4. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3, wherein the display portion of the recording or the information of the recording-reserved video displayed on the screen and the operation area are directly pressed. A recording reservation device characterized by performing an operation input by operating the recording reservation device.