JP4356348B2 - Video recording apparatus and reserved recording method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention is preferably applied to a DVD recorder or the like that performs recording based on reserved recording information of a recording medium when a recording medium on which reserved recording information is recorded, such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), is inserted. Video recorderAnd scheduled recording methodAbout.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when a recording medium on which scheduled recording information such as television broadcasting is recorded is inserted, a disc that performs recording based on the reserved recording information of the recording medium instead of the reserved recording information stored in the apparatus main body As a video recording apparatus having a reservation function, for example, a DVD recorder as shown in FIG. 21 has been proposed. This is realized by using a VR (Video Recording) format of a rewritable DVD, for example, a DVD-RW (DVD-ReWritable). As a VR format specification, an area that can be freely used by the manufacturer is set on the disc. This area is used as a recording area for reserved recording information, and the above-described recording reservation method is realized.
[0003]
In the figure, 101 is a recording medium DVD (hereinafter referred to as a disk), 102 is a reading unit comprising an optical system and a mechanical unit such as a pickup, and 103 is reserved recording information (hereinafter referred to as disk reservation) read from the disk 101. Disc reservation information extracting unit 104 for extracting information). 104 is a switching unit for switching disc reservation information and main unit reservation information to be described later as reserved recording information at the time of content recording, and 105 is an input operation means such as a keyboard and a mouse. , A user interface (hereinafter referred to as UI) for performing reservation setting or reservation correction of reservation recording information, and 106 is a storage means composed of a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory provided in the DVD recorder, Scheduled recording information created separately from what is recorded on the disc 101 by the user Hereinafter, a main reservation information storage unit that stores as the main reservation information.) To the DVD recorder body.
[0004]
Reference numeral 107 is a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), and is a reservation information holding unit that holds and expands reservation recording information selected by the switching unit 104. Reference numeral 108 is an optical system similar to the reading unit 2. And writing means for writing content data (video, audio, etc.) to be recorded on the DVD 101 based on the reservation information developed in the reservation information holding unit. Reference numeral 109 denotes a graphical user interface (hereinafter referred to as GUI) that is connected to the DVD recorder via an external cable or the like and displays the reservation recording information developed in the reservation information holding unit 107.
[0005]
Although not shown, the control of the entire system is performed by a processor such as MPU (Microprocessing Unit).
[0006]
In such a DVD recorder, in the initial state in which the disc 101 is not loaded, the switching unit 104 is normally set to select the main unit reservation information and is stored in the main unit reservation information storage unit 106. The information is expanded in the scheduled recording information holding unit 107. The user can perform recording based on the main body reservation information, and can perform reservation setting and reservation correction while confirming the main body reservation information displayed on the GUI 109. This state is called a main body reservation mode.
[0007]
At this time, when the disc 101 is loaded into the DVD recorder, the main body reservation information held and expanded in the reservation information holding unit 107 is stored in the main body reservation information storage unit 6 via the switching unit 4. Then, the switching unit 104 switches from the main body reservation information to the disk reservation information, and the disk reservation information of the disk 101 is held and developed in the vacant reservation information holding unit 107. This state is called a disk reservation mode.
[0008]
In this way, it is possible to easily switch from the main body reservation mode to the disk reservation mode simply by inserting the disk 101 into the DVD recorder. Further, when the disc reservation mode is set, the disc reservation mode can be canceled by taking out the disc 101 from the DVD recorder, ending reservation recording in the disc reservation information, or erasing the disc reservation information with the reservation editing function. It is like that.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, although the disk reservation function described above has been realized, the reservation information held in the reservation information holding unit 107 at a time is only one of the main body reservation information and the disk reservation information. The reservation information cannot be moved or copied between the main body reservation information and the disk reservation information on 107, and the movement and copy function of the reservation information between the main body reservation information and the disk reservation information has not been realized.
[0010]
  In view of the above, the present invention realizes a transfer function and a copy function of reservation information between main body reservation information and disk reservation information.Rukoaimed to.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The first means of the video recording apparatus of the present invention is:Recording medium reservation information group holding unit in which recording medium reservation recording information is written and held when the recording medium on which recording medium reservation recording information, which is information relating to reservation recording with respect to the recording medium, is recorded is inserted into the apparatus main body A reservation information group holding unit including a main body reservation information group holding unit for holding main body reservation recording information which is information related to reserved recording for the apparatus main body,For reservation information group holding sectionUser'sInput operation means for inputting instructions and user instructions from the input operation meansOn the basis of, Between the main body reservation information group holding unit and the recording medium reservation information group holding unit,Information heldSend and receiveRecording reservation execution means, and writing means for recording on the recording medium based on the information currently held in the recording medium reservation information group holding unitWithIn the case of a mode for recording on a recording medium, the recording medium reserved recording information with a predetermined mark and the main body reserved recording information with a mark indicating inactivity are simultaneously displayed on an external display device. In the mode for recording on the main unit, the recording medium reserved recording information and the main unit reserved recording information to which the mark indicating inactivity is added are simultaneously displayed on the external display device.It is what I did.
[0012]
  According to the present invention, since the reserved recording information holding unit for holding the reserved recording information is divided into areas for the reserved recording information of the recording medium and the reserved recording information of the main unit, the reserved recording information holding unit Both of the reserved recording information can be held and expanded at the same time, and the reserved recording information can be transmitted and received between both of the reserved recording information, thereby realizing the function of moving and copying the reserved recording information.Further, in the mode of recording on the recording medium, the recording medium reserved recording information to which a predetermined mark is given and the main body reserved recording information to which an inactivity mark is given are simultaneously displayed on an external display device. In the recording mode for the main body of the apparatus, the recording medium reserved recording information and the main body reserved recording information to which the mark indicating inactivity is attached are simultaneously displayed on the external display device. The user can visually distinguish the recording medium reserved recording information from the main body reserved recording information.
[0013]
  The second means of the video recording apparatus of the present invention is the recording medium reserved recording information written when the recording medium recording the recording medium reserved recording information, which is information relating to the reserved recording for the recording medium, is inserted into the apparatus main body. And a reservation information group holding unit having one storage area for holding reserved recording information including main unit reserved recording information which is information related to reserved recording for the apparatus main body, and a user instruction to the reservation information group holding unit are input. Use from the input operation means, the identification information generating means for setting a flag for identifying the recording medium reserved recording information and the main body recording information in either one of the recording medium reserved recording information and the main body recording information and the input operating means Scheduled recording information held in the reservation information group holding unit based on the user's instructionMove or copy processingRecording reservation execution means for inverting the flag of the scheduled recording information to be processed, and the recording medium reserved recording information held in the reservation information group holding unit are selected using the flag, And recording means for recording on the recording medium based on the recording medium reserved recording information.
[0014]
  According to the present invention,Recording medium reserved recording information or main unit reserved recording informationEither one ofFlagWith thatOne storage areaIn the timer recording information holding unit,Recording medium reserved recording information and main unit reserved recording informationDifferentiated.Furthermore, by inverting the flag,Scheduled recording information can be transmitted and received between the two types of scheduled recording information, and a function for moving and copying scheduled recording information can be realized.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the video recording apparatus of the present invention will be described as an example applied to a DVD recorder with reference to FIGS.
[0016]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic system block diagram of the DVD recorder of this example. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a rewritable DVD (hereinafter referred to as a disk) as a recording medium, and writing is performed, for example, in a DVD-RW (DVD Re-recordable) VR (Video Recording) format. As a specification of the VR format, an area that can be freely used by the manufacturer is set on the disc, and this area is used as a recording area for reserved recording information (hereinafter referred to as reservation information) in this example.
[0017]
In this example, the reserved recording information is a group of information that is necessary or efficient for performing a reserved recording in order to perform a reserved recording of a broadcast program such as a television broadcast, and will be described later from a television broadcast program guide of a newspaper. It can be created by manual input or code input using the GUI 4, or reservation recording information can be obtained from EPG (Electronic Program Guide) or the like.
[0018]
Reference numeral 2 denotes a reading unit composed of an optical system such as a pickup and a mechanical unit, which extracts information necessary for reserved disk recording (hereinafter referred to as disk reservation information) recorded on the disk 1 and stores a reservation information group described later. Transmit to the holding unit 3.
[0019]
Reference numeral 3 denotes a reservation information group holding unit made of a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a disk reservation information group holding unit 3a for holding and expanding the disk reservation information of the disk 1, and a main body reservation information group of the apparatus main body. It is composed of a main body reservation information group holding unit 3b that reads out, holds and expands main body reservation information stored in the storage unit 9, and is held and expanded in the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a and the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b. The contents of the reservation information group are displayed in parallel on a GUI display screen described later.
[0020]
In this example, the division of the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a and the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b is logical, but physically separate storage areas may be provided.
[0021]
4 is a graphical user composed of a display device for displaying reserved recording information developed in the reservation information group holding unit 3, a remote control for performing reservation setting and reservation correction of the reserved recording information, a touch panel, and an input operation means such as a mouse. An interface (hereinafter referred to as GUI). The user can use the GUI 4 to instruct the switching unit to select which of the reserved recording information of the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a or the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b to perform desired reservation recording.
[0022]
5 is a selector for switching whether to input an instruction input such as movement, copy, reservation setting, reservation correction, etc. of reservation recording information to the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a or the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b in accordance with an instruction from the GUI 4 It is. Reference numeral 6 denotes a selector for switching which of the reserved recording information to be executed by the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a or the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b in accordance with an instruction from the GUI 4. The selector 7 may automatically switch to the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b when the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a has been selected, for example. Good.
[0023]
7 is supplied with the reservation information of the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a or the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b selected by the selector 6 and reflects the contents of the above-described movement, copying, reservation setting, reservation correction, etc. of the reservation information. This is a recording reservation execution system for executing reservation recording.
[0024]
8 is composed of an optical system and a mechanical unit like the reading unit 2, and the essential information of the reservation information in the disk reservation information group holding unit 3 a of the reservation information group holding unit 3 and the content data recorded on the basis of the reservation information are stored in the DVD 1. Writing means for writing. Examples of the essential information include a recording start time, a recording end time, a recording date and a recording day, a recording channel, a recording rate (recording time mode), and the like.
[0025]
9 is a storage means comprising a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory provided in the DVD recorder, and a main body for storing reserved recording information created separately from what is stored in the disk 1 by the user in the DVD recorder main body It is a reservation information group storage unit.
[0026]
Reference numeral 10 denotes a main body display tube having a display unit such as an LED or a liquid crystal in the DVD recorder main body, and 11 denotes a nonvolatile memory including a flash memory for storing selection information of reserved recording information selected by the switching unit 4 at the time of a power failure. .
[0027]
Although not shown, the control of the entire system is performed by a processor such as MPU (Microprocessing Unit).
[0028]
In the DVD recorder having the above configuration, for example, in the initial state where the disc 1 is not inserted, the main body reservation information stored in the main body reservation information group storage unit 9 is expanded in the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b. Yes. In this case, the user can perform recording based on the main body reservation information.
[0029]
In this state, when the disc 1 is loaded in the DVD recorder, the disc reservation information is read out by the readout unit 2 and developed in the disc reservation information group holding unit 3a. It is supposed to switch to. At this time, “Disc reservation mode ON” or the like may be displayed on the GUI 4 display screen to notify the user.
[0030]
The reservation information held in the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a is written on the disk by the writing unit 8 immediately before the disk is removed. At this time, since the disk reservation mode is turned off, “disk reservation mode off” or the like may be displayed to notify the user.
[0031]
The user can set the recording reservation by inputting the reservation information to the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a of the reservation information group holding unit 3 via the GUI 4. In addition, by controlling the selector 5 to switch the input destination of the reserved recording information from the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a to the main unit reservation information group holding unit 3b, it is possible to set the recording reservation in the main unit reservation information group holding unit 3b. .
[0032]
By performing the operation as described above, the reservation information is set in the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a and the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b. In this state, the reservation information in the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a is reserved in the main body. It can be moved and copied to the information group holding unit 3b, and conversely from the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b to the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a.
[0033]
When it is desired to make a disk reservation, the selector 6 is controlled to switch the reservation information in the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a to the recording reservation execution system 7 (disk reservation mode). By switching the selector 6 and moving the reservation information in the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b to the recording reservation execution system 7 (main body reservation mode), the recording reservation is executed reflecting the contents of the above movement and copying. .
[0034]
The reservation mode switching will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a reservation list displayed on the GUI 4 when reservation information is held in the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a or the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b of this example. 2A and 2B, reference numerals 12 to 15 denote broadcast programs (hereinafter referred to as events) that have been reserved by a reservation addition operation described later. Reference numeral 16 denotes a cursor indicating the display order, which is positioned at “time” in the case of the reservation time order display, and in “priority” in the order of the scheduled recording priority order, and in this example, is in time order. A reservation event 12, 15 on the left shoulder 17 is a disk reservation mark for identifying a disk reservation event.
[0035]
2A shows when the disk reservation mode is on, and FIG. 2B shows when the disk reservation mode is off. When the disk reservation mode is on, the reservation events 13 and 14 without the disk reservation mark 17 are added with a background color (indicated by diagonal lines) and inactive. Thus, when the disk reservation mode is off, the reservation events 12 and 15 with the disk reservation mark 17 become inactive, and no reservation recording is performed for these inactive reservation events.
[0036]
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the reservation list display when reservation information is held in the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a or the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b, in order of priority. 3A shows when the disk reservation mode is on, and FIG. 3B shows when the disk reservation mode is off. 3, parts corresponding to those in FIG. In both FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the disk reservation and the main body reservation are displayed in order of priority. The inactive display is the same as in FIG.
[0037]
FIG. 4 shows a flowchart for displaying the reservation list. First, a menu screen (not shown) is opened (step S11), and it is determined whether or not the disk reservation mode is set (step S12). When the disk reservation mode is on, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 3A, the main body reservation event is given a background color to be inactive and a reservation list is displayed (step S13). When the disk reservation mode is off, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 3B, the disk reservation event is deactivated and a reservation list is displayed (step S14).
[0038]
Next, it is selected whether to display in the reserved recording time order or the reserved recording priority order (step S15), and when the time order is selected, the time order is displayed as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B (step S16). In this case, the cursor 16 moves to the “time” position. In this example, in the case of the same recording time, the inactive reservation event is set to the top.
[0039]
When displaying in the order of reservation priority in step S15 of the flowchart of FIG. 4 (step S17), as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the cursor 16 moves to the “priority” position, and the disk reservation event and the main body reservation event. Both are displayed in order of priority.
[0040]
The reservation mode switching operation will be described with reference to FIGS. First, switching from the disk reservation mode to the main body reservation mode will be described. When the disk reservation is turned off from the disk reservation on state, a reservation list or a program table (not shown) is displayed from the GUI 4 menu screen (not shown) or the like (step S21). Hereinafter, the reservation list will be described as an example, but the same operation is performed from the program guide.
[0041]
FIG. 6 shows an example of a reservation list made up of reserved recording information held in the reservation information group holding unit 3. 21 indicates information such as the recording date and day of the week, whether it is daily or every other week, 22a is a recording start time, 31 is a broadcast program name (event name), 24 and 25 are marks indicating the scheduled recording execution status, etc. For example, 24 indicates that scheduled recording is being executed. Reference numeral 26 denotes a mark indicating the overlap of the reserved recording time, and the reservation event with the overlap mark indicates that all broadcasts within the set reservation time cannot be recorded. Reference numeral 27 denotes a disc type and application format, and 28 denotes the name of a disc inserted in the apparatus main body. Reference numeral 32 denotes a tool button for moving to a display of a reserved disk tool to be used other than switching of reserved recording information. The configuration of the reservation list screen display is not limited to this example.
[0042]
A zoom display function may be provided in the main body reservation list display of this example, and for example, a reservation event to be referred to may be selected and a zoom display screen as shown in FIG. 7 may be displayed. In the zoom display, for example, the recording start / end time 22, the recording mode 29 such as so-called SP, EP, and HQ for changing the recording bit rate, the broadcasting station name 30 of the recording channel, and the like, than the main screen of the reservation list in FIG. Detailed information can be obtained.
[0043]
Next, the reservation list tool button 32 is pressed to display the reservation list tool items (step S22). FIG. 8 shows an example of a tool item for disk reservation. In this example, items such as recording reservation, recording mode automatic adjustment, and disc information are prepared as the tool item 41, but the present invention is not limited to this example.
[0044]
When it is desired to turn off the disk reservation, the disk reservation off 42 is selected via the GUI 4 (step S23). Then, the selectors 5 and 6 are switched from the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a to the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b, and the disk reservation is invalidated (step S24). At this time, in order to notify the user that the disk reservation invalidation operation has been completed, for example, “disk reservation invalidated” may be displayed.
[0045]
However, the disk reservation mode is canceled, the mode is switched to the main body reservation mode, and a reservation list in which the main body reservation event is activated as shown in FIGS. 2B and 3B is displayed on the display screen of GUI4. The same applies when a tool is selected from the program guide.
[0046]
Next, switching from the main body reservation mode to the disk reservation mode will be described with reference to FIGS. First, when the disk 1 is inserted into the apparatus main body and the disk reservation is to be turned on from the disk reservation OFF state, the reservation list or program table (not shown) shown in FIG. 6 is first displayed on the GUI 4 (step S31). Hereinafter, the reservation list will be described as an example, but the same operation is performed from the program guide.
[0047]
Next, the reservation list tool button 32 is pressed to display the main body reservation tool item 51 (step S32). FIG. 10 shows an example of a tool item in the reservation list when the disk reservation is off. In this example, items such as recording reservation, recording mode automatic adjustment, and disc information are prepared as tool items 51, but the present invention is not limited to this example.
[0048]
If it is desired to turn on the disk reservation, the disk reservation on 52 is selected via the GUI 4 (step S33). Then, the selectors 5 and 6 switch from the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b to the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a to validate the disk reservation (step S34). At this time, in order to notify the user that the disk reservation enabling operation is completed, for example, “Disk reservation is enabled. The reservation of the main unit is not executed until the disk reservation is disabled or the disk is ejected. "Is good to display.
[0049]
However, the disk reservation mode is turned on to switch to the disk reservation mode, and a reservation list in which disk reservation events are activated as shown in FIGS. 2A and 3A is displayed on the GUI 4. The same applies when a tool is selected from the program guide.
[0050]
Next, a reservation event moving operation between the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a and the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b will be described. FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the reservation event moving operation. First, a reservation list as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed (step S41), and a reservation event to be moved, for example, a main body reservation event 13 is selected as shown by the cursor display 18 in FIG. 12A (step S42). Then, the movement 64 of the reservation event from the main body to the disk is selected from the submenu item 61 of the reservation list shown in FIG. 15 (step S43).
[0051]
At this time, for example, if “Do you want to move this reserved event to the disk?” Is displayed and if the icon such as (Yes) / (No) is displayed and the user selects it, the reserved event will be moved by mistake. This can be expected to reduce unintended operation mistakes.
[0052]
When the movement of the reservation event is completed, a message such as “Moved to disk” is displayed on the GUI 4 to notify the user that the movement has been completed (step S44). Then, as shown in FIG. A disk reservation mark 17 is attached and the movement result is reflected in the reservation list (step S45).
[0053]
Further, a reservation event copy operation between the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a and the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b will be described. FIG. 13 shows a flowchart of the reserved event copy operation. First, a reservation list as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed (step S51), and a reservation event to be copied, for example, a disk reservation event 12 is selected as shown by the cursor display 18 in FIG. 14A (step S52). Then, the copy event copy 63 from the disk to the main body is selected from the submenu item 61 of the reservation list shown in FIG. 15 (step S53).
[0054]
At this time, for example, if the message “Do you want to copy this reservation event to the main unit?” Is displayed and if the user selects an icon such as (Yes) / (No), the reservation event is copied by mistake. This can be expected to reduce unintended operation mistakes.
[0055]
When the copy of the reservation event is completed, a message such as “copied to the main body” is displayed on the GUI 4 to notify the user that the copy is complete (step S54), and then the disk reservation mark 17 is displayed as shown in FIG. 14B. A main body reservation event 12a without a blank is added, and the movement result is reflected in the reservation list (step S55).
[0056]
Next, recording reservation setting for a reservation event will be described. FIG. 16 shows an example of a display screen when the recording reservation setting screen in the disk reservation mode and the main body reservation mode is shared. FIG. 16 shows manual reservation (input by the user through GUI 4). In FIG. 16A, 36 is a reservation confirmation button 36, and 35 is a reservation button for sending reservation information to the disk, that is, inputting to the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a.
[0057]
Recording reservation is selected from the tool items of the reservation list, and the recording reservation setting screen of FIG. 16A is displayed. Recording day 21, recording start time 22a, recording end time 22b, recording channel 23, recording rate, which are essential information of reservation information, are displayed. After inputting 29, when the reservation button 36 is pressed to set a reservation, the main body is reserved, and when the disk reservation button 35 is pressed, the disk is reserved. This disk reservation button 35 should be inactivated when the disk is not inserted into the main body.
[0058]
FIG. 16B is another example of FIG. 16A, 37 is a reservation button for the main body, 38 is a reservation button for the disk, and so-called radio buttons are used. By pushing, it is possible to select exclusive reservation of the main body and disk reservation. When the disc is not inserted into the main body, the reservation button 38 for the disc may be inactivated.
[0059]
In FIG. 17, the recording reservation setting screen is displayed separately in the disk reservation mode and the main body reservation mode. That is, when the disk reservation mode is on, the recording reservation setting screen of FIG. 17 is displayed, and after inputting the essential information, pressing the confirm button 36, the reservation information is input to the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a and the reservation setting is made. Is done. At this time, a message such as “Reserved on disk” may be displayed to notify the user that the disk reservation information has been added. If recording reservation setting is performed when the disk reservation mode is off (main body reservation mode), reservation information is input to the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b and set for reservation.
[0060]
16A, FIG. 16B, and FIG. 17 are newly reserved reservation events with a disk reservation mark in the case of a disk reservation and a reservation event without a disk reservation mark in the case of a main body reservation. Appears in the list. The reservation addition can also be input by a code or an EPG.
[0061]
In addition, it is possible to perform the same operation by selecting a reservation list submenu item reservation correction, reservation erasure, etc., such as correcting or deleting a reservation-set event, and displaying a predetermined screen for each operation.
[0062]
According to this example, since the area of the reservation information group holding unit 3 is divided into the disk reservation information group holding unit 3a and the main body reservation information group holding unit 3b, both the reserved recording information are simultaneously held in the reservation information group holding unit 3. In accordance with a user instruction from the GUI 4, it becomes possible to transmit / receive scheduled recording information between the disk reservation information group holding unit 3 a and the main body reservation information group holding unit 3 b, It is possible to realize a function for moving and copying scheduled recording information.
[0063]
In this example, in the event of a power failure, a function is provided to know the reservation mode selection state before the power failure when power is restored. FIG. 18 shows a display flowchart of the GUI 4 and the main body display tube 10 when the power is restored from a power failure. First, as a state before the power failure, it is determined whether or not the disk reservation is on (step S61). The non-volatile memory 11 records whether the reservation mode before the power failure is a disk reservation or a main body reservation. When a power failure occurs, the reservation mode information at that time is read from the non-volatile memory 11. If it is a disk reservation, a disk reservation ON flag is set (step S62).
[0064]
Then, the GUI 4 displays that the disk reservation is on based on the flag information (step S63). As an example of the display content, for example, “Disk reservation is on. The reservation of the main body will not be executed until the disk reservation is disabled or the disk is replaced” is displayed. In addition, the main body display tube 11 displays “Reserve disk reservation” or the like (step S64). When these displays are notified to the user for about 5 seconds, the display may be turned off or a normal menu screen may be displayed. Further, it may be possible to shift to the main body reservation mode by a disk reservation on / off function of the tool item of the reservation list.
[0065]
In this case, the user can easily recognize the type of reservation mode before the power failure by looking at the main body display tube 11 without turning on the GUI 4 and displaying the reservation list or the like. Since it is different from the mode, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of recording a wrong event by reservation.
[0066]
Further, in this example, when the main body display tube 10 has either a disk reservation LED as an indicator light indicating disk reservation on / off, and either the disk reservation information or the main body reservation information to be executed in the reservation information group holding unit 3. A timer recording LED that is turned on is provided. FIG. 19 shows an example of the lighting pattern of the disk reservation LED and timer recording LED when there is disk reservation information to be executed. White circles are on and black circles are off. For example, even if the disk reservation LED is lit when the disk reservation is on, the presence or absence of reservation information can be determined by looking at the timer recording LED display. Therefore, it is possible to reduce failures such as setting any one of the reservation modes but not recording because there is no reservation information. The above-described LED may be a liquid crystal display or the like as long as it is visible to the user.
[0067]
An example of another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a schematic system block diagram of the DVD recorder of this example, and the same reference numerals are given to the portions corresponding to FIG. In this example, a disk reservation flag processing unit for setting a flag for discriminating the main body reservation information from the disk reservation information is provided, and a filter for selecting reservation information with the flag is provided.
[0068]
In the figure, 1 is a rewritable DVD (hereinafter referred to as a disk) which is a recording medium, 2 is composed of an optical system and a mechanical unit such as a pickup, and a reading unit for extracting information necessary for reserved recording of a disk, 82 This is a disk reservation flag processing unit that sets a flag for identifying the disk reservation information read from the disk 1 as the main body reservation information. A reservation information group holding unit 3 includes a volatile memory such as a RAM and holds disk reservation information and main body reservation information.
[0069]
Reference numeral 4 denotes a GUI, which is composed of a display device and input operation means for displaying the reserved recording information developed in the reservation information group holding unit 3, and the user can select desired information based on the presence or absence of a flag, for example, via this GUI. It is possible to select reservation recording information, instruct whether to set an identification flag for reservation recording information at the time of recording reservation setting, or to perform reservation setting or reservation correction of reservation recording information.
[0070]
5 is an instruction of the GUI 4, for example, when a reservation information that does not set a flag is transmitted to the reservation information group holding unit 3 in an operation such as a new reservation, a movement of a reservation, a copy, etc. This selector performs switching so as to transmit to the unit. A disk reservation flag processing unit 85 sets a flag for reservation information transmitted via the selector 5 in accordance with an instruction from the GUI 4.
[0071]
In response to an instruction from the GUI 4, the reservation information in the reservation information group holding unit 3 is selected from the reservation information with the flag set and the reservation information without the flag set in the reservation information of the reservation information group holding unit 3, This is a recording reservation execution filter for transmitting the reservation information. A recording reservation execution system 7 executes reserved recording based on the reservation information supplied from the recording reservation execution filter 86.
[0072]
Reference numeral 88 denotes a disk reservation filter that selects and sets flag information among the reservation information held in the reservation information group holding unit 3 and transmits it to the writing unit 8 of the disk 1. This is a writing unit that extracts only the data and writes it on the disk 1.
[0073]
Reference numeral 89 denotes a main body reservation filter that selects only the main body reservation information group without a flag from the reservation information group held and expanded in the reservation information group holding section 3 and supplies the selected main body reservation information group to the main body reservation information group storage section 9 for storage. .
[0074]
In the configuration as described above, when the user wants to select the reserved disk information when inputting the reserved recording information to the reserved information group holding unit 3 via the GUI 4, the selector 5 is controlled so that the reserved recording information is stored in the disk. A flag is set via the reservation flag processing unit 85. When it is desired to select the main body reservation, the selector 5 is controlled to input the reserved recording information to the reservation information group holding unit 3 as it is.
[0075]
The reservation information with a flag in the reservation information group holding unit 3 is transmitted to the filter 88 immediately before the disk is removed, and only the flagged flag is selected and transmitted to the writing unit 8. Is written. When a disc on which reservation information is written is inserted into the apparatus main body, the reservation information read by the reading unit 2 is set in the disk reservation flag processing unit 82 and supplied to the reservation information group holding unit 3.
[0076]
By performing the operations as described above, reservation information is set in the reservation information group holding unit 3. When the reservation information is set and the user issues an instruction to move the reservation information, if the specified reservation information flag is set, the flag is turned off. If the flag is off, the flag is set and the specified reservation information is set. To move. In the case of a reservation information copy instruction, a new reservation information having the same contents as the designated reservation information is newly created. If the original reservation information flag is set, the flag is turned off. If the flag is set, a flag is set. Copy specified reservation information.
[0077]
The user gives an instruction to the filter 86 via the GUI 4, and when the reserved recording of the disk is to be performed, the reservation information with the flag is set, and when the normal reserved recording with the main body reservation information is to be performed, the reservation without the flag is set. By controlling the information to be sent to the recording reservation execution system 7, the contents of the above movement and copying are reflected and executed.
[0078]
As a flag of this example, for example, if a reservation event with the flag set is displayed as a disk reservation mark 17 shown in FIG. In this case, the reservation list display contents and display form change, disk reservation invalidation / validation operation, reservation event move / copy operation, recording reservation setting operation, etc. in this example are the same operations as in FIG. Can be done.
[0079]
In this example, the flag for discriminating the main body reservation information from the disc reservation information is set. However, the reservation information may be identified by setting the flag for the main body reservation information instead of the disc reservation information. Good.
[0080]
According to this example, since the disc reservation information is provided with a flag for identifying the main body reservation information, the reserved recording information with the identification flag and the reservation without the identification flag are in accordance with a user instruction from the GUI. Scheduled recording information can be transmitted / received to / from the recorded information, and a function for moving and copying scheduled recorded information can be realized. In addition, this example can provide the same effects as the example of FIG.
[0081]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various other configurations can be taken without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[0082]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the first means of the present invention, the reserved recording information holding unit for holding the reserved recording information is divided into areas for the reserved recording information of the recording medium and for the reserved recording information of the main unit. Both reserved recording information can be simultaneously held and expanded on the reserved recording information holding unit, and the reserved recording information can be transmitted and received between both reserved recording information, and the moving and copying function of the reserved recording information can be realized. it can. Therefore, for example, it is possible to share the scheduled recording information such as copying the scheduled recording information stored in its own video recording apparatus to a recording medium such as a DVD and giving it to a friend.
  Further, in the mode of recording on the recording medium, the recording medium reserved recording information to which a predetermined mark is given and the main body reserved recording information to which an inactivity mark is given are simultaneously displayed on an external display device. In the recording mode for the main body of the apparatus, the recording medium reserved recording information and the main body reserved recording information to which the mark indicating inactivity is attached are simultaneously displayed on the external display device. The user can visually distinguish the recording medium reserved recording information from the main body reserved recording information. Therefore, the user can edit the recording medium reserved recording information and the main unit reserved recording information while viewing the screen of the display device. As a result, there is an effect that it is possible to reduce an operation error or the like by a user such as a mistake in a medium (an apparatus main body or a recording medium) for recording a program.
[0083]
  According to the second means,Recording medium reserved recording information or main unit reserved recording informationEither one ofFlagWith thatOne storage areaIn the timer recording information holding unit,Recording medium reserved recording information and main unit reserved recording informationDifferentiated.Furthermore, by inverting the flag,Scheduled recording information can be transmitted and received between the two types of scheduled recording information, and a function for moving and copying scheduled recording information can be realized. Therefore, as described above, it is possible to share the scheduled recording information such as copying the scheduled recording information stored in the video recording apparatus to a recording medium such as a DVD and giving it to a friend.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a time-order display of a reservation list according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a priority list display of a reservation list according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a display flowchart of a reservation list according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a disk reservation invalidating operation according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a reservation list according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a zoom display of a reservation list according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation list tool item when a disk reservation is invalid according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a disk reservation validation operation according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation list tool item when a disk reservation is valid according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing movement of a reservation event according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining movement of a reservation event according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a copy of about events in an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a copy of a reservation event according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a submenu item of a reservation list according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a recording reservation setting screen according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a recording reservation setting screen according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a display at the time of power recovery from a power failure according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a disk reservation LED and timer recording LED lighting pattern according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 20 is a system block diagram of an example of another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a conventional system configuration.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Disk, 2 ... Reading part, 3 ... Reservation information group holding part, 3a ... Disc reservation information group holding part, 3b ... Main body reservation information group holding part, 4 ... GUI, 5, 6 ... Selector, 7 ... Recording reservation execution System: 8: Write unit, 9: Main unit reservation information group storage unit, 10: Main unit display tube, 11: Non-volatile memory, 12, 13, 14, 15 ... Reserved event, 16, 18 ... Cursor, 17 ... Disc reservation mark 21 ... Recording date / day of the week, 22 ... Recording start / end time, 23 ... Channel, 29 ... Recording mode, 31 ... Broadcast program name, 32 ... Tool button, 35 ... Disc reservation button, 36 ... Confirm button, 37 ... Main unit Reservation button, 38 ... Disc reservation button, 41, 51 ... Tool item, 42 ... Disc reservation on button, 52 ... Disc reservation off button, 61 ... Submenu item, 62, 64 ... Reservation Dynamic button, 63, 65 ... Book copy button, 82, 85 ... disk reservation flag processing unit, 86,88,89 ... filter

Claims (12)

Recording medium reservation information group holding in which the recording medium reservation recording information is written and held when the recording medium on which recording medium reservation recording information, which is information relating to reservation recording on the recording medium, is recorded is inserted into the apparatus main body and parts, and the reservation information group holding unit comprising a body reservation information group holding unit which Ru information der according to the scheduled recording the body timer recording information for the apparatus main body is held,
An input operation means for inputting a user instruction to the reservation information group holding unit;
Recording reservation execution means for transmitting and receiving information held between the main body reservation information group holding unit and the recording medium reservation information group holding unit based on a user instruction from the input operation means;
Writing means for performing recording on the recording medium based on information currently held in the recording medium reservation information group holding unit;
In the case of a mode for recording on the recording medium, the recording medium reserved recording information with a predetermined mark and the main body reserved recording information with an inactivity mark are simultaneously displayed on an external display device. is allowed, the device said recording medium programmed recording information and the body timer recording information image movies that are displayed simultaneously on the external display device mark indicating inactive have been given if the mode for recording with respect to the body Recording device. The video recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The recording medium programmed recording information and the body timer recording information are simultaneously displayed on the external display device, that is sorted in chronological order of the programmed recording
Film image recording apparatus. The video recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The recording medium programmed recording information and the body timer recording information are simultaneously displayed on the external display device, that is sorted in order of priority of the scheduled recording
Film image recording apparatus. The recording medium reserved recording information written when the recording medium on which the recording medium reserved recording information, which is information relating to the reserved recording for the recording medium is recorded, is inserted into the apparatus main body, and the information related to the reserved recording for the apparatus main body. Reservation recording information including main body reservation recording information, a reservation information group holding unit having one storage area,
An input operation means for inputting a user instruction to the reservation information group holding unit;
Identification information generating means for setting a flag for identifying the recording medium reserved recording information and the main body recording information in either one of the recording medium reserved recording information and the main body recording information, and use from the input operation means Recording that reverses the flag of the scheduled recording information to be processed when moving or copying the scheduled recording information held in the reserved information group holding unit based on an instruction from the user Reservation execution means;
A recording means for selecting the recording medium reservation recording information held in the reservation information group holding unit using the flag, and recording the recording medium based on the recording medium reservation recording information; that Film image recording device. The video recording apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
When moving the front type recording medium programmed recording information in the body timer recording information by inverting the flag of the recording medium reservation recording information, when moving the body timer recording information to the recording medium programmed recording information body reserved Video recording device that reverses the flag of recording information. The video recording apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
When copying the previous type recording medium programmed recording information in the body timer recording information to generate a replication of those is the flag inversion of the recording medium reservation recording information, copying the body timer recording information to the recording medium programmed recording information that generates a duplicate but was flagged inversion of the body timer recording information when
Film image recording apparatus. In the video recording device according to any one of claims 4-6,
First selection means for selecting the main body reservation recording information from the reservation recording information held in the reservation information group holding unit depending on the presence or absence of the flag;
Second selection means for selecting the recording medium reservation recording information from the reservation recording information held in the reservation information group holding unit depending on the presence or absence of the flag,
Programmed recording information in the reservation information group holding unit, each Ru is recorded in the apparatus body or a recording medium via said first or second sorting means
Film image recording apparatus. In the video recording device according to any one of claims 4 to 7,
In the mode of recording on the recording medium, the recording medium reserved recording information with a predetermined mark and the main body reserved recording information with an inactivity mark are simultaneously displayed on an external display device. Ru is
Film image recording apparatus. The video recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein
The recording medium programmed recording information and the body timer recording information are simultaneously displayed on the external display device, that is sorted in chronological order of the programmed recording
Film image recording apparatus. The video recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein
The recording medium programmed recording information and the body timer recording information are simultaneously displayed on the external display device, that is sorted in order of priority of the scheduled recording
Film image recording apparatus. Body reservation recording medium reservation information group holding unit in which the recording medium programmed recording information which is information relating to reserved recording on the recording medium is held, the information der Ru Body reservation recording information according to the scheduled recording with respect to the apparatus main body is held A reservation recording method executed by a video recording device that has a reservation information group holding unit including an information group holding unit and performs recording based on information held in the reservation information group holding unit,
Holding the recording medium reservation recording information in the recording medium reservation information group holding unit when a recording medium in which the recording medium reservation recording information is recorded is inserted into the apparatus main body;
Detecting a user instruction to the reservation information group holding unit;
Based on the detected instruction of the user, the step of transmitting and receiving information held between the main body reservation information group holding unit and the recording medium reservation information group holding unit;
Recording on the recording medium based on information currently held in the recording medium reservation information group holding unit;
In the case of a mode for recording on the recording medium, the recording medium reserved recording information with a predetermined mark and the main body reserved recording information with an inactivity mark are simultaneously displayed on an external display device. And in the mode for recording to the apparatus main body, simultaneously displaying the recording medium reserved recording information to which the mark indicating inactivity and the main body reserved recording information are provided on the external display device. reserved recording how Yusuke. The main body that is information related to the scheduled recording of the disk and the scheduled recording information that is written when the recording medium on which the recording medium reserved recording information, which is information related to the reserved recording on the recording medium, is inserted into the main body of the apparatus A step of holding the reserved recording information including the reserved recording information in a reservation information group holding unit having one storage area;
Detecting a user instruction to the reservation information group holding unit;
Setting a flag for identifying the recording medium reserved recording information and the main body recording information in any one of the recording medium reserved recording information and the main body reserved recording information;
The scheduled recording that is the target of processing when moving or copying the scheduled recording information held in the reserved information group holding unit based on a user instruction from the input operation means Reversing the information flag;
Selecting the recording medium reservation recording information held in the reservation information group holding unit using the flag, and recording on the recording medium based on the recording medium reservation recording information. It reserved recording how.