JP2006262012A - Video recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording device capable of preventing erroneous dubbing to a removable recording medium when related program content data is dubbed to the same removable recording medium.
When a program data to be dubbed from an HD 20a to a DVD 19a is selected by a user, a control unit 10 extracts a title of the selected program data. The control unit 10 performs a forward matching search on the title of the program data recorded on the DVD 19a using the first half of the extracted title as a search keyword, and if a similar title cannot be searched, the selected program data is stored on the DVD 19a. Confirm whether or not to dubbing. When instructed to stop dubbing to the DVD 19a, the control unit 10 appropriately drives the drive motor to eject the mounting tray on which the DVD 19a is mounted from the recording apparatus 1.
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Description

  The present invention includes a recording medium for recording program content data, can be attached to a removable recording medium for recording program content data, and the program content data recorded on the recording medium can be attached to the removable recording medium. The present invention relates to a dubbing recording apparatus.

  A recording / reproducing apparatus that receives a television broadcast signal, records program content data (hereinafter also referred to as program data) of the received television broadcast signal on a recording medium, and reproduces the data on a connected television apparatus as necessary. It is popular. As a recording / reproducing apparatus, a video cassette recorder (VCR) using a magnetic tape as a recording medium, a magnetic disk represented by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a DVD-RW (Digital Versatile Disk-ReWritable), and a DVD-R (Digital Versatile). 2. Description of the Related Art Video disk recorders and the like that use an optical disk typified by a writable DVD as a recording medium have been put into practical use.

In addition, a recording / reproducing apparatus having a large-capacity HDD and capable of recording on a DVD has been widespread, and a user can easily download program data of a favorite TV program without worrying about the remaining recording capacity of the HDD. You can record and leave only your favorite TV programs to be recorded (transcribed) on a DVD. Furthermore, in recent years, a network system is configured by connecting a plurality of recording / playback devices via a network, program data recorded on one recording / playback device is edited, and other recording / playbacks are made via a network. It is possible to perform dubbing on the apparatus (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-167516 A

  As described above, when dubbing program data once recorded on the HDD to a DVD, the user can download related program data or similar program data on the same DVD, such as all 12 consecutive dramas. There is a demand for dubbing. However, the user appropriately determines to which DVD the program data of each time in the drama is dubbed, or how many times the program data already dubbed to the DVD loaded to be dubbed is the program data of the broadcast. It is necessary to confirm. Therefore, it is very complicated to select a desired DVD from a large number of DVDs, and there is a problem that an operation burden on the user is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide program content data related to program content data selected to be dubbed from a recording medium to a removable recording medium. If the program content data is not recorded on the medium, the dubbing of the selected program content data to the removable recording medium can be prevented by notifying that the dubbing of the selected program content data to the removable recording medium is requested. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus capable of performing the above.

  Another object of the present invention is to remove the detachable recording medium when program content data related to the program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the detachable recording medium is not recorded on the detachable recording medium. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording apparatus that can prompt a user to newly install a different detachable recording medium by discharging, and can easily find a desired one from a number of detachable recording media. .

  Another object of the present invention is to determine whether program content data of a program title related to a program title of program content data selected to be dubbed from a recording medium to a removable recording medium is recorded on the removable recording medium. To provide a recording apparatus capable of easily finding a desired one from a number of detachable recording media when dubbing program content data of related program titles onto the same detachable recording medium by searching. It is in.

  Another object of the present invention is related by determining whether or not the selected program content data is dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium according to the remaining recordable capacity of the removable recording medium. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus capable of reliably dubbing program content data onto the same removable recording medium.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention can be mounted with program content data, a recording medium for recording program information related to the program content data, and a removable recording medium for recording program content data and program information related to the program content data. And a dubbing means for dubbing program content data recorded on the recording medium and program information related to the program content data onto a removable recording medium attached to the mounting unit. Receiving means for receiving selection of program content data to be dubbed from the recording medium to the detachable recording medium, and searching the detachable recording medium for program information related to the program information related to the program content data received by the receiving means. And a search unit that receives the program information when the search unit cannot retrieve the program information. Stage characterized in that it comprises a notifying means for notifying to ask the execution of dubbing to the removable recording medium the program content data received selection.

  According to the present invention, a program comprising a recording medium for recording program content data and program information related to the program content data, and a recording apparatus capable of mounting the removable recording medium, dubbing from the recording medium to the removable recording medium When the selection of the content data is accepted, the program information related to the program information related to the selected program content data is searched from the removable recording medium, and when the program information cannot be searched, the removable type of the selected program content data is retrieved. Notify that the dubbing to the recording medium is requested. Therefore, if program content data related to program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium is not recorded on the removable recording medium, the selected program content data is transferred to the removable type recording medium. It is possible to reconfirm whether or not the recording medium is dubbed.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a means for accepting an instruction as to whether or not the content data of the program content accepted by the accepting means is to be dubbed to the removable recording medium; And a means for discharging the removable recording medium from the mounting section when an instruction not to perform dubbing on the recording medium is received.

  According to the present invention, it is notified that the dubbing of the selected program content data to the removable recording medium is instructed, and an instruction not to dubb the selected program content data to the removable recording medium is accepted. If the recording medium is discharged, the removable recording medium is discharged. Therefore, the program content data related to the program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium is not recorded on the removable recording medium, and the selected program content data is stored in the removable recording medium. In the case of reconfirming whether or not to perform dubbing, if an instruction not to dub the selected program content data to the removable recording medium is accepted, the removable recording medium is ejected and a different removable It is possible to prompt the user to newly install the recording medium.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention can be mounted with program content data, a recording medium for recording program information related to the program content data, and a removable recording medium for recording program content data and program information related to the program content data. And a dubbing means for dubbing program content data recorded on the recording medium and program information related to the program content data onto a removable recording medium attached to the mounting unit. Receiving means for receiving selection of program content data to be dubbed from the recording medium to the detachable recording medium, and searching the detachable recording medium for program information related to the program information related to the program content data received by the receiving means. And a retrieval means for the retrieval, if the retrieval means cannot retrieve the program information. Characterized by comprising a means for discharging the recording medium from the mounting portion.

  According to the present invention, a program comprising a recording medium for recording program content data and program information related to the program content data, and a recording apparatus capable of mounting the removable recording medium, dubbing from the recording medium to the removable recording medium When the selection of the content data is accepted, the program information related to the program information related to the selected program content data is searched from the removable recording medium, and when the program information cannot be searched, the removable recording medium is ejected. Therefore, when the program content data related to the program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium is not recorded on the removable recording medium, the removable recording medium is ejected and mounted. It is possible to notify the user that the attached removable recording medium has been erroneously attached and to prompt the user to newly attach a different removable recording medium.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the program information includes a program title related to program content data.

  According to the present invention, a program related to a program title of program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium by recording the program title together with the program content data on the recording medium and the removable recording medium. It is possible to search whether the title program content data is recorded on the removable recording medium.

  In the recording apparatus according to the present invention, the dubbing means, when the search means can search for the program information, program content data recorded on the recording medium and the program content according to the selection received by the reception means. Program information related to data is configured to be dubbed onto the removable recording medium.

  According to the present invention, when program information related to program information related to program content data selected to be dubbed from a recording medium to a removable recording medium can be retrieved from the removable recording medium, the selected program content data and Program information relating to the program content data is dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium. Therefore, it is possible to record the program content data of the related program information on the same removable recording medium.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention includes a detecting unit that detects a recordable remaining capacity of the removable recording medium, and program content data received by the receiving unit based on the remaining capacity detected by the detecting unit. Means for determining whether or not the detachable recording medium can be dubbed, and the dubbing means determines that the program content data can be dubbed to the detachable recording medium. The program information related to the program content data is dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium.

  According to the present invention, the recordable remaining capacity of the removable recording medium is detected, and program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium based on the detected remaining capacity is recorded in the removable recording medium. It is determined whether or not the program content data can be dubbed, and if it is determined that the program content data can be dubbed to the removable recording medium, the selected program content data and program information related to the program content data are stored. Dubbing from the recording medium to the removable recording medium. Therefore, it is possible to perform dubbing of the selected program content data according to the remaining capacity of the removable recording medium.

  In the present invention, program content data that includes a program content data and a recording medium that records program information related to the program content data and that can be attached to the removable recording medium is dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium. When the selection is accepted, the program information related to the program information related to the selected program content data is searched from the removable recording medium. If the program information cannot be retrieved, the selected program content data is dubbed to the removable recording medium by notifying that the dubbing of the selected program content data to the removable recording medium is inquired. It can be reconfirmed. Therefore, when the related program content data is to be recorded on the same removable recording medium, the user confirms whether the mounted removable recording medium is a removable recording medium on which the selected program content data should be dubbed. Thus, it is possible to prevent erroneous dubbing on the removable recording medium.

  In the present invention, the program content data related to the program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium is not recorded on the removable recording medium, and the selected program content data is transferred to the removable type recording medium. When it is reconfirmed whether or not the recording medium is to be dubbed, if the instruction for not dubbing the selected program content data to the removable recording medium is received, the removable recording medium is ejected. Therefore, the user can be prompted to newly install a different removable recording medium, and the user can easily find a desired removable recording medium accordingly.

  In the present invention, program content data that includes a program content data and a recording medium that records program information related to the program content data and that can be attached to the removable recording medium is dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium. When the selection is accepted, the program information related to the program information related to the selected program content data is searched from the removable recording medium. If the program information cannot be retrieved, the removable recording medium is ejected. Therefore, it is possible to notify the user that the program content data related to the selected program content data is not recorded on the removable recording medium, and the attached removable recording medium is erroneously attached. The user can be prompted to newly install a different removable recording medium. Therefore, when the user wants to record related program content data on the same removable recording medium, the user knows whether the attached removable recording medium is a removable recording medium on which the selected program content data should be dubbed. Therefore, a desired removable recording medium can be easily found.

  In the present invention, by searching whether the program content data of the program title related to the program title of the program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium is recorded on the removable recording medium. When it is desired to record the program content data of the related program title on the same removable recording medium, the user can easily find a desired removable recording medium.

  In the present invention, when program information related to program information related to program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium can be retrieved from the removable recording medium, the selected program content data and the program By dubbing program information related to content data from the recording medium to the detachable recording medium, program content data of related program information can be easily recorded on the same detachable recording medium.

  In the present invention, based on the recordable remaining capacity of the removable recording medium, whether or not the program content data selected to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium can be dubbed to the removable recording medium. to decide. When it is determined that the program content data can be dubbed to the removable recording medium, the selected program content data and program information related to the program content data are dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium. By doing so, the selected program content data can be reliably dubbed according to the remaining capacity of the removable recording medium.

  Hereinafter, a recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a recording apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, broken lines indicate the flow of program signals / program content data (program data) of a broadcast program related to television broadcasting. The recording apparatus 1 of this embodiment can use HD and DVD as recording media for recording program data of received television broadcast signals. The recording device 1 is connected to a monitor device 3 such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display via a video signal video cable and an audio signal audio cable. Broadcast programs recorded by the device 1 can be displayed on the monitor device 3.

  Further, the recording device 1 is configured to be able to perform wireless communication with a remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a remote control device) 1a in accordance with an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) standard using infrared rays. Can be operated. Note that the recording device 1 and the remote control device 1a may be connected not only through wireless communication using infrared rays but also via, for example, a wireless LAN conforming to the IEEE802.11b standard and a wireless communication conforming to the Bluetooth standard.

  The recording apparatus 1 includes a control unit 10, a ROM 11, a RAM 12, a tuner unit 13, an operation unit 14, a display unit 15, a date / time management unit 16, a reservation management unit 17, a recording / playback unit 18, a DVD drive 19, an HDD 20, a video cable, and an audio. An output unit 21 for outputting a program signal to the monitor device 3 via a cable, a remote control code analyzing unit 22, an infrared light receiving unit 23 for receiving infrared light from the remote control device 1a, and the like are provided, each via a bus 10a. Are connected to each other.

  The control unit 10 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processor Unit), or the like, and controls each hardware unit as described above connected via the bus 10a, and is stored in the ROM 11 in advance. The control program being read is appropriately read into the RAM 12 and executed. The ROM 11 stores in advance various control programs necessary for operating the recording apparatus 1 as the recording apparatus according to the present invention, various menu images related to the recording apparatus 1, and the like. The RAM 12 is configured by SRAM, flash memory, or the like, and temporarily stores data generated when the control unit 10 executes the control program.

  The tuner unit 13 is a tuner for receiving, for example, a UHF television broadcast signal, a VHF television broadcast signal, a BS broadcast signal, or a CS broadcast signal, and is connected to an antenna 2 a arranged toward the broadcast relay base 2. ing. The tuner unit 13 detects the radio wave received by the antenna 2a according to the broadcast channel selected by the user, receives the program signal of the broadcast program, and transfers the received program signal to the recording / playback unit 18 or the output unit 21. . The audio signal included in the program signal received by the tuner unit 13 is input to a speaker (not shown) and output as audio.

  The operation unit 14 includes various function keys necessary for the user to operate the recording apparatus 1. When each key is operated by the user, a control signal corresponding to the operated key is sent to the control unit 10. Send it out. Accordingly, the control unit 10 executes various processes according to the control signal acquired from the operation unit 14. Specifically, the operation unit 14 includes a recording key for starting recording processing of the broadcast program by the recording device 1, a playback key for starting playback of the broadcast program recorded in the recording device 1, and recording processing or playback. A stop key or the like for ending the processing is provided.

  The infrared light receiving unit 23 receives the infrared light from the remote control device 1 a and converts it into a predetermined electric signal, and transfers the obtained electric signal to the remote control code analyzing unit 22. The remote control code analysis unit 22 analyzes the electrical signal acquired from the infrared light receiving unit 23, acquires the control signal input from the remote control device 1a, and sends the acquired control signal to the control unit 10. Therefore, the control unit 10 executes various processes in accordance with the control signal transmitted from the remote control device 1a and analyzed by the remote control code analysis unit 22. The remote control device 1a is provided with 1 to 12 numeric keys, a cross key, a determination key, a clear key, and the like in addition to a recording key, a reproduction key, and a stop key.

  The display unit 15 is constituted by, for example, a liquid crystal monitor, and displays the operation state of the recording apparatus 1 and information to be notified to the user. In addition, it is also possible to substitute a part or all of the various keys of the operation unit 14 by using the display unit 15 as a touch panel system. The recording apparatus 1 not only displays the menu image stored in the ROM 11 on the display unit 15 but also displays the menu image on the video based on the program data output from the output unit 21 to the monitor device 3. It can also be made.

  The date and time management unit 16 includes a clock unit that indicates an absolute time (year, month, day, hour, minute, and second). According to an instruction from the control unit 10, the current date and time is sent to the control unit 10 or the reservation management unit 17 or the like. Notification is used mainly for recording a broadcast program by timer reservation (hereinafter referred to as reservation).

  The reservation management unit 17 has a reservation management table for registering reservation information indicating recording processing reserved by the user operating the operation unit 14 or the remote control device 1a. In the reservation management table, as shown in FIG. 2A, for each reserved recording process, a reservation number for identification, a broadcast program genre, a broadcast channel, a start date and time indicating the start date of recording, and a recording end The end date and time indicating the date and time, the title of the broadcast program, and the like are registered. The reservation management table is updated by the control unit 10 every time the control unit 10 accepts a recording process reservation by the user and every time the reserved recording process ends.

  The reservation management unit 17 determines whether or not the start date and time of each recording process registered in the reservation management table has passed based on the current date and time acquired from the date and time management unit 16 according to the control from the control unit 10. If it is determined that the recording has elapsed, the recording / reproducing unit 18 starts the recording process. In addition, the reservation management unit 17 determines whether or not the end date and time of each recording process registered in the reservation management table has elapsed. If it is determined that the recording process has ended, the recording / reproducing unit 18 ends the recording process. Let

  The radio wave received by the antenna 2a includes program information indicating the genre, broadcast channel, broadcast start date / time, broadcast end date / time, and title of the broadcast program broadcast by each broadcast station, in addition to the radio wave related to the program signal. Radio waves related to EPG (Electronic Program Guide) signals are periodically included. Therefore, the recording apparatus 1 can also make a reservation for recording processing using the EPG signal received by the antenna 2a.

  The recording / playback unit 18 includes an encoder, and the program signal transferred from the tuner unit 13 is encoded and compressed into program data of a predetermined format by the encoder, and is output to the connected DVD drive 19 or HDD 20. As an encoding format, for example, an MPEG format, a DV compression format, a motion JPEG format, or the like can be used. The recording / reproducing unit 18 also has a decoder, reads program data recorded on the DVD 19a by the DVD drive 19 or program data recorded on the HD 20a by the HDD 20, decodes and decompresses it into a program signal by the decoder, and decompresses it. The program signal is transferred to the output unit 21.

  Note that the recording / playback unit 18 is a program data DVD drive 19 when the user instructs the start of the recording process from the operation unit 14 or the remote control device 1a, or when the reservation management unit 17 instructs the start of the recording process. Alternatively, transfer to the HDD 20 is started, and recording of program data to the DVD 19a or the HD 20a is started. The recording / playback unit 18 also displays a DVD drive 19 for program data when the user instructs the end of the recording process from the operation unit 14 or the remote control device 1a, or when the reservation management unit 17 instructs the end of the recording process. Alternatively, the transfer to the HDD 20 is ended, and the recording of the program data to the DVD 19a or the HD 20a is ended.

  The DVD drive 19 is an interface for accessing a DVD 19a mounted on a mounting unit (not shown) to which a DVD 19a, which is a removable recording medium, can be mounted. Program data encoded and compressed by the recording / playback unit 18 Are stored in the DVD 19a in units of files. The DVD drive 19 can read / write data from / to a write-once DVD that can be written only once and a rewritable rewritable DVD. Further, the DVD drive 19 stores a DVD recording management table for registering recording information (program information) of program data acquired from the recording / reproducing unit 18 and recorded on the DVD 19a in the DVD 19a.

  The mounting unit is configured by a mounting tray (not shown) for mounting the DVD 19a, a drive motor (not shown) for taking the mounting tray in and out of the DVD loading slot, and the like. The DVD 19a can be attached to and detached from the recording device 1 by inserting and removing the loading tray from the DVD loading opening provided on the side surface of the recording medium. When the predetermined key is operated, the control unit 10 drives the driving motor of the mounting unit to eject the mounting tray from the DVD loading slot. When the predetermined key is operated, the control unit 10 drives the driving motor of the mounting unit. The loading tray is taken in from the DVD loading slot. In addition, it can also be set as the mounting part of the structure which is not provided with a mounting tray but takes in DVD19a inserted from the DVD loading slot into the recording device 1 with a drive motor.

  In the DVD recording management table, as shown in FIG. 2B, for each program data recorded on the DVD 19a, the genre of the broadcast program, the broadcast channel, the start date / time indicating the recording start date / time, and the recording end date / time are indicated. Recording information including an end date and time, a broadcast program title, a storage area in the DVD 19a, and the like is registered. The DVD recording management table is updated by the control unit 10 every time the DVD drive 19 records the program data from the recording / reproducing unit 18 on the DVD 19a. Further, only the program data whose title is “XYZ drama episode 1” is recorded on the DVD 19a storing the DVD recording management table shown in FIG.

  The HDD 20 has a built-in HD (recording medium) 20a, and stores the program data encoded and compressed by the recording / reproducing unit 18 in the HD 20a in units of files. Similarly to the DVD drive 19, the HDD 20 stores the HD recording management table as shown in FIG. 3 in the HD 20a, which is updated by the control unit 10 every time the HDD 20 records the program data from the recording / reproducing unit 18 in the HD 20a. I am letting.

  In the HD recording management table, as shown in FIG. 3, for each program data recorded on the HD 20a, the genre of the broadcast program, the broadcast channel, the start date / time indicating the recording start date / time, the end date / time indicating the recording end date / time, Recording information including a broadcast program title, a storage area in the HD 20a, and the like is registered. Also, in the HD 20a of the present embodiment, as shown in the HD recording management table, the titles are “AA animation”, “XYZ drama 2nd episode”, “soccer AA”, “night news”, “XYZ drama 3rd”. A plurality of program data such as “Story”, “Suspense”, “XYZ Drama Episode 4” and “Music C” are recorded.

  The output unit 21 outputs the program signal transferred from the tuner unit 13 and the program signal transferred from the recording / reproducing unit 18 to the monitor device 3 and causes the monitor device 3 to display the program signal. Further, the output unit 21 superimposes the menu image read from the ROM 11 under the control of the control unit 10 on the program signal and outputs it to the monitor device 3 to display various menu screens related to the recording device 1 on the monitor device 3.

  With the above-described configuration, the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment can display a broadcast program based on the program signal acquired by the tuner unit 13 on the monitor device 3, and the program signal acquired by the tuner unit 13 can be displayed on the DVD 19a or A program signal recorded on the HD 20a and recorded on the DVD 19a or the HD 20a can be reproduced on the monitor device 3 as necessary.

  The recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is configured such that program data recorded on the HD 20 a by the HDD 20 can be dubbed to the DVD 19 a by the DVD drive (dubbing means) 19. Specifically, the control unit 10 reads out program data recorded on the HD 20 a by the HDD 20, inputs the read program data to the DVD drive 19 via the recording / playback unit 18, and causes the DVD drive 19 to dubb the DVD 19 a.

  Here, in the recording device 1 of the present embodiment, when the control unit 10 receives the execution of the dubbing process from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a by the user, based on the registered content of the HD recording management table recorded in the HD 20a. An HDD recording list as shown in FIG. 4A is created, and the created HDD recording list is output from the output unit 21 and displayed on the monitor device 3. As shown in FIG. 4A, the HDD recording list displays the genre, broadcast channel, recording start date and time, and program title for each program data recorded on the HD 20a.

  In the HDD recording list, the user can select program data to be dubbed to the DVD 19a among the program data recorded on the HD 20a by operating the up and down keys of the remote control device 1a, and operate the enter key. Thus, it is possible to instruct the start of the dubbing process of the selected program data from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a. Therefore, in the HDD recording list, when program data is selected and the enter key is operated, the control unit 10 operates as an accepting unit that accepts selection of program data to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a. In the HDD recording list shown in FIG. 4A, the program information whose title is “XYZ drama episode 2” is selected by the user, but a plurality of programs can be selected at once.

  When the control unit 10 receives selection of program data to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a, the control unit 10 determines whether the DVD 19a attached to the recording device 1 is a write-once DVD or not. If it is determined that there is, it is determined whether or not the loaded DVD 19a is a blank DVD. When the control unit 10 determines that the loaded DVD 19a is not a blank DVD, the program data of the program title similar to (related to) the program title of the program data selected by the user is recorded on the DVD 19a. It operates as a search means for searching whether or not.

  Specifically, the control unit 10 extracts the program title of the program data selected by the user from the recording information registered in the HD recording management table. In addition, the control unit 10 performs a forward matching search on the recording information registered in the DVD recording management table stored in the DVD 19a using the extracted first half of the extracted program title as a search keyword. Here, the program title of the program data selected by the user is “XYZ drama 2nd episode”, and the control unit 10 uses “XYZ” or “XYZ drama” which is the front part of this program title as a search keyword. To search the DVD recording management table. Then, as a result of the search, the control unit 10 searches for the program title of “XYZ drama episode 1”. The search process performed by the control unit 10 can use various search processes such as a forward match search or a backward match search.

  As described above, when program data having a program title similar to the program title of the program data selected by the user to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is recorded on the DVD 19a, the control unit 10 is shown in FIG. Such a screen is displayed on the monitor device 3, for example, and dubbing processing of the selected program data from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is started. Specifically, the control unit 10 reads program data selected by the user from the HD 20 a by the HDD 20, and inputs the read program data to the DVD drive 19 via the recording / playback unit 18. Thereby, the recording apparatus 1 can dubb the program data selected by the user onto the DVD 19a. When the program data is dubbed to the DVD 19a by the DVD drive 19, the program information of the program data dubbed to the DVD 19a is registered in the DVD recording management table stored in the DVD 19a.

  On the other hand, when the control unit 10 cannot retrieve from the DVD recording management table a program title similar to the program title of the program data selected by the user for dubbing from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a, that is, to the program title of the selected program data. When the program data of the similar program title is not recorded on the DVD 19a, a notification screen as shown in FIG. 4C is displayed on the monitor device 3, for example, to ask the execution of dubbing to the mounted DVD 19a. It operates as a notification means for notification.

  In the notification screen shown in FIG. 4 (c), the user can start the dubbing process of the already selected program data to the DVD 19a by operating the enter key of the remote control device 1a, and operate the clear key. By doing so, the dubbing process to the DVD 19a can be stopped. Therefore, the control unit 10 has received an instruction as to whether or not the dubbing process of the selected program data from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is performed, and when the determination key is operated on this notification screen, the control unit 10 displays FIG. A screen as shown is displayed on the monitor device 3, for example, and dubbing processing of the selected program data from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is started.

  When the clear key is operated on the notification screen shown in FIG. 4C, the control unit 10 accepts an instruction not to perform dubbing processing of the selected program data from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a, and the selected program data The dubbing process from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is stopped, and the mounted DVD 19a is ejected. Specifically, the controller 10 ejects the mounting tray on which the DVD 19a is mounted from the recording device 1 by appropriately driving the drive motor of the mounting unit.

  When the DVD 19a is ejected, the user attaches a different DVD 19a to the recording apparatus 1 again, and the control unit 10 stores program data having a program title similar to the program title of the program data selected to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a. Then, it is searched whether the DVD 19a is re-recorded.

  The control unit 10 is similar to the program title of the program data selected to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a until the rewritable DVD is loaded or until a blank DVD is loaded. The process is repeated until the DVD 19a on which the program data of the program title is recorded is mounted or until the user instructs to start the dubbing process.

  In addition, when starting the dubbing process, the control unit 10 operates as a detection unit that detects the remaining recordable capacity of the DVD 19a mounted as a dubbing destination. Then, the control unit 10 can copy the selected program data to the DVD 19a based on the recording time, recording magnification, etc. of the program data selected to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a and the remaining capacity of the DVD 19a. It is determined whether there is any, and if it is determined that the selected program data can be dubbed to the DVD 19a, the dubbing process is started. When the control unit 10 determines that the selected program data cannot be dubbed to the DVD 19a, for example, the control unit 10 displays a message such as “dubbing is not possible because the remaining capacity of the DVD is insufficient” on the monitor device 3. Notify the user.

  Hereinafter, a dubbing process of program data from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a by the recording apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the dubbing process performed by the recording apparatus 1 according to the present invention. Note that the processing procedure shown below is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the following processing is executed by the control unit 10 in accordance with a control program stored in the ROM 11 in advance.

  The user who wants to dubb the program data recorded on the HD 20a onto the DVD 19a attaches the desired DVD 19a as a dubbing destination to the recording device 1, and operates a predetermined key on the remote control device 1a to copy the data from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a. Instructs execution of processing. Specifically, the user operates the predetermined key of the remote control device 1a in the HDD recording list as shown in FIG. 4A to execute the dubbing process of the desired program data from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a. Instruct.

  In the recording device 1 in which execution of the dubbing process from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is instructed by the user, the control unit 10 first determines whether or not the DVD 19a loaded by the user is a write-once DVD (S1). When it is determined that the DVD is a write-once type DVD (S1: YES), it is determined whether the mounted DVD 19a is a blank DVD (S2). When the control unit 10 determines that the mounted DVD 19a is not a blank DVD (S2: NO), the recording information in which the program title of the program data selected to be dubbed by the user is registered in the HD recording management table is recorded. (S3).

  The control unit 10 determines that the DVD 19a loaded in step S1 is not a write-once DVD (S1: NO), or determines that the DVD 19a loaded in step S2 is a blank DVD (S2). : YES), the process proceeds to step S8. Next, the control unit 10 searches the DVD recording management table stored in the DVD 19a for a title similar to the title extracted from the HD recording management table recorded in the HD 20a (S4). Specifically, the first half of the extracted title is used as a search keyword, a forward matching search is performed on the recording information registered in the DVD recording management table to determine whether there is a similar title (S5). .

  When it is determined that there is no similar title (S5: NO), the control unit 10 displays a notification screen as shown in FIG. 4C on the monitor device 3, and program data with a similar title is recorded on the DVD 19a. Notifying that the recording is not performed, and notifying the execution of dubbing to the mounted DVD 19a (S6). If the control unit 10 determines that there is a similar title (S5: YES), the control unit 10 proceeds to step S8.

  The control unit 10 determines whether or not the enter key is operated on the notification screen shown in FIG. 4C (S7), and determines that the enter key is not operated (S7: NO), that is, When the clear key is operated on the notification screen shown in FIG. 4C, the dubbing process from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is stopped, and the mounted DVD 19a is ejected (S11).

  When it is determined that the enter key is operated on the notification screen shown in FIG. 4C (S7: YES), the control unit 10 detects the remaining recordable capacity of the mounted DVD 19a (S8), and from the HD 20a Based on the recording time and recording magnification of the program data selected to be dubbed to the DVD 19a and the remaining capacity of the DVD 19a, it is determined whether or not the selected program data can be dubbed to the DVD 19a (S9). ).

  When the control unit 10 determines that the selected program data can be dubbed to the DVD 19a (S9: YES), the program data selected by the user is read from the HD 20a by the HDD 20 and the read program data is passed through the recording / playback unit 18. Then, the data is input to the DVD drive 19 to be dubbed to the DVD 19a by the DVD drive 19 (S12). On the other hand, when the control unit 10 determines that the selected program data cannot be dubbed to the DVD 19a (S9: NO), the control unit 10 stops the dubbing process from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a and dubbes because the remaining capacity of the DVD 19a is insufficient. The fact that it is not possible is notified (S10), and the loaded DVD 19a is ejected (S11).

  In this way, when the program data recorded on the HD 20a is dubbed to the DVD 19a, a search is made as to whether program data having a title similar to the title of the program data selected by the user as a dubbing target is recorded on the DVD 19a. When it is desired to record program data related to the same DVD 19a, erroneous dubbing to the DVD 19a can be prevented.

  In the embodiment described above, the HDD recording list for selecting the program data to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is configured to display the program information of the program data recorded on the HD 20a as shown in FIG. As described above, for example, a thumbnail image of each program data recorded on the HD 20a may be displayed. Also, for each program data recorded on the HD 20a, processing information indicating whether or not the reproduction processing on the monitor device 3 or the dubbing processing to the DVD 19a has been performed is registered in the recording management table, and is stored in the HDD recording list. Further, it may be configured to display whether or not each program data has been subjected to reproduction processing or dubbing processing. By using such an HDD recording list, a user who selects program data to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a can find out desired program data more easily.

  The recording device 1 of the above-described embodiment is configured to search whether the program data of the program title similar to the program title of the program data selected to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is recorded on the DVD 19a. A search process based on the recording day of the program data and the recording start time or the broadcast channel may be performed. Specifically, the control unit 10 extracts the recording start date / time of the program data selected by the user from the recording information registered in the HD recording management table, and uses the day of the week and the time at the extracted recording start date / time as a search keyword. Then, the recording information registered in the DVD recording management table stored in the DVD 19a is searched.

  As a result, even when a DVD 19a not recording program data having the same recording day and recording time of the program data selected to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is mounted on the recording device 1, Since it is possible to reconfirm whether or not to perform dubbing, for example, when a program broadcast every week at a predetermined time on a predetermined day of the week, such as a continuous drama, is to be dubbed to the same DVD 19a, erroneous dubbing to the DVD 19a is prevented. can do.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the DVD 19a attached to the recording device 1 is a write-once DVD, whether program data having a program title similar to the program title of the program data selected by the user is recorded on the DVD 19a. However, the same search process may be performed when the rewritable DVD 19a is mounted in the recording apparatus 1. Further, the removable recording medium in the recording apparatus 1 is not limited to the DVD.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the program data having a program title similar to the program title of the program data selected to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a is not recorded on the DVD 19a, the DVD 19a mounted at this time is loaded. In the above description, the instruction for whether or not to perform dubbing is received from the user. However, the DVD 19a is ejected when it is determined that the program data of a similar program title is not recorded on the DVD 19a without receiving such an instruction. It is good also as composition to do.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, an example in which only a program with the title “XYZ drama episode 2” is selected as program data to be dubbed from the HD 20a to the DVD 19a has been described. Can be selected at once. In this case, search processing based on the titles of the selected programs may be performed, and further, dubbing to the DVD 19a among the selected programs is possible based on the remaining capacity of the DVD 19a that is the dubbing destination. A program can be specified and notified to the user.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the video recording apparatus which concerns on this invention. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the registration content of a reservation management table, (b) is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the registration content of a DVD recording management table. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the registration content of HD recording management table. (A) Schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an HDD recording list, (b) and (c) are schematic diagrams showing a configuration example of a notification screen. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the dubbing process by the video recording apparatus concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Recording apparatus 10 Control part (accepting means, search means, notification means, detection means)
19 DVD drive (dubbing means)
19a DVD (Removable recording medium)
20 HDD
20a HD (recording medium)

Claims (6)

A recording medium for recording program content data and program information related to the program content data, a mounting unit capable of mounting program content data and a removable recording medium for recording program information related to the program content data, and the recording medium And a dubbing means for dubbing the program content data recorded on the program content data and the program information related to the program content data on the removable recording medium attached to the attachment unit,
Receiving means for receiving selection of program content data to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium;
Search means for searching program information related to program information related to program content data received by the receiving means from the removable recording medium;
A notification means for notifying that the dubbing of the program content data accepted by the accepting means to the removable recording medium is inquired when the retrieving means cannot retrieve the program information. Recording device. Means for accepting an instruction as to whether or not dubbing of the program content data accepted by the accepting means to the removable recording medium when the notifying means notifies;
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit that ejects the removable recording medium from the mounting unit when an instruction not to perform dubbing on the removable recording medium is received. A recording medium for recording program content data and program information related to the program content data, a mounting unit capable of mounting program content data and a removable recording medium for recording program information related to the program content data, and the recording medium And a dubbing means for dubbing the program content data recorded on the program content data and the program information related to the program content data on the removable recording medium attached to the attachment unit,
Receiving means for receiving selection of program content data to be dubbed from the recording medium to the removable recording medium;
Search means for searching program information related to program information related to program content data received by the receiving means from the removable recording medium;
And a means for ejecting the removable recording medium from the mounting section when the search means cannot search the program information.   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program information includes a program title related to program content data.   The dubbing means removes the program content data recorded on the recording medium and the program information related to the program content data according to the selection accepted by the accepting means when the search means can retrieve the program information. 5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is configured to be dubbed on a recording medium. Detection means for detecting a recordable remaining capacity of the removable recording medium;
Means for determining whether or not the program content data accepted by the accepting means can be dubbed to the removable recording medium based on the remaining capacity detected by the detecting means;
When it is determined that the program content data can be dubbed to a removable recording medium, the dubbing means dubbing the program content data and program information related to the program content data from the recording medium to the removable recording medium. The recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recording apparatus is configured as described above.

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