JPH0683086B2 - Timer-Reservation device - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a timer reservation device, and is particularly suitable for reservation recording of TV programs.

Background art and its problems Generally, timers used in VTRs etc. are start time setting button, end time setting button, time input button, day input button, memory selection button for reserving multiple programs, error correction button A reservation content confirmation button and the like are provided, and the program is reserved for recording while watching the display (time and day) on a liquid crystal display or a fluorescent display tube. When making a timer reservation,
In addition to the above button accumulation, the operation of the channel button is also added. Therefore, the reservation operation is extremely complicated and easy to operate erroneously. Furthermore, since the reservation contents are displayed mainly by numbers and lamps,
It is difficult to check the reservation details, and there is a sense of anxiety about whether or not the desired operation will be performed, and it is easy for mistaken settings such as overlapping to reserve a plurality of time zones.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of such conventional problems, the present invention makes it possible to transmit the timer reservation contents to the operator very clearly, eliminates the operator's anxiety, and prevents erroneous settings as much as possible. The purpose is to

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A timer reservation device (FIG. 1) of the present invention comprises a timer circuit 1 for presetting operation time zones of a plurality of programs defined by a start time and an end time, and a setting storage content of the timer circuit. A monitor button 22 for displaying and announcing in the first mode and the second mode, a timer display section 4 for displaying the operation time storage content of the timer circuit, a channel display section 9 for displaying the broadcast channel storage content of the timer circuit, A voice synthesizing circuit 5 for converting the operation time stored contents of the timer circuit into voice information and outputting it to a speaker;
The reserved programs are arranged in order from the earliest time, and the operation time memory contents are derived to the voice synthesis circuit, and the operation time memory contents and the channel memory contents are derived to the timer display section and the channel display section, respectively, in the earliest time order. The control means 1 (microcomputer) for controlling the voice information in the operating time zone by one program for each first operation of the monitor button 22 in the order of earliest reserved time zone. According to the first mode for displaying the operation time memory content and channel memory content corresponding to the content of the announcement on the respective display sections 4 and 9 in synchronization with this announcement, and the second operation of the monitor button. At this time, the voice information of a series of operation time zones is repeated in the order of arrangement to be announced by the voice synthesizing circuit 5, and this announcement is also made. Characterized in that it comprises the operation time storage contents and channel memory contents corresponding synchronism with the announcement contents and the second mode to be displayed on each display unit 4,9.

According to this configuration, the timer reservation content can be checked complementarily with the eyes and ears, so that it is possible to easily recognize the erroneous setting and remove the operator's unpleasant feeling. Also, the first mode of sequential announcement and display for each reserved program,
By using the second mode of displaying / announcement of a series of reservations, it is possible to perform sequential confirmation and continuous confirmation as needed, and to confirm the start time and end time for each program, It becomes possible to easily and surely confirm the availability of reservations and the overlap of reservations by changing the monitor mode.

Examples The present invention will be described below based on examples.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a timer reservation device according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a timer circuit (1) is composed of a micro computer, and a recording section and a clock section of the timer circuit (1) constitute a VTR system controller (2) and The channel selection IC (8) of the tuner is controlled, and recording is performed based on the reservation content. Time reservation and channel reservation of TV programs to be recorded are
This is performed using the timer set key and the channel button (7) on the operation unit (3). The reservation time (start and end time) is displayed numerically on the timer display unit (4) and is announced by the voice synthesis circuit (5) as voice information from the speaker (6). The reserved channel is displayed on the channel display section (9) based on the output of the channel selection IC (8).

2 is a schematic plan view of the operation unit (3) of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the timer display unit (4). When timer recording, operate timer recording button (10) to put VTR in timer recording mode. To set the reserved time, hold down the start time key (11) (or end time key (12))
Set the day of the week key (13), so that the day of the week display (17) and time display (18) of the timer display (4) are at the desired date and time.
This is done by operating the hour key (14), the 10-minute key (15) and the minute key (16), respectively. By operating the program key (19), reservations can be made multiple times (for example, 4 pentos), and each event is displayed by the event display (20) of A, B, C, and D in FIG. Is displayed. The current time can be input to the timer circuit (1) by operating the keys (14) to (16) while pressing the time setting key (21) of the operation unit (3).

When the voice monitor button (22) of the operation unit (3) is operated, the timer reservation content is announced by voice as described above. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the timer circuit (1) (microcomputer) in this case, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are time charts.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 4, when there is an operation input (FIG. 5A) of the voice monitor button (22), the timer circuit (1) judges whether or not the timer is reserved and the timer reservation is made. If not, an announcement "no timer is reserved" is formed by the voice synthesis circuit (5) and output from the speaker (6). If a timer reservation is made, the reserved events A, B, C, D are organized, and the events that are earliest after being arranged in ascending order of time (eg, A, C, B, D) Booking for ○○
This is a channel from XX minutes to XX hours. Is announced. At the same time, the channel display and the time display of the reservation contents are performed on the timer display section (4) and the channel display section (9). The time display can be switched from the display of the start time to the display of the end time according to the announcement.

When the voice monitor button (22) is operated again, the fifth
As shown in Fig. B, the announcement about the next earliest event C "The second reservation is the display channel until ... ... or ... ..." is made, and at the same time, the time display and channel display that match this announcement content are displayed. Is done. In this way, every time the voice monitor button (22) is operated, the reservation contents of each event are announced and displayed one after another.
If the operation of the audio monitor button (22) is interrupted for 2 minutes or more, the processing in the timer circuit (1) returns to the initial state.

Voice monitor button (22) while pressing the start time key (11)
When is operated, a search announcement described below is performed. The reason why the start time key (11) is used together is to distinguish the function of the voice monitor button (22). Therefore, the voice monitor button (22) may be used in combination with other keys, or An operation button dedicated to the announcement mode may be provided.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, when the start time key (11) and the voice monitor button (22) are operated, the search announcement mode is set, and it is determined whether the timer circuit (1) has a timer reservation. Is performed and if it is not reserved, an announcement "Pippittsu, timer is not reserved" is repeatedly formed by the voice synthesis circuit (5) and output from the speaker (6). This announcement is repeated with a blank of, for example, 2 seconds, and the other keys (for example, the time keys (13) to (1) including the voice monitor button (22) are repeated.
6), can be canceled by operating the channel button (7) etc. independently.

If the timer is reserved, reserved event A,
B, C, and D are organized, and they are arranged in order of increasing time (for example, A,
C, B, D), and then from the earliest event as shown in FIG. 6D, “The next reservation is from XX hour to XX minute to XX.
This is the display channel until XX hour. ->"The second reservation is the channel displayed from ... to ... ..." → "The third reservation is ..." → "The fourth reservation ..."
Search announcements for all events will be held. At the same time, the channel display and the time display of the reservation contents are performed on the timer display section (4) and the channel display section (9). When the announcement of 4 events is over, it returns to the announcement of the first event again,
The same content is repeatedly announced. The channel display changes for each event in synchronization with the announcement content, and the time display also changes for each event, such as start time → end time.

This search announce mode is canceled by operating the audio monitor button (22) alone as shown in FIG. 6A. Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, it is also canceled by operating another key (for example, the time keys (13) to (16) or the channel button (7)).

As described above, the operator of the timer can repeatedly listen to the announcement of all the reservation contents along with the display in the search announcement mode, and thereby can clearly confirm whether or not the correct time reservation has been made. In addition, the availability of reservations can be known by searching. Further, by executing the search mode, it is possible to improve the demonstration effect in the store of the timer device of this type.

The timer device according to the present invention may be incorporated in a VTR or the like, but may be separately manufactured as a timer adapter. It can also be applied to recording / reproducing devices other than VTRs (for example, audio tape decks, etc.).

As described above, the timer reservation device according to the present invention causes the voice synthesis circuit to announce the voice information of the operating time period by one program for each first operation of the monitor button by the voice synthesizing circuit in the order of the reserved time period. Synchronously displaying the operation time storage content and channel storage content corresponding to the announcement content on the timer display section and the channel display section
Mode and the second operation of the monitor button, the voice synthesis circuit repeatedly announces the audio information of a series of operation time periods in the order of arrangement, and the operation corresponding to the announcement contents in synchronization with this announcement. And a second mode in which the time storage content and the channel storage content are displayed on each display unit.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the timer reservation content can be confirmed complementarily with eyes and ears, facilitating the recognition of erroneous settings,
The anxiety of the operator can be removed. In addition, by using the first mode of sequential announcement and display for each reserved program and the second mode of display / announcement of a series of reserved contents, sequential confirmation and continuous confirmation are performed as necessary. Therefore, it is possible to easily and surely confirm the start time and the end time for each program and the availability of the reservation and the overlap of the reservation by changing the monitor mode.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a timer reservation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of an operation unit (3) in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a timer display unit (4). FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the timer circuit, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are time charts. In the reference numerals used in the drawings, (1) ... timer circuit (2) ... VTR system controller (3) ... operation section (4) ... timer display section (5) ... voice synthesis circuit (6) ) …… Speaker (7) …… Channel button (22) …… Voice monitor button.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A timer circuit for presetting operation time zones of a plurality of programs each defined by a start time and an end time, and a monitor for displaying and announcing the setting memory contents of the timer circuit in the first and second modes. Buttons, timer display section that displays the memory content of the operating time of the timer circuit, channel display section that displays the memory content of the broadcast channel of the timer circuit, and convert the memory content of the operating time of the timer circuit into audio information and output to the speaker The voice synthesis circuit and the reserved programs are arranged in the order of earliest time, and the operation time storage contents are stored in the voice synthesis circuit, and the operation time storage contents and the channel storage contents are stored in the timer display section and the channel display section. And a control means for deriving each in ascending order of time, the control means for each first operation of the monitor button. The voice information of the operating time zone is announced one program at a time in the order of the reserved time zone by the voice synthesizing circuit, and the operating time memory content and the channel memory content corresponding to the announcement content are displayed on each display unit in synchronization with this announcement. When the first mode and the second operation of the monitor button are performed, the voice information of a series of operation time periods is repeated in the order of arrangement and is announced by the voice synthesizing circuit, and the announcement contents are synchronized with this announcement. And a second mode for displaying the operation time storage content and the channel storage content corresponding to the above on each display unit.