JPH07209449A - Day-of-week displaying device and day-week displaying method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the display of a day of the week over a plurality of weeks which is plane for a user and fitted to the sense. CONSTITUTION:This device has an input part 1 having a '+' key 1a, a '-'key 1b, and a feed key 1c, a memory part 2 for storing a plurality of videotape- reserved contents, a control part 3 for controlling the videotape-reserved contents with the present time and the zero hours of Sunday as a standard, and a display part 4 for displaying the videotape-reserved contents. The videotape-reserved contents are stored as 'the day of this week', 'the day of the next week', and the day of the week after next' in the memory part 2, all the videotape- reserved contents of 'the day of the next week' are changed to 'the day of this week' at the zero hours of Sunday, and all the video tape-reserved contents of 'the day of the week after next' are changed to 'the day of the next week'. The videotape-reserved contents over a plurality of weeks can be thus displayed with the same sense as a general calender.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a day-of-the-week display device and a day-of-the-week display method for displaying the day of the week in an electric device and the like.
The present invention relates to a display device such as a video tape recorder (VTR) suitable for inputting a recording reservation and displaying a recording reservation confirmation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a video tape recorder (VT)
R) has a recording reservation function for recording a pre-designated program. Normally, by inputting the day of the week, start time, end time, channel, recording mode (standard, triple), etc. You can make reservations for recording across. There are various input methods in the recording reservation input mode, but normally, a method of directly inputting a day of the week or a time and a method of sequentially determining input contents by using a cursor key are used.

Here, a method of sequentially determining the input contents by using the cursor keys for a conventional VTR which can be reserved for recording up to two weeks ahead will be described. First, in the recording reservation input mode, the user inputs the day of the week of the program on which the recording reservation is desired. If today is Wednesday, each time you press the "+" key (or the "→" key), "Wednesday 1st week", "Thursday 1st week", "Friday 1st week", ..., "Tuesday 1", "Wednesday 2",
"Thursday of the second week" is displayed. Then, while the day of the broadcast day of the program you want to schedule for recording is displayed, click "Send".
Press the key (or “↓” key) to enter the start time. In the same way, press the "+" key, "-" key (or "←" key) and "Send" key to set the start time,
A recording reservation can be made by inputting an end time, a channel, a recording mode, etc. and sequentially confirming them.
The contents reserved for recording are stored in the storage means in the VTR.

Next, a method of displaying the contents reserved for recording in the recording reservation display mode will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when displaying the contents of the recording reservation, it is compared with the timer in the VTR, and if the day of the recording reservation is the same as today's day (step 31
→ Yes), "Today" or "the day of the week" (or "the first week + the day of the week") is displayed (step 35), and if it is the same day as the next day (step 32 → Yes),
"Tomorrow" or "the day of the week" (or "first week + the day of the week") is displayed (step 36). Then, the days of the recording reservation other than those mentioned above and within 7 days from today (step 33 → Yes) are displayed as “first week + the day of the week” or “the day of the week” (step 37), and today From 8 days to 14 days (Step 34 →
Yes), and "2nd week + the day of the week" are displayed (step 38).

Actually, the contents of the recording reservation are compared with the timer (current time) in the VTR at any time in the timer recording mode, and when the recording reservation contents are "1st week + day of the week". At the same time, the recording will start at the same time as today's day. Also, when the recording reservation content is "second week + day of the week",
When today's day of the week is the same as this day of the week, it will be changed to "first week + day of the week" at the same time as the start time. Therefore, when displaying the contents of the recording reservation, it is recommended that
The contents of the recording reservation are displayed as they are without judging whether it is within four days.

The control contents in the timer recording mode are summarized in the flow chart shown in FIG. First, the day of the week / start time and the current time (day of the week / time) of the contents of each recording reservation are repeatedly compared until they are the same, and if they are not the same, the process ends (step 41 → No). If they are the same (Step 4
1 → Yes), and it is determined whether or not the content of the recording reservation having the same day / start time is “first week + day of the week” (step 42). (Step 42 → Yes), and recording is started according to the contents of the recording reservation (step 44). If it is not "1st week + day of the week" (step 42 → No), the content of the recording reservation is "2nd week + day of the week", so change this to "1st week + day of the week". It ends (step 43). Run this every minute. In this way, by controlling by comparing the day of the week / start time of the contents of the recording reservation with the current time (day of the week / time), timer recording by recording reservation for two weeks is enabled.

[0007]

However, the conventional VTR recording reservation as described above has the following problems. It is assumed that the current time (today) at which the contents of the recording reservation are set or displayed is 3:00 pm on Wednesday, the 4th of the calendar shown in FIG.

When it is desired to record a program on Friday 6th and Tuesday 10th on a VTR, these are different days of the week, but since both are within 7 days from today, the same Friday of the first week and Must book as Tuesday of the first week. Then, if the user wants to schedule the recording of the program on Thursday the 12th, it must be scheduled as the second Thursday because it is 8 days or more from today, even though it is the same week as Tuesday the 10th. .

Further, when a program starting from 10:00 am on Wednesday the 11th and a program starting from 8:00 pm are reserved, even though they are on the same day, respectively,
10:00 am on Wednesday of the first week and 8 pm on Wednesday of the second week
Sometimes it was not possible to record a program at the desired time without recording reservations (at 8:00 pm on Wednesday of the first week,
(Shown at 8 pm on the 4th today). In this way, the concept of one week displayed on the calendar and the first concept recognized by the VTR
Since the concept of the week and the second week is different, the user has to set the recording reservation according to the concept recognized by the VTR, which causes a mistake in the day of the recording reservation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and provide a day display device and a day display method that are easy for the user to understand and that match the sensitivity.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As means for achieving the above object, a day of the week display device for displaying a specific day out of a plurality of days of the week for inputting at least a plurality of days of the week. Input means, storage means for storing a plurality of contents input by the input means, control means for controlling the contents stored in the storage means on the basis of the current time and the start time of the week, and the storage means A day-of-the-week display device characterized by having a display means for displaying the contents stored in the means, and a day-of-the-week display method for displaying a specific day of the week over a plurality of weeks, starting from today The first week starts at the start time of the next week, and the second week starts from the start time of this next week until the start time of the next week. Switch the display of Is intended to provide a day display method is characterized in that the so that.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As an embodiment of the day display device and the day display method of the present invention, the case of making a recording reservation of a VTR (video tape recorder) will be described with reference to the drawings. The day-of-the-week display device and the day-of-week display method of this embodiment do not switch the concept of the first week and the second week based on the current time, but based on the time of the beginning of the week, for example, midnight on Sunday. By doing so, it is possible to display in the same manner as the concept of one week displayed on the calendar.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the day display device of the present invention. The day display device shown in FIG.
"+" Key 1a, "-" key 1b and "forward" key 1c
An input section (input means) 1 provided with, a storage section (storage means) 2 for storing a plurality of recording reserved contents, and a recording reserved content controlled based on the current time and Sunday midnight A control section (control means) 3 for controlling the recording and a display section (display means) 4 for displaying the contents reserved for recording are provided.

The contents of the recording reservation in the recording reservation input mode are set by pressing the keys 1a to 1c of the input unit 1. First, the user inputs the day of the week on the airing date of the program for which the recording reservation is desired. This means that if today is Wednesday the 4th of the calendar in FIG. 6, an input signal is sent to the control unit 3 every time the "+" key 1a is pressed, and the control unit 3 sequentially selects "Today" and "Tomorrow". , "This Friday", "This Saturday" and "This Saturday" are controlled to blink on the day of the week display section 4a of the display section 4. Further, if the "+" key 1a is held down, "Next Sunday", "Next week""Monday","Tuesday next week", ..., "Next Saturday" are displayed blinking.
Then, if the "+" key 1a is continuously pressed after that, "sa next week Sunday", "sa next week Monday", ... Then, when the "Send" key 1c is pressed with the day of the week of the program to be reserved for recording displayed, the day of the week confirmed on that day and displayed on the day of the week display section 4a stops blinking, and the cursor is next to it. Is moved to the start time display portion 4b, the display portion blinks, and the start time is input.

By displaying the day of the week in this way,
For example, when making a recording reservation for Friday the 6th, press the "Forward" key 1c while "This Friday" is displayed. Similarly, on Tuesday the 10th, Wednesday the 11th, and Thursday the 12th, respectively. Since it may be set as "next Tuesday", "next Wednesday", and "next Thursday", it is possible to set according to the calendar without calculating the difference between the current time (today's day of the week) and the reserved recording date.

In the same manner, while pressing the "+" key 1a, the "-" key 1b and the "forward" key 1c while checking the display unit 4, the start time, end time, channel, recording mode, etc. are input. Then, the recording reservation can be made by sequentially confirming. Then, the contents reserved for recording are stored in the storage unit 2.

The recording reservation days stored in the storage unit 2 are stored as "this week + day of the week", "next week + day of the week", and "sa next week + day of the week". Then, the content of the recording reservation is compared with the timer (current time) in the control unit 3 at any time in the timer recording mode, and when the recording reservation content is “this week + day of the week”, the current day of the week is When it becomes the same, the VTR is controlled by the control unit 3 so as to start recording at the same time as the start time.

However, the change of the week by the control unit 3 of the recording reservation content stored in the storage unit 2 is performed at 02:00 on Sunday.
Do it when it's time. That is, all the recording reservation contents that are “next week + day of the week” are
It is changed to “this week + day of the week”, and all the recording reservation contents that are “saved next week + day of the week” are simultaneously changed to “next week + day of the week”. In this way, by changing at midnight on Sunday, the display can be consistent with the display at the time of inputting the recording reservation setting, and recording can be performed at the correct date and time. The display for confirming the recording reservation content may be displayed as it is.

The operation of the control unit 3 in the timer recording mode can be summarized as shown in the flow chart of FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the current time (day of the week / time) is midnight on Sunday (step 21),
If it is not midnight on Sunday (step 21 → N
o), move to step 24, and if the current time is midnight on Sunday (step 21 → Yes), set all the recording reservation contents whose recording reservation contents are “next week + day” to “this week + day” (Step 22), and all the recording reservation contents whose recording reservation content is “Sa next week + day of the week” are “Next week +
Change to "day of week" (step 23). Further, among the recording reservation contents "this week + day of the week", the day of the week / start time is compared with the current time (day of the week / time), and if there is no same, the process ends (step 24 → No) and the same. If there is (step 24 → Yes), a control signal is output to start recording according to the contents of the recording reservation (step 25). Then, the operation shown in this flowchart is periodically performed every minute.

As described above, the week of the contents of the recording reservation is changed based on the midnight of Sunday, and the day of the week / start time of the contents of the recording reservation is compared with the current time (day of the week / time) to record. By controlling the above, timer recording by recording reservation for a plurality of weeks corresponding to a calendar becomes possible. It should be noted that cursor keys (“→”, “←”, “↓”) may be used instead of the keys 1a to 1c of the input unit 1, and the keys “next week” and “next week” may be used. It is also possible to provide a day-of-the-week day key and input the day of the week directly by combining them.

Next, a method of displaying the contents reserved for recording in the recording reservation display mode will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When displaying the contents of the recording reservation on the display unit 4, first, the timer in the control unit 3 that indicates the current time is compared with the contents of the recording reservation, and the day of the recording reservation is the same as today's day of the week. If (Step 11 → Ye
s), "Today" or "the day of the week" is displayed (step 16), and if it is the same as the day of the next day (step 12 → Yes), "tomorrow" or "the day of the week" is displayed ( Step 17).

And, the days of the recording reservation are other than those,
And from today until the first Saturday (Step 13
→ Yes), display as "this week + that day of the week" or "that day of the week" (step 18), and display from next day to next Saturday (step 14 → Yes) as "next week + that day" (Step 19). Furthermore, from the next day to the next Saturday (step 15 →
Yes), and display as "sa next week + that day" (step 20).

Since the contents of the recording reservation stored in the storage unit 2 are stored as "this week + day of the week", "next week + day of the week", and "sa next week + day of the week" as described above, Displays the contents of the recording reservation as it is without making any judgment. Further, with respect to the recording reservations for the next week and thereafter, it is possible to store and display the same in the same manner. Then, by displaying in this way, the contents of the recording reservation will be displayed as "this Friday", "next Wednesday", "Sa next Thursday", etc., so that recording for multiple weeks can be performed with the same feeling as an actual calendar. You can keep track of reservations.

As another embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to display only the days of the week from today to the seventh day, and display the days after the eighth as "next week + day of the week" and "sa next week + day of the week". . In this case, if today is Wednesday, "+" key 1
The change of the display when pressing a is "Wednesday"
(Or "Today"), "Thursday" (or "Tomorrow"),
"Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday", "Monday",
"Tuesday", "Wednesday next week", "Next Thursday", "Next Friday", "Next Saturday", "Next Sunday", "Next Monday", and so on. If today is Saturday, in the first described embodiment, the next day suddenly becomes "next Sunday", but in this embodiment, it is simply displayed as "Sunday", so there is no abruptness.

In each of the above embodiments, the start time of the week is based on midnight on Sunday. However, other times, for example, midnight on Monday or the start time of broadcasting on Sunday or Monday ( The time of the beginning of the week may be set to about 5 am), and these times may be set by the user.

The notation of the day of the week displayed on the day of the week display section 4a of the display section 4 is not limited to the above description, and the concepts such as "this week + day of the week", "next week + day of the week", and "sa next week + day of the week" are expressed. It should be done. For example, “Today” or “Today's day of the week” itself may be displayed instead of “Today”, or “Tomorrow's day of the week” may be displayed instead of “Tomorrow”. Furthermore, "This week + day of the week" means "Monday", "Monday", "Monday", etc.
"Day", "week", etc. may be omitted, and "Next week +
"Day of the week" means "next week Monday", "next week month", "next month", etc. in addition to "next week Monday", etc. "sa next week + weekday" indicates "sa next week monday" etc. It may be "Next Monday", "Sa Next Week", "Sa Next Month", "Sa Month", etc.

[0027]

In the day display device and the day display method of the present invention, the display is switched at the start time of the week. Therefore, as in the conventional case, the first week and the second time based on the current time are used.
Instead of the concept of a week, it is displayed with the same concept as one week of a calendar that is normally used, and the display is easy for the user to understand. Also, as a result, when using it for recording reservation etc., it is possible to set recording reservation without human effort to match the concept due to machine convenience, so it is possible to reduce the mistake of recording reservation is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a day display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a day display method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control unit in the timer recording mode of the day display device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a conventional display method.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of control contents in a conventional timer recording mode.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a calendar.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Unit (Input Means) 2 Storage Unit (Storage Means) 3 Control Unit (Control Means) 4 Display Unit (Display Means)

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Masato Horiuchi 3-12 Moriya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A day display device for displaying a specific day out of a plurality of days of the week, wherein at least input means for inputting a day of the week for a plurality of weeks and a plurality of contents input by the input means are provided. Storage means for storing, control means for controlling the content stored in the storage means on the basis of the current time and the start time of the week, and display means for displaying the content stored in the storage means. A day of the week display device characterized by being provided. 2. A day display method for displaying a specific day out of a plurality of days, wherein the first week is from today to the time of the start of the next week, and the start of the next week is A method of displaying a day of the week, characterized in that the week display is switched at the start time of the week so as to display from the time to the start time of the next week as the second week.