Recording reservation central control system for one or more VTR's
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A TV system including a plurality of VTRs and a TV set wherein:
- each of the plurality of VTRs is operated on the basis of a separate predetermined control signal fed from the TV set connected thereto; and
said TV set includes a timer for counting a time;
a storage means for storing information of a time basis operation of each VTR connected to said TV set;
a control means for generating said predetermined control signal on the basis of the time information from said timer and said information of said time basis operation; and
feeding means for feeding said predetermined control signal to each designated VTR to thereby individually control each designated VTR;
wherein said control means operates in a time sharing manner if a plurality of pieces of stored information of said time basis operation are overlapped with each other on a time basis and the control means generates separate predetermined control signals for different VTRs based on the plurality of pieces of stored information which are overlapped with each other on a time basis and supplies the different predetermined control signals to different ones of the plurality of VTRs via the feeding means to separately record different programs.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A TV system includes at least one VTR and a TV set. The VTR is operated on the basis of a predetermined control signal fed from one TV set connected thereto. The TV set includes: a timer for counting a time; an S-RAM for storing information of a time basis operation of each VTR connected to the TV set; a CPU for generating the predetermined control signal on the basis of the time information from the timer and the information of the time basis operation; and cables for feeding the predetermined control signal to each designated VTR.
-
Citations
7 Claims
-
1. A TV system including a plurality of VTRs and a TV set wherein:
-
each of the plurality of VTRs is operated on the basis of a separate predetermined control signal fed from the TV set connected thereto; and said TV set includes a timer for counting a time;
a storage means for storing information of a time basis operation of each VTR connected to said TV set;
a control means for generating said predetermined control signal on the basis of the time information from said timer and said information of said time basis operation; and
feeding means for feeding said predetermined control signal to each designated VTR to thereby individually control each designated VTR;wherein said control means operates in a time sharing manner if a plurality of pieces of stored information of said time basis operation are overlapped with each other on a time basis and the control means generates separate predetermined control signals for different VTRs based on the plurality of pieces of stored information which are overlapped with each other on a time basis and supplies the different predetermined control signals to different ones of the plurality of VTRs via the feeding means to separately record different programs.
-
-
2. A TV system including at least one VTR and a TV set comprising:
-
at least one VTR that is operated on the basis of a predetermined control signal fed from the TV set connected thereto; said TV set including;
a timer for counting a time;
a storage means for storing information of a time basis operation of each VTR connected to said TV set;
a control means for generating said predetermined control signal on the basis of the time information from said timer and said information of said time basis operation; and
feeding means for feeding said predetermined control signal to each designated VTR;wherein said time basis operation comprises at least one of a reservation recording operation and a power source on/off operation of the VTR to be operated; and wherein said control means stores a condition of the VTR to be operated, prior to the reservation recording, and generates a control signal at the time of completion of the reservation recording for returning the VTR to be operated back to the condition before the reservation recording.
-
-
3. A TV set connectable to a plurality of VTRs, comprising:
-
a timer for counting a time; a storage means for storing information of a time basis operation of each VTR connected to said TV set; a control means for generating a predetermined control signal on the basis of the time information from said timer and said information of said time basis operation; and feeding means for feeding said predetermined control signal to a designated VTR to thereby control the designated VTR; wherein said control means operates in a time sharing manner if a plurality of pieces of stored information of said time basis operation are overlapped with each other on a time basis and the control means generates separate predetermined control signals for different VTRs based on the plurality of pieces of stored information which are overlapped with each other on a time basis and supplies the different predetermined control signals to different ones of the plurality of VTRs via the feeding means to separately record different programs.
-
-
4. A TV set connectable to at least one VTR comprising:
-
a timer for counting a time; a storage means for storing information of a time basis operation of each VTR connected to said TV set; a control means for generating a predetermined control signal on the basis of the time information from said timer and said information of said time basis operation; feeding means for feeding said predetermined control signal to each designated VTR; wherein said time basis operation comprises at least one of a reservation recording operation and a power source on/off operation of the VTR to be operated; and wherein said control means stores a condition of the VTR to be operated, prior to the reservation recording, and generates a control signal at the time of completion of the reservation recording for returning the VTR to be operated back to the condition before the reservation recording.
-
-
5. A TV system including a plurality of VTRs and a TV set wherein:
-
each of the plurality of VTRs is operated on the basis of a separate predetermined control signal fed from the TV set connected thereto; said TV set includes a timer for counting a time;
a storage means for storing information of a time basis operation of each VTR connected to said TV set;
a control means for generating said predetermined control signal on the basis of the time information from said timer and said information of said time basis operation; and
feeding means for feeding said predetermined control signal to each designated VTR to thereby individually control each designated VTR; andwherein said control means stores a condition of the VTR to be operated, prior to the reservation recording, and generates a control signal at the time of completion of the reservation recording for returning the VTR to be operated back to the condition before the reservation recording. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
-
Specification