REPRODUCING APPARATUS HAVING EDITING FUNCTION

• US 20010002222A1
• Filed: 07/21/1997
• Published: 05/31/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: FURUYAMA, HIROAKI
• Granted Patent: US 6,694,086 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/52
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/024 on tapes G11B27/028, G11B27/029 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/028 with computer assistance
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/032 on tapes G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

A reproducing apparatus having an editing function is arranged to, in response to an instruction for setting an editing program, generate a display image signal corresponding to the contents of the set editing program, to, in response to an instruction for execution of an action verification, generate a display image signal corresponding to contents of an action of a recording apparatus actually used as an external recording apparatus according to a remote operation control command transmitted to the actually used recording apparatus, and to, in response to an instruction for execution of an editing action, generate a display image signal corresponding to a status of progress of the set editing program. The arrangement enables the operator to clearly know how a verifying action is being executed for confirming whether or not the actually used recording apparatus can be remotely operated by the reproducing apparatus, how the editing work is progressing and how the reproducing apparatus is operating.

Claims

1. A reproducing apparatus having an editing function of editing, by using a remotely operable external recording apparatus, an information signal recorded on a recording medium, said reproducing apparatus comprising:

(A) editing program setting instructing means for giving an instruction to set at least one editing program;

(B) action verifying execution instructing means arranged to store beforehand a plurality of kinds of remote operation control data codes for remotely controlling recording apparatuses each usable as the external recording apparatus, in correspondence to the respective usable recording apparatuses, and arranged to, prior to execution of an editing action, give an instruction to execute an action verifying operation of (i) selecting remote operation control data codes corresponding to a recording apparatus actually used as the external recording apparatus from among the stored plurality of kinds of remote operation control data codes, (ii) transmitting to the actually used recording apparatus a remote operation control command according to a remote operation control data code for causing the actually used recording apparatus to perform a predetermined action among the selected remote operation control data codes corresponding to the actually used recording apparatus, and (iii) confirming whether or not a remote operation can be accurately performed by using the selected remote operation control data codes corresponding to the actually used recording apparatus;

(C) editing action execution instructing means arranged to transmit to the actually used recording apparatus remote operation control commands according to remote operation control data codes for causing the actually used recording apparatus to act in accordance with the set editing program, and arranged to give an instruction to execute, by using the actually used recording apparatus, an editing action on the information signal recorded on the recording medium in accordance with the editing program;

(D) display image signal generating means arranged to, in response to the instruction for setting of the editing program by said editing program setting instructing means, generate a display image signal corresponding to contents of the set editing program, arranged to, in response to the instruction for execution of the action verifying operation by said action verifying execution instructing means, generate a display image signal corresponding to contents of the action of the actually used recording apparatus performed according to the transmitted remote operation control command, and arranged to, in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing means, generate a display image signal corresponding to a status of progress of the set editing program; and

(E) reproducing means for, in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing means, reproducing the information signal recorded on the recording medium and outputting the reproduced information signal to the actually used recording apparatus according to the set editing program.

2. An apparatus according to

claim 1

, wherein said display image signal generating means is arranged to, in response to the instruction for execution of the action verifying operation by said action verifying execution instructing means, generate also a display image signal corresponding to transmission timing of the remote operation control command.

3. An apparatus according to

claim 1

, wherein said display image signal generating means is arranged to, in response to the instruction for execution of the action verifying operation by said action verifying execution instructing means, generate also a display image signal corresponding to a period of time having elapsed since the remote operation control command is transmitted.

4. An apparatus according to

claim 1

, wherein said reproducing means is remotely operable, and wherein said display image signal generating means is arranged to, in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing means, generate also a display image signal indicating that said reproducing means is in a state of not being remotely operable.

5. An apparatus according to

claim 1

, wherein said display image signal generating means is arranged to, in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing means, generate also a display image signal corresponding to information which is not displayed during process of setting the editing program.

6. An apparatus according to

claim 1

, wherein the remote operation control data codes are codes for remotely operating and controlling pause of a recording action and cancellation of the pause of the recording action of each of the recording apparatuses usable as the external recording apparatus.

7. An apparatus according to

claim 1

, wherein the editing program is a program for designating an editing start point and an editing end point of the recording medium on which the information signal to be edited is recorded.

8. An apparatus according to

claim 7

, wherein said reproducing means is arranged to, in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing means, execute such an editing action as making a search for the editing start point of the recording medium and starting and ending a reproducing action, in accordance with information on the editing start point and the editing end point of the recording medium designated by the set editing program.

9. An editing method of editing, by using a remotely operable external recording apparatus, an information signal recorded on a recording medium, said editing method comprising:

(A) an editing program setting instructing step of giving an instruction to set at least one editing program;

(B) an action verifying execution instructing step of (a) storing beforehand a plurality of kinds of remote operation control data codes for remotely controlling recording apparatuses each usable as the external recording apparatus, in correspondence to the respective usable recording apparatuses, and (b) prior to execution of an editing action, giving an instruction to execute an action verifying operation of (i) selecting remote operation control data codes corresponding to a recording apparatus actually used as the external recording apparatus from among the stored plurality of kinds of remote operation control data codes, (ii) transmitting to the actually used recording apparatus a remote operation control command according to a remote operation control data code for causing the actually used recording apparatus to perform a predetermined action among the selected remote operation control data codes corresponding to the actually used recording apparatus, and (iii) confirming whether or not a remote operation can be accurately performed by using the selected remote operation control data codes corresponding to the actually used recording apparatus;

(C) an editing action execution instructing step of (a) transmitting to the actually used recording apparatus remote operation control commands according to remote operation control data codes for causing the actually used recording apparatus to act in accordance with the set editing program, and (b) giving an instruction to execute, by using the actually used recording apparatus, an editing action on the information signal recorded on the recording medium in accordance with the editing program;

(D) a display image signal generating step of (a) in response to the instruction for setting of the editing program by said editing program setting instructing step, generating a display image signal corresponding to contents of the set editing program, (b) in response to the instruction for execution of the action verifying operation by said action verifying execution instructing step, generating a display image signal corresponding to contents of the action of the actually used recording apparatus performed according to the transmitted remote operation control command, and (c) in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing step, generating a display image signal corresponding to a status of progress of the set editing program; and

(E) a reproducing step of, in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing step, reproducing the information signal recorded on the recording medium and outputting the reproduced information signal to the actually used recording apparatus according to the set editing program.

10. A method according to

claim 9

, wherein said display image signal generating step is a step of, in response to the instruction for execution of the action verifying operation by said action verifying execution instructing step, generating also a display image signal corresponding to transmission timing of the remote operation control command.

11. A method according to

claim 9

, wherein said display image signal generating step is a step of, in response to the instruction for execution of the action verifying operation by said action verifying execution instructing step, generating also a display image signal corresponding to a period of time having elapsed since the remote operation control command is transmitted.

12. A method according to

claim 9

, wherein said display image signal generating step is a step of, in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing step, generating also a display image signal indicating that since the editing action is in process, actions other than the editing action are unable to be executed.

13. A method according to

claim 9

, wherein said display image signal generating step is a step of, in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing step, generating also a display image signal corresponding to information which is not displayed during process of setting the editing program.

14. A method according to

claim 9

, wherein the remote operation control data codes are codes for remotely operating and controlling pause of a recording action and cancellation of the pause of the recording action of each of the recording apparatuses usable as the external recording apparatus.

15. A method according to

claim 9

, wherein the editing program is a program for designating an editing start point and an editing end point of the recording medium on which the information signal to be edited is recorded.

16. A method according to

claim 15

, wherein said reproducing step is a step of, in response to the instruction for execution of the editing action by said editing action execution instructing step, executing such an editing action as making a search for the editing start point of the recording medium and starting and ending a reproducing action, in accordance with information on the editing start point and the editing end point of the recording medium designated by the set editing program.

17. A reproducing apparatus having an editing function of editing, by using a remotely operable external recording apparatus, an information signal recorded on a recording medium, said reproducing apparatus comprising:

(A) display image signal generating means for generating display image signals indicative of various operating states of said reproducing apparatus;

(B) transmitting means arranged to store beforehand a plurality of kinds of remote operation control data codes for remotely controlling recording apparatuses each usable as the external recording apparatus, in correspondence to the respective usable recording apparatuses, and arranged to transmit, to a recording apparatus actually used as the external recording apparatus, remote operation control commands according to remote operation control data codes corresponding to the actually used recording apparatus among the stored plurality of kinds of remote operation control data codes;

(C) reproducing means for reproducing the information signal recorded on the recording medium and outputting the reproduced information signal to the actually used recording apparatus;

(D) instructing means arranged to have a selecting mode of selecting the remote operation control data codes corresponding to the actually used recording apparatus from among the plurality of kinds of remote operation control data codes stored in said transmitting means, a transmitting mode of transmitting to the actually used recording apparatus a remote operation control command according to a remote operation control data code for causing the actually used recording apparatus to perform a predetermined action among the remote operation control data codes selected in the selecting mode, an adjusting mode of adjusting transmission timing of the remote operation control command to be transmitted in the transmitting mode to the actually used recording apparatus, and an editing execution mode of causing said transmitting means to transmit to the actually used recording apparatus remote operation control commands according to remote operation control data codes for causing the actually used recording apparatus to act in accordance with a preset editing program and of executing, by using the actually used recording apparatus, an editing action on the information signal recorded on the recording medium in accordance with the editing program, and arranged to give an instruction to cause said reproducing apparatus to act in accordance with one of the selecting mode, the transmitting mode, adjusting mode and the editing execution mode; and

(E) control means (i) arranged to, in response to the instruction by said instructing means for causing said reproducing apparatus to act in accordance with the transmitting mode, cause said transmitting means to transmit the remote operation control command to the actually used recording apparatus and cause said display image signal generating means to generate a display image signal corresponding to contents of the action of the actually used recording apparatus according to the transmitted remote operation control command and corresponding to the transmission timing of the remote operation control command, (ii) arranged to, in response to the instruction by said instructing means for causing said reproducing apparatus to act in accordance with the adjusting mode, set the transmission timing of the remote operation control command to be transmitted by said transmitting means, and (iii) arranged to, in response to the instruction by said instructing means for causing said reproducing apparatus to act in accordance with the editing execution mode, cause said transmitting means to transmit the remote operation control commands according to the editing program, cause said reproducing means to reproduce the information signal recorded on the recording medium in accordance with the editing program and cause said display image signal generating means to generate a display image signal corresponding to a status of progress of the editing program.

18. An apparatus according to

claim 17

, wherein said control means is arranged to, in response to the instruction by said instructing means for causing said reproducing apparatus to act in accordance with the adjusting mode, cause said display image signal generating means to generate a display image signal corresponding to the transmission timing of the remote operation control command.

19. An apparatus according to

claim 17

, wherein said control means is arranged to, in response to the instruction by said instructing means for causing said reproducing apparatus to act in accordance with the adjusting mode, cause said display image signal generating means to generate a display image signal corresponding to a period of time having elapsed since the remote operation control command is transmitted.

20. An apparatus according to

claim 17

, wherein said reproducing means is remotely operable, and wherein said control means is arranged to, in response to the instruction by said instructing means for causing said reproducing apparatus to act in accordance with the editing execution mode, cause said display image signal generating means to generate a display image signal indicating that said reproducing means is in a state of not being remotely operable.

21. An apparatus according to

claim 17

, wherein the remote operation control data codes are codes for remotely operating and controlling pause of a recording action and cancellation of the pause of the recording action of each of the recording apparatuses usable as the external recording apparatus.

22. An apparatus according to

claim 17

, wherein the editing program is a program for designating an editing start point and an editing end point of the recording medium on which the information signal to be edited is recorded.

23. An apparatus according to

claim 22

, wherein said control means is arranged to, in response to the instruction by said instructing means for causing said reproducing apparatus to act in accordance with the editing execution mode, cause said reproducing means to execute such an editing action as making a search for the editing start point of the recording medium and starting and ending a reproducing action, in accordance with information on the editing start point and the editing end point of the recording medium designated by the editing program.