JP2000350131A - Reproduction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically display a reproduced image on a television screen at application of power. SOLUTION: At application of power to an electronic album unit 10 when a power switch 20 of the electronic album unit 10 or a power on switch of a remote controller 24 is closed, an image processing circuit 34 of the electronic album unit 10 outputs an image signal for an initial display menu, and a light emitting device 38 outputs an input switching control signal to a light receiving section 16 of a television receiver 12 to allow the television receiver 12 to select an external input for its input. Upon the receipt of a power OFF control signal with the power switch 20 or a power-off switch of the remote controller 24 after being used as an electronic album, the light emitting device 38 of the electronic album unit 10 outputs a control signal to the television receiver 12 to allow the television receiver 12 to select a television input for its input. After that, the electronic album unit 10 reaches a standby state where the power is interrupted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reproducing apparatus for reproducing stored images and / or sounds.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic album apparatus which records and manages a photograph image or an image photographed by a video camera together with sound on a recording medium and can freely reproduce and output a desired one has been commercialized. Such an electronic album device is conventionally known as a VT
Like R, it is connected to a television (image / audio output device) via a video cable and an audio stereo cable.

[0003]

In the prior art, image information and audio information are only transmitted unilaterally from the electronic album device to the television. Just by connecting the electronic album device to the TV, the images played on the electronic album device are:
It is not reproduced and displayed on the TV screen, and no sound is output from the TV speaker. That is, even if the electronic album apparatus is automatically activated, the state does not automatically change to a state in which a reproduced image from the electronic album apparatus is displayed on the screen of the television.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a reproducing apparatus for automatically displaying images and sounds and outputting images and sounds.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a reproducing apparatus for switching the input of the image / sound output device in synchronization with the output switching of the image and the sound.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a reproducing apparatus comprising: an image reproducing means; a control signal generating means for outputting an input switching control signal for an image display apparatus to be connected; And a control means for generating an input switching control signal for instructing a switch from the generating means to an input port to which the output of the image reproducing means is input.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 10 denotes an electronic album device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and 12 denotes a television (image / audio output device) that reproduces and displays an image reproduced by the electronic album device 10 and re-outputs audio. They are interconnected by a cable 14. The television 12 includes an infrared receiver 16 that receives an infrared control signal for remotely controlling the television 12.

The electronic album device 10 has the following elements. That is, reference numeral 20 denotes a power switch of the electronic album device 10, and reference numeral 22 denotes a remote control device 24 of the electronic album device 10.
A light receiving device for receiving an infrared control signal from the camera, 26 is a main control circuit, 28 is a CPU, 30 is an audio processing circuit, and 32 is
AM, 34 is an image processing circuit, 36 is an image RAM, 38
Is a light emitting device that transmits an infrared control signal to the infrared light receiving unit 42 of the television 40, 40 is a timer, and 42 is
A video / audio output connector to which the audio cable 14 is connected.

To turn on the power of the electronic album apparatus 10, generally, the power switch 20 is turned on, or a power-on signal is transmitted from the remote operation device 24 to the light receiving device 22. Using the timer 40, the power can be turned on at a predetermined time.

When the power is turned on, the image generated by the image processing circuit 34 and the audio generated by the audio processing circuit 30 are supplied to the external input terminal of the television 12 via the video / audio output connector 42 and the cable 14. You.

The electronic album apparatus 10 contains infrared signal data for television control of major TV manufacturers, and the user can connect to the maker of the television 12 connected to the electronic album apparatus 10 and an external input terminal of any number. Is preset in the electronic album device 10 in advance. As a result, the electronic album device 10
An infrared control signal for switching the input of the television 12 to which 0 is connected to the external input terminal to which the cable 14 is connected can be output from the light emitting device 38 to the light receiving section 16 of the television 12. That is, the electronic album device 10 can switch the input of the television 12 so as to reproduce the output of the electronic album device 10 at a desired timing.

FIG. 2 shows a flow of an operation in a normal operation by the user. Power switch 20 of electronic album device 10
Or, by a power-on switch of the remote control device 24,
When the power of the electronic album device 10 is turned on (S1),
The electronic album device 10 outputs an image signal of the initial display screen (S2), and the light-emitting device 38 sends the image signal of the initial display screen to the light-receiving unit 1 of the television 12.
An input switching control signal for switching the input of the television 12 to the external input is output to the terminal 6 (S3). Thereby, the initial display screen is automatically displayed on the screen of the television 12 without the user performing an operation of switching the input of the television 12.

After using as an electronic album (S4),
When a power-off control signal is input by the power switch 20 or the power-off switch of the remote control device 24 (S
5), the electronic album device 10 outputs a control signal for switching the television 12 to the television input from the light emitting device 38 (S6). As a result, the television 12 outputs normal broadcast video and audio. Thereafter, the electronic album device 10 enters a power-off standby state.

FIG. 3 shows a flow of the timer operation in this embodiment. This is the same technology as the existing VTR recording reservation technology, and timer setting such as one timer operation, a timer operation at the same time every day, and a timer operation at the same time every week can be considered. Of course, a repetition timer or the like that operates at regular intervals can be considered.

At the set time, the power of the electronic album apparatus 10 is turned on (S11). Thereafter, an initial display screen is output (S12), and an input switching control signal for switching the input of the television 12 to an external input is output from the light emitting device 38 to the light receiving unit 16 of the television 12 (S1).
3). Thereby, the initial display screen is automatically displayed on the screen of the television 12 without the user performing an operation of switching the input of the television 12.

According to the program, the designated image and sound are automatically reproduced (S14). When it ’s time to finish,
The electronic album device 10 is connected to the television 12
Is output to the television input (S1).
5). As a result, the television 12 outputs normal broadcast video and audio. Thereafter, the electronic album device 10 enters a power-off standby state (S16).

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the embodiment shown in FIG.
0 and a switch 52 are added. The switch 52
The output connector 42 selects an output of the audio processing circuit 30 and the image processing circuit 34 or an output of the television tuner 50.
To supply.

During operation of the tuner 50, the switch 52 selects the output of the tuner 50, and the output connector 42
To the television 12, the television image and the audio of the channel selected by the tuner 50 are supplied. As an existing technology, there is a CM cut function of a VTR. This means that the television program being received is determined to be a monaural broadcast, a stereo broadcast, or a bilingual broadcast based on the output signal of the television tuner. Technology. Using this CM cutting technology,
When it is determined that the television program being received by the television tuner 50 is broadcasting a CM, the switch 52 selects the output of the audio processing circuit 30 and the output of the image processing circuit 34, and
2 outputs the playback information of the electronic album. When the CM broadcast ends, the switch 52 selects the output of the TV tuner 50, and the TV 12 outputs the TV broadcast image and the sound.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention. An electronic album device 60 includes an output connector 62 and an input connector 64. The output connector 62 is connected to a television 68 via a cable 66. The television 68 includes an infrared light receiving unit 70 that receives an infrared control signal. The electronic album device 60 includes a light emitting device 72 that transmits an infrared control signal to the infrared light receiving unit 70 of the television 68. The input connector 64 of the electronic album device 60 has a VTR
(Output connector) is connected.

The electronic album device 60 further includes a display control device 78 for outputting image information, and a switch 80 for selecting a signal from the input connector 64 or an output signal of the display control device 78 and supplying the selected signal to the output connector 62. I do.

The switch 80 of the electronic album device 60 is
Usually, the output of the display control device 78 is selected. If the power of the electronic album device 60 is not turned on, the electronic album device 60 does not output any signal from the output connector 62.
When image and audio signals are input to the input connector 64 from the VTR 76, the electronic album device 60 switches the switch 80 to select an input signal from the input connector 64 regardless of whether the power is on or in standby. Further, a control signal for switching the television 68 to the external input is supplied from the light emitting device 72 to the light receiving unit 70 of the television 68, and the television 68 is switched to the external input.

The electronic album device 60 includes the input connector 6
When no signal is input to the switch 4, the switch 80 is switched to select the output of the display control device 78. Further, when the electronic album device 60 is in a standby state before a signal is input to the input connector 64, a control signal for switching the television 68 to the television output from the light emitting device 72 to the light receiving unit 70 of the television 68 is provided. And the electronic album device 60 itself returns to the standby state. If the electronic album is operating before the signal is input to the input connector 64, the operation returns to the electronic album operation mode.

Since the VTR 76 outputs a signal even during programmed recording, it is preferable that the switch 80 can be manually switched.

[0025]

As can be easily understood from the above description, according to the present invention, a new function of automatic display can be added to the electronic album apparatus, and a new use of the electronic album apparatus can be provided to the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a normal operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a timer operation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10: Electronic album device 12: Television 14: Video / audio cable 16: Infrared light receiving unit 16 is provided. 20: Power switch 22: Light receiving device 24: Remote control device 26: Main control circuit 28: CPU 30: Audio processing circuit 32: RAM 34: Image processing circuit 36: Image RAM 38: Light emitting device 40: Timer 42: Video / Audio output connector 50: TV tuner 52: Switch 60: Electronic album device 62: Output connector 64: Input connector 66: Cable 68: Television 70: Infrared light receiving section 72: Light emitting device 74: Cable 76: VTR 78: Display control device 80: Switch

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An image reproducing means, a control signal generating means for outputting an input switching control signal for an image display device to be connected, and an output of the image reproducing means from the control signal generating means being input according to a predetermined condition. And a control means for generating an input switching control signal for instructing the input port to switch. 2. The playback device according to claim 1, wherein the playback device is an electronic album device. 3. An input switching control signal for instructing a switch to an input port to which an output of the image reproducing means is input from the control signal generating means in synchronization with an image output of the image reproducing means. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproducing apparatus generates the signal. 4. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is a preset time. 5. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is detection of a CM broadcast. 6. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a tuner for television broadcasting is built in. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the C
6. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising means for detecting M. 8. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input switching control signal is an infrared signal.