JP2512370Y2 - Auto changer player - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an autochanger player for automatically exchanging and playing a disc or the like in which video and music for karaoke are stored in advance.

[Prior Art] In general, an autochanger player of this type includes a center device having a plurality of players for selectively and automatically reproducing karaoke information and the like stored in advance in a large number of CDGs (compact disc graphics). It is configured by one or a plurality of child devices. Each child device is provided with a remote control device for requesting a desired music piece from the center device, a television monitor and a sound reproducing device for reproducing information from the center device, a microphone for karaoke, and the like. According to the auto changer player, each child device can share and use the CDG of the center device.

As a similar auto changer player, a center device is arranged in, for example, a hotel center, child devices are arranged in respective guest rooms, and the center device broadcasts television, movies, shopping information, and karaoke in response to a request from each child device. A bidirectional cable broadcasting system for supplying information and the like is known.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such an autochanger player, it is inconvenient that the customer cannot be informed if the device is broken or the request is inappropriate. There is a point.

Further, when providing karaoke information, even if an empty player exists among a plurality of players, if the requested song is stored on the disc used by another player, the song is played. Since it is not possible to do so, it is convenient for the customer to notify a message to that effect, and it is convenient for the shop to notify the closing time and business hours of the shop.

As a method of notifying a message in this way, for example, it is conceivable that a semiconductor memory is used to notify by voice by an analysis and synthesis method, or mosaic characters or the like are created in the video RAM to notify by video. The audio and video produced by such methods have poor sound quality and image quality.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an autochanger player capable of notifying a message for explaining a situation on the service side with high-quality voice or high-quality video.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention stores video and audio of a message for explaining the situation on the service side in the same memory as an optical disk used in a karaoke apparatus. It is stored in a medium in advance, and a message is reproduced from this storage medium to notify the customer.

That is, according to the present invention, an automatic changer player that selectively and automatically reproduces a large number of records in which video and audio of various kinds of information are stored in advance in response to a request to serve a customer. And a means for holding a record in which at least one of the image and the sound of the message is stored in advance as one of the plurality of records, and a necessary message. There is provided an autochanger player having means for automatically requesting the number of the message for notification of

[Operation] According to the present invention, with the above-described configuration, one or both of the image and / or the voice of the message for explaining the situation on the service side is previously stored in the same record as many records in which the video and the voice of various information are stored in advance. By storing and automatically requesting the message of this record, the message is selectively and automatically reproduced, so that the message can be notified with high-quality voice or high-quality video.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an autochanger player according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a data flow in the autochanger player of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of FIG. It is a flow chart which shows operation of an autochanger player.

In FIG. 1, the center device 10 indicates that the karaoke video (moving image or still image) and a large number of records (disks) in which music is stored in advance, the closing time and business hours of the store, and the requested song are not supplied immediately. Record rack 1 for storing a record video (video or still image) and music for pre-recording a message to inform the customer of failure or malfunction, and each information of the record video and music Multiple players 11 to 1n for automatic and automatic reading,
A transport mechanism (not shown) for selectively transporting the records between the record rack 1 and the players 11 to 1n, and a plurality of child devices 21 with a message for explaining information on the request and circumstances on the service side. It is composed of a controller 2 that executes control for supplying to 2n, a timer input device 3 for setting a time for guiding a closing time and business hours, and the like.

Although not shown, the controller 2 includes a CPU (central processing unit) for executing control, a ROM (read only memory) in which a program of the CPU is stored in advance, and a RAM (work area of the CPU, etc.) Random access memory)
And an interface for receiving requests from the child devices 21 to 2n.

Each of the child devices 21 to 2n has a TV monitor 4 and a speaker 5 for respectively reproducing a video and music for karaoke, a microphone 6 for a customer to perform karaoke, and a remote control (for a customer to request a song). Hereinafter, it will be referred to as a remote controller.) The device 7 is roughly configured.

A song number is assigned to each karaoke information of each record stored in the record rack 1, and it is also used as message information for informing the customer of the closing time and business hours of the store, that the requested song is not supplied immediately, etc. Similarly, the song number is assigned. A remote control number is similarly assigned to the remote control device 7 of each child device 21 to 2n,
In addition, the timer input device 3 of the center device 10 and the players 11 to 11
A number is similarly assigned to 1n.

The remote control device 7 of each child device 21 to 2n displays a key for inputting the number of the requested song, a start key for starting reproduction of the requested song, a number of the requested song for which the reproduction is started, and the like. It has a display and so on.

The request song numbers input via the remote control device 7 are stored in the request queue 2a of the controller 2 of the center device 10 in the order of input as shown in FIG. Further, the time for guiding the closing time and the business hours of the store, which is input through the timer input device 3 of the center device 10, is set in the timer 2b of the controller 2,
At the time set in the timer 2b, the message and each number of the input device 3 are stored in the request queue 2a.

Also, as shown in FIG. 2, this request queue 2a
The tune number stored in is displayed on the display of the remote control device 7 at the start of performance, and when the start button of the remote control device 7 is pressed, a playback command is sent to the players 11 to 1n. When the number of the message stored in the request queue 2a is read, the playback command for that message is sent to the players 11-1n according to the status of the players 11-1n.
Sent to Although not shown, the reproduction command is also sent to the players 11 to 1n when the customer is informed that the request song is not immediately supplied or that the request song is out of order.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In step S1, when the information for guiding the closing time and the business hours of the store is input through the timer input device 3,
In the subsequent step S2, the information and the song number are sent to the timer 2b.
And proceed to step S3. It should be noted that, in step S1, if the information for guiding the closing time and the business hours of the store is not input, the process directly proceeds to step S3.

In step S3, when the number of the requested song is input through the remote controller 7, the song number and the remote controller number are stored in the request queue 2a in step S4,
Proceed to step S5.

In step S3, if the number of the requested music piece is not input via the remote control device 7, the process directly proceeds to step S5.

In step S5, the song number and the remote control number stored in the request queue 2a are read out first in first out, and in the subsequent step S6, the song number is displayed on the display of the remote control device 7 corresponding to the remote control number, for example. Therefore, it is possible for the customer to know that the reproduction of the requested song is started.

In the following step S7, it is determined whether or not the start key of the remote control device 7 is pressed. If the start key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S8, and if not pressed, the process branches to step S15 and thereafter. In step S8, it is determined whether or not the record in which the karaoke information of the song number is stored is accessed by any of the players 11 to 1n. YE
In the case of S, it is not possible to access the karaoke information of the song number, so the process proceeds to step S9, and in the case of NO, the performance is possible, so the process proceeds to step S13, and the record is vacant by controlling the transport mechanism. Transport to
The requested song is sent to the child devices 21 to 2n.

In step S9, it is determined whether or not there is a vacancy in the players 11 to 1n, and if there is a vacancy, the process proceeds to step S10 and the transport mechanism is controlled to, for example, "please wait for a while. If you want to play, please press the start button. ”A record in which a message such as“ is stored ”is conveyed to a vacant player, the video and audio of the message are read, and the TV monitor 4 and speaker 5 of the child device 21 to 2n are respectively read. Output to.

If the start key is not operated again in this step S10 (step S11), when the performance of the other karaoke information of the record in which the requested karaoke information is stored is finished, the message such as "please wait for a while" is stopped and the request is made. The obtained karaoke information is read and supplied to the child devices 21 to 2n.

On the other hand, in step S9, if there is no space in the players 11 to 1n, the process directly proceeds to step S11 to wait for the start button to be operated again, and when the start button is operated, the process proceeds to step S12 and is stored in the request queue 2a. The next tune number and remote control number are read first-in first-out and the process returns to step S8. Therefore, the record that stores the next requested song is the player 11
If it has not been accessed by any of 1 to 1n, the process branches from step S8 to step S13 to read the requested music piece and send it to the child device 21 to 2n.

In the following step S14, the next song number and remote control number stored in the request queue 2a are read out first-in first-out, and the process proceeds to step S15 to determine whether or not the remote control number is the timer number, that is, the number of the center device 10. . If NO, the process returns to step S1 described above, and if YES, the process proceeds to step S16.

In step S16, players 11 to 1 are used as in step S9.
It is determined whether or not the first player of n is empty, and if YES, the process proceeds to step S17, and a record in which the message of the closing time of the store and the business hours is stored is conveyed to the first player,
The message is sent to the child devices 21 to 2n.

If the first player is not available in step S16, the process proceeds to step S18, it is determined whether the second player is available, and if the result is YES, the process proceeds to step S19, and the message of the closing time of the store and the business hours is displayed. The record in which is stored is conveyed to the second player and the message is transmitted to the child devices 21 to 2n.
To send to.

Therefore, according to the above-described embodiment, in addition to a large number of records (disks) in which the karaoke video and music are stored in advance, the closing time and business hours of the store, the fact that the requested song is not immediately supplied, the failure, etc. With a record in which video and music for messages to guide customers to are stored in advance,
Since these various messages are reproduced by the TV monitor 4 and the speaker 5 of the child devices 21 to 2n, the message for explaining the situation on the service side can be notified by high-quality voice or high-quality video.

[Advantage of Device] As described above, in the same record as a large number of records in which the video and audio of various information are stored in advance, one or both of video and / or audio of a message for explaining the situation on the service side can be displayed. Since it is stored in advance and is automatically requested by automatically requesting the message of this record, the message can be notified by high-quality voice or high-quality video.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an autochanger player 1 according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a data flow in the autochanger player of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the autochanger player of FIG. 1 ... Record rack, 2 ... Controller, 2a ... Request queue, 2b ... Timer, 3 ... Timer input device, 4 ... TV monitor, 5 ... Speaker, 6 ... Microphone, 7 ... Remote control Device, 10 ... Center device, 11-1n ... Player, 21-2n ... Child device.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An autochanger player which selectively and automatically reproduces a large number of records in which images and sounds of various kinds of information are stored in advance in response to a request, and explains the circumstances on the service side. A message for notifying a customer of the message, a means for holding a record in which at least one of the video and audio of the message is stored in advance as one of the many records, and a notification of a necessary message An autochanger player having means for automatically requesting the number of the message for.