JP2673935B2 - Vending machine for tape recording karaoke singing voice - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention discharges and sells an unrecorded tape by inserting a predetermined amount of coins and also a song (sung voice and accompaniment music) sung by an accompaniment of a karaoke device.
(Hereinafter referred to as singing voice) is recorded on a recording tape, and the recorded tape is ejected and sold.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called karaoke device, which sings a song in accordance with accompaniment music while watching lyrics displayed on a CRT display, is widely used not only in Japan but also worldwide. Such a karaoke device is a karaoke snack,
Many are installed in karaoke boxes and the like. When enjoying karaoke in such a place, there are many demands for recording a singing voice and playing it back on the spot to listen to it again, or to take the recorded tape home. However, in order to record the singing voice sung by the karaoke device, it is necessary to prepare a recording tape and a recording device, and, for example, in the karaoke BOX or the like, an employee of the store etc. It is troublesome to operate the equipment, and extra personnel may be required depending on the situation.

Therefore, it would be convenient and commercially successful if a person who uses a karaoke machine could, for example, insert a predetermined amount of coins and automatically record. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a device for selling a tape recording a karaoke singing voice, which allows a user of the karaoke device to record the singing voice of karaoke by a simple operation. With
Also, there is one on each of the A and B sides of one cassette tape.
By using a device that can record only songs,
The purpose is to encourage the purchase of set tapes .

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[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a tape vending device for recording a singing voice of karaoke, in which a song sung by an accompaniment of a karaoke device is recorded on a cassette tape by inserting a predetermined amount of coins. A recording mechanism that records a song sung by an accompaniment of the karaoke device via a voice input / output terminal provided in the karaoke device, and an eject mechanism that ejects the cassette tape recorded by the recording mechanism. A coin insertion unit for inserting coins, a coin insertion detection unit for detecting a predetermined amount of coins inserted from this coin insertion unit, and a predetermined amount of coins inserted from the coin insertion unit for the coin insertion detection unit. Is provided with a control unit for controlling the operation of the device, and a predetermined amount of coins inserted from the coin insertion unit is inserted into the coin insertion unit. By being detected by the detector,
A vending machine for recording a karaoke singing voice, comprising an unrecorded tape ejecting mechanism for ejecting an unrecorded tape from a tape storing section for storing an unrecorded tape, the cassette tape inserting section provided in the recording mechanism section. When the tape sensor that detects that the cassette tape is inserted and the insertion of the cassette tape is detected by this tape sensor,
Prior to the recording of a song sung by an accompaniment of a karaoke apparatus, the control unit controls the recording mechanism to rewind the tape.

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[0010]

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[0012]

The operation of the present invention is as follows. Tape sen
Control unit when cassette tape insertion is detected
Controls the recording mechanism to insert the cassette tape.
Rewind the loop. This allows you to use one cassette
Only one song can be recorded on each of the A and B sides of the song .

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[0014]

[0015]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a tape sales device (hereinafter, referred to as a recording tape sales device) for recording a karaoke singing voice according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing an internal configuration thereof. In the figure, this recording tape vending apparatus 1 has a housing 2
The door 3 has a coin insertion portion 4 for inserting coins as a price. Reference numeral 4a is a coin return unit, 4b
Is a coin return button. Reference numeral 5 is a key portion for locking the door 3, and a lower end portion of the door 3 is provided with a cassette tape take-out port 6 as a discharged unrecorded tape.

Similarly, a recording section 7 is stored in the lower part of the housing 2. Reference numeral 7a is a cassette tape insertion portion as a recording tape, and 7b is a recording start switch for starting recording. The recording start switch 7b is made of a semitransparent resin, and has an LED (light emitting diode) 7g (see FIG. 2) as an indicator lamp incorporated therein. The LED 7g blinks under the control of the control unit 10 when the cassette tape is loaded and the recording preparation is completed, and when the recording start switch 7b is turned on, the blinking changes to a constant light to inform that the device is in the recording state. It has become. The eject switch 7c also serves as a recording stop switch. When the eject switch 7c is turned on, recording is stopped and the eject mechanism 7f operates to take out the cassette tape. Thus, for the purpose of preventing erroneous operation or abuse, only two operations, recording start and stop eject, can be performed, and other operations such as tape advance and rewind cannot be performed.

A reproducing section 8 for reproducing a recorded cassette tape is stored under the recording section 7,
If the recording unit 7 is not in operation, the reproducing unit 8 is always available.
It is possible to play at. Reference numeral 8a is a cassette tape insertion portion for inserting and removing the cassette tape,
Reference numeral 8b is a reproduction start switch. The reproduction start switch 8b is made of a translucent resin and has an LED 8f as an indicator lamp incorporated therein. The LED 8f blinks when it is in a reproducible state under the control of the control unit 10, and changes from this blinking state to a constant light by turning on the reproduction start switch 8b. This informs that the device is in the reproduction state. Reference numeral 8c designates an eject switch which also serves as a stop switch for stopping the reproducing operation and which operates the eject mechanism 8g to take out the cassette tape. As described above, only the two operations of reproduction start and stop eject are possible for the purpose of preventing erroneous operation or abuse. Further, reference numeral 9 is a connection cord for connecting the audio output terminal 8h and the audio input / output terminal 23 of the karaoke device 17.

As described above, the recording tape selling device 1
Records on the basis of the audio signal received from the karaoke device 17, sends the audio signal to the karaoke device 17, and reproduces the audio by using an amplifier, a speaker and the like provided in the karaoke device 17. However, it is also possible to configure the recording tape vending machine 1 so as to record directly with a recording microphone or the like, and to directly reproduce a singing voice by mounting the recording tape vending machine 1 with an amplifier, a speaker or the like. It may be configured to do so. Further, although the recording section 7 and the reproducing section 8 are configured as separate mechanisms, since recording and reproducing cannot be performed at the same time, like a normal cassette deck, for example, a cassette tape insertion section 7a.
And 8a may be integrated into one, and the recording mechanism and the reproducing mechanism may be integrated.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the recording tape vending apparatus 1. In the figure, the recording section 7 includes a recording mechanism 7d for recording on a cassette tape, a tape sensor 7e for detecting the presence / absence of a cassette tape, and an eject mechanism 7 for ejecting the mounted cassette tape.
f, an LED 7g as an indicator lamp incorporated in the recording start switch 7b, and an input terminal 7h for inputting an audio signal from the karaoke device 17.
have.

The reproducing section 8 includes a reproducing mechanism 8d for reproducing the recorded cassette tape, a tape sensor 8e for detecting the presence / absence of the cassette tape mounted, an eject mechanism 8g for discharging the mounted cassette tape, It has an LED 8f as an indicator lamp incorporated in the reproduction start switch 8b and an output terminal 8h for sending an audio signal to be reproduced to the karaoke apparatus 17.

The recording section 7 and the reproducing section 8 are connected to a control section 10 which has a CPU and controls the apparatus. Further, the control unit 10 includes a coin insertion detection unit 11 that detects coins inserted from the coin insertion unit 4, and an unrecorded tape that stores a plurality of unrecorded cassette tapes in the cassette tape outlet 6. An unrecorded tape ejection mechanism 13 for ejecting the cassette tape from the storage section 12 is connected. Further, a program memory 14 for storing various programs such as a system program for controlling the apparatus and a work memory 15 as a working memory are connected.
Further, the control unit 10 is connected with a timer 16 that counts the time for stopping the recording after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the recording. In this embodiment, as will be described later, the recording is stopped 5 minutes after the start of recording.

The recording and reproducing mechanisms in the recording section 7 and the reproducing section 8 are based on the known cassette deck technology as they are, and the unrecorded tape storing section for storing a plurality of unrecorded cassette tapes. 12 and the unrecorded tape ejecting mechanism 13 are based on known technology such as cigarette vending machines.

The above-mentioned recording tape selling device 1 is connected to the karaoke device 17. That is, the karaoke device 1
7 includes a performance mechanism 18, a data input operation unit 19, an amplifier 20, a speaker 21, a CRT 22, a voice input / output terminal 23, and the like, among a large number of CD (compact disc) -type karaoke software not shown. It is well known that the performance mechanism 18 is operated by inputting a desired karaoke software code from the input operation section 19, and the karaoke software is played and images such as lyrics are displayed on the CRT 22. As described above, the audio input / output terminal 23 of the karaoke apparatus 17 is connected to the audio input terminal 7h of the recording section 7 and the audio output terminal 8h of the reproduction section 8 by the connection cord 9. Reference numeral 24 is a power supply unit that is connected to a commercial power supply and supplies power to each unit of the apparatus.

The operation of the recording tape vending apparatus 1 configured as above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, a coin as a price is inserted from the coin insertion portion 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) (step S1). The inserted coin is the coin insertion detection unit 11 (see FIG. 2).
Is detected by In this case, in this embodiment, the device becomes recordable by inserting 200 yen coin,
Further, by inserting coins of 300 yen, that is, coins of 500 yen in total, one unrecorded cassette tape is ejected from the unrecorded tape storage unit 12 and recording becomes possible.

That is, when the amount of the inserted coin detected by the coin insertion detecting unit 11 is 200 yen (200 yen or more and less than 500 yen) (step S2), the control unit 1
In accordance with the system program stored in the program memory 14, 0 controls the supply of electric power from the power supply unit 24 to each unit of the device, whereby the device is activated (step S3). If the inserted coin detected by the coin insertion detection unit 11 is 500 yen (or more) (step S4), the unrecorded tape ejecting mechanism unit 13 operates under the control of the control unit 10 to store the unrecorded tape. One unrecorded cassette tape is discharged from the section 12 to the cassette tape outlet 6 (step S5), and each section of the apparatus is activated by the power supply from the power source section 24 as described above (step S3). .

In this state, the cassette tape insertion portion 7a
When a cassette tape for recording is inserted from, the inserted cassette tape is detected by the tape sensor 7e (step S6), and this detection signal is sent to the control unit 10. Upon receiving this signal, the control unit 10 controls the recording mechanism 7d to rewind the inserted cassette tape. In this way, by rewinding the cassette tape mounted for recording each time, only one song can be recorded on each of the A and B sides of one cassette tape. . This has the purpose and effect of encouraging the purchase of cassette tapes as much as possible by preventing the recording of many songs on the carried-in cassette tape. The same purpose and effect can be obtained by stopping the recording by the timer 16 after 5 minutes from the start of the recording and rewinding the cassette tape.

When the rewinding operation is completed, the LED incorporated in the recording start switch 7b (see FIG. 1).
The control for blinking 7g (see FIG. 2) is performed. The LED 7g blinks under this control (step S7), and prompts the recording start switch 7b to be turned on. When the recording start switch 7b is turned on (step S8), the control unit 1
The recording mechanism 7d is activated by the control of 0, and the karaoke machine 1
The recording of the singing voice by the accompaniment of the karaoke device 17 is started based on the audio signal received via the connection cord 9 connected to the audio input / output terminal 23 of 7 and the input terminal 7h. At the same time, the timer 16 is activated to count the recording time, and the LED 7g is changed from blinking until then to the constant light (step S9) to indicate that the recording is in progress.

From this state, the eject switch 7c for taking out the cassette tape, which also serves as the recording stop switch, is turned on (step S10), or 5 minutes as the maximum recording time counted by the timer 16 is reached. Over time (step S11),
When the cassette tape being recorded reaches the end of the tape (step S12), the control unit 10 controls the recording mechanism 7d to stop the recording and rewind the inserted cassette tape to eject. Mechanism 7
At f, the cassette tape is ejected (step S1)
3).

Next, the reproducing operation for reproducing the recorded cassette tape will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when a cassette tape to be reproduced is inserted into the cassette tape insertion section 8a (step S15), the tape sensor 8e (see FIG. 2) detects the inserted cassette tape and sends a detection signal to the control section 10. In response to this signal, the control unit 10 controls the reproducing mechanism 8d to rewind the inserted cassette tape, and when this rewinding is completed, the LED 8f blinks to prompt the ON operation of the reproduction start switch 8b (step S16).

When the reproduction start switch 8b is turned on (step S17), the reproduction mechanism 8d is operated by the control of the control unit 10 to reproduce the cassette tape, and the LED 8f changes from blinking to normal light. , Indicating that it is in a reproducing state (step S1)
8). As a result, the reproduced audio signal is output to the output terminal 8h.
Is output to the voice input / output terminal 23 of the karaoke device 17 via the connection cord 9, the voice signal is amplified by the amplifier 20, and the singing voice flows through the speaker 21.

When the eject switch 8c is turned on (step S19) or the tape end is reached (step S20) in this reproduction state, the control unit 10 stops the reproduction state and the cassette concerned. The tape is rewound, and when this rewinding is completed, the eject mechanism 8g is operated to eject the cassette tape.

Incidentally, the recording start and the recording stop of the singing voice of the karaoke are performed by operating the recording start switch 7b and the eject switch 7c which also serves as the stop switch as described above. , The start signal is output at the beginning of the performance of the selected software, and the stop signal is output at the end of one song, and the device is controlled by the start and stop signals. It may be configured to control the start and stop of the recording of the recording tape vending apparatus 1 in response to the stop signal.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, the color
A user of the orchestra records the singing voice of karaoke with a simple operation
Sales equipment for tapes that record karaoke singing voices
Can be realized, and A of one cassette tape
For karaoke where only one song can be recorded on each side
It can be used as a device for selling a tape recording a singing voice .
This allows you to record many songs on your own cassette tape
Because it is not possible, we encourage the purchase of unrecorded cassette tapes.
You can

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[0035]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a karaoke recording tape vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a karaoke recording tape vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of recording an unrecorded tape and a recording operation.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a reproduction operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. ・ Sale device for tape recording karaoke singing voice (recording tape sales device) 4 ・ Coin insertion unit 6 ・ Cassette tape outlet 7 ・ Recording unit 7b ・ Recording start switch 7c ・ Eject switch 7d ・ Recording mechanism 7f Ejection mechanism 8 Reproduction section 8b Reproduction start switch 8c Eject switch 8d Reproduction mechanism 8f LED 8g Ejection mechanism 8h Output terminal 10 Control section 11 Coin insertion detection section 12 Unrecorded tape storage section 13 ・ Unrecorded tape ejecting mechanism 16 ・ Timer 17 ・ Karaoke device 20 ・ Amplifier 21 ・ Speaker 23 ・ I / O terminal

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A tape vending device for recording a karaoke singing voice in which a song sung by an accompaniment of a karaoke device is recorded on a cassette tape by inserting a predetermined amount of coins.
A recording mechanism that records a song sung by an accompaniment of the karaoke device via a voice input / output terminal provided in the karaoke device, and an eject mechanism that ejects the cassette tape recorded by the recording mechanism. A coin insertion unit for inserting coins, a coin insertion detection unit for detecting a predetermined amount of coins inserted from this coin insertion unit, and a predetermined amount of coins inserted from the coin insertion unit for the coin insertion detection unit. And a control unit that controls the operation of the device by being detected by the coin insertion detecting unit, and a predetermined amount of coins inserted from the coin insertion unit is detected by the coin insertion detection unit to store an unrecorded tape. A tape sales device for recording a karaoke singing voice equipped with an unrecorded tape ejecting mechanism for ejecting an unrecorded tape from a tape storing section, A tape sensor that detects the insertion of a cassette tape into the cassette tape insertion part provided in the sound mechanism part, and when the insertion of the cassette tape is detected by this tape sensor, the recording of the song sung by the accompaniment of the karaoke device. 2. A tape sales device for recording a karaoke singing voice, comprising a control unit for controlling the recording mechanism unit to rewind the cassette tape prior to.