KR100717056B1 - Audio reproduction apparatus for providing music note and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an audio reproducing apparatus and a method for providing the sheet music in an audio reproducing apparatus capable of providing the sheet music for the music reproduced while playing the music. An audio reproducing apparatus for providing music scores according to the present invention comprises: a user interface for receiving a selection signal or a music output signal for a music file; A storage unit including a sheet music file encoded in units of sheet music components constituting the sheet music and graphic data on the sheet music components; Based on the selection signal and the music output signal for the music file received from the user interface unit, the music file encoded in the music component unit is read out from the storage unit and interpreted, and the graphic data of the music component identified by the analysis is analyzed. A control unit for reading the; And an output unit for outputting a sheet music file and graphic data, so that music can be displayed and provided along with reproduction.

Sheet music, MP3 player, Audio playback device, Sheet music encoding, Lyrics

Description

Audio reproduction apparatus for providing sheet music and a method of providing sheet music in the audio reproduction apparatus

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an audio reproduction apparatus capable of providing musical scores according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a sign of a musical score component required to generate an encoded musical score file according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

3 is a view for explaining a method of interpreting a coded score file according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which scores are displayed in an audio reproducing apparatus capable of providing scores according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing music scores in an audio reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an audio reproducing apparatus capable of providing sheet music and a method of providing sheet music in the audio reproducing apparatus, and more particularly, to provide a sheet music including lyrics of music played while playing music. An audio reproducing apparatus and a method for displaying and providing musical scores in the audio reproducing apparatus.

In recent years, the use of portable terminals such as an MP3 player capable of playing MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) files and a cellular phone providing an MP3 player function has become common. The portable terminal provides additional functions such as lyrics support when playing music. However, the portable terminal does not provide a function for providing music scores with lyrics.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide an audio reproducing apparatus for displaying and providing musical scores including lyrics of music reproduced while playing music, and a method of providing scores in the audio reproducing apparatus.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, an audio reproducing apparatus capable of providing sheet music according to an aspect of the present invention includes a user interface for receiving a selection signal or sheet music output signal for a music file; A storage unit including a sheet music file encoded in units of sheet music components constituting the sheet music and graphic data on the sheet music components; Based on the selection signal and the music output signal for the music file received from the user interface unit, the music file encoded in the music component unit is read out from the storage unit and interpreted, and the graphic data of the music component identified by the analysis is analyzed. A control unit for reading the; And an output unit for outputting the music score file and the graphic data.

Preferably, the storage unit, the score file includes a series of signs, the score components are each distinguished by a predetermined number of codes, and the predetermined number of symbols is a first code and category representing an upper category of the score components. A score file storage unit including a score file including a second code indicating a score component included in the score component; And a graphic storage unit including graphic data corresponding to each of the music component elements assigned to each predetermined number of codes, wherein the control unit comprises a music component from the graphic storage unit for each predetermined number of codes read out from the music file storage unit. Read the graphic data corresponding to the.

Preferably, the storage unit may include lyrics information in text form corresponding to each sheet music component; And information about a position and time on the screen on which lyrics information and graphic data are to be output, and the control unit synchronizes the lyrics information and the graphic data of the score component by using the position and time information to synchronize the synchronized data. Output to the output. Preferably, the audio playback device is a portable MP3 player.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a music score in an audio reproducing apparatus, the method comprising: detecting reception of a music output signal for a selected music file through a user interface; When a sheet music output signal is detected, checking whether a sheet music file encoded in a sheet music component unit constituting the sheet music is stored; And if the score file is stored, interpreting the score file and outputting graphic data for the score component identified by the analysis.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an audio reproduction apparatus capable of providing musical scores according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An audio reproducing apparatus 100 capable of displaying musical scores according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface unit 110, a storage unit 120, a controller 130, and an output unit 140. Or a portable terminal such as a mobile phone.

The user interface 110 receives a selection signal or a music output signal for a music file from a user. The user interface 110 may be configured in the form of a keypad or a touch screen.

The storage unit 120 includes not only a music playback file but also a music file storage unit 121 and a graphic storage unit 123 to store the graphic data about the music file and the music component which are encoded in the music component unit constituting the music. Include.

The score file stored in the score file storage 121 includes a series of codes, and the score components are each distinguished by a predetermined number of codes. The predetermined number of signs includes a first sign representing the parent category of the score component (e.g., a note, a comma, a clef, a time signature, a special sign) and a second sign representing the score component contained in the category (e.g., , Full notes, half notes, etc., under the musical notes category.

The graphic storage unit 123 includes graphic data corresponding to each score component assigned to each predetermined number of codes. The code for each score component stored in the graphic storage unit 123 and the graphic data corresponding to the code may be stored in the form of a mapping table.

The storage unit 120 further includes lyrics information in a text form corresponding to each sheet music component, and further includes information about a position and a time on the screen on which lyrics information and graphic data are to be output.

The controller 130 controls the overall audio reproducing apparatus 100 and controls audio reproduction, including an MPEG decoder (not shown), a D / A converter, and the like. In addition, the controller 130 searches for the storage unit 120 based on the selection signal for the music file and the music output signal for the selected music received through the user interface 110 and is encoded in the score component unit. The sheet music file is analyzed, and graphic data of the sheet music component identified by the analysis is read from the storage unit 120. That is, the controller 130 reads graphic data corresponding to the score component from the graphic storage unit 123 for each predetermined number of codes read from the score file storage 121. In addition, the controller 130 outputs the synchronized data to the output unit 140 by synchronizing the lyrics information and the graphic data of the score component using information on the location and time stored in the storage 120. Can be controlled.

The output unit 140 includes a speaker and an LCD, and outputs an audio signal and an image signal under the control of the controller 130 to provide a music score with music to the user. The LCD included in the output unit 140 may be a 1.8 inch LCD to be suitable for displaying sheet music.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the code for the score component required to generate an encoded score file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a first sign is assigned to each upper category of a musical note. For example, as shown, a sign '1' for a note, a sign '2' for a comma, a sign '3' for a clef, a sign '4' for a beat and a sign '5' for a special code are given. Can be. Further, a second code is given to each sheet music component included in each category. For example, the symbol '5' is assigned to the quarter note, and the symbol '4' is assigned to the 'sol' in the musical scale of the note. Accordingly, the code for representing the quarter note 'sol' on the fifth line may be represented as '154' in which the first code '1' representing the note and the second code '54' representing the note and the scale are combined. The code may be used to encode the music score in a form other than the above numeric code, and the number of codes for representing the music score components may be changed.

3 is a diagram for describing a method of interpreting a coded music file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A method of interpreting the score file shown in FIG. 3 will be described based on the reference to the score component required to generate the score file shown in FIG. Also in FIG. 3, each score component of the score may be represented by a three-digit code. For example, when four words corresponding to 'a beautiful and beautiful heart of love' are displayed as scores, the reference numeral '310' is first read from the score file storage 121. The code is interpreted by the controller 130 as a first sign '3' representing the clef, a second sign '1' representing the high clef which is the musical score component below the clef, and a fixed value '0' to match the number of digits. do. The controller 130 reads the graphic data for the treble clef corresponding to the identified symbol '310' from the graphic storage unit 123 and controls the output unit 140 to display the treble clef for a mistake.

Next, reference numeral 159 is read by the controller 130. Reference numeral '159' is a second symbol '59' in which a first symbol '1' representing a note, a symbol '5' representing a quarter note, and a symbol '9' representing a high beauty are combined by the controller 130. Interpreted The controller 130 reads the graphic data for the quarter note representing the high note scale corresponding to the identified code '159' from the graphic storage unit 123 and controls the output unit 140 so as to be high for misleading purposes. Displays a quarter note of beauty.

Next, reference numeral 179 is read by the controller 130. Reference numeral 179 denotes, by the controller 130, a first code '1' representing a note, a sign '7' representing an eighth note, and a second code '79' combining a symbol '9' representing a high beauty. Is interpreted as The controller 130 reads the graphic data for the eighth note indicating the high scale of the musical note corresponding to '179' from the graphics storage unit 123 and controls the output unit 140 to control the eighth note of the high beauty on the stave. Is displayed. As described above, the controller 130 may output the sheet music by analyzing the sheet music file having the consecutive codes in the storage 120.

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which music scores are displayed in an audio reproducing apparatus capable of providing music scores according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. An audio reproducing apparatus capable of displaying sheet music of the present invention may include a 1.8-inch display window as shown in FIG. 4 and simultaneously display music scores and lyrics corresponding to 8 words on one screen.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing music scores in an audio playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reception of the music output signal for the selected music file is detected through the user interface (S510). When the score output signal is detected, it is checked whether the score file encoded in the score component constituting the score is stored (S520). When the score file is stored, the score file is interpreted, and graphic data on the score component identified by the analysis is output to provide the score with the music (S 530). If the music score file is not stored, the music file selected by the user is played (S540).

The score providing method according to the present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. Codes and code segments implementing the above program can be easily deduced by computer programmers in the art. Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical disk, and the like, and may also include those implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). do. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

The above description is only one embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art may implement the present invention in a modified form without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described examples, but should be construed to include various embodiments within the scope equivalent to those described in the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, an audio reproducing apparatus capable of providing a musical score including lyrics of music reproduced while reproducing music using an effectively encoded musical score file, and a method for providing musical scores in the audio reproducing apparatus Can be provided.

Claims (5)

A user interface unit receiving a selection signal or a music output signal for a music file; A storage unit including a score file encoded in a score component unit constituting the score and graphic data of the score component; Based on the selection signal for the music file received from the user interface unit and the score output signal, the score file encoded in the score component unit is read out from the storage unit and interpreted, and the sheet music identified by the analysis A control unit that reads graphic data for the component; And And an output unit for outputting the graphic data. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage unit, Each of the score components, each of which is distinguished by a predetermined number of codes, the predetermined number of symbols representing a first category representing an upper category of the score components and a score component included in the category. A score file storage unit including a score file including a second code indicating; And A graphic storage unit including graphic data corresponding to each of the score components assigned to each predetermined number of codes; And the control unit reads out graphic data corresponding to the score component from the graphic storage unit for each predetermined number of codes read out from the score file storage unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the storage unit, Lyrics information in text form corresponding to each sheet music component; And And further includes information on the position and time of the screen on which the lyrics information and the graphic data are to be output. And the control unit outputs the synchronized data to the output unit by synchronizing the lyrics information with the graphic data of the score component using the position and time information. The audio reproduction apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the audio reproduction apparatus is a portable MP3 player. Detecting reception of a music output signal for the selected music file via the user interface; If the sheet music output signal is detected, checking whether a sheet music file encoded in a sheet music component unit constituting the sheet music is stored; Interpreting the score file when the score file is stored; Reading graphic data for the musical score component identified by the interpretation; And And outputting the read graphic data.

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