WO2012060617A2

WO2012060617A2 - Sound source output apparatus having character model

Info

Publication number: WO2012060617A2
Application number: PCT/KR2011/008264
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김재윤; 김재문
Original assignee: Kim Jae Yoon; Kim Jae Moon
Priority date: 2010-11-03
Filing date: 2011-11-02
Publication date: 2012-05-10
Also published as: KR101189602B1; WO2012060617A3; KR20120047050A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sound source output apparatus for simultaneously providing visual and auditory satisfaction by embodying an environment where a singer sings. More specifically the invention relates to a sound source output apparatus having a character model which can maximize visual satisfaction. A user simply listens to an album using an audio player through a configuration that allows the operation of a stage housing and a character body and the output of sound source data simultaneously, wherein the stage housing enables rotation, up-and-down movement, or swinging motion and the character body is formed at an upper part of the stage housing in the shape of the album's singer and allows for rhythmic movement according to the output of sound source data.

Description

Sound source output device with character model

The present invention relates to a sound source output device for providing a visual and auditory satisfaction at the same time by implementing an environment when a singer sings, and more particularly, a stage housing capable of rotating, elevating, or oscillating movements, and an upper portion of the stage housing. Shape the singer of the album and form a character body that can be moved according to the sound source data output, and output the sound source data and perform the character body and the stage housing to perform the visual satisfaction, not simply the form of listening to the album through the audio player. It relates to a sound source output device having a character model that can maximize.

In general, in order to listen to a singer's music, a consumer purchases a CD-type record or a digital data-type sound source.

In this case, since only the audio output is made, it is easy to feel sick when listening frequently.

To compensate for this, the video player can be viewed through video data in the form of a video player. However, there is a technical limitation due to an increase in the video production cost in order to produce the entire album to be viewed by the video player.

Therefore, the development of the album production form that can satisfy not only the auditory satisfaction but also visually when producing the album is required.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is a stage housing capable of rotating, lifting or swinging and the singer of the album on the stage housing and the character capable of moving according to the sound source data output Forming the body to output the sound source data and at the same time configured to perform the character body and stage housing to provide a sound source output device having a character model that can maximize the visual satisfaction rather than simply listening to the album through the audio player will be.

The other object of the present invention is to make the subjects experience the personal experience of leading the popular culture while directly appearing and acting in the background of scenes taken from dramas, movies, CFs, music videos or dramas. It is to provide a sound source output device with a character model that enables the revitalization of the overall industry through the revival of popular culture.

The present invention has the following features to achieve the above object.

According to the present invention, a character body is formed in a specific shape including a person or an animal, and has at least one touch input unit formed at an outside to receive a user's command information by sensing a user's touch and has a sound source memory in which sound source data is stored; A stage housing in which the character body is seated and supported, and a light emitting means is coupled to the upper part; Located in the lower portion of the stage housing and at the same time the drive housing coupled to the lifting, rotation or oscillation movement of the stage housing to support the stage housing, the main housing is formed, including, but the main housing on the outside The power supply unit receives external power through the power input terminal formed, and is connected to the sound source memory of the character body so as to perform data communication, and receives sound source data from the sound source memory, and receives user's command information from the touch input unit. A control unit for controlling the output of the, and the speaker for outputting the sound source data in accordance with the output control signal of the control unit.

Here, the character body is formed with a plurality of joints including arms, legs, neck, and each joint is provided with a joint driving unit driven under the control of the controller.

In addition, the sound source data stored in the sound source memory is mixed with the operation data for the operation control of the joint driving unit or the operation data for the operation control of the drive coupling unit and the control unit receives the sound source data through the speaker at its output The audio output and the operation output of the joint driving unit or the driving coupling unit are performed together.

In addition, the drive coupling portion is accommodated in the main housing and the upper predetermined portion is protruded to a plurality of spaced apart at a predetermined position to support the stage housing, the stage housing is moved up and down under the control of each control unit so as to be swingable It includes a plurality of cylinders and the rotating portion is coupled to the extension rod extending to the lower portion of the center of the stage housing to transmit the rotational force.

In addition, a USB interface for receiving data from an external USB memory is formed outside the main housing, and the USB interface transmits data input from the USB memory to the controller.

In addition, the touch input unit is a capacitive sensor for detecting a human touch, the light emitting means is preferably an LED plate consisting of a plurality of LEDs.

In addition, the cylinder portion is formed of a pair of air inlet is formed on the upper side and the lower side and the cylinder having a predetermined receiving space, and the bottom plate and the bottom plate is formed of an upper bar extending to the upper side of the bottom plate, the piston comprises the A portion of the bottom plate and the upper bar is coupled to the cylinder and the bottom plate is positioned between the pair of air inlets so that when the air is introduced from any one of the air inlets, the piston moves up or down. It is made to descend.

In addition, an end of the upper bar supports the bottom of the stage housing, and the end of the upper bar is accommodated in a portion of the bottom of the stage housing so that it can be more smoothly supported when the stage housing swings as the upper bar moves up and down. A support path in contact is formed.

According to the present invention, the stage housing and the singer of the album capable of rotating, elevating or swinging motions are shaped and visually displayed while the singer sings at the same time while listening to music through the movement of the character body capable of moving in accordance with the sound source data output. By making it possible to see the music more realistic and effective.

In addition, the character body is detachable and can be enjoyed by replacing only the character body in which copyright protection means are implemented, so that both collection and music can be satisfied. The character body album can replace the existing album with poor collection. Rather, it can increase sales by increasing purchasing power for consumers.

1 is a perspective view of a sound source output device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the sound source output device according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the drive coupling portion according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a cylinder portion according to the present invention.

5 is a view showing a coupling configuration between the stage housing and the cylinder portion according to the present invention.

6 is a block diagram of a sound source output device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a sound source output device according to the present invention will be described in detail with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a sound source output device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the sound source output device according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the drive coupling portion according to the present invention 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cylinder unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a coupling configuration between the stage housing and the cylinder unit according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the sound source output device 100 according to the present invention is largely formed in a specific shape including a person or an animal, and one or more touch inputs are formed on the outside to sense the user's touch and receive the user's command information. A character body 10 having a sound source memory in which sound source data is stored, a stage housing 20 in which the character body 10 is seated and supported, and a light emitting means 21 is coupled thereon, and the stage housing 20 The main housing 40 is coupled to and formed at a lower portion and the driving coupling part 30 which supports the stage housing 20 and at the same time enables the lifting, rotating or swinging movement of the stage housing 20.

Here, the character body 10 is formed in the shape of a human or animal and is supported and coupled to the upper part of the stage housing 20, it is preferably formed in the shape of a singer associated with the sound source data.

For example, if the sound source data is Big Bang's 3rd album, the shape of the character body 10 is formed by the shape of the figure of the tower, Daesung, G-Dragon, the sun, and the body of the big bang in the form of a figure. It is located in the phase.

Accordingly, the purchase power and product satisfaction may be increased more in the case of a user who purchases sound source data, and a dance operation that is performed when an actual singer sings with the joint driving unit of the character body 10 according to the motion data mixing configuration to be described later. Implementing the same can increase the realism.

As described above, the character body 10 includes a plurality of joints 11 including arms, legs, and necks, and each joint 11 is formed with a joint driving unit 11a driven under the control of the controller 42. The motion of each joint 11 of the character body 10 is performed according to the contents of the motion data mixed with the sound source data.

In addition, the outer surface of the character body 10 is provided with a plurality of touch input unit 12 to receive the user's command information (for example, play or stop command information, such as output or stop of the sound source data), such a touch The input unit 12 exposes a capacitive sensor capable of detecting a user's touch on the outer surface of the character body 10 so that when the user touches a certain portion of the character body 10, the command information of the main housing 40 is displayed. The control unit 42 transmits.

For example, the touch input unit 12 corresponding to the head is defined as a sound source output command, the left arm is defined as a stop command, and the right arm is defined as a double speed output command. The touch input unit 12 is configured to touch a predetermined point.

As such, the user command information transmission through the touch input unit 12 increases the intimacy with the character of the buyer and may cause curiosity unlike the general command information transmission method.

In addition, the character body 10 according to the present invention has a built-in sound source memory 13, the sound source data is stored, such a sound source memory 13 is connected to the control unit 42 of the main housing 40 to enable data transmission, of course. The sound source memory 13 may store sound source data as well as motion data for operating the joint driving unit 11a of the above-described character body 10.

The sound source memory 13 is built in the character body 10 has the effect that the user can easily prevent data copying behavior, it may be implemented in a DRM (Digital Rights Management) method to further prevent copying behavior. .

In this case, the sound source output device 100 of the present invention can operate only one sound source memory 13, so that the copyright is protected in a deformable form of the present invention in order to prevent a problem that economic efficiency is reduced. Character body 10 having sound source memory 13 is configured to be detachable with stage housing 20 so that when a user wants to purchase a plurality of albums, the character body to purchase and listen to only the character body 10 for each album It is to be used in the form of attaching the (10) to the stage housing (20).

When configured in this way, a large number of albums are replaced by a plurality of character bodies 10, so that users collecting the figures and display the figures can collect the figures and listen to music at the same time.

In the detachable configuration of the character body 10, the combination of the character body 10 and the stage housing 20 may be configured as a combination of a general computer and a USB memory, and all combinations capable of data communication may be applied. Of course.

On the other hand, the stage housing 20 supports the character body 10 and the light emitting means is coupled to the upper portion, and coupled to the main housing 40 by the drive coupling portion 30 at the bottom, such a stage housing 20 is driven Lifting, rotating or rocking motion is performed by the operation of the coupling unit 30.

Here, the light emitting means 21 is composed of a LED plate made of a plurality of LEDs and a street lamp lighting body of a reduced form according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The light emitting means 21 may be configured to bring a realism such as live stage lighting of actual singers by lighting and blinking in accordance with the output bit of the sound source data.

Such control data for lighting and blinking may also be included in the above-described operation data. In addition, various types of light emitting means 21 may be formed as necessary to further increase lighting effects according to sound source output and use in homes. It can also be configured to perform the same function as the stand.

In addition, the stage housing 20 may be rotated, lifted, and swinged through a coupling configuration with the driving coupling unit 30. The driving coupling unit 30 is housed in the main housing 40. A plurality of upper portions are protruded so as to support the stage housing 20, and a plurality of them are spaced apart at a predetermined position. The driving coupling unit 30 controls each of the control units 42 so that the stage housing 20 can swing. A plurality of cylinders 31 to be moved up and down is combined with the extension rod 22 which is extended to the lower center of the stage housing 20 is composed of a rotating portion 32 for transmitting a rotational force.

Here, the plurality of cylinders 31 have a pair of air inlets formed at an upper side and a lower side thereof, and have a cylinder 31a having a predetermined accommodation space, and an extension formed at an upper center side of the bottom plate 31c and the bottom plate 31c. It consists of a piston 31b consisting of an upper bar 31d.

The cylinder 31a is provided with a pair of air inlets 31aa on the upper and lower sides so that air can be introduced from the outside, and the bottom plate 31c of the piston 31b is the pair of air inlets 31aa. When the air is introduced from any one of the air inlet 31aa is located between the bottom plate 31c is made to rise or fall.

Here, the air flowing into the air inlet 31aa is introduced from an air supply tank (not shown) which is separately provided, and a separate air control valve (not shown) is provided in front of the air inlet 31aa to shield the air inlet 31aa. Or to interrupt the opening.

Of course, when the air control valve is configured as described above, the control unit 42 controls the air control valve according to the information of the operation data mixed with the sound source data, thereby raising or lowering or oscillating the stage housing 20.

In addition, the cylinder portion 31 is formed of a plurality, if the spaced apart at regular intervals three to support the stage housing 20 stably, the center of the center of the center of the stage housing 20 to 60 degrees of the equilateral triangle It is preferable that each cylinder portion 31 is configured to be positioned at a position corresponding to each vertex, and if it is configured as four as in this embodiment, it may be preferable to be located at each vertex of the square or the center of four sides.

Of course, since the stage housing 20 should be supported at the time of rotation, when the four points of the center point or each vertex should be located on one circumference of course.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, at the bottom of the stage housing 20, an end portion of the piston upper bar 31d of the cylinder portion 31 supports the stage housing 20 stably without deviation from the track. 20a is preferably formed, and a separate lubricant is applied to the end face of the support passage 20a or the upper bar 31d to prevent component damage due to continuous friction during rotation between the upper bar 31d and the support passage 20a. It is preferred to configure it to be deposited on.

In addition, the rotating part 32 is provided to transmit rotational force to the extension rod 22 by being coupled with the extension rod 22 coupled to the lower stage housing 20, in this embodiment to the extension rod as the axis The first gear is axially coupled to the first gear and the second gear is axially coupled to the motor shaft and the extension rod 22 is co-rotated when the motor rotates so that the stage housing 20 is rotated. .

In addition, all configurations provided to rotate the stage housing 20 are included in the configuration of the rotating unit 32 according to the present invention.

On the other hand, the main housing 40 is located in the lower portion of the stage housing 20 is coupled to the stage housing 20 through the drive coupling portion to control the operation of the drive coupling portion 30, the sound source of the character body 10 The main housing 40 has a power supply unit 41 that receives external power through a power input terminal 41a formed at an outer side thereof, and the character is provided to receive the data and process the received data. A control unit connected to the sound source memory 13 of the body 10 so as to be capable of data communication, receives sound source data from the sound source memory 13, receives command information of the user from the touch input unit 12, and controls the output of the sound source data ( 42), a speaker 43 for outputting sound source data according to the output control signal of the controller 42, and a USB interface for receiving various data including sound source data from an external USB memory. And a switch (44).

The power supply unit 41 receives power from the outside through a power input terminal 41a formed outside the main housing 40 and includes a control unit 42 provided in the main housing 40 to require power. It is responsible for powering the element.

In addition, the speaker 43 is to output the sound source data of the sound source memory 13 to the voice output means, the USB interface 44 is provided to receive information data through an external USB memory device, such a USB interface ( 44, the flash memory interface may be further configured to receive data from the flash memory card.

The controller 42 receives the sound source data of the sound source memory 13 from the character body 10 as described above, reads the mixed motion data, outputs the sound source data through the speaker 43, and simultaneously outputs the motion data. To control the operation of the cylinder part 31 and the rotating part 32 of the drive coupling part 30 according to the above, and to control the lighting and blinking of the light emitting means 21 and the joint driving part 11a of the character body 10. To control the operation.

In addition, when the data transmitted from the USB interface 44 is sound source data or motion data mixed with the sound source data, the data is processed together with the sound source data of the character body 10 and outputs the same.

On the other hand, the outside of the main housing 40 may be configured to receive a user's command information by forming a separate key input unit 45 to replace or supplement the touch input unit 12 of the character body 10.

In addition to receiving sound source data from the character body 10, as described above, the sound source output device 100 according to the present invention can be configured to operate from a USB memory which is copy-protected by the DRM method.

6 is a block diagram of a sound source output device having a character model according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the main memory 120 includes a stage housing 110 having a screen 111 as a background, and records main scenes of a play, a movie, a CF, a music video, or a drama as an image. Voice memory (VM) that stores the main metabolism of the actors appearing in the.

At this time, the video material recorded in the main memory 120 is preferably selected as the most memorable scene among the most popular works aired as much as possible, considering the general audience or fans who do not have a lot of acting experience, the amount of about 10 to 60 sec is preferable. .

In addition, the entertainer experience center according to the present invention selects any one of the images contained in the main memory 120 to be projected through the projector 130 on the screen 111, the main metabolism of the actual actor stored in the voice memory (VM) and And a selector 140 for designating a lead actor in the video material.

The image aired on the screen 111 may mobilize a plurality of projectors 130 to feel a three-dimensional effect, and the selector 140 may use a personal computer.

In the present invention, in order to select the actors for convenience, it is called the main actor, as well as the various characters in the image can be selected arbitrarily, the main actor specified by the selector 140 refers to the relative actor that the user (U) wants to cast together do.

The lead actor appears as a counterpart of the user (User; U) and appears as a virtual actor 170 that simulates and acts, and the simulated actor of the lead actor is an input unit 150, for example, a simulated actor of the lead actor. A keyboard 151 input by a keyword or a microphone 152 input by a voice may be selected, and the mock metabolism inputted by the keyboard 151 or the microphone 152 may be selected from a voice converter 160 and a synthesizer (to be described later). The final metabolism made by 190 is spoken by the main actor through the character body 170 as a virtual actor.

In addition, the present invention includes a voice conversion unit 160 for modulating the simulated metabolism of the main actors input through the input unit 150 into the voices of the actual actors of the voice memory (VM) selected by the selector 140, The synthesizer 190 mixes the main metabolism of the actual actor stored in the voice memory (VM) and the simulated metabolism modulated by the voice conversion unit 160, the final metabolism mixed in the synthesis unit 190 It is commented by the character body 170 as a virtual actor to produce on the stage housing 110 with a voice.

The character body 70 may be set to a robot or beeswax doll made in the size of the actual actor, such a robot or beeswax to the voice conversion unit 160 and the synthesis unit 190 to enable the acting operation As the main actors read aloud by mentioning the final metabolism, the character (170) as a counterpart of the user (U) by showing a variety of lines and movements themselves as a celebrity with the lead actors in the real drama environment, feeling and feeling You will feel like you are experiencing it.

In addition, the shooting set 80 such as a camera or a camcorder such that the user U to perform the actual acting as a performer, while interlocking with the direction of the character body 170 as a virtual actor, can be recorded with the image aired on the screen 111. If further included, the user's (U) acting images along with the character body 170 as a virtual actor can remain as a picture or video as it will be an event that the moment's impression can be preserved as an eternal memory.

If you directly set the props (chair, bicycle, etc.) 112 used in the play, movie, CF, music video or drama on the stage housing 110 will be able to reproduce a more detailed sense of reality.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, but this is merely an example, and those skilled in the art may realize various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. Will understand.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

The present invention can be widely used in the field of the sound source output device that can give the visual and auditory satisfaction at the same time by implementing the environment when the singer sings.

Claims

A character body having a specific shape including a person or an animal and having at least one touch input unit formed at an outer side to sense a user's touch to receive user's command information, and having a sound source memory storing sound source data;

A stage housing in which the character body is seated and supported, and a light emitting means is coupled to the upper part;

Located in the lower portion of the stage housing and at the same time the drive housing coupled to the lifting and rotation or swing movement of the stage housing to support the stage housing, the main housing is formed;

The main housing has a power supply unit for receiving external power through a power input terminal formed on the outside;

A control unit connected to the sound source memory of the character body to receive data from the sound source memory and receiving command information from the touch input unit to control output of the sound source data;

A sound source output device having a character model, characterized in that the speaker for outputting sound source data in accordance with the output control signal of the control unit.
The method of claim 1,

The character body

A sound source output device having a character model, characterized in that a plurality of joints are formed including an arm, a leg, and a neck, and each joint portion is provided with a joint driver driven under the control of a controller.
The method of claim 2,

In the sound source data stored in the sound source memory

Motion data for controlling the motion of the joint driver or motion data for controlling the motion of the driving coupler are mixed so that the control unit receives sound source data, and outputs the audio output through the speaker and the motion of the joint driving part or the driving coupler when it is output. Sound source output device having a character model characterized in that the output is made together.
The method of claim 1,

The drive coupling portion

And a plurality of cylinders which are accommodated and coupled to the inside of the main housing and are spaced apart at a predetermined position so as to support the stage housing so that the stage housing is swingable, and the stage housing moves up and down under the control of the controller so that the stage housing can swing. Sound source output device having a character model characterized in that it comprises a rotating unit for transmitting a rotational force coupled to the extension rod extending coupled to the lower center of the stage housing.
The method of claim 1,

And a USB interface configured to receive data from an external USB memory on the outside of the main housing, wherein the USB interface transmits data input from the USB memory to the controller.
The method of claim 1,

The touch input unit is a capacitive sensor for detecting a touch of the person, the light emitting means having a character model, characterized in that the LED plate consisting of a plurality of LEDs.
The method of claim 4, wherein

The cylinder portion

A pair of air inlet is formed on the upper side and the lower side and having a certain receiving space,

It comprises a piston consisting of a bottom plate and an upper bar extending on the bottom plate and the upper center side,

The piston has a bottom plate and a predetermined portion of the upper bar is coupled to the cylinder and the bottom plate is located between the air inlet of the pair of air inlet air from any one of the air inlet of the pair Sound source output device having a character model, characterized in that the piston is raised or lowered.
The method of claim 7, wherein

An end portion of the upper bar supports the bottom of the stage housing,

Sound source having a character model, characterized in that the support of the end portion of the upper bar is formed in the receiving portion of the lower part of the stage housing so that the stage housing is more smoothly supported by the lifting of the upper bar. Output device.
Stage housing with screen,

Main memory containing the main scenes of the play, movie, CF, music video or drama,

Voice memory for storing the main metabolism of the actual actor appearing in the video material,

A selector for selecting one of the images stored in the main memory and projecting the screen to the screen through a projector, and designating the main metabolism of the actual actor stored in the voice memory and the main actor in the image;

An input unit for inputting a simulated metabolism of the lead actor,

A voice conversion unit for modulating the simulated metabolism of the main actors inputted through the input unit into voices of actual actors of the voice memory selected by the selector;

A synthesis unit for mixing the main metabolism of the actual actors stored in the voice memory with the simulated metabolism modulated by the voice conversion unit;

The sound source output device having a character model, characterized in that the final body synthesized by the synthesis unit comprises a character body to produce on the stage housing in the voice of an actual actor.
The method of claim 9,

A sound source output device having a character model, characterized in that it further comprises a shooting set for shooting with the image projected on the screen the user who actually experiences as an entertainer while interlocking with the direction of the character body.
The method of claim 9,

The stage housing is a sound source output device having a character model, characterized in that the props used in the play, movie, CF, music video or drama is set.
The method of claim 9,

The character body is a sound source output device having a character model, characterized in that the robot or beeswax.