CN1152161A - Caption display method and device - Google Patents

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CN1152161A
CN1152161A CN 96113242 CN96113242A CN1152161A CN 1152161 A CN1152161 A CN 1152161A CN 96113242 CN96113242 CN 96113242 CN 96113242 A CN96113242 A CN 96113242A CN 1152161 A CN1152161 A CN 1152161A
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杨静
宇野文敏
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The invention attains color change processing as a result by having only to use a character display function provided originally even when a function of changing only colors of a character displayed once on a screen is not provided. When a controller 10 is subjected to interrupt from a MIDI interface board 18, the controller 10 reads musical sound information from a musical sound information storage means 12. When the musical sound information is discriminated to be synchronization data, whether or not a telop display flag of the synchronization data is a lyrics display command flag is discriminated. When the flag is the lyrics display command flag, a lyrics telop by one pattern is displayed based on a character generator 17.

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Caption presentation method and subtitling display equipment
The present invention relates on picture, show the subtitling display equipment of captions.
In the past, in such as Caraok device, be video information and the content of lyrics prompting and the regeneration such as video disk (-sc) of the song playing information that music is formed that to store by each first song.And play on one side the music information of regeneration, carrying out with the picture information on one side is the image demonstration of lyrics prompting of background.The demonstration of this lyrics prompting is extensively to adopt in the mode that makes things convenient for the user to sing the lyrics suitably are separated into certain-length and show together, and the color display packing that change, such of the appropriate section of coincideing with accompaniment tone in the lyrics that demonstrate.Equally, though videodiscs etc. are not storage song playing information and background images information, be used as the song playing information but other video information storage risen, when song is played, read this picture information as a setting picture show, but the demonstration of the lyrics at this moment promptings is also identical with above-mentioned situation.
On the other hand, in the occasion of carrying out, often the captions of original text having been done translation to be synthesized on video and show such as the TV video regeneration of film etc.And this captions that synthesize on common video, because it is very little to resemble the necessity that is used for the change color the above-mentioned Karaoke occasion, so to show that common video is in the device of prerequisite, scarcely have the function that once made the literal changes colour of demonstration on the drawing relatively.
Therefore, for utilize this device to play Karaoka occasion that the lyrics prompting of usefulness shows,, but can not change the color of literal successively even can demonstrate lyrics prompting itself.
The present invention is a research topic to address the above problem, even its purpose is do not have and can also can utilize the former literal Presentation Function that has finally to realize changing the processing of color with respect to once being presented at the occasion that literal on the picture changes its color.
The invention as claimed in claim 1 that is constituted to achieve these goals is;
A kind of caption presentation method that captions are shown by predetermined paragraph of each predetermined demonstration time,
It is characterized in that each color change temporal information according to the literal of the captions that constitute each aforementioned predetermined paragraph demonstration, the position of the literal of the corresponding formation in the captions that demonstrated, make the change color repeat to show once more in those same text, thereby can be that unit changes color on one side with the literal, show Yi Bian carry out captions.
Can realize the subtitling display equipment of this caption presentation method to exemplify mode analysis below.At first, subtitling display equipment as claimed in claim 2 is:
A kind of have
The caption information memory module of storage caption information,
The caption information that is stored in this caption information memory module is read successively by predetermined paragraph, and is demonstrated the subtitling display equipment of the demonstration Control Component of captions in predetermined demonstration time regeneration,
It is characterized in that aforementioned caption information memory module also stores the color change temporal information of each literal of the captions that constitute each predetermined paragraph demonstration.
With good grounds this color change temporal information of aforementioned demonstration Control Component, in the position of this formation literal of the captions that demonstrated, the structure that makes those same text of changing color repeat to show once more.
In addition, subtitling display equipment as claimed in claim 3,
In the subtitling display equipment that claim 2 is put down in writing, its feature also is,
Aforementioned caption information memory module stores as the Karaoke of caption information lyrics information, and also stores the color change temporal information of each literal of the lyrics prompting that constitutes each predetermined paragraph demonstration.
Aforementioned demonstration Control Component has by predetermined paragraph reads the lyrics prompting as caption information that is stored in this caption information memory module successively, with Karaoke with the synchronous demonstration time of accompaniment tone regeneration output in regeneration demonstrate lyrics prompting, simultaneously can be according to aforementioned color change temporal information, the position of this formation literal in the prompting of the lyrics that demonstrated, the structure of same literal of color that repeated display change once more.
For the present invention, owing to be to read caption information by the caption information memory module of storage caption information successively by predetermined paragraph, and in predetermined demonstration time regeneration shows captions, so, carry out the aftermentioned color and replace for the formation literal of the captions of each the predetermined paragraph that was once showing.Promptly can be according to the color change temporal information of each literal that constitutes the captions that demonstrate now, this in captions constitutes the position of literal, makes the same text that has changed color repeat to show once more.
This captions that change color successively show, to such as showing successively that with a picture unit Karaoke of each paragraph points out with the lyrics, are effective synchronously making the occasion of color change of the literal of appropriate section successively with accompaniment tone regeneration output with Karaoke.For this occasion, according to the temporal information of color change, the position of this corresponding formation literal in the lyrics prompting that has demonstrated makes the same text that has changed color repeat once more to show.Certainly, the present invention is not limited in the lyrics prompting of Karaoke, also is applicable to other captions that change color on schedule.
Like this, even, only utilize original literal Presentation Function, as mentioned above, carry out the captions demonstration while also can change color by literal unit for not having the occasion that makes the literal that once is presented on the picture change the function of color.Particularly utilize when originally not being the special-purpose image display apparatus of Karaoke etc., show the occasion of Karaoke for stack with lyrics prompting or its background image, because scarcely having the literal that makes with respect to once being presented on the picture, they change the function of color, so can not produce the sort of change color of Karaoke isolated plant.Even for this class device, if adopt the present invention, also can utilize the literal Presentation Function, make color change identical literal repeat to show once more, thereby while can carry out color by literal unit and replace and carry out the captions demonstration.
Fig. 1 is the block scheme of the summary formation of the subtitling display equipment of the present invention of the suitable karaoke OK system of expression.Fig. 2 is the example key diagram of three kinds of related music datas of embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the first half action of embodiment
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram of back half action of expression embodiment.
The implication of reference number is 10 in the accompanying drawings ... control device 12 ... music information memory module 12a ... such performance data 12b ... the lyrics show designation data 12c ... the master data (lyrics data) 14 of lyrics prompting ... image regenerating device 14a pictorial information memory module 16 ... program storage 17 ... character generator 18 ... midi interface plate 20 ... MIDI multiple tracks sound source assembly 22 ... amplifier 24 ... loudspeaker 26 ... microphone 28 ... watch-dog 29 ... input unit 30 ... MIDI data 32 ... synchrodata 34 ... end data
Best enforcement of the present invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is applicable to that for expression the summary of the subtitling display equipment of the present invention of karaoke OK system constitutes block scheme.
The control device 10 of the central control part of this device joins with music information memory module 12 and video regenerating unit 14.
Containing in music information memory module 12 as the indication lyrics of MIDI information points out the lyrics of the switching time that shows to show designation data 12b and such performance data 12a.In this such performance data 12a, also store the beat information of each song.In the present embodiment, this beat information is " standard beat " or " up beat one of ".Also storing the lyrics that carry out lyrics prompting demonstration usefulness in music information memory module 12 points out with master data (being designated as lyrics data in Fig. 1 simply) 12c.
On the other hand, video regenerating unit 14 has video information stores assembly 14a, stores the background image data in this video information stores assembly 14a.
And, control device 10 and the program storage 16 of receiving the operation degree that control device 10 is housed, character generator (Charac ter Generator) 17, the input media 29 of importing various instruction usefulness joins.In this input media 29, be provided with input and want program request song 0-9 digital chain of using and the initiating key (all not shown) of indicating song to begin.
Control device 10 also joins by midi interface plate 18 and MIDI multiple tracks sound source assembly 20.Control device 10 will be delivered to midi interface plate 18 by the music information that music information memory module 12 is read, and handle music information and various control information by these midi interface plate 18 identifications, deliver to MIDI multiple tracks sound source assembly 20 again.
This MIDI multiple tracks sound source assembly 20 is by constituting such as compositor etc.It can be according to the such performance data of being sent here by midi interface plate 18, the electronic music signal of all musical instrument sounds is supplied with loudspeaker 24 by amplifier 22, and by control device 10, midi interface plate 18, MIDI multiple tracks sound source assembly 20, amplifier 22 and loudspeaker 24 constitute accompaniment tone regeneration assembly.And amplifier 22 joins with the microphone 26 that input singer song is used.
On the other hand, control device 10 and formation show the video regenerating unit 14 of Control Component, join with the watch-dog 28 that carries out the background image and lyrics prompting demonstration usefulness, it can be according to control device 10, read the background image data by video information stores assembly 14a respectively, read lyrics promptings master data by music information memory module 12, again according to processes and displays described later on watch-dog 28.
Fig. 2 is contained in the key diagram of the example of the music information in the music information memory module 12 for expression, wherein (a) shows the MIDI data 30 as original playing information, (b) show the synchrodata 32 that shows designation data as the lyrics, and (c) show the end data 34 that expression melody music information finishes.First head part in each data set 30,32 and 34 is writing down the data type section 30a that represents each data class, 32a, 34a.
After the data type section 30a of MIDI data 30, writing down the timing section 30b of the timing control data that each data read uses, writing down all music data section 30c thereafter.
Synchrodata 32 has prompting explicit identification section 32b, and this prompting explicit identification section 32b is writing down that to carry out 1. with a picture be that the lyrics of unit show, 2. the color change of lyric characters, the 3. various designation datas of cancellation prompting demonstration.Promptly this synchrodata 32 suits to be stored between the MIDI data 20, and what will propose especially is that the synchrodata of indication lyric characters change color directly is stored in after the data that provide thematic music.
Be stored in last end data 34, be the data of expression melody regeneration ending, finish the regeneration action thus.
Below with reference to Fig. 3,4 process flow diagram illustrates the action of the karaoke OK system of embodiment.
As shown in Figure 3, judge at first whether selected songs finish (program step 100, below simply with the S representation program step).As mentioned above, the Karaoke user can use input media 29, and the song of program request is wanted in input.When the selection of program request song finishes, judge the whether conducting (S110) of initiating key of same input media 29, if conducting then enters S120, carry out the processing of reading of music data.When midi interface plate 18 has been contained in control device 10, control device 10 will read music information by music information memory module 12.Promptly read the music data that constitutes by each data shown in Figure 2 by section.
Judge whether the data type read in is end data 34 (S130), if when these data are end data 34 (S130:YES), the regeneration that finishes to play usefulness stops action (S140), finishes this processing during commentaries on classics.
On the other hand, when the data of reading in are not end data 34 (S130:NO), whether the judgment data type is synchrodata 32 (S150).If not during synchrodata (S150:NO), whether the judgment data type is MIDI data 30 (S160) again.
If during the MIDI data (S160:YES), control device 10 is sent each data (S170) of timing section 30b and music data section 30c from midi interface plate 18.The data that are sent are delivered to MIDI multiple tracks sound source assembly 20, to carry out music playback.At the fixed time, insert control device 10 and start, carry out reading of next data.On the other hand, if when the judgment data type is not MIDI data 30 in S160 (S160:NO), then return the action of S120 once again, repeat the later processing of S120 once more.
If in S150, judge when the data type of reading is synchrodata 32 (S150:YES), enter the S180 of Fig. 4, judge whether the prompting explicit identification of this synchrodata 32 is that the lyrics show sign.When if the lyrics show sign (S180:YES),, carry out the lyrics by 1 picture unit and show (S220) then based on character generator 17.
Show that with these lyrics relevant action is, control device 10 reads 1 picture unit lyrics promptings by music information memory module 12 and shows required lyrics prompting master data 12C, and controls by predetermined color carries out the video demonstration on watch-dog 28 mode.For example, the lyrics prompting of available white demonstration/picture unit.After the processing that finishes S220, return S120.(referring to Fig. 3)
On the other hand, if in the processing of S180, judge when prompting explicit identification 32b is not lyrics demonstration sign (S180:NO), need judge then whether this prompting explicit identification 32b is lyrics cancellation sign (S190).If judge that when it is lyrics cancellation sign (S190:YES), the lyrics of 1 picture unit that cancellation shows at present show (S250), and return S120.This move is that the control signal by control device same as described above 10 is shown by the cancellation lyrics on the watch-dog 28.
If in S190, judge when sign 32b is not lyrics cancellation sign (A190:NO), to judge then whether prompting explicit identification 32b is lyrics color change sign (S200).If judge when it is lyrics color change sign (S200:YES), then, carry out showing at same position once more the action (S210) of the same literal of having changed into designated color for a predetermined literal of the at present shown lyrics.Such as, demonstrate the same literal of pink color once more at same position for the literal that demonstrates with white.
After the processing of having carried out S210, return S120, if when the S200 judgement is not lyrics color change sign, return S120 equally.Therefore, this color change action is what to carry out under the control of control device 10.
The action that the action of the color change of a literal of the lyrics among this S210 is carried out when carrying out the lyrics of 1 picture unit, and show between the synchrodata of the synchrodata of sign and lyrics cancellation sign at the lyrics as data configuration.And, when reading the usefulness synchrodata 32 that comprises this color change sign, promptly show the action of the same text that has changed color successively once more.That is to say, when in 1 picture, not having the literal that has changed present color, the literal of the front end that relative picture demonstrates, demonstrate the same text that has changed color once more, relative more subsequently second literal shows the same text that has changed color once more, and implements control in a manner described.
Like this, if adopt present embodiment, can be stored in the reading of music information of music information memory module 12, and can play sound according to this music information regeneration output.Also can read the lyrics prompting of 1 picture unit on the other hand by music information memory module 12 as the lyrics information memory module, and the regeneration of carrying out this lyrics prompting shows, thereby the formation literal that the lyrics that can once demonstrate by predetermined paragraph are relatively successively pointed out carries out change color successively.Promptly can be according to the temporal information of the color change of each literal of the lyrics prompting that constitutes 1 picture unit demonstrate at present, this in lyrics prompting constitutes the position of literal, repeats the same text after Show Color changes once more.
Like this, even for not having the occasion that literal on the picture that can relatively once be presented at watch-dog 28 changes the function of its color, also can utilize the former literal Presentation Function that has, make it, carry out the captions demonstration on one side can carry out change color by literal unit on one side from appearance.Originally not the special-purpose video display unit (VDU) of Karaoke particularly for utilizing, the lyrics of the usefulness of playing Karaoka are pointed out or it are superimposed upon the occasion that shows on the background image, because they scarcely have the function that the literal that can relatively once be presented on the picture changes color, carry out change color the Karaoke isolated plant so can not resemble.Even for this class device, if adopt the present invention, also can utilize its literal Presentation Function, repeat to show the same text that changes color once more.Thereby can be that unit carries out the captions demonstration while carrying out colour switching with the literal.
In the above-described embodiments, S180~S230 be as show Control Component the processing that should carry out.
The foregoing description is that the occasion that is suitable for karaoke OK system is described, but the lyrics that the present invention is not limited to play Karaoka prompting, it also is applicable to other captions that carry out colour switching on schedule.Such as,, the article of doing with the language of this educational object can be presented on the picture as captions are synthetic with when image in display language education, for to know that literal unit that tone period is used carries out the occasion of colour switching etc., also can use the present invention.For person hard of hearing,, also can use the present invention showing that with changing color some the current part that will block carries out the lip action and read training when waiting.

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1. one kind shows the caption presentation method of the captions of predetermined paragraph successively with the predetermined demonstration time,
It is characterized in that colour switching temporal information according to each literal of the captions that constitute each aforementioned predetermined paragraph demonstration, demonstrate with captions in the position of this formation literal, the same text of color that repeated display change once more, thus while can change color by literal unit and carry out captions and show.
2. a subtitling display equipment has
The caption information memory module of storage caption information,
The caption information that is stored in this caption information memory module is read successively by predetermined paragraph, and is demonstrated the demonstration Control Component of captions in predetermined demonstration time regeneration,
It is characterized in that aforementioned caption information memory module also stores the colour switching temporal information of each literal of the captions that constitute each predetermined paragraph demonstration.
Aforementioned demonstration Control Component has according to this colour switching temporal information, in the position of this formation literal of the captions that demonstrated, and the structure of identical literal of color that repeated display change once more.
3. subtitling display equipment as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
Aforementioned caption information memory module stores the lyrics information as the Karaoke usefulness of caption information, also stores the colour switching temporal information of each literal of the lyrics prompting that constitutes each predetermined paragraph demonstration.
Aforementioned demonstration Control Component has and can read the lyrics prompting as caption information that is stored in this caption information memory module successively by predetermined paragraph, with Karaoke with the synchronous demonstration time of accompaniment tone regeneration output in regeneration demonstrate lyrics prompting, and can be according to aforementioned colour switching temporal information, the position of this formation literal in the lyrics prompting that has demonstrated repeats to demonstrate the identical literal that has changed color once more.
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