JP2000029483A - Karaoke machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To grade the figure of a user in compliance with singing with a prescribed timing of music and to improve the usability by capturing the photographing videos photographing the user's figure and grading the figure of the user in accordance with the captured static images. SOLUTION: When a CPU 2 transfers the captures static images of a capturer 10 to a RAM 4, only the human portions are extracted from the static image data and converts the body of the human portions and the center line of the hands to data. The CPU 2 executes grading by comparing the pose data obtd. by extracting only the pose by converting the body of the human portions and the center line of the hands of the static images to data and the reference image data assigned by image grading information among the files of the reference image data previously stored in a HDD 6. The results of the grading are displayed by a method, such as meter display, in a part of a monitor 9 at the point of the time the grading is executed. The grading results at the respective points of the grading are totaled by addition or subtraction at the point of the time playing ends or attains the data end of the music data. The results of the totalization are displayed by scores on the monitor 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus, and more particularly, to a karaoke apparatus for scoring a movement such as a pose or a dance according to a song of a user of the karaoke apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a karaoke apparatus generally reproduces an optical disk or the like on which an image including performance music (accompaniment music) and lyrics information is recorded, and mixes the reproduced accompaniment music with a microphone and outputs the resulting music. It was a target.

However, in recent years, there has been a karaoke apparatus that plays music using a MIDI sound source used in electronic musical instruments and the like, and simultaneously displays lyrics over a background image such as a video CD. A karaoke apparatus using such a MIDI sound source has a karaoke apparatus for playing back an optical disk on which an image including accompaniment music and lyrics information is recorded. Therefore, it has a feature that the amount of information can be reduced as compared with a karaoke apparatus that reproduces the optical disc.

In recent years, karaoke apparatuses have been widely used which utilize this characteristic to distribute music by communication using a telephone line or the like and to play the distributed music using a MIDI sound source. are doing. Such MID
In a karaoke apparatus using an I sound source, music is produced using MIDI data, and the MIDI data is usually produced so as to resemble an original music.

In the karaoke apparatus, there is provided a karaoke apparatus having a function of comparing reference data of a pitch and a volume with a voice of a user's microphone input, scoring a singing, and displaying a scoring result after the singing. Has appeared.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional karaoke apparatus for scoring, the reference data of the pitch and volume is compared with the voice of the microphone input of the user to score the singing. Had to do so,
There is a demand for a karaoke apparatus that cannot score the choreography and movement of a singer, and can also score such choreography and movement. In other words, in the singing by the original professional of the music that is the source of the karaoke performance, the dance may be performed in the choreography or the interlude portion according to the singing. There is a demand for a karaoke apparatus that does not have a function for scoring movements and performs scoring (pause) and movements.

Therefore, according to the present invention, scoring data for instructing scoring of a user's figure is set in music data in association with timing data, and the karaoke apparatus is used based on the scoring data. The captured image of the user is captured as a still image, and the user's figure is scored based on the captured still image. It is another object of the present invention to provide a karaoke apparatus with good usability.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of reference image data serving as a reference for scoring a user's figure are stored, and among the plurality of reference image data, the scoring reference data included in the scoring data is stored. By scoring by comparing the specified reference image data with a still image of the user's figure,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke apparatus that more appropriately scores the appearance of a user in accordance with the song and that is more usable.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the karaoke apparatus sets grading data for instructing grading of the user's movement at predetermined intervals in association with the music data, at timing data, and based on the grading data. By capturing a captured image of the user's figure as a still image and scoring the user's movement based on the captured still images at the predetermined intervals, the user's music synchronized with the singing at a predetermined timing of the song The purpose of the present invention is to provide a karaoke device that appropriately scores a movement and has good usability.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of reference image data serving as a reference for scoring a user's movement are stored, and among the plurality of reference image data, the scoring reference data included in the scoring data is stored. To provide a karaoke apparatus with better usability by comparing the designated reference image data with a change in a still image and scoring the movement of the user more appropriately according to the music. It is an object.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the difference between the changes of a plurality of still images is extracted, and the movement of the user is scored based on the difference, whereby the movement of the user is easily and appropriately scored. It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke apparatus which is inexpensive and has good usability.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a karaoke apparatus in which at least music data, video data, and lyric data are included in the karaoke music data for each timing data for setting a performance timing. Along with outputting the performance sound based on the music data, mixing the sound input from the microphone with the performance sound to the performance sound, displaying a background video based on the video data, and In the karaoke apparatus that synthesizes and displays the lyrics with the background video based on the karaoke data, the tune data is set in such a manner that the grading data instructing grading of the user's figure is set in association with the timing data. Photographing means for photographing a person's figure; image capturing means for capturing a photographed image photographed by the photographing means as a still image; Scoring means for scoring the user's figure based on the still image captured by the image capturing means, and causing the image capturing means to capture the still image based on the scoring data, and based on the captured still image. The above object is achieved by providing the scoring means with control means for scoring the figure of the user.

[0013] According to the above arrangement, scoring data for instructing scoring of the user's figure is set in the music data in association with the timing data, and based on the scoring data, the figure of the user of the karaoke apparatus is determined. Since the captured video is captured as a still image and the user's figure is scored based on the captured still image, the user's figure (pause) according to the singing can be scored at a predetermined timing of the song, The usability of the karaoke apparatus can be improved.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 2, the karaoke apparatus further includes storage means for storing a plurality of reference image data which are used as references for scoring the user's figure by the scoring means. , The scoring data includes scoring reference data specifying the reference image data, the control means, the reference image data to specify the scoring reference data among the plurality of reference image data stored in the storage means, The scoring unit may compare the still image with the scoring unit to perform the scoring.

According to the above configuration, a plurality of reference image data serving as a reference for scoring the user's figure are stored, and among the plurality of reference image data, the scoring reference data included in the scoring data is designated. Since the scoring is performed by comparing the reference image data with a still image of the user's figure, the user's figure can be more appropriately graded according to the music, and the usability of the karaoke apparatus can be improved. It can be further improved.

In the karaoke apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, for each timing data for setting a performance timing, at least the karaoke music data in the karaoke music data in which music data, video data and lyric data are set. Along with outputting the performance sound, mixing the sound input from the microphone with the performance sound to the performance sound, and displaying a background video based on the video data,
In a karaoke apparatus that combines the lyrics with the background video based on the lyrics data and displays the lyrics, the song data is associated with the timing data, and the scoring data is used to instruct the user to score the movement at predetermined intervals. A photographing means for photographing the figure of the user, an image capturing means for capturing a photographed image captured by the photographing means as a still image, and a still image captured by the image capturing means at predetermined intervals. Scoring means for scoring the movement of the user based on an image, causing the image capturing means to capture the still images at predetermined intervals based on the scoring data, and based on the plurality of captured still images. The above object is achieved by providing the scoring means with control means for scoring the movement of the user.

According to the above arrangement, scoring data for instructing the scoring of the movement of the user is set at predetermined intervals in association with the music data and the timing data, and the use of the karaoke apparatus is performed based on the scoring data. Since the captured image of the user is captured as a still image and the movement of the user is scored based on the captured still images at the predetermined intervals,
At a predetermined timing of the music, the movement of the user according to the singing can be appropriately scored, and the usability of the karaoke apparatus can be improved.

In this case, for example, as set forth in claim 4, the karaoke apparatus further includes storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of reference image data serving as a reference for scoring the movement of the user by the scoring means. , The scoring data includes scoring reference data specifying the reference image data, the control means, the reference image data to specify the scoring reference data among the plurality of reference image data stored in the storage means, The scoring may be performed by comparing the change with the still image.

According to the above configuration, a plurality of reference image data serving as a reference for scoring the movement of the user is stored, and among the plurality of reference image data, the scoring reference data included in the scoring data is designated. Since the scoring is performed by comparing the reference image data with the change of the still image, the movement of the user can be more appropriately scored according to the music, and the usability of the karaoke apparatus is further improved. Can be.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 5, the scoring means extracts a difference between changes in the plurality of still images and scores the movement of the user based on the difference. You may.

According to the above arrangement, since the difference between the changes of the plurality of still images is extracted and the movement of the user is scored based on the difference, the movement of the user can be easily and appropriately scored. Thus, the karaoke apparatus can be made inexpensive and have good usability.

[0022]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

FIGS. 1 to 4 are diagrams showing a first embodiment of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a karaoke apparatus 1 to which a first embodiment of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of FIG.

In FIG. 1, a karaoke apparatus 1 has a CPU
(Central Processing Unit) 2, ROM (Read Only)
Memory) 3, RAM (Random Access Memory) 4, SC
SI (Small Computer System Interface) I / F
5, HDD (hard disk) 6, VCD chamber 7, image controller 8, monitor 9, capture 10, camera 11, front panel 12, remote controller 13, communication controller 14, timer 15, MIDI (Musical Instrument D)
Digital Interface) An I / F 16, a sound source 17, a sound control unit 18, a microphone 19, an amplifier 20, a speaker 21, and the like are provided.

The ROM 3 stores a boot program which is started when the power of the karaoke apparatus 1 is turned on, and the HDD 6 stores a control program and received music data.

The CPU (control means) 2 is a karaoke device 1
When the power supply of the karaoke apparatus 1 is turned on, a boot process is performed by a boot program stored in the ROM 3, the control program is loaded from the HDD 6 into the RAM 4, and each part of the karaoke apparatus 1 is used while using the RAM 4 as a work memory. Control and perform the processing as the karaoke apparatus 1,
A scoring process described below is performed.

The HDD (storage means) 6 and the VCD chamber 7 are connected to a SCSI I / F 5,
In the CD chamber 7, a plurality of video CDs storing background images of karaoke are set. The VCD chamber 7 operates under the control of the CPU 2 and outputs a CD (Compact
Disc) replacement processing and CD playback / stop processing from the designated position are performed. In addition, instead of the VCD chamber 7,
An LD player may be used. The HDD 6 also stores reference image data serving as a reference for scoring in a scoring process described later.

The image control unit 8 is connected to a monitor 9 such as a TV monitor. The image control unit 8 combines the lyrics developed in the bit map by the CPU 2 with the output image of the VCD chamber 7 to monitor 9. And the color of the lyrics is changed in accordance with the progress of the music based on the color change information of the music data.

A camera (photographing means) 11 is connected to the capture (image capturing means) 10, and a video camera is used as the camera 11. Camera 11
Captures an image of a user, for example, a singer, of the karaoke apparatus 1 and outputs the captured image as a video signal to the capture 10. The capture 10 digitizes the video signal input from the camera 11 and internally Store in memory.

The front panel 12 is provided with switches such as various switches and keys for operating the karaoke apparatus 1, and has a display such as an LED (Light).
t Emitting Diode) and LCD (Liquid Crystal Displa)
y) and the like, various operations of the karaoke apparatus 1 are performed from the switches, and the contents and various information input by the switches are displayed on the display. Further, the front panel 12 includes a light receiving unit of the remote controller 13 and a light transmitting unit to the remote controller 13. The light receiving unit receives an operation signal transmitted from the remote controller 13, and
An information signal indicating the state of the karaoke apparatus 1 is transmitted from the optical transmitter to the remote controller 13.

The remote controller 13 is provided with switches such as various switches and keys for operating the karaoke apparatus 1, and has a display such as an LCD and an LED. Is performed, and the content and various information input from the switches are displayed on the display.

The communication control unit 14 has a line L, for example, I
SDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) or PSTN (Public Swic
The host 30 is connected via a headphone network (public telephone network) or the like. The communication control unit 14 communicates with the host 30 via the line L to download new music data from the host 30, and , Upload status. The music data downloaded from the host 30 is stored in the HDD 6 under the control of the CPU 2.

The host 30 stores a large number of music data,
When there is a request for song data from each karaoke device 1, the requested song data is transmitted to the karaoke device 1 via the line L, and the state of each karaoke device 1 is managed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the music data includes timing information (timing data), performance information (music data), drawing information (lyric data), lyrics information, color change information, and image scoring information (scoring data). The above information is described for each piece of timing information, but depending on the timing information, only some pieces of information may be described. This timing information is time information from the previous timing information, and the performance information is the sound source 1
7 is included. The drawing information is VC
The reproduction position data of the D chamber 7 is included, and the lyric information includes the lyric data for the display, the display position, and the display color information. The lyrics data includes a title and a copyright notice. The color change information includes the color change position,
Information on the color change width and display color is included. The image scoring information includes an image capture instruction and file information (scoring reference data) of reference image data. The file itself of the reference image data used for the image scoring is separately filed and transferred from the host 30, and the
D6.

The timer 15 generates a timing clock serving as a reference when reproducing music data, and generates an interrupt at the generated timing.

A sound source 17 is connected to the MIDI I / F 16, and music data stored in the HDD 6 is input to the sound source 17 via the MIDI I / F 16. The sound source 17 reproduces the input music data and outputs it to the audio control unit 18 as an audio signal.

A microphone 19 is connected to the voice control unit 18, and a voice signal of a singing voice collected by the microphone 19 is input from the microphone 19. The sound control unit 18 controls the sound source 1
The audio signal input from the microphone 7 and the audio signal input from the microphone 19 are mixed and output to the amplifier 20. The voice control unit 18 operates under the control of the CPU 2 to control the audio signal input from the sound source 17 and the microphone 1.
Various types of effect processing are performed on the audio signal input from the control unit 9.

The amplifier 20 amplifies the mixing signal input from the audio controller 18 and outputs the amplified signal to the speaker 21.
The speaker 21 loudspeaker outputs the mixing signal input from the amplifier 20.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. The karaoke apparatus 1 captures images of the karaoke apparatus 1 based on the image scoring information included in the music data.
The feature is that the video of the user is captured by the capture 10 and the appearance of the user is compared with the reference image image data and scored.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the karaoke apparatus 1 performs a karaoke performance / scoring process based on each piece of music data information while securing timing based on the music data timing information. That is, the CPU 2 reads the song data of the song designated by the switch operation of the remote controller 13 or the front panel 12 from the HDD 6 or downloads the song data of the designated song from the host 30 via the communication control unit 14. (Step S
1) It is checked whether the wait time has elapsed based on the timing information of the music data (step S2).

If the wait time has not elapsed in step S2, the CPU 2 checks whether a switch operation on the remote controller 13 or the front panel 12 has been performed (step S3). Perform the corresponding processing (step S
4) It is checked whether it is the data end or the performance end (step S5).

If it is determined in step S5 that the data end or the performance has not ended, the CPU 2 returns to step S2 to check whether or not the wait time has elapsed (step S2). S6) Whether there is drawing information (step S6)
8) It is sequentially checked whether there is lyric information (step S10), whether there is color change information (step S12), and whether there is image scoring information (step S14).

If there is performance information at step S6, the CPU 2 performs performance information processing for transferring the performance information to the sound source 17 and causing the sound source 17 to reproduce the performance information (step S7). Is checked (step S8).

In step S8, if there is drawing information, CP
U2 controls the VCD chamber 7 based on the drawing information to reproduce the background image, and performs drawing information processing for transferring the reproduced background image to the image control unit 8 (step S9). It is checked whether there is (Step S10).

In step S10, if there is lyrics information, C
The PU 2 performs lyric information processing for causing the image control unit 8 to develop the lyric information into a bitmap and synthesize the lyric information with the background video (step S11), and checks whether there is color change information (step S12).

In step S12, if there is color change information,
The CPU 2 performs color change information for causing the image control unit 8 to color the lyrics portion based on the color change information (step S13), and checks whether there is image scoring information (step S14).

In step S14, when there is the image scoring information, the CPU 2 causes the capture 10 to capture the video input from the camera 11 at the relevant timing and captures the still image captured by the capture 10 into the RAM 4. After the transfer, the reference image data specified by the image scoring information is read out from a file of the reference image data stored in the HDD 6 in advance, and compared to read the pose of the user (singer) of the karaoke apparatus 1. Perform image scoring information processing for scoring (step S1)
5) Check whether a switch operation has been performed on the remote controller 13 or the front panel 12 (step S)
3).

When a switch operation is performed in step S3, the CPU 2 performs processing corresponding to the switch operation (step S4) in the same manner as described above, and checks whether data end or performance has been completed (step S5). If neither the data end nor the performance end, the process returns to step S2 and performs the same processing as described above (step S2, steps S6 to S15).

In step S3, a switch operation is performed.
If the switch operation is to stop the performance, the CPU 2
A performance end process is performed (step S4), and step S4 is performed.
At 5, it is determined that the performance has ended, and the process ends. If it is determined in step S5 that the music data of the music piece has ended, the CPU 2 determines that the performance has ended and ends the processing.

The image scoring information processing is processed as shown in FIG. That is, when the CPU 2 transfers the still image captured by the capture 10 to the RAM 4, as shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 2 extracts only the person portion from the still image data (step P1), and moves the body and hand of the person portion to the center. The line is converted into data (step P2). CPU2
The pose data obtained by converting the center line of the body and the hand of the person portion of the still image into data and extracting only the pose, and the reference image data designated by the image scoring information among the files of the reference image data stored in the HDD 6 in advance. Are compared (step P3), and when the scoring result is graded, it is displayed on a part of the monitor 9 by a method such as meter display.
At the end of the performance or at the data end of the music data, the scoring results at each scoring point are added or subtracted and totalized, and the totaled results are displayed on the monitor 9 as points (step P4).

As described above, the karaoke apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment sets the image scoring information indicating the scoring of the user's figure in the music data in association with the timing information, and based on the image scoring information. In addition, a captured image of the user of the karaoke apparatus 1 is captured as a still image, and the user's figure is scored based on the captured still image.

Therefore, it is possible to score the user's figure (pause) at the predetermined timing of the music in accordance with the singing.
The usability of the karaoke apparatus 1 can be improved.

Further, the karaoke apparatus 1 stores a plurality of reference image data as a reference for scoring the user's figure, and designates file information included in the image scoring information among the plurality of reference image data. Since the scoring is performed by comparing the reference image data to be taken with the still image of the user's figure, the user's figure can be more appropriately graded according to the music, and the use of the karaoke apparatus 1 Properties can be further improved.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the karaoke apparatus according to the present invention, in which the movement of the user of the karaoke apparatus is scored.

The present embodiment is applied to the same karaoke apparatus as the first embodiment, and the description of the present embodiment uses the same reference numerals used in the description of the first embodiment. This will be described below using the above as it is.

The karaoke apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has an HDD
6, reference difference data (reference image data) is stored in advance as reference difference data (reference image data) of the reference pose of the person, and data of the difference between the reference difference data and the pose of the person photographed by the camera 11 in image scoring information processing. Are compared, the movement of the user of the karaoke apparatus 1 is graded.

That is, the karaoke apparatus 1 performs the same karaoke performance / scoring processing as shown in FIG. 3, and performs image grading information processing of the karaoke performance / scoring processing as shown in FIG.
Is performed.

That is, when the still image captured by the capture 10 is transferred to the RAM 4, the CPU 2 extracts only the person portion from the still image data as shown in FIG. The center line of the hand is converted into data (step P12).

The CPU 2 calculates the difference between the pose data obtained by converting the center line of the body and the hand of the person portion of the still image into data and extracting only the pose from the previous pose data, and changes the pose, that is, the person. Is extracted, and the difference is converted into data (step P13). The CPU 2 scores the difference data by comparing the difference data with the reference difference data specified by the image scoring information in the reference difference data file stored in the HDD 6 in advance (step P14).

The CPU 2 displays the result of the scoring on a part of the monitor 9 by a method such as meter display when the scoring result is scored.
At the end of the performance or at the data end of the music data, the scoring results at the respective scoring points are added or subtracted and totalized, and the totaled results are displayed on the monitor 9 as points (step P15).

As described above, the karaoke apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment sets the image scoring information instructing the user's movement scoring at predetermined intervals in the music data in association with the timing information. Karaoke device 1 based on the scoring information
Is captured as a still image, and the movement of the user is scored based on the still images captured at predetermined intervals.

Accordingly, the movement of the user in accordance with the singing can be appropriately scored at a predetermined timing of the music, and the usability of the karaoke apparatus 1 can be improved.

Further, the karaoke apparatus 1 stores a plurality of reference image data as a reference for scoring the movement of the user, and designates the file information included in the image scoring information among the plurality of reference image data. Since the scoring is performed by comparing the reference image data to be changed with the change of the still image, the movement of the user can be more appropriately graded according to the music, and the usability of the karaoke apparatus 1 is further improved. Can be done.

Further, the karaoke apparatus 1 extracts the difference between the changes of the plurality of still images and scores the user's movement based on the difference, so that the user's movement is easily and appropriately scored. Thus, the karaoke apparatus 1 can be made inexpensive and have good usability.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

[0066]

According to the karaoke apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, scoring data for instructing scoring of the user's figure is set in the music data in association with the timing data, and based on the scoring data. In addition, a captured image of the user of the karaoke apparatus is captured as a still image, and the user's figure is scored based on the captured still image. Pause)
And the usability of the karaoke apparatus can be improved.

According to the karaoke apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of reference image data serving as a reference for scoring the user's figure are stored, and the plurality of reference image data are included in the scoring data. Since the scoring is performed by comparing the reference image data designated by the scoring reference data with the still image of the user, the user's figure can be more appropriately graded according to the song. Therefore, the usability of the karaoke apparatus can be further improved.

According to the karaoke apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, scoring data for instructing scoring of the movement of the user is set at predetermined intervals in the music data in association with the timing data. Based on the captured image of the user of the karaoke apparatus based on the captured image as a still image, the movement of the user is scored based on the captured still images at the predetermined intervals, so that singing at a predetermined timing of the song The combined movement of the user can be appropriately scored,
The usability of the karaoke apparatus can be improved.

According to the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of reference image data serving as a reference for scoring the movement of the user are stored, and among the plurality of reference image data, the reference image data is included in the scoring data. Since the grading is performed by comparing the reference image data specified by the grading reference data with the change of the still image, the movement of the user can be more appropriately graded according to the music, and the use of the karaoke apparatus Properties can be further improved.

According to the karaoke apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a difference between changes in a plurality of still images is extracted, and the movement of the user is scored based on the difference. The karaoke apparatus can be inexpensive and have good usability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a karaoke apparatus to which a first embodiment of a karaoke apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of music data used in the karaoke apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a karaoke performance / scoring process by the karaoke apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing detailed processing of image scoring information processing of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing image scoring information processing by the karaoke apparatus to which the second embodiment of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Karaoke device 2 CPU 3 ROM 4 RAM 5 SCSI I / F 6 HDD 7 VCD chamber 8 Image control unit 9 Monitor 10 Capture 11 Camera 12 Front panel 13 Remote control 14 Communication control unit 15 Timer 16 MIDI 17 Sound source 18 Audio control unit 19 Microphone 20 amplifier 21 speaker 22 bus 30 host

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. For each timing data for setting a performance timing, a performance sound is output based on at least the music data in the karaoke music data in which music data, video data and lyrics data are set, and A karaoke that mixes sound input from a microphone with the sound to the performance sound, displays a background video based on the video data, and synthesizes and displays the lyrics with the background video based on the lyrics data. In the device,
The music data is associated with the timing data,
Scoring data for instructing scoring of the user's figure is set; a photographing means for photographing the figure of the user; an image capturing means for capturing a photographed image photographed by the photographing means as a still image; and Scoring means for scoring the appearance of the user based on the still image captured by the capturing means, and causing the image capturing means to capture the still image based on the scoring data, based on the captured still image A karaoke apparatus comprising: a control unit that causes the scoring unit to score the figure of the user. 2. The karaoke apparatus further comprises storage means for storing a plurality of reference image data serving as a reference for scoring the figure of the user by the scoring means, wherein the scoring data designates the reference image data. The control means includes comparing the reference image data and the still image designated by the scoring reference data among the plurality of reference image data stored in the storage means with the scoring means. 2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scoring is performed. 3. For each timing data for setting a performance timing, a performance sound is output based on at least the music data in the karaoke music data in which music data, video data and lyrics data are set, and A karaoke that mixes sound input from a microphone with the sound to the performance sound, displays a background video based on the video data, and synthesizes and displays the lyrics with the background video based on the lyrics data. In the device,
The music data is associated with the timing data,
Scoring data for instructing the scoring of the user's movement is set at predetermined intervals, a photographing means for photographing the user's figure, and an image capturing means for capturing a photographed image photographed by the photographing means as a still image Scoring means for scoring the movement of the user based on the still images captured at predetermined intervals by the image capturing means, and the still images are captured by the image capturing means at predetermined intervals based on the scoring data. A karaoke apparatus, comprising: a control unit for causing the scoring unit to score the movement of the user based on the captured still images. 4. The karaoke apparatus further includes storage means for storing a plurality of reference image data which are used as a reference for scoring the movement of the user by the scoring means, wherein the scoring data designates the reference image data. The control means includes: comparing the reference image data designated by the scoring reference data with a change in the still image, from among the plurality of reference image data stored in the storage means; 4. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the karaoke apparatus is operated. 5. The scoring means extracts a difference between changes in the plurality of still images and scores the movement of the user based on the difference.
A karaoke device as described.