JP2002244681A - Telephone system with karaoke music data reproducing function, digital television device with karaoke music data reproducing function, and karaoke music data distributing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital television device with a karaoke music data reproducing function which solves the problem that the use of karaoke in television view environment in a living room become in convenient when a karaoke music data reproducing device is prepared individually. SOLUTION: The telephone system or the digital television device each with a karaoke music data reproducing function can receive karaoke music data by wireless or wired and reproduce them and is equipped with an operation means of buttons, dials, etc., a display means which displays characters and images, a reproducing means which reproduces music, a means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the operation means according to a prescribed procedure, and a means which makes the reproducing means reproduce the karaoke music downloaded by operating the operation means according to a prescribed procedure, and also makes the display means display corresponding texts and images.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone apparatus capable of reproducing karaoke music data, a digital television apparatus capable of reproducing karaoke music data, a reproducing method thereof, and a karaoke music data distribution apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various data services can be used via a network with advances in digital technology, higher performance of microprocessors, and advances in communication technology. In order to receive such services, generally, a personal computer and a modem or terminal adapter that connects the personal computer to a communication line such as a telephone are used to connect to the Internet connection provider via the communication line. Connect communications to the Internet.

As one of such data services via a network, there is a communication karaoke service.

[0004] Referring to FIG. 7, a conventional karaoke music data reproducing apparatus and a conventional karaoke music data reproducing apparatus which use a communication karaoke service by connecting to a server of a karaoke service provider using the Internet connection using a personal computer. Download operation will be described.

[0005] A communication interface such as a modem is connected to a microcomputer system including a personal computer, a keyboard, a mouse, a display and a speaker, and this device can be used to connect to an Internet connection service provider.

[0006] Since connection to an Internet connection service provider is a general technique, the procedure and technical details are omitted here.

It is possible to access a WWW server on the Internet by executing so-called browser software (client software of a WWW server) on the microcomputer system connected to the Internet.

Here, it is assumed that a connection with a karaoke service provider is made as one of the services using the WWW server. WWW for karaoke service providers
The server is running and WWW on the microcomputer system
Since the client is operating, it is possible to exchange file information by communicating according to a predetermined procedure.

When connecting to a karaoke service provider, the WWW client first obtains an index page (generally, a document file named index.htm) of the karaoke service provider. On this page, a karaoke access menu is described, and link information for acquiring a document in which a singer's name, a song name, new information, and the like are described is embedded.

For example, to acquire new arrival information, file information is again requested from the WWW server of the karaoke service provider according to the link information for acquiring this information.

According to a predetermined procedure, file information is sequentially acquired, and when the file information finally arrives at a list of desired music data, a request is made to the WWW server to acquire the desired karaoke music data as a file, and the microcomputer Acquire karaoke music data on the system. In the case of a paid service, user authentication and charging processing are performed as necessary in these procedures.

In order to play the downloaded karaoke music data, karaoke software installed in the personal computer in advance is started. This karaoke software reads karaoke music data, interprets music information usually described in MIDI or a format similar to MIDI as software, and operates various hardware devices installed in the personal computer as necessary. While controlling, the sound data is converted into sound data and output to a speaker.

At the same time, using the lyrics included in the karaoke music data and the color substitute information of the lyrics, the lyrics and the color substitute for the lyrics, the background image, and other information necessary for the karaoke are displayed on the display in synchronization with the sound data. As described above, it is possible to provide a communication karaoke service using a personal computer at home.

[0014]

In order to use the above-mentioned conventional karaoke music data reproducing apparatus in a so-called mobile environment, it is necessary to connect a communication apparatus such as a cellular phone to a karaoke apparatus in order to connect to a network such as the Internet. A music data playback device must be combined. Since a communication device such as a mobile phone and a karaoke music data reproducing device are generally provided to a user as separate devices, there is no coordination function between the devices and their operations are not unified.

For this reason, when trying to enjoy a communication karaoke at an outdoor party such as a barbecue or a cherry-blossom viewing, it is necessary to simultaneously operate the two devices based on different operation systems. For this reason, only specific members who are sufficiently familiar with the operation of each device must be in charge of the operation of the communication device and the karaoke music data playback device,
Conversely, members who cannot operate these devices cannot enjoy communication karaoke as desired.

In general, the communication service of a communication device such as a mobile phone and the communication karaoke service are provided as paid services. Therefore, when a specific member participating in an outdoor party provides the communication device, the cost of using the paid service is increased. Occurs to a specific individual and is an economic burden, or if the secretary needs to be careful to settle expenses, in any case, unnecessary economic and psychological There is a problem that a burden occurs.

An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone apparatus with a karaoke music data reproduction function which solves the problem that preparing the above-described karaoke music data reproduction apparatus individually makes use in a mobile environment inconvenient. And

Furthermore, in order to use the above-mentioned conventional karaoke music data reproducing apparatus in a so-called living room TV viewing environment, a communication device for a network such as the Internet, a television and a karaoke music data reproducing apparatus must be combined. No. A digital television has both a function of communicating with a network and a function of a television. However, since the digital television and the karaoke music data reproducing apparatus are generally provided to the user as separate apparatuses, there is no cooperative function between the apparatuses, and their operations are not unified.

For this reason, for example, when trying to enjoy communication karaoke at a home party, two devices are simultaneously connected.
It is necessary to operate based on different operation systems. For this reason, only specific members who are sufficiently familiar with the operation of each device must be in charge of operating the digital TV and the karaoke music data reproducing device having a communication function. Members who cannot do it have a problem that they cannot enjoy online karaoke as expected.

The present invention provides a digital television apparatus with a karaoke music data reproducing function which solves the problem that preparing the above-mentioned karaoke music data reproducing apparatus individually makes it inconvenient to use karaoke in a living room TV viewing environment. The purpose is to provide.

[0021]

A first aspect of the present invention is a telephone device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data over a wire, comprising one or a plurality of operation means such as buttons and dials, and characters and images. Display means for displaying, reproduction means for reproducing music, means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure, and operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure Means for reproducing the downloaded karaoke music data by the reproduction means and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images on the display means. Device.

According to the first aspect, the karaoke music data can be designated and downloaded by operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure, and further downloaded by operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure. The reproduced karaoke music data can be reproduced by the reproducing means, and at the same time, the corresponding lyrics and images can be displayed on the display means. These operation means are realized by assigning predetermined functions to one or more buttons, dials, and other operation means provided in the telephone device, so that it is not necessary to provide new operation means, and music can be reproduced. The playback means and the display means for displaying lyrics and images also use the playback means and display means provided in the telephone device, so that the hardware configuration of the telephone device is not largely changed, and most of its operations are built-in. It can be realized with the software of a control microcomputer. Moreover, since all means are realized on the telephone device, there is no need to connect / carry multiple devices such as the communication device and the karaoke data reproducing device, and a consistent operation system can be realized, and general operation of the telephone device can be realized. If you can, anyone can operate it and enjoy online karaoke as you wish.

In general, the communication service of a communication device such as a mobile phone and the communication karaoke service are provided as a fee-based service. For example, when an individual who participates in a party receives a fee-based service through a telephone device owned by each person. Thus, it is possible to enjoy online karaoke without generating unnecessary financial and psychological burdens for holding a party.

In general, the communication service of the communication apparatus and the communication karaoke service are provided by different service providers, and the user needs to make a contract for the communication karaoke service separately from the communication service contract of the communication apparatus. As described in the invention, by integrating the communication device and the karaoke data playing device to form a telephone device with a karaoke data reproducing function, the communication service contract and the contract for the communication karaoke service can be unified.

According to a second aspect, in addition to the first aspect, further,
A telephone device with a karaoke music data reproducing function, characterized by comprising means for designating a part or all of the downloaded karaoke music data as an incoming melody.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the first aspect, a part or the whole of the karaoke music data can be designated as a ring tone of the telephone device. As a result, the same karaoke music data can be used as the ringing melody.

According to a third aspect, in addition to the first aspect, further,
A telephone with a karaoke music data reproduction function, comprising control means for controlling volume and / or keys and / or tempo, wherein reproduction of karaoke music data and / or ringing melody can be controlled using said control means. Device.

According to the third aspect, in addition to the first aspect or the second aspect, since the volume, the key, and the tempo can be controlled, the key and the tempo can be adjusted according to the singer's preference. In addition, the volume can be adjusted according to places such as outdoors and indoors, so that usability is improved.

According to a fourth aspect, in addition to the first aspect, further,
The display image is displayed in synchronization with music reproduction, and is a telephone device with a karaoke music data reproduction function.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the first aspect, the display image can be displayed in synchronization with the reproduction of the music. It is possible to switch the picture in accordance with the progress of the music, and it is also possible to display the timing of singing out, the duration of the interlude, etc., together with the timing of music playback. Also, if the update of the display image is sufficiently fast, not only a still image but also a moving image can be displayed on the background.

A fifth invention is a digital television apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, and displays one or more buttons, operation means such as channel selection, and characters and images. A display unit, a reproducing unit for reproducing music, a unit for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the operation unit in a predetermined procedure, and operating the operation unit in a predetermined procedure. Means for reproducing the downloaded karaoke music data by the reproduction means and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images on the display means. is there.

According to the fifth aspect, the karaoke music data can be designated and downloaded by operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure, and further downloaded by operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure. The reproduced karaoke music data can be reproduced by the reproducing means, and at the same time, the corresponding lyrics and images can be displayed on the display means. These operating means are provided on the digital television apparatus main body and its remote controller, one or more buttons,
Since this is realized by assigning a predetermined function to operation means such as channel selection, it is not necessary to provide a new operation means, and reproduction means for reproducing music and display means for displaying lyrics and images are also digital. Since the playback means and display means provided in the TV device itself and its remote control are used, the hardware of the digital TV device and its remote control do not require significant changes in the hardware configuration. It can be realized by hardware. In addition, since all means are realized on the digital TV main unit and its remote controller, there is no need to connect / carry multiple devices such as a communication device and a karaoke data reproducing device, and a consistent operation system can be realized. Anyone who can perform general operations on the television device main body and its remote control can operate it, and can enjoy communication karaoke as desired.

In general, the network connection service and the communication karaoke service of the digital TV set are provided by different service providers, and the user needs to make a contract for the communication karaoke service separately from the Internet connection service contract of the digital TV set. However, by integrating the communication device and the karaoke data playing device into a digital TV device with a karaoke data reproducing function as in the fifth invention, the network connection service contract and the communication karaoke service contract can be unified. become.

According to a sixth aspect, in addition to the fifth aspect, further,
A digital television device with a karaoke music data reproduction function, comprising means for designating a part or all of downloaded karaoke music data as a notification melody.

According to the sixth aspect, in addition to the fifth aspect, a part or all of the karaoke music data can be designated as the notification melody of the digital television apparatus, so that the user can enjoy his favorite karaoke music only. Also, the same karaoke music data can be used as the notification melody. Here, the notification melody is the music of the on-timer start / off timer when the power is turned off, the notification sound of the incoming call such as e-mail or emergency emergency alert, the sound of the remote control operation confirmation when setting the electronic program guide or the device, etc. It is music or voice that assists in recognizing the information emitted.

According to a seventh aspect, in addition to the fifth aspect, further,
A digital device with a karaoke music data reproduction function, comprising control means for controlling volume and / or keys and / or tempo, wherein reproduction of karaoke music data and / or notification melody can be controlled using the control means. It is a television device.

According to the seventh aspect, in addition to the fifth aspect or the sixth aspect, since the volume, the key and the tempo can be controlled, the key and the tempo can be adjusted according to the taste of the singer. In addition, the volume can be adjusted according to places such as outdoors and indoors, so that usability is improved.

According to an eighth aspect, in addition to the fifth aspect, further,
The display image is displayed in synchronization with music reproduction, and is a digital television device with a karaoke music data reproduction function.

According to the eighth aspect, in addition to the fifth aspect, the display image can be displayed in synchronization with the reproduction of the music, so that the lyric character color change display more minute than the character unit and the background stillness can be displayed. It is possible to switch the picture in accordance with the progress of the music, and it is also possible to display the timing of singing out, the duration of the interlude, etc., together with the timing of music playback. Also, if the update of the display image is sufficiently fast, not only a still image but also a moving image can be displayed on the background.

[0040]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIGS.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the telephone apparatus with karaoke music data reproduction function which concerns on embodiment. As shown in FIG.
Telephone device 100 with karaoke music data reproduction function of the present invention
1, 1 is a function button, 2 is a dial button, 3 is a display, 4 is a speaker, 5 is a microphone, 6 is a display interface, 7 is a button interface, 8
Is an audio output interface, 9 is a MIDI synthesizer, 10 is a program memory, 11 is a communication interface, 12 is an antenna, 13 is an audio input interface,
14 is a RAM, 15 is a microcomputer, 17 is an external memory interface, and 16 is an external memory.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a communication karaoke service using the telephone apparatus with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 100 denotes a telephone device with a karaoke music data reproducing function, 1 denotes function buttons 1, 2 denotes dial buttons, 3 denotes a display, 4 denotes speakers 4, 5 denotes a microphone, 101 denotes a telephone network, 102 denotes an Internet connection provider, 103 is the Internet,
Reference numeral 105 denotes a database, and 104 denotes a karaoke service provider.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation procedure of the telephone apparatus 100 with the first karaoke music data reproduction function shown in FIG. 1 in the communication karaoke service shown in FIG.

First, an outline of the operation of the telephone apparatus 100 with a karaoke music data reproduction function will be described with reference to FIGS.

Telephone device 1 with karaoke music data reproduction function
00 has a wired or wireless telephone function. This telephone device is provided with operation means for a function button 1 and a dial button 2. Normally, a call destination is set with the dial button 2 and a line is connected using the function button to be used as a telephone. This operation is the same as that of a normal telephone, and the details are omitted here.

The telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproduction function has display means for displaying characters and images, and the display is performed on the display 3. The telephone apparatus 100 also has means for reproducing music, and the sound output thereof is This is performed by the speaker 4.

(1) "Procedure for Downloading" The procedure for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data in the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproduction function will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3A.

First, in the standby state of the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproducing function, when the "F" of the function button 1 is pressed, "0) download, 1) performance, 3) ringtone setting" are displayed on the display 3. Will be displayed.

In this state, when "0" of the dial button 2 is pressed, the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproducing function is pressed.
Connects to the Internet connection provider 102 via the telephone network 101. (The connection function and procedure for connecting to the Internet connection provider 102 are general and are omitted here.) At this time, "center connection" is displayed on the display 3.

The telephone apparatus 100 with a karaoke music data reproduction function connected to the Internet further includes a karaoke service provider 104 installed on the Internet.
(Karaoke music data distribution device) database 105
Access to and get the search menu. This result is displayed on the display 3. In the example of FIG.
New song selection, 1) song name selection, 2) singer name selection ".

Here, if "0" is pressed, a search is made from a list of recent new songs, if "1" is pressed, a search is made from a list of song names,
By pressing "2", a search from the singer name list becomes possible.
FIG. 3A illustrates a case where “0” is pressed as an example.

When "0" is pressed, the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproduction function acquires a new music list from the database 105 of the karaoke service provider 104. Although omitted in FIG. 3A, a message such as "data is being acquired from the center" may be issued during this time. As a result, in the example of FIG. 3A, “0” music title A, 1)
Song title B, 2) song title C, 3) song title D "are displayed.

Here, the music titles A to D are symbolized for explanation, but the music titles are actually displayed like "Dango 3 brothers" and "LOVE machine".

Here, when "1" is pressed to select the program B, the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproduction function is pressed.
Acquires the karaoke music data of the music B from the database 105 of the karaoke service provider 104. In the karaoke music data, the title of the music, the name of the lyricist, the name of the composer, the name of the arranger, the singing of the lyrics, the total playing time, the music data (= music data generally called MIDI or music expressed in the same manner as MIDI) ), Lyrics data, lyrics display control data (= data including information such as the number of characters, color change timing, line switching, page switching, color designation, etc.) -Performance marker data for performing repeat setting of point B, image data for assisting performance, background image data, and the like are included.

The karaoke service provider 104 manages the download result of the designated music as a log, and at the same time, connects the connected terminal to the telephone number or the service
In the case of a fee-based service, a billing system is operated to enable cost collection work procedures.

While the karaoke music data is acquired from the database 105 of the karaoke service provider 104, "center connection" is displayed on the display 3. When the acquisition of the karaoke song data is completed, the display 3 displays "Song B was downloaded, left) saved, right) performance.

Here, when "right" of the function button 1 is pressed,
The karaoke song is played immediately. In FIG. 3A, as an example, pressing the “left” of the function button 2 causes the karaoke music data to be transmitted to the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproduction function.
Stored in memory. The memory to be stored may be an internal memory or an external memory, and may be a mechanical memory such as a flash memory, a RAM, or a micro disk. Here, selection between an internal memory and an external memory may be provided.

(1) "Procedure of Performance" As described in "Procedure of Download", it is possible to play back karaoke immediately after downloading. An example of performing karaoke playback using will be described.

First, in the standby state of the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproducing function, when the "F" of the function button 1 is pressed, "0) download, 1) performance, 3) ringtone setting" is displayed on the display 3 as a menu. Will be displayed.

In this state, when "1" of the dial button 2 is pressed, the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproducing function is pressed.
Displays a list of songs stored in memory. Here, "Download procedure"
As described above, some variations are possible, but here, for simplicity of description, the description will be made merely as a memory.

As a result, FIG.
In the example of (b), "0) music B, 1) music P, 2) music S" are displayed. If the display cannot be completely displayed on the display 3, a procedure such as scrolling is shown (this display method is general, and the description is omitted).

If "0" is pressed here, the music B is selected and the performance is started. The lyrics of the karaoke music are displayed on the multi-line display 3. When the lyrics characters cannot be displayed on the display, scrolling, overlapping (wrapping display), and the like are automatically performed. The number of lines to be displayed and the number of characters per line can also be set.

During performance, dial buttons "1" and "2"
Key control for "3", tempo control for "4", "5" and "6", dial buttons "7" and "8"
"9" is the volume of the guide melody, "F" is the volume setting, "L" and "Right" are A-
Pause is assigned to the B repeat, function button “receive”, and performance stop is assigned to the function button “off”.

The operation of these buttons will be briefly described below.

Pressing "1" during a performance lowers the performance pitch in steps of one step (usually a semitone), and pressing "3" raises the performance pitch in steps of one step. When "2" is pressed, the key control by the operations of "1" and "3" is released, and the original performance pitch of the karaoke music data is obtained.

Similarly, when "4" is pressed during the performance, the performance speed is reduced by one step (usually several%), and when "6" is pressed, the performance speed is increased by one step. 5 "
When is pressed, the tempo control by the operations of "4" and "6" is released, and the performance speed of the karaoke music data becomes the original performance speed.

Similarly, when "7" is pressed during the performance, the volume of the guide melody is decreased by one step (usually several dB), and when "9" is pressed, the volume of the guide melody is increased by one step. Press "8" to get "7"
The volume control of the guide melody by the operation of “9” is released, and the volume of the karaoke music data becomes the original guide melody volume.

During the performance, by pressing the function button "F", the sound volume can be cyclically set to "silence->small->middle->large->silence".

When the "left" button is pressed during the performance, A
When the start point of the B repeat is set, and then the "right" button is pressed, the performance in the section from the pressing of the "left" button to the pressing of the "right button" is repeated, so-called AB repeat playback. . If you press the "Left" button again in this state,
AB repeat is released.

When "0" is pressed during AB repeat playback, the section where AB repeat performance is performed is set as a ringing melody.

When the "receive" button is pressed during the performance,
The performance is paused once. To cancel the pause, press the "Receive" button again.

To stop the performance, press the "OFF" button. In this way, by assigning one or more buttons, dials, and other operating means of the telephone device to the operation of karaoke, the original telephone function can be expanded without increasing the cost.

(3) “Procedure for setting ringtone” As described in “Procedure for downloading”, it is possible to play karaoke immediately after downloading. An example of setting data as a ring tone will be described.

First, in the standby state of the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproduction function, when the function button 1 "F" is pressed, a menu "0) download, 1) performance, 3) ringtone setting" is displayed on the display 3. Will be displayed.

In this state, when "2" of the dial button 2 is pressed, the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproduction function is pressed.
Displays a list of songs stored in memory. Here, "Download procedure"
As described above, some variations are possible, but here, for simplicity of description, the description will be made merely as a memory.

As a result, the display 3 shown in FIG.
In the example of (c), "0) music B, 1) music P, 2) music S" are displayed. If the display cannot be completely displayed on the display 3, a procedure such as scrolling is shown (this display method is general, and the description is omitted).

If "1" is pressed here, the tune P is selected and set as a ringing melody. As described above, the karaoke music data includes the music data (= generally MID
Song data called I or data expressed in the same manner as MIDI), lyrics data, lyrics display control data (= data including information such as the number of characters, color change timing, line switching, page switching, color designation, etc.), song data When setting some or all of
-Performance marker data for performing repeat setting of point B, image data for assisting performance, background image data, and the like are included. When setting as a ring tone melody, a performance section of music data is set based on performance marker data.

(Explanation of Operation Using Functional Blocks)
Next, the internal operation of the described operation will be described with reference to FIG. Since the downloading procedure from the karaoke service provider 104, the playing procedure, and the setting procedure as a ringtone melody have already been described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, in the following description, the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproducing function will be described. Only the internal operation will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the telephone apparatus 100 with a karaoke music data reproduction function of the present invention has a function button 1, a dial button 2, a display 3, a speaker 4, a microphone 5, a display interface 6, a button interface 7, Audio output interface 8, MIDI synthesizer 9, program memory 10, communication interface 1
1, antenna 12, voice input interface 13, RA
M14, microcomputer 15, external memory interface 1
7. An external memory 16 is provided.

The function buttons 1 and the dial buttons 2 are connected to the button interface 7, and the operation states of the function buttons 1 and the dial buttons are transmitted to the microcomputer 15 via the button interface. Normally, an interrupt process or the like is performed by operating a button. However, such a button input process is a method generally used in device design, and the details thereof are omitted here.

When downloading, the operation is performed according to the procedure already described. However, when communicating with the karaoke service provider and acquiring data, the microcomputer 15 controls the communication interface 11 and 11 communicates with the telephone network 101 via the antenna 12.

Although the telephone network 101 is described here as a wireless telephone network, it may be a wired one. Telephone network 101
In the data communication via, a general protocol, encryption, compression, error correction, and the like are performed, and the details are omitted here.

The downloaded karaoke music data is stored in the external memory 16 via the RAM 14 or the external memory interface 17. By using the external memory, the storage capacity can be increased without being limited by the capacity of the internal memory, and at the same time, the karaoke music data can be played by another device. Conversely, if you want to prohibit playing or copying on other devices,
Disallow writing to external memory, or
An ID is assigned to the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproduction function, and an ID is assigned when the karaoke music data is stored. At the time of reproduction, only when the assigned ID matches the ID of the telephone apparatus 100 with the karaoke music data reproduction function By a method such as enabling playback, it is possible to enable performance only with the telephone apparatus 100 having a specific karaoke music data playback function.

When performing a performance, the karaoke music data stored in the RAM 14 or the external memory 16 is read.

As described above, the karaoke music data includes music data (= music data generally called MIDI or data expressed as music in the same manner as MIDI),
Lyrics data, lyrics display control data (= data including information such as the number of characters, color change timing, line switching, page switching, color designation, etc.), when setting a part or all of the music data as a ringing melody, and at points AB And performance marker data for performing a repeat setting, image data for assisting the performance, and background image data.

The music data is sequentially read out by the microcomputer 15 and written into the MIDI synthesizer 9. The MIDI synthesizer manages time related to music performance, interprets various performance information described in the MIDI data, converts the information into audio data in real time, and outputs the audio data to the audio output interface 8. The audio output interface 8 converts the audio data input from the microphone 5 via the audio input interface 13 into M
IX and output to the speaker 4.

The lyrics data and the lyrics display control data are sequentially read out by the microcomputer 15 and written into the display interface 6. The display interface controls the display 3 based on the written lyrics data and lyrics display control data, and performs telop display of the lyrics and various other display displays accompanying the karaoke in accordance with the karaoke performance.

When a karaoke music piece is reproduced, singing is supported by the display of the timing of singing. Further, the display of the image as the background of the lyric character further enhances the entertainment. These image data are stored in the telephone device 1 with the karaoke music reproduction function.
In this embodiment, in addition to storing the information in advance in the memory at 00, the karaoke service provider 104 accesses the karaoke service provider 104 and downloads it from the database 105. become able to.

In accordance with the singing start timing, the microcomputer 15 reads an image indicating the singing timing from the RAM 14 or the external memory 16 and instructs the display output interface 6 to display. In this case, it is possible to instruct singing timing more smoothly by sequentially reading out a plurality of image data and displaying the image data in an animation manner.

These operations are stored in the program memory 10, and operations corresponding to the operation procedures described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 are processed by the microcomputer 15 based on the contents stored in the program memory. This is achieved by:

The program memory 10 may be constituted by a fixed memory such as a ROM in which a program cannot be rewritten, or can be downloaded and used through an external memory 16 or a telephone line. It may be composed of a rewritable memory such as a flash memory. If the program is configured to be downloadable via a telephone line or the like, the latest program is stored in the karaoke music data distribution device. If the program is updated, the program is automatically downloaded to the program memory 10 upon connection. It may be configured to be updated.

The processing in the microcomputer 15 does not necessarily need to be controlled by a program in the program memory 10, but may be controlled by an instruction while communicating with a karaoke data distribution device.

The telephone apparatus with the karaoke music data reproducing function of the present invention has been described in detail above. Particularly, the effect is remarkable if the telephone apparatus of the present invention is applied to a recent portable telephone apparatus and its service environment. For example, in recent years, the communication speed of a mobile phone has become extremely high. In particular, in the case of PHS, the communication speed is 64 kBP.
By using S, for example, 64 kbytes of data can be downloaded in 8 seconds in calculation, and mobile communication at a very practical speed becomes possible. In addition, by having an external storage, the limitation of the internal memory capacity is released. In particular,
MIDI music data for 5 minutes is reduced from 50 kbytes to 200 kbytes in some cases, and if there is a memory limit, full chorus could not be sent, but this has also been resolved.
A download service can be realized without causing a situation in which the number of stored music pieces is limited.

In the present embodiment, the connection to the Internet connection provider via the telephone line and the connection to the karaoke service provider via the Internet are given by way of example only. Needless to say, any communication infrastructure may be used.

The karaoke function assigned to the dial button 2 and the function button 1 is merely an example, and it goes without saying that the setting of the assigned button can be appropriately changed depending on the device.

Further, there is a possibility that an operator other than the buttons such as the dial button 2 and the function button 1 may be mounted on the telephone device. For example, a voice command using voice recognition is replaced with the dial button 2 and the function button 1. In such a telephone device, a karaoke operation function may be assigned to a voice command for voice recognition.

[0097] In addition to the above-described functions, a change in the type of the instrument of the guide melody may be considered. It is also possible to add a voice synthesizing function to convert a guide melody into a guide vocal. In this case, the database 105 may transmit corresponding phonetic symbol information.

The download procedure, performance procedure, and ringtone setting procedure described in the present embodiment are merely examples.
Depending on the design of the device, it is also possible to slightly modify the procedure and the menu configuration for further improvement in usability.

In the present embodiment, a function of adjusting the mixing level of the microphone and a reverb function may be added so that a more full-scale karaoke can be enjoyed.

The output from the speaker 4 is not directly output to the speaker, but is output through a wired or wireless headphone or the like, so that it is possible to practice karaoke without being bothered even in crowds. (Second Embodiment) Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital television apparatus with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, in the digital television apparatus main body 200 with karaoke music data reproduction function of the present invention and its remote controller 201, 21 is a function button, 22 is a channel button, 23 is a display,
4 is a speaker, 25 is a microphone, 26 is a display interface, 27 is a remote control interface, 28 is an audio output interface, 29 is a MIDI synthesizer,
30 is a program memory, 31 is a communication interface,
32 is an antenna, 33 is a voice input interface, 34
Is a RAM, 35 is a microcomputer, 37 is an external memory interface, and 36 is an external memory.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a digital karaoke apparatus having a karaoke music data reproducing function according to a second embodiment of the present invention and a communication karaoke service using its remote controller. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 200 denotes a digital television apparatus with a karaoke music data reproduction function, 201 denotes a remote control, 21 denotes a function button, 22 denotes a channel button, 23 denotes a display, 24 denotes a speaker, 202 denotes a digital television network,
03 is an Internet connection provider, 204 is the Internet, 206 is a database, and 205 is a karaoke service provider.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the operation procedure of the digital television apparatus main body 200 with karaoke music data reproduction function shown in FIG. 4 and its remote controller 201 in the communication karaoke service shown in FIG.

First, the outline of the operation of the digital television apparatus main body with karaoke music data reproduction function and its remote controller 200 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The digital television apparatus 200 with a karaoke music data reproduction function has a wired or wireless digital television reception function and an Internet connection function. The remote controller 201 has operation means for a function button 21 and a channel button 22. Normally, a channel is set with the channel button 22, and a program is selected from the electronic program guide using the function button 21, and the program is viewed. This operation is similar to a normal digital TV,
Here, details are omitted.

The digital television apparatus main body 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function is provided with display means for superimposing and displaying characters and images, and the display is performed on the display 23, and also means for reproducing music is provided. The sound output of the cage is performed by a speaker 24. (1) "Download Procedure" FIGS. 5 and 6 (a) show a procedure for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data with the digital television apparatus main body 200 having a karaoke music data reproduction function and its remote controller 201.
Will be described below.

First, in the standby state of the digital television apparatus 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function, the function button 2
When "F" of 1 is pressed, "0) download, 1) performance, 3) notification melody setting" is displayed on the display 23 as a menu.

In this state, when "0" of the channel button 22 is pressed, the digital television apparatus 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function connects to the Internet connection provider 203 via the digital television network 202. (The connection function and procedure for connecting to the Internet connection provider 202 are general and are omitted here.) At this time, "center connection" is displayed on the display 23.

The digital television set 200 with karaoke music data reproduction function connected to the Internet further accesses the database 206 of the karaoke service provider 205 (karaoke music data distribution apparatus) installed on the Internet and acquires a search menu. . This result is displayed on the display 3. In the example of FIG. 6A, “0) new song selection, 1) song name selection, 2) singer name selection”
Is displayed.

Here, if "0" is pressed, a search is made from a list of recent new songs, if "1" is pressed, a search is made from a list of song names,
By pressing "2", a search from the singer name list becomes possible.
FIG. 6A illustrates a case where “0” is pressed as an example.

When "0" is pressed, the digital television apparatus 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function stores the new music list in the database 206 of the karaoke service provider 205.
To get from. Although omitted in FIG. 6A, a message such as "data is being acquired from the center" may be issued during this time. As a result, in the example of FIG. 6A, “0) music title A, 1) music title B, 2) music title C, 3) music title D” are displayed.

Here, the music titles A to D are symbolized for explanation, but the music titles are actually displayed such as "Dango 3 brothers" and "LOVE machine".

When "1" is pressed in order to select the music B, the digital television apparatus 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function acquires the karaoke music data of the music B from the database 206 of the karaoke service provider 205. In the karaoke music data, the title of the music, the name of the lyricist, the name of the composer, the name of the arranger, the singing of the lyrics, the total playing time, the music data (= music data generally called MIDI or music expressed in the same manner as MIDI) data),
Lyrics data, lyrics display control data (= data including information such as the number of characters, color change timing, line switching, page switching, color designation, etc.), when setting a part or all of the music data as a notification melody, and at points AB And performance marker data for performing a repeat setting, image data for assisting the performance, and background image data.

[0114] The karaoke service provider 205 manages the download result of the designated music as a log, and at the same time, specifies the connected digital TV by a general method such as a source telephone number for connection to the Internet and a service subscription ID. In the case of a paid service, a billing system is operated to enable a paperwork to be collected.

While the karaoke music data is being acquired from the database 206 of the karaoke service provider 205, "center connection" is displayed on the display 23. When the acquisition of the karaoke song data is completed, the display 23 shows "Song B downloaded, left)
Save, right) Performance "is displayed.

Here, when "right" of the function button 21 is pressed, the karaoke music is immediately reproduced. In FIG. 6A, as an example, the "left" of the function button 21 is pressed, and the karaoke music data is stored in the memory of the digital television device 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function. The storage memory may be an internal memory or an external memory, or may be a mechanical memory such as a flash memory, a RAM, or a micro disk. Here, selection between an internal memory and an external memory may be provided. (1) "Performance procedure" As described in "Download procedure", it is possible to play back karaoke immediately after downloading, but here, karaoke music data that has been saved is used. An example of karaoke playback will be described.

First, in the broadcast video display state of the digital television apparatus 200 with the karaoke music data reproducing function, when "F" of the function button 21 is pressed, a menu "0) download, 1) performance, 3) notification melody setting" is displayed. , Are displayed on the display 23.

In this state, when "1" of the channel button 22 is pressed, the digital television apparatus 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function displays a music list stored in the memory. Here, as described in the “download procedure”, there are some variations in the storage destination memory. However, here, for simplicity of description, the memory will be simply described as a memory.

As a result, FIG.
In the example of (b), "0) music B, 1) music P, 2) music S" are displayed. If the display cannot be completely displayed on the display 23, a procedure such as scrolling is shown (such a display method is common, and the description is omitted).

If "0" is pressed here, the program B is selected and the performance is started. The lyrics of the karaoke song are displayed on the multi-line display 23. When the lyrics characters cannot be displayed on the display, scrolling, overlapping (wrapping display), and the like are automatically performed. The number of lines to be displayed and the number of characters per line can also be set.

During the performance, the channel selection button "1"
Key control for "2" and "3", "4" and "5"
"6" is the tempo control, channel selection buttons "7", "8" and "9" are the volume of the guide melody,
Function button "F" for volume setting, function button "left"
AB repeat is assigned to "right", pause is assigned to the function button "receive", and performance stop is assigned to the function button "off".

The operation of these buttons will be briefly described below.

Pressing "1" during a performance lowers the performance pitch in steps of one step (usually a semitone), and pressing "3" raises the performance pitch in steps of one step. When "2" is pressed, the key control by the operations of "1" and "3" is released, and the original performance pitch of the karaoke music data is obtained.

Similarly, when "4" is pressed during the performance, the performance speed decreases by one step (usually several%), and "6"
Press to increase the performance speed by one step.
When "5" is pressed, the tempo control by the operations of "4" and "6" is released, and the performance speed of the karaoke music data becomes the original.

Similarly, when "7" is pressed during a performance, the volume of the guide melody is decreased by one step (usually several dB), and when "9" is pressed, the volume of the guide melody is increased by one step. Press "8"
The volume control of the guide melody by the operations of “7” and “9” is released, and the volume of the karaoke music data becomes the original volume of the guide melody.

Further, by pressing the function button "F" during the performance, the volume can be cyclically set in the order of silence->small->medium->large-> silence.

When the "left" button is pressed during a performance, A
When the start point of the B repeat is set, and then the "right" button is pressed, the performance in the section from the pressing of the "left" button to the pressing of the "right button" is repeated, so-called AB repeat playback. . If you press the "Left" button again in this state,
AB repeat is released.

When "0" is pressed during AB repeat reproduction, the section where AB repeat performance is performed is set as a notification melody.

When the "up" button is pressed during a performance,
The performance is paused once. To release the pause, press the "Up" button again.

To cancel the performance, press the "down" button. In this way, by assigning operation means such as one or a plurality of buttons and channel selection of the digital television apparatus to the operation of karaoke, the original digital television function can be expanded without increasing the cost. (3) “Procedure for setting notification melody” As described in “Procedure for downloading”, it is possible to play karaoke immediately after downloading. An example of setting a notification melody will be described.

First, when "F" of the function button 21 is pressed in the broadcast video display state of the digital television apparatus 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function, a menu "0) download, 1) performance, 3) notification melody setting" , Are displayed on the display 23.

In this state, when "2" of the channel button 22 is pressed, the digital television apparatus 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function displays a music list stored in the memory. Here, as described in the “download procedure”, there are some variations in the storage destination memory. However, here, for simplicity of description, the memory will be simply described as a memory. As a result, on the display 23, in the example of FIG.
Program P, 2) Program S "is displayed. Display 23
If the display cannot be completed, a procedure such as scrolling is shown (such a display method is common, and the description is omitted).

If "1" is pressed here, the music piece P is selected and set as the notification melody. As described above, the karaoke music data includes the music data (= generally MID
Song data called I or data expressed in the same manner as MIDI), lyrics data, lyrics display control data (= data including information such as the number of characters, color change timing, line switching, page switching, color designation, etc.), song data When setting some or all of
-Performance marker data for performing repeat setting of point B, image data for assisting performance, background image data, and the like are included. When setting as a notification melody, a performance section of music data is set based on performance marker data. (Explanation of Operation Using Functional Blocks) The internal operation of the above-described operation will be described next with reference to FIG. The downloading procedure from the karaoke service provider 205, the playing procedure, and the setting procedure as the notification melody have already been described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, and in the following description, the digital television apparatus 200 with the karaoke music data reproducing function will be described. Only the internal operation of will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4, the digital television set 200 with karaoke music data reproduction function of the present invention and its remote controller 201 are provided with a function button 21, a channel button 22,
Display 23, speaker 24, microphone 25, display interface 26, remote control interface 2
7, audio output interface 28, MIDI synthesizer 29, program memory 30, communication interface 3
1, antenna 32, voice input interface 33, RA
M34, microcomputer 35, external memory interface 3
7. An external memory 36 is provided.

The remote controller 201 is connected to the digital television device 200 having a karaoke music data reproduction function by the remote controller interface 27. The operation states of the function buttons 21 and the channel buttons 22 are transmitted to the microcomputer 35 via the remote control interface 27. Normally, an interrupt process or the like is performed by operating a button. However, such a button input process is a method generally used in device design, and the details thereof are omitted here.

When downloading is performed, the operation is performed according to the procedure already described. However, when communicating with the karaoke service provider and acquiring data, the microcomputer 35 controls the communication interface 21 and the communication interface 21. 31 communicates with a digital television network 202 via an antenna 32.

Although the digital television network 202 is described here as a wireless digital television network, it may take a wired form such as a cable television. As for data communication via the digital television network 202, a general protocol, encryption, compression, error correction, and the like are also performed, and the details are omitted here.

The downloaded karaoke music data is stored in the external memory 36 via the RAM 34 or the external memory interface 37. By using the external memory, the storage capacity can be increased without being limited by the capacity of the internal memory, and at the same time, the karaoke music data can be played by another device. Conversely, if you want to prohibit playing or copying on other devices,
Disallow writing to external memory, or
Digital TV device 20 with karaoke music data reproduction function
0 is assigned an ID, and when storing karaoke music data,
D, at the time of reproduction, the digital TV device 200 with a specific karaoke music data reproduction function can be reproduced only by a method such that the reproduction can be performed only when the assigned ID and the ID of the digital television device 200 with the karaoke music data reproduction function match. It is possible to make the performance possible only with.

When performing a performance, the karaoke music data stored in the RAM 34 or the external memory 36 is read.

As described above, the karaoke music data includes music data (= music data generally called MIDI or data expressed as music in the same manner as MIDI),
Lyrics data, lyrics display control data (= data including information such as the number of characters, color change timing, line switching, page switching, color designation, etc.), when setting a part or all of the music data as a notification melody, and at points AB And performance marker data for performing a repeat setting, image data for assisting the performance, and background image data.

The music data is sequentially read out by the microcomputer 35 and written into the MIDI synthesizer 29. The MIDI synthesizer manages time related to music performance, interprets various performance information described in the MIDI data, converts the information into audio data in real time, and outputs the audio data to the audio output interface 28. The audio output interface 28 mixes audio data input from the microphone 25 via the audio input interface 33 as needed, and outputs the data to the speaker 24.

The lyrics data and the lyrics display control data are also sequentially read out by the microcomputer 35 and written into the display interface 26. The display interface 26 controls the display 23 on the basis of the written lyrics data and lyrics display control data, and performs telop display of lyrics and various other display displays accompanying karaoke in accordance with the karaoke performance.

When a karaoke music piece is reproduced, singing is supported by the display of the timing of singing. Further, the display of the image as the background of the lyric character further enhances the entertainment. These image data are not only stored in advance in the memory of the digital television device 200 with the karaoke music reproduction function, but also
In the present embodiment, the karaoke service provider 205
Is accessed and downloaded from the database 206, so that the user can enjoy the image for each song or the image corresponding to the trend.

In accordance with the singing start timing, the microcomputer 35 reads an image indicating the singing timing from the RAM 34 or the external memory 36 and instructs the display interface 26 to display. In this case, it is possible to instruct singing timing more smoothly by sequentially reading out a plurality of image data and displaying the image data in an animation manner.

These operations are stored in the program memory 30. Operations corresponding to the operation procedures described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 are processed by the microcomputer 35 based on the contents stored in the program memory. This is achieved by: The program memory 30 may be constituted by a fixed memory such as a ROM in which a program cannot be rewritten, or a flash memory so that the program can be downloaded and used through an external memory 36 or a digital television line. And so on. When the program is configured to be downloadable via a digital television line or the like, the latest program is stored in the karaoke music data distribution device, and when the program is updated, the program is automatically downloaded to the program memory 30 upon connection. It is good also as a structure updated by doing. Further, the processing in the microcomputer 35 does not necessarily need to be controlled by a program in the program memory 30, and may be controlled by an instruction while communicating with a karaoke data distribution device.

The digital television apparatus with karaoke music data reproduction function of the present invention has been described in detail above.
In particular, if the digital television apparatus of the present invention is applied to a recent satellite digital television apparatus and its service environment, the effect is remarkable. For example, in recent years, a satellite Internet connection system using a normal terrestrial line in the up direction and a satellite line in the down line has been realized in recent years. With a maximum downlink speed of 1 MBit / s, services can be received regardless of the area. In particular, MIDI music data for 5 minutes can be reduced from 50 kbytes to 200 kbytes in some cases, and the execution speed of a conventional telephone line is 28.8 kB.
It took about 10 seconds to 1 minute to download it / s connection. According to the Sanitary Internet connection method, it can be downloaded in an instant. Broadcasting is one of the greatest advantages of satellite distribution. Karaoke data can be regularly distributed in advance to digital TVs in each home, and if the karaoke data requested by the user has already been stored, karaoke playback can be performed using the stored data.

In the present embodiment, connection to an Internet connection provider through a digital television line is provided.
Furthermore, the connection to the karaoke service provider was made via the Internet, but this is merely an example, and it goes without saying that any communication infrastructure may be used as long as it can be accessed from the digital television device.

The karaoke function assigned to the channel button 22 and the function button 21 is merely an example, and it goes without saying that the setting of the assigned button can be appropriately changed depending on the device.

Operators other than the buttons such as the channel button 22 and the function button 21 may also be mounted on the digital television set.
In the digital television set as an alternative, the karaoke operation function may be assigned to voice commands for voice recognition.

In addition to the above-mentioned functions, it is also possible to change the instrument type of the guide melody. It is also possible to add a voice synthesizing function to convert a guide melody into a guide vocal. in this case,
The database 206 may transmit corresponding phonetic symbol information.

The download procedure, performance procedure, and notification melody setting procedure described in the present embodiment are merely examples, and some procedures and menu configurations may be changed depending on the device design to further improve usability. Is also possible.

In the present embodiment, the function of adjusting the mixing level of the microphone and the reverb function may be added so that the user can enjoy full-scale karaoke.

Regarding the output from the speaker 24, it is possible to practice karaoke without disturbing even in crowded places, by outputting to headphones or the like using a wired or wireless connection instead of directly to the speaker.

[0154]

As described in detail above, the present invention provides
In a telephone device capable of receiving and playing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, one or more buttons,
Operation means such as a dial, display means for displaying characters and images, reproduction means for reproducing music, and means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure And a means for operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure, thereby reproducing the downloaded karaoke music data by the reproduction means and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images on the display means. With a wireless telephone, it is possible to enjoy karaoke alone in a mobile environment without any external device. In addition, since this cost will be borne by the telephone communication contractor, if multiple people have an outdoor karaoke party, etc., each person will have the karaoke music data playback function telephone device of this embodiment, The user can easily enjoy online karaoke without having to worry about unnecessary karaoke.

Further, since a means for designating a part or all of the downloaded karaoke music data as a ring tone is provided, a favorite phrase of a favorite karaoke music can be set as a ring tone.

[0156] Also, the volume of the operation buttons as a telephone,
The function to set keys, tempo, etc. has been assigned, so that it is possible to incorporate the karaoke function while maintaining the hardware cost of a telephone.

Further, the present invention relates to a digital television apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or via a cable, operating means such as one or a plurality of buttons, selecting a channel, and displaying means for displaying characters and images. By operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure, a means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data, and operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure, Means for reproducing the downloaded karaoke music data by the reproducing means and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images on the display means, so that no external device is required, and karaoke can be performed by the digital television device alone. You can enjoy it.
Furthermore, since a means for designating part or all of the downloaded karaoke music data as the notification melody is provided, a favorite phrase of the favorite karaoke music can be set as the notification melody. In addition, since functions for setting the volume, keys, tempo, and the like are assigned to the operation buttons as the digital TV, the karaoke function can be incorporated while maintaining the hardware cost as the digital TV.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone apparatus with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a communication karaoke service using the telephone device with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows the first communication karaoke service according to FIGS. 1 and 2;
For explaining the operation procedure of the telephone apparatus with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital television apparatus with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a communication karaoke service using a digital television device with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows the communication karaoke service according to FIGS.
Explaining the operation procedure of the digital television device with karaoke music data reproduction function according to the embodiment

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional communication karaoke service.

[Description of Signs] 1 Function Button 2 Dial Button 3 Display 4 Speaker 5 Microphone 6 Display Interface 7 Button Interface 8 Audio Output Interface 9 MIDI Synthesizer 10 Program Memory 11 Communication Interface 12 Antenna 13 Voice Input Interface 14 RAM 15 Microcomputer 16 External memory 17 External memory interface 100 Telephone device with karaoke music reproduction function 101 Telephone network 102 Internet connection provider 103 Internet 104 Karaoke service provider 105 Database

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masako Sone 1006 Kazuma, Kadoma, Osaka Pref. F-term (reference) in Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (28)

[Claims] 1. A telephone device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising: operating means such as one or more buttons and a dial; display means for displaying characters and images; By operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure to specify and download desired karaoke music data; and operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure to perform the downloading. Means for reproducing the karaoke music data by the reproduction means and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images on the display means. 2. A telephone device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising: operating means such as one or more buttons and dials; display means for displaying characters and images; By operating the input means in a predetermined procedure to specify and download desired karaoke music data; and operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure to perform the download. Means for designating a part or all of the karaoke music data as a ring tone melody. 3. The karaoke song data according to claim 2, wherein the means for designating the ring tone melody can designate any part of the downloaded karaoke song data as the ring tone melody. Telephone device with playback function. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling a volume and / or a key and / or a tempo, wherein reproduction of the karaoke music data and / or the incoming melody can be controlled using said control means. The karaoke music data reproducing function-equipped telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The telephone device with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to claim 1, wherein the display image is displayed in synchronization with music reproduction. 6. The display image displays information for assisting singing, such as start of performance, singing start timing, interlude time, background image, etc. as a still image or a moving image in synchronization with music reproduction. Item 2. A telephone device with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to item 1. 7. A distribution device for distributing karaoke music data, comprising: means for receiving a distribution request from a telephone device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire; and responding to the distribution request. Means for transmitting karaoke music data, a karaoke music data distribution device. 8. The karaoke music data distribution apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for recording the transmission of the karaoke music data and generating billing information corresponding to the recording. 9. A method for reproducing karaoke music data in a telephone device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising operating one or more buttons, dials, and other operating means in a predetermined procedure. Downloading the desired karaoke music data, operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure to reproduce the downloaded karaoke music data, and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images. Playback method. 10. A method for reproducing karaoke music data in a telephone device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, wherein one or a plurality of buttons, dials and other operating means are operated in a predetermined procedure. Karaoke music data reproducing method, wherein a desired karaoke music data is downloaded, and a part or all of the downloaded karaoke music data is designated as an incoming melody by operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure. . 11. The karaoke music data reproducing method according to claim 10, wherein an arbitrary part of the downloaded karaoke music data is designated as a ring tone. 12. The telephone apparatus with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to claim 1, further comprising an external storage means for storing the downloaded karaoke music data. 13. A copyrighted work managing means for inserting information for restricting duplication of the stored karaoke music data and reproduction on another device when storing the downloaded karaoke music data in the external storage means. Claim 1.
3. The telephone device with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to 2. 14. The telephone device with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to claim 1, further comprising reproduction transfer means for transferring the reproduction output of the karaoke music data to a headphone or a speaker by wire or wirelessly. 15. A digital television apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising one or more buttons, operation means such as channel selection, and display means for displaying characters and images. A reproducing means for reproducing music; a means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure; and operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure. Means for reproducing the downloaded karaoke music data by the reproducing means and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images on the display means. 16. A digital television device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising one or more buttons, operation means such as channel selection, and display means for displaying characters and images. A reproducing means for reproducing music; a means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the input means in a predetermined procedure; and operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure. Means for designating a part or all of the downloaded karaoke music data as a notification melody. 17. A digital television apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising one or more buttons, operation means such as channel selection, and display means for displaying characters and images. A reproducing means for reproducing music; a means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the input means in a predetermined procedure; and operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure. Means for designating an arbitrary part of the downloaded karaoke music data as the notification melody. 18. The apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising control means for controlling a volume and / or a key and / or a tempo, wherein reproduction of the karaoke music data and / or the notification melody can be controlled using the control means. A digital television device with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to claim 16. 19. The digital television device with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to claim 16, wherein the display image is displayed in synchronization with music reproduction. 20. The display image displays information for assisting singing, such as the start of performance, the timing of singing, the display of interlude time, and the background image as a still image or a moving image in synchronization with music reproduction. Item 19. A digital television device with a karaoke music data reproduction function according to item 16. 21. A distribution device for distributing karaoke music data, comprising: means for receiving a distribution request from a digital television device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire; Means for transmitting karaoke music data. 22. A distribution device for distributing karaoke music data, comprising: means for receiving a distribution request from a digital television device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire; A karaoke music data distribution apparatus, comprising: means for transmitting the karaoke music data; and means for generating billing information corresponding to the recording of the transmission of the karaoke music data. 23. A method of reproducing karaoke music data in a digital television apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising: operating one or more buttons, channel selection, etc., in a predetermined procedure. Karaoke music data, wherein the karaoke music data is downloaded by playing the downloaded karaoke music data by operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images. How to play the data. 24. A method for reproducing karaoke music data in a digital television apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising: operating one or more buttons, selecting channels, etc., in a predetermined procedure. Karaoke music data, wherein a desired karaoke music data is downloaded and a part or all of the downloaded karaoke music data is designated as a notification melody by operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure. Playback method. 25. A method of reproducing karaoke music data in a digital television apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising: operating one or more buttons, selecting channels, etc., in a predetermined procedure. Karaoke music data by downloading desired karaoke music data, operating the operation means in a predetermined procedure, and designating any part of the downloaded karaoke music data as a notification melody. Playback method. 26. A digital television device capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising one or more buttons, operation means such as channel selection, and display means for displaying characters and images. A reproducing means for reproducing music; a means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure; and operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure. A karaoke apparatus comprising: a means for reproducing the downloaded karaoke music data by the reproducing means and displaying corresponding lyrics and images on the display means; and an external storage means for storing the downloaded karaoke music data. Digital television with music data playback function. 27. A digital television apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising one or more buttons, operation means such as channel selection, and display means for displaying characters and images. A reproducing means for reproducing music; a means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure; and operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure. Means for reproducing the downloaded karaoke music data by the reproduction means and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images on the display means; an external storage means for storing the downloaded karaoke music data; Copy of the stored karaoke song data when storing Karaoke song data reproduction function with digital television apparatus comprising the work managing means for inserting information for restricting playback on location. 28. A digital television apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing karaoke music data wirelessly or by wire, comprising one or more buttons, operation means such as channel selection, and display means for displaying characters and images. A reproducing means for reproducing music; a means for specifying and downloading desired karaoke music data by operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure; and operating the operating means in a predetermined procedure. Means for reproducing the downloaded karaoke music data by the reproducing means and displaying the corresponding lyrics and images on the display means; and reproducing and transferring means for transferring the reproduced output to headphones or speakers by wire or wirelessly. A digital television device with a karaoke music data reproduction function.