JP2003186484A - Color superimposer for karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide karaoke facilities which are user participant type amuse ment facilities using music as amusement facilities for higher amusement with added visuality by a color superimposer for karaoke facilities which is incorpo rated in existent or newly installed karaoke facilities and automatically and chromatically superimposes a camera image on a CG image to display image- composed video on a monitor television and to facilitate and automate operations. <P>SOLUTION: The CG image reproduced simultaneously with music reproduction of karaoke is used and the color imposer whose operation is automated composes an image of the reproduced CG image and color camera image; and various functions of the color superimposer for karaoke facilities are automatically controlled with a control signal related to a song recorded in the CG image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a super-imposer function built into a karaoke apparatus and a super-imposer as a peripheral device that is newly added to an existing karaoke facility. The main features of karaoke, which is a facility, are to add value with high entertainment value by incorporating visual elements and to eliminate the need for complicated external device operations. Is something you can enjoy.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a karaoke device, an image in which lyrics and a background image are combined is displayed on a monitor television. In the current karaoke apparatus, a system that synthesizes a background image and lyrics separately is mainstream, and the image is an image image or a landscape image.

[0003]

A CG for a background image is arbitrarily placed on the monitor screen of a karaoke device,
By using the color superimpose function, it is possible to combine multiple images, and the image of the person singing by the auto-tracking camera is combined with the CG image by color superimposition, and the CG image progresses. With this, continuous playback is possible, the entertainment of karaoke is enhanced, the basic operation is automated, and the additional function is automatically controlled by the external control signal recorded in the CG image, thereby eliminating complicated devices and operations. It is possible.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art The automatic tracking camera or the color television camera having a tracking function used in the present invention uses the technology related to the "camera driving system" filed by the inventor of the present invention on September 30, 2001. It is an automatic tracking camera.
Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-338729

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention utilizes the function of a color superimposer as an image processing apparatus and the function of synthesizing lyrics and background images possessed by a karaoke apparatus, and a monitor screen of the karaoke apparatus or a dedicated monitor screen. The main feature is that an image obtained by color superimposing an image of an automatic tracking camera or a color video camera on a CG image is displayed.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention is a device for performing image processing of a subject image by an automatic tracking camera or a color video camera by color superimposition, and basically controls each preset function and basically It is an automatic process.

[0007]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, description will be given based on examples of the present invention. The present embodiment is an example of using the karaoke device according to the present invention, and a detailed description of the karaoke device main body and electrical, electronic, and mechanical relationships regarding the automatic tracking camera will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a system diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, which is a karaoke apparatus using a color superimposer 5 for the karaoke apparatus. A is a singer,
1 is a microphone with a tracking LED, 2 is a blue back for superimposing, 3 is a color TV camera with a tracking function, 4 is a DVD player, 5 is a color superimposer, 6 is a karaoke system, 7 is a monitor TV ,
Reference numeral 8 is a speaker, and 9 is a karaoke song selection remote control switch.

Basically, the karaoke selection remote control switch 9 is used to select a tune, and when the karaoke is played back, the DVD player 4
Has a function of simultaneously playing back recorded CG images.
The reproduced CG image is a color superimposer 5
The karaoke device 6 is automatically superimposed with the image of the color TV camera 3 having a tracking function by
Is output to and is combined with the lyrics and displayed on the monitor TV screen of 7.

The color television camera 3 having a tracking function has the blue back surface 2 for superimposing as a photographing range, and automatically tracks the microphone 1 with the tracking LED of the singer A, and the singer A is moving. Is displayed in the center of the screen of the monitor TV 7, but the color TV camera 3 having a tracking function is a fixed color TV camera and the function of the present invention is satisfied.

The image displayed on the monitor TV 7 is
It is synthesized by the method described below. A color TV camera 3 having a tracking function photographs a singer A having a microphone with a tracking LED. Singer A is standing in front of the blue back surface 2 for superimposing. The color superimposer 5 superimposes the image of the blue background singer A reflected on the CG image reproduced by the DVD player 4 into a composite image, and karaokes the image of the singer A singing with the CG image in the background. It is output to the device and displayed on the screen of the monitor TV 7.

As described above, the singer A can sing in the center of the monitor TV screen 7 in various backgrounds such as the live stage style of a professional singer, the background of a TV song program, and various landscapes. Yes, it is possible to enhance entertainment by playing back a plurality of CG images in accordance with the progress of the song.

Further, by using the CG image reproduced by the DVD reproducing device 4 on the standby screen of the karaoke apparatus on standby, the atmosphere of karaoke can be enhanced. The CG images used are basically still images, and multiple original CG images according to themes such as live, song program, promotion, retro tone, and character are used, and associated with songs from various themes at the time of song selection. It is also possible to select a CG image, and it is also possible to use a moving image when controlling a plurality of DVD players.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the monitor screen by the color superimpose function, and the karaoke singer 13
It is adjusted so that the color superimpose is displayed in the center of the monitor screen 11 showing the back surface 12 which is a CG image. The karaoke lyrics 14 are displayed on the monitor screen 11 in the center or at the bottom thereof in a screen-synthesized manner.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which a CG image synthesized by a color superimposer for a karaoke device is incorporated in a computer device to enable high-speed CG image transmission. B is a singer, 15 is a microphone with a tracking LED, 16 is a blue back surface for superimposing, 17 is a color TV camera with a tracking function, 18 is a color superimposer, 19 is a karaoke system, and 20 is a monitor TV. , 21 is a speaker, 22 is a computer for CG, and 23 is lyrics.

The basic operation is as described in the section of FIG. 1. When the music is reproduced, the CG images recorded in the hard disk built in the computer 22 for CG are simultaneously reproduced, and the reproduced CG image is The color superimposer 18 performs color superimposition karaoke on the image of the color television camera 17 having a tracking function, outputs the image to the device 19, and displays it on the monitor television screen 20.

The image of the color TV camera 17 having the tracking function is processed by the color superimposer 18 to display the moving image of the singer B in the center of the screen of the monitor TV 20, but it has the tracking function. The function of the present invention is satisfied even if the color television camera 3 is a fixed color television camera.

The CG image output from the CG computer 22 includes a signal for externally controlling the color superimposer 18, and the image of the color TV camera 17 having a tracking function is used for color tone processing, blurring, and mosaicing. It is possible to superimpose colors on CG images by performing image processing such as, and control various impose functions such as overlap, cut-in / out, fade-in / out, and wipe to color CG images. Enables superimpose.

Further, by using a digital camera as a photographing camera used in the color television camera 17 having a tracking function, it is possible to directly capture an image into the computer 22 for CG and separately perform image processing. Therefore, a virtual video can be expressed by recombining with a CG image.

Further, an image obtained by performing color superimposing of the image of singer B on a CG image is captured as a JPEG still image in the computer 22 for CG, separately processed by dedicated application software, and a dedicated printer is used to print a dedicated paper or By printing on sticker paper or the like, it is possible to increase the added value of the karaoke device.

In FIG. 4, the equipment described in the section of FIG. 3 is provided with a communication function, and is provided with a function of distributing CG image data from the outside and accumulating it in the storage device of the CG computer 31 having a receiving function. This is an example.

By the function of the CG computer 31 having a receiving function connected to the communication device 32, it is possible to update the CG image regularly or irregularly, update the version of the program software, etc., and use the Internet. Delivery is also possible.

FIG. 5 shows a CG image medium of the color superimposer for a karaoke apparatus described in the section of FIG. 4, which uses a CD-ROM player 40 having a control computer incorporated therein for exclusive image processing. This is an embodiment in which application software can be used, stabilization of an image medium, speeding up of control and image processing, and enhancement of video output function are possible.

The present invention provides a CG image display function and a CD-R.
By having the OM control function in a dedicated computer and enabling high-speed video output, dual-screen display and window display are also possible, and color superimposed images are still image data such as JPEG format and MPEG format. It is also possible to output to the outside as the moving picture data.

FIG. 6 shows that the data of the music stored in the karaoke system 45 is recorded in association with the control signal of the DVD player 48 to automatically start / stop the DVD player 48 and select a CG image. Is.

The main feature of the present invention is that the remote control of the DVD player 48 is linked with the karaoke song by operating the karaoke selection remote controller 49, and the CG image recorded on the DVD player 48 is recorded. In this embodiment, by recording a control signal for controlling the additional function of the color superimposer 44, it is possible to automatically control the additional function of the color superimposer 44 simultaneously with the reproduction of the CG image. Installing the color superimposer 44 in association with the karaoke system 45 increases the added value of the karaoke apparatus and enhances the entertainment value.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram illustrating a color superimposer for a karaoke device. (Example 1)

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a TV monitor screen.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram illustrating a color superimposer for a karaoke device. (Example 2)

FIG. 4 is a system diagram illustrating a color superimposer for a karaoke device. (Example 3)

FIG. 5 is a system diagram illustrating a color superimposer for a karaoke device. (Example 4)

FIG. 6 is a system diagram illustrating a color superimposer for a karaoke device. (Example 5)

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 10, 15, 24, 33, 41 Microphone with tracking LED 2, 16, 25, 34, 42 Superimpose blue back surface 3, 17, 26, 35, 43 Color TV camera 4 with tracking function, 48 DVD player 5, 18, 27, 36, 44 Color superimposer 6, 19, 28, 37, 45 Karaoke system 7, 11, 20, 29, 38, 46 Monitor TV 8, 21, 30, 39, 47 Speakers 9, 49 Karaoke remote control 12 for music selection Rear surface 13 Karaoke singers 14, 23, 40 Lyrics 22 Computer for CG 31 Computer for CG with receiving function 32 Communication equipment 40 CD-ROM player A Singer B Singer

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A karaoke apparatus having a function of performing color superimposition of an image of a color television camera. 2. The superimposer for a karaoke device according to claim 1, wherein the superimposer is combined with a computer graphics screen (hereinafter referred to as a CG screen). 3. The karaoke facility according to claim 1, wherein the CG screen of the superimposing karaoke device according to claim 2 is externally distributed and stored by a communication means. 4. The color superimposer for a karaoke device according to claim 2, which is used by being combined with an image recorded on a CD-ROM by a color superimposer for a karaoke device. 5. A CG image, which is superimposed on the screen by the color superimposer for a karaoke apparatus according to claim 2, 3, or 4, is output as a video signal in association with the progression of a song. The color superimposer for a karaoke device according to claim 1, wherein 6. A color superimposer for a karaoke device having a color superimposer function according to claim 1, which is associated with a karaoke device.