JP2004271959A - Karaoke (orchestration without lyrics) device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Karaoke device in which an image photographed with a digital camera by a user can be used as a background image of Karaoke by easy operation. <P>SOLUTION: A detachable memory card 5 has an image data area 5-1, a musical piece data area 5-2 including lyrics information, and a set data area 5-3, and a control part 7 stores an image selected from the image data area 5-3 or an internal image data storage part 27 of a main body by operation on an operation part 9, in the set data area as an opening picture or a background image together with a switching time or the like. When a power source is turned on or the memory card 5 is inserted, the control part 7 takes out image data on the basis of set data and performs mixing processing of the image data and lyrics information in an image display processing part 29 and displays a resultant picture on a monitor TV 35 from a video output circuit 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus capable of performing karaoke by using accompaniment music data, a background image, and lyrics text stored in a memory, and to a karaoke apparatus that can use a photographed image as a background image.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, a karaoke apparatus that can sing using a microphone while playing accompaniment music has been developed and is now established as one of national entertainments. At the beginning of development, accompaniment music was played using multi-track endless tapes and cassette tapes, and users sang while watching lyrics cards. By flowing music, some of the lyrics cards became unnecessary, and these were also supplied by communication lines.
[0003]
On the other hand, as shown in Patent Literature 1, a device that can reproduce a background image, accompaniment music, lyrics data, and the like using a memory has been developed, and is easily portable.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Re-published patent WO00 / 28522 (full text)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a conventional karaoke apparatus, only background images already stored in a recording medium or those transmitted by a communication line are used, and only those having a fixed content regardless of user's preference can be used. There was a problem.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke apparatus in which a user can easily use an image taken by a digital camera or the like as a background image, and can enjoy the image by customizing a method of reproducing the image.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A karaoke apparatus according to the present invention for achieving this object has, as a basic configuration, a memory card capable of recording song data including at least lyric information, image data, and setting information, and a card mounted with a removable memory card. Unit, a microphone that collects sound, an image signal processing unit that performs signal processing on image data and lyrics information of the memory card and outputs a video signal, and music data of the memory card and audio input from the microphone. An audio signal processing unit that outputs an audio signal by processing the signal, an operation unit, and a control unit that controls the operation of the entire apparatus based on an operation of the operation unit, wherein the control unit is an image signal processing unit The image data and the lyric information of the memory card mounted on the card mounting section are processed using a signal to output a video signal, and the memory card is mounted on the card mounting section. The music data of the memory card and the audio signal of the microphone are processed to output an audio signal, and the image data of the memory card is selected and superimposed on the video signal based on the setting information of the memory card. It is configured to output.
[0008]
In this configuration, the image processing apparatus further includes a built-in memory for storing image data, and the control unit automatically stores the image data in the built-in memory when no image data is recorded on the memory card or when there is an instruction of the setting information. The configuration may be such that the image signal is provided to the image signal processing unit.
[0009]
Further, in the basic configuration, a plurality of image data preselected on the memory card based on the setting information of the memory card may be sequentially provided to the image signal processing unit as a background.
[0010]
The display switching time of the plurality of preselected image data can be arbitrarily set in the setting information of the memory card.
[0011]
In each of the above configurations, image data can be provided to the image signal processing unit based on the setting information of the memory card when power is turned on. It can also be provided to the signal processing unit.
[0012]
According to the present invention, in such a configuration, if a memory card is inserted, the user can enjoy karaoke while automatically using an image desired by the user as an opening screen or a karaoke background screen based on the setting information of the memory card. Works.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external view of the karaoke apparatus, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a display screen thereof, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart when the power is turned on, FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart when the card is inserted, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the image switching operation.
[0014]
In FIG. 1, a card mounting portion 3 is provided in the karaoke apparatus main body 1, and a memory card 5 can be removably mounted on the card mounting portion 3 via a connector (not shown). The memory card 5 has a built-in nonvolatile semiconductor storage element such as a flash memory, and has an image data storage area 5-1, a music data storage area 5-2 including lyrics information, and a setting data storage area 5-3. It is also possible to use a battery-backed random access memory or a microminiature hard disk drive in place of the flash memory. The memory card 5 can be attached to a digital camera or a digital video camera, and can store an image captured by the camera.
[0015]
Also, the memory card 5 can be connected to a personal computer and take in image data via the personal computer. Although the image data format is not specified, the JPEG format and the like are widely used in digital cameras, and may be preferable from the viewpoint of compatibility and a small amount of data.
[0016]
The karaoke apparatus main body 1 includes a control unit 7 for controlling each unit in the apparatus and the memory card 5, and the control unit 7 has a ROM (not shown) storing a control program. An operation unit 9 for giving a user's operation instruction to the control unit 7 and a setting information storage unit 11 for temporarily storing a setting method such as display are provided. A microphone 13 for inputting the singing voice of the user and an external microphone input terminal 15 for connecting a second microphone are connected to an input of a microphone echo unit 17 for echoing an input from the microphone. The music data of the memory card 5 is input to the music reproducing unit 19, and the outputs of the microphone echo unit 17 and the music reproducing unit 19 are mixed by the addition circuit 21 and input to the audio output circuit 23, amplified and output to the audio output terminal 25. Is output. The microphone echo unit 17, the music reproduction unit 19, the addition circuit 21, and the audio output circuit 23 are integrated into an audio signal processing unit.
[0017]
On the other hand, the image data of the internal image data storage unit 27 for storing the internal image data, the image data of the memory card 5 and the lyric information are input to the video display processing unit 29 and mixed therewith. The image is processed into a video image that can be displayed on the display unit, and is output to the image output terminal 33. The image processing unit 29 and the video signal output circuit are integrated into an image signal processing unit.
[0018]
A monitor television 35 is arranged outside the karaoke apparatus, and an audio input terminal 37 and a video input terminal 39 are connected to the audio output terminal 25 and the video output terminal 33 of the karaoke apparatus main body 1, respectively. 43 is displayed, and the accompaniment music and the singing voice of the echoed user are mixed and reproduced from a speaker (not shown) of the monitor television 35.
[0019]
The operation of the karaoke apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. The power button 51 on the right side switches the power on and off by pressing and holding for about two seconds. This is to prevent the power from being turned off accidentally during operation. The microphone button 53 switches on / off the input of the microphone.
[0020]
The display 55 displays the song number and various setting states of the karaoke apparatus, etc., in a shared manner with the monitor television 35 or at the same time.
[0021]
The echo / menu button 57 changes the type of echo and switches to the menu setting screen by pressing and holding for about two seconds. The reservation button 59 is used for reserving a music while stopped or canceling the reservation.
[0022]
The left selection button 61, the right selection button 63, the upper selection button 65, and the lower selection button 67 are used when selecting a song or changing a tempo or a key. The decision button 69 is used to decide the item selected by the selection button, start / stop the music, and the like. The microphone volume buttons 71 and 73 can be used to adjust the microphone volume, and the accompaniment volume buttons 75 and 77 can be used to arbitrarily adjust the accompaniment volume. Each time the echo / menu button 57 is pressed for a short time, the degree of the echo changes sequentially. By pressing the select buttons 65 and 67 during the performance, the accompaniment key changes, and by pressing the select buttons 61 and 63 during the performance. You can change the tempo of the accompaniment.
[0023]
Although not shown, an external microphone input terminal 15, an audio output terminal 25 for connecting to a monitor television 35 with a cable, a video output terminal 33, and the like are arranged at the bottom.
[0024]
Next, an operation method for displaying an image of a memory card as a background will be described with reference to FIG. First, while the memory card 5 is inserted, the echo / menu button 57 is long-pressed to enter the menu setting mode, and the main menu of FIG. Here, the pointer P (displayed in a thick frame) indicates that the “image” menu is selected from among the menu types in the top row, and the columns 4-1 to 4-3 indicate “automatic”, “body”, "Normal" is selected, the previous selection is stored and displayed, and the initial setting state is initially selected.
[0025]
In the main menu shown in FIG. 3A, the pointer P is moved by the selection buttons 65 and 67, "4-1" of the "background" is selected, and the selection buttons 61 and 63 select "SELECT" on the right of "AUTO". Is selected with the right selection button 63, and the enter button 69 is pressed, the display of the monitor television 35 switches to the background image selection screen of FIG. 3B. When the pointer P is moved using the selection buttons 65 and 67 to select an image in the memory 5, a thumbnail is displayed on the child screen 42 each time, and when the enter button 69 is pressed, the image at that time is selected. This selection result is temporarily stored in the setting information storage unit 11. When a necessary number of operations are repeated within a predetermined number, for example, within a range of 20 images, a plurality of images can be selected as background images. Finally, "Return" is selected with the right selection button 63, and the enter button 69 is pressed to return to the main menu of FIG.
[0026]
Next, when the pointer P is moved with the selection buttons 65 and 67, "selection" in the "opening" row of the 4-2 column is selected, "selection execution" is further selected, and the enter button 69 is pressed. The opening selection screen of c) is displayed on the sub-screen 42 of the monitor television 35. Here, the opening image is selected with the selection buttons 65 and 67, and the determination button 69 is pressed to determine the opening image. This result is temporarily stored in the setting information storage unit 11. The switching time of a plurality of background images can be selected from “Slow / Normal / Fast” in “Image change” in column 4-3 of the main menu, and the result is also temporarily stored in the setting information storage unit 11. It is memorized.
[0027]
Finally, when "Execute" is selected in the "Save setting" of the 4-4 column in the main menu in FIG. 5-3 is written, and the echo / menu button 57 is held down for a long time to complete the menu setting.
[0028]
The setting data is not stored in the memory card 5 unless “execute” is performed in “save setting”, so that the setting data is set only in the setting information storage unit 11 of the main body, and stored only until the power is turned off.
[0029]
In the above-described setting of the background, the image in the memory card 5 selected by the user is set as the background by selecting “select”. However, when the “main unit” is selected, the image in the internal image data storage unit 27 of the main unit is set. When the background is set and "Automatic" is selected, the image data is stored in the memory card 5 and is used as the background when the setting is set. Otherwise, the image is set in the ROM of the control unit 7. The image of the internal image data storage unit 27 is set as the background. The opening image can be set for the main body in the 4-2 line in FIG. FIG. 4 shows the storage contents of the setting data area 5-3 of the memory card 5.
[0030]
A case where the memory card 5 set as described above is used by being mounted on the card mounting portion 3 of the karaoke apparatus main body 5 will be described with reference to FIG. When the power is turned on in step S51, the control unit 7 checks in step S52 whether or not the memory card 5 is inserted, and if there is a card, in step S53, checks whether or not the setting data is already stored, and If so, the setting data is read from the area 5-3 in step S54 and transferred to the setting information storage unit 11 of the main body. If the memory card 5 is not inserted or there is no setting data in the card, the default value stored in the ROM of the control unit 7 of the main body is set.
[0031]
Next, in step S56, it is checked whether an opening image has been set. If so, the opening screen is read from the memory card 5 in step S57 and displayed on the monitor TV 35. If not, the processing proceeds to step S58. The image data is retrieved from the internal image data storage unit 27 and displayed. Then, the next operation is waited for in step S59. The image of the memory card 5 may be directly read out each time, or an image required when the memory card is inserted may be transferred to a storage unit in the main body based on the setting information and used.
[0032]
FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart when the memory card 5 is inserted into the karaoke apparatus to which the power has already been turned on. When the memory card 5 is inserted in step S61, whether or not there is setting data in the card is determined in step S62. If checked, if there is, in step S63 it is transferred to the setting information storage unit 11 of the main unit. If not set, the default value is set in step S64 and the next operation is waited in step S65. If the opening data is included in the setting data, the opening image may be displayed as shown in FIG.
[0033]
The opening image is displayed in this way, and then the music selection screen is displayed and the music selection waits. Although not shown, a list of song data stored in the memory card 5 is displayed on the monitor TV 35, and a song is selected by selecting a song with the selection buttons 65 and 67 and pressing the determination button 69, and the performance is started. Switching of the background image starts.
[0034]
Referring to FIG. 7, the performance starts, the image switching in step S71 is started, the image switching setting is checked in step S72, and if "automatic" is set, the area 5-1 in the memory card 5 is checked in step 73. Is searched, and if there is an image in the memory card 5 in step S74, an image to be displayed next is determined from the images found in step S75.
[0035]
If the image switching setting is not automatic in step S72, it is checked in step S76 whether the image switching setting is the selected image display. If the image switching setting is the selected image display, the next image to be displayed is determined from the selected image list in step S77. . If the display image is determined in both step S75 and step S77, the process proceeds to step S78, where the determined image is read from the memory card 5 and displayed, and the image switching is ended in step S81.
[0036]
If No in Steps S74 and S76, an image to be displayed next is determined from the internal image data storage unit 27 built in the main body in Step S79, and image data is read out from the internal image data storage unit 27 and displayed in Step S80, Proceed to step S81.
[0037]
As described above, the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the areas for storing the song data including the lyrics information, the image data, and the setting data, respectively, and stores the image captured from the digital camera, the digital video camera, the personal computer, or the like as the image data. By selecting the image data stored in the main body or the image data stored in the memory card and storing it as setting data in the setting data area of the memory card, it is possible to insert the memory card. Thus, karaoke can be enjoyed while automatically using an image desired by the user as an opening screen or a karaoke background screen.
[0038]
The above-described operation locations, operation methods, circuit configurations, display screens, and the like are merely examples, and can be arbitrarily changed and executed within the scope of the claims.
[0039]
Also, although the description has been given of connection to the monitor television via the output cable, the television signal may be modulated and transmitted wirelessly.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, there are provided areas for storing the song data including the lyrics information, the image data, and the setting data, respectively, and the image data is taken in from a digital camera, a digital video camera, a personal computer, or the like. Image data stored in the main body or image data stored in a memory card, and storing the data as setting data in a setting data area of the memory card. This is a useful invention that enables the user to enjoy karaoke while automatically using the image desired by the user, for example, the image captured by the digital camera as the opening screen or the background screen of karaoke.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external view of the karaoke apparatus. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a display screen of the karaoke apparatus. FIG. FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart when the power is turned on. FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart when the card is inserted. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the image switching operation.
Reference Signs List 1 Karaoke apparatus 3 Card mounting section 5 Memory card 5-1 Image data storage area 5-2 Song data storage area 5-3 Setting data storage area 7 Control section 9 Operation section 11 Setting information storage section 13 Microphone 15 External microphone input terminal 17 Microphone echo unit 19 Music reproduction unit 21 Addition circuit 23 Audio output circuit 25 Audio output terminal 27 Internal image data storage unit 29 Video display processing unit 31 Video output circuit 33 Video output terminal 35 Monitor television 41 Background image 43 Lyric image

Claims (6)

A memory card capable of recording song data including at least lyrics information, image data, and setting information;
A card mounting unit to which the memory card can be attached and detached,
A microphone that collects audio,
An image signal processing unit that performs signal processing on image data and lyrics information of the memory card and outputs a video signal;
An audio signal processing unit that performs signal processing on music data of the memory card and audio input from the microphone to output an audio signal;
An operation unit,
A control unit that controls the operation of the entire device based on the operation of the operation unit,
The control unit uses the image signal processing unit to signal-process the image data and the lyric information of the memory card mounted on the card mounting unit and output a video signal, and the control unit mounted on the card mounting unit. While processing the music data of the memory card and the audio signal of the microphone to output an audio signal,
A karaoke apparatus, wherein image data of the memory card is selected based on the setting information of the memory card, and is superimposed on the video signal and output. It further includes a built-in memory for storing image data,
The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit automatically supplies the image data in the internal memory to the image signal processing unit when no image data is recorded on the memory card or when there is an instruction of the setting information. A karaoke apparatus according to claim 1. 2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of preselected image data of the memory card are sequentially given to the image signal processing unit as a background based on the setting information of the memory card. 4. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display switching time of the plurality of preselected image data can be arbitrarily set in the setting information of the memory card. The karaoke apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein image data is provided to the image signal processing unit based on setting information of the memory card when power is turned on. 5. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the memory card is inserted, image data is provided to the image signal processing unit based on setting information of the memory card.

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