JP2005166079A - Automatic player - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic player which can display and input the music name with the same equipment. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic player 1 has a touch panel device 65 that displays the information showing the names of a plurality of music pieces, and inputs the information of the names of the music pieces, a DVD drive to reproduce the music pieces corresponding to the information showing the music pieces inputted with the touch panel device 65, and an amplifier and speakers to output the sound of the music reproduced in the DVD drive. The DVD drive and the speakers are built inside the player case and the touch panel device 65 is positioned on the front panel 6 of the player case. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic performance apparatus in which a plurality of pieces of information indicating music are displayed on a display input unit such as a touch panel device, and the music is played according to the information indicating the music input from these.

A conventional automatic performance device (for example, a jukebox) includes a device for remote operation (hereinafter referred to as a remote control) for selecting a music, and a user selects a performance music using the remote control (for example, a patent) Reference 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-173192 (paragraph 0040 at the bottom right of page 5, FIG. 2)

  However, in the conventional automatic performance device, since the number of buttons and types of operations set on the remote controller are limited, the user presses the song number while referring to a dedicated booklet on which the song title is printed, for example. The operation of selecting a song title is somewhat complicated, and there is room for further improvement in operability.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic performance apparatus capable of displaying and inputting a song title or the like on the same device.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an automatic performance device of the present invention is an automatic performance device that plays an instructed music, and displays information indicating a plurality of music and inputs information indicating the instructed music Display input means (for example, touch panel device 65), music playback means (for example, DVD device 3) for playing back music corresponding to information indicating the music input from the display input means, and music played back by the music playback means And a sound output means (for example, an amplifier 4 and a speaker 5) for outputting sound, and the display input means is formed on a part of the front panel (for example, the front panel 6) of the apparatus housing.

  In the automatic performance device of the present invention, the display input means displays a plurality of pieces of acoustic information including sound volume and sound quality when outputting the sound of the music reproduced by the music reproducing means, The output means outputs the sound of the music.

  According to the present invention, a display input means for displaying a plurality of song names and inputting information indicating the designated song is formed on the front portion of the apparatus casing, so that the song names can be displayed and input on the same device. As compared with the song name selection operation by the above, it is possible to provide an automatic performance device having an effect that the song name can be easily selected.

  Hereinafter, an automatic performance device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration will be described. An automatic performance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Also, FIG. 2 shows the back of FIG.

  1 and 2, the automatic performance device 1 includes a production doll 21 (corresponding to a “structure” described later), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) device 3, an amplifier 4, speakers 5a and 5b, and the like. And a front panel 6 is attached to the front surface of the casing. The front panel 6 includes an opening / closing portion 61 having a glass window 61a, a touch panel device 65, liquid crystal display portions 41a and 41b of the amplifier 4, substantially U-shaped illumination lamps 64a and 64b, and this illumination lamp 64a. , 64b are turned on and off, and a main power button 63 for turning on and off the main power of the automatic performance device 1 is formed.

  Structures such as a doll 21 for production are placed on a shelf 22a provided in the housing. Here, the production doll 21 and the like are made visible through the glass window 61 a of the opening / closing part 61. The opening / closing part 61 is configured to be opened and closed by a hinge or the like in order to take out the doll 21 for production. FIG. 1 shows a case where the doll 21 is not placed.

  The DVD device 3 is placed on a shelf plate 22b provided in the housing. Here, a reproduction-only DVD-ROM storing music data of a plurality of music pieces for each piece of information indicating the music pieces (for example, “song title” and “number given to the song title”) is installed, and input from the touch panel device 65. The music corresponding to the information indicating the music is played. Further, the control circuit (not shown) of the DVD device 3 has a function of reading music data from the DVD-ROM, a volume control function (volume control) function of adjusting the magnitude of a signal input to the amplifier 4 in multiple stages (plural) It has a sound quality adjustment (tone control) function for adjusting the tone of music in multiple stages (plurality) by increasing or decreasing the high sound range (for example, frequency 1 kHz or more) and the low sound range (for example, frequency 100 Hz or less).

  The amplifier 4 is an amplifier that amplifies a signal corresponding to the music data of the music reproduced by the DVD device 3, and is placed on a shelf 22c provided in the housing. In the amplifier 4, a so-called control amplifier, graphic equalizer, dividing amplifier, power amplifier, and the like are arranged in this order. Here, the speakers 5a and 5b are two-way systems such as “tweeter” and “woofer”. In order to configure the system, a signal input to the power amplifier is divided into various speakers according to the frequency before the power amplifier. In this case, a plurality of power amplifiers are provided depending on the type of speaker. Furthermore, the amplifier 4 has liquid crystal display portions 41a and 41b, and displays the volume and sound quality of the reproduced music on the liquid crystal screen.

  The speakers 5a and 5b generate sound waves by energizing the voice coil in the magnetic field by the signal amplified by the amplifier 4 as well known and propagating the vibration of the voice coil to the diaphragm at this time. I try to let them. Here, a dedicated speaker unit is provided for each sound range, and for example, a unit of “tweeter” and “woofer” is combined to form a single speaker system. The speakers 5a and 5b are respectively placed on placement tables 23a and 23b provided in the housing.

  The touch panel device 65 is formed on the front panel 6 between the open / close unit 61 and the liquid crystal display units 41a and 41b. The touch panel device 65 has, for example, a liquid crystal display having a rectangular liquid crystal screen and a transparent touch panel formed on the liquid crystal display, and indicates a position touched by the user on the touch panel. The pointing device is configured to input information displayed on the liquid crystal screen at a position. Here, information indicating a plurality of music stored in the DVD-ROM is displayed on the liquid crystal display, and information indicating the music displayed at the position indicated on the touch panel is input. Information indicating the input music is sent to the control circuit 12 (shown in FIG. 4).

  Here, a display example of the liquid crystal screen of the touch panel device 65 is shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 3, a “song title menu” including information indicating a plurality of songs stored in the DVD-ROM is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 65c. When the user touches one of the display positions of information indicating a plurality of pieces of music, the position coordinates are indicated on the touch panel, and information indicating the music corresponding to the position coordinates is input.

  FIG. 4 shows a control system of the automatic performance device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  4, the automatic performance device 1 includes a DVD device 3, an amplifier 4, a speaker 5 (corresponding to 5a and 5b in FIG. 2), a control circuit 12, a touch panel device 65, and an electric lamp 64 (see FIG. 1 and 64a, 64b), the effect lamp 24, the illumination button 62, and the main power button 63. Here, the touch panel device 65 transmits information indicating the selected music piece to the DVD device 3 or the amplifier 4, and the amplifier 4 is stored in the DVD-ROM of the DVD device 3 according to the information indicating the music piece. Extract audio data. The amplifier 4 outputs audio data from the audio output terminal, and this data is input to the control circuit 12 and the speaker 5. The control circuit 12 controls the effect lamp 24 and the like based on these input data. Here, the control circuit 12 determines whether or not the effect lamp 24 needs to be turned on based on the input data, and controls turning on and off the effect lamp 24. The control circuit 12 may perform control so that the effect lamp 24 is extinguished every time the performance of one piece of music is completed.

  According to the automatic performance device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the touch panel device displays information indicating a plurality of pieces of music and inputs information indicating the pieces of music displayed at the position designated by the touch panel. 65, a DVD device 3 that reproduces music corresponding to information indicating the music input from the touch panel device 65, an amplifier 4 and a speaker 5 that output the sound of the music reproduced by the DVD device 3, and a touch panel Since the device 65 is formed on the front panel 6 of the device housing, the user can easily select the song title as compared with the operation by the remote controller. Therefore, it is expected that the operability of the automatic performance device 1 is improved. The configuration described above corresponds to an embodiment of the invention according to claim 1.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where information indicating music is displayed on the touch panel device 65 and the user is instructed to input is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A plurality of volume and sound quality (corresponding to “acoustic information”) when outputting sound are displayed step by step, and the user is instructed to input the sound by the speaker 5 according to the instructed volume and sound quality. Even if it outputs, the same effect is expected. In this case, it is expected that the types of operations set are further increased compared to the remote controller, and the convenience of the user and the operability of the automatic performance device 1 are improved. The configuration described above corresponds to an embodiment of the invention according to claim 2.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the control circuit 12 drives and controls the DVD device 3 and the amplifier 4 has been described. However, the present invention can also remotely control either the amplifier 4 or the DVD device 3 or both. A remote controller for the operation may be provided, and the touch panel device 65 may be dedicated to the music selection operation, and the remote control may be performed with the remote control for the control of music reproduction and sound output. Alternatively, the same effect can be expected even if the touch panel device 65 has the function of the control circuit 12 described above and controls the reproduction of music and the sound output regardless of the control system of the automatic performance device 1 main body.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the touch panel device 65 is used as the display input unit has been described. However, the present invention also applies, for example, a portable information terminal that can display information indicating music and input instructions. However, the same effect is expected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the automatic performance apparatus 1 including devices such as the DVD apparatus 3 and the amplifier 4 has been described. However, the present invention is similarly applied to a configuration in which a microphone is further added and a communication interface is provided. The effect is expected. In this case, a so-called karaoke function may be realized by a microphone, and music data of a song may be acquired via a communication interface.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance (front) of the automatic performance apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance (back surface) of the automatic performance apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the liquid crystal screen of the touchscreen apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the automatic performance apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic performance apparatus 2 Cabinet 3 DVD apparatus 4 Amplifier 5a, 5b Speaker 6 Front panel 21 Doll 22a, 22b, 22c Shelf board 23a, 23b Mounting stand 41a, 41b Liquid crystal display part 61 Opening / closing part 61a Glass window 62 Illumination button 63 Main power supply Button 64a, 64b Illuminated lamp 65 Touch panel device

Claims (2)

An automatic performance apparatus for playing an instructed music, displaying information indicating a plurality of music, a display input means for inputting information indicating the instructed music, and a music input from the display input means Music playback means for playing back music corresponding to the information, and sound output means for outputting the sound of the music played back by the music playback means,
An automatic performance apparatus, wherein the display input means is formed on a part of the front panel of the apparatus casing.   The display input means displays a plurality of pieces of acoustic information including sound volume and sound quality when outputting the sound of the music reproduced by the music reproducing means, and the sound output means outputs the sound of the music according to the inputted acoustic information. The automatic performance device according to claim 1, wherein the automatic performance device is configured as described above.

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