JP2006163085A - Lyrics display device, karaoke system, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To confirm lyrics other than lyrics of a reproduction place by displaying the lyrics corresponding to the current reproduction place and enabling lyrics of the whole song to be scrolled and displayed. <P>SOLUTION: Lyrics (phrases P10 to P14) of the karaoke song to be reproduced are displayed in a scrollable state in an upper region h1 of a display range H of a display panel portion 10c of a mobile telephone and an indicator 25 corresponding to the whole data range of the karaoke song and an indication point 26 indicating the current reproduction place are displayed at an upper part of the upper region h1. In a lower region h2 of the display range H, a phrase P1 corresponding to the current reproduction place and a next phrase P2 are displayed one above the other. When one phrase in lyrics displayed in the upper region h1 is selected, the mobile telephone set starts reproducing the song from the selected phrase and displays the phrase in a lower region h2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a lyrics display device, a karaoke system, and a computer program that can smoothly start playback of a karaoke song from a location desired by a user and can easily grasp a current singing location.

  Conventionally, a dedicated karaoke system is often used to sing along with karaoke songs. A dedicated karaoke system generally includes a karaoke device that plays karaoke songs, displays lyrics, and amplifies and outputs a user's singing sound, and a remote control device that wirelessly transmits karaoke song playback instructions to the karaoke device. It is configured. In addition, some of the recent remote control devices have a karaoke song search function, and such a remote control device with a search function has a display panel unit that can display input search characters and search results. .

  On the other hand, in addition to the dedicated karaoke system described above, a karaoke installed on an information processing device (computer) such as a personal computer or a mobile phone equipped with a display screen and a speaker for sound output and causing the information processing device to function as a karaoke device. There is a program for.

  When practicing a song using a conventional karaoke system or an information processing apparatus in which a karaoke program is installed, predetermined data of the karaoke song so that a specific range such as a chorus phrase in the song can be practiced repeatedly An apparatus is disclosed in which mark data is attached to a location and the playback location can be moved using the mark data as a mark (see Patent Document 1).

In addition, there is also one that digitizes data constituting a karaoke song and specifies a playback location using address information indicating a predetermined location of the data so that the playback location can be quickly searched and moved (Patent Literature). 2).
JP 63-256391 A JP-A-4-190397

  In the information processing apparatus in which the conventional karaoke system or the karaoke program is installed, the lyrics corresponding to the current singing location (reproduction location) are displayed, but the lyrics at the location away from the current singing location and the overall The lyrics cannot be displayed. Therefore, when a user desires to sing (play) from another location different from the current singing location during playback of one karaoke song, there is a problem that the location cannot be easily found.

  In addition, in the apparatus according to Patent Document 1 described above, mark data is attached to karaoke song data itself in order to perform playback by moving to a location desired by the user, so that it is necessary to recreate the data itself. There is a problem that karaoke data cannot be used as it is.

  In consideration of actually singing when playing from a desired location in a karaoke song, it is easier to sing if the playback location is specified for each phrase that becomes a break for each phrase in the song. Therefore, if the karaoke song can be played from a free place using address information as in Patent Document 2, the playback may start from the middle of the phrase. In this case, the user matches the lyrics at the beginning of the song. It becomes difficult.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 16, some conventional information processing apparatuses in which a karaoke system or a karaoke program is installed display two lyric phrases including the current song location on the display unit D of the apparatus. In this case, each lyric phrase is displayed separately in the upper part d1 and the lower part d2 in the display range of the lyric phrase, but the lyric phrase to be displayed is displayed in which of the upper and lower parts d1 and d2 Is determined in advance, and when the playback location is moved, the lyrics phrase immediately after the start of playback is not always displayed in the upper part d1. Therefore, there is a problem that when the playback location is moved, the user cannot immediately determine whether to sing with reference to the lyrics phrase displayed in the upper portion d1 or the lower portion d2.

  Furthermore, if there are multiple lyrics numbers, such as the first to third lyrics in a song, and if there is a similar lyrics part for each lyrics number, the current song location is the number of the lyrics There is also a problem that the user is too obsessed with singing and cannot be discriminated.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and in addition to the current singing part, the lyrics of other parts can be displayed at the same time, so that the user can easily find the part to be sung next. An object is to provide a lyrics display device, a karaoke system, and a computer program.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a lyrics display device, a karaoke system, and a computer program that enable a user to easily determine the lyrics corresponding to the moved location when the playback location is moved.
Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a lyrics display device, a karaoke system, and a computer program that can understand at a glance what part of the entire lyrics is the current singing location.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the lyrics display device according to the first aspect of the present invention is the lyrics display device including a data receiving unit that receives data and a display unit that displays lyrics related to the lyrics data received by the data receiving unit. First display processing means for performing processing for displaying a part of the lyrics in one area of the display, second display processing means for performing processing for displaying the lyrics in the other area of the display, and the other An instruction receiving means for receiving a scroll instruction for lyrics displayed in the area, and the second display processing means includes means for scrolling the lyrics displayed based on the scroll instruction received by the instruction receiving means. .

  The lyric display device according to the second aspect of the present invention comprises selection accepting means for accepting selection of one phrase from the lyrics displayed in the other area, and the first display processing means is selected by the selection accepting means. The display processing of one phrase corresponding to is performed.

A lyric display device according to a third invention includes a storage medium, and a storage processing unit that performs a process of storing, in the storage medium, a part in the lyrics of one phrase corresponding to the selection received by the selection receiving unit, The first display processing means performs display processing of one phrase related to the stored location.
In the lyrics display device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first display processing means performs a process of displaying a plurality of continuous phrases, and one phrase according to the selection received by the selection receiving means It is characterized by comprising means for performing display processing for identifying the phrase.

  In a lyrics display device according to a fifth aspect of the invention, the data receiving means is adapted to receive music data combined corresponding to the lyrics data, and the music data combined with the lyrics data of the lyrics displayed on the display unit. The first display processing means performs a process of displaying a lyric phrase corresponding to a reproduction position of music data reproduced by the reproduction means.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the lyrics display device, the first display processing means includes means for stopping display processing when the reproduction means is not reproducing music data, and the second display processing means is the reproduction When the means is not reproducing the music data, a process of displaying lyrics in one area and another area of the display unit is performed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lyric display device comprising indicator display means for performing a process of displaying an indicator indicating the reproduction location of music data reproduced by the reproduction means in association with the entire data range of the music data on the display section. It is characterized by that.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lyrics display device comprising: a change instruction accepting unit that accepts a change instruction of a selection target related to the acceptance of the selection accepting unit, wherein the indicator display unit is responsive to the change instruction accepted by the change instruction accepting unit The location is shown in association with the entire data range.
In a lyrics display device according to a ninth aspect of the invention, the lyrics data has attached information, and the second display processing means performs processing for displaying lyrics and attached information.

  A karaoke system according to a tenth aspect of the invention is an output means for reproducing karaoke data and outputting music sound, a karaoke apparatus having a display unit for displaying a lyric phrase corresponding to a reproduction location, and instructions relating to received operations. In a karaoke system including a remote control device that wirelessly transmits to a karaoke device, the remote control device stores a display panel unit, a storage unit storing song search data and lyrics data, and the storage unit. Song receiving means for accepting selection of a karaoke song to be played based on song search data; display processing means for performing processing for displaying lyrics related to the lyrics data of the karaoke song accepted by the song accepting means on the display panel unit; Instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to scroll the lyrics displayed on the display panel unit, and the display processing means receives the instruction. Means, characterized in that it comprises means for scrolling the lyrics to be displayed on the basis of the scroll instruction accepted by.

  In the karaoke system according to an eleventh aspect of the invention, the remote control device is responsive to a selection receiving unit that receives a selection of one phrase from the lyrics displayed on the display panel unit, and a selection received by the selection receiving unit. Means for transmitting a playback instruction for instructing playback from one phrase to the karaoke device, and the karaoke device includes means for playing back karaoke data from the one phrase according to the transmitted playback instruction. It is characterized by.

The karaoke system according to a twelfth aspect of the invention is characterized in that the remote control device performs a process of storing a part in the lyrics of one phrase corresponding to the selection received by the selection receiving means in the storage unit; And a means for transmitting to the karaoke apparatus a playback instruction for instructing playback from a single phrase corresponding to the designated location.
In the karaoke system according to a thirteenth aspect of the invention, the karaoke apparatus displays a plurality of consecutive phrases on the display unit, and one phrase according to the selection received by the selection receiving means is set as another phrase. Means for performing a display process for identifying is provided.

In a karaoke system according to a fourteenth aspect of the invention, the karaoke apparatus includes indicator display means for performing a process of displaying an indicator indicating the reproduction location of karaoke data in association with the entire data range of the karaoke data on the display unit. Features.
In the karaoke system according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the remote control device includes a change instruction accepting unit that accepts a change instruction of a selection target related to acceptance of the selection accepting unit, and a change instruction accepted by the change instruction accepting unit. And the karaoke apparatus further comprises means for indicating a portion corresponding to the transmitted change instruction in association with the entire data range.

  In a karaoke system according to a sixteenth aspect of the invention, the lyrics data stored in the storage unit of the remote control device has attached information, and the remote control device performs processing for displaying the lyrics and the attached information on the display panel unit. Means are provided.

  A computer program according to a seventeenth aspect of the invention is a computer program for causing a computer including an instruction receiving unit, a data storage unit, and a display unit to display lyrics related to lyrics data stored in the storage unit on the display unit. In the computer program, the computer performs processing for displaying a part of the lyrics in one area of the display unit, means for performing processing for displaying the lyrics in another area of the display unit, and the reception It is made to function as a means to scroll the lyrics displayed in the other area based on a scroll instruction received by the section.

A computer program according to an eighteenth aspect of the invention is a computer program for displaying one phrase in the lyrics displayed in the other area according to a selection instruction received by the receiving unit in one area of the display unit. It is made to function as a means to perform.
According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage processing means for performing processing for causing the storage unit to store a location in the lyrics of one phrase corresponding to a selection instruction received by the reception unit, and the storage unit. It is made to function as a means to perform the process which displays the one phrase which concerns on the location memorize | stored in one area | region of the said display part.

  A computer program according to a twentieth aspect of the present invention is a computer program for processing the computer to display a plurality of continuous phrases in one area of the display unit and one phrase corresponding to a selection instruction received by the reception unit. It is made to function as a means to perform the display process discriminating with this phrase with respect to one area | region of the said display part.

  According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer program in which music data combined with lyrics data is stored in the storage unit, and music data combined with lyrics data displayed on the display unit is displayed on the computer. It is characterized by functioning as reproduction means for reproduction and means for performing processing for displaying a phrase of lyrics corresponding to a reproduction position of music data reproduced by the reproduction means in an area of the display unit.

  According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer program as a means for performing processing for displaying on the display unit an indicator indicating the reproduction location of music data reproduced by the reproduction means in association with the entire data range of the music data. It is made to function.

  In the first invention and the seventeenth invention, a part of the lyrics is displayed in one area of the display unit, and the lyrics are displayed in a scrollable manner in the other area of the display unit. Can be displayed at the same time, the user can compare part of the lyrics displayed in one area with other parts of the lyrics displayed in other areas as appropriate Can be confirmed. Therefore, if the first invention and the seventeenth invention are applied to an apparatus capable of reproducing karaoke songs, a suitable display process of simultaneously displaying the lyrics part corresponding to the current reproduction part and the lyrics of other parts is performed. Can be provided.

  In the second invention and the eighteenth invention, the phrase displayed in one area is switched in conjunction with the selection of one phrase in the lyrics displayed in the other area of the display unit, so the phrase displayed in one area Can be directly selected in phrase units from a wide range of lyrics displayed in other areas, and a desired phrase can be easily selected from the displayed lyrics.

  In the 3rd invention and the 19th invention, since the location of one phrase related to the selection is stored and the display processing of one phrase is performed based on the stored location, once the selected phrase is Can be easily identified, and phrases that you want to display repeatedly can be displayed quickly and repeatedly.

  In the fourth invention and the twentieth invention, when a plurality of continuous phrases are displayed in one area, when a desired phrase is selected from the lyrics displayed in the other area, Since one displayed phrase is displayed so that it can be distinguished from other phrases, even if the display location is moved by selection, the user can select one phrase related to the selection from a plurality of phrases displayed in one area. Can be easily grasped. In addition, as a specific example of the display process for identification, a process of making the background color of one phrase related to selection different from the background color of another phrase, an identification mark or character corresponding to one phrase, etc. This corresponds to the processing to be added.

  In the fifth and twenty-first inventions, the lyrics of the lyrics portion corresponding to the playback position of the music data are displayed in one area of the display unit, so that the lyrics suitable for the playback processing for music data such as karaoke music A display form can be provided. That is, when a desired phrase is selected from the lyrics displayed in the other area, reproduction of the music data is started from the selected phrase, and a phrase corresponding to the reproduction position is displayed in one area. Therefore, if the user selects a chorus phrase in the song, playback and display are appropriately started from the chorus phrase, which can be suitably used when repeatedly practicing a desired portion.

  In the sixth invention, when the music data is not played back, the lyrics are displayed in one area and the other area, so that many parts in all lyrics can be displayed in a wide display range. By increasing the number, it becomes easier to search for a phrase desired by the user.

  In the seventh invention and the twenty-second invention, an indicator showing the playback location in association with the entire data range of the music data is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, if the user refers to the indicator, the current playback location is in the music. You can see at a glance which position it is, and you can prevent misperception of the lyrics number during singing.

  In the eighth invention, when the selection target in the lyrics displayed in the other area is changed, the location to be changed is indicated in the indicator, so that the user can easily find a phrase to be selected with the indicator as a clue. it can. For example, if the lyrics with the same contents exist in different song numbers, it may be difficult for the user to find the desired location using only the lyrics, but the user can search for the location by examining the position of the entire song using the indicator. It becomes possible to easily identify the desired location.

  In the ninth aspect, since the auxiliary information included in the lyrics data is displayed in another area, contents other than the lyrics can be transmitted to the user. Note that the lyrics information includes information indicating an interlude part, information indicating breath breath, explanation information on how to sing for each phrase, chord information of guitar, and the like.

  In the tenth invention, the lyrics are displayed in a scrollable manner on the display panel portion of the remote control device that transmits an instruction to the karaoke device, so that the lyrics corresponding to the current playback location are displayed on the display portion of the karaoke device. On the other hand, the overall lyrics can be displayed on the display panel unit of the remote control device, so that even during singing, the lyrics of other parts in the song can be confirmed and the part to be sung next can be quickly identified.

  In the eleventh aspect of the invention, when a desired phrase is selected from the lyrics displayed on the display panel of the remote control device, the karaoke device reproduces the selected phrase and the phrase is reproduced. Since it is displayed, it becomes possible to easily practice the singing of the desired phrase by selecting the playback portion on the remote control device side.

  In the twelfth invention, the selected part in the lyrics is stored with the remote control device, and the reproduction of the karaoke song is started based on the stored contents. Therefore, once the selection operation is performed with the remote control device, from the next time, Playback can be easily performed from the selected location, which is suitable when the user wants to practice the location many times.

  In the thirteenth invention, when a plurality of continuous phrases are displayed on the display unit of the karaoke device, if one phrase is selected from the lyrics displayed on the display panel unit of the remote control device, the karaoke device Since the display process is performed so that one phrase displayed on the side can be distinguished from the other, the user can easily grasp the phrase corresponding to the reproduction start position even if the reproduction position is moved.

  In the fourteenth aspect of the invention, an indicator showing the playback location in association with the entire data range of the music data is displayed on the display unit on the karaoke apparatus side, so that if the user refers to the indicator, the current playback location is in the music You can see at a glance which position.

In the fifteenth aspect, when the selection target is changed by the remote control device, the changed part is shown in association with the entire data range, and therefore the selection target can be searched using the indicated part as a clue. Even a karaoke song having a large number of lyric parts can easily identify a user's desired location.
In the sixteenth aspect of the invention, since the auxiliary information included in the lyrics data is displayed on the display panel on the remote control device side, contents other than the lyrics can be transmitted to the user, and the user who sings according to the karaoke song Convenience can be improved.

In the first invention and the seventeenth invention, a part of the lyrics is displayed in one area of the display unit, and the lyrics are displayed in a scrollable manner in the other area of the display unit. The contents of the lyrics and the position in the lyrics can be appropriately confirmed while comparing the contents with the display contents of the other areas.
In the second invention and the eighteenth invention, the phrase to be displayed in one area is switched in conjunction with the selection of one phrase in the lyrics displayed in the other area of the display unit, so that it is displayed in the other area. You can easily select the phrase you want to display in one area from the lyrics.

In the third invention and the nineteenth invention, the location of one phrase related to the selection is stored and the phrase display process corresponding to the stored location is performed. It can be easily found.
In the fourth and twentieth inventions, when one desired phrase is selected from the lyrics displayed in the other area of the display section, the one phrase displayed in the one area can be identified from the other. Since the display process is performed as described above, even when the display location moves, the user can easily grasp one phrase related to the selection.

In the fifth and twenty-first inventions, the lyric part corresponding to the playback position of the music data is displayed in one area of the display unit. Can display a phrase corresponding to a reproduction location, and can display a wide range of lyrics in a scrollable manner in another area, so that a phrase desired by the user can be easily searched from the display in the other area even during singing.
In the sixth invention, when the music data is not reproduced, the lyrics are displayed in one area and the other area, so that many lyrics can be displayed in a wide display range.

In the seventh invention and the twenty-second invention, an indicator showing the reproduction location in association with the entire data range of the music data is displayed on the display unit, so that the user can locate the current reproduction location in the music by the indicator. You can see at a glance if there is.
In the eighth invention, when changing the selection target of the lyrics to be displayed in the other area, the changed part of the selection target is shown, so that the user can easily find the selection target phrase desired by the indicated part as a clue. .

  In the ninth invention, since the auxiliary information included in the lyrics data is displayed in another area, information other than the lyrics, for example, an interlude part, a position to breathe, and how to sing for each phrase are transmitted to the user. it can.

  In the tenth invention, the lyrics are displayed in a scrollable manner on the display panel portion of the remote control device that transmits an instruction to the karaoke device, so that the lyrics phrase corresponding to the current playback location is displayed on the display portion of the karaoke device. The entire lyrics can be displayed on the display panel of the remote control device, and other phrases can be easily confirmed on the display panel even while singing.

  In the eleventh aspect, when a desired phrase is selected from the lyrics displayed on the display panel of the remote control device, the selected phrase is played back in conjunction with the selected phrase. The user can easily perform the singing practice for the desired phrase by selecting the playback part.

  In the twelfth invention, the selected part in the lyrics is stored by the remote control device, and the reproduction is started from the selected part based on the stored contents. Can easily find and replay previously selected locations.

  In the thirteenth invention, when one desired phrase is selected from the lyrics displayed on the display panel of the remote control device, one phrase among a plurality of phrases displayed on the karaoke device side is selected. Since the display process is performed so that it can be distinguished from other phrases, the user can easily grasp one phrase corresponding to the reproduction start location, regardless of the form in which a plurality of phrases are displayed in one area.

In the fourteenth aspect of the invention, an indicator showing the playback location in association with the entire data range of the music data is displayed on the display unit on the karaoke apparatus side. You can grasp the position at a glance.
In the fifteenth aspect of the invention, when the selection target is changed by the remote control device, the changed portion is shown in association with the entire data range, so it is easy to grasp the position in the song by using the indicated portion as a clue. You can search for a phrase to select.

  In the sixteenth aspect, since the auxiliary information included in the lyrics data is displayed on the display panel unit on the remote control device side, various information other than the lyrics can be transmitted to the user, and the singing according to the karaoke song can be performed. The convenience to the user who performs can be improved.

  FIG. 1 shows a karaoke network system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the karaoke network system 1, the central device 2 that establishes a website related to the distribution of karaoke content (karaoke data, etc.) receives content related to a predetermined karaoke song based on access from the mobile phone 10 that the user has. The cellular phone 10 that has been distributed and received the content is caused to function as a karaoke apparatus. Note that the mobile phone device 10 also functions as a lyrics display device when attention is paid to displaying lyrics of karaoke songs to be reproduced.

  FIG. 2 shows an internal configuration of the central device 2, and the central device 2 has a control unit 2a that performs various processes, a communication unit 2b that performs communication processing, a RAM 2c, a ROM 2d, and a storage device 2e connected by an internal bus 2f. It has a configuration.

  The control unit 2a performs various processes based on the program Pr stored in the storage device 2e. For example, the control unit 2a is connected to an external communication device (such as the mobile phone 10) that has accessed an established website. 3. Control for browsing the web page screen as the top page of the karaoke site 5 as shown in FIG. 3, transmission processing of karaoke data in response to a user operation on the web page of the karaoke site 5, and transmission processing of the player program. Do.

  The communication unit 2b is connected to the network 3, establishes a connection between an external communication device that has received access and the central device 2, and sends and receives data to the control unit 2a based on control. The RAM 2c temporarily stores various data, programs and the like related to the processing of the control unit 2a, and the ROM 2d stores basic processing programs executed by the control unit 2a.

  In this embodiment, the storage device 2e is a large-capacity hard disk device, and includes a program Pr that defines the processing contents of the control unit 2a, web data Wd related to a web page displayed on the accessed external communication device, A player program Ap distributed for performing a karaoke song reproduction process and the like, and a large number of karaoke data Kd distributed based on designation from the user are stored. Each karaoke data Kd is composed of music data Gd and lyric data Vd combined in correspondence.

  FIG. 4A shows a conceptual configuration of music data Gd and lyrics data Vd related to one karaoke data Kd. The music data Gd is music data for MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) for outputting music rhythm, performance and chorus content as sound. In the music data Gd, music phrase parts G1 to Gn corresponding to the phrases forming the karaoke music are continuously arranged in time series. Note that the music data Gd includes time data T0 to Tn corresponding to the music phrase parts G1 to Gn, and the time data T0 to Tn indicate positions related to the boundaries of the music phrase parts G1 to Gn. Based on the above, the start location of the music phrase parts G1 to Gn in the music data Gd can be specified.

  The lyric data Vd is data formed by characters and symbols for displaying karaoke song lyrics and attached information. Lyric phrase parts V1 to Vn corresponding to the phrases forming the karaoke song are sometimes used. It is composed continuously in series. Note that the lyrics data Vd also includes time data T0 to Tn corresponding to the respective lyrics phrase parts V1 to Vn, similarly to the music data Gd described above.

  FIG. 4B conceptually shows the contents of one lyric phrase part Vx in the lyric data Vd. The lyric phrase part Vx includes the characters “setsubashi” corresponding to the attached information and the lyrics. It has the character "Still I Love You" which is equivalent to one phrase inside. It should be noted that identification tags “<1>” and “</ 1>” are attached before and after the character “Setsubun” of the attached information, and this identification tag is a distributed external communication device. It is used in display processing on the mobile phone 10 or the like. In the lyrics data Vd, the lyric phrase portion corresponding to the interlude portion has a character “interplaying” because there is no corresponding lyric itself.

  The central device 2 searches and specifies the karaoke data Kd having the above-described configuration from the plurality of karaoke data Kd stored in the storage device 2e in response to an operation by the user of the access destination. Processing to distribute to the communication device is performed. Prior to the distribution of the karaoke data Kd, the control unit 2a distributes the player program Ap. Details of the player program Ap will be described later.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 10 that can receive the distribution of the player program Ap and the karaoke data Kd and function as a karaoke device has a radio relay base station 4a of the network 3 at the upper end of the housing 10a. The antenna 10b for communicating with 4n is provided, the display panel part 10c is provided in the front upper part of the housing | casing 10a, and the operation part 11 is provided from the front center part to the lower part. The operation unit 11 includes up / down / left / right keys 11a to 11d arranged in a cross shape and a center determination key 11e. Note that the mobile phone 10 is provided with a microphone portion 10d below the operation portion 11, and a speaker 10e is disposed on the back surface of the housing 10a.

  FIG. 5 shows the internal configuration of the mobile phone 10. The mobile phone 10 stores a system control unit 12 that performs various control processes, a communication unit 13, a RAM 14 that temporarily stores data and the like, and a basic program. The ROM 15, the MIDI sound source unit 16, the sound processing unit 17, the display processing unit 18, the storage unit 19, and the operation unit 11 are connected by an internal bus 20. Therefore, the cellular phone 10 of the present embodiment functions as a kind of computer because it performs data communication and various data processing in addition to telephone calls, and particularly when karaoke data Kd and the player program Ap are downloaded from the central device 2. It functions as a karaoke device based on user operations. Hereinafter, each part 11, 12, 13 etc. which the mobile telephone device 10 has will be described.

  When the keys 11a to 11e receive a push-down operation by the user, the operation unit 11 transmits an operation signal that indicates that the keys 11a to 11e are pressed down to the system control unit 12. Each key 11a to 11e is assigned to accept an operation instruction for movement and determination of a selection target, and functions as an accepting unit that accepts various instructions and selections from the user.

  The communication unit 13 is connected to the antenna 10b, performs communication processing based on the control of the system control unit 12, and functions as data receiving means for receiving the karaoke data Kd and the player program Ap distributed from the central device 2 in this embodiment. To do.

  The MIDI sound source unit 16 corresponds to a playback unit for the music data Gd of the karaoke data Kd, performs playback processing of the music data Gd based on the control of the system control unit 12, and transmits the playback sound to the sound processing unit 17. The sound processing unit 17 is connected to the microphone 10d and the speaker 10e, and performs a process of capturing sound acquired by the microphone 10d and a process of outputting a required sound from the speaker 10e. Note that the sound output from the speaker 10e by the sound processing unit 17 includes the reproduction sound of the MIDI sound source unit 16 described above.

  The display processing unit 18 is connected to a display panel unit (corresponding to a display unit) 10 c and functions as a display processing unit that performs processing for displaying various contents on the display panel unit 10 c based on the control of the system control unit 12.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, the display processing unit 18 displays lyrics in the upper area h1 (corresponding to another area) in the display range H excluding the specified display range ha at the top of the display panel 10c. The process of displaying the lyrics of the data Vd in a scrollable manner is performed, and two phrases P1 and P2 corresponding to the playback location of the karaoke data Kd are displayed vertically in the lower area h2 (corresponding to one area) in the display range H. Perform the process. In FIG. 7A (also in FIG. 9 described later), the vertical dimension of the display panel unit 10c is shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B in order to clarify the display contents of the areas h1 and h2. Although the length of the display panel unit 10c is actually the same as that of the display panel unit 10c, the vertical dimension of the display panel unit 10c is the same in each figure. It is assumed that P1, P2, P10, etc. are displayed.

  The display processing unit 18 generates and displays a horizontal bar / graph-like indicator 25 on the upper end of the upper region h1, based on the information of the karaoke data Kd sent from the system control unit 12 and the playback state. In addition, a process of generating and displaying a triangular cursor point 27 corresponding to the phrase P12 or the like to be selected is also performed. The display processing unit 18 also performs display processing of the menus 21 and 22 shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 7B shows details of the indicator 25 generated by the display processing unit 18. The indicator 25 indicates the playback location, the designated location of the lyrics to be displayed, etc., and the longitudinal dimension of the indicator 25 corresponds to the entire data range of the karaoke data Kd to be played back (equivalent to the music data Gd). The entire data range of the data Kd is divided and displayed in the required seven blocks 25a to 25g, and triangular indication points 26 for indicating the blocks 25a to 25g including the current reproduction location are also generated and displayed. The display position of the instruction point 26 moves to the right in the figure according to the reproduction of the karaoke data Kd (see FIGS. 8A and 8B). Therefore, the user can grasp at a glance how much the current playback location is in the song by referring to the location indicated by the instruction point 26.

  Further, the display processing unit 18 differs from the other blocks in the block 25c including the phrase P12 indicated by the cursor point 27 among the phrases P10 to P14 of the lyrics displayed in the upper area h1 in the indicator 25. The display processing is also performed in such a display form (upwardly hatched in the figure). Therefore, the user can recognize the location in the song of the phrase P12 pointed to by the current cursor point 27 by referring to the block 25c of the right upward hatching in the indicator 25.

  Further, the display processing unit 18 performs a process of displaying the block 25d corresponding to the interlude part of the karaoke data Kd in a display form (cross hatching in the figure) different from the others. In addition, the indicator 25 has characters “Start” at the left end and “End” at the right end to prevent misunderstanding of the positional relationship between the blocks 25a to 25g of the indicator 25. In FIG. 7B, the indicator 25 is composed of seven blocks 25a to 25g. However, the display processing unit 18 appropriately sets the number of blocks according to the length of the karaoke data Kd to be reproduced, the number of interludes, and the like. Increase or decrease the display.

  In addition, the display processing unit 18 raises or lowers the cursor point 27 in response to the pressing operation of the upper key 11a or the lower key 11b of the operation unit 11 for each of the phrases P10 to P14 of the lyrics displayed in the upper region h1. Then, the process of changing the phrases P10 to P14 indicated by the cursor point 27 is performed, and the process of displaying the phrases P10 to P14 related to the instruction of the cursor point 27 in bold. Further, when the cursor point 27 indicates the highest phrase P10 or the lowest phrase P14 and the upper key 11a or the lower key 11b is pressed, the display processing unit 18 moves the lyrics upward or downward. Process to scroll to. The entire lyrics can be displayed by such scroll processing of the display processing unit 18.

  Further, when the reproduction process of the karaoke data Kd is stopped, the display processing unit 18 stops the phrase display process in the lower area h2, and continues to the display range H configured by the upper area h1 and the lower area h2. Then, the process of displaying the lyrics is performed (see FIG. 9). In this case, since the display area of the lyrics is expanded, more phrases P10 to P16 can be displayed at a time than in the case shown in FIG. 7A, and the operation burden on the user related to the scroll process can be reduced. As shown in FIG. 9, when playback is stopped, the indication point 26 of the indicator 25 is also stopped.

  Furthermore, the display processing unit 18 also performs a process of switching between displaying and hiding the attached information described with reference to FIG. To switch between display and non-display of the attached information, the player program AP is activated to display the lyric display selection menu 22 of FIG. 6B on the display panel unit 10c. When the column 22a is selected by the user, the attached information is not displayed, and when the “attached information display” column 22b is selected, the attached information is displayed.

  FIG. 7A shows the attached information f1 called “(sadage)” and the attached information f2 called “(setless)” in the lyrics of the upper area h1. As described above, the display of the attached information f1 and f2 is useful as teaching for singing to the user. Further, FIG. 9 shows a state in which the attached information is not displayed, and only the lyrics phrases P10 to P16 are displayed in the display range H, which is a display suitable for a user who prefers a simple display.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, the display processing unit 18 displays a phrase P1 corresponding to the current playback location (singing location) in the lower region h2 and a phrase P2 that continues next to this phrase P1. Process. The part for displaying the two phrases P1, P2, etc. in the lyrics is specified in advance from the relationship of the data structure continuous in the time series of the lyrics data Vd shown in FIG. 4A, and the upper part h21 of the lower area h2 Are displayed with odd-numbered phrases P1, P3,..., And even-numbered phrases P2, P4,. Note that the display processing unit 18 displays characters such as phrases P1 and P2 to be displayed in accordance with the progress of the playback location in a form different from the unplayed portion, thereby clarifying the current singing location.

  Furthermore, the display processing unit 18 displays phrases P1, P2, and the like corresponding to the playback start location in the lower area h2 when playback is performed from the middle of the song by a playback location selection process, memory playback, and the like described later. A process of displaying a mark for identifying one phrase P1, P2, etc. immediately after the start of reproduction from the other is also performed.

  FIG. 8A shows the display state of the lower area h2 when playback starts from an even-numbered phrase P12 in the middle of the song, and the phrase P12 immediately after the start of playback is displayed in the lower part h22 of the lower area h2. The phrase P13 to be reproduced next is displayed in the upper part h21. In this case, the display processing unit 18 performs a process of displaying an identification mark 28 “<S>” at the beginning of the phrase P12 immediately after the start of reproduction. With the additional display of the identification mark 28, even if the two phrases P12 and P13 are displayed upside down, the user can easily grasp which phrase should be referred to when singing.

  FIG. 8B shows the display state of the lower area h2 when reproduction is started from an odd-numbered phrase P13 in the middle of the song, and the upper part h21 of the lower area h2 has a phrase P13 immediately after the start of reproduction. Is displayed in the lower portion h22, and an identification mark 28 is displayed at the beginning of the phrase P13 immediately after the start of reproduction.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the description of each part of the mobile phone 10 will be continued. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 19 is applied with a semiconductor memory or a small hard disk device, and the karaoke data Kd downloaded from the central device 2 and the player While storing the program Ap, a control program Sp that prescribes the processing contents of the system control unit 12 is stored in advance in order to exhibit the functions of the mobile phone 10.

  The player program Ap defines the processing content performed by the system control unit 12 as the internal processing content of the mobile phone device 10 so that the mobile phone device 10 functions as a karaoke device. Specifically, the player program Ap is a process for displaying various menus for reproduction and setting as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B on the display panel unit 10c, and lyrics associated with FIGS. Is displayed on the display panel unit 10c, and control processing related to the reproduction of karaoke music is defined.

  As for the menu display process, for example, when the system control unit 12 recognizes that the player program Ap is activated and an operation key (not shown) of the operation unit 11 is pressed, the reproduction method selection menu 21 and FIG. The system control unit 12 performs processing for transmitting a control instruction for displaying a menu such as the lyrics display selection menu 22 of 6 (b) to the display processing unit 18 in accordance with the specified contents of the player program Ap.

  6A, when the system control unit 12 recognizes that the “normal playback” field 21a has been depressed by the enter key 11e of the operation unit 11, the contents specified in the player program Ap. The system control unit 12 reads the karaoke data Kd from the storage unit 19 at any time, outputs an instruction to reproduce the music data Gd to the MIDI sound source unit 16, and simultaneously reproduces the lyrics related to the lyrics data Vd as the reproduction time of the music data Gd. At the same time, a process of outputting an instruction to be displayed on the display panel unit 10c to the display processing unit 18 is performed. During this reproduction process, the system control unit 12 also outputs information such as the number of lyrics phrase parts V1 to Vn of the lyrics data Vd shown in FIG. The display processing unit 18 receives such information of the lyric data Vd and generates an indicator 25 to be displayed.

  Further, when the system control unit 12 recognizes that the “memory playback” column 21b is pushed down by the enter key 11e of the operation unit 11 in the playback method selection menu 21 of FIG. 6A, the specified contents of the player program Ap. Accordingly, the system control unit 12 outputs to the MIDI sound source unit 16 and the display processing unit 18 an instruction to start playback from the time data T0 to Tn indicating the position of the karaoke data Kd stored in the storage unit 19 by memory processing described later. Process.

  When the MIDI sound source unit 16 and the display processing unit 18 receive the time data T0 to Tn indicating the position in the song, the MIDI sound source unit 16 and the display processing unit 18 start the reproduction and display processing from the phrase portion corresponding to the time data T0 to Tn. As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the unit 18 performs a process of adding an identification mark 28 to the phrases P12 and P13 immediately after the start of reproduction.

  6B, when the system control unit 12 recognizes that the “normal display” field 22a has been depressed by the enter key 11e of the operation unit 11, in the lyrics display selection menu 22 of FIG. Accordingly, the system control unit 12 performs a process of outputting the lyrics data Vd and a signal related to the identification tag “</ 1>” to the display processing unit 18. When the display processing unit 18 receives a signal related to the identification tag “</ 1>”, the display processing unit 18 performs processing to hide the attached information, and performs display as illustrated in FIG. 9.

  Further, in the lyrics display selection menu 22 of FIG. 6B, when the system control unit 12 recognizes that the “attached information display” field 22b is depressed by the enter key 11e, the lyrics processing unit 18 sends the lyrics data Vd and A process for outputting a signal related to the identification tag “<1>” is performed, and the display processing unit 18 displays the attached information f1 and f2 as shown in FIG.

  Also, once activated, the player program Ap causes the up and down keys 11a and 11b of the operation unit 11 to function as a movement instruction and scroll instruction receiving means for changing the position of the cursor point 27, and hereinafter, the left key 11c is used as a reproduction instruction. The memory instruction receiving means, the right key 11d functions as a playback stop instruction receiving means, and the enter key 11e functions as a selection receiving means for receiving selection of a phrase indicated by the cursor point 27.

  Therefore, when the system control unit 12 recognizes that the upper key 11a or the lower key 11b has been pressed, the system control unit 12 moves the cursor point 27 up or down according to the specified contents of the player program Ap. Is output to the display processing unit 18. Further, when the cursor point 27 indicates the highest phrase P10 or the lowest phrase P14 and the system control unit 12 recognizes the depression of the upper key 11a or the lower key 11b, the system control unit 12 displays the lyrics to be displayed. A process of outputting an instruction to scroll up or down to the display processing unit 18 is performed.

  Upon receiving the instruction relating to the movement of the cursor point 27 described above, the display processing unit 18 performs a process of displaying the cursor point 27 at a position corresponding to the instruction, and the display form of the right-up hatching of the indicator 25 according to the instruction. The display processing is performed on any of the blocks 25a to 25g.

  7A, when the system control unit 12 recognizes that the enter key 11e is depressed while the cursor point 27 indicates the phrase P12, the system control unit according to the specified contents of the player program Ap. 12 from the time data Tx to the MIDI sound source unit 16 and the display processing unit 18 so as to start the reproduction of the karaoke data Kd from the part corresponding to the phrase P12 (the part specified by the time data Tx corresponding to the phrase P12). Processing to output a playback instruction is performed. The time data Tx means any one of the time data T0 to Tn.

  In response to this reproduction instruction, the MIDI sound source unit 16 performs reproduction processing of the music data Gd from the location defined by the time data Tx. Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, the display processing unit 18 performs a process of displaying the phrase P12 corresponding to the time data Tx, the subsequent phrase P13, and the identification mark 28 in the lower area h2. Then, the process of displaying the instruction point 26 so as to indicate one of the blocks 25a to 25g corresponding to the reproduction start position of the indicator 25 is performed.

  Further, when the system control unit 12 recognizes that the left key 11c is pressed after the determination key 11e is pressed as described above, the system control unit 12 stores the time data Tx in accordance with the specified contents of the player program Ap. Processing (memory processing) stored in the unit 19 is performed. After the memory processing is performed in this way, when the “memory reproduction” column 21b is selected in the reproduction method selection menu 21 of FIG. 6A described above, the karaoke data Kd is obtained from the location corresponding to the time data Tx. A process to be reproduced is performed.

  When the system control unit 12 recognizes that the left key 11c is simply depressed regardless of the depression of the enter key 11e, the system control unit 12 reproduces the karaoke data Kd from the beginning in accordance with the specified contents of the player program Ap. Is performed to output a reproduction instruction to the MIDI sound source unit 16 and the display processing unit 18.

  Furthermore, when the system control unit 12 recognizes that the right key 11d has been pressed, the system control unit 12 outputs a playback stop instruction to the MIDI sound source unit 16 and the display processing unit 18 in accordance with the specified contents of the player program Ap. Process. In response to this stop instruction, the MIDI sound source unit 16 performs a playback stop process for the music data Gd, and the display processing unit 18 stops the phrase display process corresponding to the playback location in the lower area h2 and displays the lyrics in the display range H. Is displayed (see FIG. 9). Note that the player program Ap displays lyrics in the display range H as shown in FIG. 9 when the keys 11a to 11e cannot be depressed after being activated.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a series of processing procedures in the case where the mobile phone 10 functions as a karaoke device by the system control unit 12 performing various control processes based on the above-described definition of the player program Ap.
Hereinafter, according to this flowchart, the process procedure as the karaoke apparatus of the mobile telephone 10 mentioned above is demonstrated. This flowchart is based on the premise that the player program Ap and the karaoke data Kd to be played are already downloaded and stored in the mobile phone 10 and the player program Ap is activated.

  First, it is determined whether or not there is a reproduction instruction from the user by depressing the left key 11c or by selecting the “normal reproduction” column 21a or the “memory reproduction” column 21b in the reproduction method selection menu 21 in FIG. The system control unit 12 determines (S1). When there is no reproduction instruction (S1: NO), the mobile phone 10 displays the lyrics in the display range H as shown in FIG. 9 (S3), and returns to the determination step (S1) of whether or not there is a reproduction instruction, It will be in a waiting state. If there is a playback instruction (S1: YES), the mobile phone 10 displays the phrases P1 and P2 of the playback location in the lower area h2 and the lyrics in the upper area h1 as shown in FIG. 7A. (S2).

  Next, the system control unit 12 determines whether or not there is a scroll instruction by depressing the upper key 11a and the lower key 11b (S4). If there is a scroll instruction (S4: YES), the mobile phone 10 is in the upper area. The lyrics displayed on h1 are scrolled (S5). If there is no scroll instruction (S4: NO), the system control unit 12 determines whether or not there is an instruction to select a desired phrase by depressing the enter key 11e after the scroll process (S5). S6).

  When there is a selection instruction (S6: YES), the mobile phone 10 performs playback from the selected location (phrase) and displays the selected location phrase in the lower area h2 as shown in FIGS. (S7). If there is no selection instruction (S6: NO), the system control unit 12 determines whether or not the reproduction of the karaoke data Kd is completed after the reproduction and display processing (S7) of the selected portion. S8). If the reproduction has not been completed (S8: NO), the process returns to the stage (S2) for displaying the phrase and the lyrics at the reproduction position. On the other hand, if the reproduction has been completed (S8: YES), the process is terminated.

  Thus, in the mobile phone device 10 that performs processing based on the player program Ap according to the first embodiment, the display shown in FIG. Karaoke data Kd can be reproduced from a desired location by performing an operation of selecting a phrase displayed in the upper area h1, which is suitable for singing practice from a desired location. . Further, if a memory operation is performed at the same time as the selection, it can be easily reproduced from a desired location, so that it can be utilized when practicing singing repeatedly.

  Note that the processing content of the player program Ap and the mobile phone 10 according to the first embodiment is not limited to the above-described form, and there are various modifications. For example, when a playback location is selected and moved, the identification mark 28 is added as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B so that the phrase at the playback start location can be distinguished from other phrases. In addition, it is also possible to change the color of the background range of the upper part h21 or the lower part h21 corresponding to the playback start side phrase in the lower area h2, or to change the character form.

  In addition, the attached information may include a breathing part, a guitar chord, etc. Further, when the attached information is unnecessary, the attached information is deleted from the lyrics data Vd, and the processing portion related to the attached information is deleted. May be. In this way, the lyrics data Vd is not special, and the same data as before can be used, and the existing karaoke content data is a mobile phone in which the player program Ap according to the first embodiment is installed. The content can also be used effectively for the device 10.

  Further, various instructions from the user can be received by other operation keys, buttons, switches, etc. in addition to the keys 11a to 11e of the operation unit 11, and the touch panel type display panel unit 10c. In a device having the above, an instruction from a user may be received by a soft key portion provided in the display panel unit 10c.

  Furthermore, when the portable telephone 10 is provided with a slot for a removable storage medium such as a semiconductor memory, the removable recording medium stores the karaoke data Kd and the player program Ap, and this removable recording medium. The mobile phone device 10 may acquire (accept) the karaoke data Kd and the player program Ap. The player program AP according to the first embodiment may be installed in an information processing apparatus such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a personal computer so that these information processing apparatuses function as the karaoke apparatus according to the first embodiment. Is possible.

  Further, the processing and configuration of the mobile phone 10 in which the player program Ap according to the first embodiment is installed can be applied to the dedicated karaoke system 30 shown in FIG.

  The karaoke system 30 includes a monitor device 32 that displays lyrics and images related to a karaoke song to be played, a speaker 33 that outputs a karaoke song playback sound and a user singing sound, and a microphone 34 that collects the user singing sound. A karaoke device 31 connected to the karaoke device 31 and a remote control device (corresponding to a remote control device; hereinafter referred to as a remote control device) 40 for transmitting a reproduction instruction or the like to the karaoke device 31 by radio are provided. The monitor device 32 of the karaoke device 31 has a horizontally long display surface 32a, and the remote control device 40 also has a horizontally long display panel surface 40a.

  By applying the configuration (see FIG. 5) like the mobile phone 10 described above to the karaoke apparatus 31, the karaoke data Kd and the player program Ap are stored, and the processing configuration relating to the display of the player program Ap is changed to the horizontally long display surface 32a. By changing to a configuration suitable for the above, it is possible to realize the display form of lyrics shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 11B, the display range R of the display surface 32a is divided into a left region r1 and a right region r2. The left region r1 corresponds to the upper region h1 of the display panel unit 10c of the mobile phone 10 described above, and the phrases P10 to P14 constituting the lyrics of the karaoke data Kd to be reproduced are displayed in a scrollable manner, and the cursor point 37 is also displayed. The right region r1 corresponds to the lower region h1 of the display panel unit 10c of the mobile phone 10 described above, and the phrase P1 and the next phrase P2 corresponding to the playback location of the karaoke data Kd are displayed on the upper and lower parts r21 and r22. Is done.

  Further, an indicator 35 is displayed across the left region r1 and the right region r2 at the upper part of the display surface 32a, and an instruction point 36 for indicating a block corresponding to a reproduction position in each block constituting the indicator 35 is displayed. To do. Thus, even when the lyrics that can be scrolled and the lyrics corresponding to the playback location are displayed side by side, the user can check the phrase according to the song location and the overall lyrics at a time, and display it in the left region r1. If an operation for selecting a phrase to be performed is performed, the karaoke data Kd can be reproduced from a desired location.

  The internal configuration of the karaoke device 31 is that the microphone 10d, the speaker 10e, and the display panel unit 10c are replaced with the external microphone 34, the speaker 33, and the monitor device 32 as compared with the mobile phone 10 of FIG. 13 is changed to a wired communication means (refer to FIG. 13 for details).

  Furthermore, the configuration of the above-described mobile phone 10 (see FIG. 5) is applied to the remote controller 40 to store the lyrics data Vd of the karaoke data Kd and the portion related to the display processing of the player program Ap, and the player program By changing the processing configuration related to the display of Ap to a configuration suitable for the horizontally long display panel surface 40a, the display form as shown in FIG. 11B can be applied to the remote control device 40 as well. The remote control device 40 has a configuration in which processing units related to the reproduction of music data Gd such as the MIDI sound source unit 16 and the audio processing unit 17 are omitted from the cellular phone 10 shown in FIG. 5 (see FIG. 14 for details). Similar to the karaoke apparatus 31 described above, the lyrics that can be scrolled and the lyrics portion of the playback portion can be displayed side by side.

  12 (a) and 12 (b) show lyrics display forms in the karaoke system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The karaoke system according to the second embodiment has the same configuration as the karaoke system 30 including the karaoke device 31 to which the monitor device 32, the speaker 33, and the microphone 34 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, description will be made using the same reference numerals as those of the karaoke system 30 shown in FIG.

  The karaoke system 30 of the second embodiment displays lyrics (phrases P1 and P2) corresponding to the current playback location shown in FIG. 12A on the display surface 32a of the monitor device 32 on the karaoke device 31 side, while the remote controller The display panel 40a of the device 40 is characterized in that the lyrics (phrases P10 to P14) of the karaoke song to be reproduced shown in FIG. The content displayed on the display surface 32a includes the display content related to the lower region h2 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 7A, and the content displayed on the display panel unit 40a relates to the upper region h1 in the first embodiment. The lyrics portion excluding the indicator 25 corresponds to this.

  FIG. 13 shows a main internal configuration of the karaoke apparatus 31. The karaoke device 31 includes a karaoke control unit 31a that performs various control processes. The karaoke control unit 31a includes a communication unit 31b, a RAM 31c, a ROM 31d, a storage device 31e, a monitor controller 31f, an interface unit 31g, a synthesizer unit 31h, The light receiving unit 31i is connected by an internal bus.

  The communication unit 31b is connected to a network (not shown), accesses a device (not shown) that distributes karaoke data Kd via the network, and receives karaoke data. The RAM 31c temporarily stores data related to processing performed by the karaoke control unit 31a, and the ROM 31d stores a program that defines basic processing performed by the karaoke control unit 31a. The storage device 31e stores a karaoke program Yp that defines the processing contents of the karaoke control unit 31a, and also stores karaoke data Kd and various data received by the communication unit 31b.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the image Z1 is also displayed according to the lyrics corresponding to the playback location, so that the karaoke data Kd used in the second embodiment is the lyrics data Vd. Although the image data Zd is combined, the basic data configuration is the same as the content shown in FIG. 4A according to the first embodiment.

  The monitor controller 31f is connected to the monitor device 32, and performs a process of displaying the lyrics and images (see FIG. 12A) related to the lyrics data Vd and the image data Zd on the monitor device 32 as the karaoke data Kd is reproduced. . The interface unit 31g is connected to an operation unit 31j that directly receives an operation instruction from a user, and performs a process of transmitting to the karaoke control unit 31a a karaoke song search instruction and a reproduction instruction received by the operation unit 31j.

  The synthesizer unit 31h performs a process of reproducing the music data Gd of the karaoke data Kd based on an instruction from the karaoke control unit 31a. The synthesizer unit 31h is connected to the amplifier mixer unit 31k, and outputs the reproduced music sound from the speaker 8 through the amplifier mixer unit 6n. Note that the amplifier mixer unit 6n is connected to the microphone 7, and also performs a process of amplifying the input sound from the microphone 7 and outputting it from the speaker 8.

  The light receiving unit 31i receives a signal transmitted from the remote control device 40 as infrared light, and performs a process of transmitting the received instruction signal to the karaoke control unit 31a. In addition, as a signal (instruction) from the remote control device 40 received by the light receiving unit 31i, a karaoke song selection signal, a signal for reproducing a karaoke song from the beginning, a signal for instructing a reproduction start location of the karaoke song, one in the lyrics There is a signal indicating the part.

  The karaoke control unit 31a appropriately performs a process defined by the karaoke program Yp stored in the storage device 31e based on various instructions from the user received by the operation unit 31j or the light receiving unit 31i. For example, when a karaoke song selection signal is received, karaoke data Kd of the karaoke song is acquired by the communication unit 31b and stored in the storage device 31e. When a playback instruction for the karaoke data Kd is received, karaoke control is performed. The unit 31a performs control processing for reproducing the music data Gd in the karaoke data Kd to be reproduced by the synthesizer unit 31h, and performs control processing for reproducing and displaying the lyrics data Vd and the image data Zd by the monitor controller 31f.

  Further, the karaoke control unit 31a reads the information of the lyric data Vd to be reproduced when the karaoke data Kd is reproduced, and designates the indicator 35 relating to the entire data range of the karaoke data Kd as the instruction point 36. The instruction control generated together with the monitor controller 31f is performed. The monitor controller 31 f performs processing for displaying the contents as shown in FIG. 12A on the display surface 32 a of the monitor device 32 based on the control of the karaoke control unit 31 a described above.

  Furthermore, when the karaoke control unit 31a receives a reproduction start instruction from a location desired by the user, the karaoke control unit 31a performs a control process of reproducing the karaoke data Kd from the location corresponding to the instruction. As in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, processing for adding the identification mark 38 to the beginning of the phrase P12 immediately after reproduction is performed by the monitor controller 31f so that the phrase immediately after reproduction can be identified.

  As shown in FIG. 15, an instruction point 36 is displayed at the upper portion of the display surface 32a of the monitor device 32 in correspondence with the playback location, and an image Z10 corresponding to the playback location is displayed at the central location. Also displays a phrase P13 that is continuous to the lowermost phrase P12. In addition, when the karaoke control unit 31a receives an instruction to change an instruction location of a lyric phrase displayed on the remote control device 40, which will be described later, the block in the indicator 35 corresponding to the location corresponding to the instruction is raised to the right. The monitor controller 31f is made to perform the process of making the display form.

  On the other hand, FIG. 14 shows a main internal configuration of the remote control device 40. The remote control device 40 has a function of searching for karaoke songs to be played back by the karaoke device 31 and is characterized in that the lyrics of the karaoke songs determined to be played are displayed on the display panel unit 40a in a scrollable manner.

  The remote control device 41 has a remote control unit 41 that performs various control processes for the entire device. The remote control unit 41 includes a communication light emitting unit 42, a RAM 43, a ROM 44, a storage unit 45, a display processing interface unit 46, and an interface unit 47. Are connected by an internal bus. In addition, a display panel unit 40 a is connected to the display processing interface unit 46, and an operation unit 48 that receives various instructions from the user is connected to the interface unit 47. Although not shown, the operation unit 48 has buttons that play the same role as the keys 11a to 11e in the mobile phone 10 of the first embodiment, and accepts instructions related to searching and selecting karaoke songs. It also has buttons.

  The communication light emitting unit 42 uses, as infrared light, a signal for reproducing a karaoke song from the beginning under the control of the remote controller 41 based on an instruction from the user received by the operation unit 48, a signal for instructing a reproduction start location of the karaoke song The process issued to the karaoke apparatus 31 is performed. The RAM 43 temporarily stores data related to the processing of the remote control unit 41, and the ROM 44 stores a program that defines the basic processing contents of the remote control unit 41.

  The storage unit 45 also includes a song search data Td for selecting a karaoke song, a plurality of lyrics data Vd related to lyrics displayed on the display panel unit 40a, and a remote control program Cp that defines the processing content of the remote control unit 41. I remember it. The lyrics data Vd has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment. The display processing interface unit 46 performs processing for displaying the song search screen and the lyrics of the karaoke song selected by the search on the display panel unit 40a as shown in FIG. The interface unit 47 performs a process of transmitting the operation content (instruction) from the user received by the operation unit 48 including a plurality of buttons and switches to the remote control unit 41.

  Upon receiving an instruction to select a specific karaoke song from the operation unit 48, the remote controller 41 searches the song search data Td in the storage unit 45, identifies the karaoke song related to the selection instruction, and selects the identified karaoke song. In order to notify the karaoke apparatus 31, a process for issuing a karaoke song selection signal from the communication light emitting unit 42 is performed.

  In addition, when the operation unit 48 receives an instruction to reproduce the specified karaoke song, the remote control unit 41 performs a process of issuing an instruction signal for reproducing the karaoke song from the communication light emitting unit 42, and similarly to the first embodiment. The display processing interface unit 46 is caused to display the lyrics phrases P10 to P14 related to the lyrics data Vd corresponding to the identified karaoke song on the display panel 40a together with the attached information f1 and f2 (see FIG. 12B). ). The display processing interface unit 46 displays a cursor point 37 for designating one phrase P12 together with the lyrics as in the first embodiment.

  Further, when the operation unit 48 receives an instruction to move the cursor point 37 up or down in a state where the content shown in FIG. 12B is displayed, the display processing interface unit 46 is controlled by the remote control control unit 41. The process of moving the position 37 up or down and displaying is performed. Furthermore, when the operation unit 48 receives an instruction to move the cursor point 37 up or down when the cursor point 37 is positioned at the top or the bottom, the display processing interface unit 46 is controlled by the remote controller control unit 41. A process of scrolling the lyrics displayed on the display panel 40a upward or downward is performed.

  When the operation unit 48 receives an instruction to move the cursor point 37 up or down, the remote control unit 41 communicates a change instruction indicating the position at which the cursor point 37 is moved up or down. Control emitted from the light emitting unit 42 is performed.

  When the operation unit 48 receives a phrase selection instruction in a state where the cursor point 37 indicates any one phrase, the communication light emitting unit 42 issues an instruction signal for starting reproduction from a location corresponding to the phrase. As described above, the remote controller 41 performs control. Furthermore, after the selection instruction is received, when the operation unit 48 receives a memory processing operation, the storage unit 45 stores the phrase part (the part defined by the time data T0 to Tn) related to the selection. The remote control control unit 41 performs control. As described above, once the location of the phrase is stored, when the operation unit 48 receives a memory playback instruction as in the first embodiment, the communication light emitting unit 42 issues a playback instruction from the stored location. The remote control control unit 41 performs control.

  As described above, the karaoke system 30 according to the second embodiment allows the user to sing the current song by the display on the monitor device 32 shown in FIG. 12A and the display on the remote control device 40 side shown in FIG. You can check the phrase according to the location and the overall lyrics at once. In addition, if the user performs an operation of selecting a phrase displayed on the remote control device 40 side, the karaoke device 31 can reproduce the karaoke data Kd from a desired location.

  Also in the second embodiment, various modifications relating to the processing contents in the mobile phone 10 in which the player program Ap described in the first embodiment is installed can be applied. In the second embodiment, the remote controller 40 is provided with a communication function for a network such as the Internet, and the song search data Td and the lyrics data Vd are acquired from the network, so that the data for the new karaoke song is updated. It is also possible to reduce the processing load related to data update by performing the above on the network side.

It is the schematic which shows the whole structure of the karaoke network system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a central apparatus. It is the schematic which shows the top page of the website which a central apparatus opens. (A) is a figure which shows the notional structure of music data and lyrics data, (b) is the figure which showed notionally the content of one lyrics phrase part in lyrics data. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a mobile telephone. (A) is a schematic diagram showing a reproduction method selection menu, and (b) is a schematic diagram showing a lyrics display selection menu. (A) is the schematic which shows the content which displayed the part corresponding to the lyrics and reproduction | regeneration location in a mobile telephone, (b) is the schematic which shows an indicator. (A) (b) is the schematic which shows the content which displayed the part and the part corresponding to the indicator and reproduction | regeneration location in a mobile telephone. It is the schematic which shows the display content in the reproduction | regeneration stop in a mobile telephone device. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content based on a player program. (A) is the schematic which shows the structure of a karaoke system, (b) is the schematic which shows the display content which concerns on the modification of 1st Embodiment. (A) is the schematic which shows the display content in the karaoke apparatus side which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, (b) is the schematic which shows the display content in the remote control apparatus side. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the karaoke apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the remote control apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the display content by the side of a karaoke apparatus when the reproduction | regeneration start location is selected. It is the schematic which shows the conventional display content.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke network system 2 Central apparatus 10 Mobile phone 10c Display panel part 11 Operation part 12 System control part 16 MIDI sound source part 18 Display processing part 19 Memory | storage part 25 Indicator 26 Instruction point 27 Cursor point 30 Karaoke system 31 Karaoke apparatus 32 Monitor apparatus 40 Remote control device 40a Display panel section f1, f2 Attached information H Display range h1 Upper area h2 Lower area P1, P2, P10 to P16 Phrase Kd Karaoke data Gd Music data Vd Lyrics data Ap Player program

Claims (22)

In a lyrics display device comprising a data receiving means for receiving data and a display unit for displaying lyrics related to the lyrics data received by the data receiving means,
A first display processing means for performing processing for displaying a part of the lyrics in one area of the display unit;
Second display processing means for performing processing for displaying the lyrics in another area of the display unit;
Instruction receiving means for receiving a scroll instruction of lyrics displayed in the other area,
The lyrics display device, wherein the second display processing means includes means for scrolling lyrics to be displayed based on a scroll instruction received by the instruction receiving means. Comprising selection accepting means for accepting selection of one phrase from the lyrics displayed in the other area;
2. The lyrics display device according to claim 1, wherein the first display processing means performs display processing of one phrase corresponding to the selection received by the selection receiving means. A storage medium;
Storage processing means for performing processing for storing the location in the lyrics of one phrase according to the selection received by the selection receiving means in the storage medium;
The lyrics display device according to claim 2, wherein the first display processing means performs display processing of one phrase related to the stored location. The first display processing means includes
It is designed to display multiple consecutive phrases,
The lyric display device according to claim 2, further comprising a display unit that performs display processing for identifying one phrase corresponding to the selection received by the selection receiving unit from another phrase. The data receiving means is adapted to receive music data combined corresponding to the lyrics data,
Reproducing means for reproducing the music data combined with the lyrics data of the lyrics displayed on the display unit,
5. The first display processing unit according to claim 1, wherein the first display processing unit performs a process of displaying a lyric phrase corresponding to a reproduction position of music data reproduced by the reproduction unit. 6. Lyric display device. The first display processing means includes means for stopping display processing when the reproducing means is not reproducing music data,
6. The lyrics display according to claim 5, wherein the second display processing means performs a process of displaying lyrics in one area and another area of the display section when the reproducing means is not reproducing music data. apparatus.   The indicator display means which performs the process which displays on the said display part the indicator which matches the reproduction | regeneration location of the music data which the said reproduction | regeneration means reproduce | regenerate matches with all the data ranges of this music data, The said display part is provided. Lyric display device. Comprising a change instruction accepting means for accepting a change instruction of a selection target related to acceptance of the selection accepting means,
The lyric display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the indicator display means indicates a location corresponding to the change instruction received by the change instruction reception means in association with the entire data range. The lyric data has attached information,
The lyrics display device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the second display processing means performs processing for displaying lyrics and attached information. Karaoke device having an output means for reproducing karaoke data and outputting music sound, a display unit for displaying a phrase of lyrics corresponding to a reproduction location, and a remote operation for wirelessly transmitting an instruction relating to the accepted operation to the karaoke device In a karaoke system equipped with a device,
The remote control device is:
A display panel section;
A storage unit storing song search data and lyrics data;
Song receiving means for receiving selection of a karaoke song to be reproduced based on song search data stored in the storage unit;
Display processing means for performing processing for displaying lyrics related to the lyrics data of the karaoke song received by the song receiving means on the display panel unit;
Instruction receiving means for receiving a scroll instruction of lyrics displayed on the display panel unit,
The karaoke system characterized in that the display processing means includes means for scrolling lyrics to be displayed based on a scroll instruction received by the instruction receiving means. The remote control device is:
Selection accepting means for accepting selection of one phrase from the lyrics displayed on the display panel unit;
Means for transmitting to the karaoke apparatus a reproduction instruction for instructing reproduction from one phrase according to the selection accepted by the selection accepting means;
The karaoke device
The karaoke system according to claim 10, further comprising means for reproducing karaoke data from one phrase related to the transmitted reproduction instruction. The remote control device is:
A storage processing means for performing processing for storing a part in the lyrics of one phrase corresponding to the selection received by the selection receiving means in the storage unit;
The karaoke system according to claim 11, further comprising means for transmitting to the karaoke apparatus a reproduction instruction for instructing reproduction from one phrase corresponding to the stored location. The karaoke device
A plurality of consecutive phrases are displayed on the display unit,
13. The karaoke system according to claim 11, further comprising a display unit configured to perform display processing for identifying one phrase corresponding to the selection received by the selection receiving unit from another phrase. The karaoke device
The karaoke according to any one of claims 10 to 13, further comprising indicator display means for performing a process of displaying on the display unit an indicator indicating the reproduction location of karaoke data in association with the entire data range of the karaoke data. system. The remote control device is:
A change instruction accepting means for accepting an instruction to change the selection target related to the acceptance of the selection accepting means;
Means for transmitting the change instruction received by the change instruction receiving means to the karaoke device,
The karaoke device
The karaoke system according to claim 14, further comprising means for indicating a portion corresponding to the transmitted change instruction in association with the entire data range. Lyric data stored in the storage unit of the remote control device has attached information,
The karaoke system according to any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein the remote control device includes means for performing processing for displaying lyrics and attached information on the display panel unit. In a computer program for causing a computer including an instruction receiving unit, a data storage unit, and a display unit to display lyrics related to lyrics data stored in the storage unit on the display unit,
The computer,
Means for performing a process of displaying a part of the lyrics in one area of the display unit;
Means for displaying the lyrics in another area of the display unit;
A computer program that causes a lyrics to be displayed in the other area to be scrolled based on a scroll instruction received by the receiving unit. The computer,
18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising: a unit configured to perform processing for displaying one phrase in the lyrics displayed in the other area according to the selection instruction received by the receiving unit in the one area of the display unit. A computer program described in 1. The computer,
Storage processing means for performing processing for storing in the storage unit a part in the lyrics of one phrase corresponding to the selection instruction received by the reception unit;
The computer program according to claim 18, wherein the computer program functions as means for performing processing for displaying one phrase related to a location stored in the storage unit in one area of the display unit. The computer,
Means for performing a process of displaying a plurality of consecutive phrases in one area of the display unit;
20. The display unit according to claim 18 or 19, wherein a display process for identifying one phrase according to a selection instruction received by the reception unit from another phrase is performed as a unit for performing an area of the display unit. A computer program described in 1. Music data combined corresponding to the lyrics data is stored in the storage unit,
The computer,
Reproducing means for reproducing music data combined with lyrics data of lyrics displayed on the display unit;
21. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the display unit functions as means for performing processing for displaying a phrase of lyrics corresponding to a reproduction position of music data reproduced by the reproduction unit in an area of the display unit. Computer program described in 1. The computer,
The function according to claim 21, wherein the playback unit functions as a unit that performs processing for displaying on the display unit an indicator that indicates the playback location of the music data that is played back by the playback unit in association with the entire data range of the music data. Computer program.

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