JP2007193150A - Karaoke device and program of karaoke information processing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and correctly select a song name by using a bar code without specifically providing an area for displaying the bar code. <P>SOLUTION: At a position of a letter which can be recognized by human eyes, a stealth bar code reader 6 is provided for reading a bar code corresponding to a selected letter according to operation from a karaoke book 7 in which the stealth bar code for expressing the letter is displayed. A CPU of a karaoke device main body 1 displays a list of song names related to the letter corresponding to the bar code read by the stealth bar code reader 6 on a television receiver 3. When one song name is selected from the displayed list of the song names by switching operation in an operation panel 1a of the main body 1, playing of the selected song is instructed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus and a karaoke information processing program, and more particularly to a karaoke apparatus and a karaoke information processing program for a user to easily select and sing a desired song name.

In a karaoke apparatus, as a method for a user to select a song that the user wants to sing, a unique number assigned to a song name is input by a switch by looking at a book in a song list. However, it is cumbersome to input a song title number by a switch operation in a dim karaoke room or the like, and there is a risk of entering an incorrect number. On the other hand, a method of reading and inputting a barcode instead of inputting a number has been proposed. The proposed microphone with a barcode reader has a configuration in which a barcode reader for reading a barcode is provided at the rear end of the wireless type microphone. According to this configuration, it is possible to easily and accurately select a song title even in a dim karaoke room. (See Patent Document 1)
JP-A-6-214582

However, as in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, adding a barcode corresponding to each song name in a song list book requires providing a special area for displaying the barcode.
The present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, so that a song title can be easily and accurately selected using a barcode without specially providing an area for displaying the barcode. The purpose is to do.

  The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1 is a karaoke in which a barcode of invisible light representing the character is displayed at the position of the character that can be recognized by visible light (corresponding to the stealth barcode in FIG. 4 in the embodiment). Reading means (in the embodiment, the stealth barcode in FIG. 1) that reads the barcode corresponding to the character selected in accordance with the operation from the music information medium (corresponding to the karaoke book 7 in FIG. 1 in the embodiment) A display unit (corresponding to the reader 6) and display means (in the embodiment, the TV receiver 3 of FIG. 1 or the remote control device 2 of FIG. 2) of a list of song names related to characters corresponding to the barcode read by the reading means Display control means (corresponding to the display section 2h) (corresponding to the CPU 11 and the video signal output section 15 in FIG. 5 in the embodiment) and the display means. A performance instructing means (in the embodiment, corresponding to the CPU 11 in FIG. 5) for instructing performance of the selected music when one music title is selected from the selected music title list It has become.

2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays a list of song names belonging to the repertoire of singer names corresponding to the barcode read by the reading means on the display means. It may be configured.
Alternatively, in the karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, as described in claim 3, the display control means displays a list of song names belonging to the genre name corresponding to the barcode read by the reading means on the display means. It may be configured.
Alternatively, in the karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, as described in claim 4, the display control means displays a list of song names including a part of characters corresponding to the barcode read by the reading means in the song name or lyrics. You may make it the structure displayed on a means.

  The karaoke information processing program according to claim 5 displays an invisible light bar code (in the embodiment, corresponding to the stealth bar code in FIG. 4) that represents the character at the position of the character that can be recognized by visible light. The bar code corresponding to the character selected in response to the operation from the information medium of the karaoke song (corresponding to the karaoke book 7 in FIG. 1 in the embodiment) is read out (in the embodiment, the stealth in FIG. 1). Display means (step A for inputting the read barcode) and a list of song names related to the characters corresponding to the barcode input in step A In the embodiment, step B displayed on the TV receiver 3 in FIG. 1) and one of the song name lists displayed on the display means are displayed. And step C of instructing the playing of music that is the selection when Song is selected, the computer (in embodiments corresponds to the CPU11 of FIG. 5) has a structure to be executed by the.

In the karaoke information processing program according to claim 5, as described in claim 6, step B displays on the display means a list of song names belonging to the repertoire of singer names corresponding to the barcode input in step A. Such a configuration may be adopted.
Alternatively, in the karaoke information processing program according to claim 5, as described in claim 7, step B displays a list of song names belonging to the genre name corresponding to the bar code input at step A on the display means. Such a configuration may be adopted.
Alternatively, in the karaoke information processing program according to claim 5, as described in claim 8, step B includes a list of song names including a part of characters corresponding to the barcode input at step A in the song name or lyrics. May be displayed on the display means.

  According to the karaoke apparatus and the karaoke information processing program of the present invention, there is an effect that a song title can be easily and accurately selected using a barcode without specially providing an area for displaying the barcode.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a system configuration of an embodiment to which a karaoke apparatus and a karaoke information processing program of the present invention are applied. As shown in FIG. 1, this system includes a karaoke device main body 1 (hereinafter referred to as “main body 1”), a remote control device 2, a TV (television) receiver 3, a speaker 4, a microphone 5, and a stealth bar code reader 6. Has been. Furthermore, the karaoke book 7 in which the karaoke song name, singer name, and genre name are written is used in this system. An operation panel 1a and a data input terminal 1b are provided on the front surface of the main body 1, and a TV video terminal and a TV audio terminal (not shown) are provided on the rear surface. Correspondingly, the TV receiver 3 is also provided with a TV video terminal 3a and a TV audio terminal 3b, which are connected to the main body 1 by a video cable 8 and an audio cable 9, respectively. The data input terminal 1 b of the main body 1 is connected to the stealth bar code reader 6 by the cable 10, and the bar code read by the stealth bar code reader 6 is input to the main body 1. The microphone 5 transmits an audio signal corresponding to the input singing voice to the main body 1 by infrared communication or other wireless communication. Further, a stealth bar code reader 5 a for reading the bar code of the karaoke book 7 is provided at the end of the microphone 5 opposite to the microphone part, as with the stealth bar code reader 6. The remote control device 2 transmits a control signal corresponding to the operation to the main body 1 by infrared communication or other wireless communication.

  FIG. 2 is an external view of the remote control device 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the remote control device 2 includes a singer name switch 2a, a song name switch 2b, a character input switch 2c for inputting characters, numbers and symbols, a cursor switch 2d, a decision switch 2e, a performance switch (start switch and temporary switch). Stop switch) 2f, performance stop switch 2g, and the like. These switch groups are the same as the switch groups provided on the operation panel 1 a of the main body 1. In addition, the remote control device 2 is provided with a display unit 2h. The display unit 2h is composed of an LCD (liquid crystal display), and can display the same content as the karaoke information displayed on the TV receiver 3. A data input terminal 2i for connecting to the stealth bar code reader 6 is provided on the lower end surface of the remote control device 2, and the cable 10 shown in FIG. 1 can be connected to the data input terminal 2i. Therefore, the user reads the bar code of the karaoke book 7 with the stealth bar code reader 6 connected to the remote control device 2, and in the list of song names displayed on the display unit 2h (this will be described in detail later). From the cursor switch 2d and the determination switch 2e, the main body 1 can be instructed to perform the music selected by the performance switch 2f.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of karaoke data printed on the karaoke book 7. The data of the karaoke book 7 is classified into song name data, singer name data, and genre name data, and the pages are divided according to each category. The song name data is composed of a song name, barcode, song number, singing lyrics, and the like. The singer name data includes a singer name, a barcode, and a song name list belonging to the singer's repertoire. The genre name data includes a genre name, a barcode, and a song name list belonging to the genre. Therefore, the characters, bar codes, and numbers of the song name, singer name, and genre name constitute uniquely corresponding data.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a part of the contents printed on the karaoke book 7. 4A shows a song name page, FIG. 4B shows a singer name page, and FIG. 4C shows a genre name page. In FIG. 4, characters are normally printed so as to be visible to the human eye, but the bar code indicated by the dotted line is not visible to the human eye and is a stealth bar printed with a material that reflects only infrared light. Code, which can be read by the stealth bar code reader 6. In FIG. 4, the shape of the dotted bar code is schematically described, but in actuality, the characters are configured in various line width shapes, similar to a bar code that can be seen by human eyes. .

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the main body 1 of FIG. In FIG. 5, the CPU 11 is connected to a program memory 13, a work memory 14, a video signal output unit 15, a stealth barcode reader 6, a switch circuit 16, a song data memory 17, a tone generator circuit 18, and a mixer amplifier 19 via a system bus 12. It is connected. The CPU 11 exchanges data and commands with the above-described units connected via the system bus 12 to control the entire main body 1. The program memory 13 stores in advance a karaoke information processing program executed by the CPU 11, initial data at the time of activation, and the like. The work memory 14 has various registers for temporarily storing data processed by the CPU 11. Switch circuit 16 includes a switch and a detection circuit, and has the same configuration as the switch group of remote control device 2 shown in FIG. The switch circuit 16 inputs a switch detection signal to the CPU 11 in accordance with the operation of each switch. The song data memory 17 stores accompaniment song data, lyrics data, and background data of karaoke songs in advance. The tone generator circuit 18 includes a waveform ROM, D / A conversion circuit, filter circuit, and the like (none of which are shown) that store waveform data that is the source of a musical sound signal. Based on the accompaniment data read from the data memory 17, a musical tone signal is generated and sent to the mixer amplifier 18. The mixer amplifier 19 synthesizes the audio signal input from the microphone 5 by infrared communication or other wireless communication and the musical tone signal of the accompaniment input from the sound source circuit 18, and sends it to the TV receiver 3 via the audio cable 9. Send. The video signal output unit 15 converts the lyrics data and the background data read from the music data memory 17 by the CPU 11 into a bitmap frame image signal in accordance with a user's performance instruction, and receives the TV image via the video cable 8. Transmit to device 3.

  The internal configuration of the remote control device 2 is not shown in the figure, but includes the CPU 11, the system bus 12, the program memory 13, the work memory 14, the switch circuit 16, and the connected stealth barcode reader 6 in FIG. Has the same internal configuration as the main body 1. Further, a transmission unit is provided for transmitting on / off signals of the switches shown in FIG. 2 to the main body 1 by infrared communication or other wireless communication. Therefore, the karaoke information processing operation of the main body 1 described below can be executed in the same manner by the remote control device 2, but since it is almost common to the description of the operation of the main body 1, redundant description is omitted.

  Next, the operation of the system of FIG. 1 will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 to 8 showing a karaoke information processing program executed by the CPU 11. In this karaoke information processing, a case will be described in which the tune name or singer name of the karaoke book 7 is selected. Since the operation for selecting the genre name is the same as the operation for selecting the singer name, the drawings and description are omitted.

  In FIG. 6, after predetermined initialization (step S1), the stealth barcode reader 6 is turned on (step S2). Then, it is determined whether or not the barcode shown in FIG. 4 has been read by the user's operation (step S3). When the barcode is read, it is determined whether or not the barcode is a song name. If the barcode is a song name, the corresponding song data is retrieved from the song data memory 17 (step S5), and the song name is received on the TV. The video signal output unit 15 is instructed to display on the device 3 (step S6).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the start switch is turned on by the user (step S7). When the start switch is turned on, the video signal output unit 15 is instructed to display a background screen (step S7). S8) An instruction is given to display the lyrics data (step S9). Then, a timer is started (step S10). Thereafter, in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the music data is read (step S11), and it is determined whether or not the reading is completed (step S12). When the reading is finished, that is, when the music is finished, the sound source circuit 18 is instructed to stop the sound generation, and the timer is stopped (step S13). Further, the video signal output unit 15 is instructed to clear the display of the TV receiver 3 (step S14). If the reading has not been completed in step S12, it is determined whether or not the performance stop switch has been turned on (step S15). When the performance stop switch has been turned on, the sound source circuit 18 is stopped from generating sound. To stop the timer (step S13). Further, the video signal output unit 15 is instructed to clear the display of the TV receiver 3 (step S14). After giving an instruction to clear the display in step S14, the process proceeds to step S3 in FIG. 6 to determine whether or not a new barcode has been read.

  If the stop switch is not turned on in step S15 in FIG. 7, it is determined whether or not the lyric display switching timing has come (step S16). When the switching timing has come, the next lyric data is switched and displayed. Thus, the video signal output unit 15 is instructed (step S17). If the lyric display switching timing is not reached in step S16, it is determined whether or not the lyric portion to be sung in the displayed lyric timing has come (step S18). When the color change timing is reached, the video signal output unit 15 is instructed to display the corresponding lyrics in color change (step S19). Further, the music data of the read accompaniment is sent to the sound source circuit 19 (step S20). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S11, and the reading of the music data is repeated.

  If the barcode read by the stealth barcode reader 6 is not a song title in step S6 of FIG. 6, the song data of the corresponding singer name is searched from the song data memory 17 in the flowchart of FIG. S21). Then, the video signal output unit 15 is instructed to display a list of song names of the searched song data on the TV receiver 3 (step S22). Further, the video signal output unit 15 is instructed to highlight any of the music titles by changing the display color (step S23). For example, an instruction is given to highlight the first song name in the list.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the cursor switch is turned on (step S24). When the cursor switch is turned on, the video signal output unit 15 is instructed to change the highlighted music title (step S24). S25). After changing the highlighted song name, or if the cursor switch is not ON in step S24, it is determined whether or not the determination switch is ON (step S26). If the determination switch is not ON, step The process proceeds to S24 to determine whether or not the cursor switch is turned on. When the determination switch is turned on in step S26, the process proceeds to step S6 in FIG. 6 to instruct the video signal output unit 15 to display the highlighted song name selected by the determination switch. .

As described above, according to this embodiment, it corresponds to a character selected according to an operation from the karaoke book 7 in which a stealth bar code representing the character is displayed at a character position that can be recognized by the human eye. A stealth bar code reader 6 for reading a bar code to be read is provided. The CPU 11 displays a list of song names related to characters corresponding to the barcode read by the stealth barcode reader 6 on the TV receiver 3, and one song name from the displayed song name list is operated by the switch. When selected with, the play of the selected song is instructed. In this case, if the barcode read by the stealth barcode reader 6 is a singer name, a list of song names belonging to the repertoire of the singer name is displayed.
Therefore, even though the song name belongs to the repertoire of the singer name, even if the user forgets the song name, the target song name can be selected by displaying the list of song names belonging to the repertoire of the singer name. A song name can be easily and accurately selected using a bar code without specially providing an area for displaying.

When the barcode read by the stealth barcode reader 6 is a genre name, the CPU 11 displays a list of song names belonging to the genre name.
Therefore, even when the user cannot select a song to be sung by the song name or singer name, the user can select his / her favorite genre and select a desired song name, so an area for displaying a barcode The music title can be easily and accurately selected using a barcode without providing a special name.

  Next, a modification of the embodiment will be described. Although it is a song that the user has listened to before, the exact song name, singer name, and genre name may not be known, and only a part of the song name or the part of the singing lyrics may be remembered. In such a case, when a bar code corresponding to each character is printed, a part of the karaoke book 7 that is remembered is picked up and read by the stealth bar code reader 6. It is possible. For example, even if you remember “RIVER”, “PASSIONATE”, “Minatomachi”, “Map”, etc., you can use the Stealth Barcode Reader 6 to handle some of the characters from any song title or singing lyrics The desired song title can be selected by reading the barcode and displaying a list of song names including a part of the characters in the song title or lyrics on the TV receiver 3, so that the barcode can be displayed. A song name can be easily and accurately selected using a bar code without providing a special area.

  In the above-described embodiment, the invention of the apparatus in which the CPU 11 executes the karaoke information processing program stored in advance in the program memory 13 has been described. However, an external storage medium such as a flexible disk (FD), CD, or memory card. The karaoke information processing program stored in the computer or the karaoke information processing program downloaded from a network such as the Internet is installed in the work memory 14 or a non-volatile memory such as a flash ROM or hard disk provided separately, and the CPU 11 executes the program. It is also possible to perform the configuration. In this case, the invention of the program and the invention of the storage medium can be realized.

That is, the karaoke information processing program of the present invention is
When the barcode corresponding to the character selected in accordance with the operation is read by the reading means from the information medium of the karaoke song in which the invisible light barcode representing the character is displayed at the position of the character that can be recognized by visible light Step A for inputting the read barcode, Step B for displaying a list of song names related to characters corresponding to the barcode input by Step A on the display means, and Displaying on the display means When one song name is selected from the list of song names, the computer is caused to execute step C instructing performance of the selected song.

In step B, a list of song names belonging to the repertoire of singer names corresponding to the barcode input in step A is displayed on the display means.
In step B, a list of music titles belonging to the genre name corresponding to the barcode input in step A is displayed on the display means.
In the step B, a list of song names including a part of characters corresponding to the barcode input in the step A in a song name or lyrics is displayed on the display means.

The external view which shows the system configuration | structure of embodiment which applied the program of the karaoke apparatus and karaoke information processing of this invention. The external view of the remote control device of FIG. The figure which shows the format of the karaoke data in the karaoke book of FIG. The figure which shows the stealth barcode corresponding to the character which shows the tune name in the karaoke book of FIG. 1, a singer name, and a genre name, and the character. The block diagram which shows the internal structure of the karaoke apparatus main body in FIG. The flowchart of the karaoke information processing performed by CPU in FIG. The flowchart of the karaoke information processing following FIG. The flowchart of the karaoke information processing following FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke apparatus main body 2 Remote control apparatus 3 TV receiver 5 Microphone 6 Stealth barcode reader 7 Karaoke book 11 CPU
13 Program memory 14 Work memory 15 Video signal output unit 16 Switch circuit 17 Music data memory 18 Sound source circuit 19 Mixer amplifier

Claims (8)

Reading means for reading a bar code corresponding to a character selected in accordance with an operation from an information medium of a karaoke song in which a bar code of invisible light representing the character is displayed at a position where the character can be recognized by visible light;
Display control means for displaying on the display means a list of song names related to the characters corresponding to the barcode read by the reading means;
A performance instruction means for instructing the performance of the selected song when one song name is selected from the list of song names displayed on the display means;
Karaoke device equipped with.   2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a list of song names belonging to a repertoire of singer names corresponding to the barcode read by the reading unit on the display unit.   2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a list of music titles belonging to a genre name corresponding to the barcode read by the reading unit on the display unit.   2. The karaoke according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a list of song names including a part of characters corresponding to the barcode read by the reading unit in a song name or lyrics on the display unit. apparatus. When the barcode corresponding to the character selected in accordance with the operation is read by the reading means from the information medium of the karaoke song in which the invisible light barcode representing the character is displayed at the position of the character that can be recognized by visible light Step A for inputting the read barcode;
A step B of displaying on the display means a list of song names related to the characters corresponding to the barcode input in the step A;
When one song name is selected from the list of song names displayed on the display means, a step C for instructing the performance of the selected song;
A karaoke information processing program that causes a computer to execute.   6. The karaoke information processing program according to claim 5, wherein said step B displays a list of song names belonging to a repertoire of singer names corresponding to the barcode inputted in said step A on said display means.   6. The karaoke information processing program according to claim 5, wherein the step B displays a list of music titles belonging to the genre name corresponding to the barcode input in the step A on the display means.   6. The karaoke information according to claim 5, wherein the step B displays a list of song names including a part of characters corresponding to the bar code input in the step A in a song name or lyrics on the display means. Processing program.

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