JP2017068144A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a karaoke device by which a plurality of singers can easily recognize, when the singers respectively have microphones and sing texts of a prescribed song, beginnings of the song for the respective singers.SOLUTION: A karaoke device comprises: text character information generation means 74 which generates colored text character groups from text character information contained in selected music information on the basis of connection information indicating a connection state with a plurality of wireless microphone 30a-30d of a microphone receiver 32 and color identification display unit of the text set in storage means 18 in advance; and text character information display means 76 which displays the text character on a display device (text character display device ) 44 by unit of the text character group generated by the text character information generation means 74 and identified by color. The singer can previously recognize the beginning of the song before singing timing by the text character group displayed by the same color as a wireless microphone 30 the singer has, so that the singer can start singing without any confusion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  In the present invention, when a plurality of microphones are connected to a karaoke apparatus and a plurality of singers singing the lyrics of one piece of music, the singing is performed from any part of the lyric characters displayed on the lyric character display. It is related with the karaoke apparatus which makes it possible to grasp | ascertain easily whether to start.

  A karaoke apparatus that outputs a predetermined music selected from a large number of music is known. In such a karaoke device, it is determined whether or not the selected song is a duet song, and if it is a duet song, a light emitting display indicating that it is a duet song on a light emitting display provided on the front surface of the karaoke device main body In addition, the lyric character of the duet song displayed on the lyric character display is displayed in different colors for the male part and the female part, so that the part sung by the male and the part sung by the female can be distinguished. Things have been done. For example, the karaoke apparatus of patent document 1 and patent document 2 is the example.

Japanese Patent No. 4182811 JP 09-212177 A

However, in the above-mentioned conventional karaoke device, it is unclear until the lyric character is displayed which portion of the lyric character displayed on the lyric character display device is the singing portion by the singer who has the microphone. It is. For this reason, the problem that the confusion occurred by singing and the timing of singing was shifted occurred.
Further, for example, even when two people sing a song sung by four people, there is a problem of which part of the lyric characters displayed on the lyric character display unit is sung by two singers, and smoothness occurs. Sometimes singing was difficult.

  The present invention has been made against the background of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to display lyric characters when a plurality of singers each having a plurality of microphones sing the lyrics of a predetermined song. An object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke apparatus that makes it possible to easily grasp which part of the lyric characters displayed on the instrument should be sung.

  The gist of the first invention includes (a) a sound input receiving device connected to a plurality of microphones, and storage means for storing a plurality of types of music information including performance information and lyric character information, The music is reproduced based on the performance information included in the music information selected from a plurality of types of music information stored in the storage means, and the lyrics characters represented by the lyrics character information included in the selected music information are lyrics A karaoke device to be displayed on a character display device, wherein (b) lyric character information included in the selected music information, and connection information representing a connection state between the plurality of microphones of the sound input receiving device; Lyric character information generating means for generating a color-coded lyric character group based on a color-coded display unit of lyrics preset in the storage means; and (c) the lyric character information generating means. And made been and lyric character information display means for the displaying the lyrics text to the lyric character display apparatus in units of color-coded lyric character group is to contain.

  The gist of the second invention is that, in the first invention, (d) the plurality of microphones transmit different frequency signals to each other, and (e) the sound input receiving device includes the plurality of sound signals. Receiving a frequency signal transmitted from a microphone and connecting to the plurality of microphones through mutually different channels, and (f) the connection information is the sound input receiving device of the plurality of microphones. It represents the number of microphones that are effectively connected to each other.

  The gist of the third invention is that, in the second invention, the microphone includes (g) a multicolor light emitter capable of emitting light of a plurality of colors, and (h) a plurality of preset frequencies. Frequency signal determining means for determining a frequency signal having one type of frequency designated by the setting operation of (i), determining a light emission color based on the frequency of the frequency signal determined from a previously stored relationship; And multicolor light emitter driving means for causing the multicolor light emitter to emit light with the determined light emission color.

  The gist of the fourth invention is that, in the third invention, (j) the lyric character information generating means is configured to emit light of the microphone based on the number of the microphones to which the sound input receiving device is effectively connected. And the color-coded lyric characters have the same color.

  The gist of the fifth invention is that in any one of the first invention to the fourth invention, (l) music selection that selects predetermined music information from the plurality of music information and reserves the selected music. (M) a recommendation for extracting recommended music information from a plurality of types of music information stored in the storage means based on the number of microphones effectively connected to the sound input receiving device. And (n) recommended music display means for displaying the recommended music information extracted by the recommended music information extracting means on the remote controller for music selection.

  According to the first invention, from the lyric character information corresponding to the selected music information, the connection information indicating the connection state of the sound input receiving device with the plurality of microphones and the lyrics preset in the storage means Lyric character information generating means for generating a color-coded lyric character group based on the color-coded display unit, and lyric characters for displaying the color-coded lyric characters generated by the lyric character information generating means on the lyric character display device Since the information display means is provided, a predetermined singer of the plurality of singers each having a microphone is a color corresponding to the predetermined singer of the lyric characters displayed on the lyric character display device. The group of lyric characters displayed in can be recognized in advance before the singing timing. Thereby, when a plurality of singers each having a microphone sing the lyrics of one song, it is possible to easily grasp which part of the lyrics characters displayed on the lyrics character display device is to be sung. A karaoke apparatus can be provided.

  According to the second invention, the sound input receiving device receives frequency signals transmitted from the plurality of microphones, and is connected to each of the plurality of microphones through different channels, and the connection information includes: It represents the number of microphones that are effectively connected to the sound input receiving device among the plurality of microphones, and the lyric character information generation means is the sound input of the plurality of microphones. It is possible to generate a color-coded lyric character group based on the number of microphones effectively connected to the receiving device and a color-coded display unit of lyrics set in advance in the storage means. Thereby, when a plurality of singers each having a microphone sing the lyrics of one song, it is possible to easily grasp which part of the lyrics characters displayed on the lyrics character display device is to be sung. A karaoke apparatus can be provided.

  According to the third invention, the microphone determines a multi-color light emitter capable of emitting light of a plurality of types of colors and one frequency signal specified by a setting operation among a plurality of preset frequencies. Frequency signal determining means; and multicolor light emitter driving means for determining a light emission color based on the frequency of the determined frequency signal and causing the multicolor light emitter to emit light with the determined light emission color. For this reason, it is possible to visually check which frequency (channel) the frequency signal output from the microphone is output.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the lyric character information generating means is configured such that the emission color of the microphone and the color of the lyric character are the same color based on the number of the microphones to which the sound input receiving device is effectively connected. Therefore, a predetermined singer among a plurality of singers each having a microphone has the same color as that displayed on the microphone of the predetermined singer among the lyric characters displayed on the lyric character display device. A group of lyric characters displayed in color character color can be recognized in advance before the singing timing.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the apparatus comprises a music selection remote control device that selects predetermined music information from a plurality of types of music information stored in the storage means, and reserves music selection for the selected music. Based on the number of microphones effectively connected between the recommended music information extracting means for extracting recommended music information from a plurality of types of music information stored in the storage means, and extracted by the recommended music information extracting means The recommended music information, for example, a list of a plurality of recommended music information is included in the recommended music display means for displaying on the music selection remote control device, so that the connection status of the microphone is changed during the music selection operation using the music selection remote control device. There is an advantage that the recommended music information can be selected and the music can be selected.

It is a block diagram explaining the principal part of a structure of the karaoke apparatus of one Example of this invention. It is a block diagram explaining the principal part of a structure of the microphone receiver provided in the karaoke apparatus of FIG. It is a functional block diagram explaining the principal part of each control function of the electronic control means of the karaoke apparatus of FIG. 1, the electronic control means of a sound input receiver, and the electronic control means of a wireless microphone. It is a figure explaining the example of a display of the lyric character group of the music which is produced | generated by the lyric character information production | generation means of FIG. 3, and is not a duet music. FIG. 4 is a display example of a lyric character group generated by the lyric character information generating means of FIG. 3 and is a diagram for explaining color-coded display when one wireless microphone is connected. FIG. 4 is a display example of a lyric character group generated by the lyric character information generating means of FIG. 3 and is a diagram for explaining color-coded display when two wireless microphones are connected. FIG. 4 is a display example of a lyric character group generated by the lyric character information generating means of FIG. 3 and is a diagram for explaining color-coded display when three wireless microphones are connected. FIG. 4 is a display example of a lyric character group generated by the lyric character information generating means of FIG. 3 and is a diagram for explaining color-coded display when four wireless microphones are connected. It is a figure explaining the example of a display of the lyrics character group of the music with a duet music produced | generated by the lyric character information production | generation means of FIG. FIG. 10 is a display example of a lyric character group generated by the lyric character information generating means of FIG. 9 and is a diagram for explaining color-coded display when one wireless microphone is connected. FIG. 10 is a display example of a lyric character group generated by the lyric character information generating means of FIG. 9 and is a diagram for explaining color-coded display when two wireless microphones are connected. FIG. 10 is a display example of a lyric character group generated by the lyric character information generating means of FIG. 9 and is a diagram for explaining color-coded display when three wireless microphones are connected. FIG. 10 is a display example of a lyric character group generated by the lyric character information generating means of FIG. 9 and is a diagram for explaining color-coded display when four wireless microphones are connected. It is a flowchart explaining the principal part of control action of the wireless microphone with which the karaoke apparatus of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is a flowchart explaining the principal part of the control action of the microphone receiver with which the karaoke apparatus of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is a flowchart explaining the first half of the principal part of control action of the karaoke apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the second half of the principal part of control action of the karaoke apparatus of FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a karaoke apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the invention. One karaoke device 10 is installed in each room of a karaoke store, for example, and is connected to each other by an in-store network LAN. The karaoke device 10 functioning as a master is a distribution host device via a network NW. (Server) 12 is also connected. The karaoke device 10 includes an electronic control unit 14 for controlling the karaoke device 10, a communication control unit 16 that transmits and receives various types of information, and a number of distribution devices distributed from the distribution host device (server) 12 via the network NW. A storage means 18 such as a hard disk for storing music information, an operation panel 20 for searching and searching for music and turning on / off the power, and a music search and search similar to the operation panel 20 such as a touch panel display. A remote control device 22 that can be operated remotely for making a reservation, a remote control transmitter / receiver 24 that exchanges information with the remote control device 22, and signals from the operation panel 20 and the remote control transmitter / receiver 24 are received and processed. , An operation control unit 26 to be input to the electronic control means 14, and a synthesizer 28 for playing back the selected music piece. The microphone receiver 32 that receives signals transmitted from a plurality of (four in this embodiment) wireless microphones 30a to 30d, the electrical signal related to the music information from the synthesizer 28, and the microphones 30a to 30d from the microphone receiver 32 A mixing amplifier 34 for mixing and amplifying an electric signal representing a singing voice input to any of the above, a speaker 36 for receiving an electric signal from the mixing amplifier 34 and outputting an accompaniment and a singing voice of the singer, and electronic control means 14, the video RAM 38 for storing the lyric character information generated by the video player 14, the video reproduction device 40 for reproducing the image information, the video control unit 42 for outputting the background video of the lyric characters and the lyrics, and the video control unit 42. And a display device 44 for displaying lyrics characters and background video.

(Karaoke equipment)
Below, the structure of the karaoke apparatus 10 is demonstrated separately. The electronic control unit 14 includes a so-called microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and processes an input signal according to a program stored in advance in the storage unit 18 or the ROM, for example. Music selection reservation control registered in the reserved music table, music information reading control for reading out the selected music (music information) from the storage means 18 to the RAM in accordance with the performance order of the reserved music table, and from the RAM to the synthesizer 28 according to the progress of the music performance Performance output control for transmitting performance information included in music information, which will be described later, and lyrics character video is generated based on the lyrics information included in the music information temporarily stored in the RAM during the performance output control and transmitted to the video playback device 40. Lyric text video output control, background video output control for controlling the video playback device 40 to play back a predetermined background video during performance output control, and new tune information, song selection ranking while karaoke performance is not performed, that is, between songs Basic control such as inter-song information output control for outputting inter-song information such as store advertisements is executed.

  When the selected music piece is a duet song, the electronic control means 14 performs a color switching display indicating the singing part in the middle of the duet song.

  The communication control means 16 transmits / receives various signals to / from the communication host device (server) 12 and other karaoke devices 10 via the in-store network LAN and the network NW. The operation panel 20 is provided on the front surface of the karaoke apparatus 10 so that the user can select a karaoke song or switch the performance arrangement.

  The remote control transmission / reception means 24 receives an operation signal transmitted from a remote control device 22 to be described later. Operation information is generated from the received operation signal, and the operation information is transmitted to the operation control unit 26 and the electronic control means 14. The remote control receiving means 24 displays the information from the electronic control means 14 on the display of the remote control device 22.

  The storage means 18 includes various databases such as a music database. The music database stores a large number (for example, tens of thousands of pieces) of music information (karaoke data) for performing performance output (karaoke performance) of music by the karaoke apparatus 10. The music information is stored in the music database corresponding to each music output in the karaoke apparatus 10.

  The music information includes, for example, metadata, MIDI data as performance information, and telop data as lyrics character information. This metadata includes, for example, information such as song number (music selection number), song name, singer name, registration date and time as identification information of each piece of music information. The telop data is information for performing lyric character video display control of each music piece. The lyric character image display control includes, for example, block data corresponding to each section obtained by dividing the lyrics included in the music information into a plurality of sections. The MIDI data is information for performing performance output control of each musical piece via the synthesizer 28, and includes a plurality of tracks (channels) respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of musical instruments, and the performance sound of the corresponding musical instrument in each track is recorded. Output timing is defined.

  The storage unit 18 stores in advance a plurality of types of music information transmitted from the distribution host device (server) 12. Also, a music information area for storing a plurality of music information in advance is provided.

  The operation panel 20 is turned on / off, searched and selected by the user of the karaoke apparatus 10, adjusted the pitch related to the musical performance output, adjusted the volume balance between the performance and the song, and the echo and volume. And a touch panel display for displaying images for performing various adjustments such as tones, operation buttons (switches), or knobs.

  A mixing amplifier 34 is connected to the synthesizer 28, and a speaker 36 is connected to the mixing amplifier 34. A musical tone signal is output from the synthesizer 28 based on the performance information included in the music information read from the storage means 18 by the electronic control means 14. The musical sound signal is amplified by the mixing amplifier 34 and then output from the speaker 36. Further, a digital sound signal representing a sound input from a wireless microphone 30 to be described later is amplified by a mixing amplifier 34, and a musical sound signal converted into analog is output from a speaker 36.

  A video RAM 38, video playback means 40, and a display device 44 are connected to the video control unit 42. The video control unit 42 causes the display device 44 to display the lyrics characters and the background video based on the video signal output from the video RAM 38 and the video playback means 40 and the lyrics information.

(Remote control device)
The remote control device 22 displays music information based on a user instruction. The remote control device 22 transmits the music selection number included in the music information to the remote control transmission / reception means 34 of the karaoke device 10 based on the user's instruction. The remote control device 22 displays an image based on the display information transmitted by the remote control transmission / reception means 24 of the karaoke device 10.

(Microphone)
The plurality of microphones 30 may be any of an infrared wireless microphone, a wireless microphone using radio waves, and a wired microphone, but in this embodiment, four infrared wireless microphones 30a to 30d are used. The wireless microphones 30a to 30d correspond to operations of ring-shaped multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d, transmission frequency selection switches SWa to SWd shown in FIG. 3, and transmission frequency selection switches SWa to SWd among a plurality of types of carriers. A frequency signal generating means (not shown) for generating a frequency signal, an electronic control means inside the microphone (not shown), a modulating means (not shown), and infrared light emitters 51a to 51d are provided.

  The transmission frequency selection switches SWa to SWd are configured by one transmission channel from a plurality of transmission channels corresponding to a plurality of types of carrier frequencies set in, for example, the 2 MHz band or the 3 MHz band. When one transmission channel is set by the user, a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency is generated from the frequency signal generating means.

  In the modulation means, the sound signal input to the microphones 30a to 30d is FM-modulated based on the carrier frequency of the transmission channel, and the FM-modulated sound carrier signal of the carrier frequency is transmitted by infrared rays of the infrared light emitters 51a to 51d. .

  The in-microphone electronic control means determines the emission color of the multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d based on the preset carrier frequency of the transmission channel from the preset relationship, and uses the determined color for the multicolor light emitters 50a to 50a. The multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d are driven so that 50d emits light.

  The multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d emit colors determined by the electronic control means in the microphone.

  The multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d are constituted by, for example, LED elements composed of a plurality of types of LED chips having different emission colors or a light emitter in which a plurality of types of LEDs having different emission colors are assembled.

  The frequency signal generation means functions as frequency signal output means, and the in-microphone electronic control means functions as multicolor light emitter driving means for driving the multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d.

  The microphone receiver 32 functions as a sound input receiving device, and receives infrared sound carrier signals transmitted from the infrared emitters 51a to 51d of the wireless microphones 30a to 30d, respectively, as shown in detail in FIG. Infrared receiving means 32a having an infrared receiver for converting the received infrared sound carrier signal into an electrical signal, and a frequency separator 32b for separating the sound carrier signal for each carrier frequency from the infrared light received by the infrared receiver 32a. And a plurality of demodulators 32c that demodulate the sound carrier signal separated by the frequency separator 32b and extract the sound signal from the FM demodulated sound carrier signal, and a sound signal extracted by the demodulator 32c. A plurality of amplifiers 32d that respectively amplify with the gains obtained and the sound signals amplified by the amplifiers 32d are combined to be mixed. Connection information between the multiplexer 32e to be output to the ringing amplifier 34 and the wireless microphones 30a to 30d and the microphone receiver 32, that is, the number of sound carrier signals separated by the frequency separator 32b, that is, connection (reception) is effectively established. A microphone electronic control unit 32f that generates connection information representing the number of channels and the type (carrier frequency) of the channel and transmits the connection information to the electronic control unit 14 of the karaoke apparatus 10. The microphone electronic control unit 32 f functions as a connection information output unit that outputs connection information to the karaoke apparatus 10.

  FIG. 3 illustrates the main functions of the control function of the electronic control means 14 of the karaoke apparatus 10, the control function of the microphone electronic control means 32f of the microphone receiver 32, and the control function of the electronic control means in the wireless microphones 30a to 30d. It is a functional block diagram.

  In FIG. 3, for example, the electronic control means in the wireless microphone 30a sets transmission frequency selection switches SWa to SWd from a plurality of transmission channels corresponding to a plurality of types of carrier frequencies in the 2 MHz band or the 3 MHz band. If so, the frequency signal determining means 60 for generating a carrier wave of a predetermined frequency of the set transmission channel from the frequency signal generator, and a carrier frequency determined by the frequency signal determining means 60 from a preset relationship. The multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d are determined based on the light emission colors, and the multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d are driven so as to emit light with the determined colors. The relationship between the carrier frequency and the color is preset such that 2.06 MHz is red, 2.56 MHz is blue, 3.2 MHz is yellow, and 3.7 MHz is green.

  The microphone electronic control means 32 f of the microphone receiver 32 includes connection information output means 64 that generates connection information between the wireless microphones 30 a to 30 d and the microphone receiver 32 and transmits the connection information to the electronic control means 14 of the karaoke apparatus 10. . Specifically, the connection information output unit 64 displays connection information indicating the number of sound carrier signals separated by the frequency separator 32b or the number of channels and the type of channel (carrier frequency) received by the infrared reception unit 32a. It is generated and transmitted to the electronic control means 14 of the karaoke apparatus 10. The connection information may be a sound carrier signal or a number indicating the number of channels, or a frequency type indicating a channel type (carrier frequency).

  The electronic control unit 14 of the karaoke apparatus 10 includes a production unit 46, lyrics character information generation unit 74, lyrics character information display unit 76, recommended song information extraction unit 78, and recommended song display unit 80. The effect device 46 transmits the display information transmitted from the electronic control means 14 to the remote control device 22 and displays it on the display of the remote control device 22. Further, when the music information reserved for music selection is a duet song, the effect device 46 displays the color-coded display of the singing part among the lyrics characters in the middle of the duet song on the display of the remote control device 22.

  The lyric character information generating unit 74 stores the lyric character information of the music information based on the music selection number transmitted from the remote control device 22, the connection information indicating the connection state between the microphone receiver 32 and the wireless microphones 30 a to 30 d, and the storage unit 18. A color-coded lyric character group is generated based on a preset color-coded display unit of lyrics. This lyric character group is composed of block data in which lyrics are divided into minimum units that are meaningful as lyrics, and one or more pieces of the block data.

  The lyric character information generating means 74 generates a lyric character group based on the number (number) of wireless microphones 30 to which the microphone receiver 32 is effectively connected and the carrier frequency based on a preset relationship. Specifically, in order to execute the color classification of the lyric character group with the same color as the emission color of the multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d of the wireless microphone 30 to which the microphone receiver 32 is effectively connected, the storage means 18 carries the Color information indicating color information in association with the frequency and a color-coded display unit for dividing the color of the lyrics are stored. The color-coded display unit is set based on the number of block data obtained by dividing the lyrics included in the music information for each music into a plurality and the number of microphones that are effectively connected.

  The lyric character information generating means 74 reads out the color information stored in the storage means 18 based on the type of the selected music piece and the carrier frequency included in the connection information, and based on the read out color information and the color-coded display unit. A color-coded lyric character group is generated, and a lyric character composed of the generated lyric character group is generated.

  The lyric character information display means 76 displays the lyric characters of the lyric character group generated by the lyric character information generation means 74 on the display device 44 functioning as a lyric character display device.

  In the following, examples of lyrics characters generated by the lyric character information generation means 74 and color-coded for each lyric character group displayed on the display device 44, and examples where the selected music is not a duet, are shown in FIGS. A case where the selected music piece is a duet piece will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a display example in which lyric characters that are not duet songs are not color-coded. Here, the karaoke operator creates a maximum of 45 characters that can be displayed and creates a lyrics telop so that the lyric characters are displayed on the display device 44 within 45 characters. Specifically, the lyrics character information includes block data divided into blocks of the length of the lyric characters that are easy to sing by the user (singer) who is a karaoke user. It is. The block data included in the lyric character information is not set to the length of the lyric character that matches the length of one measure or two measures, but “Sakura” set to a length that is easy to sing is set as block 1 , “Sakura” is block 2, “Yayoi no Sora is” is block 3, and “As long as you see” is block 4. The lyric character group is displayed as the lyric character group 1 so that the block 1 and the block 2 are displayed on the second line as the first line displayed on the display device 44, and the block 3 and the block 4 are displayed as the lyric character group 2 on the second line. Included in the information.

FIG. 4 shows the lyric characters displayed on the display device 44 when the music information of the music reserved for music selection is reproduced by the karaoke apparatus 10. Based on the lyric character group and block data included in the lyric character information, the lyric characters are displayed on the display device 44 as “Sakura Sakura” on the first line and “As long as the Yayoi no Sora can be seen” on the second line.

  FIG. 5 shows a display example when the connection of one wireless microphone 30a is established. In this display example, the left end “saku” in the first line of the lyric character 100 is a singing lyric character 102 indicating the timing of singing. The singing lyric characters 102 are slashed in the characters of the singing lyric characters 102 in FIG. The color of the lyric character 102 is the same color as that of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a. For example, if the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is green, the singing lyrics character 102 is painted in green. Further, regarding the unsung character 104 indicated by the white character indicating that the singing timing has not arrived, if the luminescent color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is green, the unsung character 104 is indicated. The outline character frame is also displayed in green. Singing lyric characters 102 and unsung characters 104 are displayed in the same color as the luminescent color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of one wireless microphone 30a.

  FIG. 6 shows a display example when the connection between the two wireless microphones 30a and 30b is established. In this display example, for example, if the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is green, the singing lyrics character 102 indicated by the left end “saku” on the first line and “R” on the right half of the first line. The color of the outline character of the unsung character 106 indicated by “Sakura” is filled with green. When the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50b of the wireless microphone 30b is red, the color of the frame of the white character of the unsung character 108 in the second line “as long as the Yayoi no Sora is visible” is displayed in red. Is done. That is, green and red are alternately color-coded in units of lyric characters.

  FIG. 7 shows a display example when the connection of the three wireless microphones 30a, 30b, and 30c is established. In this display example, if the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is green, the singing lyrics character 102 indicated by the left end “saku” on the first line and the “ra” on the first line are not displayed. The color of the outline character frame of the singing character 110 is filled with green. When the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50b of the wireless microphone 30b is red, the color of the outline character of the unsung character 112 indicated by “Sakura” in the right half of the first row is filled with red. . If the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50c of the wireless microphone 30c is blue, the color of the frame of the white character 114 of the unsung character 114 “Yayoi no Sora” on the left half of the second row is displayed in blue. . The color of the outline character frame of the unsung character 116 in the right half of the second row is displayed in the same green color as the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a. That is, green, red, and blue are repeatedly displayed in different colors for each lyric character group.

  FIG. 8 shows a display example when the connection of the four wireless microphones 30a, 30b, 30c, and 30d is established. In this display example, if the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is green, the singing lyrics character 102 indicated by the left end “saku” on the first line and the “ra” on the first line are not displayed. The color of the outline character frame of the singing character 110 is filled with green. When the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50b of the wireless microphone 30b is red, the color of the outline character of the unsung character 112 indicated by “Sakura” in the right half of the first row is filled with green. . If the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50c of the wireless microphone 30c is blue, the color of the frame of the white character 114 of the unsung character 114 “Yayoi no Sora” on the left half of the second row is displayed in blue. . If the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50d of the wireless microphone 30d is yellow, the color of the frame of the unsung character 116 of the unsung character 116 in the right half of the second row is displayed in yellow. Is done. That is, green, red, blue and yellow are repeatedly displayed in different colors for each lyric character group.

  FIG. 9 is a display example in which the lyrics of the duet music are not color-coded. In this case as well, the karaoke dealer makes a maximum of 45 characters displayable and creates a lyrics telop within that. Specifically, the lyrics character information includes block data having a lyrics character length that is a lyric of a minimum unit that is meaningful as lyrics and that is easy for a user (singer) who is a karaoke user to sing. The block data included in the lyric character information is not set to the length of the lyric character group that matches the length of one measure or two measures, but is set to a length that makes it easy to sing. “Warm Warm” is block 2, “Wind scent is calm” is block 3, “Spring with everyone's smile” is block 4, “Heart is happy” is block 5, and “Skip even now” Let's say “block 6”. As the lyric character group, block 1 and block 2 are displayed on the display device 44 on the first line, lyric character group 1 is displayed, block 3 is displayed on the second line, lyric character group 2 is displayed on the second line, and block 3 is on the third line. The lyrics character group 4 in which the displayed lyrics character group 3, block 4 and block 5 are displayed in the fourth line is included in the lyrics character information. Moreover, the length of the lyric character of block data and a lyric character group may be the same. For example, “sunshine” is described as block 1 and “warm and warm” is described as block 2, but “sun and warm” may be configured as one block. Further, the block data may not be included in the lyric character information, and the lyric character composed only of the lyric character group may be used.

  FIG. 9 shows the lyric characters displayed on the display device 44 when the music information of the duet music reserved for music selection is reproduced by the karaoke apparatus 10. The lyric character 120 is based on the lyric character group and the block data included in the lyric character information, the first line “warm sunlight”, the second line “wind scent is mild”, and the third line “ “Spring in which everyone's smile spreads” and “Let's get excited and skip now” on the fourth line are displayed on the display device 44.

  FIG. 10 shows a display example when the connection of one wireless microphone 30a is established. In this display example, the left end “Sunshine Shimo” on the first line of the lyric character 120 is a singing lyric character 122 indicating the timing of singing. In the singing lyrics character 122, the inside of the characters of the singing lyrics character 122 in FIG. The color of the singing lyrics character 122 is the same color as the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a. For example, if the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is green, the singing lyrics character 122 is painted in green. In addition, for the right half of the first line indicated by white characters indicating that the singing timing has not arrived and the unsung characters 124 of the second to fourth lines, the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is also used. If the emission color is green, the color of the outline character frame indicating the unsung character 104 is also displayed in green. Singing lyric characters 122 and unsung characters 124 are displayed in the same color as the luminescent color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of one wireless microphone 30a.

  FIG. 11 shows a display example when the connection between the two wireless microphones 30a and 30b is established. In this display example, for example, if the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is green, the singing lyric character 122 “Sunshine” on the left end of the first line and “warmth” on the right half of the first line. The color of the outline character frame of the unsung character 126 indicated by "is filled with green. When the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50b of the wireless microphone 30b is red, the color of the frame of the white character of the unsung character 128 that “wind scent is gentle” on the second line is displayed in red. . In addition, the color of the frame of the white character of the unsung character 130, “Spring where everyone's smile spreads” on the third line, is displayed in green, and the unsung character, “Let ’s get excited and skip now” on the fourth line. The color of the 132 outline character frame is displayed in red. That is, green and red are alternately color-coded in units of lyric characters.

  FIG. 12 shows a display example when the connection of the three wireless microphones 30a, 30b, and 30c is established. In this display example, if the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is green, the singing lyrics character 122 “Sunshine” on the left end of the first line and “warmute” on the right half of the first line. The color of the outline character frame of the unsung character 126 shown is filled with green. When the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50b of the wireless microphone 30b is red, the color of the frame of the white character of the unsung character 128 that “wind scent is gentle” on the second line is displayed in red. . If the light emission color of the multi-color light emitter 50c of the wireless microphone 30c is blue, the color of the white frame of the unsung character 130 in the third line “Spring where everyone's smile spreads” is displayed in blue. . And the color of the frame of the white character of the unsung character 132 in the fourth line “I'm excited and will skip now” is displayed in green. In other words, green, red, and blue are alternately color-coded in units of lyric characters.

  FIG. 13 shows a display example when the connection of the four wireless microphones 30a, 30b, 30c, and 30d is established. In this display example, in this display example, if the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a of the wireless microphone 30a is green, the singing start character “Sunshine” at the left end of the first row and “ The color of the outline character frame of the unsung character 126 indicated by “Warming” is filled with green. When the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50b of the wireless microphone 30b is red, the color of the frame of the white character of the unsung character 128 that “wind scent is gentle” on the second line is displayed in red. . If the light emission color of the multi-color light emitter 50c of the wireless microphone 30c is blue, the color of the white frame of the unsung character 130 in the third line “Spring where everyone's smile spreads” is displayed in blue. . If the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50d of the wireless microphone 30d is yellow, the color of the frame of the unsung character 132 of the unsung character 132 in the fourth line “I'm excited and will skip now” is yellow. Is displayed. That is, green, red, blue and yellow are repeatedly displayed in different colors for each lyric character group.

  In the display of the lyric character color-coded for each lyric character group in the same color as the luminescent color of the multicolor light emitter 50 of the wireless microphone 30, the singer who has any one of the wireless microphones 30a to 30d If attention is paid to the lyric character group displayed in the same color as the light emission color of any one of the multi-color light emitters 50 of the microphones 30a to 30d, it is possible to eliminate the confusion at the timing of singing. In addition, by connecting two wireless microphones 30a and 30b to sing a song sung by four people, two singers can emit multicolor light from the wireless microphones 30a and 30b they have. Singing can be performed based on the lyric character group displayed in the same color as the luminescent color of the bodies 50a and 50b, and it is preferably eliminated that the user is lost.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the recommended music information music extraction means 78 is stored in the storage means 18 based on the number of wireless microphones 30 that are effectively connected to the microphone receiver 32 from the previously stored relationship. Recommended music information is extracted from a plurality of music information. Specifically, recommended music information is extracted from a plurality of music information based on the number of wireless microphones 30 that are effectively connected to the microphone receiver 32 included in the connection information transmitted from the microphone receiver 32. . For example, when the number of wireless microphones 30 that are effectively connected to the microphone receiver 32 is “2”, a duet song that is sung by two people or a song that is sung in two parts from a plurality of pieces of music information. Extract as recommended music information. If the number of wireless microphones 30 is “3” or more, a song sung by two or more people or a song sung by two or more parts is extracted as recommended song information. Furthermore, the extracted music information includes information on the optimum number of people for singing, which is information on the number of people optimal for singing in advance, and the number of pieces of wireless microphones 30 that are effectively connected to the microphone receiver 32 and the music information. You may extract the music information in which the number with the optimal singing number information included is matched as recommended music information.

  When the connection information includes the type of carrier frequency of the wireless microphone 30 that is effectively connected to the microphone receiver 32, the recommended music information extraction unit 78 includes the number of types of carrier frequency and the optimal number of singers. Is set as recommended music information.

  The recommended music display means 80 displays the recommended music information extracted by the recommended music information extraction means 78 on the display of the remote control device 22. Specifically, the music selection number of the recommended music information extracted by the recommended music information extracting unit 78 is transmitted from the remote control transmission / reception unit 24 to the remote control device 22. Based on the received music selection number, the remote control device 22 displays the song title, singer, singing lyrics, etc. of the corresponding song on the display of the remote control device 22. Further, although the description has been made that the music selection number of the recommended music information is transmitted from the remote control device transmission / reception means 24 to the remote control device 22, the recommended music information may be transmitted from the karaoke device 10 to the distribution host device 12. . When the recommended music information is transmitted from the karaoke device 10 to the distribution host device 12, the distribution host device 12 and the remote control device 22 can communicate, and the recommended music information is transmitted from the distribution host device 12 to the remote control device 22. Then, the recommended music information may be displayed on the display of the remote controller 22.

  14 to 17 are flowcharts showing an example of control executed by the electronic control means in the wireless microphone 30, the microphone electronic control means 32f in the microphone receiver 32, and the electronic control means 14 of the karaoke apparatus 10, and are repeatedly executed. Is. 14 shows a control operation executed in the wireless microphone 30, FIG. 15 shows a control operation executed in the microphone receiver 32, and FIGS. 16 and 17 show a control operation executed in the karaoke apparatus 10. .

  In FIG. 14, for example, in the wireless microphone 30a, first, in step (hereinafter, step is omitted) S1, it is determined whether or not the power of the wireless microphone 30a is turned on. If the determination in S1 is negative, S1 is repeatedly executed. If the determination is positive, in S2, one of a plurality of types of carrier frequencies set in advance in the transmission frequency selection switches SWa to SWd is set. Then, the set carrier frequency is generated. As for the carrier frequency, the sound input to the wireless microphone 30a is modulated, and the modulated signal is transmitted to the microphone receiver 32 via infrared rays.

  Next, in S3 corresponding to the frequency signal determining means 60, the light emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a is determined based on one set carrier frequency. Specifically, the emission color of the multicolor light emitter 50a is determined from a preset relationship based on the carrier frequency set in the wireless microphone 30a.

  In S4 corresponding to the multicolor light emitter driving means 62, the multicolor light emitter 50a is driven and determined so that the multicolor light emitter 50a emits light with the determined light emission color.

  In FIG. 15, the microphone receiver 32 first determines in S10 whether or not the connection (reception) of the carrier frequency transmitted from any of the wireless microphones 30a to 30d has been effectively established. If the determination in S10 is negative, the determination in S10 is repeatedly executed. If the determination is positive, in S11 corresponding to the connection information output unit 64, the wireless microphones 30a to 30d and the microphone receiver 32 are not connected. The connection information is transmitted to the electronic control unit 14 of the karaoke apparatus 10. Specifically, the number of sound carrier signals separated by the frequency separator 32b, that is, the number of channels in which connection (reception) is effectively established, and connection information representing the type of the channel (carrier frequency) is generated to generate the karaoke apparatus. To 10 electronic control means 14.

  In FIG. 16, the electronic control means 14 of the karaoke apparatus 10 first receives connection information from the microphone receiver 32 in S <b> 20, indicating the number of channels for which connection (reception) is effectively established and the type of the channel (carrier frequency). It is determined whether or not. If the determination in S20 is negative, S20 is repeated. If the determination is positive, in S21, the number of channels in which the connection (reception) is effectively established, and the connection indicating the type (carrier frequency) of the channel. Information is stored in RAM.

  In S22, the number of used wireless microphones 30 is calculated based on the connection information temporarily stored in the RAM. Specifically, the number of used wireless microphones among the wireless microphones 30a to 30d is calculated based on the number of channels included in the connection information and the type (carrier frequency) of the channels.

  Next, in S23 corresponding to the recommended song information extracting unit 78, recommended song information is determined based on the number of wireless microphones calculated in S22 from a plurality of song information stored in the storage unit 18. Specifically, when there are two wireless microphones calculated in S22, music information related to the duet music is extracted as recommended music information from a plurality of music information stored in the storage means 18.

  In S24 corresponding to the recommended music display means 80, the recommended music information determined in S23 is displayed on the display of the remote control device 22. Specifically, the music selection number of the recommended music information is transmitted from the remote control transmission / reception means 24 of the karaoke device 10 to the remote control device 22. The remote control device 22 displays a list including, for example, a song number (song selection number), a song name, a singer name, a singing lyric, etc. on the display of the remote control device 22 based on the song selection number of the transmitted recommended song information.

  Subsequently, in S25 of FIG. 17, it is determined whether or not a predetermined music is reserved for music selection. If the determination in S25 is negative, S25 is repeatedly executed. If the determination is positive, S26 and S27 corresponding to the lyric character information generating means 74 are executed and the lyric character information displaying means 76 is supported. S28 is executed.

  In S26, based on the number of wireless microphones 30 to which the microphone receiver 32 stored in the RAM in S21 is effectively connected and the carrier frequency, the multicolors of the wireless microphones 30 are determined based on the frequencies of the connected wireless microphones 30. The display color of the lyrics characters is determined so as to be the same color as the luminescent color of the illuminant 50.

  In S27, a lyric character composed of the lyric character group of the color determined in S26 is generated.

  In S28, the lyric characters generated in S27 are illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 8 when the lyrics are not duets, and are illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 13 when they are duets. Lyric characters are sequentially displayed on the display 44 in synchronism with the reproduction of the selected music piece.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, according to the karaoke apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the lyric character information included in the selected music information and the plurality of microphone receivers (the sound input receiving apparatus) 32 are included. Lyric character information generating means 74 for generating a lyric character group color-coded based on connection information indicating the connection state with the wireless microphones 30a to 30d and a color-coded display unit of lyrics preset in the storage means 18, and lyrics Since there is provided lyric character information display means 76 for displaying the lyric characters generated by the character information generating means 74 and color-coded on the display device (lyric character display device) 44, each of the wireless microphones 30a to 30d is provided. The predetermined singer among the plurality of singers is a color corresponding to the predetermined singer among the lyrics characters displayed on the display device 44. A group of lyric character indicated can be recognized beforehand prior to singing timing. Thereby, when a plurality of singers each having one of the wireless microphones 30a to 30d sing the lyrics of one song, it is easy to grasp which part of the lyrics characters displayed on the display 44 is sung. It is possible to provide a karaoke apparatus that can be used.

  Further, according to the karaoke apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the microphone receiver (sound input receiving apparatus) 32 receives the frequencies of the signals transmitted from the plurality of wireless microphones 30a to 30d, and the plurality of wireless microphones 30a to 30d. The connection state between the wireless microphones 30a to 30d represented by the connection information is between the microphone receiver 32 of the plurality of wireless microphones 30a to 30d. The lyric character information generating means 74 is a wireless microphone that is effectively connected to the microphone receiver 32 of the plurality of wireless microphones 30a to 30d. Number of microphones and song preset in storage means 18 It is possible to generate a lyric character group that is color-coded based on the color-coded display unit. Thereby, when a plurality of singers each having the microphone 30 sing the lyrics of one piece of music, it is possible to easily grasp which part of the lyrics characters displayed on the display device 44 is sung. A karaoke apparatus can be provided.

  In addition, according to the karaoke apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the wireless microphones 30a to 30d include multicolor light emitters 50a to 50d that can emit light of a plurality of types of colors, and a setting among a plurality of types of preset frequencies. Frequency signal determining means for determining a main fraction signal having one kind of frequency designated by operation, and the multicolor light emission with a light emission color determined based on a frequency of the frequency signal determined from a previously stored relationship Multicolor light emitter driving means 62 for emitting light. For this reason, it becomes possible to visually check which frequency (channel) the frequency signal output from the wireless microphones 30a to 30d is output.

  Further, according to the karaoke apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the lyric character information generating means 74 is based on the number of wireless microphones 30 to which the microphone receiver (sound input receiving apparatus) 32 is effectively connected based on a preset relationship. Since the character color of the lyric character group is determined by the same color as the light emission color of the wireless microphone 30, a predetermined singer among the plurality of singers each having the wireless microphone 30 is displayed on the display device. 44. Before the singing timing, a group of lyric characters displayed in the same color as the color displayed on the multicolor light emitter 50 of the wireless microphone 30 of the predetermined singer among the lyric characters displayed in 44 Can be recognized in advance.

  Moreover, according to the karaoke apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the remote control device 22 that is selected to select predetermined music information from a plurality of types of music information stored in the storage means 18 is provided, and the relationship stored in advance is provided. To the recommended music for extracting recommended music information from a plurality of types of music information stored in the storage means 18 based on the number of wireless microphones 30 that are effectively connected to the microphone receiver (sound input receiving device) 32. Since the information extraction means 78 and the recommended music display means 80 for displaying the recommended music information extracted by the recommended music information extraction means 78 on the display of the remote control device 22 are included, the music selection operation using the remote control device 22 is performed. There is an advantage that the music can be selected while viewing recommended music information that matches the connection status of the microphone 30.

  As mentioned above, although the suitable Example of this invention was described in detail based on drawing, this invention is not limited to these Examples, It implements in another aspect.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the wireless microphones 30a to 30d are used as the sound input device, but a wired microphone may be used instead of a part or the whole thereof. When a wired microphone is used, as the connection information, for example, information indicating that the connection completion of the connection connector of the wired microphone is detected is used.

  Moreover, although the wireless microphones 30a to 30d used as sound input devices in the above-described embodiments transmit signals to the karaoke device via infrared rays, for example, signals are transmitted via radio waves of a short-range communication method. It may be the one that founds.

  In S25 of FIG. 17, the generation of the lyrics telop in S26 to S27 has been started after the determination of the completion of music selection is affirmed. The lyrics in S26 to S27 have been started after the determination of the performance start of the selected music is affirmed. The generation of the telop may be started.

  In the embodiment described above, connection information between the wireless microphones 30a to 30d and the sound carrier signal detector, that is, the number of sound carrier signals separated by the frequency separator 32b, that is, the number of channels in which connection (reception) is effectively established. The signal indicating the channel type (carrier frequency) is generated in the connection information output means 64 of the microphone receiver 32 and transmitted to the electronic control means 14 of the karaoke apparatus 10. Information output means 64 may be provided, where connection information may be generated.

  In the above-described embodiment, the music selection reservation is performed by operating the remote control device 22, but may be performed by operating the operation panel of the karaoke device 10. The operation panel may be provided so as to be removable from the karaoke apparatus 10.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

10: Karaoke device 18: Storage means 22: Remote control devices 30a to 30d: Wireless microphone (microphone)
32: Microphone receiver (sound input receiver)
44: Display device (lyric character display device)
50a-50d: Multicolor illuminant 60: Frequency signal determining means
62: Multicolor illuminant drive means 64: Connection information output means 74: Lyric character information generation means 76: Lyric character information display means 78: Recommended music information extraction means 80: Recommended music information display means

Claims (5)

A sound input receiving device connected to a plurality of microphones, and a storage means for storing a plurality of types of music information including performance information and lyric character information, and selected from a plurality of types of music information stored in the storage means A karaoke device that reproduces music based on performance information included in the music information that is displayed, and displays lyrics characters represented by lyrics character information included in the selected music information on a lyrics character display device;
Lyric character information included in the selected music information, connection information indicating a connection state between the plurality of microphones of the sound input receiving device, and a color-coded display unit of lyrics preset in the storage unit Lyric character information generating means for generating a lyric character group color-coded based on;
Lyric character information display means for displaying the lyric characters generated and color-coded by the lyric character information generating means on the lyric character display device;
Karaoke apparatus characterized by including. The plurality of microphones transmit different frequency signals,
The sound input receiving device receives frequency signals transmitted from the plurality of microphones and is connected to each of the plurality of microphones through different channels,
The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connection information represents the number of microphones that are effectively connected to the sound input receiving device among the plurality of microphones. The microphone is
A multicolor illuminant capable of emitting in a plurality of colors;
A frequency signal determining means for determining one designated frequency signal among a plurality of types of frequency signals;
A multicolor light emitter driving means for determining a light emission color based on the determined frequency signal and causing the multicolor light emitter to emit light in the determined light emission color;
The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the karaoke apparatus is provided. The lyric character information generating means includes
The karaoke apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the light emission color of the microphone and the color of the lyric characters are the same color based on the number of the microphones to which the sound input receiving device is effectively connected. A music selection remote control device that selects predetermined music information from the plurality of types of music information, and reserves music selection for the selected music;
Based on the number of microphones effectively connected to the sound input receiving device, recommended music information extracting means for extracting recommended music information from a plurality of types of music information stored in the storage means;
5. The karaoke according to claim 1, further comprising: recommended music display means for displaying the recommended music information extracted by the recommended music information extraction means on the remote controller for music selection. apparatus.

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