JP2017116765A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a karaoke system which can easily perform singing a medley musical piece of desired musics.SOLUTION: A karaoke device playing musics registered in a first reservation unit in order comprises: a second reservation unit which registers musics users select for a medley musical piece and segment information indicating a prescribed performance segment of the music; a determination unit which determines whether a prescribed number of musics are registered in the second reservation unit; and a medley registration unit which registers, when the prescribed number of musics are registered in the second reservation unit, the musics registered in the second reservation unit as a medley musical piece with the first reservation unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus.

  As for the music sung by the karaoke apparatus, one song is generally long for 4 to 5 minutes. Therefore, the more users who have one karaoke device, the shorter the time that can be sung per person. On the other hand, there are also users who think that it is only necessary to sing a song that knows only a chorus or a specific melody, such as a drama theme song, a commercial song, or an anime song.

  In such a case, it is possible to use a medley musical piece configured by connecting performance sections (for example, rust portions) having a predetermined length provided for each of a plurality of musical pieces. Usually, such a medley musical piece is created in advance by a karaoke company, and a combination of musical pieces is determined. Therefore, the medley music including the music and performance section desired by the user is not always prepared.

  Here, for example, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 disclose a technique for making a desired music or the like into a medley.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for temporarily storing music selected by a user in a memo pad of an electronic table of contents, editing a plurality of music registered in the memo pad, and transmitting it to a karaoke apparatus. .

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for extracting grading top music of each user registered in a group, and performing medley editing by connecting sections having good scoring values in the extracted music.

JP 2004-272163 A JP 2007-298690 A

  According to the techniques disclosed in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2, medley editing can be performed based on a desired music or a favorite music (performance section). However, the reservation of the edited medley music is complicated because it is necessary for the user to check the singing status and the like each time.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke apparatus that can easily perform a medley singing of a desired music piece.

A main invention for achieving the above object is a karaoke apparatus for sequentially playing songs registered in the first reservation unit, a song desired by a user to select a medley song, and a predetermined song of the song A second reservation unit in which section information indicating a performance section is registered; a determination unit that determines whether a predetermined number of pieces of music have been registered in the second reservation unit; and a predetermined number of pieces in the second reservation unit A karaoke apparatus comprising: a medley registration unit that registers a music registered in the second reservation unit as a medley music in the first reservation unit when a music is registered.
Other characteristics of the present invention will be made clear by the description and drawings described later.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily perform a medley singing of a desired music piece.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the karaoke main body which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the software structural example of the karaoke main body which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the remote control apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the remote control apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the script data which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on embodiment.

  In addition to the main invention described above, at least the following matters will become apparent from the description of the specification and drawings described below.

  That is, the karaoke apparatus in which the section information registered in the second reservation unit indicates the performance section selected by the user is clarified. According to such a karaoke apparatus, a user can designate a performance section (for example, rust, A melody) to be medley sung.

  In addition, when the medley registration unit has a song registered in the first reservation unit, a karaoke device that registers the medley song before the reserved song becomes clear. According to such a karaoke apparatus, the medley music can be registered with priority over the reservation of other music. That is, the medley song can be preferentially performed.

  If the number of songs registered in the second reservation unit is less than the predetermined number, the difference between the number of songs registered in the second reservation unit and the predetermined number is displayed on the display unit. A karaoke apparatus having a display control unit to be displayed becomes clear. Alternatively, a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a message prompting the user to register a medley music piece every predetermined time when the number of music pieces registered in the second reservation unit is less than the predetermined number. The karaoke device you have becomes clear. According to these karaoke apparatuses, when there is little registration of medley music, the user can be prompted to register music.

<Embodiment>
With reference to FIGS. 1-6, the karaoke apparatus 1 which concerns on embodiment is demonstrated.

== Karaoke equipment ==
(Hardware configuration)
The karaoke apparatus 1 is an apparatus for performing karaoke performance and singing by a singer. As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke apparatus 1 includes a karaoke main body 10, a speaker 20, a display device 30, a microphone 40, and a remote control device 50.

  The speaker 20 is configured to emit sound based on the sound emission signal from the karaoke main body 10. The display device 30 is configured to display a video or an image on the screen based on a signal from the karaoke main body 10. The microphone 40 is configured to convert a singer's voice (singing voice) into an analog voice signal and input it to the karaoke main body 10. The remote control device 50 is a device for performing various operations on the karaoke main body 10. The singer can use the remote controller 50 to activate the karaoke device 1 and reserve music. Icons for inputting instructions for various operations are displayed on the display of the remote controller 50.

  The karaoke main body 10 performs various controls related to karaoke singing, such as performance control of the selected music, display control of lyrics and background video, and processing of a singing voice signal input through the microphone 40. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the karaoke main body 10. The karaoke main body 10 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, a storage unit 13, an acoustic processing unit 14, a display processing unit 15, and an operation unit 16. Each component is connected to the bus B via an interface (not shown).

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU 11a and a memory 11b. The CPU 11a implements various control functions by executing the operation program stored in the memory 11b. The memory 11b is a storage device that stores a program to be executed by the CPU 11a and temporarily stores various types of information when the program is executed.

  The communication unit 12 provides an interface for connecting the karaoke main unit 10 to a communication line via a router (not shown).

  The storage unit 13 is a large-capacity storage device that stores various data, and is, for example, a hard disk drive.

  The storage unit 13 stores a plurality of music data. The music data is data for performing karaoke performance by the karaoke apparatus 1. When the karaoke apparatus 1 plays music based on music data, the singer can sing karaoke. The music data is given a predetermined ID (music ID) for each music. The music data includes MIDI data, reference data, lyrics data, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, a performance section having a predetermined length is set for each piece of music. The performance section is obtained by extracting a part of the music (for example, a rust portion). The performance section is used when performing medley music (details will be described later). At least one performance section is set for each musical piece. The storage unit 13 stores the performance section in association with the music data.

  Based on the control of the control unit 11, the acoustic processing unit 14 controls performance of the karaoke music and processes an audio signal input through the microphone 40. The acoustic processing unit 14 includes, for example, a MIDI sound source, a mixer, and an amplifier (all not shown). The MIDI sound source generates a musical sound signal based on the music data. The mixer mixes the music signal and the audio signal output from the microphone 40 at an appropriate ratio and outputs the mixed signal to the amplifier. The amplifier amplifies the mixing signal from the mixer and outputs the amplified signal to the speaker 20 as a sound emission signal. Thereby, the karaoke performance sound based on the sound emission signal and the singing voice from the microphone 40 are emitted from the speaker 20.

  The display processing unit 15 performs processing related to various displays in the display device 30 and the remote control device 50 based on the control of the control unit 11. For example, the display processing unit 15 controls the display device 30 to display a video in which lyrics telop and various icons are superimposed on a background video during karaoke performance.

  The operation unit 16 includes a panel switch and a remote control receiving circuit. The operation unit 16 sends operation signals such as a reservation signal and a performance stop signal to the control unit 11 according to the operation of the panel switch of the karaoke device 1 or the remote control device 50 by the singer. Output. The control unit 11 detects an operation signal from the operation unit 16 and executes a corresponding process.

(Software configuration)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration example of the karaoke main body 10. The karaoke main body 10 includes a first reservation unit 100, a second reservation unit 200, a determination unit 300, and a medley registration unit 400. The first reservation unit 100 and the second reservation unit 200 are realized as part of a storage area provided by the storage unit 13. The determination unit 300 and the medley registration unit 400 are realized by the CPU 11a executing a program stored in the memory 11b.

[First Reservation Department]
The first reservation unit 100 registers the music reserved by the user in a predetermined order. Reservation of music is performed, for example, by performing a search under various conditions using the remote controller 50 and selecting a desired music from the search result. The remote control device 50 transmits music information (music ID) indicating the selected music to the first reservation unit 100. The transmitted music (music information) is registered in the first reservation unit 100 in order. The karaoke apparatus 1 sequentially reads music data corresponding to the music information registered in the first reservation unit 100 from the storage unit 13, and performs a karaoke performance based on the music data.

[Second reservation section]
The 2nd reservation part 200 registers the music which desires the medley song which the user selected, and the section information which shows the predetermined performance area of the said music.

  The second reservation unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4A to 5. 4A and 4B are display screens of the remote control device 50. FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data structure example of information registered in the second reservation unit 200. The display control of the remote control device 50 is performed by, for example, a control unit (not shown) of the remote control device 50. Various data displayed on the display screen of the remote control device 50 are stored, for example, in a storage unit (not shown) of the remote control device 50.

  When the user selects a song via the remote control device 50, the remote control device 50 has an icon ("full chorus" icon) for selecting whether to sing the song as a full chorus or as a medley song. ) “Medley” icon) is displayed (see FIG. 4A). When the user selects the “medley” icon, a screen for selecting which performance section to sing in the music is displayed (see FIG. 4B). On the screen, a plurality of icons indicating the performance sections constituting the music are displayed. The user selects an icon corresponding to a performance section to sing from a plurality of icons. Thereafter, when the “decision” icon (see FIG. 4B) is selected, the remote control device 50 shows music information (for example, music ID) indicating the music selected by the user and the performance section designated for the music. Section information (rust, A melody, etc.) is transmitted to the karaoke main body 10.

  In the karaoke main body 10, a second reservation unit 200 (for example, a data structure corresponding to a queue) is built in the storage unit 13. In the second reservation unit 200, the music information and the section information transmitted from the remote control device 50 are registered in a predetermined order. FIG. 5 shows an example of a data structure stored in the second reservation unit 200. Information for identifying the medley music (medley music ID) is assigned to each data structure. The music information and the section information are registered in a predetermined order for each medley music ID. The data for each medley ID registered in this way constitutes so-called script data. It is possible to change the registered order. For example, when the data structure of one medley music is completed, the control unit 11 can rearrange the order of the music information. Further, the predetermined performance section may be determined in advance for each piece of music, or may be selected by the user as in the above example. The script data may include connection phrase (short-time interlude) data for facilitating matching of the timing and pitch between songs when singing a medley song. The connection phrase data is stored in the storage unit 13, for example.

[Judgment part]
The determination unit 300 determines whether or not a predetermined number of songs are registered in the second reservation unit 200. The predetermined number can be set to an arbitrary value (for example, 5 songs, 8 songs, 10 songs). The predetermined number may be set in advance for each karaoke device 1 or may be designated by the user every time karaoke singing via the remote controller 50 or the like.

  For example, the determination unit 300 checks the number of songs registered in the second reservation unit 200 at a timing when a certain song is registered in the second reservation unit 200, and compares the number with a predetermined number. If it is determined that a predetermined number of pieces of music are registered in the second reservation unit 200, the determination unit 300 transmits a signal to that effect to the medley registration unit 400.

[Medley Registration Department]
When a predetermined number of songs are registered in the second reservation unit 200, the medley registration unit 400 registers the songs registered in the second reservation unit in the first reservation unit 100 as medley songs.

  Specifically, the medley registration unit 400 registers the medley music ID corresponding to the script data configured by the second reservation unit 200 in the first reservation unit 100.

  By the way, when a predetermined number of music pieces are registered in the second reservation unit 200, there may be cases where music pieces are already reserved in the first reservation unit 100. In this case, the medley registration unit 400 can register the medley music (ID) registered in the second reservation unit 200 at the end of the reservation queue.

  Or the medley registration part 400 can also register a medley music (ID) before the said registered music, when there exists a music already registered into the 1st reservation part 100. FIG. That is, when the above signal is received from the determination unit 300, the medley registration unit 400 may preferentially register the medley music (ID) over the previous reservation.

  When playing the medley music, the karaoke apparatus 1 reads out the script data from the second reservation unit 200 based on the medley music ID, and specifies the music data based on the music ID that constitutes the medley music included in the script data. To do. Next, the karaoke apparatus 1 reads the music data of a predetermined performance section corresponding to the section information from the specified music data, and performs the karaoke performance in the order registered in the script data.

== About the operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 ==
Next, a specific example of the operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the karaoke apparatus 1.

  The user selects, via the remote control device 50, a tune to be medley sung and a performance section (predetermined performance section) to be sung in the tune (selection of music and performance section, step 10).

  In the second reservation unit 200, music information indicating the music selected in step 10 and section information indicating the selected performance section are registered (registration in the second reservation unit, step 11).

  The determination unit 300 determines whether or not a predetermined number of songs are registered in the second reservation unit 200.

  When a predetermined number of songs are registered (in the case of Y in step 12), the medley registration unit 400 registers the song registered in the second reservation unit 200 in the first reservation unit 100 as a medley song (medley). Registration of music, step 13).

  The karaoke apparatus 1 performs karaoke performance of music in the order registered in the first reservation unit 100. When the order of the medley music registered in step 13 comes, the karaoke apparatus 1 reads the script data corresponding to the medley music from the second reservation unit 200. And the karaoke apparatus 1 reads the performance section data of a corresponding music based on script data, and performs a karaoke performance (performance of a medley music. Step 14).

  As described above, according to the karaoke apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily perform a medley singing of a desired piece of music without a user performing a medley editing operation or a registration operation. That is, according to the karaoke apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when a predetermined number of songs are reserved in the second reservation unit 200, the medley music is automatically registered, so the user wants to sing the medley. The medley can be performed simply by selecting Therefore, since it is possible to sing freely without worrying about the order of reservation, etc., karaoke with less stress can be enjoyed. In addition, the medley-sung songs are highly probable songs, such as CM songs with high rust recognition and anime songs with the highest recognition. By regularly medley singing, it becomes possible to excite the place.

  In addition, the structure of this embodiment does not presuppose singing by two or more people. Even if a single singer selects a plurality of music pieces and performs a medley singing, it can be used.

  Moreover, although the example which comprises the 2nd reservation part 200 as a part of storage area of the memory | storage part 13 of the karaoke main body 10 was described here, it is not restricted to this.

  For example, a part of the storage area of the storage unit (not shown) of the remote control device 50 is configured as the second reservation unit 200. Further, by executing a predetermined program, a control unit (not shown) of the remote control device 50 functions as the determination unit 300.

  In this case, when the determination unit 300 determines that a predetermined number set in advance is registered, a “medley music transmission” icon is displayed on the display screen of the remote control device 50. When the user selects this icon, the medley song ID is transmitted to the karaoke main body 10. The medley registration unit 400 of the karaoke main body 10 registers the medley music ID in the first reservation unit 100. When playing the medley music, the karaoke apparatus 1 reads the corresponding script data from the storage unit of the remote control device 50, and performs the karaoke performance of the medley music based on the script data.

<Other configurations>
According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the medley singing is not started until a predetermined number of songs are registered in the second reservation unit 200. Therefore, there are users who want to check how many songs are registered in the second reservation unit 200. In this case, for example, the control unit 11 controls the display processing unit 15 to display an icon for presenting a list of the number of music pieces and the names of music pieces registered in the second reservation unit 200 on the display screen of the remote control device 50. You may let them.

  Furthermore, when the number of songs registered in the second reservation unit 200 is less than the predetermined number, the control unit 11 controls the display processing unit 15 to register the songs registered in the second reservation unit 200. It is also possible to display the difference between the number and the predetermined number on the display unit (display screen of the display device 30 or the remote control device 50). For example, when the number of registered songs is 3 with respect to the predetermined number of 5 songs, the control unit 11 controls the display processing unit 15 to display a character telop “You can register medley with 3 more songs”. It is displayed on the display device 30.

  Alternatively, when the number of songs registered in the second reservation unit 200 is less than the predetermined number, the control unit 11 controls the display processing unit 15 so as to register the medley music for every predetermined time. A message prompting the user may be displayed on the display unit (display screen of the display device 30 or the remote control device 50). The control unit 11 controls the display processing unit 15 to cause the display device 30 to display a telop that “medley registration is being accepted”, for example, every 15 minutes.

  The control unit 11 and the display processing unit 15 described above are examples of the “display control unit”. Further, character data for indicating a character telop is stored in advance in the storage unit 13 or the like.

  The said embodiment etc. are shown as an example and do not limit the scope of the invention. The above configurations can be implemented in appropriate combination, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The above-described embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof in the same manner as included in the scope and spirit of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke apparatus 10 Karaoke main body 11 Control part 13 Memory | storage part 30 Display apparatus 50 Remote control device 100 1st reservation part 200 2nd reservation part 300 Judgment part 400 Medley registration part

Claims (5)

A karaoke apparatus that plays the music registered in the first reservation unit in order,
A second reservation unit in which music information desired by the user for medley singing and section information indicating a predetermined performance section of the music are registered;
A determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined number of songs are registered in the second reservation unit;
When a predetermined number of songs are registered in the second reservation unit, a medley registration unit that registers the music registered in the second reservation unit as a medley song in the first reservation unit;
A karaoke apparatus comprising:   The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the section information registered in the second reservation unit indicates a performance section selected by the user.   3. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the medley registration unit registers the medley music before the registered music when there is a music registered in the first reservation unit.   When the number of songs registered in the second reservation unit is less than the predetermined number, the difference between the number of songs registered in the second reservation unit and the predetermined number is displayed on the display unit It has a display control part, The karaoke apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned.   A display control unit configured to display on the display unit a message prompting to register a medley music piece every predetermined time when the number of music pieces registered in the second reservation unit is less than the predetermined number; The karaoke apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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