JP2664028B2 - Information playback device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information reproducing apparatus, and more particularly to an information reproducing apparatus capable of displaying a music selection reservation status in a karaoke system.

[Conventional technology]

There are various types of karaoke systems from home use to business use, and when classified according to the configuration, there are various types from those using 8-track tapes to laser karaoke systems capable of outputting images.

FIG. 5 shows an outline of an example of a laser karaoke system.
In FIG. 5, the recording medium (laser vision disk)
500 is set in the source reproducing device (LD player) 1 in the main body 100, and the recorded music signal and video signal are reproduced. The music signal is output from the speaker 300, and the video signal is output from the monitor TV 400. At this time, when the singer performs voice input from the mixing microphone 200, the voice input is mixed with a music signal by a mixing amplifier (not shown) built in the source playback device 1, and the mixed signal is output from the speaker 300. It is output and so-called karaoke can be performed.

The above-described reproduction operation is totally controlled by the system controller 2 in the main unit 100. Reference numeral 3 denotes a source memory, which stores a list of tune names that can be handled in the source playback device 1. Reference numeral 4 denotes a reservation memory in which reservation information 10 from the reservation remote control input device 9 is registered via the receiving unit 8 and by the system controller 2 in FIFO. The system controller 2 performs a music selection operation based on the reservation information 10 stored in the system controller 2 for each reproduction to reproduce.

When the above-mentioned karaoke system is operated for business use, first, a song name (index information) to be sung by a customer is reserved. At this time, in addition to the music title, the reservation source information such as the reservation person or the table number of the reservation person is also notified. Less than,
These “index information”, “reservation source information” and the like are collectively referred to as “reservation information”, and are used synonymously with the preceding reservation information 10.

When the reservation information 10 is given, the operator registers the reservation information 10 in the reservation memory 4 by the reservation remote control input device 9 in order to reproduce the music in the order of reception (reservation order), and enters the reserved music title. The recording medium 500 is searched and searched, and the recording medium 500 is set in the information reproducing apparatus and then started. Here, the reservation person name (reservation source information) in advance
Is announced. In response to this call, the subscriber inputs a voice through the microphone 200, so that a so-called karaoke is performed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional karaoke system has two problems in operation.

One is a problem that occurs on the karaoke user side.
That is, in the conventional karaoke system, the reservation person knows his or her turn by the immediately preceding announcement, which causes problems such as delay in preparation and karaoke not proceeding smoothly. In this regard, it is convenient to be able to know the order in advance.

Another is a problem that occurs on the operator side of the karaoke system. In other words, in the conventional karaoke system, it is necessary to search and find the recording medium 500 containing the reserved music, check the track number of the music, etc., and reproduce each of the reserved music in the order of reservation. Is not always easy, and confusion may occur if a large number of reserved songs are requested.

As described above, in the related art, there has been a problem that the information regarding the reservation status is not sufficiently transmitted to the karaoke user side and the operator side and is not sufficiently organized.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide an information reproducing apparatus capable of clearly notifying a reservation state of reservation information to both a sender and a receiver of the information when there are a plurality of pieces of reservation information to be reproduced. I do.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides information for selectively reserving recording information of at least a recording medium on which a video signal is recorded, and reproducing the corresponding recording information of the recording medium based on the reservation information. A source reproducing device for reproducing the recording information of the recording medium, and a reservation status display control for receiving the reservation information, editing the data into a predetermined display format distinguished for each reservation order, and outputting a display control signal. Unit, and a monitor display device, and outputs the display control signal to the monitor display device when the reproduction operation of the recording information is stopped, and outputs the video output of the source reproduction device when reproducing the recording information. A display switching device for outputting to a monitor display device is provided.

[Action]

According to the present invention, the monitor display device displays the video signal reproduced from the information reproducing device and the reservation information distinguished for each reservation order, and the reservation information is displayed in the idle time zone of the reproducing operation of the information reproducing device. You. As a result, the reservation information is clearly transmitted to both the sending side (operator) and the receiving side (user) of the recording information, and is displayed in a vacant time zone of the reproducing operation of the information reproducing apparatus, so that the monitor display device is effectively used. Can be achieved.

Then, the reservation information is sent to the monitor display device and displayed by the display switching device when the stored information reproducing operation of the information reproducing device is stopped.

〔Example〕

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, parts that are the same as in FIG. 5 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

FIG. 1 is different from FIG. 5 in that a display device for displaying the reservation information 10 separately for each reservation order is provided.

The display device receives the data relating to the reservation information 10 from the system controller 2, organizes and edits the data into a predetermined display format, and outputs display control signals 11 and 12. An operator monitor display 7 for receiving and displaying the reservation status data for the operator on a monitor, a user monitor display 13 for receiving the display control signal 12 and displaying the reservation status data for the user on the monitor,
It is comprised including. The display switching device 5 is for displaying the display control signal 12 from the preliminary situation display control unit 6 on the monitor TV 400 when there is no video signal from the source reproduction device 1. Therefore, data on booking status
On the monitor TV 400, it is displayed in the idle time when karaoke is not performed.

Here, FIG. 2 shows an example of reservation status data displayed on the user monitor display 13, and FIG. 3 shows an example of data displayed on the operator monitor display 7.

As shown in FIG.
The reservation status data displayed above includes “reservation order”, “song title”, and “reservation source information”. "Reservation order"
, The next reservation, the next reservation, and the order of the next reservation are displayed. Although not limited to this example, the user can be notified in advance as far as he can prepare. "Song name" is made to correspond to each reservation order. As the “reservation source information”, it is conceivable that the name of the user (ie, customer) is initially displayed, or the table number of the user is displayed.

The reservation status data is generated and output by the system controller 2 based on the reservation information 10 input from the reservation remote control input device 9 via the reception unit 8.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, as the reservation status data displayed on the operator monitor display 7, in addition to "reservation order", "song title" and "table No.", each reserved song is recorded. "Recording medium No." and "Number of uses"
There is. Displaying the “recording medium No.” on the operator monitor display 7 serves as a reference when the operator searches for the recording medium, and has an effect that the recording medium can be quickly taken out. Displaying the “number of times of use” has an effect of providing data for aggregation such as the degree of use (or popularity or fashion) of the reserved song. The system controller 2 generates and outputs each of the reservation status data based on the reservation information 10 input from the reservation remote control input device 9 via the reception unit 8.

 Next, the operation will be described.

First, it is assumed that there are a plurality of reservation remote control input devices 9 and reservation information 10 is transmitted from each reservation remote control input device 9.

The receiving unit 8 receives the transmitted reservation information 10 and sends it to the system controller 2. The system controller 2 sends data necessary for generating each data of the display control signal 12 shown in FIG. 3 and each data of the display control signal 11 shown in FIG.

The preliminary situation display controller 6 sends a display control signal 11 to the operator monitor display 7 based on the data sent from the system controller 2 and sends a display control signal 12 to the user monitor display 13. At this time, the display control signal 12 is also sent to the display switching device 5, but the display switching device 5 has a logic to pass the video signal from the source reproducing device 1 preferentially, and only during the idle time during the karaoke performance. What is displayed is as described above.

In this way, the user monitor display 13 to which the display control signal 12 has been sent displays data having the contents shown in FIG. This display allows the user to know the order of his or her reserved tunes, which can be used as a reference when preparing in advance.

The operator monitor display 7 to which the display control signal 11 has been sent displays data having the contents shown in FIG.
With this display, the operator knows the titles of the songs in the order of reservation, and
Since it is possible to know the number of the recording medium in which the title of the song is stored, even if the number of reserved songs is large, the operation can be performed by looking at the display in FIG. .

In the above embodiment, the user monitor display 13 is provided exclusively as a user monitor display. However, the reservation status data can be displayed using the display portion of the handset device or the reservation remote control input device 9. It is possible.

As shown in FIG. 4, the handset device 14 is such that a small monitor TV 15 and a microphone 16 are integrally housed in a casing 17 so that they can be distributed and arranged on respective tables and the like on the user side. According to this, the same display data as the display content on the monitor TV400 is transmitted to the small monitor TV15,
While watching the lyrics appearing on the display, a voice can be input from the microphone 16 attached integrally. As a result, the user can see the same display at hand without looking at the monitor TV 400 that is arranged relatively far away. Reference numeral 18 denotes a grip, and 19 denotes a connection cable.

As described above, by using the handset device 14, the reservation information can be provided in a state closest to the user.

Further, when the display portion of the reservation remote control input device 9 is used, a two-way communication path is used as compared with the case where the normal reservation remote control input device 9 takes a one-way communication form with the source reproduction device 100. However, when the reservation remote control input device 9 is arranged on the table of each user, the reservation information can be provided in the state closest to the user side, and therefore, the reservation remote control input device 9 is equivalent to the handset device. Has an effect.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the monitor display device displays the reservation information relating to the recording information to be reproduced in each reservation order, so that the sender side and the receiver side of the recording information can clearly determine the reservation status. First, you can know in advance. Also, since the reservation information is displayed during the idle time of the reproducing operation of the information reproducing apparatus, the monitor display device can be used effectively.

Further, since the reservation information is displayed by the display switching device when the reproduction operation of the stored information is stopped, that is, in the idle time zone, the reproduction of the video signal of the stored information is disturbed, or an unpleasant screen is displayed by interruption display. Can be prevented. Further, since the reservation information is not displayed by multiplexing the video signals, the reservation information (list) requiring a large area of the reproduction screen can be displayed in an easily viewable manner.

In addition, displaying the reservation information during the idle time of the reproduction of the stored information makes it possible to improve the operation efficiency of the display device and to provide more information. This is easy to do when performing a karaoke performance, considering that nothing is displayed on the monitor screen during the time from the end of the previous music piece to the start of the next scheduled music piece. I can understand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a user monitor display, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of an operator monitor display, FIG. FIG. 1 is an external view of a handset device, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional information reproducing device. 100: Main unit 200: Microphone 300: Speaker 400: Monitor TV 500: Recording medium 1: Source playback device 2: System controller 5: Display switching device 6: Precondition display control unit 7: Monitor display for operator 10: Reservation information 11 Display control signal 12 Display control signal 13 Monitor display for user

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An information reproducing apparatus for selectively reserving recording information of a recording medium on which at least a video signal is recorded, and reproducing the corresponding recording information of the recording medium based on the reservation information. A source reproduction device that reproduces the recorded information of the reservation status display control unit that receives the reservation information, edits the data into a predetermined display format that is distinguished for each reservation order, and outputs a display control signal, and a monitor display device. A display for outputting the display control signal to the monitor display device when the recording information reproduction operation is stopped, and outputting a video output of the source reproduction device to the monitor display device when reproducing the recording information. An information reproducing device comprising a switching device.