JP3495924B2 - Karaoke device characterized by the function of selecting the inter-song information source - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a video display function, a voice reproduction function and an improvement of a song request function until a next request is generated (between songs) in a karaoke apparatus.

[0002]

The karaoke apparatus has a function of displaying a so-called CM between songs such as introduction of a song between songs and a television image. It also has a function of playing music such as BGM and so-called cable broadcasting.

The video display function and the audio reproduction function can display and reproduce a plurality of types of video and audio, respectively, but conventionally, since the switch of the main body of the apparatus is operated to select this, It was troublesome to change the selection.

In addition, the number of songs that can be sung by the karaoke device at present is more than 10,000, and when requesting these karaoke songs, the song number is input to the karaoke device. A desired song is found out from a booklet (table of contents) in which the song number is described, and the song number is input using a remote controller. However, the table of contents is an extremely thick booklet, and finding the karaoke song you want to sing from this book is a difficult task.

On the other hand, as described above, an inter-song CM that introduces songs that can be requested is displayed on the monitor as described above. Conventionally, the desired song is displayed in this inter-song CM. Even in that case, it was necessary to search the table of contents for the song number of the song and enter it using the remote control.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke device which facilitates selection of video and audio between songs and facilitates requesting a karaoke song displayed in a song CM.

[0007]

The karaoke apparatus according to the first invention is specified by the following matters (11), (12) and (13). (11) A karaoke device comprising a display control means and a control means for performing reserved performances of karaoke songs. (12) The display control means outputs one video input system to the monitor from among a plurality of video input systems connected to different video sources under the control of the control means. (13) The control means is not playing a karaoke piece, and
When there is a space between songs for which there is no next song reservation, one is sequentially selected from a plurality of video input systems.

The karaoke apparatus according to the second invention is specified by the following items (21), (22) and (23). (21) A karaoke device which comprises a performance means and a control means and which performs a reserved performance of a karaoke piece. (22) The playing means outputs one voice input system to a speaker from a plurality of voice input systems connected to different voice sources under the control of the control means, and (23) the control means is a karaoke piece. Is not playing, and
When there is a song interval between songs without a next song reservation, one is selected in order from a plurality of voice input systems.

[0009]

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

[0013]

1 is a block diagram of a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. This karaoke device reads the music data of the music number inputted from the remote controller from the hard disk, and drives a sound source or the like with this music data to execute a karaoke performance. Also, when a desired song title is displayed in the song CM, this song can be requested by inputting a simple command from the remote controller. The inter-song CM is a function of reproducing video and audio that provides various information when a karaoke song is not played and no request is made (between songs), such as song introduction and fortune telling. As an inter-song CM for introducing songs, there is a best-song CM which introduces 20 songs which are frequently requested for each genre.

As the images reproduced between the songs, in addition to the CM between the songs, an image such as a "disc image" in which a background image image is appropriately selected and reproduced, and an externally input video image is output. "External input" and "TV image" that outputs the TV image received from the tuner board set on the board of the karaoke device. Also,
As the sound to be reproduced between the songs, "internal MIDI" that appropriately selects and plays the music data of the karaoke song, "external input" that outputs the sound of cable broadcasting or the like input from the outside, and received from the tuner board For example, there is "TV sound" that outputs the TV sound.

In FIG. 1, the karaoke apparatus comprises a karaoke apparatus main body 1, a control amplifier 2, a DVD changer 4, a speaker 5, a monitor 6, a microphone 7 and an infrared remote control device 8. The karaoke device body 1 controls the operation of the entire karaoke device. The CPU 10, which is a control device of the karaoke apparatus main body 1, has a ROM 11, a RAM 12, a hard disk storage device 17, a communication control unit 16, a remote control receiving unit 13, a display panel 14, a panel switch 15, a playing unit 18, via an internal bus. TV
The tuner 19, the character display unit 20, and the display control unit 21 are connected, and the control amplifier 2 and the DVD changer 4, which are the above-mentioned external devices, are connected via an interface.

The ROM 11 stores a boot program necessary for booting this device. A system program for controlling the operation of the device, a karaoke performance execution program, and the like are stored in the hard disk storage device 17. When the power of the karaoke apparatus is turned on, the system program and the karaoke performance program are read into the RAM 12 by the above-mentioned startup program.

In the hard disk storage device 17, in addition to the program storage area for storing the above program, a music data storage area for storing music data, and a rotation audio table 17a for rotating the contents of video / audio reproduced between the music. , Rotation image table 17b (see FIG. 2B) and the like are set.
The rotation audio table 17a and the rotation video table 17b are also transcribed in the RAM 12 when the karaoke machine is started. In addition to the rotation audio table 12a and the rotation video table 12b, the RAM 12 also includes a temporary audio register 12
c, the temporary video register 12d is set. These rotation table and temporary register will be described later.

The communication control unit 16 is connected to the distribution center 9 through a telephone line. The distribution center 9 periodically calls the karaoke machine to make music data of a new music, an upgraded control program, and a new music.・ Download the best song list etc.

The remote controller 8 is provided with key switches such as a ten key, a memory set (reservation confirmation) key, an X key, a cancel key, and a start key. When the user operates these switches, a code corresponding to the operation is generated. The signal is output in infrared. The user operates the ten-key pad to input the song number of a desired karaoke song, and when requesting the song, subsequently turns on the memory set key. When requesting a song displayed in the song CM, the X key is turned on while the song is displayed to stop the screen, and the start key is turned on to confirm the request.

The remote control receiver 13 receives the infrared signal sent from the remote control device 8, restores the code signal and inputs it to the CPU 10. When the song number is input as the request song from the remote controller 8, the CPU 10
This song number is registered in the reserved song list set in the RAM 12.

The display panel 14 is the main body 1 of the karaoke apparatus.
Is provided on the front surface of the, and includes a matrix display for displaying the number of the currently playing song and the number of reserved songs, an LED group for displaying the currently set key and tempo, and the like. The panel switch 15 has a numeric keypad for inputting a song number, a reservation key and the like similar to the remote controller 8 and a rotary switch 15a for selecting video / audio to be reproduced between songs.
Is equipped with. The rotary switch 15a is provided in a sealing panel that is difficult for general users to see. Further, by operating this ten-key in a specific sequence, the device can be put into the serviceman mode.

The character display unit 20 is provided with a VRAM and develops the lyrics of a karaoke piece into a character pattern. This character pattern is input to the display control unit 21 as a video signal. Further, during karaoke performance, the DVD changer 4 reproduces the background image, and this image signal is also input to the display control unit 21. The display control unit 21 superimposes the character pattern on the background image. It should be noted that about 6 DVDs can be set in the DVD changer 4, and the background image is recorded on some of them.
Music data of a karaoke song, which is a standard item, is recorded on several other sheets. Further, the display control unit 21 inputs a video signal from the TV tuner 19 for reproduction between songs and has an external input terminal 21a. A video signal is input to the external video input terminal 21a from, for example, a video tape reproducing device or a video camera. The display control unit 21
When there is no request, DV is sent according to the instruction from the CPU 10.
D changer 4, external input terminal 21a, TV tuner 1
Any one of the images 9 is selected and output to the monitor 6.

[0023]

The playing section 18 is provided with a sound source, a voice data reproducing section, etc., and plays a karaoke piece based on the piece of music data. Further, the performance section 18 inputs an audio signal from the TV tuner 19 for reproduction between songs, and is provided with an external input terminal 18a. For example, a cable broadcast is connected to the external input terminal 18a. When there is no request, the performance section plays appropriate music data according to the instruction of the CPU 10, the external input terminal 18a, the TV tuner 1
One of the voices 9 is selected and output to the control amplifier 2.

Two microphones 7a and 7b for singing a karaoke song are connected to the control amplifier 2.
A singing voice signal of a karaoke singer is input. During karaoke performance, the singing voice signal input from the microphone 7 and the karaoke performance sound input from the performance section 18 are mixed to give an effect such as echo, amplified, and output to the speaker 5. The control amplifier 2 also has an external input terminal 2a similar to those of the performance section 18 and the display control section 21.
It is possible to input video and audio signals from the outside. If there is no request for karaoke songs, CP
In response to an instruction from U10, an audio signal input from the performance unit 18, a video signal input from the display control unit 21 or an audio signal or video signal input from the external input terminal 2a is appropriately selected and displayed on the speaker 5 and the monitor 6. Output.

The CPU 10 has the rotary switch 15a.
Of the video signal and the audio signal to be output to the monitor 6 and the speaker 5 based on the setting of, the rotation table described later, and the contents of the temporary setting register, and switches to the performance unit 18, the display control unit 21, and the control amplifier 2. Instruct.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the rotary switch 15a has four contacts of MIDI, AUX, TV and ROT and can select any one by rotating the knob. CPU when MIDI is selected
10 selects "internal MIDI" as the inter-song sound and "disc image" as the inter-song video. When AUX is selected, the CPU 10 selects "external input" as the inter-sound sound and the inter-song video. When TV is selected, the CPU 10 selects "TV tuner" as the inter-song sound and the inter-song video. Further, when ROT is selected, the CPU 10 selects the inter-song voice and the inter-song image based on the rotation table each time an inter-song (when the karaoke performance ends and there is no request) occurs. Play it. The rotation table can be set in the serviceman mode.

Rotation tables 17a, 17b
As shown in FIG. 2B, (12a, 12b) is a table in which one or a plurality of inter-song voices to be sequentially reproduced and one or a plurality of inter-song videos are tabulated, and each time a song interval occurs. Each type is read in the order stored in. This rotation table is set in the hard disk 17 and is saved even when the karaoke apparatus 1 is powered off, but is read out to the RAM 12 when the karaoke apparatus 1 is powered on.

When the temporary image and the temporary sound are set, the temporary image and the temporary sound are reproduced between the songs regardless of the settings of the rotary switch 15a and the rotation table. This temporary video and audio are remote control 8
The operation can be simply set and the identification code is stored in the temporary audio register 12a and the temporary video register 12b of the RAM 12. Since these registers are set on the RAM 12, the setting of the temporary video and the temporary audio is performed by the karaoke device 1.
This is valid only when the power of is turned on. When the karaoke machine is powered on, the temporary voice register 12a,
The temporary video register 12b is set to "follow rotary switch" by default.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a rotation setting operation and a temporary setting operation of the karaoke apparatus, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing display examples on the monitor 6 at the time of setting. As described above, the rotation mode is set by operating the rotary switch 15a.

FIG. 3A is a flowchart showing the operation of setting the rotation audio / video to be reproduced in the rotation mode as the inter-track mode. This operation is executed by selecting the rotation setting mode from the menu after entering the serviceman mode with a specific key sequence (s1). When this mode is entered, the voice selection screen as shown in FIG. 4A is first displayed (s2).
On the screen shown in the figure, as the inter-song voice in the rotation mode, one or more can be selected from "inter-song MIDI", "external input", and "television voice". Each voice is identified by the numbers 1, 2, and 3.
A service person (such as a store clerk) uses the panel switch 15 or the ten-key pad of the remote controller 8 to select a voice to be reproduced in the rotation mode. For example, "Song M
If you want to reproduce only "IDI", enter "1".
Further, if the user wants to reproduce "inter-song MIDI" and "television sound", he inputs "13". If you want to play back all, enter "123". After this input, the memory set key is turned on (s3). As a result, the type of voice corresponding to the numerical value is registered in the rotation table 12a, and this is sequentially reproduced during the subsequent songs. The contents are also transferred to the rotation table 17a of the hard disk 17.

After setting the inter-track sound in the rotation mode, a video selection screen as shown in FIG. 4B is displayed to select the inter-track video in the rotation mode (s5).
As the inter-track image in the rotation mode, "inter-track C
One or more can be selected from "M", "disc image", "external input", and "television image".
Each image is identified by the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4.
The serviceman uses the ten-key pad to select the video to be played in the rotation mode. For example, "Intersection C
If you want to reproduce only "M", enter "1". If you want to reproduce all, enter "1234". After this input, the memory set key is turned on (s6).
As a result, the type of image corresponding to the numerical value is registered in the rotation table 12b (s7), and this is sequentially reproduced during the subsequent songs. The contents are also transferred to the rotation table 17b of the hard disk 17.

FIG. 3B is a flowchart showing the setting operation of temporary audio and temporary video. Temporary audio and temporary video can be simply set using the remote controller 8, and can be set by a general user or the like according to his / her preference at that time. The temporary setting mode can be entered by turning on the interrupt key of the remote controller 8 between songs for which no request has been made and no karaoke song is being played (s10).

When the temporary setting mode is entered, first, the inter-song video and the inter-song sound being reproduced at that time are stopped (s11), and the setting screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed (s12). The user can operate the remote controller 8 to select one video and one audio (s13, s1).
4). As a selection method, the cursor is moved up and down with the key con keys Δ and ▽, the selection is made with the memory set key, and the selection is confirmed with the start key. The above method may be adopted. The selection method is not limited to this. Further, the interrupt key and the key-con key are also provided on the panel switch 15, and the panel switch 15 can also perform the above operation.

As the temporary image, "as the switch", "external input", and "amplifier terminal" can be selected. When "according to the switch" is selected, the inter-tune image according to the setting of the rotary switch 15a is reproduced. When the power switch of the karaoke machine 1 is turned on, this “as the switch” is set by default in the startup process. When "external input" is selected, the video signal input from the external input terminal 21a of the display control unit 21 is reproduced. When the "amplifier terminal" is selected, the video signal input from the external input terminal 2a of the control amplifier 2 is reproduced.

Also, as the temporary voice, "according to switch", "external input" or "amplifier terminal" can be selected. When "according to switch" is selected, the inter-track sound according to the setting of the rotary switch 15a is reproduced. When the power switch of the karaoke machine 1 is turned on, this “as the switch” is set by default in the startup process. When "External input" is selected,
The audio signal input from the external input terminal 18a of the playing section 18 is reproduced. When the "amplifier terminal" is selected, the audio signal input from the external input terminal 2a of the control amplifier 2 is reproduced.

In this selecting operation, when the cursor is moved, the audio or video corresponding to the cursor position is output from the speaker 5 or the monitor 6 as a demo. That is, when the cursor is at the position of the external input of the image, the external input image of the display control unit 21 is displayed on the monitor 6, and when the cursor is at the position of the voice switch, the sound corresponding to the rotary switch is output to the speaker. It is output from 5. While listening or watching this, the user turns on the memory set key and selects temporary audio or temporary video.

The figure shows a state in which "external input" is selected as the temporary video and "according to the switch" is selected as the temporary audio. After that, when the start key is turned on and the selection is confirmed (s15), this content is registered in the temporary video / audio registers 12c and 12d (s16), and the operation ends.

By just operating the remote controller 8 in this way,
Temporary video / temporary audio can be set, and when temporary video / temporary audio is set,
From then on, the video and audio are reproduced between songs until the power of the karaoke apparatus is turned off. It is also possible to change the temporary video / audio again while the power is on.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation at the time of reproducing the music, FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation when the music introduction is being reproduced as the music CM, and FIG. 8 is a display example of the monitor at the time of music introduction. FIG.

In FIG. 6, when the performance of the karaoke piece is completed, it is searched whether or not the next requested piece (reserved piece) is registered in the requested piece list (s21). If there is a reserved song, the process proceeds to the karaoke performance processing operation for that song (s31). If there is no next reserved song, the following operation is executed. The following operations are performed independently for audio and video in parallel. The video will be described below.

First, the temporary video register is referenced (s22). If the content of the temporary video register is "according to the switch" (s23), the process proceeds to s24 and thereafter. On the other hand, if an image other than "as per switch" is set, the set image is played (s
32). In the case of "external input", the video output to the monitor 6 is switched to the video from the external input terminal 21a. If it is an "amplifier terminal", the video output to the monitor 6 is switched to the video from the external output terminal 2a of the control amplifier 2.

If the setting of the temporary video register is "according to the switch", the setting position of the rotary switch 15a is checked (s24). Rotary switch 15
If the setting of a is ROT (rotation) (s2
5), the operation proceeds to s26 and thereafter. Rotary switch 15
The setting of a is other than ROT, that is, midi (interval C
M), AUX (external input), TV (television image), the corresponding image is displayed on the monitor 6 (s3).
3). That is, in the case of "inter-commercial CM", an appropriate inter-commercial CM script is read from the hard disk 17, reproduced, and displayed on the monitor 6. If it is "external input", a video signal (such as video) input from the external input terminal 21a of the display control unit 21 is output to the monitor 6 and displayed. If it is "TV image", the image input from the TV tuner 19 is displayed on the monitor 6.

On the other hand, the rotary switch 15a is the ROT.
When it is set to (rotation), the pointer for rotation image selection is stepped forward (s26), the rotation image table 12b is searched (s27), the read image is reproduced and displayed on the monitor 6. (S2
8). In addition, in the rotation image table 12b,
1 to all of "CM between songs", "disc image", "external input", and "TV image" are registered, but s27
The reading order in is in the order of numbers in FIG. 4, the order of registration (for example, the order when registered in the order of 2314),
It may be random. The stepping of the pointer in s26 updates any of the above orders. If the video read from the table is a "disk video", select an appropriate video (background video) from the DVD and play it.
This is displayed on the monitor 6.

The inter-song voice selection operation executed in parallel with the inter-song picture selection operation will be described. First, the temporary voice register is referenced (s22). If the contents of the temporary voice register are "according to the switch" (s
23), and proceeds to the processing from s24 onward. On the other hand, if a sound other than "as in the switch" is set, the set sound is reproduced (s32). If it is "external input", the sound output to the speaker 5 is switched to the sound from the external input terminal 18a. If it is an "amplifier terminal", the sound output to the speaker 5 is switched to the sound from the external output terminal 2a of the control amplifier 2.

If the setting of the temporary voice register is "according to the switch", the setting position of the rotary switch 15a is checked (s24). Rotary switch 15
If the setting of a is ROT (rotation) (s2
5), the operation proceeds to s26 and thereafter. Rotary switch 15
The setting of a is other than ROT, that is, midi (internal MID
I), AUX (external input), and TV (television sound), the corresponding sound is output to the speaker 5 (s3).
3). That is, in the case of "internal MIDI", appropriate music data is read from the hard disk 17 and reproduced, and this sound is output to the speaker 5. In the case of "external input", an audio signal (such as cable broadcasting) input from the external input terminal 18a of the performance unit 18 is output to the speaker 5. If it is “television sound”, the sound input from the TV tuner 19 is output to the speaker 5.

On the other hand, the rotary switch 15a is the ROT
When it is set to (rotation), the rotation voice selection pointer is stepped forward (s26), the rotation voice table 12a is searched (s27), the read voice is reproduced and output to the speaker 5. (S2
8). In addition, in the rotation voice table 12a,
One to all of “internal MIDI”, “external input”, and “television audio” are registered, but the reading order in s27 is the number order of FIG. 4 and the registration order (for example, when registered in the order of 213). The order) and random. The stepping of the pointer in s26 updates any of the above orders.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation in the case of introducing music as an inter-commercial CM, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the monitor display screen at that time. In FIG. 7, first, after displaying the screen as shown in FIG. 8 (s40), the song name (and the original singer, song number) of the introduced song is read (s41), and scrolled up and displayed on the monitor 6. (S42: FIG. 8 (A) → FIG. 8 (B)). This scroll-up is performed in 3 to 4 seconds. When the music title display reaches the upper end of the monitor 6 (FIG. 8 (B)), the color of the "X mark" displayed on the left side of the screen changes and the request operation of this music is accepted (s43). That is, turning on the X key is valid. About 5 requests are accepted
It continues for a second (s44), and if there is no request operation, the process moves to the display of the next song. When the display of all the song titles is completed, the inter-song CM for this song introduction is finished. Since there are various kinds of music introductions for each genre, music introductions of different genres are continuously performed while a music piece continues (a time period when there is no request).

On the other hand, when it is detected in s43 that the X key is turned on, the process proceeds to s46. At s46, a confirmation screen shown in Fig. ((C)) is displayed to confirm whether the user turns on the start key or the X key again (s47). Is requested, the song number of this song is registered in the requested song list (s48), and the karaoke performance process of this song is started (s49). In response to the fact that the start of the song is interrupted, the CM between the songs of this song introduction is discontinued here .. In addition, in s47, when the X key is turned on instead of the start key. Has decided that the request for this song has been cancelled.
Proceed to 45.

As described above, when the music introduction is being reproduced, the music being displayed can be requested by simply operating the X key and the start key.

Even when an inter-song voice / inter-song image other than the song introduction is being reproduced, when the song number of the requested song is input from the remote controller 8 or the like, the inter-song voice / image is forcibly changed. Ends, and the karaoke piece is played.

In the above embodiment, in the rotation mode, the audio / video to be reproduced is switched for each music regardless of the length of the music, and the same kind of audio / video is continuously reproduced between the same music. However, if the interval between songs is short, the same audio / video will be played between the next songs, and if the interval between songs is very long, the next audio / video will be played.
You may make it shift to a video.

In the above embodiment, the X key, which is the operator for the second selecting means, is provided separately from the other keys, but it may be used in combination with the other keys. Further, the function of the X key may be added to the key sequence of the normal key.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the voice and video reproduced between songs can be changed every time the song is played, the user can play the song even while the karaoke song is not being played. Never get tired of.

Further, according to the present invention, since the audio and video reproduced between songs can be temporarily changed from those which are selected in advance, they can be arbitrarily changed according to the preference of the user. Each time the power is turned on, it can be returned to the preselected one.

[0056]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial configuration diagram of a hard disk and a RAM of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a setting operation of audio / video to be reproduced between songs of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a rotation audio / video setting screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a temporary video / audio setting screen.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an inter-track reproduction operation.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of a song introduction CM for song introduction.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a screen of the CM between the songs.

[Explanation of symbols]

8 ... Remote control, 15 ... Panel switch, 15a ... Rotary switch 12a, 17a ... Rotation voice table, 12
b, 17b ... Rotation video table, 12c ... Temporary audio register, 12d ... Temporary video register

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Daiki Oshioka 5-5-26 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Daiichi Kosho Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-7-74854 (JP, A) ) JP-A-9-146967 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G10K 15/04 302 H04N 5/44

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A karaoke apparatus comprising a display control means and a control means for performing a reserved performance of a karaoke piece, wherein the display control means is controlled from a plurality of video input systems connected to different video sources. One video input system is output to the monitor based on the control of the means, and the control means outputs a plurality of videos each time a song interval occurs between songs not playing a karaoke song and not reserved for the next song. A karaoke device that selects one from the input system in order. 2. A karaoke device comprising a performance means and a control means for performing a reserved performance of a karaoke piece, wherein the performance means is a control means from among a plurality of audio input systems connected to different audio sources. Based on the control, one voice input system is output to the speaker, and the control means outputs a plurality of voice input systems each time a song interval occurs between songs not playing a karaoke song and having no next song reservation. Karaoke device that selects one from the above in order.