JP3874854B2 - Karaoke equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus for use in facilities trip museum, etc. For example.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, a karaoke apparatus for business use or home use is equipped with a microcomputer or the like, has a main body having an operation panel on the front face, an amplifier and speakers for playing music, a display for displaying background images and lyrics, and a CD player for playing background images , A microphone, a remote control and the like. The main body has a built-in hard disk in which a large number of music data such as performance data and lyrics data is stored.
[0003]
When the user designates (requests) a desired song by operating the remote control or the operation panel, a performance sound is output based on the song data, and lyrics are displayed on the display together with a background video. Sing with a microphone and enjoy it. Such a karaoke apparatus is generally installed in a living room or the like for home use, and is generally installed in a banquet hall, a karaoke room, a snack or the like in an accommodation facility such as an inn.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, Japanese bathing enthusiasts are well known, and bathing is a place where you can relax both mentally and physically and relieve fatigue. In addition, the bathroom has a structure with a good acoustic response, and it is good to sing a nose while bathing in the bathroom. For this reason, if a karaoke apparatus is installed in a bathroom and can sing along with the performance of a karaoke song during bathing, it will be preferable for bathers. However, conventionally, a karaoke apparatus used in a bathroom has not been provided.
[0005]
Therefore, development of a karaoke apparatus that can be enjoyed in the bathroom is desired. In addition, in accommodation facilities such as inns, if the bathroom is divided into men's baths and women's baths, if you can enjoy karaoke performance duet between men bathers and women's bathers, It will be more fun.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to be able to enjoy karaoke performance in a bathroom divided into men's and women's baths, and bathers of men's baths and women's baths. It is to provide a karaoke apparatus capable of enjoying karaoke performance duet .
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a karaoke apparatus of the present invention includes a storage unit that stores performance data and lyrics data of a large number of karaoke songs, and a main system that performs karaoke performance based on the performance data and lyrics data; Speakers and lyrics that are provided in bathrooms divided into men's and women's baths, connected to the main system via data communication means, and that output performance sounds of karaoke songs based on transmission data from the main system provided with a display for displaying a bather voice; and a bathroom terminal device comprising an operation panel having an operation key for requesting a sound collecting microphone and karaoke to enter, to each of the operation panel Is a duet request key that is operated when the bather wants a duet, and is operated when the bather receives a duet. A duet confirmation key and a display unit for displaying the song name are provided, and the output of the performance sound of the karaoke song from each speaker in both bathrooms and the display of the lyrics on each display are executed synchronously, and By outputting the voice through each sound collecting microphone from both speakers, the bather can perform a duet between men's and women's baths. When a duet song is selected and the duet request key is turned on, the name of the song is displayed on the display of the other bathroom and the duet confirmation key blinks, and the bather in the other bathroom turns on the duet confirmation key. By operating, both of the duet request keys are lit, and at the same time, both of the sound collecting microphones are turned on and the duet keys are turned on. Where that is configured to karaoke performance of preparative starts having features (the invention of claim 1).
[0008]
According to this, the full terminal device installed in a bath room, since performance sound karaoke from speaker the lyrics are displayed on the display unit is outputted, that the bather enjoy karaoke performance in the bathroom it can. At this time, the bathroom terminal device is not an independent device, but is connected to the main system and receives transmission data from the main system, so the storage means and the like are shared with the main system, and the device itself Becomes simple. Therefore, the bathroom terminal device installed in the bathroom can be completed with an inexpensive configuration, and a waterproof structure can be easily obtained.
[0009]
In this case, for example, in an inn or the like, a bathroom divided into a male bath and a female bath is provided, but a terminal device for a bathroom is provided in each of the plurality of bathrooms with respect to one main system, and By configuring so that the output of the performance sound of the karaoke song and the display of the lyrics can be executed in synchronism , the bathing guests separated from both bathrooms can enjoy the karaoke performance at the same time, and a duet is possible.
[0010]
At this time, when a bather in one bathroom selects a duet song on the operation panel and turns on a duet request key, the song name is displayed on the display part of the other bathroom and the duet confirmation key is in a blinking state. A bather in the other bathroom can enjoy the duet by performing an on operation of the duet confirmation key to indicate that he / she wants to perform a duet. Therefore, the karaoke performance for a duet is performed for the first time when the intention to do a duet is revealed in bathers of both bathrooms.
[0011]
At this time, the bather becomes the duet request key blinking to perform the music selection of duet, when the ON operation of the duet request key can be configured to mode changes in the lighting state (claim 2 invention). When the duet karaoke performance is finished, both duet request keys are turned off, and both sound collecting microphones can be turned off (invention of claim 3). In a duet karaoke performance, it is effective if the phrase for male voice and the phrase for female voice are displayed in different colors on the respective displays (invention of claim 4).
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a karaoke apparatus provided in an inn or the like . FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment. In this karaoke apparatus, a main system 1 and bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 are connected via a data communication means 15. ing. In addition, the inn is provided with a plurality of bathrooms such as a male hot spring and a female hot spring (and an open-air bath, for example). In this embodiment, for example, the main system 1 is installed in a banquet hall (not shown), and bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 are installed in a male bath 41 and a female bath 42 as bathrooms, respectively. . The bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 have the same configuration, and FIG. 1 shows only the bathroom terminal device 43 in detail.
[0013]
The main system 1 is mainly composed of a control device main body 3, and the control device main body 3 includes a CPU 4, a memory 5, a hard disk device (HDD) 6 as storage means for storing performance data and the like as will be described later. A MIDI sound source 7 for converting data into an acoustic signal is provided. The control device body 3 is connected to a monitor 8 for displaying a background image, lyrics, and the like, an amplifier 10 for outputting an acoustic signal from the speaker 9, and the like.
[0014]
At this time, the hard disk device (HDD) 6 stores a lot of karaoke song data (performance data and lyrics data). In this embodiment, in addition to this, a lot of sound effect data (not a karaoke song) (BGM data, sound of rivers, sound of waves, voice of birds, voice of insects, etc.) are stored. These karaoke songs and sound effects are given song numbers.
[0015]
Further, the control device body 3 can be connected to a host computer (not shown) via a communication modem (not shown) and a telephone line 11, and the music data of a new song transmitted from the host computer is stored in the hard disk device. 6 is accumulated.
[0016]
Further, an input device such as an operation panel or a remote controller (not shown) is connected to the control device body 3, and the user operates the input device to request a karaoke song (or sound effect). ing. As a result, the control device main body 3 reads the song data of the requested karaoke song (or sound effect) from the hard disk device 6, converts the performance data into an acoustic signal, and plays the performance sound from the speaker 9 via the amplifier 10. At the same time, the lyrics are displayed together with the background image on the monitor 8 based on the lyrics data (caption data). The amplifier 10 mixes the singing voice input from a microphone (not shown) and outputs it from the speaker 9. The user can enjoy singing with a microphone along with karaoke performance.
[0017]
A communication / alarm device 12 is connected to the control device body 3. The communication / alarm device 12 includes a modulator 13 and a demodulator 14, and performs data transmission with the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 via a communication line (high-frequency communication line) 15. It is configured. Further, the communication / alarm device 12 has an alarm function including an alarm 16 for outputting sound and an alarm indicator 17 for turning on an LED.
[0018]
As a result, the sound signal of the karaoke song (or sound effect) output from the control device body 3 and the caption data of the lyrics are transmitted via the modulator 13 and the communication line 15 of the communication / alarm device 12. It has become. A request signal received from the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 via the communication line 15 is input to the control device main body 3 via the demodulator 14 of the communication / alarm device 12. The acoustic signal and caption data are modulated and transmitted in different frequency bands.
[0019]
Now, with respect to the main system 1 configured as described above, the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 are configured as follows. That is, as shown in part in FIG. 2, the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 include a communication / alarm device 18 connected to the communication line 15, a control device 19 connected to the communication / alarm device 18, and The amplifier 20 includes a speaker 21 connected to the amplifier 20, an LED graphic display 22 as a display connected to the control device 19, and an operation panel 45 .
[0020]
The communication / alarm device 18 includes a modulator 24 and a demodulator 25 that perform data transmission with the main system 1 via the communication line 15, and has an alarm function including an alarm 26 and an alarm indicator 27. I have. Thus, the audio signal and the caption data transmitted from the main system 1 via the communication line 15 are demodulated by the demodulator 25 and output to the amplifier 20 and the control device 19, respectively. Request data output from the control device 19 is transmitted to the main system 1 via the modulator 24. As a result, the communication / alarm device 12, the communication line 15, the communication / alarm device 18 and the like constitute data communication means. The communication line 15 may be wired or wireless.
[0021]
Based on the acoustic signal, the amplifier 20 outputs a performance sound or sound effect of the karaoke song from the speaker 21, and subtitle data is stored in the memory of the control device 19 together with the LED graphic in synchronization with the performance sound. The lyrics are displayed on the display 22. The operation panel 45 is an LCD for displaying various keys such as a numeric keypad for making a request for a karaoke song or the like, a volume adjustment key for adjusting a volume output from the speaker 21 or the like, a title or song number of the karaoke song. Etc. are provided. The operation panel 45 has a duet request function, and the configuration thereof will be described later.
[0022]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the speaker 21, the LED graphic display 22, and the operation panel 45 are all configured to have a waterproof function, and are installed on the wall near the bathtub 29 in the bathrooms 41 and 42 . It has become. Among them, the speaker 21 is mounted at a high position (near the ceiling of the bathrooms 41 and 42 ), the LED graphic display 22 is mounted at a position where the bathers M and W can easily see, and the operation panel 45 is easily accessible by the bathers M and W. It can be installed at a relatively low position. Although not shown in detail, the communication / alarm device 18, the control device 19, and the amplifier 20 are arranged, for example, in a dressing room.
[0023]
Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the control device 19 of the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 includes the water heater controller 31 and the water level of the water heater 30 which is another load related to the bathrooms 41 and 42. A detection sensor 37 is connected .
[0024]
The water heater 30 has, for example, a function of supplying water to a set water level in the bathtub 29 and heating the hot water to a set temperature. Such water supply and hot water are detected by the water level detection sensor 37 and the temperature sensor 38. The hot water controller 31 is controlled based on the above. The water heater controller 31 outputs a water level detection signal, a water heater completion signal, a fuel shortage signal, a device abnormality signal such as a combustion abnormality, etc. to the control device 19 as an alarm signal.
[0025]
When an alarm signal is generated from the boiler controller 31, the controller 19 outputs an alarm signal to the communication alarm device 18, also the alarm signal via the communication line 15, the communication alarm device 1 5 of the main system 1 Sent. Then, each communication alarm device 15, 1 8, in a form corresponding to the type of the alarm signal, the generating the alarm 16,2 six et alarm notification sound, alarm indication to the alarm indicator 17,2 7 It is supposed to let you.
[0026]
Now, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 45 scrolls a display unit 46 composed of an LCD for displaying a list of karaoke songs, a requested song name, and the like, and a list of karaoke songs displayed on the display unit 46. Song list key 47, numeric keypad 48 for making a request for karaoke songs, etc., volume adjustment key 49 for adjusting the volume output from the speaker 21, etc., performance stop key 50, re-sung start key 51, cancel key 52 , A duet request key 53 and a duet confirmation key 54 are provided. In this embodiment, the operation panel 45 incorporates a small sound collecting microphone 55 for duet.
[0027]
Thus, in this embodiment, karaoke performance (or output of sound effects) can be performed independently in the male bath 41 and the female bath 42 by the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 connected to the main system 1. In addition, the karaoke performance (performance sound output and lyric display) can be executed in synchronization with the male hot water 41 and the female hot water 42. Furthermore, in this embodiment, as will be described later, it is possible to enjoy a karaoke performance by duet between the bather M of the male bath 41 and the bather W of the female bath 42.
[0028]
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described . The bath room 41 and 42, respectively, since the bathroom terminal device 43 and 44 are provided, the user can enjoy the karaoke performance at the bathroom 41 and 42 even during bathing in the following manner.
[0029]
That is, when the bathers M 1 and W 2 desire karaoke performance, they operate the operation panel 45 to request a desired karaoke song. Then, a request signal is sent to the main system 1 through the communication line 15, and the song data of the corresponding song is read from the hard disk device 6 by the control device main body 3, and is output as an audio signal and caption data. Then, the audio signal and the caption data are input to the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 through the communication line 15. Thus, a performance sound is output from the speaker 21 of the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 , and lyrics are displayed on the LED graphic display 22 in accordance with the performance sound.
[0030]
The bathers M and W can enjoy watching the lyrics on the LED graphic display 22 and singing along with the performance sound. As a result, the bathers M and W can enjoy karaoke performance with a relaxed feeling due to the relaxing effect of bathing, and the bathrooms 41 and 42 generally have a good response, so the songs can be heard well, sing well and feel stressed. It can be solved. In this case, since it is not necessary to use a microphone for singing, it can be easily sung, and it does not cause much noise, so that it does not disturb the surroundings.
[0031]
In this embodiment, the bather M of the male bath 41 and the bather W of the female bath 42 can enjoy a karaoke performance as a duet as follows. That is, for example, when the bather M of the male bath 41 wants to enjoy a duet karaoke performance, first, he selects a karaoke song by operating the numeric keypad 48 of the operation panel 45 or the like. FIG. 3 shows a state in which a duet song “People who like it even if they are forgotten” is selected, and the name of the song is displayed on the display unit 46. At this time, when the selected song is a duet song, the duet request key 53 portion blinks, and when the bather M desires a duet, the duet request key 53 is turned on. With this ON operation, blinking of the duet request key 53 is switched to lighting.
[0032]
Then, on the operation panel 45 of the female bath 42, the same song title is displayed on the display unit 46, and at the same time, the duet confirmation key 54 part is in a blinking state. The bather W of the female bath 42 looks at it and decides that a duet may be permitted, and turns on the duet confirmation key 54. Then, also on the operation panel 45 of the female bath 42, the duet request key 53 portion is lit, and the sound collecting microphone 55 is also turned on. At the same time, the sound collecting microphone 55 on the male hot water 41 side is also turned on. .
[0033]
Thereafter, the karaoke performance is started, and the karaoke performance sound is output in synchronization with the speaker 21 in both the male bath 41 and the female bath 42, and the lyrics are displayed on the LED graphic display 22. At this time, the phrase for male voice and the phrase for female voice are displayed in different colors, for example. Both bathers M and W sing along with them, so that each other's voice is output from both speakers 21 through the sound collecting microphone 55 and can enjoy a duet.
[0034]
Thereafter, when the karaoke performance is finished, the duet request key 53 is turned off, and the sound collecting microphone 55 is turned off to return to the normal state. In addition, in the above process, when the bather W of the female bath 42 does not feel duet, the karaoke performance is performed only by the male bath 41, for example, if left without performing any operation. .
[0035]
In addition, when the bathers M 1 and W 2 do not want to perform karaoke performance, the bathroom terminals 43 and 44 are used to store BGM and sound effects that are not karaoke songs (sound of the river, sound of waves, etc.) in the bathrooms 41 and 42 . (Sounds of birds, insects, etc.). Also at this time, the bathers M 1 and W can operate the operation panel 45 to request a desired sound effect. It is also possible to select a sound effect on the main system 1 side and play it from the speaker 21 of the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 . By flowing such sound effects in the bathrooms 41 and 42 , it is possible to relax and take a bath.
[0036]
In this case, since the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 are not independent devices but connected to the main system 1 to transmit and receive data, the hard disk device 6 and the MIDI sound source 7 are shared with the main system 1. In other words, the apparatus itself is not a full-equipped equipment like the main system 1 but a simple apparatus. Therefore, the cost can be reduced, and the installation is easy without taking up much space. In particular, since only the speaker 21, the LED graphic display 22, and the operation panel 45 are provided in the bathrooms 41 and 42 , a waterproof structure can be easily provided.
[0037]
In the present embodiment, the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 are not only used for karaoke performances and output of sound effects, but are also used in order to use the data communication function of the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44. Since the 30 water heater controllers 31 are connected to the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 , the user can be informed of information regarding the water heater 30 even at locations away from the bathrooms 41 and 42 .
[0038]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the bathroom terminal devices 43 and 44 installed in the bathrooms 41 and 42 are provided, and the audio signal and the caption data are received from the main system 1 via the communication line 15. In addition to the place where the main system 1 is installed, the karaoke performance can be enjoyed not only in the bathrooms 41 and 42 , but also in an excellent practical effect that the cost can be reduced.
[0039]
In particular, in the present embodiment, sound effects can also flow in the bathrooms 41 and 42 , so that further enhancement in function can be achieved. Furthermore, in this embodiment, not only the karaoke performance but also the information about the water heater 30 can be notified to the user at a place away from the bathrooms 41 and 42 , so that the added value can be further increased. There is .
[0040]
Its to, in this embodiment, bathing customer M, which was divided into a plurality of bath 41 and 42, in addition to the W can enjoy the karaoke performance at the same time, perform the duet between a man hot water 41 and Joyu 42 Therefore, it is possible to further expand the way of enjoying as a karaoke apparatus for a bathroom.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, the bathroom terminal devices connected to the main system via the data communication means are provided in the bathrooms divided into male hot water and female hot water, respectively. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy karaoke performances in the bathroom separated into men's and women's baths, and it is also possible to enjoy karaoke performances duet between men's bathers and women's bathers. It has an excellent practical effect.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a state in which a bathroom terminal device is installed in a bathroom . FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the operation panel.
In the drawings, 1 is a main system , 4 and 44 are bathroom terminal devices, 3 is a control device body, 6 is a hard disk device (storage means), 12 and 18 are communication / alarm devices, and 15 is a communication line (data communication means). ), 19 is a control device, 21 is a speaker, 22 is an LED graphic display (display) , 45 is an operation panel , 41 and 42 are bathrooms, 30 is a water heater, 31 is a water heater controller, and 55 is a sound collecting microphone. Indicates.

Claims (4)

A main system for storing karaoke performances based on the performance data and lyrics data, comprising storage means for storing performance data and lyrics data of a number of karaoke songs;
Speakers and lyrics that are provided in bathrooms divided into men's and women's baths, connected to the main system via data communication means, and that output performance sounds of karaoke songs based on transmission data from the main system And a bathroom terminal device including an operation panel having an operation key for requesting a karaoke song and a sound collecting microphone for inputting a bather's voice .
Each operation panel is provided with a duet request key that is operated when a bather desires a duet, a duet confirmation key that is operated when a bather receives a duet, and a display unit that displays a song title. ,
By synchronizing the output of the performance sound of the karaoke song from each speaker in the bathrooms and the display of the lyrics on each display, and outputting the voice through the sound collecting microphones from both speakers The bather is configured to allow a duet between a male bath and a female bath,
When a bather in one bathroom selects a duet song and turns on a duet request key, the name of the song is displayed on the display of the other bathroom and the duet confirmation key blinks, and the bath in the other bathroom is bathed. When the person turns on the duet confirmation key, both duet request keys are lit, and at the same time, both the sound collecting microphones are turned on, and the duet karaoke performance is started. karaoke apparatus characterized by there. 2. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein when the bather selects a duet song, the duet request key blinks, and when the duet request key is turned on, the lighted state is switched to a lighting state . Karaoke equipment. 3. When the duet karaoke performance is completed, both duet request keys are turned off, and both sound collecting microphones are turned off . Karaoke equipment. 4. In a duet karaoke performance, a male voice phrase and a female voice phrase are displayed in different colors on each of the indicators. The karaoke device described.

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