JP3920126B2 - Pinch compatible karaoke equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pinch-compatible karaoke apparatus that allows a singer to switch to another karaoke song he is good at and play when he / she thinks that the karaoke song being played cannot be sung well.
[0002]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
When a karaoke user is practicing or singing a new karaoke song, it may be found that the user cannot sing well after starting to sing. Some users continue to sing as they go, but many give up singing along the way. The karaoke apparatus is provided with a function of canceling the music performance in the middle when a predetermined user input is accepted in response to such a case.
[0003]
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Even if it is found that the user cannot sing well after starting to sing a certain karaoke piece, if the user can switch to the eighteenth piece that the user is good at, the performance is interrupted in the middle. I thought that I wouldn't have to feel embarrassed to pull it down. And he was motivated to challenge singing new karaoke songs during practice and hoped that the use of karaoke equipment would be further promoted.
[0004]
An object of the present invention is to provide a pinch-compatible karaoke apparatus capable of performing by switching to a pinch music separately designated by a user during the performance of a song that a user originally intended to sing. .
[0005]
The present invention for achieving the above object is specified by any of the following items (1) to (9), or items (21) to (31), or (41) to (49).
(1) A karaoke device that registers reserved music specified by a user in a performance processing queue and performs the music in order. (2) A storage means, a user interface means, a performance means, and a control means are provided. (3) The storage means stores karaoke data associated with the music number. (4) The user interface means accepts an operation input by the user, and the music number of the reserved music and the music of the reserved music. A set of numbers and a song number of a pinch music and a pinch music switching instruction can be transferred to the control means. (5) The performance means processes the karaoke data and plays the music under the control of the control means (6 ) The control means can perform queue registration processing, normal performance processing, and pinch music performance processing. (7) The queue registration processing is preliminarily received from the user interface means. When the song number of the song is transferred, the song number is registered in the performance processing queue, and when the set of the song number of the reserved song and the pinch song is transferred, the song number of the reserved song is changed. (8) The normal performance process is to cause the performance means to process the karaoke data corresponding to the music number of the reserved music retrieved from the queue from the storage means. (9) The pinch music performance processing is performed when the pinch music switching instruction is transferred from the user interface means during the music performance by the normal performance processing, and the pinch music is assigned to the music number of the reserved music in the queue. If the music number is associated, the performance of the reserved music is stopped and the pinch music is played by the playing means. 6]
(21) It is a karaoke device that registers reserved music specified by the user in a performance processing queue and performs in order (22) storage means, pinch music storage register, user interface means, performance means, (23) The storage means stores karaoke data associated with the music number (24) The pinch music storage register stores a set of user ID and music number (25) The user interface means receives the operation input by the user, and sets the music number of the reserved music, the music number of the reserved music and the user ID, the user ID and the music number of the pinch music, The instruction to switch the pinch music can be transferred to the control means (26) The performance means processes the karaoke data and plays the music under the control of the control means (27) Control means includes a pinch music storage processing, the queue registration process, the normal performance processing, to enable the pinch music performance process (28) pinch the music storage processing, the user ID and the pinch music from the user interface means When the set of music numbers is transferred, the user ID and the music number are stored in the pinch music register. (29) In the queue registration process, the music number of the reserved music is transferred from the user interface means. The music number is registered in the queue for performance processing, and when the set of the music number and user ID of the reserved music is transferred, the music number of the reserved music is registered in the queue in association with the user ID. (30) In the normal performance process, the karaoke data corresponding to the music number of the reserved music retrieved from the queue is retrieved from the storage means and processed by the performance means. (31) The pinch music performance process is performed when a pinch music switching instruction is transferred from the user interface means during the performance of the reserved music by the normal performance process. If the ID is associated, the performance of the reserved music is stopped, the music number associated with the user ID stored in the pinch music storage register is acquired, and the music of the acquired number is selected. Let the playing means perform.
(41) A karaoke device that registers reserved music specified by the user in a performance processing queue and performs the music in order (42) comprises user interface means, storage means, performance means, and control means. (43) The user interface means is a remote control device capable of bidirectional short-range wireless communication with the control means, and has a built-in pinch music storage register in which a set of user ID and music number is stored. Receiving operation input, the music number of the reserved music, the set of the music number of the reserved music and the user ID, the set of the user ID and the music number of the pinch music, and the pinch music switching instruction can be transferred to the control means. (44) The storage means stores the karaoke data associated with the music number (45) The performance means processes the karaoke data under the control of the control means. (46) The control means enables queue registration processing, normal performance processing, and pinch music performance processing. (47) The queue registration processing is performed by the user interface means. When the song number is transferred, the song number is registered in the performance processing queue, and when the set of the song number and user ID of the reserved song is transferred, the song number of the reserved song corresponds to the user ID. (48) In the normal performance process, the karaoke data corresponding to the music number of the reserved music retrieved from the queue is retrieved from the storage means and processed by the performance means (the music is played) 49) When a pinch music switching instruction is transferred from the user interface means during the performance of the reserved music by the normal performance processing, the pinch music performance processing is performed in the queue. If the user ID is associated with the music number of the reserved music, the performance of the reserved music is stopped and the user ID associated with the user ID stored in the pinch music storage register is communicated with the user interface means. To obtain the music number of the current music number and cause the music means to perform the music of the music number.
The present invention is specified by the above items (21) to (31) and the following items (51) to (53), or the above items (41) to (49) and the following items (51) to (53). It is good as well.
Attribute information is associated with karaoke data for each song,
(51) The pinch music storage register can store a set of music numbers of a plurality of pinch music in one user ID. (52) The control means acquires attribute information attached to karaoke data of reserved music and pinch music. Enabling (53) When the pinch music performance processing acquires the music number of the pinch music stored in the pinch music storage register, the music number of the pinch music having the same attribute information as the reserved music is acquired. ]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
=== Basic configuration and operation of karaoke apparatus ===
FIG. 1 shows a functional block diagram of a karaoke apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention.
The karaoke apparatus 1 is a performance terminal of a known communication karaoke system, and the hardware configuration and basic operation are the same as those of a conventional performance terminal. That is, karaoke data for a large number of karaoke songs is stored in the hard disk device 3, and the central control unit 2 including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM therein manages the karaoke data of each song as a song database in association with song numbers. ing. Further, it communicates with the host device in a timely manner via the communication control unit 15, downloads the new karaoke data, and sequentially updates the music database.
[0010]
The karaoke data is the music generation data described in the MIDI format that is the origin of the accompaniment music, and the singing of the lyrics image that is displayed and output in synchronization with the accompaniment music, describing the character strings, display sequence, display timing, etc. Data. The karaoke data also includes attribute information (genre, artist, etc.) about the karaoke music.
[0011]
In addition to the karaoke data, the hard disk device 3 also stores video data for a long time as a background image of the lyrics image and video script data designating a display sequence of the background video. Video script data is associated with a music number, and is data that specifies when and from what data recording position and how much video is decoded when playing the corresponding karaoke music. Are also managed by the music database.
[0012]
When the central control unit 2 receives the music number input by the user on the operation panel 6 provided in the remote control transmitter 5 or the karaoke apparatus 1 body via the operation control unit 7, the central control unit 2 stores the music number in the internal RAM. And register in the performance processing queue. The central control unit 2 sequentially picks up the music numbers in the queue and takes out the corresponding karaoke data from the hard disk device 3. Then, the music generation data is transferred to the synthesizer 8 to generate an audio signal of accompaniment music. The audio signal of the accompaniment music is input to the mixing amplifier 9 together with the singing audio signal from the microphone 11, and the audio signal amplified and mixed here is acoustically output from the speaker 10.
[0013]
Further, while displaying / erasing the lyrics character string by processing the lyric rendering data, the lyric image in which each character of the displayed lyric character string changes color is sequentially developed in the video RAM 12 and the video script is also displayed. According to the data, appropriate video data is transferred to the video control unit 13 in a timely manner. The video control unit 13 decodes the video data into a video signal of a background video, superimposes a lyric image bitmap-expanded in the video RAM 12 on the background video, and displays and outputs it on the display 14.
[0014]
The above is a normal performance operation in the karaoke apparatus. However, in this embodiment, when a specific operation input is received during a period in which a karaoke song (reserved song) whose performance order is managed by a queue is being played, the user who designated the reserved song specified separately. In addition to switching to the performance of karaoke music (pinch music), it is provided with a pinch music performance function for returning to performance order management by a queue again when the performance of the pinch music is completed.
[0015]
=== Pinch music performance function ===
In the present embodiment, the remote control transmitter 5 and the operation panel 6 have keys for inputting the reserved music numbers and the pinch music numbers, and then transferring the music numbers to the central control unit 2 as a set. It is arranged. In addition, a key for receiving a user input (specific operation input) for switching the reserved music being played to a pinch music is also provided.
[0016]
FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of processing of the pinch music performance function in this embodiment. When the central control unit 2 receives the set of music numbers, the music number of the reserved music is registered in the queue, and the reserved music is associated with the music number of the pinch music and provided in the RAM, the hard disk device 3 or the like. Store in an appropriate storage resource (s1, s2-> s3). Next, the music number in the queue is picked up, and first the normal performance process is executed to play the reserved music (s5). When the specific operation input is received during the performance of the reserved music, the music number of the corresponding pinch music is acquired and switched to the performance of the corresponding karaoke music (s6, s7 → s8 → s9 → s10). When the reserved music is played for a predetermined time or more, it can be determined that the reserved music can be sung, and the reserved music may be played to the end even if a specific operation input is accepted.
[0017]
=== Other Embodiments ===
In the above embodiment, the pinch music is stored on the karaoke apparatus main body side. Not limited to this example, a register for storing the pinch music is provided on the remote control transmitter side, and the singer stores the pinch music in advance in this register. When a reserved song is played, the user will sing with this remote control transmitter, and if a specific operation input is made with this remote control transmitter, the song number of the pinch song will be transferred to the karaoke device and the pinch song will be played. You may make it switch.
[0018]
In the above embodiment, a configuration is shown in which reserved music and pinch music are directly associated and managed. In addition to this configuration, the user and the music number of the reserved music are associated and registered in the performance processing queue, and the association between the user and the pinch music is separately registered. Good.
[0019]
In order to associate the user with the reserved music, for example, a remote control transmitter (personal remote control) possessed individually by the user may be used. This personal remote controller stores an individual remote controller ID and uses this remote controller ID as a user identifier. When transferring the music number of the reserved music input to the personal remote controller to the karaoke device, the remote control ID is also transferred to the karaoke device. The central control unit associates the remote control ID with the music number and registers them in the queue.
[0020]
On the other hand, in order to associate a user with a pinch music, a user interface that accepts a user input for registering the remote control ID and the music number of the pinch music in association with the karaoke device may be implemented. . For example, an interactive user interface in which a remote controller ID and a music number of a pinch music are registered in association with each other while displaying appropriate information in response to a predetermined user input can be considered.
[0021]
When the central control unit stores the remote control ID and the music number of the pinch music in an appropriate storage resource in association with each other, and receives a specific operation input during the performance processing of the reserved music associated with a certain remote control ID, A process of switching to the performance of the pinch music corresponding to the remote control ID is executed.
[0022]
An identifier given in advance to the user such as a remote control ID may not be used as the user ID. For example, a user is identified and managed by a serial number, and each user decides and confirms a number to be used on the spot. And each user should just register the correlation with an own number and the music number of a reservation music or a pinch music in a karaoke apparatus.
[0023]
Even if each user does not individually register his / her pinch music in the karaoke device, the remote control transmitter itself has a large-capacity nonvolatile memory and a user interface for storing the music number of the pinch music for each user ID, Then, after all the users have registered their own pinch music in this remote control transmitter, a user interface for transferring the user-specific pinch music to the karaoke apparatus main body at once may be provided. Such a remote control transmitter can be achieved, for example, by diverting the hardware of a multi-function remote control transmitter called an electronic table of contents. The electronic table of contents is equipped with a non-volatile memory and an interactive user interface, searches for the song number of the reserved song desired by the user based on the attribute information in the song database of the karaoke device, and uses the remote control signal for the performance reservation as it is Can be transferred to the device. A remote control transmitter applied to the present invention can be realized by only partially changing the software of the electronic contents book.
[0024]
Also, an appropriate personal portable information terminal equipped with a short-range wireless communication interface such as a mobile phone equipped with a Java execution environment and a Bluetooth standard communication interface may be used as a remote control transmitter. Specifically, the karaoke device side is also equipped with a short-range wireless communication interface, and the user registers the music number of the pinch music in advance in the memory of the portable information terminal. If the mobile information terminal and the karaoke device are close to a predetermined distance and each other establishes a link via the short-range wireless communication interface, the user operates the mobile information terminal to set the music number of the reserved music Transfer to the karaoke device via the wireless communication interface. The central control unit registers the music number and the identifier of the portable information terminal in a queue in association with each other. Then, if a specific operation input is accepted during the period when the reserved music reserved and registered by the portable information terminal is being played, it is communicated again with the portable information terminal that registered the reserved music being played and stored in that terminal. Get the song number of the current pinch song and switch to the performance of that pinch song.
[0025]
In the embodiment using the portable information terminal, a specific operation input may be received via a remote control transmitter or an operation panel attached to the karaoke device, but from a mobile phone in which a reserved music being played is registered. If it is only possible to accept, it will not be switched to pinch music due to misoperation of others.
[0026]
Of course, a short-range wireless communication interface may be mounted on the multi-function remote controller such as an electronic table of contents. In this case, pinch music for each user is registered in the multi-function remote controller. When the central control unit receives the specific operation input, the central control unit notifies the multi-function remote controller of the user ID corresponding to the reserved music being played, and the multi-function remote controller transmits the music number of the pinch music associated with the ID. To do.
[0027]
=== Example of change ===
A plurality of pinch music pieces may be associated with each reserved music piece or each user, and an appropriate pinch music piece may be selected on the karaoke apparatus side. The selection of the pinch music may be random, or specific attribute information such as genre or artist is acquired for the reserved music being played, and the music that is the same as or similar to the attribute information is preferentially selected. May be.
[0028]
Further, the same pinch music may not be played within a predetermined period such as a predetermined time or a predetermined number of reserved music performances. In this case, the overlapping performance may be prohibited only for the pinch music associated with the same user, or the same pinch music including the pinching music of other users may not be played repeatedly.
[0029]
Depending on the performance of the reserved music when the specific operation input is accepted, the pinch music may be played and switched from the middle as appropriate. For example, when switching reserved music at an early point, pinch music is played from the beginning, or when switching to a certain time has passed, the pinch music starts playing from the same level of performance. May be. If there is a sense of incongruity when switching to the pinch music immediately after receiving the specific operation input, it is possible to detect the passage of the reserved music being played and switch to the pinch music when the passage ends. Of course, when the performance of the pinch music is started from the middle, the performance may be started from the beginning of an appropriate section in the pinch music.
[0030]
An appropriate connection phrase may be played at the time of switching from the reserved music to the pinch music, such as switching the performance so that the reserved music fades out and the pinch music fades in. Alternatively, a plurality of connecting phrases may be prepared, and the connecting phrases may be appropriately selected according to the performance of the reserved music at the time when the specific operation input is received. For example, you can use multiple karaoke data pre-installed in the karaoke device, such as inserting and switching drum phrases if you accept specific operation input at the break of a reserved music section, or fading out if in the middle of a section. A technique for editing medley music may be used as appropriate.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in response to a case where a song that a user originally intended to sing cannot be sung well, the user can switch to a pinch song separately designated by the user while the reserved song is being played. Can play. As a result, motivation to sing for music in practice and new music is generated, and the use of karaoke equipment is promoted.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a karaoke apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of processing of a pinch music performance function in the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke apparatus 2 Central control part 3 Hard disk apparatus 5 Remote control transmitter 6 Operation panel 8 Synthesizer

Claims (4)

A karaoke apparatus for performing a performance in order by registering a reserved music designated by a user in a performance processing queue, comprising storage means, user interface means, performance means, and control means,
The storage means stores karaoke data associated with the music number,
The user interface means accepts an operation input by the user, and can transfer the music number of the reserved music, the set of the music number of the reserved music and the music number of the pinch music, and the pinch music switching instruction to the control means,
The performance means processes the karaoke data and plays the music under the control of the control means,
The control means enables queue registration processing, normal performance processing, and pinch music performance processing,
In the queue registration process, when the music number of the reserved music is transferred from the user interface means, the music number is registered in the performance processing queue, and the set of the music number of the reserved music and the music number of the pinch music is transferred. Then, register the song number of the reserved song with the song number of the pinch song and register it in the queue,
In the normal performance process, the karaoke data corresponding to the music number of the reserved music retrieved from the queue is retrieved from the storage means and processed by the performance means, and the music is played.
In the pinch music performance processing, when a pinch music switching instruction is transferred from the user interface means during music performance by the normal performance processing, the music number of the pinched music is associated with the music number of the reserved music in the queue. For example, a karaoke apparatus that stops the performance of the reserved music and causes the performance means to play the pinch music. A karaoke apparatus for registering a reserved music specified by a user in a performance processing queue and performing the music in sequence, comprising: a storage means; a pinch music storage register; a user interface means; a performance means; and a control means. Prepared,
The storage means stores karaoke data associated with the music number,
The pinch music storage register stores a set of user ID and music number,
The user interface means receives an operation input by the user, and issues a music number of the reserved music, a set of the music number of the reserved music and the user ID, a set of the user ID and the music number of the pinch music, and a pinch music switching instruction. Can be transferred to the control means,
The performance means processes the karaoke data and plays the music under the control of the control means,
The control means enables pinch music storage processing, queue registration processing, normal performance processing, and pinch music performance processing,
In the pinch music storage process, when a set of the user ID and the music number of the pinch music is transferred from the user interface means, the user ID and the music number are stored in the pinch music register,
In the queue registration process, when the music number of the reserved music is transferred from the user interface means, the music number is registered in the performance processing queue, and the set of the music number of the reserved music and the user ID is transferred. And register the music number of the reserved music in the queue in association with the user ID,
In the normal performance process, the karaoke data corresponding to the music number of the reserved music retrieved from the queue is retrieved from the storage means and processed by the performance means, and the music is played.
In the pinch music performance processing, when a pinch music switching instruction is transferred from the user interface means during the performance of the reserved music by the normal performance processing, the user ID is associated with the music number of the reserved music in the queue. A karaoke apparatus that cancels the performance of the reserved music, acquires a music number associated with the user ID stored in the pinch music storage register, and causes the performance means to perform the music of the acquired number. A karaoke device for registering reserved music designated by a user in a performance processing queue and performing in order, comprising user interface means, storage means, performance means, and control means,
The user interface means is a remote control device capable of two-way short-range wireless communication with the control means, and has a built-in pinch music storage register in which a set of user ID and music number is stored, and accepts an operation input by a user. The music number of the reserved music, the set of the music number of the reserved music and the user ID, the set of the user ID and the music number of the pinch music, and the pinch music switching instruction can be transferred to the control means,
The storage means stores karaoke data associated with the music number,
The performance means processes the karaoke data and plays the music under the control of the control means,
The control means enables queue registration processing, normal performance processing, and pinch music performance processing,
In the queue registration process, when the music number of the reserved music is transferred from the user interface means, the music number is registered in the performance processing queue, and the set of the music number of the reserved music and the user ID is transferred. And register the music number of the reserved music in the queue in association with the user ID,
In the normal performance process, the karaoke data corresponding to the music number of the reserved music retrieved from the queue is retrieved from the storage means and processed by the performance means, and the music is played.
In the pinch music performance processing, when a pinch music switching instruction is transferred from the user interface means during the performance of the reserved music by the normal performance processing, the user ID is associated with the music number of the reserved music in the queue. , Stop playing the reserved music, communicate with the user interface means, acquire the music number associated with the user ID stored in the pinch music storage register, and play the music of the music number Karaoke device that lets you play. Attribute information is associated with karaoke data for each song,
The pinch song storage register can store a set of song numbers of a plurality of pinch songs in one user ID,
The control means can acquire attribute information attached to karaoke data of reserved music and pinch music,
The karaoke device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the pinch music performance processing acquires the music number of the pinch music having the same attribute information as the reserved music when acquiring the music number of the pinch music stored in the pinch music storage register. .

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