JP4127257B2 - Karaoke video recording system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke video recording system in which performance sound data of a karaoke performance, user singing voice data, video data of the user, and the like are recorded on a recording tape.

  Conventionally, for example, a karaoke system is installed in a karaoke box, a restaurant, or the like so that it can be sung and enjoyed along with accompaniment music. In addition, a lyrics telop is displayed on a monitor such as a CRT, and an image matching the contents of the karaoke song is generally displayed as a background image of the lyrics telop in order to increase the atmosphere. In addition, instead of a video prepared in advance, for example, a video camera is prepared and a singing user's figure is photographed and used as a background video of lyrics telop.

  By the way, if you want to keep a record of your own karaoke experience in audio and video, or if you want to send a video image to a karaoke championship or an audition for finding a new singer, I had to bring a video camera for a karaoke box and shoot. Of course it is physically possible, but in practice you have to record it yourself or with the help of others. Also, the karaoke performance sound and the singing voice sung by me are recorded as they are uttered from the speaker.

  A new service that obtains recording tapes that record video and audio when users are singing with accompaniment of karaoke performance by focusing on the current situation and devising based on the conventional karaoke equipment It aims at providing the system for realizing.

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the karaoke performance means for reproducing the musical tone information of the selected karaoke song and executing the karaoke performance, and the user's singing voice are input. Voice input means, video input means for inputting a video of the user's appearance, performance sound data of karaoke performance performed by karaoke performance means, and user singing voice input by voice input means A karaoke video recording system comprising data and video recording means for recording video data photographed and input by video input means on a recording tape, wherein the video recording means is before and after the karaoke performance is started. At least one of the images taken by the image input means and input by the user and the use input via the sound input means Voice is also configured to record, further, a display capable of displaying means various kinds of information, before starting the recording by recording recording means, for selectively inputting the recording type according to the type of the recording tape A process for causing the display means to display a title according to the recording type selected and input by the selection input means before the recording by the selection input means and the recording and recording means, and a user photographed and input by the video input means The display means displays the video image on the display means, the display means displays the content that the user should input before starting the karaoke performance by the karaoke performance means, and the karaoke performance means performs the karaoke performance. Rehearsal control means for executing the rehearsal process including the rehearsal process, and the rehearsal process is executed by the rehearsal control means, and After starting recording by the recording and recording means, a process for causing the display means to display a title according to the recording type selected and input by the selection input means, and displaying the image of the user imaged and input by the video input means Processing to be displayed on the means, processing to display on the display means the contents that the user should input before starting the karaoke performance by the karaoke performance means, processing to cause the karaoke performance means to perform karaoke performance, and karaoke by the karaoke performance means And a production control means for executing a production process including a process for causing the display means to display a content to be input by the user after the performance is finished .

  According to the karaoke video recording system having such a configuration, since the karaoke performance means reproduces the musical tone information of the selected karaoke song and executes the karaoke performance, the user sings the karaoke performance as an accompaniment, so-called It can be used as a “karaoke”. Then, the user's singing voice is inputted through voice input means such as a microphone, and the appearance of the singing user is photographed and inputted by video input means such as a television camera. The performance data of the karaoke performance performed by the karaoke performance means, the user singing voice data input by the voice input means, and the video data photographed and input by the video input means are recorded by the recording and recording means. It can be recorded on a recording tape. For this reason, the user can obtain the recording tape which recorded the place which he is singing as an accompaniment by a video and an audio | voice. In the present invention, the singing with karaoke performance as an accompaniment is recorded as video and voice as “karaoke video”. And the recording tape which recorded this karaoke video has various uses.

  (1) For example, since a karaoke video in which he / she appears can be viewed again by himself / herself, it can be enjoyed simply as a record for himself / herself. Conventionally, if a similar video is to be created, for example, a home video camera must be brought to a karaoke box or the like and recorded by himself or with the help of another person, which is very troublesome. In addition, when recording with a home video camera, the karaoke performance sound and the singing voice that you sing are recorded from the speaker, and the surrounding noise is also included, making it clear. hard.

  On the other hand, according to this karaoke video recording system, the user only has to sing with karaoke performance as if he had enjoyed karaoke until now, and the karaoke video is automatically recorded by the device side. So it is very convenient. Also, karaoke performance sounds and singing voices sung by oneself can be recorded directly in the state of audio signals, and are clear without being affected by ambient noise.

  (2) In addition, for example, it becomes possible to easily judge in a karaoke championship or an audition for finding a promising new singer. In other words, in the past, participants would like to record their singing voice on a music tape using recording equipment, or record it on a video tape using a home video device and send the tape to the convention organizing committee. It was general. Therefore, in this case as well as in the above (1), it was necessary to bring a home video camera and record it by himself or with the help of another person.

  On the other hand, according to the karaoke video recording system, as described above, the karaoke video recording is performed automatically by the apparatus side, which is very convenient. If you want to participate in the karaoke championship, What is necessary is just to send the recorded recording tape. This karaoke video can also be used as a promotion video for applying to auditions.

  (3) Furthermore, since my figure and my voice are recorded, it can be used like a video letter. In particular, if a message is included via voice input means, a sufficient video letter is obtained. The voice input means can only be used when singing anything, and if the message is inserted before, during or after the performance of the karaoke performance, the range of use can be expanded.

According to the present karaoke video recording system, the rehearsal control means causes the display means to display a title according to the recording type selected and input by the selection input means before starting the recording by the recording and recording means. A process for displaying on the display means a video of the user imaged and input by the input means, a process for displaying on the display means the contents that the user should input before starting the karaoke performance by the karaoke performance means, and A rehearsal process including a process for performing a karaoke performance by the karaoke performance means is executed.
As an example of recording the video of the user and the audio of the user at least either before or after the start of the karaoke performance, answering questions from the system side, introducing self-introduction, impressions, self-appeal or As described above, a voice message or the like is input. However, even if a question is asked suddenly, it may be difficult to get an appropriate answer. However, it is difficult for the system side to take an appropriate action when the answer from the user is slow or not at all. In other words, it only informs the contents of the question unilaterally, and in reality, regardless of whether there is an answer or not, if a predetermined time elapses after the notification, the next question content is informed or karaoke performance is performed. Or start. In this way, basically it is impossible to redo, so in the case of this karaoke video recording system, the recording itself is not performed, but the predetermined processing is executed in the same procedure as in the case of recording. This allows users to experience rehearsals.

  In consideration of the above-described circumstances, it is desirable to perform the rehearsal as the part in which the user answers the question according to the actual performance, but the karaoke performance may be omitted as appropriate. For example, when the prelude (intro) portion is extremely long, it may be shortened, or the performance itself may be performed only by No. 1.

Further, in this system, as shown in claim 2, when the user has an instruction input means for inputting an instruction to end rehearsal, the rehearsal control means receives a rehearsal end instruction by the instruction input means Alternatively, the rehearsal process may be forcibly terminated even during the rehearsal process . For example, it may be considered that it is not necessary to perform rehearsal for a user who has used the machine many times. In such a case, it is preferable for the user to end the process for the sake of convenience.

  Embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. Needless to say, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  First, the configuration of a karaoke video recording system as an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The karaoke video recording system of this embodiment includes a commander 1, a recording control device 50, a VTR device 70, and the like. All of these can be integrated, but here, the commander 1 that has been widely used as a karaoke apparatus, and for home use for recording and playing, for example, a TV program, are also used here. A configuration example using a normal VTR device 70 will be described.

  The commander 1 compresses and stores performance data including subtitle information and MIDI data distributed by communication from a host computer (not shown). For communication with the host computer, both devices are connected using a public network, and then the performance data is modulated and output by the modem unit 11 on the host computer on the transmission side, and the commander 1 on the reception side This is done by demodulating and receiving the signal by the modem unit 11. The compressed performance data is read out in response to the performance specification of the song from the user, restored before the performance starts, and the subtitle information is displayed on the display during the performance. Instrument Digital Interface) karaoke performance is performed by converting data into audio signals and reproducing the audio signals in synchronism with subtitle color change.

  The recording control device 50 is interposed between the commander 1 and the VTR device 70, outputs the audio or video data output from the commander 1 to the VTR device 70 side, or in response to an instruction from the commander 1. 70 is controlled.

Further, the VTR device 70 can record and record the audio or video data output from the recording control device 50 on the video tape 100. In addition, the video tape 100 can be played back, fast forwarded, or rewound. These are executed according to a control signal from the recording control device 50.

Subsequently, a specific configuration of each apparatus will be described.
First, the configuration of the commander 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The commander 1 corresponds to “karaoke performance means”, and also functions as part of “recording recording means” and part of “recording control means”, and is referred to as a microcomputer (hereinafter abbreviated as “microcomputer”). ) 10, modem unit 11, operation panel 12, calendar clock 13, hard disk drive (hereinafter abbreviated as “HDD”) 14, communication unit 15, and audio signal from external microphone 21 are input. Video signals from an audio input unit 22, a scoring device 23, a MIDI playback unit 24, an audio control unit 25, an audio output unit 26 that outputs audio to an external speaker 27, and an external video camera 31 are received. A video input unit 32 for input, a video data creation device 33, a video control unit 34, and a video output unit 35 for outputting a video signal to an external display 36. , And a.

The microcomputer 10 is a control unit that controls the entire commander and has a known configuration including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.
Although the role of the modem unit 11 has been described above, it also has a transmission function to the host computer, and connects and disconnects a telephone line, modulates transmission data into a voice band signal, and demodulates data received by the voice band signal. Do.

  The operation panel 12 also functions as an “instruction input unit”, and receives a mode selection or song number designation from the user. The operation panel 12 also includes a display unit for displaying the number being selected. As modes that can be selected, there are at least a normal karaoke mode and a karaoke video recording mode in the present embodiment, and of course other modes may be provided. The mode selection may be provided with a dedicated designation key. However, since the number of the song to be played is input using the numeric keypad, the mode selection may be performed using the numeric keypad. A confirmation key for confirming and inputting the selected data is provided.

The calendar clock 13 always counts the current date and the current time and notifies the microcomputer 10 of the current date and time.
The HDD 14 accumulates and stores performance data sent from the host computer, and also includes still image data, which will be described in detail later.

  The communication unit 15 is connected to a communication unit 52 (shown in FIG. 2) on the recording control device 50 side by a communication line (for example, RS232C), and the microcomputer 10 on the commander 1 side and the microcomputer 55 on the recording control device 50 side (FIG. 2) to realize data communication with the device.

  The MIDI playback unit 24 converts the MIDI data in the performance data into an analog audio signal and outputs the analog audio signal to the audio control unit 25. An audio signal from the microphone 21 is also input to the audio control unit 25 via the audio input unit 22, and the audio control unit 25 receives an audio signal generated by the MIDI playback unit 24 and an input from the microphone 21 side. The audio signal thus mixed is amplified and output to the audio input unit 51 (shown in FIG. 2) on the recording control device 50 side via the audio output unit 26.

The voice signal input from the microphone 21 that functions as a part of the “voice input means” is also input to the scoring device 23, and scoring is executed in the scoring device 23. Specifically, vocal information as scoring information is transferred from the microcomputer 10 at the time of karaoke performance, and the singing ability is scored based on this vocal information and a voice signal input from the microphone 21. As this scoring method, for example, singing voice is compared with vocal information using a change in pitch, rhythm, etc. as a scoring element, and scoring is performed depending on how close the singing voice is to vocal information. If it is a pitch element, for example, the degree of coincidence between the two is counted every predetermined time, and a score is determined based on the counted number. A method is also possible in which the initial score is 100 points and then the points are deducted. Thus, the singing score scored at a predetermined scoring timing is stored in the memory (not shown) in the scoring device 23 while being updated.

  On the other hand, the video camera 31 that functions as a part of the “video input means” is for shooting the appearance of the singer, and the video shot by the video camera 31 is sent to the video data creation device via the video input unit 32. The video data creation device 33 converts the video data into predetermined video data and sends it to the microcomputer 10. The video data is sent to the video control unit 34.

  The video control unit 34 converts the subtitle data in the performance data into a video signal that can be displayed on the display 36 in synchronization with the performance processing in the MIDI playback unit 24, and the video data obtained by photographing the above-described singer's appearance. The background video is used, and the caption data is superimposed on it. Then, the video is output to the video input unit 53 (shown in FIG. 2) on the recording control device 50 side via the video output unit 35.

Next, the recording control device 50 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the recording control device 50 is connected to a voice input unit 51 for inputting a voice signal output from the voice output unit 26 of the commander 1 and a communication unit 15 on the commander 1 side through a communication line. Communication unit 52, video input unit 53 for inputting a video signal output from video output unit 35 of commander 1, output adjustment unit 54, microcomputer 55, remote control light emitting unit 56, and VTR device 70. An audio output unit 57 for outputting an audio signal to the side, a video output unit 58 for outputting an image signal to the VTR device 70 side, a DTMF receiver 59 for inputting an audio signal output from the VTR device 70 side, An audio output unit 61 for outputting an audio signal input from the commander 1 side via the audio input unit 51 to the speaker 27, an output from the audio output unit 61, and the VTR device 70 side An audio signal selector 62 for selectively switching one of the output audio signals to output to the speaker 27, and an image signal input from the commander 1 side via the image input unit 53 is output to the display 36. A video output unit 63 for selecting the video signal and a video signal selector 64 for selectively switching between the video signal output from the video output unit 63 and the video signal output from the VTR device 70 and outputting the selected video signal to the display 36. And.

  The microcomputer 55 is a control unit that controls the entire recording control apparatus, and has a known configuration including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. Although not shown in FIG. 2, the microcomputer 55 can control the audio signal selector 62 and the video signal selector 64. Accordingly, either the audio signal input from the commander 1 side via the audio input unit 51 or the audio signal output from the VTR device 70 side can be selected and switched and output to the speaker 27. Either the video signal input from the commander 1 side via the input unit 53 or the video signal output from the VTR device 70 side can be selectively switched and output to the display 36. The display 36 also functions as “notification means”. Also, the audio signal and video signal input from the commander 1 side via the audio input unit 51 and the video input unit 53 are adjusted to a format that can be processed on the VTR device 70 side by the output adjustment unit 54, and then output as audio. It is output to the VTR device 70 via the unit 57 and the video output unit 58.

The remote control light emitting unit 56 is connected to the remote control light receiving unit 74 on the VTR device 70 side by a light emitting cable, and transmits a control signal from the microcomputer 55 of the recording control device 50 to the VTR device 70 as an infrared signal. The reason why the light-emitting cables are connected is to eliminate the restriction on the positional relationship between the recording control device 50 and the VTR device 70. That is, when there is no light-emitting cable, the infrared light beam emitted from the remote control light emitting unit 56 must be arranged so as to reach the remote control light receiving unit 74 on the VTR device 70 side, so the position is naturally limited. On the other hand, if connected by a light emitting cable, for example, even when the remote control light receiving unit 74 is provided on the side surface of the VTR device 70, the recording control device 50 itself can be placed on the VTR device 70, and the arrangement is not limited. It is.

Next, the VTR device 70 will be described.
The VTR device 70 is a well-known device that has been widely used and will not be described in detail. However, here, a VTR device 70 that can perform both recording and reproduction is required. In FIG. 2, an audio input unit 71 for inputting an audio signal output from the recording control device 50 side, a video input unit 72 for inputting a video signal also output from the recording control device 50 side, An audio output unit 73 for outputting an audio signal reproduced when the video tape 100 is reproduced to the recording control device 50 side, and a video signal reproduced when the video tape 100 is reproduced is also recorded on the recording control device 50 side. Only the video output unit 75 for outputting to the remote controller and the remote control light receiving unit 74 connected to the above-described remote control light emitting unit 56 on the recording control device 50 side by a light emitting cable are shown. However, as a matter of course, a tape drive mechanism and a control mechanism for executing a recording / recording function and a playback / fast forward / rewind function for the video tape 100 are provided. Since these are general configurations, they are not specifically described here. However, if the fast-forward / rewind function is supplementarily described, they are fast-forwarded and rewound at the same speed.

Next, the video tape 100 will be described.
The video tape 100 corresponds to a “recording tape” and is created exclusively for recording karaoke video in this karaoke video recording system. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the recording time is 10 minutes. When the video tape 100 is fast-forwarded or rewound by the VTR device 70 described above, the video tape 100 is fast-forwarded or rewound in about 40 seconds.

  The video recording portion of the tape stores, for example, a video that becomes a so-called “blue back” or an advertising video. This is because the presence / absence of advertisement video and advertisement contents differ depending on the type of tape described later.

  On the other hand, the signal A is recorded in the audio recording portion of the tape for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) from the beginning of the tape, and the signal B is recorded for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) at the position reproduced for 30 seconds from the beginning of the tape. Yes. The signal A corresponds to an “identification signal”, and the signal B corresponds to a “second identification signal”. Both of these signals A and B are recorded as DTMF signals.

  The DTMF signal is a mixed sine waveform signal that combines two frequencies in the audio frequency band. FIG. 12 shows the frequency configuration of the DTMF signal. The high group frequencies are four of 1209 Hz, 1366 Hz, 1477 Hz, and 1633 Hz, and the low group frequencies are four of 697 Hz, 770 Hz, 852 Hz, and 941 Hz. These combinations can represent numbers 0 to 9, letters A to D, and symbols * and #. The frequency configuration of the high group and low group is set so as to avoid the harmonic relationship that often appears in music and voice as much as possible.

The signal A represents a number of one digit or more, and at least the tape type is represented by this number. In some cases, the valid period of the tape is also shown. In this embodiment, three types are set as tape types. Specifically, there are three types A, B, and C, which are set for general personal recording, audition, and video letter, respectively. Of these, advertisements are recorded in the video recording portion for personal recording and audition, and no advertisement is recorded for video letters. And since no advertisement is recorded for the video letter, the tape price is set at 1000 yen. On the other hand, in the case of an audition, an advertisement of a record company or the like that holds the audition is inserted, and the tape price is free instead. In other words, the entire tape price is passed on as the advertising fee. In the case of personal records, advertisements of the karaoke store itself or affiliated companies are inserted, and the tape price is 500 yen. In this way, by placing advertisements, part or all of the tape price is passed on to the advertiser, and the tape price is lowered accordingly. However, in the case of a video letter, it can be considered that there is no point in having an advertisement with a karaoke video created. Therefore, the user may select the presence / absence and contents of the advertisement and the tape price with comparative consideration.

Further, the signal B represents the complement of the signal A in the present embodiment. The signal B may be unique encrypted data using a singular table, for example.
Next, the operation in the karaoke video recording system of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing main processing executed in the commander 1.
In the first step S10 after the power is turned on, initialization of the entire apparatus such as initialization of the RAM in the microcomputer 10, initialization of the modem unit 11, the MIDI playback unit 24, the video data creation device 33, and the video control unit 34 is performed.

  In subsequent S20, it is checked whether the operation panel 12 is operated and the karaoke mode is designated. If karaoke mode is designated (S20: YES), it will transfer to S30 and will perform the well-known karaoke process which performs the performance process of the music designated by the user. Since this karaoke processing itself is not particularly a main part, detailed description is omitted.

  On the other hand, if the karaoke mode is not designated (S20: NO), the process proceeds to S40. In S40, it is checked whether the operation panel 12 is operated and the karaoke video recording mode is designated. If the karaoke video recording mode is designated (S40: YES), the process proceeds to S50 to execute the karaoke video recording process. Since this karaoke video recording process is the main part, it will be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, if it is not karaoke video recording mode (S40: NO), it will transfer to S60 and it will be judged whether it is another mode. If any other mode is designated (S60: YES), the corresponding process is executed (S70), and then the process returns to S20. Otherwise (S60: NO), the process returns to S20 as it is.

Next, the contents of the karaoke video recording process, which is a subroutine executed in S50 described above, will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
In the first step S110 of the flowchart of FIG. 4, a process for displaying an instruction message for prompting the user to set a tape “Please set a tape” on the display 36 is performed. Specifically, the video for displaying the instruction message is output from the video output unit 35 to the recording control device 50, and the display of the instruction message is instructed to the recording control device 50 side via the communication unit 15. On the recording control device 50 side, the video input unit 53 inputs the video output from the commander 1 and outputs it to the selector 64 via the video output unit 63. Further, the microcomputer 55 receives an instruction message display command from the commander 1 via the communication unit 52 and switches the selector 64 to the video output unit 63 side. Therefore, the instruction message for prompting the user to set the tape “Set the tape” output from the commander 1 is displayed on the display 36.

After outputting the message, the process proceeds to S120. In S120, an instruction message prompting confirmation of the tape set, “Please operate the confirmation key after setting the tape” is further displayed on the display 36. The flow of message data and command data until this display is made is the same as in S110.

  After outputting the message, the process proceeds to S130. In S130, it is checked whether the confirmation key on the operation panel 12 is pressed. If pressing of the confirmation key is detected (S130: YES), the process proceeds to S140.

  In S140, the recording control device 50 is instructed to start the tape check via the communication unit 15. Upon receiving the tape check start instruction, the recording control device 50 executes the processing shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 and 10 and returns a predetermined response to the commander 1 side, specifically a tape type, tape error, or tape OK. Come on. The detailed processing contents will be described later, and the description of the flowchart of FIG. 4 will be continued.

  In subsequent S150, a message “please wait” is displayed on the display 36, and in S160, it is determined whether or not there is a response from the recording control device 50 during the display. If there is a response (S160: YES), the process proceeds to S170, and it is determined whether or not the response is a tape type. As will be described in detail later, when a response is received from the recording control device 50, if the response content is not a tape type, a tape error has occurred. Therefore, if the response content is not a tape type (S170: NO), the process proceeds to S180, a tape error is displayed on the display 36, and this processing routine is terminated. In this case, since a regular tape is not used, normal processing cannot be performed unless a person with specialized knowledge such as an administrator performs predetermined processing. This is because unauthorized use has been executed and it is not appropriate to leave it as it is.

  On the other hand, when the response content is the tape type (S170: YES), the process proceeds to S190, and an instruction message for prompting the type selection according to the returned tape type is displayed on the display 36. Specifically, the display 36 displays the selectable recording types and a message “Select a recording type and operate the confirmation key after selection”.

  As described above, there are three types of tapes: A (for general personal recording), B (for audition), and C (for video letter). In this case, the audition tape of the tape type B is free for the tape price on the premise that it is used for the audition. On the other hand, a video letter tape of tape type C is 1000 yen because there is no advertisement, and is more expensive than 500 yen of a tape for personal recording of tape type A in which the advertisement is entered. However, some users think that even if they are actually used as video letters, tapes of type A with advertisements may be used. Therefore, when the tape type B is returned, only the audition type can be selected as the recording type, and any other recording type can be selected for other cases. The recording type may be further subdivided in the video letter. For example, it is considered more appropriate to change the scenario depending on whether it is sent to a lover, sent to a family, or sent to a friend. In addition, for personal recording, for example, it is considered that it is more appropriate to change the scenario depending on the genre of the song to be sung, such as rock, pop, or enka.

  After selecting and inputting either of them, a message indicating that the confirmation key is operated is also displayed. A simple description of each type may be displayed at the same time. After outputting the message, the process proceeds to S200.

In S200, it is checked whether the confirmation key on the operation panel 12 is pressed. If pressing of the confirmation key is detected (S200: YES), the process proceeds to S210 (see FIG. 5).
In S210, an instruction message for prompting the user to input the song number is displayed on the display 36, such as "Enter the song number and operate the confirmation key after input". After outputting the message, the process proceeds to S220.

In S220, it is checked whether the confirmation key on the operation panel 12 is pressed. If pressing of the confirmation key is detected (S220: YES), the process proceeds to S230.
In S230, it is determined whether the recording type input by the user in the processing in S190 and S200 described above is A, B, or C. If it is type A, the process proceeds to S240 and executes a rehearsal routine of type A, and if it is type B, the process proceeds to S250 and executes a rehearsal process routine of type B. If it is type C, the process proceeds to S260. Transition to execute the type C rehearsal processing routine. These will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

After the processing of S240, S250, and S260, the process proceeds to S270, and a recording start instruction is issued to the recording control device 50 side via the communication unit 15. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S280.
In S280, it is determined again whether the recording type is A, B, or C. If the recording type is Type A, the process proceeds to S290 to execute the actual processing routine of Type A, and if it is Type B, S300 is performed. The type B production processing routine is executed and the type B production processing routine is executed. If the type C is type C, the processing proceeds to S310 and the type C production processing routine is executed. These will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

  After the processes of S290, S300, and S310 are completed, the process proceeds to S320. In S320, a recording end instruction is issued to the recording control device 50 side via the communication unit 15. This temporarily ends the karaoke video recording processing routine, and returns to the main routine of FIG.

  Now, the rehearsal processing routine executed in S240, S250, and S260 described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 6 is a process executed in common for each type. Of course, the specific contents of each step may differ depending on the type, but in this embodiment, the main purpose is to indicate the procedure in which the rehearsal process is executed. do not do.

  First, in the first step S410 of the flowchart of FIG. 6, title display corresponding to each recording type is performed. The title display image data and, if necessary, BGM tone data are stored in the HDD 14 in advance. Note that the title display may include a date. In this case, the date data may be sent from the microcomputer 10 to the video control unit 34 based on the data from the calendar clock 13 and combined with the title screen.

Then, in the subsequent S420, the acoustic effect function (effector) effective at the time of karaoke performance is canceled.
After canceling the effector in S420, the process proceeds to S430 to switch to the camera video. This controls the video control unit 34 so as to output the video of the user photographed by the video camera 31.

In subsequent S440, by controlling the video control unit 34, an instruction message prompting the user to introduce himself / herself is displayed on the display 36. After outputting the message, in S450, it is determined whether or not there is an end instruction input. This is to determine whether or not a predetermined end instruction operation has been performed on the operation panel 12. If there is an end instruction input (S450: YES), the process proceeds to S560 shown in FIG.
If there is no end instruction input (S450: NO), the process proceeds to S460, and it is determined whether or not the predetermined time T1 has elapsed. Until the predetermined time T1 elapses (S460: NO), it is determined whether there is an end instruction input in S450. When the predetermined time T1 elapses (S460: YES), the process proceeds to S470. In the case where the display prompting the self-introduction in S440 is performed, for example, a display such as “the remaining time is ○ seconds” may be added. This is because the user does not know how much time is left.

In S470, the effector released in S420 is returned. Then, in S480, the performance of the selected music is started, and the process proceeds to S490 shown in FIG.
In S490, as in S450, it is determined whether there is an end instruction input. If there is no end instruction input (S490: NO), the process proceeds to S500, and it is determined whether or not the predetermined time T2 has elapsed. Until the predetermined time T2 elapses (S500: NO), it is determined whether or not there is an end instruction input in S490. When the predetermined time T2 elapses (S500: YES), the process proceeds to S510. The predetermined time T2 may be a time until the rehearsal is completed, for example.

  In S510, it is determined whether the tape check has been completed. In S140 of FIG. 4, the recording control device 50 is instructed to start the tape check. The recording control device 50 that has received this tape check start instruction executes the processing shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. As shown in S990, the commander 1 side is returned as “tape OK” or “tape error”. Therefore, “whether or not the tape check is completed” is determined based on whether or not there is this response.

  If the tape check has not ended (S510: NO), the process returns to S490, and the determination of whether or not there is an end instruction input is repeated. If there is no end instruction here, the process proceeds to S500. In this case, since the predetermined time T2 has already elapsed, the process always proceeds to S510.

  When the tape check is completed (S510: YES), the process proceeds to S520, and the karaoke performance is stopped. Then, based on the response from the recording control device 50, it is determined whether or not the tape is OK (S530). If the tape is OK (S530: YES), this rehearsal processing routine is terminated and the process proceeds to S270 in FIG. . On the other hand, if the tape is not OK (S530: NO), the process proceeds to S540, a warning screen display is displayed on the display 36, and the present process ends. In this case as well, as in S180 of FIG. 4, normal processing cannot be performed unless a person with specialized knowledge such as an administrator performs predetermined processing. This is because unauthorized use may have been performed and it is not appropriate to leave it as it is.

  If an end instruction is input in S490, the process proceeds to S550 to stop the karaoke performance, and in S560, it is determined whether or not the tape check is completed. If the tape check has not been completed (S560: NO), the process proceeds to S570, and a screen display "Please wait" is displayed on the display 36, and then the process returns to S560. If an end instruction is input in S450 described above, the process proceeds to S560. That is, as the rehearsal process, a process close to the actual process is basically performed, but the process can be forcibly terminated by the user's intention.

Next, the actual processing routine executed in S290, S300, and S310 of FIG. 5 described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 8 shows processing executed in common for each type. Of course, in this case as well, as in the case of the rehearsal described above, the specific content of each step may differ depending on the type, but in this embodiment, the procedure for performing the actual process is determined. Since the main purpose is to show, it will not be described for each type.

  First, in the first step S610 of the flowchart of FIG. 8, the title display corresponding to each recording type is performed, and in the subsequent S620, the acoustic effect function (effector) effective at the time of karaoke performance is released.

  After canceling the effector in S620, the process proceeds to S630 to switch to the camera image, and in the subsequent S640, an instruction message for prompting the user to introduce himself / herself on the display 36 is displayed on the display 36. Display.

  After outputting the message, in S650, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time T1 has elapsed. When the predetermined time T1 elapses (S650: YES), the process proceeds to S660, and the effector released in S620 is returned. Then, in S670, the performance of the selected karaoke piece is started and ended.

  After that, in S680, the effector that was effective at the time of karaoke performance is released, and in the subsequent S690, an instruction message that prompts the user to describe the sung impression is displayed on the display 36.

  After the output of the message, in S700, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time T3 has elapsed. When the predetermined time T3 has elapsed (S700: YES), this production processing routine is terminated, and the process proceeds to S320 in FIG.

  By the way, in S140 of FIG. 4 described above, the recording control device 50 is instructed to start a tape check. In the recording control device 50 that has received the tape check start instruction, after executing predetermined processing, the tape type is returned to the commander 1 side, or a tape OK or tape error is returned. The details of the processing will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In the first step S810 of FIG. 9, a rewind (REW) instruction is issued to the VTR device 70. This instruction is output via the remote control light emitting unit 56. Then, after waiting for 60 seconds in the subsequent S820, in the subsequent S830, a stop (STOP) instruction is issued to the VTR device 70, and a playback (PLAY) instruction is subsequently issued.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether the signal A has been detected. As described above with reference to FIG. 11, the recording time of the video tape 100 is 10 minutes, and the signal A is recorded for a predetermined time from the beginning of the tape. Therefore, when the signal A is reproduced in response to the reproduction instruction in S830, the signal A is output from the audio output unit 73 of the VTR device 70, is input to the DTMF receiver 59 of the recording control device 50, and is detected by the DTMF receiver 59. . The microcomputer 55 of the recording control device 50 determines whether or not the signal A has been detected based on the detection signal from the DTMF receiver 59.

  When the signal A cannot be detected (S840: YES), the process proceeds to S850, and it is determined whether or not a predetermined time T4 has elapsed, that is, whether or not a timeout has occurred. For example, about 20 seconds is set as the predetermined time T4 for time-out determination. If not timed out (S850: NO), the process returns to S840, and if timed out (S850: YES), the process proceeds to S990 in FIG. 10, and "tape error" is returned to the commander 1 side.

On the other hand, if the signal A can be detected (S840: YES), the process proceeds to S860, and the “tape type” obtained based on the signal A is returned to the commander 1 side. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S870, where a stop (STOP) instruction is issued to the VTR device 70, and then a fast forward (FF) instruction is issued. Then, after waiting for 120 seconds in S880, in the following S890, a stop (STOP) instruction is issued to the VTR device 70, and then a rewind (REW) instruction is issued. Then, after waiting for 60 seconds in S900, a stop (STOP) instruction is issued to the VTR device 70 in the subsequent S910, and a playback (PLAY) instruction is subsequently issued.

  Thereafter, after waiting for 30 seconds in S920, it is determined whether or not the signal B has been detected in subsequent S930. As described above with reference to FIG. 11, the video tape 100 has a recording time of 10 minutes, and the signal B is recorded for a predetermined time from the portion of the tape reproduced for 30 seconds from the beginning. Therefore, when the signal B is reproduced, it is output from the audio output unit 73 of the VTR device 70 and is input to the DTMF receiver 59 of the recording control device 50 and detected by the DTMF receiver 59. The microcomputer 55 of the recording control device 50 determines whether or not the signal B has been detected based on the detection signal from the DTMF receiver 59. As described above, the signal B is set to the complement of the number represented by the signal A. Therefore, if the number represented by the signal B is not the complement of the number represented by the signal A that is already known, it is determined that an appropriate signal B cannot be detected.

  When the signal B cannot be detected (S930: YES), the process proceeds to S940, and it is determined whether or not a predetermined time T5 has elapsed, that is, whether or not a time-out has occurred. For example, about 90 seconds is set as the predetermined time T5 for time-out determination. If not timed out (S940: NO), the process returns to S930. If timed out (S940: YES), the process proceeds to S990, and a “tape error” is returned to the commander 1 side.

  On the other hand, if the signal B can be detected (S930: YES), the process proceeds to S950, where a stop (STOP) instruction is issued to the VTR device 70, and then a rewind (REW) instruction is issued. Then, after waiting for 30 seconds in S960, a stop (STOP) instruction is issued to the VTR device 70 in the subsequent S970. Thereafter, in S980, “tape OK” is returned to the commander 1 side this time. When this tape OK is returned, the commander 1 makes an affirmative determination in S530 of FIG.

The point that the tape check can be performed by executing the processing of FIG. 9 will be further described.
First, a case where a dedicated video tape 100 in which recording time and signals are recorded in advance as shown in FIG. 9 is used will be described. As described above, when the video tape 100 of the present embodiment is fast-forwarded or rewound by the VTR device 70, the video tape 100 is fast-forwarded or rewound in about 40 seconds in either case. Therefore, as shown in S810 and S820 of FIG. 9, when rewinding for 60 seconds, it is always rewound to the beginning. Therefore, if the video tape 100 is played back in this state, the stored signal A is played back for a predetermined time from the beginning and can always be detected. As a result, if a commercially available raw tape is used illegally, the signal A is not detected and a tape error is returned to the commander 1 (S900).

Then, the tape type can be determined from the signal A detected here, and the type is selected according to the tape type.
On the other hand, for example, as a non-dedicated tape, for example, a video tape having a recording time of 60 minutes or 120 minutes that is generally used and a video tape 100 that is a dedicated tape will be described. In this case, the signal A can be detected in the same manner, but the signal B cannot be detected. This is because, as shown in S870 to S920 of FIG. 9, in the case of this embodiment, whether or not the signal B is detected after fast-forwarding for 120 seconds and then rewinding for 60 seconds and then playing back for 30 seconds. Deciding. If the tape is fast-forwarded for 120 seconds, it will go to the end of the tape, and if it is rewound for 60 seconds, it will return to the beginning of the tape.

  On the other hand, in the case of a commercial videotape having a recording time of 60 minutes or 120 minutes, even if it is fast-forwarded for 120 seconds, it is not rewound to the end, and even if it is rewound for 60 seconds thereafter, it does not return to the beginning of the tape. . That is, when subtracted, the position is “fast forwarded” for 30 seconds from the beginning of the tape. Since the signal B is recorded at the position “played” for 30 seconds from the beginning of the tape, the signal B is not detected in the case of unauthorized use using such a non-dedicated tape. In this way, simple write protection is realized and unauthorized use can be prevented.

  If unauthorized use can be appropriately prevented in this way, for example, a service fee and a copyright fee (duplication usage fee) can be transferred to the video tape 100, which is a dedicated tape, and collected. Of course, if the usage record is accurately grasped, the fee can be collected based on it, but the prepaid system is preferable to the so-called postpaid system. Therefore, for example, a karaoke box manager who purchases and operates the karaoke video recording apparatus of the present embodiment is allowed to purchase the video tape 100 as a dedicated tape and sell it to the user of the karaoke video recording system. Service can be received.

  By executing the processing described above, the commander 1 sequentially outputs the video signal and the audio signal corresponding to the selected type to the recording control device 50 side. Then, the recording control device 50 adjusts the video signal and the audio signal as appropriate and outputs them to the VTR device 70 side. The VTR device 70 records the video signal and audio signal input from the recording control device 50 on the attached video tape 100 using a recording / recording mechanism (not shown). Thereby, the user can acquire the video tape 100 on which the karaoke video of a desired type is recorded. Thus, by devising on the basis of the conventional karaoke apparatus, a new service can be realized in which the video tape 100 in which the user sings with karaoke performance as an accompaniment is recorded with video and audio.

  Then, before the actual processing for recording on the video tape 100, the rehearsal processing is performed in the same procedure as the actual but not recorded. As a result, for example, when a self-introduction is suddenly prompted or an unexpected question is asked, the answer is confused, and it is less likely that the process proceeds to the next process without a sufficient answer. Therefore, it is beneficial for the user to experience rehearsal in creating a karaoke video that is basically irreversible.

  In this embodiment, when creating a karaoke video, the effect is canceled except during karaoke performance. For example, when an effector such as “echo” or “voice change” is added, it is effective at the time of karaoke performance, but it may not be appropriate when an impression or a message is described. Therefore, the effects are canceled except during karaoke performance. Of course, there may be a case where it is desirable to positively give an acoustic effect to a part other than the karaoke performance. Therefore, if the user directly operates the operation panel 12, the effector is made effective even during the karaoke performance. May be.

  In the present embodiment, the type of tape is determined based on the signal A, and for example, only an audition karaoke video can be created on an audition tape. For this reason, for example, audition tape is not used for other purposes even if the tape price is free. Therefore, for the advertiser, there is no disadvantage if the tape price is taken over instead of putting the advertisement.

By the way, when an advertisement is recorded in the video tape 100 in advance, it is conceivable that the validity period is limited depending on the content of the advertisement. Therefore, it is desirable not to use those whose validity period has passed. Therefore, for example, it may be possible to include this effective period in the signal A. If it is a DTMF signal, the valid period can be easily indicated. Further, the serial number set individually for the video tape 100 may be included in the signal A. This serial number may be a production number, for example, and is mainly used for management. For example, when storing log information of karaoke video, the serial number may be included in the log information.

  In the above-described embodiment, a signal DTMF signal is used as a specific example of the signal A. In addition, for example, a combination of 1 KHz, 2 KHz, and 3 KHz represents “1”, and 1.1 KHz, 2 KHz, and 3 KHz. The unique signal may be a combination of several frequencies.

  In the above embodiment, as described in the configuration description, the commander 1 that has been widely used as a karaoke apparatus in the past and the home use for recording and playing, for example, a TV program are taken into consideration. The configuration example using the normal VTR device 70 is described. In this case, it is preferable in that existing facilities can be used effectively.

  Of course, the commander 1 can be configured as a single device by adding the function of the recording control device 50, or can be configured as a single device by adding the function of the VTR device 70.

It is a block diagram which mainly shows the structure of the commander in the karaoke video recording system of embodiment. It is a block diagram which mainly shows the structure of a video recording control apparatus and a VTR apparatus among the karaoke video recording systems of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed in the commander of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the first half of the karaoke video recording process performed in the main process. It is a flowchart which shows the second half of the karaoke video recording process performed in the main process. It is a flowchart which shows the first half of the rehearsal process routine performed during a karaoke video recording process. It is a flowchart which shows the second half of the rehearsal process routine performed during a karaoke video recording process. It is a flowchart which shows the production process routine performed in a karaoke video recording process. It is a flowchart which shows the first half of the tape check process performed with the video recording control apparatus of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the second half of the tape check process performed with the video recording control apparatus of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing about the recording time of the video tape of embodiment, and the signal memorize | stored previously. It is explanatory drawing which shows the frequency structure of the DTMF signal currently recorded on the video tape of embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Commander 10 ... Microcomputer 11 ... Modem part 12 ... Operation panel 13 ... Calendar clock 15 ... Communication part 21 ... Microphone 22 ... Voice input part 23 ... Scoring device 24 ... MIDI reproduction part 25 ... Voice control part 26 ... Voice output part 27 ... Speaker 31 ... Video camera 32 ... Video input unit 33 ... Video data creation device 34 ... Video control unit 35 ... Video output unit 36 ... Display 50 ... Recording control device 51 ... Audio input unit 52 ... Communication unit 53 ... Video input unit 54 ... Output adjustment unit 55 ... Microcomputer 56 ... Remote control light emitting unit 57 ... Audio output unit 58 ... Video output unit 59 ... DTMF receiver 61 ... Audio output unit 62 ... Selector (for audio signal) 63 ... Video output unit 64 ... (Video signal) Selector 70 ... VTR device 71 ... Audio input unit 72 ... Video input unit 73 ... Audio output unit 74 ... Remote control light reception 75 ... the video output section 100 ... video tape

Claims (2)

Karaoke performance means for playing music performance information by playing music information of the selected karaoke song,
Voice input means for inputting the user's singing voice;
Video input means for inputting a video of the user's appearance;
The performance sound data of the karaoke performance performed by the karaoke performance means, the singing voice data of the user input by the voice input means, and the video data photographed and input by the video input means are recorded on a recording tape. Recording and recording means for recording;
A karaoke video recording system comprising:
The recording and recording means is a video of the user's figure captured and input by the video input means at least one of before and after the end of the karaoke performance, and a usage input via the audio input means Is also configured to record the voice of the person
further,
Display means capable of displaying various information;
A selection input means for selectively inputting a recording type according to the type of the recording tape before starting recording by the recording and recording means;
Before starting recording by the recording / recording means, a process for causing the display means to display a title corresponding to the recording type selected and input by the selection input means, and for a user photographed and input by the video input means A process for displaying an image of the appearance on the display means, a process for displaying on the display means the content that the user should input before starting the karaoke performance by the karaoke performance means, and a karaoke performance by the karaoke performance means. Rehearsal control means for executing rehearsal processing including processing to be performed;
A process for causing the display means to display a title according to a recording type selected and input by the selection input means after rehearsal processing is executed by the rehearsal control means and recording by the recording and recording means is started; A process for displaying on the display means a video of the user's image captured and input by the input means, and a content to be input by the user before the karaoke performance by the karaoke performance means is displayed on the display means. A production process including a process, a process for performing a karaoke performance by the karaoke performance means, and a process for causing the display means to display a content to be input by the user after the karaoke performance by the karaoke performance means is completed. Production control means;
A karaoke video recording system comprising: The karaoke video recording system according to claim 1,
An instruction input means for the user to input an instruction to end the rehearsal,
The rehearsal control means forcibly terminates the rehearsal process even when the rehearsal process is in progress when the rehearsal end instruction is input by the instruction input means.
A karaoke video recording system.

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