JP4299747B2 - Electronic sampler - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of an electronic quick sample device for remotely operating a karaoke apparatus that outputs a desired performance song selected from a plurality of performance songs.

  2. Description of the Related Art Music playback apparatuses that output a desired performance song selected from a plurality of performance songs are known. For example, a karaoke device used in a karaoke box or the like. According to such a karaoke device, music information of a predetermined karaoke performance song selected from a plurality of karaoke performance songs stored in advance in a storage device is output, and an image including lyrics information of the karaoke performance song is output. Karaoke performance of a desired song can be enjoyed by displaying it on the screen in synchronization with.

  In order to remotely operate such a karaoke apparatus, an electronic quick sample apparatus including a touch panel display that displays a predetermined image and inputs the karaoke apparatus in response to a user's contact is known. For example, this is the karaoke remote control device with electronic table of contents function described in Patent Document 1. According to this technique, input to the karaoke device can be easily performed by contact (touch input) of a user's finger or the like while referring to an image displayed on the touch panel display. The user's current age or the age of birth is entered, and the age of the search target age is entered for the user so that hit songs in a given age can be displayed. Can do.

JP 2003-140669 A

  However, in the conventional search, the information about the age that should be input to the electronic quick sample device and the hit song in a predetermined age that remains in the user's memory are not well linked, There was a tendency to become something that is not much different. That is, at present, an electronic quick sample device that displays a hit song of a predetermined age that remains in the user's memory so as to be selectable has not been developed yet.

  The present invention has been made against the background of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic quick sample device that displays a hit song of a predetermined age that remains in a user's memory so that the song can be selected. is there.

In order to achieve such an object, the gist of the present invention is to display a predetermined image in order to remotely control a karaoke apparatus that outputs a desired performance song selected from a plurality of performance songs. In addition, an electronic quick sample apparatus provided with a touch panel display that performs input to the karaoke apparatus in response to a user's contact, each corresponding to a first genre predetermined as a keyword corresponding to a predetermined age The touch panel among the buzzwords popular in the predetermined era, the words representing the customs in the corresponding predetermined age that is the second genre, and the words representing the news in the corresponding predetermined age that is the third genre. A predetermined number of keywords belonging to any genre selected by an input operation on the display are randomly selected And keyword button display means for displaying the keyword buttons in the touch panel display showing those keywords extracted and, in accordance with the contact of the user to the keyword buttons displayed by the keyword button display unit, indicated by the keyword button Performance music button display means for displaying on the touch panel display a plurality of performance music buttons each indicating a plurality of music performances associated with the age corresponding to the keyword, and the performance displayed on the touch panel display by the performance music button display means Music selection means for transmitting to the karaoke apparatus a signal for selecting a performance song indicated by the performance song button in response to a user's contact with the song button.

In this way, the buzzwords prevailing in the corresponding predetermined age as the first genre and the customs in the corresponding predetermined age as the second genre, which are predetermined as keywords corresponding to the predetermined ages , respectively. And a predetermined number of keywords among a plurality of keywords belonging to any genre selected by an input operation by the touch panel display A keyword button display means for randomly extracting a keyword button and displaying a keyword button indicating the keyword on the touch panel display, and the keyword button according to a user's contact with the keyword button displayed by the keyword button display means The year corresponding to the keyword indicated by A performance music button display means for displaying a plurality of performance music buttons respectively indicating a plurality of performance music songs associated with the performance music button, and use of the performance music button displayed on the touch panel display by the performance music button display means depending on the person of contact, recalling a signal for song selection the music piece indicated by the music piece button and music selection means for transmitting to said karaoke apparatus, since it contains, closely tied to hits in a given age A new keyword is displayed every time based on a buzzword for each age, a word for customs, or a word for news, thereby enhancing the amusement at the time of music selection. That is, it is possible to provide an electronic sample device that displays hit songs of a predetermined age that remain in the user's memory so that the songs can be selected.

Here, it is preferable that the keyword button display means displays the predetermined number of keyword buttons on the touch panel display in an arrangement not exclusively related to the chronological order. In this way, there is an advantage that the entertainment at the time of music selection can be enhanced by appealing directly to the user's memory without being aware of the age.

  Preferably, the performance song button display means is associated with the age corresponding to the keyword indicated by the keyword button in response to the user's contact with the keyword button displayed by the keyword button display means. A predetermined number of performance songs are randomly extracted from the plurality of performance songs, and performance music buttons indicating the performance songs are displayed on the touch panel display. In this way, even when the same keyword is selected, a new performance song is displayed every time, and there is an advantage that the entertainment at the time of music selection can be enhanced.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a karaoke apparatus 10 provided with an electronic quick sample apparatus 50 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke apparatus 10 includes a video display device 12 such as a CRT, a disc player 14, a video mixer 16, an amplifier mixer 18, a speaker 20, a microphone 22, an operation panel 24, CPU 26, which is a central processing unit, ROM 28, RAM 30, hard disk 32, which is a storage device, modem 34, CRT controller 36, input / output interface 38 for processing input signals from the operation panel 24, etc. Wireless LAN communication is performed between the synthesizer 40, which is a sound source, a remote control receiving unit 42 for receiving a remote control signal from an input device such as the remote control 48 or the electronic quick sample device 50, and the electronic quick sample device 50. And a wireless LAN communication unit 44 for this purpose.

  The CPU 26 is a so-called computer that processes and controls electronic information based on a predetermined program stored in advance in the ROM 28 using the temporary storage function of the RAM 30, and is controlled by the remote controller 48, the electronic sample device 50, or the like. When a predetermined karaoke performance song is selected, the selected karaoke performance song is registered in the reserved song list provided in the RAM 30 or selected from the hard disk 32 in the RAM 30 according to the performance order of the reserved song list. The performance information and lyrics information etc. of the karaoke performance song are read out, the performance information is transmitted from the RAM 30 to the synthesizer 40 as the performance of the karaoke performance song progresses, and the lyric character image is displayed based on the lyric information. Generate and send it to the CRT controller 36, or select a song title text image when selecting a song Or sent to the CRT controller 36 generates and executes basic control such as to reproduce the predetermined background image by controlling the disc player 14.

  The operation panel 24 selects a karaoke performance song that the user of the karaoke apparatus 10 wants to sing, adjusts the pitch of the performance song, adjusts the volume balance between the performance and the song, and performs echo and volume. , An input device provided with operation buttons (switches) or knobs for performing various adjustments such as tone. In addition, the karaoke device 10 is provided with a remote control 48 and an electronic quick sample device 50 that function as an input device for remotely executing a part of the function of the operation panel 24. Remote control signals transmitted from these input devices are received and supplied to the CPU 26. In addition, the wireless LAN communication unit 44 receives a music selection input from the electronic quick sample device 50 by performing wireless LAN communication with the electronic quick sample device 50, or receives the music selection input from the karaoke device 10. Information is exchanged between the karaoke apparatus 10 and the electronic sample apparatus 50 via radio waves, such as transmitting a command for executing predetermined processing to 50.

  The disc player 14 is a background video playback device that plays back a CD or DVD that stores a background video displayed on the video display device 12 when a user sings a song while referring to lyrics. The CRT controller 36 is a character image output device that outputs a character image (telop) such as a lyric character image generated by the CPU 26, and the video mixer 16 is generated by the CPU 26 and the CRT controller 36. And a background video reproduced by the disc player 14 and displayed on the video display device 12.

  The synthesizer 40 is a sound source that generates a music signal such as a musical instrument performance signal based on performance information of a karaoke performance song read from the hard disk 32 and sent. The performance information is, for example, data in MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) format, and the music signal generated by the synthesizer 40 in accordance with the MIDI data is converted into an analog signal and sent to the amplifier mixer 18. In the amplifier mixer 18, the transmitted music signal and the user's singing voice input via the microphone 22 are mixed, and these signals are electrically amplified and output from the speaker 20.

  The hard disk 32 is provided with a karaoke database that stores karaoke information that is composed of title information, performance information, lyric information, and the like of each karaoke performance song and is identified by a song selection number. The modem 34 is a device for connecting the karaoke apparatus 10 to a communication line 46 such as a public telephone line. A plurality of karaoke apparatuses 10 provided in stores such as karaoke boxes are connected to a center apparatus of a karaoke service providing company (not shown) via the communication line 46, and new tunes are constantly generated by the plurality of karaoke apparatuses 10. The karaoke information of a new song is downloaded from the center device via the communication line 46 and stored in the karaoke database of the hard disk 32 at any time so that it can be played. That is, the karaoke apparatus 10 is a communication karaoke apparatus capable of transmitting and receiving various types of information through an electric communication line.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of the electronic quick sample device 50. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic quick sample device 50 displays a predetermined image (video) for remote operation of the karaoke device 12, and sends the karaoke device 12 to the karaoke device 12 in response to a user's contact. A touch panel display 52 for inputting is provided. This electronic quick sample device 50 is used in a state of being attached to or removed from the cradle 54. In the state of being attached, the karaoke device 10 is connected via the cradle 54 and a LAN cable (not shown). To be connected to.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the electronic quick sample device 50. As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic quick sample device 50 includes a display device 56 that displays a predetermined image on the touch panel display 52, a display control unit 58 that controls display by the display device 56, and a user's finger. The touch panel 60 that performs input by touching the touch panel display 52 by using the touch panel 60, the input control unit 62 that controls input by the touch panel 60, the CPU 64 that is the central processing unit, the ROM 66, the RAM 68, and the storage such as the flash ROM Unit 70, interface 72, remote control transmission unit 74, and wireless LAN communication unit 76. The storage unit 70 stores music selection guide information, such as a song title, an artist name, and a singing portion of lyrics, for each music selection number corresponding to each of a lot of karaoke information stored in the karaoke database of the karaoke apparatus 10. A performance song database 78, a hit song database 80 for storing a plurality of (eg, 100) hit songs for each era, that is, a hit song database 80 for storing a selection number of performance songs having achieved many records or CD sales in the year, respectively. A keyword database 82 for storing a plurality of keywords corresponding to the age is provided.

  The CPU 64 is a so-called computer that processes and controls electronic information based on a predetermined program stored in advance in the ROM 66 using the temporary storage function of the RAM 68, reads out music selection guide information from the storage unit 70, and When a predetermined guide video based on the music selection guide information is displayed on the touch panel display 52 via the display device 56 or a music selection input is performed by the touch panel 60 according to the guide video displayed on the touch panel display 52, In addition to basic control such as transmitting a music selection signal (music selection reservation signal) for reserving a predetermined karaoke performance song to the karaoke apparatus 10 via the wireless LAN communication unit 76 or the like, keyword music selection control described later is performed. Execute.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the main part of the control function provided in the CPU 64 of the electronic quick sample device 50. The keyword button display means 84 shown in FIG. 4 causes the touch panel display 52 to display a plurality of keyword buttons 94 each indicating a keyword corresponding to a predetermined age. Preferably, a predetermined number (for example, 20) of a plurality of keywords stored in the keyword database 82 are randomly extracted and the same number of keyword buttons 94 indicating those keywords are included as shown in FIG. A keyword selection screen is displayed on the touch panel display 52. Preferably, the plurality of keyword buttons 94 are displayed on the touch panel display 52 in an arrangement not exclusively related to the chronological order.

  The keywords stored in the keyword database 82 include, for example, “a buzzword popular in a corresponding predetermined age” as a first genre, “a word representing customs in a corresponding predetermined age” as a second genre, The three genres belong to any one of “corresponding words representing news in a predetermined age”. Here, customs is synonymous with customs or customs, and refers to the characteristics and social characteristics of people in each region and period, and daily life in social life. Further, the keyword button display means 84 preferably includes a keyword type button display means 86, and the keyword type button display means 86 is the “popular” that is the first genre in accordance with the operation of the user. A keyword type selection screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the touch panel display 52 including keyword type buttons 92 each indicating “word”, “custom” as the second genre, and “news” as the third genre. Then, in response to the user's contact with the keyword type button 92 displayed by the keyword type button display means 86, the keyword button display means 84 has a predetermined number belonging to the genre corresponding to the keyword type button 92. Keywords are extracted at random and the same number of keyword buttons 94 indicating those keywords are displayed on the touch panel display 52.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the keyword selection screen displayed on the touch panel display 52 when “Buzzword” which is the first genre is selected on the keyword type selection screen of FIG. “Assy Messy” shown in FIG. 6 is in the 1990s, “Kogal” is in the 1993s, “Give me money if you sympathize” in the 1994s, “Internet” in the 1995s, and so on. Each keyword has a one-to-one correspondence with a predetermined age. Here, “I had a problem” was a keyword (a buzzword) corresponding to the 1994s, like “Give me money if you sympathize”. Thus, the keyword database 82 stores a plurality of keywords corresponding to a predetermined age, and a keyword button 94 indicating a plurality of keywords corresponding to the same age is displayed in one keyword selection screen. May be.

  The performance tune button display means 88 responds to the user's contact with the keyword button 94 displayed by the keyword button display means 84 and a plurality of performances associated with the age corresponding to the keyword indicated by the keyword button 94. A performance song button 96 indicating each song is displayed on the touch panel display 52. Preferably, in response to a user's contact with the keyword button 94 displayed by the keyword button display means 84, the hit song database 80 is stored in association with the age corresponding to the keyword indicated by the keyword button 94. A music selection screen as shown in FIG. 7 including a predetermined number (for example, 20 pieces) of music pieces out of a plurality of pieces of music pieces, and including the same number of music piece buttons 96 indicating those pieces of music pieces. It is displayed on the touch panel display 52. FIG. 7 shows an example of a music selection screen displayed on the touch panel display 52 when the keyword “Summon was found” is selected on the keyword selection screen of FIG. , Both show hit songs of the 1994s corresponding to the keyword “I had a problem”.

  The music selection means 90 is for selecting a performance music indicated by the performance music button 96 in response to the user's contact with the performance music button 96 displayed on the touch panel display 52 by the performance music button display means 88. A signal is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 10 via the wireless LAN communication unit 76. That is, the music selection reservation process for registering the performance music desired by the user in the reserved music list formed in the RAM 30 or the like of the karaoke apparatus 10 is performed.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a main part of the keyword music selection control by the CPU 64 of the electronic quick sample device 50, which is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle.

  First, in a step (hereinafter, step is omitted) S1 corresponding to the operation of the keyword type button display means 86, a keyword type selection screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the touch panel display 52 in accordance with a user operation. Is done. Next, in S2, it is determined whether or not a keyword type selection input has been performed by the user's contact with the keyword type button 92 displayed in S1. While the determination of S2 is denied, the process of S2 is repeated to wait, but when the determination of S2 is affirmed, the keyword type selected according to the user's contact in S3 A predetermined number of keywords belonging to the genre corresponding to the button 92 are randomly extracted from a plurality of keywords belonging to the genre stored in the keyword database 82. Next, in S4, a keyword selection screen as shown in FIG. 6 including a plurality of keyword buttons 94 indicating the keywords extracted in S3 is displayed on the touch panel display 52. Next, in S5, it is determined whether or not a keyword selection input has been performed by the user's contact with the keyword button 94 displayed in S4. While the determination of S5 is denied, the process of S5 is repeated to wait, but when the determination of S5 is affirmed, the keyword button selected in response to the user's contact in S6 A predetermined number of performance songs belonging to the age corresponding to 94 are randomly extracted from a plurality of performance songs (hit songs) belonging to that age stored in the hit song database 80. Next, in S7, a music selection screen as shown in FIG. 7 including a plurality of performance music buttons 96 indicating the performance music extracted in S6 is displayed on the touch panel display 52. Next, in S8, it is determined whether or not a selection of performance music has been performed by the user's contact with the performance music button 96 displayed in S7. While the determination of S8 is denied, the process of S8 is repeated until the determination is made, but when the determination of S8 is affirmed, in S9 corresponding to the operation of the music selection means 90, the user's The music selection number of the performance music indicated by the performance music button 96 selected in response to the contact is read from the performance music database 78 and transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 10 as a music selection signal via the wireless LAN communication unit 44. Thereafter, this routine is terminated. In the above control, S3 and S4 correspond to the operation of the keyword button display means 84, and S6 and S7 correspond to the operation of the performance music button display means 88, respectively.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the keyword button display means 84 (S3 and S4) for displaying a plurality of keyword buttons 94 each indicating a keyword corresponding to a predetermined age on the touch panel display 52, and the keyword button display. In response to a user's contact with the keyword button 94 displayed by the means 84, a plurality of performance song buttons 96 each indicating a plurality of performance songs associated with the age corresponding to the keyword indicated by the keyword button are displayed on the touch panel. The performance music button display means 88 (S6 and S7) to be displayed on the display 52 and the performance music button display means 88 according to the user's contact with the performance music button 96 displayed on the touch panel display 52. Select a performance song indicated by the song button 96 Music selection means 90 (S9) for transmitting a signal for karaoke apparatus 10 to the karaoke apparatus 10, so that the music selection of the performance music is performed based on the keyword for each era that is closely related to the hit tune of the predetermined era. It can be performed. That is, it is possible to provide the electronic quick sample device 50 that displays hit songs of a predetermined age that remain in the user's memory so that the songs can be selected.

  The keyword button display means 84 randomly extracts a predetermined number of keywords from a plurality of keywords stored in advance in the keyword database 82 and displays the keyword buttons 94 corresponding to these keywords on the touch panel display 52. Therefore, a new keyword is displayed every time, and there is an advantage that the amusement at the time of music selection can be enhanced.

  Further, since the keyword button display means 84 displays the plurality of keyword buttons 94 on the touch panel display 52 in an arrangement not exclusively related to the chronological order, it is possible to directly store the user without being aware of the era. By appealing to, there is an advantage that it is possible to enhance the entertainment when selecting a song.

  The performance music button display means 88 is associated with the age corresponding to the keyword indicated by the keyword button 94 in response to the user's contact with the keyword button 94 displayed by the keyword button display means 84. Since a predetermined number of performance songs among a plurality of performance songs are randomly extracted from the hit song database 80 and performance song buttons 96 indicating the performance songs are displayed on the touch panel display 52, the same keyword is selected. Even in this case, a new performance piece is displayed every time, and there is an advantage that it is possible to enhance the entertainment when selecting a song.

  In addition, since the keyword is a buzzword popular in the corresponding predetermined era, it is possible to select a music piece based on a buzzword for each era that is closely related to a hit song in the predetermined era. There is an advantage that you can.

  In addition, since the keyword is a word representing the manners and customs in the corresponding predetermined age, the performance music is selected based on the word representing the manners of each age that is closely related to the hit song in the predetermined age. There is an advantage that you can.

  In addition, since the keyword is a word representing the news in the corresponding predetermined age, the performance music is selected based on the word representing the news for each age that is closely related to the hit song in the predetermined age. There is an advantage that you can.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and may be implemented in other modes.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the keyword button display means 84 displays the plurality of keyword buttons 94 on the touch panel display 52 in a random arrangement, but this arrangement has some regularity. For example, the plurality of keyword buttons 94 may be displayed in the order of 50 scales of keywords. Various display modes are conceivable, such as sorting and displaying for each related keyword.

  In the above-described embodiment, the performance music button display means 88 displays a plurality of performance music buttons 96 each indicating a plurality of performance music associated with the age corresponding to the predetermined keyword on the touch panel display 52. The information related to the age is not particularly displayed, but the age corresponding to the keyword selected and input on the music selection screen as shown in FIG. 7 may be displayed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the performance song button display means 88 randomly selects a predetermined number of performance songs from the hit song database 80 among a plurality of performance songs associated with the age corresponding to the selected keyword. The performance music button 96 that shows the performance music is extracted and displayed on the touch panel display 52. For example, the performance music button 96 is associated with the age corresponding to the keyword inputted and stored in the hit music database 80. A performance music button 96 indicating all the performance music played may be displayed on the touch panel display 52.

  In the above-described embodiment, buzzwords, customs, news, and the like are given as examples of keywords used for the search, but various other keywords can be considered. For example, the performance piece itself hit in a corresponding predetermined age may be used as a keyword. Performance songs that hit in a certain age are strongly linked to each other and remain in the user's memory. Therefore, one hit song is selected and input as a keyword, and multiple hits that have been hit in the same age in the performance song hit. By displaying the performance music button 96 indicating the performance music, the effect of the present invention can be obtained. In this case, a performance music button 96 indicating a performance music used as a keyword may be displayed together. Further, it does not have to be displayed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the electronic quick sample device 50 transmits a music selection signal to the karaoke device 10 via the wireless LAN communication unit 76. For example, the remote control transmission unit 74 Of course, the music selection signal may be transmitted as a remote control signal.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not changing the gist thereof.

It is a block diagram which illustrates the composition of the karaoke device with which the electronic quick sample device of the present invention is equipped. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an external appearance of an electronic quick sample apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram explaining the structure of the electronic quick sample apparatus of FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the principal part of the control function with which CPU of the electronic quick sample apparatus of FIG. 2 was equipped. It is a figure which illustrates the keyword kind selection screen displayed on the touchscreen display of the electronic quick sample apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the keyword selection screen displayed on the touchscreen display of the electronic quick sample apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the music selection screen displayed on the touchscreen display of the electronic quick sample apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the principal part of the keyword music selection control by CPU of the electronic quick sample apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10: Karaoke device 50: Electronic sample device 52: Touch panel display 84: Keyword button display means 88: Performance music button display means 90: Music selection means 94: Keyword button 96: Performance music button

Claims (3)

A touch panel display that displays a predetermined image and inputs to the karaoke device in response to a user's contact in order to remotely control a karaoke device that outputs a desired performance song selected from a plurality of performance songs An electronic quick sample device comprising:
A buzzword popular in a predetermined genre corresponding to a first genre, a buzzword popular in a predetermined era corresponding to a second genre, which is predetermined as a keyword corresponding to a predetermined era; A predetermined number of keywords are randomly extracted from a plurality of keywords belonging to any genre selected by an input operation using the touch panel display from words corresponding to news corresponding to a predetermined age of 3 genres. Keyword button display means for displaying keyword buttons indicating the keywords on the touch panel display;
In response to the user's contact with the keyword button displayed by the keyword button display means, a plurality of performance song buttons respectively indicating a plurality of performance songs associated with the age corresponding to the keyword indicated by the keyword button Performance song button display means to be displayed on the touch panel display;
In response to a user's contact with the performance song button displayed on the touch panel display by the performance song button display means, the music selection device transmits a signal for selecting the performance song indicated by the performance song button to the karaoke apparatus. And an electronic quick sample device. The electronic quick sample apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the keyword button display means displays the predetermined number of keyword buttons on the touch panel display in an arrangement not exclusively related to the chronological order.   The performance song button display means is a plurality of performance songs associated with the age corresponding to the keyword indicated by the keyword button in response to the user's contact with the keyword button displayed by the keyword button display means. The electronic quick sample apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a predetermined number of performance music pieces are randomly extracted and performance music buttons indicating the performance music pieces are displayed on the touch panel display.

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