JPH0411288A - Karaoke (orchestral accompaniment) player with music retrieving function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and speedily search for uncertain desired music by providing a music information storage medium, a retrieval information input means, a retrieval means, and a control part. CONSTITUTION:Various data regarding respective pieces of music are recorded as retrieval information on a music sound information storage medium 10. Then when the name of music is uncertain, a user inputs key data regarding the music as retrieval information by the retrieval information input means 12 and the retrieval means 14 retrieves the corresponding music automatically among the pieces of retrieval information recorded on the storage means 10 according to the input retrieval information. Then this retrieval state is displayed on a screen under the control of an image display mechanism 22 by a control part 14. Thus, when the desired music is uncertain, the desired music can be retrieved speedily according to the various data regarding the respective pieces of music by using the display screen.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention provides a karaoke machine that has musical tone information about a plurality of songs and can reproduce accompaniment sounds and display lyrics information in images based on the musical tone information. Concerning improvements to equipment.

[Prior Art] Karaoke machines that have become popular in recent years are
Provide a medium (e.g. cassette tape, racer disc, compact disc, etc.) that records a large amount of music information,
The music selected by the user is searched for from that medium and played sequentially.

In addition, as a recording medium for music information, instead of using only the external medium as mentioned above, a musical sound information storage medium such as a hard disk is provided inside the karaoke device, and a large amount of musical sound information is stored in this musical sound information storage medium as a digital signal. Something that does is also being developed.

Even in such a karaoke device, the user selects a desired song using a book or the like containing a list of songs recorded in advance on a medium. That is, this is done by searching for a song that the user desires to sing from a bound song list, for example, based on the song name or singer name.

In the case of laser discs or compact discs, first find the disc on which the song you want to play is recorded,
After setting it in the playback device, the desired song is played back by further specifying the song number using input means or the like. Alternatively, in the case of a karaoke apparatus in which musical tone information is stored in a musical tone information storage medium within the main body of the karaoke apparatus, playback of the found song is started by inputting the number of the searched song through the input means.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional karaoke device described above, in order to search for a desired song, each user must turn the pages of a bound list of song titles, which is time-consuming. Therefore, there was a problem in that it took a long time to select songs.

Also, if you don't know the song you want, for example, if you know the beginning of the lyrics or the name of the singer, but not the title,
There was a problem that selection was difficult and it took a long time to search.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to quickly display the desired song on a display screen based on various data regarding each song when the desired song is unknown. To provide a karaoke device with a music search function capable of searching for music.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a karaoke device with a song search function according to the present invention includes an image display mechanism, musical tone information including performance information and lyric information of a large number of songs, a musical tone information storage medium storing search information for each song; a search information input means for inputting search information about a song desired to be played; The present invention is characterized in that it includes a search means for searching the information stored in the storage medium for a song corresponding to the search information, and a control section for controlling the image display mechanism so as to display the search result by the search means as an image. .

[For production]

According to the karaoke apparatus having the above configuration, various data regarding each song is recorded as search information in the musical tone information storage medium.

When the user does not know the name of the song, the user can input certain data related to the song as search information from the search information input means, and based on this input search information, the search means searches the storage medium. It is possible to automatically search for the corresponding song from the search information recorded within.

This search status can be displayed on the screen by controlling the image display mechanism by the control unit. That is, since a group of songs corresponding to the input data can be displayed on the screen, the user can recall the desired song title while looking at the displayed song base. Furthermore, by increasing the number of data as search information inputted from the search information input means, it is possible to further narrow down the search target songs, and it is possible to make it easier for the user to search for songs.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the karaoke apparatus according to the present invention will be specifically described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment, and a musical tone information storage medium 10 is installed inside the karaoke apparatus main body. This musical tone information storage medium 1
0 is, for example, MIDI information (Musical Instruments) as digital information in the hard disk in the main body of the device.
(Digital Interface)
(rM'1DIJ is a registered trademark). MIDI information is internationally standardized information, and is digital information indicating pitch, timbre, volume, etc.

The input means 12 includes a keyboard and an input buffer for selecting a desired song by the user, and the keyboard is used for inputting search information for a song, which is a characteristic feature of the present invention. have the means.

The musical sound information storage medium 1o and the input means 12 are each connected to a central control section 14, and the central control section 14 controls the musical composition of the musical sound information storage medium 1o based on the information inputted from the input means 12. It performs selective reading and searching.

A musical tone reproduction means 16 and a video circuit 18 are connected to the central control section 14, respectively.

The musical sound reproduction means 16 is composed of, for example, a synthesizer, and converts the performance information read out from the musical sound information storage medium 10 by the central control section 14 into an analog music signal 16a and sends it to the audio amplifier 20.

In the video circuit 18, the central control section 14 is connected to the musical tone information storage medium 1.
Receives the lyrics information in the musical tone information of the song read from 0,
This lyrics information is converted into an image signal 18a and supplied to the image display means 22 to be displayed on the screen.

A microphone 24 for inputting the singer's voice is connected to the audio amplifier 20, and the audio amplifier 20 amplifies the audio signal 24a from the microphone and sends it to the speaker 26 together with the music signal 16a. is generated as a playback sound.

Further, a video information generating means 28 is connected to the video circuit 18, and this video information generating means 28 sends background video information 28a to the video circuit 18 in order to display the background video on the image display means 22. 18 converts this into a background image signal 28b, which is displayed on the screen by the image display means 22 together with the lyrics image signal 18a.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the data format of information on each piece of music stored in the musical tone information storage medium 10. As shown in FIG. A feature of this data format is that in addition to musical tone information 30 including performance information and lyric information, a header 32 is provided at the beginning of the musical tone information 30, and search information, which is data related to each song, is recorded in the header 32. As this search information, for example, singer name 32a, composer name 32b, genre 32c, etc. are used.

The search information is not limited to the data described above, but it is also possible to record information on the beginning of the lyrics, keywords of the lyrics, and the like.

Further, the header 32 also records a song number 32d and a song title 32e, and if these are clear from the beginning, the song can be selected and played without using any other search information. Each piece of data in the header 32 is separated by a delimiter code 34, with a header code 36 at the beginning and a header end code 3 at the end.
8 are recorded.

FIG. 3 shows the keyboard 13 of the input means 12 of the above embodiment.
This is a diagram showing normal number keys 4 on the board 13.
0, a playback start key 42, and a stop key 44, a search music selection key 46 for instructing the start and end of a search, and a scroll key 48 for moving a cursor during a search are provided.

Next, the operation of the karaoke apparatus of the embodiment having the above configuration will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 4.

First, if the singer does not know the title of the song he or she wants to sing, he or she instructs a search by operating a key on the input means 12 (Sl). Here, if the search operation is not performed, that is, if the song is obvious (Sl is No), it is determined whether the registered song exists by inputting the song number and operating the playback key ( S2), and if it exists, playback is started (S3). This reproduction is performed by the central control unit 14 reading out the musical tone information of the corresponding music piece from the musical tone information storage medium 10 and sending predetermined information to the musical tone reproduction means 16 and the video circuit 18, so that the reproduction from the speaker 26 and the image display means are performed. 22 screens are displayed.

Note that if there is no registered song in S2 (in the case of No), the process is returned to the start again and key operations are performed.

Next, when the search selection key 46 is operated in Sl (in the case of Yes), the central control unit 14 sends search menu information to the video circuit 18 based on this input signal, and displays this menu on the screen.

An example of the image of this search menu is shown in FIG. 5(A). Search menu includes song title and singer name.

Includes composer name, genre, etc. In addition, if the song title is listed as a menu, even if the song title is clear, the song number can be searched by the automatic search means of the karaoke machine without having to manually turn over the bound list. becomes.

Then, when a key operation is performed and a search item is specified (S
5), that is, when a search item is specified by operating the scroll key 48 and pressing a predetermined execution key, the central control unit 14 displays a menu for that search item on the screen ( S6). A display screen of this menu is shown in FIG. 5(B). This is an example where singer name N002 is selected as the search item, and a list of singer names is displayed on the screen.

Next, it is determined whether data in the search items, ie, the singer's name, has been selected (S7).

That is, when it is determined that a predetermined execution key has been pressed after a singer name has been selected based on actions such as predetermined cursor movement (S8), the search item is Acquisition, that is, first, the first search item is input by the input means 12.
(S9).

Here, a determination is made as to whether or not to specify another search item (S10). Here, if an instruction is given to use another search item using, for example, the & key, the process returns to S4 and the operations up to obtaining a similar search item (S9) are performed. After all search items have been acquired, if the # key is pressed as an execution key, the central control unit 14
The search items are registered (Sll).

Here, wait for the final execution key input (S12
), when the execution key, for example the # key, is pressed, a search is performed by the central control unit 14 (813).

A schematic flowchart of this search operation is shown in FIG. That is, the central control unit 14 reads the header 32 of each song stored in the musical tone information storage medium 10 (SI
OI), the search information in the header 32 is compared with the registered search item data (S102). Then, it is determined whether the search item data matches the information in the header 32 (8103). Also, if they match (if Yes),
The song is picked up (S104). Then, if there is no match (No in S3), it is determined whether the search item is finished without picking up the music (S105), and if it is finished (in the case of Yes), the search ends. If other search items exist (S
105 is NO), the header reading operation (S
The search operation is repeated sequentially starting from the operation of IOI).

When the search is completed, the searched songs are displayed on the screen as a search result under the control of the central control unit 14 (814 in FIG. 4). An example of the image display at this time is shown in Figure 5 (C
) is shown.

Next, key operations are determined based on this search result (S
15). That is, the user can select a desired song from this song list by moving the cursor by operating the scroll key 48 or the like (S16), and after making the selection, the play key 42, which is an instruction to play the song, is operated. Then, the reproduction operation in S3 is performed.

In this way, a desired song whose name is unknown can be automatically searched for using the predetermined search menu items. Songs that match the various search data can finally be displayed on the screen as search results, and the user can select the song he or she is looking for by looking at the restored song titles.

In other words, if the user knows the name of the singer and the name of the composer, the songs that match both data are narrowed down and displayed on the screen, so the user does not have to turn the pages of a book. You can easily search for the desired song on the screen.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the karaoke device with a search function according to the present invention, when the song number necessary for playing a song is unknown, the song is automatically played based on various data related to the song. Since the user can easily and quickly search for an unknown desired song, and the search results are displayed on the screen, the user can directly play and sing the desired song. As a result, the time required to select a desired song can be shortened, and the waiting time can also be shortened.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the karaoke apparatus of the embodiment, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data format of information stored in the storage medium of the embodiment, and Fig. 3 is the input of the embodiment. An explanatory diagram showing an example of the operation boat of the means, FIG. 4 is a flowchart diagram showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus of the embodiment,
Figure 5 (A). (B) and (C) are explanatory diagrams showing examples of screen displays of search status and search results, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the search operation of the embodiment. 10. Musical sound information storage medium, 12. Input means, 14.
... Central control unit, 16... Musical sound reproduction means, 18...
Video circuit, 22... Image display means, 26... Speaker, 30... Musical sound information, 32... Header. Agent Patent Attorney Inoue - (2 others) District (A) Figure (B) (C)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An image display mechanism, musical tone information including performance information and lyric information of a large number of songs,
a musical tone information storage medium storing search information for each song; a search information input means for inputting search information about a song desired to be played; The present invention is characterized by comprising: a search means for searching information stored in the storage medium for a song corresponding to the search information; and a control section controlling the image display mechanism so as to display the search results by the search means as an image. Karaoke device with song search function.