JPH043097A - Musical information retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a user to easily, rapidly and surely retrieve the performance information on his desired pitch of intervals and the width of compasses by retrieving and displaying the name of the performance information indicating the previously stored pitch of the intervals and the width of the compasses by the degree of the desired pitch and the width of the compasses. CONSTITUTION:The names of the great performance information including the information on the pitch of the intervals and the width of the compasses are previously given and stored in a memory means A and the degree relating to the pitch and the width of the compasses is assigned by the utilizer by an input means B. The name of the performance information on the assigned pitch of the intervals and the width of the compasses is retrieved and read out by a control means C and is displayed by a display means D. The user is able to easily, rapidly and surely retrieve the name of the performance information on his desired pitch of the intervals and the width of the compasses in this way.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a music information retrieval device suitable for application to karaoke equipment that reproduces performances and background images along with singing.

More specifically, pre-stored performance information names indicating pitch heights and range widths, such as at least song titles and singer names, are searched and displayed based on the degree of desired pitch and/or range width. By doing so, it is possible to easily, quickly, and reliably search for performance information names related to the user's desired pitch height and/or range width.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, karaoke equipment for home use or commercial use installed in stores reproduces music information, that is, performs music, emits background images (sound range transmission), displays images, and also superimposes the sound of a person singing. is frequently used. This device is a well-known V
It is a combination of a D (video disc) player, audio equipment, etc., and an optical disc is used here as a medium for storing a large amount of music information.

The user selects desired music information stored on the optical disc, plays the reproduced music information, and sings based on the background image.

By the way, when a user selects desired music information stored on an optical disc, for example, he or she browses a list prepared in advance that is sorted in alphabetical order, by singer, duet song, etc., and selects the desired music. Selecting information.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the list prepared in advance is only listed in alphabetical order, by singer, duet songs, etc., and the pitch height and range breadth of these singers and songs are not listed. Not yet. For this reason, the user has a drawback in that it is difficult for the user to select music based on the desired pitch height and range width.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to facilitate the search for performance information related to the pitch height and/or range width desired by the user, such as at least the song title and/or singer name. It is an object of the present invention to provide a music information retrieval device that can be quickly and reliably searched.

[Failure to solve the problem]

As shown in the claim correspondence diagram of FIG. Alternatively, an input means (B) for transmitting an output signal indicating the extent of the width of the range, and a performance information name of the height and/or width of the range corresponding to the output signal are retrieved from the storage means (A). This is a music information retrieval device characterized by comprising: a control means (C) for reading the performance information; and a display means (D) for displaying the performance information name read by the control means (C).

[Effect]

The music information search device of the present invention configured as described above includes:
The storage means (A) is stored in advance with the name of famous performance information including information on pitch height and range width, for example, the song title and the name of the singer who sings the song, and is stored in the input means (B).
), the degree of height and/or range width is specified by the user. Thereafter, the performance information name related to the specified height and/or range width is searched and read out by the control means (C) and displayed on the display means (D).

In this way, a music information retrieval device can be obtained that allows the user to easily, quickly, and reliably search for a performance information name related to the pitch height and/or range width desired by the user.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a music information retrieval device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment, Fig. 3 is an image of a touch sensor showing search information input, Fig. 4 is a display image showing search results, and Fig. 5 is a flowchart related to the operation control program. It is.

First, the configuration according to FIG. 2 will be explained. In this example, a music information retrieval device 12 according to the present invention is installed in a well-known karaoke machine 10.
is also used.

The karaoke device IO includes a well-known VD (video disc) player 14 and a CR connected to this VD player 14.
A display 16 such as T, a speaker 18, and a microphone 2
It is roughly composed of 0 and 0.

The music information retrieval device 12 includes a ROM in which a secondary program for the entire operation is stored, and a CPU, a RAM,
An MPU 22 equipped with Ilo is provided. Also, M
A memory 24 is connected to the PU 22 and stores a performance piece including information on pitch height and range width, and a singer name (corresponding to the performance information name), and when searching for a performance piece stored in the memory 24. A touch sensor 26 for inputting the pitch of the pitch and the extent of the range, and a touch sensor interface 28 connected thereto are provided. Further, there is a working memory 29 that temporarily stores data related to the height of the pitch and the width of the range inputted by the touch sensor 26, the searched performance piece, and the name of the singer. A display signal processing unit 30 that outputs an image signal, for example, an NTSC signal, from which the MPU 22 has read the data, a CRT 32 that displays an image related to the image signal obtained here, and a hard copy equivalent to the display image of this CRT 32. A print signal processing section 34 and a printer section 36 are provided for obtaining the following information. Here, the touch sensor 26 is a so-called transparent capacitive tablet that is stacked on the screen of the CRT 32.

Here, FIG. 3 shows the external configuration of the touch sensor 26.

Button switch groups 40.42 for switching the pitch height and range width in five steps, respectively, and the pitch height and range width set by the button switch groups 40.42, respectively. A confirmation button switch 44 for supplying a signal determining the degree to the touch sensor interface 28 and a button switch 50 for specifying the presence or absence of a hard copy are provided. Note that the switches here are CRT
32 screen, and is configured so that a switching signal is obtained from the touch sensor 26 by pressing the corresponding position. Further, FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the display image of the CRT 32 and the recording surface of the hard copy produced by the printer section 36. The display image includes a display column of, for example, up to 14 lines, which is stored in the working memory 29 and is used to write the search result song title and singer name, and up and down buttons to scroll the display contents of this display column up and down. A switch 60 and a reset button switch 62 for clearing the display field and starting the next search are provided.

Next, in the above configuration, the height of the pitch and the width of the range are selected and set at the same time, and a search for the music to be performed and the name of the singer within this range will be described. The operation here is performed based on a control program stored in the ROM of the MPU 22.

The following description will be made based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, after the entire operation, in step 100, a screen display related to the touch sensor 26 is performed under the control of the MPU 22.

In step 101, the touch sensor 26 is operated to select the height of the pitch and the width of the range.

In FIG. 3, the user presses (ON) the switch groups 4o and 42 to select the second highest pitch (A) and the fourth widest pitch range (B). Subsequently, the confirmation switch 44 is pressed, and furthermore, when a hard copy is desired, the button switch 50 is pressed (
auxiliary operations).

In step 102, signals from the touch sensor interface 28 are captured.

In step 103, it is determined whether the confirmation switch 44 has been pressed. If Yes, next step 104
Proceed to. If No, return to before processing in step 102;
The subsequent processing steps (program) are executed. Then, if the button switch 50 is pressed, a flag is set.

In step 104, an instruction is given under the control of the MPU 22 to take in a signal from the touch sensor interface 28 that has the second pitch height (A) and the fourth pitch width (B).

Subsequently, in step 105, the first performance piece is read out from the memory 24 and stored in the save area of the memory 24.

Subsequently, in step 106, it is determined whether the pitch height (M) stored in a predetermined area of the first performance piece and the pitch height (A) imported in step 103 are equal or higher. be done. If Yes, proceed to the next step 107.

If No, the process returns to step 102 and the subsequent processing steps (
program).

Next, in step 107, the width of the range (N) stored in the predetermined area of the first performance piece and the step 10
In step 3, it is determined whether the width of the captured sound range (B) is equal to or greater than that. If No, the process returns to step 102 and the subsequent processing procedure (program) is executed. If Yes, the name of the first performance piece and the name of the singer are stored in the address corresponding to the top tank in the display column of the working memory 29.

In step 108, the first musical piece stored in the save area (working area) of the memory 24 is erased under the control of the MPU 22.

In step 109, the second to nth performance pieces are sequentially read out from the memory 24 and stored in the save area of the memory 24, and then from the step knob 104 to the step 109.
The process of repeating step 7, the decision processing procedure,
The name of the music to be performed and the name of the singer are stored in the corresponding addresses in the second and subsequent rows of the 14-line display column of the working memory 29. Here, the process is completed with the address stored in the 14th line display field.

In step 110, the performance song name and singer name stored in the address of the 14th line display column of the working memory 29 are displayed on the MPU.
This is done under the control of 22.

In step 111, look at the flag in step 102,
A hard copy similar to the display field is obtained from the printer 36.

At step 112, the display screen (see FIG. 4) is scrolled by the up and down button switches 60 as desired by the user.

In step 113, it is determined whether or not the reset button 62 provided in the reset touch sensor 26 has been pressed. If NO, the process proceeds to end, and one step of the program related to the search ends. If Yes, return,
The program related to the search becomes executable, ie, restarts.

In this way, the degrees of the second pitch height (A) and the fourth pitch width (B) are set at once, and a performance song that includes both degrees is stored in the memory 22 under the control of the MPU 22.
are selected and read out. In this case, the user can easily and quickly search for a song title and a singer name based on the degree of the second pitch height (A) and the fourth pitch width (B) desired by the user.

Here, the height of the pitch is the second (A) and the width of the range is the fourth (A).
A second embodiment will be described in which the degree of B) is discriminated and specified, and the corresponding performance piece is searched.

In this case, a selection switch means is configured to select either pitch height or pitch width, and the search is performed using a processing procedure related to the degree of pitch height or pitch width selected by the user. .

In this processing procedure, the selection is made in step 101 above,
In the subsequent processing steps, either the pitch height or the width of the range selected by the user will be processed.

In the second embodiment, it is now possible to select a piece of music to be played based on either the pitch height or the width of the range, which increases the user's degree of freedom in selecting the piece to be played. You will be able to enjoy karaoke even more.

Note that in the above embodiment, the search results are displayed on the CRT 32, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, although it has been explained that the display is displayed on the CRT 16 of the karaoke device 10, and that the touch sensor 26 is a transparent capacitive tablet laminated on the screen of the CRT 32, it is also possible to configure the display using a differentiated display and a tablet. These are also included in inventions.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the music information retrieval device of the present invention, the performance information name indicating the pitch height and range width stored in advance, for example,
The present invention is characterized in that at least the title of the song and the name of the singer are searched and displayed according to the desired pitch and/or width of the vocal range.

This has the effect of easily, quickly, and reliably searching for performance information related to the user's desired pitch height and/or range width, such as at least the song title and singer name.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 is a claim correspondence diagram of the music information retrieval device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the music information retrieval device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an implementation shown in FIG. 2. An image diagram of a touch sensor for inputting search information according to an example, FIG. 4 is a display image diagram showing search results according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. It is a flowchart concerning an operation control program. O... Karaoke equipment 12... Music information search device 2
...MPU 24...Memory 6...Touch sensor 8...Touch sensor interface 9...Working memory 30...Display signal processing section 2...CRT
34... Print signal processing unit 6... Printer 0.42... Button switch group 4... Confirm button switch 0... Button switch 0... Up/down button switch 2... Resetting button switch Patent applicant: Brother Industries, Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Storage means for storing a performance information name including information on pitch height and range width; and input means for sending an output signal indicating the degree of selected pitch and/or range width. a control means for searching and reading a performance information name of the height and/or range width corresponding to the output signal from a storage means; and a display means for displaying the performance information name read out by the control means. A music information retrieval device comprising: .