JPH0546192A - Collective orchestral accompaniment system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the collective orchestral accompaniment system which is improved in usability by eliminating a user's feeling of uneasiness regarding command acceptance at the time of commanding from a terminal device. CONSTITUTION:The collective orchestral accompaniment system 1 is so constituted that when a command is sent by an operation part 5 from a terminal device (1) 4-2 to a center device 2, the terminal device +(1) 4-1 controls a display on a monitor TV 13 in response to the command before the center device 2 responds to the command. Namely, when this command is a request to reproduce orchestral accompaniment information, moving picture software from a moving picture software output part 11 for superimposition is displayed, but when a request to stop the orchestral accompaniment information, a stop request detection part 9 and an image signal output control part 12 stops the display of the orchestral accompaniment information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a collective karaoke system including a center device and a terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, karaoke systems have been widely used. In this karaoke system, a center device having a plurality of autochanger players and storing a large amount of karaoke information including video and audio, for example, recorded on a disc, a monitor TV (television receiver), a speaker unit, There is known a collective karaoke system including a microphone, an amplifier, an operation unit, a control device, and the like, and a terminal device which selectively transmits from a center device in response to a request and reproduces the karaoke information. ..

In the conventional collective karaoke system, when the user makes a request by inputting the song number corresponding to the karaoke information to the operation unit, the terminal device
When this karaoke information arrives from the center device, the monitor TV starts broadcasting, and the time from the input of the song number to the start of broadcasting is several seconds to ten and several seconds.
Further, when the user issues a stop request command for stopping the broadcast of the karaoke information from the operation unit during the broadcast of the karaoke information, the center device stops the transmission of the karaoke information from the command input. As a result, the time until the above-mentioned broadcasting was stopped on the monitor TV was similarly several seconds to ten and several seconds.

[0004]

The collective karaoke system of the conventional example having the above-mentioned configuration has the following structure.
When a command is issued from the terminal device to the center device,
Since it takes time for the terminal device to respond to this command in this terminal device, whether or not this command is accepted by the center device for the user until the response is displayed on the screen of the monitor TV. There was anxiety.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a collective karaoke system in which the user's anxiety about command reception at the time of command from the terminal device is eliminated and the usability is improved. The purpose is.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A collective karaoke system of the present invention has a center device in which a lot of karaoke information consisting of video and audio is stored, and at least a display device, and the center is selectively operated in response to a request. In a collective karaoke system provided with a terminal device for reproducing the karaoke information transmitted from the device, when the command is issued from the terminal device to the center device, the command is issued from the center device to the command in the terminal device. The object described above is achieved by configuring the display of the display device to be controlled in response to this command before there is a response.

Further, the collective karaoke system of the present invention is
In the karaoke system as described above, when the command is a reproduction request, the terminal device except the karaoke information at least until the karaoke information based on the reproduction request arrives at the terminal device from the center device. The above-mentioned object is achieved by arranging such information to be displayed on the display device.

Further, the collective karaoke system of the present invention is
In the karaoke system as described above, when the command is a stop request, the terminal device stops displaying the karaoke information on the display device before the karaoke information from the center device stops. By configuring, the above-mentioned object is achieved. Furthermore, when a reproduction request and a stop request are repeated multiple times within a short time as the command, in the terminal device,
The above object is achieved by displaying the karaoke information on the display device when the number of reproduction requests and the number of karaoke information transmitted from the center device match.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the collective karaoke system of the present invention, when a command is issued from the terminal device to the center device in the collective karaoke system as described above, the terminal device responds to the command based on the command. Before that, the display of the display device is controlled in response to this command. Next, the first embodiment of the present invention in the case where the karaoke information recording disc in the above-mentioned center device is a CDG (Compact Disc Graphics)
An example will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts showing a first embodiment of a collective karaoke system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a signal explanatory view for explaining the operation of the system of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the collective type karaoke system 1 of the first embodiment of the present invention includes a center device 2 and n terminal devices (1) 4-1 to (n) 4 having the same configuration. -N, this center device 2 and terminal device (1) 4-1 to terminal device (n) 4-n
And transmission lines 3-1 to 3-n, etc., which respectively connect to each other.

The center device 2 includes a large number of the CDGs in which a plurality of pieces of karaoke information including karaoke songs and lyrics are recorded, and the terminal devices (1) 4-1 to (n) 4-n.
A plurality of the autochanger players that selectively perform the reproduction operation of the CDG based on the request from the CDG, a center information sending unit that sends the requested karaoke information to the terminal device that made the request via the transmission path, and the like. It is equipped.

The terminal device (1) 4-1 (the terminal device (1) to the terminal device (n) have the same structure, so the terminal device (1) will be described as an example) is operated. Section 5, interface 6, center information detecting section 7, reproduction request detecting section 8, stop request detecting section 9, superimposing section 1
0, a superimposing moving image software output section 11, an image signal output control section 12, a monitor TV 13 and the like, and in addition to these, a speaker unit, a microphone, an amplifier and the like (not shown) are provided. In addition,
The operation unit 5 is provided with a memory (not shown) so that it can store up to a predetermined number of song numbers requested by the user.

Next, the operation of the system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 4A, a case where the karaoke information is reproduced to the end in the terminal device (1) 4-1 will be described. The operation unit 5
A desired reproduction request signal of karaoke information is transmitted to the center device 2 via the interface 6 and the transmission line 3-1. This reproduction request signal is also supplied to the reproduction request detection unit 8, and the reproduction request detection unit 8 uses the reproduction request signal at the timing of point (a) shown in FIG. The switch 12, not shown, is turned on.

Also, in the superimposing moving picture software output section 11, long-time background moving picture software is reproduced by, for example, a VTR (not shown), and this moving picture software passes through the superimposing section 10. Since it is constantly supplied to the image signal output control unit 12, the moving image software is supplied from the image signal output control unit 12 to the monitor TV 13 as an image signal output at the timing of the above point (a). Broadcasting of the leveraged video software begins.

On the other hand, the desired karaoke information based on the above-mentioned reproduction request signal is transmitted from the center device 2 to the transmission line 3-1 and the transmission line 3-1 at a timing (b) delayed by several seconds to ten and several seconds from the input of this signal. Since it is supplied as center information to the superimposing section 10 and the center information detecting section 7 via the interface 6, the superimposing section 10 includes the background moving image software and the desired karaoke information. The above-mentioned lyrics are overlaid, and the overlaid image signal is broadcast on the monitor TV 13 via the image signal output control unit 12, and the above-mentioned karaoke piece in the desired karaoke information is overwritten. It is played back from the speaker unit. Therefore, the user knows that the request has been accepted by the start of the broadcasting of the video software at the timing of point (a) described above,
Use of desired karaoke information is started at the timing of point (b).

When the transmission of the desired karaoke information from the center device 2 is completed, the center information detecting section 7 detects the end of the center information at the timing of point (c), and the above-mentioned operation is performed. Since the switch of the image signal output control unit 12 is turned off, the broadcasting of the background moving image software from the superimposing moving image software output unit 11 on the monitor TV 13 is stopped.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1B, the case where the karaoke information is canceled on the way in the terminal device (1) 4-1 will be described. During the reproduction of the above-mentioned desired karaoke information, the stop request signal of the karaoke information is transmitted from the operation unit 5 to the center apparatus 2 via the interface 6 and the transmission line 3-1. This stop request signal is also supplied to the stop request detector 9,
The stop request detection unit 9 turns off the switch of the image signal output control unit 12 at the timing of point (d) shown in FIG.
The center information is still the superimposing section 10
The image signal output is
It is cut off at the timing of the point and the above-mentioned broadcast on the monitor TV 13 is stopped. The center information is stopped at a timing of (e) point where the transmission of the karaoke information from the center device 2 is stopped, which is delayed from several seconds to several tens of seconds from the (d) point.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention in which the karaoke information recording disk in the above-mentioned center device is a video disk will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of essential parts showing a second embodiment of the collective karaoke system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the collective karaoke system 21 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a center device 2
2, terminal device (1) 24-1 to terminal device (n) 24-
n, transmission lines 23-1 to 23-n, etc.,
As described above, the karaoke information recording disc is different from the system 1 of the first embodiment in that the karaoke information recording disc is changed from the CDG to the video disc, and therefore,
The description of the same parts as those of the system 1 of the embodiment will be omitted.

The center device 22 is provided with a large number of video discs containing a plurality of pieces of karaoke information consisting of karaoke songs, moving pictures and lyrics, a plurality of autochanger players, a center information sending section and the like. The terminal device (1) 24-1 includes an operation unit 5, an interface 6, a center information detection unit 27, a reproduction request detection unit 8, a stop request detection unit 9, a switching unit 30, a moving image software output unit 31, and an image signal. The output control unit 12 and the monitor TV 13 are included.

Then, when the switch of the image signal output control section 12 is turned on by the reproduction request signal of the desired karaoke information from the operation section 5, for example, "Please wait for a while" from the moving picture software output section 31. "
Video software such as a VTR (not shown) including a message and a video is displayed on the monitor TV 13 via the switching unit 30 and the image signal output control unit 12. On the other hand, when the desired karaoke information from the center device 22 reaches the switching unit 30 and the center information detecting unit 27 as the center information, the center information detecting unit 27 inputs the switching unit 30 to the interface 6
Since it is switched to the side, the output of the switching unit 30 is switched from the moving picture software to the center information, and the monitor TV
At 13, the moving images and lyrics in the above-mentioned karaoke information are broadcast. When the supply of the center information is completed, the center information detecting unit 27 turns off the switch of the image signal output control unit 12 and also the switching unit 3
The input of 0 is switched to the moving picture software output section 31 side.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention, which is an improvement of the above-mentioned second embodiment, in which the music title corresponding to this music number is displayed for confirmation of the music number input at the time of request by the user. Will be described. FIG. 4 is a principal block diagram showing a third embodiment of the collective karaoke system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the collective type karaoke system 41 of the third embodiment of the present invention includes a center device 22, a terminal device (1) 44-1 to a terminal device (n) 44-n, and a transmission line 23.
2-1 to 23-n, etc., and is different from the system 21 of the second embodiment described above in that the title of the music is displayed as described above. The description of the same parts as those of the system 21 will be omitted.

This terminal device (1) 44-1 is provided with an operation unit 4
5, an interface 6, a center information detection unit 27, a reproduction request detection unit 8, a stop request detection unit 9, a switching unit 30, a title output unit 51, an image signal output control unit 12, a monitor TV 13, and the like. The reproduction request signal of the desired karaoke information from the operation unit 45 is also supplied to the title output unit 51, and the title output unit 51 equipped with a memory (not shown) in which the song title is stored in association with the song number is used to output the desired song. Since the image signal of the song title corresponding to the karaoke information is output, the song title corresponding to the request is broadcast on the monitor TV 13. Then, the switching unit 3
When the desired karaoke information arrives at 0, the above-mentioned moving image and lyrics are broadcast.

In the above description, the center device 2 is used.
Although the example of displaying the song name while transmitting the request to 2 has been described, it is also possible to have a configuration in which the user transmits the request signal after confirmation by broadcasting the song name, and the song name display is performed as described above. It can also be applied to the system 1 of the first embodiment.

Next, in the above-described first to third embodiments of the present invention, when the karaoke information being reproduced is canceled midway and another song is requested immediately, until the center information is stopped. Since the canceled karaoke information may be broadcast again, a fourth embodiment of the present invention in which this point is improved will be described. FIG. 5 is a principal block diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the collective karaoke system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the collective karaoke system 61 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a center device 22,
It is composed of the terminal device (1) 64-1 to the terminal device (n) 64-n, the transmission lines 23-1 to 23-n, etc., and is described above in comparison with the system 21 of the second embodiment. As described above, since the operation at the time of re-request immediately after cancellation is improved, the description of the same parts as those of the system 21 of the second embodiment will be omitted.

This terminal device (1) 64-1 has an operating unit 6
5, an interface 6, a center information detection unit 67, a reproduction request detection unit 8, a stop request detection unit 9, a switching unit 30, a moving image software output unit 31, an image signal output control unit 12, a monitor TV 13, and the like. When the center information detection unit 67 detects the center information, the center information detection signal is also supplied to the operation unit 65, and when the user inputs the desired karaoke information song number in the operation unit 65. Since the reproduction request signal is supplied to the interface 6 and the reproduction request detection unit 8 only when the center information detection signal is not supplied, there is no fear that the canceled karaoke information will be re-broadcast if the request is made again immediately after the cancellation. Disappear. In the above description,
Although an example in which the improvement of the operation at the time of re-request immediately after cancellation is combined with the second embodiment has been described, it goes without saying that this improvement may be combined with the above-mentioned first and third embodiments.

Next, in the above-mentioned fourth embodiment of the present invention, when the karaoke information being reproduced is canceled midway and the next song is requested immediately, the operation section 65 responds to this canceled song. Since the reproduction request signal corresponding to the next music is supplied to the interface 6 etc. after the supply of the center information is stopped, it takes time to supply the center information corresponding to the next music.
A fifth embodiment of the present invention in which this point is improved will be described. FIG. 6 is a fifth part of the collective karaoke system of the present invention.
It is a principal part block diagram which shows the Example of. As shown in FIG. 6, the collective karaoke system 8 of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
1 is composed of a center device 22, terminal devices (1) 84-1 to terminal devices (n) 84-n, transmission lines 23-1 to 23-n, and the like, and the system of the above-described fourth embodiment. Compared with 61, the difference is that the operation at the time of re-request immediately after cancellation is improved as described above, and therefore the description of the same parts as the system 61 of the fourth embodiment will be omitted.

The terminal device (1) 84-1 includes an operation unit 5, an interface 6, a center information detection unit 27, a reproduction request detection unit 8, a stop request detection unit 9, a switching unit 30, a moving image software output unit 31, an image. The signal output control unit 12, the monitor TV 13, the center information output management unit 85 and the like are included. The stop request signal from the stop request detecting unit 9 is also supplied to the center information output managing unit 85, and the switch (not shown) of the managing unit 85 is turned off by the stop request signal, so that the interface 6 changes to the managing unit. 85
Even if the center information is being supplied to the switching unit 30, the supply of the center information from the management unit 85 to the switching unit 30 is stopped. When the supply of this center information is stopped, this switch of the center information management unit 85 is automatically turned on. On the other hand, when the operation section 5 cancels the karaoke information being reproduced and requests the next song immediately, unlike the case of the fourth embodiment, the center information corresponding to the canceled song is displayed. Even if the supply is continued, the reproduction request signal corresponding to the next tune is supplied to the center device 22, so that the response of the center device 22 when the re-request is made immediately after the cancellation is quick.

Next, in the above fifth embodiment of the present invention, when the request and the cancellation are repeated a plurality of times within a short time, the canceled karaoke information is short in the terminal device (1) 84-1. A sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described in which this point is improved because it may be broadcast for a while. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of essential parts showing a sixth embodiment of the collective karaoke system of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 8 is a signal explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the system of FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the collective type karaoke system 91 of the sixth embodiment of the present invention includes a center device 22 and a terminal device (1) 9
4-1 to terminal device (n) 94-n, transmission lines 23-1 to 23
It is composed of 3-n and the like, and is different from the system 81 of the fifth embodiment described above in that the operation when the request and the cancellation are repeated a plurality of times within a short time is improved as described above. Therefore, the description of the same parts as the system 81 of the fifth embodiment will be omitted.

This terminal device (1) 94-1 is provided with an operation unit 4
5, interface 6, center information detection unit 27, reproduction request detection unit 8, stop request detection unit 9, switching unit 30, moving image software output unit 31, image signal output control unit 12, monitor TV 13, center information output management unit 95, It is composed of a reproduction request counter unit 96 and the like. The reproduction request signal from the operation unit 45 and the center information from the interface 6 are also supplied to the reproduction request counter unit 96, and the counter unit 96 matches the number of reproduction request signals with the number of center information. Only in this case, the switch of the center information output management unit 95 is turned on. Therefore, only in this case, the center information from the interface 6 is transferred to the management unit 95.
Is supplied to the switching unit 30 via. The count of the counter unit 96 is reset when the number of reproduction requests and the number of center information items match.

Next, the operation of the system 91 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, in the operation unit 45, immediately after the stop request signal of the karaoke information of the first song being reproduced is output at the timing of the (d) point, the second song is played at the timing of the (f) point. The reproduction request signal of is output, the stop request signal of the second music is immediately output at the timing of (G) point due to, for example, an erroneous input, and the third music after correction is corrected at the timing of (H) point. When the playback request signal is output, at the timing of point (e),
Immediately after the stop of the center information corresponding to the karaoke information of the first song, the center information of the second song is supplied for a short time at the timings of (ri) point to (nu) point, and then at the timing of (le) point. The center information of the third song is supplied.

Therefore, the system 8 of the fifth embodiment described above.
In the case of No. 1, in the case as described above, the karaoke information of the second song is broadcast for a short time by the center information of the second song,
In the system 91 of the present embodiment, the reproduction request counter unit 96 sets the timing of the (f) point and the (h) point to two.
As described above, at the timing of (Lu) point where the number of reproduction request signals of the tune of the third tune and the number of center information of the second music and the third music of the timing of the (L) point match.
Since the switch of the center information output management unit 95 is turned on, the output of this management unit 95 is 3 at the timing of point (d) after the output corresponding to the first music is stopped at the timing of (l). It corresponds to the song, and the karaoke information for the second song is not broadcast for a short time.

The first to third aspects of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure
Collective karaoke system 1, 21, 4 of the sixth embodiment
1, 61, 81, 91 are input to the operation unit by the user at the time of requesting desired karaoke information and at the time of canceling the karaoke information being reproduced, as described above, as compared with the above-described conventional system. Immediately after that, since there is a response to the display on the monitor TV 13, the user's anxiety regarding command reception is eliminated. Further, there is an effect that the user does not feel the length of waiting time at the time of request, and an effect that the user feels the speed of access at the time of cancellation. Furthermore, in the system 41 of the third embodiment, since the song name of the requested song is displayed, the user can confirm the input and there is no risk of erroneous input.

[0033]

According to the collective karaoke system of the present invention having the above-described structure, when a command is issued from the terminal device to the center device, the terminal device receives a response based on the command from the center device. In addition, since the display of the disc play device is controlled according to this command, the user's anxiety regarding command reception is eliminated, and the usability of this system is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts showing a first embodiment of a collective karaoke system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a signal explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the system of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a principal block diagram showing a second embodiment of the collective karaoke system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a principal block diagram showing a third embodiment of the collective karaoke system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a principal block diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the collective karaoke system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a principal block diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the collective karaoke system of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a principal block diagram showing a sixth embodiment of the collective karaoke system of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a signal explanatory view explaining an operation of the system of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 21, 41, 61, 81, 91 Collective Karaoke System 2, 22 Center Device 4-1 to 4-n, 24-1 to 24-n, 44-1 to 44
-N, 64-1 to 64-n, 84-1 to 84-n, 94
-1-94-n Terminal device (1) -Terminal device (n)
(Terminal device) 3-1 to 3-n, 23-1 to 23-n Transmission line 13 Monitor TV (display device)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A center device in which a lot of karaoke information consisting of video and audio is stored, and a terminal which has at least a display device and selectively reproduces the karaoke information transmitted from the center device in response to a request. In a collective karaoke system including a device, when a command is issued from the terminal device to the center device, the terminal device responds to the command before the center device responds based on the command. A collective karaoke system characterized by controlling the display of the display device. 2. When the command is a reproduction request, the terminal device displays information other than the karaoke information at least until the karaoke information based on the reproduction request arrives at the terminal device from the center device. The collective karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the system is displayed on the display device. 3. When the command is a stop request, the terminal device stops displaying the karaoke information on the display device before the karaoke information from the center device stops. The collective karaoke system according to claim 1. 4. When the reproduction request and the stop request are repeated a plurality of times within a short time as the command, when the number of reproduction requests and the number of karaoke information transmitted from the center device match in the terminal device, The collective karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein karaoke information is displayed on the display device.