JPH0553593A - Orchestral accompaniment system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the orchestral accompaniment system which enables a singer to confirm the order of reserved pieces of orchestral accompaniment music with the music names. CONSTITUTION:The orchestral accompaniment system is equipped with music specifying means 8-k, 9-k for specifying and reserving desired orchestral accompaniment music, a reproducing means which reproduces the orchestral accompaniment music specified and reserved by the music specifying means 8-k, 9-k and images relating to the orchestral accompaniment music from a recording medium according to the reserved order and outputs them as a music signal and an image signal, a voice input means 12-k which converts a voice sung matching the specified and reserved orchestral accompaniment music into an electric signal and outputs it as a singing signal, a mixing means 4 which mixes the singing signal and music signal and outputs their mixed signal, an acoustic output means 11-k which converts the mixed signal into a sound and outputs it, and a reservation display means 6-k which displays the names of the specified and reserved pieces of orchestral accompaniment music in the reservation order as an image.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke system, and more particularly to a karaoke system in which the order of reserved karaoke songs can be confirmed by the song title.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional karaoke system in a store or the like, when a song to be sung is designated and input by looking at a comparison table (a quick reference table) of song numbers and song names, the order of the songs is rotated. Then, the title (song name) and the screen were suddenly displayed, and there was a format in which the performance of the song was started as it was.

As another type of karaoke system, when the song number of a requested song is input, the autochanger searches for the song in the order requested, and when the search is completed and a playable state is reached, the tune is sent from the video source. There is a format in which the title of a song is displayed on a monitor TV as an image and the performance is started.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional karaoke system, since it is played suddenly, the beginning of the song is missed or the song name is displayed as an image just before the song is played. Because of this, it was often the case that I could not understand the reserved songs to be played in the future from a few songs and their order, and I had to sing in a state where I was not ready to sing.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke system in which the order of reserved karaoke songs can be confirmed by the song title.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a music designating means for designating a desired accompaniment music piece by reservation, an accompaniment music piece reserved by the music designating means, and Reproduction means for reproducing an image related to an accompaniment music piece from a recording medium in accordance with the reservation order and outputting it as a music signal and an image signal, and converting a voice sung in conformity with the reserved music piece to be converted into an electric signal. Sound input means for outputting as a singing voice signal, mixing means for mixing the singing voice signal and the music signal and outputting as a mixed signal, sound output means for converting the mixed signal into sound and outputting the sound, and the reservation designation Reservation display means for displaying the music titles of the accompaniment music tunes thus displayed in the reservation order.

[0007]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, since the music titles of the accompaniment music songs designated for reservation are displayed as images in the order of reservation, the viewer can select which song will be played next or It is possible to understand the reserved song name and order after the song, and to prepare for singing.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment shows an example of a karaoke system to which CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) which is a kind of CATV (Cable Televison) is applied. As shown in Figure 1,
This karaoke system 1 has a center controller 2
, Autochanger 3, frequency multiplex mixer 4, m
And a number of terminal 5 _-1 to 5 _-m. These terminals 5 _-1
~ 5- _m is provided for each banquet hall of the hotel, for example.
Here, the frequency multiplex mixer 4 demodulates a carrier signal of data from the terminal 5, an output unit that transmits the demodulated signal to the center controller 2, and a data that is sent from the center controller 2. It has a modulator, a modulator for modulating performance information from the auto tuner, and a means for multiply mixing the outputs of these modulators.

FIG. 4 shows the automatic changer 3._-iShows the configuration of
It is a figure. This auto changer 3 _-iThe LD disc
Rack 35 for storing_-iMultiple racks are provided for each rack 35.
_-iMultiple disks are lined up in. And two shi
Chaft 31_-i, 32_-iAnd this shaft shaft 3
1_-i, 32_-iVertical direction that can be freely moved in the vertical direction by
Directional movement device 33_-iIs provided for the vertical movement device 33._-i
This vertical movement device 33_-iHorizontally on top
Disc eject that can be moved to and eject the disc
Machine 34_-iIs provided. The desired disc is ejected
Then, the vertical movement device 33_-iBy auto changer
Disc player 36 provided at the top of the_-iPlace of
Disc player 36_-iDisc is
Is played and the song is played.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a more detailed diagram focusing on the k-th terminal 5- _k . As shown in FIG. 2, the autochanger 3 is composed of n autochangers 3 _{-1 to} 3 _-n . This is to be able to deal with the case where the karaoke performance of the same song name is simultaneously performed in each banquet hall.

Further, the terminal 5_-kFor displaying the image
Monitor TV6_-kAnd mix karaoke accompaniment music and singing voice
Mixing amplifier 7 for outputting_-kAnd a micro
Phone 12_-kAnd speaker 11_-kAnd specify the karaoke song
Wireless remote control input for
Force device 8_-kOr key input device 9_-kAnd put the fee
Coin insertion device 10 for_-kAnd are provided. Terminal
5_-1~ 5_-KIs the song title controller 14 and superin
It is connected to the poser 13. Also, each terminal 5 _-1~ 5_-m
Is a dedicated TV that displays the reservation status.
15_-kIs provided. Wireless remote control
Roll input device 8_-kOr key input device 9 _-kMultiple
You may

Here, the wireless remote control input device 8- _k or the key input device 9- _k corresponds to the music designating means, and includes the center controller 2, the music title controller 14, the superimposer 13, the monitor TV 6- _k, and the reservation display monitor. 15 _-k and terminals 5 _{-1 to} 5 _-m correspond to reservation display means,
The autochanger 3 corresponds to a music reproducing means. The microphone 12 _-k corresponds to a voice input means, the mixing amplifier 7 _-k corresponds to a mixing means, and the speaker 11 _-k corresponds to a sound output means.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7. Before the karaoke piece is reserved, the reservation display monitor 15 _-k of each terminal displays an initial image as shown in FIG. 7A and is in a standby state (steps S1 to S4).

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the control operation of the music title controller 14, and step S1 is the terminal 5
This is a step to check the state (status) of _-k , and normally, it is set to the state (idle) when the power is turned on. Steps S3, S4 monitors the terminal 5 _-k, terminal 5 _-k
This is a step of checking whether or not any data has come from, and confirming the status of the data.

First, when the music number of a desired karaoke piece is designated and input by the wireless remote control input device 8- _k or the key input device 9- _k , the terminal 5- _k outputs the data to the song name controller 14 and the center controller 2.
To notify. When the song number controller 14 receives the song number notification data from the terminal 5- _k (step S4), the song name of the karaoke song corresponding to the song number is output as character data, and the superimposer 13 synthesizes it with the karaoke song screen. Then, the screen as shown in FIG. 7B is displayed on the monitor TV 6 _-k
Is displayed as a background image (step S5).
The super imposer 13 is an image multiplex means for displaying a reserved song name and the like on the moving image of the monitor TV 6 _-k as a background image, and is useful for grasping the current situation. The song title controller 14 then waits until the reserved song is played (step S6).

When the center controller 2 receives the music number notification data from the terminal 5- _k , the auto changer 3 stores the music number notification and the LD (Lase
r Video Disk) Sends data for disk search. Based on this search data, the autochanger 3 searches which shelf (rack), which disk, and which chapter in the autochanger, and which chapter the disk is prepared for. When the standby state is ready, the search for the center controller 2 is completed. Returns the song number response. In response to the music response, the center controller 2 _issues a reproduction start command request (start request) to the terminal 5- _k .

[0017] Here, the transmission when the playback start command (START command) is issued from the terminal 5 _-k, karaoke channels of the terminal 5 _-k from this point is open, a playback start command to the central controller 2 is autochanger 3 To do. As a result, the autochanger 3 starts playing the karaoke piece, and music is output from the speaker 11 _-k and an image is output from the monitor TV 6 _-k . Simultaneously with the opening of the karaoke channel, the music title controller 14 receives a performance (play) notification from the terminal 5- _k and causes the corresponding monitor TV 6- _k to display that it is being played via the superimposer 13. For example, when the song title 1 is being played in FIG. 7 (B), the entire song title 1 or the "1" portion is displayed in a blinking manner to indicate that the song is playing. After that, the song title controller 14
It waits until the performance of the song is completed (step S8). When the reproduction of the karaoke piece is completed, the autochanger 3 sends a reproduction end notification to the center controller 2, and the center controller 2 closes the karaoke channel of the terminal 5- _k .

When the terminal 5- _k receives the karaoke channel close notification from the center controller 2, the terminal 5- _k sends a music end (end) notification to the music title controller 14 (step S4). When the song title controller 14 receives the end notification, it erases the finished song title 1 and scrolls the entire song as shown in FIG. 7C (step S
9) Then, a control signal is sent to the corresponding monitor TV 6 _-k via the superimposer 13 so as to display the subsequent reservation status (step S10). After that, the music title controller 14 waits until some data comes from the terminal 5- _k (step S11).

When a song is reserved once and then canceled, the same procedure as steps S10 to S11 is performed (steps S12 to S14). When processing data other than the above comes from the terminal 5- _k (step S4), the song title controller 14 performs other processing (for example, error processing) (step S15), and after resetting (step S16), A key input waiting state is set (step S17). After that, the process proceeds from step S4 to any one of steps S5, S7, S9, S12, and S15 depending on the type of key input.

In FIG. 7, D is an area used by the user. For example, when a karaoke terminal is provided for each banquet hall, the name of the banquet hall (for example, "Matsuma") is displayed. Good.

Next, a more detailed structure and operation of the music title controller 14 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the song title controller 14 includes a CPU 1
8 mainly, keyboard 16 and keyboard interface 17 for inputting data, RS-23 for exchanging data
2C interface 26, RAM 19 and RAM 20 for data storage, VRAM 21 for character data generation, RO
An M24, a CRT controller 22, a keyboard monitor 23 for displaying a keyboard, and a video interface 25 for outputting character data are provided.

Next, the operation will be described. The data in which the song name and the song number of the karaoke song are paired can be collectively input from the center controller or the like through the RS-232C interface 26, such as the management content of the autochanger. Alternatively, the keyboard 16 and the keyboard interface 17 can be used for key input. The paired data of the inputted song title and song number is stored in the RAM 19. Here, in order to store one song name and song number, a capacity of about 30 bytes is required, and the RAM 19 stores data for tens of thousands of songs as a whole.

Next, the music piece number data input by the wireless remote control input device 8- _k or the key input device 9- _k is sent via the RxD side of the RS-232C interface 26. This song number is once in RAM
Stored in 20. After that, the CPU 18 causes the RAM 19 to output a music title code corresponding to this music number. Based on the music title code, the CRT controller 22 reads character data (dot information) corresponding to the music title from the ROM 24, which is a character generator, and synthesizes the character color and the like using the VRAM 21. This combined data is sent to the video interface 25, and is output as an RGB signal or a composite signal to the terminal 5 _-k via the superimposer 13 and displayed on the monitor TV 6 _-k . On the other hand, the synthetic data is also sent to the keyboard monitor 23.
The keyboard 16 is a monitor for checking when inputting music title / music number data.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing signal waveforms transmitted and received between the terminal and the music title controller via the superimposer. In the figure, CLK is a clock common to the terminal and the music title controller and is generated by the terminal. STB
1 and DATA1 represent transmission signals from the terminal to the music title controller, and STB2 and DATA2 represent transmission signals from the music title controller to the terminal.

In the above embodiment, the song title controller causes the monitor T of each terminal via the superimposer 13.
It was configured to send a control signal to V6 _-k , which is a character signal from the song title controller directly via the terminal,
It is also possible to send it to the reservation display monitor 15 _-k dedicated to the reservation display and display the reserved _music title and order. In this case, the center controller 2, the music title controller 14, and the reservation display monitor 15 _-k constitute reservation display means.

In the above embodiment, an example of a system having a plurality of TV terminals to which the CCTV system is applied has been described. However, this may be an autochanger or a single terminal, and an LD may be used instead of the autochanger.
Alternatively, the LD disc may be manually set in the player and played. Further, although the karaoke AV source is the LD disc in the above embodiment, it is a CD (Compact) that uses subcode graphics.
It may be a disk) or other type of recording medium.

[0027]

As described above, in the conventional system, only the song number is used and the request sequence of oneself cannot be grasped, whereas according to the present invention, the sequence of reserved karaoke songs can be clearly confirmed by the song name. It has the advantage of being able to. Moreover, this also has the advantage that the user can be surely prepared before singing and can enjoy satisfactory karaoke.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a more detailed configuration of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a music title controller in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an autochanger in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a system operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control operation of the music title controller in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing signal waveforms between a terminal and a music title controller in one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Karaoke system 2 ... Center controller 3, 3 _{-1 to} 3 _-n ... Auto changer 4 ... Frequency multiplex mixer 5 _{-1 to} 5 _-k ... Terminal 6 _-k ... Monitor TV 7 _-k ... Mixing amplifier 8 _-k ... Wireless Remote control input device 9- _k ... Key input device 10- _k ... Coin insertion device 11- _k ... Speaker 12- _k ... Microphone 13 ... Super imposer 14 ... Song name controller 15- _k ... Reservation display monitor 16 ... Keyboard 17 ... Keyboard Interface 18 ... CPU 19 ... RAM 20 ... RAM 21 ... VRAM 22 ... CRT controller 23 ... Keyboard monitor 24 ... ROM 25 ... Video interface 26 ... RS-232C interface 31- _i , 32- _i ... Shaft 33- _i ... Vertical movement Device 34 _-i ... Disk ejector 35 _-i ... Di Scrack 36 _-i ... Disc player

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A music designating means for reserving a desired accompaniment music piece, an accompaniment music piece reserved and designated by the music designating means, and images related to the accompaniment music piece from a recording medium according to the reservation order. Reproducing means for reproducing and outputting as a music signal and image signal, a sound input means for converting a voice sung in conformity with the reserved musical accompaniment music into an electric signal and outputting it as a singing voice signal, and the singing voice signal. Mixing means for mixing the music signal and outputting as a mixed signal, sound output means for converting the mixed signal into sound and outputting the sound, and displaying the music titles of the reserved and designated accompaniment music images in the order of reservation. A karaoke system comprising a reservation display means and.