JPH06102892A - Music reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To periodically display service information on an advertisement, etc., on a screen between performance music and performance music at a certain period. CONSTITUTION:When a performance of music ends (S40: YES), a CPU compares the set time of a display interval of service information read out in S10 with the counted value of a timer (S50). Then when the counted value exceeds the set time (S50: YES), the CPU reads service information out of an HDD and sends it out to a video control part; and the service information on the notification, etc., is displayed on TV (S60) and the timer is reset and starts counting (S20).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music reproducing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a music reproducing apparatus of this type, for example, a karaoke apparatus, when playing a musical composition, an image corresponding to each musical composition is displayed on a TV screen.
Then, after the performance of a certain music is finished, until the next music is read from the storage means and the performance is started, nothing is displayed on the TV screen, or even if it is displayed, the performance is performed. This time is wasted because a meaningless video screen such as an image of time was being played, and effective use was desired.

Therefore, in order to effectively use this time and to lower the unit price of the performance per song, after the performance of a certain music is finished, the next music is read from the storage means and the performance is started. , A karaoke device capable of displaying service information such as advertisement on a TV screen has been proposed.

[0004]

However, in such a karaoke apparatus, the service information is always displayed between the end of the performance of one music and the start of the performance of the next music. Although the user of the karaoke apparatus wants to sing as many songs as possible, there is a problem in that the singable songs are limited due to this service information.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a music reproducing apparatus capable of transmitting service information such as advertisement in a time interval between music pieces at fixed time intervals. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, a music reproducing apparatus of the present invention comprises a performance music information storage means for storing a plurality of performance music information composed of music tone information and video information, and the performance music. Corresponding, based on the musical tone information of the musical composition information read out from the information storage means, a musical performance means for performing a musical composition and the video information of the musical composition information read out from the musical performance information storage means. A music reproducing device comprising display means for displaying an image, comprising a service information storing means for storing service information other than the performance music information, and a performance of a certain music and a performance of another music. And a control means for outputting to the display means,
The control means measures the time from the time when the service information was last sent to the display means, and the time when the performance of the music is finished for the first time after the output of the time measuring means exceeds a certain time. The service information reading means reads the service information from the service information storage means.

[0007]

In the music reproducing apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when the performance of the music is finished for the first time after a certain time has elapsed since the service information was last displayed on the display means, the next service information is displayed as the service information. It is read from the storage means and displayed on the display means.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the karaoke apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This karaoke device includes a switch panel 1, a timer 2, an HDD (hard disk drive) 3, a CPU 4, an image control unit 5, a TV.
6, a ROM 7, a RAM 8, a sound source 9, an amplifier 10, and a speaker 11.

The switch panel 1 is mounted on the front surface of the karaoke apparatus main body 20 as shown in FIG. 3, and makes settings such as reservation of a song, cancellation, interruption, and replay of a song. The timer 2 measures time in order to control the display of service information described later. The HDD 3 stores music data and video data of performance songs, service information data such as advertisements, travel guides, movies and concert guides.

Based on the key input from the switch panel 1, the CPU 4 reads out the key code corresponding to the pressed key from the program of the ROM 7 and reads the corresponding operation from the program,
The timer value is read from the timer 2 and the HDD
The song data, the video data, and the service information are read out from the CPU 3, and the key input data from the switch panel 1 and the read data from the timer 2 are written to and read from the RAM 8, and the program flow is performed. In accordance with this, video data and service information data are sent to the video control unit 5, and music data is sent to the sound source 9.

The image control unit 5 converts the image data from the CPU 4 into a so-called NTSC image signal,
It is sent to V6 and displayed on the screen in response to changes in the phrase of the musical piece being played. The sound source 9 digital-analog converts the music data sent from the CPU 4 into a musical signal having a scale and sends it to the amplifier 10. Amplifier 10 is sound source 9
The music signal from is amplified and sent to the speaker 11 for voice output.

Next, the flow of operation of the karaoke apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

In this karaoke apparatus, reservation of a song to be played can be made at any timing by using the switch panel 1 or a well-known remote controller not shown.

First, the CPU 4 first reads out a preset service information display interval setting time (S).
10). This may be set by the user using the switch panel 1 or the remote controller, or may be stored in the ROM 7 together with the program in advance.
Then, the count value of the timer 2 is reset and counting is started (S20). If there is a reserved song, download the song data and video data corresponding to the song in HD
The data is read from D3 and sent to the sound source 9 and the video control unit 5, and the voice and the video are output from the speaker 11 and the TV 6 (S30).

Then, when the performance of the music is completed (S
40: YES), the CPU 4 compares the set time of the display interval of the service information read in S10 with the count value of the timer 2 (S50). At this time, when the CPU 4 detects the song end code set at the end of the song data, it is determined that the performance of the song is finished. Then, if the count value exceeds the set time (S50: YES), the CPU 4 reads the service information from the HDD 3 and sends it to the video control unit 5, and as shown in FIG. The service information is displayed (S60), the timer 2 is reset again, and counting is started (S20). On the other hand, if the count value does not exceed the set time (S50: NO), the next song is played (S30). At this time, if there is no reserved song,
The CPU 4 selects an arbitrary song from the HDD 3 and plays the song.

As described above, in the karaoke apparatus of the present embodiment, service information such as advertisement is displayed on the TV 6 at every predetermined set time and at the time between the songs to be played. The unit price per karaoke song is lowered by the advertisement fee, and the service information is not displayed for each song, so that the number of songs that the user can sing does not decrease so much.

In this embodiment, the display timing of the service information is determined by whether the count value of the timer 2 exceeds the set time. However, the initial value of the timer 2 is set as the set time and the countdown from the initial value is performed. The service information may be displayed when the count value becomes 0 or less.

[0019]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the music reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to use by inserting service information such as advertisement at a constant time interval between performance songs. The wasted time that is not used can be effectively used, and the advertising fee can be returned to the profit, so that the unit price of the performance per song can be reduced, which is also beneficial to the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke device embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of the karaoke apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an entire karaoke apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen of a TV when displaying service information in the karaoke device of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 timer 3 HDD 4 CPU 6 TV

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A musical composition information storage means for storing a plurality of musical composition information consisting of musical sound information and video information, and music based on the musical sound information of the musical composition information read from the musical composition information storage means. In the music reproducing device, there is provided a playing means for playing the performance and a display means for displaying a corresponding video based on the video information of the performance music information read from the performance music information storage means. Other than the service information storage means for storing service information, and a control means for outputting the service information to the display means between the performance of a certain musical piece and the performance of another musical piece, the control means comprising: The timekeeping means for timing the time after the information is sent to the display means, and the service information record when the music performance is finished for the first time after the output of the timekeeping means exceeds a certain time. Music reproducing apparatus characterized by comprising a service information reading means for reading the service information from the unit.