JPH06217388A - Microphone with camera - Google Patents
Microphone with cameraInfo
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- JPH06217388A JPH06217388A JP5007612A JP761293A JPH06217388A JP H06217388 A JPH06217388 A JP H06217388A JP 5007612 A JP5007612 A JP 5007612A JP 761293 A JP761293 A JP 761293A JP H06217388 A JPH06217388 A JP H06217388A
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、所謂レーザカラオケ等
に用いることができるカメラ付きマイクロホンに関す
る。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a microphone with a camera that can be used for so-called laser karaoke.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来より酒の席等で使用される所謂レー
ザカラオケでは、テレビの画面にその曲の歌詞と共にそ
の曲の雰囲気に合った映像が映し出される。歌い手はテ
レビの画面に映し出された歌詞を見ながら歌を歌うこと
ができる。また、歌い手以外の人は、画面に映し出され
た映像を見ながら歌い手の歌声を聞くことができる。こ
のようなレーザカラオケを設置することにより、歌い手
以外の人の人も退屈することなく過ごすことができる。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a so-called laser karaoke used at a liquor table or the like, an image suitable for the atmosphere of the song is displayed on the screen of the television together with the lyrics of the song. The singer can sing while watching the lyrics displayed on the TV screen. In addition, people other than the singer can hear the singing voice of the singer while watching the image displayed on the screen. By installing such a laser karaoke, people other than the singer can spend time without getting bored.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、上記従
来のレーザカラオケでは、例えば広い室内の各所に分か
れて多数の人々が座り、その中の一人が歌っている場
合、他の人はどんな人が歌っているのか、またどのよう
な表情で歌っているかを見ることができない。また、歌
い手にとってみれば、折角うまく歌っても室内の全ての
人にアッピールできないという不満がある。However, in the above-described conventional laser karaoke, for example, when a large number of people are sitting in various places in a large room and one of them is singing, the other person is singing. I can't see what he's singing or how he is singing. Also, for the singer, there is a complaint that even if they sing well, they cannot appeal to everyone in the room.
【０００４】そこで、本発明の目的は、マイクロホンを
使用する人の表情を映像として捕らえることができるマ
イクロホンを提供することである。Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a microphone capable of capturing the facial expression of a person who uses the microphone as an image.
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明に係るカメラ付き
マイクロホンは、音声を捕らえるマイクロホン本体と、
該マイクロホン本体に取り付けられ該マイクロホン本体
を持つ人の映像を撮るカメラとを備えたことを特徴とす
る。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A camera-equipped microphone according to the present invention comprises a microphone body for capturing voice,
And a camera attached to the microphone body for taking an image of a person holding the microphone body.
【０００６】[0006]
【作用】上記の構成よりなるカメラ付きマイクロホン
は、マイクロホン本体と、このマイクロホン本体に取り
付けられたカメラとを有し、このカメラは、このマイク
ロホンの使用者がマイクロホン本体を手に持つと、使用
者の顔を撮すことができる位置に取り付けられている。
このカメラには、小型の例えばＣＣＤを用いた広角レン
ズを有するものを用いることができる。マイクロホン本
体で捕らえた音声と、カメラで捕らえた映像は、例えば
光通信、電波などの手段を用いてテレビ、カラオケ装置
等に伝送される。A microphone with a camera having the above structure has a microphone main body and a camera attached to the microphone main body. When the user of the microphone holds the microphone main body in his hand, It is installed at a position where you can take a picture of your face.
For this camera, a small camera having a wide-angle lens using a CCD can be used. The sound captured by the microphone body and the image captured by the camera are transmitted to a television, a karaoke device, or the like by using a means such as optical communication or radio waves.
【０００７】これらの構成により、マイクロホンを持つ
人の声と表情を一つのマイクロホンで同時に捕らえるこ
とが可能となる。With these configurations, it is possible to simultaneously capture the voice and facial expression of a person who has a microphone with one microphone.
【０００８】[0008]
【実施例】以下、本発明の実施例を図面に基づいてより
詳細に説明する。Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
【０００９】図１に本発明に係るカメラ付きマイクロホ
ンの一実施例の斜視図を示す。本実施例のカメラ付きマ
イクロホンは、ワイヤレスのタイプのものである。本実
施例のカメラ付きマイクロホンは、マイクロホン本体１
と、マイクロホン本体１の後部に取り付けられたカメラ
２とを有している。カメラ２はＣＣＤを用いた小型のも
のであり、マイクロホン本体１を持つ人の顔の全体を近
距離から撮ることができるように、広角のレンズを備え
ている。FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a microphone with a camera according to the present invention. The camera-equipped microphone of this embodiment is of a wireless type. The microphone with a camera of this embodiment is the microphone body 1
And a camera 2 attached to the rear of the microphone body 1. The camera 2 is a small one using a CCD, and is provided with a wide-angle lens so that the entire face of a person having the microphone body 1 can be taken from a short distance.
【００１０】本実施例のカメラ付きマイクロホンは、例
えばレーザカラオケ用のマイクロホンとして使用するこ
とができる。歌い手はマイクロホン本体１を持ち、テレ
ビの画面に映し出される映像と歌詞とを見ながら歌を歌
う。歌っている間、カメラ２は歌い手の表情を捕らえ
る。カメラ２によって捕らえられた歌い手の映像と、マ
イクロホン本体１からの音声は、例えば光通信、電波な
どの手段を用いてカラオケ装置にリアルタイムで入力さ
れ、その映像はテレビ画面の全面に、又はスーパーイン
ポーズによってテレビ画面の一部に挿入されて映し出さ
れる。The camera-equipped microphone of this embodiment can be used, for example, as a microphone for laser karaoke. The singer holds the microphone body 1 and sings a song while watching the image and lyrics displayed on the screen of the TV. While singing, camera 2 captures the singer's expression. The image of the singer captured by the camera 2 and the voice from the microphone body 1 are input to the karaoke device in real time by using, for example, optical communication, radio waves, etc. It is inserted into a part of the TV screen and displayed by the pose.
【００１１】本実施例のカメラ付きマイクロホンを用い
ることにより、歌い手の声のみならず、歌い手の表情を
も同時に捕らえることが可能となる。従って、広い室内
の各所に分かれて座っている多数の人々の内の一人が歌
っている場合でも、歌い手以外の人はどんな人が歌って
いるのか、またどのような表情で歌っているかを見るこ
とができる。また、歌い手も室内の全ての人に自分の歌
唱力を映像と共にアッピールすることができる。By using the camera-equipped microphone of this embodiment, not only the voice of the singer but also the expression of the singer can be captured at the same time. Therefore, even if one of the many people sitting in different parts of a large room is singing, the person other than the singer sees who is singing and what kind of expression he is singing. be able to. Also, the singer can show his / her singing power to everyone in the room along with the video.
【００１２】なお、本実施例ではワイヤレスマイクロホ
ンに本発明を適用した場合について説明したが、本発明
はコード付きのマイクロホンにも適用することができ
る。また、本実施例では、本発明のカメラ付きマイクロ
ホンをレーザカラオケ用のマイクとして使用した場合に
ついて説明したが、例えば広い会場に於ける演説用のマ
イクロホンとして使用することもできる。この場合に
は、マイクロホンを持って演説する人の表情を、例えば
会場に設けた大きなスクリーンに映し出すことができ
る。更に、本発明のテレビ電話やデジタル通信回線を介
する遠隔地間の会議に於いて、互いの表情を見ながら話
をする場合にも本発明のマイクロホンを用いることがで
きる。In the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the wireless microphone has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to a microphone with a cord. In addition, although the case where the microphone with a camera of the present invention is used as a microphone for laser karaoke has been described in the present embodiment, it can be used as a microphone for giving a speech at a large venue, for example. In this case, the facial expression of the person giving the speech with the microphone can be displayed on, for example, a large screen provided at the venue. Furthermore, the microphone of the present invention can also be used when talking while looking at each other's facial expressions in a conference between remote places via the videophone or digital communication line of the present invention.
【００１３】[0013]
【発明の効果】本発明に係るカメラ付きマイクロホン
は、映像を捕らえるカメラを有しているので、マイクを
持つ人の声のみならず表情をも捕らえることができる。
従って、本発明のカメラ付きマイクロホンは、レーザカ
ラオケ、演説用マイクロホン、映像通信用のマイクロホ
ン等、各種の分野に於いて使用することができる。Since the microphone with a camera according to the present invention has a camera for capturing an image, it is possible to capture not only the voice of a person having a microphone but also the facial expression.
Therefore, the camera-equipped microphone of the present invention can be used in various fields such as laser karaoke, speech microphone, and video communication microphone.
【図１】本発明の一実施例に係るカメラ付きマイクロホ
ンの斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a microphone with a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
１…マイクロホン本体 ２…カメラ 1 ... Microphone body 2 ... Camera
Claims (1)
マイクロホン本体に取り付けられ該マイクロホン本体を
持つ人の映像を撮るカメラとを備えたことを特徴とする
カメラ付きマイクロホン。1. A microphone with a camera, comprising: a microphone main body for capturing voice; and a camera attached to the microphone main body for taking an image of a person having the microphone main body.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP5007612A JPH06217388A (en) | 1993-01-20 | 1993-01-20 | Microphone with camera |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP5007612A JPH06217388A (en) | 1993-01-20 | 1993-01-20 | Microphone with camera |
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| JPH06217388A true JPH06217388A (en) | 1994-08-05 |
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| JP5007612A Pending JPH06217388A (en) | 1993-01-20 | 1993-01-20 | Microphone with camera |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR20040052079A (en) * | 2002-12-13 | 2004-06-19 | 태진미디어 주식회사 | Picture or mail displaying system and its method on karaoke player's screen using mobile phone |
Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH05268688A (en) * | 1992-03-23 | 1993-10-15 | Sony Corp | Microphone for television conference |
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- 1993-01-20 JP JP5007612A patent/JPH06217388A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH05268688A (en) * | 1992-03-23 | 1993-10-15 | Sony Corp | Microphone for television conference |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR20040052079A (en) * | 2002-12-13 | 2004-06-19 | 태진미디어 주식회사 | Picture or mail displaying system and its method on karaoke player's screen using mobile phone |
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