JPH07168589A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a karaoke (orchestration without lyrics) device which can eliminate feeling of tiresomeness of a user in operation of selecting music and the like without adding a device of large scale. CONSTITUTION:This device has plural compact disks storing information of plural music of karaoke and compact disks storing picture information different from them in a CD storing section 6, a CD reproducing device 2 selects a desired information of karaoke music out of plural CD disks, while reproduces it, and reproduces picture information during information of the karaoke music is not reproduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke device using a compact disc, for example, which stores various kinds of information such as tone information used for karaoke.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, among karaoke apparatuses, for example, a karaoke apparatus using a compact disc (hereinafter referred to as a CD) has a commander 1 and an amplifier 3 as shown in FIG.
The CD reproducing device 2, the TV monitor 4, the speaker 5, and a remote controller (not shown) were provided. Here, the commander 1 selects a corresponding CD from the CD playback device 2 in accordance with song selection information input by a singer on a front panel of the commander 1 or a remote controller. The device 2 reproduces the CD selected by the commander 1 and outputs video data and tone data to the commander 1. With the above configuration, the commander 1 outputs the selected musical sound data to the amplifier 3, whereby the musical sound is reproduced from the speaker 5 connected to the amplifier 3, and at the same time, the TV
The video data input by the CD reproducing device 2 is displayed on the monitor 4.

[0003]

However, in the conventional karaoke apparatus as described above, during the operation of selecting a karaoke piece desired by the user, etc.,
Since the video data was not output to the TV monitor 4, the user was very bored during that time.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a karaoke device which can eliminate the user's feeling of boredom during the operation of selecting music without adding a large-scale device. It is an object.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a karaoke apparatus of the present invention comprises a plurality of first recording disks for storing information of a plurality of karaoke pieces and a second storage disk for storing image information different from the first recording disks. Storing means for storing a recording disc, selecting means for selecting a desired karaoke piece from a plurality of karaoke pieces stored in a plurality of first recording disks stored in the storing means, and selection by the selecting means The reproducing means is provided for reproducing the information of the karaoke piece that has been recorded and for reproducing the image information stored in the second recording disk while the information of the karaoke piece is not reproduced.

The second recording disk may be stored in a predetermined position of the storage means.

[0007]

In the karaoke apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the first recording disc stores information of a plurality of karaoke pieces, and the second recording disc stores image information different from that of the first recording disc. The storing means stores the first recording disk and the second recording disk, and the selecting means selects a desired karaoke piece from a plurality of karaoke pieces stored in the plurality of first recording disks stored in the storing means. Then, the reproducing means reproduces the information of the karaoke piece selected by the selecting means, and reproduces the image information stored in the second recording disk while the information of the karaoke piece is not reproduced.

Further, if the second recording disk is stored in a predetermined position of the storage means, the second recording disk is immediately reproduced.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment embodying the structure of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of the configuration of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention is shown in FIG.
Will be explained. The karaoke device in this embodiment is
A commander 1 for inputting information for selecting a desired karaoke piece, a CD reproducing device 2 for selecting and reproducing a CD by the input information, and amplifying musical sound data output from the CD reproducing device 2. And a speaker 5 for transmitting the amplified musical sound data to the surroundings.
And a TV monitor for displaying the video data output from the CD reproducing device 2.

Next, some of the above-mentioned components will be described in more detail. The commander 1 as the selection means of the present invention is a panel placed on the front of itself by a singer or a remote controller not shown. The input music selection information is transmitted to the CD reproducing device 2. The CD reproducing device 2 as a reproducing means selects and reproduces a corresponding one of a plurality of CDs stored therein based on the music selection information output from the commander 1. The TV monitor 4 as a display means displays the video data reproduced from the CD reproducing device 2.

Next, the structure of the CD reproducing apparatus 2 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. C, which is an essential part of the present invention
The D playback device 2 receives the music selection information from the commander 1, and a CD storage unit 6 as a storage unit for storing a plurality of CDs, a reading unit 7 for reading the information stored in the CDs. A host I / F 8, a CD selection circuit 9 for selecting a corresponding CD from a plurality of CDs according to music selection information, a data expansion unit 10 for separating the musical sound data reproduced by the reading unit 7 and video data, From a video D / A 11 for converting video data from a digital signal to an analog signal, an audio D / A 12 for converting musical sound data from a digital signal to an analog signal, a video terminal 13, and an audio terminal 14. It is configured.

Next, the operation of the karaoke apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 3 and FIGS. First, a CPU (not shown) that controls a series of operations starts a timer when the user turns on the power (S1), and then the user inputs the selection information to the commander 1. It is confirmed whether or not there is (S2). When there is selection information, the timer is cleared (S3), and the selection information is transmitted to the CD selection circuit 9 via the host I / F 8 (S4). The CD selection circuit 9 selects a CD in which a desired song is stored from the plurality of CDs stored in the CD storage unit 6, and the tone data and image of the desired song stored in the CD selected by the reading unit 7 Play the data. The reproduced musical sound data is D for voice.
The data converted into an analog signal by the / A12 is amplified by the amplifier 3 connected to the audio terminal 14, and is output by the speaker 5. On the other hand, the video data is analog-converted by the video D / A 11, and the converted data is the TV monitor 4 connected to the video terminal 13.
Is output by. After S4 ends, the process proceeds to S2 again.

If there is no selection information in S2, it is determined whether or not video data is currently being output (S5). If it is outputting, the process proceeds to S2. If the timer is not outputting, it is determined whether the timer has passed a certain time (S6). If the fixed time has not elapsed, the timer is counted up (S9) and the process proceeds to S2. In S6, when the timer has elapsed for a certain period of time, the timer is cleared (S7), and C including the moving image information such as advertisement as the selection information.
Select D and send the selection information to the host I / F8
By transmitting the information to the CD selection circuit 9 (S8) and thereafter performing the same processing as in S4 and thereafter, a moving image can be reproduced while the video data of the song is not reproduced by the karaoke apparatus.

When a user selects a karaoke piece on the commander 1 while reproducing a moving image including advertisements,
The process proceeds to S2 when there is selection information.
That is, the timer is cleared in S3, and the selection information is transmitted to the CD selection circuit 9 via the host I / F in S4. C
The D selection circuit 9 selects a CD containing a desired karaoke piece and the reproduction section 7 reproduces the CD to switch to an image of the karaoke piece. After S4 ends, the process proceeds to S2 again.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in detail above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

For example, the tone data of the first recording disk in this embodiment is provided with an internal storage device in the commander 1,
It is also possible to store it there.

Further, in the present embodiment, the second recording disk storing the image of advertisement or the like is searched by the CD selecting circuit 9, but the second recording disk is located at a predetermined position of the CD storage section 6. When the information for reproducing the second recording disc stored in the CD is input to the CD selecting circuit 9, the compact disc stored in the predetermined position of the CD storing portion 6 may be reproduced. Good. With such a configuration, it is not necessary to search for the second recording disk, and a further effect such as quick reproduction can be obtained.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the user's feeling of boredom during the operation of selecting music without adding a large-scale device.

Further, if the second recording disk is stored at a predetermined position of the storage means, it is possible to save the trouble of searching for the second recording disk, and it is possible to immediately reproduce.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a karaoke device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a CD reproducing device incorporated in the karaoke device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of a main part of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 CD storage section 7 Reading section 9 CD selection circuit 15 CD

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Storage means for storing a plurality of first recording disks for storing information of a plurality of karaoke songs, and second recording disk for storing image information different from the first recording disks, and storage means for storing the storage means. Selecting means for selecting a desired karaoke piece from the plurality of karaoke pieces stored in the plurality of first recording discs, and reproducing the information of the karaoke piece selected by the selecting means, and the information of the karaoke piece. And a reproducing means for reproducing the image information stored in the second recording disk while not being reproduced. 2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second recording disk is stored in a predetermined position of the storage means.