JPH08146978A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To insert an IC card into the KARAOKE device and easily call desired music, and automatically change its key by storing the number of selected music and key set values for its musical performance on the IC card. CONSTITUTION: This KARAOKE device has an IC card interface part 15 which reads and writes a number or musical performance data on music out of and on the IC card 5, a display device 3 which displays character information on the read number, etc., an operation input device 6 for selecting music out of displayed numbers or inputting a music number, a sound control part 17 which automatically sets the key on the basis of the key information on the selected music, and a sound output part 18 which generates a sound.

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 an IC card in which a song title selected by a customer, key information and the like are stored.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, at a restaurant such as a snack or a pub, or a karaoke box, a customer finds out a desired music piece from a booklet describing the music piece, and tells the clerk to input it to a karaoke machine. , Themselves enter numbers using an input device such as a remote controller.

If the customer's pitch does not match the key of the song being played, the key must be changed with a switch or dial whenever the song is sung.

Further, the song data of the home karaoke device is
It can only be obtained by purchasing a cassette or one sold as a video CD or a CD-G.

[0005]

However, in the above conventional method, it takes time to find a desired song from a booklet, and it takes time and effort to find a previously sung song each time. There was a problem that you had to change the key every time even if you sang before.

[0006] In the case of music data for karaoke for home use, it is necessary to wait for new songs to be released as cassettes or video CDs, and even old songs cannot be chanted until they are obtained. Moreover, there was a problem that you had to purchase even unnecessary songs together.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a means for recording information on a song sung by a customer and information on a selected song, and means for reading information from an IC card on which the song information is recorded. It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke device which can simplify selection of songs and automate key changes by providing the songs, and can easily obtain a desired song.

[0008]

To achieve this object, the karaoke apparatus of the present invention comprises an IC card interface section for reading and writing a music title list or music performance data from music information stored in an IC card. A display device for displaying character information such as the read song name list,
It has a configuration of an operation input device for selecting a song to be sung from the displayed song name and inputting a song number, and a voice control unit for automatically performing key setting based on the key information of the selected song. There is.

[0009]

With this configuration, when the customer selects a song, if the song that was previously sung or the recorded song is recorded, the karaoke device will have an IC.
You can quickly search and select songs simply by inserting the card, and the keys can be changed automatically.

Further, if an IC card is inserted into the karaoke apparatus at a karaoke sales office where a new song arrives soon and the performance data of the song is written, it becomes possible to bring the IC card home and sing a new song immediately.

[0011]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing the structure of the karaoke apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1 is a karaoke device, 2 is a main body, and 3 is a display device. The main body of 2 is IC
It has an IC card insertion slot 4 for inserting a card 5, an operation input device 6, a voice input device 7, a voice output device 8 and a voice control knob 9. In FIG. 2, the audio output device 8 is not shown as being built in the main body 2.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic hardware configuration of the karaoke apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 2, and more specifically shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the same parts as those in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals. 3, the karaoke device 1, the display device 3, the IC card 5, the operation input device 6, the voice input device 7, and the voice output device 8 are the same as those in FIG. In addition, the karaoke device 1 includes an arithmetic processing unit 11, a storage unit 12, a display interface unit 13, an IC card interface unit 15, and an input interface unit 1.
6, a voice control unit 17, and a voice output unit 18.

The operation of the karaoke machine 1 configured as described above will be described.

First, it is assumed that the IC card 5 previously stores a music title 51 and key information 52 as a list as music information. When the IC card 5 is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 4, the arithmetic processing unit 11 stores a list of key information 52 corresponding to the music title 51 in the storage unit 12 via the IC card interface unit 15. The arithmetic processing unit 11 also displays the music title list on the display device 3 via the display interface unit 13. Next, the user uses the operation input device 6 to select a desired song from the song name list displayed on the display device 3 with a cursor movement button or the like, and presses the enter button. The input interface unit 16 interprets these button operations of the operation input device 6 and passes them as input data to the display interface unit 13, and the display interface unit 13 changes the display data on the display device 3 according to the input data. Which song is selected is also transmitted to the arithmetic processing unit 11 at the same time. The song name list stored in the storage unit 12 is rearranged in the order of request frequency, and the selected song number is stored in the storage unit 12. It

When music selection is further performed continuously, the above music name music selection procedure is repeated. If the customer doesn't choose the song,
All songs will be played in the order of the displayed song name list. When all the songs have been selected, the user presses the song selection end button of the operation input device 6, so that the arithmetic processing unit 11 reads the performance data corresponding to the song number stored in the storage unit 12 from the storage unit 12 and performs the performance. To start. The performance sound is key-controlled by the voice control unit together with the input voice from the voice input device 7, and is output from the voice output device 8 by the voice output unit 18. The key during the performance is performed according to the key information 52 read from the IC card 5, but when the key is changed by the voice control knob 9 during the performance, a new set value is used and the performance in the storage unit 12 is maintained. The key information corresponding to the song is also updated.

The updated music title 51 and the key information 52 are written in the IC card 5 when the performance of all the selected music pieces is completed or when the data update button of the operation input device 6 is pressed.

In the above operation, if the desired song name is not recorded in the IC card 5, the song number is entered using the operation input device 6 both from the song selection booklet and from the search on the screen. You may.

Of course, the IC card 5 may be a rewritable recording medium, and may be a non-volatile memory card, a floppy disk or a hard disk card.

Further, in the above embodiment, only the song title 51 and the key information 52 are described as the information to be recorded on the IC card 5, but the song number may be used instead of the song title 51, or when playing other than the key information 52. The setting value of may be written.

As is apparent from the above, the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment uses an IC card in which the music title and the key setting value are recorded in advance, so that the trouble of selecting the music can be saved and the key can be automatically controlled. Excellent effects can be obtained.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by using the IC card in which the music title and the key setting value are recorded in advance, the karaoke can be more enjoyed without being bothered by the music selection and the key change. A device can be provided.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the present invention, when a customer selects a song, if the song is a previously sung song or a recorded song, it is possible to quickly search and select the song by simply inserting the IC card into the karaoke device, and automatically changing keys. Karaoke can be set at the time of performance, and if you write performance data of songs such as key settings on this karaoke device at a karaoke sales office, you can take your IC card home and enjoy karaoke with the same settings as in the shop The device can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a karaoke apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing the configuration of an embodiment of a karaoke device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a karaoke device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke device 3 Display device 5 Recording medium 6 Operation input device 15 Recording medium interface unit 17 Voice control unit 18 Voice output unit

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A recording medium, a recording medium interface section for reading and writing at least song name information and key information at the time of performance recorded on the recording medium, a display device for displaying the song name information, and a song name of the song name information. An operation input device for inputting a song selected from the list, a voice control unit for automatically changing the key at the time of playing based on the key information of the selected song, and a performance sound adjusted by the voice control unit are output. A karaoke device, comprising: