JPH08221083A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a karaoke (orchestration without lyrics) device capable of confirming the reservation and a reservation order only for the person himself reserving the piece of music without that the music name of the reserved piece of music is beforehand cleared for persons excepting the person himself reserving it. CONSTITUTION: A karaoke center 1 storing video/audio information of respective karaoke pieces of music and musical attendant information showing characteristics of respective karaoke pieces of music is connected to a karaoke reproducing device 2 through a communication line 3, and the karaoke reproducing device 2 calls out the musical attendant information of the piece of music reservation inputted by a piece of music specification means 6 to store it in a musical attendant information storage means 21. A reserved condition list forming means 26 forms a reserved condition list by using the musical attendant information stored in the musical attendent information storage means 21, and the reserved condition list is displayed on a display device 4 through a display control means 27.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus installed in a commercial store or the like, and more particularly to a karaoke apparatus suitable for confirming reservation status.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, karaoke has become popular, and factors such as the fact that singing reduces stress and that one can express oneself differently than usual. In particular, there are many people who enjoy karaoke with multiple people, and when everyone sings a song that they know, or just before the karaoke song is played, what song is played and who is singing? Having a lot of time for everyone to enjoy, such as when their interests are concentrated, is a factor that makes karaoke more entertaining.

In a conventional karaoke apparatus for enjoying karaoke, such as in a store, a user looks at a comparison table (song list) of song numbers and song names, and inputs his or her desired song by the number. Then, the songs are played in the order in which they are reserved.

At this time, as a method for confirming the order of the reserved music pieces, there is a method proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-53593, for example.

This method is to confirm the order of reserved music pieces by displaying the reserved music pieces by their music titles in the reserved order.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional karaoke apparatus, the song title of the song to be sung will be known in advance to a person other than the person who made the reservation. The most entertaining point where everyone's interest is focused on what song is played and who sings is blurred.

When the same song as the already reserved song is reserved and input, no warning is given, so that it is impossible to know the duplication of the reservation until the song is reproduced or the song name is displayed. Therefore, you can only sing a song that was already sung by another person, or cancel the playback of the song.

[0008] Alternatively, if the order in which one sings is known, the attention may be dispersed among individuals other than the order in which the person is singing, and it may not be possible for everyone to enjoy together.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides
First of all, the title of the song to be sung from now on can be confirmed only by the person who reserved the song without confirming the name of the song to the person other than the person who reserved it in advance. Secondly, if reservations are duplicated, that fact will be notified on the spot where the reservations were made, and it is possible to immediately correct the reservations or select the duplicated reservations. Thirdly, the reservations However, if you do not want to know the order because you lose interest in karaoke if you know the order of singing, select the method of playing karaoke songs in a random order instead of the reserved order. It is also possible to provide the karaoke apparatus which satisfies the above three conditions.

[0010]

In order to achieve the first object of the present invention, the present invention has a karaoke piece data storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of karaoke piece data, and the karaoke piece data is read from the karaoke piece data storage means. Karaoke music reproducing means for reproducing the karaoke music, music specifying means for specifying the karaoke music data reproduced by the karaoke music reproducing means, additional attribute information storage means for recording additional attribute information indicating characteristics of each karaoke music, and music specifying When the karaoke piece to be reproduced is reserved by the means, the supplementary attribute information corresponding to the karaoke piece to be reproduced is read from the supplementary attribute information storage means to create a reservation situation list showing the order and situation of the reservation. The creating means and the booking status list displaying means for displaying the booking status list created by the booking status list creating means are provided.

In order to achieve the second object, the song designating means is provided with a reservation correcting means for correcting the reservation and a reservation duplication confirming means for admitting that the reservations may be duplicated.
The reservation status list creating means is provided with a function of creating a reservation duplication display indicating that the reservations are duplicated when the reservation input of the same song as the already reserved song is made.

Further, in order to achieve the third object, the karaoke piece reproducing means is provided with a sequential reproducing means for reproducing according to a reservation order and a random reproducing means for reproducing in a random order not according to the reservation order, and a music specifying means. Is provided with a reproduction method selection means for selecting reproduction by the sequential reproduction means or reproduction by the random reproduction means.

[0013]

In the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, the incidental attribute information storage means provided in the karaoke piece data storage means records the incidental attribute information representing the characteristics of the song itself regarding each karaoke piece. The reservation status list creating means reads out the auxiliary attribute information of the music reserved by the music designating means from the auxiliary attribute information storage means and creates a reservation status list indicating a reservation order.
The reservation status list display means displays the reservation status list created by the reservation status list creation means. Further, the karaoke piece reproducing device reads out and reproduces the karaoke piece data of the reserved pieces from the karaoke piece data storage means in the reserved order.

As described above, since the reservation order is displayed by the incidental attribute information of the music, compared with the case where the reservation order is displayed by the music title, the music to be sung from now on can be clearly specified to the person other than the person who reserved the music. Since it is not done, it is possible to confirm the reservation and the reservation order without losing the most entertaining point where everyone pays attention to what song is played next and who sings.

The reservation status list creating means creates a display indicating that the reservations are duplicated when the reservations are duplicated, and the reservation status list displaying means is created by the reservation status list producing means. The karaoke piece reproducing means waits until the reservation correcting means or the reservation confirming means is selected.

With this, when reservations are duplicated, the fact is notified on the spot where the reservations are made, and it is not noticed that the reservations are duplicated until the music is reproduced. Therefore, the reservations are immediately corrected or the duplication remains. You can choose a reservation.

Further, when the reproduction method selecting means selects the reproduction in the random order, the karaoke piece reproducing apparatus performs the reproduction in the random order regardless of the order reserved by the random reproduction means.

As a result, it becomes unclear what will be reproduced next, so that it is possible to newly create a highly entertaining point that everyone will pay attention to. In this case, the reservation status list is displayed, so the person who made the reservation can check his / her reserved song regardless of the order of singing.
The first purpose and the second purpose are not impaired.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 1, 1 is voice information of each karaoke piece,
A karaoke center that stores video information corresponding to karaoke songs and supplementary information of each karaoke song such as song name and hit chart rank, 2 is a karaoke playback device that receives and plays back data sent from the karaoke center 1, and 3 is karaoke A communication line for transmitting and receiving data between the center 1 and the karaoke reproducing device 2, 4 is a display device for switching and displaying video information and music accompanying information decoded by the karaoke reproducing device, and 5 is audio information decoded by the karaoke reproducing device. Is a voice output device for outputting, and 6 is a song designating means for designating a karaoke song by reservation,
For example, the remote controller shown in FIG. Reference numeral 7 is a user of the karaoke apparatus, and reference numeral 8 is a reference table (song list) in which song names and song numbers are written.

Reference numeral 11 is a video / audio database means for accumulating audio information and video information of each karaoke song, and the video / audio information is MPEG (Motion Picture Exp).
erts group) compression, MPEG video and M
It is stored as an MPEG stream in which PEG audio is multiplexed. Reference numeral 12 is a music incidental information database means for accumulating incidental information of each karaoke music, 13 is a transmitting / receiving means for transmitting / receiving data to / from the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2, and 14 is a karaoke center controlling means for controlling the entire karaoke center 1.

Reference numeral 20 is a transmitting / receiving means of the karaoke reproducing apparatus for transmitting / receiving data to / from the karaoke center 1, 21 is a music accompanying information storing means for temporarily storing music accompanying information sent from the karaoke center, and 22 is an MPEG sent from the karaoke center.
Video and audio information storage means for temporarily storing a stream, and 21 and 22 have a capacity capable of storing 10 songs of each data. Reference numeral 23 is a video / audio information division transfer means for taking out an MPEG stream for one song and dividing the MPEG stream into MPEG video and MPEG audio.
Video information decoding means for decoding video, 25 audio information decoding means for decoding MPEG audio, and 26 use the music accompanying information stored in the music accompanying information storing means 21 to make a reservation status list indicating a reservation order. Status list creating means, 27 is a display control means for switching and displaying the reservation status list and the decoded video information, 28 is an operation receiving means for receiving an input from the music designating means 6, and 29 is a control of the entire karaoke reproducing apparatus 2. Karaoke reproducing apparatus control means, 30
Is a reservation management table for managing the reservation status.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of a remote controller which is an example of the music designating means 6 in FIG. 3 in the figure
Reference numeral 1 is a numeral key for inputting a song number, 32 is a display section for displaying the inputted song number, 33 is a transfer key for transferring the song number to the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2, and 34 is a cancel for canceling a reservation. A key, 35 is a reproduction key for instructing the reproduction of the karaoke piece, 36 is a stop key for stopping the reproduction of the karaoke piece,
A confirmation key 37 confirms that reservations may be duplicated.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the data format of the incidental information of each karaoke piece accumulated in the song incidental information database means 12 in FIG. 1, and includes the following four kinds of information as the incidental information of the song. .

(1) Song number (ID No. in FIG. 3) (2) Song name of the song corresponding to (1) (Name in FIG. 3) (3) Data unique to the song corresponding to (1), Includes three types of data: songwriter, composer, and singer name (Fix data in Fig. 3) (4) Topics information of the song corresponding to (1), information that changes with time such as hit chart ranking Or
It also contains one other piece of information specific to that song (T in Fig. 3).
The four types of information are handled as one set, and the set of this information is recorded in the song accompanying information database unit 12 for the number of karaoke songs stored in the video / audio database unit 11.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.

First, the operation of the apparatus viewed from the user side will be described. The user selects a song to be sung from a comparison table (song list) in which song names and song numbers shown in FIG. 4, for example, are written. Then, the music number of the selected music is input by the ten key 31 in the music designating means 6. At this time, the music specifying means 6
The input song number is displayed on the display section 32, and the user confirms the number and then presses the transfer key 33 to transfer the song number to the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2 to complete the reservation.

When the user inputs the same song number as the already reserved karaoke song, a small mark shown in FIG. 5, for example, indicating that the reservations are duplicated is displayed at the corner of the screen. The user presses the cancel key 34 of the music designating means 6 to cancel the reservation, or presses the confirmation key 37 to make the reservation while keeping the duplication.

If there is no reserved song on the display device 4, a screen as shown in FIG. 6A is displayed.
When a song is reserved, the song number of the reserved song and information about the song are displayed as a reservation status list indicating the order of reservation as shown in FIG. 6B, for example. In the reservation status list displayed at this time, the song to be played next is marked.

After confirming the reservation order, the user presses the reproduction key 35 of the music designating means 6 to issue a reproduction instruction. At this time, the display of the reservation status list disappears, the karaoke image is reproduced on the display device 4, and the sound is reproduced on the sound output device 5 at the same time.

When the reproduction of the karaoke for one song is completed, a new reservation status list is displayed in which the song number of the song that has been played and the information relating to the song disappears.

The internal operation of the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2 will be described with the above operation. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of operations of the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2 mainly relating to the reservation operation from the input of the music number by the user to the reception of the MPEG stream of the karaoke music and the music accompanying information. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2 mainly regarding management of the reservation status list until a reservation status list is created from the received music supplementary information and displayed. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the operation flow of the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2 mainly regarding music reproduction from the time when the user receives the input of the reproduction key 35 of the music designating means 6 until the music is reproduced.

In the initial state after the power is turned on, the display device 4 displays a screen created by the reservation status list creating means 26 as shown in FIG. 6A for prompting the user to input a reservation (101). . When the music number is input by the user, the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2 receives the input music number by the operation receiving means 28 (102). The karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 stores the received song number in the reservation management table 30 shown in FIG. 10, for example (107).

Further, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 is
Each time the song number is received, the reservation management table 30 is referenced (103). The received song number is already reserved table 3
If it is the same as the song number stored in 0, that is,
If the reservations are duplicated, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 does not send the tune number to the karaoke center 1 but notifies the reservation status list creating means 26 that the reservations are duplicated. The reservation status list creating means 26 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
The mark is created (104). FIG. 5 shows an example of a mark indicating that reservations are duplicated and a position on the display device 4 where the mark is displayed. The karaoke player control means 29 causes the display control means 27 to display this mark on the display device 4 (105). Cancel key 34 of the music designating means 6 for canceling the reservation by the user
Is input, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29
Waits for new reservation entry (10
2). Also, when the user inputs the confirmation key 37 of the music designating means 6 for executing the reservation with the duplication left,
The karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 stores the song number in the reservation management table 30 as it is (107). Cancel key 3
4 or until the confirmation key 37 is input, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 does not accept the next reservation input.

Next, the karaoke reproduction device control means 29
The song number is sent to the karaoke center 1 via the transmitting / receiving means 21 (108). Upon receiving the song number, the karaoke center 1 receives the song supplementary information corresponding to the song number and MPEG.
The stream is sent to the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2 via the communication line 3 (109). When the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 receives the music accompanying information and the MPEG stream by the transmitting / receiving means 21, the music accompanying information storing means 21 and the video / audio information storing means 22 store the music accompanying information and the MPEG stream, respectively (110). ). At this time, at the same time, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 writes the music accompanying information in the music accompanying information storing means 21 and the video / audio information storing means 22 and the storage address of the MPEG stream in the reservation management table 30 in association with the music number ( 111). Also,
The karaoke reproduction device control means 29 turns off the reproduction flag of the reservation management table 30 until the reserved song is reproduced.

Further, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 is
The reservation status list creating means 26 reads the music supplementary information for one music from the music supplementary information storage means 21, and extracts the topics information of FIG. 3 from the music supplementary information (11
2) Create a list for one song by song number and topics information to inform the user of the reservation status (11
3). The reservation status list creating means 26 creates a list for each piece of music each time the music accompanying information is stored in the music accompanying information storage means 21, and sequentially adds the list to the list created up to that time, as shown in FIG. ) Make a reservation status list. In addition, the reservation status list creating means 26 sends the music to be reproduced next to the user at the top of the reservation status list, that is,
A mark is added to the list created by the music accompanying information of the music of reservation order 1 in the reservation management table 30.

When the reproduction flag of the reservation management table 30 is all off (114), the music is not being reproduced (11)
6), the karaoke reproduction device control means 29 is the display control means 2
7, the reservation status list created by the reservation status list creating means 26 is output to the display device 4 (115).

Thereafter, the operations of 102 to 117 are repeated until the input by the reproduction key 35 of the music designating means 6 is received.

When the user inputs the reproduction key 35 which is a reproduction start instruction (121), the karaoke reproduction device control means 29 refers to the reservation management table 30,
The storage address of the MPEG stream of the song of reservation order 1 to be played back is acquired. Then, the karaoke reproduction device control means 29 passes the acquired address together with the reproduction command to the video / audio information division transfer means 23.

The video / audio information division transfer means 23 uses the address passed from the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 to store the MPE stored in the video / audio information storage means 22.
The G stream is taken out (122), divided into MPEG video and MPEG audio (123) and sent to the video information decoding means 24 and the audio information decoding means 25, respectively. The karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 causes the display control means 27 to erase the display of the reservation status list (124). The video information decoding means 24 and the audio information decoding means 25 are MPEG
Start decoding video and MPEG audio, and at the same time,
The video / audio information division transfer means 23 controls the transfer timing for synchronizing the decoded video and audio, and at the same time causes the display control means 27 to output the decoded video to the display device 4, and simultaneously decodes the video. The voice output device 6 outputs the generated voice. As a result, the reproduction of the song proceeds (125). When the song is played, the karaoke playing device control means 29 turns on the playing flag of the song being played in the reservation management table 30 (126). For example, in FIG.
In the reservation management table, the reproduction flag of the music of reservation order 1 is turned on, which means that the music of reservation order 1 is being reproduced or immediately after the reproduction is completed. Since the reproduction flags of the other songs are off, these songs have not been reproduced.

When the reproduction of the music is started, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 waits until the reservation is input or the reproduction of the music is completed.

The video / audio information dividing / transferring means 23 finishes the reproduction of one karaoke piece, that is, transfers it.
When the PEG stream is exhausted, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 is notified of the reproduction end. The karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 determines the reservation order of the songs whose reproduction flag is on in the reservation management table 30 by the reservation status list creating means 2
Pass to 6. At the same time, the karaoke reproducing device control means 29
Deletes the music accompanying information and the MPEG stream of the music for which the reproduction flag is turned on from the music accompanying information storage means 21 and the video / audio information storage means 22 (117), and the information stored in the reservation management table 30 is deleted. The song data is erased (118). The reservation status list creating means 26
The list indicating the reservation order delivered from the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 is deleted (119).

Next, the karaoke reproduction device control means 29
If there is an unplayed reserved song (120), a new reservation status list for displaying the next reservation status is output to the display device 4 via the display control means 27 (116), and the user specifies the music specification means 6. It waits until the reproduction key 35 is input or a new reservation is input. If there is no unplayed reserved song (120), the karaoke playing device control means 29.
6a is created by the reservation status list creating means 26 to prompt the user to input a reservation, and the display control means 2
The data is output to the display device 4 by 101 (101) and waits until the reservation is input.

According to the present embodiment, it is possible to display the reservation order by the music supplementary information instead of the reserved music name, and reproduce the music according to the order. Therefore, compared to the method of displaying by using the song name, the song name of the song to be sung from now on is not made clear to anyone other than the person who reserved it, so what song will be played next and who will sing You can enjoy karaoke without losing the most entertaining point where everyone's interest is concentrated. Also, since the song number and the information about the song are displayed together for the person who made the reservation, the reservation can be confirmed, and the mistake of the reservation is not noticed only after the song is reproduced. Also, since you can know your own singing order, you can prepare for singing and not be late for the beginning of the song. In addition, since only a little information about what song will be played will be given to people other than the person who made the reservation, new songs such as inferring the next song to be played can be felt like a quiz. The entertainment property of karaoke occurs, and it is possible to enjoy karaoke even further.

Further, according to the method of switching and displaying the reservation status list and the video corresponding to the karaoke piece, as in the case where the reservation status list and the video are output to different display devices, the user participates in karaoke. Everyone's attention is not dispersed, so everyone can enjoy karaoke. Moreover, unlike the case where the video and the reservation status list are superimposed and displayed, there is no hindrance to the singer, so that the user can sing comfortably.

Further, since the duplication of reservations is indicated on the spot where the reservation is made by the mark, the duplication of the reservation cannot be known until the karaoke piece is reproduced.
You can correct your reservation immediately. Further, when the reservations are duplicated, the reservations cannot be accepted until confirmation is made that the reservations are corrected or the duplicated reservations are made. Therefore, the reservation order is not delayed.

Next, the second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the karaoke apparatus according to this embodiment. In FIG. 11, a reproduction mode storage unit 50 is newly added to store which of the normal mode in which the reproduction is performed according to the reservation order and the random mode in which the reproduction is performed in a random order without following the reservation order. There is.

FIG. 12 shows an appearance of a remote controller which is an example of the music designating means 6 in FIG.
The same components as those in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals. FIG.
In 2, the normal key 38 and the random key 39 for selecting the normal mode and the random mode are added.

The reservation operation and the operations of creating, displaying, and decoding / reproducing the reservation status list are the same as those in the first embodiment, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted. The random mode, which is a feature of this embodiment, will be described below.

First, the operation of the apparatus viewed from the user side will be described. When the reservation operation is completed, at the same time as the reservation status list,
The reproduction mode name selected at that time and a display prompting the user to select the reproduction mode are displayed on the screen of the display device 4.
A display example of the display device 4 at this time is shown in FIG.
The user presses the normal key 38 or the random key 39 of the music designating means 6 to select either the normal mode or the random mode according to his / her preference. When the random key 39 is used to select the random mode and the reproduction key 35 is pressed to input the reproduction start, the mark indicating the music to be reproduced next randomly moves, and the mark stops in about 5 seconds. A display example of the display device 4 at this time is shown in FIG.
It shows in (b). The song at the position where the mark has stopped becomes the next song to be played, and the song playback is started.

The internal operation of the karaoke reproducing apparatus 2 at this time will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart in which random reproduction processing is added to the flowchart of the music reproduction operation of FIG.

When the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 outputs the reservation status list created by the reservation status list creating means 26 to the display device 4, the reproduction mode storage means 50.
Refer to. The karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29 creates the display of FIG. 13 (a) for prompting the selection of the reproduction mode name and the reproduction mode stored in the reproduction mode storage means 50 by the reservation status list creating means 26 and displays it together with the reservation status list. Output to the device 4. Karaoke playback device control means 29
Each time the normal key 38 or the random key 39 is input, the reproduction mode stored in the reproduction mode storage means 50 is rewritten.

When the reproduction key 35 of the music designating means 6 for instructing reproduction is input by the user (121), the reproduction mode stored in the reproduction mode storage means is the normal mode, the first embodiment. Works the same as
When the reproduction mode is the random mode (201), the karaoke reproduction device control means 29 causes the reservation status list creation means 2 to operate.
The mark indicating the song to be reproduced next is randomly moved by 6 (202). Next, karaoke reproducing device control means 2
9 randomly selects one song from the reserved songs stored in the reservation management table 30 (203).

At this time, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29
Generates a random number from 1 to the number of reserved songs stored in the reservation management table 30 and selects a song whose extracted number corresponds to the reservation order. Next, the karaoke reproduction device control means 29 acquires the storage address of the MPEG stream of the selected song from the reservation management table 30, and the reproduction command together with this address is transmitted to the video / audio information division transfer means 23.
(204). Also, the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 2
At the same time, 9 passes the reservation order of the selected songs to the reservation status list creating means 26. The reservation status list creating means 26
The mark is stopped at the portion of the list indicating the reservation order passed from the karaoke reproducing apparatus control means 29, and the screen is rewritten to the screen of FIG. 13B (205). Karaoke playback device control means 2
9 outputs the screen created by the reservation status list creating means 26 to the display device 4 via the display control means 27.

According to the present embodiment, a mode in which the reserved music pieces are randomly reproduced without depending on the reserved order can be selected. Therefore, when the reproduction is performed in the random mode, the next reproduced music piece is in the reservation order. Not necessarily. Therefore, everyone pays more attention to what song will be played next, so that the most entertaining point that everyone will pay attention to can be newly created. Can be further enhanced.

If the song numbers are randomly picked up,
The generation of random numbers may be weighted to increase the probability that data with an earlier reservation order will be extracted.

Further, although the present embodiment has been described with a configuration in which two modes, that is, a reproduction mode according to the reservation order and a random reproduction mode are selected, the system for random reproduction is independent of the system for reproduction according to the reservation order. It may be.

Further, the mark indicating the music to be reproduced next is randomly moved for about 5 seconds, but the period in which the mark moves randomly may be longer or shorter than 5 seconds, for example, it may be moved instantaneously. You may stop by.

In the two embodiments described above,
Although the video / audio information is compressed by the MPEG system, other data compression systems or non-compression may be used.
Accordingly, the video information decoding means 24 and the audio information decoding means 25 in FIG. 1 are also M in this embodiment.
Although it is a PEG decoder, other decoding means may be used, or it may be omitted in the case of non-compression. For example, if the karaoke player 2 is a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Int)
erface) sound source, and MIDI sound source control data is used as audio information, and a similar sound effect can be obtained even when the MIDI sound source is sounded. Also, each time a song is selected, the video / audio information and the song supplementary information are called up via the communication line. However, any one or two or all of these three types of information can be retrieved in advance. The same effect can be obtained even with a configuration in which it is stored in another recording medium such as a hard disk, a laser disk, or a compact disk, and these three pieces of information are called and reproduced from there without using a communication line.

Further, although the information displayed in the reservation status list is the topic information in FIG. 3, this may be other information in FIG. 3, that is, the song title or singer name. Also, although it is assumed that the topics information contains one piece of information, the topics information contains fixed information (tempo, tonality, genre, part or all of the lyrics, chronological trends) that is irrelevant to the passage of time for each karaoke song. , The name of the commercial film or TV program or movie in which the song was used, the title or part number of the compact disc or record in which the song is recorded, events such as the season or event sung in the song,
Reservation by providing multiple pieces of information from the characteristics of the singer of the song, the name of the song other than the song sung by the singer, and fluid information that changes over time (such as hit chart ranking) When the status list creating means 26 creates the reservation status list, it may be randomly picked up from the list and displayed.

In the present embodiment, the control for synchronizing the decoded video and audio is performed by the video / audio information division transfer means, but this means other means such as karaoke reproduction device control means. May be

In addition, the mark indicating that the reservations are duplicated is not limited to this example, and may be in another format or may be displayed in characters. Further, although the tune accompanying information storage means 21 and the video / audio information storage means 22 have storage areas for 10 tunes, the same effect can be obtained with more or less than 10 tunes.

[0065]

According to the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, the reservation status is displayed not by the song name itself of the karaoke song but by the information about the karaoke song, so that the song to be sung by a person other than the person who made the reservation It will not be clarified in advance. Therefore, only the person who made the reservation can confirm the reservation and confirm the order of the reservations without losing the most entertaining point where everyone is interested in what song will be played next and who will sing. It is possible to do

When the reservations are duplicated, the fact that the reservations are made is notified on the spot, so that the reservations can be corrected immediately.

Further, since it is possible to reproduce the data in a random order instead of the reserved order, it is possible to newly create a highly entertaining point that everyone will pay attention to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a remote controller, which is an example of music designating means in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of a data format of incidental information of each karaoke piece in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a comparison table (music list) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a mark that conveys that reservations are duplicated according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the operation of the karaoke reproducing apparatus mainly relating to the reservation operation in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the operation of the karaoke reproducing apparatus mainly related to management of a reservation status list in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the operation of the karaoke reproducing apparatus mainly relating to music reproduction in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a reservation management table according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a karaoke center and a karaoke device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a remote controller which is a music designating means in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on the display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the operation of the karaoke playing device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Karaoke center, 2 ... Karaoke reproducing device, 3 ... Communication line, 4 ... Display device, 5 ... Audio output device, 6 ... Song designating means, 11 ... Video / audio information database means, 12 ... Song accompanying information database means, 13 ... Karaoke center transmitting / receiving means, 14 ... Karaoke center controlling means, 20 ... Karaoke reproducing device transmitting / receiving means, 21 ... Song accompanying information storage means, 22 ... Video / audio information storage means, 23 ... Video / audio information division transfer means , 24 ... Video information decoding means, 25 ... Audio information decoding means, 26 ... Reservation status list creating means, 27
... Display control means, 28 ... Operation receiving means, 29 ... Karaoke reproduction device control means, 30 ... Reservation management table.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Takeuchi, 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A first karaoke piece data storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of karaoke piece data, a karaoke piece reproduction means for reading and reproducing karaoke piece data from the first karaoke piece data storage means, and the karaoke piece. In a karaoke device including a song designating unit that designates and reserves the karaoke song data to be played by the playing unit, an additional attribute information storage unit that stores additional attribute information that indicates the characteristics of each karaoke song, and the song designating unit. When a karaoke piece to be played is reserved by, the reservation status list creating means for creating a reservation status list indicating the order and status of the reservation, and the reservation status list for displaying the reservation status list created by the reservation status list creating means A status list display means, and the reservation status list creation means responds to the music designated by the music designation means. Read supplementary attribute information from the supplementary attribute information storage unit, the karaoke apparatus characterized by being configured to create the reservation status list by using the supplementary attribute information. 2. The karaoke piece reproducing means according to claim 1, wherein the karaoke piece reproducing means reads the karaoke piece data from the first karaoke piece data storage means in accordance with the reservation order of the reservation status list created by the reservation status list creating means. A karaoke device provided with a sequential playback means for playing back. 3. The reservation status list creating means according to claim 1, wherein the list of the music pieces is erased from the reservation status list every time the reproduction of one music piece is completed, and when there is a new reserved music piece. A karaoke device that updates the reservation status list by reading the additional attribute information corresponding to the song and adding it to the reservation status list. 4. The supplementary attribute information stored in the supplementary attribute information storage means according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, including a song name of each karaoke song and a song number assigned to the song. A karaoke apparatus having at least one of a fixed set of information irrelevant to the passage of time and a set of fluid information that changes with the passage of time. 5. The karaoke piece reproducing means according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the karaoke piece data read out from the first karaoke piece data storing means is reproduced in a random order not according to a reservation order. Karaoke device having a random reproduction means. 6. The karaoke piece reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the music piece designating means has a reproducing method selecting means for selecting reproduction by the sequential reproducing means and reproduction by the random reproducing means. A reproducing method storing means for storing a reproducing method based on the selection result of the method selecting means,
According to the reproduction method stored in the reproduction method storage means,
A karaoke device that switches between the sequential reproduction means and the random reproduction means to reproduce a song. 7. When the same song as the song already reserved by the song designating means is reserved and input in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, reservations are duplicated in the reservation status list creating means. A karaoke device that creates a reservation duplication display indicating that the reservation duplication display is performed, and the reservation status list display means displays the reservation duplication display created by the reservation status list creation means. 8. The reservation according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, wherein the song designating means admits that the reservation may be duplicated with the reservation correcting means for correcting the reservation. The karaoke piece reproducing means comprises a duplication approval means, and when the same music as the reserved and unplayed music is reserved and input, either the reservation correction means or the reservation duplication approval means performs processing. Karaoke device that does not accept new reservation input until it is executed. 9. The karaoke device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, wherein the karaoke device stores first video data storage means for storing background video data. A karaoke device comprising: video data reproduction display means for reading background video data from a data storage means and reproducing the background video data. 10. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the video data reproduction display means also serves as the reservation status list display means. 11. The karaoke device according to claim 10, wherein the reservation status list created by the reservation status list creation means is displayed on the video data playback display means during a period in which the background video data is not played back. 12. The background image stored in the first karaoke song data storage means and / or the karaoke song data stored in the first karaoke song data storage means according to claim 9, 10 or 11. The data is compressed data, and a karaoke device comprising a karaoke piece data decoding means for decoding the compressed karaoke piece data and / or a video data decoding means for decoding the compressed background image data. 13. Claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11 or 12, data storage means for storing at least one of the karaoke piece data, the background image data, and the additional attribute information data, and data stored in the data storage means. A karaoke device provided with a second communication control means for communicating with a karaoke center provided with a data management means for updating, adding, deleting and searching and a first communication control means for communicating with the karaoke device. 14. The auxiliary attribute information stored in the first additional attribute information storage means, the karaoke piece data stored in the first karaoke piece data storage means, and the first video data according to claim 13. At least one of the background image data stored in the storage means is distributed from the data storage means of the karaoke center via the first and second communication control means.