JPH08314479A - Karaoke music selection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To automatically select an arbitrary KARAOKE music and to play the music in a KARAOKE device. CONSTITUTION: (1)The system is provided with a KARAOKE maker display means 12 which displays a summary table of KARAOKE makers on a touch screen 11 of a KARAOKE remote controller 10, KARAOKE music display means 14 and 15 which display a summary table of singer's names or music names for every KARAOKE maker selected from the summary table of the KARAOKE makers, a KARAOKE music reservation means 17 and 33 which make a reservation for KARAOKE music playing selected from the table of the KARAOKE musics and transmitting means 37, 55 and 56 which transmit the reserved KARAOKE musics to a KARAOKE main body. (2)Moreover, an inputting means 21 is provided so that the names of the singers or the musics are hand written on the screen 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke music selection system, and more particularly to a karaoke music selection system capable of automatically selecting and playing any karaoke music.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Karaoke sets for accompaniment of songs such as performances have been used conventionally. In this case, the karaoke piece to be played is selected from the karaoke piece chart of this format.

[0003]

However, since the number of karaoke songs has increased in recent years, the number of pages in the karaoke song reference table has increased, which makes the work of selecting a karaoke song to be performed complicated. In addition, the number of karaoke songs tends to further increase due to new songs released monthly or weekly. For this reason, the number of pages of the karaoke song chart will increase more and more. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide a karaoke song selecting system capable of automatically selecting a karaoke song to be played.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, the structure of the first invention of the present application is a karaoke maker display means for displaying a list of karaoke makers on a touch screen of a karaoke remote control device, and Karaoke song display means for displaying on the touch screen a list of karaoke songs by singer name or song name for each karaoke maker selected from the list of karaoke makers, and karaoke selected from the list of karaoke songs A karaoke song selecting system comprising: a karaoke song reserving means for reserving a performance of a song; and a transmitting means for transmitting the reserved karaoke song to a karaoke body. Further, the structure of the second invention is the structure of the first invention, further comprising input means for handwriting inputting a singer name or a song name for a list of karaoke songs by singer name or song name on a touch screen. Is.

[0005]

With the configuration of the first invention, a specific karaoke maker is selected from the list of each karaoke maker displayed on the touch screen of the karaoke remote control device by the karaoke maker display means, and the karaoke maker is displayed on the touch screen. The specific karaoke maker can be selected by simply touching the part indicating the karaoke maker.
Next, the karaoke song display means displays a list of karaoke songs by singer name or song name for each of the selected specific karaoke makers on the touch screen. The specific karaoke piece can be selected by touching a portion indicating the specific karaoke piece. Next, the karaoke piece reservation means reserves the performance of the selected specific karaoke piece, and the transmitting means transmits the selected specific karaoke piece to the karaoke body. You can play karaoke songs. Further, according to the configuration of the second invention, in addition to the operation of the first invention, the handwriting input means facilitates the input of the singer name or the song name for creating a list of karaoke songs, and The handwriting input means can be provided on the same touch screen as the display surface of the list.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of a remote control device used in a karaoke song selecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) is a left side view of what is shown in FIG. 1, and FIG.
Shows the right side of what is shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows the front of the touch pen used in this embodiment. In the remote control device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pen touch screen 11
Is formed on the front surface of the case 51. The remote controller 10 has a built-in computer, and various operating means described later are incorporated in the computer. On the pen touch screen 11, each manufacturer name display field 12,
A selection maker name display column 13, a song name display column 14, a singer name display column 15, a song number display column 16, and a reserved song display column 17 are provided. Further, on the pen touch screen 11, for various operations, a pen writing field 21, a song name key 22, a singer name key 23, a guide display field 24, an enter key 31, a new song key 32, an adoption key 33, an interrupt key 34. , Reservation cancellation key 3
5, a cancel key 36, a transmission key 37, an end key 38, a downward scroll key 39a, an upward scroll key 39b, a karaoke reception key 41, a key control key 42, and a volume control key 43 are provided.

The pen touch screen 11 is of a liquid crystal type or a CRT (cathode ray tube) type. Each maker name display column 12 displays the maker name “A” to “J” of the karaoke song, and the selected maker name display column 13 displays the maker name selected from each maker name display column 12. . The song name display field 14 displays the input karaoke song name, the singer name display field 15 displays the singer name of the karaoke song displayed in the song name display field 14, and the song number display field 16 appears in the song name display field 14. Displays the number of the displayed karaoke song. The reserved song display field 17 displays a karaoke song that has been adopted and reserved from the karaoke songs displayed in the song title display field 14. Note that the reserved songs are displayed for each rank from No. 1 to No. 9 according to the performance order of the reserved songs. The pen writing field 21 is a field for writing the song name or singer name to be input with the touch pen 60,
At that time, the song name key 22 or the singer name key 23 is selected and touched according to the entered items.

The guide display column 24 is a column for displaying an explanation of the operation procedure. The enter key 31 is a key for deciding the manufacturer name, and the new song key 32 is a key for displaying a new song released in the week to which the operating day belongs. Adoption key 3
Reference numeral 3 is a key for adopting the song displayed in the song name display field 14 as a reserved song, and interrupt key 34 is a key for interrupting the reservation order of the song adopted as the reserved song. At this time, when the ruled line 17a for delimiting each No. in the reserved music display field 17 is touched, the position of the reserved music can be interrupted at the position of the touched ruled line 17a. The reservation cancel key 35 is a key for canceling a reserved song, and the cancel key 3
6 is a selected maker name display column 13, a song name display column 14, a singer name display column 15, a song number display column 16, and a reserved song display column 1
This is a key to cancel all the display of 7. Send key 37
Is a key for transmitting a karaoke piece whose performance is reserved in the reserved piece display field 17 to a karaoke body not shown, and an end key 38 is a key for ending all operations.

The downward scroll key 39a is a key for scrolling the display of the song title display column 14, the singer name display column 15 and the song number display column 16 downward, and the upward scroll key 39b is the song title display column 14, the singer name. This is a key for scrolling the display in the display field 15 and the song number display field 16 upward. The karaoke reception key 41 allows the karaoke body to receive a new song from a karaoke song maker via a telephone line,
It is a key for registering the song name, singer name and song number of the new song received by the computer control registration means in the karaoke body. The key control key 42 is for adjusting the key of the song to be played on the karaoke body according to the wish of the singer, and is classified into "+4" to "-4". The volume control key 43 is a key for adjusting the volume of the karaoke piece played on the karaoke body according to the wishes of the person who sings it. Touching "high" increases the volume, and touching "low" decreases the volume. Get smaller. The power switch 52 is formed on the right side surface of the case 51,
Press "ON" 52a to turn on the power, "OFF" 52b
Press to turn off the power.

The socket 53 is formed on the right side surface of the case 51 and can be connected to the socket of the karaoke body by a cable. This socket 53 is a karaoke reception key 4
1 is used only when receiving a karaoke piece from the karaoke body. Therefore, when playing a karaoke piece, the cable is detached from the socket 53. The recording means insertion port 54 is formed on the right side surface of the case 51. In this case, the recording means records a karaoke piece, and may be a magnetic recording device such as a floppy disk or an optical recording device. By attaching the recording means to the recording means insertion port 54, a karaoke piece can be input to the remote control device 10. The music selection transmission window 55 is formed on the right side surface of the case 51, and the music selection transmission window 56 is formed on the left side surface of the case 51. Music selection transmission window 55, 56
Are formed on both side surfaces of the case 51, the case 5
It is possible to send a music selection light (or ultrasonic wave) signal of the karaoke music for performance toward the karaoke body from the music selection transmission windows 55 and 56 in the direction of both sides of 1. The touch pen 60 is for inputting or writing to the pen touch screen 11 as described above. 61 is a switch of the touch pen 60, 61a is "on", 61b is "off". The touch pen 60 is not limited to the cordless type shown in FIG. 3, and may be of a type connected to the remote control device 10 with a cord.

With the above configuration, it is possible to select and play a karaoke piece in the following manner. First, the power switch 52 is turned on. Next, when a maker is selected from each maker display column 12 with the touch pen 60, the selected maker is displayed in the selected maker name display column 13. At this time, an operation guide “Please select and touch the song name key or singer name key and write the song name or singer name in the pen writing field” is displayed in the guidance display field 24. Next, the song name key 22 or the singer name key 23 is touched, and the input in the pen writing field 21 is determined to be the song name or the singer name.

For example, when the song title key 22 is touched and "Ant" is written in the pen writing column 21, the song title display column 14,
The singer name display field 15 and the song number display field 16 are displayed as shown in FIG. In this way, a list of karaoke songs by song name of the selected manufacturer is displayed in the song name display field 14 and the singer name display field 1.
5 and the song number display field 16 are displayed. At this time, the display of the song title display column 14 is "You", and the display of the singer name display column 15 corresponds to the display of the song title display column 14. At this time, the number of songs is large, and all songs are displayed in the song title display field 1
4 cannot be displayed, scroll keys 39a, 39
All song titles can be viewed by operating b. Next, when the adoption key 33 is touched and, for example, “Sen Masao” in the singer name display field 15 in FIG. 4 is touched, “Annta” of “Sen Masao” is displayed in the reserved song display field 17. At this time, the song name and singer name are listed in order from the No. 1 column of the reserved song. At this time, if the interrupt key 34 is touched and the ruled line 17a for delimiting each No. in the reserved music display field 17 is touched, the order of the reserved music becomes the position of the ruled line 17a. For example, when the ruled line 17a for separation between the No. 3 column and the No. 4 column is touched, the No. 4 column is reserved.
Next, when the transmission key 37 is touched, "Annta" of "Chi Masao" is transmitted from the music selection transmission windows 55 and 56 to the karaoke body (not shown) for performance.

On the other hand, instead of touching the music title key 22, the singer name key 23 is touched to write in the pen writing field 21.
If you write "Sen", "Thousand", "Sen Masao" or "Sen Masao", there is only one singer called "Sen" at the moment. 5, the song name and its song number are displayed in the song name display field 14 and the song number display field 16, and
“Chi Masao” is displayed in the singer name display field 15. At this time, the song titles are displayed in the song title display field 14 in the order of Japanese syllabary. Next, when the adoption key 33 is touched and, for example, “Ant” displayed in the song title display field 14 is touched, “Annta” of “Chi Masao” is displayed in the reserved song display field 17 as described above. . Next, when the transmission key 37 is touched, "Annta" of "Chi Masao" is transmitted from the music selection transmission windows 55 and 56 to the karaoke body (not shown) for performance.

If the singer name key 23 is touched and "Fuji Ayako" is written in the pen writing field 21, the karaoke song "Fuji Ayako" is displayed in the song name display field 14,
If only "Fuji" is written, "Fuji Ayako", "Fujiyama Ichiro", "Fujikawa Naomi" in the singer name display field 15 as shown in FIG.
Names with "Fuji" such as "Keiko Fuji" and "Makoto Fujita" are displayed. If you touch "Ayako Fuji" from Fig. 6,
The other names disappear and the song "Ayako Fuji" is displayed in the song title display field 14 as shown in FIG. Next, in FIG. 7, for example, when "flower waltz" is touched, "flower waltz" is displayed in the reserved music display field 17 as described above. Although the pen touch screen is used in the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this, and a touch screen other than the pen touch screen can be used.

[0015]

According to the karaoke music selection system of the first invention of the present application, the karaoke music to be played can be automatically selected. Therefore, the use of karaoke becomes extremely convenient. Further, according to the karaoke song selection system of the second invention, in addition to the effect of the first invention, it is easy to create a singer name or karaoke song list by song name for each karaoke maker on the touch screen. Since the device can be operated easily and the input means for the singer name or the song name can be provided on the same touch screen as the karaoke piece list, the configuration of the operation surface of the karaoke remote controller is simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a remote control device used in a karaoke music selection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of what is shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a touch pen used in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram of the one embodiment.

FIG. 5 is another operation explanatory diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of the modified example of FIG. 5;

7 is an operation explanatory view of the modified example, which is a continuation of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 remote control device 11 touch screen 12 manufacturer name display column 14 song name display column 15 singer name display column 17 reserved song display column 21 pen writing column 22 song name key 23 singer name key 31 decision key 37 transmission key 55, 56 song selection transmission window 60 Touch pen

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A karaoke maker display means for displaying a list of karaoke makers on a touch screen of a karaoke remote control device, and karaoke singers by song name or song name for each karaoke maker selected from the list of karaoke makers. Karaoke song display means for displaying a list of songs on the touch screen, karaoke song reservation means for reserving performance of the karaoke songs selected from the list of karaoke songs, and karaoke body for the reserved karaoke songs A karaoke song selection system comprising: 2. The karaoke song selecting system according to claim 1, further comprising input means for inputting a singer name or a song name by handwriting on a touch screen.