JPH10240274A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display who has reserved music whose play is reserved and registered in an easy-to-see state. SOLUTION: An automatic tracking camera is provided which automatically tracks a user who is selecting and inputting music with a remote control and photographs his or her face, and the tracking and photography are performed with an infrared-ray signal of reservation input as a trigger. When a reservation list is displayed, the photographed face of the user is displayed together with the number of KARAOKE music which is reserved at this time. Even when the KARAOKE music begins to be played, the photographed face is displayed together with the number of the music. Consequently, who sings a song becomes easy to know.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus which makes it easy to see who has reserved a karaoke song when the title of the karaoke song whose performance has been reserved is displayed at a reservation list or at the start of the performance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general karaoke apparatus has one
About 0 karaoke songs can be reserved for performance. The reserved song titles are displayed in a list between karaoke performances and the like, and when the karaoke performances are started, the titles and the song numbers are displayed.

[0003]

However, in the conventional list display and start display, only the title and the song number are displayed, so it is difficult to know who has reserved the song.
In particular, when a plurality of the same songs are reserved, the person who made the reservation sometimes did not know which one was the song that he / she reserved.

According to the present invention, it is possible to know who has reserved a song by displaying an image such as a face that can identify the user in the list display of the reserved songs and the song name and song number display at the start of the performance. An object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke device that is easy to use.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a music selecting means for selecting a karaoke tune for which a user makes a performance reservation, and an image for storing an image for identifying the user having made the performance reservation. Storage means; and image display means for displaying information for identifying a karaoke song reserved for performance and an image stored in the stored image storage means in association with each other.

[0006] Place.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a karaoke apparatus having a remote control device for making a karaoke music performance reservation by transmitting a music selection signal to the karaoke apparatus main body, wherein the karaoke music performance reservation is made by the remote control device. A photographing means for photographing an operator of the remote control device, and a display means for displaying information for identifying the karaoke song for which the performance reservation has been made and the image photographed by the photographing means in association with each other. It is characterized by the following.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when information for identifying a tune, such as a tune name or a tune number, is displayed, an image for identifying a user who has made a reservation is displayed in accordance with the information. The display of the title of the song whose performance has been reserved is displayed, for example, as a list of reserved songs displayed between karaoke performances, or guidance of the title of the music immediately before the karaoke performance starts. The image for identifying the user may be any image such as the face of the user or a specific mark indicating the user. This image may be input by a camera or by a user using a tablet or the like. Alternatively, the information may be registered in advance and read out by inputting a user ID. By displaying the images stored in this way together with the song titles, it is possible to easily understand who has reserved each song. When performing a karaoke song performance reservation from a remote control device or the like, there is a case where a person who performs a song selection operation and a person who sings the song are different, that is, there is a case where someone inputs instead of a singer, but in this case, If the user inputs an ID or the like so that the image of the singer is displayed, it becomes easier to understand.

In the invention of claim 2, the user operating the remote control device, that is, the person performing the music selection operation is regarded as a person who has reserved a karaoke performance, that is, a person who sings the music. Then, the user is photographed with a camera, and this video is displayed along with the music title reserved for performance.
If the remote control device is an infrared remote control, a user operating the remote control device can be searched for by tracking the infrared light. In addition, if the operation place is designated, the user can be photographed without the camera tracking. This makes it easy to know who has reserved the song, and the face of the user photographed at that time is displayed on the screen. This makes it possible to excite the scene when singing karaoke in a group.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A portable communication karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the karaoke apparatus. FIG. 2 is a front view of the karaoke apparatus. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the karaoke apparatus, showing a configuration of a top panel. FIG. 4 is a view showing a rotating state of the top panel.

In this portable communication karaoke apparatus, all equipment necessary for karaoke performance including the apparatus main body 2, amplifier 3, main speaker 4 and the like are housed in a shell-shaped body 10 and a top surface of the body 10 is provided. A display 5 and a control panel 6 are provided on a top panel. The display 5 is a liquid crystal matrix color display. At the front of the device, a stereo main speaker 4, an infrared light receiving section 14 for receiving an infrared signal from a remote control device 47 (see FIG. 6), a confirmation LED 15 which is turned on when an infrared signal is received, and an input from the remote control device 47 A seven-segment display 16 for displaying the music number of the music, and an automatic tracking camera 17 for photographing the person operating the remote controller 47. The karaoke apparatus is installed with the front facing the audience. Four large casters 11 are provided on the bottom of the apparatus. In addition, a handle 12,
A footstep is provided, and the karaoke apparatus can be moved by pulling or pushing the handle 12, or by pushing the footstep with a foot.

Also, as shown in FIG.
The top panel including the control panel 6 is rotatable horizontally within a range of 180 degrees clockwise and 180 degrees counterclockwise. Thereby, the singer can sing with the display 5 directed in any direction. For example, the user can sing along with the listener with the display 5 facing forward.

A key switch group 20 and an adjustment volume group 21 are formed on the control panel 6.
The key switch group 20 includes a numeric keypad for inputting a music number, a memory set switch, a start / stop switch for starting / stopping a performance, a key change switch, a tempo change switch, and the like. The remote controller 47 is provided with the same key switch group as these key switch groups, and both key switch groups have the same function.

The reservation of the performance of the karaoke song by the remote controller 47 is performed in the following procedure. Use the numeric keys to enter the song number. Turn on the memory / set key to confirm the contents. The transfer key is turned on to transmit the input contents to the karaoke apparatus main body 2. This procedure is for the batch transfer mode. In the case of the sequential transfer mode, every time the numeric keypad or the memory / set key is operated, the signal is transferred to the karaoke apparatus main body, so that the operation of the transfer key is unnecessary.

The adjustment volume group 21 includes a monitor volume volume for adjusting the volume of the monitor speaker 23, a microphone volume volume for adjusting the volume of the audio signal input from the microphone, an echo control volume for adjusting the echo amount, and the like. . The key switch group 20 and the adjustment volume group 21 are connected by cables to devices to be controlled among the device main body 2 and the control amplifier 3 housed therein. That is, the control panel 6 is an operation panel in which the apparatus main body 2 and the control amplifier 3 are integrated. Further, since the distance between the control panel 6 and the device main body 2 and the control amplifier 3 is long, a shielded cable is used as the connection cable, and the shielded wire is grounded to the body.

The display 5 has a monitor speaker 23 in addition to an LCD matrix display body. Since the main speaker 4 is fixedly provided on the front side of the apparatus, the monitor speaker 23 is provided so that the karaoke singer can listen to the karaoke performance sound following the rotatable display 5. . An accompaniment sound and a singing voice are output from the main speaker 4 on the front, and a guide melody sound is output from the monitor speaker 23 in addition to the accompaniment sound and the karaoke singing voice. This makes it easier for the singer to sing with the guide melody,
There is an advantage that the listener can hear karaoke singing well because there is no guide melody.

The display 5 is swingably supported on a control panel 6 by a hinge. When the display 5 is closed, it functions as a cover of the control panel 6. By closing the display 5 during the movement, the key switch group 20 and the control volume group 21 of the control panel can be protected in addition to the LCD matrix display body.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the connection of each device of the portable karaoke apparatus. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the automatic tracking camera 17, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a tracking method of the automatic tracking camera. In the device main body 2, a CPU 30 for controlling the operation of the entire device is provided with a ROM 31 and a bus via a bus.
RAM 32, hard disk storage device (HDD) 37,
A video interface 34, an operation interface 35, a communication control unit 36, a sound source device 38, an audio data processing unit 39,
The control interface 40, the character display unit 45, and the display control unit 46 are connected. The control panel 6 and the remote control receiver 33 are connected to the operation interface 35, and the control amplifier 3 is connected to the interface 40. The control panel 6 is connected to the control amplifier 3 via the operation interface 3b.
Is also connected.

The ROM 31 stores a starting program and the like necessary for starting the apparatus. A system program, an application program, and the like for controlling the operation of the apparatus are stored in the HDD 37, and when the apparatus is turned on, the startup program activates the RA.
M32 is read. The RAM 32 is provided with an execution data storage area for reading music data for performing a karaoke performance, in addition to the program storage area.
The HDD 37 has a storage capacity of 1 GB, and has a capacity of 300 GB.
Music data and still image data for 0 to 4000 songs are stored. The communication control section 36 includes a modem and controls communication with the center via a telephone line. A modular jack 36a is connected to the communication control unit 36.

The tone generator 38 forms a tone signal based on tone track data of the music data. The music data is read by the CPU 10 during the karaoke performance.
The musical tone track is composed of a plurality of tracks including a performance track and a guide melody track, and the tone generator 38 forms musical tone signals composed of accompaniment sounds and guide melody sounds of a plurality of parts in parallel based on the data. The audio data processing unit 39 forms an audio signal having a specified length and a specified pitch based on audio data included in the music data. For the audio data, a signal waveform that is hard to be generated electronically by the sound source device 38 such as a back chorus is used as it is.
This is converted into DPCM data and stored.

The tone signal generated by the tone generator 38 and the audio signal generated by the audio data processing section 39 are input to the control amplifier 3. Microphones 48 and 49 for singing karaoke are connected to the control amplifier 3, and audio signals of singing karaoke are also input from the microphones 48 and 49. The control amplifier 3 amplifies these signals with the specified gain, and adds effects such as reverb and echo to each signal. Accompaniment sound, guide melody sound,
The microphone sound and the overall gain (volume) are instructed by operating the control panel 6 or the remote controller 47 via the remote control receiving unit 33. The control amplifier 3 has a mixing unit 3a. Mixing unit 3a
Outputs the amplified and effected accompaniment sound and microphone sound (singing voice signal) to the main amplifier 41,
Monitor amplifier 4 for accompaniment sound, guide melody sound and microphone sound
Output to 2. The main amplifier 41 power-amplifies the input signal to drive the main speaker 4, and the monitor amplifier 4
Reference numeral 2 denotes a monitor speaker 23 which amplifies an input signal by power amplification.
Drive.

The character display unit 43 generates a character pattern such as a song title and lyrics based on the character data read from the music data during a karaoke performance. This character pattern is input to the display control unit 46. The display control unit 46
The still image data read from the DD 37 and the character pattern are combined and output to the LCD matrix display 5.

When a tracking instruction signal is input from the CPU 30, the automatic tracking camera 17 searches for a light emitting location of the remote control device 47 based on the image being captured, and detects the face of the user operating the remote control device 47. Turn and zoom so that is up. When a ten-key operation signal is input to the remote control light-receiving unit 33 of the karaoke apparatus main body 2, the tracking instruction signal is determined by the CPU 30 to be an input of a karaoke song selection signal, and is output by the CPU 30.

In FIG. 6, the camera body 50 is supported by a mount 55 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction.
It is vertically driven to turn by a vertical turning motor 54. The mount 55 is driven to turn horizontally by a horizontal turning motor 53. The drive of the horizontal swing motor 53 and the vertical swing motor 54 is controlled by a drive control unit 61. Horizontal swing motor 53 and vertical swing motor 54
By appropriately driving, the camera body 50 can be oriented in any direction. The lens attached to the camera body 50 is an AF / AE zoom lens 51,
Zooming and focusing are performed by the lens drive motor 5
2 does. The drive control section 61 also controls the drive of the lens drive motor 52.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 70 denotes an automatic tracking camera 17.
2 shows the field of view in the initial state. The initial state is a state in which the camera body 50 is directed to the front and the zoom is most pulled down (the focal length is made the shortest). In this state, the operation of the remote controller 47 is monitored. When the tracking instruction signal is input from the CPU 30, the light emitting point 47a of the remote control device 47 is searched from the visual field in the initial state. CCD
Since the camera is sensitive to infrared light,
It is easy to search for the light emitting point 47a of No. 7. In this case, the search may be performed using the R frame among the three frames of R (red), G (green), and B (blue). Then, the camera body 50 is turned toward the light emitting point 47a, and the distance to the camera body 50 is measured. On the basis of this measured distance, upward turning and zooming are performed so that the operator's face of the remote controller 47 is up. That is, assuming that the remote control device 47 is operated around the chest,
The camera body 50 is moved upward by about 30 cm at the position of the measured distance so that the camera body 50 faces the operator's face, and the vertical field of view is adjusted at the measured distance by 50 cm so that the face fits the entire frame. Zoom up to about a centimeter. Therefore, when the distance is short, the turning angle is large and the zooming is small, and as the distance is long, the turning angle is small and the zooming is large.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a display example of the display 5. FIG. 7A is a display example of a reserved music list displayed between karaoke performances. It is displayed until the performance of the karaoke song ends and the performance of the next karaoke song starts. The song number and the song name are displayed in the order of the reservation, and the face of the operator photographed at the time of the song selection operation of the song is displayed on the right side of each song name. FIG. 7B is a display example of a screen at the start of a karaoke song. A song number and a song name are displayed on the upper portion of the display 5, and the face of the operator photographed at the time of reservation input of the song is displayed in the center in an up-closed manner. And
At the bottom of the display 5, the words "Your turn is singing" are displayed, making it easy to see who is singing. After this display, the title screen of the song is displayed and the karaoke performance starts.

FIGS. 9 to 11 are flowcharts showing the display control operation of the portable communication karaoke apparatus. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the tracking operation of the automatic tracking camera 17. The automatic tracking camera 17 sets an initial state at the start of the operation, that is, sets the direction and the zooming to the frame 70 in FIG. 7 and enters the monitoring state (s1). In this state, the apparatus waits until a tracking instruction is issued from the CPU 30 (s
2). The tracking instruction is input when a music selection is input from the remote control device 47 and the operator is to be photographed. When there is a tracking instruction (s2), an infrared light emitting point is searched from the screen currently being photographed (s3). Then, tracking is performed so that the light emitting point is at the center of the frame (s4),
That is, the distance to the operator of the remote controller 47 is measured (s5). This distance measurement may use the autofocus (AF) function of the camera body 50. The rotation angle of the camera body 50 and the zoom amount of the zoom lens 51 are calculated based on the measured distance (s6). The lens 51 turns upward by the calculated rotation angle (s7), and zooms the lens 51 by the calculated zoom amount (s8). Thereafter, after performing aperture adjustment (AE) and focus adjustment (AF) (s9), a tracking completion signal is transmitted to the CPU 30 (s10). The processing from the input of the tracking instruction to the transmission of the tracking completion signal is completed within one second, so that the face can be photographed before the operator finishes operating the remote controller 47. The karaoke apparatus body 2 receives the tracking completion signal and captures the operator's face in the memory. When the capture ends, a capture end signal is sent from the CPU 30. When the capture end signal is received (s11), the process returns to s1 to return the camera to the initial state (s1), and waits until the next tracking signal is input (s2).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the remote control monitoring operation of the karaoke apparatus body 10. This operation is always performed during the operation of the karaoke apparatus, even during karaoke performance. In s15, the remote control device 47
It monitors whether or not a music selection signal is input from. In the case of the sequential transfer mode, the remote controller 47 emits an infrared signal each time a key switch such as a numeric keypad is turned on. In the case of the batch transfer mode, when the transfer key is turned on, the remote controller 47 collects the contents input so far. And transfer. When this signal is input, a tracking instruction signal is output to the automatic tracking camera 17 immediately. Then, the process waits until a tracking completion signal is input from the automatic tracking camera 17 (s17) or the music selection input is completed (s21). When the tracking completion signal is input (s17), the video signal input from the video interface 34 is captured (s18) and stored in the video storage area of the reservation list (s19). Then, a capture end signal is output to the automatic tracking camera 17 (s20). This signal causes the automatic tracking camera 17 to return to the initial state. When the music selection input of the remote control device 47 is completed (s21), the input music number is registered in the reservation list (s22), and the confirmation LED 15 is turned on (s23). In the case of the batch transfer mode, the music selection input is completed by the signals sent together according to the ON of the transfer key.

When it is confirmed in s24 that both the storage of the image and the registration of the music number have been completed, the reservation contents are displayed on the display 5 for a certain period of time (about 5 seconds) (s2).
5) Return to s15 to monitor the next music selection operation.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a part of a performance control processing operation for controlling the performance of a karaoke song. When the performance of the karaoke song ends, the operation shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether there is a reservation for the next karaoke song with reference to the reservation list (s30). If there is no reservation, the process proceeds to an information display operation such as news or new song introduction. If there is a reservation, while displaying the reservation list shown in FIG.
The data is read from D37 to the execution data storage area of the RAM 32. When the reading is completed, the display 5 shown in FIG.
The next song guidance screen shown in (B) is displayed (s33), and it is determined whether the mode is the continuous song mode or the single song mode (s3).
4). The song mode is a mode in which the reserved song is played continuously without any special operation by the user. In the single song mode, the user waits for the start key to be turned on for each song and plays the song. This is the mode in which to start. In the case of the single song mode, the system waits in that state until the start key of the remote control device 47 or the control panel 6 is turned on (s3).
5) When the start key is turned on, the next music guide display of FIG. 8B is deleted (s37), and the karaoke performance is started. On the other hand, in the continuous music mode, after waiting for about 5 seconds while the next music guide is displayed (s36), the display of the next music guide is deleted (s37), and the karaoke performance is started.

In the above embodiment, the integrated karaoke apparatus has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to a karaoke apparatus in which a karaoke apparatus main body, an amplifier, a monitor, a speaker, and the like are provided separately. In this way, the face of the user who made the reservation is displayed together with the name of the reserved song, so that not only the subscriber but also the entire group can easily understand who has reserved the song, and the karaoke singing scene can be further excited.

In the above embodiment, the automatic tracking camera 17 is used as a camera, so that the user can shoot the face no matter where the user operates the remote control device 47. The position where the remote control device 47 is operated may be limited to the position where the face appears.

Further, in the above embodiment, the tracking and the photographing (video capture) are automatically performed in response to the reservation operation of the remote controller 47, but the timing of the tracking and the photographing is not limited to this. In addition to the automatic shooting method, a user may input a shooting trigger using the remote controller 47 or another operation unit, and shoot in response to the trigger. In addition, a flash may be turned on during shooting.

[0034]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when information for identifying a song such as a song name or song number of a selected karaoke song is displayed, an image for identifying the user who selected the song is displayed in association with the song. By doing so, who has made the reservation,
Alternatively, it is easy to understand who sings the song, and the operability of the karaoke apparatus that can reserve many songs can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the image of the user who has reserved the music is photographed by the remote controller, and this is displayed in correspondence with the information for identifying the reserved music. By doing so, it becomes easy to understand who has reserved and sung the song, and since the photographed face photographed at that time is displayed, it is possible to further excite the karaoke singing in the group.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a top panel of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining rotation of a top panel of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an automatic tracking camera of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a tracking method of the automatic tracking camera.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a display of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic tracking camera.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Karaoke device main body 3 Control amplifier 6
Control panel 5 ... Display, 17 ... Automatic tracking camera, 47 ... Remote control device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A music selecting means for selecting a karaoke song for which a user makes a performance reservation; an image storage means for storing an image for identifying the user who has made the performance reservation; And an image display means for displaying the image stored in the storage image storage means in association with each other. 2. A karaoke apparatus having a remote control device for making a karaoke song performance reservation by transmitting a song selection signal to the karaoke device body, wherein when the karaoke song performance reservation is made by the remote control device, the remote control device is operated. A karaoke apparatus, comprising: photographing means for photographing a person; and display means for displaying information for identifying the karaoke tune for which the performance reservation has been made and the image photographed by the photographing means in association with each other.