JPH11242489A - Index for karaoke (accompaniment to recorded music) request and karaoke requesting terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to listen the melody of a music by printing a code in which a request code is two-dimensionally coded to an index and a code in which the melody of a music to be specified by the request code is two- dimensionally coded as a two-dimensional code to decode this two-dimensional code. SOLUTION: A user retrieves the title of a musical composition by looking at indexes. When he finds out the title of the musical composition which he wants to sing, a two-dimensional code is read out with a two-dimensional code readout part 34 by bringing the two-dimensional code readout window of a terminal equipment on the two-dimensional code. The introduction of a music or melody data being singing starting musical data and text data are stored in the read out two-dimensional code in addition to a request code. Then, the introduction of the music and the singing starting data in among the read out two-dimensional code are converted into voice signals by the converting means stored in a ROM 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke request terminal for requesting karaoke, and an index in which song name data to be requested is posted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With reference to FIG. 4, an index referred to when a customer selects a song when requesting a conventional karaoke will be described.

[0003] As shown in FIG. 4, the index includes a code 1 for identifying a requested song, the title 2 of the song, the name of a singer 3 singing the song, and the lyrics 4 for singing the song. It is printed every time.

[0004] Referring to the index in which such data is described, the customer finds out the song he / she wants to sing, and manually inputs the code 1 from the terminal. And the code manually input from the terminal in this way is
The song was transferred to the karaoke body and the song selected by the customer was output from the karaoke body.

As described above, when selecting a music piece by referring to the index as shown in FIG. 4, the code 1 has to be manually input, so that there is a problem that there is a factor of input error.

In order to eliminate the need for such manual input, there is an index with a bar code as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the index includes a code 1 for identifying the song to be requested, a song name 2, a singer name 3 singing the song, and lyrics 4 for singing the song. The bar code 5 corresponding to the code 1 is printed for each code.

[0008] By printing the barcode 5 in this manner, in the case of the index shown in FIG.
Since it is not necessary to manually input the code 1, no input error occurs.

[0009]

However, since the space for printing the lyrics 4 of the song is small, the customer who has selected the song only needs to save about one bar before singing the song. I could not confirm. Also,
Even when the lyrics were confirmed, the melody of the sung part was often unknown.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a karaoke request index and a karaoke request terminal capable of confirming the lyrics and melody of a song to be selected before actually singing it. Is to do.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the index of the karaoke request has a request code of 2
It is characterized in that a two-dimensional code is printed as a two-dimensional code, the two-dimensional code being the melody data of the music designated by the request code.

[0012] The index of the karaoke request according to claim 2 is obtained by printing a two-dimensional code obtained by converting the request code into a two-dimensional code and a two-dimensional code obtained by converting the lyrics data of the song specified by the request code into a two-dimensional code. It is characterized by the following.

A karaoke request terminal according to claim 3 is a two-dimensional code reading part for reading a two-dimensional code, a conversion part for converting the melody data read by the two-dimensional code reading part into an audio signal, and a conversion part for the melody data. And an audio output unit for outputting an audio signal output from the unit as audio.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a karaoke request terminal for reading a two-dimensional code, a conversion part for converting lyrics data read by the two-dimensional code reading part into a display signal, and a conversion part for the lyrics. A display section for displaying a display signal output from the section as lyrics data.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a karaoke request terminal reads a two-dimensional code, and converts melody data or lyrics data read by the two-dimensional code reader into a voice signal or a display signal, respectively. A converting unit, an audio output unit that outputs an audio signal output from the converting unit as audio, and a display unit that displays a display signal output from the converting unit as lyrics data. .

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A karaoke request index and a karaoke request terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a karaoke index. As shown in FIG. 1, the index includes a code 11 for identifying the requested song, the title of the song, the name of the singer singing the song, the lyrics of the song, the request code, and the like. A two-dimensional code 15 storing melody data and lyric data as song data of the song introduction or song singing is printed.

Next, the karaoke request terminal will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a terminal housing. This housing 21 is configured such that its end is bent in a U-shape.

A two-dimensional code reading window 22 is attached to the end. Inside the two-dimensional code reading window 22, the 2
A two-dimensional code reading unit 34 to be described later that optically reads a dimensional code is provided.

An optical communication interface 23 is provided near the two-dimensional code reading window 22. The optical communication interface 23 transmits the code 11 from the terminal to the karaoke system main body (not shown).

Further, the housing 21 is provided with a speaker 24, a liquid crystal display 25, and a keyboard 26. From the speaker 24, a melody which is an intro of a song or a song data of a singing start is output as melody data.

The liquid crystal display 25 displays lyrics.

An earphone jack 27 is provided beside the keyboard 26.

Next, the system configuration of the karaoke request terminal will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 31 denotes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the terminal unit. The system bus 3 from the CPU 31
In addition to various control programs, 1a includes a conversion unit that converts melody data read by the two-dimensional code reading unit 34 into an audio signal, and a conversion unit that converts lyrics data read by the two-dimensional code reading unit 34 into a display signal. In addition to a ROM (read only memory) 32 stored in the means and a RAM (random access memory) 33 used as various work areas, an optical communication interface 23, a speaker 24, a liquid crystal display 25, a keyboard 26,
The two-dimensional code reading unit 34 is connected.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described. First, the user looks at the index shown in FIG. 1 and searches for the song title of the song he wants to sing.

When the user finds the title of the song he wants to sing, he brings the two-dimensional code reading window 22 of the terminal shown in FIG. read. The read two-dimensional code stores, in addition to the request code, melody data and lyric data, which are tune data of a song intro or singing.

The song intro and singing start data of the two-dimensional code read by the two-dimensional code reading unit 34 are converted by the conversion means stored in the ROM 32 into the song intro and singing start data. Is converted to an audio signal.

Further, the lyrics data in the two-dimensional code read by the two-dimensional code reading unit 34 is converted into a display signal.

Then, the audio signal output from the ROM 32 is output to the speaker 24, and the intro or singing of the music flows in a melody.

The display signal output from the ROM 32 is output to the liquid crystal display 25, so that the lyrics are displayed on the liquid crystal display 25.

Therefore, the user can recall the feeling of the song by listening to the intro or singing of the song flowing from the speaker 24.

Further, the user can see the lyrics displayed on the liquid crystal display 25 and check the lyrics.

The request code of the two-dimensional code read by the two-dimensional code reading unit 34 is transmitted to the karaoke system main body (not shown) via the optical communication interface 23. As a result, a song corresponding to the request code is selected on the karaoke system main body side.

Also, by inserting an earphone (not shown) into the earphone jack 27, the user can listen to the music without playing music from the speaker 24.

Since the present karaoke request terminal also has the keyboard 26, the request operation can be performed by manual input using the keyboard 26 as in the prior art.

Since the karaoke request terminal itself does not have lyrics data or melody data, the terminal itself does not require a large amount of memory and can be made cheap and small.

[0037]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a two-dimensional code obtained by converting a request code into a two-dimensional code into an index and a two-dimensional code obtained from melody data of a song specified by the request code is printed. By decoding the two-dimensional code, the melody of the song can be heard.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a two-dimensional code obtained by converting a request code into a two-dimensional code in an index and a two-dimensional code obtained by converting lyrics data of a song specified by the request code into a two-dimensional code are printed. So, by decoding this two-dimensional code,
The lyrics can be displayed and confirmed.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the melody can be output from the audio output unit based on the melody data read by the two-dimensional code reading unit.
The user can confirm the melody.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the lyrics are displayed on the display unit based on the lyrics data read by the two-dimensional code reading unit, so that the user can confirm the lyrics.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the melody is displayed from the voice output unit and the lyrics are displayed on the display unit based on the memody data and the lyrics data read by the two-dimensional code reading unit. Can check the melody and lyrics of the song.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a karaoke index according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary perspective view of a karaoke request terminal according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the karaoke request terminal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a conventional karaoke index.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a conventional karaoke index.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... housing | casing, 22 ... two-dimensional code reading window, 23 ... optical communication interface, 24 ... speaker, 25 ... liquid crystal display, 26 ... keyboard, 27 ... earphone jack, 31 ... CPU, 34 ... two-dimensional code reading part.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Seki 6-78, Minamicho, Mishima-shi, Shizuoka Pref.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An index of a karaoke request, wherein a request code converted into a two-dimensional code and a melody data of a tune specified by the request code converted into a two-dimensional code are printed as a two-dimensional code. 2. A karaoke request index wherein a request code converted into a two-dimensional code and a lyrics data of a song specified by the request code converted into a two-dimensional code are printed as a two-dimensional code. . 3. A two-dimensional code reader for reading a two-dimensional code, a converter for converting melody data read by the two-dimensional code reader into an audio signal, and an audio signal output from the converter A karaoke request terminal, comprising: 4. A two-dimensional code reading part for reading a two-dimensional code, a conversion part for converting lyrics data read by the two-dimensional code reading part into a display signal, and a lyrics signal output from the conversion part. A karaoke request terminal, comprising: a display unit for displaying data as data. 5. A two-dimensional code reading part for reading a two-dimensional code, a conversion part for converting melody data or lyrics data read by the two-dimensional code reading part into an audio signal or a display signal, respectively. A karaoke request terminal, comprising: a sound output unit for outputting a sound signal to be output as a sound; and a display unit for displaying a display signal output from the conversion unit as lyrics data.