KR20000000084A - The music words display and tempo control input device of potable cassette and digital audio player - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for displaying words of a song and for inputting a words tempo adjustment of a portable cassette player and a digital audio player is provided to improve the convenience of a user and the reliability of a product. CONSTITUTION: A portable audio player comprises: an inputting instrument(22) storing data of words of a song corresponding to musical data from external into an inner memory unit; a controlling instrument displaying and controlling the words data from the memory unit; and a displaying instrument(23) displaying the words data recorded in the memory unit to a liquid crystal screen.

Description

{The music words display and tempo control input device of potable cassette and digital audio player}

The present invention is applied to a general cassette and portable digital audio play, and relates to a technology for adding a display device for displaying the lyrics and a song tempo control input, in particular, to allow the musician displayed on the display device to be consistent with the music tempo. The present invention relates to a music lyrics display and lyrics tempo control input device of a portable cassette and a digital audio player.

In recent years, in response to the various trends of modern people, various electronic products are becoming multifunctional and highly functional, and thus, portable cassettes and digital audio players to which the present invention is applied are not an exception.

It is well known that digital audio players (aka MP3) have recently been in the spotlight as a portable cassette substitute due to the explosive use of the Internet.

However, the above-mentioned digital audio player has the advantage of listening to music without the need for a separate music storage tape. However, there is a disadvantage in that a liquid crystal display for separately displaying a music artist is disadvantageous. Cassettes that perform the same subtitle display are also on the market, but this also lacks a device for performing music display consistently with the music tempo, and the character signal must be recorded on the tape itself for character display. Followed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above matters, and an object thereof is to add a display device for displaying the lyrics of a music and an input device for adjusting the tempo of the lyrics, and in particular, by allowing the musician displayed on the display to be consistent with the music tempo. It provides a music lyrics display and lyrics tempo control input device of portable cassette and digital audio player that can improve the user's convenience and improve the reliability of the product by adding functions because the musicians are visually expressed simultaneously with the music. .

1 is a schematic diagram of transmitting data by connecting to a general communication network;

2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a digital audio player to which the present invention is applied;

3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a digital audio player including the present invention reader;

4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a general cassette player to which the present invention is applied;

5 is an exemplary view for explaining an embodiment of the present invention reading unit;

6 is an operation flowchart of FIG. 5;

7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of receiving and receiving music data on the Internet web of the present invention;

8 is a flowchart of a regeneration operation of FIG. 7.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

20: digital audio player, 21: central processing unit,

22: key input unit, 23: display unit,

24: music data memory section, 25: receiver section,

26: music lyrics memory section, 27: voice processing section,

28: Reading department.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable audio player configured to play music data recorded on a cassette tape by playing data on an internet web, and to perform data of a music artist corresponding to the music data. Input means for storing from the outside into the internal memory unit, control means for displaying and controlling music lyrics data from the memory unit when music data is output by performing a playback operation of the audio player, and a control output signal of the control means. By means of display means for displaying the lyrics data contained in the memory unit on the LCD screen.

In addition, the input means of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a reading unit for scanning the image of the musician and the character recognition of the input image to store the recognized information in the memory unit.

The present invention is also characterized in that the input means is connected to the Internet network to receive the music lyrics data on the web to store in the memory unit.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the reading unit includes a music display time record which checks the initial start and end time at the time of inputting the image of the music artist according to the music data playback speed to be reflected in the subsequent playback.

The present invention is also characterized in that the display means is displayed as much as the recording for the music display time when performing the music lyrics display stored in the memory unit at the same time as the music playback.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram of transmitting data by connecting to a general communication network, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a digital audio player to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration of a digital audio player including the present invention reading unit. Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a general cassette player to which the present invention is applied, Figure 5 is an exemplary view for explaining an embodiment of the present invention reading unit, Figure 6 is an operation flowchart of Figure 5, Figure 7 Is a flowchart of operation of receiving and recording music data on the Internet web of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a reproduction operation of FIG.

1 is a digital audio player 20 to which the present invention is applied is connected to a communication network 30 connected to a LAN or a modem on a PC (computer) 10 so as to send music data from the Internet to store music data. Is shown schematically.

Here, a typical digital audio player 20 for receiving music data on the Internet web includes a key input unit 22 for inputting a type of data and music information as key signals, as shown in FIG. A receiver 25 for receiving data from the audio player, a music data memory 24 for storing music data or a playback program received by the receiver 25, and a compression stored in the music data memory section using the playback program The central processing unit (CPU) 21 for restoring the music data and the voice processing unit 27 for outputting the music signal is a conventional configuration, but the present invention is only a separate music for receiving music lyrics data on the Internet The lyrics memory section 26 is provided, and the lyrics data contained in the music lyrics memory section 26 is controlled by the control output signal of the central processing unit 21. A display unit 23 for displaying the face is added.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when the user selects a recording mode of music data and music lyrics data, which are data to be received from the digital audio player 20 by using the key input unit 22 (S9), the receiver 25 compresses the data. The received data is transmitted to the music data storage unit 24 and the music lyrics memory unit 26 and stored (S10) (S11).

Meanwhile, when reproducing the stored data, the central processing unit 21 reads and restores the selected music data by using the corresponding playback program according to the compression type of the music data selected by the key input unit 22 to output the voice processing unit 27. At this time, the music lyrics data stored in the memory unit 26 are also displayed on the display unit 23 under the control of the CPU 21 so that the music lyrics display can be performed simultaneously with the music (S12).

FIG. 3 is a configuration in which the lyrics data is not received on the Internet, and a reading section 28 for displaying the lyrics is also provided at the same time with the music tempo. Is the same as).

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a general cassette player to which the present invention is applied, and includes a key input unit 22 'for inputting cassette tape type and music information as key signals, and a music tape for reproducing music. A servo drive circuit 29 ', a central processing unit (CPU) 21' for controlling and reproducing music according to an input signal by controlling the servo drive circuit 29 ', and a voice processor 27 for outputting music signals; The present invention is a conventional configuration, the present invention is provided with a separate lyrics memory section 26 'for receiving the music lyrics data, the memory section 26 by the control output signal of the central processing unit (21') The display unit 23 'for displaying the lyrics data recorded on the') 'on the LCD screen, the music display time for checking the initial start and end times when the artist scans an image, converts an image into a character recognition, and inputs the artist's image. Dragon records A block that contains the "reading unit (28 to store in) memory section 26 '.

5 shows an embodiment of the readers 28 and 28 ', which may be manufactured in the form of a pen as illustrated, and variously manufactured according to the type of the portable player. 282, a switch 281 for instructing start and end of scanning, and an interface circuit 283 are included, and a program for recognizing a character from an image is naturally required.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the reading unit FIG. 5, in which a switch 2 81 is pressed in a state in which a book B or a print card in which a musician is stored is brought into contact with a roller a attached to the tip of a pen ( S1) The central processing unit (21, 21 ') detects this and operates the line scanner 282 (S2). If pressing continues continuously in step S2, ie, releasing the switch (S3), the CPU 21 detects this and stops the operation of the line scanner 282 and sets the current lyrics input mode. (S4), at this time, the recorded and scanned images of the time at the beginning and the end of the initial switch 281 are displayed on the display unit 23.23 'using a character recognition program, and the music lyrics memory units 26 and 26' are used. (S 5, S6, S7, S8)

In the above operation, it is preferable to adjust the speeds of the reading units 28 and 28 'according to the music tempo while listening to music.

In the same operation as described above, the general cassette or digital audio player in which music lyrics data are stored in the memory units 26 and 26 'is reproduced as shown in FIG. 8.

First, select the type of music through the key input unit 22 and determine whether or not to play (S 13) If you select the music lyrics mode (S14) the desired music file is specified and the central processing unit 21 is a compression type of music data The playback program is selected (S15) (S16) and the central processing unit 21 reads and expands the specified music file from the music data memory section 24 using the selected playback program (S17) and returns the music data to its original state. (In this case, it is obvious that the general cassette selects the contents of the tape selected by the tape servo drive circuit 29 '.)

The restored data is transferred to the voice processing unit 27 through the above process, and the corresponding music file digital audio signal of the data is converted into an analog music signal and output to the speaker 272 that can be heard by the user (S18).

At this time, the music lyrics data stored in the memory unit 26 are also displayed on the display unit 23 by the control output signal of the central processing unit 21. The display time lasts only until the initially scanned time and then goes on to the next. As a result, when the user listens to the music, the user can see the lyrics in almost the same tempo (S19).

As described above, the present invention adds a display device for displaying the lyrics of the musician and an input device for adjusting the tempo of the musician, and in particular, the musician displayed visually together with the music by allowing the musician displayed on the display device to be constant with the music tempo. As it is expressed, there is an effect of improving the convenience of the user and improving the reliability of the product by adding a function.

Claims (5)

A portable audio player configured to play data stored on a memory tape or a cassette tape by transmitting data on the Internet web, Input means for storing data of the musician's music corresponding to the music data from an external memory unit; Control means for displaying and controlling the music lyrics data from the memory unit at the same time when the music data is output by performing the playback operation of the audio player; And display means for displaying the music lyrics data recorded in the memory unit by the control output signal of the control means on a liquid crystal display. 2. The lyrics of the portable audio player of claim 1, wherein the input unit comprises a reading unit configured to scan an image of the music artist and to store the recognized information by character recognition of the input image. Tempo control. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input unit is connected to an Internet network to receive musician data on a web and store the data in a memory unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the reading unit includes a music display time record in which the initial start and end times are checked when the image of the music artist is input according to the music data playback speed so as to be reflected in the subsequent playback. Music lyrics and lyrics tempo controls on portable audio players. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display means is configured to display as much as the recording time for the music display time when performing the music lyrics display stored in the memory unit simultaneously with playing the music. .