KR20000033296A - Song accompaniment system and remotecontroller for selecting song - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A song accompaniment system and a reboot for selecting song are provided to conveniently and easily search and select user's desired song information by using a reboot. CONSTITUTION: A reboot for selecting song comprises a receiver(23), a memory(26), a displayer(24b), an input controller(25) and a transmitter(27). The receiver receives song information. The memory stores the received song information. The displayer displays the stored song information. The input controller controls user's selection among the displayed song information. The transmitter transmits the operation request signal to the song corresponding to the selected song information.

Description

Music accompaniment system and music selection remote control

The present invention relates to a music accompaniment system and a music selection remote control, and more particularly, to receive and store music data and guidance information provided from a sound source providing server through a communication network, and to correspond to the received and stored music guide information. The music guide information is displayed on the screen of the music selection remote control by transmitting the music selection remote control to the music selection remote control, and the user inserts the music guide information through the music selection remote control or the IC inserted into the remote control. The music accompaniment system and the music selection remote control for requesting the music accompaniment system to play a specified song when selecting a specific song for playback on the music guide information in the card.

Conventionally, in order for a user to sing using a music accompaniment system (karaoke apparatus) installed in a karaoke room or a home, a user needs to input and set a song number of a song to be sung directly in the music accompaniment system. It is necessary to search the composed song list one by one to find the song that you want to sing. When you find the song you want, you enter the song number of the song directly into the music accompaniment system and select the song.

However, it is not easy for a user using a conventional music accompaniment system to search dozens of song lists in a dark place such as a karaoke room to sing a single song in this way. I can't even do that song. In addition, it is not easy to memorize the song number even if it is a song that you like and frequently sings, so every time you want to sing the song, you have to search for the song number and input it into the device. There was a problem to feel.

In addition, the operator who manages and operates the music accompaniment system provides information about the song (song number, lyrics, song name, leading lyrics, etc.) every time a new song is released. It is not easy to record a list of songs one by one, and moreover, it was difficult to manage a song list that contains information about a myriad of songs.

As a result, in some music accompaniment systems, when a specific button of a music accompaniment system or a remote controller for remotely driving the same is pressed, the information on the latest song is output on the screen of the music accompaniment system and the user is provided on the screen. The music guide allows you to search for the latest songs and select the ones you want. If someone is already selecting a song and is singing while watching the video and lyrics provided on the screen of the music accompaniment system, Searching for songs through the screen together can be disturbing to other users who are singing, so searching for songs in this way is not only limited at that point, but also because other users cannot sing during the search. This is unnecessarily necessary to both user and karaoke operator Momentarily there is a problem that brings losses.

Therefore, the present invention was created to solve the above problems, and outputs the music guide information on the remote control provided in the music accommodating system so that the user can easily search for a favorite music on the remote control at a convenient time, The purpose is to provide a music selection remote control that allows you to select the desired song.

In addition, it is another object to provide a music accompaniment system and music selection remote control that allows the user to easily manage his favorite songs and curve tack on the remote control.

Figure 1 shows the overall network configuration of the music accompaniment system according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 shows the main configuration of a general music reproduction terminal in the music accompaniment system of FIG.

3A and 3B illustrate the external appearance and the internal configuration of a preferred embodiment of the music selection remote controller according to the present invention, respectively.

4A illustrates music classification information provided by a music selection remote controller according to the present invention, for example.

FIG. 4B shows music guide information for each item of the classification information of FIG. 4A as an example.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing

Sp: Speaker

11: hard disk device (HDD) 12a: MIDI converter

12b: Midi-ROM 13a: Video Adapter

13b: Monitor 14: Modem

15: central processing unit (CPU) 16, 27: infrared signal transceiver

17: D / A converter 18: ROM

21: Key pad 23: IC card recorder / reader

24a: LCD driver 24b: LCD display

25: microcomputer 26: memory

100: music playback terminal 200: music selection remote control

300: communication network 400: sound source server

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a music selection remote control including: receiving means for receiving input music guide information; Storage means for storing the received music guide information; Display means for outputting and displaying the stored music guide information; Input control means for controlling a user's selection input on the output music guide information; And transmitting means for transmitting an operation request for a song corresponding to the selected music guide information under the control of the input control means.

Alternatively input means for mode designation and key input; Reading / writing means for writing and reading music guide information on an inserted IC card; Control means for controlling reading / writing of said reading / writing means to said IC card in accordance with a mode designated by said input means; And transmitting means for transmitting an operation request for a song corresponding to the music guide information read under the control of the control means.

In the remote controller for music selection according to the present invention configured as described above, when the receiving means receives music guide information input from an external music playback terminal, the storage means stores the received music guide information. The display means outputs and displays the received music guide information in the selection mode. The input control means controls the music selection input of the user on the music guide information displayed on the output. When the user selects a specific song on the music guide information under the control of the input control means, the transmission means By sending the music guide information on the selected song back to the music reproduction terminal, the music reproduction terminal requests a specific operation such as reproduction of the selected song.

Alternatively, after the IC card is inserted into the remote control according to the present invention, when a specific mode is designated through the input means, the control means according to the designated mode, data to the inserted IC card. Read and write control is performed, and when the designated mode is a song reproducing mode, the read / write means provides guide information on the user's favorite song previously stored on the IC card inserted under the control of the control means. The transmission means transmits the read music guide information to the music reproduction terminal under the control of the control means, so that the music reproduction terminal requests a specific operation such as reproduction of the selected song.

Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of a music selection remote controller and a music accompaniment system configured therewith will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows the overall network configuration of the music accompaniment system according to the present invention, receiving and storing a plurality of music data and its guidance information provided from the sound source providing server 400 through the communication network 300, the reception A music playback terminal 100 for transmitting the stored music guide information back to the outside; Receiving the sent music guide information and outputting it on the screen, and upon request of the user, guide information for a specific song selected from the output music guide information is recorded on the inserted IC card; When the user selects a particular song from the music guide information on the inserted IC card, the music selection remote control 200 according to the present invention for requesting the music playback terminal 100 to play the selected song, including Consists of.

FIG. 2 illustrates a main configuration of the general music reproducing terminal 100 of FIG. 1 and is connected to the sound source providing server 400 through a communication network 100, and includes a plurality of music data (accompaniment data and lyrics data) and A modem 14 for receiving the guide information thereof; A hard disk device (HDD) 11 for storing music data received through the modem 14 and guide information thereof; A MIDI sound converter 12a for reading accompaniment data stored in the hard disk device 11 and converting the accompaniment data into a sound source data string in a corresponding MIDI ROM 12b; A D / A converter 17 for converting the converted sound source data string into an analog signal and outputting the analog signal to a speaker Sp; A video adapter 13a for converting the input data into a video signal and outputting the video signal to the monitor 13b; An infrared signal transmitting / receiving unit 16 for converting an infrared signal into a form and transmitting the external signal or receiving an infrared signal input from the outside and restoring it to original data; And a central processing unit 15 which executes a program in the ROM 18 and controls each component for data movement and song accompaniment between the components.

Figure 3a shows the appearance of a preferred embodiment of the music selection remote control according to the present invention, the folding type structure on the right side of the LCD display 24b, the key pad 21 for key input, and the insertion of the IC card An IC card insertion hole is provided with an insertion hole formed from the right side so as to be easily made by the right hand. On the left side, a plurality of IC card storage boxes are formed so that individual IC cards of karaoke users can be temporarily inserted.

Figure 3b shows the internal structure of a preferred embodiment of the music selection remote control 200 according to the present invention, the key pad 21 for the user's key input; An IC card recorder / reader 23 that reads recorded data in the inserted IC card and also records data in the IC card; An infrared signal transmitting / receiving unit 27 for receiving an infrared signal input from the outside, restoring it to original music guide information, and converting and transmitting a specific operation command into an infrared signal form; A memory 26 for storing the restored music guide information; An LCD display section 24b for displaying character information; An LCD driver 24a for converting and driving input data into a display signal of the LCD display 24b; And a microcomputer 25 for controlling input / output data, reading / writing data of the IC card writing / reading unit 23, and key input of the keypad 21.

In the music accompaniment system and music selection remote control according to the present invention configured as described above, first, the modem 14 to the sound source providing server 400 through the communication network 300 under the control of the central processing unit 15. Of the plurality of music data (lyric data and accompaniment data) held by the sound source providing server 400 is connected periodically connected to the desired music data accompanying the music guide information (singer of the song, type of song, Head music, etc.), wherein the modem 14 receives music data that does not exist in the hard disk device 11 and guide information among the music data of the sound source providing server 400. The central processing unit 15 stores the received music data and guide information thereof in the hard disk device 11 and at the same time, guides the music to the newly received music data. And transmits the information to the infrared signal transmitting and receiving unit (16).

Accordingly, the infrared signal transceiver 16 converts the music guide information into an infrared signal form and transmits the music guide information to the infrared signal transceiver 27 in the music selection remote controller 200. The infrared signal transmitting and receiving unit 27 in the 200 restores the input infrared signal to the original music guide information, the restored music guide information is the type of music (most, memories of the song, movie music, etc.) ) Is stored in the corresponding storage area of the memory 26.

When the microcomputer 25 analyzes the music guide information request of the user through the keypad 21 and recognizes the request, the microcomputer 25 transmits the music classification information as shown in FIG. 4A for the user's selection to the LCD driver 24a. This is output to the LCD display section 24b, and allows the user to select a specific item from the output classification information. The user highlights a specific item on the classification information as shown in FIG. When the highlighted state is moved through the moving key on the keypad 21 and selected as the enter key, the microcomputer 25 recognizes that the latest item is selected while tracking the pressing of the moving key. According to the latest guide information stored in the form shown in Figure 4b from the corresponding storage area of the memory 26, except for the song number for specifying the song The LCD display 24b outputs the display through the LCD driver 24a.

From the latest guide information of the form shown in FIG. 4B displayed through the LCD display 24b, the user guides information about a favorite song to be recorded on the IC card of the user. When the IC card is inserted into the card recorder / reader 23, and a particular song is selected from the music guide information on the LCD display 24b through the shift key and the enter key on the keypad 21, the microcomputer ( 25) controls the IC card recorder / reader 23 to record guide information (song number, song name, singer, leading lyrics) for the selected song on the inserted IC card.

Further, when the user selects a specific song to be sung on the output music guide information, the microcomputer 25 selects a song number for the selected song and an operation command for the song (for example, , Reproduction) is transmitted to the infrared signal transmitting and receiving unit 27, and thus the infrared signal transmitting and receiving unit 27 converts a song number and a specific operation command for specifying the selected song into an infrared signal form. The infrared signal transmitting and receiving unit 16 of the music reproduction terminal 100 is transmitted.

Accordingly, the central processing unit 15 in the music reproducing terminal 100 selects through the music selection remote control 200 according to the specific song restored by the infrared signal transmitting and receiving unit 16 and its command. The central processing unit 15 searches for the music data corresponding to the selected designated song from the hard disk device 11 and reads out the specified specific song, and among the read music data, Accompaniment data is transmitted to the MIDI converter 12a. The MIDI converter 12a converts the corresponding sound source code into a sound source data string with reference to the MIDI ROM 12b to the D / A converter 17. At the same time, the CPU 15 outputs the lyrics data of the music data to the video adapter 13a according to the speed of the music according to the beat in the accompaniment data and displays the color. Thereby screen.

The D / A converter 17 converts the transmitted sound source data sequence into an analog signal and outputs accompaniment sound of music selected by the user through a speaker Sp. At the same time, the monitor 13b is connected to the video adapter ( By displaying the analog video signal converted and transmitted on the screen in 13a), the corresponding lyrics are sequentially displayed and displayed in accordance with the output accompaniment, so that the user can sing while watching the displayed lyrics.

By the way, the user does not select and specify a song for playback through the music guide information displayed on the LCD display 24b in the music selection remote controller 200, but instead guides music to his favorite songs. The song may be selected at a time through the IC card which has been selected and recorded as described above. For this purpose, an IC card held in the IC card recorder / reader 23 is inserted, or as described above. When the IC card is already inserted to record the guide information, when the song selection mode is requested through the keypad 21, the microcomputer 25 of the music guide information recorded on the inserted IC card is requested. Read the song number sequentially and transmit the music number to the music reproducing terminal 200 through the infrared signal transmitting / receiving unit 27 together with the music reservation command code. You read the guidance information recorded in the music, or the inserted card Damn, may provide outputs to the LCD display unit (24b) for song selection.

When the user selects a specific song for playback from the music guide information in the IC card outputted and displayed as described above, the music playback terminal 200 reproduces the selected song in the same manner as described above. do.

In addition, in the above embodiment, when there is a song that is not a favorite song any more among the music guide information in the IC card displayed by the user through the LCD display unit 24b, the corresponding guide information is displayed on the keypad. If the deletion request is made, the microcomputer 25 controls the IC card recorder / reader 23 to remove the corresponding song from the music guide information read from the inserted IC card. By rewriting the music guide information, the guide information for the selected designated song is deleted.

The music accompaniment system and the music selection remote controller according to the present invention configured as described above allow the user to simply search for and select a song on the remote controller, and also record guide information on the selected song on the inserted IC card. The user can easily manage the curved tack and his / her favorite song, and the user can play the selected song on the music guide information on the remote control or the music guide information in the inserted IC card, thereby making the curved tack of the user and the playback thereof. This is a very useful invention that is made so that the user is convenient to use.

Claims (9)

Receiving means for receiving input music guide information; Storage means for storing the received music guide information; Display means for outputting and displaying the stored music guide information; Input control means for controlling a user's selection input on the output music guide information; And And transmitting means for transmitting an operation request for a song corresponding to the selected music guide information under the control of the input control means. The method of claim 1. The operation request is a music selection remote control, characterized in that the playback request for the selected music. The method of claim 1. The operation request is a music selection remote control, characterized in that for requesting a play reservation for the selected music. The method of claim 1. The music guide information is a remote control for selecting music, characterized in that it includes information about the song name and singer. Input means for mode designation and key input; Reading / writing means for writing and reading music guide information on an inserted IC card; Control means for controlling reading / writing of said reading / writing means to said IC card in accordance with a mode designated by said input means; And And transmission means for transmitting an operation request for a song corresponding to the music guide information read under the control of the control means. The method of claim 5, The music guide information selected by the user is configured to further include a storage means for storing, And the control means write control so that the music guide information in the storage means selected by the user through the input means is recorded on the IC card in the music designation mode. The method of claim 5, And the control means controls the music guide information recorded on the IC card to be read in the favorite song reproduction mode, and sequentially transmits the read information to the transmitting means. The method of claim 5, And the control means write-controls the music guide information selected by the user to be deleted on the IC card in the song deletion mode. A music playback terminal connected to a sound source providing server to receive and store music data and guide information thereof, and to transmit the received and stored music guide information again; And Receives and stores the music guide information sent from the music player, outputs it on the screen when requested by the user, and sends an operation request for a specific song selected from the output information to the music player. A music accompaniment system comprising a remote controller for transmitting.