KR20010009313A - A simple data/program upgrading method for Karaoke system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for automatically upgrading new song data/system program of an accompaniment instrument is provided to upgrade new song data/system program of an accompaniment instrument with a saving pack more promptly and easily even through a user do not know a password. CONSTITUTION: A password is read out of a saving pack(200) when the saving pack is contacted with an accompaniment instrument through an inserting port. Upgrade sort value is read out of the saving pack if the password accords with a predetermined password in a data memory(120). New song data/system program is downloaded and saved in each data memory and system memory depending on if the upgrade sort value is one for new song data upgrade or system program upgrade. Therefore, data upgrade is performed and then a system is initialized to operate normally after upgrade.

Description

A new song data / system program automatic upgrade method for song accompaniment

The present invention relates to a method of upgrading a song accommodating device by using a storage pack detachable through an insertion hole formed in a predetermined portion of the song accommodating device, and in particular, a method of automatically upgrading new song data (including modified curved data) and a system program. It is about.

Generally, a song accompaniment device is a device designed to allow a user to sing a song while watching a background image and lyrics subtitles output through a display device (monitor) in accordance with an accompaniment sound that is articulated according to a MIDI standard. Accompaniment sound data and lyrics subtitle data (hereinafter referred to as "song data") according to the MIDI standard are stored in a predetermined data memory (curvature data), and new song data is added and upgraded at predetermined intervals.

In addition, programs for starting the operation when the initial song accompaniment is turned on and then performing a series of operations and functions (such as tempo or pitch conversion) according to the user's key button operation are added as well as the new song data. There is a need to improve or improve, which means that a system program stored in a predetermined system memory included in the song accommodating apparatus is upgraded.

The upgrade of the song accommodating device is performed by storing the new song data and the new system program in a semiconductor IC such as an EPROM and then opening and adding a cover of the song accommodating device.

Recently, however, by using a storage pack that stores necessary data or programs, new song data or system programs can be upgraded without opening the cover of the song accompaniment device.

1 is an external view showing an example of a song accommodating device for upgrading a new song data / system program using such a storage pack, and its configuration and operation are as follows.

First, the song accommodating apparatus 100 has an insertion hole 150 formed to be attached to and detached from the storage pack 200 in a predetermined portion thereof.

The storage pack 200 in which the upgrade new song data / system program is stored is connected to the song accommodating device 100 through the insertion hole 150 at the time of upgrading.

The display device 300 displays a series of upgrade processes so that an operator can perform an upgrade while looking at the eyes.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a circuit for explaining an upgrade process of the song accompaniment apparatus of FIG. 1. The song accompaniment apparatus 100 includes a system memory 110, a data memory 120, and a caption / image processing unit ( 130 and the controller 140.

In addition, the storage pack 200 is connected to the song accommodating device 100 through the insertion hole 150 as described in Figure 1 is configured to be controlled by the control unit 140, as described above for new song data / A memory element having a system program (often, an EPROM or a flash memory is used) is provided inside.

In addition, the memory element of the storage pack 200 includes storage pack information such as the year, new song month, system program version, number of new songs, and memory element number of the storage pack required to define the new song data / system program to be upgraded. New song data information / system program information such as song number, new song data / system program position, new song data / system program size, etc., are also stored.

The upgrade process of the song accommodating device 100 according to such a configuration is as follows.

First, the worker inserts the storage pack 200 into the insertion hole 150 of the song accommodating device 100 and switches the song accommodating device 100 to the upgrade mode through a predetermined key button operation, in which case the unique password of the worker You must go through the process of typing.

Thereafter, the operator performs the upgrade operation of the new song data / system program through an appropriate key button operation while monitoring a series of operations through the display apparatus 300. As a result of performing the upgrade operation, the song from the storage pack 200 is performed. The new song data / system program and the above-mentioned storage pack information are downloaded to the data memory 120 and the system memory 110 of the accompaniment apparatus 100.

In this case, the reason why the storage pack information is downloaded is that the song accompaniment device 100 stores the upgrade status up to now and can be expressed through the display device 300 when necessary, so that a worker can finally make the upgrade. Allows you to see upgrade status.

The caption / image processor 130 performs a caption or image processing function to display the above-described upgrade process on the display apparatus 300 under the control of the controller 140.

This upgrade, however, had the following problems.

First, in order to complete a series of upgrades, the operator had to operate the key buttons properly for each process while continuously watching the display device from the beginning to the end. Lose.

This problem is needless to say that the greater the number of song accompaniment devices that operators need to upgrade.

Also, in this case, if the wrong operation of the key button due to the operator's mistake or immaturity, the upgrade operation will proceed more slowly.

Moreover, if a worker forgets a password that only he or she knows, the upgrade itself becomes impossible.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make a series of processes for upgrading the new song data / system program of the song accommodating device using a storage pack more quickly and easily, and songs that can perform the above-mentioned operations without knowing the password. It is to provide an automatic upgrade method of new song data / system program of the accompaniment device.

1 is an external view showing an example of a song accommodating apparatus for upgrading a new song data / system program using a storage pack;

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a circuit for explaining an upgrade process in the karaoke apparatus of FIG. 1;

3A is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for automatically upgrading new song data / system program of a song accommodating device to which the present invention is applied;

3B is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a new song data upgrade process of FIG. 3A;

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of a data map of a memory device in a storage pack when the present invention is applied.

* Description of Signs of Main Parts of Drawings *

100: song accompaniment device 110: system memory

120: data memory 130: caption / image processing unit

140: control unit 150: insertion hole

200: storage pack 300: display device

A feature of the automatic song data / system program upgrade method of the song accommodating device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is that the storage pack is connected to the song accommodating device through an insertion hole formed in a predetermined portion of the song accommodating device. Reads the password from the storage device to determine whether it matches the password in the preset data memory, and if the password matches, reads the upgrade type value from the storage pack to determine whether it is a new song data upgrade, a system program upgrade, a new song data, or a system program upgrade. Upgrade the system by downloading the system program and storing it in the data memory and the system memory respectively.Initiate the system so that the song accompaniment device operates normally after the upgrade is completed. It is controlled by the process of letting it go.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a new song data / system program automatic upgrade method of a song accommodating device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3A is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for automatically upgrading new song data / system program of a song accommodating device to which the present invention is applied.

As shown, the new song data / system program automatic upgrade method of the song accommodating device according to the present invention is a song using a storage pack to store the new song data for upgrade (including modified bend data) / system program in the internal memory A method of upgrading a new song data / system program of an accompaniment apparatus, comprising: a first step (S100) of determining whether a storage pack is connected to a song accompaniment apparatus through an insertion hole formed in a predetermined portion of a song accompaniment apparatus, and a first step ( In the case where the storage pack is connected as a result of the determination of S100, the password is read from the storage pack to determine whether the password matches the password in the preset data memory, and when the password is the same as the determination result of the second step (S200). Read the upgrade type value from the storage pack and upgrade the new song data to the system program. The third step (S300) to determine whether the grade or new song data and system program upgrade, and download the new song data / system program from the storage pack according to the determination result of the third step (S300) and store in the data memory and the system memory, respectively Thereby, the fourth step (S400) and the fifth step (S500) for initializing the system to operate the song accompaniment device in the upgraded state after performing the fourth step (S400) performing the corresponding upgrade.

When the new song data / system program automatic upgrade method of the song accommodating device according to the present invention configured as described above is described in more detail.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of a data map of a memory device in the storage pack 200 when the present invention is applied. The storage pack information 230 and new song data information / system described above with reference to FIG. In addition to the program information 240 and the new song data / system program 250, the password 210 and the upgrade type value 220 are further included.

First, the controller 140 determines whether the storage pack 200 is connected to the song accommodating device through the insertion hole 150 formed in a predetermined portion of the song accommodating device (S100), and as a result, the storage pack 200 is connected. In the case of reading the password 210 from the storage pack 200, it is determined whether the password matches the preset password in the data memory 120 (S200).

As a result of the determination, if the passwords match, the upgrade type value 220 is read from the storage pack 200 to determine whether it is a new song data upgrade, a system program upgrade, a new song data and a system program upgrade (S300), and the password does not match. The device 300 expresses a predetermined password error phrase (S600).

Subsequently, the song accompaniment apparatus 100 downloads new song data from the storage pack 200 and stores the new song data in the data memory 120 according to the result of the step S300 of determining the upgrade type under the control of the controller 140. In operation S400, a system program is downloaded and stored in the system memory 110.

That is, the new song data stored in the predetermined area 250 of the storage pack 200 when the upgrade type value read from the storage pack 200 by the controller 140 corresponds to upgrading both the new song data and the system program. And reading the system program to upgrade the data memory 120 and the system memory 110, respectively (S450).

Similarly, if the upgrade type value read from the storage pack 200 corresponds to upgrading only new song data or system program, the new song data or system program stored in the predetermined area 250 of the storage pack 200 is read and the data memory is read. Only the system 120 or the system memory 110 is upgraded (S410 or S430), respectively.

The detailed process of such an upgrade operation is a process of downloading new song data or system program from the storage pack 200 and determining whether an error occurs during the download process, and if an error occurs, the upgrade error message is displayed on the display apparatus 300. It includes a process of expressing through, described with reference to Figure 3b as follows.

3B is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a new song data upgrade process S410 of FIG. 3A. First, new song data is downloaded from the storage pack 200 to the data memory 120 under the control of the controller 140 (S411). In step S413, it is determined whether the download is completed.

As a result of the determination, if the download is not completed, it is determined whether an error has occurred while downloading the new song data (S415), and if an error occurs, a predetermined upgrade error phrase is displayed through the display apparatus 300 (S417). ).

If the error does not occur, the process is repeated from the process of downloading the new song data (S411).

As a result of the determination in step S413, when the download of the new song data is completed, the upgrade is completed. In this case, the controller 140 initializes the Nore accompaniment system so that the song accompaniment device can be operated in the upgraded state ( S500).

Of course, the above-described processes (S411 to S417) are equally applicable to upgrading a system program or upgrading new song data and system program together.

In addition, the storage pack information in the storage pack 200 is downloaded to the data memory 120 of the song accommodating apparatus 100 as described above with reference to FIG. .

On the other hand, the step of determining whether the password is matched after inserting the storage pack 200 may be configured as follows, unlike step S200 described above.

That is, when the storage pack 200 is connected as a result of the above-described determination of the first step S100, after the operator directly inputs the password, it is determined whether the input password matches the password in the preset data memory 120. It is.

This case can be applied when the worker wants to perform only the upgrade work or does not want to expose the password as needed.

In the foregoing description, a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, but a person of ordinary skill in the art will be free from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. It goes without saying that various modifications and variations of the method of the present invention may be utilized without departing from the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the new song data / system program automatic upgrade method of the song accommodating device according to the present invention, a value indicating the type of upgrade or a password is stored in the memory element in the storage pack, and the song accommodating device causes this value to be changed. If you upgrade the new song data / system program of the song accompaniment device by operating the upgrade control program using the remote control, you do not need a series of button operations or the number of operations is reduced, so even an unskilled person can work more quickly and easily without mistakes. In addition, since the password input process can be omitted, there is no need to remember the password manually.

Claims (4)

In the method of upgrading the new song data / system program of the song accommodating device by using a storage pack that stores the new song data (including the modified bend data) / system program for upgrading in the internal memory, A first step of determining whether the storage pack is connected to the song accommodating device through an insertion hole formed in a predetermined portion of the song accommodating device; A second step of determining whether the password matches the password in the preset data memory when the storage pack is connected as a result of the determination of the first step; A third step of determining whether a new song data upgrade, a system program upgrade, a new song data and a system program upgrade are read from the storage pack when the passwords match as a result of the determination in the second step; A fourth step of downloading the new song data / system program from the storage pack and storing the new song data / system program in the data memory and the system memory according to the determination result of the third step; And And a fifth step of initializing the system to operate the song accommodating device in an upgraded state after performing the fourth step. The method of claim 1, wherein each upgrade of the fourth step comprises: Downloading new song data or system program from the storage pack; And Automatically upgrading the new song data / system program of the song accommodating device, characterized in that it comprises the step of expressing the upgrade error phrase, if an error occurs by determining whether an error occurred during the downloading process. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the second step; Causing a worker to input a password when the storage pack is connected as a result of the determination of the first step; And And determining whether or not the input password matches a password in a preset data memory. 4. The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the determination result of the second step does not match the password; Automatically upgrading the new song data / system program of the song accommodating device, characterized in that it further comprises the step of expressing a password error phrase.