KR200365999Y1 - System for music fountain production - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a music fountain directing system, having a module address of itself, at least one external module (310, 320) for receiving the external switching control signal to inject the water of the reservoir or to drive the lamp for lighting; The user input unit 114 sets and sets at least one of the external modules to a predetermined input key designated by the user, and matches the corresponding input key and the external module matched with the corresponding input key according to the detection of the user's selection key during playing of the user specified music. Setting a switching state for the field to create and store a music fountain operation scenario, while continuously generating a switching control signal and a module address according to the music fountain operation scenario when the music fountain is executed; A control signal communication card 200 mounted to the computer for directing and outputting a switching control signal and a module address generated by the computer for directing to the outside; And connected to the control signal communication card and connected to the external modules through a plurality of external connection channels for outputting a switching control signal from the control signal communication card to each external module through a corresponding module address related channel. Switching board 210; Characterized in that it comprises a.

Description

Music Fountain Directing System {SYSTEM FOR MUSIC FOUNTAIN PRODUCTION}

The present invention relates to a music fountain production system, and more particularly, each fountain pump is connected to a PC so that each can be switched by a separate switching control signal, and the user turns on the pumps according to a predetermined flow of music. It is possible to create individuality through key input, and it is easy to produce colorful and dynamic music fountain by allowing each pump of the fountain to be switched and spray water according to the pump switching setting of the user. The present invention relates to a music fountain production system that allows anyone to easily convert an existing fountain into a music fountain using a personal computer (PC).

In general, the fountain is connected to each fountain unit having a nozzle, connected to the pipeline, the pipeline is connected to the reservoir, the fountain module is equipped with a pump so that when the pump is driven, the water in the reservoir is passed through each pipeline After being introduced into the module and sprayed upward through the nozzle, the surrounding atmosphere has been beautifully decorated by creating a beautiful atmosphere by varying the shape of each fountain unit, the type of the nozzle, and the like.

This general fountain system performs a simple operation, such as water does not come out through the nozzle of each fountain unit in accordance with the power on / off, so that most listeners have a problem after a short time, the problem is that the conventional In order to supply power by installing nozzles and plumbing devices that can represent various figures, and installing electric power control panels to operate them, it operates by simple control method using a timer or a programmable logic controller (PLC). This was a simple form, which was insufficient for the viewer to give an aesthetic inspiration in a simple form.

Due to this necessity, the music fountain detects the voice signal input in real time in the field as well as inputting the voice signal through the medium in which the music file is stored and makes it an input signal, and according to its strength, height, beat, rhythm, etc. By controlling the status and lighting, the viewer can be impressed.

However, in the conventional music fountain, no appropriate music fountain program has been developed, so it is possible to sample the audio signal at regular intervals or to select the audio playback output and the external audio input of the CD-ROM driver and to set the intensity and height of the signal level by using the basic PLC. PLC control system that consists of a pump logic control unit, solenoid control unit, and lighting control unit separately using a computer that converts and outputs the digital value of the back into digital value and audio data of this computer and logic signal with the help of PLC and interface card. Subsequently, the agile song required by the music fountain was not input, and a lot of time is required for the input and modification of the music, and there is a problem of not correcting when a failure occurs.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the purpose of which is to connect the PC to each of the fountain pumps can be switched by a separate switching control signal, each of the pumps according to the flow of music previously specified by the user It supports the turn-on state individually through key input, and when the actual music fountain is driven, the pumps of the fountain are switched according to the pump switching setting of the user so that the pumps are sprayed with water to create a colorful and dynamic music fountain. It is to provide a music fountain production system that makes it possible.

1 is an exemplary view showing a music fountain production system to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing a control signal communication card to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing a switching board to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 4 is a general flow chart for the music fountain production method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing a module list screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing a scenario edit window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing a musical fountain execution window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a step of setting a user-specified pump and lamp module groups to match each user key according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a view showing a module list window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a view showing an input key list window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a music fountain production step using a user key according to an embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which a music performance status bar and an input key list are displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention;

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: production computer 110: central control unit

111: audio signal input unit 112: sound card

113: display unit 114: key input unit

115: storage unit 120: amplification unit

130: speaker 200: control signal communication card

210: pump switching board 220: lamp switching board

310: pump module 320: lamp module

Music fountain production system according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, has a module address of itself, at least one external module for spraying the water of the reservoir or driving the lamp for receiving the external switching control signal ( 310, 320); The user input unit 114 sets and sets at least one of the external modules to a predetermined input key designated by the user, and matches the corresponding input key and the external module matched with the corresponding input key according to the detection of the user's selection key during playing of the user specified music. Setting a switching state for the field to create and store a music fountain operation scenario, while continuously generating a switching control signal and a module address according to the music fountain operation scenario when the music fountain is executed; A control signal communication card 200 mounted to the computer for directing and outputting a switching control signal and a module address generated by the computer for directing to the outside; And connected to the control signal communication card and connected to the external modules through a plurality of external connection channels for outputting a switching control signal from the control signal communication card to each external module through a corresponding module address related channel. Switching board 210; Characterized in that it comprises a.

Preferably, the directing computer 100 is an audio signal input unit 111 that enables the storage and playback of the music file recording medium in order to retain and use a digital sound source for directing and executing the operation scenario of the music fountain. And a sound card 112.

More preferably, the user input means 114 of the production computer 100 is characterized in that the computer keyboard or electronic music keyboard which is a digital input device.

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

In the following, the present invention is connected to a PC so that each of the fountain pumps can be switched by separate switching control signals, and supports the user to personally direct the turn-on state of the pumps according to a predetermined music flow through a key input. When the actual music fountain is driven, each pump of the fountain is switched and sprayed water according to the user's pump switching setting. Thus, it is easy to produce a colorful and dynamic music fountain. The present invention will be described as a preferred embodiment of the music fountain production system that can easily replace the existing fountain fountain, but the technical idea of the present invention is not limited or limited to this can be variously modified by those skilled in the art Of course.

1 is an exemplary view showing a music fountain production system to which the present invention is applied.

The music fountain directing system to which the present invention is applied is mounted on the directing computer 100 and the directing computer 100 that the user performs the operation of the music fountain, and transmits the module control signal according to the directing scenario to the outside. The control signal communication card 200 and the pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 of the fountain is turned on and off in accordance with the module control signal transmitted from the control signal communication card 200.

Referring to Figure 1 in more detail with respect to the music fountain production system according to an embodiment of the present invention,

The directing computer 100 outputs the music selected by the user to the outside during the production of the music fountain, and allows the user to preset the operation of each pump module and the lamp module of the fountain with respect to the corresponding music. The audio signal input unit 111, the sound card 112, the display unit 113, the key input unit 114, the storage unit 115 and a central control unit 110.

The production computer 100 is a personal computer device that is generally used, at least Pentium MMX 233MHz or more processing specifications and hardware with a built-in sound card is required, the memory is preferably equipped with a system of at least 64MB or more. The performing computer 100 for performing is not limited to the personal desktop computer device as described above, but may also be implemented as a computer device such as a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA) and an IMT2000.

The audio signal input unit 111 is a means for inputting music used for producing and executing music fountain of the present invention, and may be an audio recording medium or an internal disk drive inserted into a CD-ROM drive of a computer device.

In this case, the music file used may be a WAVE file or a compressed MP3 file, which is a digital sound standard of MS Windows, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The sound card 112 activates the digital audio signal input through the audio signal input unit 111 to enable an external output and transmits the digital audio signal to the external amplifying unit 120.

The amplifying unit 120 amplifies the audio sound source transmitted from the sound card 112 and transmits the sound to the speaker 130 so that the music of the corresponding audio signal input unit 111 can be output to the outside in an amplified state.

On the other hand, the display unit 113 is to display a variety of screens indicating the situation related to the production and execution of music fountain of the present invention.

On the other hand, the key input section 114 is provided as an input means for the user to control the production computer 100, in particular, each of the keys of the key input section 114, the desired pump module and lamp module desired by the user Each pump is set as a designated key for a specific bundle group which is assigned to a group, and when pumping a user's music fountain, a plurality of pumps designated as a bundle group in advance for the designated key are simply selected by the user. Enables the function of the module 310 and the lamp module 320 to operate.

The key input unit 114 may be a keyboard device generally used in a computer device, but may be applied to any digital input device having a plurality of keys and capable of outputting a key input signal according to a user's key selection. For example, an electronic music keyboard device that can cause the user to induce the user's music fountain, such as an actual music player, can be used as the key input unit 114.

The storage unit 115 registers information about the pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 connected to the outside, grouped bundle modules and corresponding designation keys designated by the user, and music fountain of the user. Music fountain operation scenario information according to the direction is stored.

The central control unit 110 controls the operation of each unit, and generates each control signal for the selected modules when the music fountain is directed or executed, and transmits the control signals to the control signal communication card 200 to be described later.

The control signal communication card 200 is mounted on the production computer 100 to transmit a module control signal which is a switching signal for each module transmitted from the central control unit 110 to the outside, such a control signal communication card 200 ) Is mounted as an PCI card in the expansion slot of the production computer 100 and can be operated with a suitable driver.

An example of such a control signal communication card 200 is shown in FIG.

The control signal communication card 200 transfers the received module control signal to the switching boards 210 and 220 for switching the corresponding module among the plurality of connected multi-channel switching boards 210 and 220. ) Turns on and off each module according to the transmitted module control signal.

The switching board may be a pump switching board 210 for controlling the on / off of the fountain injection-related pump or a lamp switching board 220 for controlling the on / off of the fountain lighting-related lamp, and the switching boards 210 and 220 may be Multichannels are provided to enable switching control of a plurality of modules. An example of such a multichannel 16CH switching board is shown in FIG.

In this case, each of the switching board is preferably provided with a separate power supply module.

In addition, the user can add pump intensity information or lamp intensity information to each module switching signal through the directing computer 100 as well as a simple music fountain operation driven only by a switching signal related to module on / off of a switching board. By allowing the user to control the intensity of the pump and the lamp, not only the on and off, the intensity of the lamp and the pump module may be controlled through an inverter or the like.

On the other hand, the overall flow of the music fountain production method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a music fountain production method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the central control unit 110 of the directing computer 100 collects connection address information about the pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 connected from an external fountain through the control signal communication card 200 and Each module 310 and 320 is given a separate name and listed, and stored in the storage unit 115 (S10).

At this time, the names of each of the modules 310 and 320 to be listed may be randomly given. Preferably, the names of the modules 310 and 320 may be directly input from the user so that the user may give an appropriate name corresponding to the characteristics of the corresponding fountain. This will allow more efficient and effective scenario editing during the production.

As shown in FIG. 5, an example of a list screen of the pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 in the state where the respective names and the connection addresses are shown is shown.

Next, the central control unit 110 sets at least one pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 selected by the user among the pump modules 310 and the lamp modules 320 of the connected fountain into one bundle group. And store the settings by matching the group with the input key specified by the user, so that the user's key can be controlled in advance so that control of the group of the group set with the corresponding input key can be performed only by the user selection operation of the designated input key. It will be set (S20).

Next, the central control unit 110 plays the music designated by the user, and receives the key input signal input from the user through the key input unit 114 during the music playback. By setting and storing the set group of the pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 in the on state for a corresponding key input time, the music fountain production scenario is configured to support the user's music fountain production according to music reproduction (S30).

In this case, the number of keys of the key input unit 114 input from the user is not limited to only a single key, and a plurality of keys may be input at the same time depending on whether the corresponding key input unit 114 is supported.

The central control unit 110 determines whether a scenario editing request signal for enabling the editing of the music fountain directing scenario created from the corresponding user is received (S40), and the user applies to the music fountain directing scenario that the user has already played. If the user wants to edit the information, the central control unit 110 displays an edit window that displays information on the previously produced music fountain production scenario, that is, each module name and turn-on time for each module, in text form from the corresponding user. Receive the directly edited scenario edit information to update the pre-stored music fountain production scenario information (S50).

Such a scenario editing window is shown in FIG.

Thus, by displaying the previously created music fountain production scenario information (each module name and module turn-on time) in the text state, and allowing the user to directly edit in the text state, the user can group the modules at the time of the presentation to produce detailed expressions. The parts that were difficult to achieve can be delicately modified in a state of the text at a glance, making it possible to produce a musical fountain closer to the intention of the director.

Meanwhile, the central control unit 110 extracts a music fountain directing scenario designated by the user according to a music fountain execution request of the corresponding user, and controls the music of the music fountain directing scenario to be output through the external speaker 130. At the same time, the control signal is received by transmitting the preset module control signal and module address information from the user to the switching boards 210 and 220 through the control signal communication card 200 at a predetermined time by directing the scenario according to the music. The pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 allows the operation set at the time set by the user to be made (S60).

At this time, an example of the music fountain execution window for executing the music fountain is shown in FIG. This music fountain execution can be performed not only by executing a single music fountain production scenario, but also by specifying a plurality of music fountain production scenarios through the "plus" and "remove" menus shown in the drawings, so that the resident monitor agent can perform the continuous execution. Continuous music fountains can be executed without the need.

The user-specified pump and lamp module groups in step S20 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 8 for the respective user key and matching setup step.

8 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a step of setting a user-specified pump and lamp module groups to match each user key according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the central control unit 110 of the production computer 100 is a bundle for setting at least one or more modules of the pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 from the user to one module group desired by the user A selection signal regarding a setting request menu is received (S21).

The central control unit 110 displays a module list window including information on the pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 of the external fountain connected and confirmed through the control signal communication card 200 (S22). .

An example of such a module list window is shown in FIG.

The central control unit 110 requests a user input for the name of the bundled group from the user and receives information about the group name of the group input by the user through the key input unit 114 (S23).

The central control unit 110 receives and recognizes selection information regarding at least one module name selected by a corresponding user from a list of names of the pump module 310 and the lamp module 320 displayed in the module list window, and selects the selected module. Receive a bundle request signal to set them to one group (S24).

At this time, the user selection for each of these modules is possible by a push selection method using a mouse.

The central control unit 110 displays, on the display unit, an input key list window including information on input key lists that can be set and connected in the key input unit 114 (S25).

An example of such an input key list window is shown in FIG.

The central control unit 110 receives selection information for one input key selected by a corresponding user from a name list of input keys of the key input unit 114 displayed in the input key list window, In operation S26, the group matching setting information in which the user-selected input key and the group group of the set fountains are matched with each other is matched with each other.

On the other hand, with reference to Figure 11 with respect to the music fountain production step using the user key in step S30 as follows.

11 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a music fountain production step using a user key according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The central control unit 110 of the directing computer 100 receives a music fountain directing request signal for directing the user to direct a music fountain scenario (S31).

The central control unit 110 displays a music playing status bar for recognizing the progress of the music playing on the display unit 113 and a list of input keys matched with a specific module group predetermined by the corresponding user (S32).

12 shows an example of a screen on which a music performance status bar and an input key list are displayed.

The central control unit 110 notifies the user by displaying the beginning of the music fountain production on the display unit 113, and then plays the music designated by the corresponding user, and through the music playing status bar displayed on the display unit 113. The situation of the music performance is displayed along the flow of playing time (S33).

The situation display of the music performance can be easily recognized by the user by displaying through the block movement in the music performance status bar.

The central controller 110 determines whether a specific key selection signal is input from the user through the key input unit 114 while playing music (S34), and recognizes that the user has pressed a specific key through the key input unit 114. When the central control unit 110 recognizes an input key pressed by the user through a corresponding key selection signal, the central control unit 110 searches for the storage unit 115 by using the recognized information of the corresponding input key. The matched bundle module information is extracted (S35).

The central control unit 110 recognizes an input duration time, that is, a key press duration time, of an input key recognized as being pressed by the user through the key input unit 114, and inputs input duration time information of the corresponding input key and the corresponding input key. In operation S36, information about the modules (module group) to be turned on in accordance with the selection of S1 is activated.

In this case, as recorded information, as shown in FIG. 6, the time when each module is turned on is recorded for each module, so that text editing of the music fountain scenario can be easily performed later.

The central control unit 110 determines whether or not a directing overlay request signal has been input from the corresponding user so as to add a new module motion directing situation to the motion scenario of the musical fountain produced through the above process and update it (S37). If the user wants to add another module motion directing situation to the previously performed music fountain operation scenario, the user may add another module operation to the operation scenario situation of the previously played music fountain by performing the procedure in step S33. To help.

Next, the central control unit 110 stores the music fountain production scenario defining the module operation of the fountain according to the music performance produced by the user in the storage unit 115 (S38).

The present invention described above is possible to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, various substitutions, modifications and changes can be made within the scope without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the above-described embodiments and attached It is not limited to the drawing.

As described above, the music fountain directing system shown in the present invention is connected to the PC so that each of the fountain pumps can be switched by a separate switching control signal, respectively, and the user turns on the pumps according to the flow of music specified in advance. It is possible to create individual music through key input, and when the actual music fountain is driven, each pump of the fountain is switched according to the pump switching setting of the user so that the water is sprayed to facilitate the production of colorful and dynamic music fountain. It is also possible to convert existing fountains into music fountains easily using a personal computer (PC) that anyone can have with a simple connection.

The operation scenario of the music fountain produced by the user can be displayed in a text state, so that the user can grasp the operation state of the scenario at a glance and easily modify the operation of the fountain according to the music fountain scenario by simply editing the text.

Claims (3)

At least one external module (310, 320) having its own module address and receiving external switching control signals to inject water from a reservoir or to drive a lamp for lighting; The user input unit 114 sets and sets at least one of the external modules to a predetermined input key designated by the user, and matches the corresponding input key and the external module matched with the corresponding input key according to the detection of the user's selection key during playing of the user specified music. Setting a switching state for the field to create and store a music fountain operation scenario, while continuously generating a switching control signal and a module address according to the music fountain operation scenario when the music fountain is executed; A control signal communication card 200 mounted to the computer for directing and outputting a switching control signal and a module address generated by the computer for directing to the outside; And A switch connected to the control signal communication card and connected to the external modules through a plurality of external connection channels thereof to output a switching control signal from the control signal communication card to each external module through a corresponding channel address related channel; Board 210; Music fountain production system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The directing computer 100 includes an audio signal input unit 111 and a sound card for enabling the storage and reproduction of a music file recording medium for owning and using a digital sound source for directing and executing an operation scenario of a music fountain. 112) A music fountain directing system comprising: 112). The method according to claim 1 or 2, The user input means (114) of the production computer (100) is a music fountain production system, characterized in that the computer keyboard or electronic music keyboard as a digital input device.