WO2001093261A1 - Appareil et procede permettant de fournir un service d'accompagnement de chanson/d'interpretation musicale via un terminal sans fil - Google Patents

Appareil et procede permettant de fournir un service d'accompagnement de chanson/d'interpretation musicale via un terminal sans fil Download PDF

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WO2001093261A1
WO2001093261A1 PCT/KR2001/000940 KR0100940W WO0193261A1 WO 2001093261 A1 WO2001093261 A1 WO 2001093261A1 KR 0100940 W KR0100940 W KR 0100940W WO 0193261 A1 WO0193261 A1 WO 0193261A1
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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing song accompanying/music playing service using a wireless terminal in a wireless communication network, which includes cellular mobile communications of CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), PCS (Personal Communication System), other mobile communication system used in foreign countries, and so called next generation mobile communication systems such as IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication-2000 ) , UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service), interlocked with an Internet, and a computer readable medium storing program code for realizing the method.
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • PCS Personal Communication System
  • next generation mobile communication systems such as IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication-2000 ) , UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service), interlocked with an Internet, and a computer readable medium storing program code for realizing the method.
  • IMT-2000 International Mobile Telecommunication-2000
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service
  • the present invention discloses song accompanying/music playing service system, without a heavy weight and expensive portable computer, capable of providing song accompanying data to a light weight wireless terminal (desirably, mobile phone) for additional services such as song accompanying/music playing service by touching a keypad of the wireless terminal with fingers.
  • a light weight wireless terminal desirably, mobile phone
  • accompaniment means making sounds of various musical instruments for singers, and as the development of the electronic engineering, accompaniment played back by electronic sound processing devices replaces a lot of manual accompaniment.
  • These devices offer accompaniment by synthesizing and signalizing the sound wave from a digital sound module for some musical instruments excluding human voice. Also a 'NORAEBANG' (Karaoke) service, which integrates these electronic devices with television, and gives singers the lyric texts with the background sound and videos on TV for amusement, is common in these days.
  • These accompanying devices include memory units storing accompanying data for many songs , and have to update the memory units periodically for new songs.
  • a hybrid communication network desirably, wireless communication network interlocked with an Internet/Intranet
  • an apparatus of the present invention for providing song accompanying service using a wireless terminal comprises: a song accompanying file provision unit for receiving song accompanying files (that is, 'NORAEBANG' files) representing the lyric texts, the singing order, and the accompanying sound for the selected song through the wireless communication network; a display unit for displaying the lyric texts and the singing order of the song accompanying files; a user input unit for receiving voice input of a user in accordance with the singing order displayed on the display unit; a song accompanying processing unit for storing the song accompanying files, providing the lyric texts and the singing order in the song accompanying file to the display unit, and outputting the voice of the singer inputted through the user input unit and the song accompanying sound excluding the voice of the singer; a playing unit for combining the voice of the singer and the song accompanying sound from the song accompanying processing unit and playing it back; and an outputting unit for outputting the sound played back by the playing unit.
  • song accompanying file provision unit for receiving song accompanying files (that is, '
  • an apparatus of the present invention for providing music playing service using a wireless terminal comprises: a music playing file provision unit for receiving music playing files (that is, Virtual Orchestra System (VOS) file) representing the designated sound in the timing of playing operation by partitioning notes based on the play order and the musical instruments, and the background sound excluding the designated sound through the wireless communication networks; a display unit for displaying electronic musical notes in the music playing file as an electronic musical score that shows the play order of the notes; a user input unit for receiving playing operation inputs from a user in accordance with the play order of notes in the electronic musical score on the display unit; a music playing processing unit for storing the music playing files, converting the notes for a selected musical instrument in the music playing file to an electronic musical score representing the play order, providing the converted score to the display unit, and generating the designated sound manipulated by the user input unit and the background sound excluding the designated sound; a playing unit for combining the designated sound and the background sound from the music playing processing unit and playing it back; and
  • VOS Virtual Orchestra System
  • a method of the present invention for providing song accompanying service using a wireless terminal, in a wireless communication network interlocked with an Internet includes: a first step of dialing the main number for song accompanying service using a wireless terminal and accessing a web server for song accompanying service; and a second step of providing the menu items for song accompanying service to the wireless terminal; and a third step of providing song accompanying files (that is, 'NORAEBANG' file) which represent the lyric texts, the singing order, and the accompanying sound for a selected song in the menu items, in response to the user's request.
  • song accompanying files that is, 'NORAEBANG' file
  • the method of the present invention for providing song accompanying service further includes: a forth step of downloading and storing the song accompanying file in a storing unit; a fifth step of, in response to user's request, reading the selected song accompanying file among song accompanying files in the storing unit, displaying the lyric texts and the singing order on a display unit, and outputting the accompanying sound; a sixth step of receiving the voice input of the user in accordance with the singing order on the display unit; and a seventh step of combining the voice of the user and the accompanying sound and outputting it.
  • the method of the present invention for providing song accompanying service further includes an eighth step of outputting the achievement mark for the selected song on the display unit.
  • a method of the present invention for providing music playing service using a wireless terminal includes: a first step of dialing the main number for music playing service using a wireless terminal, and accessing a web server for music playing service; and a second step of providing the menu items for music playing service to the wireless terminal; and a third step of, in response to the user's request, providing music playing files (that is, Virtual Orchestra System (VOS) files) representing the designated sound in the timing of playing operation by partitioning notes based on the play order and the musical instruments, and the background sound excluding the designated sound.
  • VOS Virtual Orchestra System
  • the method of the present invention for 'providing music playing service further includes: a forth step of downloading and storing the music playing file in a storing unit; a fifth step of, in response to user's request, reading the selected music playing file among music playing files in the storing unit, displaying electronic musical notes in the music playing files as an electronic musical score that shows the play order of the notes, and outputting the background sound; a sixth step of receiving the input operation of the user in accordance with the play order on the display unit; and a seventh step of combining the designated sound and the background sound and outputting it.
  • the method of the present invention for providing music playing service further includes an eighth step of outputting the achievement mark for the selected music on the display unit.
  • the method of the present invention for providing music playing service further includes: a ninth step of dialing the main number for song accompanying service using the wireless terminal, and accessing the web server; a tenth step of providing the menu items for song accompanying service to the wireless terminal; and an eleventh step of, in response to the user's request, providing song accompanying files (that is, 'NORAEBANG' files) which represent the lyric texts, the singing order, and the accompanying sound for a selected song in the menu items .
  • song accompanying files that is, 'NORAEBANG' files
  • the method of the present invention for providing music playing service further includes: a twelfth step of downloading and storing the song accompanying file in a storing unit; a thirteenth step of, in response to user's request, reading the selected NORAEBANG file among NORAEBANG files in the storing unit, displaying the lyric texts and the singing order on a display unit, and outputting the accompanying sound; the fourteenth step of receiving the voice input of the user according to the singing order on the display unit; and a fifteenth step of combining the voice of the user and the accompanying sound and outputting it.
  • the method of the present invention for providing music playing service further includes a sixteenth step of outputting the achievement mark for the selected song on the display unit.
  • a computer readable medium of the present invention stores the program codes for realizing: a first function of dialing the main number for the song accompanying service using a wireless terminal and accessing a web server for the song accompanying service; a second function of providing the menu items for song accompanying service to the wireless terminal; and a third function of, in response to the user's request, providing song accompanying files which represent the lyric texts, the singing order, and the accompanying sound for a selected song in the menu items.
  • the computer readable medium of the present invention further stores the program code for realizing: a forth function of downloading and storing the song accompanying file in a storing unit; a fifth function of, in response to user's request, reading the selected song accompanying file among song accompanying files in the storing unit, displaying the lyric texts and the singing order on a display unit, and outputting the accompanying sound; a sixth function of receiving the voice input of the user in accordance with the singing order on the display unit; and a seventh function of combining the voice of the user and the accompanying sound, and outputting it.
  • the computer readable medium of the present invention stores the program code for realizing: a first function of dialing the main number for music playing service using a wireless terminal and accessing a web server for song accompanying service; and a second function of providing the menu items for music playing service to the wireless terminal; and a third function of, in response to the user's request, providing • usic playing files (that is, Virtual Orchestra System (VOS) files) which represent the designated sound in the timing of playing operation by partitioning notes based on the play order and the musical instruments, and the background sound excluding the designated sound
  • VOS Virtual Orchestra System
  • a computer readable medium of the present invention further stores the program codes for realizing: a forth function of downloading and storing the music playing file in a storing unit; a fifth function of, in response to user's request, reading the selected music playing file among music playing files in the storing unit, displaying electronic musical notes in the music playing files as an electronic musical score that shows the play order of the notes, and outputting the background sound; a sixth function of receiving the input operation of the user in accordance, with the play order on the display unit; and a seventh function of combining the designated sound and the background sound and outputting it.
  • a computer readable medium of the present invention further stores the program codes for realizing an eighth function of outputting the achievement mark for the selected music on the display unit.
  • the computer readable medium of the present invention further stores the program codes for realizing: a ninth function of dialing the main number for the song accompanying service using a wireless terminal and accessing a web server for the song accompanying service; a tenth function of providing the menu items for song accompanying service to the wireless terminal; and an eleventh function of, in response to the user's request, providing song accompanying files (that is, 'NORAEBANG' files) which represent the lyric texts, the singing order, and the accompanying sound for a selected song in the menu items .
  • song accompanying files that is, 'NORAEBANG' files
  • the computer readable medium of the present invention further stores the program code for realizing: a twelfth function of downloading and storing the song accompanying file in a storing unit; a thirteenth function of, in response to user's request, reading the selected song accompanying file among song accompanying files in the storing unit, displaying the lyric texts and the singing order on a display unit, and outputting the accompanying sound; a fourteenth function of receiving the voice input of the user in accordance with the singing order on the display unit; and a fifteenth function of combining the voice of the user and the accompanying sound and outputting it.
  • the computer readable medium of the present invention further stores the program codes for realizing a sixteenth function of outputting the achievement mark for the selected song on the display unit.
  • the VOS (Virtual Orchestra System) file is used for the music playing file, and the song accompanying music file is made by inserting sync between the lyric texts and the beat to the VOS file.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the hardware system applied for the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of a song accompanying/music playing service system in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of song accompanying service method in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the music playing service method in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating the electronic score displaying method in the music playing service in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating the designated sound output method in the music playing service in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating the achievement mark displaying method the in the music playing service in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the process for partitioning and storing notes for each musical instrument in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic view illustrating an embodiment of the method of generating the VOS file in the process for partitioning and storing notes in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic view illustrating an embodiment of the complexity adjustment method in the process for partitioning and storing notes for each musical instrument in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating another hardware system applied for the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a comparative diagram between the delta time information in a digital music file and the absolute time information in a VOS file.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of the conversion process from the delta time information in a digital music file to the absolute time information.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the hardware system applied for the present invention, and shows the structure of the hybrid communication system where the wireless communication network is interlocked with an Internet/Intranet. The interlocking process between an Internet/Intranet and a wireless communication network is explained in the first.
  • the hybrid communication system applied for the present invention provides song accompanying/music playing service by interlocking an Internet/Intranet with a wireless communication system such as a mobile telecommunication system through a mobile signal interf ce 30 and a media transform such as a vocoder 40.
  • the mobile telecommunication network is equipped with mobile switching centers (MSC), base station controllers (BSC), and a base station transceiver substation (BTS) 20, and communicates with mobile stations 10.
  • MSC mobile switching centers
  • BSC base station controllers
  • BTS base station transceiver substation
  • the mobile station 10 is a portable communication terminal, and is located in the range covered by any one of base stations.
  • the information on a mobile station is transmitted to mobile switching centers through base station controllers, and the information from a mobile switching center is transmitted to the mobile station 10 through the base station controllers (BSC) and the base station (BTS).
  • BSC base station controllers
  • BTS base station
  • the mobile station 10 can be a terminal for cellular mobile communication, PCS (personal communication system), IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication-2000 ) , UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service), or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants).
  • PCS personal communication system
  • IMT-2000 International Mobile Telecommunication-2000
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service
  • PDA Personal Digital Assistants
  • a mobile communication system uses a paging channel of CDMA type, while, if the line is busy, uses a forward traffic channel. In transmitting messages, it uses an access channel, while, if the line is busy, uses a reverse traffic channel.
  • Transmitted/Received messages at the mobile station is routed to the base station (BTS), the base station controller (BSC) for high frequency signal processing and call processing, and the mobile switching center (MSC).
  • the base station (BTS) makes a connection between the mobile stations and the base station controller (BSC), and carries out wired/wireless conversion by carrying out wireless communication with the mobile station 10, while wired communication with the base station controller (BSC).
  • the base station controller (BSC) coordinates communications among the base stations (BTS) 20 by making a connection between the base station (BTS) 20 and the mobile switching center (MSC), and carries out signal processing for those communications .
  • the mobile switching center (MSC) deals with call processing for subscribers, and carries out call setup/release by communicating with the base station controllers and additional service.
  • the hybrid communication system interlocking a mobile communication network with an Internet/Intranet provides song accompanying/music playing service through the mobile signal interface and media transform such as vocoder
  • data coding formats are needed to be transformed for interlocking because the data coding formats available in each network system are different.
  • one network system transforms a data into a common coding format and the other network system retransforms the data into it's own coding format.
  • the VOS Virtual Orchestra System
  • the VOS file can be generated from MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) files and the details of the process are illustrated in FIG. 8.
  • MIDI has been considered as international standards for the compatibility in transmitting information on playing of musical instruments, and most electronic musical instruments can send/receive the data based on MIDI standards.
  • the electronic musical instruments for domestic use are divided into the electronic organ, the electronic piano, and the electronic keyboard etc., and these instruments synthesize and output sound waves using analog or digital circuits.
  • MIDI is a kind of international standards for compatibility of the information on playing of musical instruments, and it utilizes the dedicated five-pin cable for sending/receiving channel and system messages.
  • the channel message may include the playing information, such as scale, interval, dynamic and transformation of timbre programs, etc.
  • PCs Personal Computers
  • the electronic musical instruments can be controlled by the PCs.
  • the signals in the PC are required to be converted to MIDI signals for electronic musical instruments, and then the MIDI interface is required for this purpose.
  • the MIDI interfaces may be divided into the intelligent type with CPU and the non-intelligent type without it.
  • sixteen-different channel information can be transmitted through just one cable, and therefore the concert playing is accomplished by an automatic or manual playing for a single user of plural musical instruments.
  • a song accompanying file (that is, 'NORAEBANG' file) is formed by inserting sync between the lyric texts and the beat to the VOS file.
  • the mobile station 10 is supposed to be equipped with' the song accompanying/music playing service device 14 of FIG. 2.
  • a web server 50 provides song accompanying/music playing service programs, and enables users to make use of song accompanying (NORAEBANG) service, or music playing service in solo/orchestra.
  • the mobile station 10 is connected with the web server 50 through hybrid communication networks. It downloads, installs, and stores the song accompanying (NORAEBANG) /music playing programs, and therefore, realizes the song accompanying (NORAEBANG) and music playing in solo/orchestra.
  • N the song accompanying
  • the users who exist in different countries such as country A (for example USA), country B (for example Japan), country C (for example Korea) ... country N in real space, can sing in chorus or play in orchestra in virtual environment by playing each own musical instrument. It is realized by synthesizing the users ' voices and the accompaniment sound or superposing the designated sound directed by the users and the sound effect of the background sound provided by the system.
  • the web server 50 For this virtual environment, the web server 50 generates and provides the VOS files representing notes partitioned for each musical instrument from source files such as MIDI files, and the song accompanying (NORAEBANG) files representing the lyric texts, the singing order, and the accompanying sound by inserting sync between the lyric texts and the beat to the VOS files.
  • source files such as MIDI files
  • NDAEBANG song accompanying
  • the mobile station 10 includes: a) a song accompanying/music playing file provision unit (141) for receiving song accompanying (that is,
  • NORAEBANG files representing the lyric texts, the singing order, and the accompanying sound, or music playing (that is, VOS (Virtual Orchestra System)) files representing the designated sound in the timing of playing operation by partitioning notes based on the play order and the musical instruments, and the background sound excluding the designated sound through wireless communication networks; b) a display unit for displaying the lyric texts and the singing order of the song accompanying files or the electronic musical notes of the music playing file as an electronic musical score that shows the play order of the notes; c) a user input unit (a microphone or a keypad) 11 for receiving the voice input of a user in accordance with the singing order or the playing operation inputs from a user in accordance with the play order of notes on the display unit 12; d) a song accompanying/music processing unit (142) for storing the NORAEBANG or VOS files, providing the lyric texts and the singing order in the NORAEBANG file to the display unit 12, or converting the notes for the selected musical instrument in the VOS file to an
  • the keypad of the wireless communication terminal is used for the playing operation in music playing service.
  • the song accompanying/music playing file provision unit (141), the song accompanying/music processing unit (142), and the playing unit (143) construct the song accompanying/music playing service device 14.
  • the mobile station 10 is supposed to be equipped with the song accompanying/music playing service device 14.
  • the web server 50 runs a ARS (Automatically Response System) and provides the song accompanying/music playing service menu items to the user.
  • ARS Automatically Response System
  • Voice or SMS Short Message Service
  • the mobile station can be equipped with the NORAEBANG/music playing service menu.
  • a customer can select songs instantly through the internal NORAEBANG/music playing service menu.
  • the web server 50 When the customer select "1. NORAEBANG" or "2. Music Playing", the web server 50 reads the index of a database 60 and transmits it to the mobile station 10.
  • the index has large classification (desirably by genre of song), middle classification (desirably by singer), and small classification (desirably by title of song), and the web server 50 searches and transmits the index for customer's request in top-down manner.
  • the web server searches songs including the character in the database 60, makes a new index instantly and transmits it to the mobile station 10.
  • the mobile station 10 represents the received index as characters on the display unit 12, and therefore the customer selects and downloads specific songs in the index.
  • the downloaded song can be stored in a storage unit, and downloading step for the songs will be skipped.
  • the NORAEBANG service can provide both solo and chorus mode, and the music playing service can provide both solo and orchestra mode.
  • keyboard instruments can be used for the input unit 11 of the mobile station.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of song accompanying service method in accordance with the present invention.
  • the web server 50 provides the song accompanying/music playing service menu items to the user.
  • the user selects a song through the NORAEBANG/music playing service menu (302), and downloads (303) and stores (304) a NORAEBANG file for the selected song.
  • the user can select a song through internal NORAEBANG/music playing service menu, and skip the downloading step if the file for the selected song is already stored in a memory unit.
  • the user reads the NORAEBANG file for the selected song (305) and plays it back (306).
  • the mobile station 10 displays the lyric texts and the singing order (for example, by making the characters to be sung blink or displaying them as bold characters) on the display unit 12 (307).
  • the mobile station plays the song (309) by combining the user's voice and the song accompanying sound.
  • the achievement mark can be shown on the display unit 34 (for example, point numbers, or evaluation grade, such as "Excellent", “Very Good”, “Good” "Poor”...) (310).
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of music playing service method in accordance with the present invention.
  • the web server 50 provides the song accompanying/music playing service menu items to the user.
  • the user selects the music through the NORAEBANG/music playing service menu (402), and
  • the web server makes a list out of the present database 60, provides it to the user, and gets a selection input for playing through a input unit (a keypad) 11.
  • the web server provides the VOS file, which is generated from the process for partitioning notes for each musical instrument and storing it (see FIG. 8), to the song accompanying/music playing file provision unit (141) of the mobile station 10.
  • the mobile station 10 reads the information on playing the musical instrument from the song accompanying/music playing file provision unit (141), and stores the information in a fast accessible memory unit for utilizing the information at a real time.
  • the mobile station 10 In the music playing process in the mobile station 10, the mobile station 10 provides the list of the musical instruments available for the selected music, and gets the selection input (405). Next, the mobile station 10 displays the electronic score for the selected musical instrument on the display unit (406). In most cases, the length of an electronic score is too long to be shown on a display unit at a time, so the electronic score should be scrolled to the part to be played according to the playing timing. This displaying process is as illustrated in FIG. 5. The notes of part A are transformed to part B.
  • the song accompanying/music playing processing means (142) recognizes the user's playing (407).
  • the song accompanying/music playing processing unit outputs the notes corresponding to the user input keys (the VOS output messages for the designated sound) (408) and the other notes for the unselected musical instruments (the VOS output messages for the background sound) (409) to the playing unit (143).
  • the input goes out without any simplification step, while, for the simplified electronic score, the note nearest to the real input, instead of the original input, goes out through a simplification step. For example, as illustrated in FIG.
  • the sound corresponding to the notes played by the user with a musical instrument and the background sound corresponding to the notes played by the song accompanying/music playing processing unit (142) automatically, are mixed at a real-time by the playing unit, and go out through the speaker 13 (410).
  • the achievement mark generated by comparing the user's playing 7b with the original music 7a, can be shown as illustrated in FIG. 7.
  • the step of displaying an electronic score (406), receiving the user input (407), outputting the designated sound (408), and the background sound (409) for unselected musical instrument automatically (409), and combining process for orchestral playing are repeated until the playing is over.
  • the designated sound of first and second user are mixed with the sound of other musical instruments, which are not played by the users, at a real time, and the orchestral (concert) playing is accomplished by making the mixed sound heard to each user using communication networks such as Internet. It is obvious that the concert playing for more than two users follows the same way.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the method for partitioning notes for each musical instrument and storing them, which shows the process that the web server 50 generates the VOS file in the music playing service.
  • FIG. 12 is a comparative diagram for explaining the concept of the delta time information in an ordinary digital music file and the absolute time information in the VOS file in accordance with the music playing service method of the present invention
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the conversion procedure of the delta time information to the absolute time information in accordance with the present invention. As illustrated in FIG.
  • the web server 50 classifies MIDI messages to obtain necessary information in a MIDI file (a digital music file in MIDI format utilized as a source file in this music playing system) on the basis of type and stores them in a database 60 (110).
  • the messages are divided into control messages (such as volume control, sound effect, etc), playing messages, and musical instrument configuration messages etc., and the time domain of the entire messages in the MIDI file is defined as a delta time.
  • all the time information of messages is decided based on a time gap between the prior time information and the current time information (see FIG. 12) .
  • the MIDI format message defined as the delta time have to be converted to those of the absolute time for a Virtual Orchestral playing (802).
  • FIG. 12 illustrating the display of the time information on messages to be played. That is, in FIG. 12, the left part shows the delta time information and the right part the absolute time information.
  • the conversion of the delta time to the absolute time can be explained by the flowchart of FIG. 13. That is, the conversion of the delta time information of the MIDI format message to the absolute time information is accomplished by an initialization of setting the first value of the delta time (usually '0') as the initial value of the absolute time (121), and it repeatedly performs the steps of deciding if there is any unconverted delta time information (123) and setting the absolute time value of the current target message by adding the current delta time value of target message to the previous absolute time value (125) until there is no more messages having unconverted delta time information.
  • the present invention forms a VOS file so that a user may select just one musical instrument through all the playing time, change the instrument during the playing time, or plural users may play with each their own musical instrument simultaneously.
  • the input unit for playing all the range of notes without any modification such as simplification may be required, but in most cases unskilled people don't have ability to play such a sophisticated musical instrument. Then the simplification of the playing operation is necessary so that unskilled people play musical instruments without excessive training, and, on the contrary, for the advanced player, the complication of the playing operation may be required (803).
  • additional modification such as a change of the arrangement of the note and deletion of the notes to be played, can be made for the new style electronic score generated in the above steps (805).
  • additional modification such as a change of the arrangement of the note and deletion of the notes to be played
  • an editor can be used for adjusting the complexity by deleting the notes, as illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • additional advertising information (advertising words, images, sound clips for some corporation, goods, music) can be inserted for such idle time.
  • specification of the display time for the advertising information with the information itself enlarges the utility of the VOS file.
  • VOS file is generated (806).
  • users can have one's own character images in virtual space, and transform them in accordance with the quantity of playing time or the grade of achievement mark. And it can be compared with other users character image through networks .
  • his character image shape of human, pat, figure etc.
  • his character images show bad expression, get reduced in size, or are degenerated.
  • the achievement of users can be connected with the variation of character images such as dancing, delighted expression, some gesture, or voice message for congratulating.
  • the display of fireworks images or the blink of screen can be used too.
  • the user's achievement also can be connected with electronic games. That is, the armors or advantageous positions used in the electronic games can be given in reward for user's achievement. Also, free gifts, gift certificates, qualification for some events, or electronic cash for e-commerce may be given in reward for user's achievement.
  • the VOS (Virtual Orchestra System) file is supposed to be used for a song accompanying/music playing file, but it is not confined to the VOS file.
  • MIDI file also can be used for the song accompanying/music playing service using wireless terminal, and it is obvious that such a transformation has the same effect as the embodiment of the present invention and is within the technical aspect of the present invention.
  • the apparatus for song accompanying/music playing can be implemented at a low cost by using wireless communication terminal, and any subscribers (or users) for wireless communication can enjoy NORAEBANG/music playing service with his own favorite songs.
  • the NORAEBANG/music playing service can be a very useful game for leisure, amusement, even development of sensibility.
  • users can sing in chorus with other users in a virtual environment as if in real environment, and even the unskilled users are able to play the favorite music easily.
  • one or more distributed users can play in orchestra with each own virtual musical instrument without any expensive real musical instruments, studio, or other equipments .

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La présente invention concerne un appareil et un procédé permettant de fournir un service d'accompagnement de chanson/d'interprétation musicale utilisant un terminal sans fil. Cet appareil qui fournit un service d'accompagnement de chanson dans un réseau sans fil interverrouillé avec Internet comprend: une unité de fourniture de fichier d'accompagnement de chanson qui permet de recevoir un fichier d'accompagnement de chanson comportant les paroles de la chanson, l'ordre d'interprétation, et la musique d'accompagnement de chanson, en fonction de la chanson, via un réseau sans fil; une unité d'affichage qui permet d'afficher les paroles de la chanson et l'ordre d'interprétation du fichier d'accompagnement de chanson; une unité d'entrée d'utilisateur qui permet de recevoir les signaux vocaux de l'utilisateur en fonction de l'ordre d'interprétation affiché sur l'unité d'affichage; une unité de traitement de musique d'accompagnement qui permet de stocker le fichier d'accompagnement de chanson, de fournir les paroles de la chanson et l'ordre d'interprétation du fichier d'accompagnement de chanson sur l'unité d'affichage, et de sortir les signaux vocaux de l'utilisateur et la musique d'accompagnement de chanson; une unité d'interprétation qui permet d'interpréter la chanson en associant la voix de l'utilisateur et la musique d'accompagnement de chanson à partir de l'unité de traitement de la musique d'accompagnement; et enfin, une unité de sortie qui permet de sortir la chanson interprétée par l'unité d'interprétation.
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