JP3405841B2 - A method and apparatus for registering eighteen favorite songs in a karaoke machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for registering a favorite song No. 18 in a karaoke apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Karaoke devices and communication karaoke devices emit a melody of a song from a speaker, and a display device displays an image of a landscape or a person matching the lyrics and the song. Superimposed. For example, a communication karaoke device receives a music signal corresponding to a request song number from an ISDN (optical fiber high-density information) line, stores the music signal in a storage device, and reproduces and reproduces it by a reproducing device.

In a package type karaoke device such as a jukebox, a compact disc CD, a laser disc LD, a compact disc graphic CD-
Thousands of songs are stored in a mass storage device such as G. In such a karaoke apparatus, when the number of the requested music piece is keyed in, the CD to which the number belongs is selected from a large number, the music piece of that number is selected from the CD, and the reproduction apparatus reproduces and plays it. On a display device such as a CRT, a background image and a telop of the words of the lyrics are displayed as the music progresses.

A familiar customer at a given store can register his or her eighteenth song. The customer previously registers his or her favorite and favorite song in the karaoke device by the song number or the song data itself. Generally, in a package type karaoke device, the song number is registered in a storage device,
In the online karaoke device, song data is registered in the storage device. At the time of request, the customer simply inputs his or her own identification code and the number 18 song is called.

Now, in karaoke performance, not only the performance but also an atmosphere created by the environment around the performance is created, which is a so-called singing effect amplification factor. This effect amplifying factor is also displayed on the display device with the setting screen and is performed from the ten key for request. There are individual differences in the set values and conditions of the effect amplifying factors, and the customer A and the customer B are different even if the same tune is No. 18. The effect amplification factor will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the online karaoke device 2 is roughly divided into a display device 9, a sound control unit 22, and some speakers 23.

In FIG. 4, a small display 24 is provided on the surface of the sound control unit 22 for displaying the sound condition. The display 24 has a graphic equalizer function for displaying sounds in a bar graph that changes sound, a spectrum analyzer function, and the like. Further, the sound control unit 22 has a key control function and a speed control function, and has an additional function of vocal in the sound content.

[0007] The sound effects during performance have the functions of adding vocal sounds to the melody of a piece of music, emphasizing and weakening the treble part, and emphasizing and weakening the bass part. There is a function that emphasizes the occurrence of echo in the high-pitched part, emphasizes it in the low-pitched part, or weakens it. There is also a function to speed up or slow down the tempo of the melody of a song. For the display effect on the display device 9, a background image can be appropriately selected for the sea, mountains, and urban areas according to the type of song.

Further, there is a function of selecting the typeface of the telop character. The karaoke device 2 not only plays a song and displays the lyrics characters as a telop, but also operates by combining the above-mentioned functions in accordance with the singing, thereby enlivening the atmosphere of karaoke. These various functions are so-called effect amplification factors, and the effect amplification factors are set by calling the setting screen on the display device 9 and changing / setting the contents of the setting screen by software. The following table shows an example of the effect amplification factor setting screen.

[0009]

Conventionally, since the eighteenth music itself can be registered for each customer, it can be called and played with one touch by simply inputting an identification symbol at the time of request. However, the setting screen of the effect amplification factor of the music is displayed on the display device 9 each time and the setting value is input, which is time-consuming and troublesome.

[0011]

In the past, it was not possible to set the set values of various effect functions related to a called song at the same time as the eighteenth song was called and set in the karaoke apparatus. Since the setting is troublesome, it was not possible to maximize the atmosphere by using the standard set value. According to the present invention, at the same time as calling the eighteenth song to the karaoke device, at the same time, the set values of various effect functions for a specific customer can be called and set in the karaoke device, thereby effectively utilizing the karaoke device. The purpose is to plan.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is good at a karaoke device for playing a song, reading a background image, superimposing the lyrics characters on the background image and displaying the superimposed image on a display device. Improve the method of registering the eighteenth song. A favorite song associated with the customer's identification name registered from the input means and a selection condition for designating a character typeface for each favorite song are stored in the storage device. The favorite song is read from the storage device based on the inputted customer identification name, the read favorite song is played, and the typeface of the characters of the lyrics is changed based on the selection condition of the favorite song.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, the case where the karaoke apparatus is a communication karaoke apparatus will be described. ISDN line 31
In the database of the host base station at the end of, a large number of pieces of music are stored, and font information necessary for character information and various latest information are updated and stored.

First, song data including lyrics is sent from an external host base station to the communication control unit NCU8 via the ISDN line 31. The central processing unit CPU5 temporarily stores the song data including the lyrics in the work memory W which is a buffer.
It records in RAM10. The song data is read out from the WRAM 10, demodulated into sound data by the song data decoding circuit MIDI6, and is played as music from the reproducing device 14. To request a song, enter the song number from the remote controller 1 or the ten key 3 on the control unit.

The CPU 5 is an image from the LD 15 or a WRAM
The telop of the lyrics from 10 is image-processed by the image memory VRAM 4, and then displayed on the display device 9, and a setting screen for determining environmental conditions is also displayed. The infrared signal from the remote controller 1 is received by the receiver 13, decoded by the CPU 5, and decoded according to the program from the program memory ROM 12. The storage device 7 is composed of a semiconductor memory RAM for writing and reading, and in response to a command from the CPU 5, song data including lyrics from the outside and set values for designating a performance environment input from the remote controller 1 or the numeric keypad-3 are recorded. It

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, referring to FIG. 2, the registration of the eighteenth favorite music piece will be described. In step S1, the customer of the store first presses the set key from the numeric keypad 3 of the remote control 1 or the sound control unit 22, and then inputs his / her name, for example, Taro Suzuki. The name may be a common name in the store as long as it can identify the customer instead of the real name.

In step S2, the CPU 5 causes the ROM 12
According to the program from, a customer Suzuki area is secured in the RAM 7 such as a semiconductor memory. In step S3, the numerical value of the music number is input from the ten key 3 of the sound control unit 22 or the like. In step S4, the CPU 5 calls the host base station via the NCU 8 and requests the music piece data of the number. Song data including lyrics is sent from the host base station and recorded in the area of the customer Suzuki in the semiconductor memory 7.

In step S5, the setting screen for designating the effect amplification factor is called up and displayed on the display device 9. On the setting screen, the environmental conditions are input as a set value from the ten-key pad 3. In step S6, the set environmental data is registered in the area of the customer Suzuki in the semiconductor memory 7 along with the eighteenth piece of music.

If the same customer wants to register the second and third eighteenth numbers, the process returns to step S1 and the name is input again. Then, the CPU 5 determines the same name and goes to step S7 to internally enter the area of the customer Suzuki. Addresses are created for every +1 address, and the second and third eighteenth addresses are registered in the same manner as described above.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, a case where a familiar customer requests, plays and sings the eighteenth number will be described. In step S10, the customer, Taro Suzuki, inputs his name from the remote controller 1 or the ten-key pad 3 of the sound control unit 22. In step S11, the CPU 5 accesses the Suzuki area of the semiconductor memory 7 using the name Taro Suzuki as a keyword. In step S12, the eighteenth piece of music data is read from the semiconductor memory 7, and the WRAM10
Moved to.

In step S13, environmental data related to the performance of the eighteenth piece of music is read from the semiconductor memory 7 and transferred to the WRAM10. In step S14, the eighteenth song is played by the playback device 11, and the song is played from the speaker 23 according to the set conditions. The set value is LD
The background image is designated from 15, the sound quality of the playback device 14 is designated, and the display system of the display 24 of the sound control unit 22 is designated. In step S15, if there are other eighteen songs in the customer's Suzuki area, the process proceeds to step S16, the next address of the song in the customer Suzuki area is designated, the process returns to step S12, and the next eighteenth song. Read out. Similarly, the following eighteenth piece of music is played according to the set conditions.

As described above, by simply inputting the self-registered name registered in the karaoke device, the eighteenth song is automatically called, and the set values of various effect functions are also called at the time of operation, which is troublesome. A performance environment is automatically prepared without performing any setting operation, and the performance and singing motion device can be entered. Although the communication karaoke device has been described, the same effect can be obtained even with a package-type karaoke device, only the acquisition source of the music data is different.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the melody of the song is emitted from the speaker, the sound effect of the song is added, and the image of the scenery or person that matches the song is projected, and the lyrics characters are displayed. In the method of registering the favorite song No. 18 in the karaoke device by superimposing these on the display device and providing various additional functions for modifying and amplifying the effects of various functions such as sound, video and characters. , The setting screen is displayed on the display device, and the customer registers his / her own identification name and his / her favorite song and the set value for the applicable amount of the various additional functions, and the customer simply inputs his / her own identification name when performing. , The set values of the applicable songs and the applicable range amount of various functions are read at the same time, the songs are played under the environment of sound, video, and characters according to these set values, and the customer's singing voice follows the set values. Sound effects It was as coming from the speaker also made by. The customer simply inputs his / her own identification name, and the set value of the range of application of the favorite song and various functions is read at the same time, and the song is played under the environment of sound, image and characters according to these set values. At the same time, the customer's song voice can be played from the speaker with a sound effect according to the set value.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of a device for registering a favorite song No. 18 in a karaoke device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for registering a favorite song, No. 18, in the karaoke apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for reading the eighteenth number in the karaoke apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an appearance of a general karaoke device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 remote control 2 communication karaoke equipment 3 Numeric key switch 5 CPU 6 MIDI 7 storage device 9 Display device 10 WRAM 12 Program ROM 13 receiver 14 Playback device 24 Day Play 22 Acoustic control unit 23 speakers 31 ISDN line

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method of registering the favorite song No. 18 in a karaoke device which plays a song, reads out a background image, superimposes lyrics characters on the background image, and displays the superimposed image on a display device. , A favorite song associated with a customer's identification name and a selection condition for designating a character typeface for each favorite song are stored in a storage device, and the favorite song is read from the storage device based on the input customer identification name. , Playing the read favorite song,
A method of registering No. 18 of a favorite song in a karaoke device, characterized in that the typeface of characters of lyrics is changed based on a selection condition of the favorite song. 2. A device for playing a song, reading out a background image, superimposing the lyrics characters on the background image and displaying the karaoke device on the display device, and registering the favorite song No. 18 from the input means. , A storage device for storing a favorite song associated with the customer's identification name and a selection condition for designating a character typeface for each of the favorite songs is provided, and the favorite song is stored from the storage device based on the input customer's identification name. An apparatus for registering No. 18 of a favorite song in a karaoke device, which reads out, plays the read favorite song, and changes the typeface of the characters of lyrics based on the selection condition of the favorite song.