JPH0934477A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change over the background picture at a proper timing to suit the voice output even when the speed of voice output is changed. SOLUTION: A data storing part 101 stores separately the tune data 109 and background picture animation data 110, and an input operation part 102 receives user's tune select and alteration of the speed. A timing instruction part 103 receives a tune select notification, reads the tune data, notifies the voice information and text information to a voice reproduction control part 104 and a text display control part 106, respectively, and identifies the background picture animation data 110 from the background specifying information, etc., contained in the tune data 109 and notifies the obtained data to a background picture display control part 107. At reception of the notification of speed change, changed clock signals are given to the control parts 104 and 106. The voice reproduction control part 1045 emits voice from its voice output part 105, while the text display control part 106 and background picture display control part 107 display the text and background picture on a display part 108.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus, and more particularly to a karaoke apparatus for separately storing song data and background image data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a karaoke device, particularly a communication type karaoke, has a MIDI (musical instrument digital inter
face) There are more and more forms that use sound sources. In this form, LD (laser disk) and CD are generally used.
Prepare a plurality of background image moving image data in a medium such as (compact disc), select and display a background image moving image that is predetermined for each song according to the content of the song, and display it by superimposing on it. , The color of the lyrics to be sung is changed and displayed in synchronization with the voice output.

In such a conventional karaoke apparatus, as shown in FIG.
The song data 601 as shown in FIG. The song data 601 is an identifier for identifying background image data including voice data (not shown) for voice output, lyrics data (not shown) for displaying lyrics, and a background image reproduction order 602. Background image designation data 6 consisting of 603
04. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a background image is displayed on the display screen according to the background image designation data 604. Start playing a certain song (sound reproduction) 7
From 01 to 702, the "moving image 1", "moving image 2", and "moving image 3" identified by the identifiers 603 "95", "06", and "19" designating the background image data are continuously displayed. It The "moving image 1" and the like are displayed for a time corresponding to the data length of the background image data such as the identifier 603 "95". Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, even if there is a tempo change 801 (slow performance) during the performance of one song,
The display time of "Movie 2" is not changed. That is, when the data length of the background image data of "moving image 2" is 20 seconds, another "moving image 3" is displayed after 20 seconds.

[0004]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional karaoke apparatus, since the moving picture data for one background image is displayed from the beginning to the end for the time of the moving picture data length, the tempo which is generally used as a karaoke function. Even if the speed of voice output and lyrics display is changed by the control (speed change), the timing of voice output or the like is shifted without changing the background image moving image display.

Further, since the background image data cannot be displayed in the middle thereof, there is no flexibility in selecting a moving image and setting the display timing thereof. In view of the above problems, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a karaoke device capable of displaying a background image corresponding to voice output or lyrics display. Also the second
The purpose of is to provide a karaoke device that can be used as a background image from the middle of the background image data.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the invention of claim 1, a karaoke device in which music data and background image data are separately stored and a background image is displayed together with lyrics on a display screen. And storing a plurality of background image data and song data including background designation information for designating a background image associated with a song portion for each song and timing information describing timing for displaying the background image. Data storage means, an input operation means for receiving an instruction to reproduce a song, and an instruction from the input operation means to read and analyze the song data in the data storage means to reproduce a voice, display lyrics, and display a background image. Timing instructing means for instructing display timing, audio reproduction control means for controlling audio reproduction in accordance with the instruction of the timing instructing means, and control of the audio reproduction control means. According to the instruction of the timing instruction means, the lyrics display control means for controlling the display of the lyrics, and the background image data stored in the data storage means in accordance with the instruction of the timing instruction means. It is characterized by comprising image display control means for reading out and controlling the image display, and display means for displaying the background image and the lyrics under the control of the image display control means and the lyrics display control means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the music data stored in the data storage means includes cue position information which is a display start position of the background image data corresponding to the background designating information, and the background image data is It is characterized in that it is moving image data having a data length that can be dealt with when the reproduction of the audio output is slowest. In the invention of claim 3, the background image data stored in the data storage means is moving image data or still image data,
When the background image data corresponding to the background designation information is moving image data, the song data includes cue position information that is a display start position of the background image data.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A karaoke apparatus according to the present invention will be described below based on embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a karaoke device according to the present invention. This karaoke device includes a data storage unit 101, an input operation unit 102, a timing instruction unit 103, a voice reproduction control unit 104, a voice output unit 105, a lyrics display control unit 106, and a background image display control unit 107. , And a display unit 108.

The data storage unit 101 stores song data 109 and background image moving image data 110. The song data 109 includes semiconductor memory such as RAM, hard disk,
It is stored in a magneto-optical disk or the like. The background image moving image data 110 is stored separately from the song data 109 in a CD-ROM, a laser disk, or the like, for example, by the MPEG method.

As shown in FIG. 2, the music piece data 201 includes background designating information 202 that designates a background image associated with each part of the song from the beginning of the song, and timing information 203 that is a timing of switching the background image. And the cue position information 204 which is the display start position of the background image data, audio information (not shown), lyrics information (not shown), and song number (not shown).

The background designation information 202 is composed of a background image number 205, which is the order of display from the beginning of the music, and an identification number 206 for identifying the background image moving image data 110 associated with the background image number. Timing information 203
Indicates from which bar of the song the background image moving image data 110 associated with each background image number should be displayed, and which part of the entire song should be displayed regardless of the audio playback speed. It is shown. Cue position information 2
Reference numeral 04 indicates the start position of the display start at the time when the background image moving image data 110 specified by the background image number is reproduced at the standard reproduction speed from the beginning. As a result, each background image moving image data 110 can be flexibly selected according to the content of each part of the music. Here, the background image number N
The fact that a minus number is given to the value of the cue position N indicates that there is no such data.

The song data 109 may be stored in large numbers in the data storage unit 101, or in the communication type karaoke, only one song transmitted in response to a user's request may be stored. . In the background image moving image data 110, a plurality of moving images displayed as a background on the display unit 108 are stored in advance together with their identification numbers 206. As will be described later, the data length of one background image data 110 is such that the moving image is displayed on the display unit 108 even when the reproduction of the audio output is slowed down by the user's speed change instruction. It is said that the length is uninterrupted.

The input operation section 102 is composed of, for example, a remote controller or the like provided with keys for instructing a speed change of music selection and voice reproduction. When the music selection by the user is accepted, the timing instructing unit 103 is notified of the music number.
When receiving an instruction to change the speed of voice reproduction (tempo control), the timing instruction unit 103 is notified of the instruction.

The timing instruction section 103 is the input operation section 1
When the notification of the song number is received from 02, the data storage unit 101
The song data 109 corresponding to the song number stored in the song data 109 is read out, the voice information recorded in the song data 109 is stored in the voice reproduction controller 104, and the lyrics information is displayed in the lyrics display controller 1.
06 respectively. At this time, the audio reproduction control unit 10
4 and the lyrics display control unit 106 are supplied with a clock signal for setting the reproduction or display speed as a reference speed.

Further, the timing instruction unit 103 sets an initial value "0" in the counter "i". Switching timing of the read timing information 203 and the audio reproduction control unit 1
It is determined whether the voice output controlled by 04 and the lyrics display controlled by the lyrics display control unit 106 match, and if they match, the value of the counter “i” is incremented by “1”. Further, the identification number 206 of the background image moving image data 110 corresponding to the background image number 205 “i” of the background designation information 202 is read out, and the “i” -th cueing position of the cueing position information 204 is read out to identify the identification number 206. And the cue position are notified to the background image display control unit 107. At this time, if there is the background image moving image data 110 notified earlier, the display of the background image moving image data 110 is instructed to stop. Even when the identification number 206 of the read background image moving image data is given by "minus number", the stop of the display is similarly instructed.

When the timing instruction unit 103 receives a speed change notification from the input operation unit 102, the timing instruction unit 103 changes the clock signal interval to the voice reproduction control unit 104 and the lyrics display control unit 106 according to the degree of the speed change. And give. The voice reproduction control unit 104 converts the notified voice information into voice at a speed based on the clock signal given from the timing instruction unit 103, and controls the output of the voice output unit 105.

The voice output unit 105 is composed of a speaker,
The sound is output under the control of the sound reproduction control unit 104.
The lyrics display control unit 106 develops the notified lyrics information into bitmap data at a speed based on the clock signal given from the timing instruction unit 103, and displays the lyrics information in a superimposed manner on a background image described later. Display unit 10
8 is controlled. At this time, in order to make it easier for the user to sing, the color of the lyrics to be sung next is displayed differently from the color of the lyrics of other parts.

When the background image display control unit 107 receives the notification of the identification number of the background image moving image data 110 and the cue position from the timing instruction unit 103, the data storage unit 101.
The background image moving image data 110 corresponding to the stored background image is read from the cue position, the moving image data is expanded into bitmap data, and the display unit 108 controls the display. The display unit 108 includes a CRT or the like, and the background image display control unit 1
The background moving image and the lyrics are displayed under the control of 07 and the lyrics display control unit 106.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the states of the moving image display displayed on the display unit 108 and the voice reproduction output from the voice output unit 105. The first "moving image 1" identified by the identification number 206 of the background designation information 202 from the start point 301 of the audio reproduction of a certain song is displayed. At the next switching timing 302 indicated by the timing information 203, even if the background image moving image data 110 has an undisplayed (unreproduced) portion,
The display of the "moving image 1" is stopped, and the next "moving image 2" is displayed. Similarly, the display of "moving image 2" and "moving image 3" is stopped even if there are undisplayed portions 304 and 305.

Similar to FIG. 3, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the state of the moving image display and the sound reproduction. In the middle 401 of the music, the input operation unit 102 instructs the user to change the speed (reduce the reproduction speed). .) Is shown. When there is an instruction to change the speed, the display unit 108 displays "moving image 2". The timing of switching from “video 2” to the next “video 3” is the audio reproduction such as “measure 24” or “after the completion of 100 quarter notes” specified by the timing information 203. The relative position 402 in the audio information is switched independently of the speed. Therefore, each reproduced image moving image data 110 has a data length that can be dealt with even when the audio output is reproduced most slowly. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the input operation unit 102 waits for the user to select a song and notifies the timing instruction unit 103 of the selected song number (S502). Timing instruction unit 103
Is the song data 10 stored in the data storage unit 101.
The voice information and the lyrics information of 9 are read out and notified to the voice reproduction control unit 104 and the lyrics display control unit 106 (S50).
4).

The audio reproduction control unit 104 includes an audio output unit 105.
The voice reproduction is started from (S506), and the lyrics display control unit 1
06 starts displaying lyrics on the display unit 108 (S50).
8). The timing instruction unit 103 sets the counter “i” to the initial value “0” (S510). Input operation unit 102
It is determined whether or not there is a speed change instruction from (S51
1) When there is an instruction, a clock signal based on the instruction is given to the voice reproduction control unit 104 and the lyrics display control unit 106. As a result, the voice reproduction control unit 104 and the lyrics display control unit 106 change and control the speeds of voice reproduction and lyrics display (S512).

When the speed is not changed, the timing instructing unit 103 outputs the timing information 20 in the music data 109.
3 is read out, and when it coincides with the sound reproduction controlled by the sound reproduction control unit 104, "1" is added to the counter "i" (S514), and when it does not coincide, the processing returns to S511. Next, the "i" th background designation information 202 is read out, the identification number of the background image moving image data 110 is taken out, and it is judged whether or not there is the background moving image data 110 corresponding to the identification number (S
518), if there is, the “i” th cue position of the cue position information 204 of the music data 201 is read (S520), and the background image display control unit 107 is notified of the identification number and cue position. Instruct playback (S52
2).

The background image display control unit 107 reads out the instructed background image moving image data of the background image moving image data 110 stored in the data storage unit 101 based on the instruction of the timing instructing unit 103, and the display unit 108. (S524), and the process returns to S511. In S518, when there is no background image moving image data, it means that the performance of the song ends, so the timing instruction unit 103 instructs the background image display control unit 107 to stop the moving image display, and the lyrics display control unit 106 Terminate the lyrics display (S526),
The voice reproduction control unit 104 terminates the voice reproduction (S52
8), the background image display control unit 107 ends the moving image reproduction display (S530), and ends the process.

Although a moving image is used as the background image in this embodiment, a still image may be used, or a moving image and a still image may be used. When a still image is used in this way, it is not necessary to record the cue position information 204 in the song data 201.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even if the speed of the voice output and the color change display of the lyrics is changed, the background image can be switched at an appropriate timing according to the voice output.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a karaoke device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of music data stored in a data storage unit of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a timing chart of the operation in the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a timing chart of the operation in the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of music data of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart of the operation in the conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a timing chart of the operation in the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 data storage unit 102 input operation unit 103 timing instruction unit 104 voice reproduction control unit 105 voice output unit 106 lyrics display control unit 107 background image display control unit 108 display unit 109 song data 110 background image moving image data

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A karaoke device for storing song data and background image data separately and displaying a background image together with lyrics on a display screen, wherein a background image associated with a song portion is designated for each song. Music data including background designating information and timing information that describes timing for displaying a background image, data storage means that stores a plurality of background image data, and input operation means that receives a music reproduction instruction, In response to an instruction from the input operation means, the song data in the data storage means is read and analyzed, and voice reproduction, lyrics display,
Timing instructing means for instructing timing of background image display; audio reproduction controlling means for controlling audio reproduction according to the instruction of the timing instructing means; audio output means for outputting audio under the control of the audio reproduction controlling means; Lyrics display control means for controlling the display of lyrics according to the instruction of the instruction means, and image display control means for controlling the image display by reading the background image data stored in the data storage means according to the instruction of the timing instruction means. And a display means for displaying a background image and lyrics under the control of the image display control means and the lyrics display control means. 2. The music data stored in the data storage means includes cue position information which is a display start position of the background image data corresponding to the background designation information, and the background image data is moving image data. The karaoke device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The background image data stored in the data storage means is moving image data or still image data, and the song data is background image data when the background image data corresponding to the background designation information is moving image data. The information includes cue position information which is a display start position of data.
A karaoke device as described.