JP4452666B2 - Karaoke equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention reserves the performance of the requested song based on the request of the karaoke singer, and performs the karaoke performance according to the order of the registered performance queue, and at a specific time zone in the performance queue. The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus in which an event period can be interposed.

In general, in a karaoke performance by a karaoke apparatus, a music piece desired by a karaoke singer is designated and registered by a remote control transmitter, and the karaoke performance is executed based on a performance queue arranged in time series according to this registration order. The karaoke apparatus having such a function includes a performance control unit including a reservation setting unit, a reservation registration unit, a reservation execution unit, and the like, and performs reservation registration of the requested music received by the user interface. Then, the performance registration queue is registered in the reservation registration unit, and the reservation execution unit takes out the requested songs stacked in the form of the performance queue in the order of reservation so that the performance can be performed (for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 3515061

  In the case of the above-described conventional karaoke apparatus, the performance queue is configured in the order of reservation registration of the requested song. For example, this reservation registration may refuse a reservation exceeding the closing time of the karaoke apparatus installation store, When the reservation of a specific requested song in the queue is canceled, the next requested song is advanced and registered. Therefore, since the requested tunes that have been reserved and registered are automatically played continuously, the user of the karaoke device and the store operator are free from troublesome operations of the device.

  By the way, in recent years, changes in the operation form of stores where karaoke devices have been installed have become significant, and as mentioned above, not only simply playing requested songs continuously, but also events organized by stores at specific times. There is an attempt to provide it to a person. In such a management form, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, when request tunes S1 to S6 are arranged to form a performance queue and reserved, the event start time te1 is 8:00 pm, It is assumed that the event end time te2 is 9 pm.

  If the performance end time ta4 of the requested song S3 is 8:00 pm, the event is started continuously at the performance end time ta4, and the performance of the requested song S4 is continued at the event end time te2. It must be resumed. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the event period is interrupted immediately after the requested song that arrives at 8:00 pm on the timeline of the performance queue, and the performance queue is not opened after the event period ends. The karaoke performance is started again from the performance request song S4.

  In order to perform the performance control as shown in FIG. 12 as shown in FIG. 12, the precondition is that the time width from the current time in real time to the event start time te1 is within this time. You must determine how many requested songs can be registered. Therefore, as a commonly practiced means, the store operator monitors the event start time te1, and operates the karaoke device in accordance with the arrival of the time to temporarily stop the progress of the performance queue. Then, the karaoke apparatus is operated again at the time when the event end time te2 is reached, and an unplayed requested song in the performance queue is played.

  In the case of using other means, the requested song is reserved and set by manual operation of the so-called “single music input mode” of the karaoke device, and the event start time te1 is judged from the integrated value of the set performance time of the requested song. We accept reservation registration of request music that can be performed within the time of karaoke and perform karaoke performance. It is possible to reserve registration of the requested song even during the event period, but this reservation registration is arranged in a performance queue after the end of the event period. When the event end time te2 is reached, the performance of the requested music in the performance queue remaining by the manual operation is resumed.

  As described above, in order to provide an event period by each of the above means, it is necessary for a store operator or the like to directly operate and manage the karaoke apparatus. In addition, since the forced event period setting by manual operation as described above affects the time control, it causes a problem such that the singing start time of the requested song cannot be accurately displayed in the monitor display of the reservation list. .

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and has solved the above problems by means described below. That is, in the invention according to claim 1, a karaoke apparatus comprising a music reservation setting means, an event reservation setting means, and a performance control means,
(A) The music reservation setting means sequentially registers the requested music received from the user interface to form a performance queue,
(A) The event reservation setting means enables event setting to specify the event start time and event end time specified from the user interface,
(C) The performance control means is configured to perform the performance control of the requested songs registered in the performance queue in the order of registration, and when the event setting is made by the event reservation setting means, the event start time and the event end time are set. Before and after the determined event period , the number of requested music pieces that can be played in the time zone from the current time to the event start time is allocated and arranged from the priorities of the performance queue, and the remaining requested music pieces are arranged at the event end time. Request songs registered in the performance queue are arranged so as to be allocated later .

  In the invention of claim 6, in the invention of claim 1, when any of the requested songs arranged in the performance queue before the event start time is canceled, the performance queue after the event end time is canceled. It is arranged in the performance queue before the event start time from the first requested song arranged.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an outline of the entire configuration of the present invention. First, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the configuration of each part shown in FIG.

  Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 denotes a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) that controls each part of the karaoke apparatus. The CPU 1 includes a ROM 2, a RAM 3, a communication control unit 4, a hard disk device (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) via a system BUS. HDD 5), remote control receiving unit 6, sound source device 7, character display unit 8, display control unit 9, audio data processing unit 10, music reservation setting unit 11, event reservation setting unit 12, and performance control unit 13. Yes.

  The ROM 2 stores a startup program that performs initial settings when the karaoke apparatus of the present invention is turned on. When the apparatus is turned on, the startup program stores the system program and application program stored in the HDD 5. Is loaded into the RAM 3. In addition to the system program and application program, the HDD 5 stores music data to be reproduced during karaoke performance.

  FIG. 2 shows a format of music data for one song of tens of thousands of music data stored in the HDD 5, and includes a header, a music track, a guide melody track, a lyrics track, an audio track, an effect track, and audio data. It consists of parts. Various information related to the music data is written in the header. For example, information related to the music number, music title, genre, release date, and performance is written. As shown in FIG. 3, the performance information includes time data such as a total performance time d1, a prelude time d2, an interval performance time d3, an interlude time d4, and a follower time d5 of the music.

  The CPU 1 reads in parallel the data of all tracks from the musical sound track to the effect track based on the sequence program during the karaoke performance. The music track has various parts such as a melody track and rhythm track. The melody of the karaoke song, that is, the sequence data of the melody that the singer should sing, is written on the guide melody track. ing. The CPU 1 generates reference pitch data and volume data based on this data, and compares it with the singing voice.

  The singing track is a track that stores sequence data for displaying lyrics on the screen of the main monitor 14, and this sequence data is not musical sound data, but in order to facilitate the work process by unifying implementation. , The data type is a system exclusive message. This lyrics track normally handles one line of lyrics displayed on the screen of the main monitor 14 as one lyrics display data. The lyric display data includes lyric character data (character code and display coordinates of the character) of one line, display time, and wipe sequence data. This wipe sequence data is sequence data for changing the display color of the lyrics as the music progresses. The timing for changing the display color (time after the lyrics are displayed) and the change position (coordinates) Is data recorded sequentially over the length of one line.

  The audio track is a sequence track that specifies the generation timing of audio data n (n = 1, 2, 3,...) Stored in the audio data portion. In the audio track, audio specification data and duration data for specifying the timing at which the audio data is read out, that is, the timing at which the audio data is output to the audio data processing part 10 are formed are written. The voice designation data includes a voice data number, pitch data, and volume data, and the voice data number is an identification number n of each voice data recorded in the voice data section.

  Next, the communication control unit 4 downloads music data and the like from the host station via the information communication network, and writes the music data received by the built-in DMA controller directly to the HDD 5 without using the CPU. The remote control receiver 6 receives the infrared code signal sent from the remote control transmitter 15 and restores the input data. The remote control transmitter 15 includes a command switch such as a music selection switch, a numeric key switch, and the like. When the user operates these switches, the remote control transmitter 15 transmits an infrared code signal modulated with a code corresponding to the operation.

  The tone generator device 7 sends a musical tone signal formed based on the musical tone track data of the music data to the D / A converter 16. The voice data processing unit 10 forms a voice signal having a designated length and a designated pitch based on the voice data included in the musical sound data. Voice signals formed by the voice data processing unit 10 and the sound source device 7 are karaoke performance sounds. The karaoke performance sound is converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 16, and then output to the sound device 17 and produced by the speaker system 18. On the other hand, the singing voice signals input from the singing karaoke microphones 19 a and 19 b are amplified by the preamplifiers 20 a and 20 b, then input to the acoustic device 17, amplified, and produced by the speaker system 18.

  The character display unit 8 reads font data based on the input character code, generates a character pattern such as a song title and lyrics, and outputs the character pattern to the display control unit 9. Further, the HDD 5 reproduces the corresponding background video based on the input video selection data and outputs it to the display control unit 9. The video selection data is determined based on the genre data of the selected karaoke song. This genre data is written in the header of the song data and is read out by the CPU 1 at the start of the karaoke performance.

  The CPU 1 selects a background video to be reproduced based on the genre data, selects a background video from the HDD 5 based on video selection data for designating the background video, and outputs it as video data. The video data and font data such as lyrics output from the character display unit 8 are superimposed on the display control unit 9, and the composite image is displayed on the screen of the main monitor 14.

  Next, the music reservation setting unit 11 is mainly composed of a storage device having a RAM configuration, and a performance data register shown in FIG. 4A and a reservation table shown in FIG. 4B are set. The performance data register stores data indicating the song title code of the currently played music, the total performance time, and the performance elapsed time indicating how much performance is in progress. Further, in the reservation table, as shown in FIG. 5, the song title code and the total performance time of the requested song S0 currently played and the requested songs (S1 to S6) reserved after that song are stored in the order of reservation. This is the performance queue.

  FIG. 6 shows a display example of a reservation list based on the performance queue. A reservation list without an event reservation as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the sub-monitor 14a in response to a command instruction from the remote control transmitter 15. The In this reservation list, the order of performance of the requested music, the name of the music, and the waiting time until the performance is started are displayed.

  The event reservation unit 12 is also mainly composed of a storage device having a RAM configuration, and the event period (for example, 8:00 to 9:00 pm) from the user interface by the switch function provided in the remote control transmitter 15 or the karaoke device. ) Is specified. During the event period, the reservation can be canceled and the time period of the event period can be changed.

  The performance control unit 13 sets the performance queue configured by the music reservation setting unit 11 and the event period set by the event reservation unit 12 to be arranged in a time series corresponding to real time, and based on the performance A control signal is sent to the CPU 1 to perform performance control. That is, a specific time zone on the time series is set as an event period in the performance control unit 13, and the number of requested songs that can be played in the time zone from the current time to the start time of the event period is set in the priority order of the performance queue. The remaining requested songs are allocated after the end time of the event period.

  Next, an example of such processing will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 schematically showing a state in which a performance queue and an event period are arranged on the time axis. It is assumed that event setting (start time: 8:00 pm, end time: 9:00 pm) is performed in advance in the event reservation setting unit 12 by the store operator when the karaoke apparatus is operated. Therefore, when the event is set and the requested song is not input to the karaoke device, only the event start time te1 (8 pm) and the event end time te2 (9 pm) are set as shown in FIG. It will be in the state.

  In this state, when a signal for reserving the requested song is transmitted by the operation of the remote control transmitter 15 by a singing applicant, the remote control receiving unit 6 receives the signal (step Sa1). When the requested song is received, it is determined whether or not an event reservation is set (step Sa2). If no event is set (when no event is set from the beginning or when the event ends), a normal performance queue is set. To configure, the process proceeds to step Sa9.

  If it is determined in step Sa2 that an event is set, the calculation control unit 13 performs a determination process of “(event time−current time) ≧ performance time” (step Sa3). That is, it is determined for each reception of the requested song that there is a time span from the current time to 8:00 pm, which is the event start time, and that the entire performance time of the requested song can be accommodated within this time span. The requested music that can be registered in the performance queue before the start of the event by this determination process is registered in the performance queue from the priority order of the requests.

  FIG. 8B shows a state in which the requested song S1 is arranged at the time ta1 of the performance queue based on the above determination process, and when the arrangement in the performance queue is made, the performance of the requested song S1 starts. Is sent from the performance control unit 13 and the performance of the requested song S1 is started. When the second requested song S2 is requested even during the performance of the requested song S1, as shown in FIG. 8C, the requested song S1 is arranged continuously at the end time ta2 of the requested song S1.

  By sequentially arranging the requested music pieces in the performance queue in this way, the time width remaining before the event start time te1 is gradually reduced, and further requested music pieces are added to the performance queue before the event start time te1. When it is determined in step Sa3 that it cannot be accommodated, the subsequent requested songs are arranged in a performance queue after the event end time te2, as shown in FIG. 8D. Therefore, the figure shows a state in which the requested songs S1 to S5 are arranged in the performance queue before the event start time te1, and the requested songs S6 to S9 are arranged in the queue after the event end time te2. FIG. 9 shows a display example of a reservation list based on the performance queue configured as described above. A reservation list in the state with an event reservation as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the main monitor 14 or the sub monitor 14a.

  In this way, the performance of the requested music progresses sequentially, and when the event start time te1 is reached (step Sa6) as shown in FIG. 8G, the karaoke performance is temporarily suspended until the event end time te2. It becomes a period, that is, an event period, and the store operator can use this period such as holding an event planned in advance. When the event end time te2 is reached (step Sa7), the requested music pieces S7 to S9 shown in FIG. 8H arranged after the event end time te2 are sequentially played (step Sa8). It should be noted that the reservation registration of the requested music is possible even during the event period, and when the requested music S9 is the last reservation registration, the reservation registration of the subsequent request music is continued.

  The processing mode described above is based on a state in which the event start time te1 and the event end time te2 are determined and determined. Is performed in step Sa3. Therefore, for example, if the time remaining in the performance queue is 3 minutes 58 seconds, and the total performance time of the requested music received at this time is 4 minutes 2 seconds, the requested music is played before the event start time te1. If it cannot be accommodated in the queue, it is determined in step Sa3, and it is arranged in the performance queue after the event end time te2.

  In the above description, the performance queue is arranged before and after the event period, but the performance queue may not be arranged after the end of the event period. For example, when the event content is a ceremony for transmitting the end of the business of the store, the event start time te1 is set immediately before the business end time, and the performance queue is not arranged after the event end time te2. Do it. Such a process may be provided with a processing step for determining whether or not the performance queue is necessary after the end of the event period immediately after the negative determination in step Sa3.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the karaoke apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the format of music data. It is a figure which shows the structure of music data. It is a figure which shows the structure of a music reservation setting part. It is a figure which shows the structure of a performance queue. It is a figure which shows the example of the monitor display of a reservation list. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process of the karaoke apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the performance queue by this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the monitor display of a reservation list. It is a figure which shows the state of the shift of an event period. It is a figure which shows the example of the performance queue in the conventional system. It is a figure which shows the example of the performance queue which set the event period.

Explanation of symbols

1 .... Central processing unit (CPU)
2. ROM
3. RAM
4 .... Communication control unit 5 .... Hard disk drive (HDD)
6... Remote control receiving unit 7... Sound source device 8... Character display unit 9... Display control unit 10. ··· Music reservation setting unit 12 ··· Event reservation setting unit 13 ··· Performance control unit 14 ··· Main monitor 14a ··· Sub monitor 15 ··· Remote control Transmitter 16 ··· D / A converter 17 ··· Audio device 18 ··· Speaker system 19 · · · Karaoke microphone 20a · · · Preamplifier 20b · · · Preamplifier

Claims (1)

A karaoke apparatus comprising music reservation setting means, event reservation setting means, and performance control means,
(A) The music reservation setting means sequentially registers the requested music received from the user interface to form a performance queue,
(A) The event reservation setting means enables event setting that specifies the event start time and event end time specified from the user interface,
(C) The performance control means controls the performance of the requested songs registered in the performance queue in the order of registration,
When the event setting is made by the event reservation setting means, the number of requested songs that can be played in the time period from the current time to the event start time before and after the event period determined by the event start time and the event end time The karaoke apparatus characterized in that the requested tunes registered in the performance queue are arranged so as to be allocated and arranged in the order of priority of the performance queue and to allocate the remaining requested tunes after the event end time. .

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