CN1047901C

CN1047901C - Device and method for controlling OSD of a karaoke system

Info

Publication number: CN1047901C
Application number: CN95116241A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 闵赞基; 李昶周; 金荣万; 金贤相; 李凤渊
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 1994-09-16
Filing date: 1995-09-14
Publication date: 1999-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 2015-09-14
Also published as: KR0130364B1; KR960011983A; CN1127451A; JP3067087B2; JPH08179788A

Abstract

To provide an OSD control (On Screen Display Control) device for karaoke system for properly displaying words fitted to the words and atmosphere of a music selected and played by AI(Architecture Intelligence) and a control method therefor. In karaoke system, this device has a middy data memory part 2 for storing the data corresponding to a caption and an accompaniment sound, a character data memory part 3 for storing a plurality of character data, a control part 1 for controlling the whole system on the basis of a key input signal, a caption signal generating part 5 for receiving the caption data outputted from the control part 1 and making a caption signal corresponding to it, an accompaniment signal processing part 6 for receiving the data corresponding to the accompaniment sound outputted from the control part 1 and converting it into an audible accompaniment signal, a character signal generating part 4 for receiving the character data outputted from the control part 1 and forming a character signal, corresponding thereto, and an addition part 7 for adding and outputting the character signal, caption signal and audible accompaniment signal outputted from the caption signal generating part 5, the character signal generating part 4, and the accompaniment signal processing part 6.

Description

The apparatus and method that are used for control card karaoke system screen display

The present invention relates to be used for the apparatus and method of control card karaoke system screen display OSD, it makes the user can obtain bigger satisfying by means of suitably show the character that is suitable for each type on screen.

Common karaoke OK system shows limited character under the limited conditions.

That is exactly that when playing song end being selected by the user, this common karaoke OK system calculates singer's score and shows this score with the character signal corresponding to score, that is, at most with " your talented singing ", " congratulate new singer to be born! ", " what a pity for this ", " exerting power again ", and " have another one! " these audio signals.

Therefore, for common karaoke OK system, even need be during playing accompaniment and interlude be suitable for the character of tone of melody so that can eliminate owing to rouse oneself bored that tone brings by demonstration.

In addition, the generic card karaoke system exists and makes the user produce the problem of misjudgment, that is exactly that owing to do not show any image during the retrieval, this karaoke OK system was not easy to accomplish accurate retrieval when it had the position of writing down the vision signal that is suitable for selected kind when retrieval.

Specifically, for a kind of Karaoke VCR, need to eliminate this because of the long-time trouble of bringing of retrieving.

In order to solve the problem of above-mentioned existence, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of apparatus and method that are used for control card karaoke system screen display OSD (about screen display), it can enough AI (artificial intelligence) under the broadcast condition, show in time and be suitable for the music score of selected song and the word of tone.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of apparatus and method that are used for control card karaoke system screen display OSD, and when it had the position of writing down the vision signal that is suitable for selected song kind when retrieval, this device can show word and image with a period of time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of apparatus and method that are used for the screen display OSD of control card karaoke system, it can show the word that is suitable for selected types of songs on one of monitor suitable part.

In order to realize the OSD control device of these and other purposes of the present invention a kind of karaoke OK system provided by the invention, wherein said karaoke OK system comprises: medium-sized-data (Midi-data) storage area is used to the data of storing and playing Karaoka and adapting; One control section is used for the keying signal control whole system according to input; One caption signal produces part; The caption data that is used to receive from control section output produces caption signal; One accompaniment signal processing is used to receive the data corresponding to accompaniment from control section output, converts thereof into the accompaniment signal that can hear; It is characterized in that, also comprise the character data storage area, a plurality of character datas that storage conforms to the atmosphere of described medium-sized data; One character signal produces part, is used to receive the character data from control section output, produces this character signal; And an addition part, being used for and will producing part from caption signal respectively, character signal produces the caption signal of part and the output of accompaniment signal processing, the accompaniment signal that can hear, and character signal addition output respectively.

In order to realize these and other purposes of the present invention, the OSD control method of a kind of karaoke OK system provided by the invention, wherein said karaoke OK system is stored a plurality of medium-sized data, any medium-sized data according to the selected song of key signals that passes through input generate output accompaniment sound signals and caption signal, it is characterized in that comprising: song selects to detect step, be used to detect-select the existence of song, and on screen, produce the shows signal that is suitable for detected state, till this selects song to be detected simultaneously; One plays step, is used to produce the accompaniment sound corresponding to selected song, and detects the type that is suitable for selected song in the step when detected simultaneously when selecting song selecting song to detect; One vision signal searching step is used for retrieving and has record corresponding at the position of playing such vision signal that step detects, and the signal that is suitable for retrieval status simultaneously during showing retrieval on the screen; And the reproduction step, be used for according to reproducing this vision signal at the record position that the vision signal searching step detects, on screen, show simultaneously to be suitable for producing the signal of sound accompaniment.

Purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings as follows in conjunction with the embodiments:

Brief Description Of Drawings:

Fig. 1 is the system that is used for a kind of device of control card karaoke system screen display OSD according to of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the system specialization of Fig. 1 microcomputer.

Fig. 3 is the flow chart that is used for a kind of method of control card karaoke system screen display OSD according to of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, a kind ofly comprise: a microcomputer 1 according to the device that is used for control card karaoke system screen display OSD of the present invention; One medium-sized storage part 2; One character data storage area 3; One character signal produces part 4; One main title signal generator divides 5; One accompaniment signal processing 6; An and addition part 7.

Medium-sized data (Midi-data) storage area 2 stores by being used to show the main title of music score and being used to form to mix the medium-sized data that the audio data of playing sound is formed, and exports the medium-sized data of this storage under the control of microcomputer 1.

Character data storage area 3 stores many character datas that are suitable for type (genres) or song, and under the control of microcomputer 1 they is exported.

That is exactly the famous love phrase that this character data storage area 3 stores poem or is used for love song; Poem or be used for the famous friendship phrase of friendship song; And " let us indulges in luxuriousness to one's heart's desire this happiest moment today ", " and then music is danced together ", and the character datas such as " following the congratulation of applause " that is used for happy tone formula song, be used on a monitor, showing in the suitable character data of output under the control of microcomputer 1.

Above these words can when producing karaoke OK system, be stored in advance in the character data storage area 3.

Character signal produces part 4 and receives a character data of selecting by microcomputer 1 from a plurality of character datas that are stored in the character data storage area 3, and output is corresponding to a character signal of the character data of this selection, and under the control of this microcomputer 1 control screen display OSD.

Main title produces part 5 and divides reception main title data the 2 medium-sized data that store by this microcomputer 1 from medium-sized data store, and a main title signal of the main title data that output should receive mutually under the control of this microcomputer 1.

Accompaniment signal processing 6 receives an accompaniment data that is stored in the medium-sized storage part 2 by this microcomputer 1, and this data transaction is become the accompaniment sound that can hear, and exports this sound under the control of this microcomputer 1.

Microcomputer 1 control divides 5 by medium-sized storage part 2, character data storage area 3, character signal generation part 4, main title signal generator, and the total system of accompaniment signal processing 6 compositions, and comprise a key signals receiving unit 11 as shown in Figure 2, be used to receive the key signals that applies from the outside, so that select a song; One classification determining section 12 is used to respond the classification that the signal that receives from this key signals receiving unit 11 determines to be suitable for the tone of a selected song; One medium-sized data retrieval part 13 is used to respond the signal that receives from classification determining section 12 and retrieves providing corresponding to the medium-sized storage area 2 of medium-sized data of this selection song; One medium-sized data applying portion 14, be used under the control of this medium-sized data retrieval part 13, to both be applied to the main title signal generator from the medium-sized data that this medium-sized storage part 2 receives and divide 5, be applied to accompaniment signal processing 6 again, one played songs state-detection part 15, be used for detecting the state of played songs from this signal that this medium-sized data applying portion 14 receives, and one character data select part 16, be used to respond signal from this

classification determining section

12 and 15 receptions of played songs state-detection part, corresponding to the classification and the state of played songs, select character data from character data storage area 3.

Here, this played songs state-detection part 15 comprises overture test section 17, is used for detecting from the audio signal that medium-sized data applying portion 14 receives the state of the song of playing when being in the overture section; One interlude (interlude) test section 18 is used for being in from the audio signal retrieval that medium-sized data applying portion 14 receives the state of the song that the interlude stage plays; And syllable test section 19, being used to detect the song state that is in broadcast under a kind of like this state at present, the accordatura joint of promptly having play that gives comes from the audio signal that receives from medium-sized data applying portion 14.

This addition part 7 is with main title signal, character signal and added together respectively from the accompaniment signal of hearing that the main title signal generator divides 5, character signal produces part 4 and accompaniment signal processing 6 receives, and added signal is applied to monitor, it comprises an adder 71, is used for dividing 5 character signals that receive added together with produce part 4 and main title signal generator from character signal; One adder 72 is used for the character signal that will receive from adder 71 and the supplemental video signal that receives from the outside is added together; One adder 73, be used for the accompaniment signal of hearing that will receive from accompaniment signal processing 6 and the audio signal that receives from external loudspeaker added together; And an adder 74, be used for the vision signal that will receive from adder 72 and the audio signal that receives from adder 73 added together.

The operation of the device of the screen display OSD that is used to control the karaoke OK system with said system below is described.

Under the power connection condition, when selecting song,, then under the control of microcomputer 1, select the character of these time-delays of indication, and it is presented on the monitor from character data storage area 3 if the song of being selected by the user is delayed time by the user.

When the user will be used to select the key signals of song to be applied to the microcomputer 1 that uses key matrix, this microcomputer 1 then, when receiving this key signals, it is applied to classification determining section 12, so that this classification determining section 12 can be selected the classification of selected song by this key signals receiving unit 11.

This classification determining section 12 is determined the classification of selected song, and an address that will be used for this selected song is applied to this medium-sized data retrieval part 13, so that this medium-sized data retrieval part 13 can be retrieved the medium-sized storage part 2 that medium-sized data are provided for selected song.

To these medium-sized data that retrieved by this medium-sized data retrieval part 13, this character data is applied to the main title signal generator and divides 5, and this voice data is added to accompaniment signal processing 6 by this medium-sized data applying portion 14.

Be applied to the main title signal generator from medium-sized data applying portion 14 and divide 5 character data to be converted into a character signal, and be presented on the monitor by addition part 7.

Voice data, the accompaniment data that promptly is used for being added to from medium-sized data applying portion 14 accompaniment signal processing 6 is converted into the accompaniment sound that the user can hear, and is applied to loud speaker by addition part 7.

That is exactly, and the audible signal that accompaniment sound that will be provided by accompaniment signal processing 6 at adder 73 places and loudspeaker provide is added together, and it is applied to the loud speaker of monitor.

And, be applied to the current state that the voice data indication song of played songs state-detection part 15 is advanced from medium-sized data applying portion 14, according to the song travel condition, character data selects the character data of part 16 from be stored in character data storage area 3 to choose a suitable character data, and should selected character data be applied to character signal generation part 4.

That is exactly, when being added to the voice data of overture test section 17, interlude test section 18 and syllable test section 19 to each overture, interlude from medium-sized data applying portion 14, and give accordatura and save the state of applying that all is indicated as, and indicated signal is added to character data selection part 16, this character data selects part 16 to select character data from character data storage area 3, and selected character data is applied to character signal generation part 4.

In order to realize the function of said apparatus, each overture, interlude, and give fixed syllable additional order data when storing, and when this voice data of output, just can receive this order data, so as the understanding overture, interlude, or give the state that carries out before the accordatura program.

Character signal produces part 4 character data of selecting part 16 to provide by character data is provided, and converts thereof into corresponding character signal, by addition part 7 it is presented on the monitor.

That is exactly, at adder 71, the character data that is produced part 4 and provided by character signal is added to by the main title signal generator divides on 5 character datas that provide, if any auxiliary video signal is provided from the outside, then again with the addition in adder 72 of this auxiliary video signal, afterwards, the audio signal addition that in adder 74, will accompany sound and provide by adder 73, and offer monitor or loud speaker respectively.

Following with reference to Fig. 3 explanation according to a kind of method that is used for control card karaoke system screen display OSD of the present invention.

At first, carry out song according to the karaoke OK system of connecting and select to detect step 100,101 and 102,,, then on monitor, show the screen display osd signal that is fit to if there is any time-delay so that detect the time-delay under the song selection mode.

That is exactly, according to connecting this karaoke OK system, give before the cycle of fixing time disappears one, detect finishing of song selection, if and suitable character signal is then exported in the discovery time-delay, promptly be used to the screen display osd signal of delaying time, to be used in the suitable word of this time-delay, for example " song is selected to delay time " can be presented on the monitor.

After having selected the song that requires, carry out the definite and broadcast step 103,104 and 105 of classification, be used to determine to be suitable for the classification of this selected song and play this selected song.

That is exactly, because selected song can be categorized as the song of happy tone, in this case, selected song belongs to happy tone, also can be categorized as sad tone, in this case, selected song belongs to sad tone, can also be categorized as the love tone, in this case, selected song belongs to the love tone, and can be categorized as the departure tone, in this case, selected song belongs to the departure tone, therefore, the classification of this selected song can be determined, and be play this selected song.

Classification is determined and broadcast step 103,104 having carried out, after 105, carry out vision signal retrieval and osd signal applying step 106,107, with 108, so that retrieval has the position of record corresponding to the vision signal of determining classification, and a screen display osd signal that will be suitable for this state simultaneously is applied to monitor.So that this osd signal can be presented on this monitor, till searching step is finished.

That is exactly, the vision signal that on this monitor, shows the tone that is suitable for definite classification, retrieval has the position of record corresponding to such other vision signal, until finish till this retrieval, one character signal, a screen display osd signal that promptly is suitable for current state is applied to monitor, so that, suitable word for example " belongs to retrieval status now " and is displayed on the monitor.

After carrying out vision signal retrieval and osd signal applying step 106,107 and 108, when the retrieval finished regeneration corresponding video signal, execution video signal regeneration step 109.

When carrying out video signal regeneration step 109, carry out broadcast state osd signal applying step 110,111,112,113 and 114, till the broadcast that finishes selected song, so that detect present broadcast state, to be applied to monitor corresponding to the screen display OSD of detected state, and on this monitor display screen shows signal (OSD).

Here, if the current state of selected playback of songs is an overture, then for step display 110 and 111, broadcast state osd signal applying step 110,111,112,113, with 114 be applied to monitor by the overture osd signal and proceed, if the current state of selected playback of songs is an interlude, then for step display 112 and 113, the interlude osd signal is applied to monitor, if the current state of selected playback of songs is to give the state that the accordatura joint has been played, then for step display 114, give accordatura joint broadcast osd signal and be applied to monitor.

That is exactly, if the current state of playing is an overture, a character signal then, promptly an osd signal that is suitable for classification and current state is added to this monitor, so that show suitable word, for example " locate the overture state now " on this monitor, perhaps, a character signal, promptly an osd signal that is suitable for selected song classification is added to this monitor, so that show suitable word, for example " let us is applauded together " perhaps " locates sad tone " on this monitor.

And, if the current state of playing is an interlude, a character signal then, promptly an osd signal that is suitable for classification and current state is added to this monitor, so that show suitable word, for example " locate the interlude state now " on this monitor, perhaps, one character signal, promptly an osd signal that is suitable for selected song classification is added to this monitor, so that show suitable word, for example " about the stich of love ", " about the stich of friendship " perhaps " congratulates with applauding " on this monitor.

And, if the current state play is to give the state that fixed syllable number has been play, a character signal then, promptly an osd signal that is suitable for classification and current state is added to this monitor, so that show suitable word, for example " go forward hand in hand ", " let us is applauded, and applauds, and applauds; applaud " perhaps " is in solemn tone " on this monitor.

As illustrated, the present invention provides in played songs or during retrieving a vision signal and can show word that is suitable for user's tone and the AI display card karaoke system of counting on monitor, and the present invention can give the user happy with what double when this system of use.

Though in conjunction with specific embodiments the present invention is described; clearly many replacements and the variation according to above explanation is obvious to those skilled in the art; therefore; modification that all are made according to the present invention and replacement all should belong to design of the present invention and scope, and protection scope of the present invention limits according to claim of the present invention.

Claims

1, a kind of OSD control device of karaoke OK system, wherein, described karaoke OK system comprises:

Medium-sized storage part is used to the data of storing and playing Karaoka and adapting;

Control section is used for the keying signal control whole system according to input;

Caption signal generation part is used to receive the caption data by described control section output, produces this caption signal;

The accompaniment signal processing is used to receive the data corresponding to accompaniment tone by described control section output, is converted into and can listens the accompaniment signal;

It is characterized in that also comprising:

The character data storage area is used to store a plurality of character datas that conform to the atmosphere of described medium-sized data;

Character signal generation part is used to receive the character data from described control section output, produces this character signal;

The addition part is used for part, character signal generation part are taken place for described caption signal, and character signal, the caption signal of the output of accompaniment signal processing and can listen the output of accompaniment signal plus.

2, the OSD control device of karaoke OK system according to claim 1 is characterized in that addition partly comprises:

First adder is used for dividing the character signal that receives added together with produce part and main title signal generator from character signal;

Second adder is used for the character signal that will receive from this first adder and a vision signal that receives from the outside is added together;

Third phase adds device, be used for the accompaniment signal of hearing that will receive from the accompaniment signal processing and an audio signal that receives from the outside is added together, and one the 4th adder, be used for the vision signal that will receive from this second adder and add the audio signal that device receives added together from this third phase.

3, the OSD control device of karaoke OK system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this control section comprises:

One keying signal receiving unit is used to receive the keying signal that is provided by the outside, so that select song;

One classification determining section is used to respond the signal that receives from this keying signal receiving unit, determines to be suitable for the classification of selected song tone;

One medium-sized data retrieval part is used in response to the signal from this classification determining section reception, for providing corresponding to the medium-sized storage part of the medium-sized data retrieval of selected song;

One medium-sized data applying portion is used for will dividing the medium-sized data that receive both to be applied to caption signal from this medium-sized data store and produces part, be added to the accompaniment signal processing again under this medium-sized data retrieval is partly controlled;

One played songs state-detection part, be used to detect played songs state its come from the signal that this medium-sized data applying portion receives;

One character data is selected part, is used for the signal that partly receives in response to from this classification determining section and this played songs state-detection, selects character data from the character data storage area corresponding to classification and played songs state.

4, the OSD control device of karaoke OK system according to claim 3 is characterized in that, this played songs test section comprises:

One overture test section is used to detect the state of present overture state plays song, and it comes from the audio signal that receives from this medium-sized data applying portion 14;

One interlude test section is used to detect the state of the played songs of present interlude state, and it comes from the audio signal that receives from this medium-sized data applying portion; And

One syllable test section, being used to detect is the state that gives the state plays song that accordatura joint play at present, it comes from the audio signal that receives from this medium-sized data applying portion.

5, a kind of OSD control method of karaoke OK system, wherein said karaoke OK system is stored a plurality of medium-sized data, and any medium-sized data generation output accompaniment sound signals and caption signal according to the selected song of key signals that passes through input is characterized in that, comprising:

Song select to detect step, is used to detect the existence of selected song, and produces a screen display signal that is suitable for detected state, till this selected song is simultaneously detected;

Play step, be used to produce accompaniment sound, and when this selected song is simultaneously detected in this selected song detection step, detect the classification that is suitable for selected song corresponding to this selected song;

The vision signal searching step is used to retrieve the position with recorded video signal, and it is corresponding to the classification that detects in playing step, and shows the screen display that is suitable for retrieval status in cycle retrieval time simultaneously; And

Regeneration step is used for according to the record position of retrieving at the vision signal searching step this vision signal of regenerating, and shows the screen display signal corresponding to the generation of this accompaniment sound.

6, the OSD control method of karaoke OK system according to claim 5 is characterized in that regeneration step comprises:

If the present broadcast state of selected song is an overture, an overture screen display signal is applied to monitor, is used for step display, and

If the present broadcast state of selected song is an interlude, an interlude osd signal is applied to monitor, is used for step display.

7, the OSD control method of karaoke OK system according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, and then comprise, if the present broadcast state of selected song is to give the state that the accordatura joint has been play, one gives accordatura joint view screen shows signal is applied to monitor, is used for step display.