JPH03263676A - karaoke equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the user from being dissatisfied with the adjustment of a wait time or the payment of a utility charge of the device by obtaining the accumulation of playing times for each of all persons or groups making orchestral accompaniment and displaying the measured accumulation time. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 3 is provided with a display device 1 displaying a song, a background picture, a notice message, and an accumulation time, a keyboard 2 entering the music selection, the operation of the device and a reference time, a memory 4 storing a digital data required for the playing of a music, the accumulated data of the occupied time and the set reference time, a timer 5 measuring the music playing time and a synthesizer 6 using the digital data stored in the memory 4 to make playing. Moreover, an amplifier 7 is connected to the synthesizer 6 and provided with a speaker 8 and a microphone 9. Then the accumulation of playing times is obtained for each of all persons or groups making orchestral accompaniment and the playing time is displayed. Thus, the impartiality in the adjustment of sequence of playing and the payment of utility charge of the device is avoided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a karaoke machine installed in restaurants and homes.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, it has been impossible to measure the amount of time a person or group using the karaoke device monopolizes the karaoke device. I didn't know if it was there or not.

[Invention or problem to be solved] Normally, at karaoke specialty stores, karaoke is often performed by multiple people or one karaoke machine, whether it is between friends, co-workers, or acquaintances. In that case, even if the person sings only short songs and the person who only sings long songs, the time occupied by the karaoke machine will differ even if the person sings the same number of songs, and the waiting time for the performance etc. Because of the differences in prices, problems have arisen, such as differences in satisfaction levels and dissatisfaction with paying the same amount.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to measure and clearly indicate the time each individual or group using a karaoke device has exclusively used the karaoke device. The goal is to provide information that can be used to adjust waiting times and pay for equipment usage to avoid dissatisfaction. In addition, by prohibiting individuals or groups who have occupied the karaoke machine for longer than a preset time from using the karaoke machine, we can prevent specific individuals or groups from monopolizing the karaoke machine for a long time. The goal is to allow all individuals or groups using the device to use the karaoke device equally.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this object, the karaoke apparatus of the present invention includes a measuring means for determining the cumulative total of performance time for each individual or group performing karaoke, and a measuring means for calculating the cumulative performance time for each individual or group performing karaoke. and display means for displaying the total time spent.

Further, it is desirable that the apparatus includes a setting means for setting a reference time, and a prohibition means for prohibiting an individual or a group from playing if the cumulative performance time exceeds the reference time set by the setting means.

[Operation] The karaoke apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration calculates the total performance time for each individual or group that performs karaoke, and displays the total performance time. Furthermore, if the cumulative performance time exceeds the reference time set by the setting means, the performance of that individual or group is prohibited.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows the countries in which the hardware of the karaoke machine is configured.
3 includes a display device 1 for displaying lyrics, background pictures, warning messages, and total time; a keyboard 2 used for selecting songs, operating the device, and inputting reference times manually; and digital data necessary for playing the songs. A memory 4 for storing the cumulative data of exclusive time and the set standard time, a timer 5 for knowing the playing time of the song, and a digital data stored in the memory 4 to perform the performance. Synthesizer 6
is provided. Also, an amplifier 7 is connected to the synthesizer 6, and a speaker 8 for outputting sound is connected to the amplifier 7.
A microphone 9 is provided for manually recording the voice.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a data area 10 of cumulative exclusive time information in the memory 4. Assuming that 20 people are stored in the memory using the karaoke machine, 1 to 20 people are stored in the memory as shown in the figure. 20 addresses, the individual number and the cumulative exclusive time indicating the total time that the individual has exclusive use of the device, or 2 for each address.
0 items are stored. The personal number is a number that identifies the person or group using the device, and is a unique number for each individual or group. The cumulative exclusive time is the total time that the individual performed karaoke, and the initial value is O. Further, if the cumulative exclusive time exceeds the reference time, the field becomes blank (NULL) to indicate that the person is prohibited from karaoke. Furthermore, the memory 4 is configured to be able to store a reference time input from the keyboard 2.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of processing in the karaoke device,
The karaoke machine is started as SL, and the standard time is entered manually from the keyboard 2. S2 to S4 and S12 are performance music designation processing 11. In step S2, a personal number for identifying the person performing the karaoke performance is input. As S3, it is checked whether the person who specified the performance is in a state where karaoke is prohibited. This is determined by checking whether the total exclusive time corresponding to the personal number stored in the memory 4 is blank (NULL).

If it is determined that the prohibited state exists, a message to that effect is displayed on the display device 1 in S12, and the process returns to S2. If it is determined in the process of S3 that the state is not prohibited, a music piece to be performed is specified in S4. At this time, the song number of the song is entered manually from the keyboard 2. The next steps S5 to S7 are karaoke performance processing 12. In order to measure the playing time, the timer 5 is used as 85 to start measuring the playing time.

Next, a karaoke performance is performed as S6. At S7, the measurement of the playing time is finished and the playing time is determined. S8~SIO,S
13 is a post-performance process 13. First, in S8, the performance time is added to the total exclusive time stored in the memory 4, and the result is stored in the memory 4 again. At S9, the total exclusive time is displayed on the display device 1 to notify the singer of the total time. S10
It is checked whether the cumulative exclusive time has exceeded a preset reference time. If the set reference time has been exceeded, the cumulative exclusive time in the memory 4 is set to blank (NULL) to prohibit the person from performing karaoke in step S13. If the set reference time has not been exceeded, the process ends as Sll.

Also, if you register data that remains silent for a certain period of time as a song, you can
You can obtain silence by specifying this silent song as a performance song. In this case, the karaoke apparatus regards the silent time as performance time and adds it to the total exclusive time.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the detailed description above, according to the present invention, it is possible to know how much time each of a plurality of individuals or groups using the karaoke device monopolizes the karaoke device. This makes it possible to obtain information that can be used to adjust performance order and resolve inequalities in equipment usage fees. Furthermore, by preventing a specific individual or group from monopolizing the karaoke device for a long period of time, there is an effect that all individuals or groups using the device can equally use the karaoke device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 3 show embodiments embodying the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the karaoke device, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the karaoke device. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a data area of a memory in which the number and the cumulative total of exclusive time of the device are stored, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the present karaoke device. Engineering: Display device, 2: Keyboard, 3: CP
U, 4...Memory, 5...Timer, 6...Synthesizing device, 7...Amplifier, 8...Speaker, 9...Microphone, 10...Data area, 11... Performance song specification processing, 12... Karaoke performance processing, 13... Post-performance processing

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Measuring means for calculating the cumulative performance time for each individual or group performing karaoke, and display means for displaying the cumulative time measured by the measuring means. A karaoke device featuring: 2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a setting means for setting a reference time, and a prohibition for prohibiting the individual or group from performing if the cumulative performance time exceeds the reference time set by the setting means. A karaoke device characterized by comprising means and.