EP0545635A2
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Control system for controlling a plurality of music accompanying devices
Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1992-11-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-11-26
Abstract
Abstract A control system including a control apparatus and a plurality of music accompanying apparatuses, in the control system, the music number is input through the panel switch 151 arranged in the music accompanying apparatus. The modulated music number signal by the modulation-demodulation device 155 is transmitted to the control apparatus through the coaxial cable 154. In the control apparatus, the music number data signal is received through the coaxial cable 154, and further demodulated into the music number data by the modulation-demodulation device 165. The controller 160 reads out the various music data (the music data 105b including the song text data 103a and the accompaniment music data 103b, the music number data 105c and the song tone data 105d). At the same time, the controller 160 controls the four video disc devices 161 so that the four video picture data each of which is corresponded to the different music genre, are reproduced by the video disc devices 161. Thereafter, both the various music data and the four video picture data are mutually superimposed through the head amplifier 166 after modulated by each of the modulators 164 and transmitted to each of the music accompanying apparatuses through the coaxial cable 154. In the music accompanying apparatus, one of the four video picture data is selected by the video tuner 104 based on the song tone data 105d and both the video picture and the song text are displayed on the video monitor 101 at the same time through picture synthesizing circuit 108, etc.. Further, simultaneously, both the accompaniment music and the voice sung by the user are sounded from the speaker 102 through the sound source 153, the microphone 109 and the audio amplifier 107.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuhiro A-103 Zuigo Building Funahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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2026-11-09 17:06
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/36; G10H1/361; G10H1/365; G10H2240/00; G10H2240/171; G10H2240/201; G10H2240/265; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A control system including a control apparatus and a plurality of music accompanying apparatuses, comprising: a video picture providing means (Fig. 3) arranged in the control apparatus, for simultaneously providing a plurality of video picture signals each of which corresponds to a different music genre for each of the music accompanying apparatuses, a music selecting means (151) arranged in the music accompanying apparatus, for selecting a music, a video picture selecting means arranged in the music accompanying apparatus (Fig. 2), for selecting one video picture signal provided from the video picture providing means based on the genre of the music selected by the music selecting means (151).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A control system including a control apparatus and a plurality of music accompanying apparatuses, comprising: a video picture providing means (Fig. 3) arranged in the control apparatus, for simultaneously providing a plurality of video picture signals each of which corresponds to a different music genre for each of the music accompanying apparatuses, a music selecting means (151) arranged in the music accompanying apparatus, for selecting a music, a video picture selecting means arranged in the music accompanying apparatus (Fig. 2), for selecting one video picture signal provided from the video picture providing means based on the genre of the music selected by the music selecting means (151).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The control system according to claim 1, wherein the video picture providing means comprises a video picture data generating means for generating a plurality of video picture data each of which is corresponded to the different music genre, a first converting means (164,166) for converting the video picture data into the video picture signals and a transmitting means (154) for transmitting the video picture signals to the music accompanying apparatus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the video picture data generating means includes a plurality of video disc devices (164) each of which reproduces the video picture data recorded on a video disc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The control system according to claim 2, wherein the first converting means (164,166) includes a converter which modulates the video picture data into radio frequency signals corresponding to the video picture signals and superimposes the radio frequency signals on each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The control system according to claim 4, wherein the converter comprises modulators (164) connected to the video picture data generating means and a head amplifier (166) which superimposes the radio frequency signals modulated by the modulators (164).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The control system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the transmitting means includes a coaxial cable (154) through which the video picture signals are transmitted to the music accompanying apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The control system according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a television antenna (90) arranged in the control apparatus, for receiving a television broadcast, the television antenna (90) transmitting the video picture signals corresponding to the television broadcast received thereby to the music accompanying apparatus through the transmitting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
74 words
The control system according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a first memory means (163) arranged in the control apparatus, for storing various music data therein and a second converting means (162,165) for converting the music data stored in the first memory means (163) into music data signals, wherein the music data signals with the video picture signals are provided for the music accompanying apparatuses by the video picture providing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The control system according to claim 8, wherein the music data stored in the first memory means (163) includes a song text data, an accompaniment music data and a song tone data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the music selecting means comprises a panel switch (151) arranged in the music accompanying apparatus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The control apparatus according to anyone of the preceding claims, wherein the music selecting means (151) is utilized for inputting a music number data of the music to be selected.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The control system according to claim 11 when appendant to claim 8, wherein the control apparatus reads out the music data stored in the first memory means (163) based on the music number data transmitted from the music accompanying apparatus and transmits the read out music data converted into the music data signals by the second converting means (162,165) to the music accompanying apparatus.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The control system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the music accompanying apparatus further comprises a first control means (155) which transmits the music number data input from the music selecting means to the control apparatus.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
64 words
The control system according to claim 13 when appendant to claim 9, wherein the first control means (155) in the music accompanying apparatus controls the video picture selecting means based on the song tone data transmitted from the first memory means (163) in the control apparatus so that the video picture selecting means selects the video picture data corresponded to the song tone data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
89 words
The control system according to any one of claims 10 to 14 when appendant to claim 9, further comprising; a first synthesizing means (108) for synthesizing both the video picture data selected by the video picture selecting means and the song text data in the music data transmitted from the control apparatus, and a first video monitor (101) for displaying a video picture and a song text at the same time, based on the video picture data and the song text data synthesized by the first synthesizing means (108).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
92 words
The control system according to any one of claims 10 to 15 when appendant to claim 9, wherein the music accompanying apparatus further comprises; a first audio amplifier (107) with a microphone (109) connected thereto which mixes both an accompaniment music signal obtained from the accompaniment music data and a voice signal input from the microphone (109) and generates an acoustic signal, and a speaker (102) connected to the first audio amplifier (107) which sounds an accompaniment music and a voice based on the acoustic signal from the first audio amplifier (107).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The control system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the video picture providing means continuously transmits the video picture signals to the music accompanying apparatus.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
126 words
The control system according to claim 17, wherein the music accompanying apparatus includes; a compact disc player (18) which reproduces a song text data, an accompaniment music data and a song tone data, each being recorded on a compact disc, a second memory means for storing a music genre data, a song tone data and a selecting data for selecting one video picture signal among the video picture signals transmitted from the control apparatus, a second control means which controls the compact disc player based on the music number selected by the music number selecting means (16) so that the compact disc player reproduces the song text data, the accompaniment music data and the song tone data from the compact disc corresponding to the music number.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
50 words
The control system according to claim 18, wherein the second control means controls the video picture selecting means based on the selecting data reproduced by the compact disc player, thereby the video picture selecting means selects one video picture data among the video picture data transmitted from the control apparatus.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
69 words
The control system according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the music accompanying apparatus further comprises; a second synthesizing means (28) which synthesizes the video picture data selected by the video picture selecting means and the song text data, and a second video monitor (30) which displays a video picture and a song text at the same time thereon, based on a synthesized data from the second synthesizing means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
83 words
The control system according to 18, 19 or 20, wherein the music accompanying apparatus further comprises; a second audio amplifier (38) with a microphone (36) connected thereto which mixes both an accompaniment music signal obtained from the accompaniment music data and a voice signal input from the microphone (36) and generates an acoustic signal, and a speaker (40) connected to the second audio amplifier (38) which sounds an accompaniment music and a voice based on the acoustic signal from the second audio amplifier.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
83 words
The control system according to 18, 19 or 20, wherein the music accompanying apparatus further comprises; a second audio amplifier (38) with a microphone (36) connected thereto which mixes both an accompaniment music signal obtained from the accompaniment music data and a voice signal input from the microphone (36) and generates an acoustic signal, and a speaker (40) connected to the second audio amplifier (38) which sounds an accompaniment music and a voice based on the acoustic signal from the second audio amplifier.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
95 words
The control system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first converting means includes a converter (74) which modulates the video picture data into radio frequency signals corresponding to the video picture signals and superimposes the radio frequency signals each other and the transmitting means includes a coaxial cable (80) through which the radio frequency signals are transmitted to the music accompanying apparatus, thereby the radio frequency signals are transmitted from the control apparatus to the music accompanying apparatus through the coaxial cable after modulated and superimposed by the first converting means.
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