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EP0626686A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Karaoke reproducing apparatus with printing facility

Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1994-05-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-05-25
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Abstract

Abstract A karaoke reproducing apparatus for recording singing sound together with karaoke play sound, has a facility for printing information on the recorded musical program. The karaoke reproducing apparatus has a memory (13,14) which contains previously stored recorded music information including, for example, at least the title, songwriter's name, and composer's name for each of musical programs recorded on the recording medium (5). In response to a recording start command, the recorded music information corresponding to a musical program selected by an operation is read from the memory, and output to a printer (17). Since recorded music information can be printed on a printed member such as a label and preserved as a record when singing sound is recorded together with karaoke play sound, the label, if adhered to a recording medium on which the sound is recorded, allows the user to readily know the recorded contents afterward. According to another aspect of the invention, a karaoke reproducing apparatus has a memory which contains copy right information on each of musical programs recorded on a recording medium. For a recording prohibited musical program, its karaoke play music can be prevented from being recorded so as to appropriately protect the copy right thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masahiko C/O Pioneer Tokorozawa Plant Miyashita
  • 👤 Sumio C/O Pioneer Tokorozawa Plant Hosaka
  • 👤 Kouichi C/O Corporate Research Dev.Lab. Ono
  • 👤 Yoshiaki Corporate Research Dev.Lab. Moriyama
  • 👤 Hiroshi C/O Pioneer Electronic Corp. Fujii
  • 👤 Tatsuyuki C/O Pioneer Electronic Corp. Miyazawa

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 21:41
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B20/00166; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B20/10; G11B20/10527; G11B2020/10537; G11B2020/10592; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/215; G11B2220/218; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/65; G11B27/10; G11B27/11

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
A karaoke reproducing apparatus having a first recording medium (5) on which at least karaoke play sound for a plurality of musical programs are recorded, means (15,23) for generating a music selection command indicative of a musical program selected from said plurality of musical programs in response to an operation, and player means (4) for playing said musical program indicated by said music selection command on said recording medium (5), said apparatus comprising: a memory (13,14) containing previously stored copy right information on each of said musical programs recorded on said recording medium; means (7) for reading from said memory the copy right information corresponding to said music selection command; determination means (7) for determining whether or not recording is permitted to the selected musical program in accordance with the read copyright information; and control means (7) for generating a control signal for controlling a recorder (16) in accordance with the determination result of said determination means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 36 words
A karaoke reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first recording medium (5) has said copyright information recorded thereon, and said copyright information is previously read from said recording medium and stored in said memory.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 52 words
A karaoke reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said determination means has a data table in which recording permitted/prohibited information is recorded corresponding to the copyright information of each of said plurality of musical programs, and said data table is used to determine whether recording is permitted or prohibited.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
A karaoke reproducing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said data table is successively updated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 93 words
A karaoke reproducing apparatus as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, further comprising means (7) for generating a recording start command to a recorder (16) for recording karaoke play sound and singing sound; a memory (13,14) containing previously stored recorded music information on each of the musical programs recorded on said first recording medium; means (7) responsive to said recording start command for reading from said memory the recorded music information corresponding to said music selection command; and output means for outputting the read recorded music information to a printer (17).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 150 words
A karaoke reproducing apparatus having a first recording medium (5) on which at least karaoke play sound for a plurality of musical programs are recorded, means (15,23) for generating a music selection command indicative of a musical program selected from said plurality of musical programs in response to an operation, and player means (4) for playing said musical program indicated by said music selection command on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising: means (7) for generating a recording start command to a recorder (16) for recording karaoke play sound and singing sound; a memory (13,14) containing previously stored recorded music information on each of the musical programs recorded on said first recording medium; means (7) responsive to said recording start command for reading from said memory the recorded music information corresponding to said music selection command; and output means for outputting the read recorded music information to a printer (17).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 44 words
A karaoke reproducing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, wherein said first recording medium has the recorded music information for each of the musical programs, and the recorded music information is previously read from said first recording medium and stored in said memory.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 38 words
A karaoke reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, 6, or 7, wherein said recorder (16) records on a second recording medium, and said printer (17) prints said recorded music information on a label for said second recording medium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 33 words
A karaoke reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, 6, 7, or 8, wherein said recorded music information includes at least the title, songwriter's name, and composer's name of each of the musical programs.

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