US5218580A
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User management system for musical accompaniment playing apparatus
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1992-04-09
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2012-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A user management system is provided for a musical accompaniment playing (KARAOKE) apparatus. The system comprises an individual information recording medium, an input unit, a music information reproducing unit, a control unit and a calculation unit. The input unit is used to input user identification information and music piece selection. The control unit serves to set a musical environment and to record changes in the environment for the user. The calculation unit makes adjustments based on the number of music pieces recorded on the individual information recording medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Okamura
- 👤 Masuhiro Sato
- 👤 Naoto Inaba
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Akiba
- 👤 Toshiki Nakai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:07
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/0014; G07F17/30; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/36; G10H1/361; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G10H2240/00; G10H2240/171; G10H2240/181
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus, which comprises: a first system comprising; music information reproducing means for mixing voice information of a singer with information of musical accompaniment and outputting mixed music information; an individual information recording medium for storing at least user identification information; select means for selecting desired music pieces; information reading/recording means for reading information from the individual information recording medium and for recording information into the individual information recording medium; and control means for recording a number of music pieces selected by said select means into the individual information recording medium and for allowing the music information reproducing means to reproduce the mixed information of the selected music piece; and a second system comprising; information reading means for reading out the number of the selected music pieces from the individual information recording medium; and calculation means for calculating total fee on the basis of information read by said information reading means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus, which comprises: a first system comprising; music information reproducing means for mixing voice information of a singer with information of musical accompaniment and outputting mixed music information; an individual information recording medium for storing at least user identification information; select means for selecting desired music pieces; information reading/recording means for reading information from the individual information recording medium and for recording information into the individual information recording medium; and control means for recording a number of music pieces selected by said select means into the individual information recording medium and for allowing the music information reproducing means to reproduce the mixed information of the selected music piece; and a second system comprising; information reading means for reading out the number of the selected music pieces from the individual information recording medium; and calculation means for calculating total fee on the basis of information read by said information reading means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said individual information recording medium is a recordable and erasable information recording medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said individual information recording medium is a magnetic card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first system further comprises a display unit for displaying names of the selected music pieces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information reading/recording means comprising a memory means for storing information relating to the user, said information including names and a number of music pieces and musical environment set by the user.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
99 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus, which comprises: music information reproducing means for mixing voice information of a singer with information for musical accompaniment and outputting mixed music information; an individual information recording medium for storing at least user identification information; information memory unit for storing at least musical environment information set by a user; and control means for allowing the music information reproducing means to reproduce the mixed music information in accordance with the musical environment information; the control means renews the musical environment information when new environment information is set by the user.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
99 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus, which comprises: music information reproducing means for mixing voice information of a singer with information for musical accompaniment and outputting mixed music information; an individual information recording medium for storing at least user identification information; information memory unit for storing at least musical environment information set by a user; and control means for allowing the music information reproducing means to reproduce the mixed music information in accordance with the musical environment information; the control means renews the musical environment information when new environment information is set by the user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said individual information recording medium is a recordable and erasable information recording medium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said individual information recording medium is a magnetic card.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A user management system for a musical accompaniment playing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said musical environment information includes at least one of key, tempo, microphone volume and quantity of echo.
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