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Musical medley function controlling method in a televison with a video/accompaniment-music player
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-06-30
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Granted: 1996-01-23
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Expires: 2014-06-30
Abstract
Abstract A television with a karaoke player has a video function accompanied with music to which a medley function for classifying songs of the same form or theme and successively playing the classified songs by gathering them is added. According to a method for controlling the medley function, a microcomputer controls a display of thematic items of songs in response to a user's selection of the medley function. Upon selection of a thematic item, formational items of the songs are displayed. Songs falling in the selected categories are then played in order.
Inventors
- 👤 Jung S. Suh
- 👤 Sang S. Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:33
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B15/00; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/36; G10H1/361; G10H2210/00; G10H2210/101; G10H2210/125; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S84/00; Y10S84/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
In a television having a karaoke player incorporated therewith, and being of the type which, upon a selection of a song, provides background video scene related to the selected song, accompaniment music associated with the selected song, and words for display on said background, said words associated with said selected song; a method for providing a musical medley function, comprising: actuating a medley function key; detecting the actuation of said medley function key; displaying on a monitor of said television a list of song themes, in response to detecting the actuation of said medley function key; actuating a key to select one of said displayed themes; detecting the actuation of a key corresponding to one of the displayed themes; displaying a list of song styles associated with the selected theme; actuating a key to select one of said displayed song styles; detecting the actuation of a key corresponding to one of the displayed styles; selecting from a memory of stored songs, those songs having the theme and style selected by the actuation of said keys; playing said songs seriatim on said karaoke player by providing accompaniment music, words, and background scenes for each said song.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
In a television having a karaoke player incorporated therewith, and being of the type which, upon a selection of a song, provides background video scene related to the selected song, accompaniment music associated with the selected song, and words for display on said background, said words associated with said selected song; a method for providing a musical medley function, comprising: actuating a medley function key; detecting the actuation of said medley function key; displaying on a monitor of said television a list of song themes, in response to detecting the actuation of said medley function key; actuating a key to select one of said displayed themes; detecting the actuation of a key corresponding to one of the displayed themes; displaying a list of song styles associated with the selected theme; actuating a key to select one of said displayed song styles; detecting the actuation of a key corresponding to one of the displayed styles; selecting from a memory of stored songs, those songs having the theme and style selected by the actuation of said keys; playing said songs seriatim on said karaoke player by providing accompaniment music, words, and background scenes for each said song.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of playing said songs includes: displaying the title of a first song among said selected songs; actuating a start key to start the playing of said songs; and successively playing all songs from the first to the last song selected when said start key is actuated.
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