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Display controlling apparatus for music accompaniment playing system, and the music accompaniment playing system
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1994-09-13
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Granted: 1996-04-09
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Expires: 2014-09-13
Abstract
Abstract In a music accompaniment playing system, MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) sound source controlling data to control a MIDI sound source for generating accompaniment music information for music accompaniment playing, and display controlling data to perform a display corresponding to the MIDI sound source Controlling data, are reproduced from a record medium for music accompaniment playing. The display controlling data includes lyrics data corresponding to lyrics for music accompaniment playing, and accompaniment chord data corresponding to an accompaniment chord of the accompaniment music information. A display controlling apparatus for the music accompaniment playing system is provided with: a reading device for reading the display controlling data from the record medium; and an accompaniment chord display controlling device for generating data to display the lyrics on a display having a picture plane and to display the accompaniment chord on the picture plane at a vicinity of the displayed lyrics corresponding to the accompaniment chord, on the basis of the accompaniment chord data in the display controlling data read by the reading device.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiki Nakai
- 👤 Mitsuyoshi Amano
- 👤 Kazuhiro Miyamoto
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Akiba
- 👤 Masuhiro Sato
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 15:47
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G09; G09B; G09B15/00; G09B15/02; G09B15/04; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/0033; G10H1/0041; G10H1/0058; G10H1/0066; G10H1/36; G10H1/361; G10H1/363; G10H1/368; G10H1/38; G11B20/00; G11B27/3063; G11B33/00; G11B33/10; H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/87; H04N9/8715; G10H2210/00; G10H2210/571; G10H2210/611; G10H2210/616; G10H2220/00; G10H2220/005; G10H2220/011; G11B7/00; G11B7/002; G11B7/0037; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S84/00; Y10S84/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A display controlling apparatus for a music accompaniment playing system, in which MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) sound source controlling data to control a MIDI sound source for generating accompaniment music information for music accompaniment playing, and display controlling data to perform a display corresponding to the MIDI sound source controlling data, are reproduced from a record medium for music accompaniment playing, said display controlling data including lyrics data corresponding to lyrics for music accompaniment playing, and accompaniment chord data corresponding to an accompaniment chord of the accompaniment music information, said apparatus comprising: a reading means for reading the display controlling data from the record medium; and an accompaniment chord display controlling means for generating data to display the lyrics on a display having a picture plane and to display the accompaniment chord on said picture plane at a vicinity of the displayed lyrics corresponding to the accompaniment chord, on the basis of the accompaniment chord data in the display controlling data read by said reading means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A display controlling apparatus for a music accompaniment playing system, in which MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) sound source controlling data to control a MIDI sound source for generating accompaniment music information for music accompaniment playing, and display controlling data to perform a display corresponding to the MIDI sound source controlling data, are reproduced from a record medium for music accompaniment playing, said display controlling data including lyrics data corresponding to lyrics for music accompaniment playing, and accompaniment chord data corresponding to an accompaniment chord of the accompaniment music information, said apparatus comprising: a reading means for reading the display controlling data from the record medium; and an accompaniment chord display controlling means for generating data to display the lyrics on a display having a picture plane and to display the accompaniment chord on said picture plane at a vicinity of the displayed lyrics corresponding to the accompaniment chord, on the basis of the accompaniment chord data in the display controlling data read by said reading means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a sound key changing data to change a sound key of the accompaniment music information is inputted to said music accompaniment playing system from the external, and said accompaniment chord display controlling means comprises an accompaniment chord changing means for changing the accompaniment chord data to another accompaniment chord data corresponding to the changed sound key on the basis of the sound key changing data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein video image data are inputted into said music accompaniment playing system from the external, and said apparatus further comprises a superimposing circuit for superimposing the lyrics data and the accompaniment chord data onto the video image data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reproducing means for reproducing the MIDI sound source controlling data and the display controlling data from the record medium for music accompaniment playing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said record medium for music accompaniment playing comprises an OMD (Optical Memory Disc), and said reproducing means comprises an OMD drive.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus includes the MIDI sound source.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an operation unit for inputting various operation instruction data into said apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
158 words
A music accompaniment playing system comprising: a record medium for recording MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) sound source controlling data to control MIDI sound source for generating accompaniment music information for music accompaniment playing, and display controlling data to perform a display corresponding to the MIDI sound source controlling data, said display controlling data including lyrics data corresponding to lyrics for music accompaniment playing, and accompaniment chord data corresponding to an accompaniment chord of the accompaniment music information; a reproducing means for reproducing the MIDI sound source controlling data and the display controlling data from said record medium; and an accompaniment chord display controlling means for generating data to display the lyrics on a display having a picture plane and to display %he accompaniment chord on said picture plane at a vicinity of the displayed lyrics corresponding to the accompaniment chord, on the basis of accompaniment chord data in the display controlling data reproduced by said reproducing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
158 words
A music accompaniment playing system comprising: a record medium for recording MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) sound source controlling data to control MIDI sound source for generating accompaniment music information for music accompaniment playing, and display controlling data to perform a display corresponding to the MIDI sound source controlling data, said display controlling data including lyrics data corresponding to lyrics for music accompaniment playing, and accompaniment chord data corresponding to an accompaniment chord of the accompaniment music information; a reproducing means for reproducing the MIDI sound source controlling data and the display controlling data from said record medium; and an accompaniment chord display controlling means for generating data to display the lyrics on a display having a picture plane and to display %he accompaniment chord on said picture plane at a vicinity of the displayed lyrics corresponding to the accompaniment chord, on the basis of accompaniment chord data in the display controlling data reproduced by said reproducing means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
A system according to claim 8, further comprising: an inputting means for inputting a sound key changing data to change a sound key of the accompaniment music information; and an accompaniment chord changing means for changing the accompaniment chord data to another accompaniment chord data corresponding to the changed sound key on the basis of the sound key changing data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system according to claim 8, further comprising: a LVD (Laser Video Disc) player for reproducing video image data; and a superimposing circuit for superimposing the lyrics data and the accompaniment chord data onto the video image data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system according to claim 9, wherein said inputting means comprises a key control switch provided on a microphone connected to said accompaniment chord changing means.
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