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Lyrics display apparatus
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1996-10-25
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Granted: 2000-04-25
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Expires: 2016-10-25
Abstract
Abstract A lyrics display apparatus for indicating the words of a song on a screen of a display device, which is designed to memorize a lyrics data including a first line-change code for defining a predetermined number of words to be indicated on one line and a second line-change code for defining a segmental position of the words indicated on the line, to set a first display mode when the screen of the display device is able to indicate the number of words defined by the first line-change code on the one line, to set a second display mode when the screen of said display device is unable to indicate the number of words defined by the first line-change code on the one line, to control the display device in such a manner that the words defined by the first line-change code are indicated on the one line at the first display mode and that the line of the words defined by the first line-change code is changed to another line at the segmental position defined by the second line-change code at the second display mode.
Inventors
- 👤 Takuya Nakata
- 👤 Yasushi Kurakake
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:21
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/36; G10H1/361; G10H1/368; G10H2220/00; G10H2220/005; G10H2220/011; G10H2240/00; G10H2240/011; G10H2240/046; G10H2240/056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus for indicating the words of a song on a screen of a display device, comprising: memory means for memorizing a lyrics data including first and second line-change codes, said first line-change code being memorized to define a predetermined number of words to be indicated on one line, and said second line-change code being memorized to define a segmental position of the words indicated on the one line; display mode setting means for setting a first display mode when the screen of said display device is able to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line and for setting a second display mode when the screen of said display device is unable to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; and control means for controlling said display device in such a manner that the words defined by said first line-change code are indicated on the one line at said first display mode and that the line of the words defined by said first line-change code is changed to another line at the segmental position defined by said second line-change code at said second display mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus for indicating the words of a song on a screen of a display device, comprising: memory means for memorizing a lyrics data including first and second line-change codes, said first line-change code being memorized to define a predetermined number of words to be indicated on one line, and said second line-change code being memorized to define a segmental position of the words indicated on the one line; display mode setting means for setting a first display mode when the screen of said display device is able to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line and for setting a second display mode when the screen of said display device is unable to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; and control means for controlling said display device in such a manner that the words defined by said first line-change code are indicated on the one line at said first display mode and that the line of the words defined by said first line-change code is changed to another line at the segmental position defined by said second line-change code at said second display mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said first line-change code is memorized at each segment of a predetermined phrase.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said first line-change code is memorized each at a predetermined number of words to determine a maximum number of words to be indicated within one line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said display mode setting means is operated by a user to selectively set either one of said first and second display modes in accordance with a screen size of said display device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said display mode setting means is automatically operated to selectively set either one of said first and second modes when connected to an external display device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said display mode setting means is operated to selectively set either one of said first and second display modes in accordance with the number of words on one line indicated on the screen of said display device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A machine readable media containing a program to cause a processor to perform the steps of: memorizing a lyrics data including a first line-change code for defining a predetermined number of words to be indicated on one line and a second line-change code for defining a segmental position of the words indicated on the line; setting a first display mode when a display device is able to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; setting a second display mode when the display device is unable to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; and controlling the display device in such a manner that the words defined by said first line-change code are indicated on the one line at said first display mode and that the line of the words defined by said first line-change code is changed to another line at the segmental position defined by said second line-change code at said second display mode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A machine readable media containing a program to cause a processor to perform the steps of: memorizing a lyrics data including a first line-change code for defining a predetermined number of words to be indicated on one line and a second line-change code for defining a segmental position of the words indicated on the line; setting a first display mode when a display device is able to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; setting a second display mode when the display device is unable to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; and controlling the display device in such a manner that the words defined by said first line-change code are indicated on the one line at said first display mode and that the line of the words defined by said first line-change code is changed to another line at the segmental position defined by said second line-change code at said second display mode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus for indicating the words of a song on a screen of a display device, comprising: a program memory which memorizes a lyrics data including first and second line-change codes, said first line-change code being memorized to define a predetermined number of words to be indicated on one line, and said second line-change code being memorized to define a segmental position of the words indicated on the one line; a display mode setting device which is arranged to set a first display mode when the screen of said display device is able to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line and to set a second display mode when the screen of said display device is unable to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; and a central processing unit associated with said program memory to control said display device in such a manner that the words defined by said first line-change code are indicated on the one line at said first display mode and that the line of the words defined by said first line-change code is changed to another line at the segmental position defined by said second line-change code at said second display mode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
215 words
A lyrics display apparatus for indicating the words of a song on a screen of a display device, comprising: a program memory which memorizes a lyrics data including first and second line-change codes, said first line-change code being memorized to define a predetermined number of words to be indicated on one line, and said second line-change code being memorized to define a segmental position of the words indicated on the one line; a display mode setting device which is arranged to set a first display mode when the screen of said display device is able to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line and to set a second display mode when the screen of said display device is unable to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; and a central processing unit associated with said program memory to control said display device in such a manner that the words defined by said first line-change code are indicated on the one line at said first display mode and that the line of the words defined by said first line-change code is changed to another line at the segmental position defined by said second line-change code at said second display mode.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said first line-change code is memorized at each segment of a predetermined phrase.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said first line-change code is memorized each at a predetermined number of words to determine a maximum number of words to be indicated within one line.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said display mode setting device is operated by a user to selectively set either one of said first and second display modes in accordance with a screen size of said display device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said display mode setting device is automatically operated to selectively set either one of said first and second modes when connected to an external display device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A lyrics display apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said display mode setting device is operated to selectively set either one of said first and second display modes in accordance with the number of words on one line indicated on the screen of said display device.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
175 words
A method for indicating the words of a song on the screen of a display device, comprising the steps of: memorizing a lyrics data including a first line-change code for defining a predetermined number of words to be indicated on one line and a second line-change code for defining a segmental position of the words indicated on the line; setting a first display mode when a display device is able to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; setting a second display mode when the display device is unable to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; and controlling the display device in such a manner that the words defined by said first line-change code are indicated on the one line at said first display mode and that the line of the words defined by said first line-change code is changed to another line at the segmental position defined by said second line-change code at said second display mode.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
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A method for indicating the words of a song on the screen of a display device, comprising the steps of: memorizing a lyrics data including a first line-change code for defining a predetermined number of words to be indicated on one line and a second line-change code for defining a segmental position of the words indicated on the line; setting a first display mode when a display device is able to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; setting a second display mode when the display device is unable to indicate the number of words defined by said first line-change code on the one line; and controlling the display device in such a manner that the words defined by said first line-change code are indicated on the one line at said first display mode and that the line of the words defined by said first line-change code is changed to another line at the segmental position defined by said second line-change code at said second display mode.
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