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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6066792 | Music apparatus performing joint play of compatible songs A music apparatus is constructed for joint play of music pieces by processing song data. In the music apparatus, a storage device stores song data representing a plurality of music pieces. An operating device is used for designating a first music piece as... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062868 | Sing-along data transmitting method and a sing-along data transmitting/receiving system A sing-along data transmitting method includes the steps of providing a sing-along data center for supplying background video data and music data, and providing a plurality of sing-along data receiving terminals for receiving the background video data and... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6062867 | Lyrics display apparatus A lyrics display apparatus wherein a display condition of the words of a song on a display device is gradually changed in accordance with a progression of a piece of music, the display condition of the song words is started to change on a basis of a memor... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6061496 | System for recording and reproducing karaoke data A method of reproducing a recording medium on which image data is recorded using an MPEG (Moving Picture Coding Expert Group) or the like, the image data including first image data where all image information for one frame of question is compressed and se... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056555 | Karaoke apparatus using background video with variable reproduction address A karaoke apparatus is responsive to a request of a music piece for producing karaoke accompaniment to accompany a live singing voice of the music piece while reproducing a background video associated with the music piece. In the karaoke apparatus, a soun... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053740 | Lyrics display apparatus 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 se... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6047223 | Electronic computer having a magneto-optic unit This invention refers to an electronic computer 10 having a reader 21 for the reading of removable magneto-optic media (CD-ROM) 14. The electronic computer 10 allows even non-expert users to playback the CD-ROM media by pressing pushbuttons 48 on a button... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6036498 | Karaoke apparatus with aural prompt of words A karaoke apparatus responds to a request for producing a karaoke music piece to accompany a live singing performance of words of the karaoke music piece by a karaoke player. In the karaoke apparatus, a storage device stores music data representing a plur... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6022223 | Video/audio data supplying device When the input output controller 22 receives request data through the modem 42, the input output controller 22 controls the memory controller 25 to retrieve an AV stream and a BGV stream from the memories and to transfer the streams to the multiplexer 30.... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6018121 | Method and apparatus for simulating a jam session and instructing a user in how to play the drums An interactive electronic drum system and training techniques suitable for use in a coin-operated environment such as an arcade are described. Electronic drum pads, audio speakers, a visual display, training lights and an overall control system are combin... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5997308 | Apparatus for displaying words in a karaoke system In accordance with the progress of a performance, a CPU 10 supplies word data indicative of words to be displayed. The CPU obtains a color change function passing coordinates which are specified by color change function data indicative of: a length of eac... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5993220 | Remote control device, sound-reproducing system and karaoke system A karaoke system is provided with a reproducing section and a remote control device. The reproducing section at least reproduces an accompaniment signal. The remote control device controls the operation of the reproducing section and is provided with an i... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5986200 | Solid state interactive music playback device An interactive music playback device includes a sequencer for processing audio information corresponding to a song or other selected piece of music. The audio information may be retrieved from a PCMCIA card or other suitable solid state data storage cartr... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980262 | Method and apparatus for generating musical accompaniment signals at a lower storage space requirement In a method and apparatus for generating musical accompaniment signals corresponding to a musical program, there is provided a recording medium which has an audio storage unit and a lyric storage unit separate from the audio storage unit. The audio storag... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5980261 | Karaoke system having host apparatus with customer records A karaoke system for providing improved services with customers, utilizing inherent network resources of a large-scale communication karaoke system is disclosed. The karaoke system according to one aspect of the present invention has a host apparatus 2 an... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5982980 | Karaoke apparatus In addition to a music piece data file in which music piece data for a karaoke performance are stored, a BGP script file in which BGP script data (picture sequence data) are stored, and a picture data file in which plural still picture data are stored are... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5969283 | Music organizer and entertainment center A music organizer and entertainment center provides a center having a microprocessor, sound card functions and high-volume data storage and retrieval units for playing back music according to a variety of predetermined categories. Music can be played back... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5967792 | Automatic performance apparatus and a karaoke apparatus An automatic performance apparatus for conducting a minus-one performance so that a minus part can be automatically changed in accordance with a performance conducted by the user, the apparatus includes a tone generator which synthesizes musical tones of ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5963907 | Voice converter A voice converter provides for pitch and formant shifting of an input voice signal. An audio filter extracts the volume level of the input voice signal, and outputs the extracted volume level as first volume data. A second audio filter extracts the volume... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961333 | Educational and training devices and methods User-actuated systems for retrieving and presenting information on a particular subject and/or information employable in a learn while doing mode on the performance of a specified task. The systems include a laser-readable, encoded, data storage device; a... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5957696 | Karaoke apparatus alternately driving plural sound sources for noninterruptive play A karaoke apparatus is constructed to reproduce a karaoke music piece according to karaoke data composed of setup data and performance data. The karaoke apparatus utilizes a pair of sound source devices each of which is initialized according to the setup ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5955692 | Performance supporting apparatus, method of supporting performance, and recording medium storing performance supporting program Data representing the actual performance presented by a player is analyzed on the basis of given model performance data. Data of the virtual performance played by a virtual competitor is generated in accordance with the analysis result. Automatic performa... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5953005 | System and method for on-line multimedia access A method and system for providing access to multimedia content on-line which is updated virtually simultaneously with the vendor's update process. By a user accessing a page on the World Wide Web, for example, data (encrypted and unencrypted) and instruct... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5953290 | Recording medium and reproduction apparatus for displaying display data synchronously with reproduction of audio data A recording medium includes an audio data group including a plurality of types of audio data; audio reproduction time information for regulating a time to reproduce each of the plurality of types of audio data; a display data group including a plurality o... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947746 | Karaoke network system with commercial message selection system An improved karaoke network system that allows a user to select and obtain desired information through an interface while a message is displayed between intermissions of karaoke performances. Data files for karaoke performance, displaying messages, and di... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5941711 | Karaoke apparatus with a personal data reading function A customer holds a personal data card (personal data card) which stores data of five music pieces including music-piece codes of favorite karaoke music pieces, and the key and tempo setting of the music pieces as my-song data. The customer inserts the per... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5939654 | Harmony generating apparatus and method of use for karaoke A karaoke apparatus is configured so that, even when a music piece data having no harmony data is to be performed, a harmony voice signal can be generated. Notes of a length not smaller than a quarter note are extracted from a karaoke performance data and... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5931680 | Score information display apparatus A score display apparatus shows beat marks in a number corresponding to the number of beats per measure during a performance by a musical instrument karaoke apparatus. Further, the score display apparatus changes the color of each of beat marks as though ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931679 | Information provision system An information provision system including: a plurality of information provision devices, each information provision device including: a memory for storing data; and an information processor for using the data stored in the memory to prepare external-outpu... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5929359 | Karaoke apparatus with concurrent start of audio and video upon request In a karaoke apparatus, an audio device is responsive to a request of a music piece for starting karaoke performance of the music piece to accompany a live singing voice of the music piece. A monitor device displays a background image selected from a temp... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5919047 | Karaoke apparatus providing customized medley play by connecting plural music pieces In a karaoke apparatus, a music selector device selects a plurality of desired music pieces so as to compose a medley. A designator device designates a desired section of each music piece selected by the music selector device. A sequencer device sequentia... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5918303 | Performance setting data selecting apparatus A performance setting data selecting apparatus including: a data storing unit for storing a plurality set of performance setting data; a table for storing a correspondence between each tune name of the plurality of tunes and each set of the performance se... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915972 | Display apparatus for karaoke In a karaoke display apparatus having a monitor 19 which displays words in time to a progress of a performance, a CPU 10 supplies in time sequence polygon fundamental data for determining shapes of polygons and the like and a motion data for determining m... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5914930 | Information recording medium and information reproducing apparatus for use therewith An information recording medium and an information reproducing apparatus for use therewith for putting information into a system easily and quickly. The information recording medium records, in units of blocks, reproduction data such as voice data, image ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5906494 | Training apparatus for singing A vocal training apparatus accomplishes reproduction of a music signal recorded on an information medium, where the music signal includes a model vocal signal and an accompaniment signal. A model vocal signal is extracted from the music signal and a singe... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5902951 | Chorus effector with natural fluctuation imported from singing voice A chorus apparatus is constructed for creating a chorus sound to accompany a vocal sound which is sung by a singer. In the chorus apparatus, a providing device provides music information including reference pitch information which indicates a regular vari... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5902950 | Harmony effect imparting apparatus and a karaoke amplifier In a karaoke vocal adaptor 100, voice signals to which a harmony effect is imparted by the harmony effect imparting circuit, and voice signals to which the harmony effect is not imparted are output from wet voice output terminals 121 and 122, and dry voic... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5902115 | Recording medium on which attribute information on the playback data is recorded together with the playback data and a system for appropriately reproducing the playback data using the attribute information Karaoke data to be reproduced is stored in an optical disk as a video title set together with management information for managing karaoke data and a video object set. In the video object set, a plurality of program chains having data items of karaoke song... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900564 | Music data processing apparatus with communication interface and graphic user interface A terminal apparatus is connectable to a host station and is responsive to a command to execute an application program to treat music data. In the terminal apparatus, a local storage locally stores an old version of software containing music data and vari... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5900566 | Karaoke playback apparatus utilizing digital multi-channel broadcasting A karaoke playback apparatus and system capable of substantially improving quality of background image services by making use of a digital multi-channel broadcasting are disclosed. A karaoke playback apparatus according to one aspect of the present invent... | 05/04/1999 |
