Extended circuit of a HiFi KARAOKE video cassette recorder having a function of simultaneous singing and recording

• US 5,341,253 A
• Filed: 11/28/1992
• Issued: 08/23/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tatung Company
• Original Assignee: Tatung Company
• Inventors: Huang, Chin-Chang, Wang, Jye-Huei, Liao, Pohsien
• Primary Examiner(s): Hajec, Donald
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Won Tae C.
• Application Number:
  US07/981,722
• Time in Patent Office: 633 Days
• Field of Search: 360/13, 360/60, 360/61, 360/62, 360/66, 360/68, 358/341
• US Class Current: 434/307.00A
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/024 on tapes G11B27/028, G11B27/029 take precedence

Abstract

An extended circuit of a HiFi KARAOKE VCR having a simultaneous singing and recording function, wherein an audio erasing head (AE head) on the KARAOKE VCR is used to erase the sound on a normal track of a HiFi KARAOKE program tape and then use the audio control head (A/C head) on the VCR to record the user'"'"'s desired sound, also stereo, left (L), right (R) or normal sound may be chosen by using an audio select switch on the HiFi VCR. While a tape recorded plays, once the audio select switch selects a normal channel position, the sound recorded on the program tape and the original accompaniment sound of said program tape may be heard.

Claims

1. An extended circuit of a HiFi karaoke video cassette recorder (KTVCR) having a simultaneous singing and recording (SAR) function which comprises:

a HiFi audio signal processing system which receives a HiFi signal, and outputs the received HiFi signal via a left channel and a right channel;

a normal signal processing system wherein a normal signal is received from a program tape by an audio control head and sent to a Stereo, left channel (L_CH), right channel (R_CH) or Normal distribution circuit selected by an audio select switch;

a microphone audio signal processing system, wherein an output of at least one microphone is amplified by a signal amplifier, the amplifier output is mixed in a first mixer, the first mixer output is processed by an echo processing unit and the echo processing unit is mixed with the HiFi signals output via the left and right channels in a second mixer;

a simultaneous singing and recording system (SAR system) including an a SAR switch, an audio control head and an audio erase head;

wherein while the KTVCR is in a playing mode, when the audio select switch is selected to the Stereo, left channel (L_CH) or right channel (R_CH) distribution circuit, by pressing the SAR switch, the Normal distribution circuit will automatically switch to a state of simultaneous singing and recording, the audio erase head will erase a normal signal previously recorded on the program tape, then the audio control head will record on the program tape an output of the second mixer distributed via the distribution circuit selected by the audio select switch and after which, once the audio select switch is selected to the Normal distribution circuit, the recorded output of the second mixer will be received by the normal signal processing system.

2. A extended circuit of a KTVCR having a SAR function as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a third mixer, a second signal amplifier, a voltage control amplifier, a record amplifier and an AC bias adjuster wherein with the Normal distribution circuit in the simultaneous singing and recording state, left and right channel signals output from the second mixer are mixed in the third mixer and, then the third mixer output is amplified by said second signal amplifier, the second signal amplifier output is amplified by the voltage control amplifier, and the voltage control amplifier output is converted into an audio signal record current by the record amplifier, the audio signal record current is overlapped with an AC bias by the AC bias adjuster and then recorded on the program tape by the audio control head.

3. An extended circuit of a KTVCR having a SAR function as claimed in claim 2, wherein said microphone audio signal processing system includes two microphones, and the output of each of the microphones is transmitted over a wire.

4. An extended circuit of a KTVCR having a SAR function as claimed in claim 2, wherein said microphone audio signal processing system includes two microphones, and the output of one of said microphones is transmitted over a wire and the output of the other said microphone is transmitted by radio frequency transmission.

5. An extended circuit of a KTVCR having a SAR function as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

in the case of simultaneous singing and recording, if the audio select switch is selected to the Normal distribution circuit, the normal signal previously recorded on the program tape is retained and the SAR system cannot be actuated.

6. An extended circuit of a KTVCR having a SAR function as claimed in claim 5, wherein said microphone audio signal processing system includes two microphones, and the output of each of the microphones is transmitted over a wire.

7. An extended circuit of a KTVCR having a SAR function as claimed in claim 8, wherein said microphone audio signal processing system includes two microphones, and the output of one of said microphones is transmitted over a wire and the output of the other said microphone is transmitted by radio frequency transmission.