Multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus

• US 5,666,462 A
• Filed: 05/10/1996
• Issued: 09/09/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Byoung-yup
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Thai
• Assistant Examiner(s): Boccio, Vincent F.
• Application Number:
  US08/644,483
• Time in Patent Office: 487 Days
• Field of Search: 360/91, 360/92, 369/75.1, 369/75.02, 369/77.02, 386/105, 386/106, 386/125, 386/126
• US Class Current: 386/344
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0041 in coded form
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 25/043 using rotating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/93 Regeneration of the television signal or of selected parts thereof

Abstract

A multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus has a moving picture disc turntable for loading a video compact disc which has stored thereon moving picture information. Two or more CD-OK turntables are arranged adjacent to and radially about the moving picture disc turntable, and each is operative to load a CD-OK disc storing accompaniment, text, and sub-title. A corresponding number of pickups as there are CD-OK turntables are provided for reading information recorded on the video compact disc and CD-OK disc, and a corresponding number of guardrails as there are CD-OK turntables are provided for guiding the pickups to reciprocate between the video compact disc and CD-OK disc. This apparatus provides the effect of multiple video song accompaniment apparatuses operating concurrently.

Claims

1. A multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus comprising:

a moving picture disc turntable for loading a video compact disc having stored thereon moving picture information;

two or more CD-OK turntables, arranged adjacent to and radially about said moving picture disc turntable, each of said two or more CD-OK turntables loading a CD-OK disc having stored thereon accompaniment, text, and sub-title information;

a plurality of pickups, one for each of said CD-OK turntables for reading information recorded on said video compact disc and said CD-OK discs; and

a plurality of guide-rails for each of said pickups, for guiding said pickups to reciprocate between said video compact disc and said CD-OK discs.

2. A multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus as defined by claim 1, wherein there are four CD-OK turntables, four pickups, and four sets of guide-rails.

3. A multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus as defined by claim 1, wherein said moving picture disc turntable is operative to reproduce the moving picture information stored on said video compact disc.

4. A multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus as defined by claim 1, wherein each of said two or more CD-OK turntables is operative to reproduce the accompaniment, text, and sub-title information.

5. A multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus as defined by claim 4, further comprising a display for displaying said accompaniment, text, and sub-title information reproduced by each of said CD-OK turntables.

6. A multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus comprising:

a moving picture disc turntable for loading a video compact disc having stored thereon moving picture information;

two or more CD-OK turntables, arranged adjacent to and radially about the perimeter of said moving picture disc turntable, each of said two or more CD-OK turntables loading a CD-OK disc having stored thereon accompaniment, text, and sub-title information;

reading means for reading information stored on said video compact disk and for reading information stored on each of said CD-OK discs; and

guiding means for guiding said reproducing means between said moving picture disc turntable for reading information on said video compact disc and said two or more CD-OK turntables for reproducing information stored on each of said CD-OK discs.

7. A multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus as defined by claim 6, wherein said reading means comprises a pickup device for each of said CD-OK turntables.

8. A multi-player video song accompaniment apparatus as defined by claim 6, wherein said guiding means comprises a pair of guide-rails for each of said CD-OK turntables for guiding said reading means to and from said moving picture disc turntable and said CD-OK disc.