Electronic musical apparatus and lyrics displaying apparatus

• US 7,579,543 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2004
• Issued: 08/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Ito, Shinichi, Ikeya, Tadahiko, Haruyama, Kazuo, Ikeda, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Warren; David S.
• Application Number:
  US10/996,404
• Publication Number:
  US 20050109195A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,736 Days
• Field of Search: 846/01, 846/09, 846/15, 846/22, 434/307.A
• US Class Current: 84/601
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/011 Lyrics displays, e.g. for karaoke applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/285 USB, i.e. either using a USB plug as power supply or using the USB protocol to exchange data
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/305 Internet or TCP/IP protocol use for any electrophonic musical instrument data or musical parameter transmission purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/311 MIDI transmission G10H2240/056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/315 Firewire, i.e. transmission according to IEEE1394

Abstract

An electronic music apparatus comprises an extractor that extracts lyrics data from music data for reproduction of music and comprising the lyrics data representing lyrics of the music, a transmitter that transmits the extracted lyrics data to an external device, a reproducer that reproduces the music data, and a outputting device that outputs synchronization information for controlling display of the lyrics by the external device based on the lyrics data to the external device during reproduction of the music data in accordance with a progress of the reproduction of the music data.

Claims

1. A system including an electronic music apparatus and a lyrics displaying apparatus, the electronic music apparatus comprising:

an extractor that extracts lyrics data from music data for reproduction of music and comprising the lyrics data representing lyrics of the music;

a transmitter that transmits the extracted lyrics data to the lyrics displaying apparatus;

a reproducer that reproduces the music data; and

a first displaying device that displays first lyrics in accordance with the extracted lyrics data while the music data is reproduced; and

a first displaying device that displays first lyrics in accordance with the extracted lyrics data while the music data is reproduced;

an outputting device that outputs synchronization information for controlling display of the lyrics based on the lyrics data to the lyrics displaying apparatus during the reproduction of the music data in accordance with a progress of the reproduction of the music data; and

the lyrics displaying apparatus comprising

a receiver that receives the lyrics data transmitted from the transmitter and the synchronization information transmitted from the outputting device;

a memory that temporarily stores the received lyrics data;

a second display that displays second lyrics in accordance with the received lyrics data;

a controller that controls the display of the second lyrics in accordance with the received synchronization information, and

wherein the display of the first lyrics by the first displaying device and the display of the second lyrics by the second displaying device are synchronized with each other in accordance with the synchronization information.

2. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the extractor extracts the lyrics data by a predetermined unit during the reproduction of the music data, and

the transmitter transmits the extracted lyrics data by the predetermined unit.

3. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the extractor extracts the lyrics data all at once, and

the transmitter transmits the extracted lyrics data all at once to the lyrics displaying apparatus.

4. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lyrics data comprises at least text representing the lyrics of the music.

5. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the lyrics data further comprises timing data representing display timing of the lyrics data.

6. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lyrics data and the synchronization information are transmitted based on MIDI Standards.

7. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the synchronization information is at least one of MIDI clock, MIDI time code, start, stop, tempo clock and performance position information.

8. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the music data further comprising chord data representing a chord name,

the extractor further extracts the chord data from the music data, and

the transmitter further transmits the extracted chord data.

9. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic music apparatus is connected to the lyrics displaying apparatus via one of a dedicated MIDI interface, an RS-232C interface, a universal serial bus interface and an IEEE1394 interface.

10. The lyrics displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the receiver receives the lyrics data by a predetermined unit during the reproduction of the music data by the lyrics displaying apparatus.

11. The lyrics displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiver receives the lyrics data all at once.

12. The lyrics displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the display of the lyrics by the second displaying device in accordance with the received synchronization information so as to synchronize with reproduction of the music data by the lyrics displaying apparatus.

13. The lyrics displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the receiver further receives chord data representing a chord name,

the second displaying device further displays the chord name in accordance with the received chord data, and

the controller further controls display of the chord name in accordance with the received synchronization information.

14. A system including an electronic music apparatus and a text displaying apparatus, the electronic music apparatus comprising:

an extractor that extracts text data from music data for reproduction of music and comprising the text data;

a transmitter that transmits the extracted text data to the text displaying apparatus;

a reproducer that reproduces the music data;

a first displaying device that displays first text in accordance with the extracted text data while the music data is reproduced; and

an outputting device that outputs synchronization information for controlling display of the text based on the text data to the text displaying apparatus during the reproduction of the music data in accordance with a progress of the reproduction of the music data, and

the text displaying apparatus comprising

a receiver that receives the text data transmitted from the transmitter and the synchronization information transmitted from the outputting device;

a memory that temporarily stores the received text data;

a second display that displays second text in accordance with the received text data;

a controller that controls the display of the second text in accordance with the received synchronization information, and

wherein the display of the first text by the first displaying device and the display of the second text by the second displaying device are synchronized with each other in accordance with the synchronization information.

15. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the text data represents lyrics or a chord name.

16. A method for displaying lyrics in a system including an electronic music apparatus and a lyrics displaying apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

extracting lyrics data from music data for reproduction of music and comprising the lyrics data representing lyrics of the music on the electronic music apparatus;

transmitting the extracted lyrics data to the lyrics displaying apparatus from the electronic music apparatus;

reproducing the music data on the electronic music apparatus;

displaying first lyrics in accordance with the extracted lyrics data on the electronic music apparatus while the music data is reproduced;

outputting synchronization information for controlling display of the lyrics based on the lyrics data to the lyrics displaying apparatus from the electronic music apparatus during the reproduction of the music data in accordance with a progress of the reproduction of the music data;

receiving the lyrics data transmitted from the electronic music apparatus and the synchronization information transmitted from the electronic music apparatus;

temporarily storing the received lyrics data on the lyrics displaying apparatus;

displaying second lyrics in accordance with the received lyrics data on the lyrics displaying apparatus; and

controlling the display of the second lyrics in accordance with the received synchronization information, and

wherein the display of the first lyrics on the electronic music apparatus and the display of the second lyrics on the lyrics display apparatus are synchronized with each other in accordance with the synchronization information.

17. A method for displaying text in a system including an electronic music apparatus and a text displaying apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

extracting text data from music data for reproduction of music and comprising the text data representing text of the music on the electronic music apparatus;

transmitting the extracted text data to to the text displaying apparatus from the electronic music apparatus;

reproducing the music data on the electronic music apparatus;

displaying first text in accordance with the extracted text data on the electronic music apparatus while the music data is reproduced;

outputting synchronization information for controlling display of the text based on the text data to the text displaying apparatus from the electronic music apparatus during the reproduction of the music data in accordance with a progress of the reproduction of the music data,

receiving the text data transmitted from the electronic music apparatus and the synchronization information transmitted from the electronic music apparatus;

temporarily storing the received text data on the text displaying apparatus;

displaying second text in accordance with the received text data on the text displaying apparatus; and

controlling the display of the second text in accordance with the received synchronization information, and

wherein the display of the first text on the electronic music apparatus and the display of the second text on the text displaying apparatus are synchronized with each other in accordance with the synchronization information.