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Karaoke monitor excluding unnecessary information from display during play time

US5631433A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 6, 1995
Grant dateMay 20, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2240/245
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A karaoke apparatus sounds a karaoke accompaniment and displays visual information to perform karaoke play. An audio generator responds to a request for generating an audio signal. A sound component is switchable from an inactive state to an active state for receiving the audio signal to sound a karaoke accompaniment corresponding to the request. A video generator having a plurality of channels generates a plurality of video signals which represent visual information containing various items assigned differently to the representative channels. A channel selector switches the channels to select an adequate video signal so as to control the visual information. A monitor receives the selected video signal for displaying the visual information such that the displayed visual information includes a necessary item and excludes an unnecessary item for the karaoke play at least under the active state of the sound component.

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