Karaoke apparatus with a personal data reading function
US5941711A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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 personal data card into a card insertion slot. The five my songs are assigned to music-piece selection switches, respectively. The music pieces can be selected only by turning on one of the music-piece selection switches. Unlike a usual music-piece selection, therefore, it is not required to input a music-piece code consisting of five to seven digits. When a start switch is turned on thereafter, the music piece is started. Prior to the start, the key and tempo stored in the personal data card are set. Therefore, the setting with which the customer sings the song in best conditions can be automatically performed. In addition, when favorite setting of a favorite song is obtained during the performance of a karaoke music piece, the music-piece code and the setting data of the music piece are written into the personal data card by turning on a writing switch. At the next time and thereafter, the music piece and the setting can be selected…
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