KR100283033B1 - Song accompaniment system and data update method of song accompaniment system - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a song accompaniment system and song accompaniment system for updating new song and song accompaniment data at regular intervals by using a flash memory to transmit data stored in a storage pack to the song accompaniment system as many times as the number of downloads stored in the counter. It is about an update method.

The present invention provides a storage pack having a storage medium having new accompaniment or update song accompaniment data, the number of song accompaniment data blocks, and the number of downloads of the song accompaniment data, and an interface unit for interfacing a signal between the storage medium and the song accompaniment cycle, and a user input. A control command is generated in response to a signal and controls to download new song and song accompaniment data stored in a storage pack, a connector to which the storage pack is connected, and a new song or update of the storage medium according to a control command of the controller. Has a first memory for temporary storage for downloading all blocks of song accompaniment data, and after the new song and song accompaniment data are downloaded to the first memory, the control unit reduces the number of downloads and re-stores the data in the storage pack. Storage pack with song cycles that limit the number of downloads And to allow data to be downloaded Karaoke stored in the storage pack as a record download count.

Therefore, in the present invention, the user can use the tool to insert and remove the EPROM in which the new song and the accompaniment data are stored from the song cycle, by inserting and connecting the storage pack according to the present invention into the connector of the song cycle, and using the latest new song and Update accompaniment data can be easily stored in the flash memory provided in the accompaniment cycle, and the flash pack uses a storage pack that stores new accompaniment and update accompaniment data. It can be erased or re-typed, so it is convenient for the user, and it can reduce production costs at a lower cost than using a microcontroller.

Description

Song accompaniment system and data update method of song accompaniment system

The present invention relates to a song accompaniment system and a data update method of a song accompaniment system, and in particular, by using a flash memory to transfer the data stored in the storage pack to the song accompaniment system as many times as the number of downloads stored in the counting device A song accompaniment system for updating song accompaniment data and a method for updating data in a song accompaniment system.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus provided for data update in a song accompaniment system according to the prior art.

As shown in the figure, when updating new song data in a song period, a new song memory module 7 having new song and song accompaniment data to be updated, and a new song connection for connecting the new song memory module 7 to the song period Connector 6, a control panel 1 through which the user can input a key signal for controlling the driving of the cycle, and a key signal input from the control panel 1 described above. A central processing unit (1) for controlling driving and controlling new song and song accompaniment data recorded in the new song memory module (7) when the new song memory module (7) is connected to the new song connecting connector (6). And a flash memory 5 for storing new song and song accompaniment data downloaded from the new song memory module 7 according to the above-described control signal of the central processing unit 1, and the central processing unit 1 described above. Emitter consists of the media data that is input to the MIDI sound source module 3 that converts the audio signal.

The conventional song accompaniment system having the above-described configuration has song data semi-permanently recorded in the main memory, and is provided with an auxiliary memory having song accompaniment data to be periodically updated and updated.

Referring to the general operation of the song accompaniment system described above, first, a user who wants to sing a song selects a song using a control panel 1 or a remote controller provided in the front of the song accompaniment system and inputs a play key signal. The song accompaniment system transmits the MIDI data of the selected song to the MIDI sound source module 3, converts the MIDI sound source module 3 into an audio signal, and outputs it through a speaker so that a user can listen.

In addition, the song data stored in the above-described song half cycle has to be updated for a new song over a certain period of time, the method of updating the data first to produce an EPROM having the new song data, which is already mounted in the new song memory module 7 Remove the new EPROM from the socket and insert the newly created EPROM.

Then, the central processing unit 1 of the song accommodating system outputs a control signal so that the data recorded in the inserted EPROM can be downloaded to the flash memory 5, and for the new song and update recorded in the EPROM according to the control signal. Song accompaniment data is downloaded to the flash memory 5.

In this case, when the EPROM is to be used again, the already recorded data may be erased using ultraviolet rays.

However, in the case of updating new song and accompaniment data of the song accompaniment system by the above-described method, when an inexperienced user mishandles, not only the new song and accompaniment data can be downloaded properly, but also the tool may be used in some cases. Various difficulties arise due to the use, and the EPROM method has a problem of indiscriminate duplication because the number of new song inputs is not controlled.

In this case, the flash memory may be used as a method of updating new song and song accompaniment data in the song accompaniment system while preventing the above-mentioned indiscriminate copying. In brief, the flash memory and song accompaniment system in which the new song and song accompaniment data are recorded are used. A microcontroller is formed of a flash card to transmit and receive data recorded in the flash memory to the song accompaniment system while transmitting and receiving with a microcontroller provided in the apparatus.

The microcontroller provided in the flash card together with the above-described flash memory transfers the data recorded in the flash memory to the song accompaniment system according to the download control signal transmitted from the microcontroller provided in the song accompaniment system and then writes the data to the flash memory. Although it was possible to prevent indiscriminate copying by erasing the old data, a problem arises in that the production cost is high because a microcontroller must be provided in the flash card.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to update the new song and song accompaniment data at regular intervals by using a flash memory that allows the data stored in the storage pack to be transferred to the song accompaniment system as many times as the number of downloads stored in the counter. To provide a song accompaniment system and a data update method of the song accompaniment system.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus provided for data update in a song accompaniment system according to the prior art;

2 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an apparatus provided for data update in a song accompaniment system according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of updating data in the song accompaniment system according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

210: storage pack 211: storage medium

212: interface unit 220: singing group cycle

221 control unit 222 connector

223: first memory 224: second memory

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a storage medium having a new accompaniment or update song accompaniment data, the number of song accompaniment data blocks, and the number of times the song accompaniment data is downloaded, and an interface unit for interfacing a signal between the storage medium and the song period. A storage pack, a control unit for generating a control command in response to a user input signal, and controlling new music and song accompaniment data stored in the storage pack to be downloaded, a connector to which the storage pack is connected, and a control command according to the control command. It has a first memory for temporary storage for downloading all blocks of the new song or update song accompaniment data of the storage medium, and after the new song and song accompaniment data is downloaded to the first memory, the control unit decreases the number of downloads and re-added to the storage pack Limiting the number of downloads of the storage pack. Consists of Karaoke is characterized in that the data stored in the storage pack as a download count written to the storage pack to be downloaded Karaoke.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus provided for data update in the song accompaniment system according to the present invention.

As shown, the number of downloads is stored, and the storage pack 210 for transmitting data recorded by the number of downloads set according to the download control signal, and determines whether the download counts are stored in the storage pack 210 described above. And, if it is stored, and outputs a control signal to download the data recorded in the storage pack, it is composed of a singing cycle period 220 to down-count the set number of downloads to be stored in the storage pack again.

The above-described storage pack 210 includes a storage medium 211 having new song or update song accompaniment data, the number of song accompaniment data blocks, and the number of downloads of song accompaniment data, the storage medium 211 and the song cycle period 220. It consists of an interface unit 212 for interfacing a signal between the ().

The above-mentioned karaoke cycle 220 has a connector 222 which allows the above-mentioned storage pack 210 to be connected to the karaoke cycle 220 and a storage pack when the storage pack 210 is connected by the above-described connector 222. Checking the number of downloads recorded in the 210 and outputting a control signal for downloading new song and song accompaniment data, and outputs the number of downloads subtracted after the download to the storage pack 210, the control corresponding to the user input signal A first memory 223 for temporarily storing the control unit 221 for generating a command and all blocks of new song or update song accompaniment data of the storage medium 211 described above according to the control command of the control unit 221 described above; ) And a second memory 224 that semi-permanently receives song accompaniment data of the first memory 223 at predetermined intervals.

The above-described storage medium 211 is a semiconductor memory device, which is a flash memory device.

The above-described first memory 223 is a semiconductor memory element and also a flash memory element.

The second memory 224 described above is a semiconductor memory device, an optical recording medium on which data stored by light is read, or a magnetic storage medium.

A method of updating data of the song accompaniment system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of updating data in the song accompaniment system according to the present invention.

As shown, the karaoke period 220 has a song accompaniment data for a new song or update, and to download a song or update song accompaniment data in a block unit from the storage pack 210 that is separate from the karaoke cycle ( The control unit 221 of 220 operates as follows.

First, it is determined whether the storage pack 210 is inserted into the connector 222 of the singing cycle period 220 (S10), and if the storage pack 210 is inserted as a result of the determination whether the storage pack 210 having a counting function. Determine (S20).

As a result of the determination in the above-described process (S20), when the inserted storage pack 210 has a counting function, the count value M stored in the storage pack 210, that is, the number of possible download counts M, is first determined. The memory 223 stores the memory (S30).

In the above-described process (S30), it is determined whether the count value M stored in the first memory 223 is greater than zero (S40), and if the count value M is greater than zero (S40), the storage pack according to the download control signal. The new song or update song accompaniment data stored in 210 is downloaded to the song group period 220 in units of blocks, and the downloaded data is stored in the first memory 223 of the song group period 220 (S50). )do.

When the download is terminated in the above-described process (S50), the count value M stored in the first memory 223 in the above-described process (S51) is decreased by 1, and the storage pack 210 is stored as a new coefficient value (M-1). ) And then re-save (S60) to release the downloading mode.

At this time, the process of downloading the new song and song accompaniment data stored in the above-described storage pack 210 (S50) in more detail, the block number value of the new song or update song accompaniment data stored in the storage pack 210 ( After N) is transmitted to the first memory 223 for storage (S51), a flag value for indicating that the download is started is stored in the storage pack 210 (S52).

After storing the flag value indicating the start of the download in step S52 described above, the song accompaniment data blocks are downloaded one by one to the first memory 223 and the number of blocks of the song accompaniment data stored in step S51 is stored. The value N is decreased by one and stored (S53).

In step S53, the block number value N of the song accompaniment data is decreased, and then it is determined whether the block number value of the song accompaniment data is 0 (S54). If 0, the storage pack 210 stores a flag value for indicating the end of the download (S55), and then releases the new song and song accompaniment data download mode and displays the end state.

Then, after confirming that the user is in the terminated state, the power is disconnected and the storage pack 210 inserted into the new song connection connector 222 is removed.

On the other hand, the reason for storing the number of downloads in the storage pack 210 as described above is that when the user wants to update the song stored in the song cycle period, the user pays a certain amount of money from the purchase of the song cycle period, By purchasing the storage pack 210 for inputting information about the number to be able to download the new song and song accompaniment data recorded in the storage pack 210 as many times as stored.

At this time, before downloading the new song and song accompaniment data from the storage pack 210, a flag value for indicating the start is stored in the storage pack 210, and when the download ends, a flag value for notifying the end is stored in the storage pack 210. The reason for this is that while the new song and the song accompaniment data are being downloaded to the first memory 223 of the song period 220, the power supplied to the song period 220 is cut off or the storage pack 210 is connected to the connector 222. When the control unit 221 of the singing cycle period 220 is separated from the normal state and then switches back to the normal state, it is determined whether the flag value indicating the start and the flag value indicating the end are stored in the storage pack 210. If the flag value indicating the start of the result is present, but the flag value indicating the end does not exist, the storage pack 210 recognizes that data was being downloaded from the storage pack 210. In that not reduce the recorded download count value (M) state data recorded in the storage medium 211 of the storage pack 210 is in the first place is controlled to receive the re-transmission.

Therefore, as described above, the present invention provides a simple operation of inserting and connecting a storage pack according to the present invention to a connector of a song cycle in which a user uses a tool to mount and detach an EPROM in which new songs and song accompaniment data are stored from a song cycle. The latest accompaniment and update song accompaniment data can be easily stored in the flash memory provided in the accompaniment cycle, and the storage pack storing the new accompaniment and update song accompaniment data is used by the flash memory so that the program can easily store internal data. And it is easy to use by the user to erase or re-enter the coefficient value, and to provide an effect that can reduce the production cost also can prevent spurious replication at a lower cost than using a microcontroller.

Claims (9)

In the song accompaniment system having a new song or update song accompaniment data and connected to the storage pack separate from the song accompaniment cycle and the new song or update song accompaniment data from the storage pack as a song accompaniment, The storage pack has a storage medium having new song or update song accompaniment data, the number of song accompaniment data blocks, and the number of times of song accompaniment data download, and an interface unit for interfacing a signal between the storage medium and the song period. The karaoke cycle outputs a control command in response to a user input signal, and outputs a control command to download new song and karaoke data stored in the storage pack, a connector to which the storage pack is connected, and a control command of the controller And a first memory for temporary storage for downloading all blocks of new song or update song accompaniment data of the storage medium, and after downloading to the first memory, the control unit reduces the number of downloads possible by downloading the first memory. Song accompaniment system for implementing a data update by a removable storage pack, characterized in that to limit. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage medium; Song accompaniment system for implementing data update by a removable storage pack, characterized in that the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device of claim 2, further comprising: a semiconductor memory device; Song accompaniment system for implementing data update by a removable storage pack, characterized in that the flash memory device. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the first memory comprises: a first memory; Song accompaniment system for implementing data update by a removable storage pack, characterized in that the semiconductor memory device. The memory device of claim 4, wherein the first memory comprises: a first memory; Song accompaniment system for implementing data update by a removable storage pack, characterized in that the flash memory device. The music recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein the singing cycle period; And a second memory configured to semi-permanently store the song accompaniment data of the first memory at predetermined intervals. The memory device of claim 6, wherein the second memory comprises; A song accompaniment system for implementing data update by a removable storage pack, characterized in that it is a semiconductor memory device, an optical recording medium on which data stored by light is read, or a magnetic storage medium. In a method of reading and storing new song or update song accompaniment data in a song accompaniment from a storage pack having new song or update song accompaniment data and separate from the song accompaniment cycle, A first step of determining whether the storage pack has been inserted into the song cycle period; A second step of determining whether the storage pack has a counting function when the storage pack is inserted as a result of the determination in the first step; A third step of storing a download count value, which is a count value stored in the storage pack, in the first memory when the storage pack has an inserted count function; A fourth step of determining whether the coefficient value stored in the third step is greater than zero; A fifth step of downloading the data of the new song or update song accompaniment data stored in the storage pack into the first memory of the song cycle period when the count value is greater than zero as a result of the determination in the fourth step; And When the download is terminated in the fifth process, the removable storage pack comprises a sixth process of reducing a coefficient value stored in the first memory in the third process by one and then storing the new coefficient value in the storage pack. Update method of song half cycle by The method of claim 8, wherein the fifth process comprises: A first step of storing a block number value of new song or update song accompaniment data stored in a storage pack in a first memory; A second step of displaying a start of a download in a storage pack after performing the first step; A third step of downloading a song accompaniment data block into a first memory after performing the second step, and simultaneously decreasing and storing a block number value of the song accompaniment data stored in the first step; A fourth step of determining whether the block number value of the song accompaniment data is 0 after performing the third step; And And a fifth step of displaying the end of the download in the storage pack when the block number value of the song accompaniment data is 0, as a result of the determination in the fourth step.