Lyric display method, lyric display computer program and lyric display apparatus

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to a lyric display method, lyric display computer program and lyric display apparatus for displaying lyrics which are applied to apparatuses such as karaoke apparatuses and computer apparatuses having a karaoke capability.

#2. Description of the Related Art

#FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a personal computer apparatus to which a lyric display method, lyric display computer program and lyric display apparatus of the present invention are applied;

#FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a display program run on the personal computer apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

#FIG. 3 is a flow chart detailing a displayed bars determination routine shown in FIG. 2;

#An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a personal computer apparatus to which a lyric display method, lyric display computer program and lyric display apparatus of the present invention are applied.

#The personal computer apparatus includes a keyboard 11 and a display unit 12. The keyboard 11, which comprises a plurality of operators such as operation switches and a mouse, is operated by a user in order to instruct various operations of the personal computer apparatus. The operations of these operators are detected by ON/OFF operations of operator switches respectively which are provided in corresponding relation to each operator. The operator switches are disposed in a detection circuit 13 connected to a bus 20. The display unit 12, which is configured by a liquid crystal display, a cathode ray tube device, etc., displays characters, notes, graphics, and so on. The display conditions of the display unit 13 are controlled by a display control circuit 14 which is connected to the bus 20.

#Connected to the bus 20 are a CPU 31, timer 32, ROM 33, RAM 34, external storage device 35, and tone generator 36. The CPU 31 executes programs in order to control various operations of the personal computer apparatus. The timer 32 is used for measuring time. In the ROM 33 there are previously stored a system program, some of programs for implementing various functions of the present personal computer apparatus, and various data. The RAM 34 temporarily stores variables used by the programs and at the execution of the programs.