Television receiver having video accompaniment functions

A television receiver having a video accompaniment function comprising:

• a television signal generator for receiving a television signal and providing a video signal and an audio signal;
• a video accompaniment signal generator for reading background/lyrics information and accompaniment information of a program selected among a plurality of programs stored in a memory, and providing a video signal for accompaniment and an accompaniment signal;
• a first selector for selectively providing the video signal supplied from the television signal generator and the accompaniment video signal supplied from the video accompaniment signal generator;
• a second selector for selectively providing the audio signal supplied from the television signal generator and the accompaniment signal supplied from the video accompaniment signal generator;
• a video output unit for receiving a first signal selected from the first selector and the accompaniment video signal and providing the received signal as a video output;
• an audio output unit for receiving a second signal selected in the second selector and providing the received signal as an audio output;
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• a controller for controlling said video accompaniment signal generator, said first selector and said second selector responsive to selection of a television mode of operation and video accompaniment mode of operation.

A television receiver providing a video accompaniment function and having a television signal generator for receiving a television signal and providing a video signal and an audio signal, a video output unit for receiving a selected video signal as a video output and an audio output unit for receiving a selected audio signal as an audio output, said receiver comprising:

• a video accompaniment signal generator for reading background and lyric information and accompaniment information corresponding to a program selected from a plurality of programs stored in a memory, and providing an accompaniment video signal and an accompaniment audio signal;
• a first selector for providing a selected one of the video signal supplied from the television signal generator and the accompaniment video signal supplied from the video accompaniment signal generator to said video output unit as said selected video signal;
• a second selector for providing a selected one of the audio signal supplied from the television signal generator and the accompaniment audio signal supplied from the video accompaniment signal generator to said audio output unit as said selected audio signal;
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• a controller for controlling said video accompaniment signal generator, said first selector and said second selector responsive to mode selection between a television mode of operation and a video accompaniment mode of operation.