Text information read-out device and music/voice reproduction device incorporating the same

A text information read-out device comprising:

• an identification information read-out unit reading out identification information from a medium on which identification information is recorded together with music data;
• a text information search unit searching for text information related to the music data on the basis of the identification information;
• a voice synthesizer obtaining voice data from searched text information;
• and
• a controller controlling a read-out timing of the voice data in synchronism with reproduction of the music data.

A storage medium readable by a machine tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for reading out text information from a medium on which text information is recorded together with music data is recorded, the method steps comprising:

• extracting text information related to the music data;
• synthesizing voice data from the extracted text information;
• and
• controlling a read-out timing of the voice data in synchronism with reproduction of music data.

A storage medium readable by a machine tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps comprising:

• reading out identification information from a medium on which identification information is recorded together with music data;
• searching for text information related to the music data on the basis of the identification information;
• synthesizing voice data from searched text information;
• and
• controlling a read-out timing of the voice data in synchronism with reproduction of the music data.

A music/voice reproduction device which perform reproduction of music data and read-out of text information from a medium on which the text information is stored together with the music data, comprising:

• a text information extraction unit extracting text information related to the music data;
• a voice synthesizer obtaining voice data from the extracted text information;
• a music data reproduction unit reproducing the music data;
• and
• a controller controlling a read-out timing of the voice data in synchronism with reproduction of music data.

A music/voice reproduction device comprising:

• an identification information read-out unit reading out identification information from a medium on which identification information is recorded together with music data;
• a text information search unit searching for text information related to the music data on the basis of the identification information;
• a voice synthesizer obtaining voice data from searched text information;
• a music data reproduction unit reproducing music data;
• and
• a controller controlling a read-out timing of the voice data in synchronism with reproduction of the music data.