JP2003076376A - Method and device for reproducing event music - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for reproducing event music which enable efficient preparation of musical pieces, which users desire, and easy generation work of musical piece data and enable users to select and reproduce musical pieces without going to the place of an event. SOLUTION: When musical piece information specifying a musical piece in each scene is inputted from a user terminal 8, a trader server 4 retrieves a plurality of music delivery sites 71 to 7n to deliver pertinent musical piece data to the user terminal 8. The trader server 4 receives delivery from the music delivery sites 71 to 7n, which have delivered musical piece data in each scene to the user terminal 8, to register a combination of the musical piece data and performance information and reproduces it by a music player 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music performance that is indispensable for the progress of an event at a wedding reception hall, a party hall or the like. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for playing event music.

[0002]

[Prior Art] Generally, hotels and wedding halls have parties,
When playing music for a wedding reception, the musicians specified by the venue customers are selected by the music media prepared by the vendor or brought in by the customers themselves, and the songs are arranged in order for each scene of the event in advance. Instead, an edited music tape is created, and the audio equipment operator manually performs a production operation such as starting from a specific point of the song or fade-in / fade-out according to the progress of the event.

Further, by linking music data for performance in accordance with the schedule of an event, the relationship between music and performance information is maintained even when the order of the event is changed, and the performance is performed at the timing of the event. By recording the effect effects (performance information) of the song such as fade-in / fade-out so that you can start, you can also play music effectively within the time given to one event. Are known. This means that, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
No. 01-5453.

As means for playing music by communication,
Although online karaoke can be mentioned, in this case, only music data is downloaded and live performance data is not included. In addition, operations such as music selection, tempo, keys, and volume setting are performed each time the performance is performed, and are not registered in advance for the event schedule. Further, the repertoire of songs is limited to the range owned by the provider of the online karaoke device, and another device is newly required when using a karaoke device provided by another company.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In an event (event) involving music performance such as a wedding reception, in order to play the music desired by the user, the user goes to the event site and selects the repertoire music that the ceremony hall has as standard. To select a song from a music medium such as a music tape, CD, MD, etc., make a decision, or if it is not in the repertoire of the event venue, bring in the music medium owned by the customer, or specify the song Must be prepared by the ceremony hall.

On the event venue side, only the songs to be used are rearranged in the order of the performance scenes from the thus prepared music media, and edited so that the beginning of each song and the performance from a designated point can be performed. When the event is in progress, the music medium edited and recorded in this way is used to record the songs prepared for each predetermined scene according to the progress, and an audio player such as an MD deck in the venue,
There is a problem that skill and labor are required, that is, it is necessary to perform while operating audio equipment such as an audio mixer, an amplifier and a speaker.

Further, in the schedule management described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-5453, music editing work and performance work can be rationalized, but it is digitized by the user of the event venue in advance. Since it is premised that song data is prepared, it is necessary to prepare songs and create song data from music media such as music tapes, CDs, MDs if they are not in the repertoire of song data owned by the event venue. Has become.

In addition, it is inconvenient for the user because it is premised that the user goes to the event site to operate the system in order to select the music for each event in the event. There are also inconveniences.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to efficiently prepare a music piece desired by a user and to easily create a music piece data. An object of the present invention is to provide an event music playing method and apparatus that allows a user to select and play music without going to the event venue.

[0010]

A feature of the present invention is that when a trader server inputs music information specifying a music for each scene from a user terminal, a plurality of music distribution sites are searched to search for the music data. To the user terminal, listen to the performance on the user terminal and send the performance information and the music distribution site information to which the song data has been distributed to the vendor server, and the vendor server sends the song data for each scene to the user terminal. The song data and the performance information are combined and registered by receiving the distribution from the music distribution site distributed to, and the music data for each scene registered in the vendor server is played based on the performance information.

According to the present invention, the user of the event venue can efficiently prepare the music for his / her own terminal to play along with the progress of the event, and the user can select and play the music without going to the event venue. It becomes possible to do.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 3 shows the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, this configuration will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, the event venue will be described as a wedding hall, and the event will be described as a wedding ceremony / wedding reception.

In FIG. 3, a plurality of music distribution sites 71, 71 ... 7n are provided on the Internet (network) 10.
, And a user terminal (net terminal) 8 is connected via a provider 9. Event venue 100
Web server (company server) 4 and router 5 are LA
In addition to being connected to N11, it is also connected to the Internet 10 via the provider 6.

The LAN 11 of the event venue 100 is connected to the reservation terminal 3 for making a wedding reservation by the user to the event venue 100 and the sound reproducing device 1, and the sound reproducing device 1 is connected.
The audio equipment 2 is connected to.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the music reproducing device 1 shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the Web server (commercial server) 4 shown in FIG.

The reservation / banquet reservation information for each user (user) is registered in advance in the reservation DB 406 of the Web server 4 by the reservation terminal 3 shown in FIG. Regarding the information in the reservation DB 406, the reservation information of the customer is disclosed on the Internet 10 by the processing in the Web server 4. Shikiba users
By accessing the homepage address for the ceremony held by the Web server 4 from the Internet terminal (user terminal) 8 having the Internet connection function,
The web page 500 shown in (a) is displayed.

When the venue reservation status confirmation link 501 is selected on the Web page 500, the user login screen 510 of FIG. 4B is displayed, and the user name and password previously registered by the reservation terminal 3 are input. As a result, the reservation information screen 520 for each customer in FIG. 4C can be called as the information in the reservation DB 406 in the Web server 4.

On the reservation information screen 520, a link 5 to the song registration screen 6 for playing in the production scene of the wedding reception
There is 21. By selecting this, the song registration screen 6
00 can be displayed.

Next, the flow of the registration operation on the music registration screen 600 of FIG. 5 will be described based on the flow of FIG.

When the song registration screen link 521 is selected by the operation S11 of the net terminal 8, the song registration screen 600 of FIG. When the color change selection unit 601 is set by the operation S12, the progress content (scene) of the process S112 is displayed, and the progress pattern operated by the wedding hall shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

In the example of FIG. 5, the progress is shown in the case where the color is changed in the order of Japanese clothes, Western clothes, and Western clothes. In the song list display area 610, the songs are displayed in an unregistered state, and the performance for each scene is performed. Only the number of songs required for is displayed. In FIG. 5, the shaded scenes (black shaded scenes) show scenes in which the musical performance is unnecessary and the number of songs is not displayed.

When registering a song, the operation S13 is performed.
When a place where a song is to be registered is selected in the blank areas of the first to fifth songs provided for each scene of the song registration screen 600, and then the link 602 to the song search screen is selected in operation S14, a process S113 is performed. The song search screen 7 of FIG.
00 is displayed. By operation S15, the search information of the music is input.

In the search key input unit 701, any item is input regarding the song name, artist name, album name, song release date, genre, and music distribution site, and the search condition setting unit 702 inputs the keyword of the input item. The partial matching and the complete matching are set, and the search condition setting unit 703 sets which of the AND and OR conditions is used to search the input plurality of search items.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which a music title and a genre are input, a keyword is a partial match, and an item is an AND search condition. It should be noted that in the Web server 4, FIG.
It is premised that the registration processing of the music distribution sites 71 to 7n shown in (a) is performed. 13 through the processing S121.
Page 110 of the music distribution sites 71 to 7n shown in (a)
By calling 0 and selecting the link 1101 in step S122, the song search screen 1110 of FIG. 13B is displayed.
Is displayed, and a screen for searching by inputting the content of any one of the song title, artist name, album name, year of publication, and genre, which are search items for the song, is displayed.

By the process S123, FIG. 13C is further displayed.
Search distribution screen 1200 for music distribution sites 71-
URL which is connection information to 7n and its music distribution site 7
A song name, an artist name, an album name, a release date, and a genre, which are search items for songs included in 1 to 7n, are registered. This registration process is performed for each of the plurality of music distribution sites 71 to 7n, and the registered information has the data structure shown in FIG. 14B, and this information is stored in the music distribution site DB 408 in the Web server 4. It

After that, when the search execution button 708 on the music search screen 700 of FIG. 6 is pressed, the Web server 4 executes the process S.
By 114, a plurality of music distribution sites 71 to 7n are linked to search for a song that matches this condition. Process S114
Is performed by the music retrieval process shown in FIG.

In step S131, the search screens of the plurality of music distribution sites 71 to 7n registered in step S123 are connected, and the search keys input on the music search screen 700 as those search items are used to search a plurality of music. Send to the distribution site. After that, since the search results are returned from each of the music distribution sites 71 to 7n, only the search results returned normally in the process S132 are selected, and the results are displayed as a list in the search result display area 704 of FIG. To do.

In this state, the corresponding line is selected from the search results by the operation S16, and the link 7 to the song preview screen is displayed.
By selecting 06, the processing S115 shown in FIG.
A song preview screen 800 shown in is displayed.

Next, in operation S17, when the play button is pressed in the play control section 810, the music data (song data) displayed in the music information display section 802 is downloaded (distributed) from the music distribution sites 71 to 7n. ), The music is played.

Usually, music data downloaded from the music distribution sites 71 to 7n are digital audio files of various compression formats in many cases.
As the net terminal 8, a PC, a mobile phone, or a mobile terminal having a function of reproducing these digital audio files is used.

At the time of listening to the music in operation S17, the music is not always played from the beginning of the music, but the time is input to the playback position setting section 807 and the playback position display cursor 809 is operated to perform the listening, and the button 805 is pressed. By setting the start point of the song. The button 806 is a button for canceling the setting.

In the performance scene setting section 811, it is possible to select in which scene of the reception the trial listened music piece is to be played, and in the fader setting section 812 the performance effect such as fade-in and fade-out is selected at the timing of the beginning of the music piece. I am able to do it. Buttons 815 and 816 are buttons for recalling the previous song and the next song when a plurality of songs are registered for each scene, and a button 817 is used for listening while continuously playing these songs. It is a button that allows you to check the connections between songs as they are actually played.

In this way, the music to be played for each scene is selected while listening to the music, and the connection information (music distribution site information) to the music distribution sites 71 to 7n receiving the distribution of the selected music and the music Button 81 is used for all performance condition information (performance information) including start position setting and fader setting information.
By pressing 8, the data is temporarily stored inside the net terminal 8.

When the link 813 to the music registration screen is selected, the result of selecting the music for each scene is displayed in the music list display area 610 on the music registration screen 600 as shown in FIG. The songs in the song list display area 610 are
After selecting the song name portion, by pressing the up / down / left / right symbols of the song moving cursor 605, the song list display area 61 is displayed.
You can move freely in 0.

By pressing the registration button 609, the information of the created music list is transmitted to the Web server 4 together with the start position setting and fader setting information for each music as described above, and the performance information DB 4
The music distribution site connection information that is stored in 07 and is the download source for each song is stored in the music distribution site DB 408.

The information stored in these DBs 407 and 408 is stored in association with the reservation information for the wedding ceremony and reception for each customer, and the customer performs the final decision that has been registered by the net terminal 8. You can call up the candidate songs, playing methods, etc. as needed to reconfirm or correct them.

Reservation DB 40 which constitutes the Web server 4
6. The information of the performance information DB 407 and the music distribution site DB 408 can be referred to from the music reproducing device 1 and the reservation terminal 3 connected to the LAN 11 in the event venue shown in FIG. . Note that FIG.
An example of the operation screen on the display unit 112 is shown in 0 (a).

Next, the operation of the music reproducing device 1 installed in the reception hall to perform music performance by referring to the database of the Web server 4 and downloading the music data from the music distribution site will be described.

In the music reproducing device 1, since the operation screen 900 as shown in FIG. 10A is displayed, the operation section 111
When the reservation call button 904 is pressed by the operation of, the reservation information screen 1000 shown in FIG. 10B is displayed by the processing of the control unit 121 and the reservation information management unit 123.

Search item 1001 on the reservation information screen 1000
By inputting any of -1005 and pressing the button 1006, the reservation information that matches the search item is called, and by pressing the button 1007 next, the performance information related to the called reservation information is called from the performance information DB 407. .
The called reservation information is stored in the reservation information storage unit 128, the performance information is stored in the performance information storage unit 129, and the connection information to the music distribution site where the song data exists is stored in the music distribution site information storage unit 125. Is stored.

In this state, only the information of the music selected for each scene, the information for connecting to the music distribution site, and the performance information of each music are loaded, and the music data itself is not loaded. The download status display 901 is 0%.

Next, a button 902 for actually playing
When is pressed, the music distribution site information processing unit 126 classifies the songs to be downloaded for each specific music distribution site, and distributes a plurality of music according to the connection information to the music distribution site stored in the music distribution site information storage unit 125. Sites 71-7n
Connect to and download these song data.

When the download of the music is completed, the music data is stored in the music data storage unit 130, the download status display 901 of FIG. 11 becomes 100%, and the music can be played thereafter. Reference numeral 910 in FIG. 11 is a scene selection button. Since the registered song name is displayed in the song name display area 920 by pressing any scene name button, the playback control unit 930 plays or stops each song. Instruct.

This operation is transmitted to the performance processing section 124 by the operation section 111 of FIG. The performance processing unit 124 calls the music data from the music data storage unit 130, and the called music data is converted into an audio signal by the music reproducing unit 127 and output to the audio equipment 2 in FIG. Also,
At the time of performance, if the performance information storage unit 129 specifies performance effects such as fade-in and fade-out for each song, the performance processing unit 124 performs the performance in accordance with the designation.

In this way, the music reproducing device 1 is operated on the Web.
It is possible to play the music played in each scene of the reception with respect to the reservation information of the wedding and reception for each customer registered in the server 4.

As described above, the music for each scene of the event is selected and reproduced, but the user of the event venue prepares the music for performing according to the progress of the event by his / her own user terminal. It is possible to perform music efficiently, and the user can select and play music without going to the event venue.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the event venue company prepares the music desired by the user, that is, the creation work of the music data for the performance, and the editing work such as rearranging the music order for each scene of the event. Is unnecessary, and the user can select songs at any time without going to the event site by using a personal computer, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone or the like having a music downloading and reproducing function.

[0049]

According to the present invention, the user of the event venue can efficiently prepare the music for playing along with the progress of the event by his / her user terminal, and the user can go to the event venue. It is possible to select and play music without any effort.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an event venue music reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a web server operated by an event agent according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of a home page published by a web server of an event agent of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an example of a music selection initial screen for explaining the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an example of a song search screen display for explaining the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an example of a music preview screen for explaining the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an example of a music selection result screen for explaining the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an example of a music distribution data structure and a performance information DB storage data structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an example of an initial screen display and a reservation information calling screen of the music reproducing device for explaining the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an example of a screen display when music data download is completed in the music reproducing device for explaining the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an operation flow diagram of the net terminal and a process flow diagram on the web server side accompanied therewith for explaining the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an example of music distribution site connection information and a song search item registration screen for explaining the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an example of a music distribution site registration processing flow and a data structure of music distribution site connection information for explaining the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Music playback device, 2 ... Audio equipment, 3 ... Reserved terminal, 4 ...
Web server (dealer server), 5 ... Router, 6 ... Provider, 8 ... Net terminal (user terminal), 9 ... Provider, 10 ... Internet, 11 ... LAN, 71-7
n ... Music distribution site, 110 ... Music reproduction device operation / display unit, 120 ... Music reproduction device control unit, 111 ... Operation unit, 1
12 ... Display unit, 121 ... Control unit, 122 ... LA
N connection part, 123 ... Reservation information management part, 124 ... Performance processing part, 125 ... Music distribution site information storage part, 126 ... Music distribution site information processing part, 127 ... Music reproducing part, 128 ...
Reservation information storage unit, 129 ... Performance information storage unit, 130 ... Music data storage unit, 401 ... Internet connection unit, 40
2 ... LAN connection unit, 403 ... Reservation management unit, 404 ... Performance information management unit 405 ... Music distribution site processing unit, 406 ... Reservation database, 407 ... Performance information database, 40
8 ... Music distribution site database

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A user terminal is connected to a network in which a trader server of an event trader and a plurality of music distribution sites are connected, and music to be played is selected for each scene of an event performed by the user and played at the time of the event. The supplier server, upon inputting music information for specifying music for each scene from the user terminal, searches the plurality of music distribution sites to distribute the music data to the user terminal,
The performance information and the music distribution site information in which the music data is distributed by the user terminal are sent to the trader server, and the trader server distributes the music data for each scene to the user terminal. An event characterized by receiving distribution from a music distribution site, registering song data and performance information in combination, and playing the song data for each scene registered in the vendor server based on the performance information. How to play music. 2. A user terminal is connected to a network in which a trader server of an event trader and a plurality of music distribution sites are connected to select music to be played for each scene of the event performed by the user and reproduce it at the time of the event. When the user terminal browses the song registration screen of the user registered in the vendor server from the user terminal and inputs the song information including the song name specifying the song for each scene, the vendor server causes A music distribution site that searches for a plurality of music distribution sites and distributes the music data to the user terminal from the music distribution site, and listens to the user terminal for performance information and distribution of the music data. Information is transmitted to the vendor server, and the vendor server receives the song data for each scene from the music delivery site that has delivered the song data to the user terminal, Register by combining the performance information, event music reproducing method is characterized in that so as to play on the basis of the performance information of the music data for each scene stored in said skill server. 3. A user terminal is connected to the Internet where a web server provided at an event venue and a plurality of music distribution sites are connected, and music to be played is selected for each scene of an event performed by the user. It is played at an event, and the user's song registration screen registered in advance by the user and registered in the web server is browsed from the user terminal, and includes a song name that identifies a song for each scene. When the music information is input, the web server searches the plurality of music distribution sites and distributes the music data to the user terminal from the music distribution site. The performance information and the music distribution site information on which the music data is distributed are transmitted to the web server, and the web server uses the music data for each scene. The music distribution device, which has been distributed from the music distribution site distributed to the terminal, combines and registers the music data and the performance information, and the music reproducing device provided in the event venue stores the music data for each scene registered in the web server. A method for playing back event music, which is characterized by playing back based on performance information. 4. A user terminal is connected to the Internet where a web server provided at a wedding hall and a plurality of music distribution sites are connected, and music to be played is selected for each scene of the wedding reception performed by the user. It is played back at the wedding reception, and the user's song registration screen registered by the user in advance and registered in the web server is browsed on the user terminal, and a song to be played for each scene is searched. Then, when the music information including the music title is input, the web server searches the plurality of music distribution sites and distributes the music data to the user terminal from the music distribution site holding the music data,
The user transmits performance information input by listening and inputting song data at the user terminal and music distribution site information having received the distribution of the song data to the web server, and the web server sends the song data for each scene. The music reproduction device distributed at the user terminal receives the distribution from the music distribution site, registers the music data and the performance information in combination, and the music reproducing device provided at the wedding hall is registered at the web server at the wedding reception. An event music reproducing method characterized in that music data for each scene is reproduced and played based on performance information. 5. A user terminal is connected to a network in which a trader server of an event trader and a plurality of music distribution sites are connected to select music to be played for each scene of the event performed by the user and reproduce it at the event. In this case, when the music information that specifies the music for each scene is input, the music data is distributed from any of the plurality of music distribution sites, and the music data is auditioned to receive the performance information and the music data distribution. When the user terminal that transmits the music distribution site information to the vendor server and the music information that specifies the music for each scene from the user terminal are input, the plurality of music distribution sites are searched to retrieve the music data. When the performance information and the music distribution site information in which the music data is distributed are received, the music data for each scene is distributed to the user terminal. A trader server that receives distribution from the music distribution site and registers music data and performance information in combination, and a music playback device that plays music data for each scene registered in the trader server based on the performance information. An event music playback device characterized by being provided. 6. A user terminal is connected to a network in which a trader server of an event trader and a plurality of music distribution sites are connected to select music to be played for each scene of an event performed by the user and reproduce it at the time of the event. In this case, when the user's song registration screen registered on the vendor server is browsed from the user terminal and song information including a song name that identifies a song for each scene is input, the plurality of music distribution sites are displayed. A user terminal that distributes the song data from one of them, listens to the song data, and sends performance information and music distribution site information to which the song data is distributed to the vendor server; When song information including a song name that identifies a song for each scene is input, the plurality of music delivery sites are searched, and the music delivery site that holds the song data stores the song information. When the music information is distributed to the user terminal and the performance information and the music distribution site information to which the music data is distributed are received, the music data for each scene is distributed to the user terminal from the music distribution site, and the music is distributed. An event music playback device comprising: a trader server that registers data and performance information in combination, and a music playback device that plays song data for each scene registered in the trader server based on the performance information. . 7. A user terminal is connected to the Internet where a web server provided at an event venue and a plurality of music distribution sites are connected, and music to be played is selected for each scene of an event performed by the user. In what is played at the time of the event, the user makes a reservation and browses the song registration screen of the user registered in the web server,
When the music information including the music name for specifying the music for each scene is input, the music distribution site that holds the music data of the plurality of music distribution sites distributes the music data, and the performance information including the performance condition is listened to by listening to the music data. When a user terminal that transmits the music distribution site information that has received the distribution of the song data to the web server and song information including a song name that identifies a song for each scene is input from the user terminal, the plurality of music distributions are performed. When the site is searched and the music distribution site holding the music data is distributed to the user terminal, and the performance information including the performance condition and the music distribution site information are received, the music data for each scene is acquired by the user terminal. A web server that receives distribution from the music distribution site that is distributed to and registers the song data and performance information in combination, and each registered on the web server. Event music playback apparatus characterized by comprising a music reproduction device provided with the event venue to play to play based on the music data for each over on to performance information. 8. A user terminal is connected to a network in which a trader server of an event trader and a plurality of music distribution sites are connected to select music to be played for each scene of an event performed by the user and reproduce the music at the time of the event. When the music information that specifies the music for each scene is input from the user terminal, the plurality of music distribution sites are searched to cause the music data to be distributed to the user terminal, and the user terminal When receiving the performance information transmitted by trial listening and the music distribution site information to which the music data is distributed, the music data for each scene is distributed to the user terminal from the music distribution site, and the music data is received. A program of the trader server that executes a process of registering performance information in combination and performing music piece data for each scene based on the performance information. 9. A user terminal is connected to a network in which a trader server of an event trader and a plurality of music distribution sites are connected, and music to be played is selected for each scene of the event performed by the user and played at the time of the event. When the user browses the song registration screen of the user registered in the vendor server and inputs song information including a song name that identifies a song for each scene, the plurality of music retrieved by the vendor server The music distribution site that owns the music data on the distribution site, distributes the performance data and the music distribution site information on which the music data is distributed by listening to the music data to the trader server, and the trader server. In the above, the music data for each scene is distributed from the music distribution site, and the music data and the performance information are combined and registered. To, the user terminal program for executing a process to play based on the music data for each scene stored in said skill server performance information.