JP2009210662A - Karaoke system with time-related selected music piece display function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a user's desired music piece related to a time band in a day and to improve the efficiency of a music piece selection and the convenience when selecting the music piece in a Karaoke system with a time-related selected music piece display function for displaying a specific music piece when a prescribed user selects a music piece. <P>SOLUTION: In a user database, a time data music piece table 75 created by relating a prescribed music piece at each time zone of singing timing in a day every user is provided, and the time data music piece table 75 is obtained based on a user ID obtained by a user ID obtaining part 68. A selected music piece display processing means 72 extracts a time data music piece that the time when requesting time data music piece display is included in the time zones (time sections) based on the registered time data music piece table 75 of the user and displays it so as to be selected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke system provided with a time-based selected song display function for displaying a specific song when a predetermined user selects a song.

  In recent years, it has become common to enjoy karaoke singing using a karaoke system, and there are many users who have favorite songs, which are related to the time zone and time division of the day. Some have done. Therefore, it is desirable to improve convenience by displaying music related to the time zone and time division when the user selects music.

  Conventionally, there are techniques proposed in the following patent documents as a technique for displaying a musical piece that a predetermined user likes. According to the patent document, a predetermined user stores a personalized music list and displays the personalized music list in response to the user's input. A classification category field for classification is set, the individual song list is searched based on the classification category, and the extracted song set is displayed.

JP 2004-126145 A

  However, since the above-mentioned patent documents classify music pieces that have been considered for each individual according to the classification category, the user must select and input the classification category, which is not always efficient for display and music selection.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and can display the music desired by the user related to the time zone of the day, and can improve the efficiency of music selection and the convenience of music selection. An object is to provide a karaoke system having a song selection music display function.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention of claim 1, a karaoke system having a time-based music selection music display function for displaying a specific music when a predetermined user selects music, the user database, the user An ID acquisition unit, a time data music acquisition means, and a music selection display processing means, and the user database is a time zone of a singing timing within a day for each user by at least the time data music registration means. Separately, a time data music table created by associating a predetermined music is provided, the user ID acquisition unit acquires a user ID from a user, and the time data music acquisition means adds the acquired user ID to the user ID. Based on the time data song table registered in the user database, the music selection display processing means, Based on the use's time data musical piece table, the time at least time data music display request, and extracts the time data music included in the time zone to music selection can be displayed, and configuration.

  In the invention of claim 2, in the user database, for each user, a song sung for each singing time zone and a singing frequency obtained by counting the number of times the song has been sung are associated and registered as a singing history song. The time data music registration means associates a time zone in which the singing frequency assigned to a singing time zone exceeds a predetermined reference value for an arbitrary piece of music among the singing history pieces of music for each user, and associates the time with the music piece. It is the structure registered into the said time data music table as a data music.

  According to the present invention, the user database is provided with a time data song table created by associating a predetermined song for each user according to the time zone of the singing time of the day for each user. The time data music table is acquired based on the time data music display request time based on the user's time data music table, and the time data music included in the time zone is extracted and displayed in a selectable manner By doing so, it is possible to display the music desired by the user related to the time zone of the day, improving the efficiency of music selection and improving the convenience of music selection.

Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of the karaoke system according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a network when this system is configured using a communication network, and FIG. 1B is a schematic block diagram of a host device.

  In FIG. 1A, the host device 11 manages a predetermined number of karaoke performance terminals 13 (13A to 13N) via the communication network 12 as a part of the karaoke system, It is connected so that it can be exchanged freely. The communication network 12 includes, for example, a general public telephone line, an ADSL using the same, an optical communication line, the Internet, and a LAN, and a VPN constructed on the Internet is preferable.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the host device 11 includes at least a transmission / reception unit 21, a control unit 22, and a user database (DB) 23. The transmission / reception means 21 is, for example, a physical communication circuit or platform for consistency with the communication system of the communication network 12 in order to perform communication (data exchange) with each karaoke performance terminal 13 (13A to 13N). It is configured by software such as.

  The control means 22 controls the host device 11 in an integrated manner, and is a physical CPU, for example, and performs algorithm processing of a program stored in a ROM (not shown). Here, when user information is requested from a predetermined karaoke performance terminal 13 based on the user ID, the basic information associated with the user ID is transmitted from the user DB 23 to the karaoke performance terminal 13. Send it out.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2A, the user DB 23 is a database in which predetermined information is registered for each user. For example, an image file such as name, address, nickname, and registrant's face photo. In addition to basic user information such as names, personal music titles are registered. As shown in FIG. 2B, the personal music file is, for example, a singing history music item and a time data music table for each user.

  For each user, the singing history tune is registered in association with a song sung for each singing time zone and a singing frequency obtained by counting the number of times the song has been sung. Here, the time zone is a time range in which the time of the day is set in advance, for example, from what time to what time, for example, morning (0 to 12:00), afternoon (12:00 to 24:00) as a time division. including. The time data song table is a table created for each user by associating a predetermined song (song ID), for example, with flag identification, for each time zone (singing time division) of the singing timing within a day. The time data music table may be registered by the user by time data music registration means 69 (FIG. 4) described later, or may be automatically registered by time data music automatic registration means 24 (FIG. 9) described later. is there.

  Here, in FIG. 3, the block block diagram of the karaoke performance terminal in the karaoke system of this invention is shown. In FIG. 3, the karaoke performance terminal 13 includes a display unit 32, a mixing amplifier 33, a microphone 34, and a speaker 35 that are externally connected to a karaoke performance device 31 as a main device by wire or wirelessly. A remote input / output terminal 36 is connected by wire or wireless. The remote input / output terminal 36 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The display unit 32 displays normal music selection display, video during karaoke performance, and lyrics telop. For example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display (PDP), and other various displays can be employed. The mixing amplifier 33 mixes the performance data sent from the karaoke performance device 31 and the audio signal from the microphone 34, amplifies them, and outputs them from the speaker 35.

  The karaoke performance device 31 includes a bus 41, a central control unit 42, a ROM 43, a RAM 44, a music DB 45, a video DB 46, a reproduction control unit 47, a music music output unit 48, a performance log processing means 49, and transmission / reception units 50A and 50B. . In addition, a reservation queue 51 area is formed in the RAM 44. In addition, even if it is an element part which is not directly related to the summary of this invention about each said structure, in order to show that most can be applied also in the conventional karaoke apparatus, the whole apparatus is demonstrated.

  The central control unit 42 is a physical CPU that performs overall processing control of the system, and performs algorithm processing based on a program stored in the ROM 43. The central control unit 42 includes a clock mechanism 42A. This clock mechanism 42A is referred to as a time (time zone) at the time of singing the music as a time element associated with a performance log (user ID, music ID) by a performance log processing means 49 described later.

  The RAM 44 serves as a work area for developing and executing the various programs in addition to forming a storage area for a reservation queue 51 to be described later. It is a concept that includes the case of being built on a hard disk.

  The music DB 45 has a music table in which music IDs, music names, and artist names are associated with each other, and performance data (MIDI data) and lyrics telop data of karaoke music in a predetermined data format managed by the music ID are synchronized. The music data (file) is a database in which the music code is stored as a file name, and is associated with allocation data for assigning a predetermined number of scene videos stored in the video DB 46 for displaying the background video for each song. . The video DB 46 is a database that stores a predetermined number of scene video data for displaying a background video. The music DB 45 and the video DB 46 may be provided not in the karaoke performance device 31 but in the host device 11.

  The reproduction control unit 47 synchronizes the lyric telop data (lyric character data) extracted from the music DB 45 with a predetermined number of scene video data and music code extracted from the video DB 46 at the time of performance, with the performance data of the music. This is an electronic circuit that outputs to the display unit 32. The music tune output unit 48 is an electronic circuit that digitally reproduces the performance data extracted from the music DB 45 by the music code, converts it to analog, and outputs it to the mixing amplifier 33.

  The performance log processing means 49 is a song sung in a time zone corresponding to the time when the user sang is specified by the clock mechanism 42A of the central control unit 42 for each time zone of the singing timing in one day. A program that updates a song history song of a corresponding user in the user DB 23 by transmitting to the host device 11 a song history song that is appropriately updated by associating (song ID) and the number of times of singing that song. It is.

  The transmission / reception unit 50A is used to exchange data with the remote input / output terminal 36 using a wired system or a wireless system (such as an IR system or a Bluetooth (registered trademark) mechanism piconet connection system). Electronic circuit and program. The transmission / reception unit 50B is for exchanging data with the host device 11 via the communication network 12. The transmission / reception unit 50B uses software such as a physical communication circuit or a platform for consistency with the communication method. It is composed. Further, a remote input / output terminal 36, which will be described later, can exchange data with the host device 11 via the transmission / reception units 50A and 50B.

  The reservation queue 51 formed in the RAM 44 is transmitted by the central control unit 42 when a song ID selected by the remote input / output terminal 36 described later is transmitted via the transmission / reception unit 50A. This is a data storage area for storing song IDs in the order of reservation. Here, the song selection music (music ID) is sequentially stored in the reservation queue 51 together with the user ID of the singer from the remote input / output terminal 36.

  Although not shown in the drawing, the karaoke performance device 31 includes buttons and knobs for the user to directly input a music number, or to make various adjustments to the tempo of the performance music and the singing voice. An operation panel directly connected to the electronic element is also connected. By the way, when the karaoke performance terminal 13 is applied as a stand-alone karaoke system, it can be realized by providing the time data music automatic registration means 24 and the user DB 23 of the host device 11. .

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the remote input / output terminal of the karaoke performance terminal in FIG. 4, the remote input / output terminal 36 includes a bus 61, a terminal control unit 62, a ROM 63, a RAM 64, an input / output control unit 65, a terminal display unit 66, a music search means 67, a user ID acquisition unit 68, a time data music registration. Means 69, user information acquisition means 70 including time data music acquisition means 71, music selection display processing means 72, and terminal transmission / reception unit 73 are provided as appropriate. In addition, the RAM 64 is provided with a storage area for the user-specific information storage unit 74 that includes a storage area for the time data song table 75 associated with a predetermined user ID. A storage area for the time data music table 75 is formed in the user-specific information storage unit 74 (described later).

  The terminal control unit 62 is a physical CPU that performs overall processing control of the remote input / output terminal 36 and performs algorithm processing based on a program stored in the ROM 63. The terminal control unit 62 includes a clock mechanism 62A, and is used to specify a time zone for specifying the time data music at the time of the display request in response to the user's display request for the time data music.

  The RAM 64 serves as a work area for developing and executing the various programs in addition to the storage area for the user-specific information storage unit 74 (time data music table 75). For example, it is a concept including a case where it is configured by a semiconductor memory and virtually constructed on a hard disk.

  The terminal display unit 66 has a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch sensor stacked for input and output, and can input data such as music selection by the touch sensor corresponding to the displayed icon or the like. The input / output control section 65 has a GUI user interface function, and the input / output control section 65 outputs display data to the terminal display section 66 to display a music search screen and the like, and an electronic circuit and a program for inputting data using the GUI It is. The music search means 67 is a program that allows a user to search for music using the user interface function.

  The user ID acquisition unit 68 is an electronic circuit and a program for acquiring a user ID from an IC card or the like when an IC card or the like possessed by a user login request is presented. The user ID acquisition unit 68 may be provided in the karaoke performance device 31.

  In the time data music registration means 69, the user associates the time zone (time division) of the singing timing within one day for a predetermined music based on the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 68. And a time data music table registered in response to a display request (here, acquired) as well as a program for registering the time data music in the time data music table of the user DB 23 (described in FIG. 5). This is a program for causing the terminal display unit 66 to display the contents of the time data music table 75 of the user-specific information storage unit 75 of the RAM 64 (described in FIG. 6).

  The user information acquisition means 70 (time data music acquisition means 71) is based on the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition section 68, and the transmission / reception sections 50A and 50B of the karaoke performance apparatus 31 from the terminal transmission / reception section 73 described later. This program acquires user information from the user DB 23 of the host device 11 via the communication network 12 and stores it in the user-specific information storage unit 74 of the RAM 64 in association with the user ID.

  The user information is associated with, for example, the singing history piece shown in FIG. 2B and the user ID in addition to the basic user information such as a nickname and an image (face photo, etc.) shown in FIG. It is a registered time data music table. The information of the time data music table acquired from the user DB 23 of the host device 11 is stored in the storage area of the time data music table 75 provided in the user-specific information storage unit 74 of the RAM 64.

  The music selection display processing means 72 is based on the time data music table 75 acquired by the time data music acquisition means 71 and stored in the user-specific information storage section 74 in the RAM 64. This is a display program that can extract music by extracting time data music included in the time zone. This display is displayed so that the music can be selected as shown in FIG. 8 to be described later. However, even if a music selection number (for example, a music ID) is attached to the display unit 32 of the karaoke performance apparatus 31 and the music can be selected by a telop, the music can be selected. Good. The display of the time data music by the above-mentioned time data music registration means 69 is for displaying the time data music table 75 of all registered time data music regardless of the time when the display is requested. is there.

  The terminal transmission / reception unit 73 is used to exchange data with the karaoke performance device 31 (transmission / reception unit 50A) using a wired method or a wireless method (such as an IR method or a piconet connection method of a Bluetooth mechanism). And an electronic circuit and a program therefor.

  Here, FIG. 5 shows an explanatory diagram of the time data song designation registration by the user in the remote input / output terminal in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 shows an explanatory diagram of the display of the time data song table in the remote input / output terminal in FIG. Show.

  In FIG. 5, setting registration by a user is performed by, for example, a “music search” as shown in FIG. 5A in which a predetermined user specifies a user name (user ID) at the remote input / output terminal 36. ”,“ Register time data music ”,“ Display recommended music at current time ”, and the like, when“ Register time data music ”is selected, time data music registration means 69 is executed and FIG. ) Is displayed on the terminal display section 66 in a tab format. Another tab for displaying the time data song list is also displayed.

  On the screen, the order of the designated music (for example, “first music”) is selected, and the music name and music ID are selected in conjunction with the music search means 67, for example. Subsequently, for example, a preset time zone as shown in FIG. Although the time zone includes the time zone of the morning and afternoon time segments as described above, a time zone other than this is designated, and the time zone is designated as appropriate. When each designation is completed and “registration” is selected, the time zone and the music ID of the time data music are added to the user ID, and the terminal transmission / reception unit 73 and the transmission / reception unit 50A of the karaoke performance device 31 are added. , 50B, is transmitted to the host device 11 via the communication network 12, and is registered in the time data song table 75 of the user DB 23.

  In addition, when other “time data song list” tabs are selected, as shown in FIG. 6, all of the tabs registered in the time data song table 75 of the corresponding user ID are displayed on the screen. The time data music is displayed so that the registration can be canceled, for example.

  FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of the time data song display process in FIG. 4, and FIG. 8 shows an explanatory view of the time data song display in FIG. In FIG. 7A, the user ID acquisition means 68 acquires the user ID by the login of a predetermined user (step (S1), and the user information acquisition means 70 (time data music acquisition means 71) acquires it. Based on the user ID, the terminal transmission / reception unit 73, the karaoke device 31 (transmission / reception units 50A and 50B), the host device 11 is accessed via the communication network 12, and the user basic information of the corresponding user ID in the user DB 23 is obtained. At the same time, a personal music file (singing history music and time data music table) is acquired, and user basic information and song history music are stored in the user-specific information storage unit 74 in the RAM 64. Further, the time data music table 75 is stored. (S2).

  Subsequently, in FIG. 7B, for example, a predetermined user specifies the user name (user ID), and “music search”, “time data music registration” as shown in FIG. ”,“ Display Recommended Music at Current Time ”from the menu display such as“ Display Recommended Music at Current Time ”and the like, a display request for registered music information is made (S11).

  Therefore, the music selection display processing means 72 stores in the time data music table 75 the time data music registered in the singing time zone corresponding to the current time (when the user requests display) by the clock mechanism 62A of the terminal control unit 62. It is determined whether or not it exists (S12). If it exists (S13), the corresponding music ID in the time data music table 75 is extracted, and as shown in FIG. 8, for example, “recommended music at the current time” is displayed on the terminal display section 66 so as to be selectable. (S14). These processes are performed for each logged-in user (user ID).

  Then, when any song is selected with the displayed song name (S15), a user ID is appropriately added to the song ID and transmitted to the karaoke performance device 31, thereby being registered in the reservation queue 51. (S16). In addition, it is good also as transmitting to the karaoke performance apparatus 31 without attaching user ID.

  If there is no corresponding time data song in the singing time zone (time division) corresponding to the current time in the time data song table 75 (S13), the recommended song at the current time is not displayed. For example, FIG. For example, “None” may be displayed on the “currently recommended song” display screen.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of automatic registration of time data music in the host device in FIG. 9A, the host device 11 shown in FIG. 1B is provided with an automatic time data song registration means 24 as a time data song registration means 69. In FIG.

  The time data music automatic registration means 24 is a time zone in which the singing frequency to which the singing time zone is assigned exceeds a predetermined reference value for any song among the singing history songs for each user registered in the user DB 23. Is registered in the time data music table of the user DB 23 as time data music in association with the music.

  The time data music automatic registration means 24 may be provided in a karaoke performance terminal 31 (a karaoke performance device 31 or a remote input / output terminal 36) described later. For example, a personal song file (singing history song, time data song table) corresponding to the user ID logged in from the user DB 23 is acquired, and the time history song table is reflected by reflecting the singing history of the day in the song history song information. It is created or updated and registered in the user DB 23 for updating.

  9B and 9C, as an example, user A (user ID: ******** A) and user B (user ID: ****** B) Of the song history songs in each personal song file, song IDs to which a song time zone with a singing frequency equal to or higher than a predetermined reference value (here, 100) is extracted, and these song IDs are sung in the time data song table. For example, a flag is registered for each time zone. Specifically, it is processed when the singing frequency exceeds 100.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9B, the user A has a song ID (a ***-**, b ***-**, c *) with a singing frequency of 100 or more in the song history song. **-**) is extracted, and a flag is set in the time zone of the time data song table in the time zone associated with these extracted music IDs. As shown in FIG. 9C, in the user B, a song ID (m ***-***, n ***-**) having a singing frequency of 100 or more in the singing history piece is extracted, A flag is set in the time zone associated with the extracted music ID and the time zone of the time data music table.

  Thus, by registering a predetermined number of time data songs set based on the time zone, it is possible to display the music desired by the user related to the time zone (time division) of the day, and to select the music. It is possible to improve the efficiency of music and improve the convenience of music selection.

  The karaoke system provided with the time-based music selection music display function of the present invention can be used in the field of karaoke apparatuses having the basic functions of karaoke.

It is a system configuration | structure figure of the karaoke system which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the registration music of user DB of FIG. It is a block block diagram of the karaoke performance terminal in the karaoke system of this invention. It is a block block diagram of the remote input / output terminal of the karaoke performance terminal in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the time data music registration by the user in the remote input / output terminal in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of a display of the time data music table in the remote input / output terminal in FIG. It is a flowchart of the display process of the time data music in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the display of the time data music in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the automatic registration of the time data music in the host apparatus in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

11 Host device 13 Karaoke performance terminal 23 User DB
24 Time data music automatic registration means 31 Karaoke performance device 36 Remote input / output terminal 42A, 62A Clock mechanism 49 Performance log processing means 51 Reservation queue 66 Terminal display section 68 User ID acquisition section 69 Time data music registration means 70 User information Acquisition means 71 Time data music acquisition means 72 Music selection display processing means 74 User-specific information storage section 75 Time data music table

Claims (2)

A karaoke system having a time-based music selection music display function for displaying a specific music when a predetermined user selects music,
It has a user database, user ID acquisition unit, time data music acquisition means, music selection display processing means,
The user database includes at least a time data song table created by associating a predetermined song for each user according to the time zone of the singing time of the day for each user by the time data song registration means,
The user ID acquisition unit acquires a user ID from a user,
The time data music acquisition means acquires a time data music table registered in the user database based on the acquired user ID,
The music selection display processing means extracts at least the time when the time data music display request is made based on the acquired time data music table of the user and displays the time data music included in the time zone so that the music can be selected. Let
A karaoke system having a time-based music selection music display function characterized by the above. It is a karaoke system provided with the time corresponding music selection music display function of Claim 1,
In the user database, for each user, a song sung for each singing time zone and a singing frequency obtained by counting the number of times the song was sung are associated with each other and registered as a song history song,
The time data music registration means associates a time zone in which the singing frequency assigned to a singing time zone exceeds a predetermined reference value for an arbitrary piece of music among the singing history pieces of music for each user, and associates the time with the music piece. A karaoke system provided with a time-based music selection music display function which is registered in the time data music table as data music.

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