JP2015072391A - Search axis display order in karaoke remote control application and network karaoke system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To update and customize anytime display order of search axes of a karaoke remote control application in order to enable a user to search for karaoke music by quickly using search axes of the karaoke remote control application according to the user's preference.SOLUTION: A karaoke remote control application or a network karaoke system has search axis information display means which presents to a user many pieces of search axis information of various music by displaying characters and images on a touch panel with screen transition or screen scroll. The karaoke remote control application or the network karaoke system is configured to update display order of search axes to be displayed on the search axis information display means with use frequency order at predetermined timing, on the basis of search axis use information of a user.

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke remote control application and a network karaoke system that can improve operability in accordance with user preferences in a karaoke remote control.

  Table of Contents The karaoke remote control device with this function has been commercialized as a computer application device that is functionally similar to a portable personal computer. Then, attribute information about the karaoke music corresponding to the karaoke music database is stored, managed as the music database, referred to the music database based on the search keyword input by the user, and the table of contents information and the music number about the corresponding karaoke music Can be derived. The desired karaoke music is finally selected, and the performance reservation code of the music is transferred to the karaoke device so that the performance is started.

  As described above, the karaoke remote control device includes various search modes (search axes) such as a genre and an age, in addition to a song name and an artist name, according to the attribute information of the search axis keyword given to the music database. Further, in recent years, touch panel type information terminals such as mobile terminals called mobile phones and tablet PCs are rapidly spreading. These mobile information terminals can be easily installed with various application software, and a karaoke remote control application can be easily set up.

  On the other hand, from the karaoke maker, the attribute information of the keyword of the search axis given to the music database for karaoke music to facilitate the search of music is being provided at any time, but it is not necessarily reflected in the karaoke remote control application. It's hard to say.

Japanese Patent No. 3961373 JP 2004-354756 A

Patent Document 1 relates to a search-type karaoke remote control, and discloses a touch-panel type remote control device having a search result one-touch reproduction processing function.
The disclosed content in Patent Document 1 is to reproduce the search result remaining on the screen in a search used by the user with one touch.

  The search method and the search device disclosed in Patent Document 1 have a fixed search axis for searching for music, there is no update, and the variety of search axes provided by the karaoke maker is limited. .

  Further, Patent Document 2 focuses on the fact that the category of music is different for each user when searching for music. For example, music is often selected with the same preference (for example, the same artist). Therefore, a technique for reproducing a past screen display state that is meaningful to the user with a small number of operation procedures is disclosed.

  Similar to Patent Document 1, the search method and the search device disclosed in Patent Document 2 have a fixed search axis for searching for music, there is no update, and the variety of search axes provided by the karaoke maker is limited. It has been made.

  In other words, as long as only search axes that are fixed and limited in variety are provided, they can be displayed on a single screen, so there is no necessity of the invention regarding the display order of the search axes. If the operability of a smartphone is assumed, it is possible to propose many search axes unlike so-called dedicated remote controllers. On the other hand, all search axes cannot be viewed on a single screen, as many search axes can be displayed.

  In the present invention, when the karaoke maker provides a large number of search axes that expand the variety of user's music search so that the search axis of the karaoke remote control application can be used quickly according to the preference of each user, It is intended to be customized from time to time.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention provides a search axis information display that displays a large number of search axis information of various songs for the user by displaying characters and images on the touch panel by screen transition or screen scrolling. A karaoke remote control application having means,
The display order of the search axes displayed by the search axis information display means is changed at a predetermined timing in the order of use frequency based on the user's search axis use frequency.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a center server for accumulating karaoke music and karaoke music search information, and supplying the karaoke music and the karaoke music search information to a plurality of karaoke performance devices, via the center server and network communication. Network karaoke system consisting of a remote control terminal equipped with a karaoke remote control application connected to each karaoke device,
The display order of the search axes displayed by the search axis information display means is changed at a predetermined timing in the order of use frequency in the user's search axis use information aggregated by the center server.

  Further, the display order of the search axes displayed by the search axis information table means can be changed at a predetermined timing in the order of the search axis usage frequency in the remote control terminal. It is possible to select a case where the search axis is changed at a predetermined timing in the order of the search axis usage frequency based on the axis usage information.

  According to the present invention, since the search axis is displayed according to the usage frequency of the user, the search axis with the higher usage frequency of the user can be easily selected and the operability can be improved. Even for search axes that are not used by individual users, the display order can be changed based on the frequency of use of the entire system that is aggregated by the center server, so that a popular search axis is placed at a more easily visible position. In addition, there is an application in which the display order when a search axis is added from the manufacturer as needed can be selected according to the user's preference.

The network karaoke system block diagram in one Example of this invention. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of a remote control application top screen. An explanatory view of an example of a search axis display screen. An explanatory view of an example of a search axis display screen. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the terminal for remote control.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the center server sends a music search axis to a remote control terminal 1 equipped with a karaoke remote control application directly via a network or indirectly via a karaoke device. Music management data including
Today, the remote control terminal 1 may be a dedicated remote control terminal manufactured by a karaoke device manufacturer as a set with a karaoke device, or a portable information terminal in which a karaoke remote control application is installed by downloading. The terminal 1 is assumed to be a portable information terminal possessed in advance by a karaoke user in which the karaoke remote control application is installed.

  FIG. 5 shows the remote control terminal 1, which mainly includes a communication control unit 15 that performs communication with the outside, a memory 13, a touch panel 12, and the like, each connected to the control unit 14. Controlled. In particular, as an operation unit, the touch panel 12 includes a display 20 and a touch sensor 21, and a menu screen or the like is displayed on the display 20 so that an operation can be performed while touching. Various application programs can be downloaded to the memory 13, and the program according to the present invention is also downloaded to this portion.

When a karaoke remote control application installed on a portable information terminal owned by a karaoke user is activated, a karaoke remote control application top screen 2 as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. When the operation button 3 for searching for music is tapped, a search axis 4 for searching music as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed at the bottom of the title bar 5 and a display screen for a plurality of search axes is displayed. .
These search axes 4 have more search axes than can be displayed on one screen as shown in FIG. 4, and search axes that are not displayed on the initial screen are sequentially displayed by scrolling the screen up and down. As a result, a desired search axis can be specified.

  The search axis of the conventional karaoke remote controller is almost fixed, and it is practically difficult to increase the search axis, and it is an interesting situation. An extremely large number of search axes including the search axis can be provided, and the specification is extremely flexible for both the provider and the user.

  Each user who enjoys karaoke has a preference, and the search axis to be used should be biased or have a preference, and there has been a problem in increasing the search axis unilaterally, In addition, if the display order of the search axis is determined in order of frequency of use, even if the provider side adds more search axes, the user can always maintain a certain level of operability and will not degrade the service. The more you use it, the better the user experience will be.

  Further, in the center server that accumulates karaoke music and karaoke music search information, and supplies the karaoke music and karaoke music search information to a plurality of karaoke performance devices, the frequency of use of the user's search axis that is aggregated by the center server If the search axis displayed by the search axis information display means is changed at a predetermined timing in the order of use frequency, the search axis obtained by aggregating the search axis use frequency information of a plurality of users is used. The search can be changed in order at a predetermined timing, the entire user can grasp what search axis is used, and the search side and the search axis order that can be effectively used by the provider can be provided. It can be said that this is an effective method for determining the display order on a remote control terminal shared by a low-use user or an unspecified number of users.

  Furthermore, the search axis order based on the search axis usage frequency of each user and the search axis order obtained by aggregating the search axis usage frequency information of multiple users can be selected in the center server. , You can always expand your music search frame and make it a convenient karaoke remote control. By partially applying the selection function, it is possible to apply the display order of search axes that are not used by individual users to the usage frequency order that is aggregated by the center server.

  In the present embodiment, the management means always counts the search axis use frequency information in the user ID that is the owner of the portable information terminal and manages the search axis order. The search axis order may be temporarily selected based on the user's search axis use frequency, and the management means always stores the search axis use frequency information in the user ID that is the owner of the portable information terminal. , It is possible to return to the user's search axis usage frequency order at any time.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Remote control terminal 2 ... Top screen 3 ... Operation button 4 ... Search axis 5 ... Title bar 12 ... Touch panel 13 ... Memory 14 ... Control part 15 ... Communication control part 20 ... Display 21 ... Touch sensor

Claims (3)

Search axis information display means for displaying a large number of search axis information of various songs for the user by displaying characters and images on the touch panel by screen transition or screen scrolling;
Search result display means for extracting music corresponding to the search axis designated by the search axis information display means from the music database and displaying the extraction results;
A remote control signal transmitting means for selecting a specific music from the music displayed by the search result display means and transmitting a remote control signal for reserving a performance of the music in the karaoke device;
A karaoke remote control application comprising a management means for managing the search axis information display means, search result display means, and remote control signal transmission means,
The karaoke remote control application characterized in that the management means changes the display order of the search axes displayed by the search axis information display means at a predetermined timing in accordance with the use frequency based on the search axis use frequency of the user. A plurality of karaoke performance devices;
A center server that accumulates karaoke music and karaoke music search information, and supplies the karaoke music device and karaoke music search information to the karaoke performance device;
A network karaoke system comprising a remote control terminal equipped with a karaoke remote control application connected to the center server via network communication and controlling each karaoke device,
The remote control terminal is:
Communication means for exchanging information directly with the center server or via the karaoke device;
Search axis information display means for displaying a large number of search axis information of various songs for the user by displaying characters and images on the touch panel by screen transition or screen scrolling;
This search axis information display means extracts the music corresponding to the designated search axis from the music database, and the search result display means for displaying the extraction result;
Remote control signal transmission means for selecting a specific music from the music displayed by the search result display means and transmitting a remote control signal for reserving performance of the music in the karaoke device;
Management means for managing the communication means, the search axis information display means, the search result display means, and the remote control signal transmitting means, and uploading user search axis use information in the search axis information display means to the center server With
The center server is configured to tabulate search axis usage information of users uploaded from the remote control terminal,
A network karaoke system characterized in that the display order of search axes displayed by the search axis information display means is changed in order of use frequency at a predetermined timing based on user search axis use information aggregated by the center server. .   The management means can change the display order of the search axes displayed by the search axis information display means at a predetermined timing in accordance with the use frequency based on the search axis use frequency of the user in the remote control terminal. 3. The network according to claim 2, wherein the display order of the search axes displayed by the axis information display means can be selected at a predetermined timing in order of the use frequency in the search axis use information aggregated by the center server. Karaoke system.

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