JPH08292778A - Karaoke playing terminal and karaoke communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a KARAOKE playing terminal capable of using the scene of a movie, a drama and animation, etc., in a range wider than ever as the background video of KARAOKE performance. CONSTITUTION: A CPU 124 in this KARAOKE playing terminal 10 receives a background video list from a video reproducing device 20 via an interface 17. When no instruction of charge free designation via an input panel 18 is issued, the CPU 14 selects a designation number in accordance with the genre attribute of music whose performance is requested from toll designation numbers in the background video list. The transmission of charge information with charge amount in accordance with the charge of a selected background video is requested to a charge imposing center 30. When the charge imposing information is transmitted from a charge collection substitute system 51, the amount (equivalent to video toll) set on the charge imposing information is imposed on the subscriber contractor of a public telephone line to which the KARAOKE playing terminal 10 is connected, and the charge is substitute-collected by the install agency of the charge collection substitute system 51.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke performance terminal and a karaoke communication system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a karaoke performance device for outputting a music piece based on performance data stored in, for example, a hard disk, and video data stored in a storage carrier different from a storage carrier storing the performance data. There is known a karaoke facility including a video reproducing device for providing a video signal for a background video reproduced from the karaoke playing device. There is also a karaoke performance device that receives performance data via a communication line.

In such a karaoke facility, performance data and video data do not always correspond one-to-one, and for example, the same background video may be displayed while enjoying karaoke for a long time. Therefore, it could not be said that it would not spoil the interest of karaoke users.

In particular, for theme songs such as movies, dramas and animations, there has been a great demand for displaying background images (scenes such as movies, dramas and animations) corresponding to the songs.

[0005]

If, for example, a scene of a movie, drama, animation or the like is displayed and used as a background image of a theme song or the like in the above-mentioned karaoke facility, portrait rights of actors, copyrights of movies, etc. However, in the above-mentioned prior art karaoke facility, there is no means for accurately collecting such a consideration each time these images are used. Therefore,
It was difficult to use such an image as a background image for karaoke performance. In the case of music copyright fees, collection is done from karaoke stores, etc., but this is not charged for each karaoke performance, and it is calculated based on the area of the store, for example. It just collects money.

In a karaoke performance using karaoke software recorded on a laser disc or the like, a song and a background image are in one-to-one correspondence, but such karaoke software costs, for example, how many yen per laser disc. Since it is traded in the form, the software usage fee is unrelated to the number of times the karaoke is played, and karaoke software that is infrequently used can be expensive and the burden on karaoke stores is heavy.

The present invention is, for example, a karaoke performance device for outputting a music piece based on performance data stored in a hard disk, and video data stored in a storage carrier different from a storage carrier storing performance data. In a karaoke facility including a video playback device that provides a video signal for a background video that is played back to a karaoke performance device, when using a scene such as a movie, drama, or animation as a background video for karaoke performance, a portrait right or The purpose of the present invention is to make it possible to use a scene of a movie or the like as a background image of a karaoke performance in a wider range than before by accurately collecting the consideration for the copyright and the like.

[0008]

As a means for solving the above problems, the karaoke performance terminal according to claim 1 is selected by a performance data storage means for storing performance data for karaoke performance and an input means. The performance data for reading the performance data from the performance data storage means, playing the music based on the read performance data, and the video data read out from the video storage means for storing the video data to reproduce the video signal. In a karaoke performance terminal having display control means for displaying a video image based on the video signal acquired from the video reproduction device, the information is transmitted between the information transmitting side and the information receiving side. When the predetermined charge information is transmitted from the information transmitting side to the information receiving side, the amount of money set for the charge information is received by the information receiving side. A first communication means that is accessible as an information receiving side to a billing communication network that performs billing processing, and the video playback device that plays back the video data selected according to the music played by the playing means. Video instructing means for instructing, judging means for judging whether or not charging for the reproduction of the video data selected according to the music played by the playing means is necessary, and the judging means judges that the charging is required. At this time, there is provided a billing request means for requesting the billing center connected to the billing communication network as the information sender to send the billing information corresponding to the billing amount.

A karaoke performance terminal according to a second aspect is the karaoke performance terminal according to the first aspect, wherein the information is transmitted between the information center transmitting the performance data and the karaoke performance terminal. A second communication means accessible to the communication network is provided, and the performance data storage means is configured to store the performance data transmitted from the information center.

The karaoke communication system according to claim 3 is
When information is transmitted between the information transmitting side and the information receiving side, and predetermined billing information is transmitted from the information transmitting side to the information receiving side, the amount set for the billing information is transferred to the information. A billing communication network for billing the receiving side,
In a karaoke communication system including a billing center connected to the billing communication network as the information sender and sending the billing information, the video data read from a video storage means for storing the video data is reproduced to send a video signal. And a karaoke performance terminal according to claim 1 or 2.

The karaoke communication system according to claim 4,
In the karaoke communication system according to claim 3, the karaoke performance terminal according to claim 2 and an information center for transmitting the performance data to the karaoke performance terminal are provided.
A karaoke communication system according to a fifth aspect is the karaoke communication system according to the fourth aspect, wherein the charging center also serves as the information center.

[0012]

In the karaoke performance terminal having the above-mentioned structure, the first communication means accesses the billing communication network as an information receiving side. This charging communication network is set between the information transmitting side and the information receiving side to transmit information, and when the information transmitting side transmits predetermined charging information to the information receiving side, the charging information is set for the information. The amount of money is charged to the information receiving side. The billing process by the billing communication network is performed, for example, by adding the billing amount to the usage fee of the telephone line to which the karaoke performance terminal is connected. Therefore, the karaoke performance terminal itself is not charged.

The performance data storage means stores performance data for karaoke performance. The performance means reads the performance data selected by the input means from the performance data storage means, and performs a musical composition based on the read performance data. When the video reproduction device reproduces the video data read from the video storage means for storing the video data and sends out the video signal, the display control means causes the display device to display the video based on the video signal acquired from the video reproduction device. .

The image instructing means instructs the image reproducing apparatus to reproduce the image data selected according to the music played by the performance means. Therefore, the video signal acquired by the display control means is a video signal based on the video data selected and instructed by the video instruction means.

The determination means determines whether or not charging for the reproduction of the video data selected according to the music played by the performance means is necessary. The billing requesting means requests the billing center connected to the billing communication network as an information transmitting side to send out billing information corresponding to the billing amount when it is decided by the decision making means that billing is required.

The charging center sends out the requested charging information. This billing information is transmitted by the billing communication network and received by the first communication means of the karaoke performance terminal. At this time, the charging communication network charges the karaoke performance terminal side as described above. So, for example, movies, dramas,
When using scenes such as animation as background images for the theme song, portrait rights of actors,
If the charging process corresponding to the consideration for the copyright of the movie or the like is performed, the consideration for the portrait right or the copyright can be collected accurately.

Therefore, since the compensation for using such an image as the background image of the karaoke performance becomes accurate, a scene such as a movie, drama, or animation is used as the background image of the karaoke performance in a wider range than before. Can be used in. In the karaoke performance terminal according to claim 2, the second communication means is capable of accessing the information communication network for transmitting the performance data interposed between the information center for transmitting the performance data and the karaoke performance terminal, and performing the performance. The data storage means stores performance data transmitted from the information center. Therefore, for example, if the performance data of a new song is transmitted from the information center to the karaoke performance terminal for storage, the performance data of the new song can be distributed to the karaoke performance terminal very easily and quickly.

In the karaoke communication system according to the third aspect, a charging communication network for transmitting information is interposed between the charging center for transmitting the charging information and the karaoke performance terminal. In this charging communication network, when predetermined charging information is transmitted from the charging center to the karaoke performance terminal, the charging amount set for the charging information is charged to the karaoke performance terminal. As described above, this billing process is performed by adding the billing amount to the usage fee of the telephone line to which the karaoke performance terminal is connected, for example. Therefore, the karaoke performance terminal itself is not charged.

A billing center connected to the billing communication network as an information transmitting side sends billing information. The video playback device
The video data read from the video storage means for storing the video data is reproduced and a video signal is transmitted.

The karaoke performance terminal operates as described above. Therefore, this karaoke communication system can perform the charging process every time when the video data requiring the charging is reproduced, so that, for example, when a scene such as a movie, drama, or animation is used as the background image of the theme song or the like, an actor, etc. By performing the charging process corresponding to the consideration for the portrait right, the copyright of the movie, etc., such consideration for the portrait right and the copyright can be collected accurately.

Therefore, there is no obstacle to the collection of the value when such an image is used as the background image of the karaoke performance, and a scene such as a movie, drama or animation is used as the background image of the karaoke performance more than ever before. It can be used in a wide range.

In the karaoke communication system according to the fourth aspect, the information center transmits the performance data to the karaoke performance terminal. The karaoke performance terminal according to the second aspect operates as described above. Therefore, if, for example, performance data of a new song is transmitted from the information center to the karaoke performance terminal for storage, the performance data of the new song can be distributed to the karaoke performance terminal very easily and quickly.

In the karaoke communication system according to the fifth aspect, since the charging center also serves as the information center, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the fourth aspect while simplifying the overall structure.

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the karaoke communication system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which is a block diagram showing the configuration of the karaoke communication system of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke communication system 1 of the present embodiment has a karaoke performance terminal 10 and a video reproducing device 20 which are facilities of a karaoke terminal installation business operator such as a karaoke shop, and a right-use fee surrogate business operator. The charging center 30, which is the equipment of the karaoke performance terminal 10, and the charging center 30
A public line network 50 for interposing communication between the two, a fee collection agent system 51 and a private line 5
It is composed of two. Of these, the public line network 50, the toll collection agent system 51, and the private line 52 are the facilities of the telephone company, and the mechanism including the toll collection system 51 and the private line 52 is the videotex communication network of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. Is exemplified.

Here, taking the Videotex communication network as an example,
The fee collection agent system 51 will be briefly described. The Videotex communication network is equipped with a Videotex communication processing unit (VCP) as a central device.
P is a user terminal that connects / exchanges a public telephone line (currently, a public telephone line dialing a special number 166 and a 5-digit billing center number) trying to access the videotex communication network to / from the billing center 30. Management of the karaoke performance terminal 10 and management of subscribers to the charging center 30, charging of communication charges and information usage fees collected by the telephone company, conversation control between the karaoke performance terminal 10 and the charging center 30,
Provides communication processing functions such as conversion processing such as protocol conversion and code / pattern conversion. When the billing information (pay information) is transmitted from the billing center 30 to the user terminal, for example, the karaoke performance terminal 10, via the videotex communication network, this videotex communication network is set to provide the billing information. The charging fee is charged to the subscriber of the public telephone line to which the karaoke performance terminal 10 is connected. The fee charged in this way is collected by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd., for example, along with the normal telephone charge, and delivered to the right-use fee proxy collecting operator who has installed the charging center 30. Data such as the breakdown of the charge is recorded on the videotex communication network side and provided to the charge center 30.

Next, the configurations of the karaoke performance terminal 10, the video reproduction device 20, and the billing center 30 will be described in order. Although only one karaoke performance terminal 10 is shown in FIG. 1, there are usually a plurality of karaoke performance terminals 10 for one billing center 30. In addition, the video reproduction device 20
Is usually provided for each karaoke performance terminal 10.

The karaoke performance terminal 10 has a CPU 14 as a control means, a ROM 11 for storing an operation program of the CPU 14, and a RAM as a work area for the CPU 14.
It has twelve. The CPU 14 functions as a playing means, a video instructing means, a judging means, and a billing requesting means of the present invention, the details of which will be described later. In addition, the CPU 14
In addition to the ROM 11 and the RAM 12, an input panel 13 as an input means of the present invention, a modem 15 as a first communication means of the present invention, a hard disk (HDD) 16 as a performance data storage means of the present invention, an interface. (I
/ F) 17, a karaoke performance control section 18 that functions as the performance means of the present invention in cooperation with the CPU 14 and is also the display control means of the present invention.

Numerical keys 0 to 9 are connected to the input panel 13, and a user can operate the input panel 13 to input various commands such as a request for a karaoke piece. The modem 15 is a modulator / demodulator that modulates a digital signal into an analog signal and demodulates the analog signal into a digital signal. The CPU 14 sends information to the public line network 50 via the modem 15 and also the public line network 50.
Can receive information from.

Although a large number of karaoke piece data has already been stored in the HDD 16, it is possible to additionally store the karaoke piece data of a new piece in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 14 or to delete the karaoke piece data having a low usage record. it can.
In this embodiment, the HDD 16 stores karaoke piece data for several thousand to 10,000 pieces, and additions and deletions are made as described above.

As shown in FIG. 4, the karaoke piece data for one piece of music is identification data composed of a music number for identifying the music pieces and a background picture genre attribute indicating the genre of the background image suitable for the music piece. And actual data for karaoke performance. The substantive data in this is MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital In), which is information about accompaniment music.
terface) standard performance data and caption data converted into caption data are included. Although not so configured in the present embodiment, the substantive data may include background video data in which a video corresponding to each song is encoded. The details of the background image genre attribute will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the interface 17 is an input / output device for information communication with the video reproducing device 20,
It is connected to the interface (I / F) 23 of the video reproducing device 20, and the CPU 14 of the karaoke performance terminal 10 and the CPU 24 of the video reproducing device 20 are connected to the interface 1
7. Bidirectional information communication is possible through the interface 23.

The karaoke performance control section 18 converts the performance data of the karaoke piece data read from the HDD 16 and transferred by the CPU 14 to generate and amplify an analog performance signal, and outputs it to the speaker 41. At this time, if a singing sound signal is input from the microphone 42, the singing sound signal and the performance signal are mixed, amplified, and output to the speaker 41. Further, the karaoke performance control unit 18 includes a caption display signal based on the caption data of the karaoke piece data,
After being combined with the video signal for the background video sent from the video playback device 20, a television monitor (T
It is possible to output to the V monitor) 43 and display on the television monitor 43 a screen in which subtitles are superimposed on the background image.

The video reproducing apparatus 20 has C as a control means.
The CPU 24 is configured around the PU 24, and the CPU 24 can communicate information with the CPU 14 of the karaoke performance terminal 10 through the interface 23 as described above. This CPU
24 is an RO for storing the operation program of the CPU 24.
RAM21 as a work area for M21 and CPU24
In addition to being connected, a CD-ROM 26 and a video control unit 25 as video storage means of the present invention are connected.

The CD-ROM 26 stores image data organized by moving image data corresponding to the playing time of almost one song, and the CPU 24 can read the moving image data and transfer it to the image controller 25. Is. Each video image data has a designated number for identifying the video image data, a genre attribute indicating a genre, video usage fee data,
It is composed of a block address indicating a storage position and video data obtained by converting a moving image into data.

The genre attributes are, for example, enka, pops,
Depending on the type of song such as rock and folk, the purpose of the song used as a theme song for movies and animations, the seasonal feeling of the song, the image of the song such as bright and dark, etc. The feeling is set as a genre attribute A for winter and a genre attribute B for pop and bright songs, and one moving image data may be given a plurality of genre attributes. It should be noted that a specific song and a specific moving image video data do not necessarily correspond in one unit. Also, CP
The U 24 can read out these identification data, create the video chapter table 46 shown in FIG. 2, and store this in the RAM 22.

The image control unit 25 uses the CD-R as described above.
It is possible to generate a video signal for a background video based on the video video data transferred from the OM 26 and output this video signal to the karaoke performance control unit 18 of the karaoke performance terminal 10. The video signal output to the karaoke performance controller 18 is used for the display on the television monitor 43 as described above.

The charging center 30 uses the CP as a control means.
ROM for storing operation programs for U33 and CPU33
31, a RAM 32 as a work area for the CPU 33,
A hard disk (HDD) 34 as a storage unit and a fee collection agent system communication unit (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a communication unit) 35 as a communication unit are provided.

The HDD 34 stores pay information provided to the karaoke performance terminal 10 and a menu of the pay information. Further, the HDD 34 stores various data such as the performance record transmitted from each karaoke performance terminal 10 and the usage record of the video data, the charging record for each karaoke performance terminal 10,
Various data and the like provided from the fee collection agency system 51 are also stored.

The communication unit 35 is a device for communicating with the fee collection agency system 51 via the dedicated line 52, and has a function of modulating a digital signal into an analog signal and sending it to the dedicated line 52 and the dedicated line 52. It has a function of demodulating an analog signal received from the digital signal into a digital signal and transferring the digital signal to the CPU 33.

Next, the karaoke communication system 1 of this embodiment
The operation of the karaoke communication system 1 will be described with reference to the drawings together with the description of the processing executed by the CPUs 14, 24 and 33 of the karaoke performance terminal 10, the video reproduction device 20 and the billing center 30. FIG. 2 referred to is an explanatory diagram of a video chapter table 46 created on the RAM 22 of the video reproduction device 20, and FIG. 3 is a karaoke performance terminal 1.
0 is an explanatory view of the background image list 45 created on the RAM 12 and FIG. 4 is the hard disk 1 of the karaoke performance terminal 10.
6 is an explanatory diagram of a structure of karaoke piece data stored in FIG. 6, FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a main process executed by the karaoke performance terminal 10, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an image list acquisition subroutine executed by the karaoke performance terminal 10. 7 is a flowchart of a karaoke performance subroutine executed by the karaoke performance terminal 10, FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a usage fee payment subroutine executed by the karaoke performance terminal 10, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart of processing executed by the video reproduction device 20. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the processing executed by the billing center 30, but since the respective processing executed by the karaoke performance terminal 10, the video reproducing device 20 and the billing center 30 are related to each other, the following explanation will be made at any time. Please refer to FIGS.

First, the processing executed in the karaoke performance terminal 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, when the karaoke performance terminal 10 is powered on, the CPU 14 causes the RA
M12 initialization, modem 15 reset, input panel 1
Initialization processing of the entire karaoke performance terminal 10 such as initialization of display 3 is executed (S1). Next, the CPU 14 executes a video list acquisition subroutine (S2).

As shown in FIG. 6, when the video list acquisition subroutine is started, the CPU 14 makes the interface 17
Through the communication with the video reproducing device 20, a command for requesting the background video list is transmitted (S50). As shown in FIG. 9, when the power is turned on, the CPU 24 of the video reproduction device 20 initializes the entire device such as initialization of the RAM 22 (S80), reads the entire CD-ROM 26, and extracts each moving image video data. A designated block number, a genre attribute, a video usage fee, and a start block address indicating a storage position of the video image data in the CD-ROM 26 are acquired, and a video chapter table 46 shown in FIG. 2 is created on the RAM 22 ( S81), and waits for a command from the karaoke performance terminal 10 (S82).

If the command from the karaoke performance terminal 10 is a command requesting the background video list (YES in S82), the CPU 24 sends information corresponding to the background video list 45 shown in FIG. 3 to the karaoke performance terminal 10. Yes (S83). As shown in FIG. 6, the karaoke performance terminal 10
The CPU 14 receives the information corresponding to the background video list 45 transmitted from the video playback device 20, creates the background video list 45 shown in FIG. 3 on the RAM 12 (S51), and returns to the main routine. To do.

As shown in FIG. 3, the background image list 45 created here has a structure in which the designated number of the moving image data, the genre attribute, and the image usage fee are linked, and the image chapter table 46 shown in FIG. It can be said that the block address is removed from. As shown in FIG. 5, after returning from the video list acquisition subroutine, the CPU 14 waits for designation of a karaoke performance mode via the input panel 13 (S3). If the karaoke performance mode is specified (S3
YES), the CPU 14 starts a karaoke performance subroutine (S4).

As shown in FIG. 7, when the karaoke performance subroutine is started, the CPU 14 causes the karaoke performance control unit 1 to operate.
Instruct 8 to "Please select a song" on the TV monitor 43.
Is displayed (S60). Next, the CPU 14 waits for a performance request to be input via the input panel 13 (S61). If no performance request is input within a predetermined time (NO in S61), the CPU 14 proceeds to S70 and the karaoke performance mode is set. Determine whether it has been released. If it is determined that the karaoke performance mode has been canceled (YES in S70),
The CPU 14 ends this subroutine and returns to the main routine. On the other hand, if it is determined that the karaoke performance mode has not been canceled (NO in S70), the CPU 14
Returns to S61.

When the CPU 14 determines in S61 that there is a performance request, the CPU 14 proceeds to S62 and reads out the karaoke piece data of the music piece number requested for performance from the HDD 16. Subsequently, the CPU 14 determines whether or not there is an instruction for free designation via the input panel 13 (S63). This free designation is an instruction to use a free (no information fee charged) video as the background video. If this instruction is given within the predetermined time (YES in S63), the CPU 14
Moves to S64 and selects the designated number corresponding to the genre attribute of the song requested to be played from the designated numbers which are free (video usage fee is 0 yen) in the background image list 45, and R
The data is stored in the AM 12, and the process proceeds to S68. In addition, if no instruction to specify free of charge is given within the predetermined time (N in S63)
O), the CPU 14 shifts to S65 and the background image list 4
Select the pay number in 5 that corresponds to the genre attribute of the song requested for performance, and
It is stored in M12, and the process proceeds to S67.

After shifting to S67, the CPU 14 executes a usage fee payment subroutine. As shown in FIG. 8, when the subroutine is started, the CPU 14 calls the charging center 30 through the modem 15 and connects to the charging center 30 (S71). As shown in FIG. 10, when the power is turned on, the CPU 33 of the charging center 30 initializes the entire device such as the initialization of the RAM 32 (S90), and waits for a connection request from the karaoke performance terminal 10. (S9
1). If there is an incoming call from the karaoke performance terminal 10 (see S71 in FIG. 8) (YES in S91), C
The PU 33 confirms the password, and then the karaoke performance terminal 1
Communication with 0 is started (S92). Next, the CPU 33
Transmits menu information to the karaoke performance terminal 10 (S93). This menu information is a list of billing information set for each billing amount. For example, the billing amount is 100
If it is a yen, it is the 001th billing information, and if the billing amount is 200 yen, it is the 002th billing information.

As shown in FIG. 8, the karaoke performance terminal 10
When the menu information is transmitted from the billing center 30, the CPU 14 receives the menu information and stores it in the RAM 12 (S72). Next, the CPU 14 reads the video use fee corresponding to the designated number of the video image video data selected in S65 shown in FIG. 7 from the video list of the RAM 12,
According to the menu information, the billing information corresponding to this video use fee is selected, and the billing center 30 is requested to transmit the billing information (S73).

As shown in FIG. 10, C of the charging center 30
The PU 33 receives the request for the billing information transmitted from the karaoke performance terminal 10 (S94), and sends the billing information to the karaoke performance terminal 10 (S95). At this time, the amount of money set in the billing information to be transmitted to the subscriber of the public telephone line to which the karaoke performance terminal 10 to which this billing information is transmitted is made by the billing function of the fee collection agency system 51. Will be charged.

As shown in FIG. 8, the karaoke performance terminal 10
The CPU 14 receives the billing information transmitted from the billing center 30 (S74). Next, the charging center 30
Is requested to disconnect (S75), this subroutine is terminated, and the process returns to the karaoke performance subroutine (see FIG. 7).

As shown in FIG. 10, C of the charging center 30
When the PU 33 receives the connection release request (see S75 in FIG. 8) from the karaoke performance terminal 10, the PU 33 releases the connection with the karaoke performance terminal 10 (S96), and returns to S91 to perform the processing of S91 to S96. I will repeat.

As shown in FIG. 7, the karaoke performance terminal 10
CPU 14 of the payment fee payment subroutine (S67)
If the process returns from step S11 or the determination in S66 is negative, the process of S68 is executed. In this S68, the CPU
14 is S64 or S6 with respect to the video reproducing apparatus 20.
A command for requesting reproduction and output of the moving image video data of the designated number is transmitted together with the designated number selected in 5.

As shown in FIG. 9, C of the video reproducing apparatus 20.
If the command received from the karaoke performance terminal 10 is not the video list request (NO in S82), the PU 24 returns to S8.
Then, the process proceeds to step 4 to judge whether the command is a command for requesting background image reproduction. If a negative determination is made here, the CPU 24 S8
Although the process returns to 2, if the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to S85.
In S85, the CPU 24 stores the moving image video data of the designated number received from the karaoke performance terminal 10 in the CD-ROM 26.
Read out from the video and transferred to the video control unit 25 to instruct reproduction and output of the video. The video signal output here is sent to the karaoke performance control unit 18 of the karaoke performance terminal 10.

As shown in FIG. 7, the karaoke performance terminal 10
The CPU 14 executes the processing for karaoke performance after requesting the reproduction and output of the moving image data to the image reproduction device 20 in S68 (S69). Specifically, CPU1
4 transfers the karaoke piece data read out in S62 to the karaoke performance control section 18 and transfers the karaoke performance control section 18 to the karaoke performance control section 18.
To the performance processing. The karaoke performance control unit 18 generates an analog performance signal based on the performance data of the transferred karaoke music data, mixes and amplifies the singing sound signal and the performance signal input from the microphone 42, and the speaker 41. Output to. Further, the karaoke performance control unit 18 generates a caption display signal based on the caption data of the karaoke piece data, synthesizes the caption display signal with the video signal for the background video sent from the video playback device 20, and outputs the signal to the television monitor 43. Then, a screen in which the subtitles are superimposed on the background video is displayed on the television monitor 43.

The CPU 14 of the karaoke performance terminal 10 executes S
After the process of 69, the process returns to S60 and the processes of S60 to S70 are repeated, but if the karaoke performance mode is canceled as described above (YES in S70), the process returns to the main routine. As shown in FIG. 5, the karaoke performance terminal 10
CPU 14 repeatedly executes the processing of S3 to S4.

As described above, in the karaoke communication system 1 of this embodiment, if the moving picture image data selected in S65 of FIG. 7 is charged (the image usage fee is not 0 yen), S66.
When it is determined in step S14, the CPU 14 requests the billing center 30 to transmit the billing information of the billing amount corresponding to the video usage fee of the video image data (see S73 in FIG. 8). When this billing information is transmitted by the fee collection agency system 51, the billing function of the fee collection agency system 51 informs the subscriber of the public telephone line to which the karaoke performance terminal 10 to which this billing information is transmitted is connected. , The amount of money (equivalent to the video use fee) set in the transmitted charging information is charged. The video fee charged in this way is collected together with, for example, a normal telephone charge, and the balance obtained by deducting a predetermined fee and the like is transferred to the right-use fee proxy collecting business in which the charging center 30 is installed.

Therefore, for example, when a scene such as a movie, drama, or animation is used as a background image of a theme song or the like, a charging process corresponding to consideration for the portrait right of an actor or the copyright of a movie is performed. By doing so, consideration for such portrait rights and copyrights can be collected accurately.

Therefore, there is no obstacle to the collection of the value when such an image is used as the background image of the karaoke performance, and a scene such as a movie, drama or animation is used as the background image of the karaoke performance in a wider range than before. Can be used in.

In addition to the charging center 30, an information center for transmitting karaoke piece data to the karaoke performance terminal 10 may be provided, and the karaoke piece data transmitted from this information center may be stored in the HDD 16. ,
According to this structure, for example, by transmitting the karaoke piece data of the new song to the karaoke performance terminal 10 from the information center and accumulating the data, the karaoke piece data of the new song is distributed to each karaoke performance terminal 10 very easily and quickly. can do.

Alternatively, a part or all of the karaoke piece data stored in the HDD 16 may be scrambled for decrypting the encrypted information from the billing center 30 into an usable state as the scrambled encrypted information. If the decryption information such as the release key is transmitted as the billing information, when the decryption information is transmitted and received, the billing process for the corresponding amount is performed. Therefore, for example, if the karaoke song data of the new song is set as the encrypted information and the charge amount of the decryption information is set as the price of the karaoke song data of the new song, the usage fee of the new song can be collected without fail.

The billing center 30 can also serve as the above-mentioned information center. By doing so, the system construction can be simplified. Although the present invention has been described above according to the embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to such embodiments and can be variously implemented without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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As described above, according to the karaoke performance terminal of claim 1, when a scene such as a movie, drama, or animation is used as a background image of a theme song or the like, an actor or the like can be used. It is possible to accurately collect consideration for copyrights of portraits and movies.
Therefore, there is no obstacle related to the collection of consideration when using such an image as a background image of a karaoke performance, and a scene such as a movie, drama, or animation is used as a background image of a karaoke performance in a wider range than before. be able to.

According to the karaoke performance terminal of the second aspect, for example, performance data of a new song can be distributed to the karaoke performance terminal very easily and quickly. Claim 3
According to the karaoke communication system described in the above, as with the karaoke performance terminal described in claim 1, since the charge processing can be performed every time the video data requiring the charge is reproduced, for example, scenes such as movies, dramas, animations, etc. In using it as a background image of a song or the like, if the charging process corresponding to the consideration for the portrait right of an actor or the copyright of a movie is performed, the consideration for such portrait right or copyright can be collected accurately. it can.

Therefore, since the compensation for using such an image as the background image of the karaoke performance becomes accurate, a scene such as a movie, drama, or animation is used as the background image of the karaoke performance in a wider range than before. Can be used in. According to the karaoke communication system of claim 4, if, for example, performance data of a new song is transmitted from the information center to the karaoke performance terminal and accumulated,
The performance data of the new song can be distributed to the karaoke performance terminal very easily and quickly.

In the karaoke communication system according to the fifth aspect, the billing center also serves as the information center, so that the overall configuration can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke communication system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a video chapter table created on the RAM of the video playback device in the karaoke communication system of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a background image list created on a RAM of a karaoke performance terminal in the karaoke communication system of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a structure of karaoke piece data stored in a hard disk of a karaoke performance terminal in the karaoke communication system of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a main process executed by a karaoke performance terminal of the karaoke communication system of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a video list acquisition subroutine executed by the karaoke performance terminal of the karaoke communication system of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a karaoke performance subroutine executed by a karaoke performance terminal of the karaoke communication system of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a usage fee payment subroutine executed by the karaoke performance terminal of the karaoke communication system of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of processing executed by the video reproducing device of the karaoke communication system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by a charging center of the karaoke communication system according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Karaoke communication system, 10 ... Karaoke performance terminal, 13 ... Input panel (input means), 14 ... CPU (performance means, video instruction means, determination means, billing request means), 15. ..Modem (first communication means), 16 ... Hard disk (performance data storage means), 18 ... Karaoke performance control section (performance means, display control means), 20 ... Video reproduction device, 26. ..CD-ROM (video storage means), 30 ... billing center, 43 ... TV monitor (display device), 51 ... fee collection agent system (billing communication network) 52 ... dedicated line (billing) Communication network).

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A performance data storage means for storing performance data for a karaoke performance, the performance data selected by an input means is read from the performance data storage means, and a music piece is played based on the read performance data. And a display control means for displaying on the display device an image based on the video signal acquired from the video reproduction device for reproducing the video data read from the video storage means for storing the video data and transmitting the video signal. In a karaoke performance terminal provided with, information is transmitted between the information transmitting side and the information receiving side, and predetermined charging information is transmitted from the information transmitting side to the information receiving side. A first communication means capable of accessing the charging communication network for charging the set amount of money to the information receiving side as the information receiving side; Video instruction means for instructing the video reproduction device to reproduce the video data selected according to the music played by the playing means; and the video data selected according to the music played by the playing means. Determining means for determining whether or not charging for reproduction is required, and when the determining means determines that the charging is required,
A karaoke performance terminal, comprising: charging request means for requesting a charging center connected to the charging communication network as the information transmission side to send the charging information corresponding to the charging amount. 2. The karaoke performance terminal according to claim 1, wherein the karaoke performance terminal is located between the information center for transmitting the performance data and the karaoke performance terminal and is capable of accessing an information communication network for transmitting the performance data. The karaoke performance terminal, wherein the performance data storage means is configured to store the performance data transmitted from the information center. 3. The information is transmitted between the information transmitting side and the information receiving side, and predetermined charging information is transmitted from the information transmitting side to the information receiving side. In a karaoke communication system including a billing communication network for billing an amount of money to the information receiving side, and a billing center connected to the billing communication network as the information sending side to send the billing information, video data is stored. 3. A karaoke communication system, comprising: a video reproduction device for reproducing the video data read from the video storage means for transmitting a video signal; and the karaoke performance terminal according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The karaoke communication system according to claim 3, wherein the karaoke performance terminal according to claim 2 and an information center for transmitting the performance data to the karaoke performance terminal are provided. . 5. The karaoke communication system according to claim 4, wherein the billing center also serves as the information center.