JPH10268889A - Information supplying system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information supplying system that can smoothly supply information such as advertisement and the like to users, by utilizing a communication function of an information supplying system. SOLUTION: The information supplying system is provided with a user information input means 2 inputted by a user, a facsimile number obtaining means 11 obtaining communication destination information included in user information inputted through the user information input means 2, and a public line communication means 9 transmitting information to obtained communication destination through the communication line. A central control device 10 transmits information to be communicated such as advertisement and the like made by this facsimile image data making means 8 to a facsimile 16 of communication destination utilizing the public line communication means 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information supply system capable of transmitting contact information such as advertisements to a user, and more particularly to an information supply system which can be suitably implemented in, for example, a communication karaoke system. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a communication karaoke system as an example of an information supply system, the communication karaoke device is installed in a store such as a restaurant or a karaoke box. In some cases, user information is collected based on a questionnaire answered by a user.

[0003]

However, the aggregated user information is an extremely valuable source of information for karaoke companies and karaoke establishments in terms of customer acquisition. However, it was only possible to grasp the trend of customer's taste, and it could not be said that the valuable information source was used smoothly. Then, based on the questionnaire results written on the paper, for example, if there is a case where it is desired to send advertisements such as new song information etc. to each user who responded to the application using Fuchs, but use a copier etc. The work of inputting the fax number to the fax machine and transmitting the fax number after creating the data requires extremely enormous work. The present invention
It was made in order to solve the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide an information supply system that can smoothly supply information such as an advertisement to a user by using a communication function of the information supply system.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention In order to achieve this object, according to the information supply system according to claim 1, user information input means input by a user and this user information input means User information storage means for storing user information input through the means, communication destination information obtaining means for obtaining communication destination information included in the input user information, and communication with the obtained communication destination. Communication means for transmitting via a line, and a communication information creating means for creating contact information such as an advertisement for transmission using this communication means, and a communication destination obtained from user information, It is characterized by comprising control means for transmitting contact information. Thereby, the communication destination information acquisition unit can obtain the communication destination information included in the user information input by the user information input unit, and the contact information creation unit can create contact information such as an advertisement. Therefore, the control means can transmit the contact information to the communication destination obtained from the user information. Therefore, using the communication function of the information supply system, contact information such as advertisement can be smoothly supplied to the user based on the user information.

Further, according to the information supply system of the present invention, the control means controls based on a management table for managing whether or not the contact information has been transmitted to the communication destination. I do. Accordingly, whether or not the contact information has been transmitted to a predetermined communication destination can be managed by the management table, so that the contact information can be reliably supplied to the user.

According to the information supply system of the third aspect, the information supply system is a communication karaoke system for connecting a karaoke apparatus and a management server via a communication line, wherein the karaoke apparatus and the management server are connected. And a communication unit that communicates music information and the like via a communication line between the system and the computer. Accordingly, the communication unit can also communicate the music information and the like, so that the function of the communication unit can be effectively utilized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication karaoke system for connecting a karaoke apparatus and a management server via a communication line, wherein the management server creates fax contact information. And fax information transmitting means for transmitting the fax information to a fax device connected via a communication line. As a result, the fax contact information created by the fax information creating means can be transmitted to the fax device connected to the management server via the communication line, so that the contact information such as advertisements can be extremely transmitted to the user. It can be supplied smoothly.

[0008] The information supply system includes an input means for the user to input his / her own user information, a user information storage means for storing the user information, and a fax number for obtaining a fax number based on the input user information. An acquisition unit, a fax image acquisition unit that acquires original data for fax transmission, a fax image creation unit that creates fax image data based on the original data for fax transmission, and transmits and receives data via a communication line. It is desirable to provide a communication means, and to transmit the fax image data to the communication destination of the fax number obtained from the user information.

The information supply system is, for example, a communication karaoke system. The communication karaoke system includes a facsimile image acquiring means for acquiring original data for fax transmission, and a fax based on the original data for fax transmission. It is desirable that a fax image creating means for creating image data and a communication means for transmitting and receiving data via a public line be provided, and a configuration for sending fax image data to a fax number obtained from user information be provided. In a communication karaoke apparatus which receives karaoke music data via a public line, stores the karaoke music data in the karaoke music data storage means, and plays the corresponding music data in response to a request from the user, It is desirable to have input means for inputting information.

The information supply system is a communication karaoke device, and a server (host device) of the communication karaoke device acquires a fax number based on the user information transmitted by a communication unit of the communication karaoke device. Fax number obtaining means, fax image obtaining means for obtaining original data of fax image data, fax image generating means for generating fax image data addressed to the fax number obtained by the fax number obtaining means, A mode may be adopted in which communication means connectable to the communication karaoke apparatus via the communication means and the fax image data is transmitted to the fax number acquired by the fax number acquisition means via the communication means.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which an information supply system according to the present invention is embodied in a communication karaoke apparatus will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing an electrical configuration of an information supply system S according to this embodiment. The information supply system S includes a communication karaoke device 1, a centralized management server (hereinafter abbreviated as a server) 14 for supplying image information and music information to the karaoke device 1, and a user home to which contact information such as advertisements is transmitted. And a fax device (FAX) 16. The server 14 and the communication karaoke apparatus 1 are mutually connected via a public line or another specific line. The plurality of fax machines (FAX) 16 are connected to the server 1
4 and a public line 15 as a communication line. Although the communication karaoke apparatus 1 and the server 14 shown in FIG. 1 are one set, a configuration in which a plurality of communication karaoke apparatuses 1 are connected to one or two or more servers 14 may be employed.

Further, in the communication karaoke apparatus 1 of FIG. 1, only the main components related to the present invention are described, but the karaoke apparatus 1 is used for inputting personal information such as a name and a fax number. Input means 2 having numeric keys and the like, and terminal-server communication means 3 comprising a modem or the like
A CPU 4 for controlling the karaoke apparatus; a playing means 5 for playing a song and displaying a lyrics telop and a background image; and displaying information input by the input means 2 and displaying the lyrics telop and a background image. , For example, an input screen display means 6 including a CRT display device or the like. The CPU 4 is electrically connected to the input means 2, the terminal-server communication means 3, the performance means 5, and the input screen display means 6, and controls these means 2, 3, 5, and 6. By doing
The entire karaoke apparatus 1 is controlled.

The server 14 has a terminal-server communication means 7 comprising a modem or the like for communicating with the terminal-server communication means 3 of the karaoke apparatus 1.
For example, a fax image data creating unit 8 that can create image data for fax transmission shown in FIG. 8 on a display screen of a CRT display device, and communicates with the fax device 16 via a public line 15. for,
Public line communication means 9 such as a modem, and a central control unit (hereinafter abbreviated as CPU) 10 constituting control means of the present invention.
And the song information storage means 12 comprising a hard disk (HDD) and the like, and the personal information which is inputted through the input means 2 of the karaoke apparatus and transmitted through the terminal-server communication means 3 and 7 is stored. And a fax number obtaining unit 11 that obtains a fax number from personal information stored in the personal information storage unit 13.

The music data storage means 12 stores in advance several thousand karaoke music information, and stores music information and image information for performing karaoke music.
The song data storage unit 12 can further store karaoke song information of a new song transmitted by an information center (not shown) via a communication line. In this case, the karaoke song information for one song includes song number information as identification information for identifying songs, and entity information. The substantive information is MIDI (Mu), which is information of accompaniment music.
(Sical Instrument Digital Interface) standard and lyrics information that encodes lyrics.

The CPU 10 electrically connects the terminal-server communication means 7, fax image data creation means 8, public line communication means 9, fax number acquisition means 11, music data storage means 12, and personal information storage means 13. Connected respectively, these means 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 1
By controlling the server 3, the entire server 14 is controlled. However, the function of the fax number obtaining means 11 is as follows.
The CPU 10 may substitute. The server 14 and the karaoke apparatus 1 do not necessarily need to be connected via a line. The karaoke apparatus 1 includes a large-capacity external storage device (storage means) for storing music information and image information. The device 1 may be integrally formed.

Next, a specific configuration of the karaoke apparatus 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the karaoke apparatus 1 includes a karaoke apparatus main body 20 and an amplifier 21 for amplifying an electric signal related to music information. A speaker 22 for inputting an electric signal from the amplifier 21 to output accompaniment music and a user's singing voice, and a microphone 23 for inputting the user's singing voice and the like to the amplifier 22. The input means 2 is provided on the entire surface of the karaoke apparatus main body 20 so that the user can easily operate the karaoke apparatus. In addition to inputting the above-described personal information (name, information such as a fax number), an arbitrary music piece And an operation unit (not shown) for performing various adjustments such as selection of sound, adjustment of a pitch of a performance sound, adjustment of a volume balance between a performance and a song, and other operations such as echo, volume, and tone. Note that the input means 2 may be of a remote control type so that input can be performed from a remote place. Thereby, the music information of the music information selected using the operation unit is sent to the amplifier 21 in the playing means 5 and is electrically amplified, and the amplifier 21 is used via the microphone 23. Since the singing data and the singing data are mixed at an appropriate ratio, the singing data and the music data thus mixed are output from the amplifier 21 to the speaker 22, and output as voice and performance music from the speaker 22 to the outside.

On the other hand, in the input screen display means 6, the CPU 4
Is synthesized with the video data, the input screen display means 6 synthesizes (superimposes) the background video signal and the lyrics display signal, and the lyrics subtitle is superimposed on the background video. Display the status on the display screen. Thereby, the user uses the microphone 23 in accordance with the performance flowing from the speaker 22 while referring to the lyrics displayed on the input screen display means 6 based on the music information and the image information transmitted through the communication line. You can sing a song.

The user of the karaoke apparatus 1 can input the input items (name, fax number, etc.) from the input means 2 in accordance with the screen displayed by the input screen display means 6, but the input personal The information is stored in the personal information storage unit 13 of the server 14 via the terminal-server communication units 3 and 7.

Next, control of the information supply system configured as described above will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a mode determination process for determining whether the karaoke apparatus 1 is in the personal information input mode is performed. In the case of the personal information input mode (S20: YES), the personal information input process of S21 is performed, and when the mode is not the personal information input mode (S2).
0: NO), the process ends. The personal information input process in S21 will be described with reference to FIG. CPU
4 displays a personal information input screen prompting the user to input personal information on the input screen display means 6 (S30). When the user inputs a name using the input means 2 (S31: Y
ES), the CPU 4 proceeds to S32. When the user inputs a fax number using the input unit 2 (S32: YES), the input personal information is stored in the personal information storage unit 13 in the server 14 (S33), and the personal information input processing is performed. finish. Thereby, the personal information storage means 13
Stores table data as shown in FIG. 9, for example.

When the user does not enter a name (S3
1: NO) or when the fax number is not entered (S3
2: NO) until the input is completed.
In step S4, steps S31 and S32 are repeated. If necessary, the routine may exit from the routine in FIG. 3 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

FIGS. 4 to 7 show the CPU 1 in the server 14.
11 is a flowchart showing a control process of 0. 4 shows a personal information adding process, FIG. 5 shows an image data updating process, FIG. 6 shows a facsimile process, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing details of step S64 of the transmitting process of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 10 determines whether or not personal information is newly added (S41). If there is input of personal information (S41: YES), the personal information is added to the table (S42). And exit. If there is no input of personal information (S41: NO), the process is terminated. The table of the personal information may be any table as shown in FIG. 9, for example, but may have another mode. Even if personal information is added, the amount of entry in the personal information table is sequentially increased by this control, so that the server 14 can reliably manage the personal information.

Next, the image data updating process of FIG. 5 will be described. As described above, the fax image data creating means 8 can create the image data for fax transmission shown in FIG. 8 on, for example, a display screen of a CRT display device. However, since it is generally difficult to create complex image data from the beginning using, for example, a keyboard and a mouse, the original image data (image original data) is converted to C data via a scanner or the like.
It is desirable that the data be input to the PU 10 in advance and then sequentially modified. Thus, for example, a scanner or the like constitutes a fax image acquisition unit that acquires original data for fax transmission. Then, in the image data updating process that requires updating of the original image data, when the CPU 10 determines that the original image data for fax transmission has been input (S51: YES), the CPU 10 updates the original data (S51).
52) Later, the process ends. If there is no input of the original data (S51: NO), the image data cannot be updated, and thus the process is terminated. This is, for example, in the case of the advertisement shown in FIG.
This is in order to appropriately deal with the case where the date is changed.
By performing such image data updating processing, usability is improved in creating contact information such as an advertisement using the fax image creating means 8.
In particular, when creating fax image data for each fax number, the usability is greatly improved.

Next, the facsimile processing shown in FIG. 6 when transmitting the contact information to the communication destination will be described. First, the CPU 10 initializes a table counter (S60), and searches a table at a position of the table counter (S61). The CPU 10 determines whether the searched position is at the end of the table (S62), and when the searched position is at the end of the table (S62: YE).
S), this process ends.

If the searched position is not at the end of the table (S62: NO), the CPU 10 sends a fax to the destination of which the fax transmission status has not been transmitted (S6: NO).
3: NO), a transmission process (S64) described later is performed, and a counter of the table is counted up (S65).
The process proceeds to S61. Such a procedure is described, for example, in FIG.
This is for surely sending a fax to all communication destinations described in the table data shown in FIG.

Next, the transmission process of S64 shown in FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 10 obtains the image data shown in FIG.
When it is confirmed that such fax image data has been created (S70), the fax number is obtained from the table data of FIG. 9 by using the fax number obtaining means 11 (S71). Then, for the acquired fax number,
The fax image data created in step 70 is transmitted (S72). The CPU 10 determines whether or not the communication state when transmitting via the public line communication means 9 and the public line 15 is good (S63). When transmission is completed (S63: YES)
Sets the fax transmission status in the table data of FIG. 9 to "transmitted" (S74), and terminates this process. This process is also terminated when the transmission status of the fax is not transmitted (S73: NO). However, if necessary, the CPU 10 repeats the transmission process until the transmission is completed.

Therefore, the server 14 that stores information on the communication destination in the personal information storage means 13 creates image data for fax transmission in the fax image data creation means 8, and the fax number acquisition means 11 converts each piece of personal information from the personal information. Fax image data is transmitted to the obtained fax number via the public line communication means 9 and the public line 15, so that contact information such as advertisements can be received by facsimile to the user, and a wide area Contact information such as advertisements can be transmitted to the user.

As described above, the information supply system S transmits the user information input from the input means 2 to the central management server 1.
4 is stored in the personal information storage unit 13, image data such as an advertisement is fetched from a fax image acquisition unit such as a scanner, the fax image data is created by the fax image data creation unit 8, and the user obtained by the fax number acquisition unit 11 is acquired. By transmitting the fax image data to the fax number in the information, it is possible to transmit a shop-specific advertising fax to the user.

As is clear from the above description, according to the information supply system S, the input means 2 (user information input means) input by the user and the input means 2
Personal information storage means 13 (user information storage means) for storing user information input via (user information input means), and fax number obtaining means 11 for obtaining communication destination information included in the input user information (Communication destination information acquisition means), a public line communication means 9 (communication means) for transmitting to the acquired communication destination through the public line 15 (communication line), and a public line communication means 9 (communication means). Means for creating contact information, such as advertisements, for transmitting the information by using the means), and transmits the contact information to the communication destination obtained from the user information. CPU 10 (control means)
Therefore, the CPU 10 (control means) can transmit the contact information to the communication destination obtained from the user information. Further, it is desirable that the CPU 10 (control means) performs control based on a management table (FIG. 9) for managing whether or not the contact information has been transmitted to the communication destination.
It is not always necessary to adopt this mode.

The information supply system S is preferably a communication karaoke system for connecting the karaoke apparatus 1 and the central management server 14 (management server) via a public line 15 (communication line). The present invention is not limited to this, and may be any system that supplies information. In the case of a communication karaoke system, terminal-server communication means 3, 7 (for communicating music information, etc., via a specific line (communication line) between the karaoke apparatus 1 and the central management server 14 (management server). Although it is preferable to include the communication unit), a configuration in which these terminal-server communication units 3 and 7 (communication unit) are not provided may be employed. Since the terminal-server communication means 3, 7 (communication section) can also communicate personal information and the like as described above, the central management server 14 (management server)
Can efficiently and centrally manage personal information and the like. The central management server 14 (management server)
Fax image data creating means 8 (fax information creating means) for creating fax contact information, and public line communication means 9 (fax information transmitting means) for sending to a fax machine 16 in a user's home connected via a communication line ) Is desirable. The centralized management server 14 (management server) having such a configuration can perform fax communication of management information such as advertisements based on centrally managed personal information and the like.

The present invention may be carried out in the following modes. That is, it is connected to a plurality of karaoke devices via a network, receives karaoke music data via a public line, stores the karaoke music data in a karaoke music data storage means, and performs karaoke performance in response to a request from each karaoke device. In the centralized management server, a user information storage unit that stores user information input from the input unit, a fax number obtaining unit that obtains a fax number based on the input user information, and obtains original data of the fax image data A fax image acquisition unit, and a fax image creation unit that creates fax image data using the data acquired by the fax image acquisition unit as original data, and a fax number acquired by the fax number acquisition unit to the fax number via the communication unit. The fax image To send over data.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the receiving-side terminal device is not limited to the karaoke device 10, but may be a game device or another device as long as it can receive information. Further, the contact information may be information other than the advertisement. In addition, the communication karaoke device,
User information storage means for storing user information input from the input means; further transmitting the user information stored by the user information storage means to the host device and receiving karaoke music data from the host device Communication means may be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing an electrical configuration of an information supply system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a mode determination process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a personal information input process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a personal information adding process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an image data update process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating fax processing according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an image of an advertisement fax according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a table data layout of personal information according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a specific configuration of the karaoke apparatus of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke apparatus 2 Input means 3 Terminal-server communication means 4 CPU 5 Performance means 6 Input screen display means 7 Terminal-server communication means 8 Fax image data creation means 9 Public line communication means 10 CPU 11 Fax number acquisition means 12 songs Data storage means 13 Personal information storage means 14 Server 15 Public line 16 Fax S Information supply system

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. User information input means input by a user, user information storage means for storing user information input via the user information input means, and communication destination included in the input user information Communication destination information obtaining means for obtaining information; communication means for transmitting to the obtained communication destination via a communication line; and contact information such as advertisement for transmitting using the communication means. An information supply system, comprising: contact information creating means for creating; and a control means for transmitting the contact information to a communication destination obtained from user information. 2. The information supply system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control based on a management table for managing whether or not the contact information has been transmitted to the communication destination. Feeding system. 3. The information supply system according to claim 1, wherein the information supply system is a communication karaoke system that connects a karaoke device and a management server via a communication line. An information supply system comprising a communication unit that communicates music information and the like via the communication line. 4. The information supply system according to claim 1, wherein the information supply system is a communication karaoke system for connecting a karaoke apparatus and a management server via a communication line. An information supply system, comprising: a facsimile information creating unit that creates information; and a fax information transmitting unit that sends information to a fax device connected via a communication line.