JP2001067083A - Karaoke device characterized by additional service concerning energy consumed in singing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inform a user of energy consumption when the user has sung a song. SOLUTION: A central control part 5 starts a food-and-drink report mode in response to a prescribed operation input from a remote-control transmitter 8. In this mode, the food and drink taken by a user are reported. When a request is received, the ID of a musical piece and the ID of the user are obtained from the remote-control transmitter 8. During the performing operation of the musical piece, the level of sound volume of the singer is detected from a microphone 20 through an LPF 30 and an A/D converter 30b while load variations and vibration displacement imposed on a foothold of the singer are detected by means of a foothold sensor 4, thereby computing an estimated amount of energy consumed by the voice making motion and rhythmic motion of the user. When the performance of the musical piece is over, a difference is found between the result of the computation and the amount of energy taken in by the requester from the food and drink items, and it is outputted and displayed on a display 28 as the amount of energy yet to be consumed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus having a function of notifying energy consumption by singing, and more particularly to a technique for informing a user of energy consumption in an easy-to-understand and funny manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an increasing number of people are interested in energy taken from food and energy consumed through exercise for dieting and health management. In the menus of restaurants and recipes of cookbooks, etc., the approximate calorie intake when eating and drinking the introduced items is also listed. Also, exercise equipment such as a cardio bike installed in a sports gym is provided with a function of notifying the consumed energy.

However, it was not well known that singing a song at karaoke has a considerable energy consumption effect. Singing loudly from the bottom of the stomach is a significant exercise that moves the diaphragm up and down. If these are widespread, karaoke can be useful for health management and dieting. Focusing on this point, the present applicant has previously invented and applied for a karaoke apparatus that teaches how much energy was consumed by singing (Japanese Patent Application No. 10-199174). This device detects the level of an audio signal input from a microphone when playing karaoke accompaniment music, and measures the utterance volume of the user. This is integrated over time to calculate an estimated amount of energy consumed when one song is sung, converted into calories immediately before the end of the accompaniment music, and notified to the user.

[0004]

The lyrics color change display for one song is completed, the lyrics image disappears from the display screen of the display, and the energy consumption at the time of singing one song is notified here. The calories are xxkcal! ! Is displayed. The user sees this message and knows the amount of energy consumed in calories. However, you cannot know how much exercise you have to do unless you remember the restaurant menu and the display values of the gym. In other words, unless you are very sensitive or familiar with the unit of calories, it is difficult to grasp intuitively from simple numerical values.

[0005] Most stores where karaoke machines are installed provide food and drink providing services, and the provided service menu includes many types of items such as beer, juice, spaghetti, and yakisoba. . Users order and eat items while enjoying karaoke. Inevitably, there is a question about the relationship between energy intake when eating food and drink and energy consumption when singing at karaoke.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke apparatus that allows a user to intuitively grasp how much exercise effect is obtained when singing one song. Is to do.

[0007]

One of the inventions for achieving the above object is specified by the following items (1) to (6). (1) A karaoke apparatus characterized by additional services related to energy consumption during singing. (2) The food and beverage declaration mode is activated in response to a specific operation input from the user interface operated by the user. In the food and beverage declaration mode, a food and beverage list is presented to the user to select and input an appropriate item, and to input a user ID, and store the input in an appropriate storage unit. (3) Music ID from user when music request is accepted
At the same time, a user ID is acquired and stored in an appropriate storage unit. (4) The karaoke accompaniment music of the requested music is played in a predetermined order, singing voice input from the microphone is output together with the singing voice, and a lyric image is output on a display in accordance with the karaoke accompaniment music. (5) The signal intensity of the singing voice input is sequentially sampled during the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music, and the estimated energy consumption due to the vocal movement of the singer is calculated. (6) At the end time of the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music, the estimated amount of energy consumption and the energy amount of the food item input by the person having the same user ID as the person requesting the music in the food declaration mode. Calculate the difference and display it as unconsumed energy.

In some karaoke apparatuses of the present invention, the specific item (5) is replaced with the following specific item (51) or (52). (51) The signal strength of the singing voice input is sequentially sampled during the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music, and a change in the load applied to the singer's scaffolding portion or a vibration displacement of the scaffolding portion is directly or directly detected by a sensor installed on the scaffolding portion. Indirectly detecting and sequentially sampling the motion detection signals correlated with the singer's dynamics acquired in this way, calculate the estimated energy consumption by the vocal and dynamics of the singer.

Another example of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention is specified by the above-mentioned specific items (1), (2), (3) and (4) and the following item (12). (12) At the end of the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music, the standard estimated energy consumption when singing the music stored in advance in an appropriate storage unit and the user ID of the same user ID as the person who requested this music The difference between the amount of energy of the food item input by the person in the food declaration mode and the energy amount is calculated, and the difference is displayed and output as the unconsumed energy amount.

The display output of the unconsumed energy amount may be implemented according to the following items (A) to (C). (A) The unconsumed energy is converted into calories and output for display. (B) In the display output of the unconsumed energy amount, an image or an animation of the food item input by the person having the same user ID as the person requesting the music piece in the food declaration mode is displayed. It is created according to the amount of unconsumed energy and is output to a display. (C) The amount of unconsumed energy is converted into the amount of exercise necessary for the user to consume the energy, and is displayed and output.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS === Basic Configuration and Basic Operation =
== FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention. The karaoke apparatus 2 includes a central control unit 6 including a computer such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and a data storage unit 32 including a hard disk device. The data storage unit 32 stores a large number of karaoke data for each song, which is the origin of generation of karaoke accompaniment music and lyrics images. The karaoke data is mainly composed of music generation data composed of electronic musical sound data such as MIDI data and lyrics rendering data for generating lyrics images, and is read by the central control unit 6 from the data storage unit 32 in units of music. The performance is processed. The central control unit 6 drives the synthesizer 16 based on the read music generation data of the karaoke data to generate karaoke accompaniment music. The generated karaoke accompaniment music is combined with the singing voice input from the microphone 20 by the mixing amplifier 18 and is output as sound from the speaker 22. Further, the central control unit 6 generates a lyrics image in the video control unit 24 based on the lyrics rendering data. The generated lyric image is synthesized with an output background image from the DVD player 25 and output to the display 28 as an image.

The karaoke data to be processed by the central control unit 6 is appropriately selected from the music requested by the user by the central control unit 6. The central control unit 6 obtains the ID of the music requested by the user from the remote control transmitter 8 and the operation panel 12 through the remote control reception unit 10 and the operation input interface 14, and obtains an appropriate storage unit such as a RAM or a data storage unit 32. To memorize. Then, when a performance opportunity arrives, a high-priority music ID is selected from the music IDs stored in the storage unit, and the corresponding karaoke accompaniment music is played and output.

=== Physical Exercise Measurement Means === This karaoke apparatus is provided with the following two means for measuring the energy consumption of the user's physical exercise accompanying singing. One is a means to measure the utterance volume of the user based on the singing voice input from the microphone, and the other is to measure the user's kinetic momentum by detecting the load fluctuation or vibration displacement applied to the user's scaffold. It is a means to do. The sound volume measuring means is a low-pass filter (LP) for extracting the sound volume level of the singing voice input signal from the microphone 20.
F) 30a, and an A / D converter 30b for digitally converting the output of the filter 30a and transmitting the digitally converted output to the central control unit 6. On the other hand, the lively movement detecting means is constituted by a scaffold sensor 4 composed of a piezoelectric sensor, a vibration sensor, or the like installed on a floor of a stage or the like which stands when the user sings a song,
The detection data correlated with the intensity of the user's dynamic movement is output to the central control unit 6.

The central control section 6 samples the detection results obtained from these two means during the karaoke accompaniment music performance processing and successively integrates the respective sample values. Thereby, the estimated value of the consumed energy by the vocal movement and the estimated value of the consumed energy by the lively movement are calculated.

=== Food and Food Declaration Mode === This mode is for the user to report the kind and quantity of the food and drink he or she has taken. This mode is activated by the central control unit 6 when a specific operation input is made from a personal remote controller owned by the user.
The personal remote controller is distributed in advance to each individual user. The personal remote controller has a memory for storing a user ID assigned to each user, and functions as the remote controller transmitter 8. An operation input unit such as a cursor key and a numeric keypad for a user to request music is provided on the outer surface. When there is a music request from the user, the user ID is transmitted to the remote control receiving unit 10 together with the music ID.

In the food and beverage declaration mode, the central control unit 6 listens to the user for information on food and beverages ingested in an interactive processing manner while presenting a food and beverage item list. An example in which a user drinks and reports a beer of a small mug will be described with reference to FIG. Central control unit 6
Displays question screens one after another on the display screen of the display 28 in the order of FIGS. 2 (a) to 2 (e). The user uses his / her personal remote controller to successively answer the message displayed on the display 28 and successively inputs information for identifying the food or drink he or she has taken. The food item list presented to the user may include popular food items, such as gum and candy, in addition to the food item items provided in the karaoke store.

When all the processes are completed, the central control unit 6 stores the information on the declared food in an appropriate storage unit in association with the ID of the user and stores an image corresponding to the declared food. The image is displayed on the display 28 on the screen. The information stored in the appropriate storage unit may include information obtained by converting the food and drink declared by the user into the energy intake based on the energy intake conversion table for each food and drink prepared in advance. FIG. 3 shows an example of the energy conversion table used here.

The display screen of the display 28 includes:
An image of a small mug of beer filled with beer as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. In addition, if the declared food and drink is a large mug, an image of a large mug is displayed, if it is sake, an image of Tokuto or Inoguchi is displayed, and if it is Oyakodon, an image of Oyakodon is displayed Is done. When two small mugs of beer are declared, a screen display according to the number of foods and drinks may be performed, such as displaying two image images of the small mug.

Further, referring to the above-mentioned energy consumption conversion table for each food and drink together with this image, the estimated energy value obtained by eating and drinking this food is, for example, "The beer you drank is 160 kcal! ! May be notified numerically together with a message such as

=== Display Output of Unconsumed Energy Amount == At the end of the performance of the music associated with the user ID, the central control unit 6 calculates the estimated energy consumption by the calculated vocal movement and the consumption by the lively movement. A difference between the sum of the estimated energy value and the sum of the estimated intake energy values based on the food item declared by the user ID in the food declaration mode is calculated. The difference value is displayed and output on the display 28 as the unconsumed energy amount to notify the user. The unconsumed energy amount is converted into calories and displayed together with the message, and an image image as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. This image image is created based on the information on the food and drink items declared by the person requesting the music piece, and expresses that the energy taken in by the food and drink is consumed by singing. The image is appropriately changed in accordance with the estimated consumed energy with respect to the estimated intake energy. For example, small beer mug 1
If the estimated intake energy of the cup is 160 kcal and the estimated energy consumption by singing is 20 kcal, the unconsumed energy amount is 140 kcal. 140/1
Since 60 = 7/8, the remaining amount of beer in the small mug is converted to 7/8, and an image of the image is displayed.

In addition, regardless of the food and drink declared by the user, a food with the closest estimated energy consumption and the estimated unused energy is selected from the energy consumption conversion table for each food and drink, and the An image image may be displayed. Alternatively, foods and drinks unrelated to the declared foods and drinks may be selected, and an image image expressing the unconsumed energy amount may be generated and displayed based on the selected foods and drinks.

The amount of unconsumed energy is not represented by food and drink but is converted into, for example, the number of steps when climbing stairs, the distance or time when jogging or swimming, and the number of times when jumping. You may let me know.

=== Processing at the End of Karaoke === At the end of karaoke, if there is any unconsumed energy, the amount of unconsumed energy is calculated as shown in FIG. 6 when jogging, swimming, walking or other exercise is performed. Is displayed on the screen of the display 28 to notify the user. Users can refer to this to know how much more exercise they need to consume the energy they ingest, and use this as a guide for returning exercise.

=== Other Embodiments === (1) The standard energy consumption when each song is sung is stored in an appropriate storage unit in advance, and based on this, the unconsumed energy consumption is calculated. May be calculated.

(2) Regarding the amount of unconsumed energy, it is possible to combine the karaoke accompaniment music performance with the background of the lyric image in the form of a transition of the amount of consumed energy with respect to the amount of consumed energy during the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music. For example, an animation is used to display the process of gradually decreasing the beer of one mug while singing. In addition, 1
If the energy consumption corresponding to one food item has not been consumed, and when one more beer is replaced, an animation is displayed in which the beer is poured into the mug and the mug is full. Or

[0026]

According to the present invention, instead of notifying the estimated value of energy consumption due to physical exercise at the time of singing, the user is informed of the amount of unconsumed energy with respect to the amount of energy consumed by food and drink taken while enjoying karaoke. Thus, it is possible to directly inform the user how much energy was consumed by exercise. Therefore, even a person who is unfamiliar with the unit of calories can directly grasp the exercise effect of singing a song, and can be used as a guide for health care and diet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic system configuration of a karaoke apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a procedure for reporting food and drink in a food and beverage declaration mode of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a conversion table of estimated intake energy of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for notifying a user of a calorie intake in a food and drink declaration mode of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for notifying a user of an unconsumed energy amount at a music performance end time of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen informing the user of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention by converting the amount of unconsumed energy of the user into an amount of exercise.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Karaoke device 4 Scaffolding sensor 6 Central control unit 8 Remote control transmitter 10 Remote control receiving unit 12 Operation panel 14 Operation input interface 16 Synthesizer 18 Mixing amplifier 20 Microphone 22 Speaker 24 Video control unit 25 DVD player 28 Display 30a Low-pass filter 30b A / D Converter 32 Data storage unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Yonekura 5-5-26 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Daiichi Kosho Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroshi Suzuki 5-5-26 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Daiichi Kosho Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Makoto Wakamatsu 5-5-26 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo F-term (reference) 5B049 AA02 BB61 CC42 DD00 DD03 EE01 FF01 GG04 GG07 5D108 BA04 BA36 BB06 BD12 BD20 BE06 BF20 BG01 BH10

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. The invention specified by the following items (1) to (6). (1) A karaoke apparatus characterized by additional services related to energy consumption during singing. (2) The food and beverage declaration mode is activated in response to a specific operation input from the user interface operated by the user. In the food and beverage declaration mode, a food and beverage list is presented to allow the user to select and input an appropriate item, to input a user ID, and to store the input content in an appropriate storage unit. (3) Music ID from user when music request is accepted
At the same time, a user ID is acquired and stored in an appropriate storage unit. (4) The karaoke accompaniment music of the requested music is played in a predetermined order, singing voice input from the microphone is output together with the singing voice, and a lyric image is output on a display in accordance with the karaoke accompaniment music. (5) The signal intensity of the singing voice input is sequentially sampled during the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music, and the estimated energy consumption due to the vocal movement of the singer is calculated. (6) At the end time of the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music, the estimated amount of energy consumption and the energy amount of the food item input by the person having the same user ID as the person requesting the music in the food declaration mode. Calculate the difference and display it as unconsumed energy. 2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said specific item (5) is replaced with the following specific item (52). (52) The signal strength of the singing voice input is sequentially sampled during the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music, and a change in the load applied to the singer's scaffold portion or a vibration displacement of the scaffold portion is directly or directly detected by a sensor installed on the scaffold portion. Indirectly detecting and sequentially sampling the motion detection signals correlated with the singer's dynamics acquired in this way, calculate the estimated energy consumption by the vocal and dynamics of the singer. 3. The specific items (1) and (2) according to claim 1.
(3) Inventions specified by (4) and the following (12). (12) At the end of the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music, the standard estimated energy consumption when singing the music stored in advance in an appropriate storage unit and the user ID of the same user ID as the person who requested this music The difference between the amount of energy of the food item input by the person in the food declaration mode and the energy amount is calculated, and the difference is displayed and output as the unconsumed energy amount. 4. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the unconsumed energy amount is converted into calories and output. 5. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the display output of the unconsumed energy amount, the same user ID as a person who has requested the music piece to be played.
The image or the animation of the food item input by the person in the food declaration mode is created in accordance with the unconsumed energy amount, and the image is output to a display. 6. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the amount of unconsumed energy is converted into an amount of exercise required for a user to consume the energy, and the converted amount is displayed and output. And