JP2001215978A - Selection system of karaoke music by voice - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply select a music even for a visually handicapped user, an aged person or a child by making a karaoke device so that selection of a music can be conducted by employing user's voice alone. SOLUTION: A computer system 22 of a karaoke box 20 transmits the name of a music specified by the voice from a microphone 3, the name of a singer and a leading character to a center 10 side in user's natural voice, receives the specified muisc, the specified signer's songs, a music corresponding to the leading character, the singer's song corresponding to the leading character and a list to which the presence or the absence of registration is added from the center 10 side. Then, the system 22 again transmits a finally specified music to the center 10 side, receives the lyrics, accompaniment, image and video data from the center 10 side and outputs them. When a voice analysis system 12 of the center 10 receives the natural voice, the system 12 retrieves a music from a song information database system 13 based on AD converted digital signal, makes a list and transmits the list to the box 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke song selection system capable of designating a song by voice. In particular, the present invention not only specifies a number, a song name, and a singer name by voice, but also the first character of the song name and a singer. The present invention relates to a karaoke song selection system in which all the corresponding song names and singer names are selected and displayed by designating only the first character of the name by voice, and a song can be selected from them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a karaoke box is generally marketed, and in the case of a communication karaoke, a management number for managing a song is depressed and designated by an input device added to a controller or a remote controller. Since the accompaniment, lyrics and video of the specified song are transmitted from the center, it is reflected on the screen, and the user sings along with the accompaniment while watching the screen. However, there are many people who want to sing a song at karaoke but find it troublesome to search for a number from a collection of songs and songs and specify the number on an input device. In addition, blind users and blind old people,
It was not good at manipulating detailed numbers, and it was difficult even for an inexperienced child to manipulate numbers from a songbook.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional method of selecting a song in a karaoke box, a user checks a song number he / she wants to sing from a provided song collection and designates the song number using an input device. I was The work of investigating song numbers from a collection of popular songs and the work of pressing and specifying song numbers with an input device were both troublesome. For visually impaired users, elderly people and children, there is a problem that the work of investigation and operation is more troublesome.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve these problems in the prior art, and it is possible to select a song for a karaoke apparatus only by a user's voice, so that even a visually impaired user, an elderly person or a child can easily do so. An object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke song selection system by voice that can select a song.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the system for selecting a karaoke song by voice according to the present invention, only the 1 to n song names, singer names, and first characters specified by voice are recorded in the center as they are. The center sends a list of songs designated by the center, songs assigned by the designated singer, songs corresponding to the first letter, songs owned by the singer corresponding to the first letter, and a list added with the presence or absence of registration, respectively. ,
Finally, the designated song is transmitted to the center again, and the lyrics, accompaniment, image, and video of the designated song are received and output from the center, and a karaoke box for outputting and the real voice of the designated song from the karaoke box To analyze the quality of the voice, perform analog-to-digital conversion, search the database based on the converted digital signal, and send a list of all designated songs and the presence or absence of registration to the karaoke box. And a center device for re-indexing the database, receiving lyrics, accompaniments, images, and videos when receiving only the designated song again, and transmitting them to the karaoke box.

In the karaoke box, a voice recognition button for analyzing the voice, habit and surrounding noise of the user's voice, and a sentence for recognition when the voice recognition button is pressed are displayed. A display device that allows the user to read the sentence, a transmitting / receiving device that transmits the read voice as it is to the center device, and a voice analysis system that analyzes characteristics of the transmitted real voice to the center device. , Respectively. further,
The center device is accessed by opening a homepage on the Internet, and the karaoke box is connected to the center device by specifying a song from a user's personal computer using voice or a keyboard, and a duet song is selected. In this case, it is also possible to call a virtual image partner on the screen and sing along.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a voice-based karaoke song selection system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The center device 10 of the communication karaoke company includes a transmission / reception device 11 connected to each karaoke box 20 via a communication line, a song information database system 13 storing song information, and a newly installed voice according to the present invention. An analysis system 12 is provided. The voice analysis system 12 is software for processing in cooperation with the computer system 22 of the karaoke box 20, and an existing voice recognition system is incorporated therein. The song information database system 13 stores a management number, a song name, a reading of a song name, a singer name, a reading of a singer name, lyrics, an accompaniment, an image, a video, and the like.

On the other hand, each karaoke box 20 includes a transmission / reception device 23 connected to the center device 10 via a communication line, a display device 21 for displaying lyrics and images related to the song to the user, and a karaoke box 20. And software for processing in cooperation with the software of the voice analysis system 12 of the center apparatus 10. Although not shown, a speaker for playing back the accompaniment of the song is arranged. Further, the microphone 30 includes a user's microphone 30 and a push button 31 attached to the microphone 30.

A feature of the present invention is that a song can be specified by voice. There are the following five methods for the designation. It is specified by the management number that manages the song. Specify by song name. Specify by singer name. Specify with the first character of the song name. Specify with the first character of the singer's name.

In each case, one to n pieces of music can be designated by voice at a time. Is the management number of the song described in the song collection, and when it is designated by this number, it may be designated by voice, for example, "510". In the case of the song title of, for example, it may be specified by voice such as “Ginza's love story”, “Hakodate people” or the like. In the case of the singer's name, for example, the voice may be designated as "Miyuki Kawanaka", "Saburo Kitajima" or the like. In the case of the first letter of the song name of "Hakodate", for example, only "ha" is required, and at that time, a plurality of song names with "ha" as the first letter are displayed, and one of them is designated By doing so, the song is played. In the case of the first character of the singer's name, for example, if "Ka" is specified by voice for "Miyuki Kawanaka", a plurality of singer names starting with "ka" are displayed, and one of the names is displayed. By specifying, the title of the song in which the person's song is registered is displayed. It is needless to say that the song name can be specified by pressing a number from the input device as in the related art.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the karaoke box showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the center apparatus of the communication karaoke company. The processing on the karaoke box 20 side and the center apparatus 10 side will be described with reference to FIGS. The user turns on the switch while holding the microphone 30. The user specifies the song by voice, but there are five ways to specify the song as described above, and the voice is specified by one of them. In the karaoke box 20, as shown in FIG. 2, it is determined whether the designation has been made by voice or by pressing a number from an input device in the conventional manner (step 41).
If it is specified by voice, the transmitting / receiving device 23 transmits the voice to the center 10 as it is through a communication line (step 42). If the designated number is designated by the conventional method, the designated number is transmitted to the center 10 (step 4).
3).

In the center 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the transmission / reception device 11 receives this and transfers it to the voice analysis system 12. The voice analysis system 12 determines whether a real voice has been received (step 61). If the voice is a real voice, the voice analysis system 12 analyzes the quality of the voice and performs analog / digital conversion (step 62). Next, it is confirmed that the converted digital signal is the management number, the song name, the singer name, the song name or the first character of the singer name (step 63). The song information database system 13 is searched based on the digital signal (step 6).
4). Note that the conventional voice recognition software can be used as it is for the voice recognition function, and the conventional search software can be used as it is for the database search function.

On the other hand, if it has been designated by the conventional method (step 61), it is confirmed whether or not it is the designation of the management number (step 65), and based on the management number, the song information database system 13 is determined. (Step 6
6). Then, it is confirmed whether or not the music is registered in the database system 13 (step 67). If the music is registered, a Y code indicating that there is a music is set (step 6).
8). If not registered, an N code indicating that there is no music is set (step 69). It is checked whether or not all the requested songs have been searched (step 70).
If there are still unsearched items, the process returns to step 63 to repeatedly search. When all the requested songs have been searched, the information on the corresponding songs is compiled in a list format, and all the requested songs are listed and transmitted to the karaoke box 20 (step 71).

When the requested music is listed in the center 10, the names of 1 to n music requested by the management number and a Y code are added when the music is registered, and an N code is added when there is no registration. Is added. When requested by a song title, 1 to n song titles are added, and if they are registered, a Y code is added, and if they are not registered, an N code is added. When requested by the singer's name, the registered singer's song is added with the registered 1 to n song names and the registered Y code. When the request is made with the first character of the song name, 1 to n registered song names starting with the character and the registered Y code are added. When requested by the first letter of the singer's name, the singer's name whose name starts with that letter, the names of 1 to n songs that are the songs owned by each singer, and the registered Y code Are respectively added.

On the karaoke box 20 side, the transmitting / receiving device 23 transmits the received list data to the computer system 2.
Transfer to 2. The computer system 22 looks at the received information as shown in FIG.
Processing is performed in two cases. (Case 1) If no music is registered (step 44), the display device 21 displays that there is no music (step 52). The process ends, and goes to the next designated screen. (Case 2) If only one song is found (Step 4
4, 45), and displays "Is this song acceptable?" On the display device 21 (step 46). The user presses an OK button or a cancel button (step 49). In addition, OK
The button and the cancel button may be placed on the microphone 30 of the user, or may be transmitted as “yes” or “no” by voice.

(Case 3) When a plurality of songs are found (steps 45 and 47), a list of the songs is displayed on the display device 21. When the screen spans a plurality of pages, a scroll button is pressed or "scroll" is performed. Is scrolled (step 48), and the cursor is moved up and down to designate a song. The music is determined by pressing the music selection button or uttering the "number" by voice (step 49). In the case of cancellation, the user presses the cancel button or sends a voice message "No". The transmitting / receiving device 23 of the karaoke box 20 receives the above information, that is, the song designation information and the information of OK or cancel (NO) from the computer system 22, and transmits the information to the center 10 of the communication karaoke company through the communication line (step 50). .

On the center 10 side, as shown in FIG. 3C and thereafter, when the transmitting / receiving device 11 receives information, the received information is transferred to the voice analysis system 12, so that the voice analysis system 12 Confirm that the information of designation, OK or cancellation (NO) has been received (step 7)
2) If OK, the song information database system 13 is indexed again, and the lyrics, accompaniment,
The image and video data are extracted and transmitted from the transmitting / receiving device 11 to the karaoke box 20 (step 73).

On the karaoke box 20 side, as shown in FIG. 2D and later, the transmission / reception device 23 receives the information and displays the lyrics, images, and videos on the display device 21 under the control of the computer system 22. View data for
The accompaniment is output to the speaker (step 51).
This allows the user to sing along. When the song is over, it ends and the next use begins.

(Optional Function) The optional function of the present invention will be described. In order to analyze the volume, habit and surrounding noise of the user's voice, this function collects the voice data and takes measures against it. Before starting the voice karaoke song selection system of the present invention, a function for analyzing the voice quality of the user is incorporated. In other words, for voice recognition, people have a habit, people with low voice,
It is to detect in advance that there is a loud person, that the surrounding noise may be loud, and the like. As a result, it is possible to perform preparations such as filtering out a loud noise or detecting a habit of a vocal sound in advance to facilitate voice recognition. First, the voice recognition button is pressed. The button is
Install it as an option. Next, a sentence for recognition is displayed on the display device 21. "Please read this" is displayed to the user, and the user reads this. The voice analysis system 12 analyzes the characteristics of the user's voice and uses the information for subsequent use by the user.

(Utilization on the Internet) As an application example of the present invention, a case where the present invention is applied to the Internet will be described. The user displays an Internet homepage provided by the communication karaoke company on a personal computer owned by the user. The user designates a song by voice input in the manner described above. Alternatively, it is also possible to use a keyboard for input. The following operations and processes are the same as those described above. The lyrics,
Data such as accompaniment, images, and videos are automatically distributed from the center 10 of the communication karaoke company to the user's personal computer screen. That is, as in the conventional karaoke, when one unit of lyrics, image and accompaniment are completed, the next one unit of lyrics, image and accompaniment are output, and the process is sequentially continued until the same is completed. In the case of a duet song, since there is usually only one person in front of the screen when using the Internet, the user is required to call a partner (virtual partner image) and a background image on the screen and sing together. You can create a screen that takes into account the fun. However, it is assumed that a plurality of partner images, their voices, and background images are registered.

In this embodiment, the voice analysis system 12 and the song information database system 13 are arranged at the center of a communication karaoke company, and the designated music is transmitted to and received from the karaoke box through the communication line. The present invention is not limited to such communication karaoke, but can be applied to a system in which a voice analysis system 12 and a song information database system 13 are also arranged in a karaoke box and a song can be selected at one place. .

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since songs can be selected only by the user's voice, troublesome operations such as searching for numbers from a collection of songs and entering numbers into input devices are not required, and users who are visually impaired And even old people and children can easily select songs. In addition, since it has a function to analyze the volume, habit and surrounding noise of the voice of the user, it is possible to accurately select a song without causing a malfunction, and to select a song by voice on the Internet. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of a voice-based karaoke song selection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a processing flowchart on the karaoke box side showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a processing flowchart on the side of a communication karaoke company showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Center of a communication karaoke company, 20 ... Karaoke box, 30 ... User's microphone, 11 ... Transceiving device at center side, 12 ... Speech analysis system, 13 ... Song information database system, 21 ... Display device at karaoke box side, 22: computer system on the karaoke box side, 23: transmitting / receiving device on the karaoke box side, 31: push button.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A 1-n song name, a singer name, and only the first character specified by voice are transmitted to the center side as a real voice, and a song specified by the center side, a song owned by the specified singer, Receiving the song corresponding to the first character, the song of the singer corresponding to the first character, and a list to which each is registered, and finally transmits the designated song to the center again, Karaoke box for receiving and outputting the lyrics, accompaniment, image, and video of the designated song, and receiving the real voice of the designated song from the karaoke box, analyzing the sound quality, performing analog / digital conversion, and The database is searched based on the digital signal, and all the designated songs and the presence / absence of each registration are listed and transmitted to the karaoke box. And indexes over scan, the lyrics of the specified songs, accompaniment, images, and the karaoke song selection system by speech, characterized in that acquires the video was and a center apparatus for transmitting to the karaoke. 2. The karaoke song selection system by voice according to claim 1, wherein a voice recognition button for analyzing voice, habit, and surrounding noise of a user's voice in the karaoke box; and the voice recognition button. When the is pressed, a display device for displaying a sentence for recognition and allowing the user to read the sentence, a transmitting and receiving device for transmitting the read voice to the center device as it is, A karaoke song selection system by voice, comprising: a voice analysis system for analyzing characteristics of the transmitted real voice. 3. The karaoke song selection system by voice according to claim 1, wherein the center device is accessed by opening a homepage on the Internet, and the karaoke box is accessed by voice or keyboard from a user's personal computer. By designating a song, the karaoke song is connected to the center device, and when a duet song is selected, a virtual image partner can be called on the screen and sung together. Selection system.