JP2002342522A - Entertainment system for event - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable all the people present to participate in the programs of an event such as a wedding reception. SOLUTION: This entertainment system for events includes a 1st terminal 1 and a plurality of 2nd terminals 2. The 1st terminal is equipped with operation buttons for selecting one of different kinds of programs included in an event, a receiving means which receives data sent from the terminals 2, a generating means which generates data corresponding to the program selected with the operation buttons, and a transmitting means which sends the data generated by the generating means to the terminals 2. Each terminal 2 is equipped with operation buttons for selecting one of a plurality of choices, a transmitting means which sends data representing the choice selected with the operation buttons to the terminal 1, a receiving means which receives the data sent from the terminal 1, and a display means which makes a display based upon the data received by the receiving means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entertainment system for use in an event such as a wedding reception.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a wedding reception, a moderator conducts a simple questionnaire survey for the bride and groom, a moderator presents a simple quiz about the bride and groom to the invited guests, and a groom that is part of the invited guests. A friend or boss of the bride gives a speech, the bride and groom broadcast past footage taken,
Various performances are performed like that.

[0003] Conventionally, when a questionnaire is given to a bride and groom at a reception, the guest simply listens passively to the bride and groom answering the questionnaire. I couldn't answer the questionnaire.

[0004] Conventionally, when giving a quiz to an invited customer at a reception, the moderator individually designates the invited customer, and only the designated invited customer answers the quiz. Thus, most uninvited guests only passively listened to the nominated guest answering the quiz and were unable to answer the quiz.

[0005] Conventionally, when a friend or boss gives a speech at a reception, other invited guests and the bride and groom only listen passively to the speech and announce the evaluation of the speech. Could not.

[0006] Conventionally, when a past video taken by a groom or a bride is broadcast at a reception, the video has been broadcast as a single program unrelated to other programs.
Invited guests had no choice but to watch the video passively.

As described above, conventionally, there are not many opportunities for all the invited guests and the bride and groom to participate in the performance of the reception, and there is no system for allowing all the participants to participate.

[0008]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, allowing all guests and brides and grooms to participate in the performance of the reception will enhance the atmosphere of the reception,
This is very significant in that it will be a memorable wedding for both the bride and groom.

[0009] Although the banquet has been described as an example here, it is also necessary to make it possible for all attendees to participate in an event other than the banquet (for example, various commemorative parties and festivals). It is considered to be meaningful in that it excites the atmosphere of the event.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a system that enables all attendees to participate in a performance of an event such as a wedding reception. is there.

[0011]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve this problem, the present applicant includes a first terminal and a plurality of second terminals, wherein the first terminal has a plurality of terminals to be held at an event. An operation button for selecting any one of the types of performances, a receiving unit for receiving data transmitted from the second terminal, and using the operation button by using the data received by the receiving unit. A generating unit for generating data according to the selected performance; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the data generated by the generating unit to a second terminal, wherein the second terminal is configured to output any one of the plurality of options. An operation button for selecting whether or not, a transmission unit that transmits data indicating a selection selected by the operation button to the first terminal, a reception unit that receives data transmitted from the first terminal, Display means for performing display based on the data received by the receiving means To propose a special event for the entertainment system equipped with.

The event entertainment system includes a first terminal capable of selecting one of a plurality of types of performances, and a plurality of devices capable of selecting one of a plurality of options. And a second terminal.

[0013] The first terminal performs an operation of selecting a program,
When an operation of selecting an option is performed on each of the second terminals in relation to the performance, data indicating the selected option is transmitted from each of the second terminals to the first terminal.

The first terminal uses the data indicating the option to create data corresponding to the program. Then, this data (data created using the result of which option was selected at the second terminal in relation to the performance) is sent from the first terminal to the second terminal, and the data Is displayed on the second terminal.

As described above, by using the second terminal, it is possible to select an option in connection with the performance and to view a display based on data using the selection result. Therefore, in an event such as a wedding reception, the presenter uses the first terminal and the attendees use the second terminal one by one, so that all the attendees can participate in the performance of the event. Become.

In the event entertainment system, as an example, the performance selectable with the operation button of the first terminal includes the presentation of a question in an alternative form, and the creating means operates the first terminal. When the presentation of the question is selected by the button, based on the data of the response to the question selected by the operation button of each second terminal and received by the first terminal, It is preferable that the data is created, the transmitting means of the first terminal transmits the data of the result of aggregation to all the second terminals, and the display means of the second terminal displays the result of aggregation.

[0017] Thereby, when presenting an alternative type of question (questionnaire or quiz) as a performance of the event, all the attendees answer the question through the second terminal and total the answers. You will be able to know the result. Therefore, all the attendees can participate in the performances such as questionnaires and quizzes.

In this example, it is more preferable that the first terminal further includes processing means for displaying a video corresponding to a predetermined answer to the question on a video display device.

As a result, the video is broadcast not as a single program unrelated to other programs, but as a part of a questionnaire or quiz in which all attendees can participate. All attendees will be able to participate.

Further, in this example, it is preferable that the processing means further includes an editing means for associating the video with the answer to the question, and the processing means causes the video display device to display the video associated with the editing means. .

[0021] For each event, the editing means associates a video (eg, a video taken by an attendee of the event) with the answer to the question so that an original video can be broadcast for each event. become.

Also, in this event entertainment system, as an example, an effect that can be selected with the operation button of the first terminal includes speech, and the transmitting means of the first terminal uses the operation button of the first terminal. When the speech is selected in, based on the evaluation data for the speech selected by the operation button of each second terminal and received by the first terminal,
The data of the result of the evaluation of the speech is generated, and the transmitting means of the first terminal transmits the data of the total result to all the second terminals, and the display means of the second terminal displays the result of the total. It is preferred to do so.

Accordingly, when a part of the attendees make a speech as a performance of the event, all the other attendees announce the evaluation of the speech through the second terminal, and collect the evaluation result of the evaluation. You will be able to know. Therefore, all the attendees can participate in the speech.

In this special event entertainment system, as an example, the program that can be selected with the operation button of the first terminal includes a bingo game in addition to the presentation or speech of an alternative form of question. Creates data of a number array of bingo cards corresponding to each of the second terminals, and, when a bingo game is selected by an operation button of the first terminal, generates data of a winning number. The transmitting means of the first terminal transmits the data of each sequence of numbers to the terminal corresponding to the data of the sequence of numbers among the second terminals, and transmits the data of the winning numbers to all the terminals. The data is transmitted to the second terminals, and the display means of each of the second terminals determines a win among a plurality of frames of the bingo card based on the data of the sequence of numbers and the data of the win numbers corresponding to the terminals. It is more preferable to display the frame.

Thus, even when a bingo game is played as a performance of an event, all the attendees can participate in the bingo game through the second terminal.

In this special event entertainment system, as an example, the program selectable with the operation button of the first terminal includes a lottery in addition to the presentation or speech of a question in an alternative form, and When the lottery number data is created and the lottery is selected with the operation button of the first terminal, the data of the lottery number is selected with the operation button of each second terminal. Based on the expected lottery number data received at the first terminal,
On the condition that any one of the second terminals has hit the lottery, data indicating that the lottery has been hit is created, and the transmitting means of the first terminal generates data indicating that the lottery has hit, It is more preferable that the display means of the second terminal, which transmits to the lottery terminal among the second terminals and receives the data indicating that the lottery has been received, displays that the lottery was hit. is there.

Thus, when performing a lottery as a performance of an event, all the attendees can participate in the lottery through the second terminal.

[0028]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to a wedding reception will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of an event entertainment system according to the present invention. In this system, in the wedding reception banquet hall H, the moderator uses a terminal (which will be referred to as a parent device) 1 and a terminal (called a child device) for each of the wedding guests and the bride and groom. Yes) 2 is used. The main unit 1 and the child unit 2 are purchased from the manufacturer by the wedding hall operator and lent to the moderator, invited guests and the bride and groom, respectively.

FIG. 2 shows an external configuration of the master unit 1. Base unit 1
, A dot matrix type liquid crystal display screen 11, a scroll key 13, and numbers “0” to
Key group 1 with “9” and symbols “*” and “#” marked on the surface
4, TRANSMIT key 15, SET / STAR
T key 16, power key 17, power lamp (LED
Lamp 18).

On the left side of the liquid crystal display screen 11, there are a plurality of types of performances of the reception, "1.Bingo" to "9.Lo".
t "and the item" 10. Set up "are displayed. The right part of the liquid crystal display screen 11 is a number display area 12 for displaying numbers of two digits each on the left and right in a shape like a seven-segment electrode.

The scroll keys 13 are used for the liquid crystal display screen 11
"1.Bingo" to "9.Lo"
t "or a desired one of the items" 10. Set up ". Scroll key 13
The character of the program or item selected in is displayed separately from the characters of other programs or items (in FIG. 2, "1. Bing
The state where "o" is selected is indicated by a frame.)

An antenna 19 for wireless LAN is provided on the side of the base unit 1, and a power cable 20 for an AC outlet is attached. Although not shown in the figure, a USB connector, terminals for connecting the base unit 1 to a mobile phone or a PHS using an adapter, and a storage unit for a dry battery as a power supply are provided on the side of the base unit 1. Have been.

FIG. 3 shows a circuit configuration of a main part of the master unit 1. The control unit 21 including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and a USB interface has a liquid crystal display screen 11 shown in FIG.
2 and keys 13 to 17 of FIG.
Wireless transmission / reception unit 23, power cable 20 of FIG. 1,
The dry battery 24 stored in the dry battery storage section is connected.

9 to 1 will be described later.
2 is installed for executing the processing described with reference to FIG.

The radio transmitting / receiving unit 23 includes a control unit 21
Is transmitted to the wireless LAN standard I
The signal is converted and modulated into an IEEE802.11b signal, sent to the antenna 19 in FIG.
The signal of 02.11b is demodulated and inversely converted and sent to the control unit 21.

FIG. 4 shows the external configuration of the slave unit 2 (see FIG.
Is a front view, and FIG. B is a side view). On the front panel of the handset 2, a key 3 having numbers "0" to "9" marked on its surface
1 to 40, a confirmation key 41, and LED lamps L11 to L15, L21 to L2 in a matrix of 5 × 5.
5, L31 to L35, L41 to L45 and L51 to L5
5 (hereinafter referred to as L11 to L55).

The slave unit 2 is powered by AA batteries.
On the side of the handset 2, a storage section 42 for the dry battery and a wireless L
An antenna 43 for AN is provided. An LED on the front panel of the slave unit 1 is used to warn of dry battery.
A lamp 44 is provided.

FIG. 5 shows a circuit configuration of the slave unit 2. CP
The control unit 51 including U, ROM, and RAM includes keys 31 to 41 in FIG. 2 and LED lamps L11 to L11 in FIG.
L55, a wireless transmission / reception unit 52, an AA battery 53 stored in the storage unit 42 in FIG. 4, and a coreless motor 54 are connected.

9 to 1 will be described later.
2 is installed for executing the processing described with reference to FIG.

The wireless transmission / reception unit 52 includes a control unit 51
Is transmitted to the wireless LAN standard I
The signal is converted and modulated into an IEEE802.11b signal, transmitted to the antenna 43 shown in FIG.
The signal of 02.11b is demodulated and inversely converted and sent to the control unit 51.

The coreless motor 54 is for generating vibration in which an eccentric object is attached to the shaft of the motor, and is the same as that used for transmitting an incoming call by vibration on a mobile phone or the like (an incoming call vibrator). is there.

Communication between the master unit 1 and each slave unit 2 is performed by a wireless LAN using an access method as shown in FIG. Each of the slave units 2 (up to 100 slave units 2 (1), 2 (2), 2 (3),..., 2 (N)) in the reception hall H has a time slot (uplink time slot T1). And downlink time slots R1, T2 and R
2, time slot T3 and R3,... Time slot T
N and RN).

The master unit 1 is assigned to each slave unit 2
The transmission of data, commands, and the like is performed in the downlink time slot assigned to. Each slave unit 2 transmits data and the like to the master unit 1 in an upstream time slot allocated to the slave unit 2.

One time slot is 10 milliseconds, and one frame is 1 second long. The communication speed is 5 Mbps for both uplink and downlink. For communication between the master unit 1 and each slave unit 2, for example, a delay time of up to 1 second is allowed.

Each child device 2 is also given a unique address by the parent device 1. In the control unit 21 of the base unit 1, one address is for the groom, another is for the bride, another plurality is for the male guest, and the other addresses are for the groom. Setting information that the address is for a female guest is stored. Groom, Bride, Male Invite, and Female Invite are handset 2 with addresses for the groom, bride, male invite, and female invite, respectively.
Is to be used.

As shown in FIG. 1, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “Y”) 3 is connected to the base unit 1 by a USB cable, and a mobile phone 4 is connected to the base unit 1 by using an adapter.

The projector 3 and the speaker 6 are connected to the personal computer 3, and an image is projected from the projector 5 on a screen 7.

The personal computer 3 and the mobile phone 4 can access the Internet 8 respectively. On the Internet 8, a Web site 9 of a maker of the master unit 1 and the slave unit 2 is established.

The Web site 9 provides the following editing service using a personal computer on which the authoring software is installed. That is, as shown in FIG.
Prepare multiple-choice limb-choice questions Q1-Qm with typical content suitable for presentation as a performance at the reception (for example, asking for the location of the bride and groom's first date) deep.

Then, a certain bride and groom ask questions Q1 to Qm.
A file F of a plurality of still images, moving images, voices, and texts provided in connection with the information of the bride and the groom (information indicating the correct answer to the questions Q1 to Qm for the bride and the bride, questions Q1 to Qm And information indicating which file of the file F should be associated with the correct answer of which question of the file F, and which option of the question Q1 to Qm which is not the correct answer but which of the file F Based on the information indicating whether a file is to be associated), an editing service for associating options 1 to 5 of questions Q1 to Qm is performed.

In addition to the prepared questions Q1 to Qm, five-limb alternative questions Qm + 1 to Q provided by the bride and groom
For m + n, the editing service for associating the file F with the options 1 to 5 is similarly performed.

FIG. 8 shows this editing work on the GUI screen of the personal computer by the manufacturer who opened the Web site 9. Question Q based on instruction information from a bride and groom
For each of the options 1 to 5, a determination is made as to whether or not the answer is correct for the question Q1 for the bride and groom, and whether or not the option is a file that is not the correct answer but has a file to be associated (steps S1 to S10). . Then, based on the instruction information, a file to be associated with the option is pasted to an option with a correct answer or an option that is not the correct answer but has a file to be associated (steps S11 to S11).
S15). Subsequently, the same operation is repeated for each question after the question Q2.

On the other hand, the host of the reception (or the operator of the wedding hall) prepares the following on the day before the day of the reception. In other words, from the bride and groom,
Questions prepared on Web site 9 (question Q1 in FIG. 7)
-Qm) to tell the bride and groom the correct answer. In addition to the questions Q1 to Qm, in addition to the questions that the bride and groom want to present as performances at the reception (Qm + 1 in FIG. 7)
ＱQm + n) and the correct answer from the bride and groom.

Then, moving image, still image, audio, or text files related to the correct answer of the questions Q1 to Qm + n or not correct but related to the options of those questions (FIG. 7)
(For example, a moving image file, a still image file, an audio file, or a text file such as an e-mail) recorded by a video camera or a digital camera.

Then, the file F and the questions Q1 to Q
Information indicating the correct answer to m and questions Qm + 1 to Qm + n
And information indicating the correct answer, information indicating which file of the file F should be associated with the correct answer of any of the questions Q1 to Qm + n, and the question Q which is not the correct answer.
The information indicating which file of the file F should be associated with which option of which question among 1 to Qm + n is uploaded to the Web site 9. (In the maker that has opened the Web site 9, the editing service is performed as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 based on the file F and the information.)

After that, the data of the edited result (the file F associated with the choices of the questions Q1 to Qm + n) is downloaded from the Web site 9 by the personal computer 3 or the mobile phone 4, and the data is downloaded to the control unit 21 of the base unit 1. To be stored in the RAM.

For example, the question Q1 is a question asking whether the place of the first date is one of option 1: amusement park, option 2: sea, option 3: mountain, option 4: movie theater, option 5: concert. And the place of the bride and groom's first date is an amusement park (the correct answer for the bride and groom is option 1), and the file F1 related to this correct answer is
(A video file or a still image file or an audio file taken with a video camera or digital camera when going to an amusement park, and a text file such as an e-mail sent and received between the groom and the bride before and after that) Not available but file F2 related to option 3 (movie files, still image files, and audio files taken with a video camera or digital camera when going to the mountains as a second date, and before and after the groom and bride When the medium on which the transmitted and received e-mails and other text files are recorded is borrowed from the bride and groom, the above preparation prepares the data in which files F1 and F2 are associated with options 1 and 3 for question Q1, respectively. Is stored in the base unit 1.

FIGS. 9 to 12 show how the performance of the reception is performed on the day of the reception using the entertainment system for events of FIG. 1 (the operation of the moderator, the invited guests, the bride and groom, and the operations of the master unit 1 and the slave unit 2). Processing).

FIG. 9 shows a situation where a question (questionnaire or quiz) of the five-limb alternative method is presented to the guest or the bride and groom as a performance of the reception. When presenting a five-limb alternative question to the invited guest or the bride and groom at the reception, the moderator scrolls “2. Quiz” displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 11 (FIG. 2) of the base unit 1. 13 (FIG. 2) (step S21).

Subsequently, in order to select a desired one of the questions Q1 to Qm + n, the moderator assigns the number corresponding to the question number (for example, the number “1” for question Q1) to the master unit. An input is made with the first key group 14 (FIG. 2) (step S22).

The control section 21 of the base unit 1 displays the input number (the number of the selected question) on the right side of the number display area 12 (FIG. 2) (step S2).
3).

Subsequently, the moderator reads the contents of the selected question and the contents of the answer options 1 to 5 (step S).
24).

The guest or the bride and groom responds to the question by selecting one of the options 1 to 5 with the numerals “1” to “5” of the keys 31 to 40 (FIG. 4) of the handset 2 facing the front. Are operated by operating the keys 32 to 36 marked with. That is, for example, when selecting option 1 as an answer,
The user operates the key 32 with the numeral "1" marked on the surface (step S25).

The control unit 51 of each slave unit 2 transmits 2-byte data indicating the answer selected in step S25 to the master unit 1 (step S26). (Main unit 1 and child unit 2
The transmission and reception of data and commands between them are performed by the access method shown in FIG. )

When this data is received, the control unit 21 of the parent device 1 receives the answer data received from the child device 2 used by the groom (the child device 2 having the groom address) and the child data used by the bride. The response data received from the device 2 (the child device 2 at the bride's address) is stored in the RAM in the control unit 21.
(Step S27).

The control unit 21 also tallies the response data received from all the slaves 2 used by the male guest (a plurality of slaves 2 having the address for the male guest). The data of many answers is stored (step S28).

The control unit 21 also tallies up the data of the replies received from all the slaves 2 (the slaves 2 having the address for the female invitee) used by the female invitee, and as a result of the tallying, Is stored (step S29).

The moderator sets the SET / STAR of the base unit 1 when all the invited guests and the bride and groom have completed their answers.
The user operates the T key 16 (FIG. 2) (step S30).

Control unit 21 of base unit 1 uses this SE
Based on the operation of the T / START key 16, as shown in FIG.
~ L15, L21 ~ L25, L31 ~ L35, L41 ~
L45, L51 to L55 are options 1, 2, 3,
The groom's answer (the answer memorized in step S27) corresponding to Nos. 4 and 5 is the leftmost column of LED lamps L11, L21,
Of the L31, L41, L51, the answer is displayed by lighting the row of LED lamps corresponding to the answer, and the answer of the bride (the answer stored in step S27) is the second column of LED lamps L12, L22, L32, L42 from the left. , L
Of the 52, the LED lamps L14, L24, L34, L34 in the second column from the right are displayed by the lighting of the horizontal LED lamps corresponding to the answer, and the total result (answer stored in step S28) of the male guest's answer is stored. L44, L
Of the 54, the LED lamps in the horizontal row corresponding to the answer are displayed, and the total result (answer stored in step S29) of the female invitee's answer is displayed in the rightmost column of LE.
Among the D lamps L15, L25, L35, L45, and L55, a 2-byte command instructing the driving of the LED lamps L11 to L55 is displayed so as to be displayed by lighting of the row of LED lamps corresponding to the answer. (Step S31).

Upon receiving this command, the control unit 51 of each slave unit 2 drives the LED lamps L11 to L55 in accordance with the command, thereby displaying the total results of the bride and groom's answers and the invited guests' answers (step S).
32).

FIG. 14 shows whether the place of the bride and groom's first date is one of option 1: amusement park, option 2: sea, option 3: mountain, option 4: movie theater, option 5: concert. The question Q1 to ask (a questionnaire for the bride and groom and a quiz for the invited guests) is presented,
In a case where the bride and groom each answer as an amusement park, the most male inviting guests answer as an amusement park, and the most female inviting guests answer as a mountain, L of each slave unit 2 in step S32.
The lighting state of the ED lamps L11 to L55 is shown (LED lamps that are turned on are shaded. The same applies to the following drawings). LED lamps L11, L12, L14 and L35 are lit.

The moderator informs the guest or the bride and groom of the correspondence between the lighting of the LED lamps L11 to L55 as shown in FIG. Invitees and bride and groom use this LED lamp L11
By looking at the display of ~ L55, it is possible to know the total result of the answers of the groom, the bride, the male guest, and the female guest.

Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the base unit 1 responds to the answer of the groom, the answer of the bride, the answer of the most male invited guests,
Files associated with one of the answers with the highest number of female guests (files downloaded from the website 9 and stored in the RAM in the control unit 21 in preparation for the day before the reception) Supplies the data of the still image file, the moving image file and the text file to the projector device 5 via the personal computer 3,
The voice file data is transmitted to the speaker 6 via the personal computer 3.
(Step S33).

For example, when an answer as shown in FIG. 14 is given, the bride and groom are associated with the amusement park (option 1), which is the matched answer of the bride and groom, in the amusement park as the first date. The data of the file at that time is sent to the projector device 5 and the speaker 6.

Alternatively, the moderator sets the key group 1
By selecting the desired answer (e.g., the mountain with the largest number of female invites (option 3)) by operating No. 4,
The data of the file associated with the option (in the case of option 3, the file when the bride and groom enter the mountain as the second date) is sent to the projector device 5 and the speaker 6.

As a result, a moving image, a still image, or a text associated with the answer of the guest or the bride and groom to the question is broadcast on the screen 7, and a sound associated with the answer is generated from the speaker 6.

Subsequently, when the moderator inputs a number corresponding to the number of the other question Q1 to Qm + n with the key group 14 of the base unit 1, the other question is selected. The process of step S23 and subsequent steps is repeated for the question of.

As described above, when presenting an alternative type of question (questionnaire or quiz question) as a performance of the reception, all the invited guests and the bride and groom answer the question through the handset 2. And you can know the result of answer aggregation. Therefore, all guests and brides and grooms can participate in performances such as questionnaires and quizzes.

In addition, since the broadcast of the video is not performed as a single program irrelevant to the other programs, but as a part of a questionnaire or quiz in which all attendees can participate, the broadcast of the video is also performed by the attendee. Everyone can participate.

Also, an editing service for associating images and the like provided by the bride and groom with answers to questions at each reception is performed on the Web site 9, whereby original images are broadcast at each reception. It has become.

FIG. 10 shows a state where a friend or boss of the bride and groom, which is a part of the invited guests, gives a speech as a performance of the reception. When asking the speaker of the bride and groom or the boss to give a speech, the presenter displays “8. Speech (evaluu) displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 11 of the base unit 1.
ate) "with the scroll key 13 (step S41).

Subsequently, a person who intends to give a speech operates any of the keys 31 to 41 of the slave unit 2 (step S42).

The control unit 51 of the slave unit 2 transmits 2-byte data indicating that a key operation has been performed to the master unit 1 (step S43).

Upon receiving this data, the control unit 21 of the master unit 1 stores the address of the slave unit 2 that has transmitted this data as the address of the slave unit 2 used by the speaker (step S44).

Subsequently, when the speech starts, the invited guests and the bride and groom other than the person making the speech evaluate the content of the speech by operating the key 31 of the handset 2 if they think that the content is poor. If you think, the key 32 of the handset 2
Is operated, and the key 33 of the slave unit 2 is operated when the user thinks that he is good (step S45).

The control unit 51 of each of the slave units 2
The two-byte data indicating the evaluation input in step S45 is transmitted to master device 1 (step S46).

Upon receiving this data, the control unit 21 of the master unit 1 counts the evaluation data received from all the slave units 2 and, as a result of the counting, assigns the most frequently evaluated data to the number “1”. , The normal as the number "2" and the upper hand as the number "3" are displayed on the right side of the number display area 12 (step S47).

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 15, the control unit 21 of the base unit 1 determines that L11, L21, and L31 among the LED lamps L11 to L55 correspond to poor, normal, and good evaluations, respectively. A person who gives a 2-byte command to drive the LED lamps L11 to L55 so that the total result of the evaluation is displayed by turning on the LED lamp corresponding to the evaluation among the LED lamps L11, L21, L31. Is transmitted to each slave unit 2 other than the slave unit 2 to be used (step S48).

When the control unit 51 of the handset 2 other than the handset 2 used by the person receiving the speech receives this command, the control unit 51 according to the command outputs the LED lamps L11 to L5.
By driving No. 5, the evaluation result is displayed (step S49).

The presenter previously instructs the invited guests and the bride and groom other than those who give speeches about the correspondence between the lighting of the LED lamps L11 to L55 and the evaluation of the speech as shown in FIG.

Inviting guests and brides and grooms other than those who give speech can see the display of the LED lamps L11 to L55 of the handset 2 and know the total result of the evaluation of the speech.

The moderator looks at the numerical value of the evaluation displayed in step S47, and informs the person making the speech of this evaluation by displaying “6.
"Vibrato" is selected with the scroll keys 13, the total number of evaluations is input with the key group 14, (for example, if the numerical value of the evaluation is "1" (poor), enter the number "1"), and then To operate the TRANSMIT key 15 (step S50).

Based on this key operation, the control unit 21 of the master unit 1 displays the total result input by the key group 14 in the left part of the numeric display area 12 (step S5).
1).

The control unit 21 drives the coreless motor 54 for vibration (FIG. 5) for a short period of time at a low rotation speed if the number input by the key group 14 is "1". If the number is “2”, the coreless motor 54 is driven at a medium rotation speed for a short time, while if the number is “3”, the coreless motor 54 is driven so as to drive the coreless motor 54 at a high rotation speed for a short time. Command (or the number is "1")
Then, the coreless motor 54 is driven once in a short time,
On the other hand, if this number is "2", the coreless motor 54 is intermittently driven twice for a short time, while the number is "3".
If so, the two-byte command instructing the coreless motor 54 to drive the coreless motor 54 intermittently three times for a short period of time is transmitted to the child device 2 (step S44). Child device 2)
(Step S52).

When the item "10. Set up" is selected on the liquid crystal display screen 11 of the main unit 1, a menu screen (not shown) for setting the magnitude and the number of vibrations of the sub unit 2 is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 11. Then, by operating the key group 14 or the like, the magnitude of the vibration of the slave unit 2 can be set in five stages,
The number of vibrations of the slave unit 2 can be set.

Upon receiving this command, the control unit 51 of the slave 2 used by the person who makes a speech drives the coreless motor 54 in accordance with the command (step S53).

[0097] The moderator instructs the person making the speech in advance the correspondence between the magnitude of the vibration of the child device 2 (or the number of vibrations of the child device 2) and the evaluation of the speech.

The person who gives the speech is the coreless motor 54.
Of the vibration (or the number of times) of the slave unit 2 due to the driving of the user, it is possible to know the total result of the evaluation for his / her speech.

Subsequently, the moderator selects "7. Speech (time)" displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 11 with the scroll keys 13 (step S54).

Based on the selection of “7. Speech (time)”, control unit 21 of base unit 1
A 2-byte command instructing to turn off all of the ED lamps L11 to L55 is transmitted to each of the slave units 2 other than the slave unit 2 used by the speaker (step S55).

Upon receiving this command, the control unit 51 of each of the slave units 2 other than the slave unit 2 used by the person who makes a speech receives the LED lamps L11 to L11 in accordance with the command.
All 55 are turned off (step S56).

As a result, in each of the slave units 2 other than the slave unit 2 used by the person making the speech, the display of the result of the evaluation of the speech (display in step S49) disappears.

Subsequently, the guest and the bride and groom, other than the person giving the speech, operate the key 31 of the handset 2 if it is too long to evaluate the length of the speech. In this case, the key 32 of the slave unit 2 is operated (step S57).

The control unit 51 of these slave units 2
The 2-byte data indicating the evaluation input in step S57 is transmitted to master device 1 (step S58).

Upon receiving this data, the control unit 21 of the master unit 1 totals the evaluation data received from all the slave units 2, and determines the most frequently evaluated data as the number "1", which is too long. Good is displayed as a number “2” in the right part of the number display area 12 (step S5).
9).

The moderator sees the number of this evaluation, and inputs the remaining time with the key group 14 in order to tell the person who is giving the speech how many minutes to finish the speech (2 more times). If you want the speech to end in minutes, enter "20". If you want the speech to end in one minute, enter "10", and want the speech to end in 0.3 minutes. In this case, enter "03". If you want the speech to end in 0.1 minutes, enter "01". Then, operate the TRANSMIT key 15 (step S).
60).

Based on this key operation, the control unit 21 of the base unit 1 operates, as shown in FIG.
L11, L21, L31, and L41 correspond to the remaining time of 2 minutes, 1 minute, 0.3 minutes, and 0.1 minute, respectively, and the remaining time input by the key group 14 is the LED lamp L.
11, L21, L31, L41 so that the LED lamp corresponding to the remaining time is turned on so as to be displayed.
A two-byte command for instructing the driving of the ED lamps L11 to L55 is transmitted to the slave unit 2 used by the speaker (step S61).

Upon receiving this command, the control unit 51 of the slave unit 2 used by the person who makes the speech displays the remaining time by driving the LED lamps L11 to L55 in accordance with the command (step S62).

The moderator sets the correspondence between the lighting of the LED lamps L11 to L55 and the remaining time as shown in FIG.
Tell the speaker in advance. The person giving the speech can see how many minutes later the speech should be ended by looking at the display of the LED lamps L11 to L55 of the slave unit 2.

As described above, when a part of the invited guests give a speech as a performance of the reception, all the invited guests and the bride and groom can evaluate the speech through the child device 2 and can evaluate the speech. You can know the total result. Therefore, all guests and brides and grooms
You can take part in a speech.

Also, the result of the evaluation and the remaining time are transmitted to the speaker, so that the reception can proceed smoothly.

FIG. 11 shows a state where a bingo game is played as a performance of a reception. When playing the bingo game, the moderator selects “1. Bingo” displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 11 of the base unit 1 with the scroll keys 13 and then operates the TRANSMIT key 15 (step S).
71).

Based on this key operation, the control unit 21 of the base unit 1 transmits the data of the array of numbers of the bingo card having the same number of LED lamps L11 to L55 as 5 × 5 frames (data of 25 bytes). ) Is created corresponding to each slave unit 2 (so that the same arrangement does not overlap in any two slave units 2) (step S72).

FIG. 17 shows an example of an arrangement of numbers of bingo cards corresponding to a certain child device 2. In this example, the LED
The lamp L11 becomes the frame of the number "1", the LED lamp L12 becomes the frame of the number "2", and so on.
LED lamps 11 to 32 and 3 other than ED lamp 33
4 to 55 are the frames of numbers “1” to “24” in order, and the LED lamp 33 is a winning frame from the beginning.

Then, the control section 21
Then, the data of the array of the numbers of the bingo cards created corresponding to the respective slaves 2 is transmitted (step S7).
3).

When receiving the data, the control unit 51 of each slave unit 2 stores the data in the RAM in the control unit 51 (step S74).

Then, the control unit 51 of each slave unit 2
Based on this data, the LED lamp that has been the winning frame from the beginning among the LED lamps L11 to L55 is turned on (step S75).

That is, the slave unit 2 storing data of an arrangement of numbers of bingo cards as shown in FIG. 17, for example.
Then, the LED lamp L33 is turned on.

Subsequently, the control unit 21 of the base unit 1 sequentially creates 1-byte data indicating a winning number (a number randomly determined based on a random number table or the like) and transmits it to each slave unit 2 (step S76). ).

That is, for example, if the randomly determined number is “7”, “24”, “1”, “18”,.
Number per hit "7", "24", "1", "18",…
Are sequentially created and transmitted to each slave unit 2.

Each time the control unit 51 of each slave unit 2 receives this data, the control unit 51 determines the LED lamp L based on the array of bingo card numbers stored in step S74.
It is determined whether or not any of the LED lamps has a new winning number frame among 11 to L55.
The ED lamp is turned on and the coreless motor 54 is turned on.
Is driven at a low rotation speed for a short time (step S77).

That is, the slave unit 2 storing data of an arrangement of numbers of bingo cards as shown in FIG. 17, for example.
Then, when the data indicating the winning number “7” is received, L
When the ED lamp L22 is turned on and the coreless motor 54 is driven, and the data indicating the winning number "24" is received, the LED lamp L55 is turned on and the coreless motor 54 is driven, and the data indicating the winning number "1" is received. Upon reception, the LED lamp L11 is turned on, the coreless motor 54 is driven, and the winning number "1"
When the data indicating "8" is received, the LED lamp L44 is turned on and the coreless motor 54 is driven.

As a result, when the slave unit 2 receives the data indicating the winning numbers “7”, “24”, “1”, and “18”, as shown in FIG.
1, L22, L33, L44 and L55 are lit, indicating that bingo has been established.

Further, the control unit 51 of each slave unit 2
Each time the ED lamps L11 to L55 are turned on, it is determined whether or not the LED lamps L11 to L55 are turned on such that bingo is established. It is driven for a short time at the rotation speed (step S78).

That is, in the slave unit 2 in which the LED lamps L11 to L55 are lit as shown in FIG. 18, since the bingo is established, the coreless motor 54 is driven at a high rotation speed for a short time.

The guest and the bride and groom
From the display of the lamps L11 to L55 and the vibration of the slave unit 2, it is possible to know the current frame of the user's own bingo card and whether bingo has been established with the user's own bingo card.

Subsequently, when the presenter operates the TRANSMIT key 15 again to renew the bingo card of each person after the bingo has been established with some bingo cards, the control unit 21 of the base unit 1 In correspondence with the slave unit 2, data of an array of numbers of bingo cards different from that created in step S72 is created. Thereafter, the processes in and after step S73 are repeated based on the data.

As described above, even when a bingo game is performed as a performance of a reception, all the invited guests and the bride and groom can participate in the bingo game through the child device 2.

FIG. 12 shows a state where a lottery is performed as a performance of a reception. When conducting the lottery, the presenter displays “9.
"Lot" is selected with the scroll key 13 (step S
81).

The invited guest or the bride and groom enter the five-digit expected winning number with the keys 31 to 40 of the slave unit 2 (step S8).
2). That is, for example, when it is expected that the winning number is “45217”, the value of the thousands place is input by the key 35, and the value of the thousands place is input by the key 36,
Subsequently, the hundreds digit value “2” is entered with the key 33, the tens digit value “1” is entered with the key 32, and then the ones digit value “7” is entered with the key 38. .

Subsequently, the invited guest or the bride and groom operates the confirmation key 41 of the child device 2 in order to confirm the input expected winning number (step S83).

Based on the operation of the confirmation key 41, the control unit 51 of each slave unit 2 operates as shown in FIG.
D lamp L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L
51, L52, L53, L54, and L55 correspond to values 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, respectively, and L
The ED lamps L31, L32, L33, L34, and L35 correspond to the tens, thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones places, respectively, and the value of each expected winning number input in step S82 is Of the LED lamps corresponding to that position among the LED lamps L31 to L35 and the LED lamps L11 to L1
5, the LED lamps L11 to L55 are driven so as to be sequentially displayed by turning on the LED lamp corresponding to the value among L51 to L55 (step S84).

That is, for example, the expected winning number “4521”
When "7" is input, the LED lamps L31 and L15 are first turned on as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 20B, the LED lamps L31 and L15 are turned off to turn on the LED lamps L32 and L51, and then the LED lamps L32 and L51 are turned off and the LED lamps L33 and L13 are turned on as shown in FIG. 20C. 20D, the LED lamps L33 and L1
3 is turned off to turn on the LED lamps L34 and L12, and then, as shown in FIG. 20E, the LED lamps L34 and L12 are turned off and the LED lamps L35 and L53 are turned on.

Subsequently, the control unit 51 of each slave unit 2
The 3-byte data indicating the expected winning number input in step S82 is transmitted to master device 1 (step S85).

The control unit 21 of the master unit 1
When this data is received from the server, data of a five-digit winning number of the first prize, the second prize, or the third prize (a winning number randomly determined based on a random number table or the like) is created (step S8).
6).

Based on the data of the winning number and the data of the expected winning number received from each of the slave units 2, the control unit 21 determines whether the expected winning number received from any of the slave units 2 matches the winning number. It is determined whether or not they match, and if they match, an LED is set so that all of the LED lamps L11 to L55 are turned on to the matching slave unit 2.
The two-byte command for instructing driving of the lamps L11 to L55 and the driving of the coreless motor 54 in a mode according to what prize has been won (for example, one driving in a short time for the first prize, In the case of the second prize, a two-byte command for instructing two short-time intermittent driving (for three-time prize, three intermittent driving for a short time) is transmitted (step S87). ).

The control unit 51 of the slave unit 2 which has received these commands drives the LED lamps L11 to L55 and the coreless motor 54 according to these commands (step S88).

[0138] The invited guests and the bride and groom
From the display of the lamps L11 to L55 and the vibration of the slave unit 2, it is possible to know whether or not the player has won the lottery and how to win the prize.

As described above, even when performing a lottery as a performance of a reception, all the invited guests and the bride and groom can participate in the lottery through the handset 2.

The control unit 51 of each slave unit 2
When the AA battery, which is the power source, is exhausted, the above-described FIG.
In addition to the processing described with reference to FIG. 12, data notifying the consumption of the dry battery is transmitted to the base unit 1. Upon receiving this data, the control unit 21 of the parent device 1 displays the address of the child device 2 that has transmitted this data in the numeric display area 12.

The moderator can see the display and know the existence of the slave unit 2 whose dry battery has been exhausted, and can arrange for replacement of the dry battery of the slave unit 2.

As described above, according to this special event entertainment system, when a quiz, questionnaire, video broadcasting, speech, bingo game, or lottery is performed as a performance of a reception, all the invited guests and the bride and groom are required You can participate in performances. As a result, it is possible to enhance the atmosphere of the reception and make the wedding a memorable one for both the invited guest and the bride and groom.

In the above example, the quiz, the questionnaire, the video broadcasting, the speech, the bingo game, and the lottery are described. Alternatively, in addition to these programs, other programs may be performed.

In the above example, the event entertainment system of the present invention is applied to a reception, but events other than the reception (for example, various commemorative parties and festivals)
The present invention may also be applied to

In the above example, the master unit 1 as a dedicated terminal is provided. However, a personal computer in which the program for processing of the master unit 1 described with reference to FIGS. It may be used instead of 1.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described example, and it is needless to say that various other configurations can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0147]

As described above, according to the present invention, all attendees participate in events such as quizzes, questionnaires, video broadcasting, speeches, bingo games, and lottery at events such as wedding receptions. The effect of being able to do so is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an event entertainment system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external configuration of a parent device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a main part of the parent device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the slave unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the slave unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an access method between the parent device and the child device in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an editing service on the Web site in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an editing operation on the Web site in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a quiz or questionnaire using the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state of a speech using the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state of a bingo game using the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state of lottery using the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the correspondence between answers to quizzes and questionnaires and LED lamps of child devices.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a lighting state of an LED lamp of a slave unit during a quiz or a questionnaire.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a correspondence between a speech evaluation and an LED lamp of a child device.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a remaining time of speech and an LED lamp of a child device.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement of numbers on a bingo card;

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a lighting state of an LED lamp of a slave unit during a bingo game.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a winning expected number of a lottery and an LED lamp of a child device.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a lighting state of an LED lamp of a slave unit at the time of drawing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 master unit, 2 slave unit, 3 personal computer, 4 mobile phone, 5 projector device, 6 speaker, 7
Screen, 8 Internet, 9 Web site, 11 Main unit LCD display screen, 13-17 Main unit keys, 19 Main unit wireless LAN antenna, 21
Control unit of the main unit, 22 LCD display unit of the main unit,
23 wireless transmission / reception unit of the base unit, 31 to 41 key of the base unit, L11 to L55 LED lamp of the base unit, 43
Wireless LAN antenna of slave unit, 51 control unit of slave unit, 52 wireless transmission / reception unit of slave unit, 54 coreless motor of slave unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] A first terminal and a plurality of second terminals, wherein the first terminal has an operation button for selecting one of a plurality of types of performances performed in the event; Receiving means for receiving data transmitted from the second terminal, using the data received by the receiving means, creating means for creating data according to the program selected by the operation button, Transmitting means for transmitting the data created by the creating means to the second terminal, the second terminal comprising: an operation button for selecting one of a plurality of options; and the operation button The data indicating the option selected in step 1
A transmitting means for transmitting data to the first terminal, a receiving means for receiving data transmitted from the first terminal, and a display means for displaying based on the data received by the receiving means. For entertainment systems. 2. The event entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein the program selectable with the operation button of the first terminal is:
The presenting means includes presenting an alternative form of question, and when the question presentation is selected by the operation button of the first terminal, the creation means includes: Based on the data of the answer to the question selected and received by the first terminal, data of the result of counting the answer to the question is created, and the transmitting unit of the first terminal, the data of the result of the counting Is transmitted to all of the second terminals, and the display means of the second terminal displays the totaling result. 3. The entertainment system according to claim 2, wherein the first terminal further comprises a processing unit for displaying a video corresponding to a predetermined answer to the question on a video display device. Event entertainment system. 4. The entertainment system according to claim 3, further comprising editing means for associating a video with an answer to the question, wherein the processing means displays the video associated with the editing means on the video display device. An entertainment system for special occasions, characterized in that it is displayed on a display. 5. The event entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein the program selectable with the operation button of the first terminal is:
And the transmitting means of the first terminal is selected by the operation button of each of the second terminals when the speech is selected by the operation button of the first terminal. Based on the evaluation data for the speech received at the first terminal, creates data of the evaluation result of the speech based on the evaluation data for the speech, and the transmitting unit of the first terminal converts the data of the aggregation result to all of the An event entertainment system for transmitting to a second terminal, wherein the display means of the second terminal displays the tally result. 6. The event entertainment system according to claim 2, wherein the performance selectable with the operation button of the first terminal is:
A bingo game, wherein the creating means creates data of a plurality of arrays of numbers of bingo cards corresponding to each of the second terminals;
And, when the bingo game is selected with the operation button of the first terminal, data of a winning number is created. Is transmitted to the terminal corresponding to the data of the numeral array among the second terminals, and the data of the winning numeral is transmitted to all of the second terminals. The entertainment device, wherein the display means displays a winning frame among a plurality of frames of the bingo card based on the data of the arrangement of numbers and the data of the winning numbers corresponding to the terminal. system. 7. The event entertainment system according to claim 2, wherein the program selectable with the operation button of the first terminal is:
Including a lottery, wherein the creating means creates data of a winning lot number,
And when the lottery is selected by the operation button of the first terminal, the data of the winning lottery number and the first terminal selected by the operation button of each of the second terminals Based on the data of the expected number of the winning lottery received in, on the condition that any of the second terminals hit the lottery, create data indicating that the lottery has been hit, The transmitting means transmits data indicating that the lottery has been hit to the terminal that has hit the lottery among the second terminals, and the second terminal that has received the data indicating that the lottery has been hit. Wherein the display means displays that the lottery has been won.