JP2005055584A - Control program for karaoke information retrieval system, karaoke information retrieval system, and control method for karaoke information retrieval system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller for a karaoke information retrieval system having a retrieval function capable of improving the operability of retrieval. <P>SOLUTION: When the remote controller for the karaoke is operated by an operator and receives the instruction for music retrieval, the remote controller displays a retrieval screen to a display element 22 and detects the input intervals of the characters inputted as a retrieval keyword. When the remote controller detects that input intervals of the characters are prescribed intervals, the remote controller performs the retrieval of the corresponding music based on the inputted retrieval key words and displays the result of the retrieval on the display element 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a control program for a karaoke information search device, a karaoke information search device, and a control method for a karaoke information search device. The present invention relates to a remote control device for karaoke provided with a search function used for searching.

  There is a remote control device for karaoke to input a song request reservation (performance request) to the karaoke device, but the conventional one only has a song number transmission function, and the song number necessary for request reservation is The user found the desired song number by turning the booklet in the form of a booklet and entered it into the remote control device.

Therefore, the applicant of the present application has an operation input unit such as a keyboard and a touch panel for inputting kana characters and numbers as search keys, a display for displaying search keywords and search results, a music database for search,
We have developed a remote control device for karaoke that has a search function for requested songs, can search for desired songs based on search keywords, and can make a request reservation for selected songs using the remote control device. According to such a remote control device for karaoke, the user can find a song he wants to sing and make a request without dimming the song book.

  That is, in order to find a song to be sung, the user inputs a search category (song name search, singer name search, genre search, new music search, release year search, etc.) to the karaoke remote control device, and further searches keywords ( (Song name, singer name, genre, new music release month, release year search, etc.) are entered, the search is executed with the specified search category and search keyword, and a list of songs matching the search condition is displayed as a search result. The user can select a desired song from the search result displayed on the remote controller for karaoke and make a request reservation for the song to the karaoke device (Japanese Patent Application 2002-343323).

Other remote control devices for karaoke that can be searched include those described in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2.
JP 2000-20077 A JP 2000-99048 A

  In a conventional remote control device, a search is performed every time a user inputs a new kana character in the search key input field or corrects or deletes an already input character string in the search state by song name. And the search results are listed.

  For example, if the reservation person inputs “you” as a search key, when “a” is input, the searcher searches for “a” and displays a list of songs starting with “a”. When "NA" is additionally entered, search for "ANA" and display a list of song names. When "ta" is entered, a search for "you" is performed to display a list of song names.

  However, when the search operation for the song name is used, the input interval of kana characters is shortened (the input speed is increased), and a search key, for example, a search key (for example, “ You ").

  Then, every time a kana character is entered as in the past, a search is performed to display a list of song names as search results. It turns out that there is a problem of causing.

  This invention is made in view of such a situation, and it aims at providing the remote control apparatus for karaoke provided with the search function which can improve the operativity of search.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a control program for a karaoke information search device used in a karaoke device, the step of receiving a song search instruction, and the step of displaying a search screen upon reception of the song search instruction. , Receiving a search keyword input character by character, detecting a search keyword input interval, and detecting that the search keyword input interval is a predetermined interval, This is a control program for a karaoke information search apparatus that causes a computer to execute a step of searching for a song to be performed and a step of displaying the result information of the song search.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a karaoke information search device used in a karaoke device, wherein a search instruction input unit that receives a song search instruction and a search screen is displayed by receiving the song search instruction. A display unit, a character input unit for inputting a search keyword, a search key storage unit for storing the input character, an input interval detection unit for detecting an input interval of the input character, and the input interval being a predetermined interval And a search processing unit for searching for the corresponding song based on a search keyword stored in the search key storage unit, and a search result display unit for displaying the search result of the song search. This is a featured karaoke information retrieval apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for controlling a karaoke information search apparatus used in a karaoke apparatus, wherein a procedure for receiving a song search instruction and a search screen are displayed by receiving the song search instruction. A procedure, a procedure for accepting input of a search keyword one by one, a procedure of detecting an input interval of the search keyword, and detecting that the input interval of the search keyword is a predetermined interval, based on the input search keyword A method for controlling a karaoke information retrieval apparatus comprising a procedure for searching for a corresponding song and a procedure for displaying the result information of the song search.

  Further, the present invention is a control program used for a search device, the step of receiving a search instruction, the step of displaying a search screen by receiving the search instruction, the step of receiving input of a search keyword character by character, A step of detecting an input interval of the search keyword; a step of searching corresponding information based on the input search keyword when detecting that the input interval of the search keyword is a predetermined interval; and a result of the search A control program for a search device that causes a computer to execute a step of displaying information.

  According to the karaoke information search device of the present invention, when a search key is quickly input, the search and the display of the result are performed in anticipation of the key input being broken down, resulting in excellent operability. It can be a karaoke information retrieval device.

  The karaoke information search device of the present invention is employed in a karaoke remote control device (100) having a search function used in a karaoke device.

  The remote control device for karaoke 100 includes a search instruction input unit (processing unit 24) that receives a song search instruction, a display unit (22) that displays a search screen upon reception of the song search instruction, and a character input for inputting a search keyword. Part (character input button 15, Key I / F part 21), a search key storage part (search key temporary storage part 27) for storing input characters, and an input interval detection part for detecting input intervals of input characters (271) and, upon detecting that the input interval is a predetermined interval, a search processing unit (241) that searches for a corresponding song based on a search keyword stored in the search key storage unit, A search result display unit (display unit 22, processing unit 24) for displaying the search results.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a karaoke remote control device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The remote control device 100 has an operation button for inputting a search keyword and various operations on its upper surface, a display unit 22 for displaying the input search keyword, search result, various software buttons to be described later, and karaoke. A remote control transmission unit 26 is provided for transmitting a remote control signal to the apparatus.

  Among the operation buttons, a “song name” button 11, a “singer / genre” button 12, and a “new music / release year” button 13 are search buttons each indicating a search category, and the “song name” button is a search category “song name”. Search with, “singer name / genre” button once to search by search category “singer name”, press twice to search by search category “genre”, “new music / release year” button pressed once Then, the search by the search category “new music” can be performed, and the search by the search category “release year” can be performed by pressing twice.

  The operation button 14 is a “remote control” button for displaying a software button on the display unit 22.

  The operation button 15 is a character input button such as hiragana and alphabet for inputting a search keyword such as a song name or a singer name, and a plurality of characters are assigned to one button. For example, the kana character (A, I, U, E, O) and the number “1” are assigned to the button 151, and in the kana character input mode (the default is the kana character input mode, the number is input). When the button 151 is pressed once, the “character” button 152 is used to change the mode, and “a” is input. When the button 151 is pressed again (twice in succession), “yes” is input. In addition, "U" is pressed three times, "E" is pressed four times, "O" is pressed five times, "A" is returned after six presses, and thereafter the character is switched cyclically with each press. In the case of inputting “Oh”, since the next character can be input by pressing the cursor movement button 17 after pressing the button 151 once, then the button 151 may be pressed once.

  Reference numeral 16 denotes a “decision” button, 17 a cursor movement button, 18 a “return” button, and 19 an “ON / OFF” button for power.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the karaoke remote control device 100. In the figure, 21 is a Key I / F unit that detects the pressing of each operation button, 22 is a display unit such as an LCD that displays an input search keyword, search results, various software buttons, and the like. A touch input panel is laid on 22. As described above, the remote controller for karaoke needs to include a plurality of input buttons for inputting a search condition such as a search keyword, and a display unit having a relatively large display screen for displaying the search condition and the search result. Therefore, in order not to increase the size of the remote control device for karaoke, a relatively infrequently used button is displayed on the display unit 22 when necessary as a software button and can be input from the touch input display unit. The remote control device is downsized.

  23 stores a control program for the remote control device 100 for karaoke of the present invention such as search processing and remote control processing, and a song information database 231 for search (song name, singer name, genre, new score, release year, singing out (lyrics), etc. , A processing unit that executes various processes and controls based on a program stored in the storage unit, and 241 that receives the control of the input interval detection unit 271 described later, Reference numeral 25 denotes a power supply unit, and 26 denotes a remote control transmission unit that makes a song request reservation to the karaoke apparatus 1 and transmits a remote control signal for remotely controlling the volume and pitch of the karaoke apparatus 1.

  27 is a search key temporary storage unit for temporarily storing search keywords such as kana characters and alphanumeric characters input from the Key I / F unit 21 at the time of music search, and 271 is an input interval (or input speed) of the search keyword. When the search keyword is input (or stored) in the search key temporary storage unit 27, the time is started and the next search keyword is input (or stored). Then, reset the timekeeping and start timing again. When the measured time exceeds a predetermined time, the search processing unit 241 is instructed to search for song information based on the character string stored in the search key temporary storage unit 27.

  Note that the optimum time set in the input interval detector 271 is 600 msec. If the predetermined time is longer than 600 msec, the operator does not start searching easily, so he feels that the response is slow. Conversely, if the predetermined time is shorter than 600 msec, the search keyword input speed must be increased before the next character is input. Search starts and searches are performed each time a character is input, and the response is slow due to the load of the search and display processing. The result is that I feel bad.

  Next, the flow of processing when a song search is performed using the remote controller for karaoke 100 and the requested song is reserved for remote control in the karaoke apparatus 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 3 and the display screen example of FIG. To do.

  When the search button of the karaoke remote control device 100 is pressed to select a song to be sung by the user (step 1, hereinafter, step is abbreviated as S, the same applies to the drawings), the Key I / F unit 21 searches for the search button. When the category is recognized and it is recognized that the “song name” search button 11 is pressed, the process proceeds to the song name search process, and the song name search screen of FIG. 4B is displayed on the display unit 22 (S2). Note that the song name [] column of the song name search screen (FIG. 4B) is an input column for displaying a search keyword, and the search keyword input to the search key temporary storage unit 27 is displayed. “Kana” in FIG. 4B indicates a kana character input mode.

  Subsequently, when the character input button 151 is pressed, the Key I / F unit 21 recognizes the pressed button and outputs the hiragana character “a” corresponding to the recognized button to the search key temporary storage unit 27 ( S4). The search key temporary storage unit 27 stores the hiragana character “a” (S5). Then, the kana character “A” stored in the search key temporary storage unit 27 is displayed in the song name [] column of the song name search screen (FIG. 4B) (S6, FIG. 4C).

  The input interval detection unit 271 starts timing when a character is input to the search key temporary storage unit 27 (S7).

  In step 7, the presence / absence of a key to be continuously input is detected, and when a certain time elapses without any key input (S9), a song name search is executed based on the current search key “A”. A list of song name information of search results (songs beginning with “A”) is displayed (S11, FIG. 4F).

  If the input of the search key is still detected, the process returns to step 3.

  On the other hand, if the next key is input within a predetermined time following the input of the kana character “A” (S8), the process returns to step 4 without performing a search, and the next input key is recognized. . Here, when the next input key is the character input button 151, the Key I / F unit 21 recognizes that “I” has been input as a replacement for “A”, and stores it in the search key temporary storage unit 27. The kana character “i” is output as the replacement character, and the search key temporary storage unit 27 stores the kana character “i” in place of the temporarily stored kana character “a”.

  When the key input next to the kana character “A” is the character input button 153, the Key I / F unit 21 searches the kana character “NA” corresponding to the recognized button for the search key temporary storage unit 27. (S4). The search key temporary storage unit 27 stores the kana character “NA” following the kana character “A” (S5). Then, the kana character “ana” stored in the search key temporary storage unit 27 is displayed in the song name [] column of the song name search screen (FIG. 4B) (S6, FIG. 4D).

  The input interval detection unit 271 starts timing when a character is input to the search key temporary storage unit 27 (S7).

  In step 7, the presence / absence of a key to be continuously input is detected, and when a certain time elapses without any key input (S9), a song name search is executed based on the current search key “ana”, A list of search result song name information is displayed (S11, FIG. 4G).

  Subsequently, when the input of the search key is detected, the process returns to step 3.

  On the other hand, if the next key is input within a predetermined time following the input of the kana character “NA” (S8), the process returns to step 4 without performing a search, and the next input key is recognized. (S4).

  When the key input next to the kana character “NA” is the character input button 154, the Key I / F unit 21 outputs the kana character “TA” corresponding to the recognized button to the search key temporary storage unit 27. (S4). The search key temporary storage unit 27 stores the hiragana character “ta” following the kana character “na” (S5). Then, the kana character “you” stored in the search key temporary storage unit 27 is displayed in the song name [] column of the song name search screen (FIG. 4B) (S6, FIG. 4E).

  The input interval detection unit 271 starts timing when a character is input to the search key temporary storage unit 27 (S7).

  In step 7, the presence / absence of a key to be continuously input is detected, and when a certain time elapses without any key input (S9), a song name search is executed based on the current search key “you”. The song name information of the search result is displayed as a list on the display unit 22 (S11, FIG. 4H).

  When the operator finds a desired song name in the search result, the operator can designate the song using the cursor movement key 17 and can select the desired song using the enter button 16.

  When the determination button 16 is pressed, the key I / F unit 21 reads out detailed information (song number, title, singer name, scooping information, etc.) of the song selected by the cursor from the song information database 231 and displays it ( S14, FIG. 4I). When the enter button 16 is pressed again (S15), remote control information for requesting the selected song is output from the remote control transmission unit 26 to the karaoke apparatus 1 (S16).

  In the above embodiment, the song information database 231 is provided on the karaoke remote control device 100 side, but this song information database is prepared on the karaoke device 1 side, and the search is performed by a search instruction from the remote control device 100. May be performed on the karaoke device 1 side and the search result is returned to the remote control device 100 side.

  In the above embodiment, the search keyword is configured to input one character at a time. However, by storing a character string composed of a plurality of characters in advance and assigning it to a specific key, a single input operation can be performed from a plurality of characters. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which a character string can be input. In this case, the search process may be executed by treating the input of one character string equivalent to the input of the one character.

  In the above embodiment, the search is not performed if the input of the search keyword does not pass the predetermined interval. However, the search is executed at any time, and the display of the search result is not displayed if the predetermined interval has not passed. It is also possible.

  In the above embodiment, the remote controller for karaoke 100 is described as being separate from the karaoke apparatus 1, but is integrated with the karaoke apparatus, that is, the search / display function of the remote controller 100 in the karaoke apparatus 1. May be configured to incorporate.

  It is also possible to apply the search / display function of the remote controller for karaoke 100 shown in the above embodiment to other fields. For example, the present invention can be applied to a broadcast program search device such as a television or radio, a personal information search device such as an address book / phone book, and an electronic dictionary (national language, foreign language, etc.).

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description of the embodiments but by the scope of claims for patent, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the scope of claims for patent and all modifications within the scope.

1 is an external view of a karaoke remote control device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the block configuration of the remote control device for karaoke 100 concerning embodiment of this invention. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the remote control apparatus 100 for karaoke concerning embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the search operation screen of the remote control apparatus for karaoke 100 concerning embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

100 Remote control device for karaoke 11 “Song name” button 12 “Singer / genre” button 13 “New music / release year” button 14 “Remote control” button 15 Character input button 151 Character input button 152 Character input button 153 Character input button 154 Character input button 16 “OK” button 17 Cursor movement button 18 “Return” button 19 “ON / OFF” button 21 Key I / F unit 22 Display unit 23 Storage unit 231 Song information database 24 Processing unit 241 Search processing unit 25 Power supply unit 26 Remote control transmission Unit 27 Search key temporary storage unit 271 Input interval detection unit 1 Karaoke device (karaoke commander)

Claims (4)

A control program for a karaoke information retrieval device used in a karaoke device,
Receiving a song search instruction;
Displaying a search screen upon receipt of the song search instruction;
Receiving a search keyword,
Detecting an input interval of the search keyword;
When detecting that the input interval of the search keyword is a predetermined interval, a step of searching for a corresponding song based on the input search keyword;
A control program for a karaoke information retrieval apparatus, characterized by causing a computer to execute the step of displaying the result information of the music retrieval. A karaoke information retrieval device used in a karaoke device,
A search instruction input unit for receiving a song search instruction;
A display unit that displays a search screen upon receipt of the song search instruction;
A character input part for entering a search keyword;
A search key storage unit for storing input characters;
An input interval detector for detecting an input interval of input characters;
When detecting that the input interval is a predetermined interval, a search processing unit that searches for a corresponding song based on a search keyword stored in the search key storage unit;
A karaoke information search device comprising a search result display unit for displaying a search result of the music search. A method for controlling a karaoke information retrieval device used in a karaoke device,
The procedure to accept song search instructions,
A procedure for displaying a search screen upon receipt of the song search instruction;
Steps to accept search keywords,
A procedure for detecting an input interval of the search keyword;
When detecting that the input interval of the search keyword is a predetermined interval, a procedure for searching for a corresponding song based on the input search keyword;
A control method for a karaoke information retrieval apparatus comprising a procedure for displaying the result information of the music search. A control program used in a search device,
Receiving a search instruction;
Displaying a search screen upon receipt of the search instruction;
Receiving a search keyword,
Detecting an input interval of the search keyword;
When it is detected that the input interval of the search keyword is a predetermined interval, searching for relevant information based on the input search keyword;
A computer-readable storage medium storing a search program for causing a computer to execute the step of displaying the search result information.

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