JP2005345559A - Karaoke system having parody performance function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a karaoke system, with which a user can perform a karaoke musical piece at an arbitrary karaoke performance terminal based on the lyrics of a parody prepared by the user, and the user can specify the parody directly from its musical piece code of the musical piece, in the same way as in general karaoke musical pieces, and a special contrivance and a mechanism, like mode switching are unnecessary and the user can perform the karaoke musical piece of the parody by an operation like a normal one, and moreover it prevents making users other than the preparer of the parody to readily perform the karaoke musical piece. <P>SOLUTION: This karaoke system, mainly composed of a karaoke host device and karaoke performance terminals connected to the karaoke host device and the karaoke system, is characterized in that lyrics display data of the parody to which a unique musical piece code, which is attached in the same form as that in general musical piece codes is attached with a string, is registered in the karaoke host device; and when the ID of the user is recognized in an arbitrary karaoke performance terminal and the lyrics display the parody data of which are prepared by the user is registered in the host device, the karaoke musical piece is controlled to be performable by the performance instruction by the designation of the attached unique musical piece code. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke system capable of playing karaoke music displayed with lyrics on the basis of alternative song lyrics display data created by a user, and more specifically, in the same format as a music code for specifying general karaoke music. The present invention relates to a karaoke system capable of instructing performance of a substitute song with a unique music code.

  There are people who love music and prefer to make a song. The motivation for creating such a person's song is to make people listen to the song for a famous song, or to enjoy it by changing part of the lyrics, or seriously. It's like studying the lyrics, but usually it's just a humorous song, but there are many people who want to sing it with accompaniment music in earnest. In response to such a desire, conventionally, a technique for providing a singing function to a karaoke system has been conceived.

For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique for selectively displaying a replacement song lyrics using a display switching unit by designating the created lyrics information to be displayed by a predetermined selection designating unit. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for replacing proper nouns in the lyric display with proper nouns desired by the user. Furthermore, Patent Document 3 discloses a technology that can easily change the color change control information of a percussion and can edit the percussion even if the karaoke performance terminal is not installed. And in patent document 4, the communication karaoke system which can edit an alternative song at the home etc. where the karaoke performance terminal is not installed, and can use the edited alternative song easily is disclosed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-115553 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-26991 JP-A-11-344987 JP 2000-39893 A

  In this way, based on the percussion lyrics created by the user, the technology to play this as a karaoke song has been developed in various ways, and now the creation of percussion lyrics and the creation of the created lyrics to karaoke performance Incorporation is at a sufficiently practicable state of the art. However, there is still an inconvenience with respect to the process of playing a spare song created by the user. For example, since a unique song code is not assigned to a singing song as in general karaoke songs, it is included and managed in the song code of the original song. It cannot be identified directly. Furthermore, a special mechanism or mechanism for mode switching between the original song and the replacement song is required, and since the mode switching operation itself is not common, the user is wrong or troublesome for the user.

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to solve the above inconveniences. Specifically, the karaoke music piece can be played on an arbitrary karaoke performance terminal based on the verse lyrics created by the user, and a general karaoke piece. As with, the user can directly specify a song from the song code, and there is no need for a special mechanism or mechanism such as mode switching, and the karaoke song of the song can be operated in the same way as normal operation, It is another object of the present invention to provide a karaoke system in which a user other than the creator of the singing song does not easily play the karaoke music.

  In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor mainly uses a karaoke host device and a karaoke performance terminal connected to the host device, and a unique music code attached in the same format as a general music code in the host device. If the user ID is recognized at any karaoke performance terminal and the song lyrics display data created by the user is registered, the attached song lyrics display data associated with It is found that the above-mentioned problem can be solved by constructing a system for controlling performance of the karaoke music of the percussion by performing a performance instruction by designating the unique music code, and a karaoke system having the percussion performance function of the present invention. I came up with it.

That is, the karaoke system according to claim 1 of the present invention is mainly composed of a karaoke host device and a karaoke performance terminal connected to the host device via a network communication line and having a user ID recognition function. Is a karaoke system that can perform karaoke music with the lyric lyrics created by
(A) In the karaoke host device, for each user ID, the karaoke lyrics display data created by the user corresponding to a predetermined karaoke song is registered,
(A) Each of the replacement song lyrics display data is associated with a unique song code attached in the same format as a song code for specifying a general karaoke song,
(C) When an arbitrary user ID is recognized at any of the karaoke performance terminals, and the lyric display data created by the user is registered in the karaoke host device, the unique music According to a performance instruction by specifying a chord, karaoke music displayed as lyrics based on the replacement song lyrics display data is controlled to be playable.

  Furthermore, the karaoke system according to claim 2 of the present invention is the karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein an arbitrary user ID is recognized at any of the karaoke performance terminals and the user has created a replacement song. When lyric display data is registered in the karaoke host device, karaoke music displayed with lyrics based on the lyric display data can be played by a performance instruction by designating the user ID and unique music code. It is controlled.

  The karaoke system according to claim 3 of the present invention is the karaoke system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an arbitrary user ID is recognized at any of the karaoke performance terminals and the karaoke system is used. When the karaoke song display data created by the user is registered in the karaoke host device, the karaoke song of the karaoke song lyrics and its attribute information are also displayed when searching for any karaoke song.

  According to the karaoke system according to claim 1 of the present invention, the karaoke lyrics display data created by the user corresponding to a predetermined karaoke song is registered for each user ID, and the karaoke lyrics created by the user are registered. Based on this, the karaoke song can be played on any karaoke performance terminal, and each song lyrics display data has a unique song code attached in the same format as the song code for specifying a general karaoke song Can be specified directly from the music code, and no special mechanism or mechanism is required, and the karaoke music of the percussion can be operated in the same way as normal operation. In addition, it is possible to perform only when the user ID is recognized and the replacement lyrics display data created by the user is registered. Therefore, in any karaoke performance terminal, a user other than the creator does not easily play the karaoke song of the spare song in a situation where the creator of the spare song is absent. There is an effect.

  Furthermore, according to the karaoke system according to claim 2 of the present invention, when an arbitrary user ID is recognized and the parody lyrics display data created by the user is registered, the user ID and the unique music are registered. Since the karaoke piece of the singing song can be performed by the performance instruction by the designation of the chord, even if the creator of the singing song is present at any karaoke playing terminal, a user other than the creator of that singing song There is an effect that no karaoke music is easily played.

  And according to the karaoke system of Claim 3 of this invention, when arbitrary user ID is recognized and the paradigm lyrics display data which the said user created are registered, at the time of the search of arbitrary karaoke music, Since the karaoke song and its attribute information are also displayed, the user can easily search by a normal search operation, obtain attribute information about the karaoke song of the percussion, confirm this, and instruct performance There are effects such as.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to an optimal example of the karaoke system of the present invention. Here, first, the network configuration diagram of the karaoke system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 and shown in FIG. Based on the block configuration diagram of the karaoke performance terminal constituting the karaoke system of the present invention, the pillow according to claim 1 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram of the karaoke system of the present invention. The karaoke system (1) of the present embodiment is connected to the karaoke host device (H) and the host device (H) via a network communication line (N) so as to be communicable, and has a user ID recognition function. Mainly karaoke performance terminals (P, P...). Specifically, first, the karaoke host device (H) is provided with a music database (DB) in which a large number of karaoke music data is stored for each music code, and music data and lyrics display data are recorded in each data. Has been. The music data is data that is the origin of karaoke accompaniment music expressed in the MIDI format, while the lyric display data is the data that is the origin of the lyrics telop displayed in synchronization with the karaoke music. The lyric display data includes lyric character information in which each lyric character constituting the lyric is expressed by a predetermined code, display layout information for designating the display position, character font, and character type (italic bold, etc.) of each lyric character, , Color change control information in which the color change start time and color change end time of each lyric character are expressed by the cumulative time from the start of accompaniment music playback, color change control information of lyrics displayed as lyrics telop, and lyrics Display erasure timing information for defining the display / erasure timing of characters.

  Next, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a karaoke performance terminal constituting the karaoke system of the present invention. The karaoke performance terminal (P) in this embodiment is composed of a central control means (CPU: 10) for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus and various devices connected to the central control means (CPU: 10). Hard disk (11), RAM (12), sound source (synthesizer: 13), mixer (effector: 14), vocal adapter (19), MPEG decoder (20), synthesis circuit (21), remote control device (23), user An IC card reading / writing device (R / W: 37) to which an ID is attached is connected. In addition to the music data (32) and lyrics display data (33), the hard disk (11) stores background video data (34) for displaying a background video on the display device (22). .

  Here, each functional means will be described briefly. The communication control means (24) is for controlling communication with the karaoke host apparatus performed via a network communication line such as an ADSL line, ISDN line, or general telephone line. The user ID management means (25) manages the user ID recognized by the IC card reading / writing device (37) to which the user ID is attached from the login to the logoff. Thus, when a user who logs in with the user ID once performs a predetermined operation process by the management means (25), the user is specified. The recognition of the user ID is not limited to using an IC card. For example, the user ID may be based on a password identification or a biometric identification function such as a fingerprint or a voiceprint.

  Next, the voice generation process will be described. The sound source (13) forms a musical sound signal in accordance with the music data input by the music sequencer (31) executed by the central control means (10). The formed musical sound signal is input to the mixer (14). The mixer (14) is connected to the musical sound signal generated by the sound source (13), the karaoke microphone (17), and the A / D converter (18). The singing voice signal of the input singer is mixed with an appropriate balance. The mixed digital audio signal is input to the sound system (SS: 15). This sound system (15) includes a power amplifier, converts an input digital signal into an analog signal and amplifies it, and emits a musical sound and a singing sound from a speaker (16). Moreover, the singing voice signal converted into the digital signal by the A / D converter (18) is also input to the vocal adapter (19), and the singing power is determined by the singing frequency of the singing voice signal collected from the vocal adapter (19). Automatic scoring is performed.

  The background video data (34) recorded on the hard disk (11) is encoded in the MPEG2 format, is subjected to playback processing by the background video playback means (30) executed by the central control means (10), and is read out. To the MPEG decoder (20). The MPEG decoder (20) converts the input MPEG data into an NTSC video signal and inputs it to the synthesis circuit (21). The synthesis circuit (21) adds a lyrics telop and a video signal onto the background video signal. An OSD such as a scoring display is synthesized, and the synthesized video signal is displayed on the display device (22).

  The remote control device (23) includes a user interface, a remote control signal transmission circuit, and the like, and inputs an operation signal corresponding to the user's operation to the central control means (10). The central control means (10) detects the operation signal by the operation input processing means (31) and performs corresponding processing. For example, when a music code is input by the remote controller (23), the operation input processing means (31) detects this and transmits it to the sequencer (26) as a request for karaoke music. In response to this, the sequencer (26) reads the music data identified by the music code from the music data storage area (32) of the hard disk (11). The sequencer (26) mainly includes a music sequencer (27) and a lyrics sequencer (28). The music sequencer (31) reads track data such as performance data tracks and guide melody tracks in the music data, The karaoke music piece is played by controlling the sound source (13) with this data, while the lyric sequencer (32) is provided with character pattern creating means (29), and reads the data of the lyric track in the music data, Based on this data, an image pattern of lyric telop is created and output to the synthesis circuit (21).

  Next, based on the block configuration diagram of the karaoke host device constituting the karaoke system of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 and the conceptual configuration diagram of the alternative song management table shown in FIG. The configuration of (a) will be described in detail.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3, the karaoke host device (H) in this embodiment is connected to the karaoke performance terminal (P) via the network communication line (N), and various information is transmitted to the communication control means (42). ) Is sent and received. In this karaoke host device (H), a large-capacity hard disk (43) is installed, and as described above, in addition to a general music database, a “substitute information management file” (44) is provided. In (44), per-user lyric display data (44c) created by the user corresponding to the song code (44b) of a predetermined karaoke song is registered for each user ID (44a). Furthermore, each piece of lyric display data is associated with a unique piece of music code attached in the same format as a piece of music code for specifying a general karaoke piece of music. It is managed by.

  Here, an example of a method for registering the replacement song lyrics display data will be described. In the present embodiment, the host device (H) is connected to a WWW (World Wide Web) server (S). The WWW server (S) can be connected to the Internet line (IN), and provides an editing function for the song lyrics display data (44c). This server (S) communicates with the replacement song information management file (44), and reads and writes the replacement song lyrics display data (44c) with respect to this management file (44) as appropriate. First, a user operates a mobile terminal (MP), a personal computer terminal (PC), or the like, which is a user terminal, to access a dedicated site of a predetermined URL on the server (S). When the server (S) receives the access request sent from the user terminal, it sends out an “alternate song registration screen” (labor saving) shown in which columns for entering the user ID and the music code are provided.

  Then, on the user terminal, the parachute registration screen sent from the server (S) is received and displayed. When the user performs a predetermined input operation after entering the user ID and the music code on the replacement song registration screen displayed on the display, the user ID and the music code are sent to the server (S). When the karaoke host device (H) recognizes that the user ID and the song code have been received by the server (S), the central control means (41) takes out the lyrics display data of the original song corresponding to the song code, Using this original song lyrics display data, an “alternative song editing screen” (not shown) is created and sent to the user terminal. The user terminal receives the replacement song editing screen sent from the server (S), and advances the editing work of the replacement song lyrics display data through interactive processing with the user while displaying this. When the editing of the substitute song is completed, the edited song lyrics display data is sent to the server (S). The host device (H) acquires the replacement song lyrics display data and registers it in the replacement song information management file (44).

  An auxiliary program created by a predetermined program language such as CGI is attached to the parody editing screen, and the progress of the parody proceeds mainly on the parody editing screen and the auxiliary program. Also, the original song lyrics character strings arranged in units of blocks according to the lyrics character string information and the display layout information of the original song lyrics display data are displayed on the replacement song editing screen. On the editing screen, the user selects a lyric character portion to be edited by the operation input device, and inputs the lyric character of the singing song into the input column by a predetermined operation input means. At this time, display layout information such as character font and character type can also be specified for each lyric character.

  Further, the auxiliary program automatically generates color change control information corresponding to the input lyrics character string. For example, the color change start time and color change end time of each lyric character are evenly reassigned to the lyric characters that make up the lyric character string, and the color change start time and color change end time of the original lyric character In this way, the color change control information corresponding to the lyrics character string of the singing song is generated. It is also possible for the user himself to adjust the color change control information. In this case, the user associates the lyrics of the original song lyrics with the lyrics of the alternative song lyrics on the editing screen using a predetermined pointer. Then, color change control information is generated based on this association. When editing is completed, the lyrics text information, display layout information, and generated color change control information extracted from the contents entered on the screen for editing the song are reflected in the original song lyrics display data. Parody lyrics display data is organized.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the above-mentioned “replacement registration screen” and “replacement edit screen” are provided on a GUI (Graphic) provided in a remote control device attached to each karaoke performance terminal (P).
It can also be displayed with a touch sensor type operation panel providing a user interface) environment, and the user can use the display screen (not shown) between the karaoke host device (H) and the karaoke performance terminal (P). In the same manner as described above, the replacement song can be registered and edited. Of course, with this configuration, there is no need for a mobile terminal or personal computer terminal that can be connected to the Internet.

  In the karaoke host device (H), predetermined information is recorded in the replacement song management table (T) at the time when the replacement song is registered. FIG. 4 is a conceptual configuration diagram of the percussion song management table. As main constituent elements thereof, a “user ID” field (f1) for specifying the author of the percussion, and a karaoke song that is the subject of the percussion “Original song music code” field (f2) specified by the chord, “rear song music code” field (f3) indicating the unique music code of the percussion given in the same format as the original song music code, and this implementation In the example, for example, a “setting flag” field (f4) for indicating a completion of a parody and setting a flag for setting whether or not performance can be performed at an arbitrary karaoke performance terminal, a “setting date” field (f5) indicating the setting date and time, etc. Consists of. That is, in this embodiment, even if the parody is not completed, it can be registered, and even after registration, the parody can be changed or modified at any time, and the performance cannot be performed by the user's own flag setting. You can also decide. This flag can also be set on the above-mentioned song editing screen.

  Hereinafter, the search display screen and performance instruction screen by music code shown in FIG. 5, the search display screen and performance instruction screen by music code shown in FIG. 6, and in another embodiment shown in FIG. 7. Based on the search display screen, and the search result display screen, the attribute information display of the replacement song and the performance instruction screen shown in FIG. 8, the configuration of (c) according to claim 1, and claims 2 and 3. The configuration will be described in detail.

  D1 to D8 shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 are display screens on a GUI operation panel provided in a remote control device attached to each karaoke performance terminal. At the same time that the user can see search information and the like on this display screen. Input operation is also possible. First, D1 in FIG. 5 is a search menu screen for karaoke music, and a “search genre designation” icon (50) that can be designated in various search genres such as “new score”, “singer name”, “song name”, and the like. An operation icon (51) or the like is displayed. In order to search for a karaoke song by its song code, the “remote control” icon (50a) is selected. Then, as shown in D2, a music code designation screen with a numeric keypad (52) is displayed, and the user designates and inputs a music code to the music code input unit (53) using this numeric keypad (52). Is transferred to the karaoke performance terminal by the “transfer” icon (54), the music code is incorporated in the queue of the reservation registration means, and is controlled to be playable by the sequence processing. At this time, when the user ID is recognized and the paradigm lyrics display data created by the user is registered in the karaoke host device, the specific music code is designated in the same manner as this. If it is performed according to the procedure, it is controlled so that it can be played by a normal procedure.

  D3 and D4 shown in FIG. 6 are a karaoke music search display screen and a music performance code instruction screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, when a user logs in with a user ID at an arbitrary karaoke performance terminal, each “use ID” icon (55) is displayed on the user ID designation screen (D3) shown in D3. The user ID is registered together with the person's face photo. The user can select the “user himself” icon (55a), specify his / her user ID, and then specify the unique music code attached to the karaoke song of the alternative song, so that the karaoke song can be played. Controlled. The user ID designation screen is also provided with a “logout” icon (57), a “login” icon (56), and the like. The login procedure is possible.

  D4 has substantially the same configuration as the music code designation screen of D2, but on the display screen of D4, "member number" for designating a member number indicating a user ID to the music code input unit (53). ”Icon (58) and a“ music code ”icon (59) for designating a music code are provided, and when a user has created a song lyrics display data created by the user, the user ID is used by using these icons. When the specific music code is specified, specifically, after the user ID is specified, the music code is subsequently specified, or the reverse procedure is performed, and these are transferred to the karaoke performance terminal. It is controlled so that the karaoke music of the parade can be played.

  Furthermore, D5 and D6 shown in FIG. 7 are karaoke music search display screens in still another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, first, D5 is the same as the karaoke song search menu screen shown in D1 of FIG. 5. Here, in order to search for a karaoke song by its song name, a “song title” icon ( 50b) is selected. Then, as shown in D6, a song name designation screen accompanied by a kana character designation key string (60) for inputting a song name in kana characters is displayed, and the user uses this kana character designation key string (60), When all or partial characters of the song title are designated and entered in the song title input part (61), and the “search” icon (62) is selected after the designation is entered, the search result display screen shown in D7 of FIG. Search result information (63) in which the song name and artist name of the corresponding karaoke song is described is displayed.

  If the user has created the karaoke lyrics display data created by the user, the search result information (63) includes the search result icon (63b) of the karaoke song of the original song and the search result icon (63b) of the karaoke song of the original song. ) Is also displayed along with a notation that the latter is a percussion version. Then, when the user selects the latter search result icon (63b), the attribute information display and performance instruction screen of the replacement song shown in D8 are displayed. This display screen is provided with an attribute information column (64), which includes a “song code” column (64a) for specifying a replacement song, a “song name” column (64b) for indicating the name of the original song, A “singer name” column (64c) indicating the artist name, a “song writer” column (64d) for specifying a song writer, and the like are described. When the user confirms the contents of the display screen, selects the “transfer” icon (65), and transfers it to a predetermined karaoke performance terminal, the performance terminal is controlled to be able to perform.

  As described above in detail, according to the karaoke system of the present invention, the karaoke song can be played at any karaoke performance terminal based on the verse song lyrics created by the user, A unique music code is linked in the same format as the music code for specifying a general karaoke song, and the user can directly specify a replacement song from the music code like a general karaoke song. If the karaoke song of the percussion is operated in the same way as the normal operation, the user ID is recognized, and the percussion lyrics display data created by the user is registered Since it is possible to perform only for a limited number of times, users other than the creator of the song in the situation where the creator of the song is absent at any karaoke performance terminal will be able to There is no such thing as hair music would not be easily played.

The network block diagram of the karaoke system of this invention. The block block diagram of the karaoke performance terminal which comprises the karaoke system of this invention. The block block diagram of the karaoke host apparatus which comprises the karaoke system of this invention. The conceptual block diagram of an alternative song music management table. Search display screen and performance instruction screen by music code. The search display screen in another Example and the performance instruction | indication screen by a music code. The search screen display screen in still another embodiment. Search result display screen, attribute display of performance song and performance instruction screen.

Explanation of symbols

1 Karaoke system having a function of performing a replacement song 10, 41 Central control means 11, 43 Hard disk 33 Lyric display data 35, 44a User ID
36, 44b Music code 37 IC card reader / writer 44 Replacement song information management file 44c Replacement song lyrics display data H Karaoke host device P Karaoke performance terminal N Network communication line S WWW server T Replacement song management table f1 User ID field f2 Original song Music code field f3 Replacement song code field f4 Setting flag field f5 Setting date / time field IN Internet line PC PC terminal MP mobile terminal

Claims (3)

A karaoke system capable of playing karaoke music using a karaoke song created by a user, the karaoke host device being connected to the host device via a network communication line and having a user ID recognition function as a main component Because
(A) In the karaoke host device, for each user ID, the karaoke lyrics display data created by the user corresponding to a predetermined karaoke song is registered,
(A) Each of the replacement song lyrics display data is associated with a unique song code attached in the same format as a song code for specifying a general karaoke song,
(C) When an arbitrary user ID is recognized at any of the karaoke performance terminals, and the percussion lyrics display data created by the user is registered in the karaoke host device, the unique music A karaoke system characterized in that karaoke music displayed as lyrics based on the replacement song lyrics display data is controlled to be playable in accordance with a performance instruction by designating a chord.   When an arbitrary user ID is recognized at any of the karaoke performance terminals and the replacement song lyrics display data created by the user is registered in the karaoke host device, the user ID and the unique 2. The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the karaoke music displayed as lyrics based on the replacement song lyrics display data is controlled to be playable by a performance instruction by designating a music code. When an arbitrary user ID is recognized at any of the karaoke performance terminals, and the replacement song lyrics display data created by the user is registered in the karaoke host device, when searching for an arbitrary karaoke song 3. The karaoke system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein karaoke music of the percussion lyrics and attribute information thereof are also displayed.

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