JP2006047403A - Karaoke sound recording system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a karaoke sound recording system with which the user can satisfactorily write recorded sound which he/she has sung well objectively to the degree his/her singing can be written into a portable recording medium on the basis of the criterion of the user, using an arbitrary writing device, whenever and wherever he/she wants. <P>SOLUTION: Each user preliminarily registers a reference score value for deciding whether a specified karaoke music is sung well to the degeree that can be written into the portable recording medium to a karaoke host device by himself or herself. In an arbitrary karaoke playing terminal, the system to record the voice to the karaoke host device is constituted so that the recorded voice can be written into the portable recording medium using an arbitrary writing device for user whose user ID is recognized, when the user sings a prescribed karaoke music, and when the user ID, music code, scoring result and recording sound data are transferred, and the scoring result exceeds the reference scoring value in a normal karaoke use without following a special process. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke recording system for writing a recorded voice of a user who sang in accordance with the performance of a predetermined karaoke piece to a portable recording medium.

  Recently, at a karaoke store called “Karaoke Box”, as an optional service, karaoke accompaniment music output from a karaoke performance terminal and microphone input sound sung along with the music are mixed and recorded. -Provides a karaoke recording service that allows writing (burn recording) on appropriate portable recording media such as R and DVD. In order to perform such a service, a writing device for a portable recording medium, specifically, a CD-R recorder or a DVD recorder is required. Usually, a separate recording device is attached to the karaoke performance terminal. Recently, some recorders are incorporated in a karaoke performance terminal. As a procedure for writing, the karaoke accompaniment music and the sound signal of the microphone input voice are mixed to form recording voice data, and once recorded in a predetermined recording area provided in the hard disk, a predetermined writing device (for example, The recorded audio data recorded by using a CD-R recorder is converted into a CD-DA standard PCM data format and written, for example.

  Conventionally, various techniques have been conceived in connection with such a karaoke recording service. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a karaoke recording apparatus that can freely select music to be recorded on an appropriate portable recording medium assigned to each album. In Patent Document 2, when only karaoke accompaniment music is recorded without intentionally singing, the recorded CD-R can be reused as it is for karaoke purposes. In response to the above problem, a karaoke recording apparatus is disclosed that can prevent only accompaniment music from being illegally recorded in consideration of copyright.

  By the way, as is well known at present, a karaoke performance scoring means is attached to a general karaoke performance terminal. This scoring means compares the singing voice input from the microphone with the main melody of karaoke accompaniment music, and scores based on the difference in pitch and pronunciation timing. Specifically, a predetermined musical note area such as a phrase or measure is used as one scoring section in the performance process of a musical piece, and a singer's voice signal input from a microphone and reference data (reference) such as a main melody of karaoke accompaniment music. Compare each section. Then, the comparison results for each scoring section are tabulated and displayed at a predetermined timing, and finally the accompaniment music is tabulated from the start to the end, and the tabulated value is processed appropriately to create a scoring result. It is. Recently, when this singing ability scoring means is used, the scoring result is transferred to the karaoke host device and used for national ranking display of singing ability.

Conventionally, various techniques have been conceived regarding a karaoke system with such a scoring means. For example, in Patent Document 3, a karaoke performance terminal acquires a user ID for identifying a user, thereby recognizing who sang what and transmitting the scoring result to a karaoke host device. The device discloses a technique for creating a scoring ranking for each predetermined period such as monthly or annual based on the scoring result. Patent Document 4 discloses a technique in which a user designates an appropriate section in a musical performance process and displays a scoring result in the designated section on a display.
JP 2002-287777 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-167582 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-055184 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-301588

  Now, in the present karaoke recording system, when writing the recorded voice of the user who sang according to the performance of a predetermined karaoke song to a predetermined portable recording medium, the singing ability scoring means attached to the karaoke performance terminal is effectively utilized. Not. That is, for the user to write his / her singing voice to the portable recording medium, the user does not know whether or not he / she sang objectively despite the desire to write what he / she sang well. In addition, in the current karaoke recording system, it takes time to write a user's recorded voice to a portable recording medium in accordance with a special process separated from normal karaoke use. May cause trouble. Furthermore, since the song is sung exclusively for writing, the user may be pressured at the time of singing, and some people may not be able to exert their original power.

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to solve the above inconveniences, and specifically, in a karaoke recording system for writing a user's recorded voice sung in accordance with the performance of a predetermined karaoke piece to a portable recording medium, Effective use of the singing ability scoring system that accompanies singing without causing any trouble to other users' use of karaoke, and without the user being under pressure when singing. It is an issue to provide a karaoke recording system that allows a user to satisfactorily write anytime, anywhere with a recording device that can sing an objectively sound to the extent that it can be written to a portable recording medium on their own standards. To do.

  In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors previously set a reference scoring value as to whether each user sang objectively well enough to write to a portable recording medium for a predetermined karaoke song singing ability. In any karaoke performance terminal that is registered in the device and connected to the karaoke host device via a network, the user whose user ID is recognized can be used for normal karaoke use without following a special process. When singing a karaoke song for which a standard scoring value is registered, the user ID, music code, scoring result, and recorded voice data are transferred, and if the scoring result exceeds the standard scoring value, the recorded voice data By building a system that records data on a karaoke host device so that it can be written to a portable recording medium with any writing device, It can solve the problem, and conceived the karaoke recording system of the present invention.

That is, the karaoke recording system of the present invention includes a karaoke host device, a karaoke performance terminal that is connected to the host device through a network, and includes a user ID recognition unit, a singing ability scoring unit, and a singing voice recording unit, In a karaoke recording system that is connected to a performance terminal and mainly comprises a writing device for writing the recorded sound to a portable recording medium,
The arbitrary karaoke performance terminal is
(A) When a user whose user ID is recognized sings a predetermined karaoke piece, the singing ability is scored and the singing voice is recorded, and the user ID, song code, scoring result and recorded voice are recorded. Singing information transfer means for transferring data to the karaoke host device,
The karaoke host device is
(A) a reference scoring value registration unit for registering a reference scoring value for the singing ability of a predetermined karaoke piece for each user ID;
(C) a recording audio recording unit for recording for recording a recording sound of a predetermined karaoke piece by user ID so as to be writable on a portable recording medium by the arbitrary writing device;
(D) When the scoring result transferred from the karaoke performance terminal exceeds the reference scoring value in the karaoke song of the user who sang, the recorded voice is recorded in the recording voice recording unit for writing. Recording voice recording means for writing,
It is characterized by that.

  According to the karaoke recording system of the present invention, it does not take time because it proceeds in normal karaoke use without following a special process, and does not cause any trouble to use karaoke by other users. In addition to being able to demonstrate the original power without any pressure when singing, the karaoke host device uses the singing power scoring means attached to it, and the karaoke host device has a criterion for writing on its portable recording medium, When singing at any karaoke performance terminal connected to this host device over the network, the recorded voice that can be sung objectively to the extent that it can be written to a portable recording medium on the user's own standards can be sent to any writing device As a result, the user can write satisfactorily anytime and anywhere.

  Hereinafter, although the optimal Example about the karaoke recording system of this invention is given, first, the network block diagram of the karaoke performance system of the invention shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke performance terminal which comprises the karaoke recording system shown in FIG. Based on the block configuration diagram and the scoring function flow diagram of the singing ability scoring means shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, a karaoke recording system (1) of the present invention is connected to a karaoke host device (2), the host device (2) through a network, a user ID recognizing means, a singing ability scoring means, and A karaoke performance terminal (3, 3...) Provided with a singing voice recording means and the performance terminal (3, 3...), And writing the recorded sound to a portable recording medium such as a CD-R or DVD. It consists mainly of writing devices (4, 4,...) For performing. Each karaoke performance terminal (3, 3,...) Is connected to the Internet (5) via a communication line such as ADSL or ISDN, and a VPN (Virtual
The private network is connected to the karaoke host device (H). (Network devices such as routers, hubs, and modems are not shown)

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the karaoke performance terminal (3) constituting the karaoke recording system of the present invention includes a central control means (CPU: 10) for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus, and various types connected thereto. It is mainly composed of equipment. That is, the central control means (10) includes a hard disk (11), RAM (12), sound source (synthesizer: 13), mixer (effector: 14), vocal adapter (19), MPEG decoder (20), synthesis circuit. (21) An ID card reading / writing device (23), which is a user ID authentication means, is connected. The hard disk (11) stores music data (29) for playing karaoke music, video data (30) of background video, and the like.

  Here, the components of the karaoke performance terminal (3) will be described briefly. First, the sound source (13) forms a musical sound signal according to the music data input by the music sequencer processing in the sequencer (26) 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 input user's singing voice signal 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 voice from a speaker (16).

  The singing voice signal converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter (18) is also input to the vocal adapter (19). The vocal adapter (19) collects the singing frequency from the input singing voice signal, and also collects the reference frequency input from the music sequencer in the sequencer (26). Then, the singing frequency and the reference frequency are synchronized, separated into predetermined time intervals, input to the central control means (10), and the singing ability scoring means (25) performs the scoring process. Note that guide melody data included in the music is usually used as the reference.

  The video data (30) recorded on the hard disk (11) is encoded in the MPEG2 format, and is subjected to playback processing by background video playback means (not shown) executed by the central control means (10) and 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 means (22).

  The remote control device (R) includes a user interface, a remote control signal transmission circuit (not shown), and the like, and inputs an operation signal corresponding to the user's operation to the central control means (10). When the central control means (10) detects this operation signal, it performs corresponding processing. For example, when a music code is input by the remote control device (R), it is transmitted to the sequencer (26) as a request for karaoke music. In response, the sequencer (26) reads the music data identified by the music code from the music data recording area (29) of the hard disk (11). The sequencer (26) is mainly composed of a music sequencer and a lyrics sequencer. The music sequencer reads track data such as performance data tracks and guide melody tracks in the music data, and controls the sound source (13) with this data. On the other hand, the lyric sequencer is equipped with character pattern creation means, reads the data of the lyrics track in the song data, creates the image pattern of the lyrics telop based on this data, Is output to the synthesis circuit (21).

  The singing ability scoring means (25) processes the audio signal by digital processing based on the microprogram, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the scoring function. This singing ability scoring means (25) inputs the guide melody data read from the music data during karaoke performance as a reference (38). This guide melody data is mainly MIDI data, and the central control means (10) The MIDI data is converted into frequency data and volume data and input to the singing ability scoring means (25).

  Further, in FIG. 2, the singing voice signal input from the karaoke microphone (17) is converted into digital waveform data by the A / D converter (18), and the extraction unit (36) in FIG. Singing frequency data and singing volume data are extracted from the waveform data. The extracted various data is input to the comparison unit (37), the frequency data of the reference melody reference (38) is compared with the volume data, and the difference data is determined. Further, the rhythm difference data is determined from the singing volume data and the guide melody volume data based on the timing difference at the time of singing, and this difference data is processed by the central control means (10), and this difference data is also accumulated and recorded. Based on this, the average value and standard deviation are calculated.

  The singing voice recording means (24) acquires the acoustic signal corresponding to the music data and the acoustic signal of the microphone input voice during the performance of the predetermined karaoke music. These input acoustic signals are mixed, converted to PCM data, and recorded voice data, which is recorded as recorded voice data (34) in a predetermined recording section provided in the hard disk (11). At the time of this recording, the user ID (31), the music code (32), and the singing ability scoring result (33) corresponding to each recorded audio data (34) are also linked and recorded in a predetermined recording unit. .

  In the present invention, the singing ability scoring means (25) and the singing voice recording means (24) are used, and any karaoke music piece in normal karaoke use can be recorded without following a special process separated from normal karaoke use. For each performance, the singing ability is scored and the singing voice is recorded, but this system is adopted only when the mode is set and a mode setting / cancellation mechanism is set for whether or not to use this system. The scoring and recording may be performed every time any karaoke piece is played.

  The user ID recognition means (23) uses an ID card reading / writing device attached to the karaoke performance terminal (3) and recognizes it by reading and inputting the user's ID card data. Then, for example, the CPU can recognize from which user the operation is issued by the operation before and after designating its own ID icon (not shown) formed by login. The recognition of the user ID is not limited to using an ID card, and may be based on, for example, input of a password and further a biometric identification function such as a fingerprint or a voiceprint.

  Hereinafter, a block configuration diagram of a karaoke host device constituting the karaoke recording system shown in FIG. 4, a conceptual configuration diagram of a reference scoring information management table shown in FIG. 5, and an external perspective view of the karaoke remote control device shown in FIG. (A) according to claim 1 based on the diagram, the user interface display screen for registering the reference scoring value shown in FIG. 7, and the conceptual configuration diagram of the recorded voice management table for each user shown in FIG. ) To (c) will be further described in detail.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, from the karaoke performance terminal (3) connected to the karaoke host device (4) via the Internet VPN, the singing information transfer means (27) in FIG. The user ID, music code, scoring result, and recorded voice data of the user who has been recognized are transferred using the communication control interface (41) as a window. As described above, the user ID is specified by the user ID recognition means (23) attached to the karaoke performance terminal (3). Then, the central control means (42) sings information transferred from the karaoke performance terminal (3), that is, the user ID (31), the music code (32), the scoring result (33), and the recorded voice data (34). Is temporarily recorded in the reference scoring value registration unit (44) of the hard disk (43). Further, the central control means (42) collates the transferred user ID with the karaoke piece of music by using the reference scoring information management table (T1) formed in the reference scoring value registration unit (44), and registers it. If there is a score, the score is compared with the reference score registered in the reference scoring information management table (T1) to determine whether the score exceeds the reference score. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the reference scoring information management table (T1) in the present embodiment includes a “user ID” field (f1) for specifying a user, and a “music code for specifying karaoke music”. "Field (f2)", a "reference scoring value" field (f3) indicating a reference scoring value registered in advance by the user, a "registration date" field (f4) indicating the registration date and time, and the like. Then, the registration of the reference scoring value is performed using the user interface of the karaoke remote control device attached to the karaoke performance terminal, as will be described later.

  Next, in the recording audio recording unit (45) for writing in the hard disk (43), the central control means (42) collates the transferred user ID with the karaoke music piece, and is registered. When the recording voice recording means for writing (46) compares the scoring result with the reference scoring value, determines whether the scoring result exceeds the reference scoring value, and if the scoring result exceeds, The transferred recording voice data (34) is formally recorded so as to be writable in a writing device (4) connected to an arbitrary karaoke performance terminal (3). At the time of this recording, the user ID (31) and the music code (32) are also linked and recorded. The user can record the recorded voice designated by the desired music code at any karaoke performance terminal (3 ) Can be written to a predetermined portable recording medium by an arbitrary writing device (4) connected to (4).

  The recording voice recording unit (45) for writing is provided with a recording voice management table (T2) for each user, and this table (T2) is used for specifying a user as shown in FIG. “User ID” field (f5), “Singing song code” field (f6) for specifying the sung karaoke song, “Recording voice ID” linked to the recorded voice data recorded and specified. "Field (f7)," recording date "field (f8) indicating the date and time when the recorded audio data was recorded, and the like.

  If the user wishes to write, recording is performed in the recording audio recording unit (45) for writing by the writing means (28) in FIG. 2 on the condition of the ID confirmation in an arbitrary karaoke performance terminal (3). The recorded voice data (34) is returned and once recorded on the hard disk (11), and then connected to the connected writing device (4) in the same manner as the conventional method for writing recorded voice to a portable recording medium. ), The recorded audio data (34) is controlled to be written in a predetermined portable recording medium.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the karaoke remote control device (R) is provided with a user interface mainly composed of a touch panel in which a liquid crystal display (LCD; Ra) and a touch sensor (Rb) are stacked on the front. The built-in flash memory (not shown) stores the same table of contents information stored in the karaoke performance terminal, various image information displayed on the touch panel, and the like. Based on the input information to the touch panel, various image information and character information are developed into a bit map in the video RAM, and based on the bitmap data, the LCD driver is driven to display appropriate information on the touch panel.

  FIG. 7 shows a user interface display screen mainly composed of a touch panel formed by laminating a liquid crystal display (Ra) and a touch sensor (Rb) of the karaoke remote control device. As described above, as shown in FIG. This is displayed when the content of this system is designated before and after the designation of the ID icon formed based on the above. On this display screen, a user name or nickname display field (50) associated with the user ID, a "music code" entry field (51a) for specifying the karaoke song to be registered, and the user There is provided a reference scoring value registration entry field (51) consisting of a "reference scoring value" entry field (51b) in which a standard for singing objectively well enough to write with satisfaction can be set. After the user has made a desired entry, the user selects the “Register” icon (53), and this information is stored in the reference scoring information management table in the karaoke host device via the corresponding karaoke performance terminal. be registered.

  As described above in detail, according to the karaoke recording system of the present invention, it does not take time because it proceeds in normal karaoke use without following a special process, and it impedes other users' use of karaoke. The karaoke host device uses its singing ability scoring means attached to the karaoke host terminal so that the user can exert his or her original power without being pressured at the time of singing. Recording standards that can be sung objectively to the extent that it can be written to a portable recording medium, regardless of the karaoke performance terminal connected to this host device over the network. Audio can be satisfactorily written anytime and anywhere by any writing device.

The network block diagram of the karaoke performance system of invention. The block block diagram of the karaoke performance terminal which comprises a karaoke recording system. Scoring function flow chart of singing ability scoring means. The block block diagram of the karaoke host apparatus which comprises a karaoke recording system. The conceptual block diagram of a reference | standard scoring information management table. The external appearance perspective view of a karaoke remote control device. User interface display screen for reference scoring value registration. The conceptual block diagram of the audio recording management table classified by user.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke recording system 2 Karaoke host apparatus 3 Karaoke performance terminal 4 Writing apparatus 10,42 Central control means 11,43 Hard disk 23 User ID recognition means 24 Singing voice recording means 25 Singing ability scoring means 27 Singing information transfer means 28 Writing means 31 User ID
32 Music code 33 Scoring result 34 Sound recording data 44 Reference scoring value registration unit 45 Recording sound recording unit for writing 46 Recording sound recording unit for writing T1 Reference scoring information management table T2 Recording sound management table for each user

Claims (1)

A karaoke host device, a karaoke performance terminal connected to the host device over a network, and provided with a user ID recognition means, a singing ability scoring means, and a singing voice recording means, and connected to the performance terminal, In a karaoke recording system mainly comprising a writing device for writing to a portable recording medium,
The arbitrary karaoke performance terminal is
(A) When a user whose user ID is recognized sings a predetermined karaoke piece, the singing ability is scored and the singing voice is recorded, and the user ID, song code, scoring result and recorded voice are recorded. Singing information transfer means for transferring data to the karaoke host device,
The karaoke host device is
(A) a reference scoring value registration unit for registering a reference scoring value for the singing ability of a predetermined karaoke piece for each user ID;
(C) a recording audio recording unit for recording for recording a recording sound of a predetermined karaoke piece by user ID so as to be writable on a portable recording medium by the arbitrary writing device;
(D) When the scoring result transferred from the karaoke performance terminal exceeds the reference scoring value in the karaoke song of the user who sang, the recorded voice is recorded in the recording voice recording unit for writing. Recording voice recording means for writing,
A karaoke recording system.