JP2006337702A - Karaoke service method and karaoke system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a karaoke service method and a karaoke system which are useful in a practice in singing. <P>SOLUTION: When a request for desired music is inputted, it is made possible to specify a vocal reproduction option of reproducing a vocal including a singer's voice in addition to an accompaniment, a singing instruction subtitle option of displaying a singing instruction subtitle for instructing important points during singing as the reproduction advances, a narration insertion option of inserting a narration introducing the music before a song begins to be sung, and a CD creation option of recording the song that a user sings to karaoke on a CD, a video tape, etc., and sending it to the user (62a, 62b). Music and video are reproduced in accordance with specified options (148, 150). Simultaneously with the reproduction, PCM mixed data generated by PCM-modulating (80) mixed data of the accompaniment and user's singing are sent (51) to a host system (10) and recorded on the CD or video tape by a CD recorder (14). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke service method and a karaoke system, and more particularly to a communication karaoke service method and a communication karaoke system suitable for singing practice.

Karaoke has been proposed many times now even after a long time since its appearance. For example, when displaying lyrics, a karaoke device has been proposed that has a function of displaying a large character for a portion that should be sung during a song, and displaying a small character for a portion that should be sung with a small voice. (See Patent Document 1). Such a function seems to be useful for singing practice.
JP 2000-242280 [paragraph 0049-0056, FIG. 7]

However, even if it is a favorite song, if you remember not only the lyrics but also the melody, you may not be able to sing to the end or you can sing only a part. In such a case, it would be advantageous if the voice of the singer can be heard instead of karaoke while watching the screen where the singer sings.
In addition, in order to sing a song well, it is not just a matter of paying attention to the strength of the lyrics, but there are various points to be considered for each song, so it is necessary to sing carefully. From such a point of view, it is convenient if guidance characters for teaching points to be noted are appropriately displayed on the screen as the music progresses.
Furthermore, if a narration that introduces the song can be put before singing, it is possible to raise the user's mood, which is convenient.
Also, since it is difficult for ordinary karaoke users to sing and record with accompaniment in an environment where there is relatively little noise from the outside, songs sung by users using karaoke are recorded on electronic media such as CDs and videotapes. It would be advantageous if you could record and have this recorded CD or videotape sent at a later date.
However, this is not possible with conventional karaoke facilities, and no proposals have been made.
The present invention has been made from the above viewpoint, and an object thereof is to provide a communication karaoke system that solves the above-described problems.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a music selection step for allowing a user to select whether to play karaoke as a song selected at the time of music selection, or to play a vocal that includes a voice by a singer in addition to the accompaniment. A karaoke service method comprising: a vocal reproduction step of reproducing a vocal of the selected song when a person wishes to reproduce a vocal. According to this method, it is possible to hear not only the accompaniment but also the voice of the singer while watching the screen on which the singer sings, so that it is possible to sing even a song that is memorized.
According to the karaoke service method of the present invention, when the user desires to reproduce a vocal, prior to the reproduction of the vocal, a fee payment machine connected to a karaoke device gives a predetermined fee for the vocal reproduction service to the user. It further includes a vocal fee receiving step to be paid. According to this method, a predetermined fee for the vocal reproduction service can be received.
The karaoke service method of the present invention includes a singing instruction confirmation step for confirming to the user whether or not the user wishes to display a singing instruction subtitle for instructing points to be noted in singing along with the progress of reproduction, And a singing instruction subtitle display step of displaying the singing instruction subtitle in accordance with the progress of reproduction when the singing instruction subtitle display is desired.
In the karaoke service method of the present invention, when the user desires to display the singing instruction subtitle, the singing instruction subtitle display service is provided by a fee payment machine connected to the karaoke device prior to the reproduction of the selected song. It further includes a singing instruction fee receiving step for allowing the user to pay a predetermined fee.
The karaoke service method of the present invention includes a narration request confirmation step for confirming to a user whether or not he / she wishes to insert a narration that introduces a song before singing, and the user inserts the narration. If desired, it further includes a narration insertion step of inserting a narration before singing.
According to the karaoke service method of the present invention, when the user desires to insert the narration, a predetermined fee for the narration insertion service is provided by a fee payment machine connected to a karaoke device prior to the reproduction of the selected song. A narration fee receiving step of paying the user to the user.
The karaoke service method of the present invention is a karaoke system including the karaoke device and a host system that supplies the karaoke device with data necessary for playing a song via a network. A recording request confirmation step of recording a song on a portable storage medium and confirming whether or not a recording service for providing the portable storage medium to a user is desired; and when the user desires the recording service, The user sang along with karaoke and the voice data composed of the karaoke, and information on the destination of the user is sent to the host system, and the voice data is recorded in a portable storage medium in the host system. Recording the portable storage medium recorded to the destination based on the information about the destination Further comprising a service step.
In the karaoke service method of the present invention, when the user desires the recording service, a predetermined fee for the recording service is obtained by a fee payment machine connected to the karaoke device prior to the reproduction of the selected song. The method further includes a recording fee receiving step for paying the user.
In another aspect, the present invention, in another aspect, means for allowing a user to select whether the user wishes to reproduce karaoke as a song selected at the time of music selection, or to reproduce vocals including voices by singers in addition to accompaniment, There is provided a karaoke system including music selection means for reproducing a vocal of the selected song when a user desires to reproduce the vocal.
The karaoke system of the present invention provides a fee payment machine that allows the user to pay a specified amount of money, and if the user desires to reproduce the vocal, prior to the reproduction of the vocal, Vocal fee receiving means for notifying the user that the predetermined fee should be paid and for allowing the user to pay the predetermined fee by designating the predetermined fee to the fee payment machine.
The karaoke system of the present invention includes a singing instruction confirmation means for confirming to the user whether or not he / she wishes to display a singing instruction subtitle for instructing points to be noted in singing as the reproduction proceeds, and the user And further includes singing instruction subtitle display means for displaying the singing instruction subtitle in accordance with the progress of reproduction when it is desired to display the singing instruction subtitle.
In the karaoke system of the present invention, when the user wishes to display the singing instruction subtitle, the fee payment machine that allows the user to pay the specified amount of money, and when the user desires to display the singing instruction subtitle, Prior to informing the user that a predetermined fee for the singing instruction subtitle display service should be paid, and by giving the predetermined fee to the fee payment machine, the singing instruction to pay the user the predetermined fee. And a fee receiving means.
The karaoke system of the present invention according to claim 9 or 11, wherein the narration request confirmation means for confirming to the user whether or not it is desired to insert a narration for introducing a song before singing, and the user Narration insertion means for inserting a narration before singing when the user wishes to insert the narration.
The karaoke system of the present invention is a fee payment machine that enables the user to pay a specified amount of money, and when the user wishes to insert the narration, prior to playing the selected song, Informing the user that a predetermined fee for the narration insertion service should be paid, and by specifying the predetermined fee to the fee payment machine, and a narration fee receiving means for paying the user the predetermined fee In addition.
The karaoke system of the present invention is composed of a karaoke apparatus installed in each store and providing a karaoke service to a user, and a host system for supplying data necessary for reproducing a song via each of the karaoke apparatuses and a network. Each karaoke device records a song that the user sang to karaoke on a portable storage medium, and confirms whether or not a recording service for providing the portable storage medium to the user is desired. When the user desires the recording service, a request confirmation means, and the user sings the song and the voice data composed of the karaoke along with the karaoke, and information on the destination of the user is sent to the host system. Recording service means, and the host system includes a recording device for recording the audio data on a portable storage medium. Et al to include.
In the karaoke system according to the present invention, the karaoke device includes a fee payment machine that allows the user to pay a specified amount of money, and if the user desires the recording service, Prior to playback, a recording fee that informs the user that a predetermined fee for the recording service is to be paid and designates the predetermined fee to the fee payment machine, thereby allowing the user to pay the predetermined fee. And receiving means.

According to the present invention, not only accompaniment but also the voice of the singer can be heard while watching the screen on which the singer sings.
In addition, according to the present invention, guidance characters for singing guidance can be displayed as the song progresses, which is useful for improving singing ability.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to insert a narration that introduces the song before singing, so that the user's mood can be raised.
Further, according to the present invention, a song sung by a user can be recorded on a recording medium such as a CD or video tape on the karaoke host system side, and the recorded CD or video tape can be sent later. .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments and the accompanying drawings. In addition, when showing the same element in several drawing, the same referential mark is attached | subjected.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication karaoke system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a karaoke system 1 includes a host system 10 that supplies data necessary for karaoke playback, and a number of karaoke store systems 30 that can communicate with the host system 10 via communication means such as the Internet 20 (see FIG. 1). (Only one store is shown).

  The host system 10 includes a song / video database (DB) 12 that stores song data and moving image data for each song that can be provided, and a CD for recording user song data sent from each karaoke store system 30. A portable recording medium recording device such as a CD recorder 14 for recording on a video tape or the like is provided.

On the other hand, each karaoke store system 30 is configured around a karaoke device 40 connected to the Internet 20. In the karaoke device 40, as is well known, a control unit 42 including a CPU, RAM, and ROM (not shown) receives karaoke data and video data distributed from the host system 10 via the modem 51 and stores them in the hard disk device 44.
The karaoke apparatus 40 includes an input unit 46 that can be directly operated by a user and a remote control receiving unit 48 that receives data input from the remote control terminal 60. Data input from the input unit 46 and the remote control receiving unit 48 is input control units. Control by 50. The control unit 42 controls the optical disc autochanger 74, which is an external device, to play back an appropriate video corresponding to a song from an optical disc on which a moving image such as an image video is recorded, while the MIDI data included in the karaoke data The MIDI (musical instruments digital interface) sound source unit 54 generates accompaniment music, and the superimpose unit 70 is controlled in synchronization with the generated accompaniment music, so that the lyrics image is stored on the video RAM (VRAM) 72. The lyrics image and the moving image from the optical disc auto changer 74 are superimposed and output.

  The karaoke store system 30 also mixes and amplifies the image display device 76 connected to the output of the superimpose unit 70, the microphone 59 for capturing the user's singing voice, the output of the MIDI sound source unit 54 and the audio signal from the microphone 59. A mixing amplifier 55 and a speaker 58 that provides an acoustic output from the audio signal from the mixing amplifier 55.

The mixing amplifier 55 includes a mixer 56 and an amplifier 57, and the karaoke apparatus 40 includes a PCM unit 80 that performs pulse code modulation (PCM) on the audio signal from the mixer 56. The PCM-modulated audio signal can be sent from the modem 51 to the host system 10.
The karaoke store system 30 further includes a fee payment machine 52 that receives an amount designated under the control of the control unit 42.

Next, features and operations of the communication karaoke system 1 configured as described above will be described.
According to the present invention, in addition to reproducing the song selected by the user as normal karaoke (accompaniment music), the voice sung by the singer can be reproduced together. In this specification, music composed of accompaniment and singer's voice is referred to as vocal. There are two ways to input data specifying a song.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2, the user finds a karaoke code of a desired song from a lyrics collection including a list of songs provided by the communication karaoke system 1 and inputs the code from the remote control terminal 60. It is. The distinction between karaoke and vocals for the same song may be made by either assigning completely different codes to each other or attaching an additional code that distinguishes both to a common code. In the example of FIG. The “*” is appended to the chord assigned to the song.

  The other is a method of searching for and inputting a desired song using the song search function of the remote control terminal 60. FIG. 3 shows an example of a music selection option selection screen 62a displayed on the display unit 62 of the remote control terminal 60 when a desired song is searched using the search function of the remote control terminal 60 without using the lyrics collection of FIG. . The user can set karaoke (displayed as NO in the example of FIG. 3) or vocal (displayed as YES in the example of FIG. 3) from the display screen 62a (corresponding to the music selection step and means in the claims). . In the display screen example of the display unit 62 used in the present application, it is assumed that the operation is performed with switches such as buttons (for example, up / down / left / right cursor movement keys not shown) provided in the remote control terminal 60. When the unit 62 is configured by a touch panel, it is not necessary to use up / down / left / right (not shown) cursor movement keys, and the operation can be simplified.

  FIG. 4 shows a case where a desired song is searched for in a collection of lyrics and a code described therein is input from a remote control terminal or when a confirmation key (not shown) is pressed while the screen of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the operation | movement which is performed. When the user selects a song and presses the enter key, the remote control terminal 60 determines whether the user's desire is karaoke or vocal (with a song) in a determination step 102. In the case of vocals, the charge Pv in the case of vocals is substituted into the charge variable P in step 104, and the charge Pv in the case of vocals is received by calling and executing a charge reception subroutine 130 described later in step 106. “Vocal fee receiving step and means” in the claims includes a fee payment machine 52 and steps 104 and 106.

  If it is determined in the determination step 102 that the karaoke is NO (in the case of NO), or after the charge receiving step 106 is completed, the process proceeds to step 108, and the option selection screen 62b shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, in the option selection screen 62b, a singing instruction subtitle display service that displays subtitles for singing instruction in accordance with the progress of the song, and a narration that inserts a narration that introduces the song before singing It includes an insertion service and a display for designating whether or not the user wants a CD creation / shipment service to record the user's singing voice along with accompaniment and images on a CD or video tape and send it to the user at a later date. In the example of FIG. 6, additional charges Pi, Pn, and Pc are set for the above-described singing instruction subtitle display service, narration insertion service, and CD creation / shipment service, respectively. By default, all options are set to NO, for example, by displaying NO in a clear contrast with the background and displaying YES inconspicuously. The user can change the setting with the up / down / left / right cursor movement keys of the remote control terminal 60. In the example of FIG. 6, only the singing instruction subtitle display service is set to YES (therefore, the singing instruction subtitle display fee Pi is displayed in the total amount), and the cursor is currently over the NO button of the narration insertion service. is there.

  Therefore, in order to allow the user to specify option selection, it is determined in decision step 110 whether any of the up / down / left / right cursor movement keys has been pressed. If any of the cursor movement keys is pressed (in the case of YES), predetermined processing is performed according to the key and the current cursor position in step 112, and the process returns to decision step 110. The repetition of steps 110 and 112 corresponds to the description of “singing instruction confirmation step”, “narration desire confirmation step”, and “recording desire confirmation step” in the claims.

  If it is not the cursor movement key in the determination step 110, it is determined in the determination step 114 whether or not the pressed key is a confirmation key (not shown). In this case, since the keys other than the confirmation key are invalid, if not the confirmation key, the process returns to the determination step 110. If YES in step 114, the total amount shown in FIG. 6 is set in the fee variable P in step 116, and the above-mentioned fee receiving subroutine 130 is executed again in step 118, thereby paying the fee. The total amount is received at machine 52. The “singing instruction fee receiving step”, “narration fee receiving step” and “recording fee receiving step” in the claims are included in steps 116 and 118, and means corresponding to these include the fee payment machine 52.

  In step 119, if the CD creation option is designated, the user is made to input destination information necessary for shipping the CD or video tape. After that, in step 120, the user is prompted to press a transmission key (not shown). In step 122, the process waits until the transmission key is pressed. 40, and a series of input processing for one song is completed.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 5, the flow of processing of the fee receiving subroutine 130 mentioned above will be described. In FIG. 5, first, in step 132, a message prompting to pay the fee P yen from the fee payment machine 52 is displayed, and in step 134, the fact that the amount to be received is P yen is transmitted to the fee payment machine 52. When the received amount P is designated, the fee payment machine 52 receives only the designated amount P, returns the excess amount from the return port as change, and transmits the receipt to the karaoke apparatus 40. Has been. Next, in the determination step 136, it waits until it is paid, and when it is paid, the fee receiving process is terminated and the process returns to the main routine.

  As described above, when the request input process for the song desired by the user is completed, if there is a song that has already been requested, the request input information that has just been received is placed in a queue composed of request input information for unprocessed songs. In addition, wait for the turn to come.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations performed by the control unit 42 of the karaoke apparatus 30 when it is time to receive request input information from the remote control terminal 60 and play a song related to the received request input information. It is.
In FIG. 8, first, in a determination step 140, it is determined whether or not the music data to be reproduced is in the hard disk device 44 or the optical disk autochanger 74. If not, in step 142, a code for identifying music data necessary for reproduction is transmitted to the host system 10, and the necessary data is transmitted.

FIG. 7 shows data that is extracted from the database 12 and transmitted depending on the contents of the music / image database 12 of the host system 10 and whether the requested music is karaoke or vocal (song with accompaniment). FIG. In FIG. 7, the music / video database 12 of the host system 10 stores the above-mentioned accompaniment MIDI data AD1 for each music.
・ Back chorus PCM data AD2
・ Vocal data MD
・ Lyrics subtitle data WD
・ Singing instruction subtitle data ID
・ Singing video data SMD (video data sung by the singer)
Is housed.

  When normal karaoke is requested, the host system 10 transmits accompaniment MIDI data AD1, back chorus PCM data AD2, lyrics subtitle data WD, singing instruction subtitle data ID, and singing video data SMD (that is, vocal data) as transmission karaoke data. Data excluding MD) is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 40. On the other hand, when the vocal is requested, the host system 10 determines the vocal data MD, the lyrics subtitle data WD, the singing instruction subtitle data ID, and the singing video data SMD (that is, data excluding the accompaniment MIDI data AD1 and the back chorus PCM data AD2). ) Is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 40.

  Returning to FIG. 8, in step 144, the data received from the host system 10 is stored in the hard disk device 44, and necessary data is loaded into a RAM (not shown) of the control unit 42. Next, after the completion of step 142 or when it is determined YES in the determination step 140, it is determined in the determination step 146 whether or not a CD creation option is designated. If the CD creation option is not specified, in step 148, music and video are played according to the specified option among the options such as karaoke / vocal distinction, singing instruction subtitle display, and narration insertion, and the process ends. . Step 148 includes “vocal playback step and means”, “singing instruction subtitle display step and means” and “narration insertion step and method” described in the claims.

  In the determination step 146, if the CD creation option is designated (in the case of YES), the mixed data of the accompaniment and the user's singing voice is reproduced in step 150 while reproducing music and video in the same manner as in step 148 (ie, In the example of FIG. 1, the PCM mixed data obtained by PCM modulating the output of the mixer 56 of the mixing amplifier 55 by the pulse code modulation unit (PCM unit) 80 is transmitted to the host system 10 through the modem 51. After the reproduction is finished, in the decision step 152, the image display device 76 is confirmed whether or not the current way of singing is acceptable. If NO, in step 154, the failure is transmitted to the host system 10 and the process returns to step 150. If YES in decision step 152, success is transmitted to host system 10 in step 156, and the reproduction process is terminated. The “recording service step and means” in the claims includes steps 119 to 124 in FIG. 4 and steps 150 to 156 in FIG.

On the other hand, the host system 10 stores the PCM mixed data sent from the karaoke apparatus 40 in step 150 in a hard disk (not shown). When the failure is received, the PCM mixed data stored so far is discarded, and when the success is received, the PCM mixed data stored so far is recorded on a portable storage medium such as a CD or a video tape, Ship to users.
The above is merely an example of an embodiment for explaining the present invention. Therefore, it is easy for those skilled in the art to make various changes, modifications, or additions to the above-described embodiment in accordance with the technical idea or principle of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described example, in step 150, the PCM mixed data is not sent to the host system 10 one by one but is stored in the hard disk device 44. It is also possible to send PCM mixed data instead of data.
Moreover, in the above-mentioned example, although an additional charge was taken with respect to the vocal reproduction service, the singing instruction subtitle display service, and the narration insertion service, it may not be taken. In this case, steps 104, 106, 116, and 118 may be omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 4 and the charge-related display may be deleted from the display screen of the image display device 76.
Furthermore, the karaoke store system may be a case where a karaoke device is installed at home.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the communication karaoke system by preferable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the description item of each song which comprises the list according to the song name of the lyrics collection used in the communication karaoke system of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the music selection option selection screen displayed on a display part, when a desired music is searched using the search function of a remote control terminal, without using the lyrics collection of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the operation | movement which a remote control terminal performs when a user selects music and presses down a determination key. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the charge reception subroutine called in the process shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an option selection screen displayed on the display unit of the remote control terminal when the determination result of determination step 102 of FIG. 4 is NO or after execution of step 106. It is a figure which shows the content of the data which are extracted from a database according to the content of the music and image database of a host system, and whether the requested | required music is a karaoke or a vocal (song with accompaniment) . It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the operation | movement which the control part of a karaoke apparatus performs when reproducing the music selected.

Explanation of symbols

1 Karaoke system of the present invention 10 Host system 12 Music / video database 14 CD recorder 20 Internet 30 Karaoke store system 40 Karaoke device 42 Control unit 44 Hard disk device 46 Input unit 48 Remote control reception unit 50 Input interface 51 Modem 52 Charge payment device 54 MIDI Sound source section 56 Mixer 57 Amplifier 58 Speaker 59 Microphone 60 Remote control terminal 62 Display section 70 Superimpose section 72 Video RAM (VRAM)
76 Image display device 80 Pulse code modulation unit (PCM)

Claims (16)

A music selection step that allows the user to select whether the user wants to play karaoke as a selected song or to play a vocal that includes the voice of the singer in addition to the accompaniment at the time of music selection;
A karaoke service method comprising a vocal reproduction step of reproducing a vocal of the selected song when a user desires to reproduce a vocal. If the user wishes to play a vocal,
2. The karaoke device according to claim 1, further comprising a vocal fee receiving step of allowing the user to pay a predetermined fee for a vocal reproduction service by a fee payment machine connected to a karaoke device prior to reproduction of the vocal. Service method. A singing instruction confirmation step for confirming to the user whether or not he / she wishes to display a singing instruction subtitle for instructing points to be noted in the singing as the reproduction progresses,
2. The karaoke service method according to claim 1, further comprising: a singing instruction subtitle display step of displaying the singing instruction subtitle in accordance with the progress of reproduction when the user desires to display the singing instruction subtitle. 3. .   When the user desires to display the singing instruction subtitle, prior to the reproduction of the selected song, a fee payment device connected to a karaoke apparatus gives a predetermined fee for the singing instruction subtitle display service to the user. 4. The karaoke service method according to claim 3, further comprising a step of receiving a singing instruction fee to be paid. A narration request confirmation step that confirms to the user whether or not he / she wishes to insert a narration that introduces the song before singing;
4. The karaoke service method according to claim 1, further comprising a narration insertion step of inserting a narration before singing when the user wishes to insert the narration.   When the user wishes to insert the narration, a narration that allows the user to pay a predetermined fee for the narration insertion service by a fee payment machine connected to a karaoke device prior to playing the selected song 7. The karaoke service method according to claim 6, further comprising a fee receiving step. In a karaoke system including the karaoke device and a host system that supplies the karaoke device with data necessary for playing a song via a network,
Recording hope confirmation step of confirming whether or not the user wishes a recording service for recording the song that the user sang to karaoke on a portable storage medium and providing the portable storage medium to the user;
When the user desires the recording service, the user sang along with karaoke and the voice data composed of the karaoke, and information on the destination of the user is sent to the host system. 6. The recording service step of recording the audio data on a portable storage medium and sending the recorded portable storage medium to the destination based on the information on the destination. The karaoke service method described.   If the user desires the recording service, a recording fee for paying the user a predetermined fee for the recording service by a fee payment machine connected to the karaoke device prior to the reproduction of the selected song The karaoke service method according to claim 6, further comprising a receiving step. Means for allowing the user to select whether the user wishes to play karaoke as a selected song or to play a vocal that includes the voice of the singer in addition to the accompaniment when selecting a song;
A karaoke system comprising music selection means for reproducing a vocal of the selected song when a user desires to reproduce the vocal. A fee payment machine that allows the user to pay a specified amount;
If the user wishes to play a vocal, prior to playing the vocal, inform the user that a predetermined fee for the vocal reproduction service should be paid, and designate the predetermined fee to the fee payment machine The karaoke system according to claim 9, further comprising vocal fee receiving means for paying the user the predetermined fee. Singing instruction confirmation means for confirming to the user whether or not he / she wishes to display a singing instruction subtitle for instructing points to be noted in the singing as the reproduction progresses,
The karaoke system according to claim 9, further comprising singing instruction subtitle display means for displaying the singing instruction subtitle in accordance with the progress of reproduction when the user desires to display the singing instruction subtitle. A fee payment machine that allows the user to pay a specified amount;
If the user wishes to display the singing instruction subtitles, the user is informed that a predetermined fee for the singing instruction subtitle display service should be paid prior to the reproduction of the selected song, and the predetermined fee is 12. The karaoke system according to claim 11, further comprising a singing instruction fee receiving means for allowing the user to pay the predetermined fee by designating the fee payment machine. Narration request confirmation means for confirming to the user whether or not he / she wishes to insert a narration that introduces the song before singing,
The karaoke system according to claim 9 or 11, further comprising narration insertion means for inserting a narration before singing when the user wishes to insert the narration. A fee payment machine that allows the user to pay a specified amount;
If the user wishes to insert the narration, prior to playing the selected song, the user is informed that a predetermined fee for the narration insertion service should be paid, and the predetermined fee is sent to the fee payment machine. 14. The karaoke system according to claim 13, further comprising: a narration fee receiving means for causing the user to pay the predetermined fee by designating to the above. Karaoke equipment installed at each store to provide karaoke services to users;
Each karaoke device is composed of each of the karaoke devices and a host system that supplies data necessary for music reproduction via a network.
Recording hope confirmation means for confirming whether or not the user desires a recording service for recording the song that the user sang to karaoke on a portable storage medium and providing the portable storage medium to the user;
A recording service means for sending to the host system information about the user's destination, the voice data comprising the song and the karaoke the user sang along with the karaoke when the user desires the recording service; The host system includes:
The karaoke system according to claim 9, 11 or 13, further comprising a recording device for recording the audio data on a portable storage medium. The karaoke device
A fee payment machine that allows the user to pay a specified amount;
When the user desires the recording service, prior to playing the selected song, the user is informed that a predetermined fee for the recording service is to be paid, and the predetermined fee is sent to the fee payment machine. 16. The karaoke system according to claim 15, further comprising recording fee receiving means for making the user pay the predetermined fee by designating.

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