JP2007163778A - Music selection apparatus, music selection method, music selection program and karaoke machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a music selection apparatus for a karaoke machine, the apparatus which allows a selection number to be input while relating it to information provided at a place other than the place where the karaoke machine is installed and is therefore convenient for inputting the selection number. <P>SOLUTION: As shown in Fig.1, the karaoke machine 100 having a reproducing function for reproducing karaoke data which is selected by a remote control device etc. by a user and magnifying sound, acquires a specified data for specifying a content data used by a mobile phone device 300 from the mobile phone device 300 owned by the user, and selects karaoke data based on the acquired specific data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke system that reproduces musical sounds for karaoke, and particularly belongs to the technical field of a music selection device for selecting music data of karaoke.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, karaoke in which music data composed only of accompaniment (so-called karaoke music data) and a user sing along with the reproduced music data is recognized as an entertainment and hobby. In addition, recently, one store is divided into a plurality of rooms, and a dedicated device for each room, that is, a karaoke box that provides karaoke by installing a karaoke device is provided as one of the services of restaurants. Not only that, there are many stores that offer karaoke itself, and several people are also involved in karaoke.

  Conventionally, such a karaoke apparatus has a large amount of karaoke music data (hereinafter referred to as “karaoke data”) or is acquired through communication. The device selects a music selection number for a song desired by the user from the music selection numbers assigned to each song, and inputs the selected music selection number to the karaoke apparatus.

In particular, in addition to a dedicated remote control device, recently, from the viewpoint of user convenience, a device for inputting the music selection number or a device used for the input by a mobile communication terminal device such as a mobile phone owned by the user is known. (For example, Patent Document 1).
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  However, as described above, in the device that inputs the music selection number in the portable communication terminal device owned by the user, it is necessary to input the music selection number by the user as in the case of the dedicated remote control device. The user is forced to perform complicated work.

  In addition, in such a device for inputting the music selection number, the user can browse the music selection number table provided at the place where the karaoke device is installed and input the music selection number, or the karaoke device. The music selection number is input by an input device for inputting the music selection number provided at the place where the karaoke apparatus is installed, and the information is provided in association with information provided outside the place where the karaoke apparatus is installed. The song selection number cannot be entered.

  As the present invention solves an example of the above-described problem, the music selection number can be input in association with information provided outside the place where the karaoke apparatus is installed. It is to provide a karaoke music selection device and the like that improve the convenience of music.

To solve the above problem,
The invention described in claim 1
A music selection device that selects music using music identification information for identifying the music data from other music data in a karaoke device that reproduces the music data for karaoke, the type information indicating the type of content data and the content Based on the acquired type information and data identification information, the database is associated with the type information and the data identification information based on the acquired type information and data identification information. Detection means for detecting the music identification information stored in advance, and music selection means for outputting the detected music identification information to the karaoke device for reproducing karaoke music data and selecting the music data. It has a configuration.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 1 searches the database based on the acquired type information and data identification information to detect the music identification information, and reproduces the music data for karaoke using the detected music identification information. To the karaoke device to select the music data.

  Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 can select music data for karaoke based on the content data used in the portable communication terminal device, and is therefore provided outside the place where the karaoke device is installed. The music selection number can be input in association with the information to be played, and the user's trouble of the music selection work such as the music selection number when selecting the music for karaoke is eliminated, and the convenience for the user is improved. Can do.

The invention described in claim 1 is as described in claim 2 or 3,
A database may be further provided inside the music selection device, or provided outside the music selection device, and the detection means establishes a communication line with the database via the network and detects the corresponding music identification information. Also good.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the music selection device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the database indicates at least one type of sound data, image data, and document data. When the type information is stored in association with the music identification information together with the data identification information, the acquisition unit indicates the type information indicating at least one of sound data, image data, and document data And the detection means, based on the type information indicating the type of at least one of the acquired sound data, image data, and document data together with the acquired data identification information. It has a configuration for detecting information.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 4 can use sound data, image data, or document data as the content data, so that music can be selected based on various content data.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the music selection device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the acquisition unit, together with the type information and the data identification information, performs the music on the karaoke device. The control information for performing reproduction control when reproducing the corresponding music data based on the identification information is acquired, and the music selection means outputs the acquired control information together with the music identification information to the karaoke apparatus. Have.

  With this configuration, when the music is selected by the portable communication terminal device, the control information necessary for reproducing the music data such as the tempo or the pitch of the music data to be selected is selected. Since it can be provided by the portable communication terminal device that performs the above, it is possible to eliminate the complication of the music data selection and improve the convenience for the user.

  The invention according to claim 6 is a music selection method for selecting music using music identification information for identifying the music data from other music data in a karaoke device that reproduces music data for karaoke. An acquisition step for acquiring type information indicating the type of content data and data identification information for identifying the content data from the portable communication terminal device, and the database based on the acquired type information and data identification information Detecting the music identification information stored in advance in association with the type information and the data identification information, and outputting the detected music identification information to the karaoke apparatus for reproducing the karaoke music data, And a music selection process for selecting music data.

  With this configuration, the invention described in claim 5 searches the database based on the acquired type information and data identification information to detect the music identification information, and reproduces the music data for karaoke using the detected music identification information. To the karaoke device to select the music data.

  Therefore, the invention according to claim 6 can select music data for karaoke based on the content data used in the portable communication terminal device, and is therefore provided outside the place where the karaoke device is installed. The music selection number can be input in association with the information to be played, and the user's trouble of the music selection work such as the music selection number when selecting the music for karaoke is eliminated, and the convenience for the user is improved. Can do.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a music selection program for selecting music using music identification information for identifying the music data from other music data by a karaoke device that reproduces the music data for karaoke. The computer is configured to acquire, from the portable communication terminal device, type information indicating the type of content data and data identification information for identifying the content data, and the acquired type information and data identification information. Based on this, the detection means for detecting the music identification information stored in advance in association with the type information and the data identification information in the database, and the karaoke apparatus for reproducing the music data for karaoke using the detected music identification information And a lecturer that functions as music selection means for selecting the music data.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 7 searches the database based on the acquired type information and data identification information to detect the music identification information, and reproduces the music data for karaoke using the detected music identification information. To the karaoke device to select the music data.

  Therefore, the invention according to claim 7 can select music data for karaoke based on the content data used in the portable communication terminal device, and is therefore provided outside the place where the karaoke device is installed. The music selection number can be input in association with the information to be played, and the user's trouble of the music selection work such as the music selection number when selecting the music for karaoke is eliminated, and the convenience for the user is improved. Can do.

  The invention described in claim 8 is a karaoke system that selects and reproduces music data for karaoke using music identification information for identifying karaoke music data from other music data, the type indicating the type of content data Acquisition means for acquiring information and data identification information for identifying the content data from the portable communication terminal device, and based on the acquired type information and data identification information, the type information and the data identification information in the database And detecting means for detecting the music identification information stored in advance, and reproducing means for acquiring and reproducing music data for karaoke based on the detected music identification information. ing.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 8 searches the database based on the acquired type information and data identification information to detect the music identification information, and uses the music identification data for karaoke based on the detected music identification information. Play.

  Therefore, the invention according to claim 8 can select and reproduce the music data for karaoke based on the content data used in the portable communication terminal device, so that it is other than the place where the karaoke device is installed. The music selection number can be input in association with the information provided at the same time, and when selecting a song for karaoke, the user is free from the trouble of the music selection work such as the music selection number. Can be improved.

  Since the invention of the present application can select music data for karaoke based on the content data used in the portable communication terminal device, it is associated with information provided outside the place where the karaoke device is installed. The music selection number can be input, and when selecting a song for karaoke, it is possible to eliminate the complexity of the music selection work for the user such as the music selection number and to improve the convenience for the user.

  Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment described below, the music selection device or the karaoke system of the present application is applied to a karaoke device that is reproduced based on a music selection number of karaoke music data (hereinafter simply referred to as “karaoke data”). It is an embodiment.
First, the outline | summary of the karaoke apparatus in this embodiment which concerns on this application is demonstrated using FIG. In addition, FIG. 1 is a block diagram which shows the structure of the karaoke apparatus in this embodiment which concerns on this application.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke apparatus 100 of the present embodiment has a mobile phone 300 owned by the user in addition to a playback function that plays back the karaoke data selected by the user using a remote control device or the like. Data for specifying content data used in the telephone 300 (hereinafter referred to as “specific data”) is acquired, and karaoke data is selected based on the acquired specific data.

  In particular, the karaoke apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment has, as the specific data, for example, music data for notifying or viewing the incoming call when the incoming call is stored in the mobile phone 300, the mobile phone 300 In addition, the background image and other image data displayed as the background of the operation screen during the operation, and the resource data (hereinafter referred to as the web page) published on the Internet using a WWW (World Wide Web) system such as a homepage Document data distributed in association with the resource data is acquired.

  In addition, the karaoke device 100 selects identification data for identifying content data (hereinafter referred to as “content ID”) and karaoke data for each type of content data based on the acquired specific data. A music selection database (hereinafter referred to as “music selection database”) 200 in which music selection number data (hereinafter referred to as “music selection number data”) is stored in advance is searched for corresponding music selection number data. . And this karaoke apparatus 100 reproduces | regenerates karaoke data based on the detected music selection number data.

  Note that the mobile phone 300 according to the present embodiment stores sound data and other content data using the installed application, and type data and content ID specific data in a predetermined storage area. When transmitting the specific data to the karaoke apparatus 100, the application prepares for transmission of the specific data.

  Next, the specific configuration and operation of the karaoke apparatus 100 of the present embodiment will be described using FIG. 1 as described above.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment performs short-range wireless communication with a music selection database 200, a mobile phone, and detects music selection number data using the database. And an output unit 130 that outputs the detected music selection number data to the karaoke playback unit 150, and a system control unit 140 that controls each unit.

  Further, the karaoke apparatus 100 includes a karaoke reproducing unit 150 that acquires and reproduces karaoke data from a specific server device or a storage medium such as a DVD based on music selection number data, and an operation unit that performs karaoke data reproduction and other operations. 160, a loudspeaker processing unit that loudspeaks the musical sound for karaoke to the speaker SP corresponding to the reproduced karaoke data, a display unit 180 for displaying images and lyrics during the reproduction of the karaoke data, and a display unit 180. And a display control unit 190 for controlling.

  For example, the music selection database 200 of the present embodiment constitutes the database of the present invention, and the communication unit 110 constitutes the acquisition means of the present invention. Further, for example, the detection unit 120 of the present embodiment constitutes the detection means and the music selection means of the present invention, and the karaoke reproduction unit 150 constitutes the reproduction means of the present invention.

  The music selection database 200 is a database for storing a content ID in association with music selection number data for each type of content data. For example, in this music selection database 200, as shown in FIG. 2, for each type of content data, a content ID, a music number for selecting sound data for karaoke, and lyrics to be displayed during reproduction of karaoke data are displayed. The lyrics number for selection and music selection number data composed of image numbers for selecting a background image to be displayed on the display unit 180 during reproduction of the Laoque data are stored in association with each other.

  The communication unit 110 performs predetermined short-range wireless communication with the mobile phone 300 via an antenna (not shown) under the control of the system control unit 140. From the mobile phone 300 by the short-range wireless communication, the communication unit 110 performs communication. Specific data is acquired.

  For example, the communication unit 110 of the present embodiment has a placement portion for placing the mobile phone 300, and is incorporated into the mobile phone 300 via a loop antenna disposed on the placement portion. When a mobile phone 300 that is designed to perform data communication with an IC card and is prepared to transmit specific data by an installed application or the like is placed on the placement portion, the placement is detected and specified. Get data.

  Note that the communication unit 110 of the present embodiment may perform data communication with a mobile phone according to a near field communication standard such as infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The detection unit 120 searches the music selection database 200 based on the specific data acquired by the communication unit 110 under the control of the system control unit 140, and detects corresponding music selection number data. Specifically, the detection unit 120 specifies the type and content ID of the content data in the specific data, and sets the music number, lyrics number, and image number corresponding to the specified type and content ID to the music selection number data. It is supposed to detect as.

  For example, when the specific data acquired by the communication unit 110 is content data type sound data and the content ID is “65799”, the detection unit 120 of the present embodiment is as shown in FIG. In addition, the music number “75201”, the lyrics number “175201”, and the image number “445” are detected as music selection number data.

  The output unit 130 outputs the music selection number data detected by the detection unit 120 to the karaoke reproduction unit 150 in a predetermined communication format.

  The system control unit 140 is mainly configured by a central processing unit (CPU), a ROM, and a RAM, and is connected to each unit by a bus B. In addition, the system control unit 140 performs playback control of karaoke data based on the music selection number input via the operation unit 160, acquires specific data from the mobile phone 300, selects music of karaoke data, Control of music selection processing (hereinafter simply referred to as “music selection processing”) using a mobile phone for controlling reproduction of the karaoke data is performed. The details of the music selection process in the system control unit 140 will be described later.

  The karaoke playback unit 150 is connected to a server device (not shown) via a network and controls reading of a storage medium such as a DVD (not shown) that stores image data.

  In addition, the karaoke reproducing unit 150 converts the music selection number data input via the operation unit 160 under the control of the system control unit 140 or the music selection number data output from the output unit 130 in the music selection process using a mobile phone. Based on this, the karaoke data is acquired from the server device and the storage medium, the reproduction processing is performed on the acquired karaoke data, the sound data is displayed in the loudspeaker processing unit 170, and the image data related to the image such as the lyrics and the background image is displayed on the display unit. 180 is output at a predetermined timing.

  The operation unit 160 includes a control panel or a remote control unit provided on the front surface of the casing of the karaoke apparatus 100, and has a number of keys such as various confirmation buttons and numeric keys.

  In particular, the operation unit 160 of this embodiment is used when inputting various operation instructions such as music selection of karaoke data and volume operation of a microphone (not shown).

  The loudspeaker processing unit 170 performs processing for converting the sound data output from the karaoke playback unit 150 into an analog audio signal under the control of the system control unit 140, and amplifies the converted audio signal to a predetermined level. Processing to output to the SP is performed.

  Note that the speaker SP is configured by a system suitable for the installation location where the karaoke apparatus is provided.

  The display unit 180 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display element or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), and displays a predetermined video signal according to the control of the display unit 180. Specifically, the display unit 180 is configured to display the background image and display the lyrics data together with the output of the sound data, that is, the music to be reproduced.

  The display control unit 190 generates display data to be displayed on the display unit 180 based on the image data and lyrics data for displaying the background under the control of the system control unit 140, and each generated display data Are superimposed and output to the display unit 180. In particular, the display control unit 190 displays the background image and the lyrics data on the display unit 180 in a superimposed manner, and outputs the sound data, that is, displays the lyrics data on the display unit 180 along with the music to be played back. Display control is performed.

  Next, the operation of the music selection process in the system control unit 140 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the music selection process in the system control unit 140 of this embodiment.

  Further, it is assumed that a plurality of pieces of content data have already been downloaded to the portable telephone 300, and content data type data and content IDs have been stored in association therewith.

  First, when the user places the portable telephone 300 that has been prepared for transmission of specific data on the placement portion of the communication unit 110 and detects that the communication unit 110 has acquired specific data from the portable telephone 300 ( In step S101), the system control unit 140 causes the detection unit 120 to recognize content data type data and content ID based on the specific data (step S102).

Next, the system control unit 140 searches the music selection database 200 based on the type data and content ID recognized by the detection unit 120 (step S103), and determines whether there is corresponding music selection number data (step S104).
At this time, when it is determined that the corresponding music selection number data is not stored, the system control unit 140 ends this operation.

  On the other hand, when the detection unit 120 determines that the corresponding music selection number data is stored in the music selection database 200, the system control unit 140 causes the detection unit 120 to acquire each piece of data constituting the music selection number data, and the output unit 130. Is output to the karaoke player 150 (step S105).

  Finally, the system control unit 140 causes the karaoke playback unit 150 to acquire karaoke data based on the music selection number data, starts playback (step S106), and ends this operation.

  As described above, the karaoke apparatus 100 of the present embodiment searches the music selection database 200 based on the acquired type data and content ID, detects the music selection number data, and reproduces the karaoke data based on the detected music selection number data. Karaoke data can be selected based on the content data used in the mobile phone 300.

  Therefore, the karaoke apparatus 100 according to the embodiment selects the karaoke data based on the content data acquired by the mobile phone 300, that is, in association with information provided outside the place where the karaoke apparatus 100 is installed. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the complexity of the input work for selecting karaoke data and improve the convenience for the user.

  Moreover, since the karaoke apparatus 100 of this embodiment can use sound data, image data, or document data as content data, many karaoke music can be selected by various content data.

  In addition, although the music selection database 200 of this embodiment is provided in the karaoke apparatus 100, of course, you may be provided in the server apparatus connected with the said karaoke apparatus 100 by the internet other network. In this case, the detection unit 120 searches and acquires music selection number data by communicating with the server device.

  In addition, the karaoke apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment performs the music selection process as described above. The karaoke apparatus 100 includes a computer and a recording medium, and a control program for performing the music selection process is recorded on the recording medium. And the same processing as described above may be performed by reading the control program from the recording medium with this computer.

Moreover, in the karaoke apparatus 100 of this embodiment, the music selection database 200, the detection unit 120, and the output unit 130 may be provided in the mobile phone 300. In this case, the application installed in the mobile phone 300 is used to select the song number data from the song selection database 200 based on the content data type data and the content ID, specifically, to the karaoke apparatus 100 via the operation unit 160. A music number similar to the number used when inputting may be detected, and the music number may be output to the karaoke apparatus 100 via the communication unit 110 of the present embodiment. However, the music selection database 200 may be provided in a server device connected by the Internet or another network, as described above.
In the karaoke apparatus 100 of this embodiment, the music selection number data is specified based on the type data and content ID acquired from the mobile phone 300, and the karaoke data is selected. At the same time, information related to playback (hereinafter referred to as “playback information”), such as “pitch key” information when playing karaoke data, and “tempo” information, and friends who sang together when playing karaoke data It is also possible to acquire status information indicating the status when the karaoke data was previously played back, such as a name, perform playback control in the karaoke device 110 based on the status information, and display the status information on the display unit 170.

  In this case, the karaoke apparatus 100 performs a process reverse to the process for obtaining the type data or the content ID according to the user's instruction after the reproduction of the karaoke data. Is provided to the portable telephone 300. However, it is assumed that the mobile phone 300 has a function capable of operating an application for acquiring reproduction information and status information and a function capable of storing the reproduction information and status information.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment in the portable telephone which concerns on this application. It is an example of the data memorize | stored in the music selection database in one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of a music selection process to the system system control part of one Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Karaoke apparatus 110 ... Communication part 120 ... Detection part 130 ... Output part 140 ... System control part 150 ... Karaoke reproduction | regeneration part 160 ... Operation part 170 ... Loudspeaker processing part 180 ... Display part 190 ... Display control part

200 ... Database 300 ... Mobile phone SP ... Speaker

Claims (8)

A music selection device that selects music using music identification information for identifying the music data from other music data in a karaoke device that reproduces music data for karaoke,
Obtaining means for obtaining from the portable communication terminal device type information indicating the type of content data and data identification information for identifying the content data;
Detecting means for detecting the music identification information stored in advance in association with the type information and the data identification information in the database based on the acquired type information and data identification information;
Outputting the detected music identification information to the karaoke device that reproduces music data for karaoke, and music selection means for selecting the music data;
A music selection device comprising: The music selection device according to claim 1,
The music selection apparatus further comprising the database. The music selection device according to claim 1,
The music selection apparatus, wherein the detection means establishes a communication line with a database via a network and detects the corresponding music identification information. In the music selection apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
In the database, when the type information indicating at least one type of sound data, image data, and document data is stored in association with the music identification information together with the data identification information,
The acquisition unit acquires the type information indicating at least one type of sound data, image data, and document data, and
The detection means detects the corresponding music identification information based on the type information indicating at least one type of the acquired sound data, image data, and document data together with the acquired data identification information. A music selection device characterized by. In the music selection apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4,
The acquisition means acquires control information for performing reproduction control when reproducing corresponding music data based on the music identification information in the karaoke device together with the type information and the data identification information,
The music selection device, wherein the music selection means outputs the acquired control information together with the music identification information to the karaoke device. A music selection method for selecting music using music identification information for identifying the music data from other music data in a karaoke device that reproduces music data for karaoke,
An acquisition step of acquiring from the portable communication terminal device type information indicating the type of content data and data identification information for identifying the content data;
Based on the acquired type information and data identification information, a detection step of detecting the music identification information stored in advance in association with the type information and the data identification information in a database;
Outputting the detected music identification information to the karaoke device for reproducing the music data for karaoke, and selecting the music data;
The music selection method characterized by including. A music selection program for selecting music using music identification information for identifying the music data from other music data in a karaoke device that reproduces music data for karaoke,
The computer,
Obtaining means for obtaining from the portable communication terminal device type information indicating the type of content data and data identification information for identifying the content data;
Detecting means for detecting the music identification information stored in advance in association with the type information and the data identification information in the database based on the acquired type information and data identification information;
A music selection means for outputting the detected music identification information to the karaoke device for reproducing music data for karaoke and selecting the music data,
A music selection program characterized by functioning as A karaoke system for selecting and playing music using music identification information for identifying music data for karaoke from other music data,
Obtaining means for obtaining from the portable communication terminal device type information indicating the type of content data and data identification information for identifying the content data;
Detecting means for detecting the music identification information stored in advance in association with the type information and the data identification information in the database based on the acquired type information and data identification information;
Reproducing means for obtaining and reproducing music data for karaoke based on the detected music identification information;
A karaoke system comprising:

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