JP2007256824A - Karaoke network system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Karaoke network system enabling a user to utilize through an information terminal and a remote control terminal, personal Karaoke information obtained by utilizing Karaoke service and personal information distributed via a network from a host sever in which user provision information or the like is stored. <P>SOLUTION: The Karaoke network system 1 includes a Karaoke machine 4, a remote control terminal 5 and a user terminal 6 which are connected to host servers 2, 3 through the Internet 200 in a communication-enabled manner. The host servers 2, 3 are provided with web servers 2a, 3a and a database 2b. The database 2b stores the data of personal web pages. The web servers 2a, 3a distribute the personal web pages stored in the database 2b to the remote control terminal 5 and the user terminal 6. The remote control terminal 5 and the user terminal 6 display the personal web pages received from the web server 2a, 3a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke information sharing system using a network, and more particularly, to a technique for sharing personal karaoke information and user-provided information between karaoke users.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, an information exchange system described in Patent Document 1 is known as a system that can share information between users via a network such as the Internet. The information exchange system described in Patent Document 1 stores provided information input from a previously registered information provider via an information provider-specific Web page in a management server, and from a previously registered information user Based on the condition input via the information user-dedicated Web page, the provision information stored in the management server is provided to the information user.
JP-A-2005-190249

  By the way, if a system capable of sharing information among users via the network such as the Internet as described above is used for the karaoke service, it is possible to share personal karaoke information and other information between karaoke users. It is considered that a more attractive karaoke service can be provided to karaoke users.

  Specifically, it is conceivable to configure the following karaoke network system. The host server is a karaoke user's singing history obtained by using a karaoke service by a pre-registered user, personal karaoke information on the eighteenth song, scoring results for the singing, user-provided information provided by the user, etc. Are stored in the host server database. Then, a personal Web page in which the accumulated karaoke information and user-provided information are collected is distributed to the user via the network. A user logs in to a host server not only through an information terminal such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) or a mobile phone, but also through a remote control terminal having an information browsing function when using a karaoke service. You can browse your personal web page or update your personal web page. It should be noted that personal information can be updated only from the person's account, thereby preventing personal information from being altered by others.

  On the other hand, the karaoke network system as described above is configured so that a plurality of users can log in to the host server website in parallel with a single remote control terminal, assuming the use of one karaoke room in a group. There is a need to. This is because it is not practical for the karaoke service provider side to prepare the same number of remote control terminals as the number of people using each karaoke room, and usually one for multiple people (usually one for each karaoke room). This is because a remote control terminal is often used. That is, in order to allow all members of the group to use the personal web page in the same karaoke room, a single remote control terminal can be configured to allow a plurality of users to log in in parallel. It is important.

  However, when a plurality of users can log in in parallel with one remote control terminal, there are the following problems. Since the personal web page of the user can be updated from the account of the logged-in user, if a plurality of users are logged in at the same time with one remote control terminal, each login from the remote control terminal The user's personal Web page can be updated. Therefore, while a user keeps an eye on the remote control terminal for karaoke singing, other members in the group in the same room use the account of the user who is singing from the remote control terminal, and There is a risk that the personal web page will be tampered with.

  In the present invention, first, personal information distributed via a network from a host server storing personal karaoke information, user-provided information, etc. obtained by a user using a karaoke service is transmitted to an information terminal or a remote control terminal. It is a first object to provide a karaoke network system that can be used via the Internet. In the above karaoke network system, when a plurality of users log in to the host server in parallel via one remote control terminal, the personal information of the user who is singing is altered by another user. It is a second object to provide a technique for preventing this.

  The karaoke network system according to claim 1, which has been made to achieve the first object, stores personal information including karaoke information related to a user's karaoke singing using a karaoke service and information provided by the user in a host server. By storing the personal information, the personal information can be viewed or updated by an information terminal or a remote control terminal operated by the user.

  Specifically, the karaoke network system according to claim 1 has a karaoke device for performing karaoke performance, a remote control terminal for operating the karaoke device and having an information display function, and an information display function. The information terminal operated by the user is a karaoke network system that is communicably connected to the host server via the network.

  Among these, the host server includes storage means and distribution means. Based on information transmitted from the karaoke device used by the user or the information terminal operated by the user or the remote control terminal, the storage means is karaoke information that is information related to the user's karaoke song using the karaoke device and the user. Personal information for each user including at least provided user-provided information is stored. The distribution unit distributes the personal information stored in the storage unit so as to be browseable to the information terminal or the remote control terminal.

The karaoke apparatus includes information transmission means for transmitting karaoke information related to a karaoke song performed by a user to a host server.
Each of the information terminal and the remote control terminal includes an information display unit and an information update unit. The information display means displays personal information received from the host server. The information updating means updates the personal information stored in the host server based on an instruction from the user.

  The information terminal here refers to a device having a communication function and an information display function such as a mobile phone and a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer). In addition, the remote control terminal refers to a remote control terminal that includes a display device such as a liquid crystal monitor and has a function of displaying information received via a network or the like in addition to inputting an instruction to the karaoke device.

  In addition, the host server may be configured to include, for example, a storage unit and a distribution unit in one server device, or may be configured to share each unit with a plurality of server devices.

  Moreover, as karaoke information included in the personal information stored in the storage means provided in the host server, for example, the history of the song including the song name of the song sung by the user, the pitch key when sung, the singing time, etc. Information (singing history), information on music that the user is good at (eighteenth music), information on scoring when using a scoring function for the user's karaoke singing (scoring result), and the like. The karaoke information is accumulated based on information transmitted from a karaoke apparatus that performs karaoke performance, or is accumulated based on information transmitted from a user via an information terminal or a remote control terminal.

  Also, the user-provided information included in the personal information stored in the storage means provided in the host server is information that the user publishes on the network. For example, the user's public profile, the user's diary and comments And the like.

  According to the karaoke network system configured in this way, personal information including karaoke singing history, karaoke song number 18, karaoke information such as scoring results, and user-provided information such as a user's public profile and message, for example, Web It is possible to browse through a terminal such as a mobile phone or a personal computer owned by the user as a page, or to update personal information of the user through a remote control terminal. Thereby, information sharing between users using the karaoke service is realized.

  In particular, when using karaoke services in a group in a karaoke room, etc., members of the group use the remote control terminal to see each other's personal information and exchange information among members. become. In addition, since personal karaoke information is included in the personal information, it becomes a motivation for creating topics related to karaoke in the group. Therefore, while using the karaoke service, it is possible to spend a pleasant time by singing karaoke and conversations about members within the group, and the use of karaoke in the group can be made more attractive.

  Furthermore, even when the karaoke service is not used, the personal information of the group members can be browsed by an information terminal such as a mobile phone or a personal computer owned by the user. Information exchange between them becomes more active.

  By the way, when operating the above karaoke network system, whether or not the user who intends to use the system has the right to view or update personal information from the viewpoint of preventing unauthorized use of personal information, It is important to confirm whether or not the user who wants to browse or update information is the person himself.

Therefore, the karaoke network system according to the second aspect may be configured.
Specifically, the host server further includes authentication means for authenticating a user connected to the host server via the information terminal or the remote control terminal and permitting the authenticated user to start using the system. And the memory | storage means with which a host server is provided is based on the input information transmitted from the karaoke apparatus which the user authenticated by the authentication means utilized, the information terminal which the user authenticated by the authentication means operates, or a remote control terminal, Store personal information for each user. The distribution means provided in the host server distributes the personal information stored in the storage means so as to be viewable to an information terminal or a remote control terminal operated by the user authenticated by the authentication means.

  On the other hand, the information transmission means with which a karaoke apparatus is provided transmits the karaoke information regarding the karaoke song performed by the user who was authenticated by the host server via the remote control terminal to the host server. The information display means included in the information terminal and the remote control terminal displays the personal information of the user or other users received from the host server for the user authenticated by the host server based on the communication with the host server. To do. The information updating means provided in the information terminal and the remote control terminal updates personal information corresponding to the user authenticated by the host server based on communication with the host server based on an instruction from the user.

  According to the karaoke network system configured as described above, when the information terminal or the remote control terminal is connected to the host server, the host server authenticates the user, thereby preventing unauthorized use of personal information. it can. For the user authentication by the host server, for example, it is conceivable to use a unique user ID, a password, or the like given in advance for each user. In addition, since personal information can be updated only from the account of the authenticated person, alteration of personal information by others can be prevented.

  By the way, in a karaoke service-specific environment where there is a possibility that a plurality of users share and use one remote control terminal as in a karaoke room, a plurality of users are hosted in parallel by one remote control terminal. By logging in to the server, it is possible to exchange information actively between members of the group, and by unauthorized use of the logged-in user's account, the personal information of the logged-in user is altered. The demerits that there is a possibility of being coexisted.

  In particular, when a logged-in user starts singing a karaoke, the user's attention is diverted from the remote control terminal, and there is a possibility that unauthorized use of personal information by another person will be performed using the remote control terminal at that time. high.

  Accordingly, the karaoke network system according to claim 3, which has been made to achieve the second object, provides a karaoke network in which a plurality of users log in to the host server in parallel via one remote control terminal. The personal information of the user who is singing is prohibited from being updated.

  Specifically, the remote control terminal is configured to be able to connect to the host server in parallel corresponding to each authenticated user through authentication of a plurality of users by the host server. On the other hand, the karaoke apparatus includes the restriction information for prohibiting the update of the personal information of the user during part or all of the performance period of the song sung by the user authenticated by the host server via the karaoke apparatus. Restriction information transmitting means for transmitting to the remote control terminal is provided. And a remote control terminal prohibits the update with respect to the said user's personal information by the information update means based on the restriction | limiting information received from the karaoke apparatus.

  According to the karaoke network system configured as described above, if the user who is logged in to the host server is singing karaoke, the personal information of the user cannot be updated even with the account of the user who is singing. Thereby, the demerit that the personal information of the user during karaoke singing may be falsified can be reduced.

  In addition, the period during which the update of the personal information is prohibited may be, for example, the entire performance period of the music, or only the singing period in which the user's attention is considered to be farthest from the remote control terminal among the music performance institutions. Even if it is prohibited to update personal information during a part of the performance period, such as prohibiting updating personal information and not updating personal information during a prelude or interlude period when singing is not performed Good.

  In addition, about the personal information of the user who is singing, browsing should be permitted and only updating should be prohibited. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the demerit that the personal information of the logged-in user may be falsified without losing the merit that the group members can actively exchange information.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Description of configuration of karaoke network system 1]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a karaoke network system 1 using the Internet 200.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke network system 1 has a karaoke room and other karaoke rooms for a karaoke host server 2 having a web server 2a and a database 2b, and an internet host server 3 having a web server 3a. A karaoke device 4 installed in the computer, a remote control terminal 5 for operating the karaoke device 4, and a user terminal 6 comprising information terminals such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) 6a and a mobile phone 6b are connected via the Internet 200. It is formed by being configured to be communicable.

  The karaoke host server 2 is a karaoke service host server for delivering music data, content data to be provided to the user from the karaoke device 4 to the karaoke device 4 installed in a karaoke shop or the like. . The karaoke host server 2 is connected to the LAN 100 on the karaoke store side via a VPN (virtual private network) formed on the Internet network 200 between the router 130 on the host server side and the router 120 on the karaoke store side. ing. That is, communication between the karaoke host server 2 and the karaoke apparatus 4 and the remote control terminal 5 is performed via the VPN on the Internet 200 and the LAN 100 on the karaoke store side.

  Further, in the karaoke network system 1, the karaoke host server 2 includes a user registration database 2 c (details will be described later) for storing registration information relating to users who have authority to use the system, and registered user's information. Personal Web page database 2d for storing data of personal Web pages (corresponding to personal information of the present invention) for publishing information related to karaoke singing and information provided by the user on the Internet 200 (for details) A database 2b having a later-described) is provided. The Web server 2a included in the karaoke host server 2 is linked to the database 2b, and attempts to log in to use the karaoke network system 1 in response to a request from the remote control terminal 4 on the karaoke store side. Authentication for users who log in and distribution / update services for personal web pages for logged-in users. That is, the term “cooperation” here refers to the data stored in the database 2d or the personal web page received by the web server 2a in order for the web server 2a to perform user authentication and distribution of the personal web page. By reflecting update data in the database 2b, it indicates that the data used for the service performed by the Web server 2a corresponds to the database 2b.

  The Internet host server 3 transmits information via the Internet 200 to an information terminal such as a personal computer 6a or a mobile phone 6b (hereinafter also collectively referred to as a user terminal 6) via the Web server 3a. It is a host server to do. The Internet host server 3 is configured to be able to communicate with the karaoke host server 2 via an appropriate communication line.

  The Web server 3a provided in the Internet host server 3 is linked to the database 2b provided in the karaoke host server 2 (similar to the above-described Web server 2a), and in response to a request from the user terminal 6, the karaoke host 3 Similar to the Web server 2a included in the server 2, authentication for a user who wants to log in to use the karaoke network system 1 and distribution / update service for a personal Web page for the logged-in user are performed.

  The personal computer 6a is a normal computer having sufficient processing capability, and is connected to the Internet 200 via an appropriate communication line. The personal computer 6a is used for browsing a web page received via the Internet 200, for inputting information and operation instructions on the screen, and for operating an application for displaying an animation or the like. Software having a so-called Web browser function is provided.

  The mobile phone 6b is a so-called third generation or later mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet 200 via a communication line provided by a mobile phone operator. In addition to a call function for making / receiving calls, the mobile phone 6b is connected via the Internet 200. Software having a Web browser function for browsing a received Web page on the screen, allowing a user to input information and operation instructions on the screen, and operating an application for displaying an animation or the like is provided. .

  A user terminal 6 including a personal computer 6a and a mobile phone 6b accesses the Web server 3a in the Internet host server 3 via the Internet 200, and browses / displays a personal Web page based on data received from the Web server 3a. Various processes for updating are executed. A detailed description of these processes will be described later.

[Description of configuration of karaoke device 4]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a more specific configuration of the karaoke apparatus 4 and the remote control terminal 5 installed in a karaoke room such as a karaoke shop.

  The karaoke device 4 is for performing a karaoke performance of a song designated by a user who uses karaoke. As shown in FIG. 2, the karaoke device 4 includes a control unit 12 that controls the operation of the karaoke device 4 as a whole. An interface unit 14 for connecting to the LAN 100, content data such as music data and video data indicating accompaniment contents and lyrics of a performance music, a hard disk (HDD) 16 for storing a program for operating the karaoke device 4, and the like. The infrared signal transmitted from the operation unit 18 for performing a music reservation operation, the remote control terminal 5, the mobile phone 6 or the like is an infrared communication standard (IrDA (registered trademark)) or the remote control terminal 5 and karaoke. Infrared communication unit 20 and operation unit for receiving according to communication conditions set in advance between two parties with device 4 8, an operation processing unit 22 that processes a signal from the microphone 8, a MIDI sound source 30 that performs performance reproduction based on performance data (MIDI data) stored in the HDD 16, and an audio of a musical piece from a digital signal output from the MIDI sound source 30 A sound control unit 24 that generates signals (signals related to sound and sound), amplifies the generated audio signal and the audio signal input from the microphone 26 and outputs the amplified signal to the speaker 28, and a video RAM 32 that temporarily stores image data. A video playback unit 34 for controlling playback of video based on image data stored in the video RAM 32; a video control unit 38 for controlling display of a video played back by the video playback unit 34; and a semiconductor element. A memory 40, which is a rewritable storage medium, is provided.

  In addition, the control unit 12 transmits an instruction for prohibiting the update of the user's personal Web page corresponding to the music being played to the remote control terminal 5 or information on the singing performed by the user as a karaoke host. A process of transmitting to the server 2 is executed. A detailed description of this process will be described later.

[Description of configuration of remote control terminal 5]
The remote control terminal 5 is for use in a karaoke room, and has a function of accepting an operation for reserving a musical piece from a user and transmitting the operation signal to the karaoke apparatus 4. In addition, the remote control terminal 5 accesses the karaoke host server 2 via the access point 110 via the LAN 100 and the VPN on the Internet 200, and browses the personal web page based on the data received from the karaoke host server 2. It also has a function for updating.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the remote control terminal 5 is set in advance between the control unit 52 that controls the operation of the entire remote control terminal 5, the infrared communication standard (IrDA), or the remote control terminal 5 and the karaoke device 4. The infrared communication unit 54 that transmits an infrared signal to the karaoke device 4 according to the communication conditions set, the memory 56 that stores various information such as a program for operating the remote control terminal 5, and the display area of the display unit 58 are installed. An operation unit 60 that includes a touch panel and a plurality of key switches, receives an operation from a user, an operation processing unit 62 that processes a signal from the operation unit 60, a video RAM 64 that temporarily stores image data, and a video RAM 64 that is stored. A video control unit 66 for controlling display of the received image data on the display unit 58, and an access point 1 connected to the LAN 100. 0 wireless LAN standard (e.g., IEEE802.11a / b / g standard, HomeRF standards, Bluetooth standards, etc.) between and a wireless LAN communication unit 68 for performing radio communication in accordance with the.

  Among these, the control part 52 receives the operation input for reserving a music from a user, and reservation data which added the user ID of the reservation person (namely, person who sings) to the music number of the selected music. The process which transmits to the karaoke apparatus 4 is performed. In addition, the control unit 52 accesses the karaoke host server 2 via the Internet 200 and executes various processes for browsing / updating the personal web page based on the data received from the karaoke host server 2. . The remote control terminal 5 is configured to be able to log in to the system in parallel for each of a plurality of user accounts. A detailed description of these processes will be described later.

[Description of other configurations]
An access point 110 is connected to the LAN 100 described above. The access point 110 is a radio wave relay for connecting terminals by wireless communication, and has a function of performing communication simultaneously with a plurality of terminals. The remote control terminal 5 and the karaoke host server 2 can perform data communication with each other via the LAN 100 and the VPN on the Internet 200 by relaying the access point 110.

  The routers 120 and 130 are so-called VPN gateways for using VPN technology that creates a state in which a communication path on an external network such as the Internet 200 is encrypted and is virtually connected by a dedicated line. The routers 120 and 130 are placed at connection points between the Internet 200 as an external network and the LAN 100 as an internal network and the network on the karaoke host server 2 side, respectively, and encrypt communication from the internal network to the Internet 200 side. Send it out. Also, the communication from the Internet 200 side is decrypted and sent to the internal network.

  The configuration of the karaoke network system 1 according to the embodiment has been described above. The correspondence between the configuration of the karaoke network system 1 according to the present embodiment and the configuration described in the claims is as follows.

  The karaoke host server 2 and the Internet host server 3 of the present embodiment correspond to the host server in the claims, and the user terminal 6 including the personal computer 6a and the mobile phone 6b corresponds to the information terminal. The Web servers 2a and 3a in the karaoke host server 2 and the Internet host server 3 correspond to authentication means and distribution means. The database 2b in the karaoke host server 2 corresponds to the storage means. Moreover, the control part 12 in the karaoke apparatus 4 is equivalent to an information transmission means and a restriction information transmission means. The control unit 52 in the remote control terminal 5 corresponds to information display means and information update means in the remote control terminal. Further, the Web browser function provided in the user terminal 6 including the personal computer 6a and the mobile phone 6b corresponds to information display means and information update means in the information terminal.

[Description of “User Registration” Performed from Remote Terminal 5 and User Terminal 6]
In the karaoke network system 1 of the present embodiment, the user can use the personal web page browsing / update service for the first time by logging into the system with the user's account registered in advance. Here, a procedure of “user registration” in which the user uses the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 to acquire an account for using the personal web page browsing / updating service will be described.

  In the following, for convenience of explanation, the karaoke host server 2 and the Internet host server 3 or the Web server, such as “connect from the remote control terminal 5 and the user terminal 6 to the Web server in the host server”, for example, When noting 2a and 3a in particular and simply indicating a host server, a Web server, etc., the remote control terminal 5 is connected to the Web server 2a in the karaoke host server 2, and the user terminal 6 is a Web in the Internet host server 3. It means connecting to the server 3a.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display example when “user registration” is performed by the remote control terminal 5 and the user terminal 6.
In the case of the remote control terminal 5, first, a TOP menu screen 70 as shown in FIG. 3A is displayed on the display unit 58 of the remote control terminal 5. On the TOP menu screen 70, a “network” button 80 and a “karaoke” button 81 are displayed. These buttons are GUIs that can be operated on the screen by a touch panel on the display unit 58, an appropriate pointing device, or the like (hereinafter, the same applies to other buttons). The “network” button 80 is a button for shifting to an operation screen for using a personal web page browsing / updating service. The “Karaoke” button 81 is a button for shifting to an operation screen related to karaoke service such as selection of performance music. Here, when the “network” button 80 is pressed by the user, a network menu screen 71 as shown in FIG. 3B is displayed.

  On the other hand, in the case of the user terminal 6 such as the personal computer 6a and the mobile phone 6b, the network menu screen 71 as shown in FIG. 6 is first displayed on a display device such as a monitor included in the apparatus 6. The network menu screen 71 and various screens to be described later may be configured to be displayed based on data stored in advance as application software for user registration provided in the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6. It is done. Alternatively, the remote terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 may be connected to the Web server in the host server via the Internet 200 and displayed based on the Web page distributed from each Web server. .

  The network menu screen 71 shown in FIG. 3B is a screen for displaying an operation menu for using the personal web page browsing / updating service, and a login screen for an already registered user to log in to the system. A “login” button 82 for transitioning to the screen, a “new user registration” button 83 for a new user to acquire an account, and the like are displayed. Here, when the “new user registration” button 83 is pressed via a touch panel, a key switch, a pointing device, or the like, a user registration screen 72 as shown in FIG. 3C is displayed.

  The user registration screen 72 shown in FIG. 3C is used for requesting the user to input a nickname as a user name on the system and a password for user authentication in order for a new user to acquire an account. It is a screen. Here, when the “OK” button 84a is pressed after the nickname and password are input in the input box in the user registration screen 72 by an operation from the user, the user is registered together with registration request information for requesting user registration. The data indicating the nickname and password input by the above is transmitted via the Internet 200 to the Web server in the host server corresponding to the terminal.

  The Web server in the host server that has received the registration request information transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 and the user's nickname and password first generates a user ID that is unique identification information for each user. Based on the received contents, new information such as the user's nickname, user ID, and password is newly added to the user registration database 2c (details will be described later) provided in the database 2b in the karaoke host server 2. sign up.

  Next, registration completion information for notifying the user of information indicating that the user registration is completed and the user ID is generated, and this registration completion information is transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal that is the transmission source of the registration request information. Reply to 6 When the Web server returns registration completion information to the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 or the like, the user ID and password for the user to log in to the system, and these are sent to the Web server in the host server. A login QR code, which is a QR code (registered trademark) in which information related to the connection destination for transmission (for example, URL of the Web server) is recorded, and data for displaying the login QR code are also generated. May be sent to.

  When the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 receives registration completion information from the host server, a user registration completion screen 73 as shown in FIG. 3D is displayed based on the received registration completion information. Here, the user registration completion screen 73 displays a message notifying that the user registration of the nickname “Mike06” has been completed, the user ID of “Mike06”, the above-described QR code for login 85, and the like. .

  The user ID issued by the host server is identification information for authentication that is required to be input together with a password when the user logs in to the system from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6. Accordingly, the user confirms the user ID assigned to himself / herself on the user registration completion screen 73.

  In addition, the login QR code 85 displayed on the user registration completion screen 73 includes the user ID and password of the user, information on the connection destination for transmitting them to the Web server in the host server, and the like. Since it is recorded, it is saved in the mobile phone 6b owned by the user and loaded when necessary, so that it is easy to log in to the system without having to enter the user ID and password each time the user logs in. can do.

When the user presses the “OK” button 84 b on the user registration completion screen 73, “User registration” ends.
[Description of User Registration Database 2c and Personal Web Page Database 2d]
Here, specific contents of the user registration database 2c and the personal Web page database 2d stored in the database 2b in the karaoke host server 2 will be described.

  FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram showing specific contents of the user registration database 2c. This user registration database 2c is a user registration including various information such as a nickname, a user ID, a password of each user registered through the “user registration”, and a path indicating a storage location of the personal web page data of the user. It is a table of data.

  In the karaoke network system 1 of this embodiment, the Web server in each host server refers to this user registration database 2c, thereby authenticating the user who has requested login, associating the user with the nickname, and the user and the user. Is associated with the personal web page.

  The personal web page database 2d (see FIG. 4B) stores personal web page data of each user registered in the user registration database. The personal web page data is a collection of data for displaying the personal web page in a predetermined format by the web browser provided in the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6, and includes text data, layout information by HTML, image / audio / Consists of video data and the like.

  Such personal web page data automatically generates personal web page template data for a newly registered user when the above-mentioned "user registration" is performed. It is conceivable that the data is stored in the personal Web page database 2d, and the path for storing the personal Web page template data is registered in the user registration data of the user in the user registration database 2c. In this way, this user can easily edit his / her own personal web page based on the personal web page template later.

  In the present embodiment, the personal Web page is “karaoke information” that is information related to the singing history of the user who uses the karaoke device 4, the eighteenth music, the scoring result for the singing, and public information provided by the user. Information such as “profile” and “message” is included as content. FIG. 4C is a diagram showing a display example of a personal Web page having these contents on a Web browser. In this case, the Web page title is displayed as a personal Web page of the nickname “Mike06”. Various information such as “Mike06” 's “profile”, “message”, and “karaoke information” is displayed.

Hereinafter, a procedure for a user registered by the above-mentioned “user registration” to log in to the system and browse or update a personal Web page will be described.
[Explanation of Personal Web Page Browsing / Updating Process]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a main process of “personal Web page browsing / update process” executed by the remote control terminal 5 and the user terminal 6. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display example in the “personal Web page browsing / updating process”. This “Personal Web Page Browsing / Updating Process” is for browsing or updating a personal Web page distributed from the Web server by accessing the Web server in the host server and logging in from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6. It is a process for performing.

  First, a login screen is displayed (step 101. Hereinafter, steps are represented by symbol S). Here, when the “login” button 82 is pressed on the network menu screen 71 in FIG. 6A (described above in “User registration”, see FIG. 3), the login screen in FIG. 74 is displayed. On the login screen 74, input boxes for inputting a user ID and a password are displayed.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. After displaying the login screen in S101, it is determined whether or not a user ID and password have been input by the user (S102). Here, when it is determined that the user ID and password are not input (S102: NO), this process is repeated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the user ID and password are input by the user (S102: YES), the input user ID and password are transmitted to the Web server in the host server together with information requesting login to the system (S103). .

  That is, on the login screen 74 of FIG. 6B, after the user ID and password are entered by the user in the respective input boxes, the “OK” button 84c is pressed, so that the entered user ID, password and Information for requesting login to the system is transmitted to the Web server in the host server.

  Here, when the login QR code 85 (see FIG. 3) issued at the time of the above “user registration” is stored in the mobile phone 6b or the like, by loading this login QR code, The user ID, password, and information for requesting login to the system can be transmitted to the Web server in the host server.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. In S104, it is determined whether login is permitted. Specifically, it is determined whether or not login is permitted based on the login permission information transmitted from the Web server in the host server that requested the login. If it is determined that login is not permitted (S104: NO), that is, information indicating that login is not permitted from the Web server in the host server due to some inconvenience such as the user entering an incorrect user ID or password. Is transmitted, a message indicating that the login has failed is displayed on the screen (S105), and the process returns to S101.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that login is permitted (S104: YES), that is, when the user inputs the correct user ID and password, information indicating that login is permitted has been transmitted from the Web server in the host server. In this case, the user TOP menu screen is displayed (S106).

  FIG. 6C is a display example of the user TOP menu screen 75 in the user terminal 6 such as the personal computer 6a or the mobile phone 6b. The user TOP menu screen 75 is a screen for selecting a service that the logged-in user wants to use. Here, the nickname “Mike06” of the logged-in user, the “Web page browsing” button 86 for selecting the browsing of the personal Web page of the user or another user, and the update of the personal Web page of the user are selected. A “Web page update” button 87 for displaying, a “logout” button 88 for selecting logout from the system, and the like are displayed.

  On the other hand, FIG. 6D is a display example of the user TOP menu screen 76 on the remote control terminal 5. Similar to the user TOP menu screen 75 for the user terminal 6 shown in FIG. 6C, the user TOP menu screen 76 is a screen for selecting a service that the logged-in user wants to use. Mr. “Mike06” , “Alex” and “Joe”, the user TOP menu screen 76 corresponding to each of a plurality of logged-in users can be selectively displayed. Here, the user who performs the operation can be selected by pressing the user selection tab 90 on which each user's nickname is displayed, and a user TOP menu screen 76 corresponding to the currently selected user is displayed in a pop-up. The

  Unlike the user TOP menu screen 75 in the user terminal 6, the user TOP menu screen 76 in the remote control terminal 5 is configured to selectively display the user TOP menu screen 76 corresponding to each of a plurality of logged-in users. The reason is as follows. That is, the remote control terminal 5 is assumed to be shared by a plurality of users in the karaoke room. Therefore, unlike the user terminal 6, the remote control terminal 5 includes a plurality of users in order to make it possible to use a personal web page browsing / update service for all users who share one remote control terminal 5. It is configured to allow login in parallel.

  The user TOP menu screen 76 includes a nickname “Mike06” of the currently selected user, a “Web page browsing” button 86 for selecting browsing of the personal web page of the user or another user, and the user's personal In addition to the “Web page update” button 87 for selecting the update of the Web page for the user, the “Logout” button 88 for the user to select the logout from the system, etc., even if the user is already logged in, A “to network TOP menu” button 89 for returning to the network menu screen 71 in FIG. 6A is displayed so that a new user can log in and perform the above-mentioned “user registration” for the new user.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. After displaying the user TOP menu screen in S106, various processes are selected based on the input from the user (S107). Specifically, on the user TOP menu screens 75 and 76, it is detected that one of the “Web page browsing” button 86, the “Web page update” button 87, the “logout” button 88, etc. is pressed by the user, The process corresponding to the pressed button is executed.

  If it is determined in S107 that the “Browse Web Page” button 86 has been pressed (S107: Browse), the user accepts an instruction to specify the personal Web page that the user wants to browse, and the specified personal Web page Information requesting data transmission is transmitted to the Web server in the host server (S108). Here, in order for the user to specify a personal Web page that he / she wants to browse, for example, it is conceivable to input the nickname of the user who owns the personal Web page he / she wishes to browse. That is, if “Mike06” wants to browse “Alex” 's personal Web page, the nickname “Alex” may be input as information for specifying the personal Web page to be browsed.

  Then, the personal web page data transmitted from the web server in the host server that requested the transmission of the personal web page data is received, and the data is transmitted via the web browser based on the received data. A personal web page as shown in FIG. 4C is displayed (S109). Here, when the user inputs an instruction to end browsing of the personal Web page, the process returns to S106.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S107 that the “Web page update” button 87 has been pressed (S107: Update), information for requesting transmission of data for updating the personal Web page of the user is sent to the Web in the host server. It transmits to the server (S110).

  Then, the personal Web page update data transmitted from the Web server that requested the transmission of the personal Web page update data is received, and the personal Web page update data is received based on the received data. A screen is displayed to accept an update operation from the user (S111). Here, the personal Web page that can be updated by the user is limited to that of the logged-in user, and the personal Web page owned by another user cannot be updated.

  In S111, an operation for updating the personal web page from the user (for example, updating the contents of each content such as “profile”, “message”, and “karaoke information” described above) is received, and the update is completed from the user. When an instruction to this effect is input, the updated data is transmitted to the Web server in the host server (S112), and the process returns to S106.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S107 that the “logout” button 88 has been pressed (S107: logout), information indicating that the user is requested to logout is transmitted to the Web server in the host server (S113). Then, a message to the effect that the user has logged out is displayed (S114), and the “personal Web page viewing / updating process” for the user's account is terminated.

  FIG. 7 is executed by the Web server 2a, 3a in the karaoke host server 2 or the Internet host server 3 corresponding to the “personal Web page browsing / update process” executed in the remote control terminal 5 and the user terminal 6. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main process of "a personal Web page browsing / update service process."

  First, it is determined whether or not information for requesting user login has been transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 (S201). Here, when it is determined that the information for requesting the user login has not been transmitted (S201: NO), this process is repeated.

  And when it determines with the information for requesting a user's login having been transmitted (S201: YES), the user ID and password transmitted with the information for requesting a user's login are stored in the database 2b. The user ID and password registered in the registered user registration database 2c (see FIG. 4A) are checked to determine whether the user who has requested login can be authenticated (S202).

  Here, when it is determined that the transmitted user ID and password do not match the user ID and password registered in the user registration database 2c (S202: NO, authentication NG), the transmission source of information requesting login Information indicating that login is not permitted is transmitted to the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 (S204), and the “personal Web page browsing / update service process” is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S202 that the transmitted user ID and password match the user ID and password registered in the user registration database 2c (S202: YES, authentication OK), the user ID and password are supported. The login of the user to be started is started (S203), and information indicating that the login of the user is permitted is transmitted to the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 that is the transmission source of the information requesting login (S205).

Then, various processes are selected in response to a request from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 corresponding to the user who has started login (S206).
Specifically, when information requesting transmission of personal Web page data is received from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 corresponding to the logged-in user (S206: browsing), the specified personal Web page The data is read from the personal Web page database 2d (see FIG. 4B) stored in the database 2b, and the read data is transmitted to the requesting remote control terminal 5 or user terminal 6 (S207).

  On the other hand, in S206, when information requesting the update of the personal Web page data is received from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 corresponding to the logged-in user (S206: update), the personal Web page database 2d (FIG. 4 (b)), the personal web page update data is transmitted to the requesting remote control terminal 5 or user terminal 6 based on the personal web page data stored in the user (S208). . Then, based on the update data transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6, the data of the personal web page of the user stored in the personal web page database 2d is updated (S209).

  On the other hand, when information requesting logout is received from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 corresponding to the logged-in user in S206 (S206: logout), logout processing for the user is executed (S210). “Personal Web page browsing / update service processing” for the account is terminated.

[Description of music reservation and singing process by remote control terminal 5 in karaoke room]
In the karaoke network system 1 of the present embodiment, if the user has already been registered in the above-mentioned “user registration”, when the user performs karaoke in the karaoke room, the user performs the karaoke performed by logging in to the system from the remote control terminal 5. The song can be associated with the user's account. And the information regarding the said user's karaoke song can be accumulate | stored in the database 2b of the host server 2 for karaoke by transmitting karaoke song information, such as a song history corresponding to the said user, from the karaoke apparatus 4 to the host server 2 for karaoke.

  In addition, when karaoke is performed in a group, members of the group log in to the system via the remote control terminal 5 so that the members can browse the personal web page and are published on the personal web page. You can share your profile and karaoke information. At this time, regarding the account of the user who is singing karaoke, while the user is crazy about karaoke singing, the personal Web of the user who is singing other users using the remote control terminal 5 Perform processing to prevent the page from being updated without permission.

  Hereinafter, a procedure for reserving a musical composition by a logged-in user using the remote control terminal 5 and a process for restricting updating of the personal Web page of the logged-in user during singing will be described.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display example on the display unit 58 of the remote control terminal 5 when the logged-in user uses the remote control terminal 5 to reserve a karaoke performance piece.
When the user presses the “Karaoke” button 81 on the above-described TOP menu screen 70 shown in FIG. 8A, a performance music reservation screen 77 shown in FIG. 8B is displayed. The performance music reservation screen 77 is a screen for the user to input music to be sung, but a plurality of logged-in users such as “Mike06”, “Alex”, and “Joe”, or logged in A performance music reservation screen 77 corresponding to each user, such as “others” corresponding to a non-user, can be selectively displayed. Here, selection of a user who performs an operation for music reservation can be performed by pressing a user selection tab 90 on which each user's nickname is displayed, and a performance music reservation screen corresponding to the currently selected user. 77 pops up.

  On the performance music reservation screen 77, the user inputs the music that the user wants to sing and the key setting at the time of performance, and then presses the “reservation” button 91, thereby performing the performance music via the infrared communication unit 54 of the remote control terminal 5. The reservation data is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 4 by infrared communication together with the user ID and nickname data of the user who makes the reservation.

  Then, when the remote control terminal 5 receives the information indicating that the performance music reservation has been received from the karaoke device 4, as shown in FIG. 8D, the user has received a reservation on the performance music reservation screen 77 of the user. A message is displayed.

  On the other hand, when the karaoke device 4 receives the reservation data from the remote control terminal 5, the song number and key setting of the newly reserved music are associated with the user ID and the nickname based on the received reservation data. The reserved music table 78 (see FIG. 8E) stored in the memory 40 or the like in the karaoke apparatus 4 is added to the lowest position.

  FIG. 9A is a flowchart showing the procedure of “personal Web page update restriction process” executed by the remote control terminal 5. The “personal web page update restriction process” is a process for restricting the update of the personal web page with the user account during the singing of the logged-in user.

  First, browsing and updating of personal web pages of all logged-in users are permitted (S301). Then, it is determined whether or not an “update prohibition instruction” has been received from the karaoke apparatus 4 (S302). The “update prohibition instruction” is information transmitted at a predetermined timing during the performance of the music corresponding to the logged-in user in “personal Web page update prohibition instruction processing” described later executed by the karaoke apparatus 4. is there.

If it is determined in S302 that the “update prohibition instruction” has not been received (S302: NO), this process is repeated.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the “update prohibition instruction” has been received (S302: YES), based on the received information, update of the personal Web page of the user is prohibited in the corresponding user account (S303). Then, a message for prohibiting the update of the personal Web page of the user is displayed on the display unit 58 of the remote control terminal 5 (S304). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the “update prohibition instruction” is intended for “Mike06”, the above-mentioned “Web06” for the user TOP menu screen 76 displays “Web The operation for the “page update” button 87 is invalidated, and a mark 92 indicating that the operation is prohibited is displayed. In addition, a message such as “Cannot update now” is displayed.

  Subsequently, in S305, it is determined whether or not an “update prohibition release instruction” has been received. This “update prohibition release instruction” is transmitted at a predetermined timing during or after the performance of the music corresponding to the logged-in user in the “personal Web page update prohibition instruction process” described later executed by the karaoke apparatus 4. It is information that comes.

If it is determined in S305 that the “update prohibition release instruction” has not been received (S305: NO), this process is repeated.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the “update prohibition release instruction” has been received (S305: YES), based on the received information, the update of the personal Web page of the user is permitted in the corresponding user account (S306). Then, a message to the effect that the update of the personal Web page of the user is lifted is displayed on the display unit 58 of the remote control terminal 5 (S307). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9C, when the “update prohibition release instruction” is intended for “Mike06”, the “Web page” is displayed on the user TOP menu screen 76 of “Mike06”. The operation for the “update” button 87 is validated, and the display of the mark 92 indicating the operation prohibition is stopped. In addition, a message such as “Release prohibition has been removed” is displayed.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the “personal Web page update prohibition instruction process (first embodiment)” executed by the karaoke apparatus 4.
First, it is determined whether or not the performance of the reserved music registered in the reserved music table 78 (see FIG. 8E) has been started (S401). Here, when it is determined that the performance of the reserved music is not started (S401: NO), this process is repeated.

  If it is determined that the performance of the reserved music has been started (S401: YES), the user is instructed to prohibit updating the personal Web page of the user corresponding to the music that has started the performance (that is, the user who reserved the music). The “update prohibition instruction” to that effect is transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 4 to the remote control terminal 5 through the wireless LAN communication 115 via the access point 110 (S402). Here, instead of the wireless LAN communication 115, an “update prohibition instruction” may be transmitted via the infrared communication unit 20. The same applies to the communication between the karaoke apparatus 4 and the remote control terminal 5 in other steps.

Next, it is determined whether or not the music has been played (S403). If it is determined that the performance has not ended (S403: NO), this process is repeated.
If it is determined that the performance of the music has been completed (S403: YES), the user is instructed to cancel the update to the personal Web page of the user corresponding to the music that has finished the performance (that is, the user who reserved the music). The “update prohibition release instruction” is transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 4 to the remote control terminal 5 through the wireless LAN communication 115 via the access point 110 (S404).

  Next, karaoke song information related to the current song of the user corresponding to the song (that is, the user who reserved the song) is generated, and this karaoke song information is transmitted to the karaoke host server 2 via the Internet 200 ( S405), “Personal Web page update prohibition instruction processing (first embodiment)” is ended. Specifically, as the singing history of the user, information including the song name of the performance song of this time, the pitch key when singing, the singing time, etc. was transmitted, or the singing performed by the user was scored. In the case, the scoring information is transmitted. Based on the karaoke song information transmitted from the karaoke device 4, the web server 2 a in the karaoke host server 2 adds karaoke song history and scoring information to the user's personal web page corresponding to this karaoke song information. Separately, a singing history database for each user is provided and registered there.

  According to the “personal Web page update prohibition instruction process (first embodiment)” described above, the access right to the personal Web page in the account of the user who is logged in by the remote control terminal 5 changes as shown in FIG. .

  As shown in FIG. 12, “Mike06” logs in to the system using the remote control terminal 5, so that “Mike06” 's account can be viewed and updated for “Mike06”' s personal Web page. Both are possible, and only browsing is possible for the personal web pages of other users.

  Here, when the performance of the music reserved by “Mike06” is started, the update to “Mike06” 's personal Web page is prohibited, and only browsing is possible. On the other hand, the personal web pages of other users continue to be viewable.

  When the performance of the music reserved by “Mike06” is completed, the update to “Mike06” 's personal Web page is lifted, and both browsing and updating are possible again.

  In this way, by controlling the access right to the personal web page of the user corresponding to this song in accordance with the timing of starting and ending the performance of the song, while the user is absorbed in karaoke singing, Using the remote control terminal 5 to which a singing user is logged in, it is possible to prevent other users from updating the personal web page of the singing user without permission.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure of “personal Web page update prohibition instruction process (second embodiment)” executed by the karaoke apparatus 4.
First, it is determined whether or not the performance of the reserved music registered in the reserved music table 78 (see FIG. 8E) has been started (S501). Here, when it is determined that the performance of the reserved music is not started (S501: NO), this process is repeated.

  And when it determines with the performance of a reservation music having been started (S501: YES), it is determined whether the performance of the said music was complete | finished (S502). If it is determined that the performance has not ended (S502: NO), it is determined whether or not an "update prohibition flag" is detected from the music data of the music being played (S503). This “update prohibition flag” is information embedded in advance in a position corresponding to the timing of singing in the performance data of the music, and designates the timing for transmitting the “update prohibition instruction” to the remote control terminal 5 Is to do.

If it is determined in S503 that the “update prohibition flag” has not been detected (S503: NO), the process returns to S502.
If it is determined in S503 that the “update prohibition flag” has been detected (S503: YES), the update of the personal Web page of the user corresponding to the currently playing song (ie, the user who reserved the song) is prohibited. Is transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 4 to the remote control terminal 5 through the wireless LAN communication 115 performed via the access point 110 (S504).

  Next, it is determined whether or not an “update prohibition release flag” has been detected from the music data of the music being played (S505). This “update prohibition release flag” is information embedded in advance in a position corresponding to the timing at which the singing in the musical performance data is interrupted or terminated, and an “update prohibition release instruction” is sent to the remote control terminal 5. This is for designating the transmission timing.

If it is determined in S505 that the “update prohibition release flag” has not been detected (S505: NO), this process is repeated.
If it is determined in S505 that the “update prohibition release flag” has been detected (S505: YES), an update to the personal web page of the user corresponding to the currently playing song (ie, the user who reserved the song) is performed. The “update prohibition release instruction” for instructing the release is transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 4 to the remote control terminal 5 through the wireless LAN communication 115 via the access point 110 (S506), and the process returns to S502.

  Thereafter, after the processes of S502 to S506 are sequentially repeated during the performance of the music, if it is determined in S502 that the performance of the music has ended (S502: YES), the user corresponding to the music (that is, the music is reserved) Karaoke singing information relating to the current singing of the user) is generated, and this karaoke singing information is transmitted to the karaoke host server 2 via the Internet 200 (S507). Form) ". Specifically, as the singing history of the user, information including the song name of the performance song of this time, the pitch key when singing, the singing time, etc. is transmitted, or the singing performed by the user is scored. In such a case, the scoring information is transmitted.

  According to the “personal Web page update prohibition instruction process (second embodiment)” described above, the access right to the personal Web page in the account of the user who is logged in by the remote control terminal 5 changes as shown in FIG. .

  As shown in FIG. 13, “Mike06” logs in to the system using the remote control terminal 5, so that “Mike06” 's account can be viewed and updated for “Mike06”' s personal Web page. Both are possible, and only browsing is possible for the personal web pages of other users.

  Here, after the performance of the music reserved by “Mike06” is started, for example, when the “update prohibition flag” is detected at the timing when the prelude part is finished and the transition to the singing part is performed, “Mike06” 's Updates to the personal web page are prohibited and only browsing is possible. On the other hand, the personal web pages of other users continue to be viewable.

  When the “update prohibition release flag” is detected at the timing of the transition from the singing part to the later part during the performance of the music, the update to “Mike06” 's personal web page is lifted, and it is viewed and updated again. Both become possible.

  In this way, by using the “update prohibition flag” and the “update prohibition release flag” that are embedded in the music performance data in advance, the access right to the personal Web page can be controlled at any timing during the music performance. Can do. Therefore, in the singing part etc. during karaoke performance, while the user is particularly concentrated on karaoke singing, the individual of the user who is singing other users using the remote control terminal 5 to which the singing user is logged in It is possible to prevent the Web page from being updated without permission.

[effect]
According to the karaoke network system 1 of the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Information terminal such as personal computer 6a or mobile phone 6b owned by the user, including karaoke singing history, karaoke information such as eighteenth music, scoring results, personal web page including user's public profile, user provided information such as messages, etc. It is possible to browse through the remote control terminal 5 or update its own personal Web page. Thereby, the information sharing between the users who use the karaoke service is realized (corresponding to the configuration shown in claim 1).

  In particular, when using a karaoke service in a group in a karaoke room, etc., information can be exchanged between members by using the remote control terminal 5 so that members of the group can browse each other's personal web pages. Becomes active. Moreover, the user's karaoke information is included in the personal Web page, which is a motivation for creating topics related to karaoke within the group. Therefore, while using the karaoke service, it is possible to spend a pleasant time by singing karaoke and conversations about members within the group, and the use of karaoke in the group can be made more attractive.

  Further, even when the karaoke service is not used, the personal web page of the group member can be viewed by the information terminal such as the personal computer 6a or the mobile phone 6b owned by the user. The information exchange between the users will become more active.

  Further, when connecting from the user terminal 6 or the remote control terminal 5 to the host server, user authentication is performed by the Web server in the host server, so that unauthorized use of personal Web pages can be prevented. Further, the personal web page can be updated only from the account of the authenticated person, so that the personal web page can be prevented from being altered by others (corresponding to the configuration of claim 2).

  If the user who is logged in to the system using the remote control terminal 5 is singing karaoke, the personal Web page of the user cannot be updated even with the account of the user who is singing. Thereby, even if the user's attention during karaoke singing is away from the remote control terminal 5, the personal web page of the singing user can be prevented from being arbitrarily updated by other users (corresponding to the configuration of claim 3). ).

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. It is.

  For example, a configuration may be adopted in which a database for storing user registration information and personal web page data is provided in both the karaoke host server 2 and the Internet host server 3. In this case, mirroring may be performed between the database on the karaoke host server 2 side and the database on the Internet host server 3 side. With this configuration, it is possible to share the processing load between the karaoke host server 2 and the Internet host server 3 and to construct a more reliable system by multiplexing the database. Is possible.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a karaoke network system 1 using the Internet 200. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the more concrete structure of the karaoke apparatus 4 and the remote control terminal 5 which are installed in karaoke rooms, such as a karaoke shop. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a screen display at the time of performing user registration by the remote control terminal 5 and the user terminal 6. FIG. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the specific content of the user registration database 2c, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the specific content of the personal web page database 2d, (c) is personal web. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display on the web browser. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a main process of “personal Web page browsing / update process” executed by the remote control terminal 5 and the user terminal 6. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a screen display in "personal Web page browsing / update process." “Personal Web” executed by the Web server 2a, 3a in the karaoke host server 2 or the Internet host server 3 in response to the “personal Web page browsing / update process” executed in the remote control terminal 5 and the user terminal 6 It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main process of a "page browsing / update service process." FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display example on the display unit 58 of the remote control terminal 5 when a logged-in user uses the remote control terminal 5 to reserve a karaoke performance piece. (A) is a flowchart showing a procedure of “personal Web page update restriction process” executed by the remote control terminal 5, and (b) and (c) are screen display examples in “personal Web page update restriction process”. It is explanatory drawing which shows. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the "personal Web page update prohibition instruction | indication process (1st Embodiment)" which the karaoke apparatus 4 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the "personal Web page update prohibition instruction | indication process (2nd Embodiment)" which the karaoke apparatus 4 performs. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing transition of access rights to a personal Web page in an account of a user who is logged in by the remote control terminal 5 by “personal Web page update prohibition instruction processing (first embodiment)”. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a transition of access rights to a personal Web page in an account of a user who is logged in by the remote control terminal 5 by “personal Web page update prohibition instruction process (second embodiment)”.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Karaoke network system, 2 ... Karaoke host server, 2a ... Web server, 2b ... Database, 3 ... Internet host server, 3a ... Web server, 4 ... Karaoke apparatus, 5 ... Remote control terminal, 6 ... User terminal, 6a ... Personal computer (PC), 6b ... Mobile phone, 12 ... Control part, 14 ... Interface part, 16 ... Hard disk (HDD), 18 ... Operation part, 20 ... Infrared communication part, 22 ... Operation processing part, 24 ... Voice control , 26 ... microphone, 28 ... speaker, 30 ... MIDI sound source, 32 ... video RAM, 34 ... video playback unit, 36 ... monitor, 38 ... video control unit, 40 ... memory, 52 ... control unit, 54 ... infrared communication unit 56 ... Memory, 58 ... Display unit, 60 ... Operation unit, 62 ... Operation processing unit, 64 ... Video RAM, 66 Video control unit, 68 ... wireless LAN communication unit, 100 ... LAN, 110 ... access point, 120, 130 ... router, 200 ... Internet.

Claims (3)

A karaoke device for performing karaoke performance, a remote control for operating the karaoke device, a remote control terminal having an information display function, and an information terminal having an information display function and operated by a user are hosted via a network. A karaoke network system communicably connected to a server,
The host server is
Based on the karaoke information used by the user, or information related to the karaoke song of the user using the karaoke device based on the information transmitted from the information terminal operated by the user or the remote control terminal, and from the user Storage means for storing personal information for each user including at least provided user-provided information;
Distribution means for distributing the personal information stored in the storage means to the information terminal or the remote control terminal so as to be viewable;
The karaoke device
Comprising information transmitting means for transmitting karaoke information related to a karaoke song performed by the user to the host server;
The information terminal and the remote control terminal are:
Information display means for displaying personal information received from the host server;
A karaoke network system comprising: information updating means for updating personal information stored in the host server based on an instruction from a user. The karaoke network system according to claim 1,
The host server further comprises authentication means for authenticating a user connected to the host server via the information terminal or the remote control terminal, and permitting the authenticated user to start using the system,
The storage means included in the host server may be the information transmitted from the karaoke apparatus used by the user authenticated by the authentication means, or the information terminal operated by the user authenticated by the authentication means or the remote control terminal. Based on the personal information for each user,
The distribution means provided in the host server distributes the personal information stored in the storage means so as to be viewable to the information terminal or the remote control terminal operated by the user authenticated by the authentication means,
The information transmitting means included in the karaoke device transmits karaoke information related to karaoke singing performed by a user authenticated by the host server to the host server via the remote control terminal,
The information display means included in the information terminal and the remote control terminal is for the user authenticated by the host server based on the communication with the host server, and the personal information of the user or another user received from the host server. Display information,
The information updating means included in the information terminal and the remote control terminal updates the personal information corresponding to the user authenticated by the host server based on communication from the host server based on an instruction from the user. A karaoke network system. The karaoke network system according to claim 2,
The remote control terminal is
Through authentication for each of a plurality of users by the host server, it is configured to be able to connect to the host server in parallel corresponding to each authenticated user,
The karaoke device
Restriction information for prohibiting the user from updating the personal information during a part or all of the performance period of the song sung by the user authenticated by the host server via the karaoke device is given to the remote control terminal. A restriction information transmitting means for transmitting to the
The said remote control terminal prohibits the update with respect to the said user's personal information by the said information update means based on the restriction | limiting information received from the said karaoke apparatus.