JP2007264404A - Karaoke network system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve user's convenience when a connection with a host server is made through a remote control terminal when a plurality of remote control terminals are prepared in an installation place such as a karaoke room. <P>SOLUTION: For example, when the user makes a connection with the host server 2 for karaoke by using a remote control terminal 5 other than a remote control terminal 5 used to make a connection with the host server 2 for karaoke, a control section 12 of a karaoke device regards information transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 in response to user's operation as information sent by a user authenticated by the host server 2 for karaoke and transfers it to the host server 2 for karaoke without temporarily canceling the state of the connection from the remote control terminal 5, and then transfers personal information on the user received from the host server 2 for karaoke to the remote control terminal 5 used to transmit the information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke information sharing system using a network, and in particular, a user when connecting to a host server via a remote control terminal when a plurality of remote control terminals are prepared at an installation location such as a karaoke room. It relates to technology that improves convenience.

  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.

  Further, in the information exchange system described in Patent Document 2, it is possible to automatically simultaneously register to a plurality of online systems with one registration on the Internet, or to automatically log in to a plurality of online systems with one login input.

  Further, in the system described in Patent Document 3, a shared user having an existing personal account, together with at least one other user, even if the other user or users are one or more guests. Even if you are logged in only under an account, you are registered as logged in with at least one other user.

In addition, the information processing apparatus described in Patent Document 4 is configured to provide a use environment shared by a plurality of users when used simultaneously by a plurality of users.
JP-A-2005-190249 JP 2004280764 A JP 2005-11333 A JP 2005-157894 A

  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, the 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.

  In addition, in the karaoke network system as described above, assuming that one karaoke room is used in a group, in order to smoothly book karaoke performance even when there are many users, In some cases, the karaoke service provider side prepares a plurality of remote control terminals, and the plurality of remote control terminals can be scattered in the karaoke room.

  However, the above karaoke network system has the following problems. That is, for example, when a user is connected to the host server using a specific remote control terminal, the user releases the remote control terminal used for connection to the host server by going out or changing seats, etc. There are cases where another remote control terminal installed in the room is used. In such a case, in order to connect to the host server using a remote control terminal other than the remote control terminal used for connection to the host server, after the connection state from the specific remote control terminal is once canceled, There was a problem that it was necessary to reconnect to the host server via the remote control terminal.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a host server via a remote control terminal when a plurality of remote control terminals are prepared at an installation location such as a karaoke room. It is to provide a technique for improving the convenience of the user at the time of connection.

  The karaoke network system according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above problem, is “transmitted by a user operation from a specific remote control terminal other than the remote control terminal used when the karaoke apparatus is authenticated by the host server. The information is regarded as information by the user authenticated by the authentication means and transferred to the host server, and the personal information of the user received from the host server is transferred to the specific remote control terminal ”.

  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.

  Of these, the host server includes storage means, authentication means, and distribution means. The storage means is based on information transmitted from the karaoke device used by the user, or the information terminal or remote control terminal operated by the user, the “karaoke information” which is information related to the user's karaoke song using the karaoke device, and the “Personal information” for each user including at least “user provided information” provided by the user is stored. The authentication unit authenticates a user connected to the host server via the information terminal or the remote control terminal, and permits the authenticated user to start using the system. The distribution unit distributes the personal information stored in the storage unit so as to be browseable to an information terminal or a remote control terminal operated by the user authenticated by the authentication unit.

  The karaoke apparatus includes transfer means and information transmission means. The transfer means transfers the information transmitted from the remote control terminal operated by the user authenticated by the authentication means to the host server, and also transmits the personal information of the user received from the host server to the remote control terminal operated by the user. Forward. Further, the information transmitting means transmits “karaoke information” related to the karaoke song performed by the user authenticated by the host server via the remote control terminal to the host server.

  The information terminal and the remote control terminal each include an information display unit and an information update unit. The information display means 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. The information updating means 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.

  Further, the transfer means included in the karaoke apparatus is configured to obtain information transmitted by a user operation from a specific remote control terminal other than the remote control terminal used when authenticated by the host server as information by the user authenticated by the authentication means. The information is transferred to the host server, and the personal information of the user received from the host server is transferred to the specific remote control terminal.

  According to the karaoke network system of the present invention configured as described above, for example, in order to connect to the host server using a remote control terminal other than the remote control terminal used by the user to connect to the host server, Even if the connection state from is not canceled, the transfer means of the karaoke device regards the information transmitted by the user's operation from the remote control terminal as information by the user authenticated by the authentication means and transfers it to the host server. Then, the personal information of the user received from the host server is transferred to the specific remote control terminal used for transmitting the information. As a result, in order to connect to the host server using a remote control terminal other than the remote control terminal used by the user to connect to the host server as described above, the connection state from the above-described remote control terminal is temporarily canceled There is no need to reconnect to the host server via the remote control terminal. In addition, the user does not have to carry the remote control terminal used for connection to the host server. Therefore, when a plurality of remote control terminals are prepared at an installation location such as a karaoke room, it is possible to improve user convenience when connecting to the host server via the remote control terminal.

  In addition, about the time which transmits the information regarding the user who is authenticating to the host server via the said karaoke apparatus to a remote control terminal, the case where the user is authenticated by the authentication means of a host server can be considered.

  However, in such a case, there is a risk that the amount of data going back and forth through the communication network increases and the processing load in each configuration increases. Therefore, only when there is an access from a specific remote control terminal to the karaoke apparatus, it is conceivable to transmit information related to the user who is authenticating to the host server via the karaoke apparatus to the remote control terminal. Specifically, as in claim 2, when various signals are received from a specific remote control terminal, the transfer means provided in the karaoke device authenticates to the host server via the karaoke device It is conceivable to transmit information on the information to a specific remote control terminal.

  If comprised in this way, compared with the case where the information regarding the user who is authenticating to the host server via the said karaoke apparatus is transmitted to all the remote control terminals, the data amount which goes back and forth through a communication network can be reduced. .

  Note that it is conceivable that the host server determines whether or not the information for specifying the user transmitted from the specific remote control terminal matches the information related to the user authenticated by the host server.

  However, when the host server makes the above-described determination, the processing load on the host server may increase remarkably when processing requests from a large number of karaoke apparatuses are concentrated at one time. Therefore, it is conceivable to make the above determination with a karaoke apparatus. Specifically, as described in claim 3, when it is determined that the information for identifying the user transmitted from the specific remote control terminal matches the information regarding the user authenticated by the host server, the karaoke device is provided. It is conceivable that the transfer means regards information transmitted by a user operation from a specific remote control terminal as information by a user authenticated by the authentication means and transfers the information to the host server.

  If comprised in this way, it will be judged in a karaoke apparatus, without inquiring a host server whether the information for specifying the user transmitted from the specific remote control terminal corresponds with the information regarding the user authenticated by the host server. And the processing load on the host server can be reduced.

  By the way, it is necessary to protect the information about the user so as not to be disclosed to a third party. Thus, as in claim 4, when it is continuously determined a predetermined number of times that the information for specifying the user transmitted from the specific remote control terminal does not match the information regarding the user authenticated by the host server, It is conceivable that the transfer means provided in the karaoke apparatus does not regard the information transmitted by the user's operation from the specific remote control terminal as the information by the user authenticated by the authentication means. As for the above-mentioned predetermined number of times, it is desirable to set a number of times such as three times in advance.

  With this configuration, even when a third party inputs information for identifying a user such as an ID or a password, the third party who has input the information is not authenticated by the authentication means. It can be determined with high probability that information about the user can be protected from being disclosed to a third party.

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

[Description of configuration of karaoke network system 1]
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 Internet, N remote control terminals 5 for operating the karaoke device 4, and a user terminal 6 including an information communication terminal such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) 6a and a mobile phone 6b are connected to the Internet. 200 is configured to be communicable via the network 200.

  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 5 or the like 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 communication 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 for 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 music reservation operation, the remote control terminal 5, the mobile phone 6b, or the like is an infrared communication standard (for example, IrDA (registered trademark)) or the remote control terminal 5. To receive in accordance with communication conditions set in advance between the mobile phone 6b and the karaoke apparatus 4 The infrared communication unit 20, the operation processing unit 22 that processes signals from the operation unit 18, the microphone 26, the MIDI sound source 30 that performs performance playback based on the performance data (MIDI data) stored in the HDD 16, and the MIDI sound source 30 are output. An audio control unit 24 that generates an audio signal (a signal related to sound and sound) of a performance music from a digital signal, amplifies the generated audio signal and the audio signal input from the microphone 26, and outputs the amplified audio signal to the speaker 28; Video RAM 32 temporarily stored, video playback unit 34 for controlling playback of video based on image data stored in video RAM 32, and video control unit for controlling display of video played back by video playback unit 34 on monitor 36 38, a memory which is a rewritable storage medium using a semiconductor element It has a such as 0.

  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 includes a control unit 52 that controls the operation of the entire remote control terminal 5, an infrared communication standard (for example, IrDA (registered trademark)), or the remote control terminal 5 and the karaoke device 4. An infrared communication unit 54 that transmits an infrared signal to the karaoke device 4 according to communication conditions set in advance between the two parties, a memory 56 that stores various information such as a program for operating the remote control terminal 5, and a display area of the display unit 58 A touch panel and a plurality of key switches installed along the operation unit 60 for receiving an operation from the user, an operation processing unit 62 for processing a signal from the operation unit 60, and a video RAM 64 for temporarily storing image data. Connected to the LAN 100 and a video control unit 66 for controlling the display of the image data stored in the video RAM 64 on the display unit 58. Wireless LAN standard (e.g., IEEE802.11a / b / g standard) with the access point 110 includes 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, the remote control terminal 5 corresponds to the remote control terminal, and the user terminal 6 including the personal computer 6a, the mobile phone 6b, and the like. Corresponds to an 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 transfer 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 nickname and password of the user 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 has been completed and the user ID is generated, and the remote control terminal 5 or 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, in response to a request from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 corresponding to the user who has started login, various processes are selected (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 update 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: 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 the user terminal 6 based on the data of the personal web page of the user stored in (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, in S206, when information requesting logout is received from the remote control terminal 5 or the user terminal 6 corresponding to the logged-in user (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.

[Description of user switching process of remote control terminal 5]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the main process of “user switching process” executed by the remote control terminal 5. This “user switching process” allows browsing and updating of personal Web pages distributed from the Web server by accessing the Web server in the host server from the remote control terminal 5 other than the remote control terminal 5 used for login by the user. It is a process for performing. The remote control terminal 5 that executes this process corresponds to a “specific remote control terminal” in the claims.

  First, a login user list is requested from the karaoke apparatus 4 and the login user list is received from the karaoke apparatus 4 (step 305. Hereinafter, steps are represented by symbol S). The above-mentioned login user list refers to a list of users who have logged in to the host server via the karaoke apparatus 4 by the “personal Web page browsing / update process” described above.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the user who is operating the remote control terminal 5 is included in the received login user list (S310). When it is determined that the user who is operating the remote control terminal 5 is not included in the login user list (S310: none), the login user list so that a specific user name can be selected from the above-described login user list. Is displayed (S350), and a selection input from the user is accepted. Then, this process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the user operating the remote control terminal 5 is included in the login user list (S310: Yes), the login screen (ID / password input screen) illustrated in FIG. 6B is displayed. (S315) An input process for receiving an ID / password input from the user is executed (S320). Then, the ID / password input by the input process is transmitted to the Web server in the host server via the karaoke device 4 (S325).

  Subsequently, based on the information transmitted from the Web server in the host server, it is determined whether authentication by the host server for the login request from the user is permitted (S330). If it is determined that the authentication is permitted (S330: OK), the karaoke apparatus 4 is notified of this (S335). Then, this process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that authentication is not permitted (S330: NG), it is determined whether authentication requests from the same user have been made more than three times continuously (S340). If it is determined that the request for authentication has not been continuously performed more than three times (S340: within three times), the process returns to S315 and the following processing is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the authentication request has been made continuously more than three times (S340: exceeded three times), the information transmitted by the user's operation from the remote control terminal 5 is used as the karaoke host. It is not regarded as information by the user authenticated by the server 2, and a message that the request for authentication is not accepted (abnormal end) is displayed (S345). Then, this process ends.

[Description of User Management Processing of Karaoke Apparatus 4]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the main process of the “user management process” executed by the karaoke apparatus 4. This “user management process” is a process for managing a login state for a user who has made a login application to the Web server from the remote control terminal 5 via the karaoke device 4.

  First, it is determined whether or not a signal indicating a request from the user has been received from the remote control terminal 5 (step 410. Steps will be denoted by symbol S hereinafter). If it is determined that a signal indicating a request from the user has not been received from the remote control terminal 5 (S410: none), the process waits until it is determined that a signal indicating a request from the user has been received from the remote control terminal 5. When it is determined that a signal indicating a request from the remote control terminal 5 has been received (S410: Yes), it is determined whether or not the signal is a signal indicating that the user is to be added to the login user list (S420). ). When it is determined that the signal is a signal indicating that the user is added to the login user list (S420: YES), a process of adding the user to the login user list is executed (S430). Then, this process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the signal is not a signal indicating that the user is to be added to the login user list (S420: NO), whether the signal is a signal indicating that the user is to be deleted from the login user list. Is determined (S440). When it is determined that the signal is a signal indicating that the user is to be deleted from the login user list (S440: YES), processing for deleting the user from the login user list is executed (S450). Then, this process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the signal is not a signal indicating that the user is to be deleted from the login user list (S440: NO), this processing is terminated.
[Effect of the first embodiment]
(1) Thus, according to the karaoke network system 1 of 1st embodiment, there exist the following effects. That is, for example, in order to connect to the karaoke host server 2 using the remote control terminal 5 other than the remote control terminal 5 used for connection to the karaoke host server 2, the connection state from the remote control terminal 5 described above is used. Even if it is not solved once, the control unit 12 of the karaoke apparatus regards the information transmitted by the user's operation from the remote control terminal 5 as the information by the user authenticated by the karaoke host server 2, and the karaoke host server The personal information of the user received from the karaoke host server 2 is transferred to the remote control terminal 5 used to transmit the information. Thus, in order to connect to the karaoke host server 2 using the remote control terminal 5 other than the remote control terminal 5 used for connection to the karaoke host server 2 by the user as described above, It is not necessary to once cancel the connection state and to reconnect to the karaoke host server 2 via the other remote control terminal 5. Further, it is not necessary for the user to carry the remote control terminal 5 used for connection to the karaoke host server 2. Therefore, when a plurality of remote control terminals 5 are prepared at an installation location such as a karaoke room, it is possible to improve user convenience when connecting to the karaoke host server 2 via the remote control terminal 5. .

  (2) Also, according to the karaoke network system 1 of the first embodiment, when various signals are received from the remote control terminal 5 other than the remote control terminal 5 used for login in the user switching process described above, The control unit 12 included in the karaoke device 4 transmits information (login user list) related to the user who is authenticating to the karaoke host server 2 via the karaoke device 4 to the remote control terminal 5, and the transmitted information. Is received by the remote control terminal 5 (S305). As a result, the amount of data going back and forth in the communication network can be reduced as compared with the case where information related to the user who is authenticating to the karaoke host server 2 is transmitted to all the remote control terminals 5 via the karaoke device 4. Can do.

  (3) Moreover, according to the karaoke network system 1 of the first embodiment, in the above-described user switching process, information for specifying a user transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 other than the remote control terminal 5 used for login by the user. However, when it is determined that the information about the user authenticated by the karaoke host server 2 does not match three times in succession, the control unit 12 included in the karaoke device 4 is transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 by the user's operation. The incoming information is not regarded as information by the user authenticated by the karaoke host server 2, and a message indicating that the request for authentication is not accepted (abnormal end) is displayed (S345). Thus, for example, even when a third party inputs information for identifying a user such as an ID or a password, the third party who has input the information is authenticated by the karaoke host server 2. Can be determined with a high probability, and therefore, information about the user can be protected from being disclosed to a third party.

[Other Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It is possible to implement in various aspects as follows.

  (1) In the user switching process described above, information for identifying a user transmitted from a remote control terminal 5 other than the remote control terminal 5 used for login by the user matches information related to the user authenticated by the karaoke host server 2 If it is determined, the control unit 12 included in the karaoke device 4 regards the information transmitted by the user's operation from the specific remote control terminal as the information by the user authenticated by the karaoke host server 2 and for karaoke. It may be transferred to the host server 2. In this way, whether or not the information for identifying the user transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 other than the remote control terminal 5 used for login matches the information related to the user authenticated by the karaoke host server 2. Can be determined by the karaoke device 4 without making an inquiry to the karaoke host server 2, and the processing load on the karaoke host server 2 can be reduced.

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." 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a main process of “user switching process” executed by the remote control terminal 5. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main process of the "user management process" which the karaoke apparatus 4 performs.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... karaoke network system, 2 ... karaoke host server,
2a ... Web server, 2b ... database, 3 ... Internet host server,
3a ... Web server, 4 ... Karaoke device, 5 ... Remote control terminal, 6 ... User terminal,
6a ... Personal computer (PC), 6b ... Mobile phone, 12 ... Control unit,
14 ... interface unit, 16 ... hard disk (HDD), 18 ... operation unit,
20 ... Infrared communication unit, 22 ... Operation processing unit, 24 ... Audio control unit, 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 (4)

A karaoke apparatus that performs karaoke performance, a remote control terminal for operating the karaoke apparatus, a plurality of remote control terminals having an information display function, and an information terminal having an information display function and operated by a user are connected to a network. A karaoke network system communicably connected to a host server via
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;
An 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;
Distribution means for distributing the personal information stored in the storage means to the information terminal or the remote control terminal operated by the user authenticated by the authentication means so as to be viewable;
The karaoke device
The remote control terminal for transferring information transmitted from the remote control terminal operated by the user authenticated by the authentication means to the host server and operating the personal information of the user received from the host server by the user Transfer means for transferring to,
Information transmitting means for transmitting karaoke information related to karaoke singing performed by a user authenticated by the host server via the remote control terminal, to the host server;
The information terminal and the remote control terminal are:
Information display means for displaying personal information of the user or another user received from the host server for a user authenticated by the host server based on communication with the host server;
Information updating means for updating the 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,
Further, the transfer means included in the karaoke apparatus is configured so that information transmitted by a user operation from a specific remote control terminal other than the remote control terminal used when authenticated by the host server is authenticated by the authentication means. A karaoke network system characterized in that the personal information of the user received from the host server is transferred to the specific remote control terminal. The karaoke network system according to claim 1,
The transfer means included in the karaoke device, when receiving various signals from the specific remote control terminal, sends information about the user who is authenticating to the host server via the karaoke device to the specific remote control terminal. A karaoke network system characterized by transmitting. In the karaoke network system according to claim 1 or 2,
When the transfer means included in the karaoke apparatus determines that the information for specifying the user transmitted from the specific remote control terminal matches the information on the user authenticated by the host server, the specific remote control terminal The karaoke network system is characterized in that information transmitted by a user operation is regarded as information by a user authenticated by the authentication means and transferred to the host server. In the karaoke network system in any one of Claims 1-3,
The transfer means provided in the karaoke device, when it is determined that the information for identifying the user transmitted from the specific remote control terminal does not match the information related to the user authenticated by the host server continuously for a predetermined number of times. The karaoke network system is characterized in that the information transmitted by the user operation from the specific remote control terminal is not regarded as the information by the user authenticated by the authentication means.

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