JP2008165079A - Singer attribute group-by-group song competition system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fully enjoy song competition without paying attention to determination by which group a music piece is sung, by making it easy to register the music piece, when group-by-group song competition is held. <P>SOLUTION: A singer attribute group-by-group song competition system is incorporated into a karaoke machine including a singing scoring function comprises: a voice recognition means 1 for analyzing a voice data on the basis of a singing voice data which are currently inputted from a microphone 7; a singer attribute determination means 2 for determining the singer attribute of the voice data analyzed on the basis of a voice reference which is prepared beforehand; a scoring result managing means 3 for managing a scoring result for each singer attribute group on the basis of the determined singer attribute, after generating an acquisition point using a predetermined algorithm on the basis of the singing scoring result of the music piece which is sung; and a management information display means 4 for displaying superiority evaluation for each singer attribute group according to the managed acquisition point. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a singer attribute counter-song battle system, and in particular, singer attributes that can be grouped based on the singer's attributes and can perform a group counter-song battle using a singing scoring function. This is related to the counter-song battle system.

  Recent karaoke apparatuses are equipped with a singing scoring function as normal equipment. Some karaoke contents use this singing scoring function so that they can enjoy a singing battle while competing for singing by team opposition. Conventionally, various techniques related to such a team opposition battle have been proposed.

  For example, a technique is disclosed in which a plurality of singers are divided into red and white to sing alternately and perform a singing battle (see Patent Document 1). The technique described in Patent Document 1 displays an illustration of a red group or a white group by displaying an illustration of a red group or a white group when karaoke performance is started, and makes it easy to understand the order of singing. It is a thing. Moreover, the score of each group is announced at a predetermined timing to enhance the game performance.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-161647

  By the way, when performing a singing battle in a karaoke box or a snack or the like in which a karaoke device is installed, a song to be sung is selected for each participant, and the participant himself or the representative selects the selected song as a karaoke device. Register with. Then, the participant must listen to the intro of the music that has been started, determine which group is the song to be sung, and start singing.

  Moreover, in the conventional karaoke apparatus, when registering the selected music in a karaoke apparatus, operation which registers group information with the identification information of a music was required. Moreover, when the performance of the music was started, it was necessary to instantly determine which group was the music to be sung.

  As described above, in the conventional technology, when performing a singing battle against the group using a karaoke apparatus, not only is the operation of registering the music troublesome, but also which group is sung at the start of singing is noted. In some cases, it was not possible to fully enjoy the fun of singing battles. In particular, in a group competition song battle where a large number of people participate, the participants are confused and chaotic, and they use their nerves during song selection and singing.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and when performing a group competition song battle, not only is the music registration operation easy, but also pays attention to which group is the song to be sung. It is an object of the present invention to provide a singer attribute opposition battle system that can fully enjoy the interest of a song battle without the need for a song battle.

The singer attribute opposition battle system of the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and has the following features.
That is, the singer attribute opposition battle system of the present invention is incorporated in a karaoke apparatus having a singing scoring function, and includes voice recognition means, singer attribute determination means, scoring result management means, and management information display means. , A singer attribute opposition battle system. The voice recognition means analyzes the voice data based on the singing voice data currently input from the microphone, and the singer attribute determination means is a singer of the voice data analyzed based on the voice reference prepared in advance. The attribute is determined, and the scoring result management means generates an acquisition point using a predetermined algorithm based on the singing score result of the sung song, and for each singer attribute group based on the determined singer attribute The management information display means displays the superiority or inferiority evaluation for each singer attribute group corresponding to the managed acquisition points on a predetermined display means.

  Here, the singer attribute may be, for example, an attribute based on gender distinction or an attribute based on age distinction.

  In the singer attribute opposition battle system having such a configuration, singers are grouped based on attributes such as sex and age. The grouping of singers is performed by determining the voice data analyzed by the voice recognition means based on the voice reference by the singer attribute determination means. Then, the scoring management means generates an acquisition point using a predetermined algorithm based on the singing scoring result and manages it for each group, and the management information display means determines the superiority or inferiority evaluation for each singer attribute group according to the acquisition point. By displaying on the display means, a singing battle based on the singer attribute can be performed.

  According to the singer attribute opposition battle system of the present invention, the singer's attributes are automatically determined based on the singing voice data currently input from the karaoke microphone, and the singing according to the acquisition point is performed. The superiority / inferiority evaluation for each person attribute group is displayed on a predetermined display means.

  Therefore, when registering the selected music in the karaoke device, it is not necessary to register the group information together with the music identification information, and when the music performance is started, which group is the music to be sung. Since it is not necessary to judge, the singer can concentrate on the singing and fully enjoy the interest of the singing battle.

  Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, embodiment of the singer attribute opposition battle system of the present invention is described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a singer attribute opposition battle system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<System overview>
The singer attribute opposition battle system 50 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a system incorporated in a karaoke apparatus having singing scoring means 5, and includes voice recognition means 1, singer attribute determination means 2, scoring result management means 3. The management information display means 4 and the singing scoring means 5 are provided.

  Each means described above is constituted by a microcomputer having functions such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and functions as each means by the CPU operating according to an application program stored in the ROM. It has come to be demonstrated.

<Voice recognition means>
The voice recognition means 1 is means for analyzing voice data based on singing voice data currently input from the microphone 7. Specifically, the singing voice data sung by the singer in accordance with the currently played music is taken from the microphone 7 and the voice data digitally converted by the A / D converter 23 is analyzed. As a result, for example, formant data described later is extracted about the singer.

<Singer attribute determination means>
The singer attribute determination means is a means for determining the singer attribute of the voice data analyzed based on the voice reference prepared in advance. The voice reference is reference data used for determining the singer attribute. This audio reference is created in accordance with the singer attribute to be determined, and is stored in a storage means such as a hard disk storage device.

  By the way, when observing a human voice spectrum, it can be seen that a specific frequency peak moves in time. This frequency peak is called formant (formant). The formants are classified into a first formant, a second formant,..., An nth formant (n: a positive integer) in ascending order of frequency. It is known that similar formant patterns are observed if the phonemes to be pronounced are the same. Thus, by extracting and analyzing formant data from the singing voice of the singer, singer attributes such as the gender and age of the singer can be determined. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-47673 discloses a karaoke apparatus that extracts and analyzes formant data from a singing voice of a singer and determines the gender of the singer.

  The singer attributes determined by the singer attribute determination means 2 are not limited to gender and age, but are any attributes that can be analyzed based on formant data such as the singer's birthplace. May be. For example, it is well known that the pronunciation mode varies depending on the regional difference in Japan. Therefore, singers can be grouped using attributes such as a place of birth and a place of residence based on a difference in pronunciation manner that can be analyzed based on formant data. Thus, in the singer attribute opposition battle system of the present invention, not only the red and white song battle and the age-specific song battle, but also the East-West opposition battle battle can be performed. Furthermore, these attributes can be combined for grouping.

<Scoring result management means>
The scoring result management means 3 is a means for generating an acquisition point using a predetermined algorithm based on the singing scoring result of the sung music, and managing for each singer attribute group based on the determined attributes of the singer. It is. Specifically, the scoring result management means 3 calculates an acquisition point from the singing result of each singer. Then, the acquired points are classified in correspondence with the singer attribute group, and stored in a storage unit such as a RAM as a singer attribute group management table. Singing is performed by the singing scoring means 5 which will be described in detail later.

<Management information display means>
The management information display means 4 is a means for displaying on a predetermined display means the superiority / inferiority evaluation for each singer attribute group corresponding to the managed acquisition points. Specifically, the management information display means 4 participates in a singing battle by displaying acquisition points for each singer attribute group on the display screen of the display means 6 composed of a liquid crystal display device, a video projector or the like. Singers are recognized for superiority or inferiority for each singer attribute group.

  Note that creating an acquisition point using a predetermined algorithm means calculating, for each group, the total singing score, the average singing score, the highest singing score, and the like. In this case, instead of scoring all the singers with the same weighting, the singer's scoring weights may be varied, such as adding scores for the last singer, that is, the so-called bird singer. Good. In this way, the game performance can be further enhanced by changing the weighting of the grading for the singer.

<Procedure for Singer Attributes Counter Song Battle>
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the procedure of the song battle in the singer attribute opposing song battle system 50 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a song battle in the singer attribute competition song battle system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In order to perform a singing battle using the singer attribute opposing singing battle system according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, it is first determined whether or not the singing battle has started (S1). And if a song battle is started, the music to sing is registered (S2). Subsequently, the registered music is played (S3), the voice data of the singer singing along with this music is analyzed (S4), and the singer attribute of the voice data is determined (S5). In addition, the singer attribute determined by this singer attribute determination process is, for example, attributes such as sex, age group, and region. Moreover, a song battle is started, for example, when a song battle start button or the like is operated.

  Subsequently, singing of the song being sung is performed (S6), an acquisition point is generated using a predetermined algorithm based on the singing grading result (S7), and the singing grading result is classified and managed by attribute (S8). ). Subsequently, the acquired points are displayed separately for each attribute on the display screen of the display means (S9). Then, the end of the song battle is determined (S10), and if the song battle has not ended, the music registration process (S2) and subsequent processes are repeated.

  The timing for displaying the acquisition points on the display screen of the display means may be at the end of each song singing, when the singing of a predetermined number of songs has ended, or the singing of all the songs is performed. It may be when it is finished. In particular, it is possible to enhance the game performance of a song battle and to fully bring out the interest of the song battle by displaying the acquisition points divided into a predetermined number of songs as in the intermediate score announcement and final score announcement. .

<Overall configuration of karaoke terminal>
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the typical example of the karaoke terminal to which the singer attribute opposition battle system of this invention is applied is demonstrated. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a karaoke terminal to which the singer attribute opposition battle system of the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 3, the karaoke terminal to which the singer attribute opposition battle system of the present invention is applied is connected to each other via a bus 8, a control means 9, a ROM 10, a RAM 11, a storage means 12, a communication means 13, Video output means 14, operation control means 15, music song output means 16, transmission / reception means 17, A / D converter 23, voice recognition means 1, singer attribute determination means 2, scoring result management means 3, management information display means 4, And singing scoring means 5.
The video output means 14 is connected to the display means 6, and the music composition output means 16 is connected to the speaker 18 via the mixing amplifier 24. The microphone 7 is connected to the A / D converter 23. Further, the analog input from the microphone 7 is also input to the mixing amplifier 24.

  Among these components, as described above, the speech recognition unit 1, the singer attribute determination unit 2, the scoring result management unit 3, the management information display unit 4, and the singing scoring unit 5 are countered to the singer attribute of the present invention. It is a means that becomes a component of the song battle system.

  The control means 9 is a means for comprehensively controlling the singer attribute opposition battle system, and is composed of, for example, a CPU and its peripheral devices, and the CPU or the like operates according to an application program stored in a ROM or the like. Thus, the control function can be exhibited.

  The ROM 10 is a device for storing application program data and numerical data for controlling each device constituting the karaoke terminal, and is configured by a semiconductor memory, for example. The RAM 11 is a device for functioning as a temporary storage area for temporarily reading application programs and various data, and is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory. In the present embodiment, a singer attribute group management table is stored in the RAM 11.

The structure of this singer attribute group management table is shown in FIG. FIG. 4A is a singer attribute group management table when singers are classified by gender, and FIG. 4B is a singer attribute group management table when singers are classified by age.
The singer attribute group management table is a data table in which a singer's singing score result and an acquisition point calculated from the singing score result are classified according to the singer attribute group, and FIG. As shown to (b), each singer is divided for every attribute and the singing score result for every singer and the average score, the total score, and the highest score for each attribute are stored.
The data stored in the singer attribute group management table is not limited to that shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, and the singer may be classified based on other attributes. Instead of storing all of the average score, the total score, and the highest score, only the necessary score may be stored.

The storage unit 12 includes, for example, a hard disk storage device, and stores karaoke data including accompaniment data including MIDI data and MP3 data, and lyrics and lyric rendering data that is the origin of image generation, for a large number of karaoke songs. Also, moving image data in a predetermined format to be reproduced as a background video is stored. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 12 stores an audio reference for determining the singer attribute.
The video control means 14 decodes the video data corresponding to the selected music sequentially transferred from the control means 9 based on the selected music, and sings in synchronization with the accompaniment music based on the lyric rendering data of the selected music. This is means for superimposing the decoded lyric image with the color of the portion to be changed into the decoded moving image and displaying it on the display means 6.

The remote control device 19 has a GUI function. For example, an interface in which a liquid crystal display and a touch sensor are superimposed is mounted. The user of the karaoke terminal can select music or input other data using the touch sensor.
The operation control means 15 is means for controlling input data from the terminal body and the remote control device 19.

  The music tune output means 16 is composed of a MIDI sound source and an MP3 decoder, and reproduces accompaniment data of the music selected from the karaoke data stored in the storage means 12. Then, the reproduced accompaniment data and the singing voice input from the microphone 7 are mixed by the mixing amplifier 24, amplified by the amplifier function, and output from the speaker 18.

The transmission / reception means 17 is means for exchanging data with the remote control device 19 by wire or wireless.
The communication means 13 is means for communicating with a center server 22 arranged on the communication network 21 according to a predetermined communication protocol.

  The singing scoring means 5 is provided with, for example, a scoring table, and is input from the microphone 7 and the pitch reference condition of the main melody of the music reproduced by the music music output means 16 based on the selected music data, and the A / D converter. The singing pitch extracted from the voice data converted by 23 is compared with reference to the scoring table. Then, for example, a scoring result is obtained by scoring and averaging the comparison results for each section such as one measure.

Note that the devices and means constituting the karaoke terminal are not limited to those described above, and only the necessary devices and means are configured or other devices and means are appropriately added depending on the installation location and application of the karaoke terminal. can do.
In addition, if each means can be configured as a function of the control means 9, instead of configuring each means separately, the function of the means may be included in the control means 9, or the functions are integrated. You may comprise as a means.

The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the singer attribute opposition battle system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the song battle in the singer attribute opposition song battle system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows an example of the karaoke terminal to which the singer attribute opposition battle system of this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the singer attribute group management table in the singer attribute opposing song battle system of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Voice recognition means 2 Singer attribute determination means 3 Scoring result management means 4 Management information display means 5 Singing scoring means 6 Display means 7 Microphone 8 Bus 9 Control means 10 ROM
11 RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Memory | storage means 13 Communication means 14 Video | video output means 15 Operation control means 16 Music tune output means 17 Transmission / reception means 18 Speaker 19 Remote control device 21 Communication network 22 Center server 23 A / D converter 24 Mixing amplifier 50 Singer attribute opposition battle system

Claims (3)

A singers attribute counter-song battle system comprising voice recognition means, singer attribute determination means, scoring result management means, and management information display means. ,
The voice recognition means analyzes voice data based on singing voice data currently input from a microphone,
The singer attribute determining means determines a singer attribute of the analyzed voice data based on a voice reference prepared in advance,
The scoring result management means generates an acquisition point using a predetermined algorithm based on the singing scoring result of the sung music, and manages each singer attribute group based on the determined singer attributes. ,
The management information display means causes a predetermined display means to display superiority or inferiority evaluation for each singer attribute group according to the managed acquisition points.
A singer attribute opposition battle system characterized by that. The singer attribute is an attribute based on the gender distinction,
The singer attribute opposition battle system according to claim 1. The singer attribute is an attribute based on age distinction,
The singer attribute opposition battle system according to claim 1.

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