JP2008216338A - Karaoke network system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a karaoke network system in which a user promptly performs operation etc. on a karaoke device such as log-in to a system and reservation of a performance music piece, even when a plurality of users share one remote control terminal while preventing that various kinds of services are used by other users or users entering next, as the log-in is kept after leaving a room. <P>SOLUTION: In log-in user management processing, it is requested to the user who uses the system for equal to or more than a predetermined period after the log-in, that continuation of the log-in is requested (S125). When the continuation of the log-in is requested from a part of users during log-in including the user, log-in is performed again for all users (S155). Thereby, even when there are many users during log-in, time for reauthentication is not increased, and it is prevented that actual using time of the remote control terminal is reduced. Consequently, users comfortably enjoy karaoke service. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke information sharing system using a network, and in particular, when a user leaves the room, the login is maintained to prevent other users and the next user from entering various services, and the karaoke user can share karaoke information. The present invention relates to a technique for improving convenience when using a system.

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 performs user registration through a remote control terminal having an information browsing function when using a karaoke service, as well as an information terminal such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) or a mobile phone, and then enters the karaoke network system. By logging in (hereinafter referred to as “logging in to the system”), it is possible to view the personal web page of itself or a group member, or to update the personal web page of the user.

  On the other hand, the karaoke network system as described above needs to be configured so that a plurality of users can log in to the system in parallel with a single remote control terminal, assuming the use of one karaoke room in a group. is there. This is because it is not realistic for the karaoke service provider to provide the same number of remote control terminals as the number of people using each karaoke room in terms of cost and installation space. This is because one remote control terminal is often used. In other words, 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 used to log in to the system in parallel. It is important to configure.

However, when a plurality of users can log in in parallel with one remote control terminal, there are the following problems. After entering the karaoke room as a group, the group members must perform user registration and log-in operations to the system using the remote control terminal one by one. That is, when a certain member performs user registration or login operation using the remote control terminal, the other members are kept waiting. Even if the login is completed, if another member is performing user registration or a login operation using the remote control terminal, it is not possible to perform a reservation operation for a musical piece for performing karaoke singing during that time. Furthermore, even after all group members have logged in, if someone uses a remote control terminal to browse a personal web page, other members use the remote control terminal for reserving musical pieces. You have to wait for the operation to do. Usually, karaoke services provided at karaoke stores are often time-based. Therefore, the occurrence of a situation where the user has to wait for an operation for reserving a musical piece may be disadvantageous for the user because the number of songs that the user can sing within the service time may decrease. .

  Such a problem may also occur in a karaoke network system configured to automatically log out when a predetermined time has elapsed since the user logged in. After entering the karaoke room as a group as described above, if the group members perform user registration or log in to the system using the remote control terminal one by one, automatic logout is also performed for the group members. Occur in turn. At that time, the members of the group must perform an operation of logging in to the system again using the remote control terminal one by one. That is, when a member performs a re-login operation using the remote control terminal, the other members are kept waiting. Further, even if the login is completed, if another member is performing a re-login operation using the remote control terminal, the performance music reservation operation for performing a karaoke song cannot be performed during that time.

  In addition, in the karaoke network system as described above, the logged-in user does not always log out when leaving the room, and when another user uses the karaoke network system in the logged-in state, There was a problem that various services could be used.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and in the karaoke network system as described above, the login is maintained when the user leaves the room, and various services are used by other users and the next user who enters the room. And even when multiple users share a single remote control terminal, the user can quickly perform operations on the karaoke device such as logging in to the system and reserving musical pieces. The purpose is to provide technology.

  The karaoke network system according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-described problem, requests a user who has passed a predetermined time since authentication to request to continue authentication, and includes one of the users being authenticated including the user. When the continuation of authentication is requested from the department, authentication is performed again for all users.

  Specifically, the karaoke network system described above performs karaoke performance, a karaoke device having identification information, a remote control terminal capable of operating the karaoke device, and having an information display function and identification information, Personal information including at least karaoke information related to singing is accumulated, and the host server having the identification information is connected to each other by the identification information via the network, and the personal information is transmitted from the host server to the remote control terminal. The information is distributed so that it can be used, and the personal information distributed from the host server in the remote control terminal can be used.

Among these, the remote control terminal transmits predetermined operation permission request information including user identification information for requesting operation permission for the karaoke device to the host server together with the self-identification information via the karaoke device. It has.

  In addition, the host server stores authentication information, which is information for authenticating the user, and identification information of the remote control terminal in association with each other, operation permission request information transmitted from the remote control terminal, and storage means. And authenticating the user who requests the use of the karaoke network system based on the authenticated authentication information, and authenticating the authenticated user with the authentication means for permitting the authenticated user to use the karaoke network system. "Request information" indicating that when a predetermined time has passed since the user has performed the request, the user requests the remote control terminal that has performed the operation when requesting the use of the karaoke network system to request continuation of authentication. ”When the user requests to use the karaoke network system. And a, a server-side transmission means for transmitting via the karaoke apparatus to the remote control terminal identification information.

  In addition, when the remote control terminal receives the request information from the host server, the remote control terminal can receive “continuation request information” for requesting continuation of authentication from a part of the authenticated users including the user. And terminal side transmission means for transmitting the continuation request information received by the reception means to the host server. Further, when the authentication means of the host server receives the above-described continuation request information from the remote control terminal, the authentication for all the users who are being authenticated from the remote control terminal having the same identification information including the user who requests the continuation of the authentication is performed again. And allow the authenticated user to use the karaoke network system. On the other hand, when the continuation request information as described above is not received from the remote control terminal, the authentication unit of the host server cancels the authentication of the user who has passed a predetermined time after performing the authentication.

  According to the karaoke network system of the present invention configured as described above, a user who has passed a predetermined time since authentication is requested to request continuation of authentication, and authentication is performed from a part of the authenticated users including the user. If it is requested to continue, authentication for all users is performed again. As a result, even when there are many users being authenticated, the time required for re-authentication does not increase, and it is possible to prevent the substantial use time of the remote control terminal from being reduced. Therefore, the user can enjoy the karaoke service comfortably. be able to.

  In addition, when the continuation request information as described above is not received from the remote control terminal, the authentication of the user who has passed a predetermined time since the authentication is canceled, the login is maintained when leaving the room, and other users and Next, it is possible to prevent the user who has entered the room from using various services.

  In this case, the above-described re-authentication may be performed using (a) the password of the user. Specifically, as in claim 2, the authentication information stored in the storage means of the host server includes the login password of the user, and the request information transmitted by the server-side transmission means of the host server Includes requesting a login password of a user who has passed a predetermined time since the authentication is performed, and the continuation request information transmitted by the terminal-side transmission means of the remote control terminal is predetermined after the authentication is performed. It is conceivable that the login password of any of the authenticated users including the user whose time has elapsed is included. If the user's stored login password is used for re-authentication in this way, there is no need to take notes, for example, compared to the case where a character string is set in advance, and the convenience of the user can be improved. it can.

The re-authentication described above may be performed using (b) a character string set in advance. Specifically, as in claim 3, the storage means of the host server can store a character string preset by the authenticated user including the user as authentication information, and the server-side transmission means of the host server The request information to be transmitted includes a request for the character string described above, and the continuation request information transmitted by the terminal-side transmission means of the remote control terminal may include the character string described above.

  By focusing on the point that karaoke is used by acquaintances and group units in this way, character strings such as secret words that are used only for this time in the group are set in advance and shared by group members for use in authentication. You can enter a string. This makes it possible to perform group authentication very efficiently. However, in this case, there is a trouble for the user to newly store or take note of a preset character string.

  By the way, at the time of the above re-authentication, (c) it is conceivable to reset only the user's elapsed time after a predetermined time has elapsed since the authentication. Specifically, as described in claim 4, when the authentication means of the host server receives the above continuation request information from the remote control terminal, the authentication is performed from the remote control terminal having the same identification information including the user who requests the continuation of the authentication. When the authentication is performed again for all the users in the list, only the elapsed time related to the user being authenticated is reset from the remote control terminal of the same identification information after the predetermined time has passed since the authentication is performed, and the same identification information other than the user For a user who is authenticating from the remote control terminal, it is conceivable to delay the timing for transmitting the continuation request information by a predetermined time when a predetermined time has elapsed since the user was authenticated.

  If comprised in this way, since the re-authentication is requested | required periodically with respect to the user who passed predetermined time after performing the said authentication, the state in which only the user who is entering the room is authenticating is maintained, therefore, It is possible to prevent the use of various services by another user or the next user who has entered the room after login is maintained. In addition, by delaying the re-authentication request for other users by a predetermined time, the time required for re-authentication does not increase even when there are many users being authenticated, thereby preventing the substantial use time of the remote control terminal from being reduced. Therefore, the user can enjoy the karaoke service comfortably.

  Further, at the time of the above re-authentication, (d) it is conceivable to reset the elapsed times of all the users who are being authenticated, including the user who requests the continuation of the authentication. Specifically, as in claim 5, when the authentication means of the host server receives the continuation request information from the remote control terminal, the authentication is performed from the remote control terminal having the same identification information including the user who requests the continuation of the authentication. When the authentication is performed again for all the users in the list, it is conceivable to reset the elapsed time for all the users being authenticated from the remote control terminal having the same identification information including the user who requests the continuation of the authentication.

If comprised in this way, the processing burden in a host server can be reduced compared with the case where elapsed time is managed for every user.
In addition, as a transmission destination of the above-mentioned request information, it can be considered that (e) a user has passed a predetermined time since the authentication. Specifically, as described in claim 6, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the server-side transmission unit of the host server authenticates the user by the authentication unit, the request information for the user is transmitted to the remote controller. It is possible to transmit to the terminal. If comprised in this way, since the re-authentication is requested | required periodically with respect to the user who passed predetermined time after performing the said authentication, the state in which only the user who is entering the room is authenticating is maintained, therefore, It is possible to prevent the use of various services by another user or the next user who has entered the room after login is maintained.

Further, as the transmission destination of the above-described request information, (f) a user who has transmitted continuation request information in the past can be considered. Specifically, as described in claim 7, when the server-side transmission unit of the host server authenticates the user by the authentication unit and a predetermined time has elapsed, the authentication is being performed including the user. It is conceivable that request information for a user who has transmitted the above continuation request information in the past through the remote control terminal among the users is transmitted to the remote control terminal.

  In this way, paying attention to the point that karaoke uses acquaintances in units of groups, it allows continuation request information to be transmitted to a selected person in the group, so that all authenticated users transmit continuation request information. There is no need to perform group authentication efficiently. At this time, if request information is transmitted to a user who has transmitted continuation request information in the past, it can be expected that the possibility of transmitting continuation request information according to the request information is higher than other users.

  (He 1) Further, it is conceivable that the transmission destination of the above-described request information is a user who is not currently singing among the users who transmitted the continuation request information in the past as described above. Specifically, as described in claim 8, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the server-side transmission unit of the host server authenticates the user by the authentication unit, it continues in the past as described above. It is conceivable that request information for a user who is not currently singing among users who have transmitted request information via a remote control terminal is transmitted to the remote control terminal. Thus, if request information is transmitted to a user who has not performed a singing among users who have transmitted continuation request information in the past, there is a possibility that continuation request information may be transmitted according to the request information. It can be expected to be higher than the user. Moreover, if comprised in this way, it can prevent that the user who is singing interrupts singing and transmits continuation request information.

  (F-2) Further, as the transmission destination of the above-described request information, it is conceivable that the user who is operating the remote control terminal among the users who have transmitted the continuation request information in the past as described above. Specifically, as described in claim 9, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the server-side transmission means of the host server authenticates the user by the authentication means, the above is continued in the past as described above. It is conceivable that request information for a user who is operating the remote control terminal among users who transmitted the request information via the remote control terminal is transmitted to the remote control terminal. If the request information is transmitted to the user who is operating the remote control terminal among the users who have transmitted the continuation request information in the past, there is a possibility that the continuation request information may be transmitted according to the request information. It can be expected to be higher than the user.

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 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.

  Furthermore, in this karaoke network system 1, the karaoke host server 2 transmits the karaoke device 4 to the karaoke device 4 and uses it on the karaoke device 4 side, and user identification information and time information corresponding to the identification information of the remote control terminal 5. A database 2b having a database for managing (login, authentication, progress) and a database for managing identification information of the karaoke apparatus 4 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.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, the database 2b stores a user table for registering user information related to the logged-in user. The user table includes identification information for identifying the karaoke device 4 used by the logged-in user, identification information for identifying the remote control terminal 5 used by the logged-in user, and the logged-in user. A record including user identification information including the user ID and password, login time, authentication time, elapsed time, and the like is registered.

  The database 2b of the karaoke host server 2 stores the identification information of the karaoke host server 2, the current time, and the song number of the karaoke song, as illustrated in FIG. 6B.

  The identification information for identifying the karaoke device 4, the karaoke host server 2, and the remote control terminal 5 includes an IP address and a production number. Note that if the type of the IP address is a global IP address, it is the only IP address, so only the IP address may be used as identification information. In the case of a local IP address, if there is a possibility that the same number of IP addresses may exist in different places, each of the IP addresses can be changed using a global / local address translation technique (for example, NAT) via a router (not shown). When the device performs communication, a value associated with the IP address and the manufacturing number of each device shown in FIG. 6 may be used as the identification information. In FIG. 6, the serial number of the karaoke device and the serial number of the remote control terminal are the same numerical value, but the meaning is K001 of the karaoke device and R001 of the remote control terminal, and the identification numbers are different.

  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.

[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.

As illustrated in FIG. 6D, the memory 40 stores identification information for identifying the karaoke apparatus 4.
The control unit 12 transmits to the remote control terminal 5 an instruction for prohibiting the update of the user's personal Web page corresponding to the music being played, or information on the singing performed by the user 2 for the karaoke host server 2. Execute processing to send to.

[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.

In the memory 56, identification information for identifying the remote control terminal 5 is stored as illustrated in FIG.
The control unit 52 receives an operation input for reserving a song from the user, and sets reservation data in which the user ID of the reserving person (that is, the singer) is added to the song number of the selected song. Execute the process to send to. 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.

[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.

[Explanation of correspondence]
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, authentication means, and server-side transmission means in the claims, and the database 2b in the karaoke host server 2 corresponds to the storage means. . The display unit 58 in the remote control terminal 5 corresponds to a terminal side display unit, and the control unit 52 in the remote control terminal 5 corresponds to an operation permission request unit and a terminal side transmission unit.

[Explanation of login user management processing]
Below, the process sequence of the login user management process which the karaoke host server 2 of the karaoke network system 1 performs is demonstrated based on the flowchart of Fig.3 (a) and FIG. FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram for explaining the use situation of karaoke.

This login user management process is executed independently from other processes when the karaoke host server 2 of the karaoke network system 1 is activated.
First, it is determined whether or not there is a login request from the operation unit 60 of the remote control terminal 5 by the user (S105). If it is determined that a login request exists (S105: YES), whether or not the user ID and password transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 match the information registered in the user registration database 2c of the database 2b. Is determined (S135). If they do not match (S135: NO), the process returns to S105. On the other hand, if they match (S135: YES), the user ID and password are additionally registered in the user table (S140), and further, an authentication indicating the time required to request re-authentication for the additionally registered user. Time is set (S145). As an example, the above-described authentication time (elapsed time) is initialized to 3600 seconds. Then, the process returns to S105.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S105 that there is no login request (S105: NO), it is determined whether there is a user registered in the user table (S110). If it is determined that there is no user registered in the user table (S110: YES), the process returns to S105. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a user registered in the user table (S110: NO), it is determined whether or not there is a user whose authentication time value is a numerical value “0” (S115). When it is determined that there is no user whose authentication time value is “0” (S115: NO), the process waits for one second (S160), and from the user authentication time registered in the user table. The numerical value “1” is subtracted (S165), and the process returns to S105. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a user whose authentication time value is the numerical value “0” (S115: YES), a standby time for requesting the user to re-authenticate is set (S120). As an example, the above-described waiting time is initialized to 60 seconds. Furthermore, request information for requesting the user to request continuation of authentication is transmitted to the remote control terminal 5 (S125). The above request information includes a request for a login password of a user who has passed a predetermined time since the authentication.

  In response to the transmission of the request information by the karaoke host server 2 described above, the remote control terminal 5 executes the following re-authentication process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a re-authentication process performed by the remote control terminal 5.

  That is, first, it is determined whether or not the request information from the karaoke host server 2 has been received (S210). If it is determined that the request information has not been received (S210: NO), it waits until it is determined that the request information has been received. If the request information has been received (S210: YES), the authentication time Information indicating that the user whose value is “0” is requested to continue authentication is displayed on the display unit 58 (S220).

  Here, when the continuation request information which is a login request from the operation unit 60 of the remote control terminal 5 by the user is not accepted (S230: NO), the karaoke host server 2 indicates that the transition to the normal screen is requested. If not received (S280: NO), the process proceeds to S230. On the other hand, when the continuation request information that is a login request from the operation unit 60 of the remote control terminal 5 by the user is not accepted (S230: NO), the karaoke host server 2 requests that the transition to the normal screen be requested. When it is received (S280: YES), this re-authentication process is terminated.

  When the continuation request information, which is a login request from the operation unit 60 of the remote control terminal 5 by the user, is received (S230: YES), a screen indicating that re-authentication is currently being performed is displayed on the display unit 58. The continuation request information received is transmitted to the karaoke host server 2 (S250). Note that continuation request information from the operation unit 60 of the remote control terminal 5 by a user other than the user whose authentication time value is “0” is received, and the received continuation request information is transmitted to the karaoke host server 2. May be. In the present embodiment, a user password is used as the continuation request information.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the re-authentication is successful from the karaoke host server 2 (S260). When it is determined that the re-authentication has been successful from the karaoke host server 2 (S260: YES), this re-authentication process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the re-authentication has been successful from the karaoke host server 2 (S260: NO), whether or not the re-authentication has failed has been received from the karaoke host server 2. Is determined (S270). When it is determined that re-authentication has failed from the karaoke host server 2 (S270: YES), the process proceeds to S220. On the other hand, when it is determined that the re-authentication failure has not been received from the karaoke host server 2 (S270: NO), the process proceeds to S260.

  By the way, it is determined whether or not the authentication information corresponding to the request information transmitted in the previous S125 is received from the remote control terminal 5 (S130). If it is determined that the authentication information has not been received from the remote control terminal 5 (S130: NO), the process waits for one second (S170), and subtracts the numerical value “1” from the above-described waiting time (S172). It is determined whether or not the value of the standby time is a numerical value “0” (S175). When it is determined that the value of the above-described standby time is not the numerical value “0” (S175: NO), the process returns to S130, while when it is determined that the value of the above-described standby time is the numerical value “0”. (S175: YES), the user is forcibly logged out by deleting information about the user from the user table (S180), and an operation request for switching to a normal screen is transmitted to the remote control terminal 5 (S182). ), The process returns to S105.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the authentication information is received from the remote control terminal 5 in the previous S130 (S130: YES), the user ID and password included in the authentication information are registered in the user registration database 2c of the database 2b. It is determined whether or not the information matches (S150). If they do not match (S150: NO), the fact that the re-authentication has failed is transmitted to the remote control terminal 5 (S152), and the process returns to S125. On the other hand, if they match (S150: YES), the authentication times of all logged-in users registered in the user table are reset (S155). For example, the initial setting value of 3600 seconds is added to the authentication time. Then, the fact that the re-authentication is successful is transmitted to the remote control terminal 5 (S157), and the process returns to S105.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
(1) As described above, according to the karaoke network system 1 of the first embodiment, in the login user management process, a request is made to request a user who has passed a predetermined time or more to log in continuously (S125). When a part of the logged-in users including the user requests to continue the login, the login for all the users is performed again (S155). As a result, even when there are a large number of logged-in users, the time required for re-authentication does not increase, and it is possible to prevent the substantial use time of the remote control terminal from being reduced. Therefore, the user can enjoy the karaoke service comfortably. be able to.

  In addition, if the continuation request information as described above is not received from the remote control terminal (S175: YES), the authentication of the user who has passed a predetermined time since the authentication is canceled (S180), and the user logs in when leaving the room. It is possible to prevent the use of various services by other users or the next user entering the room.

  (2) Further, according to the karaoke network system 1 of the first embodiment, authentication information including the password of the logged-in user is registered for each remote control terminal 5 in the user table stored in the karaoke host server 2. The request information transmitted by the karaoke host server 2 includes requesting the login password of the user whose predetermined time has elapsed since the authentication was performed, and the continuation request information transmitted by the remote control terminal 5 Includes the login password of any of the authenticated users including the user whose predetermined time has passed since the authentication. If the user's stored login password is used for re-authentication in this way, there is no need to take notes, for example, compared to the case where a character string is set in advance, and the convenience of the user can be improved. it can.

  (3) Also, according to the karaoke network system 1 of the first embodiment, in the login user management process, when re-authentication is performed for a logged-in user, an initial set value is set for the authenticated time of the logged-in user. For example, the authentication time of all logged-in users registered in the user table is reset (S155). As a result, since a re-authentication is periodically requested for a user who has passed a predetermined time since login, only the user who is entering the room is kept in the state of authentication. It is possible to prevent various services from being used by other users who have been maintained and who have entered the room next time. In addition, by delaying the re-authentication request for other users by a predetermined time, the time required for re-authentication does not increase even when there are many logged-in users, and the substantial use time of the remote control terminal 5 is reduced. Therefore, the user can comfortably enjoy the karaoke service (see FIG. 3B).

  (4) Moreover, according to the karaoke network system 1 of the first embodiment, in the login user management process, the transmission destination of the request information is a user who has passed a predetermined time since login (S125). As a result, a re-authentication is periodically requested to a user who has passed a predetermined time since the authentication, so that only the user who is entering the room is authenticated, and therefore, the user logs in when leaving the room. It is possible to prevent the use of various services by other users or the next user entering the room.

[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 the following various aspects.

(1) In the above embodiment, the login password is used for re-authentication of the logged-in user. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a preset character string may be used for re-authentication of the logged-in user. . By focusing on the point that karaoke is used by acquaintances and group units in this way, character strings such as secret words that are used only for this time in the group are set in advance and shared by group members for use in authentication. You can enter a string. This makes it possible to perform group authentication very efficiently. However, in this case, there is a trouble for the user to newly store or take note of a preset character string.

  (2) In the above embodiment, when re-authentication is performed for a logged-in user in the logged-in user management process, 3600 seconds, which is an initial setting value, is added to the authentication time of the logged-in user. The authentication time for all logged-in users registered in the user table is reset (S155). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the authentication time for all logged-in users registered in the user table is set to a numerical value “0”. It may be reset to "". In this way, the processing load on the karaoke host server 2 can be reduced as compared with the case where the elapsed time is managed for each user.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, in the login user management process, the transmission destination of the request information is a user who has passed a predetermined time after login (S125), but the present invention is not limited to this. The user may have transmitted the continuation request information. In this way, continuation request information is transmitted to one selected person in the group focusing on the point that karaoke uses with acquaintances and group units, so that all users who are authenticating continuation request information There is no need to perform transmission, and group authentication can be performed efficiently. At this time, if request information is transmitted to a user who has transmitted continuation request information in the past, it can be expected that the possibility of transmitting continuation request information according to the request information is higher than other users.

  (3-1) Furthermore, it is good also as a user who is not currently singing among the users who transmitted continuation request information in the past as a transmission destination of the above-mentioned request information. As described above, if the request information is transmitted to the user who has not performed the singing among the users who have transmitted the continuation request information in the past, there is a possibility that the continuation request information may be transmitted according to the request information. It can be expected to be higher than the user. Moreover, if it does in this way, it can prevent that the user who is singing interrupts singing and transmits continuation request information.

  (3-2) Moreover, it is good also as a user who is operating the remote control terminal among the users who transmitted continuation request information in the past as a transmission destination of the above-mentioned request information. If the request information is transmitted to the user who is operating the remote control terminal among the users who have transmitted the continuation request information in the past, there is a possibility that the continuation request information may be transmitted according to the request information. It can be expected to be higher than the user.

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. (A) is explanatory drawing explaining the utilization condition of karaoke, (b) is explanatory drawing explaining the utilization efficiency of the remote control terminal 5. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the login user management process which the host server for karaoke 2 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the re-authentication process which the remote control terminal 5 performs. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the user table which the database 2b of the karaoke host server 2 memorize | stores, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the memory map of the database 2b of the karaoke host server 2, (c) is It is explanatory drawing which shows the memory map of the memory 56 of the remote control terminal 5, (d) is explanatory drawing which shows the memory map of the memory 40 of the karaoke apparatus 4. FIG.

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 (9)

A karaoke device that performs karaoke performance and has identification information; and a remote control terminal that can operate the karaoke device and has an information display function and identification information includes personal information including at least karaoke information about the user's karaoke song The remote controller is configured to store and distribute the personal information from the host server to the remote control terminal so as to be communicable with each other via the network and the host server having the identification information stored therein. A karaoke network system configured to be able to use personal information distributed from the host server in a terminal,
The remote control terminal is
A predetermined operation permission request information including user identification information for requesting an operation permission for the karaoke device is provided with operation permission request means for transmitting to the host server together with the self-identification information via the karaoke device,
The host server is
Storage means for storing authentication information, which is information for authenticating a user, and identification information of the remote control terminal in association with each other;
Based on the operation permission request information transmitted from the remote control terminal and the authentication information stored in the storage means, authentication is performed for a user who requests use of the karaoke network system, and the karaoke is performed for the authenticated user. An authentication means permitting use of the network system;
When a predetermined time has elapsed since the authentication unit authenticates the user, the remote control terminal that performed the operation when the user requested use of the karaoke network system is requested to continue authentication. Server-side transmission means for transmitting request information indicating that the user requests to be transmitted to the remote control terminal of identification information operated when the user requests use of the karaoke network system via the karaoke device; Prepared,
The remote control terminal is
Receiving means capable of receiving continuation request information for requesting continuation of authentication from a part of authenticated users including the user when the request information is received from the host server;
Terminal-side transmission means for transmitting the continuation request information received by the reception means to the host server via the karaoke device,
further,
When the authentication means of the host server receives the continuation request information from the remote control terminal, the authentication means again authenticates all users being authenticated from the remote control terminal having the same identification information including the user who requests the continuation of the authentication. And if the authenticated user is allowed to use the karaoke network system, and if the continuation request information is not received from the remote control terminal, a user who has passed a predetermined time after performing the authentication. Karaoke network system characterized by revoking certification. The karaoke network system according to claim 1,
The authentication information stored in the storage unit of the host server includes a login password of the user,
The request information transmitted by the server-side transmission means of the host server includes requesting a login password of a user who has passed a predetermined time after performing the authentication,
The continuation request information transmitted by the terminal-side transmission unit of the remote control terminal includes a login password of any user who is being authenticated, including a user whose predetermined time has elapsed since the authentication. Karaoke network system. In the karaoke network system according to claim 1 or 2,
The storage means of the host server can store a character string preset by an authenticated user including the user as the authentication information,
The request information transmitted by the server-side transmission means of the host server includes requesting the character string,
The karaoke network system, wherein the continuation request information transmitted by the terminal-side transmission unit of the remote control terminal includes the character string. In the karaoke network system in any one of Claims 1-3,
When the authentication means of the host server receives the continuation request information from the remote control terminal, the authentication means again performs authentication for all users who are being authenticated from the remote control terminal having the same identification information including the user who requests the continuation of the authentication. Sometimes, only the elapsed time related to the user being authenticated is reset from the remote control terminal of the same identification information after a predetermined time has passed since the authentication is performed, and for the user being authenticated from the remote control terminal of the same identification information other than the user Thus, the karaoke network system is characterized in that the timing for transmitting the continuation request information is delayed by the predetermined time when a predetermined time has elapsed since the user received authentication. In the karaoke network system in any one of Claims 1-3,
When the authentication means of the host server receives the continuation request information from the remote control terminal, the authentication means again performs authentication for all users who are being authenticated from the remote control terminal having the same identification information including the user who requests the continuation of the authentication. In some cases, the karaoke network system is characterized in that the elapsed time relating to all the users being authenticated is reset from the remote control terminal having the same identification information including the user who requests the continuation of the authentication. In the karaoke network system in any one of Claims 1-5,
The server-side transmission means of the host server transmits the request information for the user to the remote control terminal when a predetermined time has elapsed since the authentication means authenticates the user. Karaoke network system. In the karaoke network system in any one of Claims 1-5,
The server-side transmission means of the host server, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the authentication means authenticates the user, the continuation request information in the past among authenticated users including the user. The karaoke network system, wherein the request information for the user who has transmitted the message via the remote control terminal is transmitted to the remote control terminal. The karaoke network system according to claim 7,
The server-side transmission means of the host server is a user who has transmitted the continuation request information in the past via the remote control terminal when a predetermined time has elapsed after the authentication means authenticates the user. The karaoke network system, wherein the request information for a user who is not currently singing is transmitted to the remote control terminal. In the karaoke network system according to claim 7 or 8,
The server-side transmission means of the host server is a user who has transmitted the continuation request information in the past via the remote control terminal when a predetermined time has elapsed after the authentication means authenticates the user. A karaoke network system, wherein the request information for a user who is operating the remote control terminal is transmitted to the remote control terminal.

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