JP2008250125A - Karaoke system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a karaoke system which plays a karaoke musical piece that a user selects according to a queue of reservations, the karaoke system being characterized in that predetermined musical pieces among all reserved musical pieces can be specified together as objects to be played, user's intention of singing can immediately be reflected, and those can be achieved by existent tools. <P>SOLUTION: Microphones 15A to 15D to which microphone IDs "A" to "D" are related are disposed and while musical pieces selected having the added microphone IDs "A" to "D" are registered in the reservation queue 24A by a reserved musical piece registering means 35, a used microphone decision means 31 detects the microphones 15A to 15D in use to decide the microphone IDs "A" to "D" of the microphones. Then a played musical piece specifying means 27 decides as the objects to be played the musical pieces to which the decided microphone IDs "A" to "D" are added in the reservation queue 24A. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke system in which a karaoke piece selected by a user is played according to a reservation queue.

  In recent years, karaoke systems generally store a large number of karaoke data of karaoke songs on a hard disk device. When a performance reservation is received, it is generally registered in a queue and read and processed in the order of request input. is there. Users tend to sing their favorite tunes every time the system is used, and it is useful for the user's convenience to play songs that meet the user's will among the reserved tunes.

  Conventionally, with respect to performance reservations in a karaoke system, when a user sequentially reserves performances and starts performing in the order requested, if the reservation person (singer) does not know the singing order, he leaves the seat at the time of performance and is absent There is also. Therefore, the following patent documents and the like are known in which the performance of a reservation person is surely started by recognizing the presence or absence of the reservation person for each musical piece reserved for performance reservation. That is, in Patent Document 1, it is confirmed that there is a personal portable information terminal that reserves the song immediately before the karaoke device plays the song, in other words, that the person who reserved the song is on the spot. And the technique of not performing in absence is disclosed.

Japanese Patent No. 3573422

  However, since the thing of the said patent document 1 confirms presence of a reservation person just before a music of performance object is played, the object of whether to play stops at the said music, and it is collective with respect to the whole reservation music. There is a problem that it is not possible to determine whether or not to play the music, and it is not possible to revive the music that has not been played. In addition, when the reservation person is confirmed, there is a problem that even if the reservation person himself does not want to sing, the reservation person's intention cannot be reflected. Furthermore, the personal portable information terminal to be used is not an essential tool in the karaoke system, and there is a problem that the reservation person cannot function unless the personal portable information terminal carries the personal portable information terminal and cannot forget to carry it.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can make it possible to specify a predetermined piece of music among all the reserved pieces as a performance target, and to immediately reflect the user's intention to sing, and these The purpose is to provide a karaoke system that makes it possible with existing tools.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention of claim 1, a karaoke system in which a karaoke piece selected by a user is played karaoke according to a reservation queue, and a predetermined number of karaoke pieces used for singing the karaoke piece The microphone is associated with a microphone ID, and has a reserved music registration means, a used microphone discrimination means, and a performance music identification means, and the reserved music registration means selects the music selected with the microphone ID attached thereto. The registered microphone is registered in the reservation queue, the use microphone discrimination means detects the microphone in use and discriminates the microphone ID of the microphone, and the performance music specifying means is the determined microphone in the reservation queue. A music piece with an ID attached is set as a performance target.

According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, the “use microphone discrimination means detects the microphone in use by detecting whether the microphone connected to each of the arranged microphone input terminals is energized, and discriminates the microphone ID of the microphone. To be configured,
“The used microphone determining means detects the frequency of a carrier wave transmitted when the microphone is in use and determines the microphone ID of the microphone”.

  According to the present invention, the microphone associated with the microphone ID is arranged, and the music selected with the microphone ID is registered in the reservation queue, while the microphone in use is detected and the microphone ID of the microphone is detected. And the corresponding music in the reserved music as a whole is played in a lump from the microphone ID of the microphone in use. It can be specified as a target, and since it can be determined whether or not the music is to be played depending on whether or not the microphone is in use, the user's intention to sing can be immediately reflected, and these can be This is possible with the existing essential tools of the karaoke system.

  Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the case where the karaoke system of the present invention is applied to a vehicle is shown. However, the present invention can also be applied when a microphone associated with a microphone ID is prepared for each user in a karaoke box or the like. It is.

  FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a first embodiment of the karaoke system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a karaoke system 11 for in-vehicle use performs a karaoke performance based on performance data of karaoke music selected by a user, and a display unit 13 connected to the karaoke performance apparatus 12. The microphone input terminal 14, the speaker 16, and the remote control device 17 are connected. The microphones 15A, 15B, 15C, and 15D are connected to the input terminals (M1 to M4) of the microphone input terminal 14, respectively.

  Here, the display unit 13 displays a music selection display, a video at the time of karaoke performance, and a lyrics telop, and has a user interface function linked to an operation panel 33 described later. As the user interface function, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch sensor are stacked and used for input / output, and data such as music selection is input by the touch sensor corresponding to the displayed icon or the like. It is a GUI that can.

  The microphone input terminal 14 is composed of input terminals M1 to M4 arranged at predetermined positions in the vehicle, for example, positions for each seat (described in FIG. 2). Wired microphones 15A to 15D are connected to the input terminals M1 to M4, respectively. The microphones 15 </ b> A to 15 </ b> D are provided with a microphone switch or a dedicated switch (not shown), and are in a use state when the switch is turned on during singing.

  As the form of the microphones 15A to 15D, for example, a headset microphone, a pin microphone, a headrest microphone, and a hand microphone can be used. In FIG. 1, the microphone IDs of the microphones 15A to 15D are indicated as “A” to “D”. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 described later, the microphones 15A to 15D include the microphone IDs “A” to “D”. An identification color corresponding to “D” is provided.

  The speaker 16 outputs a performance signal and a singing voice signal input from any of the microphones 15A to 15D. The remote control device 17 has a known configuration, and is exclusively for performing song selection, key setting during singing, echo setting, and the like.

  The karaoke performance device 12 includes a bus 21, a central control unit 22, a ROM 23, a RAM 24, a music DB (music database) 25 as a music data storage unit, a music search unit 26, a performance music specifying unit 27, a reproduction control unit 28, music. A music output unit 29, a mixing amplifier 30, a microphone for use determination unit 31, an operation input IF (interface) 32, an operation panel 33, a reception unit 34, a reserved music registration unit 35 and a history storage unit 36 are provided as appropriate.

  The central control unit 22 is a physical CPU that performs overall process control of the system, and performs algorithm processing based on a program stored in the ROM 23. The RAM 24 serves as a work area for developing and executing various programs, and a reservation queue 24A for sequentially registering reserved songs in a predetermined memory area is formed. It is a concept including a case where it is virtually built on a hard disk.

  The music DB 25 is a database that stores a predetermined number of music data files managed by music codes. The music search means 26 is a program for allowing a user to search for music by input from the display unit 13 (operation panel 33) and selecting the music, which is expanded in the RAM 24 and executed, and is used by the user. Microphone IDs of the microphones 15A to 15D are attached (described with reference to FIG. 3A). Here, the reserved music registration means 35 is a program for sequentially registering the music selected by the user with the microphone ID attached to the reservation queue 24A, and is developed in the RAM 24 and executed. The reserved music registration means 35 also has a function of registering music pieces that have been played in the past and stored in the history storage unit 36 in the reservation queue 24A as single songs or collectively.

  The performance musical piece specifying means 27 is a program for making a musical piece attached with a microphone ID discriminated by a later-described use microphone discriminating means 31 in the reservation queue 24 </ b> A, developed in the RAM 24 and executed ( The reservation queue and performance target will be described with reference to FIG. The performance music specifying means 27 deletes the reserved column of the music that has been played from the reservation queue 24A.

  The playback control unit 28 outputs the background video data and the lyrics telop data (lyric character data) of the music data extracted from the music DB 25 to the display unit 13 in synchronization with the performance data of the music during performance. Circuit. The music tune output unit 29 is an electronic circuit that digitally reproduces performance data extracted from the music DB 25 using music codes, converts the performance data into analog data, and outputs the result to the mixing amplifier 30. The mixing amplifier 30 mixes a singer's singing voice signal input from predetermined microphones 15 </ b> A to 15 </ b> D sent via the microphone input terminal 14 and a performance signal sent from the music tune output unit 29. Then, it is amplified and output from the speaker 16.

  The use microphone discrimination means 31 is a program for detecting a microphone in use among the microphones 15A to 15D connected to the microphone input terminal 14, discriminating the microphone ID of the microphone, and sending it to the performance music specifying means 27 It is expanded in the RAM 24 and executed. Here, of the microphones 15A to 15D connected to the microphone input terminal 14, a microphone whose microphone switch is turned on or whose dedicated switch is turned on is detected by whether or not the input terminals M1 to M4 are energized, and the input terminals M1 to M4 are detected. Therefore, the microphone ID is determined from a table (not shown).

  The operation input IF 32 is a program or an electronic circuit for ensuring consistency with input signals from the receiving unit 34 that receives transmission signals from the operation panel 33 and the remote control device 17. The operation panel 33 is linked with the user interface function of the display unit 13 and includes operation buttons for selecting a song as well as echo, left / right balance, and a volume of the output volume from the speaker 16. The history storage unit 36 is a memory or a hard disk that stores a microphone ID attached to a musical piece played in the past.

  Here, FIG. 2 shows an explanatory view of the arrangement of the karaoke system in FIG. 1 in the vehicle. In FIG. 2, for example, the passenger car 41 has four seats, and the position where the handle 42 is located is the driver's seat. For example, a karaoke performance device 12 is provided in front of the passenger car 41, and a display unit 13 is disposed in the vicinity thereof. Moreover, the speaker 16 is arrange | positioned ahead (back or front and back). Furthermore, a remote control device 17 is placed in the vehicle.

  And each input terminal M1-M4 which comprises the microphone input terminal 14 to which connection of microphone 15A-15D with which microphone ID was linked | related with each side corresponding to each seat becomes exclusive, respectively is arrange | positioned. The arrangement of the input terminals M1 to M4 may be, for example, a ceiling or a seat portion (a backrest, a headrest, an armrest, a dashboard for a front seat, a backrest or a headrest for a front seat for a rear seat). .

  For example, the input terminal M1 for the front right seat (driver's seat), the input terminal M2 for the front left seat (passenger seat), the input terminal M3 for the rear right seat, and the input terminal for the rear left seat M4 is arranged. For example, a pin microphone 15A (mic ID “A”) that can be clipped is connected to the input terminal M1 of the driver's seat, and hand microphones 15B to 15D (microphone IDs “B” to “D” are connected to the input terminals M2 to M4, respectively. D ") is connected. In order to allow the user to identify the microphones 15A to 15D at the time of music reservation, for example, the pin microphone 15A has a “red” identification color, the hand microphone 15B has a “yellow” identification color, and the hand microphone 15C has “green”. The identification color of “blue” is assigned to each identification color of the hand microphone 15D.

  FIG. 3 shows an explanatory diagram of a reservation queue in the music reservation display screen and reservation management means in FIG. FIG. 3A shows a case where a screen for music reservation is displayed on the display unit 13, and a predetermined passenger uses, for example, the display unit 13 (operation panel 33) of the music search means 26. When a song is selected by searching for a predetermined song by function or by searching for other passengers, for example, the song is displayed with a singer name, a song name, and the like, and the microphone 15A used by the singer on the screen is displayed. 15D is selected with the identification color CL. The identification color CL corresponds to the microphone IDs “A” to “D”.

  The selected music is registered in the reservation queue 24A formed in the RAM 24 by the reserved music registration means 35, as shown in FIG. Here, each reserved music is set to the default state, and a performance flag for performing music of all reserved columns in the reservation queue 24A is set to “1”, and the microphone ID other than the microphone ID of the determined use state microphone is set. The performance flag in the reserved column corresponding to the microphone ID of “1” is set to “1”. Then, the performance flag in the reservation queue is referred to when the performance starts.

  FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the reserved music performance target process of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 shows an explanatory diagram of the reserved music performance target process of FIG. In FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 3, in the reserved music registration means 35, the music selected by the music search means 26 or from the history storage section 36 is reserved in the reservation queue 24A (all performance flags are “1”). It is assumed that it is registered and managed by.

  The input microphone is connected to the microphone (15A to 15D) in use, for example, in which the microphone switch is turned on among the microphones (15A to 15D) connected to the microphone input terminal 14. Detection is performed based on whether or not the terminals (M1 to M4) are energized, and the detected microphone IDs of the microphones (15A to 15D) in use are discriminated and transmitted to the musical piece specifying means 27 (step (S1)).

  For example, when only the driver's microphone 15A is in the use state, the input terminal M1 to which the microphone 15A is connected is detected by the use microphone discrimination means 31 based on the presence / absence of energization. The microphone ID “A” of the microphone 15 </ b> A is discriminated and sent to the performance music specifying means 27.

  In the performance music specifying means 27, the performance flag of the reserved column corresponding to the microphone ID other than the acquired microphone ID in the reservation queue 24A is collectively changed to “0” (S2). For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, among the reserved columns of the reservation queue 24A, the performance flags in the reserved columns of microphone IDs “B” to “D” other than the determined microphone ID “A” Are collectively changed to “0”.

  Therefore, the performance music specifying means 27 sequentially specifies only the music whose performance flag in the reservation queue is “1” in accordance with the start of performance, extracts the corresponding music from the music DB 25, and extracts background video data and lyrics telop. The performance is performed by sending the data to the reproduction control unit 28 and sending the music song data to the music song output unit 29 (S3).

  The use microphone discrimination means 31 constantly monitors whether or not the microphone is in use depending on whether or not the microphone input terminals M1 to M4 are energized. In addition to the microphone 15A, for example, the microphone 15B is switched on. If the microphone 15B is detected while the input terminal M2 is energized, the microphone ID “B” of the microphone 15B is determined, and the performance music specifying means 27 reserves the microphone ID “B”. The performance flag of the column is collectively changed from “0” to “1” (S1, S2). That is, the reserved column of the microphone ID “B” that is not the performance target is restored to the performance target all at once. In this state, as shown in FIG. 5B, the performance flags in the reserved columns with the microphone IDs “A” and “B” are set to “1” and are set as performance targets (S3).

  Then, the process is repeated until all the music pieces whose performance flag is “1” in the reservation column of the reservation queue 24A are finished (S4). Note that when the microphone ID in the reservation column of the previous performance order is determined for the music being played and the performance flag is set to “1”, the reservation column of the played music is deleted. What is necessary is just to return to the music of the performance flag "1" with a young turn, and to make it play in order.

  As described above, the corresponding music pieces among the entire reserved music pieces can be specified as performance targets from the microphone IDs “A” to “D” of the microphones 15A to 15D in use, and the microphones 15A to 15D are used. If the user does not want to sing the reserved music, the user can sing the reserved music by switching off the corresponding microphone. The intention can be reflected immediately, and these can be made possible with the existing essential tool of the karaoke system called the microphone.

  Next, FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of a second embodiment of the karaoke system according to the present invention. The in-vehicle karaoke system 11 shown in FIG. 6 includes a microphone receiving unit 37 including the use microphone discrimination means 31 instead of the microphone input terminal 14 and the use microphone discrimination means 31 described above. Wireless microphones 15A to 15D that transmit microphone IDs “A” to “D” are arranged as microphones. That is, the microphones 15 </ b> A to 15 </ b> D send the microphone IDs “A” to “D” to the microphone receiving unit 37 when the microphones 15 </ b> A to 15 </ b> D are in an operating state by being switched on. Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.

  The microphones 15 </ b> A to 15 </ b> D are dedicated to, for example, a user, and each carrier wave having a different frequency is transmitted as a microphone ID to the microphone receiving unit 37 when the microphones 15 </ b> A to 15 </ b> D are used by switching on. The microphone receiving unit 37 receives the carrier wave that is transmitted when the predetermined microphone among the predetermined microphones 15A to 15D is in a used state, so that the used microphone discriminating means 31 uses the carrier wave. The microphone IDs “A” to “D” are discriminated by the frequency of the carrier wave and transmitted to the performance music specifying means 27, and the singing voice signal from the corresponding microphone is transmitted to the mixing amplifier 30. And an electronic circuit.

  That is, when the microphone receiving unit 37 receives a carrier wave from the microphone in use, the microphone used in the microphone detection unit 31 detects the microphone in use from the carrier wave, and determines the microphone ID based on the frequency. As shown in FIG. 5, the specifying unit 27 collectively sets the performance flags in the reserved columns of microphone IDs other than the determined microphone ID to “0”, and plays all the songs with the performance flag “1” in order. It is something to be made.

  As described above, even if the microphone used is wireless, the corresponding music of the entire reserved music is played from the microphone IDs “A” to “D” of the microphones 15A to 15D in the same manner as above. It can be specified as a target, and since it can be determined whether or not the music is to be played depending on whether or not the microphones 15A to 15D are in use, the corresponding microphone is used when the user does not want to sing the reserved music. By switching off, the user is not played and the user's intention to sing can be reflected immediately, and these can be made possible with the existing essential tool of the karaoke system called a microphone.

  The karaoke system of the present invention can be used for karaoke systems installed in automobiles, trains, airplanes, and ships of private cars and commercial vehicles (trucks, buses, etc.) in addition to karaoke boxes.

It is a block block diagram of 1st Embodiment of the karaoke system which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the arrangement | positioning in the vehicle of the karaoke system in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the reservation queue in the music reservation display screen and reservation management means in FIG. It is a flowchart of the performance object process of the reserved music of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the performance object process of the reservation music of FIG. It is a block block diagram of 2nd Embodiment of the karaoke system which concerns on this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Karaoke system 12 Karaoke performance apparatus 14 Microphone input terminal 15N Microphone 27 Performance music identification means 31 Used microphone discrimination means 35 Reserved music registration means 36 History storage part 37 Microphone reception part 41 Passenger car

Claims (3)

A karaoke system in which karaoke music selected by a user is played according to a reservation queue,
A microphone ID is associated with a predetermined number of microphones used for singing the karaoke song,
Reservation music registration means, use microphone discrimination means and performance music identification means,
The reserved music registration means registers the music selected with the microphone ID attached to the reservation queue,
The use microphone determining means detects the microphone in use and determines a microphone ID of the microphone;
The performance music specifying means causes the music with the identified microphone ID in the reservation queue to be a performance target.
Karaoke system characterized by that.   2. The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the use microphone discrimination unit detects a microphone in use based on whether or not the microphone connected to each of the arranged microphone input terminals is energized, and determines a microphone ID of the microphone. A karaoke system characterized by discrimination.   2. The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the use microphone discrimination means discriminates a microphone ID of the microphone by detecting a frequency of a carrier wave transmitted when the microphone is in use. Karaoke system to do.

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