JP2010008848A - Performance control system adaptable to room service - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide high quality service by controlling performance start timing of a musical piece, while singing is fully enjoyed by using a Karaoke performance device. <P>SOLUTION: A performance control system adaptable to room service comprises: a communication terminal signal receiving means 16 for receiving a signal from a communication terminal 30 in which communication is permitted beforehand; and a performance control means 18 which forbids performance start of a next musical piece, when a signal is received from the communication terminal 30, and which permits the performance start of the next musical piece, when the signal is stopped from the communication terminal 30. A receiving period while the signal is received from the communication terminal 30 is compared with a period between musical pieces, which is set beforehand, and when the receiving period is shorter than the period between musical pieces, performance start of the next musical piece may be permitted after the period between musical pieces. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a room service-compatible performance control system capable of controlling the performance start timing of music in accordance with the room service provision timing.

  A karaoke box equipped with a karaoke performance device may not only enjoy karaoke but also receive room service for food and drink. In this case, if there is an order for food or drink from the user, the service provider carries the food or drink to the room, but if you wait for the karaoke performance, it will interfere with the singing, impair the singing atmosphere, When opening and closing the door, performance sounds and singing sounds leak out of the room, which may be annoying to other users.

  Therefore, a technique for making room service provision timing appropriate has been proposed (see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). The technique described in Patent Document 1 displays whether or not the karaoke performance device installed in the karaoke room is currently playing, and whether it is a singing section or a non-singing section. The technique described in Patent Document 2 manages the performance state of a karaoke performance device with a general management device connected to the karaoke performance device via a network.

JP-A-2005-283809 JP 2005-283810 A

  By the way, a skilled service provider confirms whether or not a performance is being performed by listening to the room in which the karaoke performance apparatus is installed from the outside, and enters the room in anticipation of the timing between songs after the performance. Thereby, provision of food and drink does not get in the way of singing or impair the singing atmosphere.

  However, when the amount of food and drink to be provided is large, or when the user places an additional order, the service provider may take time to serve and start playing the next song. In this case, for the singer, not only the atmosphere at the beginning of singing is cut off but also the singing fun using the karaoke performance device cannot be fully enjoyed. On the other hand, for the service provider, when the performance of the music is started, there is a risk of spilling food and drink too quickly to wait for the waiter, and it is not possible to hear the order contents by being mixed with the performance sound and singing voice There is a fear. That is, if the performance of the music starts while the service provider is serving or receiving an order, inconvenience occurs for both the user and the service provider.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and provides a high quality service by controlling the performance start timing of music according to the provision timing of room service, and singing using a karaoke performance device. An object of the present invention is to provide a room service-compatible performance control system that can fully enjoy the enjoyment of music.

  The room service-compatible performance control system of the present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above-described object. That is, the room service-compatible performance control system of the present invention is a system capable of controlling the performance start timing of music according to room service provision timing, and includes a communication terminal signal receiving means and a performance control means. Yes.

  The communication terminal signal receiving means is means for receiving a signal from a communication terminal that is permitted to communicate in advance. The performance control means is a means for prohibiting the start of the performance of the next music piece when receiving a signal from the communication terminal and permitting the start of the performance of the next music piece when the signal from the communication terminal is interrupted.

  The performance control means compares the reception time while receiving a signal from the communication terminal with a preset inter-song time, and if the reception time is shorter than the inter-song time, the inter-song time It may be made to function as a means for permitting the start of the performance of the next music after waiting for elapse of time.

  In the room service-compatible performance control system configured as described above, a communication terminal that permits communication is set in advance. Specifically, a communication terminal that permits communication is specified by an ID and a frequency that are uniquely set for each communication terminal.

  Then, by the function of the performance control means, a service provider possessing a communication terminal enters a predetermined area (for example, a karaoke box) where an arbitrary karaoke performance device is installed, and the communication terminal signal receiving means is sent from the communication terminal. When the signal is received, the start of the performance of the next music is prohibited. When the signal from the communication terminal is interrupted, the start of the performance of the next music is permitted.

  By the way, in a general karaoke performance device, considering the convenience of changing singers, the time between songs is set until the performance of an arbitrary music is finished and the performance of the next music is started. Therefore, the room service-compatible performance control system of the present invention can be configured to compare the reception time while receiving a signal from the communication terminal with a preset time between songs. . In such a configuration, the function of the performance control means compares the reception time and the inter-song time. Allow the music to start playing.

In the performance control system for room service according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the service provider has entered the room for the service based on whether or not a signal is received from the communication terminal possessed by the service provider. And while the service provider enters the room for service, the start of the performance of the next music is prohibited.
Therefore, the service of the service provider does not interfere with the singing, it is possible to provide a high quality service, and it is possible to fully enjoy the joy of singing using the karaoke performance device.

<Outline of performance control system for room service>
Hereinafter, embodiments of a performance control system for room service according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The room service-compatible performance control system according to the embodiment of the present invention is a system that can control the performance start timing of music according to the provision timing of room service. This room service-compatible performance control system is configured as an incidental facility for a karaoke performance apparatus. In the embodiment described below, explanation is given assuming a karaoke store having a plurality of rooms, each having a karaoke performance device, and providing room service according to the user's order. Do.

<Karaoke performance device>
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke performance apparatus to which a room service-compatible performance control system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
As shown in FIG. 1, a karaoke performance device 10 to which a room service-compatible performance control system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied includes a karaoke main body 11, a karaoke remote control device 41, a mixing amplifier 42, a speaker 43, a microphone 44, and display means. 45.
The room service performance control system of the present embodiment is configured as an incidental facility of the karaoke main body 11, and mainly includes a communication terminal signal receiving means 16 and a performance control means 18 which will be described in detail later.

<Karaoke body>
The karaoke main body 11 includes a central control means 12, ROM 13, RAM 14, HDD 15, communication terminal signal receiving means 16, communication terminal setting means 17, performance control means 18, transmission / reception means 19, reservation management means 20, music playback control means 21, video A reproduction control means 22 and a bus 23 are provided.

<Central control means>
The central control means 12 is a means for comprehensively controlling the karaoke main body 11, and is composed of, for example, a CPU and its peripheral devices. When the CPU or the like operates according to an application program stored in the ROM 13 or the like, The control function can be demonstrated.

<ROM / RAM>
The ROM 13 is a device for storing application program data and numerical data for controlling each device constituting the karaoke main body 11, and is constituted by a semiconductor memory, for example. The RAM 14 functions as a temporary storage area for temporarily storing application programs and various data, and is constituted by, for example, a semiconductor memory. Note that the virtual RAM 14 may be configured using a hard disk storage device or the like instead of configuring the RAM 14 with a physical semiconductor memory. In the present embodiment, a reservation queue 14 a is stored in the RAM 14.

<HDD / music database / video database / communication terminal management database>
The HDD 15 stores a music database 15a, a video database 15b, and a communication terminal management database 15c. Note that a mass storage device such as a DVD capable of rewriting data may be used instead of the HDD 15 or together with the HDD 15.

The music database 15a is a database that stores music data configured by synchronizing performance data (MIDI (registered trademark) data) and lyrics telop data in association with music IDs. The performance data is digitized performance data of each piece of music, and the lyrics telop data is the lyrics character data of the music synchronized with the performance data. The video database 15b is a database in which a predetermined number of background videos corresponding to the music to be played are stored as video files corresponding to the music ID of the music.
The communication terminal management database 15c is a database that stores data for managing the communication terminal 30 that permits communication. Specifically, the communication terminal 30 that permits communication in the karaoke performance device 10 is managed based on the ID, frequency, and the like given to the communication terminal 30.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 21 is an electronic circuit for digitally reproducing the performance data extracted from the music database 15 a based on the music ID and converting it to analog and outputting it to the mixing amplifier 42. The mixing amplifier 42 mixes the singer's singing voice signal input from the microphone 44 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 21, and amplifies it by the amplifier function to output it from the speaker 43. Device. The number of microphones 44 is not limited to one and may be two or more.

<Video playback control means / display means>
The video playback control means 22 synchronizes the video data extracted from the video database 15b and the lyrics telop data (lyric character data) of the music data extracted from the music database 15a with the performance data of the music during the karaoke performance. This is an electronic circuit for outputting to the display means 45. Further, the video reproduction control means 22 has a function of causing the display means 45 to display a reserved music list display or the like according to an operation instruction from the user via the karaoke remote control device 41.
The display means 45 is a device for displaying video, lyrics telop, and the like at the time of karaoke performance, and is composed of, for example, a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like.

<Reservation management means>
The reservation management means 20 uses the function of the music search means 41a in the karaoke remote control device 41 by the user and selects the user information (for example, user ID) and music selection of the music selector transmitted via the transmission / reception means 19. This is a program for associating and managing the music IDs stored in the RAM 14 as the reservation queue 14a.

<Transmitting / receiving means / communication terminal signal receiving means>
The transmission / reception means 19 includes an electronic circuit and a program for transmitting / receiving data to / from the karaoke remote control device 41. The communication terminal signal receiving unit 16 includes an electronic circuit and a program for receiving a signal from the communication terminal 30 that is permitted to communicate in advance.

<Communication terminal setting means>
The communication terminal setting unit 17 includes a program for setting the communication terminal 30 that permits communication, and the setting result is managed in the communication terminal management database 15c. As described above, the communication terminal 30 that allows communication in the karaoke performance device 10 is set based on the ID, frequency, and the like of the communication terminal 30.
That is, when the communication terminal 30 that permits communication is not set in the karaoke performance device 10, the communication terminal possessed by the user has the same communication method as the communication terminal 30 possessed by the service provider. This is because the entry / exit of the service provider cannot be properly managed.

  For example, in the communication terminal management database 15c of the karaoke performance terminal 10 installed in each room, communication terminals having IDs of “*** a”, “*** b”, and “*** c”, respectively. It is assumed that 30 is registered. In this case, in each room, communication with the communication terminal 30 having IDs “*** a”, “*** b”, and “*** c” is permitted, and other IDs are provided. Communication with the communication terminal 30 is not permitted. As described above, based on whether or not a signal from the communication terminal 30 having the IDs “*** a”, “*** b”, and “*** c” is received, the service provider's By managing entry / exit, it is possible to appropriately manage entry / exit of service providers in each room (see FIG. 2).

  Note that the number of IDs of the communication terminal 30 corresponding to each room is not limited to three, and may be one, two, or four or more. Moreover, you may identify the communication terminal 30 which permits communication with a frequency. Furthermore, the entrance / exit of the service provider in each room can also be appropriately managed by installing an electromagnetic wave shielding cloth on the wall of each room and regulating the range in which the signal from the communication terminal 30 reaches.

<Performance control means>
When the performance control means 18 receives a signal from the communication terminal 30 that is permitted to communicate in advance, the performance control means 18 prohibits the start of the performance of the next music piece, and when the signal from the communication terminal 30 stops, the performance start of the next music piece is started. It consists of a program for authorizing.
Specifically, each room of the karaoke store is managed as one area to manage the entry / exit of the service provider, and while receiving a signal transmitted from the communication terminal 30 permitted to communicate in advance. Prohibits the start of the performance of the next music piece, and permits the start of the performance of the next music piece when the signal from the communication terminal 30 is interrupted.

  Here, when permitting the start of the performance of the next music piece, it is preferable to consider the time until the service provider finishes providing the service and closes the door of the room. That is, even if the signal from the communication terminal 30 is interrupted, there is a slight time lag before the service provider closes the room door. If the performance of the next musical piece is started during this period, a performance sound or the like is generated before the door is closed, and the performance sound or the like may leak out and annoy other users. Therefore, at the same time that the signal from the communication terminal 30 is interrupted, a waiting time of about 5 seconds is set instead of permitting the start of the performance of the next music piece, and the waiting time after the signal from the communication terminal 30 is interrupted. It is preferable to allow the start of the performance of the next music after the passage. Of course, when it is not necessary to consider such inconvenience, the start of the performance of the next song may be permitted at the same time as the signal from the communication terminal 30 is interrupted.

Further, the performance control means 18 compares the reception time while receiving a signal from the communication terminal 30 with a preset inter-music time, and if the reception time is shorter than the inter-music time, You may make it function as a means for permitting the start of the performance of the next music after waiting for passage of time.
In the case of the karaoke performance apparatus 10 in which the inter-song time is set until the performance of an arbitrary music piece is finished and the performance of the next music piece is started in consideration of the convenience of changing the singer. It is effective for. That is, when the reception time is shorter than the inter-song time, waiting for the inter-song time to elapse and allowing the start of the performance of the next music, the inter-song time set for the change of the singer, etc. It can be surely secured.

<Karaoke remote control device>
The karaoke remote control device 41 has a user interface function, and is configured to transmit / receive data to / from the transmitting / receiving means 19 of the karaoke main body 11 by a wired method or a wireless method, and a circuit board for transmitting / receiving data And a program for functioning as the music search means 41a, a music index database 41b, and a flash memory (not shown) as a temporary storage area.

<Music index database>
The music index database 41b referred to by the music search means 41a is a database in which attribute information about the music used for performance in the karaoke performance device 10 is described. For example, the song number, the song name, the singer name, and the lyrics of the singing part -Various attribute information such as whether it is popular, music genre classification, duet or not is included. The contents of the music index database 41b are updated to the latest one at an appropriate timing.

<Communication terminal>
The communication terminal 30 is an apparatus for a service provider to transmit a predetermined signal, and not only the dedicated communication terminal 30 but also a general-purpose communication terminal 30 such as a mobile phone or a portable game machine. Can be used. Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, an ID for uniquely identifying each communication terminal 30 is set, and the signal transmitted from each communication terminal 30 is included in the ID, and in each room. The ID of the communication terminal 30 that permits communication is set in advance.

<Performance control for room service>
Next, performance control using the room service-compatible performance control system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the room service-compatible performance control system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing performance control using the room service-compatible performance control system according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a karaoke main body performance device 10 (karaoke main body 11) to which a room service-compatible performance control system is applied is installed in each room of the karaoke store. Each service provider who performs room service has a communication terminal 30. The signal transmitted from each communication terminal 30 includes an ID for uniquely identifying each communication terminal 30. In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, communication with the communication terminal 30 having IDs “*** a”, “*** b”, and “*** c” is permitted in each room. .

  In the room A, no signal is received from the communication terminal 30 having the permitted ID, so no processing is performed. In the room B, since the signal from the communication terminal 30 having the ID “*** b” is received, the start of the performance of the next music is stopped. In the room C, since the signal from the communication terminal 30 having the ID “****** c” is interrupted, the performance of the next music is started after a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds).

  In performance control using the room service-compatible performance control system according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, whether music is played in accordance with a reservation queue (S1) and a signal from the communication terminal 30 set in advance is received. It is determined whether or not (S2). Here, when a signal from the communication terminal 30 set in advance is received, it is determined whether or not it is between songs (S3). If it is not between songs, it is confirmed whether or not the signal from the communication terminal 30 has been interrupted. (S4). Here, when the signal from the communication terminal 30 is interrupted, no processing is performed. On the other hand, when the signal from the communication terminal 30 is continuously received, the process returns to the determination process between songs (S3). That is, if it is not between songs, the performance of the present music is continued, and if the signal from the communication terminal 30 is interrupted during this time, the process of stopping the performance of the next music is not performed.

  If it is between songs, the performance start of the next song is stopped (S5), and it is determined whether or not the signal from the communication terminal 30 is interrupted (S6). If the signal from the communication terminal 30 is interrupted, it is determined whether or not the reception time while receiving the signal from the communication terminal 30 is within a preset interval between songs (S7). ). Here, if the reception time during the reception of the signal from the communication terminal 30 is within the preset inter-music time, the next inter-music time is awaited (S8) and the performance of the next music is performed. Start is permitted (S9). On the other hand, if the reception time while receiving the signal from the communication terminal 30 exceeds the preset inter-music time, the start of the performance of the next music is immediately permitted (S9). In addition, when starting the performance of the next musical piece, considering the time until the door of the room is closed after the service provider finishes providing the service and opens the door of the room, for example, about 5 seconds. It is preferable to provide a time lag.

  If the reception time during reception of the signal from the communication terminal 30 is not compared with the inter-music time, that is, if the passage of the inter-music time is not considered, step 7 (S7), step 8 The process of (S8) is unnecessary.

<Other embodiments>
The equipment and means that constitute the room service-compatible performance control system and its peripheral devices according to the present invention are not limited to those described above, and only the necessary equipment and means may be configured according to the purpose of use, etc. Devices and means can be added. Further, each unit may be configured as a unit in which a plurality of functions are integrated, instead of being configured separately.
Furthermore, by connecting each karaoke performance device and the host device via a communication line such as the Internet and constructing a network karaoke system, customer information can be managed centrally.

Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the karaoke performance apparatus to which the room service performance control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the performance control system corresponding to the room service which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the performance control using the room service corresponding | compatible performance control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Karaoke performance apparatus 11 Karaoke body 12 Central control means 13 ROM
14 RAM
14a Reservation queue 15 HDD
15a Music database 15b Video database 15c Communication terminal management database 16 Communication terminal signal reception means 17 Communication terminal setting means 18 Performance control means 19 Transmission / reception means 20 Reservation management means 21 Music reproduction control means 22 Video reproduction control means 23 Bus 30 Communication terminal 41 Karaoke Remote control device 41a Music search means 41b Music index database 42 Mixing amplifier 43 Speaker 44 Microphone 45 Display means

Claims (2)

A room service-compatible performance control system capable of controlling the performance start timing of music according to the provision timing of room service,
Communication terminal signal receiving means, performance control means,
The communication terminal signal receiving means receives a signal from a communication terminal permitted to communicate in advance,
The performance control means, when receiving a signal from the communication terminal, prohibits the start of the performance of the next music, and permits the start of the performance of the next music when the signal from the communication terminal is interrupted,
A performance control system for room service. The performance control means compares a reception time while receiving a signal from the communication terminal with a preset inter-music time, and if the reception time is shorter than the inter-music time, the inter-music time Allow the next song to start playing after the
The room service-compatible performance control system according to claim 1.

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