JP2011095437A - Karaoke scoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fairly score singing according to an attribute of a user who sings, and to perform fair scoring according the attribute of the user, when a group of a plurality of users different in age and sex competes a singing score result of each user. <P>SOLUTION: A Karaoke scoring system includes: a score reference managing means 37 for managing a plurality of score references which are set according to predetermined user attributes, in a score reference managing table 34c; a user managing means 38 which specifies a user who uses a Karaoke performance terminal 10, and which manages obtained attribute information of the user, in a user management table; a score reference specifying means 39 for specifying a score reference corresponding to the user, based on the attribute information of a specified arbitrary user; and a singing scoring means 40 for performing scoring according to the score reference specified as a user's reference, when performing scoring of a musical piece sung by the specified user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke scoring system, and more particularly, to a karaoke scoring system that can change a scoring standard according to the attributes of a singer.

  Some of the currently popular karaoke performance devices have a singing scoring function, comparing the singing voice input from the microphone with the reference set in advance for each song, the accuracy of the pitch, Skillful singing can be scored for voice timing, volume adjustment, etc.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to a karaoke performance device with a scoring function. The technique described in Patent Document 1 calculates the basic score by scoring the frequency of the singing voice, and calculates additional points by scoring other singing elements such as the vibrato, intonation, voice quality, timing, and screaming of the singing. . Then, the final score is obtained by adding the additional points to the basic score.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique related to a karaoke performance apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of types of scores of different evaluations. In the technique described in Patent Document 2, when a singing voice of a singer is input, a singing scoring function works, and the pitch, volume, and rhythm of the singing are scored. Based on a plurality of different scoring criteria (scoring criteria with different weights for singing pitch, volume, and rhythm), the scoring values in the singing scoring function are weighted and averaged to derive a plurality of scoring results ( A plurality of scoring results with different viewpoints such as frequency) emphasis and rhythm emphasis are obtained.

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  By the way, although the ability to follow rhythm and tempo, and the range and volume that can be uttered vary depending on the individual, they generally correspond to user attributes such as age and gender. In addition, when it is assumed that the age correlates with the singing years (the higher the age, the more singing experience is), it is considered that the singing skill increases according to the age. Also, when multiple users with different ages and genders form a group and compete for the singing score of each user, it may be unfair to score all singers according to the same scoring criteria. is there.

  However, in singing scoring in a conventional karaoke performance device, no consideration is given to user attributes such as age and gender, and it has been desired to adopt a scoring standard that suitably corresponds to the user attributes. In addition, when multiple users of different ages and genders compete for singing scores, there will be a difference in advantage and disadvantage depending on the attributes of the users, and the joy of singing using a karaoke performance device In some cases, it was not possible to fully enjoy.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and can perform singing scoring that suitably corresponds to the attributes of the user performing the singing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke scoring system that can perform fair scoring according to user attributes when competing for the singing result of a user.

  The karaoke scoring system of the present invention has the following characteristic points in order to achieve the above-described object. That is, the karaoke scoring system of the present invention is a karaoke scoring system capable of performing singing scoring using scoring criteria set according to the user's attributes when performing singing scoring at a karaoke performance terminal. , A scoring standard management means, a user management means, a scoring standard specifying means, and a singing scoring means.

  Here, the scoring standard management means is a means for managing a plurality of scoring standards set corresponding to predetermined user attributes in the scoring standard management table. The user management means is a means for specifying a user who uses the karaoke performance terminal, acquiring attribute information of the user, and managing it by the user management table. The scoring standard specifying means refers to the scoring standard corresponding to the specified user by referring to the scoring standard management table based on the attribute information of the user managed in the user management table. It is a means for specifying. The singing scoring means is a means for scoring according to a selected scoring standard when performing singing scoring on the music sung by the identified user.

  In the karaoke scoring system having such a configuration, the scoring standard management means manages a plurality of scoring standards set in advance according to age, gender, etc. using a scoring standard management table. Then, the user management means identifies the user based on the user ID acquired from the ID medium, etc., acquires the user's attribute information (information on age and gender), and creates a user management table And manage.

  Further, the scoring standard specifying means refers to the scoring standard management table and specifies the scoring standard corresponding to the specified user attribute. And when performing singing about the music sung by the specified user by the singing scoring means, for example, the user's singing voice is compared with a reference preset for the music sung by the user. Then, scoring is performed for each predetermined singing section or for each note. At this time, the scoring standard selected as corresponding to the attribute of the user is used.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, a plurality of scoring standards set corresponding to user attributes are individually set for each music piece or for each genre of music pieces classified according to a predetermined category. Is preferred. In the karaoke scoring system having such a configuration, the singing scoring unit performs singing scoring using a scoring standard management table set for each music piece or each genre.

  In the karaoke scoring system of the present invention, a plurality of scoring standards are prepared according to the composition of attributes such as the age (for example, teens, 20s, 30s, 40s) and gender (male or female) of the user who sings. And when performing singing, singing is performed using the grading standard set according to the attribute of the user who performs singing. Therefore, it is possible to perform singing scoring that suitably corresponds to the attributes of the user performing the singing, and when a plurality of users with different ages and genders form a group and compete for the singing scoring results of each user Therefore, there is no difference between advantages and disadvantages according to user attributes, and fair singing can be performed according to user attributes.

  For example, when youth singing with excellent rhythm and tempo tracking ability, wide voicing range, and high volume, they use a grading standard for strict grading, but inferior to rhythm and tempo tracking ability. When an elderly person who has a narrow sound range and a low sound volume sings, a scoring standard for scoring them is used. For men with a high volume, a scoring standard for scoring the sound volume is used, while for women with a low sound volume, a scoring standard for scoring the sound volume is used. Accordingly, singing is performed according to an appropriate scoring standard corresponding to attributes such as the age and gender of the user, and it is possible to fully enjoy the joy of singing using the karaoke performance device.

  Also, the rhythm, tempo, and the sound range that must be uttered are generally different for each song or genre. Therefore, when the scoring reference table is set for each piece of music or for each genre, singing scoring that more suitably corresponds to the attributes of the user who sings can be performed.

The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the karaoke system containing the karaoke scoring system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the karaoke performance terminal to which the karaoke scoring system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a customer database. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a scoring standard management table. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a user management table. The schematic diagram explaining selection of the singing scoring reference | standard in the karaoke scoring system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram of a music selection screen.

<Basic configuration>
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a karaoke scoring system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a karaoke system including a karaoke scoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a karaoke performance terminal to which the karaoke scoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the customer database, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the scoring standard management table, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the user management table.

  A karaoke system including a karaoke scoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a host device 11 and a plurality of karaoke performance terminals 10 connected to each other via a communication network 12, as shown in FIG. . The communication network 12 can use a public telephone line, a dedicated telephone line, an optical communication line, a LAN, etc., but it is difficult for a third party to invade the network, to listen to and alter data, and to not monopolize the bandwidth. It is preferable to use a VPN constituted by the Internet because it is an inexpensive communication network.

<Host device>
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the host device 11 includes a control unit 51, a data processing unit 52, a customer database 53, and a transmission / reception unit 54.

<Control means / transmission / reception unit>
The control unit 51 is a unit for comprehensively controlling the host device 11 and is configured to include a CPU and its peripheral devices. The control unit 51 operates according to an application program stored in a ROM or the like and has a control function. It comes to show. The transmission / reception unit 54 is means for transmitting / receiving data to / from each karaoke performance terminal 10, and is configured by a communication circuit and software for maintaining the consistency of the communication method in the communication network 12.

<Data processing means / customer database>
The data processing means 52 includes a program for accessing the customer database 53 and processing data extraction, change, and addition. The customer database 53 is a database in which user information is registered for each user. As shown in FIG. 3, the customer database 53 is configured by associating a user ID, name, second name (for example, nickname), address, date of birth and age, sex, occupation, etc. for each user. . Note that the data included in the customer database 53 is not limited to that shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, among these data, the age and gender derived from the age are used as the user attribute information, but other data included in the customer database 53 may be used as the user attribute information. Good.
<Karaoke performance terminal>
As shown in FIG. 2, the karaoke performance terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a karaoke main body 21, a karaoke remote control device 22, a speaker 23, a mixing amplifier 24, a microphone 25, and a display device 26.

<Karaoke body>
The karaoke main body 21 includes a central control means 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, HDD 34, network transmission / reception means 35, local transmission / reception means 36, scoring reference management means 37, user management means 38, scoring reference specifying means 39, singing scoring means 40, reservation. A management unit 41, a music reproduction control unit 42, an A / D converter 43, and a video reproduction control unit 44 are provided.

<Central control means>
The central control means 31 is a means for comprehensively controlling the karaoke main body 21 and is constituted by, for example, a CPU and its peripheral devices, and is controlled by the CPU or the like operating according to a program stored in the ROM 32 or the like. The function can be demonstrated.

<ROM / RAM>
The ROM 32 is a device for storing program data and numerical data for controlling each device constituting the karaoke main body 21, and is constituted by a semiconductor memory, for example. The RAM 33 functions as a temporary storage area for temporarily storing programs and various data, and is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory. Note that the virtual RAM 33 may be configured by using a hard disk storage device or the like instead of configuring the RAM 33 by a physical semiconductor memory. In the present embodiment, a reservation queue 33a and a user management table 33b are stored in the RAM 33.

<HDD>
The HDD 34 functions as a large-capacity storage device, and stores a music database 34a, a video database 34b, and a scoring standard management table 34c. Note that a mass storage device such as a DVD capable of rewriting data may be used instead of the HDD 34 or together with the HDD 34.

  The music database 34a is a database that stores music data configured by synchronizing performance data (MIDI (registered trademark) data) and lyrics rendering data in association with music IDs. The performance data is digitized performance data of each musical piece, and the lyric rendering data includes lyric character display timing data and color change data synchronized with the performance. The video database 34b is a database that stores a predetermined number of background videos corresponding to karaoke songs to be played as video files corresponding to the song IDs of the karaoke songs.

<Transmitting / receiving means>
The network transmission / reception means 35 includes an electronic circuit and a program for transmitting / receiving data between the host device 11 and the karaoke main body 21. The local transmission / reception means 36 includes an electronic circuit and a program for transmitting / receiving data between the karaoke main body 21 and the karaoke remote control device 22. In the present embodiment, data is transmitted and received between the karaoke main body 21 and the karaoke remote control device 22 by infrared communication.

<Scoring standard management means>
The scoring standard management means 37 is composed of a program for managing a plurality of scoring standards set corresponding to predetermined user attributes in the scoring standard management table 34c. In other words, a number of scoring standards with different levels of difficulty and weights for the quality of singing techniques such as vibrato, shackles, and long tones, corresponding to the user's attributes age (age) and gender. Are prepared in advance, and a scoring standard management table 34c corresponding to the scoring standard is created and managed by the scoring standard management means 37. The difficulty level of the scoring level can be set by, for example, the allowable range related to the coincidence of utterance timing and pitch. Note that the number of scoring levels and the quality of the singing technique to be weighted are not limited to those described above, and can be appropriately changed and set according to the user configuration of the karaoke system.

<Scoring standard management table>
The scoring standard management table 34c is a data table composed of a plurality of scoring standards set corresponding to the user's attributes age (age) and gender. As shown in FIG. It is constructed by associating scoring level data, weighted item data, and attribute data to be scored. As described above, other criteria may be used for the number of scoring levels and the quality of the singing technique to be weighted.

  A plurality of scoring standards set corresponding to user attributes can be set for each music piece or for each genre of music pieces classified according to a predetermined category. In this case, a data table as shown in FIG. 4 is created for each music piece or for each genre. The genre of music is a category that characterizes music such as enka, J-POP, anime song, cheer song, Korean song, Chinese song, folk song, and the like.

<User management means>
The user management means 38 includes a program for specifying a user who uses the karaoke performance terminal 10, acquiring attribute information of the user, and managing the attribute information with the user management table. That is, when the user ID is acquired by the card reader 22c, the user management unit 38 specifies the user based on the user ID and acquires the attribute information of the user from the customer database 53. The user management table 33b is created and managed. The acquired user ID is used when making a music selection reservation or singing.

  For users who are not registered in the customer database 53, a temporary user ID may be issued, and user attribute information may be input in association with the user ID. The user attribute information is input using the input function of the karaoke remote control device 22, for example.

<User management table>
The user management table 33b is a data table managed by the user management means 38. As shown in FIG. 5, the user ID acquired by the card reader 22c and the attribute of the user acquired from the customer database 53 are displayed. It has a data structure that links information.

<Reservation management means>
The reservation management means 41 stores and manages the music IDs selected by the user using the function of the music search means 22a and received via the local transmission / reception means 36 in the RAM 33 as the performance reservation queue 33a in the music selection order. It consists of the program.

<Scoring standard identification method>
The scoring standard specifying means 39 responds to the specified user by referring to the scoring standard management table 34c based on the attribute information of the user managed in the user management table 33b. It consists of a program for specifying scoring standards. For example, when the scoring standard management table 34c shown in FIG. 4 is constructed and singing is performed for a song of a man in their 20s to 40s, the scoring standard of scoring ID “*** A” is selected. . The selection of scoring criteria will be described in detail later.

<Singing method for singing>
The singing scoring means 40 comprises a program for scoring according to the scoring criteria specified as that of the user when performing singing scoring on the music sung by the specified user. That is, when singing a song sung by a specified user, the user's singing voice is compared with a preset reference for the song, and specified for each predetermined singing section or each note. Scoring is done using the marked scoring criteria. Specifically, in singing, for example, singing evaluation data such as pitch, volume, and tempo are extracted from the voice signal of the singer input by the microphone 25, and the singing evaluation data and the main melody of the performance tune are recorded. Compare with reference information and score. Such a singing scoring method is described in detail in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-121917.

  In the singing scoring means 40, scoring is performed using the scoring standard according to the attribute information when such a function is selected. In normal singing scoring, the default scoring standard is used. It is designed to be used for scoring.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 42 is an electronic circuit for digitally reproducing the performance data extracted from the music database 34 a based on the music ID and converting it to analog and outputting it to the mixing amplifier 24. The mixing amplifier 24 mixes the singer's singing voice signal input from the microphone 25 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 42, and amplifies the signal by the amplifier function to output from the speaker 23. Device. The voice input signal from the microphone 25 is digitally converted by the A / D converter 43 and used for scoring in the singing scoring means 40.

<Video playback control means>
The video reproduction control means 44 uses the video data extracted from the video database 34b and the lyrics telop data (lyric character data) of the music data extracted from the music database 34a during the performance of the karaoke music as performance data of the karaoke music. It is an electronic circuit for outputting to the display device 26 in synchronization with.

<Display device>
The display device 26 is a device for displaying video, lyrics telop, and the like at the time of karaoke performance, and is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display.

<Karaoke remote control device>
The karaoke remote control device 22 has a user interface function, and transmits / receives data to / from the local transmission / reception means 36 of the karaoke main body 21 by a wired method or a wireless method. The karaoke remote control device 22 includes a program functioning as a music search means 22a, a music index database 22b, a program and equipment functioning as a card reader 22c, an electronic circuit and program for transmitting and receiving data, a flash memory, and the like. (Not shown).

<Music search means / music index database>
The music search means 22a includes a program for searching for music by referring to the music index database 22b based on a user instruction. The music index database 22b is a database in which attribute information about karaoke music used for performance at the karaoke performance terminal 10 is described. For example, the music number, music title, singer name, lyrics of the singing part, fashion season, music genre This includes various attribute information such as whether or not it is a category / duet song.

<Card reader>
The card reader 22c includes an electronic circuit and a program for acquiring the user ID of the user when an arbitrary user uses the karaoke performance terminal 10. In this embodiment, when a user uses the karaoke performance terminal 10, the user ID is acquired from the ID medium 27 possessed by the user. The user ID acquired by the card reader 22 c is stored as a user management table 33 b in the RAM 33 and managed by the user management means 38. The ID medium 27 is composed of, for example, a non-contact type ID card, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, etc., and can store user IDs and transmit / receive data to / from the card reader 22c. ing.

<Singing according to user attributes>
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining selection of a singing scoring standard in the karaoke scoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a music selection screen. In addition, in the following description, as shown in FIG. 6, it is assumed that six users of a plurality of users a to f having different attributes such as age and gender are competing for a singing score result of each user. To do.

  Here, when the 28-year-old male user a is specified based on the user ID, the scoring standard of the scoring ID “*** A” is selected with reference to the scoring standard management table 34c, and the user It is used when singing a song about a song sung by a. In this scoring standard, the vibrato and the long tone are weighted with “1” having the highest difficulty level of the scoring level. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the score selection screen for the user a is displayed on the music selection screen. The selected scoring standard is managed in the user management table 33b.

  When the 19-year-old female user b is specified based on the user ID, the scoring standard of the scoring ID “*** C” is selected with reference to the scoring standard management table 34c. In this scoring standard, scoring is weighted with a scoring level difficulty of “3” in the middle. When the 72-year-old female user f is specified based on the user ID, the scoring standard of the scoring ID “*** D” is selected with reference to the scoring standard management table 34c. In this scoring standard, the difficulty level of the scoring level is “4”, which is the third from the bottom, and weighting is performed on vibrato and sneezing. Similarly, the scoring criteria corresponding to the gender and age are selected for the other users c, d, and e.

<Other embodiments>
The devices and means constituting the karaoke scoring system of the present invention and its peripheral devices are not limited to those described above. Depending on the purpose of use, only the necessary devices and means may be configured, or other devices and means may be appropriately included. 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.

  Moreover, even if it is a means which is a component of each karaoke performance terminal 10, about the means (for example, scoring standard management means 37, scoring standard management table 34c) which can be collectively managed in the host device 11, It may be a component of the host device 11. Further, the host device 11 and a plurality of karaoke performance terminals 10 are connected to a network, and the customer information is managed in the host device 11, but the karaoke performance device is operated stand-alone, and customer information management It is good also as a structure performed with a karaoke performance apparatus.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Karaoke performance terminal 11 Host apparatus 12 Communication network 21 Karaoke main body 22 Karaoke remote control apparatus 22a Music search means 22b Music index database 22c Card reader 23 Speaker 24 Mixing amplifier 25 Microphone 26 Display apparatus 27 ID medium 31 Central control means 32 ROM
33 RAM
33a Reservation queue 33b User management table 34 HDD
34a Music database 34b Video database 34c Scoring standard management table 35 Network transmission / reception means 36 Local transmission / reception means 37 Scoring standard management means 38 User management means 39 Scoring standard specifying means 40 Singing scoring means 41 Reservation management means 42 Music playback control means 43 A / D converter 44 Video reproduction control means 51 Control means 52 Data processing means 53 Customer database 54 Transceiver

Claims (3)

A karaoke scoring system capable of performing singing using a scoring standard set according to a user's attribute when performing singing scoring at a karaoke performance terminal,
A scoring standard management means, a user management means, a scoring standard specifying means, and a singing scoring means,
The scoring standard management means manages a plurality of scoring standards set corresponding to predetermined user attributes in a scoring standard management table,
The user management means specifies a user who uses the karaoke performance terminal, acquires attribute information of the user, and manages it in a user management table,
The scoring criteria specifying means refers to the scoring criteria management table for the specified arbitrary user based on the user attribute information managed in the user management table. Identify the corresponding scoring criteria,
The singing scoring means performs scoring according to the specified scoring criteria when performing singing scoring on the music sung by the specified user.
Karaoke scoring system characterized by that.   The karaoke scoring system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of scoring standards set corresponding to the user attributes are individually set for each music piece.   The karaoke scoring system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of scoring standards set corresponding to the user attributes are individually set for each genre of music classified according to a predetermined category. system.

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