JP2011215223A - Karaoke picture-displaying system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically make displayed images differ from each other which are displayed by a display device associated with a customer table used by a user who has selected a Karaoke song, and displayed by a display device other than the former display device.SOLUTION: A Karaoke picture-displaying system includes: a table ID-acquiring means 22c which acquires the table ID of a table for a customer which an optional user uses when the user selects a Karaoke song; a reservation management means 36 which correlates the Karaoke song ID of the selected Karaoke song with the table ID of the table for a customer which the user uses to manage them by means of a reservation waiting queue 33a; and a picture reproduction control means 38 which makes a display device (for example, 26a) display a background picture which corresponds to an optional Karaoke song when the optional Karaoke song is performed, the display device corresponding to a table for customers which has a table ID correlated with the Karaoke song ID of the optional Karaoke song, and also makes a display device (for example, 26b, 26c) except the former display device display a notice picture which has no correlation with the Karaoke song.

Description

  The present invention has a plurality of display devices respectively associated with a plurality of customer tables, and when a user of each customer table plays an arbitrary karaoke song, the selected song is used. The present invention relates to a karaoke video display system in which displayed video is different between a display device associated with a customer table used by a user and other display devices.

  In recent years, stores for enjoying karaoke have become widespread. In particular, a large store has a plurality of tables, and there are cases where a group of friends who are interested in each table form a group to enjoy karaoke. In such a large store, since a plurality of tables are arranged in a distributed manner, in consideration of the visibility from each table, a plurality of display devices for displaying karaoke background video and lyrics telop are installed. There are many cases.

  By the way, when a karaoke piece reserved for music selection by a user of the group to which the user belongs is played, the background video and lyrics telop of the karaoke piece are displayed on the nearest display device installed so as to be visible from the group. Need to be. However, when a karaoke piece reserved for music selection by another group user is played, the background video or lyrics telop of the karaoke piece is not necessarily interested. In extreme cases, the nearest display You may rarely see the background video or lyrics telop displayed on the device. As described above, in a store where a plurality of display devices are installed, even if background images and lyrics telops are similarly displayed on all the display devices, the display itself may be wasted.

  Conventionally, in a karaoke system including a plurality of display devices, a technique has been disclosed in which lyrics telop is displayed only on a display device visually recognized by a singer (see Patent Document 1). The technique described in Patent Document 1 displays the lyrics telop only on a preset display device and does not display the lyrics telop on other display devices.

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  As described above, in the nearest display device installed at a position where a singer of the currently-playing karaoke song is visible, the user can enjoy the karaoke performance by displaying the background video and the lyrics telop related to the karaoke song. be able to. On the other hand, for users unrelated to the currently playing karaoke song, the display of the background video and the lyrics telop related to the karaoke song often seems annoying or not at all interesting. Therefore, the background image and lyrics telop related to the karaoke song are displayed on the nearest display device installed at a position where the singer of the karaoke song currently being played can be seen, and the other display device is currently playing the song. It has been desired to develop a system capable of displaying a notification video useful for a user regardless of karaoke music.

  In addition, the technique described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is such that the lyrics telop is not readable by anyone other than the singer, and a person other than the singer who is not familiar with the karaoke music currently being performed sings together. The display content can be different between the display device installed at a position where the singer can visually recognize and the other display device, but the background image of the karaoke song currently being played and the background There is no idea of effectively using the display on the display device by switching between the notification video unrelated to the video. In addition, the technique described in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that it is necessary to set a display device for displaying lyrics telop one by one, and the display switching operation is troublesome for the user.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and has a plurality of display devices respectively associated with a plurality of customer tables, and plays an arbitrary karaoke piece selected by a user of each customer table. By automatically changing the displayed video between the display device associated with the customer table used by the user who selected the karaoke music and the other display device, To provide a karaoke video display system capable of displaying information useful to the user as well as being able to fully enjoy karaoke performance without switching each time karaoke music is played. Objective.

  The karaoke video display system of the present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above-described object. That is, the karaoke video display system of the present invention has a plurality of display devices respectively associated with a plurality of customer tables, and when playing any karaoke music selected by the user of each customer table, A karaoke video display system in which displayed video is different between a display device associated with a customer table used by a user who has selected the karaoke music and a display device other than the display device. The apparatus includes a table ID acquisition unit, a reservation management unit, a video database, and a video reproduction control unit.

  Here, the table ID acquisition means is means for acquiring the table ID of the customer table used by the user when an arbitrary user selects the music. The reservation management means is a means for managing the song ID of the karaoke song selected by an arbitrary user and the table ID of the customer table used by the user in the reservation queue. It is. When an arbitrary karaoke song is played, the video database displays a background video of the karaoke song on the display device corresponding to the customer table having the table ID linked to the song ID of the karaoke song, In other display devices, it is means for displaying a notification video.

  In the karaoke video display system having such a configuration, a plurality of customer tables are installed in a store where the karaoke system is installed, and a table ID is assigned to each customer table. In addition, a display device is installed at the nearest position where a user using each customer table can visually recognize, and a display device is associated with each customer table. Therefore, when the table ID is specified, the display device associated with the customer table to which the table ID is assigned can be specified.

  In the karaoke video display system of the present invention, the table ID of the customer table used by the music selector is acquired by the function of the table ID acquisition means. Further, the function of the reservation management means associates the music ID of the karaoke music selected by the music selector with the table ID of the customer table used by the music selector, and manages them in the reservation queue. .

  In a storage device such as an HDD constituting the karaoke system, a video database storing background video data respectively associated with karaoke music and notification video data not corresponding to karaoke music is stored. When an arbitrary karaoke piece is played in accordance with the reservation queue, the display device corresponding to the customer table having the table ID linked to the song ID of the karaoke piece by the function of the video reproduction control means Display the background video associated with the song. On the other hand, other display devices display a notification video that does not have a corresponding relationship with the karaoke music piece.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, it is possible to further include a lyrics telop display control means. The lyrics telop display control means, when any karaoke song is played, the display device corresponding to the customer table having the table ID linked to the song ID of the karaoke song, displays the karaoke on the background video to be displayed. The lyrics telop of the song is displayed in a superimposed manner. On other display devices, the lyrics telop of the karaoke song is not displayed. It is a means for displaying.

  In the karaoke video display system having such a configuration, when an arbitrary karaoke piece is played according to the reservation queue, the function of the lyrics telop display control means has a table ID associated with the piece ID of the karaoke piece. In the display device corresponding to the customer table, the lyrics telop of the karaoke song is superimposed and displayed on the background video. On the other hand, in other display devices, the lyrics telop of the karaoke music is not displayed, or the lyrics telop of the karaoke music is reduced and displayed on the notification video.

  In the karaoke video display system of the present invention, the background video corresponding to the karaoke music is displayed on the display device associated with the customer table used by the user who selected the karaoke music currently being played. . At this time, the lyrics telop can be displayed superimposed on the background video. On the other hand, in other display devices, a notification video that does not have a corresponding relationship with the karaoke piece is displayed. At this time, only the notification video can be displayed, or a reduced lyrics telop can be displayed superimposed on the notification video.

  Therefore, it is not necessary for the user who selected the karaoke piece currently being played and the group to perform switching operation of the video displayed on the display device every time the karaoke piece is played. Since the background video and the lyrics telop of the karaoke music can be automatically recognized, it is possible to fully enjoy the joy of karaoke performance. On the other hand, on a display device that does not correspond to the customer table used by the user who selected the karaoke song currently being played and the group, the notification video such as the campaign video, the new song introduction video, and the news video should be visually recognized. Therefore, it is possible not to be bothered by the display relating to the karaoke performance unrelated to itself, and to make it possible to notify useful information by the displayed notification video.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the karaoke system to which the karaoke image display system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. The block diagram which shows the structure of the karaoke video display system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

<Karaoke video display system>
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a karaoke video display system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke system to which a karaoke video display system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke video display system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The karaoke video display system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of display devices 26a, 26b, and 26c that are respectively associated with a plurality of customer tables, and an arbitrary song selected by a user of each customer table. Display device (for example, 26a) and other display devices (for example, 26b and 26c) associated with the customer table used by the user who selected the karaoke music, In this system, the displayed video is different.

  This karaoke video display system is a system that functions by being incorporated in the karaoke system 10, and as shown in FIG. 2, table ID acquisition means 22c, reservation management means 36, video database 34b, video playback as main components. Control means 38 is provided. Further, the video reproduction control means 38 can have a function as the lyrics telop display control means 38a. Hereinafter, the karaoke image display system of the present embodiment will be described including the components of the karaoke system 10.

<Karaoke system>
As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke system 10 using the karaoke video display system of the present invention includes a karaoke main body 21, a karaoke remote control device 22, a karaoke microphone 23, a speaker 24, a mixing amplifier 25, a plurality of display devices 26a, 26b, 26c.

<Karaoke body>
The karaoke main body 21 includes a central control unit 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, an HDD 34, a transmission / reception unit 35, a reservation management unit 36, a music reproduction control unit 37, and a video reproduction control unit 38.

<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 using a hard disk storage device or the like instead of configuring the RAM 33 with a physical semiconductor memory. In the present embodiment, a reservation queue 33 a is stored in the RAM 33.

<Reservation queue>
As shown in FIG. 2, the reservation queue 33 a is configured by associating a song ID and a table ID in the order of performance with respect to karaoke songs reserved for music selection. Note that the user ID of the music selector may be acquired and the user ID may be added as a component of the reservation queue 33a. In this case, a means for acquiring a user ID may be added to the karaoke remote control device so as to acquire the user ID at the time of music selection reservation.

<HDD>
The HDD 34 functions as a large-capacity storage device, and stores a music database 34a, a video database 34b, and a table-specific display management list 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.

<Music database>
The music database 34a is a database configured in association with music IDs for music data configured by synchronizing performance data (MIDI (registered trademark) data) and lyrics rendering data. 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.

<Video database>
The video database 34b stores a predetermined number of background videos corresponding to the karaoke music to be played as video files corresponding to the music IDs of the karaoke music, and a predetermined number of notification videos that have no correspondence with the karaoke music. It is a stored database. The notification video is obtained by converting information that may be useful to the user, and may be any video such as a campaign video, a new song introduction video, and a news video.

<Display management list by table>
As shown in FIG. 2, the table-specific display management list 34c includes the table ID of each customer table and the nearest display device (26a, 26b, 26c) installed at a position that is visible to the user of the customer table. The list data is formed by associating with any one of the display IDs. In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, in a store where nine customer tables are arranged, the customer tables are divided into three groups, and each loop has a display device (any one of 26 a, 26 b, 26 c). It is associated.

<Transmitting / receiving means>
The transmission / reception means 35 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.

<Reservation management means>
The reservation management means 36 associates the music ID selected by the user using the function of the music search means 22a and the table ID of the customer table used by the user who made the music selection reservation. A performance reservation queue 33 a arranged in order is generated, and the reservation queue 33 a is stored in the RAM 33 and managed.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 37 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 25. The mixing amplifier 25 mixes the singer's singing voice signal input from the karaoke microphone 23 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 37, and amplifies the signal by the amplifier function to output from the speaker 24. It is a device.

<Video playback control means>
The video reproduction control means 38 basically 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. It consists of a program that realizes a function for outputting to the display devices 26a, 26b, and 26c in synchronization with performance data of karaoke music. In this embodiment, when an arbitrary karaoke piece is played, the display device (for example, 26a) corresponding to the customer table having the table ID associated with the song ID of the karaoke piece is associated with the karaoke piece. In other display devices (for example, 26b and 26c), a function for displaying a notification video having no corresponding relationship with the karaoke music piece is added.

  Further, the function for outputting the lyrics telop data (lyric character data) to the display devices 26a, 26b, 26c in synchronization with the performance data of the karaoke music piece may be realized as the function of the lyrics telop display control means 38a. Good. The lyrics telop display control means 38a functions as a component of the video reproduction control means 38, and has a table ID linked to the song ID of the karaoke song when any karaoke song is played. On the display device (for example, 26a) corresponding to the customer table, the lyrics telop of the karaoke song is superimposed on the displayed background video and displayed on the other display devices (for example, 26b and 26c). The program consists of a program for displaying no telop or overlapping and displaying the lyrics telop of the karaoke song on the displayed notification video.

<Display device>
The display devices 26a, 26b, and 26c are devices for displaying a background video, a lyrics telop, a notification video, and the like related to karaoke music, and are configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display. In the present invention, a display device (any one of 26a, 26b, and 26c) is arranged at the nearest position where the user can visually recognize it, corresponding to each of a plurality of customer tables. A plurality of customer tables are divided into groups, and a display device (any one of 26a, 26b, 26c) is not associated with each group, but a separate display device is provided for each of the customer tables. (Any one of 26a, 26b, and 26c) may be made to correspond. Furthermore, a plurality of display devices (for example, 26a and 26c) may be associated with one customer table.

<Karaoke remote control device>
The karaoke remote control device 22 has a user interface function, and transmits / receives data to / from the transmission / reception means 35 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 table ID acquisition means 22c, an electronic circuit and program for transmitting / receiving data, a storage means (not shown) such as a flash memory. ). A music selection operation or the like is performed by operating switches attached to the karaoke remote controller 22 or various icons displayed on an input / output display unit (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 in the karaoke system is described. This includes various attribute information such as whether or not a duet song.

<Table ID acquisition means>
The table ID acquisition unit 22c includes a program and an electronic device for acquiring a table ID of a customer table used by an arbitrary user when a user selects music. The table ID acquisition means 22c can be in various forms. For example, when the user operates the music selection button of the karaoke remote control device 22, the RFID module 27 embedded in the customer table on which the karaoke remote control device 22 is placed. The table ID data can be read and transferred to the karaoke main body 21 together with the music ID data.

  Further, once the table ID data is read from the bar code displayed on the customer table where the karaoke remote control device 22 is placed, when the user operates the music selection button of the karaoke remote control device 22 thereafter, the table ID data. May be transferred to the karaoke main body 21 together with the music ID data. Furthermore, the user reads a predetermined table ID display set in the customer table, and uses the numeric keypad, icon, etc. displayed on the input / output display section (not shown) of the karaoke remote control device 22 to set the table ID. Once manually input, the table ID data may be transferred to the karaoke main body 21 together with the music ID data when the user then operates the music selection button of the karaoke remote control device 22.

<Video display control>
Next, video display control in the karaoke video display system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the karaoke video display system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the table ID of the customer table is acquired by the function of the table ID acquisition means 22c when making a music selection reservation. Subsequently, the function of the reservation management means 36 associates the song ID of the selected karaoke song with the table ID of the customer table used by the song selector, and registers and manages it in the reservation queue 33a. . In the reservation queue 33a, music IDs and table IDs are linked in the order of performance.

  Then, when performing the karaoke song having the highest performance order, the function of the video reproduction control means 38 refers to the table-specific display management list 34c and the table ID associated with the song ID of the karaoke song. And a display ID other than that are acquired. Subsequently, in the display device 26a corresponding to the customer table having the table ID (01) linked to the song ID of the karaoke song, the background video associated with the karaoke song is displayed, and the other display devices In 26b and 26c, a notification video having no correspondence with the karaoke music is displayed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2, in the reservation queue 33a, the table ID “01” is linked to the song ID “*** a” having the highest performance order, so the table-specific display management list 34c. The display device 26a (display ID “A”) associated with the table ID “01” displays the lyric telop superimposed on the background video and displays the other display devices 26b and 26c (display ID). In “B” and display ID “C”), a notification video is displayed instead of a background video, and a reduced-size lyrics telop is superimposed on the notification video, or only the notification video is displayed and the lyrics telop is displayed. Control not to display.

<Other embodiments>
The devices and means constituting the karaoke video display system and its peripheral devices according to the present invention are not limited to those described above, and only necessary devices and means are configured according to the purpose of use, or other devices and means are appropriately used. 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.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Karaoke system 21 Karaoke main body 22 Karaoke remote control apparatus 22a Music search means 22b Music index database 22c Table ID acquisition means 23 Karaoke microphone 24 Speaker 25 Mixing amplifier 26a, 26b, 26c Display apparatus 27 RFID module 31 Central control means 32 ROM
33 RAM
33a Reservation queue 34 HDD
34a Music database 34b Video database 34c Display management list by table 35 Transmission / reception means 36 Reservation management means 37 Music playback control means 38 Video playback control means 38a Lyric telop display control means

Claims (2)

A plurality of display devices respectively associated with a plurality of customer tables, and when playing any karaoke piece selected by the user of each customer table, the user who selected the karaoke piece uses it. A karaoke video display system in which displayed video is different between a display device associated with a customer table and a display device other than the display device, and includes a table ID acquisition unit, a reservation management unit, A video database and video playback control means,
The table ID acquisition means acquires a table ID of a customer table used by the user when an arbitrary user selects music,
The reservation management means associates a song ID of a karaoke song selected by an arbitrary user with a table ID of a customer table used by the user and manages it in a reservation queue,
The video database stores background video data associated with each karaoke song, and notification video data that does not have a corresponding relationship with the karaoke song,
The video reproduction control means displays the background video of the karaoke music on the display device corresponding to the customer table having the table ID linked to the music ID of the karaoke music when any karaoke music is played. Display the information video on other display devices,
This is a karaoke video display system. Further provided with lyrics telop display control means,
The lyrics telop display control means displays the background image displayed on the display device corresponding to the customer table having the table ID linked to the song ID of the karaoke song when any karaoke song is played. The lyrics telop of the karaoke song is displayed in a superimposed manner, and the karaoke song lyrics telop is not displayed on the other display device, or the karaoke song lyrics telop is reduced and displayed on the displayed notification video. Overlay and display
The karaoke video display system according to claim 1.

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