JP2012063458A - Singing information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a singing information processing device for solving the problem that multilateral analysis on karaoke users cannot be easily performed.SOLUTION: A singing information processing device 1 includes an internal storage device 14 for storing the singing history information of karaoke users and a control part 10 for generating a map in which a plurality of karaoke users are classified per singer name on a two-dimensional plane based on the singing history information stored by the internal storage device 14. The control part 10 displays a singer classification image indicating the singer names in which the karaoke users are classified on the map. And the control part 10 receives singing frequency of the song so as to limit the number of the singer classification image displayed on the map, calculates the singing frequency of each song based on the singing history information stored by the internal storage device 14, and limits the number of the singer classification image displayed on the map according to the singing frequency received.

Description

  The present invention relates to a singing information processing apparatus that processes singing history information of a karaoke user.

  Information such as singing history information of a karaoke user and the total number of sales of music related products is accumulated, and the popularity of the singer is ranked based on the information. Patent Document 1 discloses a database search device that classifies customer data stored in a customer database into a plurality of clusters on a clustering plane based on the attributes, and receives customer designations to retrieve customer data. It is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-077184

  However, there has been a problem that the karaoke user's multi-dimensional analysis cannot be performed in the singer popularity ranking that has been performed conventionally. An analysis method for classifying and visualizing karaoke users by singer name and song name on the clustering plane is also conceivable. However, since the number of singers and songs is enormous, the analysis of karaoke users may be difficult. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to generate a classification diagram in which karaoke users are classified according to singer names or song names on a two-dimensional plane or three-dimensional space, and the karaoke users are classified. When displaying an image showing the name of a singer or song name on the classification diagram, it is possible to easily perform multi-faceted analysis of karaoke users by limiting the number of images according to the frequency of singing the song To provide a singing information analysis device.

  The singing information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes user identification information for identifying a plurality of karaoke users, music information related to a singer name or a music title of a music sung by the karaoke user, and date information indicating a date on which the music was sung. Categorizing a plurality of karaoke users for each singer name or song name on a two-dimensional plane or a three-dimensional space based on storage means for storing the information in association with each other and user identification information and music information stored by the storage means A singing information processing apparatus comprising a generating means for generating a figure, wherein the singing frequency of each piece of music is calculated based on the receiving means for receiving the singing frequency of the music and the music information and date information stored in the storage means And the generating means displays an image showing a singer name or a song name to be classified by the karaoke user on the classification map, and the receiving means receives the singer name. Depending on singing frequency, characterized in that it comprises a limiting means for limiting the number of images displayed on the diagram classification.

  In the present invention, a classification diagram is generated in which a plurality of karaoke users are classified for each singer name or song name on a two-dimensional plane or three-dimensional space. On the classification diagram, an image showing a singer name or a song name to be classified by the karaoke user is displayed. The receiving means receives the singing frequency of the music, and the number of the images displayed on the classification diagram is limited according to the singing frequency received by the receiving means.

  In the singing information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the accepting unit accepts a singing frequency range, and the restricting unit is a singer name of a song whose singing frequency is within the range accepted by the accepting unit or An image showing a song title is displayed on a classification diagram.

  In the present invention, the range of the singing frequency of the music is received by the receiving means. And the image which showed the singer name or song name of the music in which the singing frequency is in the range accepted by the accepting means is displayed on the classification diagram.

  According to the present invention, a classification diagram in which a karaoke user is classified for each singer name or song name on a two-dimensional plane or a three-dimensional space is generated, and an image showing the singer name or song name to which the karaoke user is classified When the number of images is limited according to the singing frequency of the music, the karaoke user can easily perform multilateral analysis.

It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the example of 1 structure of the singing information processing system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows typically the example of 1 structure of the singing information processing apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally an example of the record layout of song history DB. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally an example of the record layout of karaoke user information DB. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally an example of the record layout of music information DB. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally an example of the record layout of information analysis user information DB. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part which concerns on the information processing of a song history. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part which concerns on the information processing of a song history. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the map displayed on the browser window. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the map expanded and displayed by the search by a singer name or a song name. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the map with which the number of singer classification | category images was restrict | limited by the singing frequency. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the map displayed when a specific singer is selected. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the map displayed when a specific singer is selected. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part which concerns on a singer comparison. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the map displayed when performing a singer comparison. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part which concerns on the present and past comparison. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the map displayed when performing the comparison process of the present and the past. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part which concerns on future prediction. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the map displayed when the process which concerns on future prediction is performed.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a configuration example of a singing information processing system according to the present embodiment. The singing information processing system 1 which concerns on this Embodiment produces | generates the map which classified the karaoke user for every singer name on a two-dimensional plane based on singing history information of a karaoke user, and the singing information processing apparatus 1 which performs various analysis processes And a karaoke apparatus 2 connected to the singing information processing apparatus 1 via the communication network N, and a communication terminal apparatus 3.

<Karaoke equipment>
One karaoke apparatus 2 is usually installed in each private room of the karaoke store, and is connected to a router with a built-in hard disk installed in the karaoke store via a wired LAN (Local Area Network) cable. The karaoke terminal apparatus includes a control unit (not shown) that controls each component, a ROM that stores a control program necessary for the operation of the computer, and a RAM that temporarily stores various data generated when the control unit executes arithmetic processing. , A storage device that stores music data including MIDI data of the music, a communication unit that transmits and receives various types of information via the communication network N, and an audio signal that reproduces an instrument sound as an accompaniment sound of the music based on the music data A sound source for generating sound, an audio mixer for synthesizing accompaniment and singing sound, and various input / output terminals, and a video display device 20, a microphone 22, a speaker 21 and the like are connected to each input / output terminal. The video display device 20 is, for example, a CRT (Cathode-ray Tube), a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, or the like, and displays a lyric video based on lyric data included in music data. The microphone 22 converts the karaoke user's singing voice into an audio signal. The sound mixer synthesizes the converted sound signal and the sound signal of the instrument sound generated by the MIDI sound source, and the speaker emits sound related to the synthesized sound signal.
Each private room is provided with one or a plurality of remote operation devices 23 for remotely operating the karaoke device 2. The remote operation device 23 is a board type provided with a liquid crystal panel having a pen touch sensor, and karaoke stores in the same individual room are linked by infrared communication. In the karaoke store, an access point connected to a wired LAN cable is installed, and the remote control device 23 provided in each private room is used for user login to the karaoke system, karaoke song selection via the access point. Information related to the operation is transmitted / received to / from the karaoke apparatus 2 in the same private room.

  The operation of the karaoke apparatus 2 configured as described above will be described. The karaoke user can input a karaoke user ID and a password registered in advance into the remote operation device 23, and the karaoke device 2 accepts the karaoke user ID and password at the remote operation device 23, and sends them to the authentication server. The karaoke user is authenticated by making an inquiry. A karaoke user can enjoy various services related to karaoke by logging into the karaoke apparatus 2. On the other hand, when the logged-in karaoke user sings, the karaoke device 2 sings the karaoke user ID for identifying the karaoke user, the song ID for identifying the sung song, and the date and time when the singing was performed. Is transmitted to the singing information processing apparatus 1 via the communication unit and the communication network N. The singing information processing apparatus 1 receives the karaoke user ID, the tune ID, and the singing date information transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 2 at the first communication unit 15 and accumulates the received information as singing history information of the karaoke user. Note that the singing date and time may not be transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 2 to the singing information processing apparatus 1 but may be confirmed on the singing information processing apparatus 1 side.

<Communication terminal device>
The communication terminal device 3 is a communication device capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from the singing information processing device 1, for example, a personal computer, a mobile phone terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), etc. It has the browser for accessing the apparatus 1 and performing the information analysis regarding singing history of a karaoke user. In the following description, it is assumed that the communication terminal device 3 is a personal computer. The communication terminal device 3 includes a display unit 30 that displays a processing result by the singing information processing device 1, an input device 31 such as a keyboard and a pointing device.

<Singing Information Processing Device: Hardware Configuration>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the singing information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The singing information processing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 10 that controls the operation of each component of the singing information processing apparatus 1, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). A ROM 11, a RAM 12, an external storage device 13, an internal storage device 14, a first communication unit 15, and a second communication unit 16 are connected to the control unit 10 via a bus.

  The control unit 10 reads out and executes the computer program 40 recorded in the ROM 11 and the internal storage device 14 described later to the RAM 12, thereby executing the song information processing method described later according to the present embodiment, and the song information processing device. Operates as 1.

  The ROM 11 is a non-volatile memory such as a mask ROM or EEPROM that stores a control program necessary for the operation of the computer.

  The RAM 12 is a volatile memory such as a DRAM or SRAM that temporarily stores various data generated when the arithmetic processing of the control unit 10 is executed.

  The external storage device 13 is a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM, a BD (Blu-ray Disc), a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM, or the like on which the computer program 40 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is recorded in a computer-readable manner. The optical disc drive reads the computer program 40 and other various data from the recording medium 4. The optical disk drive is an example of the external storage device 13, and the external storage device 13 may be configured by a device that reads and writes data from a magnetic disk such as a hard disk or a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like.

The internal storage device 14 is a hard disk, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, or the like that stores a computer program 40 for causing a computer to function as the singing information processing device 1. The computer program 40 according to the present invention may be downloaded from an external computer (not shown) connected to the communication network N.
The internal storage device 14 stores a singing history DB (Data Base) 14a, a karaoke user information DB 14b, a music information DB 14c, and an information analysis user information DB 14d. Details of the various databases will be described later.

  The 1st communication part 15 is the singing history information transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 2 between the external karaoke apparatuses 2 connected via the communication network N, ie, karaoke user ID, music ID, and singing date information. The transmission and reception of various information by the first communication unit 15 is controlled by the control unit 10.

  The second communication unit 16 is an interface that transmits / receives information related to the analysis of the karaoke user to / from an external communication terminal device 3 connected via the communication network N. Transmission / reception is controlled by the control unit 10.

<Singing Information Processing Device: Database Configuration>
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an example of the record layout of the singing history DB 14a. The table of the singing history DB 14a includes a plurality of columns, for example, a “karaoke user ID” column, a “song ID” column, a “singing date” column, and the like, and information transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 2 is stored in each row. Stored so as to correspond to each column.
The “karaoke user ID” column stores a karaoke user ID for identifying a plurality of karaoke users who use the karaoke device 2, for example, an e-mail address of the karaoke user.
The “music ID” column associates music information related to the singer name or music name of the music sung by the karaoke user who has logged into the karaoke device 2, that is, the music ID for identifying the music, with the karaoke user ID for identifying the karaoke user. Store.
The “singing date and time” column stores date information indicating the date and time when the karaoke user who logged in to the karaoke apparatus 2 performed the song in association with the song ID of the song that was sung.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an example of the record layout of the karaoke user information DB 14b. The table of the karaoke user information DB 14b includes a plurality of columns, for example, a “karaoke user ID” column, a “password” column, an “age” column, a “gender” column, a “preference” column, a “birthplace” column, and an “address”. Each row (record) stores information corresponding to each column.
In the “karaoke user ID” column and the “password” column, a karaoke user ID for identifying each of a plurality of karaoke users who use the karaoke device 2 and password information necessary for logging in to the karaoke device 2 are stored. The The password information consists of a plurality of alphanumeric character strings. In the “age” column, “gender” column, “preference” column, “birthplace” column, and “address” column, the age, gender, and preference input when the karaoke user obtains the karaoke user ID, respectively. , Hometown, address, etc. are stored.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an example of the record layout of the music information DB 14c. The table of the music information DB 14c includes a plurality of columns, for example, a “song ID” column for storing a song ID for identifying a song, a “song name” column for storing a song name of the song, and a singer name of the song “ It consists of the “singer name” column and the like.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a record layout of the information analysis user information DB 14d. The table of the information analysis user information DB 14d includes a plurality of columns, for example, an “information analysis user ID” column, a “password” column, a “search condition 1” column, a “search condition 2” column, and the like. , Information corresponding to each column is stored.
The “information analysis user ID” column stores an information analysis user ID for identifying each of a plurality of information analysis users using the singing information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The information analysis user ID is information required when the information analysis user logs in to the singing information processing apparatus 1 and provides an information analysis service related to the karaoke user's singing history.
The “password” column stores password information necessary for logging in to the singing information processing apparatus 1. The password information consists of a plurality of alphanumeric character strings.
The “search condition 1” column and the “search condition 2” column relate to karaoke users using search conditions specified when performing singing information analysis, for example, singer, karaoke user age, gender, etc., as will be described later. Stores the search conditions that narrow down the information.

<Singing Information Processing Device: Processing Procedure for Singing Information Analysis>
FIG.7 and FIG.8 is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part 10 which concerns on the information processing of a song history. The control unit 10 of the singing information processing apparatus 1 reads singing history information from the singing history DB 14a of the internal storage device 14 (step S11), and based on the read singing history information, a plurality of karaoke users are recorded on a two-dimensional plane. A map (classification diagram) 51 classified for each singer name is generated and displayed on the display unit 30 of the communication terminal device 3 (step S12). The control unit 10 clusters the singing history information of the plurality of karaoke users stored in the singing history DB 14a for each karaoke user ID using a known appropriate method. As an example of the technique, the control unit 10 classifies the singing history information of the plurality of karaoke users for each karaoke user ID associated with the singing history information. Then, using the singing history information of a plurality of karaoke users classified for each karaoke user ID, for each karaoke user ID, a karaoke user's feature vector for a plurality of songs, for example, a feature vector having a plurality of song IDs as components Is generated. Then, using the initial values of the representative vectors of the plurality of units 51a (see FIG. 9) prepared in advance, each feature vector generated for each karaoke user ID is converted into, for example, a known K-means method or SOM method. Are classified into a plurality of units 51a. In other words, the karaoke users whose feature vectors are short from each other, that is, karaoke users who sing or sing the same music, are classified. Then, corresponding to the classification result, the singing history information of the plurality of karaoke users is associated with the units 51a in which the feature vectors corresponding to the karaoke user IDs of the karaoke users are classified. A group of karaoke users who are gathered on the map 51 are likely to sing or sing similar music pieces, and are classified by singer name or song name of the music piece.

  Further, the control unit 10 displays a portion of the entire map 51 as an enlarged portion of the map 51 when a part of the map 51 is enlarged and displayed as will be described later. Is displayed on the display unit 30 of the communication terminal device 3 (step S13).

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the map 51 displayed in the browser window 5. In the browser window 5, the map 51 generated in step S12 is displayed. The map 51 is composed of a plurality of hexagonal units 51a arranged in a matrix, for example. The map 51 in FIG. 9 is composed of a total of 100 units 51a, 10 in the vertical and horizontal directions. In a state where the entire map 51 is displayed, a distribution of karaoke users, a singer classification image 51b, which will be described later, which displays singer names to which the karaoke users should be classified, and the like are not displayed.
Further, an enlargement / reduction accepting unit 52 for accepting enlargement or reduction of the map 51 is displayed in the vicinity of the map 51. For example, the enlargement / reduction accepting unit 52 displays a vertical bar corresponding to the enlargement / reduction ratio, a “+” image indicating the enlargement side, a “−” image indicating the reduction side, and a vertical bar. And a slider for designating an enlargement / reduction ratio.
Further, the above-described submap 53 is displayed in the vicinity of the map 51.
Furthermore, a first search menu 54 for searching for a specific karaoke user group is displayed at an appropriate location in the browser window 5. The first search menu 54 is displayed on the map 51, a pull-down menu 54a for selecting a search item such as a singer name or a song name, a text input field 54b for inputting a search keyword such as a singer name or a song name, and the like. And a frequency receiving unit 54c for limiting the number of singer classification images 51b. The frequency receiving unit 54c includes a horizontal bar corresponding to the singing frequency, a lower limit slider that moves on the horizontal bar and indicates the lower limit of the singing frequency, and an upper limit slider that indicates the upper limit of the singing frequency. Singing frequencies “20,000” and “0” are displayed on both ends of the horizontal bar, respectively. Note that the singing frequency indicates, for example, the number of times a singer's music has been sung during the most recent month.

  The control part 10 which finished the process of step S13 determines whether the specific unit 51a was designated by the pointer 6 operated with the input device 31 of the communication terminal device 3 (step S14). For example, when the pointer 6 is hovered over the specific unit 51a for a certain time, or when the pointer 6 is hovered over and clicked on the specific unit 51a, the control unit 10 determines that the unit 51a is designated. . When it determines with unit 51a having been designated (step S14: YES), the control part 10 displays the singer name which belongs to the designated unit 51a on the display part 30 of the communication terminal device 3 (step S15). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, a list of singer names belonging to the designated unit 51a is displayed on the map 51 as a balloon.

  When the process of step S15 is completed or when it is determined that the unit 51a is not designated (step S14: NO), the control unit 10 sends the operation content transmitted from the communication terminal device 3 to the second communication unit 16. Whether the map 51 is enlarged or reduced (step S16). For example, when the slider of the enlargement / reduction accepting unit 52 moves, the control unit 10 determines that the enlargement / reduction of the map 51 has been accepted. When it determines with having received expansion or reduction of the map 51 (step S16: YES), the control part 10 expands or reduces a part of the map 51 according to the received content (step S17). In addition, when the map 51 is enlarged or reduced, the control unit 10 displays a rectangular frame on the submap 53 indicating which position of the entire map 51 the portion displayed on the display unit 30 corresponds to.

  When the process of step S17 is completed, or when it is determined that enlargement and reduction of the map 51 are not accepted (step S16: NO), the control unit 10 determines whether or not a search condition related to the music has been accepted ( Step S18). The search condition is, for example, a singer name or a song name of the song. Specifically, the information analysis user selects either a singer name or a song name from the pull-down menu 54a of the first search menu 54 as a search item, and inputs a specific singer name or song name in the text input field 54b. Operate the search button. With the above operation, the search condition is transmitted from the communication terminal device 3 to the singing information processing apparatus 1, and the control unit 10 receives the search condition. When it determines with having received the search conditions which concern on a music (step S18: YES), the control part 10 centering on the area | region on the map 51 where many karaoke users who are singing the music which matched search conditions are distributed. The enlarged map 51 is generated and displayed on the display unit 30 of the communication terminal device 3 (step S19).

  FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a map 51 enlarged and displayed by a search based on a singer name or a song name. On the enlarged map 51, a singer classification image 51b showing a singer name to be classified by the karaoke user is displayed. The singer classification image 51b is, for example, a circle, and is an image that displays the name of a singer classified as a karaoke user on the map 51. The singer classification image 51b displaying the singer name specified by the search is selected by a thick circle-shaped cursor 51c. Furthermore, the singer classification image 51b has a different color depending on the sex of the main karaoke user who sings the song of the singer. In FIG. 10, it is shown that areas with different hatching directions are displayed in different colors. In addition, you may comprise so that the gender ratio of the karaoke user who sings the music of a certain singer's name may be displayed by changing the mixing ratio of two colors according to the ratio of the gender of the karaoke user.

  When the process of step S19 is completed or when it is determined that the search condition relating to the music is not accepted (step S18: NO), the control unit 10 displays the operation content transmitted from the communication terminal device 3 as the second communication unit. It is received at 16 and it is determined whether or not the range of the singing frequency has been accepted (step S20). Specifically, when the lower limit slider or the upper limit slider of the frequency receiving unit 54c moves, the control unit 10 determines that the singing frequency range has been received. When it determines with having received the range of singing frequency (step S20: YES), the control part 10 calculates the singing frequency of each music based on music ID and date information which the song history DB14a of the internal storage device 14 memorize | stores. (Step S21). And the control part 10 restrict | limits the number of singer classification | category images 51b according to the range of the received singing frequency (step S22). Specifically, a singer classification image 51b corresponding to a singer singing a song whose singing frequency is within the accepted singing frequency is displayed on the map 51, and singing a song outside that range. The singer classification image 51b corresponding to the singer who is doing is not displayed on the map 51.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a map 51 in which the number of singer classification images 51b is limited by the singing frequency. When the singing frequency is limited by the processes in steps S21 and S22, the number of singer classification images 51b displayed on the map 51 is limited as shown in FIG.

  When the process of step S22 is completed, or when it is determined that the singing frequency range is not accepted (step S20: NO), the control unit 10 determines the operation content transmitted from the communication terminal device 3 as the second communication unit 16. And whether or not the singer name on the map 51 has been selected, that is, whether or not the specific singer classification image 51b has been selected by the pointer 6 (step S23). When it determines with the singer classification | category image 51b not being selected (step S23: NO), the control part 10 returns a process to step S14.

  When it determines with the singer classification image 51b having been selected (step S23: YES), the control part 10 produces | generates the map 51 which classified the karaoke user who has sung the music of the selected singer, and produced | generated the map 51 Is displayed on the display unit 30 of the communication terminal device 3 (step S24). And the control part 10 displays the detailed information of the karaoke user who sings the music of the selected singer on the display part 30 of the communication terminal device 3 (step S25).

FIG.12 and FIG.13 is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the map 51 displayed when a specific singer is selected. When a specific singer name is selected, each unit 51a is displayed in different colors according to the number of karaoke users of each unit 51a who has sung the music related to the singer name.
In addition, a second search menu 55 for searching for a specific karaoke user is displayed by designating the attribute of the karaoke user to be reflected on the map 51 at an appropriate location of the browser window 5. The second search menu 55 includes an age check box 55a for specifying the age of the karaoke user, a gender check box 55b for specifying the gender, and a singing count check box 55c for specifying the number of times the singer's music has been sung. , A search button 55d, a search condition calling unit 55e for calling a temporarily saved search condition, and a temporary save button 55f for temporarily saving the search condition.
Furthermore, a detailed information display unit 56 that displays details of the attributes of the karaoke user who has sung the music related to the selected singer name is displayed at an appropriate location of the browser window 5. The detailed information display unit 56 includes, for example, a pie graph 56a showing the age configuration of the karaoke user, a pie graph 56b showing the male / female ratio, a pie graph 56c showing the singing frequency configuration, and the like.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 13, by operating the record button, a new tab sheet is generated separately from the tab sheet displaying the map 51 created immediately before, and the new tab sheet is analyzed under different search conditions. The created map 51 can be created.

  Next, it is determined whether or not a specific unit 51a is designated by the pointer 6 operated by the input device 31 of the communication terminal device 3 (step S26). When it determines with unit 51a having been designated (step S26: YES), the control part 10 displays the singer name which belongs to the designated unit 51a on the display part 30 of the communication terminal device 3 (step S27).

When the process of step S27 is completed, or when it is determined that the unit 51a is not designated (step S26: NO), the control unit 10 determines whether or not the search condition relating to the karaoke user has been received (step S28). ). The search conditions relating to the karaoke user are, for example, the age, sex, singing frequency, etc. of the karaoke user. The information analysis user can input the above-described search conditions by checking each check box of the second search menu 55 and operating the search button 55d. The search condition can also be saved by operating the temporary save button 55f.
When it determines with having received the search condition which concerns on a karaoke user (step S28: YES), the control part 10 restrict | limits the karaoke user classified on the map 51 according to a search condition (step S29). That is, the control unit 10 sings the song of the singer selected in step S23 and classifies the karaoke users that match the received search condition on the map 51.

  When the process of step S29 is completed, or when it is determined that the search condition relating to the karaoke user is not accepted (step S28: NO), the control unit 10 determines whether or not the singer comparison process is accepted (step). S30). When it determines with having received the comparison process of the singer (step S30: YES), the control part 10 calls the below-mentioned subroutine, and performs the comparison process of a singer (step S31). Specifically, a map 51 of karaoke users who have sung the singer to be compared is generated and displayed side by side.

  When the process of step S31 is completed, or when it is determined that the singer comparison process is not accepted (step S30: NO), the control unit 10 determines whether the comparison process with the past map 51 has been accepted (step S30: NO). Step S32). When it is determined that the comparison process with the past map 51 is accepted (step S32: YES), the control unit 10 calls a subroutine described later, and executes the comparison process between the current map and the past map 51 (step S33).

  When the process of step S33 is completed, or when it is determined that the comparison process with the past map 51 is not accepted (step S32: NO), the control unit 10 has accepted the future prediction process of the selected singer It is determined whether or not (step S34). When it determines with having received the future prediction process (step S34: YES), the control part 10 calls the below-mentioned subroutine, and performs the process which estimates the future map 51 of the selected singer (step S35).

  When the process of step S35 is completed, or when it is determined that the future prediction process is not accepted (step S34: NO), the control unit 10 determines the operation content transmitted from the communication terminal device 3 as the second communication unit 16. It is determined whether or not to return to the map 51 for performing the singer search shown in FIG. 9 (step S36). When it determines with returning to the map 51 which performs a singer search (step S36: YES), the control part 10 returns a process to step S11. When it determines with not returning to the map 51 which performs a singer search (step S36: NO), the control part 10 determines whether the analysis of singing information is finished (step S37). When it determines with not complete | finishing the analysis of song information (step S37: NO), the control part 10 returns a process to step S26. When it determines with finishing the analysis of song information (step S37: YES), the control part 10 finishes a process.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the control unit 10 according to the singer comparison, and FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a map 51 displayed when the singer comparison is performed. The control part 10 of the singing information processing apparatus 1 receives the singer name for comparison, when the subroutine which concerns on a singer comparison is called by step S31 (step S51). For example, the information analysis user can designate a comparison target by selecting two tabs on the browser window 5 on which the singer name is displayed.

  Subsequently, the control part 10 produces | generates the map 51 which classified the karaoke user who has sung the music of the 1st singer name received by step S51 (step S52). Moreover, the control part 10 produces | generates the map 71 which classified the karaoke user who has sung the music of the 2nd singer name received by step S51 (step S53).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the control unit 10 displays the first singer map 51 generated in steps S52 and 53 and the second singer map 71 side by side on the display unit 30 (step S54). . Next, the control unit 10 receives the operation content transmitted from the communication terminal device 3 at the second communication unit 16, and determines whether or not to finish the singer comparison process and return to the previous screen (step S55). . When it determines with not complete | finishing the process of a singer comparison (step S55: NO), the control part 10 returns a process to step S51. When it determines with having finished the process of singer comparison (step S55: YES), the control part 10 complete | finishes the process which concerns on a singer comparison.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the control unit 10 related to the current and past comparisons, and FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a map displayed when the current and past comparison processes are performed. The control part 10 of the singing information processing apparatus 1 receives the period for comparison, when the subroutine which concerns on the present and the past comparison is called by step S33 (step S71). And the control part 10 searches the karaoke user who has sung the music of the selected singer name in the 1st period which is a comparison object, and produces | generates the map 51 which classified this karaoke user (step S72). . The first period is, for example, a period one month before the current date and time. Next, the control unit 10 searches for a karaoke user who has sung the music of the same singer name analyzed in step S72 in the second period to be compared, and generates a map 81 in which the karaoke user is classified. (Step S73).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 17, the control unit 10 displays the current map 51 generated in step S72 and the past map 81 generated in step S73 side by side on the display unit 30 (step S74). Next, the control unit 10 receives the operation content transmitted from the communication terminal device 3 at the second communication unit 16, and determines whether or not to return to the previous screen after finishing the current and past comparison processing (step). S75). When it determines with not complete | finishing the present and past comparison process (step S75: NO), the control part 10 returns a process to step S71. When it is determined that the current and past comparison processes are finished (step S75: YES), the control unit 10 finishes the processes related to the current and past comparison processes.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the control unit 10 relating to the future prediction, and FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of maps 91, 92, and 93 that are displayed when processing relating to the future prediction is performed. . The control unit 10 of the singing information processing apparatus 1 searches for a karaoke user who has sung the song of the selected singer name in each of a plurality of periods when a subroutine related to future prediction is called in step S35. A map in which the karaoke users are classified is generated (step S91). For example, three maps of karaoke users who have sung in the period of one month before the present, the period of one month before six months, and the period of one month before one year are generated. Next, the control unit 10 searches for karaoke users who have sung other singer songs in a plurality of past periods, and generates a map in which the karaoke users are classified (step S92). For example, three maps are generated for karaoke users who have sang in the period of one month one year ago, the period of one month one and a half years ago, and the period of one month two years ago.

  And the control part 10 compares the present map in each period of the singer produced | generated by step S92 with the past map in each period of the other singer produced | generated by step S93, and the map of the singer produced | generated by step S92 Is identified (step S93). That is, the singer of the map in which the distribution of the karaoke user is changed in the same manner by comparing the change of the map 51 of the selected singer for the most recent year with the change of the map 51 of the other singer 1-2 years. Is identified.

  Next, the control unit 10 generates a map that classifies karaoke users who have sung the singer's music identified in step S93 in a plurality of periods on the future side relative to the period used in step S92. (Step S94). For example, three karaoke users who have sung the song of the singer identified in step S93 for the period of one month before, the period of one month six months ago, and the period of one month one year ago respectively. A map 51 is generated. If a plurality of other singers are identified in step S93, a future-side map 51 is generated for each of the plurality of other singers.

  And the control part 10 determines whether the some other singer with correlation was specified by step S93 (step S95). When it is determined that one other singer has been identified (step S95: NO), the control unit 10, as shown in FIG. 19, has other correlations in a plurality of future periods generated in step S94. The singer maps 51 are displayed side by side (step S96). It can be considered that the map 51 displayed in step S96 represents the future transition of the map 51 of the singer who is the future prediction target.

  If it is determined in step S95 that a plurality of other correlated singers have been identified (step S95: YES), the control unit 10 is an average of karaoke users who have sung the songs of the identified plurality of singers. A map 51 showing the distribution is generated (step S97). Then, the control unit 10 displays side by side maps 91, 92, and 93 that show the average distribution of other correlated singers in the plurality of future periods generated in step S97 (step S98).

  The control unit 10 that has finished the process of step S96 or step S98 receives the operation content transmitted from the communication terminal device 3 at the second communication unit 16, and returns to the previous screen after completing the future prediction process. Is determined (step S99). When it determines with not completing a future prediction process (step S99: NO), the control part 10 returns a process to step S91. When it determines with having finished the future prediction process (step S99: YES), the control part 10 complete | finishes the process which concerns on a future prediction process.

  In the singing information processing apparatus 1 configured as described above, a map 51 in which karaoke users are classified for each singer name on a two-dimensional plane is generated, and a singer classification image 51b indicating the singer name into which the karaoke user is classified. Is displayed on the map 51, by limiting the number of singer classification images 51b according to the singing frequency of the music, it becomes possible to easily perform multi-faceted analysis of karaoke users.

  You can also predict the future how the singer will sell.

In this embodiment, an example has been described in which karaoke users are classified for each singer name on a two-dimensional plane. However, karaoke users may be classified for each singer name on a three-dimensional space.
Moreover, although the example which classify | categorizes a karaoke user for every singer name on a two-dimensional plane, and displays a singer name classification image was demonstrated, the karaoke user was classified for every song name and the karaoke user displayed the song name which should be classified You may comprise so that a music title classification | category image may be displayed.

  The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all respects and should not be considered as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined not by the above-mentioned meaning but by the scope of the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Singing information processing apparatus 2 Karaoke apparatus 3 Communication terminal apparatus 51 Map 51a Unit 51b Singer classification | category image 52 Enlarging / reducing reception part 53 Submap 54 1st search menu 54b Text input field 54c Frequency reception part 55 2nd search menu 56 Detailed information display Unit 10 Control unit 14 Internal storage device 14a Singing history DB
14b Karaoke user information DB
14c Music information DB
14d Information analysis user information DB
15 1st communication part 16 2nd communication part N Communication network

Claims (2)

Storage means for associating and storing user identification information for identifying a plurality of karaoke users, song information relating to the singer name or song name of the song sung by the karaoke user, and date information indicating the date on which the song was sung, A generating unit configured to generate a classification diagram in which a plurality of karaoke users are classified for each singer name or song name on a two-dimensional plane or a three-dimensional space based on the user identification information and the music information stored in the storage unit; A singing information processing device,
A reception means for receiving the singing frequency of the music;
Means for calculating the singing frequency of each song based on the music information and date information stored in the storage means,
The generating means includes
An image showing the name of the singer or song name to which the karaoke user is classified is displayed on the classification map,
A singing information processing apparatus comprising: limiting means for limiting the number of the images displayed on the classification map according to the singing frequency received by the receiving means. The accepting means is
The range of singing frequencies is accepted,
The limiting means is
The singing information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an image showing a singer name or a song name of a song whose singing frequency is within the range accepted by the accepting means is displayed on the classification diagram. .

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