JP2012234002A - Karaoke music piece retrieval system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to easily and effectively select a music piece belonging to a similar category of a music piece which is being sung by another person when he/she likes this music piece.SOLUTION: A Karaoke music piece retrieval system includes: attribute item display control means 22a for displaying multiple attribute items which are to be retrieval criteria when a user conducts a specific instruction operation while a music piece is being performed; attribute information acquisition means 22b for acquiring attribute information corresponding to an attribute item associated with a music piece performed when the user has conducted an attribute item selection operation; music retrieval means 22c for retrieving music pieces having the acquired attribute information regarding the selected attribute item; and retrieval result display control means 22d for selectably displaying a result of the retrieval by the music piece retrieval means 22c.

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for searching for music at the time of reservation of karaoke music, and more particularly, to a system capable of easily and efficiently searching for music related to music currently being sung by another person. Is.

  When enjoying a karaoke performance, perform a music search by inputting various search conditions using a music search device such as a karaoke remote control device, and select the desired music from the search results and make a reservation It is carried out.

  Conventionally, there are various modes for searching karaoke music, and there are attribute items classified into various categories such as artist name, age when music was popular, music genre such as enka and pop, etc. It helps to specify the music selected by the person.

  However, when a user who has not determined a desired music piece performs a search, the user may be at a loss in the music selection operation even if the various attribute items described above are provided. In other words, there are users who remember the music and feel the difficulty in extracting the artist name and popular age of the music from their memories. In order to cope with this situation, as a technology for assisting music search, record the music selection history for each registered user and call the music selection history list when selecting a new music. There is a technique for performing the above (see Patent Document 1).

  The technique described in Patent Literature 1 is adapted to each user, and can select a desired music piece quickly and efficiently from a list display of search results suitable for a predetermined search condition, without the user having to take time, In particular, it is a search system that allows users who have a long history of singing to search for their own songs that each user has nostalgic by age (period). This technology includes user ID acquisition means, user-specific song history management means, and user-specific music search control means. Then, when a musical piece that is linked to an arbitrary user ID and reserved for performance is played, the musical piece data is recorded and managed, and the usage is based on a predetermined search condition including the arbitrary user ID. A search is performed for music data associated with a person ID, and a list of search results is displayed.

JP 2006-337408 A

  However, the conventional technology that records the music selection history for each user and makes it possible to perform music search based on the music selection history is a useful technology in terms of assisting music search. Not all members are registered, and selecting a history song again from its own song selection history list may cause the same song to be played repeatedly, resulting in a lack of fresh singing.

  By the way, if you are listening to a song sung by another person, you often want to sing the song yourself. However, since it may be awkward to continue singing the same music as the music sung by another person, it is rare to make a reservation for selecting the same music. In this regard, the music currently being played and the music that the user likes are in common with each other, and if you sing a song that has this commonality, the user likes it without feeling awkward You can sing songs.

  In other words, for other songs sung, other songs sung by the same artist, songs with the same fashion age, songs with the same music genre, etc. may be selected and sung. There is no system that can easily and efficiently select music belonging to a category.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and is a karaoke music search system capable of easily and efficiently selecting music belonging to the same category when a user likes a music sung by another person. The purpose is to provide.

  The karaoke music search system of the present invention has been proposed to achieve the above-described object, and has the following features. That is, the karaoke music search system of the present invention is a system for searching for music related to the music currently being played, and includes attribute item display control means, attribute information acquisition means, music search means, search And a result display control means.

  The attribute item display control means is a means for displaying a plurality of attribute items as search conditions when a predetermined instruction operation is performed by the user while the music is being played. The attribute information acquisition unit is a unit for acquiring attribute information corresponding to the attribute item associated with the song being played when the user performs an attribute item selection operation. The music search means is means for searching for music having the acquired attribute information in the selected attribute item. The search result display control means is a means for displaying the search result by the music search means so that the music can be selected.

  In the karaoke music search system configured as described above, an instruction operation for using the search function of the karaoke music search system of the present invention when a user tries to search for music when any karaoke music is being played. Then, a plurality of attribute items as search conditions are displayed by the function of the attribute item display control means. For example, three attribute items of artist search, trend search, and music genre search are displayed on the input / output display unit of the karaoke remote control device.

  Here, when the user performs an operation for selecting an attribute item, attribute information corresponding to the attribute item associated with the music being played is acquired by the function of the attribute information acquisition unit. For example, if the user instructs an artist search, the artist name associated with the music being played is acquired.

  Then, by the function of the music search means, the music having the acquired attribute information is searched for the selected attribute item. In the example described above, in the artist search, the artist name of the music currently being played is searched as the attribute information, and the search result is displayed so as to be selectable by the function of the search result display control means. In the example described above, a list of the songs of the artist who is currently playing is displayed on the input / output display section of the karaoke remote control device.

  According to the karaoke song search system of the present invention, when a user selects a karaoke song selection reservation and likes a currently played song, when a user performs a predetermined instruction operation, a plurality of attribute items serving as search conditions are displayed. Displayed as selectable. When the user performs a predetermined selection operation, a search is automatically performed for music having attribute information associated with the music being played. Therefore, if a user likes a song that is currently being played, even if the artist name, fashion age, music genre, and other attributes are not known, the user can simply select an attribute item. Since the music is automatically extracted, it becomes possible to easily and efficiently select music belonging to the same category as the music currently being played.

Functional explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the karaoke music search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the karaoke performance apparatus to which the karaoke music search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a reservation queue. The schematic diagram which shows a search mode selection screen. The schematic diagram which shows the same category search screen. The schematic diagram which shows a search result display screen.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a karaoke music search system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show a karaoke music search system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a functional explanatory diagram of the karaoke music search system, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a karaoke performance apparatus to which the karaoke music search system is applied. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a reservation queue, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a search mode selection screen, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the same category search screen, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a search result display screen.

<Outline of Karaoke Music Search System>
In the karaoke music search system according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the karaoke performance device, when the user makes a reservation for selecting karaoke music, the music (artist name, fashion age, music genre, etc.) related to the music currently being played Is a system for searching for music belonging to the same category. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke music search system according to the embodiment of the present invention is mainly composed of attribute item display control means 22a, attribute information acquisition means 22b, music search means 22c, and search result display control means 22d. By applying this system to the karaoke performance device 10, music pieces belonging to the same category can be selected easily and efficiently when the music pieces sung by others are liked. In this embodiment, the attribute item display control means 22 a, the attribute information acquisition means 22 b, the music search means 22 c, and the search result display control means 22 d are functional means incorporated in the karaoke remote control device 22. Hereinafter, in the karaoke music search system of the present embodiment, a function for searching for music belonging to the same category when a song sung by another person is liked is referred to as “same category search”.

  Specifically, when an instruction operation for using the same category search is performed, a plurality of attribute items serving as search conditions are displayed on the input / output display unit of the karaoke remote control device 22 by the function of the attribute item display control unit 22a. Display. When an attribute item selection operation is performed, attribute information corresponding to the attribute item associated with the song ID is acquired for the song being played by the function of the attribute information acquisition unit 22b. With the function, a search for music is performed in the attribute item using the acquired attribute information. The search result is displayed on the input / output display part of the karaoke remote control device 22 so that the music can be selected by the function of the search result display control means 22d.

<Karaoke performance device>
Hereinafter, the karaoke performance apparatus 10 to which the karaoke music search system according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the karaoke performance apparatus 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 microphone 24, a display device 25, and a mixing amplifier 26.

<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. This karaoke remote control device 22 is a program that functions as attribute item display control means 22a, a program that functions as attribute information acquisition means 22b, a program that functions as music search means 22c, a program that functions as search result display control means 22d, a music index The database 22e is provided with storage means (not shown) including electronic circuits and programs for transmitting and receiving data, flash memory, and the like. A music selection operation or the like is performed by operating switches attached to the karaoke remote control device 22 or various icons displayed on the input / output display unit.

  The attribute item display control means 22a and the attribute information acquisition means 22b operate a predetermined icon or the like displayed on the input / output display unit of the karaoke remote control device 22 to search for the same category search mode (shown in FIGS. 4 and 5). In the example, it is a function means that operates when “friend search” is selected, and the music search means 22c and the search result display control means 22d operate not only in the same category search mode but also in the normal search mode. Is a functional means.

<Attribute item display control means>
The attribute item display control means 22a is composed of a program for displaying a plurality of attribute items as search conditions when a predetermined instruction operation is performed by the user while a music piece is being played. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when a user makes a music selection reservation using the karaoke remote control device 22, a desired search mode can be selected from a plurality of search modes. At this time, if the same category search mode (friend search) is designated, the attribute items in the same category search mode are displayed as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 5, three items of singer name search (artist search), search at that time (popular age search), and genre search (music genre search) are displayed, and the user selects a desired attribute item. can do.

<Attribute information acquisition means>
The attribute information acquisition unit 22b includes a program for acquiring attribute information corresponding to the attribute item associated with the music ID of the music being played when the user performs an operation for selecting the attribute item. That is, the music reserved for music selection is managed by generating the reservation queue 33a by the function of the reservation management means 36. In the reservation queue 33a of this embodiment, the music ID of the music reserved for music selection and the Since the attribute information of the music is linked, the attribute information regarding the music currently being played can be acquired by referring to the reservation queue 33a.

  In addition, the attribute information regarding the music being played is not stored in the reservation queue 33a, but the music ID of the music started to be played is acquired from the karaoke main body 21, and the attribute information associated with the music ID is obtained. You may acquire from the music index database 22e. Further, the attribute information related to the currently playing music may be searched until the next music is started after the music has been played, or from the search target after the music has been played. It may be excluded.

<Music search means>
The music search means 22c is composed of a program for searching for music by referring to the music index database 22e based on a user instruction. The music search means 22c of the present embodiment has a function for searching for music having the acquired attribute information in the selected attribute item in the same category search mode. That is, when the user is instructed to shift to the same category search mode and an attribute item is selected, the attribute information acquisition unit 22b acquires the attribute information of the music being played for the selected attribute item. . Then, a music search is performed using the acquired attribute information by the function of the music search means 22c. In the example shown in FIG. 5, since the singer name search (artist search) is selected as the attribute item, the singer name “XXX” of the music being played is attribute information, and the attribute information (singer name “◯” The music search is performed for the music having “XX”.

<Search result display control means>
The search result display control means 22d is composed of a program for displaying the search result by the music search means 22c so that the music can be selected. That is, the search result display control means 22d functions to display the search result in the music search means 22c on the input / output display section of the karaoke remote control device 22. In the above-described example, as shown in FIG. 6, songs having a singer name (artist name) “XXX” are displayed in a list, and the user selects a desired song from the displayed songs. , Music selection reservations can be made.

<Music index database>
The song index database 22e is a database in which attribute information is described for karaoke songs used for performance by the karaoke performance apparatus 10, and includes, for example, song number, song name, singer name, lyrics of the singing part, trend time, music. This includes various attribute information such as genre classification and whether or not it is a duet song.

<Microphone>
The microphone 24 is a device for inputting singing voice. The singing voice signal inputted from the microphone 24 is inputted to the mixing amplifier 26 and mixed with the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 37. Amplified and output to the speaker 23.

<Display device>
The display device 25 is a device for displaying a background video, lyrics telop, and the like related to karaoke music, and is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display.

<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 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 33 a is stored in the RAM 33.

<Reservation queue>
As shown in FIG. 3, the reservation queue 33a is a data table in which song IDs are arranged in order of performance for karaoke songs reserved for music selection. In this embodiment, singer names, fashions are used as attribute information for each song. Each data of age and music genre is linked to the music ID. The reservation queue 33a only needs to have at least music IDs arranged in the order of performance as the configuration data. In this case, by referring to another database based on the music ID, the artist name, fashion age, music genre Or the like. Further, the attribute information included in the reservation queue 33a is not limited to the above-described information, and may be other attribute information such as a composer name and a songwriter name.

<HDD>
The HDD 34 functions as a large-capacity storage device, and stores a music database 34a and a video database 34b. 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 / video database>
The music database 34a is a database configured by associating music control data (MIDI (registered trademark) data) and lyrics rendering data in synchronization with music IDs. The performance control data is digital data for controlling the performance of each musical piece, and the lyric rendering data includes display timing data and color change data of lyric characters synchronized with the performance. The video database 34b is data in which a predetermined number of background videos corresponding to karaoke songs to be played are stored as video files corresponding to the song IDs of the karaoke songs.

<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 generates a reservation queue 33a by arranging the music IDs selected by the user using the function of the music search means 22c in the order of performance, and stores and manages this reservation queue 33a in the RAM 33. Consists of programs.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 37 is an electronic circuit for digitally reproducing the sound source data based on the performance control data acquired from the music database 34a based on the music ID and converting it to analog and outputting it to the mixing amplifier 26. As described above, the mixing amplifier 26 mixes the singer's singing voice signal input from the microphone 24 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 37, and amplifies the signal by the amplifier function to produce the speaker 23. It is a device for outputting more.

<Video playback control means>
The video reproduction control means 38 synchronizes the background video data acquired from the video database 34b and the lyric rendering data (telop data) included in the music database 34a with the performance data of the karaoke music during the performance of the karaoke music. And a program for outputting to the display device 25.

<Same category search>
Next, a procedure for performing the same category search using the karaoke music search system of the present embodiment will be described. In order to perform the same category search using the karaoke music search system of this embodiment, it is necessary to first shift to the same category search mode. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, on the search mode selection screen displayed on the input / output display section of the karaoke remote control device 22, an icon for switching to the same category search mode (a friend search icon) is selected. Manipulate.

  When the user selects and operates an icon for shifting to the same category search mode, a plurality of attribute items are displayed by the function of the attribute item display control unit 22a as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 5, icons of “singer name”, “that time”, and “genre” are displayed as attribute items. In this state, when an icon of a desired attribute item is selected and operated by the user, attribute information associated with the song ID of the song being played is acquired by the function of the attribute information acquisition unit 22b, and the song search unit With the 22c function, a search for music having the acquired attribute information is performed in the attribute item. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the search result is displayed on the input / output display section of the karaoke remote control device 22 by the function of the search result display control means 22d.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, since “singer name” is selected as the search item, the same singer name as the musical piece being played is the attribute information to be searched, and as shown in FIG. A list of songs having names (artists) is displayed. Also in that time search and genre search, acquisition of attribute information and music search corresponding to the selected attribute item are performed in the same procedure. The attribute item is not limited to the above-described example, and an attribute item based on other attribute information such as a composer name or a songwriter name may be adopted.

<Other embodiments>
The devices and means constituting the karaoke performance device 10 and its peripheral devices to which the karaoke music search system of the present invention is applied are not limited to those described above, and only necessary devices and means may be configured according to the purpose of use. Other devices and means can be added as appropriate. Further, each unit may be configured as a unit in which a plurality of functions are integrated, instead of being configured separately. Further, the karaoke main body 21 may be operated as a karaoke performance terminal connected to the host device via a network instead of operating alone.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Karaoke performance apparatus 21 Karaoke main body 22 Karaoke remote control apparatus 22a Attribute item display control means 22b Attribute information acquisition means 22c Music search means 22d Search result display control means 22e Music index database 23 Speaker 24 Microphone 25 Display apparatus 26 Mixing amplifier 31 Central control means 32 ROM
33 RAM
33a Reservation queue 34 HDD
34a Music database 34b Video database 35 Transmission / reception means 36 Reservation management means 37 Music reproduction control means 38 Video reproduction control means

Claims (1)

A system for searching for music related to a song currently being played when making a reservation for selecting a song for karaoke music, comprising: an attribute item display control means, an attribute information acquisition means, a music search means, and a search result display Control means,
The attribute item display control means displays a plurality of attribute items as search conditions when a predetermined instruction operation is performed by the user while the music is being played,
The attribute information acquisition means acquires attribute information corresponding to the attribute item associated with the music being played when there is an operation for selecting the attribute item by the user,
The music search means performs a search for music having the acquired attribute information in the selected attribute item,
The search result display control means displays the search result by the music search means so that music selection is possible.
Karaoke music search system characterized by this.

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