JP2014130300A - Network karaoke system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a karaoke network system that uses a multifunctional portable terminal etc., of a user as a remote controller for a karaoke device.SOLUTION: A karaoke network system is provided with means of defining a "session" as a karaoke use unit for a user, reporting a session ID at the start of karaoke use, and invalidating it at the end. Karaoke ID information including the session ID is transmitted to a multifunctional portable terminal 4 etc., of a user at the start of karaoke use by the user, and the multifunctional portable terminal etc., and a karaoke device 1 in a karaoke room 12 are paired with each other, so that the multifunctional portable terminal etc., of the user serves as a remote controller capable of communicating with the specific karaoke device 1 until the session ends. When the user finishes using the karaoke room 12, the session ID is invalidated and the portable terminal device is disabled to function as the remote controller and becomes unable to control the karaoke device 1 thereafter.

Description

  Pairing between a member's multifunctional mobile terminal that operates as a karaoke remote controller and a karaoke device, providing differentiated services to enrollees, is a unit of use from user entry to exit ( It is related to the technology of network karaoke system that can be used only on a session basis.

Recent karaoke systems are becoming more and more functional and convenient, but the operation is becoming more complicated, and the remote control is also becoming more sophisticated.
In particular, the dedicated remote control installed in the karaoke room had problems such as many buttons and how to use it well. For this reason, if you are not used to it, it took a long time to operate the buttons, and there was a lot of time to sing.

  In addition, the karaoke room usually has only a few remote controllers, and there is an inconvenience that the remote controller cannot be used while another person is selecting music.

  In addition, the remote control installed in the store was operated by various people, so it was not always clean.

  On the other hand, everyone has a mobile phone, and with the spread of smartphones and the like, an increasing number of people enjoy putting various software in these mobile phones. The software development environment for smartphones has been enhanced, and the number of developers has increased.

  Therefore, there has been a demand for performing karaoke operations using his / her familiar multifunctional portable terminal. Also, the dedicated remote control for karaoke is expensive for business use, and even a karaoke store can save money if it is not necessary to install a dedicated remote control, and there is no management work such as theft prevention and maintenance of the remote control. Also pleased.

  Furthermore, a member-only service can be received by logging in as a member based on information input by the user or information stored in the user's multifunctional mobile terminal. In addition, there is an advantage that the operation that the smartphone has, and the ability to register songs that you want to sing before entering the store.

  Accordingly, proposals have been made by various companies to use the user's multifunctional portable terminal or the like as a remote controller for karaoke. (See Patent Documents 1 to 4)

However, if the mobile terminal owned by the user is used as a remote controller for karaoke by the short-range wireless method, the user's mobile terminal can be controlled so that the karaoke equipment in other rooms is not controlled. The device needs to be specified.
In addition, for example, when the mobile terminal is operated from outside the store after the usage time of the user is over, the karaoke device in the store may be controlled.

JP 2012-053409 A Japanese Patent No. 3904789 JP 2012-47773 A JP 2012-2112016 A

  Patent document 1 is an example which uses a portable terminal as a remote control of karaoke. This is a technology that can be connected to a specific device even when there are multiple karaoke devices within the communication range of a portable information terminal. However, there is no description about the connection and disconnection processing after the usage time ends.

  Furthermore, Patent Document 2 is a method of using a mobile phone using a short-range wireless communication means as a remote control, but mainly describes a music selection operation, and measures against malicious control from outside the store after the end of karaoke use. Is not mentioned. It is thought that some kind of countermeasure will be required for implementation, but it is not described in the patent publication.

  In Patent Document 3, pairing is performed with respect to a remote controller and a karaoke apparatus, but this is performed by karaoke opening processing, and the subject is different from the present invention in which pairing is performed every time a user enters the store.

Patent Document 4 is an invention in which a personal portable terminal is used as a remote controller for karaoke, issues time limit data, manages music selection management information (time limit data and performance terminal ID), and selects music to a karaoke server via a mobile phone network and the Internet. Management information and music ID are transmitted. The expiration date data included in the song selection management information is confirmed, and only when the expiration date has not expired, the song ID received together with the song selection management information is transferred to the karaoke performance terminal and the song selection reservation based on the transferred song ID is performed. It has become a thing.
However, since the time that can be used is limited by the “time limit data”, if the time is short, there is an inconvenience that the data cannot be used in the middle of use, and if it is long, there is a risk of being illegally controlled after the use ends. In addition, network access is frequent because the deadline data is obtained by making an inquiry to the server each time a music selection is made, and when many users use karaoke, there is a time to wait for a response from the server when making a music selection To do. If the network cannot be accessed for some reason, the personal portable terminal cannot be used as a remote control.

  In view of these points, the present invention provides a pairing between a user's multifunctional portable terminal or the like that operates as a remote controller for karaoke and a karaoke device in a unit of use (session unit) from user entry to exit. ) And a network system that can provide members-only services by logging in as a member based on information input by the user or information stored in the user's multifunctional mobile terminal. To do.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention provides means for defining a “session” as a user's karaoke use unit, notifying the session ID at the start of karaoke use, and invalidating it. When the user starts using karaoke, the karaoke identification information including the session ID is transmitted to the user's multi-function mobile terminal, etc., and the multi-function mobile terminal and the karaoke device in the karaoke room are paired without depending on the member information. Thus, the user's multifunctional portable terminal or the like becomes a remote control device that can communicate only with the specific karaoke device until the end of the session. It differs from Patent Document 1 in that the pairing itself does not depend on member information. When the user terminates the use of the karaoke room, the function as the remote control device is terminated by invalidating the session ID, and thereafter the karaoke device cannot be controlled.
In addition, the user can be identified by associating the multifunctional mobile terminal with the member information of the user, and a service dedicated to the member can be provided.

  A second aspect of the present invention is the member service according to the first aspect, wherein the member's original content can be uploaded to the server device and downloaded to each karaoke device during performance.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, as one of the original content download services of the second aspect, the member's original content downloaded to the karaoke apparatus can be used for the background video of karaoke.

  According to the present invention, when a user enters his / her karaoke room, the user can consistently use the multifunctional mobile terminal or the like with a specific karaoke apparatus as a dedicated remote controller for the karaoke apparatus from entering the room to leaving the room. While using karaoke, you can receive various services by logging in to a member of the network karaoke system by using your multifunctional mobile terminal as a remote control. After that, when the use of karaoke ends, pairing is canceled and the function as a remote control device is ended and the member service is logged out. After that, the karaoke device cannot be controlled from the user's multifunctional mobile terminal or the like. is there.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating network connection according to an embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows the Example which concerns on Claim 2 of this invention.

In the present invention, switching acceptance means for updating / issuing a session ID for permitting control by the multifunctional portable terminal 4 serving as a remote controller of the karaoke apparatus 1 in units of use is provided.
This switching acceptance means is provided as a reset button 3 in the main body of the karaoke apparatus 1, and every time the reset button 3 is pressed, the session ID used is invalidated and a new session ID is issued. .

Next, the connection technology between the multifunctional portable terminal 4 and the karaoke apparatus 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the network connection diagram of FIG.
In the store, there is a router 5 connected to a communication line from the center, and a karaoke device 1 in the karaoke room is connected. A multi-function mobile terminal 4 serving as a remote controller is connected to the router 5 via an access point 9.
At the start of karaoke use, the user receives karaoke identification information including the session ID and loads it into the multifunctional portable terminal 4 that he / she owns. Then, the user performs pairing between his / her multifunctional portable terminal 4 and the karaoke device 1, and the multifunctional portable terminal 4 becomes a remote control device dedicated to the karaoke device, and controls the karaoke device 1. become able to.
At this time, if this user is registered in advance as a network karaoke system member, the user who is using the user can be specified by logging in as a member, and a service dedicated to the member can be provided.
When the use of the karaoke is finished, the store clerk operates the reset button 3 of the karaoke terminal 1 in the karaoke room, so that the pairing between the user's multifunctional mobile terminal 4 and the karaoke device 1 is canceled, and the member service also The user's multifunctional portable terminal 4 can no longer control the karaoke apparatus 1 in the store.

Next, FIG. 2 shows an operation flow of an embodiment in which the member original content according to claim 3 is used as a background image of karaoke.
(1) A user joins a network karaoke member. (2) A user registers a song with a server in advance in a home environment.
(3) An original background image that a user wants to use during karaoke performance is registered in the server in advance in a home environment or the like.
(4) In a home environment or the like, a user registers a song associated with an original background video that the user wants to use when performing the karaoke performance of the song on the server.
(5) Enter the karaoke room. The session ID displayed on the display device 6 is read by the user's smartphone (the same applies to the multi-function mobile terminal 4).
(6) Operate the smartphone to pair the karaoke device with the smartphone.
(7) Login to the network karaoke system membership service (8) Display the song list on the smartphone (9) Select the song to be associated with the original background image in advance (10) Reservation of performance (11) Download the reservation details Is started.
(12) When the order of the reserved songs comes around, the performance starts with the original background video.
(13) If not finished, go back to (8) and reserve the next song.
(14) Leave when exiting. At this time, when the reset button 3 of the karaoke device 1 is pressed, the pairing between the smartphone and the karaoke device 1 is canceled, the user is logged out from the member service of the network karaoke system, and thereafter the karaoke device cannot be controlled from the user's smartphone.

  When using karaoke, pair a multifunctional mobile terminal owned by the user with a karaoke device, temporarily use it as a dedicated remote controller for karaoke, and log in to the network karaoke system member service to specialize in that user Service can be realized. Since the pairing is canceled after the use of the user is finished, it is possible to prevent the karaoke apparatus from being maliciously or accidentally controlled from outside the store after the use is finished. In addition, since the member service is also logged out at that time, it is possible to prevent the member's personal information from being disclosed to other users.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Karaoke apparatus 2 ... Reception terminal apparatus 3 ... Reset switch 4 ... Multifunctional portable terminal 5 ... Router 6 ... Display apparatus 7 ... Hub 8 ... Access point 9 ... Access point 10 ... Internet 11 ... Store 12 ... Karaoke room 13 ... Dedicated Server 14: User environment (home / mobile, etc.)
15 ... PC / Smartphone 16 ... Router 17 ... Router

Claims (3)

Providing differentiated services for enrollees, a server device in which member identification information of a remote control terminal device owned by a member is registered in advance and a plurality of karaoke devices are connected via a network, and further via the network, A network karaoke system that connects individual karaoke devices and an arbitrary number of the remote control terminal devices that operate the karaoke devices, and associates them with a session that specifies a unit of use,
A switching instruction accepting means for updating / issuing a session ID for specifying a use unit of each karaoke device;
A communication means for transmitting to the remote control terminal device karaoke identification information including a karaoke device ID for specifying the karaoke device and a session ID valid at that time in the karaoke device;
A remote control signal for receiving remote control identification information including the remote control ID associated with the karaoke identification information transmitted to the designated karaoke device and the member identification information from the remote control terminal device based on the identification information Receiving means,
Based on the remote control identification information received by the remote control signal receiving means, the control means for controlling the correspondence between the karaoke device and the remote control terminal device,
The control means establishes connection permission between the specified remote control terminal device and the karaoke device based on the remote control identification information received by the remote control signal receiving means, while the session ID at the time of establishment of the permission is valid, A network karaoke system characterized by maintaining connection permission and inquiring of the server device based on member identification information included in remote control identification information to provide a member-only service.   2. The network karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the control means can download the member's original contents uploaded to the server device in advance by the member user to the karaoke device as one of the member-dedicated services of the preceding paragraph.   3. The network karaoke system according to claim 2, wherein the downloaded original content can be used as a background video during karaoke performance as one of the members' original content download services described in the preceding paragraph.

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