JP2015011244A - Lyric display control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lyric display control system which controls lyric display depending on whether a lyric prenotification function is used, when the lyric prenotification function is provided in which a lyric is prenotified to a singer by use of a voice output function of a portable information terminal 20 before performance of each singing section is started during performance of a karaoke music.SOLUTION: A lyric display control system comprises a karaoke performance device 30 and a portable information terminal 20 which can perform data communication to each other, and includes the lyric prenotification function in which a lyric is prenotified to a singer by use of a voice output function of the portable information terminal 20 before performance of each singing section is started during performance of a karaoke music. Lyric character display means 48 is controlled not to display lyric characters when lyric prenotification using state detection means 21 detects whether a singer uses the lyric prenotification function, and when the use state detection result of the lyric prenotification function detected by lyric character display control means shows that the lyric prenotification function is used.

Description

  The present invention relates to a lyrics display control system, and more specifically, to a singer by using the voice output function of a portable information terminal owned by the singer before starting the performance of each singing section when playing karaoke music. The present invention also relates to a system for controlling the display of lyrics in a karaoke system having a lyrics advance notification function for informing the lyrics in advance.

  In the currently popular karaoke system, when playing karaoke music, the lyrics are displayed on the display screen of the display device using the lyric rendering data included in the music data of the karaoke music. This lyric display is generally displayed in a color-change manner in accordance with the progress of the karaoke music, and singing assistance can be performed for the singer.

  In the karaoke system that displays the lyrics described above, the lyrics are not known unless the monitor screen is viewed. Therefore, there is a technique for voice notification of the lyrics in response to the case where the singer cannot see the monitor screen for various reasons. It is disclosed (see Patent Document 1). The technology described in Patent Document 1 is a musical sound generating device such as a karaoke device, in which a song, for example, lyrics of a requested song can be notified to a singer by voice, and voice data in which a voice signal is encoded. Audio data corresponding to the lyrics data is read out from the audio data ROM stored therein, the audio data is decoded and converted into an audio signal, and the audio signal is output as audio by an earphone or the like.

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  As described above, there is a karaoke system having a lyric character display synchronized with the performance of karaoke music and a lyric voice output function as a singing assistance function for a singer. However, as described in Patent Document 1, unless there is a special circumstance such as not having a display device, the conventional singing assist function displays lyrics characters on the display screen of the display device.

  In recent years, high-definition video is often used as the background video that is displayed along with the performance of karaoke songs, and various videos such as the artist's own video, live video, choreography video, video brought in by the user, etc. It has a function to display video. Such a video is not only for users who sing, but also for users who enjoy karaoke together, and there are cases where the display of lyric characters is in the way.

  For the singer, if the lyrics to be sung can be notified in advance by voice, the lyric characters do not need to be displayed on the display device. May be.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and when performing karaoke music, prior to the start of the performance of each singing section, using the audio output function of the portable information terminal, the lyrics are informed beforehand to the singer. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lyric display control system that can control lyric display according to whether or not the lyric advance notification function is used when a lyric advance notification function is provided.

  The lyrics display control system of the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and has the following features. That is, the lyric display control system of the present invention includes a karaoke performance device and a portable information terminal capable of data communication with each other, and when performing karaoke music, before the performance of each singing section starts, the voice output of the portable information terminal In a karaoke system having a lyric advance notification function that notifies a singer in advance of a lyric using a function, the portable information terminal and the karaoke performance device include the following means.

  The portable information terminal transmits to the karaoke performance device the detection result in the lyrics advance notification usage status detecting means for detecting whether or not the singer uses the lyrics prior notification function and the lyrics prior notification usage status detection means. Detection result transmission means.

  The karaoke performance device includes a detection result receiving means for receiving the detection result transmitted by the detection result transmitting means, a lyric character display means for displaying lyric characters in accordance with the progress of the performance of the karaoke music, and lyrics in the lyric character display means. Lyric character display control means for performing character display control.

  The lyric character display control means controls the lyric character display means not to display the lyric character when the detection result received by the detection result receiving means indicates that the lyric advance notification function is being used. To do.

  In the above-described configuration, the lyrics display control system according to the present invention uses the lyrics advance notification function in accordance with the operation of a predetermined operator provided in the portable information terminal. It is possible to detect whether or not.

  In the lyrics display control system of the present invention, in the configuration described above, the portable information terminal further includes posture detection means for detecting the posture of the portable information terminal. It is possible to detect whether or not the lyrics prior notification function is used according to the posture.

  Moreover, the lyrics display control system of the present invention has the above-described configuration, and the portable information terminal further includes voice output control means for controlling voice output by the lyrics advance notification function, and the voice output control means includes lyrics When the detection result of the prior notification usage status detection means indicates that the lyrics prior notification function is not being used, it is possible to control so as not to perform the lyrics preliminary notification using the voice output function of the portable information terminal. .

  In the lyrics display control system having such a configuration, data can be transmitted and received mutually by pairing the karaoke performance device and the portable information terminal possessed by the user. In addition, when playing a karaoke piece reserved for music selection by the user, the voice output function of the mobile information terminal of the user who made the reservation for music selection is used before the performance of each singing section starts. On the other hand, it has a lyric advance notification function to notify the lyrics in advance.

  The portable information terminal includes lyrics prior notification use state detection means and detection result transmission means. Then, the function of the lyrics prior notification use state detecting means detects whether or not the lyrics prior notification function is used in the portable information terminal. The detection result is transmitted to the karaoke performance device by the function of the detection result transmitting means.

  The karaoke performance device includes detection result receiving means, lyrics character display means, and lyrics character display control means. And the detection result transmitted from a portable information terminal is received by the function of a detection result receiving means. In addition, the function of the lyric character display means displays lyric characters (lyric telop) as the karaoke music performance progresses. Moreover, although the display control of a lyric character (lyric telop) is performed by the function of a lyric character display control means, when the detection result received from the portable information terminal indicates that the lyric advance notification function is being used, Control is performed so that lyrics characters are not displayed.

  The lyrics prior notification usage state detection means may detect whether or not the lyrics prior notification function is used in accordance with an operation of a predetermined operator provided in the portable information terminal, and the attitude of the portable information terminal may be detected. Whether or not the lyrics prior notification function is used may be detected according to the attitude of the portable information terminal detected by the attitude detecting means to detect.

  Furthermore, the voice output of the portable information terminal is provided even when the lyrics advance notification function is being used by providing a voice output control means for controlling the lyrics prior notification function not to be used as the function means of the portable information terminal. Control is performed so that the lyrics are not notified in advance using the function.

  According to the lyrics display control system of the present invention, prior to the start of the performance of each singing section, when performing a karaoke piece of music, using the voice output function of the portable information terminal, the lyrics are notified in advance to the singer. When the function is provided, it is possible to control the display of the lyrics depending on whether or not the lyrics advance notification function is used.

  Therefore, when the singer uses the lyrics advance notification function, the lyric display is not necessary for the singer, and control is performed so that the lyric is not displayed. The user who is present can fully enjoy the background image displayed with the performance of the karaoke music. In particular, in the case of a background video with a high appreciation value, such as an artist's own video, a live video, a choreography video, etc., the display of lyrics characters will not be in the way, so the appreciation value of the background video will be further enhanced. Can do.

  In addition, when the singer is not actually listening to the sound output of the lyrics prior notification, only the sound output can be stopped, so that the power consumption of the portable information terminal can be saved.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the karaoke system to which the lyrics display control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing which shows Example 1 of the relationship between the utilization condition of a portable information terminal, and a lyric advance alerting | reporting function. Explanatory drawing which shows Example 2 of the relationship between the utilization condition of a portable information terminal, and a lyric advance alerting | reporting function. Explanatory drawing of the lyrics display control in the lyrics display control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  An embodiment of a lyrics display control system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a lyrics display control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke system to which the lyrics display control system is applied. FIGS. 2 and 3 are portable information terminals. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the lyrics display control, illustrating the relationship between the usage status of the text and the lyrics prior notification function.

<Outline of lyrics display control system>
As shown in FIG. 1, the lyrics display control system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a karaoke performance device 30 and a portable information terminal 20 that can perform data communication with each other. A technique applied to a karaoke system having a lyric advance notification function (displayed as “Song Furi” in the drawing) that notifies the singer in advance of the lyrics using the voice output function of the portable information terminal 20 before the performance starts. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lyric display control system 10 includes lyric prior notification usage state detection means 21 and detection result transmission means 22 as functional means of the portable information terminal 20. Furthermore, it is possible to provide posture detection means 23 and audio output control means 24 as functional means of the portable information terminal 20. The lyric display control system 10 includes detection result receiving means 47, lyric character display means 48, and lyric character display control means 49 as functional means of the karaoke performance device 30.

  In the following description, a program is a logic that can be stored in a RAM or the like and executed by hardware such as a CPU, so that not only software that exhibits the function but also an equivalent function can be achieved. It is a concept that includes a circuit.

<Karaoke performance device>
A karaoke performance device 30 to which the lyrics display control system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied includes a karaoke main body 31, a speaker 32, a microphone 33, a display device 34, a mixing amplifier 35, and a karaoke remote control device 36, as shown in FIG. It has. Although not shown, the karaoke performance device 30 may be network-connected to the management server via the router 60 and a data communication line.

<Karaoke remote control device>
The karaoke remote control device 36 has a user interface function, and transmits / receives data to / from the network transmission / reception means 41 of the karaoke main body 31 via the router 60. The karaoke remote control device 36 includes a program functioning as a music search means 36a, a music index database 36b, a data storage unit 36c for storing various data, an input / output display unit 36d for inputting / outputting data, and the like. ing. A music selection operation or the like is performed by operating switches attached to the karaoke remote control device 36 or various icons displayed on the input / output display unit 36d.

  In the present invention, the karaoke performance device 30 and the portable information terminal 20 possessed by the user are paired to enable data transmission / reception. Therefore, application software for music selection reservation can be installed in the portable information terminal 20, and the portable information terminal 20 can be provided with a music selection reservation function.

<Music search means / music index database>
The music search means 36a includes a program for searching for music by referring to the music index database 36b based on a user instruction. The music index database 36b is a database in which attribute information of karaoke music used for performance by the karaoke performance device 30 is described. For example, the music number, song name, artist name, lyrics of the singing part, popular season, music This includes various attribute information such as genre classification and whether or not it is a duet song.

<Microphone>
The microphone 33 is a device for inputting singing voice. The singing voice signal inputted from the microphone 33 is mixed and amplified by the mixing amplifier 35 with the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 50 and outputted to the speaker 32. Further, although not shown, the voice input signal from the microphone 33 may be digitally converted by an A / D converter and used for singing scoring in the scoring means.

<Display device>
The display device 34 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.

<Mobile information terminal>
The portable information terminal 20 is composed of a smartphone or the like possessed by the user, and can pair with the karaoke performance device 30 to exchange data with each other. The portable information terminal 20 includes lyrics prior notification usage status detection means 21 and detection result transmission means 22. The portable information terminal 20 may further include posture detection means 23 and audio output control means 24. Note that these functions are realized by installing application software for realizing the lyrics advance notification function in the portable information terminal 20.

<Attitude detection means>
The posture detection means 23 includes a device and a program for detecting the posture of the portable information terminal 20, and detects, for example, whether the portable information terminal 20 is held vertically or horizontally. be able to. Specifically, the attitude of the portable information terminal 20 can be detected by a gyro sensor that senses three-dimensional angular acceleration, a rotation vector sensor that detects a rotation angle from the reference axis, or the like.

<Lyrics advance notification usage detection means>
The lyrics prior notification usage state detection means 21 includes a program for detecting whether or not the singer is using the lyrics prior notification function. For example, it is possible to perform lyrics preliminary notification by launching application software for realizing the lyrics preliminary notification function and performing a predetermined operation. The lyrics prior notification usage state detection means 21 determines whether or not the singer actually listens to the sound output of the lyrics when the lyrics prior notification function is operating, that is, the singer performs the lyrics prior notification function. Detect if you are using.

<Use Detection of Lyrics Advance Notification Function (Example 1)>
As shown in FIG. 2, detection of whether or not the lyrics prior notification function is used can be performed based on whether or not an operation of a predetermined operator provided in the portable information terminal 20 has been operated. For example, when the singer touches a predetermined operator (operation icon 25) displayed on the display operation screen (touch panel) of the portable information terminal 20, it is determined that the lyrics advance notification function is used, If the predetermined operator (operation icon 25) is not touched, it may be determined that the lyrics advance notification function is not used.

<Use Detection of Lyric Advance Notification Function (Example 2)>
Moreover, the detection of whether or not the lyrics prior notification function is used can be performed based on the attitude of the portable information terminal 20, as shown in FIG. That is, when the singer uses the lyrics advance notification function, it is common to bring the speaker of the portable information terminal 20 close to his / her ear. On the other hand, when the singer does not use the lyrics advance notification function, it may be assumed that the portable information terminal 20 is placed on the table or the hand holding the portable information terminal 20 is lowered. it can.

  Therefore, for example, when the attitude of the portable information terminal 20 detected by the attitude detection unit 23 is the vertical direction (substantially vertical direction), it is determined that the lyrics prior notification function is used, and the attitude detection unit 23 detects When the attitude of the portable information terminal 20 is in the horizontal direction (substantially horizontal direction), it is determined that the lyrics prior notification function is not used.

<Detection result transmission means>
The detection result transmission unit 22 includes a device and a program for transmitting the detection result in the lyrics prior notification usage state detection unit 21 to the karaoke performance device 30. As will be described in detail later, the karaoke performance device 30 that has received the detection result regarding the use of the lyrics advance notification function performs display control of lyrics characters using the information.

<Audio output control means>
The audio output control means 24 is composed of a program for controlling not to perform audio output by the lyrics prior notification function. That is, the voice output control unit 24 uses the voice output function of the portable information terminal 20 when the detection result of the lyrics preliminary notification usage state detection unit 21 indicates that the lyrics preliminary notification function is not being used. Control to not perform. Thereby, even if the lyrics advance notification function is in operation, if the singer is not actually listening to the sound output of the lyrics advance notification, only the sound output can be stopped. Power consumption can be saved.

  In addition, when the detection result of the lyrics prior notification usage state detection means 21 indicates that the lyrics prior notification function is being used, the voice output control means 24 performs control so as to perform voice output by the lyrics prior notification function. And support the singing of the singer.

<Outputting lyrics audio data>
When the lyrics prior notification function is used, the lyrics voice data is output from the speaker 32 (not shown) of the portable information terminal 20 before starting the performance of each singing section when playing the karaoke music. The lyrics audio data to be output from the speaker 32 can be generated from the lyrics rendering data included in the music database 45a.

  For example, in the karaoke performance device 30, the lyrics voice data can be synthesized based on the lyric rendering data, and the synthesized lyrics voice data can be transmitted to the portable information terminal 20 and output from the speaker 32. Alternatively, the lyrics performance data may be transmitted from the karaoke performance device 30 to the portable information terminal 20, and the lyrics information may be synthesized based on the lyrics rendering data and output from the speaker 32 in the portable information terminal 20. Furthermore, in the karaoke performance device 30, the lyrics rendering data may be converted into audio data, and the converted audio data may be transmitted to the portable information terminal 20 and output from the speaker 32.

<Karaoke body>
As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke main body 31 includes a network transmission / reception means 41, a central control means 42, a ROM 43, a RAM 44, an HDD 45, a reservation management means 46, a detection result receiving means 47, a lyric character display means 48, and a lyric character display control means. 49, music playback control means 50, and video playback control means 51.

<Central control means>
The central control means 42 is a means for comprehensively controlling the karaoke main body 31 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 43 or the like. The function can be demonstrated.

<ROM / RAM>
The ROM 43 is a device for storing program data and numerical data for controlling each device constituting the karaoke main body 31, and is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory. The RAM 44 functions as a temporary storage area for temporarily storing programs and various data, and is constituted by, for example, a semiconductor memory.

  In the present embodiment, a reservation queue 44 a is stored in the RAM 44. Note that the reservation queue 44a is a data table in which music IDs are arranged in order of performance for karaoke music reserved for music selection, and other identification data such as a user ID of a music reservation reservation user is linked. There is also.

<HDD>
The HDD 45 functions as a mass storage device, and stores a music database 45a and a video database 45b. Note that a large-capacity storage device such as a DVD capable of rewriting data may be used instead of the HDD 45 or together with the HDD 45.

<Music database / video database>
The music database 45a is a database configured by associating music control data (MIDI standard 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 45b is a database in which a predetermined number of background videos corresponding to the karaoke music to be played are stored as video files corresponding to the music ID of the karaoke music.

<Network transmission / reception means>
The network transmission / reception means 41 includes an electronic circuit and a program for transmitting / receiving data to / from the portable information terminal 20 via the router 60. Although not shown, when the karaoke performance device 30 is connected to a management server or the like via the router 60 (including in-store LAN connection), the function of the network transmission / reception means 41 can be used between the management server and the like. It also controls the transmission and reception of data performed.

  Further, local transmission / reception means may be provided to perform data transmission / reception between the karaoke main body 31 and the karaoke remote control device 36 by infrared communication or the like, and pairing between the karaoke main body 31 and the karaoke remote control device 36 may be performed. .

<Reservation management means>
The reservation management means 46 includes a program for creating and managing a reservation queue 44a including the song ID of the selected karaoke song when an arbitrary user makes a song selection reservation. That is, the reservation management means 46 creates a reservation queue 44a by arranging the song IDs selected by the user using the function of the music search means 36a in the order of performance, and stores and manages this reservation queue 44a in the RAM 44. . Further, when the user ID of the music selector is included in the reservation queue 44a, it is necessary to acquire the user ID.

  The user ID is acquired based on the user ID and password input by using the input / output display unit 36d of the karaoke remote controller 36 by reading the user ID stored in the user ID card with a card reader. That's fine. Furthermore, when it has the function to make a reservation using the portable information terminal 20 which a user carries, you may acquire user ID linked | related with apparatus ID of the said portable information terminal 20. FIG. Moreover, when using the karaoke performance apparatus 30, you may provide a user ID temporarily with respect to a user.

<Detection result receiving means>
The detection result receiving unit 47 includes a program for receiving the detection result transmitted by the detection result transmitting unit 22 of the portable information terminal 20. The signal transmitted from the portable information terminal 20 is received by the function of the network transmission / reception means 41. The detection result received by the receiving means is used for display control of lyrics characters in the lyrics character display control means 49.

<Lyric character display means>
The lyric character display means 48 includes a program for displaying lyric characters in accordance with the progress of performance of the karaoke music. That is, the lyric character display means 48 generates lyric characters for display on the display screen of the display device 34 based on the lyric rendering data included in the performance data. The lyric characters are superimposed on the background video by the function of the video playback control means 51 and are output to the display device 34 in synchronization with the performance data of the karaoke music.

<Lyric character display control means>
When the detection result received by the detection result receiving unit 47 indicates that the lyrics advance notification function is being used, the lyric character display control unit 49 sets the lyric character display unit 48 so as not to display the lyric character. It consists of a program for controlling. That is, when the lyric advance notification function is being used, the singer can recognize the lyric characters in advance by voice output. Therefore, the lyric characters are superimposed on the background image on the display screen of the display device 34. There is no need to display. Also, by not displaying the lyrics characters, the singer and the user who enjoys karaoke together can fully enjoy the background video.

<Lyric character display control>
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the lyric character display control means 49 performs control to display the lyric character when the lyric advance notification function is not used, and the lyric character is displayed on the background image on the display screen of the display device 34. Is superimposed and displayed. On the other hand, when the lyrics prior notification function is being used, control is performed so that lyrics characters are not displayed, and only the background image is displayed on the display screen of the display device 34.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 50 is an electronic circuit for digitally reproducing the sound source data based on the performance control data extracted from the performance data based on the music ID and converting it to analog and outputting it to the mixing amplifier 35. As described above, the mixing amplifier 35 mixes the singer's singing voice signal input from the microphone 33 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 50, and amplifies the amplified voice signal by the amplifier function. It is a device for outputting more.

<Video playback control means>
The video reproduction control means 51 converts the background video data extracted from the video database 45b and the lyric characters created based on the lyric rendering data included in the performance data during the performance of the karaoke music into the performance data of the karaoke music. Are output to the display device 34 in synchronization with In the present invention, the lyric character generation is controlled by the lyric character display control means 49.

<Other embodiments>
The devices and means constituting the system of the present invention and its peripheral devices are not limited to those described above, and only the necessary devices and means are configured according to the purpose of use, or other devices and means are appropriately added. Can be. Further, each unit may be configured as a unit in which a plurality of functions are integrated, instead of being configured separately.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Lyrics display control system 20 Portable information terminal 21 Lyrics prior notification utilization status detection means 22 Detection result transmission means 23 Posture detection means 24 Audio output control means 25 Operation icon 30 Karaoke performance apparatus 31 Karaoke main body 32 Speaker 33 Microphone 34 Display apparatus 35 Mixing Amplifier 36 Karaoke remote controller 36a Music search means 36b Music index database 36c Data storage part 36d Input / output display part 41 Network transmission / reception means 42 Central control means 43 ROM
44 RAM
44a Reservation queue 45 HDD
45a Music database 45b Video database 46 Reservation management means 47 Detection result receiving means 48 Lyric character display means 49 Lyric character display control means 50 Music reproduction control means 51 Video reproduction control means 60 Router

Claims (4)

A karaoke performance device capable of mutual data communication and a portable information terminal are provided, and when performing karaoke music, before starting the performance of each singing section, using the voice output function of the portable information terminal, the lyrics to the singer In the karaoke system with the lyrics advance notification function to notify in advance,
The portable information terminal
Lyrics prior notification usage status detecting means for detecting whether or not a singer is using the lyrics prior notification function;
A detection result transmitting means for transmitting the detection result in the lyrics prior notification use state detecting means to the karaoke performance device;
The karaoke performance device is
Detection result receiving means for receiving a detection result transmitted by the detection result transmitting means;
Lyric character display means for displaying lyric characters in accordance with the progress of the performance of the karaoke music,
Lyric character display control means for performing display control of lyric characters in the lyric character display means,
The lyric character display control means displays the lyric character so as not to display the lyric character when the detection result received by the detection result receiving means indicates that the lyric prior notification function is being used. A lyric display control system characterized by controlling means.   2. The lyrics prior notification usage state detecting means detects whether or not the lyrics prior notification function is used in response to an operation of a predetermined operator provided in the portable information terminal. Lyrics display control system described in 1. The portable information terminal further includes posture detection means for detecting the posture of the portable information terminal,
2. The lyrics display control system according to claim 1, wherein the lyrics prior notification use state detection unit detects whether or not the lyrics prior notification function is used according to an attitude of the portable information terminal. 3. . The portable information terminal further includes voice output control means for controlling so as not to perform voice output by the lyrics prior notification function,
The voice output control means, when the detection result of the lyrics prior notice usage status detecting means indicates that the lyrics advance notice function is not being used, performs the lyrics prior notice using the voice output function of the portable information terminal. The lyrics display control system according to claim 1, wherein the lyrics display control system is controlled so as not to be performed.

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