JP3545863B2 - Karaoke equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides, for example, a menu display of food and drink while performing a karaoke performance or the like.Food and beverage guidance displayThe present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus capable of performing the following.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, in a karaoke box or a karaoke device installed in each room of a hotel, a karaoke performance is, of course, performed as a main information providing process. Was. Therefore, the user can place an order with the center when he wants a drink after enjoying karaoke for a while. Further, there is a type in which two types of terminals can simultaneously perform processing, such as a main terminal for karaoke performance and a sub-terminal for processing other than karaoke performance such as ordering food and drink. In this case, even if a karaoke performance is performed at the main terminal, an order for food and drink can be made from the sub-terminal.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the conventional sub-terminal lacks a means for knowing the processing status at the main terminal, it was not possible to determine which information should be provided at which time. For example, regarding the above-mentioned order of food and drink, it is up to the point where the user can order if he wants food and drink himself, and after the karaoke is enjoyed for a predetermined time or a predetermined song, the service provider actively eats and drinks He didn't go to the point where he displayed a menu of things and asked if there was a request.
[0004]
The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above,Based on the number of karaoke songs,For example, displaying a menu of foods and drinks that can be orderedFood and beverage information displayIt is an object of the present invention to provide an executable karaoke device.
[0005]
Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
The invention according to claim 1 which has been made to achieve the above object,Display means capable of displaying a plurality of guidance displays including a food and beverage guidance display for displaying a menu such as eating and drinking,The number-of-songs counting means for counting the number of music pieces played, the number-of-songs determining means for determining whether or not the number of songs counted by the number-of-songs counting means is a predetermined number of songs, and If it is determined that the predetermined number of songs, the display meansThe food and beverage guidance displayDisplay control means for displayingThe food and beverage guidance displayAfter performing, clear means to clear the number of songs counted by the counting means,A karaoke apparatus, comprising: instruction input means capable of instructing an order when the eating and drinking guidance display is displayed.
[0006]
[0007]
Further, in these karaoke apparatuses, the food and beverage guidance display is provided as described in claim 2.Further comprising an updating unit capable of updatingThe food and beverage guidance displayWhen displaying the information, if the content has been updated by the updating means,Food and beverage guidance displayMay be displayed.
[0008]
As described above, according to the present karaoke apparatus, a food and beverage guidance display such as displaying a menu of foods and drinks that can be ordered, for example, is executed based on the number of karaoke music pieces and the elapsed time from the start of the performance.
[0009]
Thus, for example, when the user sings five karaoke performances, a menu of foods and drinks that can be ordered can be displayed to positively ask whether there is a request. This display makes it easier for the user to place an order by feeling that he / she just wanted to drink. In this way, it is possible to positively display the food and drink menu and the like from the service providing side and ask whether there is a request. And since it has the instruction input means which can instruct | indicate an order when the food-and-drink guidance display is displayed, it is convenient for a user.
[0010]
[0011]
In addition,Claim 2As shown inThe food and beverage guidance displayFurther comprising an updating unit capable of updatingThe food and beverage guidance displayWhen displaying the information, if the content has been updated by the updating means,Food and beverage guidance displayMay be displayed.
[0012]
With such a configuration, useful information for use, such as a limited time service of food and drink, can be promptly displayed as a food and drink guidance display.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a schematic configuration of an information processing system including an information processing terminal (corresponding to a karaoke apparatus) according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a management center as a “center” in the system. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the information processing terminal.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system is installed in a karaoke store having a plurality of private rooms, for example, and includes a management center 10 including a center device 20 arranged at a front desk and a kitchen terminal 40 arranged in a kitchen, The information processing terminal 80 includes one set of the main terminal 50 and the sub terminal 70 arranged in each private room. The management center 10 and the information processing terminal 80 are specifically connected to the center device 20 and the main terminal 50, and the kitchen device 40 is connected to the center device 20, and the sub terminal 70 is connected to the main terminal 50. It is connected.
[0015]
First, the management center 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
The center device 20 includes a center computer 30, a television monitor 22 as display means, a keyboard 23 as input means, and the like.
The center computer 30 has a CPU 31 as control means. The CPU 31 is connected to a ROM 32 storing an operation program of the CPU 31 and the like, and a RAM 33 serving as a work area of the CPU 31. The CPU 31 communicates with the video display control unit 34 for sending data and instructions to the television monitor 22, an input / output device (I / O) 35 for receiving an input signal from the keyboard 23, and a kitchen terminal 40. A communication interface (communication I / F) 36 as communication means for communication and a terminal interface (terminal I / F) 37 as communication means for communicating with the information processing terminal 80 are connected.
[0016]
On the other hand, the kitchen terminal 40 has a built-in CPU, RAM, ROM, and the like (not shown) and includes a kitchen terminal computer 41 that functions as control means for the entire kitchen terminal 40. The kitchen terminal computer 41 is connected to a television monitor 42 as display means, a kitchen printer 43 as printing means, and a keyboard 44 as input means for inputting various commands and data to the kitchen terminal computer 41.
[0017]
Next, the information processing terminal 80 will be described with reference to FIG.
Since the main terminal 50 is connected to the center device 20 of the management center 10 as described above, the description will be made first from the main terminal 50. The main terminal 50 includes a CPU 51 as a control unit. The CPU 51 is connected to a ROM 52 storing an operation program of the CPU 51 and the like, and a RAM 53 serving as a work area of the CPU 51.
[0018]
The CPU 51 is connected to a center interface (center I / F) 60 as communication means for communicating with the center device 20. The CPU 51 transmits and receives data and the like to and from the center computer 30 of the center device 20. I can do it. In addition, an inter-terminal interface (inter-terminal I / F) 54 as communication means for communicating with the sub-terminal 70 is connected to the CPU 51, and the CPU 51 exchanges data and the like with the CPU 7 of the sub-terminal 70. Can be sent and received.
[0019]
Further, the main terminal 50 of the present embodiment is configured as a device capable of providing a karaoke service. A hard disk 59 as storage means for storing service providing data such as karaoke song data; an audio reproducing circuit 61 for converting digital data read and transferred from the hard disk 59 by the CPU 51 into analog performance signals; A mixer amplifier 62 that electrically amplifies the audio signal sent from the audio reproduction circuit 61, mixes the audio signal with the singing voice input from the microphone 64 at an appropriate ratio, and outputs the resulting signal to the speaker 63; A video display control unit 55 for synthesizing the lyrics data with the background video data for the background video and displaying it on a television monitor 56 as a display means. Further, a remote control interface (remote control I / F) 58 for receiving an input signal from a remote control 57 as an instruction input means is connected to the CPU 51.
[0020]
Next, the sub terminal 70 will be described. The sub terminal 70 includes a CPU 71 as control means. The CPU 71 is connected to a ROM 72 storing an operation program of the CPU 71 and a RAM 73 serving as a work area of the CPU 71.
[0021]
The CPU 71 is a communication means for communicating with the main terminal 50 and corresponds to an "acquisition means", and consequently also functions as a means for transmitting an order to the management center 10 via the main terminal 50. A terminal interface (terminal I / F) 74 is connected, and the CPU 71 can transmit and receive data and the like between the CPU 51 of the main terminal 50 and the center computer 30 of the center device 20. In addition, a television monitor 76 is connected to the CPU 71 as display means via a video display control unit 75 for transmitting data and instructions. Further, a remote control interface (remote control I / F) 78 for receiving an input signal from a remote control 77 as an instruction input means is connected to the CPU 71.
[0022]
In the present embodiment, the remote controller 57 for the main terminal 50 and the remote controller 77 for the sub terminal 70 are separated, but an instruction is given to either the main terminal 50 or the sub terminal 70 by either of the remote controllers 57 and 77. It is convenient to be able to input.
Next, the operation of the information providing system will be described.
[0023]
Since the feature of the present invention is that the sub-terminal 70 executes a predetermined sub-process based on the processing status of the main terminal 50, the process executed by the CPU 71 of the sub-terminal 70 will be mainly described.
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the CPU 71 of the sub terminal 70 first obtains guidance display data from the management center 10 side, specifically, the center device 20 as initial processing in the first step S10, To memorize. It should be noted that the guidance display data is acquired by the sub terminal 70 at the initiative, and a request is sent from the sub terminal 70 to the center device 20 and acquired as a response. The guidance display contents include all of (1) standard guidance display, (2) eating and drinking guidance display, and (3) advertisement guidance display. The specific contents of these guidance displays will be described later.
[0024]
In subsequent S20, the standard guidance of the above (1) among the guidance display contents acquired in S10 is displayed on the television monitor 76. This is a method of using the main terminal 50 or the sub terminal 70, event guidance, and the like. For example, in the present embodiment, karaoke can be enjoyed at the main terminal 50, so that the usage method may be indicated, or if other services (for example, a game or fortune-telling) can be received, the usage method may be indicated. The event guide is used, for example, when a female preferential treatment day or a family preferential treatment date is set depending on the day of the week, or when a half-price week is held as the third anniversary, for example, to display an advance notice.
[0025]
After such a standard guidance display, the process proceeds to S30, and the performance status is obtained from the main terminal 50. Then, in S40, it is determined whether or not the karaoke performance has been started, and the process returns to S30 until the performance is started, and the acquisition of the performance status from the main terminal 50 is continued. It should be noted that the main terminal 50 does not control the acquisition of the performance status at all, and the sub terminal 70 takes the initiative to acquire the performance status to the main terminal 50.
[0026]
Here, the operation of the main terminal 50 will be described. In the main terminal 50, the user can request a desired karaoke song by operating the remote controller 57, and the karaoke performance is executed under the control of the CPU 51 for the requested song. Although the karaoke performance processing is not the main point of the present invention and will not be described in detail, it is possible to reserve and request up to a predetermined number of songs, and the requested songs are registered in a request table in the RAM 53. A predetermined karaoke performance is performed according to the registration order.
[0027]
Returning to FIG. 4, it is determined in S40 whether a karaoke performance in response to such a request has been started. If a karaoke performance has been started (S40: YES), the process proceeds to S50. In S50, the start time is stored in the RAM 73, and the process proceeds to S60.
[0028]
In S60, the performance status is acquired from the main terminal 50 again. Then, in S70, it is determined whether or not the karaoke performance has been completed, and the process returns to S60 until the performance is completed to continue acquiring the performance status from the main terminal 50.
When the karaoke performance has been completed (S70: YES), the flow shifts to S80, and the number of performances n stored in the RAM 73 is incremented (n → n + 1). Since the number of performances n has been reset to "0" in the initial processing of S10, the number of performances is initially the number of times of performance since the start of karaoke use.
[0029]
After the number of performances is incremented in S80, the process proceeds to S90, and it is determined whether or not the number of performances n is equal to or greater than a predetermined determination number N. If the number of performances n is still less than the number of determinations N (S90: NO), the process returns to S60 to acquire the performance status from the main terminal 50 again, and if the performance is completed, the number of performances is further incremented in S80. When the number of performances n becomes equal to or greater than the number of determinations N (S90: YES), the process proceeds to S100.
[0030]
In S100, the guidance for eating and drinking is displayed on the television monitor 76. In this case, it is preferable to display a menu of foods and drinks that can be ordered at present and prompt an order, and also to display an operation description when ordering. If the food and beverage guidance is displayed when the number of times of performance is equal to or more than the predetermined number N, the user feels that he / she just thinks he / she wants a drink and easily places an order. That is, instead of waiting for a voluntary order from the user, the service provider positively displays a menu of food and beverages and makes the potential demand of the user manifest. This display is more effective when issued for the first time at a predetermined timing than when it is always output, and when it is always output, other guidance cannot be displayed. Based on the idea of putting it out, it is effective to base it on the number of performances.
[0031]
After displaying the food and beverage guidance in S100, it is determined in S110 whether or not there is an order input. To determine whether or not this order has been entered, for example, a display such as "Please enter" 1 "with the remote control when ordering" is displayed on the TV monitor 76 as food and beverage guidance, and the user operates the remote control 77 accordingly. In this case, it may be determined that there is an order input.
[0032]
If there is no order input (S110: NO), the process proceeds to S120 to determine whether a timeout has occurred. If not (S120: NO), the process returns to S110. The time for this timeout may be set to, for example, about 10 to 20 seconds, and if an order is input during that time (S110: YES), the process may proceed to S130.
[0033]
In S130, an order receiving process is executed. In this order receiving process, the order of the order is displayed on the television monitor 76, for example, and the user operates the remote controller 77 to input the order. For example, at first, rough classifications such as soft drinks, alcohol, snacks, and snacks are shown, and when any one of them is selected, a more detailed menu may be displayed. For example, if you select a soft drink, display the drink name such as hot coffee, iced coffee, lemon tea, milk tea, orange juice, etc., and select "Select one and enter the desired number. Please display. "
[0034]
Then, when one of them is selected and the number is also input, the order contents are temporarily stored in the RAM 73, and the order contents are transmitted to the management center 10 via the main terminal 50. Specifically, the data is transmitted from the terminal I / F 74 of the sub terminal 70 to the center device 20 via the terminal I / F 54 of the main terminal 50 and further via the center I / F 60.
[0035]
Here, a description will be given of a process related to an order reception on the management center 10 side. The center device 20 receives the order contents, stores the number (room number) of the sub-terminal 70 that has ordered and the contents of the order, and transmits an order-receiving signal indicating that the order has been received to the sub-terminal 70. . This order content is stored by writing the corresponding items in a processing status table created on the RAM 33 of the center computer 30. Specifically, for example, numbers are assigned in the order received, and the order time, the item number corresponding to the ordered item, the unit price, the quantity, and the total amount are written. This processing status table is created for each sub-terminal 70 (each room number).
[0036]
Then, the center device 20 transmits the room number, the order time, the item number, and the quantity to the kitchen terminal 40. In the kitchen terminal 40, the kitchen terminal computer 41 assigns the order number in accordance with the order time, the room number, the item name, and the order number. The kitchen printer 43 prints out the quantity. The cook cooks food and drink in an efficient order, for example, according to the print output.
[0037]
Returning to FIG. 5, if the determination is affirmative in S120, that is, if an order has not been placed and a timeout has occurred (S120: YES), or if the order receiving process has been completed, the process proceeds to S140.
In S140, the number of performances n stored in the RAM 73 is cleared (n = 0). Then, in S150, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the performance. The performance start is the performance start time stored in S50 of FIG.
[0038]
If the predetermined time has not yet elapsed (S150: NO), the process proceeds to S160, and the standard guidance is displayed. This is the same as the guidance display in S20 described above. Then, when the process of S160 is performed, the process proceeds to S60 of FIG. In this case, the performance status is obtained from the main terminal 50 in S60, and the number of performances n is incremented each time the performance ends (S70: YES). After the number of performances n is cleared in S140, Therefore, it will be counted from 1 again.
[0039]
On the other hand, if the predetermined time has elapsed (S150: YES), the process proceeds to S170. In S170, the management center 10 is inquired as to whether there is a change in the guidance display, and the response is received. Specifically, an inquiry is made from the inter-terminal I / F 74 of the sub-terminal 70 to the center device 20 via the inter-terminal I / F 54 of the main terminal 50 and further via the center I / F 60, and a reply is received.
[0040]
The content data of the guidance display is stored in the RAM 33 of the center device 20, and is changed or added by operating the keyboard 23 on the center device 20 side, or by operating the keyboard 44 on the kitchen terminal 40. When the information is changed or added by the user, the information can be received via the communication I / F 36 and changed based on the received information. In other words, as a time service, karaoke will be reduced to a half price service for the next one hour, or drinks in food and drink will be reduced to a half price service. Alternatively, a guide display may be used to promptly notify a new song when it becomes available.
[0041]
If it has been changed in this way, the center device 20 transmits the changed guidance display data itself to the sub-terminal 70 that has queried the reply, and indicates "no change" if it has not been changed. Send a purport. If a table for setting the identification number of the change data and the transmitted flag is stored in the RAM 33 for each sub terminal 70 (each room number), and the transmitted flag is set when the guidance display data is transmitted, Eliminate duplicate transmissions.
[0042]
Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 5, in S180, it is determined whether the service content has been changed based on the reply from the center device 20. If the data has been changed (S180: YES), the flow shifts to S190 to update the data for guidance display in the RAM 73, and then shifts to S200. If it has not been changed (S180: NO), the process directly proceeds to S200.
[0043]
In S200, an advertisement guidance display is performed. This is, as mentioned above, as a time service, such as a half price service for karaoke for the next hour, a half price service for drinks in food and drink, or as soon as new songs become available. It is an advertisement to inform it. In addition, although the food and beverage guidance display in S100 described above was performed based on the number of performances, the advertisement guidance this time is performed based on the elapsed time. This is because, for example, if you are using a fee system that discounts the number of hours you use it, if you display it near the predetermined time, you can see it and use it further It becomes easy to feel. In addition, when the usage fee is set in units of hours, for example, a display such as "5 minutes will be left for 2 hours. After 2 hours, an additional hour will be added" may be displayed. . This means that if you intend to finish in two hours, you can enjoy only one more karaoke song, and you will not have to regret after two hours without knowing it, and it will be kind information for the user.
[0044]
After displaying the advertisement guidance display in S200, it is determined in S210 whether a predetermined time has elapsed. This is for displaying the advertisement guidance for a time period of, for example, about 30 seconds or 1 minute. When a predetermined time has elapsed (S210: YES), the process returns to S20 of FIG. 4 and the standard guidance is displayed. In this case, after the standard guidance display, the performance status of the main terminal 50 is acquired in S30, and if the karaoke performance is started (S40: YES), the start time is stored in the RAM 73 in S50. Therefore, the start time is stored again here, and the determination in S150 is made based on the elapsed time from the start time.
[0045]
When the service content is changed in S190, the content of the standard guidance may be changed. Of course, the content of the food and drink guidance may be changed even when the process of S100 is performed thereafter.
As described above, according to the information processing terminal 80 of the present embodiment, the main terminal 50 executes a process of providing main information to a user such as a karaoke service as a main processing function. Then, the sub-terminal 70 obtains, as a sub-processing function, the processing status of the main information provision processed by the main processing function (in this case, the number of karaoke performance songs, the elapsed time from the start of use, etc.), and the obtained processing status Based on the above, for example, a process for providing sub information to the user, such as displaying a menu of foods and drinks that can be ordered (see S100 in FIG. 4), is executed in parallel with the main information providing process.
[0046]
Thus, for example, when the user sings five karaoke performances, control can be performed such that a menu of foods and drinks that can be ordered is displayed and the user is actively asked if there is a request. This display makes it easier for the user to place an order by feeling that he / she just wanted to drink. In this way, it is possible to positively display the food and drink menu and the like from the service providing side and ask whether there is a request. Then, in the case of the present embodiment, when the food and beverage guidance is displayed in S100 and the user operates the remote controller 77 to input a desired menu, the user orders the menu with the center device 20. This is convenient because processing can be performed.
[0047]
Further, the contents to be provided as the sub-process are not limited to such menus of foods and drinks that can be ordered, but may be, for example, display of request ranking or new music information. When you think of karaoke, the first one sings your favorite song (the so-called eighteenth song), but after singing for a while, you will find that you want to sing and see recent hit songs and new songs. Conceivable. Even in such a case, if the request ranking and the new music information are displayed at the optimal timing, it is highly conceivable that the user who saw it will sing it next time. Therefore, even when providing such one-sided information, the timing at which the information is provided is important. Therefore, it is important to provide the information based on the processing status of the main information provision (in this case, the number of times of performance).
[0048]
In the case of the present embodiment, the information processing terminal 80 is composed of the main terminal 50 and the sub-terminal 70 separate from the main terminal 50. The present processing terminal can be configured by using the main processing terminal 50.
[0049]
Further, since the content of the guidance display can be updated by being transmitted from the center device 20, for example, in the case of the menu display of the food and drink, a daily menu or a recommended menu of the day can be displayed. In addition, since the contents of the request ranking and the new music information are naturally changed, it is necessary to transmit the information from the center and make it updateable.
[0050]
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and it goes without saying that various embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the information processing terminal 80 is composed of the main terminal 50 and the sub terminal 70 separate from the main terminal 50. However, in one device in a physical sense, the main terminal 50 May be configured to be able to execute both the main processing function performed by the sub terminal 70 and the sub processing function performed by the sub terminal 70.
[0051]
The main information provision content is not limited to the above-mentioned karaoke, but may be various types such as video movies and games. For example, even when a movie is broadcast, it is effective to ask for an order for food and drink when about 30 minutes have elapsed since the start of the broadcast for the same reason as described above.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a schematic configuration of an information processing system including an information processing terminal according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management center that is a “center” of the information processing system according to the embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing terminal according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a first half of a process executed by a CPU of the sub terminal according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the latter half of the processing executed by the CPU of the sub-terminal according to the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
10. Management center 20 Center device 22 TV monitor
23 · · · keyboard 30 · · · center computer 34 · · · video display control unit
36 communication I / F 37 terminal I / F 40 kitchen terminal
50 main terminal 54 terminal I / F 55 image display control unit
56 TV monitor 57 Remote control 59 Hard disk
60 center I / F 61 audio reproduction circuit 62 mixer amplifier
63 ... speaker 64 ... microphone
70 ··· Secondary terminal 74 · · · Terminal I / F 75 · · · Video display control unit
76 TV monitor 77 Remote control 80 Information processing terminal

Claims (2)

Display means capable of displaying a plurality of guidance displays including a food and beverage guidance display for displaying a menu such as eating and drinking,
Song count means for counting the number of songs played;
Song number determining means for determining whether the number of songs counted by the song number counting means is a predetermined number of songs,
Display control means for displaying the food and beverage guidance display on the display means when the music number determination means determines that the predetermined number of music pieces,
After performing the food and beverage guidance display by the display control means, clear means for clearing the number of songs counted by the counting means,
A karaoke apparatus comprising: instruction input means capable of instructing an order when the eating and drinking guidance display is displayed. Further having an updating means capable of updating the eating and drinking guidance display ,
When displaying the food guide displayed by the display control means, when said has been updated by the updating unit, according to claim 1, characterized in that to display the food guidance display of the contents said updated on the display means A karaoke apparatus according to claim 1.

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