JP3643070B2 - Karaoke remote controller with electronic contents book function to create and use a transmission history book - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention searches for a suitable karaoke piece based on a search condition input by a user, accepts a user input for performing a performance reservation for a karaoke piece presented as a search result, and stores the piece of music in a karaoke apparatus. The present invention relates to a karaoke remote control device with an electronic table of contents function for transmitting a remote control signal for reservation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The karaoke remote control device with the electronic table of contents function is commercialized as a computer application device having a form similar to a notebook personal computer or palmtop personal computer. The attribute information about the karaoke music corresponding to the karaoke music database in the karaoke device is stored in an external storage such as a built-in hard disk or non-volatile memory and managed as a music index database, and the search keyword input by the user is stored. The database is inquired as a query related to attribute information, and the table of contents information and the music number for the corresponding karaoke music are presented and output. When the karaoke piece that the user desires to play is finally designated, a performance reservation code including the piece number of the piece is transferred as a remote control signal to the nearest karaoke apparatus.
[0003]
When the karaoke apparatus receives a remote control signal for performance reservation, it manages the music numbers included in the signal as a performance reservation queue, and sequentially picks up music numbers from the queue. Then, a karaoke piece corresponding to the picked piece number is played.
[0004]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
By the way, in the case of restaurants such as bars and clubs that have karaoke equipment installed as an auxiliary means of customer service, customers do not always come to the store for the main purpose of singing at karaoke. Although I tried, when the turn of my singing turns, I often stop singing when I talk with my friends or in the middle of a delicious meal. In that case, the following devices are handled.
[0005]
A typical method that works for any karaoke device is to carefully detect that the reserved song that was one previous to your reserved song has been played and that the next song (your reserved song) is ready to be played. Or, if you notice that your reserved song has started playing, you can use the control panel on the main unit or the remote control to issue a “stop playing” command.
[0006]
This method is very annoying and can irritate other customers who want to sing quickly. It is also a cumbersome procedure for those who stop singing. If you do not pay attention to the operation of the karaoke performance device from the time you thought you made a reservation, let's sing, but until the order of your reserved songs changes, immediately issue a “stop playing” command It can't be done, and carelessness will increase the inconvenience to other customers.
[0007]
In addition, a certain karaoke apparatus has a function that allows a user to access a performance reservation queue and modify reservation contents. In the case of such a device, the reserved music list registered in the queue can be displayed on the sub-display and can be deleted from the queue by successively operating the main body operation panel or the remote control device in a predetermined procedure. . By performing the operation / processing of deleting the registered song from the queue, it is possible to cancel the reservation of the song that was thought to be “Let's sing now but sing”.
[0008]
However, the function that the user can freely change the reservation contents by accessing the queue in this way is a function added to a limited number of karaoke apparatuses equipped with a sub-display for displaying the reservation contents. Not only that, but also handles multiple functions such as queue reordering, new insertion, deletion, so the operation is complicated by that amount, and someone who thought that `` I made a reservation earlier but I will sing '' The user interface is far from being able to perform necessary operations without difficulty.
[0009]
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the purpose of the invention is to provide a person who has thought that "I should make a reservation but sing now" in a karaoke remote control device with an electronic table of contents function. It is to add a function capable of performing an operation so that a karaoke apparatus having no special hardware can realize this function from the remote controller side.
[0010]
The karaoke remote control device according to the present invention is specified by the following items (1) to (11).
(1) It is a karaoke remote control device provided with a nonvolatile storage means, an operation input means, a transmission means, a control means, and a display means. (2) The nonvolatile storage means includes a music index database, a transmission history list. (3) The music index database stores the music attribute information including the music name and artist name in association with the music ID. (4) The transmission history list stores the permutation of music IDs according to the control of the control means. (5) The operation input means can accept various inputs from the user. (6) The transmission means can wirelessly transmit a remote control signal to the karaoke device. (7) The control means is the user. (8) The search process searches the music index database according to the search conditions input by the user and displays the music attribute information on the display means. (9) The history process displays the music attribute information in order based on the permutation of the music IDs stored in the transmission history book, and the music selection process and reservation cancellation process according to the selection by the user input. (10) The music selection process causes the transmission means to transmit a reserved remote control signal including a music ID selected by user input from the displayed music attribute information, and transmits the music ID to the transmission history. (11) Reservation cancellation processing is to cause the transmission means to transmit a reservation cancellation remote control signal including a music ID selected by user input from the displayed music attribute information. 0012
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a karaoke remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus main body 1 is generally a thick panel, and the size of the apparatus main body 1 is such that both hands can be held open when the panel is horizontally long. A liquid crystal display (LCD) 2 is disposed on the front surface of the panel, and a touch panel 3 is laminated on the surface of the LCD 2.
[0013]
There is an infrared transmitter 4 by a light emitting diode (LED) on the upper end surface of the panel-like case, and a terminal 6 for receiving power supply from an external power source when charging a secondary battery inside the main body on the lower end surface, An RS232C standard interface (IF) terminal 5 for data communication with an external computer is provided. These terminal groups are normally hidden from view by a blind cover.
[0014]
FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the karaoke remote control device 1 by a functional block diagram. The configuration of the karaoke remote control device 1 of this embodiment is basically the same as that of a computer such as a PC. In the flash memory 12 functioning as an external storage, attribute information such as the song title, artist name, and the singing part of the lyrics is stored in association with the song number for the song that can be used in the karaoke apparatus 1, and the song index database. Has been built. Further, the central control unit 11 which is the main control unit of the remote control device 1 communicates with an external computer such as a karaoke device via the communication interface (IF) 13 of the RS232C standard, and attribute information about the new karaoke music is provided. By downloading and storing in the flash memory 12, the music index database is updated in a timely manner.
[0015]
When the central control unit 11 receives the operation input information from the touch panel 3 via the operation control unit 15, the central control unit 11 displays image data prepared in the internal ROM and a processing result corresponding to the operation input information in the image data. The reflected image data is developed as a bitmap on the video RAM, and the LCD driver 14 is controlled to display and output the bitmap image on the LCD 2. Thereby, the karaoke remote control device 1 provides a GUI environment to the user. The central control unit 11 searches the music index database through dialogue with the user through the GUI, and displays the search result to realize the electronic table of contents function.
[0016]
The central control unit 11 generates a code including the corresponding music number if there is a user input indicating that the music is reserved for performance in a state where one karaoke music is finally presented by the electronic table of contents function. The code is transferred to the LED driver 16. The LED driver 16 gives a modulated signal of this code to the LED 17 to cause the karaoke apparatus to transmit a radio signal for performance reservation.
[0017]
The central control unit 11 executes processing related to the electronic table of contents function and remote control signal transmission, and also manages the history of music reserved for performance. The flash memory 12 stores a history of karaoke music reserved for performance by the karaoke remote control device 1 for a predetermined number of songs from the latest reserved music, and the central control unit 11 sends a remote control signal for performance reservation. For each opportunity to execute the processing, the music number of the reserved music is stored as a recent performance reservation history, and the oldest music number in the history is deleted.
[0018]
FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of the top screen 20 displayed when the electronic table of contents function of the karaoke remote control device 1 is activated. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing functions called when various buttons arranged on the top screen 20 are designated. On the top screen 20 are buttons 21 for calling various search methods (new music, singer name, song name, that time, duet, genre) and functions (history, remote control) corresponding to the various definition processes s39 to s46 in FIG. 28 and various buttons 29 for operating the karaoke apparatus during music performance are provided.
[0019]
When the buttons 21 to 28 for the respective search methods and functions are instructed while the screen 20 is displayed, initial screens for the respective search methods and functions shown in FIGS. 5A to 5H are displayed. The karaoke remote control device 1 performs screen transition hierarchically from these initial screens (A) to (H) in accordance with the user's operation input, and finally the music to be reserved for performance reservation in the karaoke device is specified by the user. A remote control signal including the corresponding music number is transmitted in accordance with an operation input for reserving the performance.
[0020]
For example, if a search method based on a song name is instructed, karaoke songs are reserved for performance through the screen transitions shown in FIGS. First, the karaoke remote control device 1 displays a 50-sound character palette, and the user inputs the title of the song from the beginning (A). When the song name is entered halfway and the “search” button 31 is designated, the entered character string is referred to the song index database, and the song name and artist name for the corresponding karaoke song are displayed in a list (B). When the user designates a music piece that the user wants to request from the list, detailed attribute information of the music piece is displayed (C). When the user confirms the detailed attribute information and performs an operation to reserve the performance of the music, a remote control signal for reserving the performance of the music is transmitted, and a confirmation screen (D) indicating that the performance has been reserved. Is displayed, the initial screen for searching for a song title shown in FIG. 5C is displayed.
[0021]
However, the feature of the karaoke remote control device with the electronic table of contents function of the present invention is not in the music search function described above, but is an excellent user when using the history management function to cancel the music once reserved for performance. In the interface environment. The history management function and its user interface in this embodiment will be described below.
[0022]
To call the history management function, the “reservation history” button 27 on the top screen shown in FIG. 3 is designated. The karaoke remote control device 1 accepts this instruction operation and displays the history list screen shown in FIG. FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of processing in the history management function. FIGS. 8A to 8E show transition diagrams of screens displayed on the LCD 2 in the course of this processing.
[0023]
First, when the initial screen (a) of the history management function is called up from the top screen shown in FIG. 3, a list of music titles reserved for performance in the past is displayed (a). In this embodiment, the past 100 songs are managed as a history, and a list of eight song names and artist names is displayed on one screen. In the list, the number 40 on the left side of each song name indicates the order in which the reservation operation was performed, and the most recent performance reserved song is 1. In the initial screen (a), a list of the names of the past eight songs from the latest reserved music is displayed, and when the “page turning” button 41 on this screen is designated, the music that has been reserved for performance in the past is displayed. Are sequentially displayed (s51 to s54).
[0024]
When the user designates a specific song from the history song list and instructs the “detail” button 42, a screen (b) on which detailed attribute information about the song is described is displayed (s55 → s56). → s61 → s62). When the “transfer” button 43 on this screen (b) is instructed, a remote control signal for performance reservation including the music number of the music is transmitted, and a confirmation screen (c) indicating that the performance has been reserved is displayed for a while. Then, the initial screen (a) of the reservation history is displayed (s63 → s64 → s65 → s51). When the “interrupt transfer” button 44 is instructed, the music number of the music for which the performance reservation is instructed is registered at the head, not at the end of the performance processing queue in the karaoke apparatus, and the karaoke music currently being played is recorded. The reserved music is played next.
[0025]
Further, the karaoke remote control device 1 performs a process of additionally registering the music reserved for performance as the latest reserved music in the reservation history at the time when the remote control signal for performance reservation is transmitted. Therefore, when the initial screen (a) is displayed again, the music reserved for performance is displayed as the latest reserved music in the history list. A “return” button 45 on each screen is a button for redisplaying the screen displayed immediately before, and a “top” button 46 is a button for displaying the start-up screen shown in FIG.
[0026]
On the other hand, the history music list screen (a) is provided with a “delete” button 47. When a specific music is designated and this “delete” button 47 is designated, the reservation date and time of the music is described. The displayed screen (d) is displayed (s56 → s57). When the user confirms that the song is to be canceled on this screen and designates the “confirm” button 48 in the screen (d), a remote control signal including the song number of the song and a code for canceling the performance Is sent out. Then, after displaying the confirmation screen (e) for canceling the reservation of the music for a while, the initial screen (a) of the reservation history is displayed (s58 → s59 → s60 → s51).
[0027]
When the karaoke device receives a remote control signal including the music number and a code indicating that the performance has been canceled, if there is a corresponding music number in the performance processing queue, the number is deleted and the music is played. It can be configured to cancel. Therefore, any type of karaoke device can interpret the performance stop code and be specified by the song number as long as it has the function of accepting a remote control signal without providing a sub-display and hardware for its display operation. It is possible to correspond to the karaoke remote control device of the present invention only by modifying the software, such as mounting a program for stopping the performance of the music.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
According to the karaoke remote control device with the electronic table of contents function of the present invention, it is possible to stop the performance of an arbitrary piece of music that is waiting for performance processing in the karaoke device by utilizing the history management function of performance reservation. Further, if the history is displayed in order from the latest performance reserved music, it is possible to easily search for music that is waiting for performance processing in the karaoke apparatus, and to quickly identify the music that the performance is desired to be canceled.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a karaoke remote control device with an electronic table of contents function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the above embodiment.
FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a top screen displayed in the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing operations for calling various search methods and functions from the top screen.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a display screen when the above various search methods and functions are called up.
FIG. 6 shows a process related to the song name search function in the embodiment by a transition diagram of the display screen.
FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of processing related to a history management function in the embodiment.
FIG. 8 shows processing in the history management function by a transition diagram of a display screen.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke remote controller 2 Liquid crystal display 3 Touch panel 11 Central control part 12 Flash memory 13 Communication interface 17 Light emitting diode

Claims (1)

A karaoke remote control device comprising a nonvolatile storage means, an operation input means, a transmission means, a control means, and a display means,
The non-volatile storage means stores a music index database and a transmission history list,
The music index database stores music attribute information including a music title and an artist name in association with a music ID,
The transmission history book stores the permutation of music IDs according to the control of the control means,
The operation input means is capable of various inputs from the user,
The transmission means can wirelessly transmit a remote control signal to the karaoke device,
The control means shifts to search processing and history processing according to the selection by the user input,
The search process searches the music index database under the search conditions input by the user, displays the music attribute information on the display means, and moves to the music selection process.
The history processing sequentially displays the music attribute information based on the permutation of the music IDs stored in the transmission history book, and proceeds to music selection processing and reservation cancellation processing according to the selection by the user input,
The music selection process causes the transmission means to transmit a reserved remote control signal including a music ID selected by user input from the displayed music attribute information, and stores the music ID at the top of the permutation of the transmission history list. ,
The reservation cancel processing is a karaoke remote control device which causes a transmission means to transmit a reservation cancel remote control signal including a song ID selected by user input from the displayed song attribute information.

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