JP3830410B2 - Karaoke song selection reservation device to switch between customer mode and store mode - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a karaoke remote control device with an electronic table of contents function, and more particularly to a technique that is effective when applied to a remote control device that enables a karaoke user to search for karaoke music using the electronic table of contents function.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The recent karaoke table of contents (print table of contents) has become very thick and heavy to publish a huge number of songs. In the case of a karaoke box, visitors come exclusively to sing karaoke, so it's not too much to search for a song you want to sing in a thick printed table of contents. On the other hand, in the case of so-called night shops such as bars and clubs that have karaoke equipment installed as an auxiliary means of customer service, visitors do not always want to actively sing karaoke. Or, if you try to find a song that you can sing in the printed table of contents, a thick printed table of contents with a huge number of songs tends to be troublesome and distracting. Therefore, in the past, customers often used the service to encourage customers to find and make reservations for songs they would like to sing and to sing.
[0003]
On the other hand, in recent karaoke systems, a karaoke remote control device with an electronic table of contents function has been introduced instead of the conventional table of contents of printed matter. This remote control device has a function of accumulating and managing a song index database (table of contents database) of karaoke songs that can be played on a karaoke device, a search function using a touch-panel user I / F (interface), and support of this search function. It has a function to wirelessly transmit the request signal of the music specified by the user.
[0004]
This karaoke remote control device with an electronic table of contents function can be made lighter than the conventional thick and heavy printed table of contents, and music search can be performed simply and comfortably in a game sense. At night shops where karaoke equipment is installed as an auxiliary means of customer service, customers who are not necessarily active in karaoke can select songs by themselves without worrying about searching for songs if they are karaoke remote control devices with the electronic contents function. You can enjoy karaoke.
[0005]
Further, in the conventional printed table of contents book, it has been necessary to manually input the number of the song found by the customer or the store's mama in the table of contents in the remote controller when making a reservation for a karaoke song request. This reservation operation by manual input is troublesome, and there are also human error factors such as misreading of the table of contents book, misunderstanding, or erroneous input. On the other hand, with the remote control device with the electronic contents book function described above, it is possible to provide a data link that allows the search results of the electronic contents book function to be handed over to the remote control for reservation transmission, greatly reducing the trouble from searching for a song to making a reservation. it can. The above human error factor can be eliminated.
[0006]
Therefore, if the karaoke remote control device with the electronic table of contents function is opened to the customer, the degree of self-service for karaoke use can be increased without imposing a burden on both the customer and the store. In a night shop, the convenience of karaoke as a customer service assistance means can be improved, and the labor burden on the shop side, particularly the trouble of substituting for searching for a customer's music, can be reduced.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The introduction of the above-mentioned karaoke remote control device with an electronic table of contents function can reduce the burden of searching for a song on the customer side or the store side acting on behalf of the search for the song at the night store, while managing the use of karaoke and maintaining the order. It has been found that there are inconveniences such as ensuring communication with customers, dealing with mistakes in music selection, and taking care of microphone preparation.
[0008]
That is, in a system using a conventional printed table of contents, a store clerk intervenes in a reservation for karaoke, so that communication with the customer can be taken and an arbitration role relating to the use of karaoke can be achieved, thereby preventing troubles between customers. In addition, it was possible to grasp the customer's karaoke reservation status one after another, and to properly deal with mistakes in song selection and to be prepared for microphone preparation.
[0009]
On the other hand, in the karaoke remote control device with the electronic table of contents function, since the customer can make a reservation without permission, the store clerk cannot respond appropriately (follow-up) even if there is an incorrect reservation. Who will sing the next reserved song? There are various inconveniences such as not knowing and not being ready for the microphone.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and improves the convenience of karaoke as a customer service assistance means at a night shop, and reduces labor burden on the store side, in particular, labor for searching for a customer's song. It is another object of the present invention to provide a karaoke remote control device with an electronic table of contents function that can appropriately manage karaoke use, maintain order, ensure communication with customers, and take care of customers.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The karaoke music selection reservation apparatus according to the present invention is specified by the following items (1) to (6).
(1) It is a karaoke music selection reservation device that includes a user interface, control means, mode switching means, storage means, and transmission means, and searches the music index database. (2) The music index database is for each song. Associating song identifiers, song titles, and artist names (3) The user interface is a touch panel display, displays information under the control of the control means, and accepts user input. (4) The control means The customer mode and the store mode can be executed, and the mode is changed from the customer mode to the store mode according to the specific input by the mode switching means. (5) In the customer mode, the music index database is searched according to the user input and one music is specified. The music identifier associated with the specified music is stored in the storage means as a reservation candidate music, Display a list of song names and artist names associated with the song identifiers of the reservation candidate songs stored in the storage means according to the user input, and do not display the performance reservation operator. (6) In the store mode, the user In accordance with the input, a list of song names and artist names associated with the song identifiers of the reservation candidate songs stored in the storage means is displayed, and a performance reservation operator is displayed. When there is a user input of the operator, a performance reservation signal including a music identifier of the specified music is transmitted by the transmission means.
In the above configuration, the control means can adopt a method of shifting to the customer mode after transmitting the performance reservation signal in the store mode.
[0013]
In the above configuration, in the customer mode, when displaying the list of song names and artist names associated with the song identifiers of the reservation candidate songs, the deletion operator is added and displayed, and one song is identified from the display. When there is a user input of the deletion operator, a method of deleting the music identifier of the specified music from the storage means can be adopted.
[0014]
As the specific operator authentication means, for example, the following configuration means (1) to (5) are possible.
(1) Request reservation operation is permitted when the input means is specified.
(2) A key switch is provided as an authentication determination means for a specific operator, and a request reservation operation is permitted when this key switch is operated with a key.
(3) A magnetic card reader is provided as authentication judgment means for a specific operator, and the request reservation operation is permitted when the magnetic card reader reads specific identification information.
(4) A non-contact type IC card reader is provided as an authentication judgment means for a specific operator, and a request reservation operation is permitted when the IC card reader reads specific identification information.
(5) A Bluetooth standard wireless receiving unit is provided as an authentication determination unit for a specific operator, and the request reservation operation is permitted when the wireless receiving unit wirelessly receives specific identification information. In this case, the wireless reception unit can be configured using a wireless unit that constitutes the remote control transmission means.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a karaoke remote control device with an electronic contents book function according to the present invention. In the figure, (A) is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the remote control device 10 according to the present invention. (B) shows the configuration of the remote control device 10 according to the present invention in an operation flowchart of the main part.
[0016]
In the block diagram of (A), the remote control device 10 includes a user input unit 11, an electronic table of contents main function unit 12, a specific operator authentication unit 13, a remote control transmission unit 14, and the like.
[0017]
The user input means 11 forms an operation environment by GUI (Graphical User Interface) by a touch operation panel or the like. The electronic table of contents function unit 12 and the input means 11 allow karaoke performance music searching and requested music selection operations to be performed in a GUI environment. The remote control transmission unit 14 is configured by using a Bluetooth standard short-range wireless unit, and the identification information of the karaoke song (hereinafter referred to as request song) specified by the electronic index main function unit 12 as a request target is searched. Data including the request data is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 50.
[0018]
The specific operator authentication unit 13 is functionally interposed between the electronic table of contents main function unit 12 and the remote control transmission unit 14, and when a predetermined secret operation (specific operation) is performed by the input unit 11, Table of contents The requested music designated by the function unit 12 is handed over to the remote control transmission unit 14 and the operation of wirelessly transmitting it to the karaoke apparatus 50 is permitted. The secret operation is a non-disclosure operation set in advance so that only the store clerk who manages the use of karaoke can perform, for example, a special combination operation of a plurality of input keys, input of a specific identification code (ID code), etc. Is done by.
[0019]
The specific operator authenticating means 13 opens the request until the user can freely perform the operations up to music search and request music selection by the electronic table of contents function unit 12, but the request reservation for wirelessly transmitting the requested music to the karaoke apparatus 50. Only the specific operator identified by the secret operation is permitted.
[0020]
In the flowchart of (B), when the store clerk who is the specific operator is not present, that is, when the specific operator is not authenticated, only the processing based on the operation open to the customer is performed (s11, s12). In this case, the user of the remote control device 10 can perform music search and request song selection by the electronic table of contents main function unit 12. When the specific operator is authenticated, in addition to the above processing (s11, s12), it becomes possible to perform a request reservation operation for remote-transmitting the requested song searched and specified by the electronic contents main function unit 12 to the karaoke apparatus 50 ( s13, s14).
[0021]
In the karaoke remote control device 10 with the electronic table of contents function described above, the customer can freely search and select songs by the electronic table of contents function unit 12. Therefore, if the remote control device 10 is handed over to the karaoke customer and operated freely at the night shop, the burden of searching for the song of the customer can be reduced.
[0022]
On the other hand, the operation for making a request reservation to the karaoke apparatus 50 for the song searched and selected by the electronic table of contents function unit 12 is not open to the customer, and is performed by a store clerk who is a specific operator. The store clerk receives the remote control device 10 from the customer, and performs a request reservation operation by performing a predetermined secret operation (specific operation). This reservation operation can be easily performed because the requested music specified by the customer using the electronic table of contents function unit 12 may be mechanically transmitted by remote control through the data link in the remote control device 10. Human error factors such as misunderstandings, misunderstandings, and erroneous input, which are common in conventional printed table of contents, are eliminated. Therefore, the burden on the store side is hardly increased by the reservation operation.
[0023]
Rather, when the store acts on behalf of the store, the opportunity to communicate with customers is obtained, mediators regarding karaoke use can be prevented, and troubles between customers can be prevented, and considerations such as microphone preparation can be performed appropriately. . Moreover, even if a customer performs wrong music selection operation, it can respond appropriately on the spot.
[0024]
Thus, according to the karaoke remote control device 10 described above, the convenience of karaoke as a customer service assistance means is improved in a night shop, and the labor burden on the shop side, in particular, the labor of searching for a customer's song is reduced. It is possible to appropriately manage karaoke use, maintain order, ensure communication with customers, and care for customers.
[0025]
FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration example of the karaoke remote control device 10 described above. As shown in FIG. 1A, the remote control device 10 includes a display 21 and a touch panel 22 constituting a touch-type operation panel 23, an electronic table of contents database 24 using a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a Bluetooth standard, and the like. Short-range wireless unit 25, communication I / F 26 such as RS232C, main control unit 27 using a microcomputer (CPU), and rechargeable built-in power source 28 using a secondary battery.
[0026]
In the figure, the display 21 includes a display device such as a TFT type LCD, a controller and a driver for causing the display device to display an image. The touch panel 22 is a kind of pointing device, and detects an instruction position by contact with a fingertip or a pen and passes it to the main control unit 27. The touch panel 22 is in the form of a transparent sheet or film, and its operation surface is arranged on the display screen of the display 21.
[0027]
The external appearance of the remote control device 10 is configured to look like a handy type data terminal device, as shown in FIG. The main body is generally in the form of a thick panel, and the touch operation panel 23 is disposed on the upper surface of the panel. A transmission antenna 251 of the wireless unit 25 is disposed on the upper part of the main body. An external connection port portion 29 is disposed at the lower part of the main body. The port unit 29 accommodates a connection connector 261 of the communication I / F 26, a charging power supply terminal 281 of the built-in power supply 28, and the like.
[0028]
Here, the electronic table of contents function unit 12 is constructed by a main control unit 27 and an electronic table of contents database 24 that operates under the control of the main control unit 27. The functions of the user input means 11 and the specific operator authentication means 13 are constructed using a main control unit 27 and a touch operation panel 23 that operates under the control of the main control unit 27, respectively. The function of the remote control transmitter 14 is constituted by a wireless unit 25.
[0029]
FIG. 3 shows an example of the initial operation screen 100 displayed on the operation panel 23 of the remote control device 10 in the first embodiment. This initial operation screen 100 is a GUI screen that supports operations opened to the customer side, and designates classification items such as “new score”, “singer name”, “song name”, “at that time”, “duet”, and “genre”. A search button 101 for instructing search, a performance setting button row 102 for setting karaoke performance conditions such as “stop performance”, “start”, “keycon (key control)”, and the like are displayed. On this screen, an operation button for instructing the karaoke device to transmit a request reservation by remote control is not displayed. Instead, a “reservation candidate” operation button 103 for calling a list of music (request candidates) temporarily stored as a request reservation target in the remote controller 10 is displayed. The display name of the button is not particularly limited.
[0030]
FIG. 4 shows a customer menu screen 250 displayed when the “reservation candidate” button 103 is operated. In this menu screen 250, a plurality of (up to 8 in the figure) requested song buttons 251, 251,... Are displayed in a list format. At the same time, an edit button row 252 and the like are displayed.
[0031]
Each request song button 251 displays the contents of request candidates temporarily stored in the remote controller 10 in the form of waiting for a reservation operation, one by one. As a result, both the customer and the store clerk (specific operator) can confirm the contents of the request candidates. If there is an error such as music selection as a result of the confirmation, the edit button row 252 is appropriately operated and corrected.
[0032]
The menu screen 250 originally displays an operation button “transfer” for instructing remote control transmission of a request reservation, but this is not displayed here. However, when a store clerk who is a specific operator performs a specific secret operation (non-disclosure operation) on this menu screen 250, an operation button “Transfer” 253 for instructing remote control transmission is displayed as shown in FIG. indicate. When the store clerk operates this button 253, the request candidates temporarily stored in the remote control device 10 can be transmitted to the karaoke device 50 as a request reservation by remote control.
[0033]
FIG. 5 shows a clerk menu screen 250 ′ displayed by the secret operation of the specific operator. This menu screen 250 ′ is displayed on the original customer menu screen 250 when the request reservation operation is completed or an appropriate operation is performed. Return.
[0034]
6 to 9 are functional block diagrams respectively showing second to fifth embodiments of the karaoke remote control device 10 with electronic contents and main function according to the present invention.
In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a key switch 31 is used as an authentication determination means for a specific operator. The key switch 31 is a combination of a mechanical key such as a cylinder lock and an electrical contact. The key switch 31 performs authentication determination as to whether or not the user is a specific operator based on the presence or absence of a contact operation with the key 32. This embodiment has an advantage that the secret operation procedure can be simplified by using the key 32.
[0035]
In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the card reader 33 that reads the recording data of the magnetic card is used as the authentication judgment means for the specific operator, and the specific operator is authenticated by the magnetic card 34 on which the specific identification information is recorded. Do. This embodiment has an advantage over the second embodiment in that the security level against loss of keys and forgery can be increased.
[0036]
In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 8, a non-contact type IC card reader 35 is used as authentication judgment means for a specific operator, and the specific operator is authenticated by an IC card 36 on which specific identification information is recorded. The IC card 35 incorporates a microchip data terminal (CPU) and a microminiature wireless transceiver, and uses a radio wave transmitted from the card reader 35 as an operating power source to perform wireless data communication at a short distance with the card reader 36. Do. An authentication determination as to whether or not the user is a specific operator is performed through this communication exchange. This embodiment can further increase the security level because the authentication determination procedure (data) exchanged between the card reader 35 and the IC card 36 can be made more complex than the third embodiment. Further, since the IC card 36 only needs to be brought close to the card reader 35, the operation can be made very simple.
[0037]
In the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, a Bluetooth standard wireless reception unit 37 is used as authentication determination means for a specific operator, and the specific operator is authenticated when specific identification information is wirelessly received. In this case, the specific operator who receives authentication possesses the wireless transmission unit 38 for transmitting the identification information. As in the fourth embodiment, this embodiment can increase the security level by complicating the authentication determination procedure. In addition, in this embodiment, it is possible to perform authentication determination of a specific operator even from a certain distance. Therefore, the specific operator can receive authentication even if the wireless transmission unit 38 is stored in a pocket or the like, for example. Since the radio reception unit 37 on the remote control device 10 side can also be used as the radio unit of the remote control transmission unit 14, the configuration of the remote control device 10 can be simplified.
[0038]
As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the typical Example, this invention can have various aspects other than having mentioned above. For example, remote control transmission may be performed by an infrared signal. Further, the authentication determination means may perform authentication determination by a method other than the above, for example, voiceprint identification.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in a night shop, the convenience of karaoke as a customer service assisting means is improved, and the use of karaoke is managed and ordered while reducing the labor burden on the store side, particularly the labor of searching for the customer's songs. Maintenance, ensuring communication with customers and caring for customers can be performed appropriately.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram and flowchart showing a first embodiment of a karaoke remote control device with an electronic table of contents according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram and an external view showing a hardware configuration example of the karaoke remote control device shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an initial operation screen displayed on the remote control device.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a customer menu screen displayed on the remote control device.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a store menu screen displayed on the remote control device.
FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a second embodiment of the karaoke remote control device with electronic table of contents function according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a third embodiment of the karaoke remote control device with electronic table of contents function according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the karaoke remote control device with electronic table of contents function according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the karaoke remote control device with electronic contents book function according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Karaoke remote controller with electronic table of contents function 11 User input means 12 Electronic table of contents function section 13 Specific operator authentication means 14 Remote control transmitter 21 Display 22 Touch panel 23 Touch operation panel 24 Electronic table of contents database 25 Bluetooth standard wireless unit 251 Transmission antenna 26 Communication I / F such as RS232C
261 Connection connector 27 Main control unit 28 Rechargeable built-in power supply 281 Charging power supply terminal 29 External connection port unit 31 Key switch 32 Key 33 Magnetic card reader 34 Magnetic card 35 IC card reader 36 IC card 37 Wireless reception unit 38 Wireless transmission unit 50 Karaoke device 100 Initial operation screen 101 Search button 102 Performance setting button row 103 Reservation candidate button 250 Customer menu screen 250 ′ Clerk menu screen 251 Request song button 252 Edit button row 253 Transfer button for request reservation

Claims (3)

A karaoke music selection reservation device comprising a user interface, a control means, a mode switching means, a storage means, and a transmission means, and searching a music index database,
The song index database associates song identifiers, song names, and artist names for each song,
The user interface consists of a touch panel display, displays information under the control of the control means and accepts user input,
The control means can execute the customer mode and the store mode, and shifts from the customer mode to the store mode according to the specific input by the mode switching means,
In the customer mode, when one music is specified by searching the music index database according to the user input, the music identifier associated with the specified music is stored in the storage means as the reservation candidate music and stored according to the user input. The list of song names and artist names associated with the song identifiers of the reservation candidate songs stored in the means is displayed, and the performance reservation operator is not displayed,
In the store mode, a list of song names and artist names associated with the song identifiers of reservation candidate songs stored in the storage means according to user input is displayed and a performance reservation operator is displayed. A karaoke music selection reservation device that transmits a performance reservation signal including a music identifier of the specified music by a transmitting means when a user input of the performance reservation operator is specified. The karaoke music selection reservation device according to claim 1, wherein the control means shifts to the customer mode after transmitting the performance reservation signal in the store mode. In customer mode, when displaying the list of song names and artist names associated with the song identifiers of the reserved candidate songs, the delete operation is added and displayed, and one song is identified from the display and the delete operation is used. The karaoke music selection reservation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the music identifier of the specified music is deleted from the storage means when there is a user input.

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