JP3904989B2 - Karaoke song selection remote control device, mobile phone, mobile phone application program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a karaoke song selection remote control device that reserves a user's desired song in a karaoke device by short-range wireless communication, and also relates to a technique for utilizing a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet as a karaoke song selection remote control device.
[0002]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the karaoke music selection remote control device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-185194, the user selects a plurality of desired songs using the search function, and the user performs a single reservation event operation. Multiple selected songs are reserved in the karaoke device. According to this method, it is said that the operation becomes simpler than a general apparatus that performs a reservation event operation every time a desired song is selected. However, since the selection event operation is performed when the desired song is selected, it is difficult to realize that the operation has been simplified. In addition, since the desired song selected first is not reserved until the last one reservation event operation after selecting all the desired songs, depending on how it is used, it is inconvenient.
[0003]
Recently, a product in which a short-range wireless communication means (IrDA, Bluetooth, etc.) is added to a mobile phone having an Internet connection function has been released. According to this type of mobile phone, various application functions using the short-range wireless communication means are realized by, for example, importing an application program using the short-range wireless communication means from a predetermined server on the Internet to the mobile phone. be able to.
As such an application example, the present applicant developed and prototyped a base system that allows a mobile phone to function as a karaoke music selection remote control device. In this system, a mobile phone owned by the user accesses a music search server on the Internet, and uses a variety of search functions such as song name search or artist name search to list desired songs and store the memory of his / her mobile phone. Can be stored in
Go to the karaoke store with the mobile phone, call the list of songs stored in the memory on the display screen, select one song with the cursor, and operate the reservation event.
At this time, the transmitter / receiver of the short-range wireless communication means of the mobile phone is brought close to the transmitter / receiver of the short-range wireless communication means (reservation accepting means) of the karaoke apparatus. Then, wireless communication between the two is established, information on the desired song is transmitted from the mobile phone to the reservation accepting means of the karaoke device, and the song ID is registered in the performance reservation queue.
[0004]
In the system developed and prototyped by the applicants, IrDA is adopted as the short-range wireless communication means, the transmitter / receiver of the mobile phone and the transmitter / receiver of the reservation receiving means are brought close to about 10 cm, and the orientation of the mobile phone is also set. If it was not appropriate, the reservation information could not be communicated well, and it was not very convenient.
When a reservation event operation is performed by selecting one song with the cursor while looking at the screen of the mobile phone, the mobile phone repeatedly calls the reservation receiving means by short-range wireless communication, and when the reservation receiving means responds, Reservation information is transmitted from the mobile phone to the reservation receiving means. When this is confirmed on the mobile phone side, a message such as “Reserved. Next song can be selected and reserved.” Is displayed on the screen. However, while the communication link with the reservation acceptance means is not established, a message such as “Cannot communicate. Please move closer” is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone.
Operate the reservation event with the key while looking at the screen of the mobile phone, extend the hand holding the mobile phone and approach the reservation reception means to promote short-range wireless communication, and whether the communication for reservation is completed Check on the screen. This is by no means easy to use.
[0005]
The above is an example of a mobile phone, but for example, a karaoke music selection remote control device using a palmtop computer has the same problem. The karaoke music selection remote control device is provided with a music index database and music search means. When a reservation event operation is performed for a desired music selected by the search, the music is sent to the reservation reception means of the karaoke apparatus by short-range wireless communication means such as IrDA or Bluetooth. Information is transmitted, but the same usability problem as exemplified in the cellular phone occurs in this short-range wireless communication portion.
[0006]
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
When the karaoke song selection remote control device (mobile phone) communicates with the karaoke device via the short-range wireless communication means in which the communication service area is greatly restricted and transmits the reservation information of the desired song, the user selects and operates the reservation It is an object of the present invention to improve usability by rationally integrating the relationship with the communication processing for the purpose.
[0007]
The karaoke music selection remote control device according to the first invention is specified by the following items (1) to (8).
(1) A karaoke music selection remote control device provided with short-range wireless communication means, storage means, control means, memory, operation input means, and display means. (2) The short-range wireless communication means is a karaoke device. (3) The storage means stores reservation target music information including a plurality of correspondences between music IDs, music titles, and artist names. (4) Operation input means. (5) When the control means accepts the input of the music display instruction, it repeatedly performs the music selection process of the first and second processes. When the short-range wireless communication means establishes a communication link with the karaoke device, the reservation process is performed in parallel with the music selection process. (6) The first process is to display a plurality of songs on the display means based on the reservation target song information. (7) In the second process, when one song is designated in the first process and a reservation command input is received, the designated song is displayed. The form is different from the other, and the song ID of the designated song is registered in the memory in order as a reserved song list. (8) The reservation process determines whether or not the song ID is registered in the reserved song list. If it is registered, a performance reservation message including a permutation of the registered music ID is transmitted to the karaoke device, and the music ID is unregistered from the reserved music list, and is displayed in the displayed music by the music selection process. Deleting or changing the display of the music corresponding to the music ID
A mobile phone according to a second aspect of the invention has the same configuration as the above karaoke music selection remote control device.
[0009]
The application program for the mobile phone according to the third invention is specified by the following items (11) to (18).
(11) A short-range wireless communication means, a storage means, a control means, a memory, an operation input means, and an application program for a mobile phone provided with a display means. (12) The short-range wireless communication means is a karaoke Establishing a communication link in response to a call signal transmitted by the device (13) The storage means stores reservation target song information including a plurality of correspondences between song IDs, song names, and artist names (14) operation input The means is capable of inputting a music piece display instruction, a music piece designation, and a reservation command. (15) The application program is stored in the storage means, and when the input of the music piece display instruction is received by the control means, the first The music selection process of the second process can be repeatedly executed, and when the short-range wireless communication means establishes a communication link with the karaoke apparatus, the reservation process can be executed in parallel with the music selection process (16) First process Is Based on the reservation target song information, a plurality of songs are displayed on the display means, and input for designating one song can be received from the displayed songs. (17) In the second process, one song is designated in the first process. When the reservation command input is received, the display format of the designated song is made different from the others, and the song ID of the designated song is registered in the memory in order as a reserved song list (18) The reservation process is reserved It is determined whether or not the song ID is registered in the song list. If registered, the performance reservation message including the permutation of the registered song ID is transmitted to the karaoke device, and the song ID is reserved. Deleting the registration from the list and deleting or changing the form of the music corresponding to the music ID in the music displayed by the music selection process
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of a karaoke music selection remote control device according to the present invention will be described. The karaoke music selection remote control device illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a panel-type keyboard-less computer (palmtop computer) having a size of about B5 size and a little thickness. Is occupied by a liquid crystal touch panel 1 in which a transparent touch sensor 1b is superimposed on a liquid crystal display panel 1a. Inside, a central processing unit 2 including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, a display driver 3 for driving the liquid crystal display panel 1a, and Short distance wireless communication means (IrDA transceiver 6 / infrared ray) for communicating with the input detection circuit 4 for detecting the input coordinates for the transparent touch sensor 1b, the flash memory 5 which is a large-capacity external storage, and the reservation receiving means of the karaoke apparatus LED7 / infrared light receiving element 8), a power supply battery (not shown) to be charged in combination with the charging station, A communication control unit 9 for karaoke device and the data communication through the data communication device supplied with the electric station is implemented.
The infrared LED 7 and the infrared light receiving element 8 are disposed at the center of the upper side of the remote control device, and are laid out so that the directivity is directed above the liquid crystal touch panel 1.
[0011]
The central processing unit 2 stores and manages the music index database in the flash memory 5. The song index database is a database that describes attribute information about a large number of songs used for performance on a karaoke device. The song number, song name, artist name, lyrics of the singing part, trend time, music genre classification, and usage This includes various attribute information such as the title of the movie or TV drama, the TV commercial used, the history of winning various music awards, and whether or not it is a duet song. In a state where the karaoke song selection remote control device is coupled to a charging station connected to the karaoke device, the central processing unit 2 performs data communication with the karaoke device via the communication control unit 9 and updates the contents of the song index database. It is configured.
[0012]
The central processing unit 2 executes a process for searching for a music piece desired by the user based on the music index database. In the initial state of this database search process, a search menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal touch panel 1. When you touch and input the singer name search button on this search menu screen, the display switches to the 50-sound Kana character palette screen. If the search execution button is touch-inputted, the corresponding music group is extracted from the music index database and displayed in a list.
[0013]
In this way, a plurality of pieces of music are displayed on the screen, and the outline of the music selection processing and reservation processing executed by the central processing unit 2 is related to the process in which the user selects music from among them and makes a reservation in the karaoke device. And in the flowchart of FIG. Hereinafter, the description will proceed according to these flowcharts.
[0014]
If there is a desired song in the group of songs listed and displayed on the screen, the user touches and inputs the song. In response to this input, the central processing unit 2 modifies the specified music title display with the music selection cursor (steps 201 → 202 → 203). Now the user knows that the song selection has been accepted.
[0015]
If the user wishes to reserve a song that has been modified with the song selection cursor, the user touches the reservation button on the screen. In response to this input, the central processing unit 2 registers the information (at least the music ID) of the music modified by the music selection cursor in the reserved music list on the memory (step 205) and modifies the music. The music selection cursor is changed to a reserved cursor (step 206). Looking at this display change, the user knows that his / her reservation button input has been accepted. When the user touches the cancel button instead of the reservation button, in response to this, the central processing unit 2 deletes the music selection cursor that has modified the music (steps 207 → 208 → 201).
[0016]
As will be apparent from the following explanation, only one song can be specified with the song selection cursor, but after specifying the song with the song selection cursor, touch the reservation button, the song selection cursor can be changed to the reservation cursor. For example, another song can be designated with a new music selection cursor, and if it is also touch-inputted to the reservation button, it will be changed to a reservation cursor. In this way, a plurality of songs can be registered in the reserved song list.
[0017]
Instead of modifying the reserved song with the reservation cursor, a display frame for the reserved song may be set separately and the song may be displayed there. It is not necessary to always display the reserved reserved music of the other frame, and it may be displayed only when an instruction is input to display it.
[0018]
The central processing unit 2 also executes the reservation process shown in FIG. 4 in parallel with the music selection process shown in FIG. 3, and the short-range wireless communication means (IrDA transceiver 6, infrared LED 7, infrared receiving element 8) is the karaoke apparatus. It is checked whether a communication link has been established with the reservation accepting means (step 301). If the communication link has been established, the process proceeds to step 302, where it is checked whether or not the reserved music is registered in the list. To the reservation accepting means and returns to step 301.
[0019]
If the reserved song is registered in the list, the process proceeds to step 303, and the reservation acceptance means of the karaoke apparatus is notified of one or more reserved songs registered in the list. If there are multiple songs, the registration order information is also notified. Then, if it is confirmed that the reservation receiving means of the karaoke apparatus has correctly received the notification, the reservation can be made to the user by changing the reserved cursor on the screen to the reserved cursor for the notified song. This is notified (step 304 → 305).
[0020]
Once the reservation notification is completed, the reservation cursor (or the song displayed in the reservation display frame) is blinked several times and then deleted. There is no need to keep displaying the finished music. Of course, the reserved music list may be displayed on another screen.
[0021]
In the above embodiment, after the establishment of the communication link is detected in step 301, it is checked in step 302 whether or not the reserved song is registered. This means that the reservation accepting means of the karaoke apparatus performs the establishment of the communication link independently. In other words, the reservation accepting means of the karaoke device periodically sends a call signal and waits for the karaoke music selection remote control device that responds to it. If the short-range wireless communication means of the karaoke music selection remote control device detects a call signal from the reservation receiving means of the karaoke device, a communication link is established in response thereto.
[0022]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The central processing unit 2 sends a call signal from its short-range wireless communication means triggered by the registered reserved piece being registered in the list, and if the reservation accepting means of the karaoke device responds, It is also possible to take a sequence of establishing a link and notifying the music piece information.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the user can select his / her desired song even if the karaoke song selection remote control device (mobile phone) does not communicate with the reservation receiving means of the karaoke device to reserve the desired song. Can be selected one after another, and those songs are registered in the reserved song list one after another. And if the reserved song is registered in the list and the communication link is established, even if the user is not conscious or the user does not perform an operation to instruct transmission, A process of automatically making a reservation in the karaoke apparatus is executed, and the usability is extremely improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic external view of a karaoke music selection remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of an electronic system configuration of the remote control device.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of a music selection process of the remote control device.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of reservation processing of the remote control device.
[Explanation of symbols]
6 IrDA transceiver 7 Infrared LED
8 Infrared detector

Claims (3)

A karaoke music selection remote control device comprising short-range wireless communication means, storage means, control means, memory, operation input means, and display means,
The short-range wireless communication means establishes a communication link in response to a call signal transmitted from the karaoke device,
The storage means stores reservation target song information including a plurality of correspondences between song IDs, song names, and artist names,
The operation input means makes it possible to input a song display instruction, a song designation, and a reservation command,
The control means repeatedly performs the music selection process of the first and second processes when receiving the input of the music piece display instruction, and concurrently with the music selection process when the short-range wireless communication means establishes a communication link with the karaoke device. Make a reservation process,
The first process displays a plurality of songs on the display means based on the reservation target song information, and accepts an input for designating one song from the displayed songs,
In the second process, when one song is designated in the first process and a reservation command input is received, the display form of the designated song is different from others, and the song ID of the designated song is stored as a reserved song list. In order,
The reservation process determines whether or not the song ID is registered in the reserved song list, and if registered, causes the karaoke device to transmit a performance reservation message including a permutation of the registered song IDs, A karaoke song selection remote control device that deletes the song ID from the reserved song list and deletes or changes the display of the song corresponding to the song ID in the displayed song by the song selection process. A short-range wireless communication means, a storage means, a control means, a memory, an operation input means, and a mobile phone comprising a display means,
The short-range wireless communication means establishes a communication link in response to a call signal transmitted from the karaoke device,
The storage means stores reservation target song information including a plurality of correspondences between song IDs, song names, and artist names,
The operation input means makes it possible to input a song display instruction, a song designation, and a reservation command,
The control means repeatedly performs the music selection process of the first and second processes when receiving the input of the music piece display instruction, and concurrently with the music selection process when the short-range wireless communication means establishes a communication link with the karaoke device. Make a reservation process,
The first process displays a plurality of songs on the display means based on the reservation target song information, and accepts an input for designating one song from the displayed songs,
In the second process, when one song is designated in the first process and a reservation command input is received, the display form of the designated song is different from others, and the song ID of the designated song is stored as a reserved song list. In order,
The reservation process determines whether or not the song ID is registered in the reserved song list, and if registered, causes the karaoke device to transmit a performance reservation message including a permutation of the registered song IDs, A mobile phone that cancels registration of a song ID from a reserved song list and deletes or changes the display of a song corresponding to the song ID in a displayed song by a song selection process. An application program for a mobile phone including short-range wireless communication means, storage means, control means, memory, operation input means, and display means,
The short-range wireless communication means establishes a communication link in response to a call signal transmitted from the karaoke device,
The storage means stores reservation target song information including a plurality of correspondences between song IDs, song names, and artist names,
The operation input means makes it possible to input a song display instruction, a song designation, and a reservation command,
The application program is stored in the storage means, and when the control means accepts the input of the music title display instruction, the first and second music selection processes can be repeatedly executed, and the short-range wireless communication means communicates with the karaoke apparatus. When the link is established, the reservation process can be executed in parallel with the music selection process.
The first process displays a plurality of songs on the display means based on the reservation target song information, and accepts an input for designating one song from the displayed songs,
In the second process, when one song is designated in the first process and a reservation command input is received, the display form of the designated song is different from others, and the song ID of the designated song is stored as a reserved song list. In order,
The reservation process determines whether or not the song ID is registered in the reserved song list, and if registered, causes the karaoke device to transmit a performance reservation message including a permutation of the registered song IDs, An application program for a mobile phone that deletes a song ID from a reserved song list and deletes or changes the display of a song corresponding to the song ID in a displayed song by a song selection process.

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