JP3942980B2 - Karaoke performance terminal that outputs a message message via the user's mobile phone - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for operating a karaoke message board that displays a message string transmitted by a message sender using his / her computer using a karaoke performance terminal, a message management server applied to this operation method, and a karaoke It relates to a performance terminal.
[0002]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As a method for transmitting a message message, there has been a method of using a message board installed at a station. Letters are also one of the methods for transmitting messages. It is also well known that the caller deposits a voice message on the telephone server of the carrier by telephone and the recipient calls the server to listen to the voice message. Recently, electronic mail has been widely used as a method for transmitting message messages due to the widespread use of information communication networks.
[0003]
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Whatever the method of transmitting the message message, the timing and scene at which the message message is reproduced or displayed by the recipient is not considered at all. The inventors of the present invention have thought that the special feelings embedded in the message can be transmitted more effectively if the message sender can select the timing and scene of receiving the message. And he thought that a deeper relationship could be constructed through the sending and receiving of message messages by receiving the special feelings of the sender included in the message.
[0004]
Considering the message reception timing and scene, the more important message is read and displayed together with the music, the recipient is more impressed. For example, at the end of a wedding reception, BGM is always played when the groom and his father say thanks. When a letter to a benefactor is read aloud in a TV program or when a profound message is displayed, music also flows, increasing the appealing effect of the message.
[0005]
And if the time and place related to music is appropriate as the timing and scene for receiving the message, we thought that the place of karaoke was the best. He also wanted to make it possible for an unspecified number of people to display message messages addressed to a specific person on any of the karaoke performance terminals scattered around the country. Furthermore, even if you are not the recipient of the message, even if you are not singing at the karaoke place, you will have time to wait until the turn of your singing comes around. , I thought that making it possible to use a karaoke performance terminal as a message board would provide a topic to people other than those free-time singers, and would lead to excitement.
[0006]
Here, considering the conditions and issues when using a karaoke performance terminal as a message board, it is possible that an unspecified number of people can freely send messages to a specific person, and only the recipient of the message at the karaoke performance terminal is the message. It was found that various ideas were necessary for the method of sending and receiving the message message, such as being able to open the message.
[0007]
Based on the recognition of such a technical situation and a social situation, the invention specified by the following matters (1) to (6) was created.
(1) A large number of karaoke performance terminals scattered in various locations, a message management server coupled to these karaoke performance terminals and an information communication network, and unspecified handled by message senders that can be coupled to the message management server and the information communication network Karaoke message board operating method in which a user computer, a karaoke performance terminal, and a mobile phone handled by a message recipient that can be coupled by a predetermined short-range wireless communication interface.
(2) The message sender accesses the message management server through the user computer, designates specific information about a specific mobile phone, and deposits a message message for the owner of the phone.
(3) The message management server manages the received message message in association with the telephone-specific information.
(4) When the karaoke performance terminal receives a performance reservation instruction for a certain piece of music from a certain mobile phone, the karaoke performance terminal obtains the specific information of the telephone and accesses the message management server to specify the specific information of the telephone and message message Request.
(5) The message management server delivers the message message corresponding to the designated telephone-specific information to the karaoke performance terminal that has requested it.
(6) The karaoke performance terminal appropriately displays and outputs the received message message when playing the corresponding music.
[0008]
The present invention extends to a message management server applied to the above-described method for operating a karaoke message board. The basic invention includes a means for communicating with a large number of karaoke performance terminals scattered in various places via an information communication network. When a message message is sent after a telephone-specific information is designated by the user computer and means for communicating with a specific user computer via an information communication network, the message message is associated with the telephone-specific information. Message management means for managing the message, and a message sending means for delivering the message message to the terminal when a message message request is sent after the telephone-specific information is specified by a certain karaoke performance terminal. As a message management server.
[0009]
In the present invention, the following technical matters (A) and (B) are also disclosed for the message management server.
(A) When a message message is sent after the user computer designates information related to a piece of music together with telephone-specific information by the user computer, the message management means converts the message to the telephone-specific information and the music-related information. The message sending means delivers corresponding music related information together with the corresponding message.
(B) When the message message is sent after the user computer designates information about the display timing of the message together with the telephone-specific information by the user computer, the message management means displays the message message with the telephone-specific information and the display. The message sending means delivers corresponding display timing information together with a corresponding message.
[0010]
The karaoke performance terminal according to the present invention is specified by the following items (a) to (m).
(A) A karaoke performance terminal provided with communication means, short-range wireless communication means, karaoke database, performance means, control means, sound output means, video output means, and storage means (b) The communication means is capable of communicating with the message management server. (C) The message management server stores a plurality of message information associated with the mobile phone unique number. (D) The message information includes a message message, a song title, and an artist. (E) The short-range wireless communication means can receive the performance reservation message transmitted from the short-range wireless communication means of the mobile phone. (F) The performance reservation message is: Including mobile phone specific information and song number (g) Karaoke database supports song number, index information including song name / artist name, and karaoke data (H) The performance means processes the karaoke data in accordance with the performance order management by the control means, and outputs the accompaniment music and lyrics subtitles from the sound output means and the video output means. (I) The control means is portable. When the performance reservation message is received from the telephone, the music number A extracted from the performance reservation message is registered in the performance order management queue, and the first to fourth processes are performed. (J) Transmitting a message request message including mobile phone specific information extracted from the performance reservation message to the message management server. (K) The second process is transmitted from the message management server in response to the message request message of the first process. Message information is received, and it is determined whether or not the identification information of the song name or artist name extracted from the message information matches the song name or artist name of song number A. (L) If it is determined that the third process matches in the second process, the message message extracted from the message information is stored in the storage means in association with the music number A in the queue. In the processing, when the performance order is turned to the music number A in the queue, the message message corresponding to the music number A is read from the storage means and output from the display means.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
=== Network configuration ===
FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of a karaoke message board operated by the method of the present invention. A well-known communication karaoke system is constructed by connecting karaoke performance terminals (hereinafter referred to as performance terminals) 1 and a host device 2 scattered in various places to a public telephone network 3. The host device 2 accumulates and manages karaoke accompaniment music and karaoke data as the origin of generation of lyrics images for a large number of karaoke songs, and distributes new karaoke data and the like to the performance terminal 1 in a timely manner.
[0013]
A message management server 4 operated by a karaoke company is connected to both the Internet 6 and the public telephone network 3. The message management server 4 is configured to communicate with an unspecified number of user computers 5 operated by general users via the Internet 6 and to communicate with the performance terminals 1 at various locations via the public telephone network 3. Yes. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the sender of the message message deposits the message message on the message management server after designating the recipient by the user computer.
[0014]
The message recipient, on the other hand, has a mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as a multi-function phone) 7 having a browser function and a short-range wireless communication interface of a predetermined standard such as IrDA or Bluetooth, and brought this phone 7 to a karaoke store. The performance terminal 1 is used. The performance terminal 1 is also equipped with the same short-range wireless communication interface so that both parties can communicate via this interface.
[0015]
The multi-function telephone 7 is transmitted with a command for reserving the requested song to the performance terminal 1 through the short-range wireless communication interface, and software for using the performance terminal 1 as a karaoke message board (karaoke linkage software). ) Has been implemented. This software is prepared in a predetermined Web server or the like, and the multi-function telephone may be downloaded and installed.
[0016]
Note that a mobile phone provided with a browser as well as a multi-function phone can access the message management server 4 by connecting to the Internet via a mobile communication network. Therefore, a mobile phone with a browser function including a multi-function phone can also be used as a user computer.
[0017]
=== Message management server ===
The message management server 4 has a basic function as a WWW server, accepts deposits of message messages by message senders through HTTP communication with the user computer 5, and stores and manages them. Further, it communicates with the performance terminal 1 in a timely manner and delivers a message message designated by the recipient. The message management server 4 stores and manages information unique to the recipient's multi-function telephone in a message database for each of a large number of message messages. In the present embodiment, a telephone number is adopted as unique information. Of course, the telephone production number, e-mail address, and the like can be used as telephone-specific information.
[0018]
In addition, the message management server of this embodiment stores and manages table-of-contents information such as the song number, song name, and artist name of karaoke songs that can be played by the performance terminal 1 in the song index database. The music index database is sequentially updated in conjunction with the addition of the message management server 4 and the host device 2 may be separate computer systems or software installed in the same computer system. A form in which each function is realized by wear may be used. Moreover, the form in which a part of both functions, such as a music index database, are shared may be sufficient.
[0019]
=== Deposit of Message Message ===
The sender of the message message causes his / her user computer 5 to access the message management server 4 through a browser. The message management server 4 delivers a Web page (message registration page) serving as a window for depositing messages to the user computer 5. FIG. 2 shows an outline of this message registration page. This page 30 includes a mobile phone number entry field 31 and a message entry field 32 as information for specifying the recipient of the message. In addition, as information for designating the message reception timing and scene, a column 33 for entering information (music related information) such as a song name and song number for a specific song, a specific artist name, etc. A check button 34 for designating information (display timing information) for designating a specific point in time during the performance of a musical piece such as a later performance or singing is included. Then, when predetermined information is input to the entry fields 31 to 34 and the transmission button 35 is designated, the input information is delivered to the message management server 4.
[0020]
When the message management server 4 receives various information entered on the message registration page 30, the message management server 4 refers to the music search database for music related information and acquires detailed table of contents information about the corresponding music. Then, a Web page requesting confirmation in which the table of contents information and the message are described is returned. FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of this confirmation page. If there is no error in the items described on the confirmation page 40, the message sender instructs the confirmation button 41 on the page 40 using a browser and sends the message to the message management server 4. If there is an error, the return button 42 is pushed and the above-mentioned message registration page 30 is ordered again. When the message management server 4 returns confirmation data to the sent confirmation page 40, the message related information entered on the message registration page, such as the message message and the song number or artist name identification code. Is registered in the message database.
[0021]
=== Basic configuration and operation of karaoke performance terminal ===
The performance terminal 1 in the embodiment of the present invention adopts the same hardware configuration as that of the conventional communication karaoke system. FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram of the performance terminal 1. The central control unit 11 controls each peripheral component unit to control the performance terminal 1. The hard disk device 12 stores karaoke data including table of contents information, accompaniment music data mainly composed of MIDI data, and lyric rendering data that is a generation origin of the lyric image for a large number of karaoke songs. The hard disk device 12 also stores moving image data for a long time in a predetermined format and script data that defines the moving image data processing sequence (such as the storage location and processing order of moving image data to be processed).
[0022]
The central control unit 11 identifies karaoke data and script data of each music piece by music number and manages it as a karaoke database. The central control unit 11 controls the operation panel 14 and the remote control transmitter 13 disposed in the karaoke apparatus 1 main body. Alternatively, when a performance reservation command including a music number is received from the multi-function telephone 7 via the operation control unit 15, the number is stored in an internal RAM and managed in a performance processing queue.
[0023]
The music numbers are sequentially taken out from the queue, the corresponding karaoke data is read from the hard disk device 12, and the accompaniment music data in the karaoke data is transferred to the synthesizer 16 to generate accompaniment music. Further, the lyric image in which the portion to be sung is changed in color in synchronization with the accompaniment music based on the lyric data is successively developed in the video RAM 20 as a bitmap. Also, predetermined moving image data is sequentially transferred to the video control unit 21 in a predetermined order based on the script data, and the background moving image of the lyrics image is decoded.
[0024]
The mixing amplifier 17 mixes and amplifies the accompaniment music and the singing voice input to the microphone 19 and outputs the sound from the speaker 18. The video control unit 21 superimposes the lyric image on the decoded moving image and displays it on the display 22.
[0025]
=== Message message display control ===
The performance terminal 1 has a karaoke message board function for displaying and outputting the message message stored in the message management server 4 during the performance of the music requested by the recipient. When the multi-function mobile phone 7 comes within a predetermined distance from the performance terminal 1 with the karaoke cooperation software activated, the central control unit 11 establishes a communication link via the short-range wireless communication interface 24 and transmits a message message function. Start up. When a performance reservation command from the multi-function telephone 7 is received via the short-range wireless communication interface 24 with the link established, the music number in this command is registered in the queue. Further, the telephone number of the telephone 7 is acquired at a suitable time such as when a link is established or when a performance reservation command is received, and the message management server 4 is communicated via the communication control unit 23 at an appropriate timing until the reserved music is played. Access and request a message message by specifying the acquired phone number. In this embodiment, this request is made when a performance reservation is accepted.
[0026]
The message management server 4 refers to the message database for the telephone number received from the performance terminal 1 and delivers the corresponding message message to the performance terminal 1 together with the music related information and the reception timing information. When there is no corresponding music related message, a message to that effect is delivered. The central control unit 11 of the performance terminal 1 stores the message message and its accompanying information in the hard disk device 12.
[0027]
In addition, the central control unit 11 determines whether to display the message based on the music-related information attached to the message message, and performs the process of determining the timing based on the opening timing information when displaying the message. Note that the message message display / non-display determination based on the music-related information is in accordance with the following conditions (1) to (3).
[0028]
(1) When a song or artist name is not specified A message message is displayed unconditionally when playing a song reserved for playing by a mobile phone that is the origin of receipt of the message.
(2) When a music is designated A message message is displayed only when a music reserved for performance on the mobile phone matches this designated music.
(3) When the artist name is designated The message message is displayed only when the artist of the music reserved for performance on the mobile phone matches this designated artist.
[0029]
When the central control unit 11 determines to display the message message in accordance with each of the above conditions (1) to (3), the central control unit 11 monitors which time point is currently being played in parallel with the performance process of the corresponding music piece. . Then, when the performance point specified by the display timing information is reached, the character string of the message message together with the lyric character string is bitmap-developed in the video RAM. As a result, the message message is displayed on the display 22 together with the lyrics image. If “not specified” is attached as the display timing information, it is displayed at a predetermined timing set in advance. In this embodiment, display is performed immediately after the performance is started. FIG. 5 shows the display state of the message message in this embodiment. A message message 51 is displayed in the margin of the lyrics 52. In addition, about the operation method of the karaoke message board in a present Example, the procedure figure from deposit of a message message to a display is shown in FIG.
[0030]
=== Control of message message reception ===
When the central control unit 11 receives the message message, the central control unit 11 may not receive the message message if the reserved music that is the origin of the reception does not satisfy the condition (2) or (3). Thereby, the time and cost required for the communication processing for obtaining the message message body can be reduced. The storage capacity for storing message messages can also be saved.
[0031]
=== Display device for message message ===
If you do not display the message message with the lyrics and install a video RAM on the performance terminal separately to expand the character image of the message message, or if one video RAM is divided into areas for lyrics image and message use, A message message can be displayed independently on the system display. The form of the display device is not limited to a video display such as a CRT. For example, a display for displaying a character string in a line on the performance terminal main body is provided, and a message message is displayed on the line display. Good.
[0032]
=== About the system configuration of the karaoke message board ===
The system configuration of the karaoke message board is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and an Internet connection function may be implemented in the performance terminal so that the performance terminal and the message management server communicate with each other via the Internet.
[0033]
The performance terminal itself may be configured to be attached with a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer. The attached computer receives a performance reservation command through short-range communication with the mobile phone, and transfers the command to the performance terminal body. Further, the attached computer may be configured to request and receive a message message by communicating with a message management server via a predetermined information communication network such as the Internet, and forward the received message message to the performance terminal. . Of course, the attached computer may monitor the music playing status at the performance terminal and display a message on the computer display.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
According to the operation method of the karaoke message board of the present invention, it is possible to display a message message addressed to a specific recipient at the time of performance of a song requested by the recipient to the karaoke performance terminal. Therefore, the appeal effect of the message is increased. It is also possible to provide a topic to karaoke companions other than the recipients of the message and excite the venue.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram including a karaoke message board system operated by a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a message registration page delivered by a message management server to a user computer in the network.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a confirmation page delivered by the message management server to a user computer.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a karaoke performance terminal constituting the karaoke message board system.
FIG. 5 is a display state diagram of a message message in the karaoke performance terminal.
FIG. 6 is an operation procedure diagram of the karaoke message board system.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Karaoke performance terminal 3 Public telephone network 4 Message management server 5 User computer 6 Internet 7 Multifunctional telephone

Claims (1)

A karaoke performance terminal comprising communication means, short-range wireless communication means, karaoke database, performance means, control means, sound output means, video output means, and storage means,
The communication means can communicate with the message management server,
The message management server stores a plurality of message information associated with mobile phone unique numbers,
The message information includes a message message and identification information of one of the song name and artist name,
The short-range wireless communication means can receive the performance reservation message transmitted from the short-range wireless communication means of the mobile phone,
The performance reservation message includes mobile phone specific information and music number,
The karaoke database aggregates song numbers, index information including song names / artist names, and karaoke data,
The performance means processes the karaoke data according to the performance order management by the control means, and outputs the accompaniment music and the lyrics subtitle from the sound output means and the video output means,
The control means, when receiving the performance reservation message from the mobile phone, registers the music number A extracted from the performance reservation message in the performance order management queue, and performs the first to fourth processes,
The first process sends a message request message including mobile phone specific information extracted from the performance reservation message to the message management server,
The second process receives message information transmitted from the message management server in response to the message request message of the first process, and the song name or artist name identification information extracted from the message information is the song name or artist of song number A Determine if it matches the name,
When it is determined that the third process matches with the second process, the message message extracted from the message information is stored in the storage unit in association with the music number A in the queue,
The fourth process is a karaoke performance terminal that reads a message message corresponding to the music number A from the storage means and outputs it from the display means when the performance order is turned to the music number A in the queue.

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