JP4147847B2 - Karaoke device and method for selecting a karaoke device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus capable of simply reserving a plurality of karaoke songs and a music selection method for the karaoke apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when reserving a karaoke song with a karaoke device, the song number of the desired karaoke song is searched for in a table of contents, which is a booklet that associates the song name of the karaoke song, the lyrics of the singing song, and the song number, and a remote control device is used. The song number was sent to the karaoke device to reserve a karaoke song.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above reservation method, it is necessary to search for the desired karaoke song one by one in the table of contents and to transfer the found karaoke song number to the karaoke device body using the remote control device. There was a problem that the user was obsessed with reserving songs and could not listen to other people's songs, and the seat did not rise. In addition, when selecting one song at a time, there is a problem in that each karaoke piece is divided into pieces that are not uniform.
[0004]
An object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke apparatus and a karaoke apparatus music selection method capable of reserving karaoke songs with a simple operation and easily reserving a plurality of selected karaoke songs.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The karaoke apparatus of the invention of claim 1 combines a plurality of karaoke songs. Album Song name list And album title and Information distribution apparatus that distributes information on albums including a karaoke apparatus to which a conversion apparatus that converts a song name of a karaoke song into a song number is connected via a network, and the song data identified by the song number is Storage means for storing, performance means for playing karaoke songs based on the input song data, communication with the album information distribution device and the conversion device via the network, and an Internet user from the album information distribution device Receiving information related to a plurality of albums to be disclosed, transmitting a song title to the conversion device, and receiving a song number from the conversion device, and a plurality of albums received by the communication device from the album information distribution device information Album titles included in The karaoke user selects and selects information about one album from among the information about the albums displayed by the display means and the information about the plurality of albums displayed by the display means. Selecting means for selecting the names of a plurality of karaoke songs included in the information relating to the selected album as song names of the karaoke songs to be played, and transmitting the song names selected by the selecting means to the converter via the communication means. The means registers the song numbers received from the conversion device in the reservation list, reads the song numbers registered in the reservation list in the order of registration, reads the song data identified by the song numbers from the storage means, and inputs them to the performance means And a control means.
[0006]
In a normal karaoke device, song numbers input from a remote control device are registered in a reservation list, and karaoke songs are played in the order of registration. In this invention, the communication means receives song numbers from an external device via a network. The control means registers the received song number in the reservation list. That is, the tune number received from the external device via the network is handled in the same manner as the tune number received via the remote control device, and the karaoke song reservation is accepted. This allows you to enter a song number from an external device via the network and reserve a karaoke song, and even if the user does not find the song number in the table of contents and enter it on the remote control device, the song number can be reserved remotely. Can do.
[0007]
In this specification, the word of a song number is used as a word representing identification information for designating a karaoke song, and not only a number consisting of a number string but also information that can uniquely identify each karaoke song. In other words, it is a concept that includes any kind of information such as letters and symbols. Further, the song number is a concept including a reservation command in which a command code is added to the song number. Also, the music number transmitted from the external device via the network may be only one music number, or a plurality of music songs (album) may be sent together.
[0009]
The karaoke apparatus of the present invention is connected to the album information distribution apparatus and the conversion apparatus via a network such as the Internet. The album information distribution device is, for example, a server device of an Internet homepage, and an album in which an Internet user combines a plurality of karaoke songs on this server. About Publish a website with information. Also, the conversion device is a device that exists on the network, and this device can also be configured as a server device of the Internet homepage.
Multiple albums distributed by the album information distribution device (published on the Internet for websites) About Information and each album About The name of the karaoke song included in the information is displayed (display means), and this album About The user selects information (selection means). If the song name displayed on the display means is only one song, the user decides whether or not to select that song name, but if the song name is displayed (on the display means), it is used. The person can select the plurality of songs. The selected song name is transmitted to the conversion device. The conversion device converts the received song name into a song number and sends it back. This is received, and the received music number is registered in the reservation list. That is, the user can reserve a plurality of songs included in the album for the karaoke device only by selecting the album information distributed from the device on the network (published on the Internet homepage). become. The selection may be made by mouse click, cursor key, enter key or the like.
[0010]
The invention of claim 2 combines a plurality of karaoke songs. Album Song name list And album title and Is a karaoke device connected via a network to a distribution device that distributes information relating to the album including the song number of the song data of the karaoke song in association with the song name of each karaoke song included in the information relating to the album,
Storage means for storing song data identified by a song number; performance means for playing karaoke songs based on input song data; communication means for communicating with the distribution device via the network; and the communication means Information about multiple albums released by Internet users received from distribution devices Album titles included in And a karaoke user selects information related to one album from display means for displaying the names of a plurality of karaoke songs included in the information related to each album, and information related to the plurality of albums displayed by the display means. The selection means for selecting the song names of a plurality of karaoke songs included in the information related to the selected album as the song names of the karaoke songs to be played, and the song numbers corresponding to the song names selected by the selection means are registered in the reservation list and reserved. Control means for reading out the music numbers registered in the list in the order of registration, reading out the music data identified by the music numbers from the storage means and inputting them to the performance means.
[0011]
In this invention, the karaoke apparatus receives a plurality of song numbers stored in the server device and stores them as reserved songs. The plurality of reserved songs are played sequentially. As a result, a plurality of songs can be reserved at once from the server device, and the trouble of registering and registering one song at a time using the remote control device can be saved.
[0012]
The invention of claim 3 combines a plurality of karaoke songs. Album Song name list And album title and Information about albums including, the website that stores the song number of each song, information about multiple albums, and the song name of each karaoke song included in the information about the album And album title And a method for reserving a karaoke song by a karaoke device connected via a web to a server device storing link information to a website corresponding to information on each album, wherein the karaoke user uses the karaoke device And a procedure for selecting one album information from information on a plurality of albums disclosed by the Internet user stored in the server device, the server device corresponding to the information on the selected album for the karaoke device. The procedure for transmitting the link information to the website, the procedure for the karaoke device accessing the website via the link, and the website transmitting the song number of each song included in the album information to the karaoke device To register the received song number in the reservation list Characterized in that it consists of.
[0013]
In this invention, a general website One A general Internet user has released his own album edited by combining multiple karaoke songs on his homepage. The And the link information of this website is open | released by the server apparatus which provides various information to a karaoke apparatus. A karaoke device can access a general website by accessing the website and receiving link information. The songs of albums edited by general Internet users are taken into the karaoke device as song numbers and sequentially. Can play.
[0014]
In the above invention, a plurality of karaoke songs are created as so-called albums. For example, a specific singer, a specific genre, or a specific age is used as a theme, and a plurality of karaoke songs are selected based on this theme to form an album. Or, a certain story is assumed, and a plurality of karaoke songs are selected according to the development of the story to make an album. In this way, a plurality of karaoke songs selected and edited based on a certain theme or along a certain story are stored in the server device as albums. The album may be created by a predetermined person, but it may be performed by a general person. An album created by a general person may be disclosed on an Internet website (server device). This website may be a general person's own site or a company site that manages a karaoke apparatus.
[0015]
A customer of the karaoke device accesses the server device via communication and takes the published album into the karaoke device. The song number of this album becomes a reserved song list, and the karaoke apparatus plays the karaoke songs described in this album in the order of the songs.
[0016]
When an ordinary person creates an album, it is necessary to convert the song name into a song number that can be processed by the karaoke apparatus. However, this may be performed on a website on the Internet.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an album registration / reservation system for a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
A customer who uses the karaoke device 11 usually inputs a song number from a remote control device and reserves a karaoke song. In this system, a song reservation command is selected by selecting a song displayed on an Internet site. (Song number) is sent via the Internet, and a song can be reserved. Conventionally, karaoke songs are selected one by one and the song numbers are input. However, in this system, a plurality of songs selected according to a certain theme or according to a certain story are stored in the karaoke apparatus 11 as albums. You can make a reservation at once and play these songs in succession.
[0018]
Here, the reservation command is a message including the song number and command code of the selected karaoke song, and is a message that causes the karaoke device to execute an operation of registering the song number in the reservation list. The album is a list of a plurality of karaoke songs selected based on a certain theme as described above or a plurality of karaoke songs selected along a certain story. Themes are, for example, keywords for narrowing down karaoke songs such as a specific singer, a specific age, a specific season, and keywords (index words) for extracting karaoke songs such as birthday, Christmas, and the sea. The album made up of multiple karaoke songs waiting for a common theme. Also, the album selected along the story assumes a certain story, and by selecting the appropriate karaoke song for each scene of this story, the uniformity of multiple karaoke songs is achieved. It is what you have.
[0019]
When publishing such an album on the Internet, not only the list of song names, but also the album name (title), the type type of the album based on the theme or the album, the theme or story and its Information such as commentary and total performance time will be released together. The customer of the karaoke apparatus 11 selects an album with reference to all these pieces of information.
[0020]
This album is disclosed on the homepage of the site 3 or 5 on the Internet 2, and the customer of the karaoke device 11 accesses the homepage (site) on the Internet 2 using the karaoke device 11, and the song title list of the album Is displayed on the monitor. The display mode is as shown in FIG. 3C, and the album name is Surrounded by <> and the song name is surrounded by [].
[0021]
When the user of the karaoke device 11 selects the entire album (album name) displayed on the monitor or one to several song names in the album, the karaoke device converts the song name to the song name / song number conversion homepage 34 on the Internet. Forward to. The song name / song number conversion home page 34 is connected to a song name / song number conversion engine 30, converts the received song name into a reservation command including a song number corresponding to the song name, and transmits it to the karaoke apparatus 11 via the Internet 2. Reply. The karaoke apparatus 11 receives this reservation command, and registers the song number in the reservation list by executing this command.
[0022]
The above-mentioned album is published on the Internet 2 by a general Internet user who is not engaged in karaoke business by registering on the homepage. This album may be published on the Internet user's own homepage (site) 5, and the Internet user registers on the portal site 3 of the company that operates the karaoke equipment business, and on the portal site 3 homepage. You may make it public at. In this embodiment, the above-described music title / music number conversion engine is provided in the portal site 3.
In the description of this embodiment, the Internet user's website and homepage are used almost synonymously, and the part number 5 is assigned to both.
[0023]
The karaoke apparatus 11 installed in the karaoke store 1 is configured such that when the album name of the album or the song name in the album is selected (mouse click or the like) by the user, the album name or song name is selected as the song name / song name. It is described using Java (registered trademark) or CGI so as to have a function of transferring to the number conversion home page 34. In the case of a Windows (registered trademark) machine, a dedicated browser may be operated using the core of Internet Explorer. To detect album names and song names, <>, [] Are used as control symbols. That is, if the text at the clicked position is between [], it is assumed that the song name displayed in the range surrounded by [] is selected, and the text data of the song name is converted to the song name / song number conversion home page 34. Send to. Also, the text at the clicked position is If it is between <>, all the songs in the album displayed on this page have been selected, and all text data (song names) enclosed in square brackets ([]) below this album name are sequentially entered in the song name / song number conversion home page 34 Send.
[0024]
Note that this browser may restrict the Internet connection function so that only the homepage of the portal site 3 and the page directly linked from this homepage can be accessed, and any homepage can be freely accessed. You may leave it. When the Internet connection function of the karaoke device 11 is restricted, access can be automated, and by doing so, the homepage of the portal site 3 or the homepage of the website 5 linked directly can be accessed with a simple operation. You can download and display the album song list from here. Further, by opening up the function so that the Internet can be freely accessed, the customer of the box can use the karaoke apparatus 11 as an Internet terminal.
[0025]
In FIG. 1, the Internet 2 is provided with a management device 10 of the karaoke store 1, the portal site 3, a personal computer (PC) 4 of a general Internet user, and the Internet user's homepage space. A provider website 5 is connected. In this figure, a karaoke store 1, a personal computer 4, and a website 5 are shown one by one, but a plurality of these are connected to the Internet 2. Further, only one portal site 3 is required on the Internet 2, but a mirror site may be provided so that a large number of accesses can be processed smoothly.
[0026]
A plurality of karaoke apparatuses 11 are installed in the karaoke shop 1, and the plurality of karaoke apparatuses 11 are connected to the management apparatus 10 via a local area network (LAN). Each karaoke apparatus 11 can access the Internet 2 using the management apparatus 10 as a proxy server.
[0027]
The karaoke apparatus 11 includes storage means for storing a plurality of song data for playing karaoke songs, and performance means for playing karaoke songs using song data. Each piece of music data is identified by a music number. When a song number is input from the remote control device, this song number is registered in the reserved list set in the memory, read in the order of registration, and the song data of the song number is input to the performance means to execute the karaoke song To do. The song number transmitted by the remote control device to the karaoke device main body is a tune number body with a command code indicating that the karaoke song is reserved, and the karaoke device displays the song number corresponding to this command code. Register in the reservation list.
[0028]
The portal site 3 is an internet site set up by the company that operates and manages the karaoke apparatus 11 and the karaoke shop 1 to simplify the reservation of songs for the karaoke apparatus. As shown in FIG. Four types of homepages such as a link collection homepage 32, a registration form homepage 33, and a song name / music number conversion homepage 34 are published on the Internet 2.
[0029]
The album collection homepage 31 is a homepage for publishing an album composed of the plurality of karaoke songs. When an Internet user accesses the registration form home page 33 of the portal site 3 with his / her personal computer 4 and registers an album created by the user, the album is published on the album collection home page 31.
[0030]
The album link collection home page 32 is a home page for introducing and linking an album published on the home page 5 by the Internet user. When an Internet user publishes an album on his homepage 5, if the URL or the like is registered from the registration form homepage 33, it is posted on the album link collection homepage 32 and a link to his homepage is generated.
[0031]
The song name / song number conversion home page is connected to the song name / song number conversion engine 30 and converts the song name transmitted from the karaoke device 11 into a song number corresponding to the song name and sends it back to the karaoke device. The song number may be a song number itself for identifying song data of a karaoke song, or may be a reservation command in which a command code indicating that a song is reserved is added to the song number. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the song number returned by the song name / song number conversion homepage is a reservation command.
[0032]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an access processing procedure of the registration form homepage 33 of the portal site 3. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a page transmitted (displayed) to the Internet user on this home page.
When the registration form homepage 33 is accessed from the personal computer 4 of the Internet user, first, it is access for registering the album in the album collection homepage 31 of this portal site, or an album link ( A page of a form for selecting whether the access is for registering in the album link collection homepage 32 is transmitted (s1). If there is a reply to the album collection home page 31 indicating that the access is for registering an album, the process proceeds to s3 or less in the determination of s2. If there is a reply to the album link collection home page 32 that the access is for registering the link of the album published on his home page 5, the process proceeds to s16 or less in the determination of s2.
[0033]
In s3, a form for inputting the title, type, description, etc. of the album registered in the album collection home page 31 is transmitted to the personal computer 4 (see FIG. 3A). When the Internet user who registers the album operates the personal computer 4 and fills in the necessary information in the registration form and returns it, the registration form home page 33 receives the title, type type, description, etc. (s4). Next, a form for inputting a list of song titles is transmitted to the personal computer 4 (s5: see FIG. 3B). Although FIG. 3B shows a column for inputting a singer name, the input of the singer name is not essential. When the Internet user who registers the album operates the personal computer 4 and fills in the registration form with the song name (and singer name) and returns it, the registration form home page 33 receives this list (s6), and FIG. Is sent back to the personal computer 4 and the contents are registered in the album music collection home page 31 so as to be published on this home page (s10). Is transmitted (s11: see FIG. 3D).
[0034]
Although the album is registered by the above processing, the album music collection home page 31 may check the usage log of each album and automatically delete the album that has not been used for a certain period of time.
[0035]
On the other hand, when the Internet user registers the link of the album published on his homepage, that is, when the reply from the Internet user to the selection screen of s1 is registration of introduction (link), the operation proceeds to s16. . In s16, a registration form for inputting album information and URL necessary for introducing and linking the user's home page 5 is transmitted. The album information includes the album title, type type, theme or story, description thereof, author (handle name), and the like, and the URL is the URL of the home page 5 on which the album title list is posted. The homepage of the Internet user on which the album is posted as content is linked to the OK button of the homepage 5. When the input contents of the registration form are received from the Internet user's personal computer 4 (s17), the content is registered in the album ring collection homepage 32 so that it can be introduced on this homepage (s18). A screen to that effect is transmitted (s19).
[0036]
The album name and song name posted on the Internet user's home page 5 in the above process are published on the album link collection home page 32. The album link collection home page 32 records the jump status of each link in a log and links for a certain period of time. Those that have not jumped forward may be automatically deleted. The log consists of the total number of usages (link jumps), the number of recent usages, the most recent usage date and time, and so on. May be.
The Internet user's home page 5 can be accessed not only by jumping from the album link collection home page 32 but also directly.
[0037]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus 11. When the user's operation accesses the home page 5 of the Internet user via the album song collection home page 31 or the album link collection home page 32 of the portal site 3 (s61), the song list of the accessed page is displayed (s62). ). The user of the karaoke apparatus 11 uses the pointing device to click on the album name or the song name displayed on the monitor. As mentioned above, the song name is surrounded by [] and the album name is Since it is surrounded by <>, it is possible to determine whether the song name or album name has been selected by searching the text before and after the clicked place. Wait until the user clicks the text on the monitor at s63, and if clicked, is it between the song name, ie, [] (s64), or the album name, ie, It is determined whether it is between <> (s65). When a portion between [] is clicked, the text (character string) enclosed in [] is transmitted to the song title / music number conversion home page 34 as a song name (s 66). Then, a reply from the song name / music number conversion home page 34 is received (s67). Since this reply is a reservation command including a song number, this reservation command is executed and the song number of the song name is registered in the reservation list (s68).
[0038]
Also, If you click between <>, it means that the album name has been selected. Search for the text (character string) enclosed in [] that exists on this page (below this album name). (S69), this text is sequentially transmitted to the song name / song number conversion home page 34 as a song name (s71). Then, a reservation command which is a reply from the song name / music number conversion home page 34 is received (s72), the reservation command is executed, and the song number of the song name is registered in the reservation list (s68). After this process is executed for all song names on this page (s70), the operation is terminated.
[0039]
The identifier that identifies the song name and album name from the text displayed on the screen is [] or It is not limited to <>. Alternatively, a song title field may be created by framing text instead of plain text.
[0040]
As described above, in this embodiment, the album name and a plurality of song names disclosed on the home page are displayed on the monitor of the karaoke apparatus 11, and the song name selected by the user is transmitted to the song name / song number conversion home page 34. The reservation command is received by receiving the converted command.
[0041]
On the other hand, in the second embodiment described below, a song number is linked (or written together) in advance to the title of an album published on the homepage, and the karaoke apparatus 11 displaying this page reads the link and makes a reservation. I am trying to process it. Also in this embodiment, the album is a list of a plurality of karaoke songs selected based on a certain theme or a plurality of karaoke songs selected along a certain story.
The configuration of the album registration / reservation system may be almost the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. However, the registration form home page 33 also uses the song name / song number conversion engine 30 to search for the song number of the album registered in the album song collection home page 31 as indicated by the broken line in FIG. That is, as described above, the song number of the album published on the homepage needs to be linked in advance with the song number. Therefore, the song name / song number conversion engine 30 is connected to the Internet user and the Accessed by the registration form home page 33. The song name / song number conversion homepage 34 is a homepage that receives a song name from the karaoke apparatus 11 and converts it into a reservation command in the first embodiment. In this embodiment, a general Internet user It functions as a home page accessed to search for the song number of an album to be released on its own home page 5, that is, a home page for returning a song number corresponding to the song name transmitted by the Internet user.
[0042]
When an Internet user publishes an album on his / her home page 5, the song titles of the karaoke songs constituting the album are posted, and the song number of each karaoke song is set so that the karaoke device 11 can play the karaoke song. It needs to be listed. Since general Internet users do not know the song number corresponding to the karaoke song and do not have a so-called table of contents that associates the song name with the song number, this homepage has a song title for general Internet users. Is a service for converting music to song numbers on the Internet. This portal site 5 is a database that correlates the names of all karaoke songs that can be played on the karaoke apparatus 11, song numbers, (original) singer names, lyrics of singing, etc., and partially matches these information. A music title / song number conversion engine 30 comprising a search engine for searching under such conditions is provided, and this home page uses this music name / song number conversion engine 30 to convert the song name of a karaoke song into a song number.
The registration form home page 33 also uses the song name / song number conversion engine 30 when the Internet user converts the song name of the album to be registered in the album song collection home page 31 into the song number.
[0043]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the access processing procedure for the registration form homepage of the portal site 3 in this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a page transmitted (displayed) to the Internet user during registration on the home page. The flowchart of FIG. 5 is obtained by adding s7 to s9, s13, and s14 to the flowchart of FIG. 6 is different from the display example shown in FIG. 3 only in the screen (C).
[0044]
When the registration form homepage 33 is accessed from the personal computer 4 of the Internet user, first, it is access for registering the album in the album collection homepage 31 of this portal site, or an album link ( A page of a form for selecting whether the access is for registering in the album link collection homepage 32 is transmitted (s1). If there is a reply to the album collection home page 31 indicating that the access is for registering an album, the process proceeds to s3 or less in the determination of s2. If there is a reply to the album link collection home page 32 that the access is for registering the link of the album published on his home page 5, the process proceeds to s16 or less in the determination of s2.
[0045]
In s3, a form for inputting the title, type, description, etc. of the album registered in the album collection home page 31 is transmitted to the personal computer 4 (see FIG. 6A). When the Internet user who registers the album operates the personal computer 4 and fills in the necessary information in the registration form and returns it, the registration form home page 33 receives the title, type type, description, etc. (s4). Next, a form for inputting a list of song titles is transmitted to the personal computer 4 (s5: see FIG. 6B). Although FIG. 6B shows a column for inputting a singer name, it is not essential to input the singer name. When the Internet user who registers the album operates the personal computer 4 and fills in the registration name (and singer name) on the registration form and returns it, the registration form home page 33 receives this list (s6), and the received song name is the song name. Conversion to a number (s7). This conversion process is executed by the song name / music number conversion engine 30. The program of the registration form home page 33 passes the song name list to the song name / song number conversion engine 30 and receives the conversion result from the song name / song number conversion engine 30. The conversion result is edited into a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 6C and returned to the personal computer 4 (s8).
[0046]
This confirmation screen is composed of the singer name, the song number, and the lyric of the song that has been determined from the song name transmitted from the personal computer 4. The Internet user who registers the album checks the singer name corresponding to the song title, the lyrics of the singing song on this screen, and confirms that the conversion from the song title to the song number has been performed correctly. Click the button and reply to confirm. Since the Internet user does not know the song number corresponding to the song name, it is determined whether or not the search has been correctly performed based on the singer name, the lyrics of the singer. On the other hand, if any of the entered song names have not been searched correctly, click the check box displayed on the right side of the column to check it, and click the correct button to correct it. Reply to that effect.
[0047]
When the registration form homepage 33 receives a reply from the personal computer 4, the registered contents are registered in the album music collection homepage 31 and made public on this homepage (s 10). A screen indicating that registration has been completed is transmitted (s11: see FIG. 6D).
[0048]
On the other hand, if there is a reply from the user's personal computer 4 that there is a correction, the song name / song number conversion engine 30 is accessed again for the song whose check box is checked (s13). If there are multiple karaoke songs with the same song name, or if the user has entered the song name incorrectly, the song search may not be performed correctly. Search for a song or song with a partially matching song name. Then, the search result is edited again on the confirmation screen and transmitted to the personal computer 4 (s14), and the process proceeds to s9. The Internet user checks this confirmation screen, and returns an OK response via the personal computer 4 when all the songs are correctly searched. By this process, all songs are correctly searched and registered with the correct song numbers.
[0049]
Although the album is registered by the above processing, the album music collection home page 31 may check the usage log of each album and automatically delete the album that has not been used for a certain period of time.
[0050]
On the other hand, when an Internet user registers a link of an album released on his home page, the processing of s16 to s19 is executed. This processing operation will be described after the description of FIG.
[0051]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when the karaoke apparatus 11 accesses the album song collection home page 31 of the portal site 3 and displays the song number list page of the album. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen transmitted from the album music collection home page 31 to the karaoke apparatus 11. This screen is described in HTML in the same manner as a normal home page, and is transmitted using the Internet transfer protocol HTTP.
This operation starts when the karaoke apparatus 11 accesses the album song collection homepage 31. Since the karaoke apparatus 11 does not include a keyboard or a mouse unlike a general personal computer, an Internet access operation can be performed from an attached remote control device. For example, if a script is described so that a WWW browser is activated when a predetermined (simple) key operation is performed, and the WWW is initially set to access the album music collection homepage 31 at the time of activation, the karaoke apparatus 11 Can access the album music collection home page 31 with a simple operation of the remote control device.
[0052]
When the album music collection homepage 31 is accessed, the top page of FIG. 8A is transmitted from the homepage. The karaoke apparatus 11 displays this top page on the monitor (s20). This top page is a screen for selecting an album category. Here, the category is a classification such as the above-mentioned theme, story type classification, genre of collected songs, age, singer, etc. What is a classification that makes it easy for the customer of the karaoke apparatus 11 to select an album? May be classified.
[0053]
The customer of the karaoke apparatus 11 sees this screen, selects a desired category, and returns it to the album song collection homepage 31 (s21). The album song collection home page 31 searches for albums belonging to the selected category, and the title, theme, story and description of the searched album (s) and the author of the album (the Internet user who registered this album) ) And the like are transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 11 (see FIG. 8B). The karaoke apparatus 11 displays this album information on the monitor (s22). Here, when a category is selected, the album information list of albums belonging to that category is sent. However, if there are a large number of albums, sub-categories are provided and albums are narrowed down in more detail. An information list may be transmitted. In that case, the operations of s20 and s21 may be repeatedly executed by the number of subcategory levels.
[0054]
When the customer of the karaoke device 11 selects and returns a desired album by looking at the transmitted album information (s23), the album song collection home page 31 transmits the song name list of the album to the karaoke device 11 (FIG. 8 ( C)). The karaoke apparatus 11 displays this song name list on the monitor (s24). When the customer of the karaoke device 11 sees the song name list and decides to play it on the karaoke device 11, when the OK button (send button) is turned on (s 25), the fact is transmitted to the album song collection homepage 31. Is done. In response to this OK reply, the album song collection home page 31 transmits a song number list of this album to the karaoke apparatus 11 (s26). This album song number list is directly queued in the reservation queue in which the karaoke apparatus 11 stores the reserved song list. Therefore, when this album song number list is transmitted, the karaoke apparatus 11 treats this album song number list as a reserved song list and plays the songs having the song numbers written here in order.
[0055]
In order to realize the function of reserving the album song number in the karaoke apparatus 11 when the above OK button is clicked, the song song number list of this album song is displayed on the OK button of the page on which the album song name list is posted. Keep a link. When the customer of the karaoke device 11 clicks the OK button, the linked album song number list is transmitted to the karaoke device 11.
[0056]
Also, the karaoke apparatus 11 sets the transfer destination of the song number list to be transmitted in the reserved song list directory.
[0057]
After the above operation, the album music collection home page 31 updates the log of the transmitted album (s27). Each album log consists of the total usage count (download count), the most recent usage count, the latest usage date and time, etc., and incentives are given to the album author according to the total usage count and the recent usage count. May be. Further, when there is no use for a certain period, this album may be deleted / erased from the home page.
[0058]
In s25, when the customer who has seen the song name list presses the return button shown in FIG. 8C in order to select another album, the process may return to s22 or s20.
[0059]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the work procedure of an Internet user who publishes an album on his homepage 5. This procedure is a flowchart including not only the processing of the personal computer 4, the website 5 and the portal site 3 but also the work of the Internet user himself. First, an internet user thinks about a theme or story and develops an album concept, and selects a plurality of karaoke songs based on the theme or along the story and arranges them in a predetermined order. At the same time, consider the title and explanation of the album (s30). This operation is the same even when an album is registered in the album music collection homepage 31.
[0060]
Then, the personal computer 4 accesses the song name / song number conversion service home page 34 of the portal site 3 and inputs the song name of the selected karaoke song (s31). The song name / song number conversion service homepage 34 inputs this song name to the song name / song number conversion engine 30 to determine the song number and the like, and returns the converted contents to the personal computer 4 (s32). In parallel with this reply, an album song number list used as a reserved song list in the karaoke apparatus 11 is simultaneously downloaded.
[0061]
At this time, the song title / song number conversion service home page 34 performs the operation shown in FIG. This operation is similar to the processing operation of the registration form shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, first, a form for inputting a list of song names is transmitted to the personal computer 4 (s40). This form may be the same as FIG. 6B, which is a song name input form for registering an album. When the Internet user operates the personal computer 4 and fills in this form with the song name (and singer name) and replies, the song name / song number conversion service home page 34 receives this list (s41), and the received song name is the song number. (S42). This conversion process is executed by the song name / music number conversion engine 30. That is, the program of the song name / song number conversion service home page 34 passes the song name list to the song name / song number conversion engine 30 and receives the conversion result from the song name / song number conversion engine 30. The conversion result is edited into a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 6C and returned to the personal computer 4 (s43).
[0062]
This confirmation screen is composed of the singer name, the song number, and the lyric of the song that has been determined from the song name transmitted from the personal computer 4. The Internet user who creates the album home page checks whether the song search from the singer name corresponding to the song title, the lyrics of the singing song, or the like, that is, the conversion from the song title to the song number has been performed correctly. Click the OK button and send a confirmation OK reply. Since the Internet user does not know the song number corresponding to the song name, it is determined whether or not the search has been correctly performed based on the singer name, the lyrics of the singer. On the other hand, if any of the entered song names have not been searched correctly, click the check box displayed on the right side of the column to check it, and click the correct button to correct it. Reply to that effect.
[0063]
The song name / song number conversion service homepage 34 displays a confirmation screen without a check box on the confirmation screen when an OK reply is received from the personal computer 4 (s44), and an album song that lists the song numbers. The number list is downloaded to the personal computer 4 (s45). By linking the album song number list to the OK button by the Internet user, the customer of the karaoke apparatus 11 can continuously play the songs of this album by turning on the OK button.
[0064]
On the other hand, when there is a reply from the user's personal computer 4 that there is a correction, the music name / song number conversion engine 30 is accessed again for the music whose check box is checked (s46). If there are multiple karaoke songs with the same song name, or if the user has entered the song name incorrectly, the song search may not be performed correctly. Search for a song or song with a partially matching song name. Then, the search result is edited again on the confirmation screen and transmitted to the personal computer 4 (s47), and the process proceeds to s44. The Internet user checks this confirmation screen, and returns an OK response via the personal computer 4 when all the songs are correctly searched. By this processing, all songs are correctly searched, and a song number list with the correct song numbers is downloaded.
[0065]
In FIG. 9, the Internet user creates a homepage including the above album title, song title, theme / story, commentary, etc., and links the downloaded album song number list file to the OK button on the page (s33). . Then, the homepage file group thus created is uploaded to the website 5 and published as a homepage (s34).
[0066]
Next, the Internet user accesses the registration form homepage 33 via the personal computer 4 to register the URL and introduction text of the homepage uploaded to his / her website 5 and publish it on the album link collection homepage 32 (s35). . Thereby, the customer of the karaoke device 11 can jump to the Internet user's home page 5 from the album link collection home page 32 and transmit the song number list of the album created by the user to the karaoke device 11 to sing. become.
[0067]
Here, the registration processing operation of the registration form homepage 33 to the album link collection homepage 32 will be described with reference to FIG. If the reply from the Internet user to the selection screen of s1 is registration of an introduction (link), the operation proceeds to s16. In s16, a registration form for inputting album information and URL necessary for introducing and linking the user's home page 5 is transmitted. The album information includes the album title, type type, theme or story, description thereof, author (handle name), and the like, and the URL is the URL of the home page 5 on which the album title list is posted. The file of the song number list of the album is linked to the OK button of the homepage 5. When the input contents of the registration form are received from the Internet user's personal computer 4 (s17), the content is registered in the album ring collection homepage 32 so that it can be introduced on this homepage (s18). A screen to that effect is transmitted (s19).
[0068]
Album information and links of albums posted on the Internet user's homepage 5 by the above processing are released to the album link collection homepage 32. The album link collection homepage 32 records the jump status of each link in a log and keeps constant. You may make it delete automatically about what has not jumped to a period link destination. The log consists of the total number of usages (link jumps), the number of recent usages, the most recent usage date and time, and so on. May be.
The Internet user's home page 5 can be accessed not only by jumping from the album link collection home page 32 but also directly.
[0069]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation when a customer of the karaoke apparatus 11 accesses the album link collection home page 32. When the album link collection home page 32 is accessed by a WWW browser by a predetermined operation of the remote control device (s50), the category list page is sent from the album link collection home page, and is displayed on the monitor (s51). The customer views the category list and selects a desired category (s52).
[0070]
If the karaoke device 11 can move the cursor using a pointer device such as a mouse or a cursor key, a link is embedded in the category name, and the user moves the cursor using the mouse to move the category. When you click on a name, you can access the link for that category, but if you do not have a pointer device, provide a button next to each category name and select the button by operating the remote control device. do it. The button may be selected by, for example, the number of the button using the numeric keypad. The remote control device is provided with keys corresponding to the TAB key, SHIFT key, and ENTER key, and the button is selected with the TAB key and SHIFT + TAB key. An operation of pressing the button with the ENTER key may be performed. In any case, the web page transmitted from the portal site 3 to the karaoke device 11 is set to be operable by the karaoke device 11.
[0071]
The selection of the category is transmitted to the album link collection home page 32, and the album link collection home page 32 transmits the album information list of the selected category to the karaoke apparatus 11 correspondingly. The karaoke apparatus 11 receives this and displays it on the monitor (s53). The customer views the album list and selects a desired album (s54). This selection may be performed by the same operation as the above category selection. If the number of albums is large, the display can be scrolled. If the number of albums is large, sub-categories may be provided and hierarchized.
[0072]
When the customer selects an album, the WWW browser of the karaoke apparatus 11 jumps to the website 5 linked to the album name, that is, the website of the website on which the album is published (s55). Then, the contents of the home page are received and a list of song names of the album is displayed (s56). If the customer sees the title of the song and decides to play it on the karaoke device 11, the user presses the OK button (s57). Then, the operation of this OK button is transmitted to the home page 5, and the song number list of this album is transmitted from the home page 5 (s58). The karaoke apparatus 11 places the album song number list file in the reservation queue as a reserved song list (s59), and shifts to the continuous performance of this song.
[0073]
The above operation has been described with respect to the operation of the karaoke device 11 when the karaoke device 11 accesses the album link collection home page 32. However, even when the karaoke device 11 accesses the album song collection home page 31 (jump to another website). This is almost the same operation (except that the homepage 31 downloads the album song number list). When the karaoke apparatus 11 activates the WWW browser and accesses the Internet, the customer may select which of the album song collection homepage 31 and the album link collection homepage 32 is accessed.
[0074]
When a general Internet user publishes an album on his / her website 5, a homepage may be created with only the album as content, but when the Internet user publishes his / her own content on the homepage, An album may be included in the content.
[0075]
For example, if the Internet user is a fan of a specific singer, the singer may be introduced and a compilation album that combines the singer's songs may be created and published on the home page. Further, if all the songs on the album CD released by the singer can be played as karaoke songs, the album CD may be released as an album as it is.
[0076]
In addition, when an Internet user publishes a self-made story (such as a novel) on a homepage, karaoke songs selected along the story may be released together as an album.
[0077]
Also, Internet users usually post an album on their homepage in order to publish it to others, but in order to sing it at a karaoke store in advance, the album is included in advance. May be published on your homepage or on the portal site homepage.
[0078]
Also, as the operation of the person who operates and manages the karaoke device, the well-edited album promotes the use of the karaoke device. In addition, among the albums released (introduced) on the album song collection homepage 31 and the album link collection homepage 32, prizes etc. are given to those that have been used frequently or used within a certain period. You may make it take out.
[0079]
In the above embodiment, the karaoke apparatus 11 starts the WWW browser and accesses the Internet. However, an internet terminal such as a personal computer is connected to the karaoke apparatus 11 and the internet terminal is used to access the internet. You may make it do. Even in this case, the album song number list transmitted from the home page may be placed in the reserved song queue of the karaoke apparatus 11.
[0080]
Alternatively, the downloaded album song number list may be transferred to the karaoke apparatus 11 by accessing the Internet with a mobile phone possessed by the customer. For example, Blue Tooth may be used for the transfer.
[0081]
The album song collection home page 31 and the album link collection home page 32 may be closed home pages accessible only by the karaoke device 11 of the karaoke store, or may be open home pages accessible from any terminal device on the Internet 2.
[0082]
In the above embodiment, the album song collection homepage 31 and the Internet user homepage 5 store information on a plurality of karaoke songs that have been edited in advance as albums. The theme may be made public so that the album is automatically edited when the customer of the karaoke apparatus 11 selects the theme. For example, if a theme such as “autumn”, “sea”, or “female singer” is selected as a theme, a song of a female singer who sang the autumn sea is searched, edited as an album, and sent to the karaoke device. And so on. This karaoke song search can be realized by adding a search function such as lyrics and singer name to the song name / song number conversion engine.
[0083]
Also, the album information and album song number list may be stored locally in the karaoke apparatus 11 or the management apparatus 10 so that they can be used without going through the Internet.
[0084]
A karaoke song search / reservation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Similarly to the system of the first embodiment, this system is a reservation system that allows a karaoke device to make a reservation for a karaoke song by accessing a homepage published on the Internet, On the homepage, when there is an access from the karaoke device, the search engine is accessed to extract a predetermined karaoke song and reserve it for the karaoke device.
[0085]
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of the karaoke song search / reservation system. The karaoke apparatus 11 includes a browser 11a for browsing the WWW published on the Internet, as in the first embodiment. The browser 11a is realized by general-purpose browser software used in a personal computer. The browser 11a is set to access the user home page 62 of the server device 6 when activated by a user operation. The user home page 62 has a function of searching for a karaoke song based on a keyword set by the creator of the home page, and registering the searched karaoke song in the karaoke apparatus 11 of the browser 11a. Therefore, the user of the karaoke apparatus 11 can automatically reserve a karaoke song for the karaoke apparatus 11 by accessing the user home page 62 using the browser 11a.
[0086]
The server device 6 has a search home page 61 which is a service page for general Internet users, a user home page 62 created and uploaded by the general Internet user, and song information including song names and song numbers of karaoke songs. The search engine 65 that searches the song name / song number database 64 with the specified keyword, searches the song name / song number database 64 with the specified keyword, and extracts the song name / song number corresponding to the keyword, and the search engine 65 Is provided for use on the homepage.
[0087]
The search home page 61 is a home page created for use by general Internet users. This home page includes an area for freely inputting keywords for searching for karaoke songs, and a search button. A link to the CGI 63 is embedded in the search button. When a general Internet user inputs a keyword and clicks the search button on the terminal 4 displaying this home page, the terminal 4 accesses the CGI 63 using the keyword as an argument, and finds a karaoke song corresponding to the keyword. Extract and display song names. One or more keywords may be input.
[0088]
The general Internet user repeats the above-described search using the search homepage 61 using various keywords (try and error), and finds a keyword (keyword group) from which a desired karaoke song is extracted.
[0089]
When a general Internet user finds a keyword capable of extracting a desired karaoke song on the search homepage 61, the general Internet user creates a user homepage 62 in which the keyword is embedded in a link. The user home page 62 is a home page for introducing a specific singer and the like, searches for karaoke songs using the keywords found using the search home page 61, and sets the searched karaoke songs as a song selection queue for the karaoke apparatus 11. Has been created to be. On the user home page 62, an album title that also serves as a link button is displayed, and a link for calling CGI using the keyword found on the search home page 61 as an argument is embedded in the album title. For example, if the album title is <Hibari Misora Koi spelling> and the keywords to search for are "Hibari Misora" and "Koi", the corresponding sources are: <a href = "http://www.karaoke.or.jp/search.cgi?title= Hibari Misora Koi spelling? kw = Hibari Misora + Koi? back = usr1 / hoge.html? op1 = XXXX? op2 = YYYY? "><Mibari Hibari Love Spelling></a> Here, http://www.karaoke.or.jp/ is the URL of the server device, and the CGI file name is search.cgi. Then, the search results are listed and returned to the karaoke apparatus 11. This list item consists of <song name: singer name>.
[0090]
Number conversion and a CGI link for transmitting a reservation command to the karaoke terminal are described in each song list displayed on this list page. For example, for the list item <Human Love: Hibari Misora><ahref="http://www.karaoke.or.jp/exchange-reserve.cgi?song=Personal love: Hibari Misora?back=usr1/hoge.html?op1=XXXX?op2=YYYY?"><Human love sake: Hibari Misora></a> source is described. Here, exchange-reserve.cgi is a program for determining the song number based on the song name and singer name, and transmitting this as a reservation command to the karaoke apparatus. Note that an album reservation button or the like may be mounted on the return page so that a plurality of karaoke songs displayed in a list can be collectively reserved. In this case, all the list song links may be collectively described in the album reservation button.
[0091]
A general Internet user may create and upload a homepage in which such a link is described on his / her terminal device 4. However, the homepage of a wizard for creating a user homepage is disclosed on the server device 6. If a general Internet user inputs necessary items according to this wizard, a home page including the link as described above may be automatically created and uploaded to the server device.
[0092]
As described above, search.cgi and exchange-reserve.cgi are set in the CGI directory 63, and these are programs that execute the following processing.
[0093]
search.cgi;
The keyword received from the search home page 61, that is, the keyword input to the search home page 61 by the Internet user is passed to the search engine 65, and the piece information of the karaoke music corresponding to this keyword is extracted. The music title is extracted from the piece information extracted by the search engine 65, and a page (HTML) in which the title is listed is edited. This is transmitted to the terminal device 4 that has accessed the search homepage 61.
The keyword received from the user home page 62, that is, the keyword acquired when the album title displayed on the user home page is clicked on the karaoke apparatus 11 device is passed to the search engine 65, and the tune of the karaoke song corresponding to this keyword Let the information be extracted. The music title is extracted from the piece information extracted by the search engine 65, and a page (HTML) in which the title is listed is edited. This is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 11 that has accessed the user home page 62.
[0094]
exchange-reserve.cgi is;
Based on the selection information of the list item (karaoke song) received from the karaoke device 11, the song number of the selected karaoke song is transmitted to the karaoke device as a reservation queue. The reservation queue is transmitted via a telephone line different from the Internet.
[0095]
In order to determine the song number to be sent as a reservation queue, the above source is described to access the search engine again with the song name: singer name, but it is easy to calculate the song number together when searching for the song name. Therefore, as described above, the song name / song number is extracted together as the song information, and the karaoke device 11 accessed using the cookie is identified to associate the selection information of the song name list with the song number. It may be.
[0096]
Note that search.cgi is embedded not only in the user home page 62 but also in the search home page 61.
[0097]
A procedure in which the karaoke apparatus accesses the user home page 62 and reserves a karaoke song will be described with reference to the flowchart of the processing in FIG.
[0098]
In this embodiment, the karaoke device 11 (browser 11a) is logged in to the server device 6 by a prior staff process, and the browser 11a receives a cookie indicating that the user is logged in from the server device 6. When there is an access from the karaoke device, the server device 6 can identify which karaoke device the access is by receiving this cookie. The server device stores the telephone number of each karaoke device 11, which makes it possible to call the karaoke device that has been accessed and transmit a reservation command.
[0099]
When the WWW browser is activated on the karaoke device 11 by the user's operation (s1), the user home page 62 of the server device 6 is accessed by default settings (s2). If a plurality of user home pages 62 are uploaded to the server device 6, the selection page may be accessed first, and the user may proceed to one of the user home pages 62 according to the selection of the karaoke device user.
[0100]
The server device 6 accessed from the karaoke device 11 transmits the top page of the user home page 62 to the karaoke device (s31). The karaoke apparatus 11 (browser 11a) receives this top page and displays it on the monitor (s3). Since the top page describes a script for fetching cookie, the browser 11a transmits the cookie stored therein to the server device 6 (s4), and the server device 6 receives this (s32). ), From which karaoke device (browser) the access can be recognized.
[0101]
When the top page of the user home page 62 is displayed on the browser 11a of the karaoke device 11, the album title linked with the CGI as described above is displayed on the top page, and the karaoke user can select this album title. When clicked (s5), the link URL is transmitted to the server device 6 as link information together with the keyword as an argument (s6). At this time, the cookie may be transmitted together.
[0102]
Upon receiving the CGI URL and keyword (and cookie) (s33), the server device 6 calls CGI (s34) and searches the database with the keyword received as an argument (s35). The song name list to be transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 11 is edited based on the piece information extracted by this search (s36), and this is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 11 (s37). At this time, cookie exchange may be performed.
[0103]
The karaoke apparatus that has received the song name list (s7) displays it on the browser screen of the monitor (s8). The user of the karaoke apparatus 11 selects the entire list or an arbitrary karaoke song in the list (s9). This is done by clicking on the list name (album title) or karaoke song name display. When the name of the list or the karaoke song name is clicked, the URL of the CGI linked to the name or song name, the song name as an argument, the singer name, etc. are transmitted as selection information (s10). At this time, cookie exchange may be performed at the same time.
[0104]
Upon receiving the CGI URL, song name, singer name, etc. (s38), the server device 6 calls CGI (s39), searches the database with the song name, singer name, etc. as arguments (s40), and determines the corresponding song number. . Then, a call is made to the telephone number of the karaoke device determined by the cookie (s41), and when the karaoke device responds (s11), a music number reservation command is transmitted (s42). The karaoke device receives this reservation command (s12) and executes the reservation queue (s13).
[0105]
After that, the server device transmits a screen indicating that the reservation of the selected karaoke song is completed to the karaoke device (s43), and the karaoke device receives this and displays it on the monitor (s14).
[0106]
According to the above procedure, it is possible to access a home page from a karaoke device and reserve a karaoke song using the search function of the home page.
[0107]
In this embodiment, the following invention is also described.
(1) A karaoke song reservation method for a karaoke apparatus comprising: a procedure for receiving song numbers of a plurality of karaoke songs by communication; and a procedure for storing the received song numbers as reserved songs for performing in sequence.
(2) In a karaoke apparatus for sequentially playing karaoke songs designated by song numbers stored as reserved songs, communication means, means for storing a plurality of song numbers received via the communication means as the reserved songs, Karaoke device equipped with.
(3) A karaoke device music selection method in which a distribution device that distributes a song name of a karaoke song and a song number of the karaoke song is connected via a network, and the karaoke song name received from the distribution device is The procedure to display, the procedure to select the displayed song name as the song name of the karaoke song to be played, the procedure to register the song number corresponding to the selected song name to the reservation list, and the song number registered to the reservation list And a procedure for playing a karaoke song identified by this song number.
In this invention, the karaoke apparatus receives a plurality of song numbers stored in the server device and stores them as reserved songs. The plurality of reserved songs are played sequentially. As a result, a plurality of songs can be reserved at once from the server device, and the trouble of registering and registering one song at a time using the remote control device can be saved.
[0108]
(4) A procedure in which the terminal device transmits the song title of the karaoke song to the server device, a procedure in which the server device converts the song title received from the terminal device into a song number, and a karaoke device in which the song number is converted from the server device. Karaoke device music selection method comprising: a procedure for receiving the karaoke device, and a procedure for the karaoke device to register the received song number in the reservation list.
In this invention, each song name transmitted from the terminal device is converted into a song number. The terminal device is, for example, a personal computer used by a general Internet user to access the Internet. Since a general Internet user does not know the song number used by the karaoke device, he / she can play the karaoke device. Send multiple songs with the song titles. The server device receives song names of a plurality of karaoke songs transmitted by the general Internet user, converts the song names into song numbers, and converts them into information that can be processed by the karaoke device. That is, a karaoke song considered by a general Internet user or a combination (album) of a plurality of karaoke songs can be played on the karaoke apparatus.
The karaoke apparatus receives this song number, registers it in the reservation list, and plays it sequentially. This makes it possible to reserve a plurality of music pieces edited and combined by a general Internet user at a time via the server device.
[0109]
(5) A procedure in which a server device storing a plurality of album information obtained by combining a plurality of karaoke songs transmits the plurality of album information to a karaoke device. In the karaoke device, one of the plurality of types of albums is 1 A procedure for selecting one album, a procedure for the server device to send the song numbers of a plurality of karaoke songs included in the selected album to the karaoke device, a procedure for the karaoke device to register the received song numbers in the reservation list, The music selection method of the karaoke apparatus which consists of.
In the present invention, a plurality of albums can be disclosed to customers of the karaoke apparatus, and the customer can select one that the user likes. In this case, since the customer cannot understand the song number, information that can be understood by the customer including the song name is disclosed to the customer, and when the customer selects one album, the song number of the album is stored in the karaoke device. Send to. Thus, if the customer selects a desired one, it is automatically registered in the reservation list of the karaoke apparatus.
[0110]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a karaoke song can be reserved with a song number input from an external device via a network, so that a user can search a desired karaoke song by turning over the table of contents by himself / herself. The karaoke song can be reserved remotely from the external device without the troublesome procedure of inputting the song number of the song with the remote control device.
[0111]
Further, according to the present invention, since it is possible to make a reservation only by selecting the song name of the karaoke song displayed on the display means, it is possible to make a reservation only by selecting the song when the desired song is displayed. This saves you the trouble of searching through the table of contents or entering the song number using the remote control.
[0112]
Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of songs can be reserved at a time, and the trouble of registering and registering one song at a time using the remote control device can be saved. In addition, if an album (a plurality of karaoke songs) is selected by looking at information such as the album title and song name, the song numbers of the karaoke songs are stored as reserved songs in the karaoke device, which is easy for the user to understand. In addition, a plurality of karaoke songs can be reserved with a simple operation.
[0113]
Also, since the song numbers of a plurality of karaoke songs published on the Internet can be stored in the karaoke device as reserved songs, the general public creates a combination of a plurality of karaoke songs as an album and puts them on the Internet. You can play what you have released in your karaoke device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an album registration / reservation system according to an embodiment of the invention
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the portal site when the portal site registration form homepage is accessed in the first embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen configuration example of the registration form home page in the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus accessing the album home page in the first embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the portal site when the portal site registration form home page is accessed in the second embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration of the registration form homepage in the second embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a portal site when an album music collection home page is accessed in the second embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen configuration example of the album song collection home page in the second embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure when an Internet user creates a home page on which an album is posted according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a portal site when a song name / song number conversion service homepage is accessed in the second embodiment;
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure by which the karaoke apparatus according to the second embodiment accesses the album link collection homepage.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke song search / reservation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a karaoke song search / reservation procedure in the third embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Karaoke store, 2 ... Internet, 3 ... Portal site, 4 ... PC for general Internet users, 5 ... Website (or homepage) for Internet users, 6 ... Server device,
10 ... management device, 11 ... karaoke device, 11a ... browser,
30 ... Song name / song number conversion engine, 31 ... Album song collection home page, 32 ... Album link collection home page, 33 ... Registration form home page, 34 ... Song name / song number conversion service home page
61 ... Search homepage, 62 ... User homepage, 63 ... CGI group, 64 ... Song name / song number database, 65 ... Search engine, 66 ... Communication function section

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Album information distribution apparatus for distributing information about the album including the song list and album title of the album which is a combination of a plurality of karaoke songs, and a conversion device that converts Song karaoke song number is connected through the network A karaoke device,
Storage means for storing song data identified by a song number;
A performance means for playing a karaoke song based on the input song data;
Communicating with the album information distribution device and the conversion device via the network, receiving information on a plurality of albums published by Internet users from the album information distribution device, and transmitting song names to the conversion device, A communication means for receiving a song number from the converter;
Display means for displaying album titles included in information on a plurality of albums received from the album information distribution device by the communication means, and song names of karaoke songs included in the information on each album;
The karaoke user selects information on one album from the information on the plurality of albums displayed by the display means, and the names of the plurality of karaoke songs included in the information on the selected album are displayed for the karaoke song to be played. A selection means for selecting as a song title;
The song name selected by the selection means is transmitted to the conversion device via the communication means,
The communication means registers the song number received from the conversion device in the reservation list, reads the song numbers registered in the reservation list in the order of registration, reads the song data identified by the song number from the storage means, and the performance means Control means to input to,
Karaoke device equipped with. Information about the album including a plurality of karaoke songs Song list album title of the album that combines, and distribution to distribute in association with the title of each karaoke song included the music number of the music data of karaoke songs on the information about the album A karaoke device in which the device is connected via a network,
Storage means for storing song data identified by a song number;
A performance means for playing a karaoke song based on the input song data;
Communication means for communicating with the distribution device via the network;
Display means for displaying album titles included in information on a plurality of albums released by the Internet user received from the distribution device by the communication means, and song names of a plurality of karaoke songs included in the information on each album;
The karaoke user selects information on one album from the information on the plurality of albums displayed by the display means, and the names of the plurality of karaoke songs included in the information on the selected album are displayed for the karaoke song to be played. A selection means for selecting as a song title;
The song number corresponding to the song name selected by the selection means is registered in the reservation list, the song numbers registered in the reservation list are read out in the order of registration, and the song data identified by the song number is read from the storage means and the performance A karaoke apparatus comprising control means for inputting to the means. Information related to the album including the song title list and album title of a combination of a plurality of karaoke songs, a website storing the song number of each song, information relating to a plurality of albums, and information relating to the album A method for reserving a karaoke song with a karaoke device connected via a server device storing the link name to the website corresponding to the name and album title of the karaoke song and information relating to each album,
A procedure in which a karaoke user uses a karaoke device to select one album information from information related to a plurality of albums published by an Internet user stored in a server device;
A procedure in which the server device transmits, to the karaoke device, the link information to a website corresponding to information on the selected album;
A procedure in which a karaoke device accesses the website via the link;
A procedure for the website to transmit the song number of each song included in the album information to the karaoke device,
Procedure for karaoke device to register received song number in reservation list,
The music selection method of the karaoke apparatus which consists of.

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