JP4262642B2 - Karaoke device and karaoke system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a karaoke equipment you and karaoke system capable of performing the scoring of the singing.

Conventionally, in a karaoke apparatus, a voice signal sung by a singer is scored by comparing it with a model voice signal, and the score result is displayed. In the karaoke device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-173194 (Patent Document 1), the singing data input by each karaoke device is transmitted to the aggregation center by the communication means, and each section divided in time from the model singing. The pitch, rhythm, strength, etc. are compared, and scoring is performed according to a predetermined scoring standard. The scored result is transmitted to the singer's karaoke device together with the rank data and comments and displayed on the screen.
JP 2003-173194 A

However, in the karaoke apparatus disclosed in the above document, there is a problem that the singer can know the singing result and ranking of his / her singing, but cannot hear the singing higher or higher score than himself / herself. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its object is to provide a Luke Raoke apparatus and karaoke system can hear the singing of high scores in the karaoke apparatus.

To achieve this object, a karaoke apparatus according to claim 1 is connected to a karaoke server via a communication line, and accompaniment information receiving means for receiving accompaniment information transmitted from the karaoke server, and reception of the accompaniment information. Accompaniment generating means for generating accompaniment based on the accompaniment information received by the means, audio signal input means for inputting an audio signal, audio signal input to the audio signal input means and the accompaniment generating means and Could sound generating means and accompaniment, which has a scoring means for scoring the singing based on the audio signal inputted to the speech signal input means, the input audio signal and the accompaniment are synthesized wherein the synthesized sound storage means for storing the synthesized sound is sounded by the sound generating means, preparative rank from the karaoke server by scoring results scored by the scoring means has And charts acquisition means for, when to rank acquired by the order acquisition means is equal to or higher than a predetermined rank, transmitting reception of a synthesized sound stored in the synthesized sound storage means receives whether to transmit to the karaoke server And a synthesized sound transmitting means for transmitting the synthesized sound stored in the synthesized sound storage means via the communication line and storing it in the karaoke server in correspondence with the result received by the transmission accepting means. , the specific information accepting means for accepting an input of the speech signal specifying information capable of specifying an input who enter the audio signal to the input means, the karaoke server by transmitting the synthesized sound transmission means provided in a plurality of karaoke apparatus is selected from the stored synthesized speech, a transmission request requesting the transmission of the desired synthetic sound is transmitted via the communication line to the karaoke server transmits A determined transmission means, reproducing means for receiving via a communication line the synthesized sound karaoke server sent to play in response to a transmission request sent by the transmission request transmitting unit, from the transmission reception unit to the karaoke server When the transmission of the synthesized sound is received, the transmission of the synthesized sound by the synthesized sound transmitting unit is permitted, and the specific information received by the specific information receiving unit is transmitted to the karaoke server. When the transmission of the synthetic sound to the karaoke server is not accepted by the first transmission control means to be stored in association with the rank and the transmission acceptance means, the synthetic sound transmission means prohibits transmission of the synthetic sound And the specific information received by the specific information receiving means is transmitted to the karaoke server and associated with the rank. Second transmission control means for storing the data. The specific information includes, for example, the name of the input person and the mail address of the input person.

Karaoke apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in the karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first transmission control means is Ri 1 of Der acquired ranking by the ranking acquisition means, and said by the transmission reception unit When the transmission of the synthetic sound to the karaoke server is accepted, the transmission of the synthetic sound by the synthetic sound transmitting means is permitted .

A karaoke system according to a third aspect includes the plurality of karaoke apparatuses according to the first or second aspect, and a karaoke server connected to the plurality of karaoke apparatuses via a communication line.

According to the karaoke apparatus of the first aspect, when transmission of the synthesized sound to the karaoke server is accepted by the transmission accepting means, the first transmission control means permits transmission of the synthesized sound by the synthesized sound transmitting means. The specific information received by the specific information receiving means is transmitted to the karaoke server and stored in association with the rank. On the other hand, when the transmission of the synthesized sound to the karaoke server is not accepted by the transmission accepting means, the second transmission control means prohibits the transmission of the synthesized sound by the synthesized sound transmitting means and is accepted by the specific information accepting means. The specific information is transmitted to the karaoke server and stored in association with the rank. Therefore, even when the transmission of the synthesized sound to the karaoke server is not accepted by the transmission accepting means, that is, even when the input person who inputs the audio signal does not want to store the synthesized sound in the karaoke server, Specific information that can specify the input person can be stored in the karaoke server in association with the rank. Therefore, even for the input person who does not want to publish the synthesized sound from the singing, if the input person's rank falls below the other person's rank, he wants to perform further singing and improve the rank of the other person. there is an effect that can be obtained given the.

According to the karaoke apparatus according to claim 2, in addition to the effects of the karaoke apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the first transmission control means, ranking obtained by ranking acquisition means Ri 1 of Der, and transmits reception When the transmission of the synthesized sound to the karaoke server is accepted by the means, since the transmission of the synthesized sound by the synthesized sound transmitting means is permitted , compared with the karaoke device that also transmits the synthesized sound of the lower rank singing, There is an effect that the processing load in the karaoke apparatus can be reduced . In addition, there is an effect that can be stored in the excellent song 唱 worth other people listen to the karaoke server.

According to the karaoke system of claim 3, the effects exhibited by the karaoke apparatus of claims 1 and 2 can be achieved.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a karaoke system to which a karaoke apparatus 1 and a karaoke server 2 of the present invention are connected. This karaoke system includes a large number of karaoke devices 1 installed in various locations, a karaoke server 2, a karaoke communication network 4 that connects the karaoke devices and the karaoke server, and a mobile phone network 5 that connects the karaoke server 2 and the mobile phone 3. It consists of.

  The karaoke apparatus 1 is a so-called communication karaoke, stores music data (accompaniment information) and lyrics data distributed from the karaoke server 2, and when the song is selected by the singer, the music data and the lyrics data are read out and the music data is read. The accompaniment is automatically played based on the above and the lyrics are displayed as the music progresses. Moreover, it has the function of scoring a song of a singer, ranking is given by the scoring result, and the song record is transferred to the karaoke server 2 according to the ranking. The karaoke server 2 stores a singing record of a song that has acquired a higher rank for each song, and the karaoke device 1 receives the singing record from the karaoke server 2 in response to a singer's request and plays it back. Also have.

  The karaoke server 2 is composed of a large-capacity and high-performance computer, stores a large number of music data, lyrics data, and background images that are played as accompaniment in each karaoke device 1 and distributes them to each karaoke device 1 as necessary. . Moreover, it has the database which memorize | stores the name of the singer who performed scoring for every music, its scoring result, etc., rank is acquired when each scoring result is received, and it transmits to the karaoke apparatus 1. If the rank is higher than the predetermined rank, the singing record is received and stored from the karaoke apparatus 1, and when requested by the karaoke apparatus 1, the singing record is reproduced for playback on the karaoke apparatus 1. Send. Also, it has a function of receiving a new scoring result and notifying that the ranking has changed by e-mail to the mobile phone 3 of the singer whose rank has been changed if the ranking so far has been changed due to the scoring result. .

  The mobile phone 3 is a telephone that communicates wirelessly, can make a call, and has a mail function for sending and receiving messages. The karaoke communication network 4 is configured by an optical fiber or ISDN, and the karaoke server 2 and each karaoke apparatus 1 are connected to each other. In the mobile phone network 5, the base station and the mobile phone 1 communicate with each other wirelessly and are public lines, and a large amount of data communication is possible by packet communication using the Internet.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the karaoke apparatus 1. The karaoke apparatus 1 includes a computer 10, a communication interface 11, an operator 12, a display 13, a sound source 14, a microphone 20, an A / D converter 15, a DSP 16, a hard disk 17, an amplifier 18, and a speaker. 19.

  The computer 10 is a microcomputer including a CPU 10a, a ROM 10b, a RAM 10c, and the like, and controls the karaoke device 1 according to a control program stored in the ROMb. As the control program, a performance program 10b1, a scoring program 10b2, and a program for executing the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 are stored. The performance program 10b1 executes karaoke accompaniment and lyric display. According to the music data, according to the set tempo, the tone generator 14 performs accompaniment and the generation of a musical sound corresponding to a note or Instruct stop. Further, the lyrics of the song are sequentially displayed on the display 13, and the color of the lyrics is sequentially changed as the accompaniment progresses. The scoring program 10b2 performs scoring by comparing the singing with an exemplary performance when the singer desires scoring the song. When comparing the singing and the model performance, the pitch and level of the audio signal detected by the DSP 16 are referred to. In addition, the computer 10 has a calendar function for counting dates (not shown).

  The communication interface 11 receives music data, lyrics data, background image data, and the like distributed by the karaoke server 2 via the karaoke communication network 4. The received music data, lyrics data, and background image data are stored in the hard disk 17. When the computer 10 scores the singer's song, the score is transmitted to the karaoke server 2 via the communication interface 11. The karaoke server 2 determines the rank based on the received scoring result, transmits the determined rank to the karaoke apparatus 1 that transmitted the scoring result, and the communication interface receives the rank. When the received rank is the first rank, the singing record stored in the hard disk 17 is transmitted to the karaoke server 2 by the communication interface 11.

  The operating element 12 is various operating elements operated by a singer, and is provided in part on the main body of the karaoke apparatus 1 and also on a remote controller (not shown). The icon displayed on the display 13 is moved using the remote controller or the like to move the selected cursor, set the performance tempo, set the pitch, set the volume, set the sound effect such as reverb, Input can be made.

  The display 13 is a display composed of a liquid crystal display or a CRT, etc., and at the time of music selection, displays the music selection number and the music title, etc. during music selection, and displays the lyrics along with the background image according to the performance of the accompaniment during the performance. The timing of the lyrics to be sung is displayed by changing the color according to the progress of the song. In addition, when scoring is performed, a score and a ranking are displayed, and an icon and a cursor for selecting whether or not to release the performance are displayed.

  The sound source 14 generates an accompaniment sound, stores musical sound waveforms such as various instrument sounds, and reads out the musical sound waveform according to the tone color, pitch and volume indicated by the music data, and the digital accompaniment musical sound. Is generated. The A / D converter 15 converts the audio signal input from the microphone 20 from an analog signal to a digital signal (PCM) at a predetermined sampling frequency (for example, 44.1 kHz).

  The DSP 16 is a digital signal processor, which imparts an acoustic effect such as reverberation to each of the audio signal converted into the digital signal and the accompaniment signal formed by the sound source 14, and the audio signal and the accompaniment signal to which the effect has been applied. Are combined and output. Hereinafter, a signal obtained by synthesizing the audio signal and the accompaniment signal is referred to as song recording. Further, when singing a song, the pitch and level of an audio signal input by the singer is detected and the information is transmitted to the computer 10.

  In addition, when a song holder of each song stored in the karaoke server 1 is requested to listen to a song, the karaoke server 1 transmits an audio signal that is a singing record and processes the data so that it can be played back by the DSP 16. And transmitted to the amplifier 18.

  The hard disk 17 is a large-capacity memory that stores music data 17a, lyrics data 17b, and background image data 17c. These data distributed from the karaoke server 2 via the communication interface 11 are stored in the hard disk 17. . When the song is selected by the singer, the music data 17a and the lyrics data 17b corresponding to the selected music are read, and the accompaniment is played based on the music data 17a, and the background is displayed on the display 13 based on the background image data 17c. An image is displayed and lyrics are displayed based on the lyrics data 17b. When the singer desires scoring, the voice uttered by the singer and the accompaniment uttered by the sound source 14 are synthesized and stored in the voice signal memory 17d as a singing record.

  The amplifier 18 is a digital amplifier, amplifies the accompaniment and sound output by the DSP 16, drives the speaker 19, and the speaker 19 emits a musical sound.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the karaoke server 2. The karaoke server 2 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a communication interface 24, a hard disk 25, a keyboard 26, and a display 27. The CPU 21 is a high-performance microprocessor and performs various controls according to programs stored in the ROM 22. The RAM 23 is a temporary storage memory used as a work area when the CPU 21 executes a program. The communication interface 24 includes an interface that communicates with the karaoke apparatus 1 via the karaoke communication network 4 and an interface that transmits mail to the mobile phone.

  The hard disk 25 is a large-capacity nonvolatile memory and includes a scoring result database 40 and an audio signal memory 41. The scoring result database 40 centrally manages the scoring of singing performed in each karaoke apparatus 1 and will be described in detail later. The voice signal memory 41 is a memory for recording the song that has obtained the highest score (first place) as a result of scoring. When the voice signal memory 41 is confirmed to be the highest score, the karaoke server 2 transmits the scoring result to the karaoke apparatus 1 that has transmitted the scoring result. Then, a transmission request for transmitting the singing voice signal corresponding to the scoring result is transmitted. When an audio signal is received in response to this transmission request, the audio signal is stored in the audio signal memory 41. In each karaoke device, when there is a request for listening to these songs, the karaoke device 1 reads out the data from the audio signal memory 41 and transmits it to the requested karaoke device 1 to be played back by the karaoke device 1.

  The keyboard 26 is a computer keyboard and has keys corresponding to alphanumeric characters, and can input information to the karaoke server 2 and instruct execution and stop of the program. The display 27 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display. When a character is input using the keyboard 26, the character is displayed or the progress of the program being executed is displayed.

FIG. 4 shows a scoring result database 40 stored in the hard disk 25 provided in the karaoke server 2. In this database 40, for each song selection number 40a, the highest score 40b, the date 40c when the highest score was recorded, the name 40d of the record holder who issued the record, the mail address 40e to the record holder, and The singing record 40f which shows whether the singing which issued the record is memorize | stored is memorize | stored. For example, for the song with the song selection number 40a of 001, the highest score 40b so far is 984 points (here, a maximum of 1000 points), and the date 40c on which the record was issued is 2004 It is February 25, and the record holder 40d is recorded as Mr. Yamamoto. This recording date is the date when the ranking is obtained after scoring. The karaoke server 2 erases the data of the music selection number corresponding to the recording date when the recording date has passed 30 days. By doing so, the scoring result of the highest score is deleted after 30 days, and after 30 days, it becomes easy for other singers to obtain a high rank, and as a result, the record holder is likely to change.
In this figure, only the data of the highest scorer is shown, but data other than the singing record is also stored for the second and lower ranks. The singing record is a voice recording, so it requires a very large storage capacity, but the singer's name, scoring results, and e-mail address do not require a large memory capacity, so the singer who performed the scoring Even if all of these data is recorded, the storage capacity is not so large. Therefore, according to the newly scored score, it is possible to rank based on the data stored in the database, and when there is a change in the rank, not only the first rank but also the top three singers, for example In addition, when the order changes, it can be notified by mail that the order has changed.

  Next, the operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described. FIG. 5 is an operation screen in the karaoke apparatus 1, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the computer 10 of the karaoke apparatus 1. In the process shown in this flowchart, when a song is first selected by a singer, the highest score of the song is acquired and the song is recorded in the karaoke server, the song record can be auditioned. Next, when the karaoke performance is started and the first place is obtained in the hope of scoring, processing for transmitting the song to the karaoke server 2 is performed.

  First, the singer selects a song to be sung by searching from a singer name or a song name, and inputs the song selection number of the song to the karaoke apparatus 1 (S1). The karaoke apparatus 1 transmits the selected music selection number to the karaoke server 2 via the karaoke communication network 4 (S2). The karaoke server 2 transmits and receives the highest score among the songs that sang the song corresponding to the song selection number and whether or not the song is recorded (S3). It is confirmed whether or not the singing record is recorded (S4), and if it is recorded (S4: Yes), the singer displays an inquiry as to whether or not to listen to the singing (S5). It is confirmed which one to select (S6).

  FIG. 5A shows a display example displayed on the display 13 as a result of the music selection. The music selection number 001 is designated, the music title “softly” is displayed, and the current highest score is “ 984 points ". At the same time, the singing record with the highest score is stored, and icons “Yes” 31a and “No” 31b inquiring whether or not to audition the singing record are displayed.

  Here, when the singer selects the icon “Yes” 31a (S6: Yes), the karaoke server is requested to transmit the singing record (S7). In response to this request, the singing record is transmitted from the karaoke server 2 and is produced by the speaker 19. By the above process, in each karaoke apparatus 1, the singing in which the grading of each song stored in the karaoke server 2 is ranked first can be auditioned.

  When this audition is finished, or when the icon “No” 31b is designated (S6: No), or when it is determined that there is no singing record in the confirmation process of S4, it is determined whether or not to mark the singing. The icons “Yes” 32a and “No” 32b to be set are displayed (S8). When “Yes” 32a is selected, scoring is performed, and accompaniment and singing are combined and recorded on the hard disk 17, and when “No” 32b is selected, scoring and recording are performed. Absent.

  Next, “Start” 33a and “Cancel” 33b are displayed. “Start” instructs the start of the performance of the selected song, and “Cancel” is for stopping the performance of this song and selecting the next song. It is confirmed whether or not “Start” 33a has been instructed (S9). If “Start” 33a is designated (S9: Yes), karaoke performance is started and “Cancel” 33b is designated (S9). : No), the karaoke performance is not performed, and the process returns to S1 to select the next song. When the karaoke performance is started, the accompaniment is automatically performed by the sound source 14, and the lyrics are displayed on the display 13, and the color of the lyrics is changed as the performance progresses. When the singer sets to perform scoring, the accompaniment generated by the sound source 14 and the singer's voice are synthesized and stored in the hard disk 17 as a singing record.

When the karaoke performance is completed (S10: Yes), it is confirmed whether or not “scoring” is selected in the process of S8 (S11). If “Scoring” is not selected (S11: No), the process proceeds to S1. If “Scoring” is selected (S11: Yes), the scoring result is transmitted to the karaoke server 2 (S12). . Based on the scoring results, the karaoke server 2 gives rankings to the karaoke apparatus 1 based on the scoring results of singing the song up to that point. The karaoke apparatus 1 receives the ranking (S13) and displays it on the display 13. Next, it is confirmed whether the transmission request | requirement of the audio | voice signal was received from the karaoke server (S14). When the ranking of the scoring result is first, the karaoke server 2 transmits a transmission request for requesting transmission of the voice signal of the song that acquired the scoring result to the karaoke apparatus 1 that has transmitted the scoring result. When the karaoke apparatus 1 receives the transmission request (S14: Yes), the karaoke apparatus 1 displays a message asking whether or not to open the song to the singer (S15). Here, if the singer has chosen to expose (S1 6: Yes) sends a singing record stored in the hard disk 17 to the karaoke server 2 (S17). In the process of S14, when the transmission request is not received (S14: No), in the process of S16, when the singer does not wish to disclose the singing record, the name of the singer who performed the singing The e-mail address is input and transmitted to the karaoke server 2 (S18), and the process returns to S1.

  FIG. 5B shows a display example displayed on the display 13 when “Yes” 32a is selected so as to perform scoring and the singing is finished. In this example, the score is 986 points, the highest score so far, and the ranking is 1. In this case, icons “Yes” 34a and “No” 34b for designating whether or not to release the stored performance, an area 35 for entering a name (input “ICHIRO”), and an e-mail address are entered. Area 36 is displayed. Enter the name and e-mail address using the numeric keypad provided on the remote control.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the process in the karaoke server 2 corresponding to the process in the karaoke apparatus 1. First, it is confirmed whether or not a music selection number is received from any karaoke apparatus 1 via the karaoke communication network 4 (S21). When the music selection number is received (S21: Yes), the ranking of the received scoring results is acquired with reference to the scoring result database, and the ranking is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 1 that has transmitted the scoring results (S22). When the music selection number has not been received (S21: No) and when the rank has been transmitted, it is next confirmed whether or not a request to transmit a song record of a predetermined song has been received (S23). When the transmission request for the song record is received (S23: Yes), the song record of the song stored in the audio signal memory of the hard disk 25 is transmitted to the requested karaoke apparatus 1 (S24). When the request for transmitting the song record has not been received (S23: No) and when the song record has been transmitted, it is next confirmed whether or not the scoring result of the predetermined song has been received (S25). When the scoring result is received (S25: Yes), the scoring result database 40 stored in the hard disk 25 is referred to, the ranking of the scoring result is obtained for the song, and the ranking is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 1 that has transmitted the scoring result. Is transmitted (S26). Next, it is confirmed whether or not the rank is the first place (S27), and if it is the first place (S27: Yes), the karaoke apparatus 1 that sent the scoring result to the karaoke apparatus 1 that has obtained the scoring result A transmission request for requesting transmission of a singing record (audio signal) is transmitted (S28). If the scoring result is not received in the process of S25 (S25: No), if it is not the first place in the process of S27 (S27: No), and if a transmission request is transmitted, the karaoke device 1 responds to the transmission request. It is confirmed whether or not the transmitted song record has been received (S29).

  When the song record is received (S29: Yes), the song record is stored in the audio signal memory of the hard disk 25 (S30). When the singing record is not received (S29: No) and when the audio signal is stored in the hard disk 25, the highest point 40b corresponding to the song selection number in the database 40 is received next by receiving the name and mail address of the singer. The recording date 40c, the name (record holder) 40d, and the e-mail address 40e are rewritten, and the song record 40f is written “Yes” (S31). The recording date is referred to by the calendar function of the computer 10.

  Next, it is confirmed whether or not the record holder has changed (S32). If the record holder has changed (S32: Yes), an e-mail is sent to the previous record holder to notify that the record holder has changed (S33). When the record holder has not changed (S32: No) and when a mail is sent to the previous record holder, it is confirmed whether the date has changed by referring to the calendar function of the computer 10 (S34). ). The calendar function measures time and advances the date one day at midnight. When the date has changed (S34: Yes), it is confirmed whether or not 30 days or more have passed since the recording date for all the rankings for each song in the scoring result database (S35). In the case (S35: Yes), the score corresponding to the rank, the record date, the record holder name, the e-mail address, whether or not there is a singing record, if there is a singing record, the singing record is erased, and the order is not erased. Are sequentially advanced (S36). If 30 days have not passed since the determination process in S35, the file is not deleted.

  It is confirmed whether or not the processing for all songs has been performed (S37). If the processing for all songs has been completed (S37: Yes), the process proceeds to S21, and if the processing for all songs has not been completed. (S37: No) Data about the next song is processed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the first record holder of the song number 001 has been changed, so that the record has been broken by the previous record holder (in the figure, Mr. Yamamoto) Is notified by e-mail on the mobile phone. In addition, with respect to the music selection number 001 in the database 40, the highest score 40b is set to 986 points, the recording date 40c is set to the recorded date, the record holder 40d is set to the new singer, and the e-mail address is set to the new singer. When the singing record is received, the singing record 40f is stored as being present.

  As described above, when the highest score (1st place) is obtained as a result of scoring in the karaoke apparatus, the karaoke performance is stored, and other singers perform this performance. You can audition. Therefore, other singers can understand how to sing and get high scores, and if they get high scores, they will be released, so the pleasure of using karaoke will increase more To do. Also, once a singer who has earned a high score, when the singing exceeding the high score is performed and the rank changes, the singer will be notified by e-mail that the rank has changed. , You can expect the effect of raising the aspirations to try again with a singing ability.

  The present invention has been described above based on the above embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be easily guessed.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the plurality of karaoke apparatuses and the karaoke server are connected by the karaoke communication line, but one karaoke apparatus and the karaoke server are integrated into one computer (CPU). ).

  In the above embodiment, the singing record is encoded and stored in the PCM. However, in the karaoke apparatus, the performance data is compressed by a predetermined compression method (eg, MPEG), and the karaoke server stores the compressed performance data. You may do it. In this way, a large number of performance data can be stored with a small storage capacity.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the voice of the singer was memorize | stored as a song recording, you may make it memorize | store a singer's image | video in addition to a voice | voice. For example, a karaoke device is equipped with a digital video camera, and a singer sings and shoots, and is stored as a digital video signal in a karaoke server or disclosed, or a digital camera is provided and a still image is stored in a karaoke server. You may make it public.

  Moreover, in the said Example, when a singer instruct | indicates to perform scoring, when a performance was memorize | stored and the 1st place was acquired, it enabled the singer to select whether the performance was made public. However, it may be possible to select whether or not to record before starting to sing.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although a singer's song was scored with a karaoke apparatus and it was made to send a scoring result to a karaoke server, a karaoke apparatus transmits a singing record to a karaoke server, and a karaoke server performs scoring. It may be.

  Moreover, in the said Example, when ranking is given by the karaoke server based on a scoring result and the ranking is the 1st place, transmission of the song record corresponding to the scoring result is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus which transmitted the scoring result. When the transmission request is transmitted, the karaoke device transmits the singing record to the karaoke server when the transmission request is received, but the karaoke server informs the karaoke device that transmitted the scoring result of the rank, The karaoke device may determine the received order and send a singing record to the karaoke server according to the determination result.

  In the above embodiment, the performance data is stored in the karaoke server only when the rank is first, and can be played back by each karaoke device. You may be able to audition the song.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the song recording memorize | stored in the karaoke server shall be auditioned in a karaoke apparatus, you may enable it to audition with a personal computer via the internet.

Further, in the above embodiment, when the singing record is auditioned in the karaoke apparatus, the karaoke apparatus reproduces the singing record, but the karaoke apparatus has a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) or IrDA (Infrared Data).
Association: A communication function such as a near field communication system using infrared rays, etc., and a remote control device, a mobile phone with a remote control function, a personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) The terminal may be used for listening to earphones or headphones. By doing in this way, while performing a song using the speaker of a karaoke apparatus, another person can audition a song record using these apparatuses.

  In the above-described embodiment, the karaoke server transmits the mail to the mobile phone via the mobile phone network. However, the karaoke server may transmit the mail to the designated personal computer via the Internet.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the singer inputs the mail address with an operator such as a numeric keypad. However, the name and mail address may be stored in the card, and the card reader may read the card. . Also, once a name, ID number, e-mail address, etc. are registered, it is not necessary to input an e-mail address each time if an ID number is registered thereafter.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the period memorize | stored in the database was set to 30 days from the recording date, this period is not limited to 30 days, and may be shorter or longer. Further, this period may be set for each song.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the karaoke system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a karaoke apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a karaoke server. It is a figure which shows the scoring result database which a karaoke server memorize | stores. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the indicator of a karaoke apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process in a karaoke apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process in a karaoke server.

Explanation of symbols

1 Karaoke device (reproduction means)
2 Karaoke server 3 the mobile phone 10 computer 10b ROM
10b1 performance program 10b2 scoring program (scoring means)
11 communication interface (accompaniment information receiving hand stage)
14 Sound source (accompaniment generating means)
17 Hard disk
17d Voice signal memory (synthesized sound storage means)
19 Speaker (pronunciation means)
20 Microphone (Audio signal input means)
24 communication interface (audio signal transmission hand stage)
25 hard disk <br/> 34a, 34b operator
S7 (transmission request transmission means)
S13 (rank acquisition means)
S16 (Transmission acceptance means)
S16: Yes (first transmission control means)
S16: No (second transmission control means)
S17 (synthetic sound transmission means)
S18 (specific information receiving means)

Claims (3)

Accompaniment information receiving means connected to a karaoke server via a communication line and receiving accompaniment information transmitted from the karaoke server, and accompaniment generating means for generating accompaniment based on the accompaniment information received by the accompaniment information receiving means Voice signal input means for inputting a voice signal, sound generation means for generating a voice signal input to the voice signal input means and an accompaniment generated by the accompaniment generation means, and input to the voice signal input means In a karaoke apparatus provided with scoring means for scoring a song based on the voice signal,
A synthesized sound storage means for storing a synthesized sound produced by the sounding means obtained by synthesizing the input audio signal and the accompaniment;
Rank obtaining means for obtaining a rank from the karaoke server according to the scoring results scored by the scoring means;
A transmission accepting means for accepting whether or not to transmit the synthesized sound stored in the synthesized sound storage means to the karaoke server when the order obtained by the order obtaining means is a predetermined order or higher ;
In response to the result received by the transmission receiving means, the synthesized sound stored in the synthesized sound storage means is transmitted via the communication line and stored in the karaoke server ; and
Specific information receiving means for receiving input of specific information capable of specifying an input person who has input a voice signal to the voice signal input means;
Is selected from the synthetic sound stored in the karaoke server by transmitting the synthesized sound transmission means provided in a plurality of karaoke apparatus, a transmission request requesting the transmission of the desired synthetic speech, communicate to the karaoke server A transmission request transmission means for transmitting via a line;
Reproduction means for receiving via a communication line the synthesized sound karaoke server sent to play in response to a transmission request sent by the transmission request transmitting unit,
When transmission of the synthetic sound to the karaoke server is accepted by the transmission accepting unit, the specific information received by the specific information accepting unit is permitted while allowing the synthetic sound transmitting unit to transmit the synthetic sound. Is transmitted to the karaoke server and stored in association with the rank,
When the transmission of the synthesized sound to the karaoke server is not accepted by the transmission accepting unit, the synthetic information is prohibited from being transmitted by the synthesized sound transmitting unit, and the specific information received by the specific information receiving unit Is transmitted to the karaoke server and stored in association with the ranks . It said first transmission control means is Ri 1 of Der acquired rank by the rank acquiring means, and, when the transmission of the synthesized sound to the karaoke server is received by the transmission reception unit, the combined 2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein transmission of the synthesized sound by a sound transmitting means is permitted . Karaoke system characterized in that it comprises a plurality of karaoke apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, and a karaoke server connected via a communication line and the plurality of karaoke apparatus.

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