JP4335776B2 - Karaoke user management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management system for a karaoke user that can automatically log out a user who has logged in to a predetermined karaoke system at an arbitrary karaoke performance device when the use is terminated.

  In recent years, services provided by the karaoke system have notably been improved not only for general-purpose karaoke performance, but also for individual management of karaoke users and the provision of individual user contents. For example, singing ability scoring is performed individually for each user, and the ranking information is displayed together with the user's name and face photo, etc., and the singing ability level and rank of the singing recording data by user ID is verified. There are things to do. Normally, when a user receives such an individual service, the karaoke performance apparatus being used has a user ID recognizing means attached to the user to log in to a predetermined karaoke system, that is, use at the start of system use. It is necessary to perform user registration based on the user ID.

Conventionally, various technologies other than the content service described above have been conceived for a karaoke system that provides a personalized service by recognizing a user ID when using karaoke and logging the user into a predetermined system. Has been. For example, in Patent Literature 1, a user ID is acquired by a karaoke performance device, a usage history book for each user is created, a user ID with a usage frequency of a predetermined value or more is selected, and this is a regular customer by terminal. As a system for storing information and utilizing it for customer service. Further, in Patent Literature 2, a user ID is recognized, a user information is read, a scenario information on a moderator progress is assigned thereto, a moderator progress including a singer and a song name is automatically performed, and a karaoke device that gives a stage presence Is disclosed.
JP 2000-47676 A JP 2000-267676 A

  As a matter of course, once the user logs in to the karaoke performance device, logout, that is, deletion of the user registration based on the logged-in user ID is required at the end of use of the karaoke system. Conventionally, this logout has been performed by the user himself / herself according to a predetermined procedure, or by an administrator who manages the karaoke performance apparatus. However, users voluntarily log in due to their desire to receive personalized services. However, when users terminate the service after receiving the service, the operation is cumbersome or forgotten. In some cases, logout is not performed. Also, for the administrator, the logout timing may be delayed in time under busy conditions. In these cases, the user ID that uses the karaoke performance device next time and the remaining user ID are mixed, and the next user must log out the previous user. Problems such as occurrence occurred.

Therefore, when the user uses the karaoke performance device and the user registration is performed based on the user ID at the start of use of the predetermined karaoke system, the present invention does not depend on the conventional human operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke user management system that can automatically and efficiently delete user registration at the end of karaoke use.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor connects the karaoke performance device having a user ID recognition function and the POS management device in an intermediary manner, and completes the payment when the POS management device pays the fee. By providing a user management system that can automatically control the corresponding karaoke performance device to delete the user registration of the related user, including the user or this user, at the timing of The inventors have found that the above problems can be solved, and have come up with the karaoke user management system of the present invention.

That is, the karaoke user management system of the present invention includes a karaoke performance device and a POS management device having a user ID recognition function, and a karaoke device for managing users of the karaoke performance device. A system including a user management device,
A predetermined user who has registered as a user on the basis of a user ID at an arbitrary karaoke performance device ends the use of the karaoke performance device, and is paid when paying the POS management device. When completed, a payment completion timing signal is transmitted from the POS management device to the karaoke user management device, and when the karaoke user management device receives the timing signal, the karaoke performance device is notified of the karaoke performance device. The user is automatically controlled to delete the user registration of the related user including the user or the user concerned.

According to the karaoke user management system of the present invention, the POS management device used for payment of the karaoke usage fee is connected to the karaoke performance device having a user ID recognition function, and the POS is connected. When receiving the timing signal of the completion of the payment from the management device, a signal to log out is transmitted to the corresponding karaoke performance device, and the user registration of the user or the related user including this user is deleted. By performing the automatic control so that the user registration is performed, the user registration can be automatically and efficiently deleted at the end of the karaoke use without depending on the conventional manual operation.

Hereinafter, the karaoke user management system of the present invention will be described in detail with a preferred embodiment, but first, here, a peripheral device configuration diagram including the karaoke user management apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. Description will be made based on the schematic block configuration diagram of the karaoke user management system of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 and the conceptual configuration diagram of the user management table shown in FIG.

  FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a system including a karaoke user management apparatus according to the present invention. The karaoke user management apparatus (1) of this embodiment is provided with a user management database (1a). For each karaoke performance device (2, 2,...) Provided in each of a plurality of karaoke rooms (not shown) installed in the karaoke box store, and for each of these karaoke performance devices (2, 2,...) A store POS management device (3) for centrally managing payment collection of the user's usage fee is connected via an in-store LAN so as to mediate both.

  Here, the karaoke performance apparatus (2) in the present embodiment will be described a little. The karaoke performance device (2) is provided with a large-capacity hard disk device (not shown), which includes accompaniment music data mainly composed of MIDI data of a large number of karaoke songs and lyric extraction data that is the origin of the generation of lyric images. Karaoke data, etc., as well as long-term video data in a predetermined format, script data that defines the processing sequence of video data (storage location and processing order of background video data to be processed), and playable karaoke music Table of contents information such as song name, artist name, year of release, and the singing part of the lyrics is stored. A central control unit (not shown) is provided that controls various functional units to manage and manage the entire performance apparatus. The central control unit stores karaoke data, script data, or table of contents information of each song. They are identified by numbers and managed as a karaoke database.

  The karaoke performance device (2) is accompanied by a multi-function karaoke remote control device (R) having a music search function. With this remote control device (R), the user can use a karaoke performance device ( A desired performance reservation command is transmitted to 2). Each remote control device (R, R...) Requires a dedicated stand for charging the built-in secondary battery. In addition to the charging means, each dedicated remote stand identifies a user ID and the user. User ID recognition means (2a) for recognizing the login is attached. The user ID recognition means (2a) of the present embodiment is an ID card reading / writing device equipped with a non-contact IC module, and identifies a user ID linked to the card ID. Of course, in addition to this, for example, a mobile phone with an IC function in which an IC module is incorporated in a mobile phone, a mobile phone having a bluetooth mechanism which is a short-range wireless communication means, a password input device, a fingerprint, You may utilize the user recognition means of the mechanism depending on biometric identification functions, such as a voiceprint.

Next, the karaoke user management system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The karaoke user management device (1) of the present embodiment mainly includes communication control means (10) for controlling communication between the karaoke performance device (2) and the POS management device (3) via the LAN, A central control unit (11) for performing overall control of the management apparatus main body and a hard disk (12) in which a user management database (1a) and the like are constructed are included.

  The user management database (1a) is configured when the user logs in to any karaoke performance device (2) with the user ID recognition means (2a) attached to the karaoke performance device (2). The user management table (T) is configured so that data of the user and the karaoke performance apparatus ID are input. FIG. 3 is a conceptual block diagram of this user management table (T). The user management table (T) of this embodiment includes a “performance device ID” field (f1) for specifying a karaoke performance device used by the user, and a user who uses the performance device. “User ID” field (f2) for specifying, “Group type” field (f3) for specifying a group of users who share a predetermined performance device (can be used by one person), the group Among them, a logout flag field (f4) for setting a flag indicating this when the user logs out in the middle of use.

  The above “group type” specifies the related user including the representative user. Of course, when the group participation is not an example such as a karaoke room, the individual user For fee payment, the user registration may be individually deleted based on each user ID.

  The POS management device (3) determines the timing of completion of payment by an arbitrary user, specifically, the timing when the usage fee billing value is output to the user, and the payment of the user for the billing value. The karaoke performance device ID recorded in advance in the POS is attached at the timing when the amount is input or the settlement value of the fee balance is output, and this payment completion timing signal is added to the karaoke. It transmits to a user management apparatus (1). In the karaoke user management device (1), when the payment completion signal receiving means (11a) provided in the central control section (11) receives this signal, the logout command transmitting means (11b) With reference to the table (T), a command signal for canceling the user registration of all the group members is issued to the corresponding karaoke performance device (2) except for the user who has logged out during use.

Hereinafter, an external perspective view of the multi-function karaoke remote control device shown in FIG. 4, an interface display screen for user login / logout instructions shown in FIG. 5, and a karaoke user management system of the present invention shown in FIG. The use procedure of the karaoke system using the karaoke user management system of the present invention will be described in detail based on the system flow diagram using the karaoke.

  First, (a) and (b) in FIG. 4 show a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of the remote control device (R), respectively. Recently, remote control devices for karaoke performance devices have become more and more functional, and data can be obtained via a music search function, digital camera function, and the Internet on hardware equivalent to a handheld or palmtop computer that is practically portable. It has been transformed into a portable computer equipped with communication functions. Specifically, the remote control device (R) transmits a remote control signal output by a remote control transmitter, which is a general use, to a nearby karaoke performance device, and the karaoke performance device receives this signal by a remote control receiver. For example, you can make a reservation for a song, for example, display a user-specific photo taken with the digital camera function on the display of a karaoke performance device, display a singing score for each user, Communicating with a computer in a store via a LAN or communicating via the Internet is part of the usage pattern.

  As shown in (a), the remote control device (R) is provided with a user interface mainly composed of a touch panel in which a liquid crystal display (LCD; Ra) and a touch sensor (Rb) are stacked on the front. Yes. The built-in flash memory (not shown) stores the same table of contents information as that stored in the karaoke performance device, various image information displayed on the touch panel, and the like. The remote control unit (not shown) includes a CPU, RAM, ROM, video RAM, and the like, and various image information and character information are bitmap-developed in the video RAM based on input information to the touch panel, and based on the bitmap data. Then, the LCD driver is driven to display appropriate information on the touch panel. Furthermore, a program for managing the table of contents information stored in the flash memory as a music index database is also implemented.

  Further, when this remote control device (R) is mounted on the above-described dedicated mount, as shown in (b), a LAN port (Rc) is provided at a predetermined lower portion on the back surface of the remote control device (R). Therefore, it is possible to communicate with the karaoke user management apparatus of the present invention via the LAN, and further communicate with the karaoke host apparatus via the VPN (Virtual Private Network).

  Next, FIG. 5 shows a display screen of a touch panel in which a liquid crystal display (Ra) and a touch sensor (Rb) of the multi-function karaoke remote control device are stacked, and this touch panel instructs login and logout for each user. It is a user interface. The display screen includes an icon row (20) with a face photo for each user, a “login” icon (21) for logging in for each user, and similarly, a “logout” icon (22) for logging out. Is provided.

  In a state where the remote controller is mounted on the above-described dedicated mount, the user first selects the “login” icon (21), and then reads / writes the ID card attached to the dedicated mount (user ID recognition means). The user ID associated with the user ID is identified and the login is recognized at the same time. When the login is recognized, the user's face photo registered in advance in the karaoke host device, or if not registered in advance, a user's face photo taken using the digital camera function is newly registered and sequentially A predetermined user-specific icon (20a) with a face photo is created for each user.

If this user interface is used, for example, when making a performance reservation, if the user selects his / her face photo icon (20a), the user can display that the performance reservation is for the user. Even when singing ability is scored, the ranking ranking information of the user who sang can be displayed or registered. If the user wants to logout, the user selects the “logout” icon (22), and then selects the icon with his / her face photo (20a), and it is determined that the user has logged out. In the karaoke user management system of the present invention, the user management database performs processing such as updating / adding / deleting data in the user management table based on the login / logout information.

Here, the utilization procedure of the karaoke user manager system of the present invention is summarized. As shown in FIG. 6, first, when an arbitrary user logs in at the karaoke performance device (2), that is, when user registration is performed based on the user ID at the start of karaoke system use (S1), Can receive individual content services. After the use of the karaoke system is completed, the user pays the fee at the POS management device (3), and when the payment is completed (S2), the payment completion timing signal is the karaoke user management device ( 1) (S3). When this signal is received by the karaoke user management device (1) (S4), a logout command is immediately transmitted to the corresponding karaoke performance device (2), that is, user registration based on the logged-in user ID. An erasure command is transmitted (S5). In the karaoke performance device (2) that has received this command, logout processing is automatically performed (S6). Thus, a series of system flows is completed.

As described above in detail, according to the karaoke user management system of the present invention, the POS management device used when paying the karaoke usage fee and the karaoke performance device having a user ID recognition function are used as an intermediary. When a timing signal for completion of fee payment is received from the POS management device, a signal for instructing logout is transmitted to the corresponding karaoke performance device, and the user or this user is related. By automatically controlling the user to delete the user registration, the user registration can be automatically and efficiently deleted at the end of karaoke use without depending on the conventional human operation.

The peripheral equipment block diagram containing the karaoke user management apparatus of this invention. The schematic block block diagram of the karaoke user management system of this invention. The conceptual block diagram of the user management table. The external appearance perspective view of a multifunctional karaoke remote control device. Interface display screen for user login / logout instructions. The system flow figure using the karaoke user management system of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke user management apparatus 1a User management database 2 Karaoke performance apparatus 2a User ID recognition means 3 POS management apparatus 10 Communication control means 11 Central control part 11a Payment completion signal reception means 11b Logout command transmission means T For user management table

Claims (1)

A karaoke performance device and a POS management device having a user ID recognition function, and a system including a karaoke user management device connected to the karaoke performance device and managing users of the karaoke performance device,
A predetermined user who has registered as a user on the basis of a user ID at an arbitrary karaoke performance device ends the use of the karaoke performance device, and is paid when paying the POS management device. When completed, a payment completion timing signal is transmitted from the POS management device to the karaoke user management device, and when the karaoke user management device receives the timing signal, the karaoke performance device is notified of the karaoke performance device. A karaoke user management system characterized by automatic control so that the user registration of the user including the user or the user concerned is deleted.

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