JP4387424B2 - Personal karaoke usage data management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an individual karaoke use record data management system, and more particularly to a technique for authorizing a use record when a user does not have a user terminal after using the karaoke.

  A personal karaoke remote control transmitter called a personal remote control is known. In addition, with the recent popularization and high performance of mobile phones, a technology for using a mobile phone owned by each person as a karaoke remote controller has been developed.

  By using such a personal karaoke remote control (user terminal), it is possible to specify the individual who has used the karaoke service provider, so that the karaoke company can know the karaoke use status for each individual. Therefore, it becomes an environment in which it is easy to improve the merchantability of karaoke by enriching personalized services based on usage results such as privilege services according to usage frequency and providing information by preference analysis.

From such a point of view, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-181464 discloses a technique for collecting performance histories and presenting a personalized music list on a mobile phone. Japanese Patent No. 3400921 discloses a point service according to the use of karaoke by the present applicant.
JP 2000-181464 A Japanese Patent No. 3400921

  The service realized by using the user terminal brought by the user as described above tends to cause a problem that the service cannot be received once the user forgets to bring his own user terminal. If a customer who visits the store with the enthusiasm that it can only be gained by using it is inadvertently forgotten that he / she has forgotten his / her user terminal, the user will be distracted.

  Therefore, if there is a remedy in such a case, it is very convenient for users who expect benefits from use and for karaoke operators who want to promote the use of karaoke. For example, a method may be considered in which a user ID is reserved in a karaoke store and is officially added as a use history when the user next visits the store. However, this usage information must be temporarily stored and managed at the karaoke store until the next visit, which is likely to cause mistakes and waste in system operation.

  Therefore, the present inventor considered that it would be convenient if a user who had forgotten to bring his user terminal could register the usage record by himself / herself after using karaoke.

The present invention was created based on the recognition of the technical background described above. The individual karaoke use record data management system according to the present invention comprises the following means (1) to (6).
(1) Means for receiving a request signal including the music ID output from the short-range wireless communication means of the mobile phone personally owned by the karaoke user and the terminal ID of the mobile phone and registering it in the reservation list (2) A request signal that is attached to the karaoke device and is shared by the karaoke user, stores the self-report ID input by the karaoke user, and includes the song ID and the self-report ID selected by the karaoke user. (3) A means for receiving a request signal including a music ID output from the shared music selection means and a self-reported ID and registering it in the reservation list (4) Accompanied by playing the requested music according to the reservation list Te, through the means (5) the Internet to record karaoke use performance data for each terminal ID and the self-reported ID has been registered in the reservation list User obtains the self-reported ID entered by the mobile phone, karaoke use record data to the terminal ID associated with the relevant self-reported ID with communicating with the mobile phone acquires the terminal ID of the mobile phone Te (6) Means for outputting karaoke use record data for each terminal ID

The individual karaoke use record data management method according to the present invention is specified by the following items (11) to (16), for convenience.
(11) The karaoke device is personally owned by the karaoke user, and the karaoke device is personally managed by consolidating the individual karaoke use record data generated in a plurality of karaoke devices to a server via a communication network. A request signal including the music ID output from the short-range wireless communication means of the mobile phone and the terminal ID of the mobile phone is received and registered in the reservation list, and associated with the terminal ID as the requested music is played (13) The karaoke device is attached to the karaoke device and is self-reported by the karaoke user with the song ID from the shared music selection means shared by the karaoke user. Receives a request signal including an ID, registers it in the reservation list, and associates it with the self-reported ID as the requested song is played (14) The server aggregates karaoke usage record data received from each karaoke device by terminal ID and self-reported ID. (15) The server transmits data via the Internet. Communicating with the mobile phone to acquire the terminal ID of the mobile phone, acquire the self-reported ID entered by the user through the mobile phone, and use the karaoke usage record data associated with the self-reported ID as the terminal ID. Merge with the associated karaoke usage record data (16) The server outputs karaoke use record data for each terminal ID

  According to the personal karaoke use record data management system according to the present invention, a user can be recognized as a use record accurately even when he / she forgets to have his / her own user terminal, and thus receives a privilege service according to the use record. There is no loss of opportunity. In particular, since such a usage record registration process is performed using a mobile phone, a sense of security that can be surely obtained is obtained. Moreover, since the privilege service according to the utilization results is efficiently utilized for the karaoke company, the purpose of the service for promoting the use of karaoke can be sufficiently achieved.

=== Overview of One Embodiment ===
FIG. 1 shows a system configuration example of an embodiment of an individual karaoke use record data management system according to the present invention. Many karaoke apparatuses 1 are integrated with the karaoke host apparatus 2 via a telephone network or ISDN. The karaoke host device 2 distributes karaoke data of music that can be used in karaoke to the karaoke device 1 under its control, and collects performance history information and operation information of the karaoke device from the karaoke device 1. The karaoke use support server 3 is a computer operated by the karaoke company on the Internet 4 and operates web contents for browsing and selecting song index data such as song names and artist names for songs that can be used in karaoke. ing. The server 3 is connected to the karaoke host device 2 via a dedicated line. The karaoke device 1 includes a multi-function karaoke remote control device 6 and the mobile phone 5 can be used as a karaoke remote control transmitter.

  In this embodiment, a user who has a mobile phone 5 makes a music selection reservation using his mobile phone 5 as a user terminal, and a user who has forgotten to have a mobile phone 5 is a multi-function karaoke as a shared music selection means. A music selection reservation is made using the remote control device 6. When the mobile phone 5 is used, the user is identified by the unique identifier (terminal ID) of the mobile phone 5 attached to the performance reservation information, and the music ID of the music that has been played by making a reservation for music selection by terminal ID is used. It manages with the karaoke apparatus 1 as a track record.

  On the other hand, when a music selection reservation is made using the multi-function karaoke remote control device 6, a self-reported ID such as a mobile phone number entered by the user is attached to the music selection reservation information, and the music selection is reserved for each self-reported ID and played. The music ID of the music is managed as a use record in an appropriate storage unit of the karaoke use support server. Thereafter, when the user communicates with the karaoke use support server using his / her mobile phone 5, the terminal ID of the mobile phone 5 is compared with the self-report ID entered by the user. If it is possible to authenticate that both parties specify the same user by a predetermined authentication procedure, the usage record for this self-report ID is merged with the usage record for each terminal ID.

  As a result, even if the user forgets to carry his / her mobile phone 5, the user is accurately recognized as a use record, so that the opportunity to receive a privilege service corresponding to the use record is not lost. In particular, since such a usage record registration process is performed by using the mobile phone 5 by itself, a sense of security that can be surely obtained is obtained. Moreover, since the privilege service according to the utilization results is efficiently utilized for the karaoke company, the purpose of the service for promoting the use of karaoke can be sufficiently achieved.

  Hereinafter, the configuration and user interface of each device constituting the individual karaoke use record data management system will be described.

=== Basic configuration of karaoke equipment ===
This embodiment is applied to a known communication type karaoke apparatus. FIG. 2 shows an example of a hardware-based configuration of the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The karaoke apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is a computer application device equivalent to a known personal computer. The central processing unit 11 is a computer main body including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, a hard disk device 12 as a large-capacity external storage, an optical disk playback device 13 such as a CD-ROM and a DVD-ROM, a subscriber telephone line and an ISDN telephone. Accompaniment based on MIDI-format music performance data, a communication control device 14 for communicating with the karaoke host device 2 via a line, a user interface device 15 for exchanging input from the user and a response to the user. A music generation device 16 that generates an acoustic signal of music, an acoustic device 17 that amplifies an acoustic signal from accompaniment music or a microphone and generates sound from a speaker, a display 18 that uses a CRT, LCD, or PDP, and the display 18 And a video processing device 19 for processing video data to be displayed.

  The user interface device 15 includes a karaoke remote control transmitter 7 such as a mobile phone 5 or a multi-function karaoke remote control device 6 possessed by the user, in addition to the operation panel (keyboard and display) of the device main body. Distance wireless communication means (IrDA transceiver, infrared LED, infrared light receiving element) is provided.

  Based on the performance reservation command received via the user interface device 15, the central processing unit 11 creates a performance reservation queue in an appropriate storage unit and manages the performance order of the karaoke music pieces. When the central processing unit 11 receives the performance reservation command, the central processing unit 11 confirms that the music ID included therein is the ID of a music that can be played in the karaoke database, and queues the music ID. Register with. Then, the music IDs are extracted from the queue in the order of registration, and the karaoke data including the music performance data and lyrics subtitle data for the corresponding music is extracted from the karaoke database and used for performance processing.

=== User terminal ===
The user's mobile phone 5 (user terminal) that can be used as a karaoke remote control transmitter in this embodiment is equipped with an Internet browser function, JAVA applet execution function, and short-range wireless communication means. The karaoke use support program necessary for using the function according to the present invention is prepared in the karaoke use support server 3 operated on the Internet 4 by a karaoke company. The mobile phone 5 can access the server 3 in advance and download and use this program.

  The karaoke use support server 3, as disclosed in detail in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-181464 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-15671, The karaoke host device 2 manages the aggregated data based on the performance history data collected from the karaoke device 1, and the web content that allows the user to browse and select these data as appropriate is operating.

  When the user performs an operation of searching for a music piece to be sung and making a performance reservation according to the dialog interface provided by the karaoke use support program, the karaoke apparatus 1 is notified of a performance reservation command including the music piece ID.

  Particularly in the present embodiment, the performance reservation command includes the terminal ID of the mobile phone 5 and is notified to the karaoke apparatus 1. The terminal ID is a mobile phone number in this embodiment, but other unique identifiers such as a terminal manufacturing number can also be used.

=== Shared music selection means ===
The multi-function karaoke remote control device 6 as the shared music selection means according to the present embodiment has a transparent touch sensor 21b on the liquid crystal display panel (LCD) 21a, as shown in FIG. A central processing unit 22 including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, a driver 23 for a liquid crystal display panel 21a, an input detection circuit 24 for a transparent touch sensor 21b, and a flash memory 25 are occupied by the stacked liquid crystal touch panel 21. , Short distance wireless communication means (IrDA transceiver 26 / infrared LED 27 / infrared light receiving element 28) for communicating with the karaoke apparatus 1, data communication with the karaoke apparatus 1 via the data communication apparatus of the power station and the charging station A control unit 29 and the like are mounted.

  The central processing unit 22 searches for or selects a song desired by the user through a user interface using the liquid crystal touch panel 21. When a reservation event is issued, the short-range wireless communication means communicates with the karaoke apparatus 1 existing in the vicinity, and transmits a performance reservation command including the music ID.

  The short-range wireless communication means between these devices may be a Bluetooth signal in addition to the IrDA interface.

=== Forgot the mobile phone 5 ===
In this embodiment, when a user who has forgotten the mobile phone 5 makes a reservation for music selection using the multi-function karaoke remote controller 6, it is possible to use by creating or updating an accessible memory area for each self-reported ID. It is configured as follows. When each region is accessed and an operation for selecting a desired song and transmitting a performance reservation command is performed, a self-report ID is attached to the performance reservation command and notified to the karaoke apparatus 1.

  In this embodiment, a mobile phone number is used as the self-report ID, but other identification information that can identify this user, such as a customer number issued at a karaoke shop, can also be used as the self-report ID.

  4A to 4D illustrate an outline of screen transition in this case. First, FIG. 4A illustrates a top screen displayed on the touch panel 21 in the initial state of the multi-function karaoke remote control device 6. When the user selects the “forget to carry” button 31 on this top screen, according to the predetermined user interface exemplified in (B) to (D), the mobile phone number is input as the self-report ID and corresponds to the self-report ID. The user-specific area can be created and the created area can be updated.

  On the initial screen of the “forget to carry” menu illustrated in (B), when a user who uses this area for the first time selects and inputs the “create new page” button 32, the user follows the predetermined user interface illustrated in (C). By inputting the self-report ID and name, an area corresponding to the self-report ID of the new user can be created. The name entered here is displayed in the list of (B).

  In addition, if an operation for selecting Mr. A, Mr. B, and Mr. C who have already created areas in (B) is performed, the areas corresponding to the respective self-report IDs can be accessed. Then, for example, as shown in (D), music selection is performed using various search menus such as a song name, a singer name, and a music genre prepared in each area, or a music selection number (music ID) is directly input. can do.

  When a user selects a desired song in the area corresponding to his / her own self-reporting ID and performs a predetermined operation for reserving the performance, a radio signal for reserving the performance of the music includes the self-reporting ID. It is transmitted toward the karaoke apparatus 1. Thereafter, a confirmation screen indicating that a radio signal has been transmitted is displayed and the screen returns to the top screen (A).

  The association between each self-report ID and the specific area is configured so that it can be cleared at an appropriate occasion, such as when karaoke use is started or when a predetermined time or more has passed without being used.

=== Usage record totaling process ===
FIG. 5 exemplifies the outline of the processing of utilization record interest management according to the present embodiment. The usage record management process according to the present embodiment combines the process of totaling the usage record for each terminal ID and for each self-reporting ID, and the terminal ID use record and the self-reported ID use record into the terminal ID use record. Process.

  As illustrated in FIG. 5A, the central processing unit 11 of the karaoke apparatus 1 waits for a performance reservation by associating the received terminal ID or self-report ID with the music ID included in the performance reservation command. Register in the matrix. As shown in this figure, each music ID is registered in association with either a terminal ID or a self-report ID. A flag is added so that it can be understood whether the terminal ID or the self-report ID is associated with each music ID.

  For music pieces that have been taken out of the queue in the order of registration and provided for performance, the performance date and music ID are associated with either the terminal ID or the self-report ID and collected as performance history data. . This performance history data is obtained by adding performance date and time information to the performance reservation queue in (A) as exemplified in (B). The performance history data is collected and managed by the karaoke host device 2 at an appropriate communication opportunity.

  In the karaoke host device 2, based on the performance history data collected from each karaoke device, as exemplified in (C) and (D), this performance history data is totaled for each terminal ID and each self-report ID, It is stored and managed as usage record data for each terminal ID and each self-report ID.

  Further, these accumulated usage record data are transferred to the karaoke usage support server 3. The server 3 updates and manages the latest data at an appropriate communication opportunity with the karaoke host device 2.

=== Use result merge processing ===
A user who enjoys karaoke without bringing his mobile phone 5 accesses the karaoke use support server 3 via the Internet 4 using his mobile phone 5 after using karaoke. 6A and 6B illustrate user interfaces provided by the karaoke use support server 3. When the mobile phone 5 accesses the server 3, the server 3 is notified of the terminal ID in the data communication between the server 3 and the mobile phone 5. When the user inputs the self-report ID according to the predetermined user interface exemplified in (A), the terminal ID is associated with the input self-report ID, and the consistency is authenticated.

  The server 3 confirms whether or not the usage record data associated with the terminal ID and the usage record data associated with the self-reporting ID are stored. If both are stored, the usage record data associated with the self-report ID is associated with the terminal ID and merged. In this way, the usage record based on the self-report ID is formally registered as the usage record based on the terminal ID.

  Then, the usage record data for each terminal ID is output as necessary, and displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 5 as illustrated in FIG. 6B, or the display 18 of the karaoke device 1 or the multi-function karaoke remote control device 6. Displayed on the touch panel 21.

Note that if only usage record data associated with the self-reporting ID is stored, the data is deleted after a predetermined period. On the other hand, when only the usage record associated with the terminal ID is stored, it is assumed that the user misunderstandings or the aggregation in the karaoke apparatus 1 is incomplete. Therefore, it is convenient to notify the user of a message so as to access again after an appropriate period.
Further, data is deleted for the self-report ID that has not been accessed by the user within a predetermined period.

  In the above embodiment, since the terminal ID and the self-reporting ID are both mobile phone numbers, consistency authentication can be facilitated by matching both. However, it does not immediately merge into the usage record data of the terminal ID that matches the self-report ID without waiting for the user to access the karaoke usage support server 3 with the mobile phone 5. This is to prevent erroneous registration by assuming the possibility that the user will erroneously enter the number of another person when entering the self-report ID.

=== Other Embodiments ===
A so-called personal remote control can be applied as the user terminal 5 according to the present invention. The personal identification ID of the personal remote controller can be used as the terminal ID.
Further, the functions realized by the karaoke use support server 3 of the above embodiment can be realized integrally with the karaoke host device 2.
Or it is also possible to implement | achieve integrally with the karaoke apparatus 1 including the function which the said karaoke utilization assistance server 3 embodies.
Alternatively, the present invention can be realized integrally with the main body of the karaoke apparatus 1 including the functions realized by the multi-function karaoke remote control apparatus 6.

  It should be noted that the present invention can also be applied without providing a memory area that can be accessed for each user. A configuration in which a user inputs and adds a self-report ID each time a performance reservation command is transmitted may be used.

  When the multi-function karaoke remote control device 6 is used, it is also possible to register a password, a name, a use store name, a use time zone, and the like together with a self-report ID. In this way, when registering the usage record, it is possible to rescue a user's erroneous input or prevent erroneous registration.

  In the embodiment described in detail above, the individual karaoke use record data management system according to the present invention is applied to a large-scale communication karaoke system in which a host device and a large number of karaoke devices are integrated by a telephone network or ISDN. This is an example of the configuration.

  The present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. For example, in a karaoke box store, the individual karaoke use record data management system according to the present invention is applied to a system in which a karaoke device and a store server of each box are integrated by LAN, and the point service is limited to the store. Can be used. In this case, the store server serves as both the host device and the karaoke use support server in the above embodiment.

  Furthermore, in a small-scale store such as a karaoke pub where one karaoke device is installed, the individual karaoke use result data management system according to the present invention is applied only to the one karaoke device. It can be used for point services limited to the karaoke pub. In that case, "means for communicating with the user terminal to acquire the terminal ID, acquire the self-reporting ID input by the user to the user terminal, and authenticate the consistency between the terminal ID and the self-reporting ID" Employs a structure that embodies "means for merging karaoke use record data of self-reported ID with karaoke use record data of terminal ID" and "means of outputting karaoke use record data for each terminal ID" by computer processing of the karaoke device body it can.

It is the figure which showed the system configuration example which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is the figure which showed the outline of the hardware constitutions of the communication karaoke terminal device which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline of the electronic system structure of the multifunctional karaoke remote control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline of the screen transition displayed in the case of the music selection in the multifunctional karaoke remote control apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the process outline | summary of the use results management which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline of the screen displayed on a mobile telephone in the case of the usage record registration which concerns on one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Karaoke device 5 Mobile phone (user terminal)
6 Multifunctional karaoke remote control device (shared music selection means)
31 Button for instructing "Forget to carry" menu

Claims (2)

Means for receiving a request signal including the song ID output from the short-range wireless communication means of the mobile phone personally owned by the karaoke user and the terminal ID of the mobile phone and registering it in the reservation list;
A request signal that is attached to the karaoke device and is shared by the karaoke user, stores the self-report ID input by the karaoke user, and includes the song ID and the self-report ID selected by the karaoke user. Shared music selection means for outputting
Means for receiving a request signal including a music ID output from the shared music selection means and a self-report ID and registering it in the reservation list;
Means for recording karaoke use record data for each terminal ID and self-reported ID registered in the reservation list as the requested music is played according to the reservation list;
User obtains the self-reported ID entered by the mobile phone, karaoke use record data the terminal associated with the relevant self-reported ID with communicating with the mobile phone via the Internet to obtain the terminal ID of the mobile phone Means for merging with the karaoke use result data associated with the ID;
Means for outputting karaoke use record data for each terminal ID;
A personal karaoke usage record data management system characterized by A method of centrally managing individual karaoke usage results data generated in a plurality of karaoke devices by consolidating them on a server via a communication network,
The karaoke device receives the request signal including the song ID output from the short-range wireless communication means of the mobile phone personally owned by the karaoke user and the terminal ID of the mobile phone, registers the request signal in the reservation list, and requests Along with the performance of the song, karaoke usage record data associated with the terminal ID is generated and transmitted to the server,
The karaoke device receives the request signal including the song ID and the self-reported ID inputted by the karaoke user from the shared music selection means attached to the karaoke device and shared by the karaoke user, and registers the request signal in the reservation list. Along with the performance of the song, karaoke usage record data associated with the self-reported ID is generated and transmitted to the server,
The server aggregates karaoke usage record data received from each karaoke device by terminal ID and by self-reported ID,
The server communicates with the mobile phone through the Internet to obtain the terminal ID of the mobile phone, obtains the self-reported ID input by the user through the mobile phone, and records the karaoke use record data associated with the self-reported ID. Are merged with the karaoke usage record data associated with the terminal ID,
The server outputs karaoke use result data for each terminal ID.

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