JP4486041B2 - Karaoke event information display system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke system that manages user attribute information and displays karaoke event information related to the attribute information.

When enjoying the singing content such as singing scoring competition, singing audition, singing test, etc. as singing of music or event planning with a karaoke device, it is performed using search means such as a table of contents or a remote control device. These search means select and search for songs to be sung and contents to be played. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for displaying a performance history of a song sung for each user or introducing a recommended song.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-169572

  However, the above invention only introduces recommended songs and new music with reference to the user's performance history, and does not encourage the use of user-participating content such as singing content. Therefore, the present invention uses the attribute information of the user, and when the predetermined attribute information matches the attribute condition of the target person of the event plan currently being implemented in the song content, the event information of the content is appropriately changed. The purpose of this is to construct a karaoke event information display system that can motivate users to participate in events and encourage the use of singing content. The event information of this case is variable event information such as singing scoring competition, singing audition, singing test, etc., in which the subject changes in a predetermined period, and this variable event information is displayed on the karaoke system.

  In view of the above problems, the present inventor, based on the attribute information for each user, if it matches the attribute condition of the target person of the event plan currently being implemented, the problem is displayed by displaying this at an appropriate timing. The karaoke event information display system of the present invention has been conceived.

That is, the karaoke event information display system according to claim 1 of the present invention requires user ID acquisition means, user attribute information registration means, and variable event information display means, and associates a music piece with a user ID. Reserved music is registered in the reservation queue, and the music is played using a karaoke device.
(A) User ID acquisition means is to acquire a user ID and identify a user,
(A) User attribute information registration means is for registering user attribute information specified by the user ID in a predetermined user attribute information management table,
(C) a variable event information display means, the variable event changing information is subject at a predetermined period, based on the variable event information management table set in advance, and the subject attribute information associated with the information The user ID currently acquired is compared with the user attribute information managed in the user attribute information management table, and if there is a match with the predetermined attribute information, the user When a music reservation operation is performed, variable event information associated with the attribute information is displayed.

  According to the karaoke event information display system of the first aspect of the present invention, the user attribute information specified by the user ID acquisition means is managed in the user attribute information management table, and the user attribute information in this table And the target person attribute information in the variable event information management table in which event information that changes during a predetermined period is compared. If the predetermined attribute information matches, the associated event information is displayed at an appropriate timing. By displaying it, the user is encouraged to participate in event planning related to the singing content, and there is an effect that the singing motivation is stimulated and the atmosphere on the spot is raised.

  Below, the optimal example is given about the karaoke system of this invention, First, the block block diagram of the karaoke apparatus which comprises the karaoke system shown in FIG. 1 is demonstrated.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke apparatus constituting the karaoke system of the present invention.
The karaoke apparatus (P) in the present embodiment is mainly composed of a central control means (2), various functional means connected thereto, a hard disk (4), and the like. Here, each component in a karaoke apparatus (P) is demonstrated. First, the communication control means (12) is for controlling communication with a karaoke host apparatus performed via a network communication line such as an ADSL line, ISDN line, or general line. The user ID acquisition means (3) specifies a user by acquiring a user ID, and the user ID acquisition means (3) logs in with the user ID (20) once. When the user who has performed the predetermined operation processing, the user is specified. The user ID (20) can be stored in both the flash memory (not shown) of the remote control device (R) and the hard disk (4).

  Next, the voice generation process will be described. The sound source (6) is input by processing of the sequencer (14) executed by the central control means (2), and the digital mixer (7) receives a plurality of musical sound signals generated by the sound source (6), a karaoke microphone and an A / D converter ( 9) Mix the singer's singing voice signal input via 9) with an appropriate balance. The mixed digital audio signal is input to the sound system (8). This sound system (8) includes a power amplifier, converts an input digital signal into an analog signal and amplifies it, and emits a musical sound and a singing voice signal from a speaker.

The video data (19) associated with each music code (18) recorded in the hard disk (4) is encoded in the MPEG format, and background video reproduction means (not shown) executed by the central control means (2). ) Is read out and read out and input to the MPEG decoder (10). This MPEG decoder (10) converts the input MPEG data into NTSC video and inputs it to the synthesis circuit (11). This synthesis circuit (11) synthesizes the telop and scoring OSD on the video signal of the background video. The synthesized video signal is displayed on the display means (D1). Further, the hard disk (4) is provided with a user attribute information management table (T1) for recording attribute information for each user using the user attribute information registering means (15), and variable event information. using the display unit (17), the variable event information management table (T2) is provided for managing variable event information subject to change with a predetermined period.

The remote control device (R) is a multi-function karaoke remote controller having a music search function or a music reservation function. With this remote control device (R), the user can send a desired performance reservation command to the karaoke device main body by an infrared signal. Forward. For example, when a music code is input from the remote control device (R), the music code is reserved for performance in a reservation queue (not shown) in the RAM (5) as a request for karaoke music.

  When a user of an arbitrary user is acquired using the user ID acquisition means (3) of the remote control device (R), the user attribute information management table (T1) is used and T1) variable event information The event information is displayed at an appropriate timing when compared with the subject attribute information registered in the management table (T2).

  Next, a user ID acquisition procedure for each user will be described based on an external perspective view of the karaoke remote control device shown in FIG. 2 and an interface display screen for login / logout instructions for each user shown in FIG.

  First, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a remote control device (R) provided with a GUI operation panel (Ra). This remote control device (R) is accompanied by an ID card reading / writing device (3) for acquiring a user ID and specifying the login of the user. This read / write device (3) is a device for a card on which a non-contact IC module is mounted, and identifies a user ID linked to an ID card. Of course, in addition to the present embodiment, for example, a mobile phone with an IC function in which an IC module is built in a mobile phone, a mobile phone having a Bluetooth mechanism as a short-range wireless communication means, a password input device, a fingerprint or a voiceprint A user identification means of a mechanism using a biometric identification function such as the above may be used. In addition, it can communicate with this karaoke apparatus, and also can communicate with a karaoke host apparatus via VPN (Virtual Private Network).

  Next, FIG. 3 is a screen for performing user ID registration for logging in to the system. When the user logs in to the system using the user ID income means, the “gate button” (20a) of the user is formed in the “customer member gate” screen (20). Thereafter, the user selects the “gate button” (20a) and selects a song to be sung, so that the performance reservation means (13) shown in FIG. 1 associates the song with the user ID and reserves the song. Is registered in the reservation queue and the music is played.

Next, a schematic diagram of the user attribute information management table shown in FIG. 4 and an attribute information comparison diagram of various management tables shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the user attribute information management table (T1), and the user attribute information management table (T1) of (a) uses each user attribute information registration means (15). It is a table that manages the attribute information of the person. This user attribute information management table (T1) manages the attribute information of each user for each performance terminal or karaoke host device, and, as a constituent element thereof, specifies the user ID “Usage "User ID" field (f0), "Name" field (f1) indicating the name and nickname of the user, the date of birth of the user, "Age", "Gender", "Hometown", "Preference" It consists of an “attribute information” field (f2) etc. in which attribute information consisting of the above is registered.

Next, FIG. 5 shows (a) predetermined user attribute information registered in the user attribute information management table (T1), and (b) target person registered in the variable event information management table (T2). It is a comparison figure of attribute information. Specifically, in the variable event information management table (T2), the variable event information display unit registers the variable event information, the condition of the implementation period, and the target attribute information associated therewith. The variable event information management table (T2) includes an “event ID” field (f1) for specifying an ID of an event to be executed, an “event period” field (f2) for specifying an event period, and a target. It consists of an “attribute information” field (f3) that specifies the attribute information conditions of the “age”, “sex”, “birthplace”, and “favorite song” of the person.

The target person attribute information (“gender” and “birthplace”) registered in the variable event information management table (T2) and predetermined attribute information (“gender and“ birthplace ”) in the user attribute information management table (T1) ]), The variable event information (contents f1 to f3) set in advance in the variable event information management table (T2) is displayed when the user performs a music reservation operation.

  Next, the present invention will be described based on the variable event information display screen shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 shows a case where the target person attribute information managed in the variable event information management table (T2) and the user attribute information managed in the user attribute information management table (T1) are compared and matched. It is a variable event information display screen displayed on the screen. First, the display screen (A) is a display screen when the target person attribute information in the user attribute information management table (T1) and the variable event management information table (T2) match. This is composed of a user display unit (Da) and a variable event information display unit (Db), and displays the registered variable event information at an appropriate timing.

  Next, based on the conceptual configuration diagram of the communication karaoke system related to the present invention shown in FIG. 7 and the block configuration diagram of the karaoke host device related to the system of the present invention shown in FIG. A user attribute information management table and a variable event information management table provided in the karaoke host device will be described together with the relationship with the karaoke host device.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7, the communication karaoke system according to the present invention is mainly composed of a large number of karaoke performance devices (P, P,...) Connected to the karaoke host device (H) via a communication network. Become. Specifically, first, the karaoke host device (H) is connected to each karaoke performance device (P, P,...) Via a communication network using a general public telephone line, ADSL or optical communication line. The Then, for example, a karaoke host device (H) and each karaoke performance device (P) are connected via a router (not shown) using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) managed by a karaoke provider using the Internet (Ni). Each router assigns an IP address to each karaoke performance device (P, P,...) By its built-in DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function, and the MAC (Media Access Control) address, A table in which this IP address is associated is created and communication processing is performed.

Next, FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a karaoke host device related to the system of the present invention. The karaoke host device (H) communicates with the karaoke device (P) using the communication control interface (30), and the central control means (31) manages each table on the hard disk (32) in the same manner as the karaoke device. To do. The breakdown of each table includes a user attribute information management table (T1) for managing attribute information for each user, and a variable event information management table (T2) for managing variable event information in which a target person changes in a predetermined period. Is provided. Moreover, it is possible to download the data preserve | saved from the karaoke host apparatus (H) to each karaoke apparatus (P, P ...). As a result, information can be collected from any karaoke device (P, P,...) Connected to the karaoke host device (H) via a network, and the karaoke host device can be connected to any karaoke device (P, P,...). By reducing the information collected in (H), the same service can be received from any karaoke apparatus (P, P...).

As described above, according to the karaoke event information display system of the present invention, the user attribute information specified by the user ID acquisition means is managed in the user attribute information management table, and the user of this table is used. and attribute information and comparing the subject attribute information of the variable event information management table having registered the variable event information that varies in a predetermined time period, when the predetermined attribute information are identical, a variable event information that is correlated By displaying it at an appropriate timing, the user can be encouraged to participate in event planning related to the singing content, and the motivation for singing can be stimulated and the atmosphere on the spot can be raised.

Block configuration diagram of karaoke equipment related to this system External perspective view of karaoke remote control device User interface login / logout instruction display screen Schematic diagram of user attribute information management table Comparison table of attribute information of various management tables Variable event information display screen The conceptual block diagram of the communication karaoke system concerning this invention The block block diagram of the karaoke host apparatus relevant to the system of this invention

Explanation of symbols

P
Karaoke device 2, 31 Central control means 3, ID card reading / writing device (user ID acquisition means)
4, 32 hard disk 15
User attribute information registration means 17
Variable event information display means T1 User attribute information management table T2 Variable event information management table R Remote control device

Claims (1)

User ID acquisition means, user attribute information registration means, and variable event information display means are required, and a music piece is linked to a user ID, a reserved music piece is registered in the reservation queue, and the music piece is played. System using a karaoke device
(A) User ID acquisition means is to acquire a user ID and identify a user,
(A) User attribute information registration means is for registering user attribute information specified by the user ID in a predetermined user attribute information management table,
(C) a variable event information display means, the variable event changing information is subject at a predetermined period, based on the variable event information management table set in advance, and the subject attribute information associated with the information The user ID currently acquired is compared with the user attribute information managed in the user attribute information management table, and if there is a match with the predetermined attribute information, the user Displays the variable event information associated with the attribute information when performing a music reservation operation.
Karaoke event information display system.

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