JP4493584B2 - Karaoke device with login information - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke device with login information, and in particular, communicates between a karaoke terminal device and a karaoke host device through network communication, and communicates between a karaoke terminal device and a music selection reservation device through local communication, thereby making a music selection reservation. The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus with login information in which user information accompanied by a user ID from the apparatus is transmitted to a karaoke host apparatus to display login information.

  A karaoke device that distributes various music data from a karaoke host device by network communication is known. A karaoke device installed in a store called a so-called karaoke box, when a user selects and reserves a desired song with a song selection reservation device (remote control device), accompaniment of the corresponding song stored in the karaoke terminal device When karaoke data such as music data and lyric image data is reproduced and the karaoke terminal device does not store the karaoke data of the corresponding song, the karaoke terminal device downloads the karaoke data of the corresponding song from the host computer via network communication. It is something to play at.

  Here, when a user uses a karaoke device, a user can access a predetermined server with a mobile phone, download a personalized song list of the user from here, register it in a non-volatile memory, and select music A karaoke apparatus is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Since karaoke devices allow users to enjoy content easily without being aware of network communications, there are many karaoke stores throughout the country. Therefore, it would be very convenient if the karaoke apparatus could be used to know the presence information of users' friends.
JP 2000-148169 A

  The invention described in Patent Document 1 is convenient because an individual song list or the like can be used for each user. However, it is not possible to exchange presence information between users' friends.

  Therefore, the user of the karaoke apparatus can display a list of individual songs of the user by performing a login operation, and can exchange the presence information of the fellow users based on the login information. Therefore, a technical problem to be solved arises, and the present invention aims to solve this problem.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 performs communication between a karaoke terminal device and a karaoke host device through network communication and karaoke terminal device and music selection through local communication. A karaoke device that communicates with a reservation device,
The music selection reservation device includes a login operation unit with a user ID, registers a plurality of users in advance, and when one of the registered users logs in with the music selection reservation device, the karaoke The login information is communicated between the terminal device and the music selection reservation device, the karaoke terminal device transfers the login information to the karaoke host device, and the login information of other users of the group in which the user is registered as a group Is transferred from the other karaoke terminal device via the karaoke host device, the login information of the other user is received, and the login information is transmitted to the user's music selection reservation device. A plurality of users registered in the group in the song selection reservation device of the karaoke terminal device existing in the system are configured to be able to exchange login information. To provide the login information with a karaoke machine that.

  According to this configuration, when the user performs a login operation on the music selection reservation device, login information is sent to the karaoke terminal device by local communication. This login information is transferred to the karaoke host device by network communication. When the login information of another user who is registered as the same friend as the user has arrived at the karaoke host device from another karaoke terminal device, the karaoke host device has other users. The login information of the user is transferred to the karaoke terminal device, and the login information of the other user is transferred to the karaoke terminal device where the user exists. When the login information of the other user is transferred to the karaoke terminal device, the login information is transmitted to the music selection reservation device. Thus, users who have the same friend registration use the song selection reservation device of the karaoke terminal device to exchange their login information.

  According to this configuration, when the user performs a login operation with his / her user ID by the login operation means provided in the music selection reservation device, the login information is transmitted to the karaoke terminal device. In addition, when a plurality of users perform the same buddy registration with the same buddy registration operation means, a plurality of users are registered as the same buddy (group), and login information of each user can be exchanged. .

  According to this configuration, when the login information provided in the music selection reservation device receives the login information of another user for the user ID from the karaoke terminal device, the login information is stored in the music selection reservation device. Is displayed on the means for displaying the login information provided in.

  According to this configuration, when the login information with the user ID is transmitted from the music selection reservation device, the karaoke terminal device transfers this login information to the karaoke host device. When login information is transmitted from the karaoke host device from another user who is registered as the same friend as the user, the karaoke terminal device receives the login information and transmits it to the music selection reservation device.

  In the present invention, when one of the users who are registered in advance with the same friend as a plurality of users performs a login operation with the music selection reservation device, the login information is transmitted from the karaoke terminal device to the karaoke host device by network communication. If there is login information of another user who has the same friend registration as the user, the login information of the other user is displayed on the music selection reservation device, so the user is the same. It is possible to know information such as where the other karaoke store is currently registered by other users. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy karaoke at the same time as if they were in the same place, such as both users contacting with a mobile phone etc., or both users singing duet while existing in a remote place. Become.

  Hereinafter, the karaoke apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to preferred embodiments. A user of the karaoke apparatus can display a list of individual songs of the user by performing a login operation, and can exchange the presence information of the user's companions based on the login information. For the purpose, the music selection reservation device comprises a login operation means, and when one of the users registered in advance as the same friend among a plurality of users performs a login operation with the music selection reservation device, the karaoke terminal device and the music selection reservation device The karaoke terminal device transfers the login information to the karaoke host device and receives the login information of other users who are registered with the same friend as the user. The login information is transmitted to the song selection reservation device, and the same friend is registered with the song selection reservation device of the karaoke terminal device existing in a different place. A plurality of users there are realized by interchangeably configured login information.

  FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram of a karaoke device. A karaoke terminal device 10 is installed in each room in a karaoke store 100. Each karaoke terminal device 10 is connected to a router 110 to construct an in-store LAN 120. ing. The in-store LAN 120 is connected to the karaoke host device 140 through a network communication 130 such as a VPN (Virtual Private Network) and is also connected to the electronic money settlement host server 150.

  The karaoke terminal device 10 is accompanied by a music selection reservation device 50, and the user selects a desired music piece by the music selection reservation device 50 and transmits a performance reservation signal to the karaoke terminal device 10. Karaoke data such as accompaniment music data and lyrics image data of the corresponding music stored is reproduced. If the karaoke data of the corresponding song is not stored in the karaoke terminal device 10, the karaoke data of the corresponding song is downloaded from the karaoke host device 140 by communication via the network communication 130 and is reproduced on the karaoke terminal device 10. .

  The music selection reservation device 50 includes a music selection reservation device main body 51 that is a wireless remote controller and a cradle 52 that is a cradle for the music selection reservation device main body 51. In addition to (Denmok), a telephone function is provided. The cradle 52 has an IC card read function in addition to a charging function and a communication function.

  The music selection reservation device 50 and the karaoke terminal device 10 communicate IP telephone data by any local communication such as a LAN via the cradle 52, a wireless LAN, or Bluetooth, and the karaoke terminal device 10 performs a network communication 130. Thus, IP phone data is communicated with another karaoke terminal device (not shown) via the karaoke host device 140. Therefore, it is configured such that telephone communication can be performed between karaoke terminal devices existing in different places.

  If the IC card on which the user ID and the prepaid amount are recorded is loaded into the music selection reservation device 50 with the music selection reservation device main body 51 mounted on the cradle 52, the user ID and the prepaid amount acquired from the IC card are read. Is transmitted to the karaoke terminal device 10 by local communication, and this user information is transferred to the karaoke host device 140 by the network communication 130.

  When the user uses paid content such as a telephone function, the karaoke host device 140 charges the user for a predetermined amount, and this charging information is sent to the electronic money settlement host via the network communication 130. It is sent to the server 150 and the karaoke terminal device 10 used by the user. The electronic money settlement host server 150 makes a settlement by deducting a predetermined amount from the prepaid amount stored in the user's database based on the billing information, and transmits the settlement result to the karaoke host device 140 via the network communication 130. To do. Upon receiving this settlement information, the karaoke host device 140 refers to the refund information table of the payment amount management means, and sends the prepaid balance information of the user to the karaoke terminal device 10 used by the user through the network communication 130. Send.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the karaoke terminal device 10, the music selection reservation device 50, and other peripheral devices. The karaoke device 10 has a central control unit 11 including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and a LAN interface 12. An in-store LAN 120 is constructed by connecting to the router 110. The karaoke terminal device 10 is connected to the network communication 130 to receive karaoke data distributed from the karaoke host device 140 and store the received karaoke data in the hard disk device 13.

  The karaoke data includes music data for generating accompaniment music of karaoke music and lyrics rendering data for generating a lyrics image to be output to the monitor 22 described later. The music data is sound source control information encoded according to the MIDI standard and the like, and the lyric rendering data includes information such as encoded lyric character groups and singing time instructions.

  The karaoke piece desired by the user is input with a specific song number or a song name, a singer name, or a part of lyrics by an electronic table of contents function provided in the song selection reservation device main body 51 of the song selection reservation device 50. Thus, music selection information is obtained. When the music selection information is transmitted from the music selection reservation device main body 51 by local communication such as an infrared signal, the music selection information is received by the receiving unit 14 for the remote controller provided in the karaoke terminal device 10, and the received music selection information is the operation control unit. 15 to the central control unit 11. Alternatively, the music selection information is sent from the operation panel 16 to the central control unit 11 via the operation control unit 15 by directly inputting the music number on the operation panel 16 provided in the main body of the karaoke terminal device 10.

  When the central control unit 11 receives the music selection information from the operation control unit 16, the central control unit 11 reads out the corresponding karaoke data from the hard disk device 13. When the karaoke data corresponding to the music selection information does not exist in the hard disk device 13, the karaoke data is downloaded from the karaoke host device 140 by connecting to the communication network 130 via the LAN interface 12 and the router 110 described above. Store in the device 13.

  The central control unit 11 sequentially transfers music data from the corresponding karaoke data to the synthesizer 17, and the synthesizer 17 generates accompaniment music according to the music data. The accompaniment music generated by the synthesizer 17 is reproduced from the speaker 19 through the mixing amplifier 18. The central control unit 11 processes the lyric rendering data in synchronization with the generation of the accompaniment music, and sequentially develops the lyric character group into the video RAM 20 as a bitmap. The voice sung by the user is collected by the microphone 21, mixed with the accompaniment music by the mixing amplifier 18, and reproduced from the speaker 19.

  Further, the central control unit 11 controls the DVD changer 22 and reproduces the background video recorded on the DVD (not shown). The central control unit 11 controls the video control unit 23 to superimpose the lyric character group on the background video, and displays the background video and the lyric character group on the screen of the monitor 24 described above.

  Here, the music selection reservation device main body 51 of the music selection reservation device 50 has various operation functions when using paid contents such as a singing verification function and a telephone function in addition to the electronic table of contents function for searching for music. The cradle 52 is a cradle for charging the music selection reservation device main body 51 and has a function of reading an IC card. When using the various paid contents, the music selection reservation device main body 51 is attached to the cradle 52, and the communication interface 25 provided in the karaoke terminal device 10 is provided by any local communication such as LAN, wireless LAN, or Bluetooth. Via the two-way communication.

  In addition, the printer 160 is connected to the USB interface 26 provided in the karaoke terminal device 10 and prints a certificate of singing test and a scoring result sent by the network communication 130.

  3 to 6 are external views of the music selection reservation device main body 51 and the cradle 52 of the music selection reservation device 50. The music selection reservation device main body 51 is provided with a touch screen 53 in which a color liquid crystal display and a touch sensor are laminated at the center. Speakers 54 are arranged on both the left and right sides. A digital camera 55 is provided on the upper part of the touch screen 53. When the user holds the music selection reservation device main body 51 with both hands and presses the shutter button 57 while facing the front of the face, the digital camera 55 is used. A person's face is photographed and stored as image data in a built-in memory such as a flash memory. In addition, an infrared remote controller transmitter 57 is provided at the center of the upper end of the music selection reservation device main body 51 in the figure, and transmits the music selection information of the music desired by the user to the receiver 14 of the karaoke terminal device 10 by an infrared signal. . An auxiliary light (not shown) can be attached to the upper part of the music selection reservation apparatus main body 51. When the user's face is photographed by the digital camera 55 described above, the auxiliary light is turned on to shoot. It is possible to ensure a predetermined brightness necessary for the operation.

  On the other hand, the cradle 52 is provided with a music selection reservation device main body mounting portion 58 in the center of the upper surface thereof, and the lower portion of the music selection reservation device main body 51 is inserted into the mounting portion 58, although illustration is omitted, but the music selection reservation device main body 51. A power input terminal and a communication terminal provided in the lower part of the cradle 52 are connected to a power output terminal and a communication terminal provided in the mounting portion 58 of the cradle 52. The cradle 52 is connected to the karaoke terminal device 10 via a LAN, and interactively communicates user information, information on various paid contents, etc. between the music selection reservation device main body 51 and the karaoke host device 140 via the karaoke terminal device 10. To do.

  In addition, an IC card reader 59 is provided at the front center of the cradle 52. A karaoke company issues an IC card 60 in which a user ID is recorded based on a request from a user, and the user deposits an arbitrary amount into his IC card 60 with a specific deposit machine (charge). Then, the deposit amount at that time and the prepaid amount (remaining amount) at that time are recorded in the IC card 60. In the present invention, since the non-contact type IC card 60 is used, it is not necessary to insert the IC card 60 into the throttle, and the user inserts his / her IC card 60 with the music selection reservation device main body 51 mounted on the cradle 52. If the IC card reader 59 is placed so as not to drop out, the user information is acquired from the IC card 60 in which the user ID and the prepaid amount are recorded under the control of the control unit built in the music selection reservation device main body 51. To do.

  A video switching button 61 is provided on one side of the front side of the cradle 52. When the video switching button 61 is pressed while the music selection reservation device main body 51 is mounted on the cradle 52, the video switching button 61 is displayed on the monitor 24 on the karaoke terminal device 10 side. The background image and the lyric character group to be displayed are displayed on the touch screen 53 of the music selection reservation device main body 51. That is, the music selection reservation device main body 51 can be used as a monitor for karaoke video. Then, by pressing the video switching button 61 again, the touch screen 53 of the music selection reservation device main body 51 displays a normal initial screen.

  Further, a telephone 62 is provided on the other front side of the cradle 52. The telephone 62 is for users of the karaoke terminal apparatus 10 existing at different places to perform telephone communication via the network communication 130 via the karaoke host apparatus 140. Although illustration is omitted, a telephone may be provided in the music selection reservation device main body 51. Thus, by providing the music selection reservation device 50 with a telephone function, a user of the karaoke apparatus can easily make a call with an IP phone.

  FIG. 7 shows a state in which the touch screen 53 of the music selection reservation device main body 51 displays a normal initial screen (top screen). A “members gate” button 70 is provided at the center of the screen, and a “denmoku” button 71 is provided around the button. , A “camera photo session” button 72, a “singing test” button 73, and an “IP phone” button 74 are arranged. Further, a “latest information” button 75 and a “play” button 76 are arranged below the “members gate” button 70, and a “print” button 77 and a “balance inquiry” button 78 are arranged at the left and right positions thereof. Yes.

  When the user touches the “Members Gate” button 70, the brightness of the “Members Gate” button 70 becomes brighter than other buttons, and it is clearly displayed that the button has been selected. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a message is displayed on the touch screen 53 so as to set the user's IC card. According to this message, as shown in FIG. 6, if the user places his IC card 60 on the IC card reader 59 so as not to drop out, the control of the control unit built in the music selection reservation device main body 51 is performed. A login operation is performed, and user information is acquired from the IC card 60 in which the user ID and the prepaid amount are recorded.

  This user information is transmitted from the music selection reservation device 50 (the music selection reservation device main body 51 and the cradle 52) to the karaoke terminal device 10, and further transferred to the karaoke host device 140 via the network communication 130. Then, based on the user ID, user information such as the user's my list, ranking history, or image data of a photographed face photo is extracted from the database of the karaoke host device 140, and the user information is recorded as karaoke. It is transferred to the terminal device 10. Thus, as shown in FIG. 9, the user's face picture 80 is displayed on the first cell together with a message 79 such as “Mr. △ has logged in” on the touch screen 53 of the music selection reservation apparatus main body 51. Is displayed.

  Similarly, if a plurality of users in the same room as the karaoke box set the IC card 60 in which their respective user IDs are registered in the IC card reader 59 of the music selection reservation device 50 and perform a login operation, As shown in FIG. 10, each face photo 80, 81, 82 is displayed on the touch screen 53 to notify that the user is logged in. Further, if a cell on which an arbitrary user's face photograph is displayed, for example, a photograph 80 is touched, the face photograph 80 is displayed together with the user's name (or nickname) 84 as shown in FIG. User information such as the user's My List and ranking history is displayed. Therefore, the user can select a song he / she is good at from My List. Alternatively, referring to the past history, in order to select a new music, the “denmoku” button 71 is touched from the initial screen shown in FIG. 7 to select an arbitrary music recorded in the electronic table of contents. You can also.

  Here, functions related to “friend registration” will be described. “Buddy registration” means that the same buddy is registered with multiple users in advance, so that by checking the “buddy information” described later, other users who have the same buddy registered as that user The login information is known, and the store where the other user exists at that time is displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, on the screen on which the photograph of each logged-in user's face is displayed, the “friend registration” button 65 is selected and the face photograph 80 of any user is touched. Then, it is confirmed whether or not the touched user is registered as a friend, and as shown in FIG. 13, by touching an “OK” button 66, the user of the facial photo 80 is registered as a friend.

  Subsequently, if another user's face picture 81 is touched, confirmation is made as to whether or not the touched user is registered as a friend, and the face is touched by touching the “OK” button 66 as described above. The user of the photograph 81 is registered as the same friend as the user of the face photograph 80. Furthermore, if the user's face picture 82 is touched and registered as a friend, the three users are registered as the same friend.

  In this way, when the same friend is registered in advance by a plurality of users, and one of the users, for example, a user of the facial photo 80 enters a certain karaoke store and uses the karaoke apparatus. 7 to 9, if the login operation is performed according to the procedure, the user's login information is transmitted from the music selection device 50 to the karaoke terminal device 10 as shown in FIG. This login information is sent to the karaoke host device 140. Based on the login information of the user, the karaoke host device 140 extracts user information such as the user's my list, ranking history, or image data of a photographed face photo from the database, as described above. , This user information is transferred to the karaoke terminal device 10, and a message 79 such as “You have logged in” is displayed on the touch screen 53 of the music selection reservation device main body 51. A photo 80 is displayed.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 14, a screen for inquiring whether or not “notify the other party of login information” appears to the user who has registered the above-mentioned friend. At this time, if the “Yes” button 67 is touched, this consent signal is sent to the karaoke host device 140 via the network communication 130, and other users who are registered as the same friend as the user are notified. The login information of the user can be disclosed. On the other hand, the user has performed a login operation in order to use karaoke, but for various reasons, this time, if you do not want to notify other users who have registered as friends, If the “No” button 68 is touched in response to an inquiry as to “notify”, this disapproval signal is sent to the karaoke host device 140 via the network communication 130 and the same user as the user is registered. The login information of the user is not disclosed to other users. Accordingly, the privacy of the user is protected.

  Then, after making login information available to other registered users, touching the “Yes” button 69 in response to an inquiry about whether or not to “confirm fellow information” will cause this confirmation request signal to be sent to the network. It is sent to the karaoke host device 140 by communication 130. The karaoke host device 140 searches for login information of all users registered as the same friend as the user, and the karaoke terminal that has been requested to confirm the friend information such as the location of the logged-in user at that time. Transmit to device 10.

  This companion information is sent from the karaoke terminal device 10 to the user's music selection reservation device 50, and as shown in FIG. 15, a map of the whole country is displayed on the touch screen 53 of the music selection reservation device main body 51. The names (nicknames) of all users who are registered with the same buddy as the user and the login location are displayed. In the illustrated example, a user named “Ryu-chan” is logged in to Hokkaido, “Dai-chan” and “Ume-chan” are logged in to Tokyo, and “Nom-san” is logged in to Fukuoka.

  Further, if the user touches the “enlarge” button 97 on the touch screen 53, an enlarged view of the Tokyo zone is displayed as shown in FIG. 16, and “Dai-chan” is the first dandelion in Ginza. It is displayed that the user is logged in at the snack (S) karaoke terminal, and that “Ume-san” is logged into the 26th room of the karaoke box Osaki's large echo. If other zones are to be displayed, touch the “reduction” button 98 shown in FIG. 15 to return to the national map screen shown in FIG.

  In this way, you can know the login information of other users who are registered with the same fellow as the user, so you can know information such as where the other user is currently at the karaoke store, Users can enjoy karaoke at the same time as if they were in the same place, such as when they contacted with the IP phone provided in the music selection reservation device 50, or both users sang a duet while they were in a remote place Is possible.

  Thus, if the user removes his IC card from the music selection reservation device 50 and touches the “logout” button 99 on the touch screen 53 of the music selection reservation device main body 51 shown in FIG. Since the personal information of the user temporarily stored in the reservation device 50 is erased, there is no possibility that the personal information is leaked to other users.

  It should be noted that the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the present invention naturally extends to the modified ones.

The figure shows an embodiment of the present invention.
The network block diagram of a karaoke apparatus. The block diagram of a karaoke terminal device, a music selection reservation apparatus, and other peripheral devices. The music selection reservation apparatus main body of a music selection reservation apparatus is shown, (a) Front view, (b) Side view. The cradle of a music selection reservation apparatus is shown, (a) Front view, (b) Side view. The state which mounted | wore the cradle with the music selection reservation apparatus main body of a music selection reservation apparatus is shown, (a) Front view, (b) Side view. FIG. 6 is a front view for explaining a procedure for mounting an IC card on an IC card reader in the state shown in FIG. The front view of the touch screen of the music selection reservation apparatus main body which displayed the initial screen. The front view of the touch screen of the music reservation apparatus main body which displayed the message which sets an IC card at the time of member's gate use. The front view of the touch screen of the music selection reservation apparatus main body which displayed the said user's login. The front view of the touch screen of the music selection reservation apparatus main body which displayed the photograph of the user who is logging in. The front view of the touch screen of the music selection reservation apparatus main body which displayed the user information of the user who is logging in. The front view of the touch screen of the music selection reservation apparatus main body which displayed the process of registering as a friend. The front view of the touch screen of the music selection reservation apparatus main body which displayed the process of registering as a friend. The front view of the touch screen of the music-selection reservation apparatus main body which displayed the confirmation process whether a login information is notified to an other party. The front view of the touch screen of the music-selection reservation apparatus main body which displayed the national location of the user who registered as a friend. The front view of the touch screen of the music-selection reservation apparatus main body which displayed the regional location of the user who registered as a friend.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Karaoke terminal apparatus 50 Music selection reservation apparatus 51 Music selection reservation apparatus main body 52 Cradle 59 IC card reader 60 IC card 62 Telephone 100 Karaoke shop 110 Router 120 In-store LAN
130 Network Communication 140 Karaoke Host Device 150 Electronic Money Payment Host Server 160 Printer

Claims (1)

A karaoke device that performs communication between a karaoke terminal device and a karaoke host device by network communication and performs communication between a karaoke terminal device and a music selection reservation device by local communication,
The music selection reservation device includes a login operation unit with a user ID, registers a plurality of users in advance, and when one of the registered users logs in with the music selection reservation device, the karaoke The login information is communicated between the terminal device and the music selection reservation device, the karaoke terminal device transfers the login information to the karaoke host device, and the login information of other users of the group in which the user is registered as a group Is transferred from the other karaoke terminal device via the karaoke host device, the login information of the other user is received, and the login information is transmitted to the user's music selection reservation device. A plurality of users registered in the group in the song selection reservation device of the karaoke terminal device existing in the system are configured to be able to exchange login information. Login information with karaoke apparatus according to claim Rukoto.

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