JP4516944B2 - Karaoke singing assistance system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke singing assistance system capable of effectively utilizing sound effects to assist a karaoke user when singing.

  In restaurants where karaoke is installed, such as snacks and karaoke cafes, users other than the singer, in order to assist the singing, clapping, screaming, matching hands, or tambourine to match the tempo of the song. "Sound effects" such as the use of handy percussion instruments such as Maracas, etc. are generated, and the atmosphere of the place is raised.

Various techniques have been conceived in the past in connection with such sound effects. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for outputting a time signature in accordance with the progress of reproduction of musical sound information of a song being sung when a user other than a singer stops clapping due to eating or drinking. . Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for displaying a staff notation and displaying the timing of a call and a matching hand.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-230882 JP 2002-73057 A

  Conventionally, a user who enjoys karaoke at a restaurant can enjoy singing by visiting alone, or can come up and sing while singing by a plurality of friends.

  However, in the conventional inventions including Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, an appropriate sound effect production method is efficiently derived depending on whether the user is a single user (personal use) or a plurality of users (group use). Technology is not conceived.

  For example, when there is only one user, it does not make sense to display the calling voice and the timing of the matching hand, just like when the user is visiting the group in multiple groups, the calling voice and the matching hand are automatically pronounced. It doesn't make sense.

  Therefore, the present invention is a construction of a singing assistance system that efficiently guides an appropriate sound effect production method according to the karaoke usage mode whether the user currently using the karaoke system is singular or plural. Is an issue.

  In view of the above problems, the present inventors determine whether the user currently using the karaoke system is a singular or a group of multiple users, and based on the determination result, The karaoke singing of the present invention is found out that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by automatically outputting the sound effect sound data or outputting the sound effect display data for each piece of music at a predetermined timing. I came up with an auxiliary system.

That is, the singing assistance system of the present invention is a karaoke singing assistance system comprising user ID acquisition means, group registration means, music selection registration means, sound effect information management means, and sound effect information control means. Because
(A) User ID acquisition means acquires a user ID logged into the karaoke system,
(A) A group registration means registers a plurality of user IDs constituting an arbitrary group in a predetermined group for each group,
(C) The music selection registration means registers the selected music in the reservation queue in association with the user ID of the music selector,
(D) The sound effect information management means has predetermined sound data for outputting karaoke sound effects and display data for displaying the type and position of sound generation for karaoke sound effects to be output at a predetermined timing for each piece of music. Sound effect information management department
(E) The sound effect information control means controls the following processing 1 or processing 2.
Process 1: When a music piece registered in the reservation queue is played, if the user ID of the music selector is not registered in the group registration unit, the pronunciation data managed by the sound effect information management unit is Sound output at a predetermined timing,
Process 2: When the music ID registered in the reservation queue is played, if the user ID of the music selector is registered in the group registration unit, the display data managed by the sound effect information management unit is displayed. The display is output at a predetermined timing.

  According to the karaoke singing assistance system of the present invention, when there are a plurality of users specified by the user ID acquisition unit, a plurality of user IDs are registered as one group using the group registration unit. It is possible to determine whether the number of users is singular or plural based on the presence or absence of this group registration, and if the number of users is singularly automatically at a predetermined timing according to the determination result, it is effective. Sound output data of sound, and display output of sound effect display data if there is more than one, it is possible to efficiently lead the appropriate sound effect production method according to the karaoke usage mode Play.

  Hereinafter, a karaoke singing assistance system according to the present invention will be described with reference to preferred embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke apparatus equipped with a karaoke singing assistance system according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a karaoke apparatus (P) equipped in a restaurant such as a snack or karaoke cafe will be described. The karaoke apparatus (P) is mainly composed of a central control means (2), various functional means connected thereto, a hard disk (HDD) (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) acquires the user ID (25) and identifies the user. As will be described later, for example, an ID card R / W (read / write device) or the like is used. Use the interface. When the user who has logged in with the user ID (25) performs a predetermined operation process once by the user ID acquisition means (3), the user is specified. The user ID 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 the 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) and the karaoke microphone (M) and the A / The singing voice signal of the singer input through the D converter (9) is mixed with an appropriate balance. The mixed digital audio signal is input to the sound system (SS) (8). The 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 (SP).

  The video data (20) associated with each music code (19) recorded on the hard disk (4) is encoded in MPEG format, and background video playback means (illustrated) executed by the central control means (2). (Omitted) performs reproduction processing, reads this, and inputs it 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 (main monitor) (D1).

  In addition, in this invention, in order to assist this when a user sings karaoke music in restaurants, such as a snack and a karaoke cafe, it uses based on control of the sound effect information control means (17) mentioned later. If the performer is not registered as a group, the sound effects such as hand clapping, shout, hand of hand, or handy percussion instruments such as tambourine and maracas will be generated at a predetermined timing according to the tempo of the song sung by the singer. When a sound effect is emitted from the speaker (SP) together with a musical sound, and a plurality of users are registered as a group, the same group as the singer is used according to the tempo of the song sung by the singer. A means for displaying the karaoke sound effect location along with the lyrics telop so that a user other than the singer can pronounce the karaoke sound effect at a predetermined timing (main mode) It is formed so as to display the data) (D1).

  In addition to the above, the central control means (2) is provided with group registration means (15), music selection registration means (16), sound effect information management means (17), and sound effect information control means (18). In the hard disk (4), a group registration unit (21) and a sound effect information management unit (22) are recorded.

  The group registration unit (15) registers a plurality of user IDs constituting an arbitrary group acquired by the user ID acquisition unit (3) in a predetermined group for each group, and a group registration unit ( 21). The music selection registration means (16) registers the music selected by the user in a reservation queue, which will be described later, in association with the user ID of the music selector.

  The sound effect information management means (17), when the user who has acquired the user ID selects an arbitrary karaoke piece of music, karaoke sound effects such as screams and hands of each other are given at a predetermined timing. The sound data and display data of the karaoke sound effect for output are managed by the sound effect information management unit (22) by the timing table described later.

  When the user ID of the music selector is registered in the group registration unit (21), the sound effect information control means (18) is in the sound effect information management unit (22) during the performance of an arbitrary music piece. If the user ID is registered in the group registration unit (21), the sound effect information management unit (22) is used when playing an arbitrary piece of music. The display data managed in (1) is displayed and output at a predetermined timing.

  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 sends a desired performance reservation command to the karaoke device main body by an infrared signal. Forward. For example, when a music code is input by the remote control device (R), it is determined that the request is for karaoke music, and is stored in the RAM (5) by the performance reservation means (13) provided in the central control means (2). Reserving a performance by associating a music code and a user ID with the reservation queue.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the remote control device (R), which includes a GUI operation panel (Ra). This remote control device (R) is provided with an ID card R / W as user ID acquisition means (3) for acquiring a user ID and specifying the login of the user. This ID card R / W is a device intended for a card equipped with a non-contact IC module, and specifies a user ID linked to the 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).

  FIG. 3 is a screen for registering a user ID for logging in to the system. When the user logs in to the system by the user ID acquisition means (3) of the remote control device (R), the user is displayed in the “Customer Member's Gate” screen (26) displayed on the GUI operation panel (Ra). The “gate button” (26a) is formed. When multiple users other than the user log in to this system, as shown in the same figure, login is made in the “Customer Member's Gate” screen (26) displayed on the GUI operation panel (Ra). The “gate buttons” (26a to 26d) of all users are formed. If any logged-in user selects the user's “gate button” (26a-26d), the user's singing history, registered good music, etc. are displayed, and those music or music Arbitrary music registered in the catalog can be selected and reserved.

  In addition, at the time of login, a plurality of user IDs can be registered as a group and a group with an arbitrary name can be registered. At that time, as described above, the group registration unit (15) records the group registration table in the group registration unit (21). FIG. 4 shows an example of the group registration table. The components of the timing table include a “group name” field (f1) and a “group ID” field (f2) of the group, and “ It includes a “user name” field (f3), a “user ID” field (f4), and the like.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a reservation queue. When a user inputs a music code with the remote controller (R), “music ID”, “song name”, “user ID”, and “user name ( Nickname, etc.) ”, when the user is registered in a group, the“ group ID ”,“ group name ”, and the like are sequentially recorded in the RAM (5) as a performance reservation queue. In the illustrated example, a plurality of users are logged in, and users 1 to 3 and user 5 in the reservation queue are group-registered with the same group name. No. 6 users are not registered in the group.

  The central control means (2) plays the music data in the order recorded in the reservation queue and reproduces the video data associated therewith, and the user plays the music that he / she has reserved and registered. Then, sing the karaoke music.

  As described above, in the present invention, when a user sings karaoke music, in order to assist this, the singer sings according to the tempo of the music sung based on the control of the sound effect information control means (18). It is possible to generate sound effects such as hand clapping, screaming voices, hand of hand, handy percussion instruments such as tambourine and maracas at a predetermined timing, or display means (main monitor) (D1) ) Can be displayed.

  FIG. 6 illustrates a sound effect output timing table (sound effect management table) managed by the sound effect information management means (22) by the sound effect information management means (17) for a karaoke piece selected by the logged-in user. FIG. The components of this timing table include “song name” field (f1) and “song ID” field (f2) selected by the user, and “sound generation” indicating the type of karaoke sound effect to be output in accordance with the music performance process. The data field (f3), the display data field (f4), the output timing field (f5), and the like.

  In the example shown in the figure, the output timing of the pronunciation data of “Pan / Pan / Pan”, which is the clapping time, and the display data displayed in the lyrics telop (indicated by the “*” character in this table) When “01:02:12” (“minute”: “second”: “1/100 second”) has elapsed, the sound output data of the tambourine “Shan Shan” and the output timing of its display data are “01:15:00”. In the same manner, the sounding data of “high / high” that is a call and the output timing of the display data are “01:30:20”, and the sounding data and display data of “Kasha, Kasha, and Kasha” that is Maracas. The output timing of “01:45:50” is indicated.

  Although this timing table is recorded on the hard disk (4), when the user selects a karaoke song and there is no timing table for the selected song, the data is received from the karaoke host device via the network communication line. Acquired and recorded on the hard disk (4).

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in which the sound effect information control means (18) outputs karaoke sound effects. When a user ID is acquired by the user ID acquisition means (3) and the user logs in to the KARAOM system (step 101), and a plurality of users want to perform group registration, the group registration is performed by a predetermined procedure at the time of login ( Step 102).

  When an arbitrary user selects and reserves a desired music piece, the user ID is attached to the selected music piece ID (step 103). Then, the sound effect information control means (18) determines whether or not the user ID is registered as a group for the selected music ID, and controls the following processing 1 or processing 2 (step 104). .

  [Process 1]: When it is determined that the user ID of the music selector is not registered as a group in the group registration unit (21), when the user selects a music piece, the performance reservation means (2) of the central control means (2) 13) Record the selected song ID in the reservation queue in the RAM (5) and register the performance reservation. When the user reaches the order of performing the selected music, the effect recorded in the above-described sound effect information management unit (22) for the music ID selected by the sound effect information management means (18). From the sound output timing table (sound effect management table), the sound generation data is referred to and associated with the music ID (step 105).

  When the selected karaoke music piece is played (step 106), it is output at a predetermined timing based on the pronunciation data managed by the sound effect information management unit (22) when the music piece is played (step 106). Step 107). That is, karaoke sound effects such as clapping, screaming voices, and instrument sounds are output from the speaker (SP) at a predetermined timing.

  For example, in the case of the “Grated Tonatsu Cut Song” shown in FIG. 6, the clapping pronunciation data is output as “Pan Pan Pan” at the specified timing, and then the tambourine pronunciation data is “Shan Shan Is pronounced. When the user ID is not registered in the group, the karaoke sound effect display data is not output. That is, when the karaoke system is used alone, there is no point in displaying the calling voice and the timing of the matching hand on the screen, so the display data of the karaoke sound effect is not output.

  In this way, when a user who is not registered in the group is logged in, when the user sings, [Process 1] of Step 105 to Step 107 is repeatedly executed, and the user logs out. When the user ID is deleted (step 108), [Process 1] ends.

  [Process 2]: On the other hand, if it is determined that the user ID of the music selector is registered as a group in the group registration unit (21), when the user selects a music, the central control means (2) The performance reservation means (13) associates the group ID with the selected music ID, records it in the reservation queue in the RAM (5), and registers the performance reservation. Then, when the user reaches the order of performing the music selected by the user, the effect recorded in the sound effect information management unit (22) described above for the music ID selected by the sound effect information management means (17). From the sound output timing table (sound effect management table), the display data is referred to and associated with the music ID (step 109).

  When the selected karaoke music piece is played (step 110), the display data managed by the sound effect information management unit (22) is output at a predetermined timing when the music piece is played (step 111). In other words, when the user sings, the members of the group to which the singer belongs can be accurately pronounced karaoke sound effects such as clapping, shouts and instrument sounds at a predetermined timing according to the tempo of the music. The type of sound and the sounding position are displayed on the main monitor (D1) together with the lyrics telop.

  For example, in the case of the above-described “grated tonkatsu song”, as shown in FIG. 8, the lyrics telop 30 is displayed on the main monitor (D 1), and at the designated timing, the rhythm telop 30 is displayed in the upper part. Display data 31 is displayed, and then tambourine display data 32 is displayed. Furthermore, the display data 33 of the shout (displayed by Δ in the figure) is displayed, and the display data 34 of the maracas is displayed. When there are a plurality of user IDs, karaoke sound effect pronunciation data is not output. That is, when a karaoke system is used by a plurality of people, users other than the singer can pronounce sound effects such as screams and hands, so no sound data is output.

  As described above, when the group member sings while the user registered in the group is logged in, [Process 2] of Step 109 to Step 111 is repeatedly executed, and all the user members are sung. If the user logs out leaving one person (step 108), [Processing 2] ends.

  As described above, it is determined whether or not the user specified by the user ID acquisition means (3) is registered in the group, and the user is automatically determined at a predetermined timing according to the determination result. If the group is not registered, the sound effect sound data is output. If the group is registered, the sound effect display data is displayed and output. Can be efficiently guided, and the atmosphere of the place can be raised at restaurants such as snacks and karaoke cafes.

  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 block block diagram of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on this invention. The external perspective view of a remote control device. Explanatory drawing of a login screen. Explanatory drawing of a group registration table. Explanatory drawing of a reservation queue. Explanatory drawing of a sound effect output timing table. The flowchart which shows the control procedure which outputs a karaoke sound effect. Explanatory drawing of the pronunciation timing display screen of a lyrics telop and a karaoke sound effect.

Explanation of symbols

P Karaoke device 2 Central control means 3 User ID acquisition means 4 Hard disk 5 RAM
R remote control device D1 main monitor SP speaker 15 group registration means 16 music selection registration means 17 sound effect information management means 18 sound effect information control means 21 group registration part 22 sound effect information management part 25 user ID

Claims (1)

A karaoke singing assistance system comprising user ID acquisition means, group registration means, music selection registration means, sound effect information management means, and sound effect information control means,
(A) User ID acquisition means acquires a user ID logged into the karaoke system,
(A) A group registration means registers a plurality of user IDs constituting an arbitrary group in a predetermined group for each group,
(C) The music selection registration means registers the selected music in the reservation queue in association with the user ID of the music selector,
(D) The sound effect information management means has predetermined sound data for outputting karaoke sound effects and display data for displaying the type and position of sound generation for karaoke sound effects to be output at a predetermined timing for each piece of music. Sound effect information management department
(E) The sound effect information control means controls the following processing 1 or processing 2.
Process 1: When a music piece registered in the reservation queue is played, if the user ID of the music selector is not registered in the group registration unit, the pronunciation data managed by the sound effect information management unit is Sound output at a predetermined timing,
Process 2: When the music ID registered in the reservation queue is played, if the user ID of the music selector is registered in the group registration unit, the display data managed by the sound effect information management unit is displayed. Display output at a predetermined timing,
Karaoke singing assistance system characterized by that.

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