JP4647580B2 - Karaoke selection support method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technical improvement for improving the entertainment of a karaoke music selection device, and in particular, when a karaoke user reserves a performance of a desired song, a plurality of songs related to the desired song are presented as the next music selection candidates for music selection. The present invention relates to a karaoke song selection support method having a function for prompting the user.

  As is well known, instead of a thick karaoke table of contents, an electronic table of contents (a karaoke music selection device) composed of a tablet-type computer is popular in karaoke stores. It is known by trade names such as DAM Station, Denmoku, Kyoku NAVI, and Navikara. Such a karaoke music selection device uses the high computing ability, memory ability, and communication ability of a tablet computer to store personal favorite songs in advance or to search for karaoke songs from various perspectives. It is possible to select songs.

For example, Japanese Patent No. 3573420 discloses a function of searching for a target song using an artist's album name and jacket photo.
Japanese Patent No. 3595292 discloses a function that allows favorite music to be registered in a storage area for each user, or to be read and used for music selection.
Japanese Patent No. 3645211 discloses a so-called “searching at that time” function that can search for popular songs of the age that remain in the user's memory based on the age and age of the user.
Japanese Patent No. 3573420 Japanese Patent No. 3595292 Japanese Patent No. 3645211

  When some users have finished singing some songs in a group karaoke venue, there is a natural tendency in the user's selection of songs, such as popular songs of a certain age or songs of a specific artist There is. If there is some kind of song selection tendency, the place will be further excited by maintaining that tendency. If the user wants to enjoy the karaoke place greatly, the time required for the reservation operation should be shortened as much as possible, listen carefully to other people's singing, send clapping, and be active in singing others. It is important to participate in However, when a user enjoys the atmosphere of the place and does not want to break the atmosphere, he often finds the song to be reserved, but the song is often not decided. In this way, the atmosphere of the exciting place is also reduced.

  Therefore, I came up with the idea of implementing a function that presents related music according to the taste of the place to the user who selected a song on the song selection device and proposes it as the next reservation candidate. . As a result, the user can find a favorite song one after another without breaking the atmosphere of the place and select the song one after another. If the operation for music selection is quick and easy, the venue will be even more exciting. The music selection operation itself is also fun. If the place is exciting, there is a willingness to sing and increase the repertoire even if it is a song you know. In this way, if a music selection device capable of quickly reserving related music in line with the music selection tendency can be realized, a virtuous cycle for exciting the karaoke place is created. The present invention has been created with such considerations in mind.

The karaoke music selection support method according to the first aspect of the invention is specified by the following items (1) to (8).
(1) It is a karaoke music selection support method including a database creation process, a database distribution process, and a database utilization process. (2) The database creation process is one of the cues that can be played on a karaoke device. A karaoke company designates a song and a plurality of songs to be associated with the clue song, a song ID of the designated clue song, and a song ID set enumerating each song ID of the designated related songs Creating a related music database that is described in association with each other and collects the descriptions of different clue music and stores them in the server. (3) In the database distribution process, the related music database stored in the server is stored in a plurality of karaokes via the network. The related music data received by each karaoke music selection device is distributed to the music selection device. (4) The karaoke music selection device stores in the storage device a music index database in which the association information of the song ID, song name, and artist name is aggregated. (5) The database utilization process is the karaoke music selection process. In the apparatus, when a performance reservation message including the music ID selected by the user input is output to the karaoke apparatus, the user input of the related music presentation request can be accepted, and the user input of the related music presentation request is received (6) The first process is to extract from the related music database a set of related music IDs with the music ID reserved for performance as a clue music ID. (7) The second process is to A list of song names and artist names of the song ID set extracted in the first process with reference to the index database is displayed, and one song is displayed from the display. It is possible to accept an operation input for-option (8) third processing is to output the performance reservation message containing a music ID selected by the second processing karaoke apparatus

The karaoke music selection support method according to the second invention is obtained by replacing the specific items (5) and (6) of the first invention with the following specific items (50) and (60), respectively.
(50) The database utilization process allows the user input of the related music presentation request to be accepted when the detailed information of one music selected by the user input is displayed in the karaoke music selection device, and the related music presentation request is used. (1) The first process is to extract a related music ID set that uses the selected music ID as a clue music ID from the related music database.

  According to the karaoke music selection apparatus according to the present invention, when a certain music is selected, related music such as another song often selected by the person who selected the music is presented. Since there is a high possibility that a favorite song will be presented as the next song selection candidate, the song can be selected smoothly one after another. Therefore, it is easy to concentrate on enjoying karaoke without being distracted by the music selection operation. In addition, there was such a song that I forgot, I could sing such a song, the range of song selection expanded, I did not know this song, but I liked it, it was a song that was easy for me to sing It is likely to lead to a fresh discovery. It leads to an opportunity to sing various new songs as well as regular songs. Music selection with continuity in the atmosphere of the venue is also possible. In this way, the range of karaoke music selection is widened, and there is a room for enjoying the karaoke itself, thereby improving the entertainment of karaoke.

=== Network configuration ===
FIG. 1 shows a network configuration of a communication karaoke system in an embodiment of the present invention. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) 60 using the Internet is connected to a LAN 110 and a karaoke server 70 installed in karaoke stores 100 at various locations of karaoke operators, thereby forming a wide area intranet. In each guest room of the karaoke store 100 having a plurality of guest rooms in various places, a performance terminal 10 of a well-known communication karaoke system and a karaoke music selection device 20 for operating the performance terminal are installed. The performance terminal 10 communicates with the karaoke karaoke music selection device 20 in the same room via the LAN 110, or communicates with the karaoke server 70 via the VPN 60 connected via the router 50 to become the origin of the accompaniment music of the karaoke music. Receive data distribution and send operation logs.

  The karaoke server 70 is a computer that is a host device in the communication karaoke system. In addition to a karaoke database that accumulates karaoke data that is the origin of karaoke music, a performance record database that collects operation logs collected from the performance terminal 10 is a member. It has various databases such as a member information database for managing registered user information. And the performance terminal 10 and the karaoke music selection apparatus 20 communicate with the karaoke server 70 via VPN60, receive distribution of karaoke data, or transmit an operation log.

  Of the various databases provided in the karaoke server 70, the karaoke database stores karaoke data including accompaniment music of karaoke songs, lyrics images, display sequences of background images of lyrics images, and the like using song IDs as keys. . The performance record database is a record of the number of performances of each song that has been performed using the song ID as a key, and is updated as needed based on operation logs appropriately collected from each performance terminal 10.

  The member information database stores and manages personal information and various history information in association with each other using as a key an individual ID that is an IC card number unique to an IC card possessed by a registered user.

  In this embodiment, a favorite song database based on the member information database is created and managed by the karaoke server 70. The favorite song database stores a song ID group (hereinafter referred to as “My list”) of each member's favorite song using the member's personal ID as key information, and each member operates the karaoke song selection device 20. You can register your favorite songs and songs you sing well in the My List.

=== Karaoke music selection device 20 ===
The karaoke music selection apparatus 20 is a tablet computer having a touch panel as a main user interface. FIG. 2 shows a functional block configuration of the karaoke music selection apparatus 20. A central control unit 21 including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM is used as a main control unit, and a hard disk device 22, a touch panel 23, and a communication interface 24 are provided.

    In addition to a program for causing the tablet computer to function as a karaoke music selection device, the hard disk device 22 includes, as a song ID, table of contents information such as a song name, artist name, and song genre for karaoke songs that can be played on the performance terminal 10. It stores a music index database that is aggregated in association.

  The central control unit 21 operates in accordance with a program stored in the hard disk device 22, and retrieves and presents the table of contents information of the music desired by the user from the music index database through the interactive user interface environment using the touch panel 23. . In FIG. 3, the top menu screen of the karaoke music selection apparatus 20 was illustrated. Starting from this top screen, you can select songs in various search modes, such as song name search, singer name search, new music search, duet song search, and that time search.

  In addition, when the IC card held by the member is held over the antenna attached to the card interface, the karaoke music selection device 20 reads the card ID of the IC card, sends the ID to the karaoke server 70, and logs in to the karaoke server 70. Let Thereby, the member who operates the karaoke music selection apparatus 20 can obtain or update his / her My List.

=== Related Music Presentation Processing ===
The karaoke music selection apparatus 20 has a function of presenting related music (hereinafter referred to as the next song) that will be suitable for the next reserved music when the music selected by various music search functions is reserved for performance. Further, in order to realize the function, the hard disk device 22 of the karaoke music selection device 20 includes a related music database in which a music ID as a clue is aggregated in association with a music ID set next to the music.

  4 to 6 show screen transitions related to the function of presenting the next song in the karaoke music selection apparatus 20. When the karaoke music selection apparatus 20 generates a performance reservation message including a music ID and transfers it to the performance terminal 10, a “next song” button 31 is displayed on a reservation completion confirmation screen or the like (FIG. 4). When the user inputs an instruction for the “next song” button 31, the central control unit 21 of the karaoke music selection device 20 refers to the related music database with the music ID reserved for performance as a clue music ID, and corresponds to the clue music ID. The attached related music ID group is extracted, the music index database is referred to for the related music ID group, and the next song name and artist name are displayed in a list on the touch panel 23 (FIG. 5).

  When the user selects and designates one of the songs from the next song list, detailed information about the song is displayed (FIG. 6). When the transfer button 33 on this detailed screen is instructed, it is possible to make a performance reservation for the music. Of course, the “next song” button 31 may be displayed on the music detail screen, and related music for the music may be displayed.

  By the related music presentation function, the related music that is similar to the music book reserved using the karaoke music selection device 20 and the music style is presented as the next song is presented smoothly. You can select songs quickly. The music selection operation is easy, so you can concentrate on enjoying the karaoke. In addition, it often leads to the discovery of a favorite song that has been forgotten or an unexpected favorite song, thereby expanding the range of music selection. Further, for example, even when a person different from the previous reservation person reserves the next song, it is possible to provide continuity to the atmosphere of the place by selecting the song after the previous song.

=== Related music database ===
In this embodiment, the related music database is also prepared in the karaoke server 70 and is updated at any time on the karaoke server 70 side. The karaoke server 70 and the karaoke music selection device 20 communicate in a timely manner, and the related music database on the karaoke music selection device 20 side is synchronized with the contents of the database on the karaoke server 70 side. The related music database may be created by the karaoke company artificially associating music related to each karaoke music, but the operation log collected from time to time from the karaoke performance terminal, the performance history of many members, It may be created based on the My list.

  Information processing for creating a related music database based on the operation log, member performance history, and My list will be described below. 7 (1) to 7 (3) illustrate the data creation procedure of the related music database. The karaoke server 70 first, for example, in order of decreasing number of performances, from among the song IDs included in the performance record database, at appropriate occasions, such as after regular maintenance hours outside business hours or after updating the performance record database. One music ID is taken out as a clue (for example, 1543-25, hereinafter a). Next, the favorite song database is referred to based on the extracted a, and among the many My lists, those including a are extracted and totaled for each music ID (1). That is, the My list of a plurality of members who have registered a in the My list is extracted, and the music IDs registered in them are listed. Then, the performance record database is referred to based on the listed music IDs, a predetermined number of music IDs are stored in descending order of the number of performances, and a related music ID of a is associated with a ((2) to (3). )). In this way, the member who likes a and is registered in the My list, for example, the top 10 songs in the descending order of the performance frequency among the many songs that are favorably registered in addition to a, for example, are related songs of a. Can be extracted. These related songs of a are in line with the preferences of a large number of members who prefer a. Therefore, there is a possibility that they all match the preferences of the person who selected a, such as being similar to a. high.

  As a next clue, the karaoke server 70 extracts, for example, a song ID (b) having the highest number of performances after a, and refers to the favorite song database and the performance database based on the extracted b. Then, the related music ID of b is extracted as in the case of a. In this way, the music IDs included in the performance record database are extracted one by one as the clue music ID, and the process of extracting the related music ID for each clue music ID is repeated. Then, the related music database is constructed by associating the clue music ID with the related music ID. The clue music ID may be all music IDs included in the performance record database, or may be a predetermined number of music IDs in order of the number of performances, for example, among the music IDs included in the performance record database.

It is a network block diagram of the communication karaoke system in the Example of this invention. It is a block block diagram of the karaoke music selection apparatus of a present Example. It is the figure which illustrated the top menu screen of the karaoke music selection apparatus. It is the figure which illustrated the performance reservation completion screen in the karaoke music selection apparatus of a present Example. It is an example of the display screen of the next song list of a present Example. It is the figure which illustrated the music selection screen of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing of the preparation procedure of the data stored in the related music database which concerns on a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

20 Karaoke selection device 70 Karaoke server

Claims (2)

A karaoke music selection support method comprising a database creation process, a database distribution process, and a database utilization process,
In the database creation process, a karaoke company designates one piece of music as a clue and a plurality of pieces of music to be associated with this clue piece from among the pieces of music that can be played on the karaoke apparatus, and the song ID of the designated clue piece And a song ID set that lists each song ID of a plurality of designated related songs in association with each other, create a related song database in which the descriptions of different clue songs are aggregated, and store them in a server.
The database distribution process distributes the related music database stored in the server to a plurality of karaoke music selection devices through the network, stores the related music database received in each karaoke music selection device in the storage device,
The karaoke music selection apparatus stores a music index database in which the association information of music IDs, music names, and artist names is aggregated in a storage device,
The database utilization process allows the user input of the related music presentation request to be accepted when the performance reservation message including the music ID selected by the user input is output to the karaoke apparatus in the karaoke music selection device, and the related music presentation request When there is a user input, perform the first to third processes,
In the first process, a related music ID set having a music ID reserved for performance as a clue music ID is extracted from the related music database;
The second process refers to the music index database, displays a list of music names and artist names of the music ID set extracted in the first process, and accepts an operation input for selecting one music from the display,
The third process is a karaoke music selection support method for outputting a performance reservation message including the music ID selected in the second process to the karaoke apparatus. A karaoke music selection support method comprising a database creation process, a database distribution process, and a database utilization process,
In the database creation process, a karaoke company designates one piece of music as a clue and a plurality of pieces of music to be associated with this clue piece from among the pieces of music that can be played on the karaoke apparatus, and the song ID of the designated clue piece And a song ID set that lists each song ID of a plurality of designated related songs in association with each other, create a related song database in which the descriptions of different clue songs are aggregated, and store them in a server.
The database distribution process distributes the related music database stored in the server to a plurality of karaoke music selection devices through the network, stores the related music database received in each karaoke music selection device in the storage device,
The karaoke music selection apparatus stores a music index database in which the association information of music IDs, music names, and artist names is aggregated in a storage device,
The database utilization process allows the user input of the related music presentation request to be accepted when the detailed information of one music selected by the user input is displayed in the karaoke music selection device, and the user input of the related music presentation request is received. If there is, perform the first to third processing,
The first process extracts a related music ID set that uses the selected music ID as a clue music ID from the related music database,
The second process refers to the music index database, displays a list of music names and artist names of the music ID set extracted in the first process, and accepts an operation input for selecting one music from the display,
The third process is a karaoke music selection support method for outputting a performance reservation message including the music ID selected in the second process to the karaoke apparatus.

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