JP4853357B2 - Karaoke network system - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, in a case where a plurality of users share and operate a remote control terminal in a karaoke network system to share browsing of karaoke information and other information of each individual user, a user who uses the remote control terminal Even if the personal web page is neglected when switching, it is possible to make a reservation from the personal web page of the user previously using the remote control terminal by detecting the change of the user and switching the personal web page reliably. The present invention relates to a technique for preventing karaoke information and other information of each user from being correctly recorded before logging out.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, an information exchange system described in Patent Document 1 is known as a system that can share information between users via a network such as the Internet. The information exchange system described in Patent Document 1 stores provided information input from a previously registered information provider via an information provider-specific Web page in a management server, and from a previously registered information user Based on the condition input via the information user-dedicated Web page, the provision information stored in the management server is provided to the information user.

  Further, there is known a system that has security for accessing and searching personal information in a card and executes electronic commerce through the Internet (for example, Patent Document 2). This type of system has the following effects. That is, a personal web site containing personal or private information is stored in a personal smart Java card. Before the user accesses the site stored on the card, the user is identified by a PIN, facial image, hand image, eye image, audio characteristics or fingerprint, or a combination thereof. In addition, the encryption engine 210 in the card decrypts and compares the input PIN combined with the private key or security certificate to verify the user's identity. That is, the user ID is identified by sequentially performing authentication using two different technologies. This allows, for example, a bank computer system to check the combined secret data at multiple check points using an Internet security protocol via a web browser before the bank account is freely accessed by the user. The authenticity of the card and the identification of the user are guaranteed.

In addition, in a karaoke apparatus having only a limited storage capacity, a system for receiving a music selection reservation by presenting music selection candidates in a karaoke apparatus capable of personal identification by voiceprint data of more users than before is known. (For example, patent document 3). This type of system has the following effects. That is, the voiceprint data obtained by collecting the voiceprint data of the singer at the time of karaoke performance is classified into several types by the voiceprint classification means, and the music ID of the karaoke music played when the voiceprint data is collected is obtained. A song ID group recorded in association with the category to which the voiceprint data obtained in the music selection mode is recorded in the voiceprint / singing song record list in association with the category to which the voiceprint data belongs is recorded as the voiceprint / It reads out from the singing song record book, displays a list of song names and the like corresponding to these, and reserves a song selection from these.
JP-A-2005-190249 JP 2000-222362 A JP 2001-209390 A

  By the way, a system capable of sharing information among users via a network such as the Internet as described above is used for a karaoke service so that karaoke users can share individual karaoke information and other information among users. In this way, it is considered that a more attractive karaoke service can be provided to karaoke users.

  Specifically, it is conceivable to configure the following karaoke network system. The host server is a karaoke user's singing history obtained by using a karaoke service by a pre-registered user, personal karaoke information on the eighteenth song, scoring results for the singing, user-provided information provided by the user, etc. Are stored in the host server database. Then, a personal Web page in which the accumulated karaoke information and user-provided information are collected is distributed to the user via the network. A user performs user registration through a remote control terminal having an information browsing function when using a karaoke service, as well as an information terminal such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) or a mobile phone, and logs in and logs out for each user. After creating authentication information (for example, a user ID and a password corresponding to the ID) for identifying what has been done, the user logs in to the karaoke network system (hereinafter referred to as “login to the system”). You can browse personal web pages of yourself and group members, and update your personal web pages. When you are done, log out.

  On the other hand, the karaoke network system as described above is configured so that a plurality of users can log in to the system and log out in parallel with one remote control terminal, assuming the use of one karaoke room in a group. There is a need to. This is because it is not practical for the karaoke service provider to provide the same number of remote control terminals as the number of people using each karaoke room in terms of cost and installation space. This is because one remote control terminal is often used. In other words, in order to allow all members of a group to use a personal web page in the same karaoke room, multiple users log in to the system in parallel with one remote control terminal and log out. It is important to configure so that it is possible.

  However, when a plurality of users can log in in parallel with one remote control terminal, there are the following problems. After entering the karaoke room as a group, the group members must perform user registration and log-in operations to the system using the remote control terminal one by one. At that time, if the user who uses the remote control terminal changes and fails to switch to the personal Web page, the user may make a reservation or the like from the personal Web page of the user who previously used the remote control terminal. .

  In this case, karaoke songs are reserved from other users' personal web pages, sung, and recorded in the database of the host server when the user of the corresponding personal web page logs out while the scoring is measured. Personal karaoke information (singing data of karaoke performance) related to singing history of karaoke users, eighteenth music, scoring results for singing, etc. obtained by using a karaoke service by a registered user, and users provided by users The singing data of other users will be reflected in the user's personal information including the provided information.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. In the karaoke network system as described above, a plurality of users share and operate a remote control terminal, and karaoke information of each individual user and other Even when browsing and sharing information, even if the user using the remote control terminal changes the personal Web page, the user's change is detected and the personal Web page is switched reliably. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a user from making a reservation from a personal web page of a user who has previously used the remote control terminal, and to update each person who has been updated or added on the karaoke device or remote control terminal before logging out. The purpose is to provide a technique for correctly recording karaoke information and other information in the host server database

  The karaoke network system according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above problem, “switches the user interface of the remote control terminal according to the user using the face image of the user being authenticated, and When confirmation cannot be made, the user is confirmed by comparing the current song data and past song data while switching the user interface and continuing to provide the service.

  Specifically, the karaoke network system described above is an individual in which a karaoke device that performs karaoke performance and a remote control terminal that can operate the karaoke device and has an information display function includes at least karaoke information related to the user's karaoke song. It is communicably connected via a network to a host server that stores information for use, and the personal information is distributed from the host server to the remote control terminal so that it can be used. The personal information distributed from the host server is used in the remote control terminal. It is configured to be possible.

  Among these, in the host server, the personal information storage means corresponds to user-provided information provided by the user, authentication information that is information for authenticating the user, and singing data of the karaoke performance sung by the user In addition, it is stored as personal information for each user. Then, the authentication means authenticates the user who requests the use of the karaoke apparatus and the remote control terminal based on the authentication information of the personal information stored in the personal information storage means, and the karaoke apparatus for the authenticated user And allow the use of remote control terminals. Further, the distribution means distributes the personal information of the user among the personal information stored in the personal information storage means so that the user's personal information can be browsed to the remote control terminal.

The karaoke apparatus and the remote control terminal are each provided with communication means capable of communicating with each other.
On the other hand, in the remote control terminal, the operation permission request means sends predetermined operation permission request information including user identification information to the karaoke apparatus via the communication means for requesting the operation permission for the karaoke apparatus from the own remote control terminal. Send.

  In the karaoke apparatus, the authentication requesting unit requests the authentication unit of the host server to authenticate the user based on the operation permission request information received from the remote control terminal via the communication unit. Then, the permission information transmitting means transmits predetermined permission information to the remote control terminal via the communication means based on the authentication result transmitted from the host server in response to the request from the authentication requesting means.

  In the remote control terminal, the operation means accepts an operation instruction for the karaoke apparatus by the user based on the permission information transmitted from the karaoke apparatus in response to a request from the operation permission request means, and the received operation instruction is transmitted to the communication means. To the karaoke device. In addition, when the face image acquisition unit has transmitted permission information from the karaoke device in response to a request from the operation permission request unit, or when an operation instruction for the karaoke device by the user is received by the operation unit, A face image of the user is acquired. Among these, when permission information is transmitted from the karaoke apparatus, the face image storage means stores the face image of the user acquired by the face image acquisition means. Furthermore, the face image retrieval unit acquires the face image of the user acquired by the face image acquisition unit when the operation unit receives an operation instruction for the karaoke apparatus from the face image stored by the face image storage unit. Search for face images that match. An image that matches the face image of the user acquired by the face image acquisition means when the operation means accepts an operation instruction to the karaoke device by the operation means from the face images stored by the face image storage means. When the search is performed by the means, the authentication means determines that the user corresponding to the searched face image has issued an operation instruction to the karaoke apparatus by the user using the operation means. On the other hand, an image that matches the face image of the user acquired by the face image acquisition unit when the operation unit accepts an operation instruction to the karaoke apparatus by the operation unit from the face images stored by the face image storage unit is a face. If the search is not performed by the image search means, the temporary storage means temporarily stores the updated personal information, and the singing information search means stores the past singing information related to the user being authenticated in the individual of the host server. It acquires from the information storage means, and searches for the singing information that matches the singing information of the user who is singing from the acquired singing information. When singing information that matches the singing information of the user who is singing is searched for from the singing information search means from the past singing information about the user who is being authenticated from the singing information storage means, the certifying means is searched for It is recognized that the user corresponding to the singing information has given an operation instruction to the karaoke apparatus by the user using the operation means. On the other hand, when the singing information search means does not search for the singing information that matches the singing information of the user who is singing from the past singing information related to the user who is being authenticated from the singing information storing means, the temporary storing means is Temporarily store updated personal information.

  According to the karaoke network system of the present invention configured as described above, the user interface of the remote control terminal is switched according to the user using the face image of the user being authenticated, and the user cannot be confirmed by the face image. The user is confirmed by comparing the current song data and the past song data while switching the user interface and continuing to provide the service. Thus, in the case where a plurality of users share and operate the remote control terminal in the karaoke network system to share browsing of individual karaoke information and other information, the user who uses the remote control terminal Even if the personal web page is neglected when switching, it is possible to make a reservation from the personal web page of the user previously using the remote control terminal by detecting the change of the user and switching the personal web page reliably. , Etc., and correctly record the karaoke information and other information of each individual user updated or added on the karaoke device or remote control terminal before logging out, in the database of the host server. Can do.

  By the way, when the face image acquisition means acquires a face image, it is conceivable that the normal direction of the image surface of the face image and the normal direction of the operation surface of the operation means are substantially the same direction. Specifically, as in claim 2, the face image acquisition unit is configured to display the face image so that the normal direction of the image surface of the acquired face image is substantially the same as the normal direction of the operation surface of the operation unit. It is conceivable to acquire. If comprised in this way, the precision of the confirmation of the user by a face image can be improved more.

  In this case, as described above, when the face image acquisition unit acquires a face image, the normal direction of the image surface of the face image and the normal direction of the operation surface of the operation unit are substantially the same direction, and At a position approximately equivalent to the length of a general human arm (about 50 cm) from the operation surface, a range of about +/- 30 cm square from the center point of the operation surface (a range in which a general human face is reflected) ) Within the shooting range. Specifically, for the face image acquisition means, the normal direction of the image surface of the face image to be acquired is substantially the same direction as the normal direction of the operation surface of the operation means, and is about 30 to 60 cm away from the operation surface. It is conceivable to obtain a face image so that the photographing range is about +/− 20 cm to 40 cm square from the center point of the operation surface. With this configuration, for example, assuming that the operation surface is a mirror surface, the face image is within the range of the operation surface if the range in which all of his / her face reflected in the mirror is reflected is the shooting range. Because it can be used to improve the accuracy of user confirmation based on facial images, the karaoke information and other information of each individual user that has been updated or added on the karaoke device or remote control terminal before logging out Can be recorded correctly in the host server database.

  In addition, if there is no data in the song data corresponding to the logged-in user that matches the accepted reserved song, the person himself / herself is compared with the result of scoring the song of the singer and the past score result. It is possible to confirm.

Specifically, as in claim 3, the singing information search means does not search for singing information that matches the singing information of the user who is singing from the past singing information related to the user being authenticated from the singing information storage means. In the case, the certification means obtains the singer's singing result, compares the obtained grading result with the past grading result included in the singing information, and obtains the past grading result. It can be considered that the user corresponding to the scoring result closest to the scoring result is recognized as the user who is singing.

  If comprised in this way, even if it is a case where the data which correspond to the received reservation music do not exist in the song data corresponding to the user who is logging in, the accuracy of a user's confirmation can be improved more. Therefore, it is possible to correctly record the karaoke information and other information of each individual user updated or added on the karaoke apparatus or the remote control terminal side before logging out, in the database of the host server.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a karaoke network system 1 using the Internet 200.

[Description of configuration of karaoke network system 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke network system 1 includes a karaoke device 4 installed in each karaoke room such as a karaoke store and a karaoke device 4 with respect to a karaoke host server 2 having a web server 2a and a database 2b. The remote control terminal 5 for operating is configured to be communicable via the Internet 200.

  The karaoke host server 2 is a karaoke service host server for delivering music data, content data to be provided to the user from the karaoke device 4 to the karaoke device 4 installed in a karaoke shop or the like. . The karaoke host server 2 is connected to the LAN 100 on the karaoke store side via a VPN (virtual private network) formed on the Internet network 200 between the router 130 on the host server side and the router 120 on the karaoke store side. ing. The routers 120 and 130 have a VPN gateway function for forming a VPN on the Internet 200 in addition to a routing function for connecting communication devices using IP addresses. That is, in the communication between the karaoke host server 2 and the karaoke device 4 and the remote control terminal 5, each device records the IP address of the communication source and the IP address of the communication destination in advance. By specifying the IP address of the communication destination at the time of communication, it is performed via the VPN on the Internet 200 and the LAN 100 on the karaoke store side using a communication technology such as TCP / IP. Further, an access point 110 is connected to the LAN 100. This access point 110 is a radio wave relay for connecting a plurality of remote control terminals 5 and the LAN 100 by wireless communication using a wireless LAN (for example, IEEE 802.11). Therefore, the remote control terminal 5 is also connected to the karaoke via the access point 110. Communication with the device 4 and the host server 2 is possible. Further, the IP address of each device in the karaoke network system 1 is used as identification information of each device.

  Further, in the karaoke network system 1, the karaoke host server 2 transmits the karaoke device 4 to the karaoke device 4 and uses it on the karaoke device 4 side, identification information of the remote control terminal 5, user identification information for identifying the user ( A database 2b having a database for managing a user ID (hereinafter also referred to as a login ID), a password, a user's karaoke history (see My Page, described later), and a database for managing identification information of the karaoke device 4 is provided. . The Web server 2a included in the karaoke host server 2 is linked to the database 2b, and responds to a login request to the host server 2 via the remote control terminal 5 and the karaoke device 4 by the user at the karaoke store. In order to use the karaoke network system 1 from the remote control terminal 5, authentication for the user who wants to log in and distribution / update service of a personal web page (my page) for the logged-in user are performed. That is, the term “cooperation” here refers to the data stored in the database 2d or the personal web page received by the web server 2a in order for the web server 2a to perform user authentication and distribution of the personal web page. By reflecting update data in the database 2b, it indicates that the data used for the service performed by the Web server 2a corresponds to the database 2b.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 3A, the database 2b stores a My Page for registering user information related to the logged-in user. This My Page includes a karaoke history such as the ID of the logged-in user (login ID), song name, singing data (scoring values and recording data), and new karaoke that has occurred between login and logout. Records including a history, a user screen (see FIG. 3B), and the like are registered, and these records correspond to each user identification information as a history of my page (hereinafter, “my page history”).

[Description of configuration of karaoke device 4]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a more specific configuration of the karaoke apparatus 4 and the remote control terminal 5 installed in a karaoke room such as a karaoke shop.

  The karaoke device 4 is for performing a karaoke performance of a song designated by a user who uses karaoke. As shown in FIG. 2, the karaoke device 4 includes a control unit 12 that controls the operation of the karaoke device 4 as a whole. An interface unit 14 for connecting to the LAN 100, content data such as music data and video data indicating accompaniment contents and lyrics of a performance music, a hard disk (HDD) 16 for storing a program for operating the karaoke device 4, and the like. The infrared signal transmitted from the operation unit 18 for performing a music reservation operation, the remote control terminal 5, the mobile phone 6 or the like is an infrared communication standard (IrDA (registered trademark)) or the remote control terminal 5 and karaoke. Infrared communication unit 20 and operation unit for communicating in accordance with preset communication conditions between two parties with device 4 8, an operation processing unit 22 that processes a signal from the microphone 8, a MIDI sound source 30 that performs performance reproduction based on performance data (MIDI data) stored in the HDD 16, and an audio of a musical piece from a digital signal output from the MIDI sound source 30 A sound control unit 24 that generates signals (signals related to sound and sound), amplifies the generated audio signal and the audio signal input from the microphone 26 and outputs the amplified signal to the speaker 28, and a video RAM 32 that temporarily stores image data. A video playback unit 34 for controlling playback of video based on image data stored in the video RAM 32; a video control unit 38 for controlling display of a video played back by the video playback unit 34; and a semiconductor element. A memory 40, which is a rewritable storage medium, is provided.

  The memory 40 stores a memory map as illustrated in FIG. In this memory map, the login ID of the logged-in user, the name of the song being sung, the current song data, the song data of my page, the score as a scoring result, whether the record is fixed or temporarily stored A record including data to be shown is registered.

  The control unit 12 transmits to the remote control terminal 5 an instruction for prohibiting the update of the user's personal Web page corresponding to the music being played, or information on the singing performed by the user 2 for the karaoke host server 2. Execute processing to send to.

[Description of configuration of remote control terminal 5]
The remote control terminal 5 is for use in a karaoke room, and has a function of accepting an operation for reserving a musical piece from a user and transmitting the operation signal to the karaoke apparatus 4. In addition, the remote control terminal 5 accesses the karaoke host server 2 via the access point 110 via the LAN 100 and the VPN on the Internet 200, and browses the personal web page based on the data received from the karaoke host server 2. It also has a function for updating.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the remote control terminal 5 includes a control unit 52 that controls the operation of the entire remote control terminal 5, an infrared communication unit 54 that communicates with the infrared communication unit 20, and a program for operating the remote control terminal 5. The memory 56 for storing various information such as, a touch panel installed along the display area of the display unit 58 and a plurality of key switches, and processes signals from the operation unit 60 and the operation unit 60 that receive operations from the user. A video RAM 64 for temporarily storing image data, a video control unit 66 for controlling display of image data stored in the video RAM 64 on the display unit 58, and an access point 110 connected to the LAN 100. A wireless LAN communication unit 68, a camera 72, etc. for performing wireless communication by wireless LAN (for example, IEEE802.) It is equipped with a.

The memory 56 stores identification information for identifying the remote control terminal 5 as illustrated in FIG.
As illustrated in FIG. 4B, the memory 56 stores a memory map. This memory map includes the ID of the logged-in user (login ID), a captured image captured by the camera 72, a My Page image, a reserved song, a camera comparison flag indicating whether the captured image has been compared, and the like. A record containing is registered.

  The control unit 52 receives an operation input for reserving a song from the user, and sets reservation data obtained by adding a login ID of a reserving person (that is, a singer) to the song number of the selected song. Execute the process to send to. In addition, the control unit 52 accesses the karaoke host server 2 via the Internet 200 and executes various processes for browsing / updating the personal web page based on the data received from the karaoke host server 2. . The remote control terminal 5 is configured to be able to log in to the system in parallel for each of a plurality of user accounts.

  The camera 72 is composed of a CCD camera and has a function of imaging the front thereof. In addition, the camera 72 has a normal direction of an image plane of an image to be acquired substantially the same direction as a normal direction of the operation plane of the operation unit 60, and at a position about 30 to 60 cm away from the operation plane of the operation unit 60. Since the in-focus state is set so that the photographing range is about +/− 20 cm to 40 cm square from the center point of the operation surface of the operation unit 60, the user operates the operation unit 60 of the remote control terminal 5 and visually logs in When the user operates the operation unit 60 of the remote control terminal 5, the face image can be obtained correctly when the operation unit 60 and the user's face are opposed to each other. .

[Explanation of correspondence]
The configuration of the karaoke network system 1 according to the embodiment has been described above. The correspondence between the configuration of the karaoke network system 1 according to the present embodiment and the configuration described in the claims is as follows.

  The karaoke host server 2 of the present embodiment corresponds to the host server, authentication means, and distribution means in the claims, and the database 2b in the karaoke host server 2 corresponds to personal information storage means. The control unit 52 in the remote control terminal 5 corresponds to a communication unit, an operation permission request unit, an operation unit, a face image search unit, a recognition unit, and a singing information search unit. The memory 56 in the remote control terminal 5 corresponds to a face image storage unit and a temporary storage unit. The camera 72 control unit 52 in the remote control terminal 5 corresponds to a face image acquisition unit. The control unit 12 in the karaoke apparatus 4 corresponds to an authentication request unit, a permission information transmission unit, and a communication unit.

[Description of main processing]
Below, the process sequence of the main process which the host server 2 for karaoke of the karaoke network system 1, the karaoke apparatus 4, and the remote control terminal 5 performs is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 11 is a ladder chart schematically showing a flow of communication performed between the karaoke host server 2, the karaoke apparatus 4, and the remote control terminal 5.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the main process includes a login process by the remote control terminal 5, a login process by the karaoke apparatus 4, a login process by the karaoke host server 2, a reservation process by the remote control terminal 5, a karaoke performance process by the karaoke apparatus 4. And a logout process by the karaoke host server 2, and is executed independently of other processes when the karaoke host server 2, the karaoke apparatus 4 and the remote control terminal 5 of the karaoke network system 1 are activated. . Each process will be described below in order.

[Description of login process of remote control terminal 5]
Below, the process sequence of the login process which the remote control terminal 5 of the karaoke network system 1 performs is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG. This login process by the remote control terminal 5 is repeatedly executed independently of other processes when the remote control terminal 5 of the karaoke network system 1 is activated.

  First, it waits until it receives the user identification information (login ID and password) input from the operation unit 60 by the user (S110: NO). When the user identification information is received (S110: YES), it controls the camera 72 to control the user. A face image is acquired (S120). Then, the acquired face image of the user and the received user identification information are associated with each other and stored in the memory 56 as login information (S130). Further, the login information including the login request and the received user identification information is associated with the identification information of the remote control terminal 5 and the karaoke device 4 further associates the identification information of the karaoke device 4 with the karaoke device 4. The login request, the received user identification information, the identification information of the remote control terminal 5, and the identification information of the karaoke device 4 are associated with each other and transmitted to the karaoke host server 2 (S140).

  Subsequently, the authentication result of the user identification information transmitted from the karaoke host server 2 is received, and it is determined whether or not the user is permitted to log in based on the received authentication result. The authentication result of the user identification information processed by the host server 2 as described above can be received by the remote control terminal 5 that has transmitted the user identification information, and the user identification information stored in the remote control terminal 5 and the remote control This is because the identification information of the terminal 5 and the identification information of the karaoke device 4 are associated with each other, and the host server 2 identifies the karaoke device 4 to be returned after the authentication from the identification information, and the authentication result is the karaoke. The karaoke device 4 that has transmitted to the device 4 and received the authentication result similarly identifies the remote control terminal 5 to which the response should be made, and returns the authentication result to the remote control terminal 4. If the login is not permitted, a message to that effect is displayed on the display unit 58 and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the user is permitted to log in, the My Page image transmitted from the karaoke host server 2 is received (S150), and the acquired My Page image and the above-mentioned login ID are associated with each other in the memory. 56 (S160).

Then, this process is terminated.
[Description of login process of karaoke device 4]
Below, the process sequence of the login process which the karaoke apparatus 4 of the karaoke network system 1 performs is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG. The login process by the karaoke apparatus 4 is repeatedly executed independently from other processes when the karaoke apparatus 4 of the karaoke network system 1 is activated.

  First, it waits until it receives the login request transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 (S210: NO). When it is received (S210: YES), it receives the login ID and password transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 (S220). The received login ID and password are transmitted to the karaoke host server 2 (S230).

  Then, it waits until it receives the authentication result of the password validity with respect to login ID transmitted from the host server 2 for karaoke (S240: NO), and when received (S240: YES), the host server 2 for karaoke The my page history and the my page screen corresponding to the login ID transmitted from are received (S250). Then, the authentication result and the My Page history and My Page screen corresponding to the login ID are transmitted to the remote control terminal 5 (S260).

Then, this process ends.
[Explanation of login process of karaoke host server 2]
Below, the process sequence of the login process which the karaoke host server 2 of the karaoke network system 1 performs is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG. The login process by the karaoke host server 2 is repeatedly executed independently from other processes when the karaoke host server 2 of the karaoke network system 1 is activated.

  First, it waits until it receives the login ID and password transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 4 (S310: NO), and when received (S310: YES), it refers to the user information regarding the registered user stored in the database 2b. Then, it is confirmed whether the password corresponding to the received login ID is correct (S320). The authentication result is transmitted to the remote control terminal 5 via the karaoke apparatus 4 and whether or not the user is permitted to log in is determined based on the authentication result. If the user is not permitted to log in, this process ends. On the other hand, when the user is permitted to log in, the personal information corresponding to the login ID is extracted with reference to the user information related to the registered user stored in the database 2b, and the My Page history of the extracted personal information is extracted. And a my page screen is transmitted to the remote control terminal 5 via the karaoke apparatus 4 with the above-mentioned authentication result (S330).

Then, this process ends.
[Description of reservation processing of remote control terminal 5]
Below, the process sequence of the reservation process which the remote control terminal 5 of the karaoke network system 1 performs is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG. This reservation process is repeatedly executed independently from other processes when the remote control terminal 5 of the karaoke network system 1 is activated.

  First, it waits until pen input is performed with respect to the operation part 60 (S402: NO), and when pen input is performed (S402: YES), the camera 72 is controlled and a user's face image is acquired. (S404). Then, the acquired face image of the user is compared with the face image stored in the memory 56 in the previous login process (S406). If it is determined from the comparison result that there is an image that matches the acquired face image of the user in the face image stored in the memory 56 in the previous login process (S408: YES), the match The display of the display unit 58 is switched to the login page My Page screen corresponding to the face image to be performed (S410). Then, it waits until a reservation is received (S412: NO), and when a reservation is received (S412: YES), the received reservation music and song data are reflected on my page history (S414). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a logout request has been made. If no logout request has been made (S416: NO), the process proceeds to S412. On the other hand, if a logout request has been made (S416: YES), My Page The history is associated with the login ID and transmitted to the karaoke host server 2 (S418). Then, this process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S408 that the face image stored in the memory 56 in the previous log-in process does not match the acquired user's face image (S408: NO), The my page history is temporarily stored in the memory 56 without switching the my page screen and the login ID (S420). Then, it waits until a reservation is received (S422: NO). When a reservation is received (S422: YES), the data that matches the received reserved song in the song data corresponding to the logged-in user. It is determined whether or not there is (S424). When it is determined that there is no matching data (S424: NO), it is determined that there is no data matching the accepted reserved song (S434), and the scoring value transmitted from the karaoke apparatus 4 is received. (S438: NO), and if the scoring value transmitted from the karaoke device 4 is received (S438: YES), the received scoring value is compared with the scoring values for other karaoke songs of each login ID. Then, the login ID associated with the closest scoring value is specified as the login ID of the singer, and the scoring value is recorded in the history of the My Page of the login ID (S440). Then, this process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is data that matches the reserved song received in the previous S424 (S424: YES), the song data is compared with the song data scored by the logged-in user. The login ID of the singer is specified (S426). If the singer's login ID is not specified (S428: NO), it is determined that the singer's login ID cannot be specified (S436), and the process proceeds to S438. On the other hand, when the login ID of the singer is specified (S428: YES), the my page history temporarily stored in the memory 56 is switched to the specified login ID and the My ID corresponding to the specified login ID is changed. Move to the page (S430). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a logout request has been made. If no logout request has been made (S432: NO), the process proceeds to S422. If a logout request has been made (S432: YES), the process proceeds to S418. Transition.

[Description of Karaoke Performance Processing of Karaoke Device 4]
Below, the process procedure of the karaoke performance process which the karaoke apparatus 4 of the karaoke network system 1 performs is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG. This karaoke performance process is repeatedly executed independently of other processes when the karaoke device 4 of the karaoke network system 1 is activated.

  First, it waits until it accepts the login ID and reserved music transmitted from the remote control terminal 5 (S505: NO), and when accepted (S505: YES), it starts karaoke performance of the reserved music (S510).

  Next, the karaoke host server 2 is requested to transmit singing data related to the same song as the currently performed karaoke performance song from the past song data corresponding to all login IDs of the logged-in user (S515). . Then, the singing data transmitted from the karaoke host server 2 is received (S520), and it is determined whether or not the corresponding singing data exists (S525). When it is determined that the corresponding song data exists (S525: YES), the song data related to the song by the singer and the past song data are compared for each login ID (S530), and the login ID and the currently playing song are being played. Are associated with the karaoke performance song and notified to the remote control terminal 5 (S535, S540). Then, this process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the corresponding song data does not exist (S525: NO), the singing by the singer is scored (S545), and the score corresponding to each login ID and the currently performed karaoke performance song are recorded. The scoring value is compared, and as a result of the comparison, the scoring value closest to the scoring value for the currently-played karaoke performance piece is specified, and the login ID corresponding to the specified scoring value is regarded as a singer. The terminal 5 is notified (S550, S555). Then, this process ends.

[Description of logout processing of karaoke host server 2]
Below, the process procedure of the logout process which the host server 2 for karaoke of the karaoke network system 1 performs is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG. The logout process by the karaoke host server 2 is repeatedly executed independently from other processes when the karaoke host server 2 of the karaoke network system 1 is activated.

  First, it waits until it receives a logout request corresponding to the login ID of the logged-in user sent from the remote control terminal 5 (S610: NO). If received (S610: YES), it updates the login ID and the update. The received my page history is received (S620), and the received my page history is stored in the database 2b (S630). Then, this process ends.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
(1) Thus, according to the karaoke network system 1 of the first embodiment, in the reservation process executed by the remote control terminal 5, the user's face image is compared with the face image stored in the memory 56 in the previous login process. However, when the user cannot be confirmed by the face image (S408: NO), the user interface is switched and the service provision is continued (S430), and the present song data is used by comparing the past song data with the past song data. The person is confirmed (S426). Then, at the time of logout, the my page history is associated with the login ID and transmitted to the karaoke host server 2 (S418). In the karaoke host server 2, in the logout process, the login ID and the updated my page history are received (S620), and the received my page history is stored in the database 2b (S630).

  Accordingly, when a plurality of users share and operate the remote control terminal 5 in the karaoke network system 1 to view and share karaoke information and other information of each individual user, the remote control terminal 5 is used. Even if the user who has switched is neglected to switch the personal web page, the personal web page of the user who has previously used the remote control terminal 5 can be detected by reliably switching the personal web page by detecting the change of the user. It is possible to prevent a user from making a reservation from a web page by mistake, and to record a new karaoke history of each individual user created until the user logs out in the My Page history correctly stored in the host server 2. it can.

  (2) Also, according to the karaoke network system 1 of the first embodiment, for the camera 72 of the remote control terminal 5, the normal direction of the image plane of the acquired image is almost the same as the normal direction of the operation plane of the operation unit 60. Focusing is performed in the same direction and at a position about 30 to 60 cm away from the operation surface of the operation unit 60, and a range of about +/− 20 cm to 40 cm square from the center point of the operation surface of the operation unit 60 is an imaging range. It is possible to acquire a face image. As a result, the accuracy of user confirmation using face images can be further improved. Also, for example, assuming that the operation surface is a mirror surface, the accuracy of user confirmation using a face image is further improved if the range in which all of his / her face reflected in the mirror is reflected is the shooting range. Therefore, it is possible to correctly record the karaoke information and other information of each individual user updated or added on the karaoke apparatus or the remote control terminal before logging out, in the database of the host server.

  (3) Also, according to the karaoke network system 1 of the first embodiment, in the reservation process executed by the remote control terminal 5, the data that matches the received reserved song in the song data corresponding to the logged-in user Is determined not to exist (S424: NO), it is determined that there is no data that matches the accepted reserved song (S434), and the singer's singing score and each login ID Is compared with the score value for the karaoke piece of music, and the login ID associated with the closest score value is specified as the login ID of the singer, and the score value is recorded in the history of my page of the login ID. (S440). By this, even in the case where there is no data that matches the accepted reserved song in the song data corresponding to the logged-in user, the accuracy of user confirmation can be further improved. It is possible to correctly record the karaoke information and other information of each individual user updated or added on the karaoke apparatus or the remote control terminal before logging out, in the database of the host server.

[Other Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It is possible to implement in various aspects as follows.

  (1) For example, when the user's face image is captured by the camera 72, the control unit 52 displays the captured image on the display unit 58 before recording the captured image in the memory 56. If the control unit 60 records the face image with the user approving the captured image recording via the operation unit 60 after making it possible to confirm that the face image has been captured normally, the reservation can be performed more accurately. Thus, the karaoke information and other information of each individual user updated or added before logging out can be correctly recorded in the database of the host server.

  (2) Also, when performing camera authentication at the time of reservation, the control unit 52 displays the camera-captured image taken immediately before performing camera authentication at the time of reservation, so that the user can correctly capture a face image. Therefore, if the control unit 52 authenticates in that state after a predetermined period of time, the camera authentication at the time of reservation can be performed more correctly. Karaoke information and other information of each individual user updated or added on the device or remote control terminal side can be correctly recorded in the database of the host server.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a karaoke network system 1 using the Internet 200. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the more concrete structure of the karaoke apparatus 4 and the remote control terminal 5 which are installed in karaoke rooms, such as a karaoke shop. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the my page which the database 2b of the karaoke host server 2 memorize | stores, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the my page (user screen) which the database 2b of the karaoke host server 2 memorize | stores. is there. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the memory map of the memory 40 of the karaoke apparatus 4, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the memory map of the memory 56 of the remote control terminal 5. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the login process which the remote control terminal 5 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the login process which the karaoke apparatus 4 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the login process which the host server 2 for karaoke performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the reservation process which the remote control terminal 5 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the karaoke performance process which the karaoke apparatus 4 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the logout process which the host server 2 for karaoke performs. It is a ladder chart which shows typically the flow of communication performed between the karaoke host server 2, the karaoke apparatus 4, and the two remote control terminals 5.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Karaoke network system, 2 ... Karaoke host server, 2a ... Web server, 2b ... database, 4 ... Karaoke apparatus, 5 ... Remote control terminal, 12 ... Control part, 14 ... Interface part, 16 ... Hard disk (HDD), 18 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS Operation part 20 ... Infrared communication part 22 ... Operation processing part 24 ... Sound control part 26 ... Microphone 28 ... Speaker 30 ... MIDI sound source 32 ... Video RAM 34 ... Video reproduction part 36 ... Monitor, 38 ... Video control unit, 40 ... Memory, 52 ... Control unit, 54 ... Infrared communication unit, 56 ... Memory, 58 ... Display unit, 60 ... Operation unit, 62 ... Operation processing unit, 64 ... Video RAM, 66 ... Video control 68, wireless LAN communication unit, 100 ... LAN, 110 ... access point, 120, 130 ... router, 200 ... Internet

Claims (3)

A karaoke device that performs karaoke performance, and a remote control terminal that can operate the karaoke device and has an information display function, via a host server and a network for storing personal information including at least karaoke information related to the user's karaoke song A karaoke network configured to be communicably connected, to distribute the personal information from the host server to the remote control terminal, and to be able to use the personal information distributed from the host server in the remote control terminal A system,
The host server is
User-provided information provided by the user, authentication information that is information for authenticating the user, and singing data of the karaoke performance sung by the user are associated and stored as personal information for each user Information storage means;
Based on authentication information of personal information stored in the personal information storage means, authentication is performed for a user who requests the use of the karaoke device and the remote control terminal, and the karaoke device and the remote control terminal for the authenticated user An authentication means that permits the use of
Distribution means for distributing personal information of the user to the remote control terminal so that the personal information stored in the personal information storage means can be browsed to the remote control terminal.
The karaoke device and the remote control terminal each include communication means capable of communicating with each other,
The remote control terminal further includes:
Operation permission request means for transmitting predetermined operation permission request information including user identification information for requesting operation permission for the karaoke apparatus from its own remote control terminal to the karaoke apparatus via the communication means;
Based on permission information transmitted from the karaoke device in response to a request from the operation permission request means, an operation instruction to the karaoke apparatus by a user is received, and the received operation instruction is transmitted to the karaoke via the communication means. Operating means for transmitting to the device;
When permission information is transmitted from the karaoke device in response to a request from the operation permission request means, or when an operation instruction for the karaoke device is received by the operation means by the user, the face image of the user A face image acquisition means for acquiring
Face image storage means for storing the face image of the user acquired by the face image acquisition means when permission information has been transmitted from the karaoke device;
A face that matches the face image of the user acquired by the face image acquisition means when an operation instruction to the karaoke device is received by the operation means from the face images stored by the face image storage means A face image search means for searching for an image;
An image that matches the face image of the user acquired by the face image acquisition unit when the operation unit accepts an operation instruction to the karaoke device from the face image stored by the face image storage unit. Is found by the face image search means, the authorization means for authorizing that the user corresponding to the searched face image has issued an operation instruction to the karaoke device by the user by the operation means,
An image that matches the face image of the user acquired by the face image acquisition unit when the operation unit accepts an operation instruction to the karaoke device from the face image stored by the face image storage unit. Temporary storage means for temporarily storing updated personal information when the face image search means is not searched for,
An image that matches the face image of the user acquired by the face image acquisition unit when the operation unit accepts an operation instruction to the karaoke device from the face image stored by the face image storage unit. Is not retrieved by the face image retrieval means, the past singing information related to the user being authenticated is acquired from the personal information storage means of the host server, and the user who is singing from the acquired singing information Singing information search means for searching for singing information that matches the singing information of
When the singing information search unit searches for singing information that matches the singing information of the user who is singing from the past singing information regarding the user being authenticated from the singing information storage unit, The user corresponding to the searched singing information is recognized as having made an operation instruction to the karaoke device by the user by the operation means,
In the case where the singing information search unit does not search for the singing information that matches the singing information of the user who is singing from the past singing information regarding the user who is being authenticated from the singing information storing unit. , Temporarily store updated personal information,
The karaoke apparatus further includes:
Authentication request means for requesting the authentication means of the host server to authenticate the user based on the operation permission request information received from the remote control terminal via the communication means;
Permission information transmitting means for transmitting predetermined permission information to the remote control terminal via the communication means based on an authentication result transmitted from the host server in response to a request from the authentication request means. A karaoke network system characterized by this. The karaoke network system according to claim 1,
The karaoke network system characterized in that the face image acquisition means acquires a face image so that the normal direction of the image plane of the face image to be acquired is substantially the same as the normal direction of the operation surface of the operation means. In the karaoke network system according to claim 1 or 2,
The certification means, when the singing information matching the user's singing information in singing from past singing information about the user in the authentication from the singing information storing means is not found by the singing information retrieval means, Obtain a scoring result for the song of the singer, compare the obtained scoring result with the past scoring result included in the singing information, and obtain the scoring result closest to the obtained scoring result among the past scoring results A karaoke network system characterized by certifying a corresponding user as a singing user.

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