JP4905486B2 - Avatar data creation device used in karaoke system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an avatar data creation device used in a karaoke system, and in particular, creates singer avatar data using singing history for each artist of the singer and avatar data associated with the artist. This is an avatar data creation device used in a karaoke system.

  Conventionally, various apparatuses for storing an image such as a face as one piece of personal information are known. For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses an electronic notebook that stores face images in addition to names and telephone numbers.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-218943

  By the way, in karaoke which has a login function, when displaying a singing history, ranking, etc., it is common to display the nickname for identifying a singer. Also in such karaoke, a technique for displaying a singer's image (avatar image) together with a nickname has been proposed. If it is possible to create an avatar image that inspires singing, it is considered that the interest of a singer who enjoys karaoke can be enhanced.

  An object of this invention is to provide the avatar data preparation apparatus etc. which are used with the karaoke system which can stir up singing motivation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is an avatar data creation device that has a control unit and creates avatar data used in a karaoke system, the control unit including an initial change process and The change process can be executed again after the initial change process, and in the initial change process, the control unit accesses the singer information database using the singer identification information as a key, and the singing history information and the avatar Obtain data, identify one artist based on the singing history information, access the artist information database using the artist as a key, obtain artist avatar data corresponding to the artist, By substituting a part or all of the data with the artist avatar data, Data is updated, the avatar data in the singer information database is updated to the new avatar data, and the change process is executed each time the singer of the singer identification information performs a predetermined number of singings. In the change process again, the control unit accesses a singer information database using the singer identification information as a key, acquires singing history and avatar data in the predetermined number of times of singing, and based on the singing history. And specifying one or more artists, accessing the artist database using the one or more artists as keys, obtaining artist avatar data corresponding to the artists, and based on the artist avatar data and singing history , Create deformed artist avatar data, said avatar A new avatar data is created by combining a part or all of the data with the modified artist avatar data, and the avatar data in the singer information database is updated to the new avatar data. To do.

In the invention according to claim 1, first, an initial change process is performed, and a part (for example, a face part) or all of the singer's avatar image is replaced with an avatar image of a predetermined artist based on the singing history. The The replaced avatar image is displayed together with the singer's nickname. Thereafter, the changing process is performed again, and one or more artists are specified based on the singing history from the execution of the initial changing process to the present time. Based on the specified artist avatar image and the singing history, a modified artist avatar image (for example, a montage image created from a plurality of artist avatar images) is created. And a part (for example, face part) or all of a singer's avatar image is substituted by the said deformation | transformation artist avatar image. The replaced avatar image is displayed together with the singer's nickname.
Thereby, since an avatar image changes with a singer's preference (singing history), the interest of the singer who enjoys karaoke can be raised, and as a result, the profit of a karaoke business can also be raised.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the avatar data creation device according to claim 1, wherein the singing history information and / or singing history includes information on the number of times of singing for each artist. It is used in.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, a new avatar image is produced based on the frequency | count of singing for every artist. That is, a new avatar image is created based on the number of singings regardless of the scoring result.
Thereby, for example, when displaying the national ranking for each artist, it is possible to avoid that the avatar images of the top prize winners are almost the same (if the artist avatar image of an artist with a high scoring result is displayed, Each scoring result of the top prize winners will be close to a high score, so the avatar images of the top prize winners will be similar), which can enhance the interest of singers who enjoy karaoke and, as a result, increase the profits of the karaoke business. Can do.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the avatar data creation device according to claim 1, wherein the singing history information and / or singing history includes singing score information for each artist. .

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, new avatar data are produced based on the singing score value for every artist. It is considered that the interest of the singer can be enhanced by the avatar image of the singer becoming an avatar image of his favorite artist. And since the artist's singing score tends to be higher as the favorite artist, based on the singing score for each artist, by creating new avatar data and displaying it as an avatar image, As a result, the profit of the karaoke business can be increased.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the avatar data creation apparatus etc. which are used with the karaoke system which can stir up singing can be provided.

It is explanatory drawing which showed an example in which the avatar image of the avatar data produced with the avatar data production apparatus (server) is displayed on the display part. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example in which the avatar image of the avatar data produced with the avatar data production apparatus (server) is displayed on the display part. It is the figure which showed an example of the structure of a karaoke system. It is the figure which showed an example of the data structure of a singer information database. It is the figure which showed an example of the data structure of an artist information database. It is the figure which showed an example of the information flow in an initial change process. It is the figure which showed an example of the information flow in a change process again. It is a flowchart of a remote control side process and a commander side process. It is the figure which showed a mode that the avatar image was changed. It is a flowchart of a center side process and an initial change process. It is a flowchart of a 1st change process again. It is the figure which showed a mode that a new avatar image was produced | generated. It is the figure which showed a mode that an avatar image was changed. It is a flowchart of a 2nd change process again. It is the figure which showed the table used in order to specify an artist. It is the figure which showed the relationship between a song history and an artist. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example in which the avatar image of the avatar data produced with the avatar data production apparatus (server) is displayed on the display part. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example in which the avatar image of the avatar data produced with the avatar data production apparatus (server) is displayed on the display.

  Hereinafter, a karaoke system having an avatar data creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[Outline of avatar data creation device]
The avatar data creation device according to the present embodiment creates data (avatar data) of an avatar image displayed on a display of a karaoke remote controller, commander, personal computer, mobile phone, game machine, or the like. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the avatar image is displayed in the display area 410 in the login screen displayed on the display unit 112 of the karaoke remote controller. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the avatar image is displayed in the display area 411 in the ranking screen displayed on the display unit 112 of the karaoke remote controller (in addition, the display areas 412 to 415 include the respective avatar images). The avatar image created by the user is displayed.) Moreover, the login name of each user is displayed under each avatar image. Since these avatar images change according to the singer's preference (singing history), the interest of the singer who enjoys karaoke can be enhanced, and as a result, the profit of the karaoke business can also be increased.

[Composition of karaoke system]
As shown in FIG. 3, the karaoke system includes a karaoke apparatus 100 installed in a guest room of a karaoke store in each place and a center 200 that distributes and manages various information. The karaoke apparatus 100 and the center 200 communicate with each other. Connected via the network. In FIG. 3, there is only one karaoke apparatus 100, but in practice, a large number of karaoke apparatuses 100 are connected to the center 200. The center 200 of the karaoke system can also be accessed from a personal computer 300, a mobile phone 400, and a game machine 500.

[Configuration of Center 200]
The center 200 manages information used for performance of karaoke music on the karaoke apparatus 100, information for each singer, and the like, and distributes such information in response to a request from the karaoke apparatus 100 or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the center 200 includes a control unit 201, a karaoke song database 202, a singer information database 203, and an artist information database 204.

The control unit 201 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The CPU reads out and executes various programs stored in the ROM, thereby controlling the entire center 200 and also functions as an avatar data creation device.
The data structure and the like of the karaoke song database 202 can be a well-known one and is not directly related to the understanding of the present invention, so a detailed description is omitted.

The singer information database 203 stores various information related to the singer. As shown in FIG. 4, the singer information database 203 stores nickname, personal information, avatar data, interest mode, singing date, music ID, artist ID, scoring data, singing number, etc., with the singer ID as a key. Has been.
“Singer ID” is a unique identification code for identifying a singer. The “nickname” is displayed on the login screen and the ranking screen, and can be arbitrarily determined by the singer himself. “Personal information” is information such as a singer's name, address, and hobbies.
“Avatar data” is data of an avatar image displayed on a login screen or a ranking screen, and is data in JPEG format, polygon format, or the like. The avatar data is decoded in the JPEG format data on the display side of a karaoke remote controller or the like, and is rendered in the polygon format data and displayed as an avatar image. The avatar image can be arbitrarily determined by the singer himself.
The “interesting mode” indicates whether or not the avatar data is to be processed by the avatar data creating apparatus of the present embodiment. Only for the avatar data whose interest mode is “ON”, the avatar data creating apparatus of the present embodiment performs processing.
“Singing Date / Time”, “Music ID”, “Artist ID”, and “Scoring Data” are the singing date / time when the singer sang, the identification code of the karaoke song sung, and the identification code of the artist of the original karaoke song Shows the singing score value. "Artist ID" and "scoring data" are used when changing avatar data.
“Number of singing times” indicates the number of times of singing starting from the time when the last avatar data changed. This information is used when it is determined whether or not the avatar data is newly updated (changed).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the artist information database 204 stores avatar data and the like using the artist ID as a key. The avatar data stored in the artist information database 204 is used when changing the avatar data stored in the singer information database 203. If the artist of the original karaoke song is a group (that is, composed of a plurality of members), the avatar data of one member may be stored, and the avatar for each member may be stored. Data may be stored. When avatar data of a plurality of members is stored, one avatar data may be selected based on personal information (information on hobbies) of the singer.

[Configuration of Karaoke Device 100]
As shown in FIG. 3, the karaoke apparatus 100 includes a remote controller 110 and a commander 120. Note that a plurality of remote controllers 110 may be configured to be able to communicate with the commander 120.
The remote controller 110 includes a control unit 111 and a display unit 112. The control unit 111 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The CPU reads out and executes various programs stored in the ROM, and performs overall control of the remote controller 110 as a whole. Further, the display unit 112 has a function of displaying an avatar image obtained by decoding or rendering the avatar data.
The commander 120 has a control unit 121, and a display 130 is connected to the commander 120. The control unit 121 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The CPU reads out and executes various programs stored in the ROM, and controls the commander 120 as a whole. Further, the display 130 has a function of displaying an avatar image obtained by decoding or rendering the avatar data.
Of the configurations of the remote controller 110 and the commander 120, detailed descriptions of portions that are not directly related to the understanding of the present invention are omitted.

[Information sent and received by the karaoke system]
First, information transmitted and received in the initial change process will be described with reference to FIG.
The remote controller 110 accepts an operation to turn on the interest mode from the singer (1).
The remote controller 110 transmits to the center 200 a mode setting signal including information that instructs the singer ID and the interest mode ON (2).
The center 200 sets the interest mode of the singer ID included in the received mode setting signal to “ON” and updates the avatar data (3). Details of updating the avatar data will be described later.
The center 200 transmits the updated avatar data to the remote controller 110 (4).
The remote controller 110 decodes or renders the received avatar data and changes the avatar image being displayed on the display unit 112 (5).

  With the above processing, when the interest mode is set to “ON”, the avatar data in the singer information database 203 is updated, and the avatar image displayed on the display unit 112 is changed. In FIG. 6, information is transmitted / received between the remote controller 110 and the center 200, but information may be transmitted / received via the commander 120.

Next, information transmitted and received in the change process again will be described with reference to FIG.
The remote controller 110 accepts a request for a karaoke song to be sung by a singer (1).
The remote controller 110 transmits a request signal including the singer ID and the song ID to the commander 120 (2).
The commander 120 starts playing the musical tone of the music ID included in the received request signal, and also scores the song of the singer (3).
When the commander 120 finishes playing the musical sound, the commander 120 transmits a singing result signal including the singer ID, the music ID, and the scoring value data to the center 200 (4).
The center 200 updates the singer information database 203 based on the received singing result signal (5).
When the center 200 determines that the “number of times of singing” in the singer information database 203 has reached a predetermined number, the center 200 updates the avatar data (6). Details of updating the avatar data will be described later.
The center 200 transmits the updated avatar data to the remote controller 110 (7).
The remote controller 110 decodes or renders the received avatar data and changes the avatar image being displayed on the display unit 112 (8).

  The avatar data in the singer information database 203 is updated each time a predetermined number of singings are performed, and the avatar image being displayed on the display unit 112 is changed.

[Remote control processing]
Next, remote control processing executed by the control unit 111 of the remote controller 110 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In addition, since a remote control side process is performed during a singer's login, the singer ID of the singer who is logging in shall already be recognized.
In S <b> 11, the control unit 111 receives an operation for turning on the interest mode from the singer.
In S <b> 12, the control unit 111 transmits to the center 200 a mode setting signal including information that instructs the singer ID and the interest mode to be turned on.
In S <b> 13, the control unit 111 receives avatar data from the center 200.
In S <b> 14, the control unit 111 decodes or renders the received avatar data to generate an avatar image, and displays it on the display unit 112.

  Through the above processing, when the interest mode is set to “ON”, the avatar image being displayed on the display unit 112 is changed (see FIG. 9). It can be said that the remote control process is a process for instructing an initial change process executed in the center 200 described later. Note that the process of receiving a request operation from a singer and transmitting a request signal to the commander 120 is well known and is not directly related to the understanding of the present invention, so a detailed description is omitted.

[Commander processing]
Next, commander-side processing executed by the control unit 121 of the commander 120 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In S <b> 21, the control unit 121 receives a request signal from the remote controller 110.
In S22, the control part 121 starts reproduction | regeneration of the musical sound of music ID contained in the received request signal, and scores a singer's song.
In S23, the control unit 121 ends the reproduction of the musical sound.
In S <b> 24, the control unit 121 transmits a singing result signal including the singer ID, the music ID, and the scoring value data to the center 200.

  The commander-side process described above is a process for updating the singer information database 203. When a predetermined number of singings are performed, the avatar data in the singer information database 203 is updated, and the display unit 112 The displayed avatar image is changed.

[Center-side processing]
Next, center side processing executed by the control unit 201 of the center 200 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In S <b> 31, the control unit 201 determines whether a mode setting signal is received from the remote controller 110. In this process, when it is determined that the mode setting signal has been received (S31: YES), the control unit 201 shifts the process to S32 and executes the initial change process.

Hereinafter, the initial change process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In S41, the control unit 201 refers to the singer information database 203 using the singer ID included in the received mode setting signal as a key, and acquires avatar data and artist ID (singing history information).
In S42, the control unit 201 identifies one artist who has the highest number of singings based on the artist ID acquired in S41.

In S43, the control unit 201 refers to the artist information database 204 using the artist ID of the artist specified in S42 as a key, and acquires the avatar data of the artist.
In S44, the control unit 201 replaces a part (for example, a face part) or all of the avatar data acquired in S41 with the avatar data (artist avatar data) acquired in S43, thereby obtaining new avatar data. The “avatar data” in the singer information database 203 is created and updated to the new avatar data.
In S45, the updated avatar data is transmitted to the remote controller 110.

  When the interesting mode is set to “ON” on the remote controller 110 by the above initial change process, the avatar data in the singer information database 203 is updated and the avatar of the avatar image displayed on the display unit 112 of the remote controller 110 is updated. Data is sent.

Return the explanation to the processing on the center side.
When determining in S31 that the mode setting signal has not been received (S31: NO), the control unit 201 shifts the process to S33.
In step S <b> 33, the control unit 201 determines whether a singing result signal is received from the commander 120. In this process, when it is determined that the singing result signal is not received (S33: NO), the control unit 201 ends the center side process. On the other hand, when determining that the singing result signal has been received (S33: YES), the control unit 201 shifts the process to S34.

In S <b> 34, the control unit 201 updates the singer information database 203. Specifically, the control unit 201 accesses the singer information database 203 using the singer ID included in the received singing result signal as a key, and “song date”, “music ID”, “artist ID”, “scoring” Update “Data” and “Singing Count”.
In S35, the control unit 201 determines whether or not the number of singing has reached a predetermined number (for example, 30 times). In this process, when it is determined that the number of singing times has not reached the predetermined number (S35: NO), the control unit 201 ends the center side process. On the other hand, when determining that the number of singing times has reached the predetermined number (S35: YES), the control unit 201 shifts the process to S36.
In S36, the control unit 201 executes the change process again.

Hereinafter, the change process will be described again. In the present embodiment, either the first re-change process or the second re-change process is executed.
First, the first re-change process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In S51, the control unit 201 refers to the singer information database 203 using the singer ID included in the singing result signal received in S33 as a key, and acquires avatar data and artist ID (singing history information).

In S52, the control unit 201 specifies an artist with a large number of singings based on the artist ID acquired in S51.
In step S53, the control unit 201 refers to the artist information database 204 using the artist ID of the artist specified in step S52 as a key, and acquires the avatar data of the artist.

  In S54, the control unit 201 creates deformed artist avatar data based on the avatar data acquired in S53. Specifically, when there is one artist specified in S52 (that is, the avatar data acquired in S53), the control unit 201 sets the acquired avatar data as modified artist data. If a plurality of artists are specified in S52 (that is, a plurality of avatar data is acquired in S53), the avatar data is synthesized to create deformed artist avatar data. Note that the composition ratio of each avatar data can be set as appropriate, and may be set using the number of singings for each artist, for example.

  In S55, the control unit 201 creates new avatar data by replacing a part (for example, a face portion) or all of the avatar data acquired in S51 with the modified artist avatar data created in S54. The “avatar data” in the singer information database 203 is updated to the new avatar data. Also, the “sung count” in the singer information database 203 is reset.

FIG. 12 shows an example of the avatar image (avatar image before update) of the avatar data acquired in S51, the avatar image (transformed artist avatar image) of the modified artist avatar data, and the avatar image (new avatar image) of the new avatar data. Is shown. In FIG. 12, the composition ratio of the avatar image before the update and the modified artist avatar image is “50%: 50%”, but the composition ratio can be set as appropriate.
In S56, the updated avatar data is transmitted to the remote controller 110.

  The avatar data in the singer information database 203 is updated and the avatar image being displayed on the display unit 112 is changed every time a predetermined number of times of singing is performed by the first re-changing process described above. Moreover, since the avatar image changes according to the singing history (especially the number of singing) of the singer by repeatedly executing the first change process again (see FIG. 13), the interest of the singer who enjoys karaoke is enhanced. be able to. In addition, since the avatar image changes according to the number of singing times, it is possible to make it close to the avatar image of the artist by singing many karaoke songs of the favorite artist.

The second re-change process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In S61, the control unit 201 refers to the singer information database 203 using the singer ID included in the singing result signal received in S33 as a key, and acquires avatar data and artist ID (singing history information).

In step S62, the control unit 201 refers to the singer information database 203 using the artist ID acquired in step S61 as a key, and calculates an average value of scoring data for each artist.
In step S63, the control unit 201 refers to the singer information database 203 using the artist ID acquired in step S61 as a key, and calculates the number of times of singing for each artist.

  In S <b> 64, the control unit 201 calculates a point for each artist based on the average value of the scoring data for each artist acquired in S <b> 62 and S <b> 63 and the number of singings, and identifies an artist with a large point. Specifically, the control unit 201 first calculates a point of the average value of the scoring data based on the average value of the scoring data and the table of FIG. Next, the control part 201 calculates the point of the number of times of singing based on the number of times of singing and the table of FIG. Then, the control unit 201 identifies an artist having a large total point of the both points. For example, in the example of FIG. 16, the total point of the artist “Kojiro Daimon” is the largest, so the artist “Kojiro Daimon” is specified in S64. When the number of artists specified in S64 is “2”, the artists “Kojiro Daimon” and “Kasha” are specified.

In S65, the control unit 201 refers to the artist information database 204 using the artist ID of the artist specified in S64 as a key, and acquires the avatar data of the artist.
In S <b> 66, by performing the processes of S <b> 54 to S <b> 56 of the first re-change process described above, the “avatar data” of the singer information database 203 is updated to the new avatar data, and the updated avatar data is transferred to the remote controller 110. Send.

  The avatar data in the singer information database 203 is updated and the avatar image being displayed on the display unit 112 is changed every time a predetermined number of times of singing is performed by the second re-changing process. Moreover, since an avatar image changes according to a singer's singing history (singing frequency | count and grading data) by repeating a 2nd change process again, the interest of the singer who enjoys karaoke can be improved. In particular, the artist's singing score tends to be higher as the artist likes it, so by creating new avatar data and displaying it as an avatar image based on the singing score for each artist, Can be increased.

As described above, in the present embodiment, first, an initial change process is performed, and a part (for example, a face part) or all of a singer's avatar image is replaced with an avatar image of a predetermined artist based on the singing history. Is done. The replaced avatar image is displayed together with the singer's nickname. Thereafter, the changing process is performed again, and one or more artists are specified based on the singing history from the execution of the initial changing process to the present time. Based on the specified artist avatar image and the singing history, a modified artist avatar image (for example, a montage image created from a plurality of artist avatar images) is created. And a part (for example, face part) or all of a singer's avatar image is substituted by the said deformation | transformation artist avatar image. The replaced avatar image is displayed together with the singer's nickname.
Thereby, since an avatar image changes with a singer's preference (singing history), the interest of the singer who enjoys karaoke can be raised, and as a result, the profit of a karaoke business can also be raised.

  Even if the avatar image of the avatar data created by the singer himself is an image of a pet, flower, fish, etc., the initial change process is executed first, so that it is first replaced with artist data, and then changed again. Processing is executed. As a result, even images of pets, flowers, fish, etc. created by the singer themselves will not be combined with the artist avatar image, so an unnatural avatar image will be displayed. Absent.

  Further, according to the first re-change process described above, a new avatar image is created based on the number of singings for each artist. That is, a new avatar image is created based on the number of singings regardless of the scoring result. Thereby, for example, when displaying the national ranking for each artist, it is possible to avoid that the avatar images of the top prize winners are almost the same (if the artist avatar image of an artist with a high scoring result is displayed, Since each scoring result of the top prize winners is close to a high score, each avatar image of the top prize winner is similar (see FIG. 17)), it is possible to enhance the interest of the singer who enjoys karaoke, and as a result, the karaoke business Can also increase profits.

  Moreover, according to the 2nd change process mentioned above, since an avatar image changes according to a singer's singing history (the number of times of singing and scoring data), the interest of the singer who enjoys karaoke can be improved. In particular, the artist's singing score tends to be higher as the artist likes it, so by creating new avatar data and displaying it as an avatar image based on the singing score for each artist, As a result, the profit of the karaoke business can be increased.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the condition (S35) as to whether or not the change process of the center side process (FIG. 10) is performed again, the condition “whether or not there is a song having a predetermined score (for example, 80 points) or more in the singing history scoring data”. May be added. By comprising in this way, since a singer tries to obtain high scoring data in order to change his avatar image, he can add a game property to a karaoke song, and, as a result, the song which enjoys karaoke Can enhance the interest of the person.

  Further, in the second re-change process (FIG. 14), the artist that is the target of the modified artist avatar data may be specified based only on the average value points of the scoring data for each artist. This makes it possible to create an avatar image that is greatly influenced by the avatar data of an artist whose scoring data has a high average value, even if the artist has a small number of singings, so that the interest of the singer can be enhanced. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the avatar image is displayed on the login screen or the ranking screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, the avatar image is displayed on the display 130 together with the lyrics telop 417 during the singing of the singer. 416 may be displayed. Furthermore, based on the average value of the scoring data of the artists specified in S42, S52, and S64, it is configured to acquire hairstyles, clothes, and special items, and the avatar image 416 is processed using the acquired items. You may comprise so that it may display on the display 130 or the display part 112. FIG.

The center 200 of the karaoke system can also be accessed from the personal computer 300, the mobile phone 400, and the game machine 500. The avatar of the center 200 is provided by the decoder and rendering engine of the personal computer 300, the mobile phone 400, and the game machine 500. Data may be decoded or rendered, and an avatar image may be displayed on a display unit included in each device.
The avatar data may be decoded or rendered on the center 200 side, and the avatar image itself may be transmitted to each device.

Further, each flowchart described above is merely an example, and the processing may be realized by another flowchart as long as a result equivalent to the processing of each flowchart can be obtained.
In addition, the present invention can be realized as each method relating to the above-described remote controller, commander, center, a program for causing a computer to execute the method, a storage medium storing the program, and the like.

100 ... Karaoke device,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 ... Remote control, 111 ... Control part, 112 ... Display part 120 ... Commander, 121 ... Control part 200 ... Center, 201 ... Control part, 202 ... Karaoke music database,
203 ... Singer information database, 204 ... Artist information database 300 ... Personal computer, 400 ... Mobile phone, 500 ... Game machine

Claims (3)

An avatar data creation device that has a control unit and creates avatar data used in a karaoke system,
The control unit can execute an initial change process and a change process that is repeatedly executed after the initial change process,
In the initial change process, the control unit
Access the singer information database using the singer identification information as a key, and obtain singing history information and avatar data,
Based on the singing history information, one artist is identified,
Accessing the artist information database using the artist as a key, obtaining artist avatar data corresponding to the artist,
Replacing part or all of the avatar data with the artist avatar data creates new avatar data, updates the avatar data in the singer information database to the new avatar data,
The change process is executed again each time a singer of the singer identification information performs a predetermined number of times.
In the change process again, the control unit
Access the singer information database with the singer identification information as a key, and obtain the singing history and avatar data in the predetermined number of singings,
Identify one or more artists based on the singing history,
Accessing the artist database using the one or more artists as a key to obtain artist avatar data corresponding to the artist;
Based on the artist avatar data and singing history, create modified artist avatar data,
By synthesizing a part or all of the avatar data and the deformed artist avatar data, new avatar data is created, and the avatar data in the singer information database is updated to the new avatar data.
Avatar data creation device used in karaoke systems.   The avatar data creation apparatus used with the karaoke system of Claim 1 in which the information of the frequency | count of a song for every artist is contained in the said song history information and / or song history.   The avatar data preparation apparatus used with the karaoke system of Claim 1 in which the information of the singing score for every artist is contained in the said singing history information and / or a singing history.

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