JP5071459B2 - Karaoke practice device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for karaoke practice that can contribute to improvement of a user's singing ability.

  Conventionally, a karaoke apparatus that presents a user's singing history has been proposed for the purpose of assisting a music selection operation (for example, Patent Document 1). Such an apparatus is based on the idea that karaoke music pieces selected in the past are music pieces that suit the user's preference and are likely to be sung again.

JP 2008-262119 A

  By the way, there are users who practice singing in order to be able to sing well (that is, for the purpose of improving singing ability). In the karaoke apparatus as described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is not possible to present appropriate music to such a user. In addition, it is considered that users who practice singing often listen to the music they are practicing with a CD player at home, but no device for karaoke practice considering such user behavior has been proposed. It was.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a karaoke practice apparatus that can communicate with a karaoke apparatus and a household electrical appliance capable of playing music, and can be carried by a user. , A control unit and a storage unit, the storage unit stores song history information including the song sung by the user using the karaoke device, and the song that the user listened to using the home appliance And when the control unit obtains a song that can be played from the karaoke device, the control unit presents to the user a song included in the listening history information among the obtained songs. And when the music which can be reproduced | regenerated from the said household appliance is acquired, it comprised so that the music contained in the said singing history information among the acquired music could be shown to the said user.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 1, among the music which a karaoke apparatus can perform, it comprises so that the user may listen to the music listened using the household appliances which can reproduce music. Moreover, in the invention which concerns on Claim 1, among the music which a household appliances can reproduce | regenerate, it comprises so that the user may sing the music which sang using the karaoke apparatus. These configurations are based on the knowledge that users who practice singing often take repeated actions of singing → listening → singing → listening → ... with respect to the music being practiced. By comprising in this way, since the music which can be sung and the music which can be listened to can be shown to a user efficiently, it can contribute to a user's singing ability improvement.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores singing history information for each of the sung songs and listening history information for each of the sung songs, and the control is performed. When acquiring a song that can be played from the karaoke device, the unit satisfies the first condition based on the singing history information and the listening history information that is included in the listening history information among the acquired songs When a song is presented to the user as the first song and a song that can be played back from the home appliance is acquired, the song history information and the listening are included in the song history information among the acquired songs The music satisfying the second condition based on the history information is configured to be presented to the user as the second music.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, it is the music which the user listened using the household appliances which can reproduce music among the music which a karaoke apparatus can play, Comprising: 1st conditions based on singing history information and listening history information The music satisfying the above condition is presented to the user. Moreover, in the invention which concerns on Claim 2, it is the music which the user sang using the karaoke apparatus among the music which a household appliances can reproduce | regenerate, Comprising: 2nd conditions based on singing history information and listening history information are satisfy | filled The music is configured to be presented to the user. By comprising in this way, the music which contributes to a user's singing ability improvement can be efficiently extracted and shown based on a user's singing history and listening history.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the control unit presents the first song, the song having a large number of times of listening included in the listening history information is given priority. When presenting to the user and presenting the second song, the song having a small number of times of listening included in the listening history information is preferentially presented to the user.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, in the music selection operation of the music which a user sings, the music with much listening frequency is shown preferentially. In this respect, it is based on the knowledge that “a song that has been listened to many times is generally better remembered and a song that is remembered is easier to sing”. On the other hand, in the music selection operation of the music to be listened to by the user, music with a small number of times of listening is preferentially presented. In this respect, it is based on the knowledge that “a song with a lower number of times of listening is not stored in memory, so that it is necessary to listen more times to store it”. By comprising in this way, the music which contributes to a user's singing ability improvement can be extracted efficiently and can be shown.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the karaoke device according to claim 1, wherein when the control unit acquires a song that can be played from the karaoke device, the listening history information includes the acquired song. The first piece of music and the second piece of music that is not included in the listening history information is presented to the user, and the obtained piece of music is acquired from the home appliance. Among them, the song included in the singing history information is presented in the third aspect, and the tune not included in the singing history information is presented in the fourth aspect to the user.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 4, among the music which a karaoke apparatus can perform, the music which the user listened using the household appliances which can reproduce | regenerate music, and the music which is not listened are shown in a different aspect. Moreover, in the invention which concerns on Claim 2, among the music which a household appliances can reproduce | regenerate, the music which the user sang using the karaoke apparatus and the music which is not singing are shown in a different aspect. By configuring in this way, the user can easily determine the type of each piece of music presented.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the apparatus for karaoke practice which can contribute to a user's singing ability improvement can be provided using a singing history and a listening history.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the karaoke system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a user's action and operation | movement of a remote control. It is a block diagram which shows the specific structure of a remote control. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the process in a karaoke system. It is a flowchart of the process at the time of singing. (A) is singing history information, (B) is a playable music list converted into a common music number, and (C) is an explanatory diagram showing a display music list. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the layout of a display part. It is explanatory drawing which shows a 1st point list. (A) is singing history information, (B) is a playable music list converted into a common music number, and (C) is an explanatory diagram showing a display music list. It is a flowchart of the process at the time of listening. (A) is singing history information, (B) is a playable music list converted into a common music number, and (C) is an explanatory diagram showing a display music list. It is explanatory drawing which shows a 2nd point list.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, a remote controller that can be carried by the user functions as an apparatus for karaoke practice.

[Outline of Embodiment]
First, an outline of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the user 50 goes to the karaoke shop (karaoke box) with the remote controller 1, and performs a music selection operation for singing the karaoke apparatus 10 using the remote controller 1 in the karaoke shop 10. In addition, at home, the user 50 performs a music selection operation for listening to music using the remote controller 1 with respect to the home electric appliance 20 capable of reproducing music (for example, a CD radio cassette, a CD player, an HDD built-in component, etc.). That is, the user 50 uses the remote controller 1 to perform both operations for singing in a karaoke shop and for listening at home. As shown in FIG. 1, it is assumed that the karaoke apparatus 10 can be connected to a server 30 that stores music data and the like via a communication network. In the following description, the remote controller 1, the karaoke device 10, the home appliance 20, and the server 30 may be collectively referred to as a karaoke system S.

  The remote controller 1 displays on the display unit 15 (see FIG. 3) the music that can be played by the karaoke apparatus 10 in the karaoke store. At this time, the remote controller 1 determines a song to be displayed with reference to a song that the user has listened to using the home appliance 20. On the other hand, the remote controller 1 displays a list of songs that can be played back by the home appliance 20 on the display unit 15 at home. At this time, the remote controller 1 determines the music to be displayed with reference to the music sung by the user 50 using the karaoke apparatus 10. In this way, as shown in FIG. 2, the remote controller 1 determines the contents to be played and the music to be played based on both the user's behavior in the karaoke store and home behavior. be able to. That is, when the user 50 carries the remote controller 1 and goes to the karaoke store, the remote controller 1 selects the music in the karaoke store based on the music that the user 50 listens to at home and the playable music acquired from the karaoke device 10. Present a song to assist. In addition, the remote controller 1 updates the singing history after the user 50 sings. In addition, the remote controller 1 repeats each process of presentation / selection reception / update while the user 50 sings at a karaoke shop. On the other hand, when the user 50 returns to his / her home, the remote controller 1 uses the program to assist the music selection operation based on the program sung by the user 50 at the karaoke store and the reproducible program acquired from the home appliance 20. Present. The remote controller 1 updates the listening history after the user 50 listens. In addition, the remote controller 1 repeats the presentation, music selection reception, and update processes while the user 50 listens to music at home. By performing the processing as described above, the remote controller 1 can contribute to improving the singing ability of the user 50. In the present invention, the term “song” is used to indicate information that can identify each song such as “song name” and “song number” of the song.

  In FIG. 1, the number of karaoke devices 10 is one, but actually there are a plurality of karaoke devices 10. Moreover, these karaoke apparatuses 10 do not exist only in one karaoke shop, but exist in several karaoke shops. In this embodiment, even when singing with a plurality of different karaoke apparatuses 10, a common singing history is used. That is, for example, the singing history when singing with the karaoke apparatus 10 of the karaoke shop A and the singing history when singing with the karaoke apparatus 10 of the karaoke shop B are integrated and processed as one singing history.

  In the present embodiment, it is necessary to manage the music that can be played by the karaoke apparatus 10 and the music that can be played by the home appliance 20 in association with each other. The karaoke apparatus 10 can manage each piece of music based on the music numbers managed by the server 30. On the other hand, the home appliance 20 can manage each piece of music based on, for example, a song number managed by a CDDB (Compact Disc DataBase) or the like. The remote controller 1 manages the same music managed by the karaoke apparatus 10 and the home appliance 20 with the same music number (hereinafter, “common music number”). Therefore, the remote control 1 shall have the function to convert the music number system which the karaoke apparatus 10 and the household appliances 20 each use into a common music number.

[Specific configuration of remote control]
Next, a specific configuration of the remote controller 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The remote controller 1 includes a control unit 11 that performs overall control of the remote control 1, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13 that is used for communication with the outside, an operation unit 14 for operating the remote control 1, and a display unit 15. It is configured. These components are connected to each other by a bus 16. The control unit 11 is configured by a CPU or the like. The storage unit 12 stores singing history information and listening history information, which will be described later, in addition to a predetermined program. The communication unit 13 transmits and receives information related to the performance of the music shown in FIG. 4 (request signal, playable music data, music selection signal, etc.) with the karaoke apparatus 10, and It functions as a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information related to playback (request signal, reproducible music piece data, music selection signal, etc.). In the case where the communication standards of the karaoke apparatus 10 and the home appliance 20 are different, the karaoke apparatus 10 and the home appliance 20 are configured by a plurality of interfaces (for example, wireless LAN, USB, HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), etc.). The operation unit 14 may be a physical switch or a touch screen. The display unit 15 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. Further, it may be configured such that voice input / output is possible. Moreover, you may display a lyrics on the display part 15 during a karaoke performance.

  In addition, about the karaoke apparatus 10 and the household appliances 20, the well-known structure which can be controlled based on a remote control signal and can perform and reproduce can be used, and it is a part which is not related to understanding of this invention. Since there is, explanation is omitted.

[Flow of processing in karaoke system]
Next, the flow of processing in the karaoke system S will be described with reference to FIG.

[Processing in karaoke shop]
First, the flow of processing in a karaoke store will be described with reference to FIG.
(1) The karaoke apparatus 10 receives distributable music (distributable data) from the server 30 and creates a music list of music that can be played (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “playable music data”). Even if the music can be distributed from the server 30, there is a music that cannot be played by the karaoke apparatus 10, so it is necessary to create playable music piece data. It should be noted that the timing for creating the playable piece data can be set as appropriate, and may be performed each time the distributable data is received from the server 30, for example.
(2) The remote controller 1 requests the karaoke apparatus 10 to transmit playable song data. This process is performed when the user performs a predetermined operation using the operation unit 14.
(3) The remote controller 1 uses the received playable song data to create a display song list indicating the songs to be displayed on the display unit 15. Details of the displayed music list will be described later.
(4) The remote controller 1 displays the playable music pieces on the display unit 15 based on the created display music piece list.
(5) The remote controller 1 receives a music selection operation from the user via the operation unit 14, and transmits a music selection signal based on the operation to the karaoke apparatus 10.
(6) The karaoke apparatus 10 performs a karaoke performance based on the received music selection signal. The karaoke performance process itself is well known and is not relevant to the understanding of the present invention, so a detailed description is omitted.
(7) When receiving the performance end notification from the karaoke apparatus 10, the remote controller 1 updates the singing history information. Details of the singing history information will be described later. Even if the karaoke device 10 does not perform the karaoke performance until the end of the song, the karaoke device 10 may notify the end of the performance when the performance of the song is performed for a predetermined time or more (for example, half or more of one song). .

In addition, you may comprise so that the karaoke apparatus 10 may transmit the information (singer's user ID, singing date and time, scoring result), etc. which concern karaoke performance to the server 30, and it memorize | stores and manages as personal log | history information on the server 30 side.
Further, it is assumed that the processes (4) to (7) described above (that is, music title presentation → music selection reception → karaoke performance → singing history information update) are repeatedly performed.

[Processing at home]
Next, the flow of processing at home will be described with reference to FIG.
(1) The home appliance 20 creates a list of reproducible music titles (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “reproducible music data”). Note that the timing for creating reproducible song data can be set as appropriate, for example, when the home appliance 20 is turned on, when a CD is replaced, or when the contents of the HDD are updated.
(2) The remote controller 1 requests the home appliance 20 to transmit reproducible music piece data. This process is performed when the user performs a predetermined operation using the operation unit 14.
(3) The remote controller 1 uses the received reproducible music data to create a display music list indicating the music to be displayed on the display unit 15. Details of the displayed music list will be described later.
(4) The remote controller 1 displays reproducible music on the display unit 15 based on the created display music list.
(5) The remote controller 1 receives a music selection operation from the user via the operation unit 14 and transmits a music selection signal based on the operation to the home appliance 20.
(6) The home appliance 20 performs reproduction based on the received music selection signal. Note that the reproduction process itself in the home appliance 20 is well-known and is not related to the understanding of the present invention, so a detailed description is omitted.
(7) When receiving the reproduction end notification from the home appliance 20, the remote controller 1 updates the listening history information. Details of the listening history information will be described later. In addition, even when the home appliance 20 has not played back to the end of the song, when the song has been played for a predetermined time or longer (for example, half or more of one song), the end-of-play may be notified.

  Further, it is assumed that the processes (4) to (7) described above (that is, music piece presentation → music selection reception → music reproduction → listening history information update) are repeatedly performed.

[Processing during singing]
Next, the process at the time of singing performed with the remote control 1 in a karaoke shop is demonstrated with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is executed when the user performs a predetermined operation using the remote controller 1 in the karaoke store.

First, in step S <b> 11, the control unit 11 acquires listening history information stored in the storage unit 12. Details of the listening history information will be described later.
In step S <b> 12, the control unit 11 transmits a request signal for requesting playable piece data to the karaoke apparatus 10 to obtain playable piece data. At this time, the music number system used by the karaoke apparatus 10 is converted into a common music number.
In step S13, the control unit 11 creates a display song list based on the listening history information and playable song data acquired in steps S11 and S12. Details of the process of creating the display song list will be described later.
In step S14, the control unit 11 displays a piece of music on the display unit 15 based on the display piece list created in step S13. The layout of the display unit 15 will be described later.
In step S <b> 15, the control unit 11 receives a music selection operation of a song for performing karaoke performance from the user via the operation unit 14, and transmits a music selection signal based on the operation to the karaoke apparatus 10. At this time, the common music number is converted into the music number system used by the karaoke apparatus 10.
In step S <b> 16, the control unit 11 updates the singing history information stored in the storage unit 12. Details of the singing history information will be described later.
In step S <b> 17, the control unit 11 determines whether or not an operation for ending the singing process (end operation) has been received from the user via the operation unit 14. If it is determined that the end operation has not been received (step S17: NO), the control unit 11 returns the process to step S15. On the other hand, when determining that the end operation has been received (step S17: YES), the control unit 11 ends the singing process.

[Process of creating display song list (first example)]
Next, details of a first example of the display song list creation process executed in step S13 will be described. FIG. 6A shows an example of listening history information acquired from the storage unit 12. As shown in the figure, the number of times of listening is associated with each common music number (music title). FIG. 6B shows a playable song list in which songs that can be played on the karaoke device 10 are converted into common song numbers based on the playable song data acquired from the karaoke device 10.
In this step S13, a list of songs that are included in the playable song list and whose number of listening is a predetermined number or more is created as a display song list. FIG. 6C shows a display program list created when the predetermined number is “5 times”. As shown in the figure, common music numbers “1010”, “1001”, and “1007” are extracted.
Incidentally, in FIG. 6A, the common song numbers “1003”, “1005”, “1006” having the number of times of listening “5 times” or more are not included in the displayed song list of FIG. This is because the number is not included in FIG.
Further, in the figure, “display order” indicates the display order (priority) on the display unit 15. In the figure, the display is preferentially performed in descending order of the number of times of listening. The priority may be determined in consideration of a release date, a distribution start date, and the like.
In FIG. 6C, the predetermined number is “five times”, but when it is “one time”, it is a song that can be played by the karaoke apparatus 10 and has been listened to by the home appliance 20. All the songs are extracted as the songs in the displayed song list.

[Determination Processing of Display Contents of Display Unit 15]
Next, an example of the layout of the display unit 15 displayed in step S14 will be described. FIG. 7A shows an example of the layout of the display unit 15. As shown in the figure, five song title display areas 51 to 55 are displayed on the display unit 15. In addition, operation buttons 56 and 57 for changing the music title to be displayed are displayed.
In this step S14, the song names corresponding to the common numbers included in the displayed song list are displayed in the corresponding song name display areas 51-55. When the song title is displayed based on the displayed song list in FIG. 6C, the song name corresponding to the common song number “1010” is displayed in the song name display area 51, and the song name corresponding to the common song number “1001” is displayed. Is displayed in the song name display area 52 and is displayed in the song name display area 53 corresponding to the common song number “1007”. Note that the song titles are not displayed in the song title display areas 54 and 55. Note that the display layout shown in FIG. 7A is merely an example, and various information other than the song title may be displayed together. Various known techniques may be applied to the display layout and the like.

  Further, for example, if seven songs are extracted from the display song list, the song names of the songs whose “display order” is “1” to “5” are displayed in the song title display area on the display unit 15 in step S14. 51-55. In this state, when the operation button 57 is pressed, the names of the songs whose “display order” is “2” to “6” are displayed in the song name display areas 51 to 55 on the display unit 15. On the other hand, when the operation button 56 is pressed in this state, the names of the songs whose “display order” is “1” to “5” are displayed in the song name display areas 51 to 55 on the display unit 15.

[Creation process of display list (second example)]
Next, a second example of display song list creation processing will be described. In this second example, the first point list is created using the listening history information and the singing history information stored in the storage unit 12, and the “display order” of the display song list is set based on the first point list. To create. FIG. 8A shows the first point list. As shown in the figure, for each common music number, the number of times of listening, listening points, singing average points, singing points, and total points are stored. The listening point is determined so as to increase as the number of times of listening increases. In addition, the relationship between the number of times of listening and the listening point can be set as appropriate. For example, the listening point may be the number of times of listening. Further, the singing points are determined so as to increase as the singing average score decreases. In addition, the relationship between a singing average score and a singing point can be set suitably. For example, singing average score “90.0 or more”: 5 points, singing average score “80.0-89.9 points”: 10 points, singing average score “70.0-79.9 points”: 15 points, singing Average score “60.0-69.9 points”: 20 points, singing average score “50.0-59.9 points”: 25 points, singing average score “49.9 points or less”: 30 points may be used.

  The total point is a total value of the listening point and the singing point. Then, the higher the total value, the higher the display order, that is, the priority is set. In this second example, the knowledge that “a song with a larger number of listening and a lower average singing score is a song that the user wants to improve singing ability, and is preferably presented as a song that recommends singing”. Is based. Since the remote control 1 is configured in this way, it is possible to effectively assist the music selection operation of the song to be sung, which can contribute to improving the singing ability of the user.

[Display song list determination process (third example)]
Next, a third example of the display song list determination process will be described. In the third example, a song that has not been listened to is also displayed on the display unit 15. For example, a song that can be newly distributed (performed) is considered to have a high tendency to sing even if it has not been heard at home. Therefore, in the third example, a display program list is created using each piece of information shown in FIGS. FIG. 9A shows listening history information having a data structure similar to that of FIG. FIG. 9B is a list of music pieces that can be played, and a flag is assigned to each common music number of music pieces that can be played. This flag is “ON” for the common music number of the music that the user is considered interested in, and “OFF” for the common music number that is not so. For example, it is ON for the common music number of the music of the artist or genre that the user likes. In the third example, a song with a common song number that is flagged as “ON” in the playable song list is extracted as a display song list, and whether or not the song is included in the listening history information. The display mode is determined according to the above.

  FIG. 9C shows a display program list in the third example. As shown in the figure, a “display mode” is set for each common music number. FIG. 7B shows an example of the layout of the display unit 15 in the third example. FIG. 7B shows a state in which the song names having the common song numbers corresponding to “display order” 1 to 5 in the displayed song list of FIG. 9C are displayed in the song title display areas 51 to 55, respectively. ing. As shown in the figure, the common music number whose display mode in the display music list is “1” (that is, “1004” and “100” which are common music numbers of “3” and “4” are displayed. 1007 "), the predetermined mark 60 is displayed on the right side of the display area. That is, when displaying the song of the common song number whose display mode is “1” (that is, the song that has been heard by the home appliance 20), the first mode is displayed, and the display mode is “ 2 ”(that is, a song that has not been listened to by the home appliance 20) is displayed in the second mode when displaying a song having a common song number. Instead of displaying the predetermined mark 60, the background color of the song title display area may be changed.

  Further, the data and conditions used for extraction as the music pieces in the display music list may be other than the first example and the second example described above. For example, among the listening history information stored in the storage unit 12, the display song list may be created using listening history information of songs that have been listened to in the past month. In addition, when songs of a predetermined number of songs (for example, 20 songs) or more are extracted from the displayed song list, 20 songs are selected in descending order of priority, and other songs are deleted from the displayed song list. May be.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, various variations are provided as a display method on the display unit 15. And it can comprise so that it may display on the display part 15 about the music which has not heard by the household appliances 20, and it may comprise so that it may not display. Further, the display layouts in FIGS. 7A and 7B may be switched by a user operation. That is, you may comprise so that it may not display.

[Process during listening]
Next, listening processing executed by the remote controller 1 at home will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is executed when the user performs a predetermined operation using the remote controller 1 at home.

First, in step S <b> 21, the control unit 11 acquires singing history information stored in the storage unit 12.
In step S <b> 22, the control unit 11 transmits a request signal for requesting reproducible music piece data to the home appliance 20 to acquire reproducible music piece data. At this time, the music number system used by the home appliance 20 is converted into a common music number.
In step S23, the control unit 11 creates a display song list based on the singing history information and reproducible song data acquired in steps S21 and S22. Details of the creation of the display song list will be described later.
In step S24, the control unit 11 displays a piece of music on the display unit 15 based on the display piece list created in step S23. The process of step S24 is basically the same as the process of step S14 of the above-described singing process.
In step S <b> 25, the control unit 11 receives a music selection operation of a music piece to be reproduced from the user via the operation unit 14, and transmits a music selection signal based on the operation to the home appliance 20. At this time, the common music number is converted into the music number system used by the home appliance 20.
In step S <b> 26, the control unit 11 updates the listening history information stored in the storage unit 12.
In step S <b> 27, the control unit 11 determines whether an operation for ending the listening process is received from the user via the operation unit 14. If it is determined that an operation to end is not accepted (step S27: NO), the control unit 11 returns the process to step S25. On the other hand, if it is determined that an operation to end is received (step S27: YES), the control unit 11 ends the listening process.

[Process of creating display song list (first example)]
Next, details of the first example of the display song list creation process executed in step S23 will be described. FIG. 11A shows singing history information acquired from the storage unit 12. As shown in the figure, the number of times of singing is associated with each common music number (music title). FIG. 11B shows a reproducible music list in which music reproducible by the home appliance 20 is converted into a common music number based on reproducible music data acquired from the home appliance 20.
In this step S23, a list of songs that are included in the reproducible song list and the number of times of singing is a predetermined number or more is created as a display song list. FIG. 11C shows a display song list created when the predetermined number is “once”. As shown in the figure, common music numbers “1010”, “1007”, “1004”, and “1008” are extracted. Further, in the figure, “display order” indicates the display order (priority) on the display unit 15. In the same figure, it has shown displaying preferentially in order with many singing frequency | counts. The priority may be determined in consideration of a release date, a distribution start date, and the like. Also, the “display order” may be determined so that the singing history information includes the singing average score and is preferentially displayed in descending order of the singing average score.

[Creation process of display list (second example)]
Next, a second example of display song list creation processing will be described. In this second example, a second point list is created using the listening history information and singing history information stored in the storage unit 12, and the “display order” of the displayed song list is set based on the second point list. To create. FIG. 12 shows the second point list. As shown in the figure, for each common music number, the number of times of listening, listening points, singing average points, singing points, and total points are stored. Also, the listening point is determined so as to increase as the number of times of listening decreases. In addition, the relationship between the number of times of listening and the listening point can be set as appropriate. For example, the number of times of listening “0”: 45 points, the number of times of listening “1-5 times”: 34 points, the number of times of listening “6-10 times”: 23 points, the number of times of listening “11-20 times”: 12 points, the number of times of listening “21 to 50 times”: 5 points, listening frequency “51 times or more”: 1 point may be used. Further, the singing points are determined so as to increase as the singing average score decreases. In addition, the relationship between a singing average score and a singing point can be set suitably. For example, singing average score “90.0 or more”: 5 points, singing average score “80.0-89.9 points”: 10 points, singing average score “70.0-79.9 points”: 15 points, singing Average score “60.0-69.9 points”: 20 points, singing average score “50.0-59.9 points”: 25 points, singing average score “49.9 points or less”: 30 points may be used.

  The total point is a total value of the listening point and the singing point. Then, the higher the total value, the higher the display order, that is, the priority is set. In this second example, the knowledge that “a song with a smaller number of listening times and a lower singing average score is a song that the user wants to improve singing ability and is preferably presented as a song recommended for listening”. Is based. By configuring the remote controller 1 in this way, it is possible to effectively assist the music selection operation of the music to be listened to, which can contribute to improving the singing ability of the user.

  Further, in the listening process, a song that is not sung by the karaoke apparatus 10 may also be displayed. For example, among the songs extracted in the display song list, for songs that have been sung by the karaoke device 10, the corresponding song name display area is displayed in the third mode, and for songs that have not been sung, this area May be configured to be displayed in the fourth mode. The third mode may be the same as or different from the first mode or the second mode in the singing process described above. Further, the fourth aspect may be the same as or different from the first aspect or the second aspect in the singing process described above.

  As described above, the remote control 1 of the present embodiment can communicate with the karaoke apparatus 10 and the home appliance 20 that can play music, and can be carried by the user. The remote controller 1 includes a control unit 11 and a storage unit 12, and the storage unit 12 stores singing history information including a song sung by the user using the karaoke device 10, and the user uses the home appliance 20. The listening history information including the listened music is stored. When the control unit 11 acquires a tune that can be played from the karaoke apparatus 10, the control unit 11 presents the tune included in the listening history information among the acquired tunes to the user. Furthermore, when the control part 11 acquires the music which can be reproduced | regenerated from the household appliances 20, it will show a user the music contained in song history information among the acquired music. Thereby, since it can assist the music selection operation of the music sung in a karaoke shop and the music listened to at home so that it may contribute to singing power improvement with respect to the user who practice singing, a user's singing power It can contribute to improvement.

  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, the remote controller 1 may be realized as one function of a mobile phone. Further, the remote controller 1 may be realized as one function of the portable audio player. In this case, since the remote controller 1 and the home appliance 20 are realized as one device, the communication process between the remote controller 1 and the home appliance 20 described in the above embodiment is not necessary. Further, the function of the remote controller 1 may be realized in an apparatus in which a mobile phone and an audio player are integrated.

  Note that 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. The present invention can also be realized as each method relating to the above-described remote controller, a program for causing a computer to execute the method, a recording medium on which the program is recorded, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Remote control, 11 ... Control part, 12 ... Memory | storage part, 10 ... Karaoke apparatus, 20 ... Home appliance,
S ... Karaoke system

Claims (4)

A device for karaoke practice that is communicable with a karaoke device and a household electrical appliance capable of playing music, and portable by a user,
The apparatus for karaoke practice has a control unit and a storage unit,
The storage unit stores singing history information including a song sung by the user using the karaoke device, and stores listening history information including a song that the user has listened to using the home appliance,
The controller is
When obtaining a song that can be played from the karaoke device, among the obtained songs, present the songs included in the listening history information to the user,
When the reproducible music is acquired from the home appliance, the music included in the singing history information is presented to the user among the acquired music.
A device for karaoke practice characterized by that. The storage unit stores singing history information for each sung song, and listening history information for each of the sung songs,
The controller is
When obtaining a song that can be played from the karaoke device, among the obtained songs, the song that is included in the listening history information and satisfies the first condition based on the singing history information and the listening history information, Present to the user as the first song,
When obtaining a reproducible song from the home appliance, among the obtained songs, a song that is included in the singing history information and satisfies the second condition based on the singing history information and the listening history information, Present to the user as a second song,
The apparatus for practicing karaoke according to claim 1. The controller is
When presenting the first music, the music having a high number of times of listening included in the listening history information is preferentially presented to the user,
When presenting the second music, the music with a small number of times of listening included in the listening history information is preferentially presented to the user.
The apparatus for practicing karaoke according to claim 2. The controller is
When a tune that can be played from the karaoke device is acquired, among the acquired tunes, a tune that is included in the listening history information is a first aspect and a tune that is not included in the listening history information is a second. In an aspect, presented to the user,
When the reproducible music is acquired from the home appliance, the music included in the singing history information among the acquired music is the third aspect, and the music not included in the singing history information is the fourth. In a manner, presenting to the user,
The apparatus for practicing karaoke according to claim 1.

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