JP5457791B2 - Karaoke scoring system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke scoring system, and more particularly, to a karaoke scoring system that allows singing scoring using a scoring criterion that includes a temporal element that is set as desired by a singer.

  Some of the currently popular karaoke performance devices have a singing scoring function, comparing the singing voice input from the microphone with the reference set in advance for each song, the accuracy of the pitch, Skillful singing can be scored for voice timing, volume adjustment, etc.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to a karaoke performance device with a scoring function. The technique described in Patent Document 1 calculates the basic score by scoring the frequency of the singing voice, and calculates additional points by scoring other singing elements such as the vibrato, intonation, voice quality, timing, and screaming of the singing. . Then, the final score is obtained by adding the additional points to the basic score.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique related to a karaoke performance apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of types of scores of different evaluations. In the technique described in Patent Document 2, when a singing voice of a singer is input, a singing scoring function works, and the pitch, volume, and rhythm of the singing are scored. Based on a plurality of different scoring criteria (scoring criteria with different weights for singing pitch, volume, and rhythm), the scoring values in the singing scoring function are weighted and averaged to derive a plurality of scoring results ( A plurality of scoring results with different viewpoints such as frequency) emphasis and rhythm emphasis are obtained.

JP 2005-107337 A JP-A-10-161673

  By the way, when standing in the position of a singer, instead of scoring according to a uniform scoring standard, it is not easy for a singer to have a special day, day of the week or time of day, You may want it as a scoring. For example, if the scoring criteria can be changed according to various time factors such as the user's birthday, wedding anniversary, weekend or night time, the joy of singing using a karaoke performance device will be expanded. be able to.

  Moreover, for a singer who is seriously working on improving singing ability, for example, by setting the scoring criteria to be changed every day of the week, the singing ability can be objectively evaluated from various viewpoints. . Furthermore, by setting so that the difficulty level of the scoring level becomes higher every month, the improvement in singing ability can be determined according to the increase in the number of singing along with the passage of the moon, Can evoke a challenge spirit.

  However, in singing scoring in a conventional karaoke performance device, the scoring standard cannot be changed according to time factors such as the date, day of the week, time, etc., so that the fun of singing using the karaoke performance device can be expanded. Further ingenuity was desired.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and is a karaoke scoring system that can perform singing scoring using a user-specific scoring criterion that includes a temporal element set according to the user's desire. The purpose is to provide.

  The karaoke scoring system of the present invention has the following characteristic points in order to achieve the above-described object. That is, the karaoke scoring system of the present invention can perform singing using a scoring standard set for each user as desired by the user when performing singing scoring at a karaoke performance terminal. A system comprising scoring standard management means, user management means, user-specific scoring condition setting means, temporal element determination means, scoring standard adoption means, and singing scoring means It is said.

  Here, the scoring standard management means is a means for managing a plurality of different scoring standards using a scoring standard management table. A user management means is a means for specifying the user who uses a karaoke performance terminal, and managing it with a user management table. The user-specific scoring condition setting means associates a scoring standard selected from a plurality of scoring standards by a specified arbitrary user with a temporal element arbitrarily set by the user. This is a means for creating a separate scoring condition setting table. The temporal element determination means refers to the user-specific scoring condition setting table, and when any user sings, whether or not the singing timing is included in the temporal element set by the user. It is a means for judging. When the singing timing is included in the time element set by the user, the scoring standard adopting means adopts the grading standard for each user selected by the user, and the singing timing is set by the user. If it is not included in the temporal element, it is a means for adopting a preset default scoring standard. The singing scoring means is a means for scoring according to a scoring standard adopted as that of the user when performing singing scoring on the music sung by the identified user.

  In the karaoke scoring system having such a configuration, the scoring standard management means manages in advance a plurality of scoring standards having different weighting levels for the scoring level and the quality of the singing technique using the scoring standard management table. Note that the scoring level is a standard in which the difficulty level is set by varying the range of tolerances for utterance timing and pitch matching, and the quality of the singing technique is such as vibrato, shackle, long tone, etc. is there. Further, the user management means identifies the user based on the user ID acquired from the ID medium or the like, and creates and manages a user management table.

  In addition, the user-specific scoring criteria are set by the user-specific scoring condition setting means. That is, referring to the scoring standard management table, a scoring standard including a time element such as a date, day of the week, time zone, etc. is selected and set as a scoring standard for the user as desired by the user. The set scoring criteria are managed in a user-specific scoring condition setting table.

  And when an arbitrary user sings, the time element determination means refers to the user-specific scoring condition setting table, and the timing for performing the singing is the month, day, and day of the week set by the user It is determined whether it is included in a time element such as a time zone. Based on this determination result, a scoring standard used by the singing scoring means is set. That is, when the singing timing is included in the temporal element set by the user who performs the singing by the grading standard adopting means, the grading standard for each user selected by the user is adopted. On the other hand, when the singing timing is not included in the temporal element set by the user who performs the singing, a preset default scoring standard is adopted.

  And when performing singing scoring about the music which the specified user sings by the singing scoring means, scoring is performed according to the adopted scoring criteria. As described above, the scoring standard adopted is either a user-specific scoring standard or a default scoring standard.

  In the karaoke scoring system of the present invention, singing scoring can be performed using a user-specific scoring criterion including a temporal element set according to the user's desire. For example, if you want to get a high score to boost your mood, such as a user's birthday, wedding anniversary, weekend or night time, you can easily get a high score Set scoring criteria. In addition, when aiming to improve singing ability by daily practice, karaoke is performed by performing singing using a grading standard according to the user's desire, such as setting a grading standard that becomes stricter with each passing day. It becomes possible to fully enjoy the joy of singing using the performance device.

The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the karaoke system containing the karaoke scoring system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the karaoke performance terminal to which the karaoke scoring system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a customer database. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a scoring standard management table. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the scoring condition setting table classified by user. The flowchart of the singing scoring in the karaoke scoring system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram of the music selection screen in the karaoke scoring system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

<Basic configuration>
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a karaoke scoring system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a karaoke system including a karaoke scoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a karaoke performance terminal to which the karaoke scoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the customer database, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the scoring reference management table, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the user-specific scoring condition setting table.

  A karaoke system including a karaoke scoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a host device 11 and a plurality of karaoke performance terminals 10 connected to each other via a communication network 12, as shown in FIG. . The communication network 12 can use a public telephone line, a dedicated telephone line, an optical communication line, a LAN, etc., but it is difficult for a third party to invade the network, to listen to and alter data, and to not monopolize the bandwidth. It is preferable to use a VPN constituted by the Internet because it is an inexpensive communication network.

<Host device>
As shown in FIG. 1, the host device 11 includes a control unit 51, a data processing unit 52, a customer database 53, a user-specific scoring condition setting table 54, and a transmission / reception unit 55.

<Control means / transmission / reception unit>
The control unit 51 is a unit for comprehensively controlling the host device 11 and is configured to include a CPU and its peripheral devices. The control unit 51 operates according to an application program stored in a ROM or the like and has a control function. It comes to show. The transmission / reception unit 55 is means for transmitting / receiving data to / from each karaoke performance terminal 10, and is configured by a communication circuit and software for maintaining the consistency of the communication system in the communication network 12.

<Data processing means / customer database>
The data processing means 52 includes a program for accessing the customer database 53 and the user-specific scoring condition setting table 54 to process data extraction, change, and addition. The customer database 53 is a database in which user information is registered for each user. As shown in FIG. 3, the customer database 53 is associated with a user ID, name, second name (for example, nickname), address, telephone number, age (or date of birth), gender, occupation, etc. for each user. Configured. Note that the data included in the customer database 53 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 3, and may include the number of years registered as a customer, the frequency of use of the karaoke system, and the like.

<Scoring condition setting table by user>
The user-specific scoring condition setting table 54 is a data table created by the function of the user-specific scoring condition setting means 39 provided in each karaoke performance terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. It has a data structure in which a user-specific scoring standard including a temporal element set as that of the user is linked. The customer data constituting the customer database 53 and the user-specific scoring condition setting data constituting the user scoring condition setting table 54 are communicated between the host device 11 and the karaoke performance terminal 10 via the communication network 12. Are sent and received. The user-specific scoring condition setting means 39 will be described in detail later.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, a scoring standard can be set for each day of the week and for each specified day. That is, a scoring standard is set for each specific day of the week, and a scoring standard is also set for a specific designated day. In this case, the scoring standard associated with a specific designated date is preferentially adopted. In addition to time, day, week, month, year, etc., any other time element such as birthday, wedding anniversary, etc. may be adopted as other time elements. Also, the priority order of scoring standards can be changed and set as appropriate.

<Karaoke performance terminal>
As shown in FIG. 2, the karaoke performance terminal 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a karaoke main body 21, a karaoke remote control device 22, a speaker 23, a mixing amplifier 24, a microphone 25, and a display device 26.

<Karaoke body>
The karaoke main body 21 includes a central control means 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, HDD 34, network transmission / reception means 35, local transmission / reception means 36, scoring reference management means 37, user management means 38, user-specific scoring condition setting means 39, and temporal elements. A judging means 40, a scoring standard adopting means 41, a singing scoring means 42, a reservation managing means 43, a music reproduction control means 44, an A / D converter 45, and a video reproduction control means 46 are provided.

<Central control means>
The central control means 31 is a means for comprehensively controlling the karaoke main body 21 and is constituted by, for example, a CPU and its peripheral devices, and is controlled by the CPU or the like operating according to a program stored in the ROM 32 or the like. The function can be demonstrated.

<ROM / RAM>
The ROM 32 is a device for storing program data and numerical data for controlling each device constituting the karaoke main body 21, and is constituted by a semiconductor memory, for example. The RAM 33 functions as a temporary storage area for temporarily storing programs and various data, and is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory. Note that the virtual RAM 33 may be configured using a hard disk storage device or the like instead of configuring the RAM 33 with a physical semiconductor memory. In the present embodiment, the RAM 33 stores a reservation queue 33a, a user management table 33b, and user-specific scoring condition data 33c.

  The reservation queue 33a is data managed by the reservation management means 43, and the reserved music is played according to the reservation queue 33a. The user management table 33b is a data table managed by the user management means 38, and is used when music selection reservation or singing is performed. The user-specific scoring condition data 33c is data acquired from the user-specific scoring condition setting table 54 of the host device 11 for the user who has logged in to the karaoke performance terminal 10, and is used when performing singing scoring. . In the case of a user logged in with a guest ID, temporary user-specific scoring condition data 33c is set for the guest user.

<HDD>
The HDD 34 functions as a large-capacity storage device, and stores a music database 34a, a video database 34b, and a scoring standard management table 34c. Note that a mass storage device such as a DVD capable of rewriting data may be used instead of the HDD 34 or together with the HDD 34.

  The music database 34a is a database that stores music data configured by synchronizing performance data (MIDI (registered trademark) data) and lyrics rendering data in association with music IDs. The performance data is digitized performance data of each musical piece, and the lyric rendering data includes lyric character display timing data and color change data synchronized with the performance. The video database 34b is a database that stores a predetermined number of background videos corresponding to karaoke songs to be played as video files corresponding to the song IDs of the karaoke songs.

<Transmitting / receiving means>
The network transmission / reception means 35 includes an electronic circuit and a program for transmitting / receiving data between the host device 11 and the karaoke main body 21. The local transmission / reception means 36 includes an electronic circuit and a program for transmitting / receiving data between the karaoke main body 21 and the karaoke remote control device 22. In the present embodiment, data is transmitted and received between the karaoke main body 21 and the karaoke remote control device 22 by infrared communication.

<Scoring standard management means>
The scoring standard management means 37 is composed of a program for managing a plurality of different scoring standards by the scoring standard management table 34c. In other words, a plurality of scoring standards having different scoring levels with different levels of difficulty and weights for the quality of singing techniques such as vibrato, shackle, and long tone are prepared in advance, and a scoring standard management table 34c corresponding to the scoring standards is prepared. Created and managed by the scoring standard management means 37. The difficulty level of the scoring level can be set by, for example, the allowable range related to the coincidence of utterance timing and pitch. Note that the number of scoring levels and the quality of the singing technique to be weighted are not limited to those described above, and can be appropriately changed and set according to the user configuration of the karaoke system.

<Scoring standard management table>
As shown in FIG. 4, the scoring standard management table 34c is constructed by associating a scoring ID, scoring level data, weighting target item data, and attribute data to be scoring. As described above, other criteria may be used for the number of scoring levels and the quality of the singing technique to be weighted. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, a different scoring character is set for each scoring ID, and based on this character setting, the scoring character is displayed on the music selection screen (see FIG. 7). It may be.

  The scoring standard management table 34c can be set for each music piece or for each genre of music pieces classified according to a predetermined category. In this case, a data table as shown in FIG. 4 is created for each music piece or for each genre. The genre of music is a category that characterizes music such as enka, J-POP, anime song, cheer song, Korean song, Chinese song, folk song, and the like.

<User management means>
The user management means 38 includes a program for specifying a user who uses the karaoke performance terminal 10 and managing the user using the user management table 33b. That is, when the user ID is acquired by the card reader 22c, the user management unit 38 specifies the user based on the user ID, and creates and manages the user management table 33b. The acquired user ID is used when making a music selection reservation or singing.

<User-specific scoring condition setting means>
The user-specific scoring condition setting means 39 associates a scoring standard selected from a plurality of scoring standards by a specified arbitrary user with a temporal element arbitrarily set by the user, and uses it. It consists of a program for creating the individual scoring condition setting table 54. That is, the user specified based on the user ID can use the input / output interface provided in the karaoke remote control device 22 to select a desired one of a plurality of scoring standards previously managed in the scoring standard management table 34c. When a scoring standard is selected and linked to time elements such as the date, day of the week, and time, the scoring condition setting table 54 for each user is created by the function of the scoring condition setting unit 39 for each user. It is stored in the host device 11.

  In addition, about the user who is not registered into the customer database 53, while setting temporary user ID, it is good also as a structure which links with this user ID and inputs a user-specific scoring standard.

<Time element determination means>
The temporal element determination means 40 refers to the user-specific scoring condition setting table 54, and when any user sings, whether or not the singing timing is included in the temporal element set by the user. It consists of a program for judging. That is, depending on whether or not the singing timing by any user is included in the temporal element set by the user, what grading criteria are used for singing is different, so singing timing and time The scoring standard used in the singing scoring means 42 is determined in the scoring standard adopting means 41 based on the determination result.

<Scoring standard adoption means>
If the singing timing by any user is included in the temporal element set by the user based on the determination result in the temporal element determination unit 40, the scoring standard adopting unit 41 To adopt the user-specific scoring criteria selected by the user, and to adopt the preset default scoring criteria when the user's singing timing is not included in the time element set by the user It consists of the program. Note that any scoring standard may be adopted as the default scoring standard. For example, the scoring standard is “3”, which has a medium difficulty level, and the singing technique is not weighted. Can be the default setting.

  For example, when the user scoring condition setting table 54 shown in FIG. 5 of the user with the user ID “*** 11” is constructed, and the user sings on Monday Is determined by the temporal element determination means 40 that the user's singing timing is included in the temporal element set by the user, and the scoring ID “*** A” corresponding to Monday is scored. Standards are adopted. The adoption of scoring standards will be described in detail later.

<Reservation management means>
The reservation management means 43 stores the music IDs selected by the user using the function of the music search means 22a and received via the local transmission / reception means 36 in the RAM 33 as the performance reservation queue 33a in order of music selection and manages them. It consists of the program.

<Singing method for singing>
The singing scoring means 42 is composed of a program for scoring according to the scoring standard adopted as that of the user when performing singing scoring for the music sung by the identified user. That is, when singing a song sung by the identified user, the user's singing voice is compared with a preset reference for the song according to the scoring criteria adopted, and for each predetermined singing section. Or scoring for each note. In singing, for example, singing evaluation data such as pitch, volume, and tempo are extracted from the singer's voice signal input by the microphone 25, and the singing evaluation data is compared with reference information such as the main melody of the performance music. And scoring. Such a singing scoring method is described in detail in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-121917.

<Music playback control means>
The music playback control means 44 is an electronic circuit for digitally playing back performance data extracted from the music database 34 a based on the music ID and converting it to analog and outputting it to the mixing amplifier 24. The mixing amplifier 24 mixes the singer's singing voice signal inputted from the microphone 25 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 44, and amplifies the amplified voice signal by the amplifier function to output from the speaker 23. Device. The voice input signal from the microphone 25 is digitally converted by the A / D converter 45 and used for scoring in the singing scoring means 42.

<Video playback control means>
The video reproduction control means 46 uses the video data extracted from the video database 34b and the lyrics telop data (lyric character data) of the music data extracted from the music database 34a during the performance of the karaoke music as performance data of the karaoke music. It is an electronic circuit for outputting to the display device 26 in synchronization with.

<Display device>
The display device 26 is a device for displaying video, lyrics telop, and the like at the time of karaoke performance, and is configured by a liquid crystal display, for example.

<Karaoke remote control device>
The karaoke remote control device 22 has a user interface function, and transmits / receives data to / from the local transmission / reception means 36 of the karaoke main body 21 by a wired method or a wireless method. The karaoke remote control device 22 includes a program functioning as a music search means 22a, a music index database 22b, a program and equipment functioning as a card reader 22c, an electronic circuit and program for transmitting and receiving data, a flash memory, and the like. (Not shown).

<Music search means / music index database>
The music search means 22a includes a program for searching for music by referring to the music index database 22b based on a user instruction. The music index database 22b is a database in which attribute information about karaoke music provided for performance at the karaoke performance terminal 10 is described. This includes various attribute information such as whether or not it is a category / duet song.

<Card reader>
The card reader 22c includes an electronic circuit and a program for acquiring the user ID of the user when an arbitrary user uses the karaoke performance terminal 10. In this embodiment, when a user uses the karaoke performance terminal 10, the user ID is acquired from the ID medium 27 possessed by the user. The user ID acquired by the card reader 22 c is stored as a user management table 33 b in the RAM 33 and managed by the user management means 38. The ID medium 27 is composed of, for example, a non-contact type ID card, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, etc., and can store user IDs and transmit / receive data to / from the card reader 22c. ing.

<Singing marks based on scoring standards including time elements>
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of singing scoring in the karaoke scoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a music selection screen in the karaoke scoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In the singing scoring in the karaoke scoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, first, a user ID is acquired to identify the user (S1), and the scoring standard selected by the user And the time element are associated with the user ID, and the user-specific scoring condition setting table 54 is created (S2). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the user's ID is the user's singing (S3), and if the user's ID is the user's singing, the user's grading condition for each user The setting table 54 is referred to (S4).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the current time is included in the time element set by the user (S5). If the current time is included in the time element set by the user, the user is determined. The scoring standard selected by is adopted (S6). On the other hand, if the current time is not included in the time element set by the user, the default scoring standard is adopted (S7). Then, singing is performed according to the adopted scoring standard (S8).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, when the user a logs in to the karaoke system on Monday, the user ID “*** 11” of the user a is specified. Then, when the user a sings, referring to the user-specific scoring condition setting table 54 based on the user ID “*** 11” of the user a, the scoring ID “*” is used as the scoring standard for Monday. Since “** A” is set, the scoring standard of this scoring ID “*** A” is adopted and singing scoring is performed. In this scoring standard, the difficulty level of the scoring level is “1”, and the vibrato and the long tone are weighted. At this time, on the music selection screen, the scoring standard for the user a is displayed, and the virtual character as the judge is displayed.

  When user a sings on Tuesday, referring to the user-specific scoring condition setting table 54 based on the user ID “*** 11” of user a, the scoring standard for Tuesday is set. It has not been. Note that this date does not correspond to the designated date set in the scoring condition setting table 54 for each user. In this case, since there is no scoring standard set by the user a, the default scoring standard is adopted and singing scoring is performed. Similarly, scoring criteria set according to the desire of the user a are adopted for other days of the week and designated days.

<Other embodiments>
The devices and means constituting the karaoke scoring system of the present invention and its peripheral devices are not limited to those described above. Depending on the purpose of use, only the necessary devices and means may be configured, or other devices and means may be appropriately included. Can be added. Further, each unit may be configured as a unit in which a plurality of functions are integrated, instead of being configured separately.

  Moreover, even if it is a means which is a component of each karaoke performance terminal 10, about the means (for example, scoring standard management means 37, scoring standard management table 34c) which can be collectively managed in the host device 11, It may be a component of the host device 11. Further, the host device 11 and the plurality of karaoke performance terminals 10 are connected to the network, and the host device 11 is configured to manage customer information and scoring standard data for each user. Management of customer information and user-specific scoring standard data may be performed by each karaoke performance device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Karaoke performance terminal 11 Host apparatus 12 Communication network 21 Karaoke main body 22 Karaoke remote control apparatus 22a Music search means 22b Music index database 22c Card reader 23 Speaker 24 Mixing amplifier 25 Microphone 26 Display apparatus 27 ID medium 31 Central control means 32 ROM
33 RAM
33a Reservation queue 33b User management table 33c Scoring condition data by user 34 HDD
34a Music database 34b Video database 34c Scoring standard management table 35 Network transmission / reception means 36 Local transmission / reception means 37 Scoring standard management means 38 User management means 39 User-specific scoring condition setting means 40 Temporal element determination means 41 Scoring standard adoption means 42 Singing Scoring means 43 Reservation management means 44 Music playback control means 45 A / D converter 46 Video playback control means 51 Control means 52 Data processing means 53 Customer database 54 User-specific scoring condition setting table 55 Transceiver

Claims (1)

A karaoke scoring system capable of performing singing scoring using a scoring standard set for each user as desired by the user when performing singing scoring at a karaoke performance terminal,
Scoring standard management means, user management means, user-specific scoring condition setting means, temporal element determination means, scoring standard adoption means, singing scoring means,
The scoring standard management means manages a plurality of different scoring standards by a scoring standard management table,
The user management means specifies a user who uses the karaoke performance terminal, manages it in a user management table,
The user-specific scoring condition setting means associates a scoring criterion selected from the plurality of scoring criteria by an arbitrary identified user with a temporal element arbitrarily set by the user. , Create a user-specific scoring condition setting table,
The temporal element determination means refers to the user-specific scoring condition setting table, and when any user sings, whether or not the singing timing is included in the temporal element set by the user. Determine whether
When the singing timing is included in the temporal element set by the user, the scoring standard adopting unit adopts the grading standard for each user selected by the user, and the singing timing is If it is not included in the time factor set by the user, the default scoring standard set in advance is adopted,
The singing scoring unit performs scoring according to the adopted scoring standard when performing singing scoring on the music sung by the identified user.

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