JP6228473B2 - Singing scoring system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a singing scoring system, and more specifically, when performing singing karaoke music singing, according to the setting of the user who made the music selection reservation of the karaoke music, the actual singing scoring value and the scoring value to be displayed It is related with the system which can be made different.

  The currently popular karaoke performance apparatus has a singing scoring function, and can improve the fun of karaoke by testing its own singing skills or competing with each other for singing scoring values.

  Such a singing scoring function is also used for singing lessons in karaoke classrooms and when engaging in business activities, and giving singers a sense of superiority by singing karaoke songs that users are good at Can do. However, the singing of karaoke music that he is good at may result in a low singing score due to various factors such as physical condition of the day.

  For example, in a karaoke classroom, if the teacher's singing score is low, the teacher's position is worsened. Also, if the singing score of the singer of the entertainer is lower than expected, it will be awkward for both the entertainer and the entertainer, and the atmosphere on the spot will be poor There is a risk.

  For such inconvenience, a technique is disclosed in which the singing score value can be added and displayed without being noticed by the singer (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 allows a karaoke performance device with a singing scoring function to issue an additional scoring command by using an encryption input means. When the input of the extra scoring command is recognized, a response display is performed by the encryption display means, and when the extra scoring command is received during the performance of the karaoke accompaniment music, the scoring process of the music is subjected to an extra scoring.

JP 2002-108368 A

  However, since the technique described in Patent Document 1 described above is a method in which a user other than a singer inputs an extra command (encryption) so that the singer does not know it, the technique is based on the singer's will. The singing score cannot be adjusted (additional). Therefore, when actually singing a lesson song as a model or singing a karaoke song that you are good at, you must recognize an extra command (encryption) and enter the extra command in advance. A singing score value lower than expected may be displayed.

  In this way, if a score lower than the singing score expected by the singer is displayed, the singers' feelings are harmed or the listener feels awkward, making the karaoke fun. You will not be able to taste enough.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and when performing singing of karaoke music, according to the setting of the user who made the music selection reservation of the karaoke music, the actual singing score and the scoring value to be displayed An object is to provide a singing scoring system capable of differentiating music.

  The singing scoring system of the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and has the following characteristic points. That is, the singing scoring system of the present invention, when performing the singing of karaoke music, makes the actual singing scoring value different from the displayed scoring value according to the setting of the user who reserved the karaoke music selection. A user ID acquisition means, reserved music management means, singing scoring value adjustment setting means, singing scoring means, and singing scoring value adjustment means. is there.

  The user ID acquisition unit is a unit for acquiring the user ID of the user when an arbitrary user logs in the system. The reserved music management means associates the user ID of the user and the music ID of the reserved music and manages them in the reserved music management table when an arbitrary user reserves the karaoke music Means. The singing scoring value adjustment setting means is a means for setting whether or not to adjust the singing scoring value for each user for the reserved karaoke music.

  The singing scoring means is a means for calculating a singing scoring value by comparing a singing voice signal input from a microphone with predetermined reference data when playing karaoke music. The singing scoring value adjustment means, when a reserved music having a music ID linked to a user ID set to adjust the singing scoring value is played, according to a predetermined condition, It is a means for adjusting so that it may become a singing scoring value advantageous for the user who has.

And the singing scoring value advantageous for the user adjusted by the singing scoring value adjusting means is such that the actual scoring value of the user is lower than the average value of the singing scoring value of the karaoke song including other users. In the case, the average value of the singing score value or the highest value of the user's past singing score value, which is higher than the average value of the singing score of the karaoke song including other users Is the highest value among the actual scoring value of the user or the past singing scoring value of the user.

  Moreover, in the singing scoring system which consists of the structure mentioned above, it can be set as the structure further provided with the portable information terminal management means according to a user, and an actual song scoring value transmission means. The user-specific portable information terminal management means associates each user's user ID with the identification ID of the portable information terminal possessed by each user, and manages them in the user-specific portable information terminal management table. Means. The actual singing score transmission means has an identification ID associated with the user ID for which the singing scoring value adjustment is set when the singing scoring value adjustment is performed by the singing scoring value adjustment means. It is a means for transmitting an actual singing score value to a portable information terminal.

  Moreover, in the singing scoring system which consists of the structure mentioned above, it is set as the structure further provided with the singing scoring log | history management means which manages the singing scoring value for every karaoke music for every user in a singing scoring log | history management table. Is possible. In this case, the singing scoring value adjustment setting unit functions to allow the singing scoring value adjustment setting only when the history of the singing scoring value managed by the singing scoring history management unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. .

  In the singing scoring system having such a configuration, the singing scoring value is adjusted by the function of the singing scoring value adjustment setting means at an appropriate timing such as when the user logs in to the karaoke system or performs a reservation operation. Settings can be made. When a karaoke piece for which singing scoring is set is performed, the singing scoring means calculates a singing scoring value.

  At this time, in the case of a karaoke piece reserved by a user having a user ID that is set to adjust the singing score value, the user ID is set according to a predetermined condition by the function of the singing score value adjusting means. Adjustment is made so that the singing scoring value is advantageous for the user who has it.

  For example, when the actual score value of the user is lower than the average value of the singing score of the karaoke piece including other users, the adjustment of the singing score value is an average value of the singing score value. Or, if the user's past singing score is the highest value and is higher than the average singing score value of the karaoke song including other users, the user's actual scoring value or It can be set to the highest value among the user's past singing score values.

  Moreover, when it is set as the structure provided with the portable information terminal management means according to a user, and an actual song scoring value transmission means, when the adjustment of a song scoring value is performed, the setting of the adjustment of the said song scoring value is carried out. The actual singing score value is transmitted to the portable information terminal having the identification ID associated with the performed user ID.

  Moreover, the history of the singing grading value for each karaoke piece may be managed for each user, and the adjustment setting of the singing grading value may be permitted only when the singing grading value history is a predetermined value or more.

  In the singing scoring system of the present invention, when singing karaoke music, when performing singing, the user can adjust the singing scoring value advantageous to the user by setting the user who sings the karaoke music. . That is, contrary to the singer's expectation, even if the actual singing score value is low, the singing score value that is satisfactory for the singing person can be displayed, so that the singer's heartbeat is not harmed. Also, since the listener does not feel awkward, it is possible to fully enjoy the pleasure of karaoke.

  In addition, when the singing scoring value history is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, the listener can feel uncomfortable about the users who have low singing scoring values in the past singing when the singing scoring value adjustment setting is allowed. There is no risk of displaying a high score.

The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the singing scoring system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the structure of a reservation music management table. The flowchart which shows the adjustment procedure of a singing score value.

  An embodiment of a singing scoring system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a singing scoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the singing scoring system, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a reserved music management table. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for adjusting the singing score value.

<Outline of singing scoring system>
As shown in FIG. 1, the singing scoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention is a system that functions by being incorporated in a karaoke system including a karaoke performance device 10, and a user ID acquisition unit (card reader 12 e); A reserved music management means 26, a singing score value adjustment setting means 27, a singing score value adjusting means 28, and a singing score value adjusting means 29 are provided. And when the user who performs music selection reservation has performed the setting which adjusts a singing scoring value, a singing scoring value is adjusted so that it may become a singing scoring value advantageous to the said user. In addition, the singing scoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a user-specific personal digital assistant management unit 110, an actual singing scoring value transmission unit 140, and further includes a singing scoring history management unit 120. May be.

  In the following description, a program is stored in a RAM or the like and executed by hardware such as a CPU, so that not only software that exhibits its function but also a logic circuit that can exhibit an equivalent function. It is a concept that includes.

<Karaoke performance device>
The karaoke performance apparatus 10 to which the singing scoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied includes a karaoke main body 11, a karaoke remote control device 12, a microphone 13, a speaker 14, a display device 15, and a mixing amplifier 16, as shown in FIG. ing. The karaoke performance device 10 is connected to the management server 100 via a router 50 and a data communication line 80 such as the Internet, a dedicated telephone line, a general telephone line, and a wireless communication line.

<Management server>
The management server 100 is a server for comprehensively managing a plurality of karaoke performance apparatuses 10, and is connected to the karaoke performance apparatus 10 via a data communication line 80 such as the Internet, a dedicated telephone line, a general telephone line, and a wireless communication line. It is connected. Furthermore, the management server 100 can perform data communication with the portable information terminal 60 possessed by the user via the data communication line 80 and the communication base station 70.

  In the present embodiment, the management server 100 includes a personal information terminal management unit 110 for each user, a singing score history management unit 120, a storage unit 130, and an actual singing score transmission unit 140. Further, the storage unit 130 stores a personal information terminal management table 131 and a singing grading history management table 132 for each user. Although not shown in detail, the management server 100 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a communication control unit, and the like as devices for functioning as a server.

<Personal mobile information terminal management means>
The user-specific portable information terminal management means 110 associates each user's user ID with the identification ID of the portable information terminal 60 possessed by each user, and stores it in the user-specific portable information terminal management table 131. It consists of a program to manage. That is, by using application software installed in the portable information terminal 60, each user registers his or her own user ID and the identification ID of the portable terminal that the user owns, thereby managing the portable information terminal for each user. A table 131 is created and managed by the personal information management unit 110 for each user.

<Personal mobile information terminal management table>
Although not shown, the user-specific portable information terminal management table 131 is a data table created by associating the user ID of each user with the identification ID of the portable information terminal 60 possessed by each user, It is stored in the storage means 130 of the management server 100. By referring to this user-specific mobile information terminal management table 131, the telephone number, e-mail address, etc. of the mobile information terminal 60 associated with the user ID of each user can be specified.

<Singing scoring history management means>
The singing scoring history management means 120 includes a program for managing the singing scoring value for each karaoke piece by the singing scoring history management table 132 for each user. This singing score history managing means 120 manages past singing score values for each karaoke piece of each user. As the past singing score value, a grading value, average value, maximum value, etc. for each singing can be set as appropriate.

<Singing scoring history management table>
Although not shown, the singing scoring history management table 132 is created by associating the user ID of each user, the song ID of the karaoke song sung by each user in the past, and the scoring value of the karaoke song. It is a data table and is stored in the storage means 130 of the management server 100. By referring to this singing scoring history management table 132, it is possible to know the scoring history of each user for each song.

<Real singing score transmission means>
When the singing score value adjustment unit 29 adjusts the singing score value, the actual singing score value transmitting unit 140 is associated with the user ID in which the setting of the singing score value adjustment is performed. It consists of a program for transmitting an actual singing score value to the portable information terminal 60 possessed by a user who has. Whether or not to transmit the actual singing score value may be based on a setting input by each user, or the actual singing score value for all users who have registered the identification ID of the portable information terminal 60. May be sent. In addition, when not transmitting an actual song scoring value, the actual song scoring value transmission means 140 can be abbreviate | omitted.

<Karaoke remote control device>
The karaoke remote control device 12 has a user interface function, and transmits / receives data to / from the karaoke main body 11 via the router 50. The karaoke remote control device 12 includes a program functioning as a music search means 12a, a music index database 12b, a data storage unit 12c for storing various data, an input / output display unit 12d for inputting / outputting data, a user A card reader 12e that functions as an ID acquisition unit is provided. A music selection operation or the like is performed by operating switches attached to the karaoke remote control device 12 or various icons displayed on the input / output display unit 12d.

<Music search means / music index database>
The music search means 12a includes a program for searching for music by referring to the music index database 12b based on a user instruction. The music index database 12b is a database in which attribute information is described for karaoke music used for performance by the karaoke performance device 10, and includes, for example, song number, song name, artist name, lyrics of the singing part, popular season, music. This includes various attribute information such as genre classification and whether or not it is a duet song.

<Card reader>
The card reader 12e is composed of an electronic device and a program that function as user ID acquisition means, and acquires the user ID of each user when the user logs in to the system. That is, the user ID can be acquired by reading the user ID stored in the ID card 40 with the card reader 12e. Moreover, you may acquire user ID based on the user ID and password input using the input / output display part 12d of the karaoke remote control device 12. When the user does not have a user ID, the user ID may be temporarily given to the user when using the karaoke performance apparatus 10.

<Microphone>
The microphone 13 is a device for inputting singing voice. The singing voice signal input from the microphone 13 is mixed and amplified by the mixing amplifier 16 with the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 30 and output to the speaker 14. The voice input signal from the microphone 13 is digitally converted by the A / D converter 31 and used for singing in the singing scoring means 28.

<Display device>
The display device 15 is a device for displaying a background video, lyrics telop, and the like related to karaoke music, and is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display.

<Karaoke body>
The karaoke main body 11 includes a central control means 21, ROM 22, RAM 23, HDD 24, transmission / reception means 25, reserved music management means 26, singing scoring value adjustment setting means 27, singing scoring means 28, singing scoring value adjustment means 29, music reproduction control means. 30, an A / D converter 31, and video reproduction control means 32.

<Central control means>
The central control means 21 is a means for comprehensively controlling the karaoke main body 11 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 22 or the like. The function can be demonstrated.

<ROM / RAM>
The ROM 22 is a device for storing program data and numerical data for controlling each device constituting the karaoke main body 11, and is constituted by, for example, a semiconductor memory. The RAM 23 functions as a temporary storage area for temporarily storing programs and various data, and is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory.

  In the present embodiment, a reserved music management table 23 a is stored in the RAM 23. The reserved music management table 23a will be described in detail later.

<HDD>
The HDD 24 functions as a mass storage device and stores a music database 24a and a video database 24b. Note that a large-capacity storage unit such as a DVD that can rewrite data may be used instead of the HDD 24 or together with the HDD 24.

<Music database / video database>
The music database 24a is a database configured by associating music control data (MIDI standard data) and lyrics rendering data in synchronization with music IDs. The performance control data is digital data for controlling the performance of each musical piece, and the lyric rendering data includes display timing data and color change data of lyric characters synchronized with the performance. The video database 24b 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 transmission / reception means 25 includes an electronic device and a program for transmitting / receiving data between the karaoke main body 11 and the router 50.

<Reserved music management means>
When an arbitrary user reserves a karaoke song, the reserved song management unit 26 associates the user ID of the user with the song ID of the reserved song and manages the reserved song management table 23a. For the program. That is, the reserved music management means 26 creates a reserved music management table 23 a and stores this reserved music management table 23 a in the RAM 23 for management.

<Reserved music management table>
As shown in FIG. 2, the reserved music management table 23a is a table created by arranging the music IDs selected by the user using the function of the music search means 12a in the order of performance. As described above, when a reservation is specified and a music selection reservation is made, the music ID and the user ID of the music selector are linked in the reserved music management table 23a. Further, when the user inputs an instruction for adjusting the singing scoring value, a scoring value adjustment flag is set as data in the reserved music management table 23a. Moreover, when the setting which transmits an actual song scoring value with respect to the portable information terminal 60 which each user possesses is performed, an actual scoring value transmission flag is set. The setting of the actual scoring value transmission flag may be set only when a national average value, which will be described later, a past highest score, or the like is displayed as an adjustment value.

<Singing scoring value adjustment setting means>
The singing scoring value adjustment setting unit 27 includes a program for setting whether or not to adjust the singing scoring value for each user when reserving karaoke music. That is, when each user logs in to the system or makes a reservation for music selection, the karaoke remote controller 12 or the like can be used to input an instruction as to whether or not to adjust the singing score value. If so, the singing score is adjusted. Thus, whether to adjust the singing score value can be set for each user and for each karaoke piece. In addition, for a specific user, the singing score value may be adjusted for all reserved songs, or the singing score value may be adjusted for each karaoke song based on the user's instruction input. Also good.

  In addition, the adjustment of the singing score value by the singing scoring value adjustment setting unit 27 can be permitted only when the history of the singing score value managed by the singing scoring history management unit 120 is not less than a predetermined value. . In this way, by allowing the adjustment of the singing score value only when the history of the singing score value of the user is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, the singing score value of the user who is poor at singing is originally higher than expected. It is possible to prevent the listener from feeling uncomfortable because it is displayed high. The history of the singing score value as a reference can be appropriately set such as the average value of the singing score value, the highest score, and the like.

<Singing method>
The singing scoring means 28 is composed of a program for calculating a singing scoring value by comparing the singing voice signal input from the microphone 13 with predetermined reference data when playing karaoke music. Note that the singing score may be calculated for basic matters such as rhythm and pitch, or may be calculated in consideration of other techniques such as vibrato, shackle, and fall.

<Singing scoring value adjustment means>
The singing scoring value adjustment means 29, when a reserved music having a music ID linked to a user ID set to adjust the singing scoring value is played, according to a predetermined condition, the user ID It consists of a program for adjusting so that it may become a singing scoring value advantageous to the user who has.

  The singing score value that is advantageous for the user adjusted by the singing score value adjusting means 29 is that the actual score value of the user is lower than the average value of the singing score values of the karaoke piece including other users. In the case, the average value of the singing score value or the highest value of the user's past singing score value, which is higher than the average value of the singing score of the karaoke song including other users Can be the highest value among the actual scoring value of the user or the past singing scoring value of the user. In this embodiment, the national average value is used as the average value of the singing scores of karaoke songs including other users. However, the average value of karaoke songs in the store where the customer visited may be used.

<Adjusting the singing score>
As shown in FIG. 3, when the singing scoring value is adjusted (S1), the actual singing scoring value is stored during the singing of the karaoke music or after the performance is finished (S2). In order to calculate the singing score value in the middle of singing, for example, the average value of the scoring sections after singing may be used, or score information with a predetermined score as a full score may be sequentially output for each scoring section.

  Then, the actual scoring value of the user is compared with the national average value (S3), and it is determined whether or not the actual scoring value is greater than or equal to the national average value (S4). Here, when the actual scoring value is less than the national average value, the past scoring history of the user is referred to (S5), and the scoring value equal to or higher than the national average value exists in the past scoring history. It is confirmed whether or not to perform (S6).

  If there is a scoring value equal to or higher than the national average in the past scoring history, the highest scoring value in the scoring history is set as the adjustment value (S7). This scoring value adjustment is to deal with users who happen to be unable to sing well.

  On the other hand, if there is no scoring value equal to or higher than the national average value in the past scoring history, the national average value is set as the adjustment value (S8). This scoring value adjustment is intended to deal with users who do not have a singing ability and users who do not practice singing karaoke music.

  If the actual scoring value is greater than or equal to the national average, the user's past scoring history is referred to (S9), and there is a scoring value greater than the actual scoring value in the past scoring history. It is confirmed whether or not to perform (S10). Here, if there is a scoring value higher than the actual scoring value in the past scoring history, the highest scoring value in the scoring history is set as the adjustment value (S11). This scoring value adjustment is intended to deal with users who have always been able to score high but have failed to sing well.

  On the other hand, when the actual scoring value is higher than the past scoring history, the actual scoring value is set as the adjustment value without performing scoring adjustment (S12). This scoring value adjustment is to deal with users who have singing ability in the first place.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 30 is an electronic circuit for digitally reproducing the sound source data based on the performance control data extracted from the performance data based on the music ID and converting it to analog and outputting it to the mixing amplifier 16. The mixing amplifier 16 mixes the singer's singing voice signal inputted from the microphone 13 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 30, and amplifies it by the amplifier function and outputs it from the speaker 14. It is a device for.

<Video playback control means>
The video reproduction control means 32 uses the background video data extracted from the video database 24b and the lyric characters created based on the lyric rendering data included in the performance data during the performance of the karaoke music, as performance data of the karaoke music. Are output to the display device 15 in synchronism with each other.

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

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Karaoke performance apparatus 11 Karaoke main body 12 Karaoke remote control apparatus 12a Music search means 12b Music index database 12c Data storage part 12d Input / output display part 12e Card reader 13 Microphone 14 Speaker 15 Display apparatus 16 Mixing amplifier 21 Central control means 22 ROM
23 RAM
23a Reserved music management table 24 HDD
24a Music database 24b Video database 25 Transmission / reception means 26 Reserved music management means 27 Singing scoring value adjustment setting means 28 Singing scoring means 29 Singing scoring value adjustment means 30 Music playback control means 31 A / D converter 32 Video playback control means 40 ID card 50 Router 60 Mobile information terminal 70 Communication base station 80 Data communication line 100 Management server 110 User-specific mobile information terminal management means 120 Singing scoring history management means 130 Storage means 131 User-specific mobile information terminal management table 132 Singing scoring history management table 140 Actual singing score transmission means

Claims (3)

When singing a karaoke song, it is a singing scoring system capable of differentiating the actual singing score and the displayed grading value according to the setting of the user who made a reservation for selecting the karaoke song,
A user ID acquisition means for acquiring a user ID of the user when an arbitrary user logs in to the system;
When a user reserves a karaoke song, a reserved song management unit that associates the user ID of the user with the song ID of the reserved song and manages the reserved song management table;
For reserved karaoke songs, for each user, singing scoring value adjustment setting means for setting whether or not to adjust the singing scoring value;
A singing scoring means for calculating a singing scoring value by comparing a singing voice signal input from a microphone with predetermined reference data when performing a karaoke song,
When a reserved song having a song ID linked to a user ID that is set to adjust the singing score value is played, it is advantageous for a user having the user ID according to a predetermined condition. Singing score value adjusting means for adjusting the singing score value,
With
The singing score value that is advantageous for the user to be adjusted by the singing score value adjusting means is when the actual score value of the user is lower than the average value of the singing score values of the karaoke music including other users. In the case of higher than the average value of the singing score value of the karaoke piece including other users, the highest value among the average value of the singing score value or the past singing score value of the user , The highest value among the user's actual scoring value or the user's past singing scoring value,
A singing scoring system characterized by that. User-specific mobile information terminal management means for managing each user's user ID and the identification ID of the mobile information terminal possessed by each user, and managing them in the user-specific mobile information terminal management table;
When the singing scoring value is adjusted by the singing scoring value adjusting means, for the portable information terminal having the identification ID associated with the user ID for which the singing scoring value adjustment is set. An actual song scoring value transmission means for transmitting an actual song scoring value;
The singing scoring system according to claim 1 , comprising: Singing scoring history management means for managing the singing scoring value for each karaoke song for each user in the singing scoring history management table,
The singing scoring value adjustment setting means permits the singing scoring value adjustment setting only when the history of the singing scoring value managed by the singing scoring history management means is a predetermined value or more,
The singing scoring system according to claim 1 or 2 .

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