JP6278403B2 - Karaoke management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke device for enjoying singing, a karaoke system including a server device connected to the karaoke device via a network, and a karaoke management system including a program executable by a portable information processing device.

  Karaoke that enjoys singing along with accompaniment is widely enjoyed at night stores such as karaoke boxes and snacks. Conventionally, a karaoke apparatus for performing karaoke has been able to perform various operations such as music reservation by operating a dedicated remote controller. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the advancement of functions of mobile terminals owned by individuals such as smartphones, the use of mobile terminals as remote controllers for karaoke devices has been performed. In order to use a portable terminal as a remote controller for a karaoke device, it is necessary to transmit a command transmitted from the portable terminal to the karaoke device to be operated, and to associate the portable terminal with the karaoke device to be operated in advance. is there.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a karaoke system in which a mobile terminal can be used as a remote controller for a karaoke device, and a program for mobile devices. In this karaoke system, the login operation on the remote control device and the login operation on the mobile terminal are performed, thereby associating the mobile terminal with the karaoke device to be operated.

JP 2013-37146 A

  In the karaoke system disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a mobile terminal is used as a remote controller for a karaoke device to be used, it is necessary to perform a login operation for both the remote control device and the mobile terminal. That is, in order to log in, a user can use his / her own portable terminal as a remote control unless he / she has previously acquired an account in advance by entering registration requirements such as name and address. There wasn't. Acquiring an account requires a troublesome registration operation for the user, such as determining and registering a user ID and password. Therefore, even a user who wants to use the mobile terminal as a remote control has some barriers to performing such registration work and hesitates to use it.

  The present invention is based on such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to allow a user to easily function a portable terminal as a remote controller for a karaoke system to be used.

Therefore, the karaoke management system according to the present invention employs the following configuration.
In a karaoke management system comprising a karaoke system including a karaoke device, a program executed on a mobile terminal, and a server device,
The karaoke system can execute determination information output processing,
The determination information output process outputs determination information including identification information of the karaoke system,
The program can execute determination information acquisition processing, association request processing, and remote operation processing,
The determination information acquisition process acquires the determination information output in the determination information output process,
The association request process transmits an association request including at least the identification information in the determination information acquired in the determination information acquisition process to the server device,
The remote operation processing can transmit operation instruction information to the associated karaoke system,
The server device can execute the association process and the recording process,
The matching process
When regular account information or guest account information is included in the association request received from the mobile terminal, the karaoke system corresponding to the identification information included in the association request and the mobile terminal that transmitted the association request Mapping,
If neither the regular account information nor the guest account information is included in the association request received from the mobile terminal, new guest account information is transmitted to the mobile terminal that transmitted the association request, and the identification included in the association request The karaoke system corresponding to the information is associated with the mobile terminal that has transmitted the association request.

Furthermore, in the karaoke management system according to the present invention,
Regular account information includes user identification information and password information,
The guest account information includes guest identification information and does not have password information.

Furthermore, in the karaoke management system according to the present invention,
Regular account information and guest account information are configured in different systems that can be identified separately.

Furthermore, in the karaoke management system according to the present invention,
The remote operation process in the case of association using guest account information has a limited operation function than the remote operation process in the case of association using regular account information.

Furthermore, in the karaoke management system according to the present invention,
The determination information includes the authentication information received from the server device,
The association request includes authentication information included in the determination information,
The server device executes the association process on condition that the authentication information included in the association request is appropriate.

Furthermore, the karaoke management system according to the present invention is:
In any one of the karaoke apparatus, the program, and the server apparatus, a recording process for recording information on an operation performed on a portable terminal associated with the karaoke system in the record information can be executed.

Furthermore, in the karaoke management system according to the present invention,
The server device can execute an account type change process for changing guest account information to regular account information associated with recording information corresponding to the guest account information.

  According to the karaoke management system according to the present invention, even if the user is not a regular user possessing regular account information, the mobile terminal owned by the user as a guest user is associated with the karaoke system to be used, It becomes possible to make the portable terminal possessed function as a remote control of the karaoke system to be used. Since the guest user does not need to perform registration in particular, even a user who does not have a regular account can easily use the remote operation processing using the portable terminal that the guest user has.

  Further, according to the karaoke management system of the present invention, the regular account information includes password information, whereas the guest account information does not have a password. Such a configuration is made possible because the guest account information does not have pre-registered information such as user personal information, and the server device performs user authentication processing on the guest account information. It is possible to reduce the burden.

  Further, according to the karaoke management system according to the present invention, the regular account information and the guest account information are configured in different systems that can be separately identified, and the server device that processes these account information refers to a database or the like. Thus, there is no need to distinguish between regular account information and guest account information, and the processing load can be reduced.

  Furthermore, according to the karaoke management system according to the present invention, the remote operation process in the case of association using guest account information is more limited than the remote operation process in the case of association using regular account information. Therefore, it becomes possible to invite the guest user to change the registration to the regular user.

  Furthermore, according to the karaoke management system according to the present invention, it is possible to improve security when the karaoke system is associated with the mobile terminal by including the authentication information transmitted from the server device in the association request.

  Furthermore, according to the karaoke management system of the present invention, it is possible to execute an account type change process for changing guest account information to regular account information. In the account type change process, since the record information corresponding to the guest account information is associated with the regular account information, the user can receive a service using the record information formed by past use.

Diagram showing the configuration of the karaoke system The figure which shows the constitution of the portable terminal Flow chart showing authentication table update process in karaoke management system Schematic diagram showing the authentication table update process in the karaoke management system Flow chart showing processing on the mobile terminal side in the karaoke management system Flow chart showing processing on server side in karaoke management system Schematic diagram showing the association process in the karaoke management system (1) Schematic diagram showing the matching process in the karaoke management system (2) Schematic diagram showing the matching process in the karaoke management system (3) Figure showing the top screen of the remote control device The figure which shows the display screen of the determination information in a remote control device The figure which shows the data structure of regular user information Diagram showing the data structure of guest user information The figure which shows the music search screen (history search) displayed on the portable terminal The figure which shows the music confirmation screen which is displayed on the portable terminal Schematic diagram showing remote operation processing in a karaoke management system Figure showing the account registration screen displayed on the mobile device Flow chart showing account type change processing executed in server device 5

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The karaoke system in this embodiment includes a karaoke device 2 (commander) and a remote control device 1. The karaoke device 2 and the remote control device 1 are connected so as to form a network using the LAN 100 and the access point 110.

  The karaoke apparatus 2 installed in a store such as a karaoke box includes an acoustic control unit 25 as a playing means for playing music. Moreover, the karaoke apparatus 2 includes an operation unit 21 as input means on the karaoke apparatus 2 side, which includes switches that accept various inputs from the user. The karaoke apparatus 2 includes an operation processing unit 22 that interprets an input from the operation unit 21 and transmits the input to the control unit 30. The karaoke apparatus 2 includes an HDD 32 (hard disk) as karaoke apparatus side storage means for storing various information. The karaoke apparatus 2 includes a LAN communication unit 24 as karaoke apparatus side communication means for connecting to the LAN 100 and joining the network.

  Further, the karaoke apparatus 2 includes video reproduction means for displaying lyrics video and background video on the monitor 41. The video playback means includes a video playback unit 29 that plays back video based on video information, a video RAM 28 that temporarily stores video to be played back, video that performs superimposed display of lyrics telop on the played back video, video effects, and the like. A control unit 31 is provided.

  Furthermore, in this karaoke apparatus 2, various information can be displayed on the touch panel monitor 33 in addition to the monitor 41 connected to the outside. The touch panel monitor 33 includes a display unit 33 a that displays video information input from the video control unit 31 and a touch panel 33 b that outputs a touch input position to the operation processing unit 22. Various operations on the karaoke apparatus 2 can also be performed via the operation unit 21 provided on the front panel of the karaoke apparatus 2 or the like.

  The touch panel monitor 33 of the present embodiment can also function as an operation unit similar to the touch panel monitor 11 that is an operation unit of the remote control device 1. The user can function as an operation means equivalent to the remote control device 1 such as selecting music from the touch panel monitor 33 and causing the karaoke device 2 to make a reservation directly.

  Furthermore, the karaoke apparatus 2 includes a control unit 30 constituted by a CPU and a memory 27 for temporarily storing information necessary for executing various programs as control means for controlling and controlling each component. I have.

  With such a configuration, the karaoke apparatus 2 executes various processes, but as a main function of the karaoke apparatus 2, a music designation process, a reproduction process, and the like can be performed. The music designation process is a process for designating and reserving music based on designation from the user, and is executed in cooperation with the remote control device 1. The reservation information transmitted from the remote control device 1 is registered in the reservation table stored in the memory 27. The reproduction process is a process for reproducing a reserved music piece, and the performance process and the lyrics reproduction process are executed in synchronization with each other.

  The performance process is a process for causing the sound control unit 25 to perform the performance data included in the music data. The music played by the acoustic control unit 25 is emitted from the speaker 42 together with the singing voice input from the singing microphones 44a and 44b. The lyrics reproduction process is a process for assisting the singing by displaying the lyrics data included in the music data on the monitor 41. A background video display process for superimposing a background video on the lyrics displayed in the lyrics reproduction process may be executed.

  On the other hand, the remote control device 1 transmits various instructions such as reservation information to the karaoke device 2 and receives various information from the karaoke device 2 or the server device 5 connected to the Internet. In the present embodiment, an operation unit 17 such as a button and the touch panel monitor 11 are provided as user interfaces. The touch panel monitor 11 includes a display unit 11a and a touch panel 11b, displays various interfaces on the display unit 11a, and can accept a touch input from a user.

  Further, the remote control device 1 controls the memory 14 as a remote control side storage means for storing a database, various programs required for music search, and various information generated in accordance with the execution of the program, and these configurations. Remote control side control means. The remote control side control means includes a control unit 15 constituted by a CPU, a video control unit 13 for forming a video to be displayed on the display unit 11a, a video RAM 12 for temporarily storing video information to be displayed, and an operation unit 17. The operation processing unit 18 that interprets and transmits the input to the control unit 15 is included.

  The remote control device 1 is connected to a network constituted by the LAN 100 by being wirelessly connected to the access point 110 by the wireless LAN communication unit 16. Each remote control device 1 is associated with a specific karaoke device 2 in advance. Various instructions output from the remote control device 1 are received by the associated karaoke device 2.

  Next, the portable terminal 6 possessed by the user in the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the mobile terminal 6 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As the mobile terminal 6, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, or the like can be used. The portable terminal 6 can be used as a remote controller for the karaoke device 2 by installing the program (application) according to the present invention in the portable terminal 6 and executing the association process on the program.

  The mobile terminal 6 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit that includes a control unit 61, a RAM 62, a storage unit 63, an image processing unit 64, and an acoustic processing unit 66. The storage unit 63 can employ a nonvolatile storage unit such as a hard disk or an SSD. The storage unit 63 stores a program capable of executing various processes in the present embodiment and various data used in the program.

  The control unit 61 is a unit that controls the entire portable terminal 6 such as a CPU, and executes various controls based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 63. The RAM 62 temporarily stores data generated under the control of the control unit 61.

  The sound processing unit 66 is a unit that performs input / output of sound related to the mobile terminal 6. This is means for causing the speaker 67a to emit sound under the control of the control unit 61. In addition, the acoustic processing unit 66 is connected to the microphone 67b and can capture surrounding sounds from the microphone 67b.

  The touch panel display unit 68 includes a display unit 68b for displaying an image and a touch panel 68a disposed on the front surface or the back surface of the display unit 68b. Various types of touch panel 68a that can recognize a user's touch position, such as a capacitance method, can be used. The control unit 61 can display on the display unit 68b and determine which part of the displayed image is touch-input by touch input from the touch panel 68a.

  The image processing unit 64 is a means for inputting and outputting image relations of the mobile terminal 6. The image processing unit 64 displays and outputs the image information formed by the control unit 61 on the display unit 68b. The image processing unit 64 has a function of capturing an image from the front camera 65F arranged on the front surface (touch panel display unit 68 side) of the mobile terminal 6 or the rear camera 65R arranged on the back surface of the mobile terminal 6.

  The communication unit 69 can perform wireless communication via a portable wireless network, and can perform communication or communication using the Internet by performing wireless communication with a wireless base station. The portable terminal 6 can download various programs (also referred to as “applications”) including programs capable of executing various processes from a server on the Internet. The program may be installed from the external memory EX connected to the external memory connection terminal 72 other than the form using the communication line. The communication unit 69 may be further provided with wireless LAN communication means or near field communication means such as near field communication means (infrared communication, Bluetooth (trademark), etc.).

  The portable terminal 6 of this embodiment is configured to include an input switch 70 in addition to the touch panel 68a as input means. The input switch 70 can be provided with various switches such as a power switch, a volume adjustment switch, and a switch whose input application is changed by a program to be executed.

  The mobile terminal 6 according to the present embodiment associates the mobile terminal 6 with the karaoke device 2 to be operated by installing and executing a program provided by the karaoke dealer, so that the music from the mobile terminal 6 to the karaoke device 2 is associated. It is possible to transmit various commands (“operation instruction information” in the present invention) such as a reservation command.

  In the karaoke system installed in the karaoke store described with reference to FIG. 1, a user who visits the karaoke store can cause the mobile terminal 6 possessed by the user to function as a remote control for the karaoke system to be used. Therefore, the karaoke system of this embodiment performs the matching process which matches the portable terminal 6 which a user possesses with the karaoke system used. Conventionally, such association processing has been performed by a user logging in to a karaoke system to be used and logging in with the mobile terminal 6 using the same account. The server device 5 that manages the karaoke system transfers the reservation information transmitted from the mobile terminal 6 to the karaoke system that is logged in with the same account as the mobile terminal 6, so that the mobile terminal 6 can remotely control the karaoke system. Processing is possible. In the karaoke management system of the present embodiment, it is not necessary to log in at both the karaoke system and the mobile terminal 6, and the association is performed by a simple operation of reading the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the karaoke system on the mobile terminal 6. Things are possible. Further, remote operation processing using the mobile terminal 6 is possible even for a user who does not have an account.

  Now, various processes for causing the mobile terminal 6 to function as a remote controller for the karaoke apparatus 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing authentication table update processing in the karaoke management system. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the authentication table update process. In the present embodiment, authentication information generated by the server device 5 is used. If the karaoke device 2 determines that it is the timing of the authentication information request (S101: Yes), the server device 5 issues an authentication information request including the karaoke device ID individually assigned to the karaoke device 2 to the server device 5. The authentication information request process (S102) to be transmitted is executed. In the example of FIG. 4, an authentication information request is made based on an instruction from the remote control device 1. Based on an instruction from the remote control device 1 (first circle in FIG. 4), the karaoke device 2 transmits an authentication information request including its own karaoke device ID (karaoke A) to the server device 5 (FIG. 4). 4 second circle).

  The timing of requesting authentication information may be executed based on an operation on the karaoke system (remote control device 1 or karaoke device 2). For example, in a karaoke box, an employee may perform an authentication information request operation for a karaoke system after a customer leaves the store. In such a form, since the authentication information is changed after the customer's use, the customer's portable terminal 6 that has been used before cannot use the remote control function. Therefore, it becomes possible to invalidate the remote control operation by the customer who has left the store and invalidate the inappropriate remote operation for the karaoke apparatus 2. The timing of requesting authentication information is not limited to the form by the user's operation as described above, but can adopt a form as appropriate, for example, automatically at predetermined time intervals.

  After receiving the authentication information request, the server device 5 generates authentication information corresponding to the karaoke device ID (karaoke device A) included in the authentication information request (S201). Then, the server device 5 updates the authentication table stored in the storage unit 51 based on the newly generated authentication information (S202). In the case of FIG. 4, the authentication information A1 was previously stored corresponding to the karaoke device A, but the server device 5 newly generates the authentication information A2 by this authentication information request and associates it with the karaoke device A. Remember.

  The server device 5 transmits the newly generated authentication information (authentication information A2) to the karaoke device 2 that has transmitted the authentication information request (S203, third circle in FIG. 4). The karaoke system executes determination information output processing (S104) using the received authentication information. FIG. 7 schematically shows a part of the authentication table update process. The server device 5 transmits authentication information (authentication information A2) to the karaoke device 2 that has requested the authentication information. The karaoke device 2 that has received the authentication information transfers the authentication information to the remote control device 1 associated with the karaoke device 2 (fourth circle in FIG. 4). The remote control device 1 executes determination information output processing (S104) based on the received authentication information.

  In the determination information output process (S104) of this embodiment, the determination information including the authentication information received from the server device 5 and the karaoke device ID that is the identification information of the karaoke device 2 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 11 of the remote control device 1. I am going to do that. In the portable terminal 6, the determination information acquisition process which acquires determination information is performed by reading the determination information output by display with the rear camera 65R. Note that the determination information output process is not limited to the form in which the determination information is displayed and output in this way, but the form in which the determination information is wirelessly transmitted from the karaoke system to the portable terminal 6 or the determination information is converted into an audio signal or a video signal. It is possible to change to various forms such as a form in which sound or video is output from one speaker 82 or touch panel monitor and received by the microphone 67b or the camera 65R of the portable terminal 6.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a top screen of the remote control device 1, that is, a screen immediately after the remote control device 1 is activated. In the present embodiment, various information is provided to the user who operates the remote control device 1 by displaying on the touch panel monitor 11 of the remote control device 1.

  In the karaoke system of this embodiment, it is possible to log in by inputting account information (user identification information and password described later) from the touch panel monitor 11 of each remote control device 1. In particular, in the karaoke system of the present embodiment, a plurality of users can be logged in for each user, and information regarding each logged-in user (logged-in user) is always displayed at the top of the screen. In the present embodiment, a login user column 103 for displaying each user's image (avatar) is provided as information regarding each logged-in user. In addition to the image imitating a person or a character, various forms such as figures and symbols can be adopted as the portrait image.

  In addition, a guest icon 102 for a user who does not have an account and a user changeover switch 101 for switching the user are displayed. The logged-in authorized user can receive various services using the authorized user information by selecting the image displayed in the logged-in user column 103 or operating the user changeover switch 101. Further, a user who does not have an account can receive a general service such as music selection by operating the guest icon 102. Note that when switching users, authentication using a password or the like may be performed, but switching may be performed simply without performing authentication.

  On the top screen of the remote control device 1, a determination information display button 104 for associating the portable terminal 6 possessed by the user with the karaoke system to be used is provided. When the user wants to use the mobile terminal 6 possessed by the user as a remote control of the karaoke system, the determination information displayed as a two-dimensional barcode is displayed on the touch panel monitor 11 by operating the determination information display button 104. Let FIG. 11 shows a display screen of determination information in the remote control device 1. The touch panel monitor 11 displays a determination information display screen 105 having determination information imaged in a two-dimensional barcode. In the two-dimensional barcode, determination information including the authentication information received from the server device 5 and the karaoke device ID of the karaoke device 2 to be used is imaged. When the user captures the two-dimensional barcode with the rear camera 65 </ b> R of the mobile terminal 6, a determination information acquisition process for causing the mobile terminal 6 to acquire determination information is executed.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing of the mobile terminal 6 after the determination information acquisition processing. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing of the server device 5 executed in response to the processing of the mobile terminal 6 of FIG. Moreover, the schematic diagram which shows the process after issue of the authentication information in a karaoke management system is shown by FIGS. The portable terminal 6 acquires the determination information by photographing the two-dimensional barcode (S301: Yes). The portable terminal 6 decodes the photographed two-dimensional barcode, and extracts the authentication information included in the determination information and the karaoke device ID (S302). In this embodiment, (1) the user has a regular account, (2) the user has a guest account, (3) the user has neither a regular account nor a guest account, It is possible to perform a matching process for each of the above. The association process in each case will be described.

(1) When the user has a regular account When the user has a regular account, the user can log in using the obtained regular account and perform remote operation processing using the regular user information. Is possible. In this case (S303: Yes), the mobile terminal 6 that has acquired the determination information (S301: Yes, first circle in FIG. 7), the authentication information extracted in S302 and the karaoke device ID for the server device 5. Then, a regular login request including regular account information is transmitted to the server device 5 (S304, second circle in FIG. 7). In addition, the regular account information in this embodiment is comprised including the regular user ID for identifying a regular user, and a password. The regular user ID can use an e-mail address or the like possessed by the user. The regular account information included in the regular login request is automatically input by the user using the touch panel display unit 68 of the portable terminal 6 or stored in the storage unit 63 in advance. Either form may be used.

  Upon receiving the regular login request (S402: Yes), the server device 5 firstly creates regular account information (regular user ID and password) included in the regular login request and the regular user information stored in the storage unit 51. User authentication is performed by comparing the account information (S403). If the authentication is successful (S403: Yes), the authorized user information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 6 (S405). The mobile terminal 6 can use various services using the authorized user information by receiving authorized user information (S305), that is, by successfully logging in. On the other hand, when the authentication cannot be performed (S404: No), the server device 5 transmits the authentication error information to the mobile terminal 6 that has transmitted the login request. The mobile terminal 6 that has received the authentication error information displays a message indicating that login has failed.

  FIG. 12 shows the data structure of authorized user information stored for each authorized user in the server device 5 in order to provide various services to the authorized authorized user. In the present invention, both the regular user information and the guest user information described later are called recorded information. These regular user information and guest user information are rewritten according to the use of the user. This rewriting is called recording processing in the present invention. In the present embodiment, the regular user information includes various information related to regular users such as personal information, a my song table, and a my artist table, in addition to regular account information including a regular user ID and a password. Regular user information is stored in advance in the storage unit 51 of the server device 5. The personal information includes a regular user name (not limited to an actual name but may be a nickname), gender, age, song age, residence, hobby, and the like.

  The My Uta table is a table that stores music registered by a regular user, and includes music identification information, pitch adjustment values, past singing grading information (highest or past multiple times), and the like. Has been. A regular user can call, reserve, and perform a favorite music piece registered in the past based on the My Uta table. At that time, by using the registered pitch adjustment value, it is also possible to perform (reproduce) with a pitch suitable for one's own song.

  The my artist table is a table for storing artists (singer) registered by a regular user, and includes singer identification information. Based on this My Artist table, the authorized user can call, reserve, and play a song (a song or a related song) of a registered favorite artist.

  The history table is information that records various types of information related to music that the authorized user has played in the past, and in this embodiment, the music identification information of the music for the music that has been played in the past (reserved and played by the authorized user). Singing date and time indicating the date and time of performance, scoring information, and the like. A regular user can call and sing a song played in the past based on the history table.

  Further, the server device 5 performs authentication for associating the mobile terminal 6 with the karaoke system (S412). This authentication is performed by comparing the authentication information included in the login request with the authentication information issued by the server device 5. In the schematic diagram of FIG. 7, authentication is determined when the karaoke device ID (karaoke device A) and the authentication information (authentication information A2) included in the login request match those on the authentication table. When the authentication is successful (S413: Yes), the server device 5 associates the regular user ID (regular user A) with the karaoke device ID (karaoke device A) and stores it in the association table stored in the storage unit 51. Register (S414).

  The server device 5 can identify the karaoke device 2 corresponding to the regular user ID using this association table. After the association process is completed, it becomes possible to function as a remote controller for the associated karaoke apparatus 2. FIG. 14 shows a music search screen displayed on the touch panel display unit 68 of the mobile terminal 6. This music search screen is a screen for searching for music using the history table included in the authorized user information, and the history display column 600 displays the music name and singer name for the music reserved by the authorized user in the past. Has been. By selecting the music displayed in the history display field 600, the authorized user can reserve the music reserved in the past again.

  FIG. 15 shows a music confirmation screen that transitions when one music is selected using the music search screen of FIG. The music confirmation screen is a screen showing details of the music designated by the user, and the user can reserve the music on the music confirmation screen. On the music confirmation screen, music setting information 602 such as key setting, music type setting, posting function setting and the like is displayed in addition to music related information 601 such as singer name, music title, singing, and thumbnail images related to music. The user can reserve the displayed music piece in the associated karaoke apparatus 2 by operating the reservation button 603.

  Thus, when logging in with a regular account, the mobile terminal 6 can execute various processes using the regular user information received from the server device 5. In FIG. 14, the music search using the history table has been described. In addition to this, the music registered in the My Uta table is read and reserved, and the music corresponding to the singer registered in the My Artist table is read and reserved. Is possible.

  In addition, it is preferable to use the user interface used in the portable terminal 6 corresponding to the model of the karaoke system to be used. Depending on the model of the karaoke system, there may be a difference in the functions that can be used. Such a change of the user interface is possible by obtaining model information of the karaoke system in the portable terminal 6. The model information of the karaoke system is included in the determination information acquired from the karaoke system, and in the server device 5, the model information is managed in association with the karaoke device ID and corresponds to the identification information included in the login request. The form etc. which transmit the model information of this to the portable terminal 6 can be considered. The same applies to remote operation processing using a guest account, which will be described later.

  Thus, by logging in with a regular account, remote operation processing using the mobile terminal 6 becomes possible. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing remote operation processing in the karaoke management system of the present embodiment. In the portable terminal 6, when it is determined that a command has been input by an action such as touching the reservation button 603 on the music confirmation screen (S <b> 307: Yes), transmission command information is transmitted to the server device 5. (S308, first circle in FIG. 16). The transmission command information includes a command (command A) corresponding to the command input and a regular user ID (regular user A) used at the time of login.

  The server device 5 performs a transfer process based on the association table. When the transmission command information is received from the portable terminal 6 (S417: Yes), the server device 5 refers to the association table, searches for the karaoke device 2 to be transferred, and transmits the transfer command information (S418, FIG. 16 second circle). The transfer command information includes a command (command A) in the transmission command information, a karaoke device ID (karaoke device A) as a destination, and a regular user ID (regular user A) of a regular user who has input the command. Yes. The karaoke apparatus 2 (karaoke apparatus A) that has received the transfer command information executes processing according to the command (command A) included in the transfer command information.

  The remote operation processing (S307, S308) using the portable terminal 6 is repeatedly executed until an end instruction (logout or association release instruction) is input to the portable terminal 6 (S306: Yes). When the end instruction is input (S306: Yes), the mobile terminal 6 transmits an association release instruction to the server device 5 (S317). The server device 5 that has received the association release instruction (S415: Yes) deletes the corresponding item (a pair of karaoke device ID and user ID) from the association table (S416).

(2) When the user has a guest account When the user has a guest account, the user can log in using the guest account acquired in advance and perform remote operation processing using the guest user information Is possible. In this case (S309: Yes), the portable terminal 6 that has acquired the determination information (S301: Yes, first circle in FIG. 8), the authentication information extracted in S302 and the karaoke device ID with respect to the server device 5. Then, a guest login request including guest account information is transmitted to the server device 5 (S310, second circle in FIG. 8). Note that the guest account information in the present embodiment is configured to have a guest user ID for identifying the guest user, and does not include a password unlike the regular account information. It is also possible to include a password in the guest account information and use it for user authentication of the server device.

  This guest user ID is preferably configured in a different system from the regular user ID. For example, when the regular user ID is an e-mail address, the guest user ID may be composed of an arbitrary 10-digit alphanumeric character. In this way, by separating the regular user ID and the guest user ID into different systems that can be identified, the server device 5 identifies which system belongs to the received data and refers to a database or the like. It is possible to determine whether the request is a regular login request or a guest login request. The guest account information may be presented to the user, but may be used while being stored in the storage unit 63 of the mobile terminal 6 and not presented to the user.

  FIG. 13 shows a data structure of guest user information stored in the server device 5 for each guest user in order to provide various services to the logged-in guest user. Unlike the regular user information described with reference to FIG. 12, the guest user information of the present embodiment does not have personal information, a my song table, or a my artist table, but has a history table. Thus, the guest user information does not need to be registered with the user, but the services that can be used are limited. Since the history table is the same as that of regular user information, the description thereof is omitted.

  The server device 5 that has received the guest login request (S406: Yes) first includes guest account information (guest user ID) included in the guest login request and guest account information in the guest user information stored in the storage unit 51. User authentication is performed by comparing (guest user ID) (S407). If the authentication is successful (S408: Yes), the guest user information is transmitted to the portable terminal 6 (S409). The mobile terminal 6 can use various services using the guest user information by receiving the guest user information (S311), that is, by successfully logging in. On the other hand, when the authentication cannot be performed (S408: No), the server device 5 transmits the authentication error information to the mobile terminal 6 that has transmitted the guest login request. The mobile terminal 6 that has received the authentication error information displays a message indicating that login has failed.

  Further, the server device 5 performs authentication for associating the mobile terminal 6 with the karaoke system (S412). This authentication is performed by comparing the authentication information included in the guest login request with the authentication information issued by the server device 5. In the schematic diagram of FIG. 8, authentication is determined when the karaoke device ID (karaoke device A) and the authentication information (authentication information A2) included in the login request match those on the authentication table. When the authentication is successful (S413: Yes), the server device 5 associates the guest user ID (user G) with the karaoke device ID (karaoke device A) and registers it in the association table stored in the storage unit 51. (S414).

  After the association process is completed, the remote operation process (S313, S314) using the association table is executed as in the case of a regular user. The transmission command information transmitted from the portable terminal 6 (S314) is transferred to the karaoke apparatus 2 to be used by the portable terminal 6 as transfer command information with reference to the association table in the server device 5. This remote operation processing is repeatedly executed until an end instruction (logout or association release instruction) is input on the mobile terminal 6 (S312: Yes).

  In the remote operation processing for the guest user, the functions that can be used are limited unlike those for the regular user. For example, as described with reference to FIG. 13, the guest user information of this embodiment has a history table, but does not have personal information, a my song table, and a my artist table, unlike regular user information. Therefore, in the remote operation processing for the guest user, although the music search using the history table described with reference to FIG. 14 can be performed, a function using other information cannot be used. As described above, in the login by the guest user, the remote operation processing can be easily used, but the available functions are limited.

(3) When the user has neither a regular account nor a guest account When the user has neither a regular account nor a guest account, the server device 2 of the present embodiment We are going to issue a new guest user account. The user can perform remote operation processing by logging in with the newly issued guest account. In this case (S309: No), the mobile terminal 6 that has acquired the determination information (S301: Yes, first circle in FIG. 9), the authentication information extracted in S302 and the karaoke device ID with respect to the server device 5. Is sent to the server device 5 (S315, second circle in FIG. 9).

  Receiving the new login request (S406: No), the server device 5 generates new guest account information and guest user information (S411). Then, the generated guest account information and guest user information are transmitted to the mobile terminal 6 which has made a new login request (S411, third circle in FIG. 9). The portable terminal 6 can perform remote operation processing using the received guest user information. The received guest account information is stored and stored in the storage unit 63 for remote operation processing next time.

  And the server apparatus 5 performs the authentication for matching the portable terminal 6 and a karaoke system (S412). This authentication is performed by comparing the authentication information included in the new login request with the authentication information issued by the server device 5. In the schematic diagram of FIG. 9, authentication is determined when the karaoke device ID (karaoke device A) and the authentication information (authentication information A2) included in the login request match those on the authentication table. If the authentication is successful (S413: Yes), the server device 5 associates the guest user ID (user H) with the karaoke device ID (karaoke device A) and registers it in the association table stored in the storage unit 51. (S414). The subsequent processing is the same as when a guest login request is made.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when the user has neither a regular account nor a guest account, the server device 2 issues a new guest account so that the user can use the account ID and password to be used. Therefore, it is possible to easily use the remote control processing without performing the procedure of entering a registration requirement such as a name and address and becoming a new member.

  As described above, the association processing has been described for the three cases (1) to (3). In the present embodiment, in particular, as described in (2) and (3), a user who has not acquired a regular account. However, it is possible to perform remote operation processing on the karaoke apparatus 2 by using the portable terminal 6 owned by the user. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the threshold for introduction of the remote operation processing that has been conventionally used by acquiring and using an account.

  Although detailed description is omitted in this specification, a user who has logged in with the mobile terminal 6 can log in using the remote control device 1 in the same room and perform operations on the karaoke device 2. is there. FIG. 16 shows how command information is transmitted when the remote control device 1 is used to operate the karaoke device 2 (circle A in FIG. 16). The command (command B) input by the operation of the remote control device 1 is transmitted to the karaoke device 2 as command information together with the user ID (user A). The karaoke apparatus 2 (karaoke apparatus A) that has received the command information executes processing according to the command (command B). The login to the karaoke system (remote control device 1) is limited to the regular account, and it is preferable to restrict the function so that it cannot be used with the guest account.

  When various restrictions are set for the guest account, it is considered that the guest user may request to use the restricted function. In the karaoke management system of this embodiment, the account type change process which can transfer to a regular user from a guest user is executable. A user who wants to change the account type from a guest user to a regular user calls the account registration screen by selecting the menu of the mobile terminal 6 or the like.

  FIG. 17 shows an account registration screen displayed on the mobile terminal 6. In this example, it is assumed that the user has already acquired a guest account. In this account registration screen, a user ID input field 604 for inputting a user ID used as a regular user (in this case, a mail address used by the user) and a password input field 605 for inputting a password are displayed. . The user inputs the user ID and password to be used in these fields and operates the registration button 606 to execute registration. In addition, when registering as a regular user, various information in the personal information described with reference to FIG. 12 may be registered in addition to the above information.

  When the registration button 606 is operated, the portable terminal 6 transmits an account type change request to the server device 5. This account type change request includes guest account information stored in the mobile terminal 6 in addition to regular user information including the user ID and password input on the account registration screen.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing account type change processing executed in the server device 5. When receiving the account type change request (S501: Yes), the server device 5 extracts the guest user information from the storage unit 51 based on the guest account information included in the account type change request (S502). Then, regular user information is formed based on the extracted guest user information (S503). At that time, the history table in the guest user information that has been used so far is succeeded to newly formed regular user information. Therefore, a user who newly acquires a regular account can perform a music search using a history table that has been used in the case of a guest account. Then, the regular account information (regular user ID and password) included in the account type change request is associated with the formed regular user information (S504). Completion is transmitted to the portable terminal 6 that has made the account type change request (S505), and the process ends.

  In the present embodiment, the guest user information is stored and managed by the server device 5. However, the guest user information 5 may be stored and managed by the storage unit 63 of the portable terminal 6. In that case, at the time of login as a guest user, it is not necessary to transmit the guest user information from the server device 5 to the portable terminal 2 (S409 in FIG. 6). The portable terminal 6 logged in as a guest user can read out guest user information stored and managed in the storage unit 63 and perform remote operation processing. In the account type change process, the server device 2 receives guest user information from the mobile terminal 6 and forms regular user information based on the received guest user information. The formed regular user information is then managed by the server device 5.

  After the account type change process is completed, the user can log in using the regular account information and receive various services. As described above, in this embodiment, the account type can be changed from a guest user to a regular user. In particular, since remote operation processing can be performed as a guest user without performing a registration operation, the threshold for introducing remote operation processing for the user is set low. In addition, the account type can be changed from a guest user to a regular user, which can be used as a means for acquiring a new regular user. In the account type change process, the user name and address may be registered.

  In the karaoke management system of the present embodiment, the determination information is formed by the karaoke system, but the determination information may be formed by the server device 5. In that case, based on the authentication information request received from the karaoke device 2, the server device 5 forms determination information based on the karaoke device ID included in the authentication information request and the authentication information generated by the server device 5. At this time, the determination information formed by the server device 5 may be in a state of being two-dimensional barcode (imaged). The determination information received by the mobile terminal 6 is either a form in which the karaoke device ID and authentication information are extracted (decoded) in the mobile terminal 6 and included in the login request, or a form in which the determination information is used for the login request. There may be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a, 1b ... Remote control device 5 ... Server apparatus 11 ... Touch panel monitor 51 ... Memory | storage device 11a ... Display part 6 ... Portable terminal (portable information processing apparatus)
11b ... Touch panel 61 ... Control unit 12 ... Video RAM 62 ... RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Video control part 63 ... Memory | storage part 14 ... Memory 64 ... Image control part 15 ... CPU 65F ... Front camera 16 ... Wireless LAN communication part 65R ... Rear camera 17 ... Operation part 66 ... Sound processing part 18 ... Operation processing part 67a ... Speaker 19 ... Infrared communication unit 67b ... Microphone 2 ... Karaoke device (commander) 68 ... Touch panel display unit 21 ... Operation unit 68a ... Touch panel 22 ... Operation processing unit 68b ... Display unit 23 ... Infrared communication unit 69 ... Communication unit 24 ... LAN communication Unit 70 ... Input switch 25 ... Sound control unit 71 ... External input terminal 27 ... Memory 41 ... Monitor 28 ... Video RAM 72 ... External memory connection terminal 29 ... Video playback unit 81 ... Sound control unit 30 ... Control unit 82 ... Speaker 31 ... Video controller 100 ... LAN
32 ... HDD (hard disk) 110 ... access point 42 ... speaker 120 ... router 44a, 44b ... microphone for singing (microphone)

Claims (7)

In a karaoke management system comprising a karaoke system including a karaoke device, a program executed on a mobile terminal, and a server device,
The karaoke system can execute determination information output processing,
The determination information output process outputs determination information including identification information of the karaoke system,
The program can execute determination information acquisition processing, association request processing, and remote operation processing,
The determination information acquisition process acquires the determination information output in the determination information output process,
The association request process transmits an association request including at least the identification information in the determination information acquired in the determination information acquisition process to the server device,
The remote operation processing can transmit operation instruction information to the associated karaoke system,
The server device can execute the association process,
The matching process
When regular account information or guest account information is included in the association request received from the mobile terminal, the karaoke system corresponding to the identification information included in the association request and the mobile terminal that transmitted the association request Mapping,
If neither the regular account information nor the guest account information is included in the association request received from the mobile terminal, new guest account information is transmitted to the mobile terminal that transmitted the association request, and the identification included in the association request A karaoke management system that associates a karaoke system corresponding to information with a mobile terminal that has transmitted a correspondence request. Regular account information includes user identification information and password information,
The karaoke management system according to claim 1, wherein the guest account information includes guest identification information and no password information. The karaoke management system according to claim 1, wherein the regular account information and the guest account information are configured in different systems that can be separately identified. The remote operation processing when the association is performed using the guest account information has a limited operation function than the remote operation processing when the association is performed using the regular account information. The karaoke management system according to item 1. The determination information includes the authentication information received from the server device,
The association request includes authentication information included in the determination information,
The karaoke management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the server device executes the association process on condition that the authentication information included in the association request is appropriate. Any one of the karaoke device, the program, and the server device can execute a recording process for recording information related to an operation performed on a portable terminal associated with the karaoke system in the recorded information. The karaoke management system according to item 1. The karaoke management system according to claim 6, wherein the server device is capable of executing an account type change process for changing guest account information to regular account information associated with recording information corresponding to the guest account information.