JP6343503B2 - Music search system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a music search system, and more specifically, when a user performs a genre search, according to attribute information such as age, sex, birthplace, singing place, etc. of the user who performs the search, karaoke music The music genre is determined, and a genre search can be performed using the music genre.

  As a method of searching for a karaoke song that a user of a karaoke performance device desires to sing, a karaoke song that has been divided into items by a song name, a singer's name, or the like is searched with reference to a table of contents for music search. There has been a method for reserving music by inputting a music reservation number to a karaoke remote control device. However, at present, a method of searching for a karaoke piece that is desired to be sung by using a portable information terminal such as a karaoke remote control device or a smartphone capable of searching for a piece of music based on various search conditions has become common. Yes.

  In a search system using a karaoke remote control device for music search or a portable information terminal, a unique music genre is set in advance for each karaoke song. For example, music genres such as JPOP, Enka, and animation are set for each karaoke music piece, and music search can be performed by designating a desired music genre. In addition, a system has been developed that can manage the user ID of each user in association with attribute information such as the gender and age of each user, and can perform music search using the attribute information. ing.

  As a music search system using such a technique, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for searching for music rankings based on the age, sex, and place of birth of a user who logs in the system. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for displaying recommended music based on attribute information of each user who has logged in as a group. Further, Patent Document 3 includes a genre table that manages music genres according to the age of users, and presents karaoke music in a music genre that matches the age group of the user who logged in based on the genre table. Is disclosed.

JP 2006-99000 A JP 2006-178246 A JP 2006-189490 A

  However, the music genre preset for each karaoke piece may be different from the music genre recognized by the user. For example, a karaoke song recognized by a woman in her 20s as an enka is recognized as a popular song by a man in her 60s. In addition, the music genre recognized by the user may differ depending on the region or region. For example, a karaoke song recognized by a user in the Okinawa region as an Okinawan folk song is a JPOP for a user in the Kanto region. This is the case when it is recognized.

  As described above, in the conventional method for determining a music genre, since a unique music genre is set for each karaoke piece, if the recognition of the music genre differs according to the user's attributes, In the genre search, when a music genre recognized by the user is specified, it is not always possible to search for a desired karaoke piece.

  In this way, if the target karaoke song cannot be searched in the genre search, specify another music genre and perform a genre search again, or change the search item and search by the singer name, song name, etc. In some cases, the karaoke enjoyment could not be fully enjoyed due to the time and effort required to search.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances. When a user performs a genre search, according to attribute information such as the age, sex, birthplace, singing place, etc. of the user who performs the search, karaoke It is an object of the present invention to provide a music search system capable of easily searching for a karaoke music desired by a user by determining the music genre of the music.

  The music search system of the present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above-described object. That is, the music search system of the present invention is a music search system that can determine the music genre of karaoke music according to the attribute information of the user when the user performs a genre search, and obtains a user ID. Means, user attribute information management means, music attribute information management means, login user attribute information acquisition means, music genre determination means, and music search means.

  The user ID acquisition means is means for acquiring the user ID of the user when the user logs in the system. The attribute information management means for each user is a means for recording and managing the attribute information of each user in association with the user ID. The music attribute information management means is means for managing the music genre of each karaoke music piece in association with the user attribute information. The login user attribute information acquisition unit is a unit for acquiring the attribute information of the user stored and managed by the attribute information management unit for each user corresponding to the user ID of the user who logged in the system. . The music genre determining means is a means for determining the music genre of each karaoke song managed by the music attribute information managing means in correspondence with the acquired user attribute information. The music search means is means for performing a genre search of each karaoke music using the determined music genre.

  Further, in the music search system having the above-described configuration, the music attribute information management means uses a music attribute information management table in which user attribute information and music genre are associated with each music, and the music of each karaoke music is recorded. It is possible to manage genres.

  Further, in the music search system having the above-described configuration, the music attribute information management unit is configured to change each genre song genre management table in which the music ID and the music genre of each karaoke music are associated with each attribute of the user. It is possible to manage the music genre of karaoke music.

  Further, in the music search system having the above-described configuration, the music genre determining unit is configured to search the music genre corresponding to the attribute information of the user for each user who logs in the system when the user performs a genre search. It can be determined as the music genre of each karaoke piece.

  In the music search system of the present invention, when a user performs a genre search, according to the user's attribute information (age, gender, birthplace, singing place, etc.), the music genre of karaoke music is determined, Genre search can be performed using the music genre. In other words, the possibility that the music genre recognized by the user performing the genre search is different from the preset music genre is extremely low, and the genre search can be performed again by specifying another music genre, or the search item can be changed. Thus, there is no need to search by singer name or song name. Therefore, the karaoke music desired by the user can be easily searched in the genre search, so that the enjoyment of karaoke can be fully enjoyed.

The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the music search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a user ID management table. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the attribute information management table according to music. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the music genre management table according to attribute.

  An embodiment of a music search system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 illustrate a music search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the music search system, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a user ID management table. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the song-specific attribute information management table, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the attribute-specific song genre management table.

<Outline of music search system>
As shown in FIG. 1, the music search 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 includes a user ID acquisition unit (card reader 12 f), User attribute information management means 230, music attribute information management means 240, login user attribute information acquisition means 27, music genre determination means 12b, and music search means 12a are provided. In this embodiment, each means is realized as a function of the karaoke performance apparatus 10 or the management server 200, but which means can be realized as a function of the karaoke performance apparatus 10 or the management server 200 can be selected as appropriate. .

  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>
As shown in FIG. 1, a karaoke performance device 10 to which a music search system according to an embodiment of the present invention 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. ing. The karaoke performance apparatus 10 is network-connected to the management server 200 via a router 50 and a data communication line 60 such as the Internet, a dedicated telephone line, a general telephone line, and a wireless communication line.

<Management server>
The management server 200 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 60 such as the Internet, a dedicated telephone line, a general telephone line, and a wireless communication line. It is connected. Although not shown, the management server 200 may be configured to perform data communication with a portable information terminal possessed by a user via a data communication line and a communication base station.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the management server 200 includes management control means 210 including a CPU and the like, communication control means 220, and data storage means 250 as main devices for functioning as a server. In addition, the management server 200 of the present embodiment includes user-specific attribute information management means 230 and music attribute information management means 240 as means for realizing the music search system 100, and the music attribute information management means 240 includes As a management table to be managed, an attribute-specific attribute information management table 250b or an attribute-specific music genre management table 250c is provided. Further, a user ID management table 250a is provided as a management table for managing user attribute information.

<User attribute information management means>
The attribute information management unit 230 for each user includes a program for recording and managing the attribute information of each user in association with the user ID. In this embodiment, the attribute information of each user is managed as a user ID management table 250a. As shown in FIG. 2, the user ID management table 250a associates data such as name (including nickname), user ID, gender, date of birth, age, place of birth, current place of residence, etc. for each user. In this case, only some of these data may be included, or other data may be included.

<Music attribute information management means>
The music attribute information management means 240 includes a program for managing the music genre of each karaoke music in association with the user attribute information. The user attribute information and the music genre are associated with each other in the music-specific attribute information management table 250b or the attribute-specific music genre management table 250c.

<Music-specific attribute information management table>
As shown in FIG. 3, the song-specific attribute information management table 250b is a table in which user attribute information and a music genre are associated with each song. In the example shown in FIG. 3, for music A, a music genre is set according to the age and gender that are user attribute information.

  That is, in the music A, if the attribute information of the user is male, the music genre is animation in the age of less than 10 years, teens, and 20s, the music genre is enka in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, The music genre is a popular song for those over 60 years old. On the other hand, if the attribute information of the user is female, the age is less than 10 years old, the music genre is animation in the teens, the music genre is enka in the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, and the age is over 60 years old. The music genre is Kayokyoku. Such a case of the music A is a case where a singer who mainly sings an enka song sings a theme song of an animation, etc., from a younger age group who is currently an anime viewer including the past. Users up to their 20s recognize the music genre as anime, and users in their 30s to 50s recognize that they are enka songs sung by enka singers. For example, when a musical genre called Enka is recognized as a song.

  In addition, for music B, a music genre is set according to the country of origin (region of origin) and age, which are user attribute information. That is, in the music B, if the user's home region (home region) is Okinawa region, the music genre is Okinawa folk song, and Kyushu region, Shikoku region, Chugoku region, Kinki region, Chubu region, Kanto region, If the music genre is JPOP, and the Tohoku and Hokkaido regions, the music genre is Kayokyoku. The case of the music B can be considered as a singer or group who actually sings the music B, even when a user from Okinawa recognizes the music B as an Okinawan folk song. This is a case where the user is recognized as a JPOP or a popular song by other local users by arranging the music.

  Note that, in the music B as well as the music A, the music genre may be associated with the user's home region by combining the age, and in that case, a table in which the music genre is associated with the age for each home region. Just prepare. In this way, one music genre corresponding to a plurality of attribute information of the user can be determined.

<Attribute genre management table>
As shown in FIG. 4, the attribute-specific music genre management table 250c is a table in which the music ID of each karaoke music and the music genre are associated for each user attribute. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the music genre is set according to the gender and age, which are user attribute information.

  That is, when the user attribute information is male and over 60 years old, the music genre of the music A is set as enka, the music genre of the music C is set as animation, and the music genre of the music genre B is set as Western music. When the attribute information of the user is male or teenager, the music genre of music A is set as animation, the music genre of music C is set as animation, and the music genre of music genre B is set as Western music. Therefore, when a 61-year-old man performs a genre search, the music genre of the song A is enka, and when a 15-year-old man performs a genre search, the music genre of the song A is animation.

<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 and the data communication line 60. This karaoke remote control device 12 performs a program functioning as a music search means 12a, a program functioning as a music genre determination means 12b, a music index database 12c, a data storage unit 12d for storing various data, and data input / output. Input / output display unit 12e, a card reader 12f functioning as user ID acquisition means, and the like. 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 12e.

<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 12c based on a user instruction. The music index database 12c 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, trend time, music. Various attribute information such as whether or not it is a genre duet song is included in this.

<Music genre determination means>
The music genre determining unit 12b includes a program for determining the music genre of each karaoke song managed by the song attribute information managing unit 240 in association with the acquired user attribute information. That is, the music genre determination unit 12b refers to the attribute information management table 250b for each song managed by the song attribute information management unit 240 or the attribute genre management table 250c for each attribute managed based on the acquired user attribute information. To determine the music genre of each karaoke piece.

  In this embodiment, the music attribute information management unit 240 is realized as a function of the management server 200, and the music attribute information management table 250b and the attribute music genre management table 250c are stored in the data storage unit 250 of the management server 200. However, even if these means and the data table are provided in the karaoke main body 11 or the remote control device 12, the music genre is determined according to the user attribute information acquired by the login user attribute information acquisition means 27. Good.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the music genre is determined by the function of the music genre determining unit 12b. That is, the music search means 12a searches for music by referring to the music index database 12c based on the user's instruction. At this time, the music genre is determined according to the attribute information of the user who has logged in the system. The music genre determined by the function of the music genre determining means 12b is used.

  Note that the music genre corresponding to the attribute information of the user who is logged in to the system may be determined as the music genre of each karaoke song when the user performs a genre search, or a plurality of systems logged in Each karaoke when each user performs a genre search for a music genre selected based on a predetermined condition (for example, the largest number) among all music genres respectively corresponding to the attribute information of each user You may determine as a music genre of a music. That is, the same karaoke song may be a different music genre for each user, or may be one of all the music genres corresponding to the user who has logged in the system.

  Also, instead of determining the music genre for all karaoke songs, the genre of music genre is determined by the music genre determining means 12b as described above for karaoke songs that clearly have a common music genre for users of any attribute. The music genre set by default may be used.

<Card reader>
The card reader 12f includes an electronic device and a program that function as a user ID acquisition unit, and acquires the user ID of each user when each 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 12f. Moreover, you may acquire user ID based on the user ID and password input using the input / output display part 12e 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 28 and output to the speaker 14. Moreover, although not shown in figure, the audio | voice input signal from the microphone 13 may be digitally converted with an A / D converter, and you may use for the singing score etc. in a singing grading means.

<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 unit 21, ROM 22, RAM 23, HDD 24, transmission / reception unit 25, reserved music management unit 26, login user attribute information acquisition unit 27, music reproduction control unit 28, and video reproduction control unit 29. .

<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.

<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 performance 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 / reserved music management table>
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. The reserved music management table 23a is a table created by arranging music IDs selected by the user using the function of the music search means 12a in order of performance.

<Login user attribute information acquisition means>
The login user attribute information acquisition means 27 is a program for acquiring user attribute information stored and managed by the user-specific attribute information management means 230 in correspondence with the user ID of the user who has logged in the system. Consists of. That is, the login user attribute information acquisition unit 27 refers to the user ID management table 250a managed by the user-specific attribute information management unit 230 based on the user ID of the user who logged in the system, and The attribute information of the user having the user ID is acquired.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 28 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 28, and amplifies the amplified voice signal 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 29 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. It is an electronic circuit for outputting to the display device 15 in synchronization with.

<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 100 Music search system 10 Karaoke performance apparatus 11 Karaoke main body 12 Karaoke remote control device 12a Music search means 12b Music genre determination means 12c Music index database 12d Data storage part 12e Input / output display part 12f 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 login user attribute information acquisition means 28 music reproduction control means 29 video reproduction control means 40 ID card 50 router 60 data communication line 200 management server 210 management control means 220 communication Control means 230 User-specific attribute information management means 240 Music attribute information management means 250 Data storage means 250a User ID management table 250b Music-specific attribute information management table 250c Attribute-specific music genre management table

Claims (4)

When a user performs a genre search, a music search system that can determine the music genre of karaoke music according to the attribute information of the user,
User ID acquisition means for acquiring the user ID of the user when the user logs in to the system;
User-specific attribute information management means for recording and managing the attribute information of each user in association with the user ID;
Music attribute information management means for managing the music genre of each karaoke music piece in association with user attribute information;
Login user attribute information acquisition means for acquiring user attribute information stored and managed by the user attribute information management means in correspondence with the user ID of the user who logged in the system;
Music genre determining means for determining the music genre of each karaoke song managed by the music attribute information managing means in correspondence with the acquired user attribute information;
Music search means for performing a genre search for each karaoke song using the determined music genre,
A music search system characterized by comprising: The song attribute information management means manages the music genre of each karaoke song in a song-specific attribute information management table in which user attribute information and music genre are associated with each song.
The music search system according to claim 1. The music attribute information management means manages the music genre of each karaoke music in an attribute-specific music genre management table that associates the music ID and music genre of each karaoke music for each user attribute.
The music search system according to claim 1. The music genre determining means determines, for each user who logs in the system, a music genre respectively corresponding to the attribute information of the user as a music genre of each karaoke piece when the user performs a genre search.
The music search system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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