JP6546834B2 - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus.

  The karaoke apparatus has various functions in addition to playing karaoke music. For example, the karaoke apparatus is equipped with a voice training function.

  The voice training function is used to improve karaoke singing skills by practicing individually on prescribed items (for example, techniques such as "pitch", "rhythm", "vibrato", "shaking", "fist", etc.) Function.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a karaoke apparatus having such a voice training function.

JP 2007-322934 A

  By the way, as mentioned above, the karaoke apparatus has various functions. Therefore, general singers often do not know that the karaoke apparatus has a voice training function. Therefore, the voice training function is not effectively used.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke apparatus capable of presenting items of a voice training function to a singer.

The main invention for achieving the above object is a karaoke apparatus having a voice training function including a plurality of items for practicing singing, and is obtained when the singer performs karaoke singing in accordance with the performance of the music. An acquiring unit for acquiring characteristic information indicating a characteristic regarding the singing of the singer based on the singing voice to be played, and storing the acquired characteristic information in the storage unit in association with the singer information indicating the singer; When the singing person indicated by the memory processing unit 1 and the singing person information stored in the storage unit uses the voice training function, the item of the used voice training function is associated with the singing person information and the memory is stored. A second memory processing unit to be stored in the unit, and another singer's characteristic information identical or similar to the characteristic information acquired when a certain singer performed karaoke singing If it is determined that the determination unit determines whether the information is stored in the storage unit and the feature information of the other same or similar singer is stored, the item associated with the feature information is displayed It is a karaoke apparatus characterized by having a display control part displayed on a part.
Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the specification and the drawings described below.

  According to the present invention, items of the voice training function can be presented to the singer.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the karaoke main body which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the software structural example of the karaoke main body which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the table data which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the software structural example of the karaoke main body which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the table data which concern on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the table data which concern on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the karaoke apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the table data which concern on another example. It is a figure which shows the example of the table data which concern on another example.

  At least the following matters will be clear from the description of the specification and drawings to be described later.

  A karaoke apparatus having a voice training function including a plurality of items for practicing singing, and based on a singing voice obtained when the singer performs karaoke singing according to the performance of the music, An acquisition unit for acquiring feature information indicating a feature related to singing; a first storage processing unit for storing the acquired feature information in a storage unit in association with singing person information indicating the singer; and the storage unit And a second storage processing unit that causes the item of the voice training function used to be stored in the storage unit in association with the singer information when the singer indicated by the stored singer information uses the voice training function. It is determined whether the storage unit stores feature information of another singer that is the same as or similar to the feature information acquired when a certain singer performs karaoke singing. It has a fixed part and a display control part which makes the display part display the item associated with the characteristic information when it is determined that the characteristic information of the same or similar other singer is stored. It becomes clear that the karaoke apparatus is characterized. According to such a karaoke apparatus, the item of the voice training function can be presented to the singer.

  In addition, a scoring unit that evaluates the skill of the singing voice to calculate a scoring result, a singing time at which the singer sings a song, and a scoring result are stored in the storage unit in association with the singer information. A storage processing unit, and the second storage processing unit stores voice training time using the voice training function in association with the item, and the determination unit is the other same or similar When it is determined that the feature information of the singer is stored, it is used while the scoring result is up among the items associated with the feature information based on the singing time and the voice training time. If the display control unit determines that there is an item used while the scoring result is up, the display control unit determines the item on the display unit. Karaoke apparatus will become apparent for causing shown. According to such a karaoke apparatus, it is possible to present an item of the voice training function which has been effectively effective in raising the singing skill.

  In addition, a scoring unit that evaluates the skill of the singing voice to calculate a scoring result, music information indicating a song sung by the singer, a singing time when the song is sung, and the scoring result are associated with the singer information. The information processing apparatus further includes a third storage processing unit stored in the storage unit, the second processing unit stores voice training time using the voice training function in association with the item, and the determination unit When it is determined that the characteristic information of another singer identical or similar to the characteristic information acquired when a certain singer performed karaoke singing is stored in the storage unit, a song sung by a certain singer Whether music information indicating the same music is associated with the singer information indicating the other singer, and based on the singing time and the voice training time, It is determined whether or not there is an item used while the scoring result of the same music is up among the items attached, and the display control unit is a singer who has another music information indicating the same music. When it is determined that there is an item that is associated with singer information indicating that the item is used while the scoring result of the same music is up, the item is displayed on the display unit. The device becomes clear. According to such a karaoke apparatus, it is possible to more accurately present the item of the voice training function which has actually been effective in raising the singing skill.

  Further, a karaoke apparatus is characterized in that the display control unit causes the display unit to display a value indicating how much the scoring result has been increased together with the item. According to such a karaoke apparatus, the singer can grasp the effect by the presented voice training function as a specific value.

First Embodiment
The karaoke apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5B.

== Karaoke device ==
(Hardware configuration)
The karaoke apparatus 1 is an apparatus for performing karaoke performance and singing by the singer. As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke apparatus 1 includes a karaoke body 10, a speaker 20, a display device 30, a microphone 40, and a remote control device 50.

  The karaoke body 10 performs various controls related to karaoke singing, such as performance control of the selected music, display control of lyrics and background images, and processing of a singing voice signal input through the microphone 40. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the karaoke body 10. As shown in FIG. The karaoke body 10 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, a storage unit 13, an acoustic processing unit 14, a display processing unit 15, and an operation unit 16. Each configuration is connected to the bus B via an interface (not shown).

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU 11a and a memory 11b. The CPU 11a realizes various control functions by executing an operation program stored in the memory 11b. The memory 11 b is a storage device that stores a program to be executed by the CPU 11 a and temporarily stores various information when the program is executed.

  The communication unit 12 provides an interface for connecting the karaoke body 10 to a communication line via a router (not shown).

  The storage unit 13 is a large-capacity storage device for storing various data, and is, for example, a hard disk drive.

  The storage unit 13 stores a plurality of music data for performing a karaoke performance by the karaoke apparatus 1. By the karaoke apparatus 1 playing music based on music data, the user can sing karaoke. The music data is given a predetermined music ID for each music. The music data includes MIDI data, reference data, and the like. The MIDI data is karaoke performance data for automatically playing the sound source of the electronic musical instrument, and is composed of time-series note information. The reference data is data used as a reference when scoring a karaoke song by the user, and is constituted by time-series information indicating the pitch and the length of each note. The storage unit 13 also stores lyric telop data for causing the display device 30 or the like to display lyric telops corresponding to karaoke music, and background image data such as a background image displayed on the display device 30 or the like during karaoke performance. . The music ID is an example of “music information”.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 13 stores voice training data. The voice training data is data used to realize the voice training function in the karaoke apparatus 1.

  Voice training data is provided for each of a plurality of items for practicing singing. The plurality of items indicate, for example, items for pitch practice, items for rhythm practice, items for vibrato practice, and other specific contents for improving singing skills. For example, voice training data for vibrato practice includes MIDI data including a melody having a vibrato point, background image data during voice training, lyrics data, and the like. Each item may be provided with a plurality of steps depending on the degree of difficulty (eg, level 1 (simple) to level 3 (hard)).

  The voice training is performed, for example, by selecting a “voice training” icon on a user interface displayed on the display of remote control device 50 and selecting a predetermined item displayed.

  The sound processing unit 14 controls the performance of the karaoke music and processes the audio signal input through the microphone 40 based on the control of the control unit 11. The sound processing unit 14 includes, for example, a MIDI sound source, a mixer, and an amplifier (all not shown). The MIDI sound source generates a tone signal based on music data. A mixer mixes the said music signal and the audio | voice signal output from the microphone 40 by an appropriate ratio, and outputs it to an amplifier. The amplifier amplifies the mixing signal from the mixer and outputs it to the speaker 20 as a sound emission signal. As a result, from the speaker 20, the karaoke performance sound based on the sound emission signal and the singing voice from the microphone 40 are emitted.

  The display processing unit 15 performs processing related to various displays on the display device 30 and the remote control device 50 based on the control of the control unit 11. For example, the display processing unit 15 controls the display device 30 to display a video in which the lyrics telop and various icons are superimposed on the background video during the karaoke performance. In addition, the display processing unit 15 in the present embodiment causes the display device 30 or the like to display an item of voice training based on the control of the control unit 11 (details will be described later).

  The operation unit 16 is composed of a panel switch and a remote control reception circuit, etc., and sends operation signals such as a reservation signal and a performance stop signal to the control unit 11 according to the panel switch of the karaoke apparatus 1 or the remote control device 50 by the singer. Output. Control unit 11 detects an operation signal from operation unit 16 and executes a corresponding process.

  The speaker 20 is configured to emit sound based on the sound emission signal from the karaoke body 10. The display device 30 is configured to display an image or an image on a screen based on a signal from the karaoke body 10. The microphone 40 is configured to convert a singer's voice (singing voice) into an analog voice signal and input it to the karaoke body 10. The remote control device 50 is a device for performing various operations on the karaoke body 10. The singer can use the remote control device 50 to activate the karaoke apparatus 1, reserve music, and the like. On the display of remote control device 50, icons for performing instruction input of various operations are displayed. The display of the display device 30 or the remote control device 50 is an example of the “display unit”.

(Software configuration)
FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the software configuration of the karaoke body 10. As shown in FIG. The karaoke body 10 includes an acquisition unit 100, a first storage processing unit 110, a second storage processing unit 120, a determination unit 130, and a display management unit 140. The acquisition unit 100, the first storage processing unit 110, the second storage processing unit 120, the determination unit 130, and the display management unit 140 are realized by the CPU 11a executing a program stored in the memory 11b.

[Acquisition unit]
The acquisition unit 100 acquires feature information indicating a feature related to the singing of the singer based on the singing voice obtained when the singer performs karaoke singing along with the performance of the music.

  The characteristic information is information obtained by evaluating the voice size, melody intonation, strength, pitch, pitch, range, rhythm, vibrato, crook, fist, voice quality and the like based on predetermined criteria. An evaluation method is, for example, digitization. As a method of digitizing feature information, the technology described in JP-A-2009-162818 or the like can be used.

  Moreover, as a method of evaluation, it may be not a specific numerical value but a graded evaluation. For example, the voice size is "30 decibels or less: level 1", "31 to 50 decibels or less: level 2", "51 to 70 decibels or less: level 3", "71 to 90 decibels or less: level 4", " The level is divided into 5 levels in advance, such as 91 dB or more: Level 5 and so on. Then, when the size of the obtained singing voice is 80 decibels, the acquiring unit 100 determines that the size of the voice of the singing person is “level 4”.

  Alternatively, items of singing techniques such as vibrato and hiragana may be evaluated by the presence or absence or the number thereof. For example, the acquiring unit 100 counts how many parts using the vibrato technique are included in the obtained singing voice, and when there are a predetermined number or more, it is determined that “vibrato is present”.

  The above evaluation methods may be combined to form feature information. For example, the size and pitch range of the voice may be quantified, the strength and rhythm may be evaluated in stages, and the vibrato and fist may be evaluated in terms of their presence and absence.

[First memory processing unit]
The first storage processing unit 110 stores the acquired feature information in the storage unit 13 in association with singing person information indicating the singing person. The singer information is a singer ID or the like indicating a singer who has sung the music for which the characteristic information has been acquired. Note that the singer ID can be obtained by directly inputting to the singer from the remote control device 50 or the like, or by reading the IC card in which the singer ID is stored.

[Second memory processing unit]
When the singing person indicated by the singing person information stored in the storage unit 13 uses the voice training function, the second storage processing unit 120 stores the item of the used voice training function in association with the singing person information. It makes part 13 memorize.

  For example, it is assumed that the singer X in the karaoke apparatus 1 performs voice training by selecting an item for rhythm practice. In this case, the second storage processing unit 120 confirms whether or not the singer ID indicating the singer X is stored in the storage unit 13. When the singer ID indicating the singer X is stored, the second storage processing unit 120 associates and stores the predetermined item “rhythm practice” with the singer ID of the singer X. When the singer selects a plurality of items, each item is stored in association with the singer ID of the singer. FIG. 4 shows an example of table data TD1 in which a singer ID, feature information of each singer, and a used voice training item ("boy tray item") are recorded.

[Determination unit]
The determination unit 130 determines whether the storage unit 13 stores feature information of another singer who is the same as or similar to the feature information acquired when a certain singer performs karaoke singing.

  The table data TD1 shown in FIG. 4 will be described as an example. Suppose that the singer A sings a certain song using the karaoke apparatus 1. In this case, the acquisition unit 100 acquires the feature information of the singer A (voice size: 80, strength: 60, rhythm: 30, vibrato: 70, fist: 40). The determination unit 130 determines whether the feature information of another singer who is the same as or similar to the obtained feature information of the singer A is not stored in the table data TD1. In this example, the feature information of the singer A is the same as the feature information of the singer X stored in the table data TD1. In this case, the determination unit 130 outputs, to the display management unit 140, a signal indicating that the feature information of the singer A is the same as the feature information of the singer X.

  The feature information may not be completely identical. For example, when the voice size of the singer A is in the range of 75 to 85 for the voice size (80) of the singer X in the table data TD1, “a singer similar to the singer A The feature information of X may be stored in the storage unit 13 ". Alternatively, even when half or more of the plurality of items constituting the feature information are identical or similar, it is determined that "the feature information of the singer X similar to the singer A is stored in the storage unit 13". Good.

  In addition, the first storage processing unit 110 may perform a process of adding information of the singer A who has newly acquired the feature information to the table data.

[Display Management Department]
If the display management unit 140 controls the display processing unit 15 and it is determined that the characteristic information of another identical or similar singer is stored, the item associated with the characteristic information of the remote control device 50 is displayed. Display on a display etc.

  For example, in the above-described example, the determination unit 130 determines that the same feature information as the feature information of the singer A is stored in the table data TD1. In this case, the display management unit 140 refers to the “voice training item” of the singer X stored in the table data TD1 based on the input from the determination unit 130, and identifies the corresponding item “rhythm practice”. . The display management unit 140 causes the display of the remote control device 50 to display the item.

  The display can be done in various ways. For example, the display management unit 140 controls the display processing unit 15, and causes the display of the remote control device 50 to display the characters "person with the same features as you are training in rhythm practice". Icons for transitioning to a screen that uses the voice training function. The display processing unit 15 and the display management unit 140 are examples of a “display control unit”.

  Even when it is determined by the determination unit 130 that another singer's characteristic information that is the same as or similar to that of a certain singer is stored, another singer can use the voice training function. It may be possible that you In this case, the item of the voice training function is not associated with the singing information of another singer. Therefore, the display management unit 140 does not display the item when the item is not associated with the other singer information.

== About the operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 ==
Next, a specific example of the operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B. FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing an operation example when performing voice training in the karaoke apparatus 1. FIG. 5B is a flowchart showing an operation example when displaying an item in the karaoke apparatus 1.

[Operation when doing voice training]
The singer X selects a desired music via the karaoke apparatus 1 and performs karaoke singing (Karaoke singing by the singer X. Step 10).

  The acquisition unit 100 acquires the feature information of the singer X based on the singing voice obtained in step 10 (acquires the feature information of the singer X. step 11).

  The first storage processing unit 110 stores the feature information acquired in step 11 in the storage unit 13 in association with the singer ID indicating the singer X (storage of feature information: step 12).

  Here, when the singer X uses the voice training function, the second processing unit 120 associates the item of the voice training function used by the singer X with the singer ID of the singer X in the storage unit 13. Store (store voice training item, step 13).

  By repeating these processes, the karaoke apparatus 1 can create table data in which items of singing characteristics of a plurality of singers and voice training functions used are stored.

[Operation when displaying items]
Here, it is assumed that the singer A selects a desired music via the karaoke apparatus 1 and performs karaoke singing (Karaoke singing by the singer A. Step 20).

  The acquisition unit 100 acquires the feature information of the singer A based on the singing voice obtained in step 20 (acquires the feature information of the singer A. step 21).

  The determination unit 130 determines whether the feature information of another singer who is the same as the feature information acquired in step 21 is stored in the storage unit 13 (determination of the same feature information: step 22).

  When the same feature information is stored in the storage unit 13 (in the case of Y at step 23), the display management unit 140 controls the display processing unit 15 to select an item associated with the feature information as the remote control device 50. (Display of the item. Step 24).

  Thus, according to the karaoke apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment, the item of a voice training function can be shown with respect to a singer. Therefore, the presence of the voice training function can be known even to a singer who does not know the voice training function. Also, the items of the voice training function to be displayed are determined based on the same or similar singing features. Therefore, the singer can know the item of the voice training function used by the singer who has the same or similar singing characteristics as himself.

Second Embodiment
A karaoke apparatus 1 according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8B. In addition, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to 1st Embodiment.

  The voice training function is often used to improve singing skills by practicing weak items. Therefore, when presenting an item of the voice training function to a certain singer, it is preferable to preferentially present an item which may improve the singing skill. In view of such a situation, in the present embodiment, a karaoke apparatus 1 will be described which selects an item to be displayed by using a scoring result obtained by evaluating skill of singing voice.

(Software configuration)
FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of the software configuration of the karaoke body 10. As shown in FIG. The karaoke body 10 includes an acquisition unit 100, a first storage processing unit 110, a second storage processing unit 120, a determination unit 130, a display management unit 140, a scoring unit 150, and a third storage processing unit 160. In the acquisition unit 100, the first storage processing unit 110, the second storage processing unit 120, the determination unit 130, the display management unit 140, the scoring unit 150, and the third storage processing unit 160, the CPU 11a is stored in the memory 11b. It is realized by executing the following program.

[Score]
The scoring unit 150 evaluates the skill of the singing voice and calculates a scoring result. A well-known method can be used for calculation of a scoring result. For example, when the singer sings a certain song, the scoring unit 150 acquires a singing voice signal based on the song. The scoring unit 150 reads out the reference data of the corresponding music from the storage unit 13 and compares the acquired singing voice signal with the reference data to calculate a scoring result based on the pitch. The scoring result is calculated, for example, as numerical information in the range of 0 to 100 points. In addition, the scoring unit 150 may calculate not only the scoring result based on the pitch but also the comprehensive evaluation combining the volume and timing (rhythm) of the singing, and the evaluation result of the singing technique as the scoring result. The evaluation result of the singing technique or the like obtained by the scoring unit 150 may be used as part of the feature information acquired by the acquiring unit 100.

[Third memory processing unit]
The third storage processing unit 160 causes the storage unit 13 to store the singing time when the singer sings the music and the scoring result thereof in association with the singer information. The singing time is, for example, a date and time indicating that the performance of the music has been started.

  As a specific example, when the singer X sings a certain song, the scoring unit 150 scores the song and calculates a scoring result. The third storage processing unit 160 acquires the singing time at which the singer X sings a certain song, and stores it in association with the singer ID of the singer X together with the scoring result. When the singer X sings various songs, the song times corresponding to the respective songs and their scoring results are sequentially stored.

[Second memory processing unit]
The second storage processing unit 120 according to the present embodiment stores voice training time using the voice training function in association with an item. The voice training time is, for example, a date and time indicating when the voice training item is selected.

  As a specific example, it is assumed that the singer X performs voice training by selecting an item for rhythm practice. In this case, the second storage processing unit 120 not only stores the predetermined item “rhythm practice” in association with the singer ID of the singer X, but also stores the used time together. FIG. 7 shows an example of table data TD2 in which a singer ID, characteristic information of each singer, used voice training items, used time, singing time and scoring result thereof are recorded.

[Determination unit]
If the determination unit 130 according to the present embodiment determines that feature information of another singer identical or similar to the feature information of a certain singer is stored, the feature is determined based on the singing time and the voice training time. Among the items associated with the information, it is determined whether there is an item used while the scoring result is up.

  The table data TD2 shown in FIG. 7 will be described as an example. Further, in this example, it is assumed that the feature information of the singer A is the same as the feature information of the singer X stored in the table data TD2. In this case, the determination unit 130 specifies the singing time and the voice training time included in the data corresponding to the singer X. In the table data TD2, as the data corresponding to the singer X, three singing times ((1) 20:30 on August 30, 2015, (2) 22:30 on September 12, 2015, (3 ) September 30, 2015 19:15 and two voice training time (time of "rhythm practice": 20:45 on September 10, 2015, time of "fist practice": September 29, 2015 17:30) is included. In addition, the scoring result of singing at singing time (1) is 80 points, the scoring result of singing at singing time (2) is 85 points, and the scoring result of singing at singing time (3) is 75 points.

  Among the items (rhythm practice, fist practice) associated with the feature information of the singer X based on the specified song time and voice training time, the determination unit 130 raises the scoring result (80 points → 85 points). It is determined that there is an item (rhythm practice) used between the singing time (1) and the singing time (2). The determination unit 130 outputs information on the determined item (rhythm practice) to the display management unit 140. When there is no corresponding item (for example, when the singer does not use the voice training function), the determination unit 130 does not output information to the display management unit 140.

[Display Management Department]
The display management unit 140 according to the present embodiment controls the display processing unit 15 and displays the item on the display of the remote control device 50 when it is determined that there is an item used while the scoring result is up. .

  For example, in the above-described example, the determination unit 130 stores the feature information of the singer X identical to the feature information of the singer A in the table data TD2 and the item (rhythm used while the scoring result is up) It is judged that there is practice. In this case, the display management unit 140 causes the display of the remote control device 50 to display the item “rhythm practice” input from the determination unit 130.

  The display management unit 140 can also control the display processing unit 15 to display a value indicating how much the marking result has been increased in combination with the item on the display of the remote control device 50 or the like. For example, in the above-described example, the display management unit 140 acquires the value (5 points) where the scoring result is increased, and the display of the remote control device 50 performs “Rhythm practice training” by the person having the same characteristics as you. It is possible to display the text that the score value is "5 points up".

== About the operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 ==
Next, a specific example of the operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B. FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing an operation example when performing voice training in the karaoke apparatus 1. FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing an operation example when displaying an item in the karaoke apparatus 1.

[Operation when doing voice training]
The singer X selects a desired music via the karaoke apparatus 1 and performs karaoke singing (Karaoke singing by the singer X. Step 30).

  The acquisition unit 100 acquires the feature information of the singer X based on the singing voice obtained in step 30 (acquires the feature information of the singer X. step 31).

  The first storage processing unit 110 stores the feature information acquired in step 31 in the storage unit 13 in association with the singer ID indicating the singer X (storage of feature information: step 32).

  Here, when the singer X uses the voice training function, the second processing unit 120 sings the item of the voice training function used by the singer X and the time (voice training time) at which the item is used. It is stored in the storage unit 13 in association with the singer ID of X (storage of voice training item and time. Step 33).

  Furthermore, when the singer X sings a certain song, the scoring unit 150 evaluates the skill of the singing voice and calculates the scoring result (calculation of the scoring result: step 34).

  The third storage processing unit 160 stores the scoring result calculated in step 34 and the singing time at which a certain song is sung in association with the singer ID of the singer X (storage of the singing time and the scoring result. Step 35 ).

  By repeating these processes, the karaoke apparatus 1 can create table data in which singing characteristics of a plurality of singers, items of used voice training functions, singing times and scoring results are stored. The above steps do not necessarily have to be performed in that order. For example, when a song is sung before using the voice training function, the song may be scored to store the scoring result and the like.

[Operation when displaying items]
Here, it is assumed that the singer A selects a desired music via the karaoke apparatus 1 and performs karaoke singing (Karaoke singing by the singer A. Step 40).

  The acquiring unit 100 acquires characteristic information of the singer A based on the singing voice obtained in step 40 (acquiring characteristic information of the singer A. step 41).

  The determination unit 130 determines whether the feature information of another singer who is the same as the feature information acquired in step 41 is stored in the storage unit 13 (determination of the same feature information: step 42).

  When the same feature information is stored in the storage unit 13 (in the case of Y in step 43), the determination unit 130 determines the feature information based on the singing time and the voice training time stored in the storage unit 13. It is determined whether there is an item that has been used while the scoring result is up among the items that are associated (determination of the item: step 44).

  If there is a corresponding item (in the case of Y at step 45), the display management unit 140 controls the display processing unit 15 to display the corresponding item on the display of the remote control device 50 (display of the item: step 46).

  As described above, according to the karaoke apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to selectively present an item having an effect of voice training (an improvement in the scoring result) to the singer. Therefore, the singer can grasp the effective voice training item.

Third Embodiment
A karaoke apparatus 1 according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 10B. A detailed description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment and the like will be omitted.

  In order to accurately check the effect of the voice training function, it is appropriate to sing the same music before and after voice training and compare the scoring results. That is, when presenting the item of the voice training function with which a singing skill may improve, it is more preferable to use the scoring result of the same music. In the present embodiment, a karaoke apparatus 1 will be described in which items to be displayed are selected using the scoring results of the same music.

(Software configuration)
Similar to the second embodiment, the karaoke body 10 according to the present embodiment includes an acquisition unit 100, a first storage processing unit 110, a second storage processing unit 120, a determination unit 130, a display management unit 140, a scoring unit 150, and the like. A third storage processing unit 160 is provided.

[Third memory processing unit]
The third storage processing unit 160 according to the present embodiment causes the storage unit 13 to associate the song information indicating the song that the singer sings, the singing time at which the song was sung, and the scoring result with the singer information.

  For example, when the singer X sings the music α, the third storage processing unit 160 stores the music ID indicating the music α, the singing time of the music α and the scoring result thereof in association with the singer ID of the singer X Do. When the singer X sings various songs, the song ID corresponding to each song, the song time, and the scoring result are sequentially stored.

[Determination unit]
When the determination unit 130 according to the present embodiment determines that the feature information of another singer who is the same as or similar to the feature information acquired when a certain song performer performs karaoke singing is stored in the storage unit 13 It is determined whether music information indicating the same song as a song sung by a certain singer is associated with the singer information indicating the other singer. Further, the determination unit 130 determines, based on the singing time and the voice training time, whether or not there is an item used while the grading result of the same music is up among the items associated with the feature information. .

  The table data TD3 shown in FIG. 9 will be described as an example. In this example, it is assumed that the singer A sings the music α. In addition, it is assumed that the feature information of the singer A is identical to the feature information of the singer X stored in the table data TD3. In this case, the determination unit 130 determines whether music data indicating the music α is associated with the data corresponding to the singer X. Here, it is assumed that the music information indicating the music α is associated.

  Furthermore, the determination unit 130 specifies the singing time and the voice training time of the music α included in the data corresponding to the singer X. In the table data TD3, as the data corresponding to the singer X, two singing times when the song α was sung ((1): 19:00 on September 10, 2015, (2): September 25, 2015 20:30) and two voice training times (Time of "Rhythm practice": 18:30 on September 10, 2015, time of "Kobushi practice": 18:30 on September 25, 2015) It is done. Moreover, the scoring result of the singing at the singing time (1) is 70 points, and the scoring result of the singing at the singing time (2) is 85 points.

  Among the items (rhythm practice, fist practice) associated with the feature information of the singer X based on the specified song time and voice training time, the determination unit 130 raises the scoring result of the music α (70 points → It is determined that there is an item (fist practice) used between the singing time (1) and the singing time (2) which is 85 points). The determination unit 130 outputs the information of the determined item (fist practice) to the display management unit 140. When there is no corresponding item (for example, when the singer does not use the voice training function), the determination unit 130 does not output information to the display management unit 140.

[Display Management Department]
The display management unit 140 according to the present embodiment controls the display processing unit 15, and music information indicating the same music is associated with singer information indicating another singer, and the scoring result of the same music is up If it is determined that there is an item used in the meantime, the item is displayed on the display of the remote control device 50 or the like.

  For example, in the above-described example, the determination unit 130 stores the feature information of the singer X identical to the feature information of the singer A in the table data TD3 and is used while the scoring result of the same music is up It is judged that there is an item (fist practice). In this case, the display management unit 140 causes the display of the remote control device 50 to display the item “fist practice” input from the determination unit 130.

== About the operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 ==
Next, a specific example of the operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10A and 10B. FIG. 10A is a flowchart showing an operation example when performing voice training in the karaoke apparatus 1. FIG. 10B is a flowchart showing an operation example when displaying an item in the karaoke apparatus 1.

[Operation when doing voice training]
The singer X selects a desired music via the karaoke apparatus 1 and performs karaoke singing (Karaoke singing by the singer X. Step 50).

  The acquisition unit 100 acquires the feature information of the singer X based on the singing voice obtained in step 50 (acquires the feature information of the singer X. step 51).

  The first storage processing unit 110 stores the feature information acquired in step 51 in the storage unit 13 in association with the singer ID indicating the singer X (storage of feature information: step 52).

  Here, when the singer X uses the voice training function, the second processing unit 120 sings the item of the voice training function used by the singer X and the time (voice training time) at which the item is used. It is stored in the storage unit 13 in association with the singer ID of X (storage of voice training item and time. Step 53).

  Furthermore, when the singer X sings the music α, the scoring unit 150 evaluates the skill of the singing voice and calculates the scoring result (calculation of the scoring result: step 54).

  The third storage processing unit 160 stores the song ID of the song α that is sung, the scoring result calculated in step 54, and the song time when the song α was sung in association with the singer ID of the singer X (music Memory of ID, singing time and scoring result (step 55).

  By repeating these processes, the karaoke apparatus 1 can create table data in which singing characteristics of a plurality of singers, items of used voice training functions, music information, singing time and scoring results are stored.

[Operation when displaying items]
Here, it is assumed that the singer A selects the music piece α via the karaoke apparatus 1 and performs karaoke singing (Karaoke singing by the singer A. Step 60).

  The acquisition unit 100 acquires feature information of the singer A based on the singing voice obtained in step 60 (acquires feature information of the singer A. step 61).

  The determination unit 130 determines whether the feature information of another singer who is the same as the feature information acquired in step 61 is stored in the storage unit 13 (determination of the same feature information: step 62).

  When the same feature information is stored in the storage unit 13 (in the case of Y at step 63), the determination unit 130 determines that another song person has the song information indicating the same song as the song α that the singer A sings It is determined whether it is associated with the indicated singer information (determination of music. Step 64).

  When music information indicating the same music is associated (in the case of Y at step 65), the determination unit 130 is associated with the feature information based on the singing time and the voice training time stored in the storage unit 13. It is determined whether or not there is an item that is used while the scoring result of the music piece α is up among the items that have been made (determination of the item. Step 66).

  If there is a corresponding item (in the case of Y at step 67), the display management unit 140 controls the display processing unit 15 to display the corresponding item on the display of the remote control device 50 (display of the item: step 68).

  As described above, according to the karaoke apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to selectively present an item having an effect of voice training (improved scoring result) based on the scoring result of the same music. . Therefore, it is possible to more accurately present to the singer the item of the voice training function that has actually been effective in raising the singing skill.

<Others>
Even the same singer may be good or bad depending on the music, or the singing method may be different depending on the singing genre. In this case, the singing characteristics acquired by the acquiring unit 100 are different. In such a case, the first storage processing unit 110 can associate and store a plurality of pieces of feature information with the same singer information.

  For example, consider a case where different feature information is acquired for the singer X in the singing of the music α and the singing of the music β. In this case, as shown in the table data TD4 of FIG. 11, the first storage processing unit 110 associates the feature information of the music α with the feature information of the music β with respect to the singer ID of the singer X.

  In addition, there may be a plurality of singers having the same feature information. On the other hand, singers having the same feature information do not necessarily use the same voice training function. For example, as shown in table data TD5 of FIG. 12, the singer X1 and the singer Xn have the same feature information. On the other hand, it is assumed that the singer X1 uses "rhythm practice" and "vibrato practice" and the singer Xn uses "rhythm practice" and "fist practice" as items of the voice training function.

  In this case, the display management unit 140 may display all items used by the singer X1 and the singer Xn (“rhythm exercise”, “vibrato exercise”, “fist practice”) when displaying the items. And only overlapping items ("Rhythm practice") may be displayed.

  The above embodiments can be realized by causing a computer or a microprocessor to execute the various processes described above. In this case, all the processes may be prepared as a program, or some processes may be processed by hardware and the remaining processes may be prepared as a program. It is also possible to supply the program to a computer using a non-transitory computer readable medium in which an executable program is stored. Examples of non-transitory computer readable media include magnetic recording media and CD-ROMs.

  The above embodiments are presented as examples and do not limit the scope of the invention. The above configurations can be implemented in combination as appropriate, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The above embodiments and the modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof as well as included in the scope and the gist of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 karaoke apparatus 10 karaoke main body 11 control part 13 storage part 15 display processing part 30 display device 50 remote control device 100 acquisition part 110 1st memory processing part 120 2nd memory processing part 130 judgment part 140 display management part

Claims (4)

A karaoke apparatus having a voice training function including a plurality of items for practicing singing,
An acquisition unit for acquiring feature information indicating a feature related to the singing of the singer based on the singing voice obtained when the singer performs karaoke singing according to the performance of the music;
A first storage processing unit configured to store the acquired feature information in the storage unit in association with singing person information indicating the singing person;
When the singer indicated by the singer information stored in the storage unit uses the voice training function, the item of the used voice training function is stored in the storage unit in association with the singer information. Storage processing unit,
A determination unit that determines whether characteristic information of another singer who is the same as or similar to the characteristic information acquired when a certain singer performs karaoke singing is stored in the storage unit;
A display control unit that causes the display unit to display the item associated with the characteristic information when it is determined that the characteristic information of the same or similar other singer is stored;
Karaoke apparatus characterized by having. A scoring unit that evaluates the skill of the singing voice and calculates a scoring result;
A third storage processing unit for storing, in the storage unit, a song time at which a singer sings a song and a scoring result thereof in association with the singer information;
And have
The second storage processing unit stores voice training time using the voice training function in association with the item,
When the determination unit determines that the feature information of the same or similar other singer is stored, the item of the item associated with the feature information based on the singing time and the voice training time Among them, it is determined whether there is an item used while the scoring result is up,
The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display the item when it is determined that there is an item used while the scoring result is up. A scoring unit that evaluates the skill of the singing voice and calculates a scoring result;
A third storage processing unit for storing music information indicating a music that a singer sings, a singing time at which the music was sung, and a scoring result thereof in the storage unit in association with the singer information;
And have
The second storage processing unit stores voice training time using the voice training function in association with the item,
When the determination unit determines that the feature information of another singer that is the same as or similar to the feature information acquired when a certain song performer performs karaoke singing is stored in the storage unit, the certain performer The music information indicating whether the music information indicating the same music as the sung music is associated with the singer information indicating the other singer, and the song information and the voice training time that are associated with the feature information Among items, it is determined whether there is an item used while the scoring result of the same music is up,
The display control unit determines that the music information indicating the same music is associated with the singer information indicating another singer and that there is an item used while the scoring result of the same music is up 2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item is displayed on the display unit when it is set.   The karaoke apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display a value indicating how much the scoring result has been increased together with the item.

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