JP6630628B2 - Karaoke system, recommended music presentation program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke system and a program for presenting recommended songs.

  The number of songs registered in the karaoke system is enormous. Therefore, it takes time for the singer who sings a certain song to select the song to be sung next, and there is a case where smooth karaoke singing cannot be performed.

  Therefore, a karaoke system equipped with a recommendation function of presenting a specific music piece as a recommended music piece based on a singing history or the like has become widespread.

  For example, in Patent Literature 1, a singer whose song selection tendency is similar to the singer himself is specified from the singing histories of many singers, the singer sings, and the singer himself sings. A karaoke system for notifying a song that has not been used as a recommended song is described.

JP 2015-11080 A

  By the way, as mobile terminals such as smartphones have become widespread, opportunities to download and listen to favorite music on the mobile terminals have been increasing. The music stored in such a portable terminal is selected from a huge number of music by a user's intention. That is, it can be said that the music stored in the mobile terminal reflects the musical preference of each user.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke system and a program capable of presenting recommended music pieces at the time of singing karaoke based on the musical preference of the user.

A main invention for achieving the above object is a karaoke system including a karaoke device and a portable terminal, wherein the karaoke device includes a selection unit that selects a tentatively recommended tune in accordance with a karaoke song of a user, and the selected karaoke device. A distribution unit that distributes the provisionally recommended music to the user's mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal has a music storage unit that stores a plurality of music, and a music that corresponds to the provisionally recommended music that has been distributed, A determining unit that determines whether the music is stored in the music storage unit, a specifying unit that specifies a recommended music based on the determination result, and a display control unit that displays the specified recommended music on a terminal-side display unit. And a karaoke system comprising:
Other features of the present invention will be apparent from the description in the specification and the drawings described below.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the recommended music at the time of singing a karaoke can be presented based on a user's musical preference.

It is a figure showing the outline of the karaoke system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of hardware constitutions of the karaoke device concerning a 1st embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an apparatus main body according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the karaoke system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of hardware constitutions of the device main part concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of hardware constitutions of the personal digital assistant concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows processing of a karaoke system concerning a 2nd embodiment.

  From the description of the specification and the drawings described below, at least the following matters will be apparent in addition to the above main invention.

  A karaoke system in which the identification unit identifies a song not stored in the song storage unit as the recommended song will be apparent. According to such a karaoke system, a new music that the user does not usually listen to can be presented as a recommended music.

  Also, a karaoke system in which the display control unit displays information related to the download of the recommended music on the terminal-side display unit will be apparent. According to such a karaoke system, it is possible to provide a user with an opportunity to obtain a new music piece.

  Further, a karaoke system in which the identification unit identifies a song stored in the song storage unit as the recommended song will be apparent. According to such a karaoke system, music that the user usually listens to can be presented as recommended music.

  Alternatively, there is provided a karaoke system including a karaoke device and a portable terminal, wherein the karaoke device selects a provisionally recommended song in accordance with the karaoke singing of the user, and transmits the selected provisionally recommended song to the user's portable device. A distribution unit that distributes the information to a terminal, a display control unit that displays various types of information on a device-side display unit, the mobile terminal includes a music storage unit that stores a plurality of songs, A determination unit that determines whether or not a song corresponding to is stored in the song storage unit, a specification unit that specifies a recommended song based on the determination result, and transmits the specified recommendation song to the karaoke device. A karaoke system that includes a recommended music transmitting unit that displays the recommended music on the device-side display unit. According to such a karaoke system, the karaoke apparatus can present recommended songs obtained based on the user's musical preference.

  Furthermore, it is possible to communicate with a karaoke device that selects a tentatively recommended song according to the user's karaoke singing song, and distributes the temporary song to a computer having a song storage unit and a terminal-side display unit that store a plurality of songs. A recommendation for allowing the user to determine whether a song corresponding to a recommended song is stored in the song storage unit, to specify a recommended song based on the determination result, and to display the identified recommended song on a terminal-side display unit. The music presentation program becomes clear. According to such a program, a recommended music piece at the time of singing karaoke can be presented on the user's portable terminal (computer) based on the musical preference of the user.

<First embodiment>
The karaoke system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke system 1 includes a karaoke device 2, a server 3, and a portable terminal 4. Note that the karaoke system 1 as the invention according to the present embodiment may include the karaoke device 2 and the portable terminal 4.

== Karaoke device ==
The karaoke apparatus 2 is an apparatus for performing karaoke music and singing karaoke by a user. The karaoke apparatus 2 can communicate with the server 3 and the portable terminal 4 via the network N. The network N is, for example, a public telephone line network or an Internet line. For example, music data for performing karaoke is transmitted from the server 3 to the karaoke apparatus 2, and the karaoke apparatus 2 plays music, so that the user can sing karaoke.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the karaoke apparatus 2. The karaoke device 2 includes a device main body 20, a sound processing device 21, a speaker 22, a display device 23, a microphone 24, and a remote control device 25.

(Main unit)
The apparatus main body 20 performs various controls related to karaoke singing, such as performance control of karaoke music, display control of lyrics telop and background video, and processing of singing score based on a voice signal from the microphone 24 input through the sound processing device 21. .

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the apparatus main body 20. The device main body 20 includes a control unit 20a, a storage unit 20b, and a communication unit 20c. Each component is connected to the bus B via an interface (not shown). The control unit 20a includes a CPU and a memory (both not shown). The CPU realizes various functions by executing a program stored in the memory. The selection unit 201 and the distribution unit 202 according to the present embodiment are realized by the CPU of the control unit 20a executing an operation program stored in a memory.

[Selector]
The selection unit 201 selects a provisionally recommended music piece according to the user's karaoke song. The “temporary recommended music” is a music that is a candidate for recommending the next singing to a user who has sung a karaoke song of a certain music.

  The selection process by the selection unit 201 can use a known method of presenting “recommended songs” when singing a karaoke song.

  For example, assume that the user X sings a karaoke song of the music A. It is also assumed that the server 3 stores singing histories (song names and singing orders) of the plurality of karaoke apparatuses 2 respectively.

  In this case, the selection unit 201 acquires the singing history of each karaoke device 2 stored in the server 3. Then, the selection unit 201 specifies the music B sung the most frequently after the music A sung by the user X, and selects the music B as the provisionally recommended music. In addition, the selection unit 201 may select a predetermined number of songs (for example, five songs B to F) from the order of the number of times of singing next to the song A as the temporary recommended songs. The method of specifying the provisionally recommended music piece from the singing history in this way can use, for example, the technology of Japanese Patent No. 3920204 and Japanese Patent No. 4033944.

  Alternatively, when the user X sings a karaoke song, the selecting unit 201 specifies the user Y whose song singing history is similar to the singing history of the user X and is included in the singing history of the user Y. It is also possible to select a tune that is not included in the singing history of the user X as a provisionally recommended tune. Such a method can utilize, for example, the technique of Patent Document 1.

  Note that the “recommended music piece” obtained based on a known technique is presented to the user as it is. On the other hand, the “temporary recommended music piece” selected based on a known method in the present embodiment is merely a final recommended music piece candidate.

[Distributor]
The distribution unit 202 distributes the selected provisionally recommended music to the user's mobile terminal 4.

  For example, it is assumed that the selection unit 201 has selected five pieces of music B to music F as provisionally recommended music in accordance with the karaoke singing of the user X. In this case, the distribution unit 202 distributes information indicating the songs B to F (for example, song names, singer names, and performance time information) to the mobile terminal 4 of the user X via the server 3 via the communication unit 20c. I do.

  The storage unit 20b is a large-capacity storage device that stores various data. The storage unit 20b stores, for example, music data, lyrics telop data, and background image data received from the server 3. When the karaoke apparatus 2 plays music based on the music data, the singer can sing karaoke.

  The communication unit 20c provides an interface for connecting the apparatus main body 20 and the portable terminal 4 directly or indirectly via the server 3.

(Sound processing device, speaker, microphone, remote control device)
The sound processing device 21 performs a performance process of a karaoke music piece and a process of an audio signal input through the microphone 24. The speaker 22 is configured to emit sound based on a sound emission signal from the sound processing device 21. The display device 23 is configured to display a video or an image on a screen based on a signal from the device main body 20. The microphone 24 is configured to convert a singer's voice into an analog voice signal and input the analog voice signal to the sound processing device 21. The remote control device 25 is a device for performing various operations on the karaoke device 2. The user can use the remote control device 25 to start the karaoke device 2 and select music.

== Server ==
The server 3 is a computer that accumulates and manages various information on the user, the karaoke device 2, and the like. Further, the server 3 according to the present embodiment has a role of relaying transmission and reception of information between the karaoke device 2 and the portable terminal 4.

== Mobile terminal ==
The mobile terminal 4 can communicate with the karaoke device 2 and the server 3 via the network N. The mobile terminal 4 is a general smartphone, tablet terminal, or the like.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the mobile terminal 4. The mobile terminal 4 includes a storage unit 41, a communication unit 42, an operation unit 43, a display unit 44, and a control unit 45. Each component is connected to the bus B via an interface (not shown).

  The storage unit 41 is a storage device that stores various data. Part of the storage area of the storage unit 41 functions as the music storage unit 41a. The music storage section 41a forms a database (for example, iTunes (registered trademark)) that stores a plurality of music pieces. The plurality of songs are songs purchased by a user from a music purchase site (for example, iTunes Store (registered trademark)) and songs downloaded from media such as a CD purchased by the user. That is, the music storage unit 41a stores music that matches the user's preference.

  The communication unit 42 provides an interface for connecting the mobile terminal 4 to the karaoke device 2 or the server 3. The operation unit 43 is a button or a GUI for performing various operation inputs to the mobile terminal 4. The display unit 44 provides a display screen for displaying various information.

  The control unit 45 includes a CPU and a memory (both are not shown). The CPU realizes various functions by executing a program stored in the memory. The determining unit 45a, the specifying unit 45b, and the display control unit 45c according to the present embodiment are realized by the CPU of the control unit 45 executing an operation program stored in a memory.

[Judgment unit]
The determination unit 45a determines whether or not a song corresponding to the distributed provisionally recommended song is stored in the song storage unit 41a.

  For example, it is assumed that the distribution unit 202 has distributed five pieces of music B to music F as provisionally recommended music. The determination unit 45a searches the music data in the music storage unit 41a of the portable terminal 4 of the user X based on the music names and the singer names of the music B to the music F selected as the tentatively recommended music, and It is determined whether a song corresponding to song F is stored. Note that the title of the song or the name of the singer may be a title such as a hiragana, a kanji, or an alphabet, or a title in which these are mixed. In this case, for example, even for the same music, it is not determined that the title of the song distributed from the distribution unit 202 and the title of the song stored in the song storage unit 41a are partially the same if the title is misaligned. there is a possibility. Therefore, for example, the music storage unit 41a preferably stores various assumed titles in association with each music.

[Specific part]
The specifying unit 45b specifies a recommended music piece based on the determination result of the determining unit 45a. “Recommended songs” are songs that recommend the next singing to the user who has performed the karaoke song. There are two patterns for specifying recommended songs. Here, in the above example, of the distributed music B to music F, only the music B and the music D are stored in the music storage unit 41a (the music C, the music E, and the music F are stored in the music storage unit 41a). The following is an example of a case where it has been determined that this is not the case.

  In the first pattern, the specifying unit 45b specifies a song that is not stored in the song storage unit 41a as a recommended song. That is, the specifying unit 45b specifies the songs C, E, and F that are determined not to be stored in the music storage unit 41a by the determining unit 45a as recommended songs. Such music that is not stored in the music storage unit 41a is music that the user X does not usually listen to. On the other hand, the recommended tune specified by the configuration of the present embodiment is also a tune that has some kind of relevance to the tune sung by the user (for example, a tune sung by the user Y having a similar singing tendency). Accordingly, by presenting such a song to the user X (described later), the user X has an opportunity to know a new song unknown to himself.

  In the second pattern, the specifying unit 45b specifies a tune stored in the tune storage unit 41a as a recommended tune. That is, the specifying unit 45b specifies the music B and the music D determined to be stored in the music storage unit 41a by the determination unit 45a as the recommended music. The music stored in the music storage unit 41a is a favorite music for the user X, and is a music that is usually heard. Accordingly, by presenting such music to the user X (described later), it is possible to select a music that is easy to sing according to the user's preference without requiring time to select the next music to be sung. It becomes easier.

[Display control unit]
The display control unit 45c causes the display unit 44 to display the recommended songs specified by the specifying unit 45b. The display unit 44 is an example of a “terminal-side display unit”.

  For example, in the above example, the specifying unit 45b specifies the music C, the music E, and the music F as recommended music. In this case, the display control unit 45c causes the display unit 44 to display the music C, the music E, and the music F (for example, a music title, a singer name). With such a display, the user X can grasp recommended music pieces based on his or her musical preferences.

  In the case of the first pattern, the display control unit 45c can also cause the display unit 44 to display information regarding the download of the recommended music.

  In the case of the first pattern, the recommended music to be presented is not stored in the user's mobile terminal 4 (music storage 41a). Therefore, there is a case where a user who is interested in the recommended music wants to obtain the music.

  Therefore, the display control unit 45c causes the display unit 44 to display information regarding the download of the recommended music. The display of the information regarding the download of the recommended music is performed by, for example, displaying a “download icon” next to the recommended music name. The display control unit 45c is set in advance so that when the user selects the icon via the operation unit 43, an application screen (for example, iTunes Store) where music data can be purchased is started. The user can purchase the recommended recommended music on the application screen and download it to the music storage unit 41a. With such a configuration, the user can immediately obtain the recommended music.

  In addition, a method of easily making a singing reservation of a recommended song can be considered. For example, the display control unit 45c displays a “reservation icon” next to the recommended music title displayed on the display unit 44. It is assumed that the user has selected a certain song reservation icon via the operation unit 43. In this case, the display control unit 45c transmits a reservation signal of the music to the karaoke apparatus 2 via the communication unit 42. The karaoke apparatus 2 reserves a music piece based on the received reservation signal. With such a configuration, when a recommended music piece is reserved, the music piece can be easily reserved without searching for and inputting the music name or the like again via the remote controller 25 or the like.

== Operation of Karaoke System 1 ==
Next, a specific example of the operation of the karaoke system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the karaoke system 1.

  It is assumed that the user X sings a karaoke song of a certain music (karaoke singing. Step 10).

  The selection unit 201 selects a tentatively recommended song according to the karaoke singing in Step 10 (selection of a tentatively recommended song. Step 11). The distribution unit 202 distributes the provisionally recommended music piece selected in step 11 to the portable terminal 4 of the user X (distribution of the provisionally recommended music piece; step 11).

  The determination unit 45a determines whether a song corresponding to the provisionally recommended song distributed in step 11 is stored in the song storage unit 41a (temporary recommended song determination, step 12). The specifying unit 45b specifies a recommended song based on the determination result of step 12 (specifying a recommended song, step 13). The display control unit 45c causes the display unit 44 to display the recommended music specified in step 13 (display of recommended music; step 14).

  As described above, according to the karaoke system 1 according to the present embodiment, among the temporarily recommended songs, the recommended songs can be presented based on the songs stored in the user's mobile terminal. That is, it is possible to present a recommended song to the user based on his / her musical preference.

  In particular, by presenting songs that are not stored in the mobile terminal as recommended songs, it is possible to provide the user with an opportunity to know new songs that are not usually listened to. In addition, by presenting information for downloading a recommended song, an opportunity to actually touch a new song can be provided.

  Conversely, by presenting the music stored in the mobile terminal as a recommended music, the user is provided with an opportunity to select a music that is easy to sing without worrying about selecting a music to be sung next. be able to.

<Second embodiment>
A karaoke system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, a configuration in which recommended music is presented on the karaoke apparatus 2 will be described. A detailed description of the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be omitted.

== Karaoke device ==
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the apparatus main body 20 according to the present embodiment. The selection unit 201, the distribution unit 202, and the display control unit 203 according to the present embodiment are realized by the CPU of the control unit 20a executing an operation program stored in the memory.

  The display control unit 203 displays various information on the device-side display unit. As a specific example, the display control unit 203 displays a title of a recommended song (described later) transmitted from the mobile terminal 4 on a display screen of the remote controller 25, for example. The display device 23 and the remote control device 25 are examples of the “device-side display unit”.

== Mobile terminal ==
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 4. The determining unit 45a, the specifying unit 45b, and the recommended music transmitting unit 45d according to the present embodiment are realized by the CPU of the control unit 45 executing an operation program stored in the memory.

[Recommended music transmission section]
The recommended music transmitting section 45d transmits the recommended music specified by the specifying section 45b to the karaoke device 2.

  For example, in the example of the first embodiment, it is assumed that the specifying unit 45b specifies music C, music E, and music F as recommended music. In this case, the recommended music transmitting unit 45d transmits information indicating the music C, the music E, and the music F (for example, the name of the music, the name of the singer) to the karaoke apparatus 2.

== Operation of Karaoke System 1 ==
Next, a specific example of the operation of the karaoke system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the karaoke system 1. Steps 20 to 23 are the same as steps 10 to 13 of the first embodiment, and thus detailed description is omitted.

  The recommended music transmission section 45d transmits the recommended music specified in step 23 to the karaoke device 2 (transmission of recommended music; step 24).

  The display control unit 203 displays the recommended music transmitted in step 24 on a display screen or the like of the remote control device 25 (display of recommended music; step 25).

  As described above, according to the karaoke system 1 according to the present embodiment, the karaoke apparatus 2 can present recommended music pieces specified based on music pieces stored in the portable terminal of the user.

<Others>
The configuration of the above embodiment can also be configured as a program executed on a computer (portable terminal 4). The program can be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium (non-transitory computer readable medium with an executable program), read out by a computer, and executed. Examples of the non-transitory computer readable medium include a magnetic recording medium (for example, a flexible disk, a magnetic tape, and a hard disk drive) and a CD-ROM (Read Only Memory). Alternatively, the program can be downloaded from the server 3 via the network N.

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

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke system 2 Karaoke apparatus 4 Portable terminal 201 Selection unit 202 Distribution unit 41a Music storage unit 45a Judgment unit 45b Identification unit 45c Display control unit

Claims (8)

A karaoke system including a karaoke device and a mobile terminal,
The karaoke device,
A selection unit for selecting a provisionally recommended song according to the user's karaoke song,
A distribution unit that distributes the selected temporary recommended music to the user's mobile terminal,
Has,
The mobile terminal,
A music storage unit for storing a plurality of music,
A determining unit that determines whether a song corresponding to the distributed temporary recommended song is stored in the song storage unit,
A specifying unit that specifies a recommended song based on the determination result;
A display control unit for displaying the specified recommended music on the terminal-side display unit,
A karaoke system comprising:   The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit specifies a song not stored in the song storage unit as the recommended song.   The karaoke system according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit causes the terminal-side display unit to display information on download of the recommended music.   The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the identification unit identifies a song stored in the song storage unit as the recommended song. A karaoke system including a karaoke device and a mobile terminal,
The karaoke device,
A selection unit for selecting a provisionally recommended song according to the user's karaoke song,
A distribution unit that distributes the selected temporary recommended music to the user's mobile terminal,
A display control unit for displaying various information on the device side display unit,
Has,
The mobile terminal,
A music storage unit for storing a plurality of music,
A determining unit that determines whether a song corresponding to the distributed temporary recommended song is stored in the song storage unit,
A specifying unit that specifies a recommended song based on the determination result;
A recommended music transmitting unit that transmits the specified recommended music to the karaoke device,
Has,
The karaoke system, wherein the display control unit displays the recommended music on the device-side display unit.   The karaoke system according to claim 5, wherein the identification unit identifies a song not stored in the song storage unit as the recommended song.   The karaoke system according to claim 5, wherein the specifying unit specifies a song stored in the song storage unit as the recommended song. A computer that can communicate with a karaoke device that selects a provisionally recommended song according to the user's karaoke song and has a song storage unit and a terminal-side display unit that stores a plurality of songs,
A song corresponding to the distributed temporary recommended song is determined whether the song is stored in the song storage unit,
A recommended song is specified based on the determination result,
A recommended music presentation program for displaying the identified recommended music on a terminal-side display unit.

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