JP6892947B1 - Server device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a server device capable of recommending a music which cannot be played by a home karaoke device to a user who uses a commercial karaoke device. SOLUTION: A first storage unit that stores a search history in association with a first identification information, a second storage unit that stores a list of songs that can be played in karaoke in a commercial karaoke device, and a second identification information. The third storage unit, which stores the first identification information associated with the first identification information, reads the first identification information of a certain user, and reads and reads the search history associated with the read first identification information. A server device having a recommendation unit that identifies songs for which search results have not been obtained in the search history from a list, and transmits the song identification information of the specified songs to a commercial karaoke device as recommendation information for the user. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

The present invention relates to a server device.

In recent years, not only karaoke equipment used in karaoke stores such as karaoke boxes and snacks (hereinafter, "commercial karaoke equipment"), but also karaoke equipment used at home (hereinafter, "household karaoke equipment") has become widespread. ing.

As a home-use karaoke device, a home-use game machine or a mobile terminal can be used. Specifically, the home-use game machine or the mobile terminal functions as a karaoke device by executing the dedicated software on the home-use game machine or the application software installed on the mobile terminal.

Here, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of scoring in a scoring mode according to personal usage status data of a personal karaoke device when a user of the personal karaoke device uses the commercial karaoke device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-229712

By the way, there are some songs that can be played karaoke on a commercial karaoke device but cannot be played on a home karaoke device.

An object of the present invention is to provide a server device capable of recommending music that cannot be played by a home karaoke device to a user who uses a commercial karaoke device.

One invention for achieving the above object is a server device communicably connected to a home karaoke device and a commercial karaoke device, and relates to a music search operation performed by the user on the home karaoke device. A first storage unit that stores the search history in association with the first identification information for identifying the user in the home karaoke device, and a list of songs that can be played in karaoke in the commercial karaoke device. A third storage unit that stores a second storage unit to be stored and a second identification information for identifying the user in the commercial karaoke device in association with the first identification information of the user. When the second identification information of a certain user is acquired from the commercial karaoke device, the first identification information of the certain user is read out from the third storage unit, and the read-out first identification information is read out. The search history associated with is read from the first storage unit, and the songs for which no search result is obtained in the read search history are specified from the list read from the second storage unit, and the specified music is used. It is a server device having a recommendation unit that transmits music identification information to the commercial karaoke device as recommendation information for the user.
Another invention for achieving the above object is a server device communicably connected to a home karaoke device and a commercial karaoke device, and relates to a karaoke singing performed by a user with the home karaoke device. A fourth storage unit that stores the first singing history in association with the first identification information for identifying the user in the home karaoke device, and a song that can be played in karaoke in the commercial karaoke device. The second storage unit that stores the list of the above and the second identification information for identifying the user in the commercial karaoke device are stored in association with the first identification information of the user. When the second identification information of a certain user is acquired from the storage unit and the commercial karaoke device, the first identification information of the certain user is read out from the third storage unit, and the first identification information is read out. The first singing history associated with the identification information is read from the fourth storage unit, and among the songs included in the read first singing history, songs having different performance versions are stored in the second storage. It is a server device having a recommendation unit that is specified from a list read from the unit and transmits music identification information for each performance version of the specified music to the commercial karaoke device as recommendation information for the user.
Other features of the present invention will be clarified by the description of the description and drawings described later.

According to the present invention, it is possible to recommend a music that cannot be played by a home karaoke device to a user who uses a commercial karaoke device.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the karaoke system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the server apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the search history stored in the 1st storage part which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the list stored in the 2nd storage part which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the server apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the server apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the 1st singing history stored in the 4th storage part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the list stored in the 2nd storage part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the server apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the server apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the 2nd singing history stored in the 5th storage part which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the server apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

<First Embodiment>
The server device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

== Karaoke system ==
As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a server device S, a commercial karaoke device BK, and a home karaoke device HK. The server device S, the commercial karaoke device BK, and the home karaoke device HK are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via the network N. The network N is, for example, a transmission line such as a public telephone line network or an Internet line. Although FIG. 1 shows only one commercial karaoke device and one home karaoke device, a plurality of karaoke devices may be provided for each. In this case, the server device S can communicate with each commercial karaoke device and each home karaoke device via the network N.

The commercial karaoke device BK and the home karaoke device HK are devices for performing karaoke performances of music and for users to sing karaoke. The commercial karaoke device BK and the home karaoke device HK have the same functions as a general karaoke device. As described above, the commercial karaoke device BK is used in karaoke stores such as karaoke boxes and snacks. The home karaoke device HK is used at home. The remote controller in the home karaoke device HK is, for example, a controller attached to a home game machine. Further, the display device in the home karaoke device HK is, for example, a TV to which a home game machine is connected.

== Server device ==
The server device S is a computer that manages various information and executes various processes. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the server device S. The server device S includes a storage means 10, a communication means 20, and a control means 30. Each configuration is connected to bus B via an interface (not shown).

[Memory means]
The storage means 10 is a large-capacity storage device that stores various types of data. In the present embodiment, a part of the storage area of the storage means 10 functions as a first storage unit 100, a second storage unit 200, and a third storage unit 300.

(First memory unit)
The first storage unit 100 stores the search history in association with the first identification information.

The search history relates to a music search operation performed by the user on a home karaoke device. The first identification information is information for identifying a user in a home karaoke device. The first identification information is information unique to each user, such as a user ID.

For example, when starting karaoke singing using the home karaoke device HK, the user U operates the home karaoke device HK and his / her own user ID (specifically, the user) registered at the time of the first use. The first identification information IDH *** 1) of U is selected. The home karaoke device HK performs a login process based on the selected first identification information IDH *** 1. After the login process is completed, the user U can search for a song for which karaoke singing is desired by using the remote control device of the home karaoke device HK. The home karaoke device HK displays the search result on the display device. User U selects an arbitrary song based on the search result. The home-use karaoke device HK performs karaoke performance of the selected music. When ending the karaoke singing, the user U operates the remote controller of the home karaoke device HK and inputs a logout instruction. The home karaoke device HK performs a logout process based on the instruction input.

After that, the home karaoke device HK links the search history FR related to the search operation performed by the user U during the login this time with the first identification information IDH *** 1 of the user U to the server device S. Send. The server device S stores the received search history FR and the first identification information IDH *** 1 in the first storage unit 100.

FIG. 3 shows the search history FR of the user U stored in the first storage unit 100. In this example, the search mode, input contents, and search results are stored as the search history. The search history FR in FIG. 3 indicates that, for example, "A" is input in the search mode of "song title" and the song A (song ID "*** a") is obtained as the search result, while "" When "B" is entered in the search mode of "song title", it indicates that the search result was not obtained. That is, the music B is a music that cannot be played by the home karaoke device HK.

(Second memory unit)
The second storage unit 200 stores a list of songs that can be played in karaoke in a commercial karaoke device.

FIG. 4 shows a list L1 of music stored in the second storage unit 200. In this example, the music name and the music ID are stored for each music.

(Third memory unit)
The third storage unit 300 stores the second identification information in association with the first identification information.

The second identification information is information for identifying a user in a commercial karaoke device. The second identification information is information unique to each user, such as a user ID. Even for the same user, the first identification information and the second identification information are different.

For example, when starting karaoke singing using the commercial karaoke device BK, the user U uses his / her own user ID (specifically, the second identification information IDB) via the remote control device of the commercial karaoke device BK. Enter *** 1). The commercial karaoke device BK transmits the input second identification information IDB *** 1 to the server device S. The server device S performs a login process based on the received second identification information IDB *** 1. After the login process is completed, the user U can enjoy karaoke singing using the commercial karaoke device BK.

Here, the server device S confirms whether or not the first identification information of the user U associated with the received second identification information IDB *** 1 is stored in the third storage unit 300. ..

When the first identification information of the user U associated with the second identification information IDB *** 1 is not stored in the third storage unit 300, the server device S refers to the commercial karaoke device BK. , Sends an instruction signal to acquire the first identification information of the user U.

Based on the instruction signal, the commercial karaoke device BK instructs the user U to input his / her first identification information via the remote control device. When the user U inputs the first identification information IDH *** 1, the commercial karaoke device BK transmits the input first identification information IDH *** 1 to the server device S.

The server device S associates the received first identification information IDH *** 1 with the second identification information IDB *** 1 and stores it in the third storage unit 300.

[Communication means]
The communication means 20 provides an interface for communicating with the commercial karaoke device BK and the home karaoke device HK.

[Control means]
The control means 30 performs various controls on the server device S. The control means 30 includes a CPU and a memory (neither of which is shown). The CPU realizes various functions by executing a program stored in the memory.

In the present embodiment, the control means 30 functions as the processing unit 30a and the recommendation unit 30b by executing the program stored in the memory by the CPU.

(Processing unit)
The processing unit 30a executes various processes in the server device S. For example, the processing unit 30a stores the user's search history and the first identification information received from the home karaoke device HK in the first storage unit 100. Alternatively, the processing unit 30a performs login processing based on the user ID received from the commercial karaoke device BK.

(Recommendation section)
When the recommendation unit 30b acquires the second identification information of a user from the commercial karaoke device BK, the recommendation unit 30b reads the first identification information of the user from the third storage unit 300 and reads the first identification information. The search history associated with the identification information of the above is read from the first storage unit 100, and the songs for which no search result is obtained in the read out search history are specified from the list read from the second storage unit 200 and specified. The music identification information of the music is transmitted to the commercial karaoke device BK as recommendation information for the user.

Here, a specific example of processing in the server device S (mainly the recommendation unit 30b) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the server device S. In this example, the first storage unit 100 is the first for identifying the user U in the home karaoke device HK by using the search history FR related to the music search operation performed by the user U in the home karaoke device HK. It is stored in association with the identification information IDH *** 1. The second storage unit 200 stores a list L1 (see FIG. 4) of songs that can be played in karaoke in the commercial karaoke device BK. The third storage unit 300 links the second identification information IDB *** 1 for identifying the user U in the commercial karaoke device BK with the first identification information IDH *** 1 of the user U. Attach and memorize.

When the user U uses the commercial karaoke device BK, the commercial karaoke device BK transmits the second identification information IDB *** 1 of the user U to the server device S. The server device S receives the second identification information IDB ** 1 transmitted from the commercial karaoke device BK (receives the second identification information from the commercial karaoke device. Step 10).

The recommendation unit 30b reads the first identification information IDH *** 1 associated with the second identification information IDB *** 1 received in step 10 from the third storage unit 300 (second identification information). The first identification information associated with is read out. Step 11).

The recommendation unit 30b reads the search history FR associated with the first identification information IDH *** 1 read in step 11 from the first storage unit 100 (search history associated with the first identification information). Is read out. Step 12).

After reading the list L1 from the second storage unit 200, the recommendation unit 30b identifies the music for which the search result has not been obtained in the search history FR read in step 12 from the list L1 (based on the search history). , Identify songs for which search results have not been obtained. Step 13).

For example, in the example of FIG. 3, the search result for the music B is not obtained. In this case, the recommendation unit 30b identifies the music B from the list L1.

The recommendation unit 30b transmits the music identification information “*** b” of the specified music B to the commercial karaoke device BK as the recommendation information RU for the user U (sends the recommendation information to the commercial karaoke device. Step 14). ..

As is clear from the above, the server device S according to the present embodiment is communicably connected to the home karaoke device HK and the commercial karaoke device BK. The server device S stores the search history related to the music search operation performed by the user on the home karaoke device HK in association with the first identification information for identifying the user on the home karaoke device HK. A first storage unit 100, a second storage unit 200 that stores a list of songs that can be played in karaoke in the commercial karaoke device BK, and a second identification information for identifying a user in the commercial karaoke device BK. When the second identification information of a certain user is acquired from the third storage unit 300 that stores the first identification information of the user in association with the first identification information of the user and the second identification information of the user from the commercial karaoke device BK, The first identification information is read from the third storage unit 300, the search history associated with the read first identification information is read from the first storage unit 100, and the search result is obtained in the read search history. It has a recommendation unit 30b that identifies unplayed music from a list read from the second storage unit 200 and transmits the music identification information of the specified music to the commercial karaoke device BK as recommendation information for the user. ..

According to such a server device S, it is possible to identify a song that could not be sung by the home karaoke device by using the search history in the home karaoke device and transmit it as recommendation information to the commercial karaoke device. .. That is, according to the server device S according to the present embodiment, it is possible to recommend a song that cannot be played by a home karaoke device to a user who uses the commercial karaoke device.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, the server device S according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which various performance versions of music including a performance version of music that cannot be played by a home karaoke device are recommended to a user who uses a commercial karaoke device. A detailed description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted.

[Memory means]
As shown in FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, a part of the storage area of the storage means 10 functions as a second storage unit 200, a third storage unit 300, and a fourth storage unit 400.

(Fourth storage unit)
The fourth storage unit 400 stores the first singing history in association with the first identification information.

The first singing history relates to karaoke singing performed by the user with a home karaoke device. Specifically, the first singing history includes the name of the song in which the karaoke song was sung, the song identification information, the scoring result, the singing date and time, the number of singing times for each song, and the like. The music identification information is information unique to each music, such as a music ID for identifying each music. The first identification information is information for identifying a user in a home karaoke device as described in the first embodiment.

For example, after the login process described in the first embodiment is completed, the user U can enjoy karaoke singing by using the home karaoke device HK. The home-use karaoke device HK records the singing history each time the user U sings a karaoke song.

When ending the karaoke singing, the user U operates the home karaoke device HK and inputs a logout instruction. The home karaoke device HK performs a logout process based on the instruction.

After that, the home karaoke device HK uses the singing history (that is, the first singing history SR1) related to the karaoke singing performed by the user U during this login as the first identification information IDH *** 1 of the user U. And send it to the server device S. The server device S stores the received first singing history SR1 and the first identification information IDH *** 1 in the fourth storage unit 400. When the singing history of the user U is already stored in the fourth storage unit 400, the server device S adds the content of the newly received first singing history to the singing history of the user U. By doing so, the singing history is updated.

FIG. 7 shows the first singing history of the user U stored in the first storage unit 100. In this example, the song name, the song ID, and the number of songs sung for each song are stored as the song history.

(Second memory unit)
In the present embodiment, the list stored by the second storage unit 200 includes songs having different performance versions. Performance versions are full chorus, live sound, live sound, TV size, etc. Each performance version has a different form of performance and playing time.

In the case of songs having different playing versions, the song identification information is given for each playing version. That is, different performance versions are treated as different songs. The same music identification information is given to the performance version of the music that can be played by both the commercial karaoke device BK and the home karaoke device HK.

FIG. 8 shows a list L2 of music stored in the second storage unit 200. In this example, a music name, a music ID, and a performance version are stored for each music. For example, there are three types of performance versions of music A (standard, live sound, and TV size), and different music IDs are assigned to each. That is, it is treated as if there are three different songs. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, in a home karaoke device, it is common that only one performance version (for example, a standard performance version that can be listened to by a commercially available CD sound source) is prepared for one song. Is.

[Control means]
(Recommendation section)
When the recommendation unit 30b in the present embodiment acquires the second identification information of a certain user from the commercial karaoke device, the recommendation unit 30b reads out the first identification information of the user from the third storage unit 300 and reads it out. The first singing history associated with the first identification information is read from the fourth storage unit 400, and among the songs included in the read first singing history, songs having different performance versions are second. It is specified from the list read from the storage unit 200 of the above, and the music identification information for each performance version of the specified music is transmitted to the commercial karaoke device as recommendation information for the user.

Here, a specific example of processing in the server device S (mainly the recommendation unit 30b) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the server device S. In this example, the second storage unit 200 stores a list L2 (see FIG. 8) of songs that can be played in karaoke in the commercial karaoke device BK. The third storage unit 300 links the second identification information IDB *** 1 for identifying the user U in the commercial karaoke device BK with the first identification information IDH *** 1 of the user U. Attach and memorize. The fourth storage unit 400 is for identifying the user U in the home karaoke device HK for the first singing history SR1 (see FIG. 7) relating to the karaoke singing performed by the user U in the home karaoke device HK. It is stored in association with the first identification information IDH *** 1.

Since steps 20 and 21 are the same as steps 10 and 11 of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

The recommendation unit 30b reads the first singing history SR1 associated with the first identification information IDH *** 1 read in step 21 from the fourth storage unit 400 (linked to the first identification information). The first singing history is read out. Step 22).

After reading the list L2 from the second storage unit 200, the recommendation unit 30b identifies the songs having different performance versions from the songs L2 among the songs included in the first singing history SR1 read out in step 22. (Identify songs with different playing versions. Step 23).

The recommendation unit 30b identifies at least one song having a different playing version. Various methods can be used to identify the music. For example, the recommendation unit 30b can specify a song that satisfies a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition is a condition for identifying a song from a plurality of songs included in the list, such as a song in which the karaoke singing on the home karaoke device HK is performed a predetermined number of times or more.

For example, when the predetermined condition is set as "a song in which karaoke singing in a home karaoke device is 10 times or more", the recommendation unit 30b refers to the first singing history SR1 and performs karaoke singing 10 times or more. Among the existing songs A and C, the song A whose different performance version is included in the list L2 is specified.

The recommendation unit 30b provides music identification information (standard "*** a_1", live sound "*** a_2", TV size "*** a_3") for each performance version of the specified music A to the user U. It is transmitted as a RU to the commercial karaoke device BK (recommendation information is transmitted to the commercial karaoke device. Step 24). The recommendation information RU includes all performance versions of the identified song A.

The commercial karaoke device BK presents a different performance version of the musical piece A to the user U based on the received recommendation information. Different performance versions are presented, for example, by displaying the music title and the type of performance version on the monitor of the commercial karaoke device BK.

In the above example, when different performance versions are included for the music C, the recommendation unit 30b uses the music identification information for each performance version as the recommendation information for the music A and the music C in the commercial karaoke device BK. You may send it.

Alternatively, the recommendation unit 30b is a commercial karaoke device that uses the music identification information for each performance version as the recommendation information for all the songs having different performance versions specified based on the first singing history and the list, regardless of the predetermined conditions. You may send it to BK. For example, in the list L2, different performance versions of the music B and the music D are also included. On the other hand, the singing history of the music D exists in the first singing history SR1 of the user U. In this case, the recommendation unit 30b can include different music identification information for each performance version of the music D in the recommendation information RU.

As is clear from the above, the server device S according to the present embodiment is communicably connected to the home karaoke device HK and the commercial karaoke device BK. The server device S stores the first singing history of the karaoke singing performed by the user on the home karaoke device HK in association with the first identification information for identifying the user on the home karaoke device HK. A fourth storage unit 400, a second storage unit 200 that stores a list of songs that can be played in karaoke on the commercial karaoke device BK, and a second identification for identifying a user on the commercial karaoke device BK. When the third storage unit 300 that stores the information in association with the first identification information of the user and the second identification information of the user are acquired from the commercial karaoke device BK, the user The first identification information was read from the third storage unit 300, and the first singing history associated with the read first identification information was read from the fourth storage unit 400 and read out. Among the songs included in the singing history, songs having different performance versions are specified from the list read from the second storage unit 200, and the song identification information for each performance version of the specified song is used as recommendation information for the user. It has a recommendation unit 30b for transmitting to the commercial karaoke device BK.

According to such a server device S, for a certain song in which the user sings karaoke on the home karaoke device, a plurality of performance versions of the song including a performance version of the song that cannot be karaoke played on the home karaoke device. Can be recommended to users. Therefore, when using a commercial karaoke device, the user can have an opportunity to sing karaoke in various performance versions of a certain song. Further, according to such a server device S, it is possible to recommend the performance versions of a certain music to a user who does not know the existence of different performance versions. That is, according to the server device S according to the present embodiment, it is recommended to the user who uses the commercial karaoke device various performance versions of the music including the performance version of the music which cannot be played by the home karaoke device. Can be done.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, the server device S according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. In the present embodiment, an example of recommending a performance version of music that suits the taste of the user will be described. Detailed description of the same configurations as those of the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be omitted.

[Memory means]
As shown in FIG. 10, in the present embodiment, a part of the storage area of the storage means 10 is a second storage unit 200, a third storage unit 300, a fourth storage unit 400, and a fifth storage unit. Functions as 500.

(Fifth storage unit)
The fifth storage unit 500 stores the second singing history in association with the second identification information.

The second singing history relates to karaoke singing performed by the user on a commercial karaoke device. Specifically, the second singing history includes the name of the song in which the karaoke song was sung, the song identification information, the scoring result, the singing date and time, the number of singing times for each song, and the like. The second identification information is information for identifying a user in a commercial karaoke device as described in the first embodiment.

For example, as described in the first embodiment, after the login process is completed, the user U enjoys karaoke singing using the commercial karaoke device BK. The commercial karaoke device BK records the singing history each time the user U sings a karaoke song. When ending the karaoke singing, the user U operates the remote controller of the commercial karaoke device BK and inputs a logout instruction. The server device S performs a logout process based on the instruction.

After that, the commercial karaoke device BK uses the singing history (that is, the second singing history SR2) related to the karaoke singing performed by the user U during this login as the second identification information IDB *** 1 of the user U. And send it to the server device S. The server device S stores the received second singing history SR2 and the second identification information IDB *** 1 in the fifth storage unit 500. When the singing history of the user U is already stored in the fifth storage unit 500, the server device S adds the content of the newly received second singing history to the singing history of the user U. By doing so, the singing history is updated.

FIG. 11 shows the second singing history of the user U stored in the fifth storage unit 500. In this example, the song name, the song ID, and the performance version are stored as the singing history.

[Control means]
(Recommendation section)
When the recommendation unit 30b in the present embodiment acquires the second identification information of a certain user from the commercial karaoke device BK, the recommendation unit 30b stores the second singing history associated with the second identification information in the fifth storage. At least one performance version is extracted from the different performance versions of the specified music read from the part 500 based on the second singing history, and the music identification information of the extracted performance version of the music is used as recommendation information for business use. Send to the karaoke device BK.

Here, a specific example of the processing in the server device S (mainly the recommendation unit 30b) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the server device S. In this example, the second storage unit 200 stores a list L2 (see FIG. 8) of songs that can be played in karaoke in the commercial karaoke device BK. The third storage unit 300 links the second identification information IDB *** 1 for identifying the user U in the commercial karaoke device BK with the first identification information IDH *** 1 of the user U. Attach and memorize. The fourth storage unit 400 is for identifying the user U in the home karaoke device HK for the first singing history SR1 (see FIG. 7) relating to the karaoke singing performed by the user U in the home karaoke device HK. It is stored in association with the first identification information IDH *** 1. The fifth storage unit 500 uses the second singing history SR2 (see FIG. 11) related to the karaoke singing performed by the user U on the commercial karaoke device BK as the second identification information IDB *** 1 of the user U. And memorize it.

Since steps 30 to 33 are the same as steps 20 to 23 of the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

Here, the recommendation unit 30b reads the second singing history SR2 associated with the second identification information IDB *** 1 of the user U received in step 30 from the fifth storage unit 500 (second). The second singing history associated with the identification information of is read out. Step 34). The process of step 34 may be performed at any time as long as the timing is from step 30 to step 33.

The recommendation unit 30b extracts at least one performance version from the plurality of performance versions of the music A specified in step 33 based on the second singing history SR2, and obtains music identification information of the extracted performance version of the music. It is transmitted to the commercial karaoke device BK as the recommendation information (the music identification information of the extracted performance version of the music is transmitted to the commercial karaoke device as the recommendation information. Step 35).

The extraction of the performance version can be performed according to various criteria. For example, the recommendation unit 30b can extract the performance version having the largest number of karaoke songs among the performance versions included in the second singing history. In the singing history of a user, the performance version in which the karaoke song is sung many times can be considered to be the performance version preferred by the user.

According to the example of FIG. 11, among the performance versions of the music included in the second singing history SR2, the performance version having the largest number of karaoke songs is the TV size. In this case, the recommendation unit 30b transmits the music identification information “*** a_3” of the TV-sized performance version from the different performance versions of the specified music A to the commercial karaoke device BK as the recommendation information RU.

Alternatively, the recommendation unit 30b may extract all the performance versions of a predetermined number or more (for example, three or more) of the performance versions of the music included in the second singing history. In this case, the music identification information for each performance version included in the recommendation information may be two or more. For example, in the second singing history, when the performance versions of music A, B, and D are TV size, the performance versions of music E, F, and G are standard, and the performance versions of music H and I are live sounds. , Standard and TV size, which are three or more performance versions, are extracted as a predetermined number, and the music identification information for each performance version included in the recommendation information is "*** a_1, *** a_3".

As is clear from the above, the server device S according to the present embodiment associates the second singing history of the karaoke singing performed by the user with the commercial karaoke device BK with the second identification information of the user. It has a fifth storage unit 500 for storing. When the recommendation unit 30b acquires the second identification information of a certain user from the commercial karaoke device BK, the recommendation unit 30b reads the second singing history associated with the second identification information from the fifth storage unit 500. , At least one performance version is extracted from the different performance versions of the specified music based on the second singing history, and the music identification information of the extracted performance version of the music is used as recommendation information for the commercial karaoke device BK. Send.

According to such a server device S, it is possible to recommend a performance version of music that suits the taste of the user to the user who uses the commercial karaoke device.

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The above embodiment is presented as an example and does 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 gist of the invention. The above-described embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, as well as in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 Karaoke system 30b Recommendation unit 100 1st storage unit 200 2nd storage unit 300 3rd storage unit 400 4th storage unit 500 5th storage unit BK Commercial karaoke device HK Home karaoke device S server device

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A server device that is communicatively connected to a home karaoke device and a commercial karaoke device.
A first storage unit that stores a search history related to a music search operation performed by a user on the home karaoke device in association with a first identification information for identifying the user on the home karaoke device. When,
A second storage unit that stores a list of songs that can be played in karaoke in the commercial karaoke device, and
A third storage unit that stores the second identification information for identifying the user in the commercial karaoke device in association with the first identification information of the user.
When the second identification information of a certain user is acquired from the commercial karaoke device, the first identification information of the certain user is read from the third storage unit and linked to the read first identification information. The attached search history is read from the first storage unit, and the songs for which no search result is obtained in the read search history are specified from the list read from the second storage unit, and the music identification of the specified music is performed. A recommendation unit that transmits information to the commercial karaoke device as recommendation information for the user, and a recommendation unit.
Server device with. A server device that is communicatively connected to a home karaoke device and a commercial karaoke device.
A fourth memory in which the first singing history related to karaoke singing performed by the user on the home karaoke device is stored in association with the first identification information for identifying the user on the home karaoke device. Department and
A second storage unit that stores a list of songs that can be played in karaoke in the commercial karaoke device, and
A third storage unit that stores the second identification information for identifying the user in the commercial karaoke device in association with the first identification information of the user.
When the second identification information of a certain user is acquired from the commercial karaoke device, the first identification information of the certain user is read from the third storage unit and linked to the read first identification information. A list in which the attached first singing history is read from the fourth storage unit, and among the songs included in the first singing history read out, songs having different performance versions are read out from the second storage unit. A recommendation unit that transmits the music identification information for each performance version of the specified music to the commercial karaoke device as recommendation information for the user.
Server device with. It has a fifth storage unit that stores a second singing history related to karaoke singing performed by the user with the commercial karaoke device in association with the second identification information of the user.
When the recommendation unit acquires the second identification information of a certain user from the commercial karaoke device, the recommendation unit reads out the second singing history associated with the second identification information from the fifth storage unit. , At least one performance version is extracted from the different performance versions of the specified music based on the second singing history, and the music identification information of the extracted performance version of the music is used as the recommendation information for the commercial karaoke. The server device according to claim 2, wherein the server device is transmitted to the device.

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