JP7165117B2 - Event viewing room recruitment system, event management system, event management program, and provided room change program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an event viewing room recruitment system, an event management system, an event management program, and a provision room changing program for soliciting viewing rooms in which playback devices for reproducing contents of various events are installed.

Various events such as concerts by artists are held at venues such as concert halls and arenas. Users participating in such an event purchase tickets in advance or on the day of the event and participate in the event by gathering at the venue. Currently, tickets for such events are typically sold over the Internet.

In Patent Document 1, event holding information is provided to a user from a server of a ticket sales company, a reservation for ticket purchase is accepted within a predetermined deadline period, and a user whose reservation acceptance is confirmed after the deadline period is disclosed. Disclosed is a ticket sales method using the Internet, in which payment is made between a company and a ticket is sent.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-197225

By the way, at present, in a store called a karaoke box, singing is enjoyed using a karaoke device provided in each room. Originally, the room was designed for enjoying singing along with accompaniment, so speakers, amplifiers, and other equipment with excellent acoustics are installed. In addition, a display device such as a monitor has a large screen, and it is possible to enjoy powerful images. In addition, each room is equipped with soundproofing equipment, so you can enjoy singing at a high volume.

The applicant is developing a system for reproducing content such as movies, dramas, concerts, etc., using a well-equipped environment such as a karaoke store. However, karaoke stores up to now have not been operated in accordance with such usage patterns. One object of the present invention is to appropriately manage a room (viewing room) for reproducing content.

Therefore, the event viewing room recruitment system, the event management system, the event management program, and the provided room change program according to the present invention employ the following configuration.
An event viewing room recruitment system having an event management system and a management device capable of communicating with the event management system,
The event management system can execute provision room information transmission processing and change processing,
The providing room information transmission process transmits the providing room information associated with the event information including the implementation date and time and the implementation content to the corresponding management device,
The provided room information is information about the viewing room provided for viewing the content corresponding to the event information for the store that rents the viewing room installed with the content reproducing device for reproducing the content by the hour,
The change processing updates the provided room information based on the change information transmitted from the management device,
The management device can execute display processing, reception processing, and transmission processing,
The display processing displays the provided room information transmitted by the provided room information transmission processing on the display unit,
The reception processing receives an operation to change the provision of the viewing room of the provision room information displayed by the display processing,
In the sending process, change information indicating the change operation accepted in the accepting process is sent to the event management system.

Furthermore, in the event viewing room recruitment system according to the present invention,
The change operation in the acceptance process is at least one of adding or canceling a viewing room provided for viewing content corresponding to event information.

Furthermore, in the event viewing room recruitment system according to the present invention,
The event management system can execute reservation processing for reserving the viewing room of the provided room information corresponding to the event information.

Furthermore, in the event viewing room recruitment system according to the present invention,
The acceptance process makes it possible to accept an operation for changing provision for viewing of the content corresponding to the event information for the viewing room of the provision room information for which no reservation has been made.

Furthermore, in the event viewing room recruitment system according to the present invention,
In the ticket issuance process, ticket issuers are determined by a lottery among ticket purchase applicants.

Furthermore, in the event viewing room recruitment system according to the present invention,
The acceptance process is executed during the period until the date and time of the event.

Furthermore, in the event viewing room recruitment system according to the present invention,
The provided room information includes the number of viewing rooms provided for viewing the content corresponding to the event information and the capacity of each viewing room.

Furthermore, in the event viewing room recruitment system according to the present invention,
The management device can execute a reflection process for reflecting the change operation received by the reception process on the POS device that manages the time rental of the viewing room.

Further, the event management system according to the present invention is
An event management system communicable with a management device,
The event management system can execute provision room information transmission processing and change processing,
The providing room information transmission process transmits the providing room information associated with the event information including the implementation date and time and the implementation content to the corresponding management device,
The provided room information is information about the viewing room provided for viewing the content corresponding to the event information for the store that rents the viewing room installed with the content reproducing device for reproducing the content by the hour,
The change processing updates the provided room information based on the change information transmitted from the management device,
The management device can execute display processing, reception processing, and transmission processing,
The display processing displays the provided room information transmitted by the provided room information transmission processing on the display unit,
The reception processing receives an operation to change the provision of the viewing room of the provision room information displayed by the display processing,
In the transmission process, change information indicating the change operation received in the reception process is transmitted to the event management system.

Further, the event management program according to the present invention is
An event management program executed in an event management system communicable with a management device,
making it possible to execute provision room information transmission processing and change processing,
The providing room information transmission process transmits the providing room information associated with the event information including the implementation date and time and the implementation content to the corresponding management device,
The provided room information is information about the viewing room provided for viewing the content corresponding to the event information for the store that rents the viewing room installed with the content reproducing device for reproducing the content by the hour,
The change processing updates the provided room information based on the change information transmitted from the management device,
The management device can execute display processing, reception processing, and transmission processing,
The display processing displays the provided room information transmitted by the provided room information transmission processing on the display unit,
The reception processing receives an operation to change the provision of the viewing room of the provision room information displayed by the display processing,
In the transmission process, change information indicating the change operation received in the reception process is transmitted to the event management system.

In addition, the provided room change program according to the present invention includes:
A provision room change program executed in a management device,
Display processing, reception processing, and transmission processing can be executed,
In the display processing, the provided room information associated with the event information including the implementation date and time and the content of the implementation transmitted from the event management system is displayed on the display unit,
The provided room information is information about the viewing room provided for viewing the content corresponding to the event information for the store that rents the viewing room installed with the content reproducing device for reproducing the content by the hour,
The reception processing receives an operation to change the provision of the viewing room of the provision room information displayed by the display processing,
In the transmission process, change information indicating the change operation received in the reception process is transmitted to the event management system.

According to the event viewing room recruitment system, the event management system, the event management program, and the provision room release program according to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately manage the viewing room for reproducing the content.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an event viewing room recruitment system according to the present embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing event management processing according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing room management processing according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing confirmed room management processing according to the present embodiment; The figure which shows the fixed room screen which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the management screen of the management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the application process which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the portable terminal screen of the application process which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the portable terminal screen of the application process which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the portable terminal screen of the application process which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the portable terminal screen of the application process which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the network configuration in a karaoke shop. The figure which shows the structure of the karaoke system which concerns on this embodiment. Flow chart showing the association processing (remote control device) according to the present embodiment Flow chart showing the association processing (karaoke device) according to the present embodiment A diagram showing the data structure of ticket information according to the present embodiment. A diagram showing an initial screen according to the present embodiment. A diagram showing a content selection screen according to the present embodiment. Flow chart showing content playback reservation processing according to the present embodiment A diagram showing a reading explanation screen according to the present embodiment. A diagram showing a ticket reading screen according to the present embodiment. A diagram showing a ticket number confirmation screen according to the present embodiment A diagram showing a screen for explaining the number of people confirmation according to the present embodiment. A diagram showing a staff-dedicated confirmation screen according to the present embodiment A diagram showing an IC card reading screen according to the present embodiment. The figure which shows the reservation confirmation screen which concerns on this embodiment Flow chart showing playback processing according to the present embodiment

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an event viewing room recruitment system (also serving as a viewing room reservation system) according to this embodiment. The event viewing room recruitment system of the present embodiment includes at least a management device 6 (management computer) installed in a karaoke parlor and an event management system 82 . Other external components of the event viewing room recruiting system include a payment server 81, a karaoke management server 84, a wireless base station 83, a home computer 72 installed in a private home, etc., a mobile terminal 71 owned by an individual, and a karaoke shop. There is a POS device 5 or the like installed in the .

As shown in FIG. 24, the karaoke store is configured to have rooms in which karaoke machines 2a to 2k are installed. Users who wish to use the karaoke machines 2a to 2k rent a room by the hour to use the karaoke machines 2a to 2k and enjoy singing. In the present embodiment, in a store that rents rooms in which karaoke devices 2a to 2k are installed, various contents such as live broadcasts of concerts, recorded images of concerts, movies, and dramas are reproduced in each room. is to be carried out. In this specification, since the room of the karaoke store is a room for viewing content, the room is called a viewing room.

As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke store has a management device 6 for managing each viewing room (room) provided for viewing content corresponding to an event, and a viewing room for customers (users). A POS device 5 is installed for reservation management and the like. The management device 6 is composed of a general personal computer or the like, is connected to the Internet via a router 120 and an optical modem 121, and can communicate with the event management system 82 via the Internet. The management device 6 communicates with the event management system 82 to perform various types of management of the viewing room, such as contacting the viewing room to be provided for viewing the event or canceling the viewing room that has already been provided. The manager of the karaoke parlor can use the management device 6 to log in to the event management system 82 to perform various types of management of the viewing room. Therefore, the management device 6 does not necessarily need to be installed in the store, and it is possible to use not only a personal computer but also various information processing devices such as a tablet terminal and a smart phone. In addition to the above-described programs executable by the various information processing apparatuses, a form for realizing the management device 6 can also use a browser program that performs display based on a data format such as HTML. Moreover, in a business form having a plurality of karaoke parlors, such as a chain store, it is also possible to manage a plurality of karaoke parlors using one management device 6 . A karaoke device (content reproduction device) installed in a karaoke parlor can communicate with a karaoke management server 84 on the Internet. The karaoke management server 84 can provide various services such as distributing music to the karaoke machine or managing users of the karaoke machine.

The event management system 82 is composed of one server or a plurality of servers, and is capable of collectively managing viewing rooms provided for events in karaoke parlors. In addition, a home computer 72 installed in a private home or a mobile terminal 71 such as a smart phone owned by an individual is connected to the Internet for communication. In this example, home computer 72 is connected to the Internet via optical modem 73 . The mobile terminal 71 is wirelessly connected to the Internet via a wireless base station 83 or a wireless LAN installed in a private residence or the like.

The user accesses the event management system 82 using the mobile terminal 71 or the home computer 72, refers to the viewing room provided for viewing the content corresponding to the event at the karaoke store, and selects the viewing room. It is possible to make a reservation. A payment server 81 is also connected to the Internet for communication. This settlement server 81 can perform various settlements such as credit cards, prepaid cards, and convenience store payments for various payments made on the mobile terminal 71 or the home computer 72 .

Conventionally, it is common for a user to visit a karaoke parlor and use an available viewing room, or to make a reservation by designating the date and time of use. By the way, in this embodiment, in a karaoke store, various events such as live broadcasting of live concerts, recorded images of concerts, screenings of movies and dramas, etc. are performed using a viewing room in which a karaoke device (content playback device) is installed. I am planning to do it.

In particular, in the case of an event with a predetermined date and time, it is preferable to sell tickets in advance to users who participate in the event, that is, users who view content in the viewing room. However, in this embodiment, unlike an event (such as a concert) that is held using a venue such as a concert hall, the viewing room is usually used for karaoke singing.

When selling tickets, the viewing room used for enjoying karaoke is also used as the viewing room for the event. However, karaoke parlors have circumstances such as busy periods or off-seasons, so it is difficult for an event organizer to unilaterally reserve a room in the store as a viewing room.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the karaoke parlor is notified of the holding of the event, and based on the notice, the karaoke parlor provides a viewing room for viewing the event.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing event management processing according to this embodiment. Event management processing is processing executed by the event management system 82 . First, in event planning, when it is decided that content will be viewed at a karaoke parlor, room recruitment processing (S101) for the karaoke parlor is executed. In the room recruitment process (S101), a karaoke store equipped with a karaoke machine capable of reproducing content corresponding to the event is solicited to provide a room in which the karaoke machine is installed for viewing the content corresponding to the event. It is a process to The details of this room recruitment process (S101) will be described in the room management process executed by the management device 6. FIG.

In the room recruitment process (S101), information on viewing rooms provided from each karaoke store for viewing content corresponding to the event is collected. In the event management process, based on the collected information, a ticket number determination process is executed to determine the number of tickets for viewing in the viewing room provided by the karaoke store (S102). This number-of-tickets determination process (S102) determines the number of tickets to be issued (the number of possible participants) within a range not exceeding the number of people that can be accommodated in all the viewing rooms provided by the karaoke parlor.

After that, when the ticket sales start date for the event arrives (S103: Yes), announcing to the user via the Internet to the home computer 72, mobile terminal 71, etc. that the event can be viewed at the karaoke parlor, Apply for or start selling tickets. Here, in this embodiment, two forms of lottery sales and general sales are provided as ticket sales forms. Lottery sales are a form of sales in which tickets are provided by holding a lottery after receiving applications specifying various ticket purchase conditions from users. On the other hand, the general sale is a form in which tickets are sold to users who wish to purchase tickets in order from the start of sales.

If the sales form is lottery sales (S104: lottery sales), the process of accepting applications from users (S105) is executed from the start of sales (S103: Yes) to the arrival of the lottery date (S106: Yes). When the lottery date arrives (S106: Yes), a lottery process (S107) is executed to determine a winner from among the users who applied, and the winner is notified of the winner. If there are remaining tickets (S108: Yes), such as when the number of tickets issued to applicants is not enough, the system switches to general sales (S109) in which tickets are sold in order to users who wish to purchase them. . On the other hand, if the sales form is general sales (S104: general sales), general sales (S109) are executed to sell tickets in order to users who wish to purchase tickets from the start of sales.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing room management processing according to this embodiment. The room management process is a process executed by the management device 6 along with the event management process described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 5 to 18 show a management screen 611 displayed on the management device 6 during room management processing.

In the room management process, first, login is executed by the manager of the karaoke parlor. FIG. 5 shows a login screen, which is provided with an input field 612a for an installation store code (or a chain store code) as identification information and an input field 612b for a password. Here, the installation shop code is identification information given when managing a single karaoke shop. On the other hand, the chain store code is identification information given when managing a plurality of karaoke stores like a chain store. Login is completed by entering appropriate identification information and a password and operating the button 612c.

5 to 11 are management screens 611 for managing a single karaoke parlor. First, room management processing when managing a single karaoke parlor will be described.

When login is completed (S201: Yes), the top screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed (S202). The top screen is a screen for the administrator to select various items. In the present embodiment, the administrator can select "application for use" for applying for provision of a viewing room and "confirm entry" for checking the status of application for use. It is possible. Selection buttons 613b and 613c corresponding to these items are provided. The administrator selects selection buttons 613b and 613c for items to be used. In the logged-in state, a button 613a indicating logout is displayed on the upper right of the management screen 611 (the same applies to FIGS. 7 to 18). The administrator can log out by operating the button 613a.

When the selection button 613b is selected on the top screen (S203: application for use), the event management system 82 manages event information relating to events that are soliciting viewing rooms provided for viewing content corresponding to the event. It is transmitted to the device 6 and displayed on the management screen 611 (S204: display processing). FIG. 7 shows a management screen 611 displaying event information. In the example of FIG. 7, display columns 614a to 614d are displayed for each of the four events. The display columns 614a to 614d display the event contents such as the date and time of the event and the contents of the event (artist name, venue name, etc.).

The administrator refers to the management screen 611 displayed in FIG. 7, and operates and selects the display columns 614a to 614d corresponding to the event for which the store wants to provide a viewing room (S205: Yes). In this embodiment, when the display fields 614a to 614d are selected by operation, event details corresponding to the display fields 614a to 614d are displayed (S206). In the case of FIG. 8, event details such as the project title (event name), performance date and time, PR information of the event, specified time of the viewing room required for viewing the event, application deadline date, date of confirmation of the viewing room, etc. are displayed. there is The administrator confirms the event details, operates the selection button 615a, and sets the viewing room to be provided (S207).

FIG. 9 shows a setting screen for setting the viewing room to be provided. In this embodiment, it is possible to select a form of private room use in which the provided viewing room is used by individuals or groups, and a form of public viewing in which people who do not know each other gather and use one viewing room. be. Public viewing is usually assigned a large viewing room, such as a party room. The administrator operates the selection button 616e labeled "add room" to add a private room use or public viewing room not shown in FIG. When adding a viewing room, it is possible to specify the capacity of the viewing room and the number of rooms in the viewing room. In the example of FIG. 9, display columns 616a to 616c relating to three types of viewing rooms are displayed for private room use. Also, for public viewing, a display column 616d for one type of viewing room is displayed.

Using the setting screen in FIG. 9, the administrator who has finished setting the capacity of the viewing room for viewing event content and the number of rooms operates the operation button 616f, and the setting screen shown in FIG. Proceed to the PR information input screen (S208). In this embodiment, an input field 617a is provided for the user to freely input information about the karaoke store and the viewing room when reserving the viewing room for viewing event content. In the example of FIG. 10, in addition to the PR of the karaoke parlor, usage fees for the viewing room and various conditions for usage are entered. After completing the input, the administrator operates the operation button 617b to display the confirmation screen shown in FIG. 11 (S209).

On the confirmation screen in FIG. 11, various information input using the setting screen in FIG. 9 and the input screen in FIG. 10 are displayed. After confirming the input contents on the confirmation screen in FIG. 11, the administrator confirms the contents by operating the operation button 618c. That is, various information (including the number of viewing rooms and the capacity of each viewing room) input by the administrator is accepted (acceptance processing). If it is confirmed (S210: Yes), the various information (including the number of viewing rooms and the capacity of each viewing room) input on the setting screen of FIG. 9 and the input screen of FIG. It is transmitted to the system 82 (S211: transmission processing). At that time, the manager of the karaoke parlor inputs and confirms the reservation of the viewing room corresponding to the viewing date and viewing time of the event content to the POS device 5 as well.

In the event management system 82, the viewing room storage processing stores the received provision room information. The event management system receives provision room information from the management device 6 of each karaoke parlor until the usage application deadline arrives. After the usage application deadline, the event management system 82 aggregates the received offer room information, and executes the ticket number determination process (S102) described with reference to FIG.

12 and 13 are management screens 611 for managing chain karaoke stores. A plurality of karaoke shops can be managed on the management screen 611 of the chain karaoke shops. The top screen, event selection screen, and event detail screen are the same as when managing a single car laoke store (FIGS. 6 to 8). When an event is selected on the management screen 611 in FIG. 7, the screen transitions to the management screen 611 in FIG. A management screen 611 in FIG. 12 displays a plurality of karaoke parlors capable of reproducing event content. The administrator selects a store that provides a viewing room for viewing content corresponding to the event from among the plurality of karaoke stores using radio buttons. In the example of FIG. 12, two stores, Shinagawa Minatoguchi store and Hotta store, are selected for "E SOUND".

When the operation button 619a is operated after selecting the karaoke parlor providing the viewing room for viewing the content of the event, a viewing room setting screen similar to that of FIG. 9 is displayed. In the management of chain karaoke parlors, the administrator inputs information (including the number of viewing rooms and the capacity of the viewing rooms) regarding viewing rooms provided for each karaoke parlor. That is, the management device 6 receives various information (including the number of viewing rooms and the capacity of each viewing room for each karaoke parlor) input by the administrator (acceptance processing). It should be noted that, instead of such an input form, an input form that allows input of a viewing room provided by each karaoke parlor may be used. When the setting of the viewing room is completed, the screen changes to the same PR information input screen as in FIG. In this embodiment, the PR information about the karaoke parlor selected in FIG. 12 is collectively input for a plurality of karaoke parlors. Instead of such a form, the PR information may be inputted for each karaoke shop selected.

After completing the input of the PR information, the confirmation screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. On the confirmation screen for managing a plurality of karaoke parlors, such as chain store management, information on target parlors to be managed, viewing rooms to be provided for viewing content for events, and PR information are displayed. After finishing the confirmation screen, the administrator operates the operation button 620c to transmit the provided room information including the input and set number of viewing rooms and the capacity of each viewing room to the event management system 82 (S211). Note that it is also possible to change the input contents on the confirmation screen of FIG. 13 by operating the operation buttons 620a and 620c.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the event information transmitted from the event management system 82 is notified by transmitting it to the management device 6 managed by the karaoke store, and the provided room information regarding the viewing room provided for the event information is input and sent back to the event management system 82 . With such a configuration, it is possible to appropriately manage the viewing room in which event content is viewed.

By the way, as explained in the event management process of FIG. 2, when the ticket sales form is lottery sales, if the number of winners is less than the number of issued tickets, remaining tickets are generated (S108: Yes), I explained that it can be switched to general sale (S109). Furthermore, in general sales, if tickets are not sold out by the date and time of the event, it is conceivable that the viewing room reserved for viewing content for the event will become vacant at the karaoke store. Therefore, in this embodiment, at the time of general sale, it is possible to accept a viewing room release operation (release processing) for viewing rooms that have not yet been reserved by users.

The top screen in FIG. 6 is provided with an operation button 613c labeled "confirm entry". The administrator confirms the reservation status of the provided viewing room. When canceling the provided viewing room, the operation button 613c is operated (S203). In the room management process of FIG. 3, when the operation button 613c is operated (S203: entry confirmation), the management screen 611 displaying the event corresponding to the provided viewing room shown in FIG. 14 is displayed (S212). In the example of FIG. 14, there is one event corresponding to the provided viewing room, and the display column 621a corresponding to the event is displayed. In other words, the event management system 82 transmits the event information including the date and time of implementation and the content of the implementation, and the provided room information associated with the event information to the management device 6 that provided the viewing room.

When the display column 621a is selected on the management screen of FIG. 14 (S213: Yes), it is determined whether the event corresponding to the selected display column 621a has been confirmed (S214). Here, the event has been confirmed, which means the state after the fixed date of the lottery sale has arrived. If it has not been finalized (S214: No), that is, before the lottery process (S107) is executed in lottery sales, the application status is displayed (S215).

FIG. 15 shows the management screen 611 displaying the application status. If it is undecided, the number of applications (the number of provided viewing rooms) and the number of applications are displayed for each viewing room capacity type for the provided viewing room. In the present embodiment, the user who purchases the ticket can specify the first and second desired shops, so the number of applications is displayed for each of the first and second choices. The administrator can check the current application status by displaying the application status of the provided viewing room. Further, on the management screen 611 of the application status of the provided viewing room, the administrator cannot perform operations such as canceling the provision of the provided viewing room.

On the other hand, if the event corresponding to the selected display column 621a has been confirmed, the confirmed room management process (S300) is executed. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the confirmed room management processing of this embodiment. When the confirmed room management process (S300) is started, the reservation status of the viewing room provided for the event corresponding to the display column 621a selected in FIG. 14 is displayed.

FIG. 16 shows the management screen 611 displaying the confirmed room status. On the management screen 611, the number of requests (number of viewing rooms provided), the number of confirmations (number of reservations), and confirmation columns 623a to 623d are displayed for each capacity type of the viewing room. In addition, operable buttons 623e to 623h are provided at the bottom of the screen. The administrator operates these buttons 623e to 623h to cancel the viewing room (button 623e), confirm the information of the user who reserved the viewing room (button 623f), send confirmation (button 623g), return to the previous screen ( button 623h) can be performed.

When the button 623f is operated (S308: Yes), the management screen 611 transitions to a user information confirmation screen (S309). FIG. 18 shows the management screen 611 displaying user information. The management screen 611 displays the name, number of people, and telephone number of the representative user (customer) who made the reservation for each viewing room (for each room type). Based on this user information, the administrator can confirm the details of the user who reserved the viewing room.

When the button 623e is operated (S304: Yes), the management screen 611 transitions to the room release screen (S305: display processing). FIG. 17 shows the management screen 611 displaying the room release screen. The management screen 611 displays the confirmed number/the number of applications, the number that can be canceled, and the number that can be canceled for each viewing room (each room type) that can be canceled. As for viewing rooms for one person, the number of requests (provided viewing rooms) is three, while the number of confirmed rooms (the number of reservations) is two. Therefore, the releasable number of viewing rooms for one person is one. For viewing rooms for 2 to 4 people, the requested number (provided viewing room) is 5 rooms, while the confirmed number (reservation number) is 3 rooms. Therefore, the releasable number of viewing rooms for 2 to 4 people is 2 rooms.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 16, for the viewing rooms for 5 to 9 people, the number of applications (viewing rooms provided) is 7 rooms, while the number of confirmed rooms (number of reservations) is 7 rooms. All rooms are reserved. Therefore, viewing rooms for 5 to 9 people cannot be canceled and are not displayed on the management screen 611 of FIG. Also, as shown in FIG. 16, the party room (20 people) is also reserved for one or more people (15 people), so it cannot be canceled, and is displayed on the management screen 611 in FIG. not.

The administrator uses the management screen 611 of FIG. 17 to operate the number selection button displayed on the right side of the column for the number of cancellations to input the number of cancellations. In the example of FIG. 17, both the one-person viewing room and the two to four-person viewing rooms are in a state in which one room is released. By operating the button 624b labeled "Release confirmation", reception processing for receiving reception information including the designated number of cancellations for each viewing room is executed (S306: Yes). It should be noted that the canceling process in the present embodiment can be performed until the date and time of the event, ie, the viewing start date and time of the event content. Then, cancellation information including the number of cancellations specified for each viewing room is transmitted to the event management system 82 (S307: transmission processing). The event management device 82 updates the provision room information based on the cancellation information transmitted from the management device 6 . In addition, the event management system 82 that has received the cancellation information executes exclusion processing for excluding the canceled viewing room from the sale of tickets for the provided room information stored in the viewing room storage processing. By performing exclusion processing in the event management system 82, the number of tickets for viewing event content is changed.

By making it possible to release the provided viewing room in this way, the released viewing room can be used for normal karaoke at the karaoke parlor. For example, the viewing room can be reserved for karaoke. Therefore, it is possible to control the number of viewing rooms to an appropriate number according to the popularity of the event, that is, the ticket sales situation.

In addition, in this embodiment, the karaoke parlor can notify the event management system 82 of confirmation of the reservation status of the provided viewing room. After confirming various situations such as user information, the administrator checks the confirmed room type by operating the confirmation columns 623a to 623d provided for each room type in the management screen 611 of FIG. In FIG. 16, the confirmation column 623d of the party room (20 people) is already checked. After that, by operating the button 623g labeled "confirmation transmission" (S302: Yes), confirmation information indicating that the checked viewing room has been confirmed by the karaoke store side is sent to the event management system 82 side. (S303). Through such processing, both the karaoke store and the event management system 82 can confirm that the provided viewing room is provided as a room for viewing the content of the event. In addition, regarding the provided viewing room for which the confirmation information has not been sent, the administrator who manages the event management system 82 will contact the karaoke store that has the viewing room by telephone or other contact means. It is possible to confirm and confirm availability of the viewing room.

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to cancel the provision of the viewing room provided by the karaoke store for viewing the content corresponding to the event. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately manage the number of viewing rooms according to the sales of tickets or the situation of karaoke parlors.

Next, application processing by a user who views content corresponding to an event in the provided viewing room will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing application processing according to this embodiment. Application processing can be performed by accessing the event management system 82 using the home computer 72 shown in FIG. 1 or the mobile terminal 71 . In this embodiment, the case of using the mobile terminal 71 will be described.

The user uses the mobile terminal 71 to access the event management system 82 . FIG. 20A shows a mobile terminal screen 711 when the event management system 82 is accessed. The mobile terminal screen of FIG. 20A is provided with a search field 711a for searching by content name and a search field 711b for searching by artist. The user enters desired search conditions in the search fields 711a and 711b and operates the search button 711c to search for content that the user wants to view.

FIG. 20B shows the result of searching based on various conditions on the portable terminal screen 711 of FIG. 20A. FIG. 20(B) shows a case where the content is in a live form, that is, a case where the viewable time zone (distribution time zone) is predetermined. In the example of FIG. 20B, the content name, artist, start date and time, and viewing fee are displayed for the content. The start date and time is the date and time when the playback of the content is started, and in this example, the content will be played from 19:00 on November 30, 2019. In addition, in this embodiment, viewing of content is charged, and the fee is set according to the number of viewers. In addition, as a charge form for content viewing, it is possible to adopt various forms such as free charge, same charge for up to a predetermined number of people (for example, up to 5 people), age and gender-based forms, etc. be.

The user refers to the mobile terminal screen of FIG. 20B to confirm the content of the selected content. By confirming the content to be viewed and operating the designation button 711f, the content designation processing (S401) is completed. Here, in the present embodiment, tickets are sold for participation in events, that is, for viewing content. There are two types of ticket sales: lottery sales and general sales. In lottery sales, a predetermined application period is set from the start of sales, and applications are solicited from users during the period. After the end of the application period, the winners will be selected by lottery from among the applications, and the winners will be notified of the reservation. In addition, if the number of applicants in the lottery sales is less than the number of tickets issued, they will be sold in general sales. On the other hand, general sales are forms in which tickets are sold in order to users who wish to purchase them. In the following description, lottery sales will be described in detail.

After the contents are designated, if the sales form is lottery sales (S402: lottery sales), the screen is switched to a screen for inputting the number of viewers. As described with reference to FIG. 20B, in the present embodiment, the viewing fee is set according to the number of viewers. Therefore, as shown in the mobile terminal screen 711 of FIG. 20(C), the user inputs the number of viewers in the input field 711g (S403). The viewing fee is calculated and displayed on the mobile terminal screen 711 based on the input number of viewers. After inputting the number of viewers on the mobile terminal screen 711 of FIG. 4(C), when the enter button 711h is operated, the processing (S404) of designating the shops that can apply is started.

FIGS. 21(D) to 22(H) are screen transitions of the mobile terminal screen 711 showing how karaoke parlors are selected. In this embodiment, first, a prefecture is selected using selection buttons 712a to 712e on the mobile terminal screen 711 shown in FIG. 21(D). Then, using the selection buttons 712f to 712j on the portable terminal screen in FIG. 21(E), the area within the prefecture selected in FIG. 21(D) is selected. After that, using the selection buttons 712k to 712p on the portable terminal screen 711 in FIG. 21(F), the store within the area selected in FIG. 21(E) is selected. In FIG. 21(E), the display "Pa" displayed on the right side of the selection buttons 712k, 712n, and 712p of some stores indicates that the store supports public viewing.

When a store to apply for is selected on the portable terminal screen 711 of FIG. 21(F), a detailed store screen shown in FIG. 22(G) is displayed. A description column 713a is provided on the store details screen, and it is possible to confirm the description (PR information) of the store. In addition, a check box 713b is displayed for public viewing compatible stores. When applying for public viewing, the user operates this check box 713b to put it in a checked state as shown in FIG. 22(G). Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is possible to select the second desired store. When selecting the second desired store, the user operates the button 713c to return to the mobile terminal screen 711 shown in FIGS. 21(D) to 22(G), and selects the second desired store.

After finishing the selection of the store, the user confirms the selection of the store to apply for by pressing the button 713d (S404). When the store selection is completed, the application confirmation screen shown in FIG. 22(H) is displayed. On the application confirmation screen, various application details such as selected content, selected store, lottery date, etc. are displayed. The user operates the button 714a to confirm the content of the application (S405). On the other hand, when correcting the content of the application, the user operates the button 714b to move to a screen (not shown) in which the selected content can be corrected.

When the application details are finalized (S405), settlement processing (S406) associated with this application is executed. Although the payment processing screen is not shown in the drawing, the payment processing (S406) is processing performed in cooperation with the payment server 81, and is processing for paying a fee necessary for viewing content. As a settlement method, various settlement methods such as credit card, prepaid card, electronic money, convenience store settlement, etc. are possible. In the present embodiment, the content viewing fee and the viewing room usage fee are required, but both or at least one of them may be paid in the settlement process (S406). Unpaid fees in the settlement process (S406) may be paid at the karaoke store when using the viewing room. Also, in the settlement process (S406) at the time of lottery sales in the present embodiment, payment is executed when winning is confirmed, and payment is not executed when winning is lost. It should be noted that the settlement process (S406) in the lottery sale can be performed not only at the time of application as described above, but also in various other forms such as after confirmation of winning.

When the settlement process (S406) is completed, the application process for lottery sales is completed. In the application process for lottery sales, after the lottery is held on the lottery day, the user who has applied is notified of winning or losing. In this embodiment, notification is made by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address registered in advance by the applying user. The form of notification is not limited to such a form, and various forms such as, for example, notification by a dedicated application can be adopted.

FIG. 23 shows a reservation completion screen (at the time of winning) displayed on the mobile terminal screen 711 . The event management system 82 of the present embodiment executes a ticket issuing process of transmitting a reservation completion screen as a ticket to the mobile terminal 71 or the like of the winner (person to whom the ticket is issued). The reservation completion screen displays various information related to the reservation such as the reserved store, the reserved viewing room, the date and time of the reservation, the number of persons reserved, and the like, in addition to the information about the designated content (reserved content). Further, code information 715a (in this embodiment, a QR code (registered trademark) is used) required for viewing the content is displayed. The user can view the content by causing the remote controller to read the code information 715a.

On the other hand, in the application process of FIG. 19, if the specified content is for general sale (S402: general sale), the user uses the mobile terminal 71 or the like to input the number of viewers (S407), and the available store is displayed (S408), the store (viewing room) is selected (S409), and the payment process (S410) is executed, the reservation completion screen displaying the code information 715a is acquired (S411), as in FIG.

As described above, in the event viewing room recruitment system of the present embodiment, it is possible to reserve both content and a viewing room in which the content can be viewed. Next, viewing of content by a user who has made a reservation in this way will be described.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration in a karaoke parlor. As shown in FIG. 24, karaoke machines 2a to 2k and monitors 41a to 41k are installed in each room (viewing room) from A to K, respectively. Karaoke machines 2a to 2k are connected to LAN 100 via LAN cables to form a network. Furthermore, the LAN 100 is connected to the Internet via a router 120 and an optical modem 121, and can communicate with a server (not shown). Under such a network environment, the karaoke apparatuses 2a to 2k can download new music information or manage user information and usage histories by communicating with the server. 1 is also connected to the LAN 100 and can communicate with the event management system 82 and the like via the Internet.

The remote controller 1, which outputs song selection instructions and various control commands to the karaoke machine 2, is managed by a manager (also called an employee or staff) at a counter. A customer (user) who visits a karaoke store completes procedures at the counter and borrows the remote controller 1. - 特許庁At that time, the user presents the reservation completion screen of FIG. 23 to the staff as a ticket for viewing the content. The staff confirms the reservation using the POS device 5 installed in the counter or the like, and guides the user to the room (viewing room) indicated on the ticket. The POS device 5 is an information processing device that manages users, and can manage reservation status of users in each room (viewing room), number of people entering the room, time of visit, time of stay, time of leaving, fee, and the like. It is possible. In addition, in this embodiment, it is connected to the LAN 100, and communication via the Internet, or communication with the karaoke devices 2a to 2k installed in each room (viewing room), or the remote control device 1 is also possible. It has become.

The remote control device 1 borrowed by the user has a wireless LAN function, is connected to the LAN 100 via one of the access points 110a to 110c installed in the store, and can communicate with the associated karaoke machine 2. It is possible.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the configuration of a karaoke system 3 (corresponding to a "content reproduction system") according to an embodiment of the present invention. The karaoke system 3 in this embodiment includes a karaoke device 2 (corresponding to a "content reproduction device") and a remote control device 1 (corresponding to a "content reproduction instruction device"). The karaoke machine 2 and the remote control device 1 are connected to form a network using a LAN 100 and an access point 110 . In FIG. 24, subscripts a to k are attached so as to identify the karaoke devices 2a to 2k and monitors 41a to 41k installed in each room (viewing room). It is omitted.

The karaoke device 2 includes a sound control section 25 as performance means for playing music. The karaoke machine 2 also includes an operation unit 21 as input means on the karaoke machine 2 side, which is composed of switches for receiving various inputs from the user. The karaoke device 2 includes an operation processing section 22 that interprets an input from the operation section 21 and transmits it to the control section 30 . The karaoke machine 2 also includes an HDD 32 (hard disk) as storage means on the karaoke machine 2 side for storing various kinds of information. The karaoke machine 2 is provided with a LAN communication section 24 as communication means on the karaoke machine side in order to connect to the LAN 100 .

The karaoke machine 2 also includes image reproducing means for displaying images such as lyrics and background images on the monitor 41 . This video reproducing means includes a video reproducing section 29 for reproducing a background video based on background video information, a video RAM 28 for temporarily storing the background video to be reproduced, and a video control section 31 for superimposing lyrics on the reproduced background video. It has Note that the image control unit 31 may have a function of applying an image effect to the background image.

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

The touch panel monitor 33 of this embodiment can also function as an operation means similar to the touch panel monitor 11 which is the operation means of the remote control device 1 . The user can select a piece of music from the touch panel monitor 33 and have the karaoke apparatus 2 directly make a reservation.

Further, the karaoke machine 2 has a control unit 30 composed of a CPU or the like as control means for controlling each component in an integrated manner, and a memory 27 for temporarily storing information necessary for executing various programs. I have.

With such a configuration, the karaoke device 2 executes various types of processing, and the main functions of the karaoke device 2 are music selection processing, reproduction processing, and the like. The music selection process is a process for designating and reserving music based on designation from the user, and is executed in cooperation with the remote control device 1 . The reservation information including the music ID for identifying the music transmitted from the remote control device 1 is registered in the reservation table stored in the memory 27. - 特許庁The reproduction process is a process of reproducing music based on the reservation information registered in the reservation table, and is a process in which the performance process and the lyrics reproduction process are executed in synchronization. In addition, in the reproduction process of the present embodiment, it is possible to reproduce not only music but also various contents such as movies, dramas, variety shows, PVs (promotion videos), and live music.

The performance processing for reproducing music is processing for causing the acoustic control section 25 to perform the accompaniment information included in the karaoke information. The music played by the sound control unit 25 is emitted from the speaker 42 together with the singing voice input from the singing microphones 44a and 44b. The lyric reproduction process is a process of assisting singing by displaying the lyric on the monitor 41 based on the lyric information included in the karaoke information. A background image display process may be executed to superimpose a background image on the lyrics displayed in the lyrics reproduction process.

On the other hand, the remote controller 1 transmits various instructions such as reservation information to the karaoke machine 2 and receives various information from the karaoke machine 2 or a karaoke management server 84 connected to the Internet. In this embodiment, an operation unit 17 such as buttons and a touch panel monitor 11 are provided as a user interface. The touch panel monitor 11 includes a display section 11a and a touch panel 11b, and displays various interfaces on the display section 11a and can receive touch input from the user.

Furthermore, the remote control device 1 includes a database required for song searches, various programs, a memory 14 for storing various information generated in accordance with the execution of the programs, and a remote controller side control unit for collectively controlling these configurations. means. The remote control side control means includes a control section 15 composed of a CPU or the like, an image control section 13 for forming an image to be displayed on the display section 11a, a video RAM 12 for temporarily storing image information to be displayed, and an operation section 17. and an operation processing unit 18 that interprets the input of and transmits it to the control unit 15 .

Further, the remote control device 1 of the present embodiment has a camera 93 arranged above the touch panel monitor 11, and is capable of photographing or reading an image. An NFC sensor 94 is provided as a proximity sensor on the right side of the touch panel monitor 11, and information stored in an IC card held over the NFC sensor 94 or stored in a mobile terminal such as a smart phone can be read. It is possible.

The remote control device 1 is wirelessly connected to the access point 110 by the wireless LAN communication unit 16 , thereby being connected to the network formed by the LAN 100 . Each remote control device 1 is associated with a specific karaoke device 2 in advance. Various commands output from the remote control device 1 are received by the associated karaoke device 2 . The operation of the karaoke device 2 can also be performed using a portable terminal 71 such as a smart phone possessed by the user (customer). In that case, when the user comes to the store, the portable terminal 71 possessed by the user is associated with the karaoke device 2 .

Here, the association processing for associating the remote control device 1 and the karaoke device 2 will be described. The association processing may be (1) performed in advance by an employee of the store, or (2) performed by the user.

In the case of (1), the remote control device 1 and the karaoke device 2 are associated in advance by an employee's operation, and at the counter of the store, the karaoke device 2 installed in the room (viewing room) where the user enters. The associated remote control device 1 is rented.

In the case of (2), the remote control device 1 rented out at the counter is in a state in which the association has been canceled, and the association processing is executed by the user's operation in the room (viewing room) where the user has entered. Then, the borrowed remote control device 1 and the karaoke device 2 installed in the room (viewing room) entered are associated.

Now, an example of the association processing will be described. 26 and 27 show the association processing in this embodiment. FIG. 26 shows the association processing executed on the remote control device 1 side, and FIG. 27 shows the association processing executed on the karaoke device 2 side. It is a flow diagram showing . In this embodiment, the correspondence processing is performed by communicating between the infrared communication section 19 on the remote control device 1 side and the infrared communication section 23 on the karaoke device 2 side. When the remote control device 1 receives an instruction to start the association process, the remote control device 1 transmits a connection notification to the karaoke device 2 (S601).

When the reception of this connection notification is confirmed in the karaoke device 2 (S610: Yes), the device side identification information is transmitted via the infrared communication section 23 (S611). In this embodiment, the device ID of the karaoke device 2 and the IP address assigned to the karaoke device 2 are used as the device-side identification information. Note that the device ID as the destination is not particularly required. This is because the infrared communication is performed while the remote control device 1 and the karaoke device 2 face each other. In this embodiment, as communication means for transmitting/receiving connection notification and device side identification information, other than infrared communication, other wireless communication means may be adopted, and wired communication means may also be used. be.

The remote control device 1 waits for reception of device-side identification information transmitted by infrared rays from the karaoke device 2 (S602). When the device-side identification information is received, the received device-side identification information is stored (S603), and the association processing ends. After the matching process is completed, it becomes possible to identify the associated karaoke machine 2 on the LAN 100 by using the device-side identification information, and perform wireless communication with the karaoke machine 2 via the access point 110. It becomes possible to perform transmission of various information. If the remote control device 1 does not receive the infrared device identification information for a predetermined period of time (S604: Yes), the association processing ends as time-out processing.

The karaoke system 3 of this embodiment can reproduce not only music, but also various contents such as movies, dramas, variety shows, PVs (promotion videos), and live music. Content includes free content that can be played back freely and charged content that requires payment for viewing the content. 19 to 23, a user who wishes to view paid content uses a portable terminal 71 such as a smartphone possessed by the user or an information processing device such as a home computer 72. Execute the application process (FIG. 19) for the desired content. As a result, the code information 715a (in this embodiment, a QR code (registered trademark) is used) is received on the reservation completion screen or the like described in FIG.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing the data configuration of ticket information according to this embodiment. The ticket information is information stored in the event management system 82 after the ticket is sold, and in this embodiment, includes a ticket ID, content-related information, a content ID, and the number of viewers. The content-related information includes content names and performer names. In addition, it is also possible to distribute live video of concerts and the like in real time as content, and in the case of live video content, the distribution start date and time is also included.

Next, a method for viewing content (paid) in the karaoke system 3 will be described. FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an initial screen of the remote control device 1 according to this embodiment. The initial screen includes a music selection area 62 and a video distribution service display area 64 . When performing karaoke, the user can select a music selection method displayed in the music selection area 62 to move to a music selection screen corresponding to the music selection method and specify a desired music. Also, a user who wants to enjoy content can display a content selection screen by selecting the video distribution service display area 64 to select desired content.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a content selection screen according to this embodiment. Content-related information and content thumbnail images are displayed in pairs on the content selection screen, and the user can select desired content while viewing it. In addition, a button 111 written as "read ticket" is displayed in the information on the right side of the content selection screen. A user who has already purchased a ticket for paid content operates this button 111 to start content reservation processing.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing content reproduction reservation processing according to this embodiment. By operating the button 111 displayed on the content selection screen of FIG. 30, content reproduction reservation processing is started. When the content reservation process is started, first, the reading explanation screen shown in FIG. 32 is displayed (S701). The reading explanation screen displays how to read the ticket purchased by the user. In this embodiment, the user receives the code information 715a by e-mail or using an application dedicated to ticket purchase and displays the code information 715a on the portable terminal 71 such as a smart phone (Step 1). Then, the code information 715a displayed on the portable terminal 71 is read by the camera 93 of the remote control device 1 (Step 2). Reading of the code information 715 a is started by operating the button 112 .

When the button 112 is operated on the reading explanation screen, the ticket reading screen shown in FIG. 33 is displayed (S702). An image captured by the camera 93 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 11 on the ticket reading screen. Further, a QR reading range 113 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 11 , and the user should move the mobile terminal 71 so that the code information 715 a displayed on the mobile terminal 71 is photographed within this QR reading range 113 . and the positional relationship of the remote controller 1 are adjusted.

By positioning the code information 715a within the QR reading range 113, the remote control device 1 recognizes the code information 715a. is sent to the event management system 82, and ticket information corresponding to the ticket ID described with reference to FIG. 28 is received (S704). Upon receiving the ticket information, the remote controller 1 displays a ticket confirmation screen based on the ticket information. It should be noted that the ticket ID transmitted from the remote control device 1 is preferably encrypted before being transmitted. Further, it is preferable that the ticket server that receives the ticket ID confirms the validity of the ticket ID, and transmits the ticket information to the remote control device 1 when the validity can be confirmed.

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing a ticket confirmation screen according to this embodiment. The ticket confirmation screen displays the content name (content A), performer name (performer B), and distribution start date and time (start date and time) based on the received ticket information. In addition, the number of viewers (three) is also displayed so that "tickets for three people have been read" is displayed (S705).

On the other hand, when the button 115 is operated on the ticket confirmation screen, the process proceeds to the next process. In this embodiment, since the number of viewers is specified in the ticket information, the number of viewers specified in the ticket information is notified, and after confirming that it is within the number of people actually in the room (viewing room), Allows viewing of content. In this embodiment, the number of viewers is displayed on the touch panel monitor 11 of the remote control device 1, and viewing of the content is permitted by confirmation work by the employee (manager/staff) of the store.

Notification and confirmation of the number of viewers according to this embodiment will be described below. When the button 115 is operated on the ticket confirmation screen, the number of people confirmation explanation screen shown in FIG. 35 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 11 . This number confirmation explanation screen displays that the user (customer) requests the employee (staff) to confirm the number of people. A user calls an employee using an extension telephone or the like installed in a room (viewing room) and waits for the employee to come to the room.

The employee called by the user operates the button 116 displayed on the number confirmation explanation screen to display the staff exclusive confirmation screen shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the display of the staff-dedicated confirmation screen corresponds to notification of the number of viewers to the employees (S706). The staff-dedicated confirmation screen displays the number of viewers (the number of users, three in this example) in addition to various information included in the content-related information such as the name of the content. The employee confirms whether or not the number of viewers displayed on the staff-dedicated confirmation screen is within the number of users actually in the room (viewing room) (S707).

When it is confirmed that the number of viewers is within the number of users actually in the room (viewing room) (S708: Yes), the employee operates the button 118 on the staff-dedicated confirmation screen to display the screen shown in FIG. The IC card reading screen shown is displayed and permission processing (S709) is executed. In this embodiment, by holding an IC card possessed by an employee who has authorization authority over the NFC 94 mounted on the remote control device 1, the information stored in the IC card is read, and if the information is correct, the content is displayed. viewing is permitted. If viewing of the content is permitted, the reservation confirmation screen shown in FIG. 38 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 11 (S710). A button 119 is displayed on the reservation confirmation screen, and when the user operates the button 119 (S711: Yes), reservation information including the content ID is transmitted to the karaoke device 2 (S712).

On the other hand, when confirming the staff-only confirmation screen in FIG. 36, if the number of users actually in the room (viewing room) is different than the displayed number of viewers (S708: No), it is necessary to pay to view the content. will be in short supply. In that case, the employee operates the button 117 to cause the user to perform the billing process (S715). As the billing process (S715), it is conceivable that an additional ticket is purchased on the portable terminal 71 owned by the user and read on the ticket reading screen. Various forms are conceivable, such as purchasing tickets or collecting fees for additional tickets at a store.

When the billing process (S715) is completed and the number of viewers is changed (S716), the staff-only confirmation screen is displayed with the changed number of viewers, and the system waits for confirmation by the employee again. In this case, the number of viewers stipulated in the ticket information is within the number of people actually in the room (viewing room), so the employee operates the button 118 to execute permission processing (S709) using the IC card. do.

FIG. 39 shows a flow chart showing the reproduction process executed by the karaoke machine 2. As shown in FIG. The karaoke machine 2 refers to the reservation table (S801) and determines whether or not there is reservation information to be reproduced next (S802). If there is reservation information (S802: Yes), it is determined whether or not the content specifying the start time is included in the reservation information (S803). Here, the content with a specified start time is content for which the start time is specified in advance, such as live broadcast of a live concert or the opening of a movie, based on the distribution start date and time in the ticket information. It is possible to determine For example, when it is determined that the content ID included in the reservation information specifies the distribution start date and time by referring to the ticket information, it is determined that the content is a start time specified content. On the other hand, if a movie, drama, promotional video, or the like that is being shown does not have a distribution start date and time or is being distributed at the present time, it is determined that the content is not a start-time-specified content.

If it is determined that there is no delivery time specified content (S803: No), it is determined whether the reservation information to be played next specifies a song or content (S804). When a song ID is specified in the reservation information (S804: song), playback of karaoke information corresponding to the song of the specified song ID is started (S805), and playback of the song is finished (S806: Yes), Return to check of reservation table (S801). On the other hand, if a content ID is specified in the reservation information (S804: content), playback of the content corresponding to the content of the specified content ID is started (S809), and playback of the music ends (S810: Yes). , return to the check of the reservation table (S801).

On the other hand, if it is determined that there is start time specified content in the reservation table (S803: Yes), a predetermined time (10 Minutes before), it is determined whether or not the reservation (music or content) at the top of the reservation table can be finished playing (S808). If the reproduction can be finished (S808: Yes), the reserved song at the top of the reservation table is reproduced (S805), or the content at the top of the reservation table is reproduced (S509). On the other hand, if the playback of the first reservation cannot be completed (S808: No), the content waits for playback of the start time specified content, and after the start time arrives, playback of the start time specified content is started (S809). When the reproduction of the content ends (S810: Yes), the process returns to checking the reservation table (S801).

In this embodiment, when reproducing content for which the number of viewers is specified, the number of viewers is displayed on the monitor 41 on which the content is reproduced and displayed. By displaying the number of viewers on the monitor 41, it becomes possible for an employee or the like to easily check the number of viewers while the content is being reproduced. In addition, it is possible to make the viewers recognize the number of viewers, and there is an effect of suppressing illegal viewing in which the number of viewers exceeds the number of viewers. The display of the number of viewers during content reproduction is not limited to the display on the monitor 41. For example, it may be displayed on the touch panel monitor 11 of the remote control device 1, and the number of viewers can be visually recognized in the room where the content is reproduced. It is conceivable to display on various display units. The number of viewers may be displayed at all times during content reproduction, or may be displayed at appropriate timing during content reproduction.

In this way, in this embodiment, music and content are managed by the same reservation table, and for example, music information can be reproduced between reproductions of content. Also, when playing back content with a specified start time, such as a live broadcast of a concert, where the delivery start date and time are specified, it is possible to play back the song or view other content until just before the playback. ing.

Note that in the present embodiment, a piece of music or other content that can be finished playing is played before the start time of the start time-designated content arrives. It is not limited to such a form, and for example, when the start time arrives, various forms can be adopted such as interrupting the reproduction of the currently playing music or other content and starting the reproduction of the content specified by the start time. can be considered.

The event viewing room recruiting system according to the present embodiment has been described above, but the event viewing room recruiting system according to the present invention can adopt various forms. Modifications will be described below.

[Modified Example 1: Use of Available Room Information]
As described with reference to FIG. 9, the setting of the provided viewing room is performed by the administrator by operating the selection button 616e labeled "Add Room" to designate private room use or public viewing, the number of people that can be accommodated, and the , by specifying the number of viewing rooms to offer. Instead of such a form, information on viewing rooms in karaoke stores (capacity of each viewing room, number of viewing rooms, etc.) can be provided for viewing rooms provided for viewing content corresponding to the event. Room information may be stored in the management device 6 in advance, or may be stored in the event management system 82 in association with the installed store code or the chain store code. The administrator can easily select the viewing room based on the available room information.

[Modification 2: Coordination between management device 6 and POS device 5]
Further, as shown in FIG. 24, in this embodiment, a management device 6 for managing the viewing room and a POS device 5 for managing the reservation of the room (viewing room) in the karaoke store when using karaoke are provided. there is The administrator checks the reservation status and the like with the POS device 5, and uses the management device 6 to apply for provision of the viewing room or cancel the requested viewing room. As described above, the management device 6 and the POS device 5 are not linked with each other, but are linked by the operation of the administrator. Instead of such a form, the management device 6 and the POS device 5 may be linked.

For example, when determining the viewing room to be provided, the availability of the room (viewing room) during the period from the start to the end of the content for the event may be included in the available room information. The management device 6 receives the available room information from the POS device 5, and based on the available room information, selects a room (viewing room) for which hourly rental has not been reserved for content corresponding to the event. It can be displayed as a viewing room that can be provided for viewing.

In addition, it is also possible for the management device 6 to notify the POS device 5 that a room (viewing room) for which an application for a viewing room to be provided has been completed has been reserved. When the provision of the provided viewing room is canceled, it is also possible to cancel the reservation of the room from the management device 6 to the POS device 5 (viewing room). In this manner, the management device 6 and the POS device 5 cooperate with each other to facilitate management of the rooms (viewing rooms) in the karaoke parlor.

When the management device 6 and the POS device 5 cooperate with each other, both devices may be configured as one device. That is, the management function program and the POS function program may be executed by a single personal computer, and both programs may cooperate with each other to realize the functions described above.

[Modification 3: Information collection from karaoke device 2]
In addition, karaoke machines 2 of other companies or karaoke machines 2 of different models may be used in karaoke shops. In the case of other companies' karaoke machines 2 or karaoke machines 2 of different models, there are cases where they do not support the content viewing for the event proposed this time. Also, in a karaoke store, the karaoke device 2 installed in each room (viewing room) may be replaced with another model due to (viewing room) circumstances such as a model change. The administrator needs to confirm whether the karaoke device 2 installed in the room in the karaoke parlor is compatible with content viewing, and determine the room (viewing room) as the viewing room to be provided. Instead of such a form, the management device 6 or the POS device 5 may communicate with the karaoke device 2 installed in the karaoke parlor and confirm the karaoke device 2 corresponding to the content viewing for the event. By associating the karaoke device 2 installed in the room with the form of the room (viewing room) (room number, capacity, etc.), it is possible to easily form information on available rooms.

Also, such a form may be applied to use at chain stores. In the case of use at a chain store, information on available rooms is required for multiple karaoke stores, but it is possible to easily designate a viewing room based on the available room information received from each karaoke store. .

[Modification 4: Information provision to administrator]
Further, in the setting of the viewing room provided in FIG. 9, the form (capacity) and the number of the viewing room are determined by the judgment of the manager. Since the administrator determines these items according to the contents of the event content, various prior knowledge such as how popular the event is is required. Instead of such a form, when recruiting viewing rooms provided for viewing content corresponding to the event, the event management system 82 determines the expected number of customers to view the content for the event at each karaoke store, or The management device 6 may be notified of reference information for designating a room (viewing room), such as the number of rooms for each type of room (viewing room) (capacity). The administrator can refer to the reference information and easily specify the viewing room.

At that time, the event management system 82 may calculate reference information based on various information such as the area of the karaoke parlor, the popularity of the artist performing the event, and the ticket sales record of the target karaoke parlor. The reference information may be calculated based on these various types of information, or may be predicted by the administrator.

[Modification 4: Notification to karaoke shop]
In this embodiment, the manager of the karaoke parlor operates the management device 6 and confirms the reservation status of the viewing room using the management screen 611 described with reference to FIG. Instead of or in addition to such a form, the event management system 82 sends the confirmed reservation status to the management device 6 by e-mail or pushes it to the program used by the management device 6. It is also possible to actively notify the management device 6, such as by transmitting. At that time, the reservation status of the karaoke parlor may be used as a condition for notification. For example, the condition may be that the reservation status of the store is lower than a predetermined rate.

[Modification 5: Addition of Viewing Room]
In this embodiment, when the lottery date arrives and the lottery sales are switched to the general sales, the management device 6 managed by the karaoke store cancels the viewing room that has been provided but has not been confirmed. It was possible to perform cancellation processing to do. By the way, in a karaoke shop, in addition to some viewing rooms that have not been confirmed (reserved), all the viewing rooms may be confirmed (reserved), or some viewing rooms may be confirmed. Conceivable. Such a situation will occur when the popularity of the event is high. In view of such a situation, it is possible to adopt a form in which additional viewing rooms can be provided. When adding viewing rooms to be provided, the management device 6 transmits additional information input by the administrator to the event management system 82 . The event management system 82 that has received the additional information changes the number of issued tickets based on the received additional information. The viewing room may be added at the time when lottery sales are switched to general sales, as in the present embodiment. In addition, lottery sales may be divided into a primary lottery and a secondary lottery, and may be conducted after the primary lottery and before the secondary lottery.

Note that the present invention can perform additional processing using additional information described in Modification 5 in addition to or instead of the release processing using the release information described in the present embodiment. In this specification, at least one of release information and additional information is defined as change information. Also, at least one of the cancellation process and the addition process is defined as the change process.

In addition, the timing of performing change processing (cancellation processing, additional processing) based on such change information (cancellation information, additional information) is when lottery sales are switched to general sales. may be before the That is, it is possible to change the viewing room other than the viewing room reserved by the user (customer) at an appropriate timing.

Although the event viewing room recruiting system according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the event viewing room recruiting system, but may be an event management system or an event management system that constitutes a part of the event viewing room recruiting system. An event management program to be executed or a program (provided room release program, etc.) to be executed by the management device also belongs to this category.

1: remote control device 30: control unit 2 (2a to 2k): karaoke device 31: video control unit 3: karaoke system 32: HDD
5: POS device 33: touch panel monitor 6: management device 33a: display unit 11: touch panel monitor 33b: touch panel 11a: display unit 41 (41a to 41k): monitor 11b: touch panel 42: speaker 12: video RAM 44a: singing microphone 13: Video control unit 44b: Singing microphone 14: Memory 62: Music selection area 15: Control unit 64: Video distribution service display area 16: Wireless LAN communication unit 71: Mobile terminal 17: Operation unit 72: Home computer 18: Operation Processing unit 81: Settlement server 19: Infrared communication unit 82: Event management system 21: Operation unit 83: Wireless base station 22: Operation processing unit 93: Camera 23: Infrared communication unit 94: NFC sensor 24: LAN communication unit 110 (110a 110c): Access point 25: Sound control unit 120: Router 27: Memory 121: Optical modem 28: Video RAM 611: Management screen 29: Video playback unit 711: Mobile terminal screen

Claims (10)

An event viewing room recruitment system having an event management system and a management device capable of communicating with the event management system,
The event management system can execute provision room information transmission processing and change processing,
The providing room information transmission process transmits the providing room information associated with the event information including the implementation date and time and the implementation content to the corresponding management device,
The provided room information is information about the viewing room provided for viewing the content corresponding to the event information for the store that rents the viewing room installed with the content reproducing device for reproducing the content by the hour,
The change processing updates the provided room information based on the change information transmitted from the management device,
The management device can execute display processing, reception processing, and transmission processing,
The display processing displays the provided room information transmitted by the provided room information transmission processing on the display unit,
The reception processing receives an operation to change the provision of the viewing room of the provision room information displayed by the display processing,
The event viewing room recruiting system transmits change information indicating the change operation received in the reception process to the event management system in the transmission process. 2. The event viewing room recruitment system according to claim 1, wherein the change operation in the acceptance process is at least one of adding or canceling a viewing room provided for viewing content corresponding to event information. 3. The event viewing room recruitment system according to claim 1, wherein the event management system is capable of executing an application process for applying for a viewing room in the provision room information corresponding to the event information. 4. The receiving process according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the viewing room of the providing room information that has not been reserved can receive an operation of changing provision for viewing of the content corresponding to the event information. Event viewing room recruitment system. 5. The event viewing room according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the event management system is capable of executing a ticket issuance process of determining ticket issuers by lottery from ticket purchase applicants. recruitment system. 6. The event viewing room recruitment system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the acceptance process is executed during a period until the date and time of the event. 7. The event viewing according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the provided room information includes the number of viewing rooms provided for viewing content corresponding to the event information and the capacity of each viewing room. Room recruitment system. 7. The event according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the management device is capable of executing a reflection process of reflecting the change operation received by the reception process on a POS device that manages hourly rental of the viewing room. viewing room recruitment system. An event management system communicable with a management device,
The event management system can execute provision room information transmission processing and change processing,
The providing room information transmission process transmits the providing room information associated with the event information including the implementation date and time and the implementation content to the corresponding management device,
The provided room information is information about the viewing room provided for viewing the content corresponding to the event information for the store that rents the viewing room installed with the content reproducing device for reproducing the content by the hour,
The change processing updates the provided room information based on the change information transmitted from the management device,
The management device can execute display processing, reception processing, and transmission processing,
The display processing displays the provided room information transmitted by the provided room information transmission processing on the display unit,
The reception processing receives an operation to change the provision of the viewing room of the provision room information displayed by the display processing,
The event management system in the transmission process transmits change information indicating the change operation received in the reception process to the event management system. An event management program executed in an event management system communicable with a management device,
making it possible to execute provision room information transmission processing and change processing,
The providing room information transmission process transmits the providing room information associated with the event information including the implementation date and time and the implementation content to the corresponding management device,
The provided room information is information about the viewing room provided for viewing the content corresponding to the event information for the store that rents the viewing room installed with the content reproducing device for reproducing the content by the hour,
The change processing updates the provided room information based on the change information transmitted from the management device,
The management device can execute display processing, reception processing, and transmission processing,
The display processing displays the provided room information transmitted by the provided room information transmission processing on the display unit,
The reception processing receives an operation to change the provision of the viewing room of the provision room information displayed by the display processing,
The transmission process is an event management program that transmits change information indicating a change operation received in the reception process to the event management system.

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