JP7325908B2 - karaoke system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a karaoke system having a karaoke device and a server device.

A karaoke machine has hardware such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an information storage device, an input/output device and a communication circuit, and operates by executing a computer program with the CPU. A karaoke machine having such a configuration may not operate normally due to some trouble during operation.

Some karaoke machines have a function of automatically restarting the karaoke machine when the karaoke machine does not operate normally. For example, Patent Literature 1 below describes a karaoke machine that restarts the main CPU when a failure occurs in the main CPU.

JP 2005-266646 A

By the way, in a karaoke service using a karaoke parlor, a service provider provides users with a karaoke room provided in the karaoke parlor and a karaoke device installed in the karaoke room. And, it is often implemented in the form of paying the provider a usage fee according to the usage time of the karaoke machine.

If the karaoke machine is restarted while the user is using the karaoke machine, the user cannot use the karaoke machine while the karaoke machine is being restarted. In this case, even though the user was temporarily unable to use the karaoke machine due to the restart of the karaoke machine, during the time from the start time to the end time of use of the karaoke room and the karaoke machine, The user must pay the corresponding usage fee, which leaves the user dissatisfied.

In this regard, it is conceivable that the service provider side adjusts the amount of usage fee charged to the user according to the time spent in the restart processing of the karaoke machine. However, with this method, it is difficult for the provider to grasp the time spent in the restart processing of the karaoke machine, and it is difficult to accurately adjust the usage fee.

In addition, in the above Patent Document 1, when the karaoke machine is restarted in the middle of playing a song, the song that was in the middle of playing is played again from the beginning of the song. A technique for controlling so as not to perform duplicate billing processing is described. However, since this technique is based on the premise of a karaoke service in which billing is performed for each song, this technique is used to bill according to the usage time of the karaoke room and the karaoke machine as described above. It cannot be applied to the karaoke service of the form.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, for example, and an object of the present invention is to reduce user's dissatisfaction caused by restarting a karaoke machine during use of the karaoke machine. To provide a karaoke system.

In order to solve the above problems, the karaoke system of the present invention is a karaoke system in which a karaoke device and a server device are communicably connected, wherein the karaoke device indicates the start of restart processing of the karaoke device. a restart signal transmitting unit for transmitting a restart start signal and a restart end signal indicating the end of the restart processing of the karaoke machine to the server device; A storage unit for storing a use start time and a use end time, and the restart start signal and the restart end signal transmitted from the karaoke device between the use start time and the use end time of one user. A calculation unit that calculates the time required for the restart processing of the karaoke device as loss time based on, a determination unit that determines whether the use end time of the one user can be updated according to the loss time, and for notifying the one user of the update of the usage end time of the one user when the determination unit determines that the usage end time of the one user can be updated and an update information transmitting section for transmitting required update notification information to the karaoke apparatus.

Further, in the karaoke system of the present invention, the determination unit is scheduled to use the karaoke device next to the one user at the time obtained by adding the loss time to the use end time of the one user. is determined whether or not it is before the use start time of the other user, and the time obtained by adding the loss time to the use end time of the one user is the use start time of the other user. If it is earlier, it may be determined that the usage end time of the one user can be updated according to the loss time.

Further, in the karaoke system of the present invention, the server device has a billing unit that calculates the usage fee of the karaoke device based on the usage start time and the usage end time of the user, and the billing unit The usage fee of the one user may be reduced based on the loss time when the determination unit determines that the usage end time of the one user cannot be updated.

Further, in the karaoke system of the present invention, the calculation unit may calculate the loss time when the usage end time of the one user comes. Further, in the karaoke system of the present invention, the calculation unit may calculate the lost time each time the server device receives the restart end signal.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when a karaoke apparatus restarts during use of a karaoke apparatus, user's dissatisfaction resulting from it can be reduced.

1 is a block diagram showing a karaoke system according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of reservation information in the karaoke system according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing action monitoring processing executed by the action monitoring unit of the karaoke device in the karaoke system of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow chart which shows use end time update processing in a karaoke system of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a schedule table corresponding to an example of reservation information; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a schedule table corresponding to another example of reservation information; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the reception time of a restart start signal and the reception time of a restart end signal stored in a storage unit of a store server device; It is a flowchart which shows the utilization end time update process in the karaoke system of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the karaoke system of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flow chart which shows use end time update processing in a karaoke system of a 3rd embodiment of the present invention.

Several embodiments of the karaoke system of the present invention are described below. In the karaoke system according to each embodiment of the present invention, a karaoke service provider provides a karaoke room and a karaoke device installed in the karaoke room to a user at a karaoke store, and the user provides the karaoke room and the karaoke device. It is premised on a karaoke service in which the provider is paid a usage fee according to the usage time of the karaoke service.

[First embodiment]
(Karaoke system)
FIG. 1 shows a karaoke system 11 according to a first embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 1, karaoke system 11 includes karaoke device 12 and store server device 31 . A karaoke store usually has a plurality of karaoke rooms, and one karaoke machine 12 is installed in each karaoke room. For example, one store server device 31 is installed in the karaoke store. The store server device 31 is installed, for example, in the staff room of a karaoke store. Also, each karaoke machine 12 and the store server device 31 are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other via a computer network such as a local area network or the Internet. In the karaoke system 11, the store server device 31 is connected to a plurality of karaoke devices 12. For convenience of explanation, FIG. Only one of them is shown. Also, the store server device 31 is a specific example of the "server device" in the scope of claims.

(Karaoke device)
The karaoke machine 12 includes a karaoke machine main body 13, a microphone 14 connected to the karaoke machine main body 13, a speaker 15, a display 16, and a remote controller 17, as shown in FIG. The karaoke apparatus main body 13 also has a karaoke control section 21 , a storage section 22 , a communication section 23 , an operation monitoring section 24 , a sound processing section 25 , a display processing section 26 and an operation section 27 .

In the karaoke machine main body 13, the karaoke control section 21 has a function of controlling the karaoke machine 12 according to operation instructions or the like input by the user using the remote controller 17, and is composed of a CPU and the like. The karaoke control section 21 controls the karaoke device 12 by executing a computer program for controlling the karaoke device 12 . The storage unit 22 has a function of storing information, and is configured by a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic disk storage device, or the like. The storage unit 22 stores the above-described computer program for controlling the karaoke device 12, music data, video data, lyrics data, and the like. The communication unit 23 has a function of controlling communication between the karaoke device 12 and the store server device 31 .

The operation monitoring section 24 has a function of monitoring the operation of the karaoke control section 21, and is composed of a sub CPU or the like. As will be described later, the operation monitoring unit 24 sends a restart start signal indicating the start of the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 and a restart end signal indicating the end of the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 to the store server device 31. Send to The operation monitoring unit 24 is a specific example of the "restart signal transmitting unit" in the claims.

The sound processing unit 25 has a function of automatically playing music based on music data. The acoustic processing unit 25 has, for example, a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) synthesizer as a sound source for automatic performance. The acoustic processing unit 25 also includes a mixer circuit that mixes an audio signal of the singing voice input from the microphone 14 and an audio signal of the music audio output from the MIDI synthesizer, and amplifies these audio signals to the speaker 15. It has an amplifier circuit for output. The display processing unit 26 has a function of controlling display on the display 16 of an image based on the image data and lyrics telops based on the lyrics data. The operation unit 27 has a function of wirelessly communicating with the remote controller 17 and transmitting operation instructions received from the remote controller 17 to the karaoke control unit 21 .

The remote controller 17 is configured by, for example, a tablet terminal device having a display, a touch panel, and the like. The user can input operation instructions to the karaoke apparatus main body 13 by touching button icons or the like displayed on the display of the remote controller 17 . The remote controller 17 wirelessly communicates with the karaoke device main body 13 and transmits operation instructions input by the user to the karaoke device main body 13 .

(store server device)
The store server device 31 includes an arithmetic processing unit 32, a storage unit 33, a communication unit 34, and an input/output unit 35, as shown in FIG. The arithmetic processing unit 32 has a function of controlling the store server device 31 and performing various kinds of arithmetic processing, and is composed of, for example, a CPU. The storage unit 33 has a function of storing information, and is composed of a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic disk storage device, or the like. The communication unit 34 has a function of controlling communication between the store server device 31 and each karaoke device 12 . The input/output unit 35 includes an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a display device such as a display. A general-purpose server computer can be used as the store server device 31 .

The arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 executes a computer program stored in the storage unit 33, for example, to perform a reservation setting unit 41, a restart signal receiving unit 42, a calculating unit 43, a determining unit 44, and an updating unit 45. function as

The reservation setting unit 41 has a function of generating reservation information and storing the generated reservation information in the storage unit 33 . The reservation information is information indicating the content of the reservation for using the karaoke room of the karaoke parlor. FIG. 2 shows an example of reservation information. As shown in FIG. 2, the reservation information includes the user's identification number, the room number of the karaoke room, the date of use, the start time of use, and the end time of use.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the communication unit 34 of the store server device 31 is connected to the reservation server device via the Internet or the like. The reservation server device is a server computer that accepts web reservations for karaoke room use from users, and is installed, for example, at the office of a karaoke service provider. The user accesses the reservation server device via the Internet, etc., using a terminal device such as a smartphone or personal computer owned by the user, enters the user's identification number, and enters the karaoke store, room number, You can make a web reservation to use the karaoke room by specifying the date of use, the start time of use, and the end time of use. The reservation server device sends the room number, usage date, usage start time and usage end time specified by the user, together with the identification number of the user, to the store server device 31 of the karaoke store specified by the user. Send. The store server device 31 stores the information transmitted from the reservation server device in the storage unit 33 as reservation information. The user can also make a reservation for using a karaoke room by calling a karaoke store. The staff of the karaoke store who has accepted the telephone reservation for using the karaoke room inputs the identification number of the user, the room number specified by the user, the usage date, the usage start time and the usage end time to the store server device 31. . The store server device 31 stores the input information in the storage unit 33 as reservation information.

Note that each karaoke room in a karaoke store is equipped with one karaoke device 12, and a user who is permitted to use the karaoke room can use the karaoke device 12 installed in the karaoke room. is also allowed. Therefore, the use of the karaoke room can be regarded as the use of the karaoke device 12 installed in the karaoke room, and the reservation of the use of the karaoke room is the reservation of the use of the karaoke device 12 installed in the karaoke room. can be equated.

In FIG. 1, the restart signal receiving unit 42 receives the restart start signal transmitted from the karaoke device 12, stores the reception time in the storage unit 33, and the restart end signal transmitted from the karaoke device 12. and stores the reception time in the storage unit 33 .

The calculation unit 43 calculates the karaoke machine based on the restart start signal and the restart end signal transmitted from the karaoke machine 12 during the period from the use start time to the use end time of the karaoke room (karaoke machine 12) of one user. 12 has a function of calculating the time required for the restart process as lost time. The calculation unit 43 in this embodiment calculates the loss time when the usage end time of one user comes.

The determination unit 44 has a function of determining whether or not to update the usage end time of one user according to the lost time calculated by the calculation unit 43 .

When the determination unit 44 determines that the usage end time of one user can be updated, the updating unit 45 updates the usage end time of the one user, and updates the usage end time of the one user. It has a function of transmitting to the karaoke machine 12 the information required to notify the one user of the update of the usage end time. Note that the update unit 45 is a specific example of the "update information transmission unit" in the description of the claims.

(Operation monitoring process)
FIG. 3 shows the action monitoring process executed by the action monitoring section 24 of the karaoke machine 12. As shown in FIG. The action monitoring unit 24 continues executing the action monitoring process while the power of the karaoke device 12 is on.

In FIG. 3, the operation monitoring section 24 monitors whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the operation of the karaoke control section 21 due to some trouble (step S1). A failure is, for example, an error caused by a bug in the computer program for controlling the karaoke apparatus 12 . Further, the abnormal operation of the karaoke control section 21 means, for example, that a part of the operation of the karaoke device 12 becomes ineffective.

When the operation monitoring unit 24 detects an operation abnormality of the karaoke control unit 21 (step S1: YES), the operation monitoring unit 24 starts restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 (step S2). Further, when the operation monitoring section 24 starts the restart processing of the karaoke control section 21, it transmits a restart start signal to the store server device 31 (step S3). The restart start signal may be any signal having content that allows the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 to recognize the start of restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 . For example, the restart start signal is a signal including information indicating the start of restart processing of the karaoke control section 21 .

Subsequently, the operation monitoring section 24 monitors whether or not the restart processing of the karaoke control section 21 has ended (step S4). For example, the karaoke control section 21 outputs a notification signal to the action monitoring section 24 when the user can operate the karaoke device 12 after completing the restart process. Based on the notification signal output from the karaoke control unit 21 , the operation monitoring unit 24 detects the end of the restart process of the karaoke control unit 21 .

When the operation monitoring unit 24 detects the end of the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 (step S4: YES), the operation monitoring unit 24 transmits a restart end signal to the store server device 31 (step S5). The restart end signal may be a signal having content that allows the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 to recognize the end of the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 . For example, the restart end signal is a signal including information indicating the end of the restart processing of the karaoke control section 21 .

Instead of the configuration in which the operation monitoring unit 24 transmits the restart start signal and the restart end signal to the shop server device 31, the karaoke control unit 21 is provided with a self-recovery function so that the karaoke control unit 21 can detect an abnormality in its own operation. is detected to start restarting by itself, the karaoke control unit 21 transmits a restart start signal to the shop server device 31 immediately before starting the restarting process, and the karaoke control unit 21 restarts at the end of the restarting process. An activation end signal may be transmitted to the store server device 31 . In addition, instead of automatically starting the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21, for example, the shop staff called by the user to the karaoke room manually operates the karaoke device main body 13 to start the restart processing. may In this case also, the karaoke control unit 21 transmits a restart start signal to the store server device 31 immediately before starting the restart processing, and transmits a restart end signal to the store server device 31 at the end of the restart processing. to In this way, when the karaoke control unit 21 is configured to transmit the restart start signal and the restart end signal to the store server device 31, the karaoke control unit 21 is the "restart signal transmission unit" in the description of the claims. A specific example of

(Usage end time update process)
FIG. 4 shows usage end time update processing in the karaoke system 11 . FIG. 5 shows an example of reservation information as a schedule table. FIG. 6 shows another example of reservation information as a schedule table.

The karaoke system 11 reserves the use of each karaoke room of the karaoke shop based on the reservation information stored in the storage unit 33 of the shop server device 31 while the power of each of the karaoke device 12 and the shop server device 31 is on. Usage end time update processing is executed for each user who has For example, when the reservation information stored in the storage unit 33 of the shop server device 31 is the reservation information shown in FIG. For Z, the use end time update process is executed sequentially. 5 is stored in the storage unit 33 of the store server device 31, and the processing is performed for the user X who has reserved the use of the karaoke room with the room number 1. A case of execution will be described as an example.

In FIG. 4, the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 refers to the reservation information stored in the storage unit 33, compares the usage start time of the user X with the current time, and determines the usage start time of the user X. has arrived (step S11). As shown in FIG. 5, since the usage start time of user X is 18:00, the arithmetic processing unit 32 determines that the usage start time of user X will come when the current time reaches 18:00. judge that it did.

When it is time to start using the user X (step S11: YES), the restart signal receiving unit 42 in the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 receives the signal from the karaoke device 12. It is determined whether or not a restart start signal has been received (step S12). When store server device 31 has received the restart start signal from karaoke device 12 (step S12: YES), restart signal receiving unit 42 detects that store server device 31 has received the restart start signal from karaoke device 12. The time is stored in the storage unit 33 (step S13). When the shop server device 31 has not received the restart start signal from the karaoke machine 12 (step S12: NO), the restart signal receiving section 42 shifts the process from step S12 to step S14.

Subsequently, the restart signal receiving unit 42 determines whether or not the arcade server device 31 has received a restart end signal from the karaoke machine 12 (step S14). When store server device 31 receives the restart end signal from karaoke device 12 (step S14: YES), restart signal receiving unit 42 receives the restart end signal from karaoke device 12. The time is stored in the storage unit 33 (step S15). If the shop server device 31 has not received the restart end signal from the karaoke device 12 (step S14: NO), the restart signal receiving section 42 shifts the process from step S14 to step S16.

Subsequently, the arithmetic processing unit 32 refers to the reservation information stored in the storage unit 33, compares the usage end time of the user X with the current time, and determines whether or not the usage end time of the user X has arrived. is determined (step S16). As shown in FIG. 5, since the usage end time of the user X is 19:30, the arithmetic processing unit 32 determines that the usage end time of the user X will come when the current time becomes 19:30. judge that it did.

If the user X's usage end time has not yet arrived (step S16: NO), the arithmetic processing unit 32 returns the process from step S16 to step S12. The processing of steps S12 to S15 is repeated from the arrival of the user X's usage start time until the user X's usage end time.

User X entered the karaoke room with room number 1 from 18:00, which is the usage start time, and started singing karaoke using the karaoke device 12 installed in the karaoke room. However, since a failure occurred in the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12, for example, at 18:25, the operation monitoring unit 24 of the karaoke device 12 starts the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 and issues a restart start signal. It is transmitted to the store server device 31 . After that, for example, at 18:33, the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 is completed, and the user can use the karaoke device 12, so the operation monitoring unit 24 sends a restart end signal to the store. It has been sent to the server device 31 . After that, the user continued singing karaoke using the karaoke device 12 until 19:30, which is the end time of use. In this case, the shop server device 31 receives the restart start signal from the karaoke machine 12 at 18:25, and receives the restart end signal at 18:33. The restart signal receiving unit 42 of the arcade server device 31 stores 18:25 as the reception time of the restart start signal in the storage unit 33, and stores 18:33 as the reception time of the restart end signal in the storage unit 33. Remember.

When the usage end time of the user X has arrived (step S16: YES), the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 stores the reception times of the restart start signal and the restart end signal in the storage unit 33. and so on, it is determined whether or not the store server device 31 has received both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the karaoke device 12 between the time when the user X starts using and the end time of use (step S17). The store server device 31 has not received both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the karaoke machine 12 from the time when the user X starts using it to the end time of use, or the restart start signal and the restart If any one of the end signals has not been received (step S17: NO), the arithmetic processing unit 32 updates the usage end time of user X without updating the usage end time of user X. Terminates and returns the process to step S11.

On the other hand, if the store server device 31 receives both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the karaoke machine 12 between the time when the user X starts using the device and the end time when using the user X (step S17: YES), Subsequently, the calculation unit 43 in the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 calculates loss time (step S18). The lost time is the time required for the restart processing of the karaoke device 12 from the start time of use of the karaoke room (karaoke device 12) by one user to the end time of use. The calculation unit 43 calculates the loss time based on the restart start signal and the restart end signal transmitted from the karaoke device 12 between the user X's use start time and use end time. Specifically, when the store server device 31 receives the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the karaoke device 12 one by one in order from the time when the user X starts using the device until the time when the user ends the use, The calculation unit 43 calculates the reception time of the restart start signal stored in step S13 and the reception time of the restart end signal stored in step S15 during the time from the start time of use of user X to the end time of use. The time between is calculated as loss time. When the storage unit 33 stores 18:25 as the reception time of the restart start signal and 18:33 as the reception time of the restart end signal, the loss time calculated by the calculation unit 43 is 8. minute.

Subsequently, the determination unit 44 in the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the shop server device 31 determines whether or not the usage end time of the user X can be updated according to the loss time calculated by the calculation unit 43 (step S19). . Specifically, the determination unit 44 refers to the reservation information stored in the storage unit 33, and determines whether other users who are scheduled to use the karaoke room (karaoke device 12) next to the user X Recognize the usage start time of Subsequently, the determination unit 44 determines that the time obtained by adding the loss time to the usage end time of the user X is before the usage start time of another user who is scheduled to use the karaoke room next to the user X. determine whether there is Then, the determining unit 44 determines that the time obtained by adding the loss time to the usage end time of the user X is before the usage start time of another user who is scheduled to use the karaoke room next to the user X. In this case, it is determined that the usage end time of user X can be updated according to the loss time.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, user X's usage end time is 19:30. Assuming that the loss time is 8 minutes as described above, the time obtained by adding the loss time to the usage end time of the user X is 19:38. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the other user scheduled to use the karaoke room next to user X is user Y, and user Y's use start time is 20:00. be. In this case, since the time obtained by adding the loss time to the usage end time of user X is before the usage start time of user Y, the determination unit 44 can update the usage end time of user X according to the loss time. Determine that there is.

If it is possible to update the usage end time of user X according to the loss time (step S19: YES), the updating unit 45 in the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 updates the usage end time of user X. (Step S20). For example, the updating unit 45 adds the updated utilization end time of the user X to the reservation information stored in the storage unit 33 . Subsequently, the updating section 45 transmits update notification information required for notifying the user X of the update of the use end time of the user X to the karaoke device 12 (step S21). The update notification information includes, for example, user X's updated use end time and an instruction to notify the updated use end time.

When the update notification information is received by the karaoke device 12, the karaoke control section 21 of the karaoke device 12 notifies the user X of the update of the usage end time of the user X based on the received update notification information. For example, as described above, when the update notification information includes an instruction to notify the updated usage end time of the user X and the updated usage end time, the karaoke control unit 21 updates In accordance with the instruction to report the later usage end time, the updated usage end time of user X is displayed on the screen of the display 16 connected to the karaoke machine body 13 (step S22).

More specifically, when the update end time of user X is 19:38, karaoke control unit 21, for example, karaoke device 12 displays on the screen of the display 16 an apology for having performed the restart processing and a message indicating that the usage end time for the user X has been extended to 19:38. This message is generally displayed at the user X's usage end time before the update, that is, at 19:30. User X sees this message and recognizes that he can use the karaoke room and the karaoke machine 12 until 19:38. After step S21, the process returns to step S11.

On the other hand, in step S19, if the time obtained by adding loss time to the end time of user X's use is not before the start time of use of another user who is scheduled to use the karaoke room next to user X, , the determination unit 44 determines that the usage end time of the user X cannot be updated according to the lost time (step S19: NO). For example, assume that the reservation information stored in the storage unit 33 of the store server device 31 is reservation information as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 6, user X's usage end time is 19:30. Assuming that the loss time is 8 minutes as described above, the time obtained by adding the loss time to the usage end time of the user X is 19:38. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the usage start time of user Y, who is scheduled to use the karaoke room next to user X, is 19:30. In this case, since the time obtained by adding the loss time to the usage end time of user X is not before the usage start time of user Y, the determination unit 44 determines that the usage end time of user X cannot be updated according to the loss time. judge. In this case, the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the arcade server device 31 ends the usage end time update processing for the user X, and returns the processing from step S19 to step S11. As a result, the update unit 45 does not update the usage end time of the user X nor transmit the update notification information. After that, the arithmetic processing unit 32 performs a usage end time update process for another user who is scheduled to use the karaoke room next to the user X, for example, the user Y.

User X, who has finished singing karaoke, leaves the karaoke room, goes to the reception desk of the karaoke store, and informs the staff of the karaoke store that he has finished singing karaoke. In response to this, the staff of the karaoke parlor settles the usage fee for the karaoke room (karaoke device 12) by user X. At this time, regardless of whether or not the usage end time of user X has been updated by the usage end time update process, the staff pays the initial usage start reserved by user X as the usage fee for the karaoke room by user X. Charge the usage fee from the time until the usage end time. That is, even if the usage end time of user X is updated by the usage end time update process, user X only has to pay the usage fee from the usage start time to the usage end time at the beginning of the reservation, and the usage end time is updated. You do not have to pay the usage fee for the time extended by

By the way, in the above explanation of the usage end time update process, the case where the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12 is restarted once during the period from the usage start time to the usage end time of one user has been described. Stated. However, the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12 may be restarted multiple times during the period from the start time of use of one user to the end time of use. The usage end time update process when the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12 is restarted multiple times during the period from the usage start time to the usage end time of one user will be described below.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the usage start time for user X is 18:00, and the usage end time for user X is 19:30. From 18:00 to 19:30, the user X enters the karaoke room of room number 1 and sings several karaoke songs using the karaoke device 12. Assume that a failure occurs, the first restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 is started at 18:25, and the restart processing is completed at 18:33. After that, it is assumed that the karaoke control unit 21 fails again, the second restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 is started at 19:03, and the restart processing is completed at 19:10. In this case, the operation monitoring unit 24 of the karaoke machine 12 transmits the first restart start signal to the shop server device 31 at 18:25 and the first restart end signal at 18:33. . Further, the operation monitoring unit 24 transmits a second restart start signal to the arcade server device 31 at 19:03, and a second restart end signal at 19:10. Further, in this case, the restart signal receiving unit 42 of the arcade server device 31 receives the first restart start signal at 18:25, which the arcade server device 31 received from the karaoke machine 12 at 18:25. The minute is stored in the storage unit 33 , and the reception time of the first restart end signal received at 18:33, that is, 18:33 is stored in the storage unit 33 . Further, the restart signal receiving unit 42 stores in the storage unit 33 the reception time of the second restart start signal received by the arcade server device 31 from the karaoke machine 12 at 19:03, that is, 19:03. , the reception time of the second restart end signal received at 19:10, ie, 19:10, is stored in the storage unit 33 .

Further, when the restart signal receiving unit 42 receives the restart start signal and the restart end signal a plurality of times between the use start time and the use end time, the restart signal reception unit 42 receives the restart start signal at the reception time of each restart start signal. , are arranged in the order of reception and stored in the storage unit 33, and the reception times of the respective restart end signals are arranged in the order of reception and stored in the storage unit 33. Here, FIG. 7 shows an example of the arrangement of the reception times of the restart start signal and the arrangement of the reception times of the restart end signal, which are stored in the storage unit 33 . As shown in FIG. 7, the storage unit 33 stores the reception time of the first restart start signal received at 18:25 and the reception time of the second restart start signal received at 19:03. are arranged in the order of reception, and the reception time of the first restart end signal received at 18:33 and the reception time of the second restart end signal received at 19:10. Arranged in the order received.

When the usage end time of the user X arrives, if a plurality of reception times of the restart start signal and a plurality of reception times of the restart end signal are stored in the storage unit 33, the shop server device 31 calculates The unit 43 calculates the time between the reception time of the restart start signal and the reception time of the restart end signal in the same order as the lost time, and calculates the total of the calculated plurality of lost times as the final lost time. do.

This process will be explained in detail using the example shown in FIG. That is, the time between 18:25 and 18:33 is calculated as the loss time based on the first restart processing. In the storage unit 33, the reception times of the plurality of restart start signals are arranged and stored in the order of reception, and the reception times of the plurality of restart end signals are arranged and stored in the order of reception. Therefore, by referring to the storage unit 33, the calculation unit 43 can easily specify the reception time of the first restart start signal and the reception time of the first restart end signal. As a result of the calculation, the lost time based on the first restart process is 8 minutes.

Next, the calculation unit 43 calculates the time between the reception time of the second restart start signal and the reception time of the second restart end signal, that is, the time between 19:03 and 19:10. is calculated as the lost time based on the second restart process. As a result of the calculation, the lost time based on the second restart processing is 7 minutes. Next, the calculation unit 43 calculates the sum of the loss time based on the first restart process and the loss time based on the second restart process as the final loss time. As a result of the calculation, the final loss time will be 15 minutes.

After that, the determination unit 44 determines whether or not it is possible to update the usage end time of user X according to the final loss time, and it is possible to update the usage end time of user X according to the final loss time. In some cases, the update unit 45 updates the usage end time of the user X and transmits update notification information to the karaoke device 12, and the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12 receives the transmitted update notification information. Based on, the user X is informed of the update of the usage end time.

As described above, in the karaoke system 11 of the first embodiment of the present invention, the time required for the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12 is calculated as lost time, and one user according to the lost time When the use end time can be updated, the one user's use end time is updated according to the lost time, and the one user is notified of the update of the use end time. With this configuration, the usage time of the karaoke room (karaoke device 12) by one user can be extended by the time required for the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21, and the one user can be notified to that effect. can be recognized. Therefore, the user's dissatisfaction caused by restarting the karaoke control section 21 can be reduced.

Further, in the karaoke system 11 of the first embodiment, when the karaoke control unit 21 is restarted, the karaoke device 12 transmits a restart start signal and a restart end signal to the store server device 31. , the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 calculates the loss time using the respective reception times of the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the karaoke machine 12 . As a result, the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the arcade server device 31 can easily and accurately recognize the time required for the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21, and can easily and accurately calculate lost time. can.

Further, in the karaoke system 11 of the first embodiment, the determination unit 44 in the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 determines that the time obtained by adding the loss time to the use end time of one user is next to the one user. It is determined whether or not it is before the use start time of another user who is scheduled to use the karaoke device 12, and the time obtained by adding the loss time to the use end time of the one user is the other user. is before the start time of use, it is determined that the end time of use of one user can be updated according to the loss time. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent overlapping of usage time between one user and another user who use one karaoke room as a result of updating the usage end time of one user.

In addition, in the karaoke system 11 of the first embodiment, when the usage end time of one user is updated, update notification information is transmitted from the store server device 31 to the karaoke device 12, for example, to the karaoke device main body 13. Using the connected display, one user is notified that the use end time has been updated. With this configuration, it is possible to make one user reliably recognize that the usage end time has been updated.

In addition, in the karaoke system 11 of the first embodiment, when the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 is performed multiple times from the time when one user starts using it to the time when it ends using it, one After the usage end time of the user has arrived, the loss time required for each restart process is calculated for each restart process, and the use end time of one user according to the total value of each calculated loss time update is possible, and if the usage end time can be updated, the usage end time is updated and notified. In this way, by collectively performing calculation of loss time, determination of whether or not to update the use end time according to the loss time, update of the use end time, and notification of the use end time after the use end time arrives, the store server device 31 and the karaoke machine 12 can be reduced, and the load on these machines can be reduced.

[Second embodiment]
FIG. 8 shows usage end time update processing in the karaoke system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The hardware configuration of the karaoke system of the second embodiment is the same as the hardware configuration of the karaoke system 11 of the first embodiment. Differs from end time update processing. That is, in the usage end time update process in the karaoke system 11 of the first embodiment, when the usage end time of one user arrives, the loss time is calculated, and the usage end time of the one user is updated according to the loss time. It determines whether the update is possible or not, and updates and notifies the usage end time of one user. On the other hand, in the use end time update process in the karaoke system of the second embodiment, every time the store server device 31 receives the restart end signal from the karaoke device 12, the lost time is calculated and one use corresponding to the lost time is calculated. It determines whether the user's usage end time can be updated, and updates and notifies the usage end time of one user. 5 is stored in the storage unit 33 of the store server device 31, and the user X who has reserved the use of the karaoke room with room number 1 will be described below for the usage end time update processing in the second embodiment. A case where the processing is executed for is described as an example.

In FIG. 8, the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the store server device 31 compares the usage start time of the user X with the current time, and determines whether or not the usage start time of the user X has arrived (step S31). . When the user X's use start time has arrived, the restart signal receiving unit 42 of the shop server device 31 determines whether the shop server device 31 has received a restart start signal from the karaoke device 12, When the arcade server device 31 receives the restart start signal from the karaoke device 12, the time at which the restart start signal is received is stored in the storage unit 33 (steps S32 and S33). Subsequently, the restart signal receiving unit 42 determines whether or not the shop server device 31 has received the restart end signal from the karaoke device 12, and the shop server device 31 has received the restart end signal from the karaoke device 12. In this case, the time when the restart end signal is received is stored in the storage unit 33 (steps S34 and S35).

Subsequently, the arithmetic processing unit 32 determines whether or not the store is operated between the usage start time and the usage end time of the user X based on the storage status of the reception times of the restart start signal and the restart end signal in the storage unit 33 . It is determined whether or not the server device 31 has received both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the karaoke device 12 (step S36). The store server device 31 has not received both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the karaoke machine 12 from the time when the user X starts using it to the end time of use, or the restart start signal and the restart If any one of the end signals has not been received (step S36: NO), the arithmetic processing unit 32 shifts the process from step S36 to step S42. Subsequently, the arithmetic processing unit 32 compares the usage end time of the user X with the current time, and determines whether or not the usage end time of the user X has arrived (step S42). If the usage end time for user X has not yet arrived (step S42: NO), the process returns to step S32. The processes of steps S32 to S35 are repeated until the store server device 31 receives both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the karaoke machine 12 from the time when the user X starts using the karaoke machine to the end time when the user X uses it. .

On the other hand, in step S36, if the store server device 31 receives both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the karaoke machine 12 between the time when user X starts using and the end time of use (step S36 : YES), the calculation unit 43 calculates the loss time (step S37), and the determination unit 44 determines whether or not the usage end time of the user X can be updated according to the loss time (step S38). Then, if it is possible to update the usage end time of user X according to the lost time (step S38: YES), the update unit 45 updates the usage end time of user X and the karaoke device of the update notification information. 12 (steps S39, S40), and the karaoke control unit 21 notifies the user X of the update of the usage end time of the user X based on the update notification information transmitted from the store server device 31. (Step S41). The processes of steps S37 to S41 are the same as steps S18 to S22 of the use end time update process in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

After the update unit 45 has transmitted the update notification information to the karaoke device 12, the arithmetic processing unit 32 compares the user X's usage end time with the current time, and determines whether or not the user X's usage end time has arrived. is determined (step S42). If the usage end time for user X has not yet arrived (step S42: NO), the process returns to step S32. The processing of steps S32 to S41 is repeated until the user X's usage end time arrives. On the other hand, when the usage end time of user X has arrived (step S42: YES), the arithmetic processing unit 32 ends the usage end time update process for user X, and returns the process to step S31.

On the other hand, in step S38, if it is not possible to update the usage end time of user X according to the lost time (step S38: NO), the arithmetic processing unit 32 shifts the process from step S38 to step S42. Then, in step S42, the arithmetic processing unit 32 determines whether or not the usage end time of the user X has arrived. If the usage end time of the user X has not arrived, the process returns to step S32. On the other hand, if the usage end time for user X has arrived, the usage end time update process for user X is terminated, and the process returns to step S31.

For example, user X enters the karaoke room with room number 1 from the start time of use (18:00) to the end time of use (19:30) and starts singing karaoke using the karaoke device 12. At 18:25, the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12 started the first restart process, finished the restart process at 18:33, and then started the second restart at 19:03. is started, and the restart process is finished at 19:10.

In this case, the store server device 31 transmits the first restart start signal to the karaoke device 12 at 18:25, and the reception time of the restart start signal is stored in the storage unit 33 of the shop server device 31 . Further, at 18:33, the store server device 31 transmits the first restart end signal to the karaoke device 12 , and the reception time of the restart end signal is stored in the storage unit 33 of the store server device 31 . When the reception time of the first restart end signal is stored in the storage unit 33 of the arcade server device 31, the time between the reception time of the first restart start signal and the reception time of the first restart end signal. is calculated as the loss time based on the first restart processing. As a result of the calculation, the lost time based on the first restart process is 8 minutes. Immediately after that, it is determined whether or not the usage end time of the user X can be updated according to the loss time based on the first restart process. The end time of use for user X is 19:30, and the loss time based on the first restart process is 8 minutes, so the loss time based on the first restart process is added to the end time of user X's use. The time is 19:38. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the usage start time of user Y, who is scheduled to use the karaoke room next to user X, is 20:00. Since the time obtained by adding the lost time based on the first restart processing to the usage end time of user X is before the usage start time of user Y, the time of user X corresponding to the lost time based on the first reboot processing It is determined that the usage end time can be updated. Immediately after that, the user X's usage end time is updated, and update notification information is transmitted to the karaoke device 12 . Immediately after the update notification information is received by the karaoke device 12, for example, the usage end time (19:38) after the first update of the user X is connected to the karaoke device main body 13 based on the update notification information. displayed on the screen of the displayed display 16. As a result of the above processing, the screen of the display 16 connected to the karaoke device main body 13 is displayed immediately after the first restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12 at 18:33, in terms of the experience of the user X. , the usage end time (19:38) after the first update of user X is displayed.

After that, at 19:03, store server device 31 transmits a second restart start signal to karaoke device 12 , and the reception time of the restart start signal is stored in storage unit 33 of store server device 31 . Further, at 19:10, store server device 31 transmits a second restart end signal to karaoke device 12 , and the reception time of the restart end signal is stored in storage unit 33 of store server device 31 . When the reception time of the second restart end signal is stored in the storage unit 33 of the arcade server device 31, the time between the reception time of the second restart start signal and the reception time of the second restart end signal. is calculated as the loss time based on the second restart processing. As a result of the calculation, the lost time based on the second restart processing is 7 minutes. Immediately after that, it is determined whether or not the usage end time of the user X can be updated according to the loss time based on the second restart process. The end time of use for user X updated based on the first restart process is 19:38, and the loss time based on the second restart process is 7 minutes, so the end time of use for user X is 19:45 is the time obtained by adding the loss time based on the second restart processing to . Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the usage start time of user Y, who is scheduled to use the karaoke room next to user X, is 20:00. Since the time obtained by adding the loss time based on the second restart processing to the usage end time of user X is before the usage start time of user Y, the time of user X corresponding to the loss time based on the second restart processing It is determined that the usage end time can be updated. Immediately after that, the user X's end time of use is updated again, and update notification information is sent to the karaoke machine 12 . Immediately after the update notification information is received by the karaoke device 12, for example, the usage end time (19:45) after the second update of the user X is connected to the karaoke device main body 13 based on the update notification information. displayed on the screen of the displayed display 16. As a result of the above processing, the screen of the display 16 connected to the karaoke device main body 13 is displayed immediately after the second restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12 at 19:10, in terms of the experience of the user X. , the usage end time (19:45) after the second update of user X is displayed.

In the karaoke system of the second embodiment of the present invention, every time the store server device 31 receives the restart end signal from the karaoke device 12, the loss time is calculated and the use end time of one user is updated according to the loss time. It judges whether it is possible or not, and updates and notifies the usage end time of one user. With this configuration, the user can recognize that the usage end time has been updated immediately after the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 is finished, and the user's dissatisfaction caused by the restart of the karaoke control unit 21 can be solved. can be reduced immediately.

It should be noted that, when the usage end time of one user arrives, the updated usage end time at that time may be notified to the one user again.

[Third embodiment]
FIG. 9 shows a karaoke system 51 according to a third embodiment of the invention. In addition, in the karaoke system 51 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the same components as those of the karaoke system 11 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. become

As shown in FIG. 9, the arithmetic processing unit 53 of the shop server device 52 in the karaoke system 51 of the third embodiment executes a computer program stored in the storage unit 33, for example, so that the reservation setting unit 41, the It functions as an activation signal receiving unit 42 , a calculating unit 43 , a determining unit 44 , an updating unit 45 and a settlement unit 54 . In other words, in addition to the functions of the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the first embodiment, the arithmetic processing unit 32 of the third embodiment has a function of the settlement unit 54 added. The settlement unit 54 has a function of calculating the usage fee of the karaoke room (karaoke device 12) based on the usage start time and usage end time of one user. In addition, while the one user is using the karaoke device 12, the karaoke control unit 21 performs the restart processing, and although the loss time is calculated as a result, It has a function of reducing the usage fee of the karaoke room by the one user when it is not possible to update the usage end time of the user.

FIG. 10 shows usage end time update processing in the karaoke system 51 of the third embodiment. The use end time update process in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 10 is the same as the use end time update process in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4 except for steps S51 and S52 in FIG. In the usage end time update process of the third embodiment, the same steps as those of the usage end time update process of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified. The usage end time update process according to the third embodiment will be described below by taking as an example a case where the process is executed for user X. FIG.

In the use end time update process shown in FIG. 10, the store server device 52 of the karaoke system 51 settles the usage fee for the use of the karaoke room (karaoke device 12) by the user X after the user X finishes singing karaoke. process. For example, user X who has finished singing karaoke leaves the karaoke room, goes to the reception desk of the karaoke store, and informs the staff of the karaoke store that he has finished singing karaoke. In response to this, the staff of the karaoke parlor operates the keyboard or mouse of the parlor server device 52 and inputs an instruction to the parlor server device 52 to start the automatic adjustment of the charge for the user X (identification number 00101). . In response to this, the settlement unit 54 in the arithmetic processing unit 53 of the shop server device 52 starts settlement processing of the user X's usage fee.

The settlement processing includes normal settlement processing and reduced settlement processing. The settlement unit 54 performs normal settlement according to the reception status of the restart start signal and the restart end signal from the usage start time to the usage end time of the user X and the update status of the usage end time of the user X. Either one of the processing and the reduced amount settlement processing is automatically selected, and the selected settlement processing is automatically performed.

In other words, during the period from the start time of use by user X to the end time of use, store server device 52 has not received both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from karaoke device 12, or the restart start signal has not been received. and restart end signal is not received, as shown in FIG. 10, the process proceeds from step S17 to step S51, and in step S51, the settlement unit 54 performs normal settlement processing. In the normal settlement process, the settlement unit 54 determines the time from the start time of use of the user X to the end time of use as the use time of the karaoke room by the user X, and calculates the charge corresponding to the use time.

On the other hand, during the period from the start time of use by user X to the end time of use, store server device 52 receives both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from karaoke machine 12, and the restart start signal and restart end signal are received. Loss time is calculated based on the reception time of each of the signals, it is determined that the usage end time of user X can be updated according to the loss time, the usage end time of user X is updated, and the usage end time is determined. is notified to the user X, as shown in FIG. 10, the process proceeds from step S17 through steps S18 to S22 to step S51. Also in this case, the settlement unit 54 performs normal settlement processing. However, in this case, the settlement unit 54 calculates the time from the start time of use to the end time of use at the beginning of the reservation by user X (i.e., the time from the start time of use to the end time of use before updating). It is determined as the usage time of the room, and the usage fee corresponding to the usage time is calculated.

On the other hand, during the period from the start time of use by user X to the end time of use, store server device 52 receives both the restart start signal and the restart end signal from karaoke machine 12, and the restart start signal and restart end signal are received. Loss time is calculated based on the reception time of each signal, and if it is determined that the end time of use of user X cannot be updated according to the loss time, the process proceeds to step S17 as shown in FIG. Then, the process proceeds to step S19 through step S18, and the process proceeds from step S19 to step S52. Then, in step S52, the settlement unit 54 performs a reduction settlement process. In the reduced amount settlement process, the settlement unit 54 calculates the usage fee corresponding to the time from the time from the start time of use of the user X to the end time of use minus the loss time calculated in step S18. As a result, the amount billed to user X is calculated from the usage fee for the karaoke room corresponding to the time from the start time of use to the end time of use at the time of reservation by user X, and the time required to restart the karaoke control unit 21. The amount after deducting the usage fee for the karaoke room equivalent to .

In the karaoke system 51 of the third embodiment of the present invention, if it is not possible to update the usage end time of one user according to the loss time, the usage fee of the karaoke room (karaoke device 12) by one user It will be reduced according to loss time. With this configuration, user dissatisfaction caused by the restart of the karaoke control section 21 can be further reduced.

Further, conventionally, in order to reduce dissatisfaction of users, there have been cases where the staff of the karaoke parlor had to manually adjust the usage fee corresponding to the time required for the restart processing of the karaoke machine. According to the karaoke system 51 of the third embodiment, such difficult work for the staff can be eliminated, and the burden on the staff can be reduced.

In addition, in the karaoke system 11 (51) of each of the above embodiments, a restart start signal is transmitted from the karaoke device 12 to the store server device 31 at the start of the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21, and the karaoke control unit 21 restarts. A restart end signal is transmitted from the karaoke device 12 to the store server device 31 at the end of the startup process. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when restarting the karaoke control unit 21, a signal is not transmitted from the karaoke device 12 to the store server device 31, and when the restarting process of the karaoke control unit 21 ends, the restarting process of the karaoke control unit 21 is started. A signal indicating the time and the end time may be transmitted from the karaoke device 12 to the store server device 31 (52) as a signal in which the restart start signal and the restart end signal are integrated. In this case, the calculation unit 43 of the shop server device 31 (52) calculates the loss time based on the start time and end time of the restart process indicated by the signal obtained by combining the restart start signal and the restart end signal. do. In addition, when the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 is completed, the time required for the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 is output from the karaoke device 12 as a signal obtained by integrating the restart start signal and the restart end signal. 31 (52).

In addition, in the karaoke system 11 (51) of each of the above-described embodiments, the time obtained by adding the loss time to the usage end time of one user is the next usage of the karaoke room reserved for the one user. If it is not before the usage start time of the user, the usage end time of one user is not updated. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Even if the time obtained by adding loss time to the usage end time of one user is not before the usage start time of another user who has reserved the use of the karaoke room next to the one user, If there is vacant time between the end time of use at the time of reservation and the start time of use of another user who has reserved the use of the karaoke room after the first user, within the range of vacant time The usage end time may be updated so as to extend the usage end time of one user.

In addition, when the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 is performed multiple times during the period from the use start time to the use end time of one user, the loss time required for each restart process is is calculated for each time, and it is determined whether or not the usage end time of one user can be updated according to the calculated total value of each loss time. Only the end time of use is updated, and in the third embodiment, only the charge is reduced when the end time of use cannot be updated. Both reductions may be made. For example, the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 is performed three times, and the loss time required for each restart processing is sequentially calculated as 8 minutes, 9 minutes, and 7 minutes. Assume that there is 15 minutes of vacant time between the usage start time of another user who has reserved usage. In this case, when the loss time is calculated as 8 minutes, it is determined that the use end time can be updated, and the use end time is updated, and when the loss time is calculated as 9 minutes, it is determined that the use end time cannot be updated. At the time when it is determined that the usage fee is reduced and the loss time is calculated as 7 minutes, it is determined that the usage end time can be updated, and the usage end time may be updated again. That is, the usage end time may be extended by 15 minutes, and the usage fee may be reduced according to the loss time of 9 minutes.

In addition, in the karaoke system 11 (51) of each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the time required for the restart processing of the karaoke control unit 21 of the karaoke device 12 is calculated as the lost time was taken as an example, but the present invention is limited to this. Instead, for example, the time required for the restart processing of other components of the karaoke device 12 such as the remote controller 17 may be calculated as lost time, or a malfunction of the karaoke device 12 may interfere with the user's karaoke singing. You may make it calculate the time which is presumed that there was a loss time as loss time. Further, "restart processing" described in the claims broadly includes processing for restoring or correcting the operation of the CPU or the like from an abnormal state to a normal state.

In addition, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope not contrary to the gist or idea of the invention that can be read from the scope of claims and the entire specification, and karaoke systems with such modifications also conform to the technical concept of the present invention. included.

Reference Signs List 11, 51 karaoke system 12 karaoke device 13 karaoke device body 17 remote controller 21 karaoke control section 24 operation monitoring section (restart signal transmission section)
31, 52 store server device (server device)
32, 53 arithmetic processing unit 33 storage unit 43 calculation unit 44 determination unit 45 update unit (update information transmission unit)
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Claims (5)

A karaoke system in which a karaoke device and a server device are communicably connected,
The karaoke device is
a restart signal transmitting unit that transmits a restart start signal indicating the start of restart processing of the karaoke device and a restart end signal indicating the end of the restart processing of the karaoke device to the server device;
The server device
a storage unit that stores the use start time and use end time of the karaoke device for each user;
Time required for restart processing of the karaoke device based on the restart start signal and the restart end signal transmitted from the karaoke device between the start time of use and the end time of use by one user as loss time; and
a determination unit that determines whether or not the usage end time of the one user can be updated according to the loss time;
When the determination unit determines that the usage end time of the one user can be updated, the one user is notified of the update of the usage end time of the one user. and an update information transmission section for transmitting update notification information required for the karaoke system to the karaoke apparatus. The determination unit determines that the time obtained by adding the loss time to the use end time of the one user is the use of another user scheduled to use the karaoke device after the one user. It is determined whether or not it is before the start time, and if the time obtained by adding the loss time to the use end time of the one user is before the use start time of the other user, according to the loss time 2. The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that said usage end time of said one user can be updated. The server device
a settlement unit that calculates a charge for using the karaoke device based on the usage start time and the usage end time of the user;
When the determination unit determines that the usage end time of the one user cannot be updated, the settlement unit reduces the usage fee of the one user based on the loss time. 3. The karaoke system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by: 4. The karaoke system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the calculation unit calculates the loss time when the usage end time of the one user arrives. 4. The karaoke system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the calculator calculates the loss time each time the server device receives the restart end signal.

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