JPH10232685A - Communication karaoke system having characteristics for coupon service unfair use preventive method, karaoke performance equipment and karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication karaoke (recorded accompaniment) system for preventing an unfair use of a coupon service, a karaoke performance equipment and a karaoke device. SOLUTION: In the communication karaoke system, each karaoke performance equipment 100 is provided with a means having an owner's ID from a storage medium separately owned by a customer registered as a beneficicary of a coupon service, and makes that when the karaoke data of a selected composition are reproduced, a user input commanding a performance stop on the way of the performance of its composition is not issued within a prescribed time from a performance start a first condition. Further, the fact that a voice input suitable to a reference is inputted from a singing microphone 104 while performing its composition is made a second condition, and when these two conditions are satisfied, an owner ID classification music selection table is updated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication karaoke system, a performance terminal and a karaoke apparatus, which are characterized by a method of preventing fraud of coupon services.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a communication karaoke system in which a number of karaoke performance terminals and a host device operated by a karaoke company are connected by a communication line, each performance terminal simply reproduces karaoke data distributed from the host device. Instead, the host device collects and processes an operation log such as the usage status of the musical piece generated and recorded in each terminal. As a result, various data services such as ranking announcements of popular karaoke songs can be provided. As a service utilizing the network function in this communication karaoke system, there is a coupon service. This provides services such as obtaining points according to the number of songs sung by the karaoke user and exchanging the points for prizes. As a form of the coupon service, when a karaoke user performs a customer registration procedure in order to be a beneficiary of the coupon service, a personal remote controller transmitter individually owned by each customer is provided. Each personal remote controller transmitter stores a unique owner ID. When a karaoke song selection operation is performed using this personal remote control transmitter, the owner ID is transferred to the karaoke performance terminal. The karaoke performance terminal uses this owner ID and the ID of the selected song.
Is entered in the song selection record by owner ID associated with. This host ID-specific song selection record is collected by the host device at an appropriate occasion. By arranging the collected music selection records by owner ID, the points earned by owner are totaled.
The points earned by each customer are notified as appropriate in accordance with mailings from business operators and inquiries from customers.

[0003]

As the coupon service sings, the more points it sings, the more points it earns, it is effective for regularizing karaoke users and acquiring new users. However, the user can earn points only by selecting a song at the karaoke hall using his / her personal remote control transmitter. For this reason, there are a number of fraudulent acts aimed only at obtaining points. For example, there is a case where a music selection operation is performed and the performance is immediately stopped. In response to this, a reference time is set uniformly for all songs, and if a performance stop input is performed within the reference time, points are not added. However, it is difficult to detect a fraudulent act such as performing a performance stop input immediately after the elapse of the reference time or selecting a large number of songs at a time and then simply playing and not singing without holding down the scene. Of course, these fraudulent acts have been handed over to the customer at the time of registration. However, as there is a possibility that many points can be earned without effort, these misconducts are not fundamentally eliminated. If such misconduct is rampant, many points will be obtained in a short time. That does not necessarily mean that the profits of the business are worsened. Furthermore, there is a lack of fairness with legitimate users, and there is concern that legitimate users may leave customers. The operation log compiled from each karaoke performance terminal includes statistical data widely used not only by karaoke users but also by the public, such as copyright procedures and hit chart announcements. Therefore, unauthorized use of the coupon service may be an act that is contrary to the public interest as well as the business operator.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a communication karaoke system and a karaoke system for preventing unauthorized use of a coupon service, allowing a business operator to perform a normal coupon service operation, and providing accurate and fair music information to the public. A performance terminal and a karaoke device are provided.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, each karaoke performance terminal reproduces karaoke data distributed from a host device via a communication line and generates each karaoke performance terminal. Collect the recorded operation log to the host device. Each karaoke performance terminal includes means for acquiring an owner ID from a storage medium individually owned by a customer registered as a beneficiary of the coupon service, and when reproducing karaoke data of the selected music, The first condition is that a user input for instructing stop of the performance during the performance of the music is not issued within a predetermined time from the start of the performance. Assuming that the input has been made as a second condition, when these two conditions are satisfied, the music selection record by owner ID is updated. On the other hand, the host device collects the music selection record by owner ID as a part of the operation log of each performance terminal. And
A communication karaoke system that aggregates the collected song selection records by owner ID, organizes the karaoke usage status of each customer based on the contents thereof, and performs predetermined data processing for a coupon service. .

Further, the storage medium is a personal remote control transmitter individually owned by the customer, and the personal remote control transmitter generates a transmission signal including the owner ID. The karaoke performance terminal may operate by receiving a music selection input from the personal remote control transmitter.

Alternatively, by providing a remote control transmitter for operating the performance terminal with a medium coupling means for coupling the storage medium, the owner ID can be used as a part of a transmission signal generated by the remote control transmitter. Transfer to the karaoke performance terminal.

The karaoke performance terminal constituting the above-mentioned communication karaoke system, as a processing means accompanying the process of reproducing the karaoke data of the music selected by the customer, instructs the performance stop during the performance of the music. At the same time as the performance is stopped in response to a user input, the performance time from the start of the performance to the stop of the performance is determined, and the performance time is compared with the reference time. If the performance time is shorter than the reference time, a first invalid cause occurs. Means for recording the fact, and during the performance of the music, an audio signal is input from an audio signal processing circuit having a singer's microphone as an input source, and an audio signal of a predetermined level or more is input in a predetermined time zone. If the performance is stopped or the performance is terminated without detecting an input that meets the criteria, it is recorded that the second cause of invalidity has occurred. Means that the music transferred from the storage medium and the music program ID of the music are stored in the memory when the music is stopped or the performance is stopped and neither of the first and second invalid causes has occurred. Means for associating the IDs with the IDs and writing them into the ID-based music selection record book.

[0009] The means for recording the occurrence of the second invalid cause includes a scoring means for scoring singing ability by taking in a speech signal from a speech signal processing circuit having a singer's microphone as an input source. May be input, and when the performance is stopped or the performance ends without a predetermined score or more being input, it may be recorded that the second invalid cause has occurred.

[0010] Further, for the karaoke apparatus used offline, an interface unit for individually connecting to a storage medium which a customer individually possesses and in which an owner ID is recorded, respectively, the owner ID and the karaoke apparatus, Means for creating and updating a scorebook by owner ID in association with points to be exchanged for coupon services; means for updating the points stored in the storage medium via the interface unit; When the karaoke data of the music selected by the user is reproduced, the fact that the user input for instructing the stop of the performance during the performance of the music is not issued within a predetermined time from the start of the performance is recorded as a first valid condition. And recording, as a second effective condition, that there is a voice input that meets the criteria from the singer's microphone during the performance of the music. Means that, the first and second active condition when filled even two, it was decided to make a means for updating the point of the owner ID-score book to the storage medium.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

=== Configuration and Functions of Embodiment === FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an embodiment of a communication karaoke system according to the present invention. Host device 1 and karaoke performance terminal 1
00 is connected to the communication line 10 via the modem 103. The karaoke performance terminal 100 has an internal RAM, ROM
The central control unit 101 including the above controls the peripheral components.
The central control unit 101 performs various controls for a coupon service in addition to basic control such as accumulation and reproduction control of karaoke data distributed from the host device 1 in a timely manner, uploading of an operation log, and the like. When a music selection input is received from the personal remote control transmitter 20, the owner ID stored in the personal remote control transmitter 20 and the program I of the selected music at that time
Generation and updating of a song selection record by owner ID associated with D are performed. Then, the song selection record by owner ID is stored in the hard disk device 102 as a part of the operation log.

Further, the communication karaoke system according to this embodiment has a function for preventing unauthorized use of the coupon service. Whether the coupon service is used properly is determined by whether both of the following two conditions are satisfied. The outline of the two conditions and the determination method will be described below.

=== First Condition and Judgment Method thereof === Whether or not the selected music has been played to the end, or whether or not a user input for canceling the performance has been performed for a predetermined time or more even during the user input This is the first condition. To determine this, the reference time is set in advance for each song, and the central control unit 101 of the performance terminal 100 measures the time from the start of the performance.

=== Second Condition and Its Judgment Method === It is determined whether or not there is an input that conforms to the standard from the microphone 104 during performance. The reference here includes not only the level of the voice input but also the duration and intermittent pattern thereof, or comprehensive voice information obtained by analyzing the input voice itself. In the present embodiment, the score output from the scoring means of the performance terminal 100 is used as a judgment material. The scoring means includes a scoring reference information extracting unit 105, a singing information extracting unit 106, and a singing scoring unit 107.
Etc. The main melody data included in the karaoke data is extracted as scoring reference information, and singing information is extracted by sampling a singer's voice. The scoring result is output by calculating the score by the deduction method while sequentially comparing the scored reference information and the singing information with the performance music at appropriate intervals. The scoring result is displayed as a score on the display 109 by the display control unit 108 and is compared with a preset reference score.

Next, information processing performed by the central control unit 101 of the performance terminal 100 for determining the first and second conditions will be described.

=== Information Processing for Condition Determination === FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of information processing for preventing unauthorized use of the coupon service performed by the central control unit 101 of the performance terminal 100. When a music selection input is received from the personal remote control transmitter, the owner ID stored in the personal remote control transmitter is acquired (201). The karaoke data of the selected music is read from the hard disk device. At this time, reference time information included in the karaoke data is obtained (202). In this embodiment, the time from the start of the performance of the karaoke song to the end of the singing part is set as the reference time. Then, a timer for measuring the performance time is started, and the reproduction of the music is controlled. Also, control of the scoring means is started (203 to 205). During the performance, if there is a user input to stop the performance, the performance is stopped,
The time measured by the timer is compared with the reference time (206
To 208). If the reference time has not been reached, a flag is set in an appropriate bit of the RAM in the central control unit to record that the first invalid cause has occurred (209). on the other hand,
When the music has been played to the end or when the performance has been stopped halfway and the reference time is satisfied, the output result of the scoring means is compared with a preset reference score (211). If it is below the reference point, it is recorded as the occurrence of the second cause of invalidation (212). Finally, the flag indicating the occurrence of the first and second invalid causes is 2
If neither is standing, the music selection record by owner ID is updated (213).

In this embodiment, the reference time information is included in the karaoke data of each song, and the central control unit acquires the reference time information prior to the music reproduction control. A table may be prepared, and this table may be referred to at the stage of receiving a music selection input.
Further, the occurrence of the first cause of invalidity is detected by comparing the performance time measured by the timer with the acquired reference time, but a marker indicating the reference point is added at a certain point in the time series in the karaoke data. It is also possible to make a change so as to determine whether or not the performance has ended before the reference time, based on whether or not the marker has been detected in the course of music reproduction. Of course, a fixed percentage of the total playing time or a time uniformly set for all the music pieces may be set as the reference time.

On the other hand, in order to detect the occurrence of the second cause of invalidity, the total score output by the scoring means at the end of the performance or when the performance is stopped is compared with the reference score. A score may be set, and the number of sections that fall below the reference score may be counted.

=== Other Embodiments === FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the communication karaoke system according to the present invention. The customer carries not the personal remote controller transmitter but a storage medium such as the IC card 21 in which the owner ID is stored. When a customer makes a reservation for music selection, the IC card interface 12 installed in the karaoke performance terminal 100 is used.
0 or the IC card is mounted on the remote control transmitter 121 for a store having an IC card interface. If music selection is performed in this state, the owner ID may be transferred to the performance terminal 100 via the IC card interfaces 120 and 121.

It is also assumed that each karaoke store independently provides a coupon service to a karaoke device used offline. FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the karaoke apparatus 100b in the embodiment in this case. The internal configuration of the karaoke device 100b, the IC card 21 and the personal remote control transmitter 20 having the karaoke device 100b as a main device,
Microphone 104, speaker 110, display 1
The peripheral elements such as 09 are basically the same as the configuration of the karaoke performance terminal of the communication karaoke system described above. However, the karaoke data is replenished and exchanged as needed by directly connecting a maintenance terminal. The storage medium in which the owner ID is stored, such as the IC card 21, is issued independently for each store. The karaoke device 100b is connected to a front device 130, a printer 131, and the like, which perform management operations such as store accounting, as necessary. Confirmation of points for the coupon service is performed by the karaoke device 1 at the store.
The song selection record by owner ID recorded in 00b is collected by the front device 130 and output to the printer 131 or the like, or is directly output to the printer 131 or the like when not connected to the front device. Then, the results are arranged and notified to each customer in a timely manner. Alternatively, the acquired points may be transferred to the IC card 21 via the IC card interface 120 installed in the karaoke device 100b or the front device 130 so that the coupon service can be provided at another group store such as a chain store. It may be. Alternatively, the personal remote control transmitter 20 can have a two-way communication function so that the personal remote control transmitter 20 can also store the data.
Of course, a personal remote control transmitter 2 for transmitting the owner ID
0 and an IC card 21 for storing points may be separately prepared. For the unauthorized use of the coupon service, the karaoke apparatus 100b is provided with the same information processing function as the karaoke performance terminal of the communication karaoke system so as to prevent the addition of points.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the communication karaoke system, unauthorized use of the coupon service can be prevented. This allows the business operator to perform a normal coupon service operation. Also,
Various services can be provided based on accurate and fair operation logs.

Further, according to the second invention, the owner ID can be transferred to the karaoke performance terminal only by performing the music selection input with the personal remote controller transmitter.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the remote control transmitter and the storage medium are separated, the owner I can be input only by selecting a song.
D can be transferred, and the customer has only a storage medium, so that it is not bulky when carrying. Also, since there is no complicated mechanism such as a remote control transmitter, the reliability is high. Furthermore, no replacement is required because no power supply is required or the power consumption is negligible. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the owner ID from being erroneously transferred due to running out of the battery.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform a process for preventing an unauthorized use of a coupon service at a karaoke performance terminal constituting a communication karaoke system.

Further, according to the fifth aspect, the occurrence of the cause of the unauthorized use of the coupon service is detected using the scoring means of the karaoke performance terminal. For this reason, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of the coupon service even with a conventional karaoke performance terminal by simply adding or changing software without preparing a dedicated karaoke performance terminal.

According to the sixth aspect, even when a coupon service is provided by a karaoke apparatus used offline, illegal use can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a communication karaoke system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing information processing performed by a central control unit of the karaoke performance terminal in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a modified example in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Host device 10 Communication line 20 Personal remote control transmitter 100 Karaoke performance terminal 100b Karaoke device 101 Central control unit 104 Microphone 107 Singing scoring unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A communication karaoke system characterized by a method for preventing unauthorized use of a coupon service, which has the following requirements (1) to (4). (1) A number of karaoke performance terminals handled by a karaoke user and a host device operated by a communication karaoke company are connected by a communication line. Karaoke data is distributed from the host device to each performance terminal in a timely manner, and operation logs generated and recorded in each performance terminal are collected in a timely manner in the host device. (2) A customer registered as a beneficiary of the coupon service individually has a personal storage medium of a predetermined standard. Each storage medium is assigned a unique owner ID, and has a means for receiving the owner ID by a predetermined operation by the customer when the karaoke terminal operates by receiving a music selection input from the customer and the like. . (3) When playing back the karaoke data of the selected music, each performance terminal confirms that the user input for instructing the performance stop during the performance of the music has not been issued within a predetermined time from the start of the performance. The first condition is that a singer's microphone receives a voice input that meets the criteria during the performance of the music, and the second condition is that when the two conditions are satisfied, a predetermined song by owner ID is selected. The owner ID and the selected song ID are written in the record book in association with each other. The music selection record by owner ID is collected by the host device as a part of the operation log. (4) The host device aggregates the song selection records by owner ID collected from each performance terminal, and organizes the karaoke usage status of each customer registered as the beneficiary based on the contents. Perform predetermined data processing for the coupon service. 2. The personal computer according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium is a personal remote control transmitter, and the personal remote control transmitter generates a transmission signal including the owner ID. A communication karaoke system which operates by receiving a music selection input or the like from a personal remote control transmitter. 3. The transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the owner ID of the storage medium is transmitted from the remote control transmitter by connecting the storage medium to a medium coupling unit of the remote control transmitter for operating the karaoke terminal. A communication karaoke system, which is transmitted to the karaoke performance terminal as a part of a signal. 4. A karaoke performance terminal for configuring the communication karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the processing means associated with a process of reproducing karaoke data of a tune selected by the customer. (A) When there is a user input for instructing the stop of the performance during the performance of the music, the performance is stopped, and at the same time, the performance time from the start of the performance to the stop of the performance is obtained. Means for recording that the first cause of invalidity has occurred when the playing time is shorter than the reference time,
(B) During the performance of the music, an audio signal is taken in from an audio signal processing circuit having a singer's microphone as an input source, and it is monitored whether or not an audio signal of a predetermined level or more is input in a predetermined time period. Means for recording that the second cause of invalidity has occurred when the performance is stopped or the performance ends without detecting an input that meets the criteria; and (c) when the performance of the music is stopped or the performance ends. , When neither of the first and second invalid causes has occurred,
Means for associating the owner ID transferred from the storage medium with the music piece ID of the music piece and writing in the music selection record book by owner ID, a karaoke performance terminal. 5. The karaoke performance terminal according to claim 4, wherein the karaoke performance terminal incorporates a voice signal from a voice signal processing circuit having a singer's microphone as an input source to score the singing ability during performance of the music. Means for recording that the second cause of invalidity has occurred, wherein the score by the singing scoring means is input, and when the performance is stopped or the performance ends without a predetermined score or more being input, the 2. A karaoke performance terminal for recording as the cause of invalidity of item 2. 6. A karaoke apparatus characterized by a method of preventing unauthorized use of a coupon service, wherein the karaoke apparatus has a customer standard registered as a beneficiary of the coupon service and individually owns an owner ID. An interface unit for coupling to a storage medium; a unit for creating and updating a scorebook for each owner ID in which the owner ID is associated with points to be exchanged for the coupon service; and Means for updating the points stored in the storage medium; and when reproducing karaoke data of the music selected by the user, a user input for instructing stoppage of the performance during the performance of the music is specified from the start of the performance. Means for recording, as a first validity condition, that the song has not been issued within a time period; Means for recording, as a second effective condition, that there has been a voice input meeting a standard from a crophone, and when both the first and second effective conditions are satisfied, the storage medium and the owner ID A karaoke apparatus, comprising: a unit for updating the points in another score book.