JPH11194787A - Karaoke audition device and karaoke judging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the karaoke audition device which makes a singing in a karaoke box open to the Internet for judgement. SOLUTION: To the karaoke singing equipment 1, a camera 11 and a keyboard 12 are connected in addition to a microphone 10; after a karaoke singing is recorded by using the microphone 10, a picture of the singer is taken by the camera 11 and a comment is inputted through the keyboard 12. Those data are transferred to a server computer 2 and made open on a 'karaoke audition' homepage of WWW. A person having accessed this homepage sees and reads the photograph and comment and clicks a polling button when the user likes the singing. Singers are judged according to monthly polling results.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke audition apparatus capable of receiving an audition by releasing a singing voice sung by a karaoke apparatus through a network, and a karaoke examination apparatus capable of reproducing a karaoke singing examination result.

[0002]

With the spread of karaoke apparatuses, the singing ability level of ordinary people has been improved, and for such singers, there are many events for examining singing ability such as so-called karaoke tournaments. It has become. Singers who have improved their singing skills would like to test their ability, but many people think that participating in events such as karaoke tournaments is exaggerated. Others find it embarrassing to sing in public.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke audition apparatus and a karaoke examination apparatus that can sing with a karaoke apparatus such as a karaoke box and have the karaoke judge.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a performance means for performing a karaoke song, a recording means for recording at least audition data including a singing voice of a singer, and a network for storing the audition data for a predetermined period. A data publishing unit that publishes the above data and a counting unit that tallies access contents to the audition data as a result of the examination while the data publishing unit publishes the audition data to a network.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a performance means for performing a karaoke song, a recording means for recording at least data to be examined including a singing voice of a singer, and a result of the examination of the data to be examined is stored in the data to be examined. And reproduction means for reproducing the examined data and the examination result.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the singing voice of the singer who sang along with the karaoke performance is recorded as audition data. This singing voice data may be all or part of the karaoke song. Further, as the audition data, in addition to the singing voice data, character data such as an image such as a photograph of the singer's face and comments may be included.
The audition data is made public on the network for a predetermined period. The Internet may be used as a network. The server that publishes the audition data on the network may be the same as the karaoke apparatus itself that generates the karaoke performance sound, or may be a dedicated server computer connected by a cable or a network. When audition data is made public on the Internet, a karaoke audition site (homepage) may be set up on the net, and each audition data may be made public as one page of this site.

[0007] When the audition page is accessed, the audio data, image data, and the like are transferred to the accessed terminal device. If a voting button or the like is provided on the audition page, additional access such as turning on this button by a terminal user who likes the singer can also be provided. By summing up the access contents such as how many people have accessed and pressed the voting button as the examination result, it is possible to audition the contents sung by the karaoke apparatus.

In the second aspect of the invention, unlike the first aspect of the invention, the examined data including the singing voice is not made public on the network. Instead, a predetermined examiner examines the examined data and inputs the examination result. The apparatus records this in accordance with the data to be examined, and reproduces the data when there is a request from the user. Thereby, the singer can use the examination result as a reference for future singing.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke audition system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Is the karaoke device 1 of the karaoke audition system
4 is a flowchart illustrating a schematic operation of the server computer 2. This system has a karaoke apparatus 1 installed in a karaoke box and a server computer 2 serving as an Internet WWW server. The karaoke apparatus 1 and the server computer 2 are connected by a telephone line. The server computer 2 is connected to the Internet 3 and a terminal device 4 connected to the Internet 3
Can always receive access.

The karaoke apparatus 1 has a normal karaoke performance function of playing a karaoke song in response to a request like a general karaoke apparatus, mixing the performance sound with a singing voice input from the microphone 10, and outputting the karaoke sound. The karaoke apparatus 1 has an audition registration function and an examination registration / playback function in addition to this function. The audition registration function is a function of uploading singing voice data of a singer, image data of a photographed face or figure, and character data input as a comment to the server computer 2 as audition data. In addition, examination registration
The reproduction function is a function of uploading singing voice data of a singer or the like as data to be examined to the server computer 2, and downloading and reproducing from the server 2 a result of examination of the singing voice data and the like.

[0011] That is, the audition function is a function of publishing the singing voice of a singer and the like on the Internet and measuring its popularity. This function returns the result (correction result) to the singer.

In order to realize these functions, the karaoke apparatus 1 includes a karaoke performance section 13 for executing a karaoke song and reproducing the examination result, a microphone 10 for inputting a singing voice, and image data. Camera 1 to input
1. A keyboard 12 for inputting character data, a buffer 14 for temporarily storing these data, and a communication unit 16 for uploading these data to the server computer 2 are provided. In addition, since participation in the audition and examination are paid services, a charging device 15 for inputting a service fee is also provided.

The audition mode will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 2A, when a user of the karaoke apparatus participates in an audition, first, an audition mode is set for the karaoke apparatus 1 (s1). This mode can be set by inputting an audition mode setting command from an infrared remote controller attached to the karaoke apparatus. This audition participation fee may be withdrawn at this timing (s2), or may be withdrawn at the last download timing.

After setting the audition mode,
The singer selects a song as usual and sings along with the performance of the karaoke song. All the karaoke audio signals (audio signals obtained by mixing the performance sound and the singing voice) are recorded (s
3). After the performance, you can replay the recording to check your singing. If you are satisfied with this song, proceed to the next step. If you are unsatisfied with this singing, you can play the same song (or a different song) again and repeat the take. In this case, the karaoke apparatus may delete the previous recording, or may record a plurality of takes so that the singer can select the favorite one among them.

After the recording to be uploaded is determined, the singer is photographed using the camera 11 (s4). The singer can use the remote control to adjust the direction of the camera 11 up, down, left, and right, and perform zooming.
Then, an image at a favorite timing is taken into the karaoke apparatus 1 using the remote controller. It is only necessary to take a plurality of shots so that a favorite one can be adopted. Also, a plurality of photos such as a close-up photo and a long photo may be uploaded.

Next, input of a comment using a keyboard is accepted (s5). Comments include your name, date of birth, and song preferences. If it is difficult to operate the keyboard, a comment written on a paper may be photographed by the camera 11 and replaced with character input. Also, if a so-called ID remote controller is used for setting the audition mode, a name or the like can be determined by an ID code, so that input of the name or the like can be omitted.

When all of the above data is input, the karaoke apparatus calls the server computer 2 and uploads the data as audition data (s)
6).

In FIG. 1, a server computer 2 comprises:
A communication unit 20 that communicates with the karaoke device 1; an editing unit 21 that edits the audition data uploaded from the karaoke device 1 into a format that can be published on a WWW (World Wide Web) website; A server storage unit 22 for registering as the content of the "Karaoke audition" homepage, a network communication unit 23 for controlling communication on the Internet 3,
It has a counter 24 for counting the number of accesses and the number of votes, and a counting unit 25 for counting the count of the counter 24. The counter is realized by a so-called CGI or the like.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an audition participation page. On this page, a name, a photograph, a comment, and the like are displayed, and a part of the karaoke singing is attached as audio data. When this page is accessed, this screen is displayed and a part of the karaoke singing is automatically reproduced. If the accessor listens to the content and sings the karaoke, and likes it, the voting button 32
Turn on. Then, the counter 24 of the server computer 2 adds 1 to the number of votes of the page. Further, only by accessing this page, the counter 24 adds 1 to the access of the page. If the accessor wants to listen to more songs, he can turn on the more song button 31 to download larger audio data and play it on the terminal device. In this case, Real Aud
By using a technology such as io, audio data can be reproduced in real time while being downloaded.

In FIG. 2, when the audition data is received from the karaoke apparatus 1 (s11), the server computer 2 edits the data into a configuration as shown in FIG. 3 (s12). Then, this is registered in the server storage unit 22 and made public on the "Karaoke Audition" homepage on the Internet (s13). While being published,
This page is accessed by the Internet user, and the voting button 32 when the user likes it and the more song button 31 when he wants to listen to more songs are operated. The counter 24 of the server computer 2 counts not only the number of accesses but also the number of votes, the number of songs downloaded, and the like (s14). The publication on the WWW will be continued for one month. After one month, the number of accesses and the number of votes are counted to determine the examination result (s
15), and notifies the result to the user (s16). This notification may be made in any manner. For example, a method may be used in which a printer connected to the server computer 2 prints a postcard notifying the result of the examination and sends the postcard to the user. If the registrant has an account on the Internet, an e-mail may be sent to this account.

If it is determined that the singer (audition participant) has caught the interest of the person who accessed the page, such as when the number of votes exceeds a certain number, the singer is an excellent singer. A special procedure (recognition) is performed (s17). Specifically, the singer is disclosed as a superior on the “Karaoke Audition” homepage (see FIG. 4A). The singer is transferred to the karaoke apparatus 1 and the singer is introduced in the CM between songs of the karaoke apparatus (see FIG. 4B). Send this data to the talent promoter to introduce it.

In the above embodiment, the voting button 32
By pressing, one vote is cast for each person, but the method of voting is not limited to this. For example, a method may be used in which a score is assigned to each element such as appearance and singing and transmitted. In addition, it is also possible to have this industry-related person score aside from ordinary Internet users, and to take this into account in the examination.

Further, the publication period on the network is not limited to one month, and the structure of the page is not limited to that of FIG.

The examination mode will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 5A, when the user of the karaoke apparatus wants to judge his / her singing, first, the karaoke apparatus 1 sets an examination mode (s21). The setting of this mode may be performed by inputting a command for setting the examination mode from a remote control device or the like attached to the karaoke device. The fee for this examination may be withdrawn at this timing (s22), or may be withdrawn at the timing of the last download.

After setting the examination mode, the singer selects a song as usual and sings along with the performance of the karaoke song. All the karaoke audio signals (audio signals obtained by mixing the performance sound and the singing voice) are recorded (s23). After the performance, you can replay the recording to check your singing. If you are satisfied with this song, proceed to the next step. If you are unsatisfied with this singing, you can play the same song (or a different song) again and repeat the take. In this case, the karaoke apparatus may delete the previous recording, or may record a plurality of takes so that the singer can select the favorite one among them.

When the recording to be uploaded is determined, the singer is photographed using the camera 11 (s24).
The singer can use the remote control to adjust the direction of the camera 11 up, down, left, and right, and perform zooming. Then, an image at a favorite timing is taken into the karaoke apparatus 1 using the remote controller. It is only necessary to take a plurality of shots so that a favorite one can be adopted.
Also, a plurality of photos such as a close-up photo and a long photo may be uploaded.

Next, the input of a comment using the keyboard is accepted (s25). Comments include your name, date of birth, and song preferences. If it is difficult to operate the keyboard, a comment written on a paper may be photographed by the camera 11 and replaced with character input. Further, if a so-called ID remote controller is used for setting the examination mode, the name and the like can be determined by the ID code, so that the input of the name and the like can be omitted.

When all of the above data has been input, the karaoke apparatus calls the server computer 2 and uploads this data as data to be examined (s26). Then, the examination number of the examined data is received (s2
7). After a predetermined period, the user can access the server computer 2 with this examination number and receive the examination result.

FIG. 2B is a flowchart showing the operation of the server computer 2. Upon receiving the examined data from the karaoke apparatus 1 (s31), the server computer 2 edits the data into WWW contents (s3).
2). This WWW content is the singing voice of the singer,
The video and comment are included, and a predetermined judge judges the content after seeing the video and comment (s33). The examination and the input of the examination result may be performed via the terminal device 4 connected to the Internet 3. The examination result input device 26 (see FIG. 2) is connected to the server computer 2, and the server computer 2 is connected thereto. May go. In any case, this WWW content is not publicly disclosed, and when the judge accesses from the network, it can be accessed after authentication using a password or the like.

The examination result input as described above is edited into WWW contents as shown in FIG. This may be the next page of the content of the examined data. This WWW content is not made public. Then, this content is stored as it is until there is a download request from the singer (s35). When there is a download request, the data to be examined and the examination result are downloaded (s36).

In FIG. 3C, a download request from the karaoke apparatus 1 is made by transmitting an examination number to the server computer 2 (s41). In response to this, the server computer 2 downloads the data to be examined and the contents of the examination result (s4
2) The music is reproduced by the performance unit 13 of the karaoke apparatus (s)
43). This playback is accompanied by a screen as shown in FIG.
The singer can judge his or her singing by looking at the comments of the judge while playing back his singing again. As a result, the singer can have a specific judge judge, reproduce the examination result (correction result), and use it as a reference for future singing.

In the above-described embodiment, the examination result and the like are downloaded to the karaoke apparatus and reproduced there. However, the examination result and the like are downloaded and reproduced by the terminal (personal computer) connected to the Internet 3. You may. In any case, what data should be identified by the examination number.

When there are a plurality of judges, the ID of the judges may be inputted at the time of uploading so as to be nominated.

[0034]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
Since the singing performed by the karaoke device can be judged on the network, anyone can sing the song at the karaoke device (karaoke box) at any time and register it to easily participate in the audition. In addition, since this is disclosed on a network such as the Internet, anyone can participate in the examination. Also,
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the examination result can be received by recording the singing voice or the like in the device, the user can easily have his or her singing examined.

Further, since it is not a "bout game" as in an event, it is possible to sing several times and to participate in an audition with the best one, and no unwilling judgment is made. Also, for this reason, the motivation to practice karaoke is increased, and an increase in the use can be expected. In addition, by registering the audition as a paid service, a fee income can be expected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of a karaoke apparatus and a server computer in the karaoke audition system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a page configuration of a WWW site disclosed by the server computer.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a page introducing excellent performers and a CM screen between songs.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation in the examination mode in the karaoke audition system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen display example of a screening result in the karaoke audition system.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Karaoke apparatus, 2 ... Server computer, 10 ... Microphone, 11 ... Camera, 12 ... Keyboard, 21 ... Editing part, 22 ... Server storage part (homepage) 23 ... Network communication part, 24 ... Counter, 25 ... Total part 32 … Vote button

Claims (2)

[Claims] A performance means for performing a karaoke song; a recording means for recording at least audition data including a singing voice of a singer; a data disclosure means for releasing the audition data on a network for a predetermined period; A karaoke audition apparatus, comprising: a counting means for counting access contents to the audition data as a result of the examination while the disclosure means publishes the audition data to the network. 2. A means for performing a karaoke song, a recording means for recording at least data to be examined including a singing voice of a singer, and a result of examination of the data to be examined corresponding to the data to be examined. A karaoke examination apparatus, comprising: means for reproducing the examined data and the examination result.