KR101924205B1 - Karaoke system and management method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a karaoke system and a method of managing the karaoke system, and more particularly, to a karaoke system in which a digital karaoke server storing digital MRs updated in real time and a digital karaoke server And acquiring the original music by providing a web search and user interface environment to the user, and extracting and reproducing the MR based on the acquired original music.

Description

[0001] KARAOKE SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a karaoke system and a management method thereof.

Modern people visit the karaoke room where karaoke system is provided and enjoy singing, socializing, backing, singing, stress relief, and entertainment.

The karaoke system provides a service in which the lyrics are provided along with playback of an accompaniment song (hereinafter referred to as MR) to sing along with the song at a predetermined speed.

In recent years, information and communication technology has been remarkably developed in society, for example, as the spread of smartphones is popularized. However, the karaoke system has not been greatly developed in its early days and does not meet the needs of users seeking convenience and diversity.

Various embodiments of the present invention provide an MR that is updated on-line in real time, extracts MRs from a original song provided from a user, and provides MRs that are the same as the original songs desired by the user , A karaoke system capable of consuming, creating, and sharing contents in a new way in a karaoke system, and a management method thereof.

A karaoke system according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a karaoke server that stores digital MRs updated in real time, and a karaoke server that accesses the karaoke server through the Internet to reproduce a digital MR selected by the user, And a karaoke device for acquiring the original music by providing the web search and user interface environment to the user and extracting and reproducing the MR based on the acquired original music.

A method for managing a karaoke system according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a karaoke server having a digital MR stored therein and a karaoke system connected to the karaoke server through the Internet to reproduce a digital MR selected by a user The method of claim 1, further comprising: updating the digital MR of the karaoke server in real time; providing the user with a web search and user interface environment when the MR does not exist in the karaoke device, And extracting and reproducing the MR based on the obtained original tune.

The karaoke system and its management method according to various embodiments of the present invention provide an MR that is updated in real time on-line, extracts and reproduces MR from a original song provided from a user, thereby providing the same MR as the original song desired by the user , You can consume, create and share content in a new way within the karaoke.

1 is a block diagram of a karaoke system in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of the configuration of the processor shown in FIG.
3 is a block diagram of the configuration of the MR adjusting unit shown in FIG.
Figure 4 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of a karaoke system in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.
5 is an example of opening a personal internet broadcasting using a karaoke machine.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described herein and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and that various equivalents and modifications may be substituted for them at the time of the present application shall.

1 is a block diagram of a karaoke system in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.

1, the karaoke system includes a karaoke system 10, a karaoke server 20, the Internet 30, an external computer 40, and a user smartphone 50.

Karaoke devices (10)

The karaoke system 10 of the present invention provides the user with a web search and user interface environment when the user does not have a desired MR to acquire the original music, and extracts and plays back the MR based on the acquired original music. Therefore, the user can sing a song according to the same MR as the original original song, rather than the original MR, so that the user can sing more realistically. The karaoke machine 10 of the present invention can selectively edit the MR before the selected MR is reproduced. The MR can adjust the length, the part, and the band of the MR so that the user can sing the karaoke according to his / her personality. The karaoke system 10 of the present invention includes a camera and can provide a personal Internet broadcasting function. At this time, MRs that can be edited according to the personality of the user can be more usefully used. The karaoke machine 10 of the present invention can provide an interface for guiding a delivery restaurant around the current location and directly performing an order settlement when the user intends to eat the delivery food.

The karaoke system 10 includes a processor 110, a memory 120, a display 130, a speaker 140, a microphone 150, a camera 160, an input / output interface 170, (180).

In the following description, it is assumed that the karaoke machine 10 is located in the karaoke room. However, this is for the purpose of illustrating a general and ordinary situation, and the karaoke machine 10 may be disposed anywhere other than the karaoke room.

The processor 110 may perform operations or data processing related to the control and / or communication of at least one other component of the karaoke machine 10.

The memory 120 includes a volatile and / or non-volatile memory 120. The memory 120 may store instructions or data related to at least one other component of the karaoke machine 10, for example.

The display 130 may be any one selected from a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display for displaying images and subtitles.

The speaker 140 and the microphone 150 may be integrated into the audio module or separately configured.

The camera 160 photographs the front, side, or surroundings of the karaoke machine 10 when the user activates the video photographing function in the karaoke room.

The input / output interface 170 transmits commands or data input from the user or other external device to the other component (s) of the karaoke machine 10, or transmits the command or data received from the other component (s) Command or data to the user or other external device.

The communication unit 180 sets up the wired communication or the local area communication 55 of the karaoke machine 10. [ For example, the communication unit 180 establishes communication between the karaoke machine 10 and the user smartphone 50 in the karaoke room. Also, the communication unit 180 establishes communication between the karaoke machine 10 and the karaoke server 20 in the karaoke room.

The wired communication may include, for example, at least one of a universal serial bus (USB), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a recommended standard 232 (RS-232), a power line communication or a plain old telephone service have. The network may include at least one of a telecommunications network, e.g., a computer network (e.g., LAN or WAN), the Internet 30, or a telephone network.

The local area communication 55 may be a wireless local area network (LAN), such as WiFi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth low power (BLE), Zigbee, near field communication, Magnetic Secure Transmission, Radio Frequency (RF) Network < RTI ID = 0.0 > (BAN). ≪ / RTI >

In the karaoke server 20,

The karaoke machine 10 and the karaoke server 20 are connected online. For example, the karaoke machine 10 and the karaoke server 20 may be connected via a network, for example, the Internet 30.

The karaoke server 20 includes a content DB 210, an MR conversion server 220, a broadcast management server 230, a customer management server 240, a delivery order server 250, a homepage management server 260 ).

The content DB 210 stores a digital MR that is updated in real time. For example, in the content DB 210, the OST of the drama broadcasted on the TV latest, the latest song of the idol singer, the movie OST, the song of the contest program, and the like are updated and stored in real time. The content DB 210 may provide a popular song ranking chart, which may be provided in various forms.

For example, the content DB 210 may provide a ranking chart for each broadcasting company, or may provide a ranking chart for each sound source site.

When the MR conversion server 220 receives a specific original song, the MR conversion server 220 extracts the MR from the original song and transmits the MR. The MR conversion server 220 receives the original song from the user when the user does not have the desired MR, extracts the MR from the original song, and provides the extracted original song to the karaoke machine 10 where the user is located .

For this, the MR conversion server 220 may use a voice filtering technique. The voice filtering technique is a technique of filtering a portion corresponding to the frequency of the voice range of a person from a specific original. The present invention using such a voice filtering technique can enhance the user's convenience by providing the same MR as the original song, rather than providing an MR similar to the original one.

The broadcasting management server 230 manages and supervises a so-called BJ (broadcasting jockey) when a user opens an Internet personal broadcasting station in a karaoke room, a viewer who accesses the service and a broadcasting station user.

The customer management server 240 manages account subscription and customer information of the karaoke system.

In addition, the customer management server 240 may be configured to perform functions such as billing / payment or fee charging for customers. Here, the customer may be both a general user who uses a karaoke room and a self-employed person who operates a karaoke room.

In particular, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the customer management server 240 may count the number of times the MR has been provided to the participating karaoke room, and may charge a fee fee according to the counted number of times.

When the user intends to order delivery food in the karaoke room, the delivery order server 250 delivers the business category list of the delivery restaurants around the karaoke location where the user is located, the average delivery time, and the user evaluation information, And transmits the settlement information.

The home page management server 260 manages the entire homepage of the karaoke server 20.

Hereinafter, the karaoke system of the present invention will be described more specifically.

The external computer 40 can access the karaoke server 20 via the Internet 30. [ The user can access the karaoke server 20, that is, the homepage of the karaoke server 20 via the Internet 30 before registering the account, before visiting the karaoke room.

The karaoke system of the present invention can provide the following services to a user who registers a user account.

- Provide personal charts and folders

- Participation in national song battles

- Karaoke at home

- Karaoke using smartphone

- Opening of internet broadcasting station in karaoke

- Downloading recorded / recorded media (voice or video) in karaoke

Providing personal charts and folders is a useful feature when a user visits a participating karaoke room and logs in to the account through the karaoke machine 10. [ This function allows the user to recall a list of frequently-selected songs in karaoke. Here, the affiliate karaoke means karaoke provided with the karaoke system of the present invention.

When the user wishes to participate in the song contest, he / she visits the home karaoke room and registers the media file recorded / recorded using the karaoke machine 10 in the karaoke server 20. The karaoke system according to the present invention enables users with singing skills, entertainment promoters or record producers to utilize it as an online audition means, thereby efficiently providing a space that can be helpful to both sides.

Karaoke using karaoke at home and karaoke using a smart phone is a service that provides an environment in which a user can play a song by using a computer or a smart phone at home without going to an offline karaoke room.

As shown in FIG. 5, the Internet personal broadcasting service in the karaoke system is a function for opening a personal broadcasting station in the karaoke system, and broadcasting the user's video and audio information through the karaoke server 20. [ Viewers can access the karaoke server 20 using the external computer 40 or a smart phone to view Internet private broadcasts broadcast in karaoke.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the Internet personal broadcasting may be provided with a chat window in a specific space, and the viewer and the broadcasting user can communicate with each other through the chat window.

On the other hand, the viewer can present to the BJ a cyber money that can be exchanged for money according to the interest of broadcasting and the likelihood of the BJ (user), and the operator can pay the user after the predetermined fee is paid. The user can calculate the karaoke cost using the cyber money or pay the charged MR.

Downloading the media (voice or video) recorded / photographed in the karaoke system is a service for downloading the media recorded or recorded by the user while singing a song in the karaoke room by connecting the karaoke server 20 to the user from the external computer 40 to be. The user can directly upload the media produced by the user through the karaoke system of the present invention from the homepage of the karaoke server 20 to a social network service, for example, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or the like.

As such, other karaoke systems in various embodiments of the present invention may consume, create, and share content in a new manner within the karaoke system.

2 is a block diagram of the configuration of the processor 110 shown in FIG.

2, the processor 110 includes a music selection unit 111, a playback unit 112, a household adjustment unit 113, an MR adjustment unit, a food delivery support unit 115, a personal broadcasting support unit 116, .

The song selection unit 111 receives a song selection song through the input / output interface 170 of the karaoke machine 10, for example, a remote control. The song selection unit 111 accesses the content DB 210 of the karaoke server 20 and searches for the MR of the song inputted by the user.

On the other hand, if the user does not have a desired MR, the music selection unit 111 can perform the MR search based on the user input. That is, the music selection unit 111 can provide the user with a desired MR, and can request the user to provide the original music.

According to various embodiments, the method by which the user provides the original tune may include web search, smart phone data transfer via local communication, mobile storage media data transfer, and the like.

On the other hand, the location where the MR is extracted based on the original tune received from the user may be performed in the karaoke system, that is, the karaoke machine 10 or the karaoke server 20. In the preferred embodiment, the MR extraction is performed in the karaoke server 20.

The process of searching and extracting the MR by the music selection unit 111 will be described in more detail as follows.

If the user does not have a desired MR, the music selection unit 111 provides a web search environment to the user. If the user provides the original music as a web search result, the music selection unit 111 transmits the original music to the karaoke server 20, And when the karaoke server 20 extracts and transmits the MR, it can be configured to reproduce the transmitted MR.

Alternatively, if the user does not have a desired MR, the music selection unit 111 provides the user with a local communication interface, and if the user provides the original music stored in the user's smartphone via the local communication interface, To the server 20 to request the MR extraction, and when the karaoke server 20 extracts and transmits the MR, it can be configured to reproduce the transmitted MR.

Alternatively, the music selection unit 111 may provide a removable storage medium interface to the user when the user does not have a desired MR, and if the user provides the original music stored on the user's removable storage medium via the removable storage medium interface, To the karaoke server 20 to request the MR extraction, and when the karaoke server 20 extracts and transmits the MR, it can be configured to reproduce the transmitted MR.

The playback unit 112 is configured to play back the selected MR and video.

The lyrics adjusting unit 113 displays or hides the lyrics while the reproducing unit 112 reproduces the MR and the picture. The utterance adjusting unit 113 can selectively adjust display or hide of the lyrics based on the menu selection of the user before the reproduction of the song starts.

For example, the utterance adjustment unit 113 can partially display the words. Alternatively, the utterance adjuster 113 may hide the male part and display only the female part for a specific song. Alternatively, the utterance adjustment unit 113 may hide the first sentence and display the second sentence. Or the utterance adjuster 113 may display only odd-numbered measures and only odd-numbered measures. In this way, the lyrics adjusting unit 113 can selectively hide or display various kinds of lyrics according to the user's selection, rather than uniformly displaying or hiding the lyrics.

The MR adjustment section performs a length adjustment, a part adjustment, and a tone adjustment according to the user's taste for the MR selected before the selected MR is reproduced. For example, a user may want to sing only one part in a karaoke room, not want to sing a lap part, sing a male part in a male and female duet song, or adjust a desired length or shorter if the song is too long.

As described above, the feature that the user can adjust the MR in a desired form can provide very special convenience to the user. The reason for this is as follows. That is, the karaoke system according to the present invention not only can record or record only the user's own music, but can also broadcast a personal Internet 30 broadcast while the user singing in a karaoke room. Therefore, the unique MR of the user may not be a very important factor for the user. Therefore, a user who uses karaoke can make his / her own unique MR by adjusting the length, part or mix (shape) of the selected song before the selected song is reproduced, have.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the MR adjusting unit will be described in more detail.

3 is a block diagram of the configuration of the MR adjusting unit shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the MR adjusting unit includes an MR length adjusting unit 1141, an MR part adjusting unit 1142, and an MR tone adjusting unit 1143.

The MR length adjuster 1141 can adjust the playback length of the selected MR in response to user input. The MR length adjuster 1141 may search for a repeated pattern of the selected song, a repeated refrain of the song, and delete the searched portion in response to the user's request for length adjustment, thereby reducing the length of the MR. For example, after the user has selected a song, the user can select the " Play MR within 2 minutes " option in the karaoke machine 10. Then, the karaoke machine 10 deletes and repeats the repeating pattern and the repeated refrain of the song selected by the user, thereby reproducing the MR within 2 minutes of the song.

The MR part adjustment section 1142 can adjust the part reproduced in the selected MR in response to the user input. In response to a user's request for selecting a specific part, the MR part adjustment unit 1142 searches for a part of a song, a lap part of the song, a part called by a specific member if the song is a song called by a group sound, To edit the MR. For example, after the user has selected a song, the user can select the "call only male part" option in the karaoke machine 10. Then, the karaoke machine 10 deletes and edits the female part in the song selected by the user, thereby allowing the user to sing only the male part.

The MR tone adjusting unit 1143 can partially adjust the range of the tune reproduced in the selected MR in response to the user input. The MR translitereration unit 1143 classifies the corresponding music piece into a plurality of transliteration parts, for example, a bass part and a middle part high-pitched part in response to a user's specific range limitation request, , The user's unwanted band is replaced with the original. That is, the part that is not selected by the user can be reproduced by synthesizing the original voice of the MR in the MR. For example, the user can select the option "Do not call more than four steps out of the five-step range" in the karaoke machine 10. Then, the karaoke machine 10 outputs the singer voice as the original song instead of outputting the accompaniment sound at the portion corresponding to the highest level 5 and the lower level 4 of the song selected by the user, and the remaining portion can reproduce the MR have.

The food delivery support unit 115 may provide a business category list of delivery restaurants around the current location, an average delivery time, user evaluation information, and a direct order payment function. For example, the user can order the delivery food using the karaoke machine 10 while using karaoke.

For reference, customers who use karaoke often have dinner at night, and often find food for delivery as a snack. Recently, a service for finding a delivery restaurant near the current location is provided by using a smartphone application in order to order a delivery food, but the service needs reception of GPS information for transmitting the current location information. However, since the GPS receiver sensitivity is poor in the karaoke room, it is difficult to order the delivery food using the smartphone in karaoke.

The karaoke system of the present invention can enhance the convenience of the user by providing the karaoke machine 10 with the delivery restaurant information around the karaoke room and the order settlement service.

The personal broadcasting support unit 116 may support the Internet personal broadcasting function to broadcast the video and audio information of the user through the karaoke server 20. For example, the user can access the karaoke server 20 through the karaoke machine 10 and broadcast the karaoke song. As shown in FIG. 5, when a user establishes a private Internet 30 broadcasting station, the viewer can watch the corresponding broadcasting through the smartphone or the external computer 40 when the chat window is activated. On the other hand, the viewer can present to the BJ a cyber money that can be exchanged for money according to the interest of broadcasting and the likelihood of the BJ (user), and the operator can pay the user after the predetermined fee is paid. The user can calculate the karaoke cost using the cyber money or pay the charged MR.

Figure 4 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of a karaoke system in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.

In steps 410 to 412, the song selection unit 111 receives a song selection song through the input / output interface 170 of the karaoke machine 10, for example, a remote controller. The song selection unit 111 accesses the content DB 210 of the karaoke server 20 and searches for the MR of the song inputted by the user.

In steps 414 to 416, on the other hand, the music selection section 111 can perform the MR search based on the user input when the user does not have the desired MR. That is, the music selection unit 111 can provide the user with a desired MR, and can request the user to provide the original music. According to various embodiments, the method by which the user provides the original tune may include web search, smart phone data transfer via local communication, mobile storage media data transfer, and the like.

In step 418, the karaoke server 20 extracts the MR from the original song provided from the karaoke machine 10, and transmits the extracted MR to the karaoke machine 10. The karaoke machine 10 can reproduce the MR transmitted from the karaoke server 20. [ According to another embodiment, the extraction of the MR may be performed in the karaoke machine 10.

In operation 420, the MR adjustment unit performs length adjustment, part adjustment, and tone adjustment according to the user's taste for the MR selected before the selected MR is reproduced.

In step 422, the playback unit 112 plays back the selected MR and video.

As described above, the present invention provides an MR that is updated on-line in real time, extracts and reproduces MR from a original song provided by a user, thereby providing the same MR as the original song desired by the user, Content can be consumed, created, and shared.

The various embodiments disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only specific examples for the purpose of understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of various embodiments of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of various embodiments of the present invention should not be limited by the above-described embodiments, and all changes or modifications derived from the technical idea of various embodiments of the present invention are included in the scope of various embodiments of the present invention .

10: Karaoke equipment
20: karaoke server
30: Internet
40: External computer
50: User smartphone

Claims (15)

A karaoke server storing digital MRs updated in real time; And
A karaoke server is connected to the karaoke server through the Internet to reproduce a digital MR selected by the user, and if the MR desired by the user does not exist, a web search and user interface environment is provided to the user to acquire the original song, And a karaoke machine for extracting and reproducing the MR,
The karaoke device
A repeated pattern of the selected MR song to retrieve the repeated refrain of the song so as to reduce the length of the MR within a specified time in response to the user's input and to reduce the MR length to within the specified time by deleting the searched portion An adjusting unit;
An MR part coordinator for selecting a gender, a specific lap part, or a part called a specific feature part or a specific group member in response to a user's input and editing the MR so as to reproduce the MR; And
In response to the user's input, the MR is classified into a plurality of transliteration sections, and the MRs of the MRs are searched according to the classified translations. The user-designated range is output to the MR, while the non- And an MR transliteration adjusting section for editing the MR so that the voice is outputted. ◈ Claim 2 is abandoned due to payment of registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
The karaoke device
If the user does not have a desired MR
Providing a web search environment to the user,
If the user provides the original music as a web search result, the user transmits the original music to the karaoke server to request the MR extraction,
And the Karaoke server is configured to reproduce the transmitted MR when the Karaoke server extracts and transmits the MR. ◈ Claim 3 is abandoned due to the registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
The karaoke device
If the user does not have a desired MR
Providing a short-range communication interface to the user,
When the user provides the original song stored in the smartphone of the user via the short-range communication interface, the user transmits the original song to the karaoke server to request the MR extraction,
And the Karaoke server is configured to reproduce the transmitted MR when the Karaoke server extracts and transmits the MR. ◈ Claim 4 is abandoned due to the registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
If the user does not have a desired MR
Providing a removable storage medium interface to the user,
If the user provides the original music stored on the removable storage medium of the user through the removable storage medium interface, transmits the original music to the karaoke server to request the MR extraction,
And the Karaoke server is configured to reproduce the transmitted MR when the Karaoke server extracts and transmits the MR. delete ◈ Claim 6 is abandoned due to the registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
The karaoke device
Wherein the karaoke system broadcasts the video and audio information of the user through the karaoke server by supporting the Internet personal broadcasting function. ◈ Claim 7 is abandoned due to registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
The karaoke device
A karaoke system that provides a list of categories of delivery restaurants near your current location, average delivery time, user evaluation information, and direct order payment functions. ◈ Claim 8 is abandoned due to the registration fee. A method of managing a karaoke system including a karaoke server having a digital MR stored therein and a karaoke machine connected to the karaoke server via the Internet to reproduce a digital MR selected by the user,
Updating the digital MR of the karaoke server in real time;
Obtaining a original music by providing a web search and user interface environment to the user when the user does not have a desired MR in the karaoke system; And
Extracting and reproducing an MR based on the obtained original tune in the karaoke machine,
Retrieving a repeated pattern of the selected song, a repeated refrain of the song, and reducing the length of the MR by deleting the retrieved portion within the designated time, so as to reduce the length of the MR within a specified time in response to the user's input;
Editing the MR so as to selectively reproduce a specific gender, or a specific lap part, or a part called a specific feature part or a specific group member, in response to a user's input; And
In response to the user's input, the MR is classified into a plurality of transliteration sections, and the MRs of the MRs are searched according to the classified translations. The user-designated range is output to the MR, while the non- And editing the MR so that the voice is output. ◈ Claim 9 is abandoned upon payment of registration fee. 9. The method of claim 8,
Providing a web search environment to the user when the user does not have an MR in the karaoke device;
If the user provides the original song as a web search result, transmitting the original song to the karaoke server and requesting MR extraction;
And reproducing the transmitted MR when the Karaoke server extracts and transmits the MR. ◈ Claim 10 is abandoned due to the registration fee. 9. The method of claim 8,
Providing a local communication interface to the user when the user does not have an MR in the karaoke device;
When the user provides the original music stored in the smartphone of the user through the short-range communication interface, transmitting the original music to the karaoke server and requesting the MR extraction;
And reproducing the transmitted MR when the Karaoke server extracts and transmits the MR. ◈ Claim 11 is abandoned due to registration fee. 9. The method of claim 8,
Providing a removable storage medium interface to the user if the user does not have a desired MR in the karaoke device;
If the user provides the original music stored on the removable storage medium of the user through the removable storage medium interface, transmitting the original music to the karaoke server to request the MR extraction;
And reproducing the transmitted MR when the Karaoke server extracts and transmits the MR. delete delete ◈ Claim 14 is abandoned due to registration fee. 9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising broadcasting the video and audio information of the user through the karaoke server by supporting the internet personal broadcasting function in the karaoke system. ◈ Claim 15 is abandoned due to registration fee. 9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising the steps of: providing a list of types of restaurants of the delivery restaurants near the current position, an average delivery time, user evaluation information, and a direct order payment function in the karaoke system.

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