KR102301614B1 - Method for providing music service in store - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing customized music for a store having a TTS function, comprising: an information obtaining step of a music providing server obtaining weather information or store information; a text acquisition step in which the music providing server acquires text information and schedule information from a user's electronic device; a music selection step in which the music providing server selects music based on the weather information or the store information; a voice generating step of generating, by the music providing server, a voice by converting a character into a voice based on the text information; a music transmission step of transmitting, by the music providing server, the selected music to a music reproducing device installed in a store; and a voice transmitting step of transmitting, by the music providing server, the voice generated by the music reproducing apparatus to the music reproducing apparatus, wherein the audio transmitting step includes the music providing server to the music reproducing apparatus according to a schedule determined based on the schedule information. The voice can be transmitted.

Description

A method for providing customized music in stores with TTS function {METHOD FOR PROVIDING MUSIC SERVICE IN STORE}

The present invention relates to a method and a server for providing customized music for a store having a TTS function, and more particularly, to a method and a server for providing customized music for a store having a TTS function for providing customized music to an electronic device in a store.

With the development of Internet technology, computer-related services are becoming more common through the Internet. In particular, as various music broadcasts or various music-related servers are activated, the provision of music through the Internet replaces music and tapes or CDs. is currently doing. Accordingly, listeners can select the music they want and receive it in real time through the Internet without directly purchasing the music and the tape or CD.

On the other hand, the development of marketing and service technology using emotion is developing even into music. As one of the emotional marketing that stimulates the human senses, the concept related to 　music and marketing began to appear. Music 　 marketing is recognized as promoting sales by stimulating the purchasing psychology of customers by playing different 　 music by time, place, business, and trade name. In particular, background music is provided to stores in the form of centrally managing several affiliated stores. In this case, in order to play music data, all affiliates provide music by streaming service so that there is no need to purchase music and data individually. have.

In a web site providing a streaming service, a user usually creates a list of multimedia data to be played and registers it on the web site, and when the user selects such a list, the multimedia data in the list is sequentially reproduced. According to this 　store 　music 　provided 　 service, it is possible to obtain the convenience of continuing to play sequentially according to the list once set, without having to determine the multimedia data to be played every time. In addition, there is no need to run a separate organization within the store to broadcast music, and the operator can select and broadcast music that matches the mood of the store every hour.

Korean Patent No. 10-0666092 (registered on Jan. 2, 2007) describes a method for providing a multimedia data service 　 providing a streaming service according to set conditions, a selection command for multimedia data transmitted from a user computer, and the multimedia data receiving, by a service 　 providing 　 server, a setting command for the playback time of the ; determining, by the service 　 providing 　 server, whether the current time has reached the playback time; and providing, by the server, a streaming service for the multimedia data selected by the selection command, when the current time reaches the playback time. According to the disclosed technology, the convenience in which multimedia data that meets specific conditions set by the user can be reproduced can be provided to actively meet the various needs of users, and in particular, there is a need for unified image management in several stores. Even in situations such as cases, multimedia data selected to meet various needs as described above may be uniformly reproduced.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1113431 (registered on Jan. 31, 2012) continuously and legally provides music broadcasting suitable for store characteristics, provides stable and seamless music broadcasting service even when the network is unstable. Regarding the store music broadcasting system using the download and play method and its control method, which provide separate services to monitor whether the specified music is being played at the branch and effectively deliver the notice or announcement of the head office to each branch is described.

In addition, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1073687 (registered on October 7, 2011) provides sound sources suitable for the characteristics of stores such as general bookstores, alcoholic beverages, clothing, beauty, restaurants, department stores, marts, etc. In order to increase the revenue of the store, the information broadcasting device and method of the store using TTS in the store sound broadcasting system are described.

However, it is necessary for the user to more efficiently utilize the TTS (Text to Speech, automatic text-to-speech) function, and to provide music and voice more harmoniously.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a server for providing customized music for a store having a TTS function in which a user can use the TTS function more efficiently and provide music and voice more harmoniously in order to solve the above problems.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and the problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the present specification and the accompanying drawings. .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing customized music for a store having a TTS function, comprising: an information obtaining step of a music providing server obtaining weather information or store information; a text acquisition step in which the music providing server acquires text information and schedule information from a user's electronic device; a music selection step in which the music providing server selects music based on the weather information or the store information; a voice generating step of generating, by the music providing server, a voice by converting a character into a voice based on the text information; a music transmission step of transmitting, by the music providing server, the selected music to a music reproducing device installed in a store; and a voice transmitting step of transmitting, by the music providing server, the voice generated by the music reproducing apparatus to the music reproducing apparatus, wherein the audio transmitting step includes the music providing server to the music reproducing apparatus according to a schedule determined based on the schedule information. The voice can be transmitted.

According to the method for providing customized music for a store having a TTS function according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user can more efficiently utilize the TTS function, and music and voice can be provided more harmoniously.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and the effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a music providing server implementing a music providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention communicating with other electronic devices;
2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for providing music according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a schematic diagram for explaining music provided in a method for providing music according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 and 5 are schematic diagrams for explaining a relationship between music and voice provided in a method for providing music according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a music providing server according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention may add, change, delete, etc. other components within the scope of the same spirit, through addition, change, deletion, etc. Other embodiments included within the scope of the invention may be easily proposed, but this will also be included within the scope of the invention.

In addition, in the embodiment to be described below, the description of the part corresponding to the known technology will be omitted or briefly described in order to make the technical idea of the present invention more clear.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing customized music for a store having a TTS function, comprising: an information obtaining step of a music providing server obtaining weather information or store information; a text acquisition step in which the music providing server acquires text information and schedule information from a user's electronic device; a music selection step in which the music providing server selects music based on the weather information or the store information; a voice generating step of generating, by the music providing server, a voice by converting a character into a voice based on the text information; a music transmission step of transmitting, by the music providing server, the selected music to a music reproducing device installed in a store; and a voice transmitting step of transmitting, by the music providing server, the voice generated by the music reproducing apparatus to the music reproducing apparatus, wherein the audio transmitting step includes the music providing server to the music reproducing apparatus according to a schedule determined based on the schedule information. The voice can be transmitted.

Also, in the music transmitting step, when the music providing server transmits a voice to the music reproducing device and the music reproducing device reproduces the voice, the volume of the transmitted music may be reduced.

In addition, the music providing server has music tendency information on the music provided to the music reproducing device, and in the voice transmitting step, the music providing server transmits the music to the music reproducing device so that the music reproducing device plays the music. During reproduction, the volume of the transmitted voice may be adjusted based on the music tendency information of the reproduced music.

In the music selection step, when the music providing server transmits a voice to the music playback device and the music playback device reproduces the voice, the voice playback time overlaps with the playback of the first music and the second music, the The music providing server may select the second music having the music tendency information corresponding to the music tendency information of the first music.

A store-customized music providing server having a TTS function according to another embodiment of the present invention obtains weather information or store information, obtains text information and schedule information from a user's electronic device, and obtains the weather information or the store information selects music based on , generates a voice converted from text to voice based on the text information, transmits the selected music to a music playback device installed in a store, and transmits the generated voice to the music playback device, The voice may be transmitted to the music reproducing apparatus according to a schedule determined based on the schedule information.

Elements having the same function within the scope of the same idea shown in the drawings of each embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a music providing server implementing a music providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention communicating with other electronic devices, and FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a music providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. am.

3 is a schematic diagram for explaining music provided in a method for providing music according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 and 5 are schematic diagrams for explaining a relationship between music and voice provided in a method for providing music according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a music providing server according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the accompanying drawings, in order to more clearly express the technical spirit of the present invention, parts that are not related to the technical spirit of the present invention or that can be easily derived from those skilled in the art have been simplified or omitted.

1 to 5 , in the store-customized music providing method having a TTS function according to an embodiment of the present invention, a music providing server (S) is installed in a music playback device (B) installed in the store, and music and voice may be a way to provide

Here, the voice may be a sound obtained by converting a character obtained from the user's electronic device P into a voice.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the music providing server (S) may transmit/receive predetermined information/data to/from another server (A), the user's electronic device (P), and/or the music reproducing device (B). .

The other server A may mean a server operated by another operating entity.

The electronic device P may mean a user's smartphone, tablet PC, desktop PC, or the like.

The music reproducing device (B) may be a device installed in a store to reproduce music and voice provided by the music providing server (S).

For example, the electronic device P and the music providing server S may be configured as one device, such as a desktop PC having a speaker.

Hereinafter, the music providing method will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 .

For example, the music providing method may include an information acquisition step (S100) in which the music providing server S acquires weather information or store information.

For example, the weather information may refer to information on current and/or future weather generated from the Meteorological Administration server, which is the other server (A).

For example, the music providing server (S) may obtain the weather information from the other server (A) in real time.

For example, the store information may be information about a store generated by the electronic device P of the user.

For example, the store information may be information on the type, location, size, number of people in the store, desired music type, desired music list, desired music tendency, and the like.

Here, as an example, the music providing method may further include a text acquisition step ( S200 ) in which the music providing server (S) acquires text information and schedule information from the user's electronic device (P).

For example, the text information may be information about a text that the user wants to convert into voice.

For example, the user may input text information 'We will give a present to the guests who came today' through the electronic device P and send it to the music providing server S.

For example, the text information may further include information on the type of language such as Korean, Japanese, or English, whether the desired converted voice is a male voice or a female voice, as well as information about the text.

Here, as an example, the music providing server S may provide the text information used by other users to the user.

To explain this in more detail, the user can view text information of other users provided by the music providing server S through the electronic device P.

If the user operates a coffee shop, he or she can view the text information used in other coffee shops, and further, when operating a store in 'Seoul', can see the text information used in other Seoul stores.

For example, the schedule information may be information on a schedule in which the text information is converted to voice and a voice is reproduced in the music reproducing apparatus B. FIG.

For example, the user may input the time at intervals such as 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc. and/or 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, etc. through the electronic device P and send it to the music providing server S.

Here, as an example, the music providing method may further include a music selection step ( S300 ) in which the music providing server S selects music based on the weather information or the store information.

For example, when the weather information is 'cloudy', the music providing server S may select music matching 'cloudy' from among a plurality of pre-stored music, and if the weather information is 'sunny' You can select a song that matches 'Sunny' among a plurality of stored songs.

For example, when the store information is request information for 'active music', the music providing server (S) may select music matching 'active' among a plurality of pre-stored music, and the store information In the case of request information for 'quiet music', the music providing server S may select music matching 'quiet' among a plurality of pre-stored music.

In this way, the music providing server S may store the weather information and a plurality of songs by matching them in advance, and may store the store information and a plurality of songs by matching them in advance, and store the weather information and/or the store information. When acquired, music matching the weather information and/or the store information may be selected from among a plurality of music accordingly.

Here, as an example, the music providing method may further include a voice generating step (S400) in which the music providing server (S) converts a text into a voice based on the text information to generate a voice.

For example, if the text information is the text 'We will give a gift to guests who came today,' the music providing server (S) converts the text into a voice to generate a voice saying 'We will give a gift to guests who came today.' can do.

If the text information is information requesting to be converted into a female voice, the text may be converted into a female voice, and if the text information is requested to be converted into a Japanese voice, the text is converted into a Japanese voice can create

Here, as an example, the method for providing music may further include a music transmission step ( S500 ) in which the music providing server (S) transmits the selected music to a music reproducing device (B) installed in a store.

For example, the music providing server S may transmit the music selected based on the weather information and/or the store information to the music reproducing device B.

For example, the music reproducing apparatus B may reproduce the music acquired from the music providing server S in real time, and customers of the store may listen to the music reproduced by the music reproducing apparatus B. FIG.

Here, as an example, the music providing method may further include a voice transmitting step ( S600 ) of transmitting the voice generated by the music providing server (S) to the music reproducing device (B).

For example, the music providing server (S) may transmit a voice generated based on the text information to the music reproducing device (B).

For example, the music reproducing device B may reproduce the voice acquired from the music providing server S in real time, and customers of the store can hear the voice along with the music played by the music reproducing device B. have.

Here, in the music transmitting step ( S500 ), the music providing server S may transmit the voice to the music reproducing apparatus B according to a schedule determined based on the schedule information.

For example, when the schedule information is '30-minute interval', the music providing server S may transmit a voice generated at 30-minute intervals to the music reproducing device B, and the music reproducing device B ) plays the voice in real time, so that customers in the store can hear the voice every 30 minutes.

The music providing server (S) may map the voice onto the music and transmit it to the music reproducing device (B).

Hereinafter, the technical characteristics of the music providing method will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 .

For example, in the music transmission step S500, when the music providing server S transmits a voice to the music reproducing device B and the music reproducing device B reproduces the voice, the volume of the transmitted music is adjusted. can be reduced

To explain this in more detail, the music providing server S may decrease the volume of music played through the music reproducing device B when a voice is reproduced through the music reproducing device B.

As shown in FIG. 4 , for example, when the music providing server S transmits 'Music A' to the music reproducing device B and the music reproducing device B reproduces 'Music A' In , when a voice is to be played while 'Music A' is being played, the music providing server (S) controls the volume of 'Music A', that is, the volume of the sound in the section in which the voice is played during the playback section of 'Music A'. Music can be transmitted to the music reproducing device B so that .

As a result, the customers of the store can hear the voice reproduced by the music reproducing device B more clearly.

The music providing server (S) may have music tendency information on the music provided to the music reproducing device (B).

To explain this in more detail, the music providing server S may match and store the music tendency information with respect to each of a plurality of pre-stored pieces of music.

As shown in Figure 4, the music providing server (S) may be stored in advance by matching the pre-stored 'music A, music C, and music E' with a music tendency element of 'activity', 'B music, D music' may be stored in advance by matching it with a musical tendency element called 'quiet'.

That is, the music tendency information is a category for classifying a feeling for music, and the music providing server S presets categories such as 'active, quiet, excited, depressed', and for each of a plurality of music It may be stored in advance by matching it to any one category.

Here, if the store information is request information for 'active music', the music providing server (S) selects 'A music, C music, E music' pre-matched with the music tendency of 'active' can be transmitted to the music playback device B, and when the store information is request information for 'quiet music', the music providing server S provides 'B music' matched in advance with the music tendency of 'quiet' , D music' can be selected and transmitted to the music reproducing device (B).

Here, for example, in the voice transmission step ( S600 ), the music providing server (S) transmits music to the music playback device (B), and when the music playback device (B) plays the music, The volume of the transmitted voice may be adjusted based on the music tendency information.

To explain this in more detail, when playing music through the music reproducing device B, the music providing server S may adjust the volume of the voice according to the music tendency information of the reproduced music.

As shown in FIG. 4 , for example, when 'music A' having a musical tendency of 'active' is reproduced through the music reproducing device B, a voice is reproduced while 'music A' is being played. If necessary, the music providing server S may transmit a voice to the music reproducing device B so that the voice reproduced during the playback section of 'Music A' is played at a relatively high volume.

On the other hand, as an example, when 'Music B' having a music tendency of 'quiet' is reproduced through the music reproducing device B, and a voice needs to be reproduced while 'Music B' is being played, the music is provided The server S may transmit a voice to the music reproducing apparatus B so that the voice reproduced during the playback section of 'Music B' is played at a relatively low volume.

As a result, the customers of the store can hear the voice more without objection.

Here, as an example, in the music selection step ( S300 ), when the music providing server (S) transmits a voice to the music playback device (B) and the music playback device (B) reproduces the voice, the voice playback time is When the reproduction of the first music and the second music overlap, the music providing server S may select the second music having the music tendency information corresponding to the music tendency information of the first music.

These technical features will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5 .

As shown in FIG. 5A , the music providing server S first transmits 'Music A' to the music reproducing device B based on the weather information and/or the store information, and 'A Assuming that the music is transmitted to the music reproducing apparatus so that 'music B' is played after the reproduction of 'music' is finished, in the calculation that 'music A' and 'music B' are reproduced based on the schedule information, the voice is If the schedule is not played, the music providing server S sends the music to the music reproducing device B so that 'Music A' and 'Music B' are sequentially played based on the weather information and/or the store information. can be transmitted.

In addition, as in the previous example described with reference to FIG. 4 , when the sound is scheduled to be played in the 'Music A' playback section and when the voice is scheduled to be played in the 'Music B' playback section, the music providing server (S) can adjust only the volume of the voice reproduced in each music section and transmit it to the music reproducing apparatus B.

However, unlike the examples of FIGS. 5( a ) and 4 , the audio reproduction section overlaps with the section of 'music A' having a musical tendency of 'active' and 'music B' having a music tendency of 'quiet'. 5(b), as shown in FIG. 5(b), the music providing server S is not 'B music', but 'active' music corresponding to the musical tendency of 'A music' previously played. 'Music C', which is any one of a plurality of music having a tendency, may be selected and transmitted to the music reproducing apparatus B. FIG.

That is, the music providing server (S) preferentially selects music based on the weather information and/or the store information and transmits it to the music reproducing device (B), but if the audio reproduction time spans a plurality of music If it is expected to be, the music having the music tendency information corresponding to the previously played music from among the plurality of overlapping songs may be selected and transmitted to the music reproducing apparatus B. FIG.

As a result, it is possible to prevent an abrupt change in the volume of the voice reproduced through the music reproducing apparatus (B).

As described above, each step of the method for providing music is not implemented in a time series and may not have a precedence relationship.

For example, after the information acquisition step (S100), the music selection step (S300), and the music transmission step (S500), the text acquisition step (S200), the voice generation step (S400), and the voice transmission step ( It is obvious that S600) can be implemented.

6 schematically shows the configuration of a music providing server S according to another embodiment of the present invention, and the music providing server S may be a device for implementing the above-described music providing method.

For example, the music providing server (S) is a communication unit ( S20), and may further include a memory unit S30 for storing information/data necessary for providing music and voice to the music reproducing apparatus B, such as a plurality of pieces of music and the music tendency information.

In addition, the music providing server (S) may further include a conversion unit (S50) that converts the text information into voice, information calculation formula required to provide music and voice from the manager to the music reproducing device (B) , may further include an input unit (S40) that can receive a processing formula, and the like.

In addition, the music providing server (S) selects and processes the music, voice, and transmission time to be provided to the music reproducing device (B) based on the weather information, the store information, the text information, the schedule information, etc. A control unit S10 may be further provided.

In the above, the configuration and features of the present invention have been described based on the embodiments according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is understood that various changes or modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. It is intended that such changes or modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and therefore fall within the scope of the appended claims.

S: music server
A: Other servers
B: music playback device
P: electronics

Claims (5)

In the store-customized music providing method having a TTS function,
an information acquisition step in which the music providing server acquires weather information or store information;
a text acquisition step in which the music providing server acquires text information and schedule information from a user's electronic device;
a music selection step in which the music providing server selects music based on the weather information or the store information;
a voice generating step of generating, by the music providing server, a voice by converting a character into a voice based on the text information;
a music transmission step of transmitting, by the music providing server, the selected music to a music reproducing device installed in a store; and
a voice transmission step of transmitting, by the music providing server, the voice generated by the music reproducing device;
The voice transmission step is
the music providing server transmits the voice to the music reproducing device according to a schedule determined based on the schedule information;
The music transmission step includes:
When the music providing server transmits a voice to the music playback device and the music playback device reproduces the voice,
Reduce the volume of the music you transmit,
The music providing server,
and music tendency information for the music provided to the music reproducing device,
The voice transmission step is
When the music providing server transmits music to the music playback device and the music playback device plays the music,
Differently adjusting the volume of the transmitted voice according to the music tendency information of the reproduced music,
A method of providing music tailored to the store with TTS function.
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The music selection step includes:
When the music providing server transmits a voice to the music playback device and the music playback device reproduces the voice,
When the audio playback time overlaps with the playback of the first music and the second music,
The music providing server selects the second music having the music tendency information corresponding to the music tendency information of the first music,
A method of providing music tailored to the store with TTS function.
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