KR102420937B1 - Method of providing karaoke contents with video connection function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of providing karaoke content having a video connection function, and more specifically, by enabling a video connection with other users to sing together based on an Internet connection, online non-face-to-face content without having to meet offline It is about the technology that made it possible to provide.
That is, the present invention provides a method for providing karaoke content having an image connection function that transmits a screen singing a song to another user through a camera, comprising the steps of: logging in a user ID using a terminal in which a karaoke program is installed; Showing a virtual character on the standby screen, selecting from among different types of song content on the standby screen, and paying embellishment points if the used song content meets a specific condition; It is characterized by purchasing an item and applying it to decorate a virtual character by using it.

Description

Method of providing karaoke contents with video connection function

The present invention relates to a method of providing karaoke content having a video connection function, and more particularly, by enabling a video connection with other users to sing together based on an Internet connection, online non-face-to-face content without having to meet offline It is about the technology that made it possible to provide.

In general, a karaoke room is a room of a certain space, and a device that plays karaoke, a speaker, a microphone, and a display are installed inside the room. do.

These karaoke rooms spread across the country in the 1990s, and are gradually expanding as they become popular and popular not only with adults, but also with young people who like to sing. The so-called “coin karaoke,” in which the user directly inputs a fee to the karaoke device and designates the usage time in the smallest unit, has become popular in the existing method of paying a fee to a karaoke manager and receiving a specific usage time.

Due to the nature of this coin karaoke room, it is operated in the form of dividing a small sized room into several, so it creates an environment where a group can sing alone rather than sing together. Therefore, as the number of users using coin karaoke increased, the fun that karaoke could provide was halved because they could not sing together.

In addition, as the coronavirus (covid-19) is spreading around the world around March 2020, the non-face-to-face untact play market is expanding to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and the demand for offline facilities such as karaoke is rapidly declining. to be.

Although the demand for offline karaoke facilities is decreasing, as the demand for various song contents such as trot, ballad, and KPOP in various media media or online video platforms is gradually expanding, the desire of users who like to sing along has gradually increased.

To meet this demand for karaoke, smartphones or video sharing platforms provide a karaoke screen to play, but there was a problem that did not meet the role of karaoke in the past, which allowed users to sing along with other users.

As a related prior art, Korean Patent Publication No. 2003-0027530 (system and method for providing karaoke service using the Internet) discloses that any member accesses the server and designates small group information including small group name, membership conditions, and limited number of people for small group karaoke. The steps of opening a karaoke, another member accessing the server and joining the established small group karaoke, creating a dedicated virtual channel between members who have joined the established small group karaoke, according to the selection of an arbitrary small group member Transmitting the accompaniment file, lyrics file, video file, and their synchronization information for the song and storing them in temporary memory Disclosed is a technique comprising the steps of executing a video file, and when a member who selects a song to be played sings a song through a microphone, processing the data and transmitting the data to the members of a small group.

The prior art is a technology for forming a small group and sharing related information with the members of the small group when an individual in the small group sings a song. The existing method of simply displaying a score after singing a song cannot accurately and smoothly evaluate an individual's singing ability, and has a problem in that the scalability of the content is also insufficient.

In order to expand the demand for karaoke in the non-face-to-face untact market, the present invention allows you to enjoy karaoke content with friends, family, and third parties who are away from you, while enabling accurate and smooth performance evaluation according to your singing skills, The purpose is to provide a method of providing karaoke contents with a video connection function that maximizes the user's fun and commercial effect by allowing users to decorate their own characters using points as well as the joy of singing by configuring them to decorate virtual characters. .

The present invention provides a method for providing karaoke content having a video connection function for transmitting a screen singing a song to another user through a camera, comprising the steps of logging in a user ID using a terminal in which a karaoke program is installed; Showing a virtual character on the screen, selecting from among different types of song content on the standby screen, and paying embellishment points if the used song content meets a specific condition; using the provided embellishment points It is characterized by purchasing and applying one item to decorate the virtual character.

In addition, the step of selecting from among the different types of song content; in a real-time matching mode in which one or a plurality of users can sing together, a 1:1 battle mode in which a match is decided through a song match, and a certain period of time It is characterized in that it consists of a competition mode in which all participating users are given a grade according to their singing ability and a winner is selected from among the contestants.

In addition, when the real-time matching mode is selected in the step of selecting from among the different types of song content, after opening a karaoke room, one or more users join the karaoke room, and then the participating users sing the selected song together. It is characterized in that each recorded singing video is displayed on the screen while doing so.

In addition, if the 1:1 battle mode is selected in the step of selecting from among the different types of song content, random 1:1 matching is made with an unspecified opponent, and then the selected song is sung alternately or independently, It is characterized in that victory or defeat is decided based on the song score automatically calculated within the program after the song is completed, and embellishment points are paid to the winning user.

In addition, when the competition mode is selected in the step of selecting from among the different types of song content, the first grade is given and the grade is raised based on the automatically calculated song score, and then the competition qualification is given when the highest grade is reached. After participating in the competition, the final winner is selected through voting by other users, and embellishment points are paid to the selected winner and the corresponding song video is registered on the official website.

In addition, the step of selecting from among the different types of song contents; the method further includes a composer mode for producing a self-composed song using an instrument provided in the program.

In addition, in the composer mode, a self-composed song is produced and registered on a program or web page, so that other users can listen to the self-composed song, and if selected through a user vote, a separate benefit is given to the user.

The method of providing karaoke contents with a video connection function of the present invention is a technology for expanding the demand for karaoke in the non-face-to-face untact market, so that you can enjoy karaoke contents with friends, family, acquaintances, or third parties who are far away from each other. one effect.

In addition, the present invention is configured so that competency evaluation according to singing skills can be properly performed, so that not only entertainment fun but also new singers can be discovered or linked with entertainment business, and virtual characters can be decorated It has the effect of pursuing other fun.

1 is a block diagram showing a method for providing karaoke content having an image connection function according to the present invention;
2 is a screen showing the user ID login step of the present invention
3 is a standby screen showing a character display window and a mode selection window in the karaoke content providing method of the present invention;
4 is a screen of the waiting room before entering the karaoke waiting room in the present invention
5 to 6 are screens using the song content of the present invention.
7 is a screen shown when the song search function is activated on the standby screen of the present invention

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Conventional karaoke was provided in the form of gathering offline, simply singing along, and showing only the score when the song was finished. For those who use karaoke for the first time, the function that shows these scores is fun, but there is a problem that it quickly becomes boring. And recently, the demand for karaoke has plummeted due to problems like the coronavirus.

The method of providing karaoke contents with a video connection function of the present invention is a technology for expanding the demand for karaoke in the non-face-to-face untact market, so that you can enjoy karaoke contents with friends, family, acquaintances, or third parties who are far away from each other. While doing so, competency evaluation according to singing ability can be properly performed, so that not only entertainment fun but also opportunities to discover new singers can be obtained. will be.

As shown in FIG. 1, the method for providing karaoke content having an image connection function according to the present invention is a method for providing karaoke content having an image connection function that transmits a screen singing through a camera to another user, in which a karaoke program is installed. A user ID login step (S1) using a terminal, a step (S2) of showing a virtual character on the idle screen of the logged-in user, and a step (S3) of selecting from different types of song content on the idle screen; It is characterized by purchasing and applying an item so that the virtual character can be decorated using the provided embellishment points; comprising a step (S5) of paying embellishment points when a specific condition is met in the song content used above.

The user ID login step (S1) is a process of logging in using a terminal in which a karaoke program is installed. The terminal may be a smartphone, and other Internet-enabled tablet PCs, laptops, and home TVs may be applied. Of course, a built-in camera including an image connection function or a separate camera device is essential.

The screen of the user ID login step (S1); is as shown in FIG. It is the process of registering as a member through the program or webpage in advance, registering an ID and password, and then entering the ID and password on the screen to log in.

Then, a step (S2) of showing a virtual character on the idle screen of the logged-in user is performed, and as shown in FIG. 3, a unique virtual character is displayed for each ID on the screen. The virtual character is initially in a state of wearing basic appearance and clothes.

In the standby screen, the step (S3) of selecting from among different types of song contents is to select and use one of the song contents composed of various modes as shown in FIG. 3 . That is, a character display window for displaying an image and information of a virtual character is provided on the left side, and a mode selection window for selecting song content is provided on the right side.

Then, a step (S4) of using the selected song content on the standby screen is performed, and a step (S5) of paying embellishment points when the used song content meets a specific condition is performed. Therefore, in the present invention, the hair style, clothes, shoes, accessories, etc. of the virtual character are purchased using the embellishment points paid while using the song contents, and the image of the character is decorated according to the individual's taste.

The payment conditions of the embellishment points may be applied in various ways, and may be further added in addition to the method specified in the present invention.

In addition, the embellishment point may be used not only to change the appearance of the virtual character, but also to improve the virtual ability value. For example, it is used to increase the virtual character's ability to sing and dance, and as the virtual ability increases, the title of the virtual character is also given as trainee - novice singer - intermediate singer - legendary singer.

The present invention made in this way not only obtains the fun of using the song content, but also the fun of decorating your own virtual character using the embellishment points obtained through the song content, and the fun of growing the virtual character.

The embellishment points are obtained while using the song contents, but in order to increase the commercial effect, cash can be exchanged for decoration points through a separate paid service and used.

In the step (S3) of selecting from among the different types of song content; as shown in FIG. 3, a real-time matching mode that allows one or a plurality of users to sing together, and a song contest to determine the match It consists of a 1:1 battle mode and a competition mode in which all users who participate with a certain period of time are given a grade according to their singing ability and a winner is selected from among the contestants.

Each mode is sequentially described as follows.

First, the real-time matching mode is a mode in which one general user or a plurality of users can sing together, and corresponds to basic karaoke contents. That is, when the real-time matching mode is selected, after opening a karaoke room, one or a plurality of users participate in the karaoke room, and then, while the participating users sing the selected song together, each recorded singing video is displayed on the screen. make it displayed

4 is a view showing the waiting room screen before entering the karaoke waiting room, and a list of opened rooms is displayed at the upper part, and a chatting input unit is formed below to enable chatting, and a friend list, a club list, and a recent chatting input unit are formed next to the chatting input unit. Allows a list of users who share karaoke content to be displayed. And on one side, it is desirable to form a room making room for creating a karaoke room and a room participation icon for participating in a karaoke waiting room.

The step (S4) of using the selected song content in the participating real-time matching mode; may be performed by one person as shown in FIG. 5, or by multiple (five people) as shown in FIG. On the screen, the image of my singing taken with the camera is displayed, and the lyrics are displayed in the lower part to match the accompaniment of the song. The camera ratio with the participating users can be freely adjusted. If the camera is turned off, the user's virtual character may be displayed.

Users who are matched in this way can sing in a choir form so that everyone's voices are mixed in one song, and each part is automatically set to match the song, so that only the user corresponding to each part can sing. can

In addition, the 1:1 battle mode corresponds to a mode in which the opponent competes through a song match. That is, if the 1:1 battle mode is selected in the step (S3) of selecting from among the different types of song content, random 1:1 matching is made with an unspecified opponent, and then the selected song is sung alternately or independently After the song is completed, victory or defeat is decided based on the song score automatically calculated within the program, and embellishment points are paid to the winning user.

And the competition mode corresponds to karaoke content applying a season system. In other words, with a limited period of about one month, all users who participated in the contest mode are given a grade according to their singing ability, and the winner is selected from among the contestants.

If the above competition mode is selected, the first grade is given and the grade is raised based on the automatically calculated song score. When the highest grade is reached, the competition qualification is given. A winner is selected, and embellishment points are paid to the selected winner and the video of the song is registered on the official website.

As the number of users increases, not only the winner but also the users in the 2nd to 10th places can be given the above rewards as the winners.

To explain the above competition mode in more detail, it is divided into five grades and an individual's grade is raised from grade 1 to grade 5. In this case, the method of raising the grade is to increase the grade when the score received while singing exceeds a certain number of times by more than a certain score. At this time, the score for the rank increase can be increased as the stage rises, and the number of times to be achieved can also be increased according to the rank increase.

When the highest grade is reached, competition qualifications are given. Individual songs are registered on the program or web page, and the winner is selected by voting by other users according to the season end time. By having the winner not only pay embellishment points but also register the winning song video on the official website (or a separate video platform, such as YouTube), it can be activated in the form of an untact audition to increase the market expansion into the entertainment industry. , it will be possible to increase the advertising revenue through the video platform.

In addition to these embellishment points and image registration, other types of goods may be provided to the winner, and as a preferable example, the right to take a photo of a live-action profile is provided to apply as an individual avatar based on the photographed live-action image, or to prove the singer's competence. Let it be used as one history.

In addition, the present invention may further include a composer mode for producing a self-composed song using an instrument provided in the program in the step (S3) of selecting from among the different types of song content.

In the composer mode, a self-composed song is produced and registered in a program or web page, so that other users can listen to the self-composed song, and if selected first through a user vote, a separate benefit can be given to the user. In this case, as a benefit, a preferable example is to play the program's background music so that all users who use karaoke contents can listen to the song.

In addition, the instrument used in the composer mode is used as an instrument provided in the program itself, and addition and sound upgrade according to the type of instrument can be purchased through the embellishment point.

In addition, the present invention makes it possible to obtain more goods points while using karaoke contents in addition to the decoration points, and the goods points enable the purchase of star-related real products (albums, star cherished items, photos, accessories, dolls, etc.).

In addition, the present invention can add a song search function to the standby screen as shown in FIG. In other words, when you search for a song you want to sing, other users who sang the song appear on the right, and you can register as a friend with the user and sing along with them through the real-time matching mode. At this time, information on how many times the song has been sung is displayed, allowing you to guess the degree of affection for a specific song.

In general, it is not easy to find users to sing with for songs that are not widely known. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to track the user who sang the corresponding song through the song search as described above, so that it is possible to arrange a user who can sing unpopular songs together, and it is possible to improve the satisfaction of using the song contents.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the above embodiments, it goes without saying that various modifications are possible within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention.

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A method for providing karaoke content having a video connection function that transmits a screen singing through a camera to another user, the method comprising:
A user ID login step (S1) using a terminal in which a karaoke program is installed, and
showing a virtual character on the idle screen of the logged-in user (S2);
selecting from among different types of song contents on the standby screen (S3);
Using the selected song content (S4) and;
If the used song content meets a specific condition, the step of paying embellishment points (S5); purchase and apply an item to decorate a virtual character using the provided embellishment points;
In the step (S3) of selecting from among the different types of song content; in a real-time matching mode in which one or a plurality of users can sing together, a 1:1 battle mode in which a match is decided through a song contest, It consists of a contest mode in which all participating users are given a grade according to their singing ability with a limited period of time and a winner is selected from among the contestants;
If the real-time matching mode is selected in the step (S3) of selecting from among the different types of song contents; after opening a karaoke room, one or more users participate in the karaoke room, and then the participating users play the selected song together While singing, each recorded singing video is displayed on the screen,
If the 1:1 battle mode is selected in the step (S3) of selecting from among the different types of song content, random 1:1 matching with an unspecified opponent is made, and then the selected song is sung alternately or independently After the song is completed, victory or defeat is decided based on the song score automatically calculated within the program, and embellishment points are paid to the winning user,
When the competition mode is selected in the step (S3) of selecting from among the different types of song content, the first grade is given and the grade is raised based on the automatically calculated song score, and then the competition qualification is reached when the highest grade is reached After participating in the contest, the final winner will be selected through voting by other users, and decoration points will be paid to the selected winner and the corresponding song video will be registered on the official website,
Further including a song search function on the standby screen, other users who sang the song through the song search and the number of times they sang the song are displayed on the right, so that a real-time matching mode is made by registering a friend with the user. How to provide karaoke content with video connection function
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In the step (S3) of selecting from among the different types of song contents, the method for providing karaoke contents with an image connection function, characterized in that it further includes a composer mode for producing a self-composed song using an instrument provided in the program.
7. The method of claim 6,
In the composer mode, a self-composed song is produced and registered on a program or web page, so that other users can listen to the self-composed song, and if selected first through a user vote, a video connection function, characterized in that a separate benefit is given to the user How to provide karaoke content with

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