KR20020017860A - Chatting karaoke system by using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for a chatting Karaoke studio using Internet is provided to let the customers of a Karaoke studio enjoy singing and chatting with the customers of another remote Karaoke studio. CONSTITUTION: The system includes local chatting servers(10,20), a central chatting server management system(50), and Karaoke studios. The local servers are connected with respective chatting servers of Karaoke studios via Internet(A) to manage the chatting servers of respective areas. The local chatting servers have chatting server programs. The central chatting management system manages the local chatting servers, supplies new music to the local chatting servers via Internet, and performs management of user accounts and statistical data collection and analysis. The data about the local chatting servers are stored in a database(51). The central chatting management server uniformly distributes the load of the entire system to secure the optimal performance. The Karaoke studios are connected to the local chatting servers and constituted of chatting clients(110,110-n), chatting servers(120), Karaokes(130,130-n), TV monitors(140,140-n), cameras(150,150-n), and wireless keyboards(160,160-n).

Description

Chat karaoke system using the Internet {CHATTING KARAOKE SYSTEM BY USING INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a chat karaoke system using the Internet, and in particular, a video chat service in a karaoke through a chat server, and a video game that adds video chat to customers of karaoke businesses in remote areas using a chat server for each Internet area. It's about a chat karaoke system.

In general, chatting on the Internet is a group of people who want to chat with each other and can not talk alone and always have a partner. For example, a user may open a specific chat room to attract chatters to join the conversation, or enter a desired chat room using a specific chat room number already established to join the conversation. The number of people who can participate in the above-mentioned chat room is not constant but is about 10 people. Here, chatter means a person who chats.

The chat function as described above generally refers to a "chat room" implemented on the Internet, and there was a need to implement such an internet chat room (chat) function in a karaoke system capable of simply singing a song.

That is, a karaoke guest can enjoy a video chat with other guests in a desired room, and add a game element to the above-described chat function to provide a singing game with each other.

Thus, you can watch the other person singing while listening to the song at the same time, take a break in the middle of the chat window to give each other's opinions, and when the song is over and the score ends and the win or loss is split, the winning team will start at the beginning of the song. Gun scores can be taken and these scores will continue to be cumulatively managed and later converted into cyber money for offline use. In addition, banner ads can be placed on TV monitors, enabling karaoke owners' advertising business.

As such, there is a need for a video chat karaoke system on the Internet that can provide a song game with a video chat function in a limited space where existing karaoke can simply play and sing songs.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned needs, and its object is to provide a video chat service inside a karaoke through a chat server, and also to customers in a karaoke store in a remote area using a regional chat server while connected to the Internet. It is to provide a chat karaoke system using the Internet that allows you to play a video game with video chat.

Chat karaoke system using the Internet in the present invention for achieving the above object is connected to the chat server in the local karaoke shop and the Internet connected to the Internet anywhere in the country at the same time to control the chat service with the desired guests anywhere in the country; Manage the regional chat server, supply new songs, user account management and various statistics collection analysis to the regional chat server through the Internet, and evenly distribute the load of the karaoke system with reference to the statistical collection analysis data A central chat server management system; It includes a plurality of karaoke to perform a song function linked to the regional chat server.

1 is a block diagram of a chat karaoke system using the Internet according to the present invention,

2 is a detailed block diagram of the chat client shown in FIG.

3 is a detailed block diagram of the chat server shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a detailed view of the TV monitor shown in FIG. 1;

5 is a detailed block diagram of a half cycle shown in FIG.

6 is a detailed flowchart for a chat karaoke system using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10, 20: regional chat server 50: central chat server management system

100, 200, 300: Karaoke 110, 110-n: Chat client

120: chat server 130, 130-n: half cycle

140, 140-n: TV monitor 150, 150-n: camera

160, 160-n: wireless keyboard 170: microphone

180: speaker

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, a block diagram of a chat karaoke system using the Internet according to the present invention, the local chat server 10, 20, the central chat server management system 50, karaoke (100, 200, 300).

The regional chat servers 10 and 20 refer to large-capacity chat servers located in regional (capital or regional) centers for video chats with customers of remote local karaoke businesses. Only the regional chat server 10 and the regional chat server 20 in the Busan region are shown. Here, regional by region means all regions of the country.

That is, the regional chat servers 10 and 20 are connected to the chat server in each local karaoke shop and the Internet (A) to control chatting with the desired guests at any time in the country, and to control all chat servers in each region. A server that provides the same functions as a chat server installed in a karaoke room in managing and providing a remote chat service through the Internet (A). The servers 10 and 20 are also equipped with a chat server program and are required from local chat servers. It receives and connects the service to the local server and provides the requested service.

In FIG. 1, the regional chat server 10 in the Seoul metropolitan area and the regional chat server 20 in the Busan metropolitan area are connected through the Internet (A), and among the regional chat servers 10, Karaoke (100, 200, 300) is connected. Here, a large number of karaoke are also connected to the regional chat server 20, but not illustrated.

The central chat server management system 50 is a system for managing the plurality of regional chat servers 10 and 20 described above, and supplies new songs to the regional chat servers 10 and 20 through the Internet A, and manages user accounts. And perform various statistical collection analysis. In particular, the central chat server management system 50 stores the data collected and analyzed for the regional chat servers 10 and 20 in a database (DataBase: abbreviated as DB) 51, and then refers to the stored data. Evenly distribute the load on the system to ensure optimal performance at all times.

Karaoke (100, 200, 300) is a karaoke associated with the regional chat server 10 in the Seoul metropolitan area, because each of the karaoke (100, 200, 300) function is the same, among the karaoke 100 Only to mention.

That is, the karaoke 100 may internally have a chat client 110, 110-n, a chat server 120, a half cycle 130, 130-n, a TV monitor 140, 140-n, a camera ( 150 and 150-n and wireless keyboards 160 and 160-n.

Among the chat clients 110 and 110-n, the chat client 110 is connected to the half-cycle 130, and the TV-monitor 140 displays an initial chat room list and a guest list for chatting with a guest of a desired room. Control to display, and sends a chat request to the chat server 120 when the desired guest is selected. In addition, the chat client 110 receives a chat service from the chat server 120 and displays the result on the TV monitor 140. In addition, the sentence input during the chat is transmitted to the chat server 120 and the messages of all the guests who participated in the chat are displayed on the chat windows (b, c) in the TV monitor 140. And the song number received through the RS-232C from the half-cycle 130 for the song game is transmitted to the half-cycle (130-n) located in another room (room).

The chat server 120 is installed in the karaoke 100 and is connected to the chat clients 110 and 110-n connected to the half cycles 130 and 130-n of each room through an Ethernet network. In addition, the chat server 120 is internally equipped with a chat server program dedicated to the chat service for various chat requests from the chat client (110). For example, the chat server 120 is dedicated to opening a chat room, closing, joining, managing lights and members, managing scores, managing a chat game management chat window, and the like.

Half cycle 130 is used as it is installed in the karaoke 100 and is connected to the chat client 110 and RS232C. Accordingly, when a karaoke guest inputs a song song number and a room number selected for the song game, the karaoke guest transmits the chat song 120 to the chat server 120 through the chat client 110. The chat server 120 transmits the song number to the chat client 110-n of the corresponding room. At this time, when the chat client 110 transmits the song number to the half-cycle 130 connected by RS-232C, the chat client 110 starts the song in the mini-box 131 installed in the half-cycle 130.

The TV-monitor 140 is connected to the chat client in a half cycle and displays all chat messages, song lyrics, advertisement banners, background images, counterpart images, and the like.

The camera 150 is installed to show a person singing his / her own song. The camera 150 is connected to a universal serial bus (hereinafter referred to as a USB) port in the chat client 110 and displays a live image captured by the camera. The video is processed by the chat client 110 into digital image information and displayed on a part of the counterpart TV-monitor 140-n via the chat server 120.

The wireless keyboard 160 is a wireless keyboard of the chat client 110 and is wirelessly connected to a serial communication port (hereinafter, referred to as COM) 2 port in the chat client 110. In addition, the wireless keyboard 160 performs all operations related to the actual chat and provides it to the chat client 110.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the chat client 110 shown in FIG. 1, which includes a sound card 111, a sound controller 112, a USB port 113, a USB controller 114, and a COM2. 115, COM1 116, chat client control unit 117, display control unit 118, and Ethernet network 119.

First, based on the above-described configuration, when FIG. 2 is described in detail, FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the chat client 110. In this case, a detailed block diagram of the chat client 110-n, 210, 210-n, 310, 310-n illustrated in FIG. 1 is the same as that of the chat client 110 illustrated in FIG. 2.

That is, the sound card 111 provides a sound signal provided from the microphone 170 to the sound controller 112. The sound controller 112 provides a voice signal provided from the sound card 111 to the chat client controller 117.

The chat client control unit 117 controls chat conversations between rooms while controlling karaoke guests, controls corresponding room addresses and song numbers selected by karaoke guests, and controls chat messages and voice signals. As a block, a voice signal provided from the sound control unit 112 is output to the speaker 180 for the karaoke guest to listen to, and at the same time, the voice is transmitted to a room n located in another room via the Ethernet network 119. Provide a signal. In addition, the chat client controller 117 provides the display controller 118 with digital image information provided through the Ethernet network 119 from a room n located in another room. In addition, the chat client controller 117 provides the song number provided from the COM1 116 to the room n located in another room via the Ethernet network 119, and provides the chat message provided from the COM2 115. Provided to a room n located in another karaoke through the Ethernet network 119.

The USB port 113 provides an image signal provided from the camera 150 to the USB controller 114. The USB controller 114 converts an image signal provided from the USB port 113 into digital image information and provides the same to a room n located in another room through the Ethernet network 119.

The display controller 118 receives the digital image information from the chat client controller 117 and converts the digital image information to be viewed by a karaoke guest and outputs it to the TV monitor 140.

The COM1 116 provides the chat client control unit 117 with the song number provided from the minibox 131 in the half cycle 130. The COM2 115 provides the chat client controller 117 with a chat message provided from the wireless keyboard 160.

The Ethernet network 119 provides audio signals, song numbers, and chat messages provided from the chat client control unit 117 and digital video information provided from the USB control unit 114 to a room n located in another room. . In addition, the chat client control unit 117 provides song numbers, chat messages, audio signals, and digital video information provided from room n located in another room.

3 is a detailed block diagram of the chat server 120 shown in FIG. 1, and includes a chat server controller 121 and an Ethernet network 124.

First, based on the above-described configuration, and more specifically, Figure 3, Figure 3 is a detailed block diagram of the chat server 120. In this case, a detailed block diagram of the chat server 220 and 320 illustrated in FIG. 1 is the same as that of the chat server 120 illustrated in FIG. 3.

That is, the chat server controller 121 is a block for controlling the opening, closing, and participation of a chat chat room, and controlling karaoke member management, song score management, and chat window management, and having a video / audio stream controller 122 internally.

The video stream controller 122 provides voice signals and digital video information provided from the room 1 through the Ethernet network 124 to the room n, and the karaoke B, through the regional chat server 10, Provided by C (200, 300). In addition, the video stream controller 122 provides a chat message, a song number, and the like provided from the room 1 through the Ethernet network 124 to the room n, and the karaoke through the regional chat server 10. Provided by B, C (200, 300).

The Ethernet network 124 provides the chat server controller 121 with voice signals, digital video information, chat messages, song numbers, and the like, provided from a room.

4 is a detailed view of the TV monitor 140 shown in FIG. In this case, detailed drawings of the TV monitors 140-n, 240, 240-n, 340, and 340-n illustrated in FIG. 1 are the same as those of the TV monitor 140 illustrated in FIG. 4.

That is, the TV monitor 140 displays a banner advertisement window (a) for outputting an advertisement, a chat room list (b) for outputting a chat room list, a guest list (c) for outputting a guest list, and a chat for outputting a chat message. A content display area (d), an input window (e) for inputting a chat message, a camera video window (f) for outputting video information about the room guest who is chatting, and lyrics of the karaoke guest A song lyrics subtitle window (g) for outputting a background image window (h) for outputting a background image.

FIG. 5 is a detailed block diagram of the half-cycle 130 shown in FIG. 1, and includes a half-cycle keyboard panel 131, a half-cycle main board 132, and a mini box 131.

First, referring to FIG. 5 in more detail based on the above-described configuration, FIG. 5 is a detailed configuration diagram of the half cycle 130. At this time, the detailed configuration of the half-cycle (130-n, 230, 230-n, 330, 330-n) shown in Figure 1 is the same as the configuration of the half-cycle (130) shown in FIG.

That is, the half-cycle keyboard panel 131 provides a key input signal input by the karaoke guest to the half-cycle main board 132. The half-cycle main board 132 provides a song number providing command to the minibox 131 to provide a song number corresponding to a key input signal provided from the half-cycle keyboard panel 133. The mini box 133 provides the song number to the chat client 110 through RS232C according to the song number providing command provided from the half-cycle main board 132.

A chat karaoke system using the Internet according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6.

First, a procedure for using a video chat service between a karaoke guest located in room 1 in karaoke 100 and a karaoke guest located in room 1 in karaoke 200 will be described.

That is, a guest in room 1 in karaoke 100 selects a chat window on TV monitor 140 of FIG. 4A for a chat service with a guest in room 1 in karaoke 200. In detail, if the user selects the karaoke 200 from the chat room list (b), selects a random guest in the karaoke 200 from the guest list (c), and provides a message to chat service from the selected random guest, In operation 601, a chat service may be performed between two karaoke guests.

As shown in Figure 4b, the chat execution screen appears, if the karaoke guest enters the desired chat message in the input window (e) using the wireless keyboard 160 to execute (step 602), the chat message is COM2 (115) Is transmitted to the chat client control unit 117 via step 603. The chat client control unit 117 provides a chat message provided from the COM2 115 to the chat server 120 via the Ethernet network 119 (step 604). Thereafter, the chat server 120 outputs a chat message to the chat content display zone d in the TV monitor 240 of the karaoke 200 through the regional chat server 10 (step 605).

In addition, when the video information captured by the camera 150 is provided to the USB controller 114 through the USB port 113, the video information of the other party's video output in the chat execution screen of FIG. 4B is provided. The USB controller 114 converts this video information into digital video information and provides it to the chat server 120 via the Ethernet network 119 (step 606). Thereafter, the chat server 120 outputs image information to the counterpart camera video window f in the TV monitor 240 of the karaoke 200 through the regional chat server 10 (step 607).

Meanwhile, the karaoke guest who was performing the video chat service selects the karaoke 200 from the chat room list (b) of the TV monitor 140 of FIG. 4A and adds a game element to the chat service. If a random guest in karaoke 200 is selected from the list (c), and a message is provided to play a song game from the selected random guest, the two karaoke guests are to play the song game (step 608).

That is, when a guest in room 1 of karaoke 100 inputs a desired song number using the half-cycle keyboard panel 131 of FIG. 5 (step 609), the song number is a half-cycle motherboard 132. And a minibox 131 to the COM1 116 in the chat client 110 (step 610). COM1 116 provides the song number provided from the minibox 131 to the chat client control unit 117 (step 611).

The chat client control unit 117 provides this song number to the chat server 120 via the Ethernet network 119 (step 612). The chat server 120 provides a song number to the karaoke 200 and the half cycle 230 through the regional chat server 10 (step 613). Then, the mini boxes 130 and 230 provide music corresponding to the selected song number at the same time through the speakers 180 and 280, and the song lyrics are provided through the song lyrics subtitle window g of the TV monitors 140 and 240. The background image is output through the background image window h (step 614).

Looking at the song lyrics, the karaoke guest sings along with the song lyrics, and a voice signal is provided to the sound card 111 in the chat client 110 via the microphone 170 (step 615). The sound card 111 in the chat client 110 then provides a sound signal from the microphone 170 to the sound controller 112 (step 616). The sound control unit 112 provides the voice signal provided from the sound card 111 to the chat client control unit 117 (step 617). The chat client control unit 117 outputs the voice signal provided from the sound control unit 112 to the speaker 180 in room 1, and simultaneously sends the voice signal to the chat server 120 through the Ethernet network 119. Provide (step 618). The chat server 120 provides the speaker 280 of the karaoke 200 through the regional chat server 10 (step 619).

Therefore, the karaoke guest can watch the song while watching the other party singing, and can use the chat service in the middle of the chat window to communicate with each other. After the song is over and the score is split, the winning guest can get the score at the beginning of the song, and this score is continuously managed and can be exchanged for cyber money later to make it available offline.

Therefore, the present invention provides a video chat service inside a karaoke through a chat server and a song game with video chat with customers of karaoke businesses in remote areas using a local chat server while connected to the Internet. Song revenue, which is a major revenue source, has been greatly increased by chat and song games, which expands the revenue base and meets the digital information age by differentiated services of karaoke shops, and serves as a regional information hub like PC rooms. With enough to do, there is a fresh impact on karaoke and an important electricity source for karaoke recovery.

Claims (7)

In a karaoke system that provides a video chat service on the Internet, A regional chat server that is connected to a chat server in a karaoke store by an area and controls a chat service with a desired guest at any time anywhere in the country; Manage the regional chat server, supply new songs, user account management and various statistics collection analysis to the regional chat server through the Internet, and evenly distribute the load of the karaoke system with reference to the statistical collection analysis data A central chat server management system; Chat karaoke system using the Internet characterized in that it comprises a plurality of karaoke to perform a song function linked to the regional chat server. According to claim 1, The karaoke, A wireless keyboard for inputting a chat message by the karaoke guest; A half cycle of activating a song corresponding to the song song number selected by the karaoke guest for the song game; A camera fixed in the karaoke and photographing a state of the karaoke guest as a real-time image; A TV-monitor connected to the half cycle and displaying song lyrics by the half cycle, a chat message by the wireless keyboard, and image information by the camera; A chat server connected to the half cycle and dedicated to the chat service; Connected to the half cycle, and displays an initial chat room list and a guest list for the chat service on the TV-monitor, provides a chat message input during the chat to the chat server, and displays the song number selected by the half cycle. Chat karaoke system using the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises a chat client provided in a half-cycle located in another room (room). The method according to claim 2, wherein the half period, A half-cycle keyboard panel providing a key input signal input by the karaoke guest; A half cycle main board providing a song number provision command to provide a song number corresponding to a key input signal provided from the half cycle keyboard panel; The chat karaoke system using the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises a mini-box for providing the song number corresponding to the song number providing command provided from the half-cycle main board to the chat client. The method of claim 2, wherein the TV-monitor, An input window for inputting the chat message, a banner advertisement window for outputting an advertisement, a chat room list for outputting a chat room list, a guest list for outputting a guest list, a chat content display area for outputting the chat message, and the chat An input window for inputting a message, a camera video window of the other party that outputs video information of the guest of the other party in the chat room, a song lyrics subtitle window that outputs the lyrics sung by the karaoke guest, and a background video window that outputs a background image Chat karaoke system using the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises a. The method of claim 2, wherein the chat server, A chat server controller for controlling opening, closing, and joining of the chat chat room, and controlling the karaoke member management, song score management, and chat window management; The chat karaoke system using the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises an Ethernet network for providing the voice signal, digital video information, chat messages, song number provided from the karaoke room to the chat server controller. The method of claim 5, wherein the chat server control unit, And a video stream control unit for providing a voice signal and digital image information provided from the karaoke room to a room in another karaoke room. The method of claim 2, wherein the chat client, A sound card receiving a voice signal from the microphone; Universal Serial Bus (hereinafter referred to as USB) port for receiving image information from a camera; A sound controller for controlling a voice signal provided from the sound card; A USB controller for converting image information provided from the USB port into digital image information; A serial communication port COM1 that receives a song number input by the half period; COM2 for receiving a chat message provided from the wireless keyboard; A display control unit converting the digital image information for viewing by karaoke guests and outputting the digital image information to a TV monitor; Outputs a voice signal provided from the sound control unit to a speaker, provides digital image information provided from another room to the display control unit, and provides a song number provided from the COM1 to the other room; A chat client controller configured to provide a chat message provided from the COM2 to the other room; The voice signal, song number, and chat message provided from the chat client controller, and the digital image information provided from the USB controller are provided to the other room, and the song number and chat provided from the other room. The chat karaoke system using the Internet further comprises an Ethernet network for providing a message, voice signal, digital video information to the chat client control unit.