JP2008292856A - Karaoke system for displaying music selection history - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To present a music selection history and its music related information, to a user. <P>SOLUTION: A karaoke performance device registers a music ID in a performance reservation electronic text received from a user terminal, into a queue, while sequentially recording it in a selection history book. When a history request electronic text is received from the user terminal, the history electronic text including a music ID permutation of a plurality of newest music in the selection history book is transmitted to the user terminal. The user terminal lists and displays a music name and an artist name corresponding to each music ID in the history electronic text, and accesses to a value added data base in which a plurality of value added information sources including site explanation description and Uniform Resource Locator (URL) mapping information are stored by relating each of them to the music ID. The value added information source of the music selected by user input is extracted from the value added data base, from which the site explanation description is listed and displayed. The URL corresponding to the site explanation description which is selected and input is extracted and request is transmitted to the URL by connecting to internet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technical improvement for improving the entertainment of karaoke, and more particularly, to a karaoke system having a function of presenting history information of songs selected by karaoke users and reserved for performance.

  As is well known, instead of a thick karaoke table of contents, a karaoke store has spread an electronic table of contents (user terminal) composed of a tablet-type computer. It is known by trade names such as DAM Station, Denmoku, Kyoku NAVI, and Navikara. Such user terminals can use the high computing power, memory and communication capabilities of tablet computers to store personal favorite songs in advance or to search for karaoke music from various perspectives. It is possible to select songs.

For example, Japanese Patent No. 3573420 discloses a function of searching for a target song using an artist's album name and jacket photo.
Japanese Patent No. 3595292 discloses a function that allows a user to register a favorite song in a storage area for each user, or to read out and use it for song selection.
Japanese Patent No. 3645211 discloses a so-called “searching at that time” function that can search for popular songs of the age that remain in the user's memory based on the age and age of the user.
Japanese Patent No. 3573420 Japanese Patent No. 3595292 Japanese Patent No. 3645211

  Various music selection operations such as those mentioned above can lead to unexpected tunes, and that alone is one of the pleasures of karaoke. On the other hand, for songs that happen to be found, it is difficult or difficult to reproduce the same operation, and the names of the songs and artists are often memorized, and it is unexpectedly troublesome to select the same song again. .

  Therefore, the present inventor thought that it would be convenient to be able to confirm at a glance the history of the user's various searches and selections. The music selected by the user and reserved for performance can generally be confirmed in the reserved music list, and the music that has been performed can be confirmed as the performance history. However, in the music selection history, naturally, not only reserved music but also played music are included. For this reason, it is possible to easily confirm the name of a song or the name of an artist without distinguishing between a reserved song and a song that has already been played. Also, if you miss a song that was played while you were addicted to the song selection operation, you would mistakenly reserve the same song by mistakenly because it was not duplicated because it was not on the reservation list. Can be avoided. On the other hand, if you want to check again the songs that you have selected and reserved earlier, you can easily change the list to see whether it is already played or reserved, and without having to perform troublesome song selection operations from the beginning again. Can be confirmed.

  In addition, since the music in the music selection history is often the music that suits the user's preference, the information related to the music, such as the artist information of the favorite music, the so-called music information, and the release information of the CD can also be understood. And fun will double. The present invention has been created with such considerations in mind.

The present invention is specified by the following items (1) to (17).
(1) A karaoke system including one karaoke performance device and one or more user terminals communicating with the karaoke performance device by wireless communication means and capable of accessing a value-added database on a server (2) Value-added database Stores a plurality of music IDs and value-added information sources in association with each other. (3) The value-added information source includes at least one association information between a site description description and a URL. (4) The karaoke performance device stores data. And a central control means, registering the song ID of the requested song in the queue and playing the songs in order (5) storing means storing a song index database and a song selection history book (6) The music index database aggregates the index information of each music in association with the music ID (7) The music selection history book stores the permutation of music IDs in time series (8) The control means performs a first process when a performance reservation message is received from the user terminal, and performs a second process when a history request message is received from the user terminal. (9) The first process is a performance reservation message. (2) The second process transmits a history message including the latest song ID permutations for a plurality of songs in the song selection history book to the user terminal. (11) The user terminal is provided with an Internet communication means, a user interface, and a terminal control means. (12) The Internet communication means is connectable to the Internet. (13) The user interface is the terminal control means. Information screen is displayed under control and user input is accepted. According to user input, the song index database of the karaoke performance device is accessed and selected by the user. A performance reservation telegram including the music ID of the performed music is transmitted to the karaoke performance apparatus, and the third to sixth processes are performed when the user inputs a history request. (14) The third process is a history request telegram. Is transmitted to the karaoke performance device, and the history message is received from the karaoke performance device. (15) The fourth process accesses the song index database of the karaoke performance device, and the song name corresponding to each song ID in the received history message. List of artist names and accepting user input to select one of the songs (16) The fifth process is added when there is a user input to select one song in the fourth process Access to the value database, extract value-added information sources of the music, display site description descriptions in the list, and accept selection input of one site description description (17) In the sixth process, when a site description description is selected and input in the fifth process, a URL corresponding to the site description description is extracted, and a request is transmitted to the URL by connecting to the Internet.

The present invention is specified by the following items (21) to (36).
(21) A karaoke system including one karaoke performance device and one or more user terminals communicating with the karaoke performance device by wireless communication means and capable of accessing a value added database on a server. (22) Value added database A plurality of music IDs and value-added information sources are stored in association with each other (23) The value-added information source includes at least one association information between a site description description and a URL (24) (1) The first storage means stores the permutation of the music IDs in time series. (26) The central control means performs the first process when a performance reservation message is received from the user terminal and the second process when a history request message is received from the user terminal. (27) In the first process, the music IDs in the performance reservation message are registered in the queue and recorded in the music selection history book. (28) The second process is a music ID permutation for the latest plural music pieces in the music selection history book. (29) The user terminal includes second storage means, Internet communication means, user interface, and terminal control means. (30) The second storage means includes: (31) Internet communication means can be connected to the Internet (32) User interface can be controlled by control of terminal control means. Displays the screen and accepts user input, accesses the song index database according to the user input, and includes the song ID of the song selected by the user The performance reservation message is transmitted to the karaoke performance device, and the third to sixth processes are performed when there is a user input for the history request. (33) The third process transmits the history request message to the karaoke performance device. Receiving the history message from the karaoke performance device (34) The fourth process is to access the song index database, display a list of song names and artist names corresponding to each song ID in the received history message, and (35) In the fifth process, when there is a user input for selecting one song in the fourth process, the added value database is accessed by accessing the added value database. Extract information sources, list and display site description descriptions, and accept selection input of one site description description (36) The sixth process is a site description description in the fifth process. When there is a selection input, extracts the URL that corresponds to the site described description, it sends a request to the URL to connect to the Internet

  In these inventions, the music selection history book adds the distinction information of unplayed music / played music to the music ID, and the central control means adds the music ID of the music played in the music selection history book as the music plays. The discriminating information is added, and a history message including the discriminating information-added music ID permutation for the latest plural songs in the music selection history list is transmitted to the user terminal in the second processing. It is desirable to display the song names / artist names displayed in a list so that unplayed songs and played songs can be visually distinguished.

According to the user terminal according to the present invention, it is possible to confirm at a glance not only the currently selected song but also the already played song as a list. For this reason, it is possible to easily confirm the name of a song or the name of an artist without distinguishing between a reserved song and a song that has already been played. Also, if you miss a song that was played while you were crazy about the song selection operation, it was not on the reservation list, so it would be mistaken that it was not duplicated, and the same song would be booked incorrectly This can be avoided. On the other hand, if you want to check a song that you have previously selected and reserved again, you can easily change the list to see whether it is reserved or already played, and you can easily search for a troublesome song from the beginning. You can confirm or make a reservation. In addition, you can easily purchase information about songs, such as your favorite songs and artist information, which will greatly expand your enjoyment of karaoke.
Further, even when music is selected using a plurality of user terminals around one karaoke device, the same music selection history can be viewed on any user terminal.

=== Network configuration ===
FIG. 1 shows a network configuration of a communication karaoke system in an embodiment of the present invention. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) 60b using the Internet 60a is connected to a LAN 110 and a karaoke server 70 installed in karaoke stores 100 at various locations of the karaoke business operator to construct a wide area intranet. In each guest room of the karaoke shop 100 having a plurality of guest rooms in various places, a karaoke performance device 10 of a known communication karaoke system and a user terminal 20 for operating the karaoke performance device are installed. The karaoke performance device 10 communicates with the karaoke user terminal 20 in the same room via the LAN 110 or communicates with the karaoke server 70 via the VPN 60b connected via the router 50 to become the origin of the accompaniment music of the karaoke music. Receive distribution of karaoke data and send operation logs.

  The karaoke server 70 is a computer serving as a host device in the online karaoke system, and includes a karaoke database that stores karaoke data that is the origin of karaoke music, a music index database that stores karaoke music index information, and a registered use as a member. There are various databases such as a member information database for managing the information of employees. And the karaoke performance apparatus 10 and the user terminal 20 communicate with the karaoke server 70 via VPN60b, receive distribution of karaoke data, or transmit an operation log.

  Of the various databases provided in the karaoke server 70, the karaoke database stores karaoke data including accompaniment music of karaoke songs, lyrics images, display sequences of background images of lyrics images, and the like using song IDs as keys. .

  The member information database stores and manages personal information and various history information in association with each other using a personal ID that is an IC card number unique to an IC card held by a registered user as a key.

=== Karaoke performance apparatus 10 ===
The karaoke performance device 10 is a general-purpose personal computer application device. FIG. 2 illustrates a functional block configuration of the karaoke performance apparatus 10. The central control unit 11 controls the peripheral components to control the karaoke performance device 10.

  In addition to the main computer program, the hard disk device 12 stores karaoke data distributed from the karaoke server 70 and manages it as a karaoke database. In addition, a song index database in which index information such as a song name, an artist name, and a song genre is associated with a song ID and stored for karaoke songs that can be played karaoke is stored.

  When the central control unit 11 of the karaoke performance apparatus 10 receives the music ID transmitted from the user terminal 20 or receives the music ID input to the operation / display panel 13, the RAM 11 performs the RAM in the order in which the music IDs are received. The music IDs stored in the order of reception are managed as a queue for performance processing. Then, music IDs are taken out in the order registered in the queue, and karaoke data corresponding to the music IDs are taken out and performance processing is performed. That is, under the control of the central control unit 11, the performance processing unit 15 generates a music signal of accompaniment music based on the extracted karaoke data, and mixes and amplifies the singing voice signal input to the microphone and the mixing amplifier 16 to the speaker. More acoustic output. The video processing unit 17 superimposes the lyrics subtitles that change color in synchronization with the progress of the performance on the background video, and outputs the video to the display 18.

=== User terminal 20 ===
The user terminal 20 is a tablet computer having a touch panel as a main user interface. FIG. 3 shows a functional block configuration of the user terminal 20. A terminal control unit 21 including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM is used as a main control unit, and a hard disk device 22, a touch panel 23, and a communication interface 24 are provided. The communication interface 24 is connected to the LAN 110 via the wireless access point 40.

  The hard disk device 22 stores a program for causing the tablet computer to function as a user terminal. The terminal control unit 21 operates according to a program stored in the hard disk device 22. Also, the music index database managed by the karaoke performance device 10 is accessed via the LAN 110, a search query is transmitted, and a search report is received to obtain necessary index information. In the interactive user interface environment using the touch panel 23, the index information of the music desired by the user is retrieved from the music index database and presented. FIG. 4 illustrates a top menu screen of the user terminal 20. Starting from this top screen, you can select songs in various search modes, such as song name search, singer name search, new music search, duet song search, and that time search. When the user inputs an instruction to reserve the performance of the selected music, a performance reservation message including the music ID of the music is transmitted to the karaoke performance apparatus 10 in the same room.

  Further, when the IC card held by the member is held over the antenna attached to the card interface, the user terminal 20 reads the card ID of the IC card, sends the ID to the karaoke server 70, and logs in to the karaoke server 70. Let Thereby, the member who operates the user terminal 20 can obtain or update the song ID group (My list) of his / her favorite song.

  The music index database may be stored and used in the hard disk device 22 of the user terminal 20 by communicating with the karaoke performance device 10 or the karaoke server 70 as appropriate.

=== Value-added database ===
The karaoke system of the present embodiment is characterized in that it can access the added value database. The value-added database is a collection of value-added information sources such as URLs of Internet sites related to each karaoke piece that can be played by the karaoke performance device 10 or an outline description of the site in association with the song ID. The value-added information sources are integrated into the karaoke server 70.

  Value-added information sources include, for example, the official website of an artist of a song, a site that describes the place or person that is the origin of the scene expressed by the lyrics and melody of the song, and the release of a CD of the song This is for accessing various information related to the music such as a record company site.

  In the present embodiment, the karaoke performance device 10 performs data communication with the karaoke server 70 at an appropriate time, stores the value added database in the hard disk device 12, and manages the update. FIG. 5 illustrates a data logical configuration of the added value database. One or more sets of URLs are associated with the summary description of the site for each music ID stored in the added value database. The user terminal 20 can communicate with the karaoke performance apparatus 10 via the LAN 110 to access and use the added value database.

  Note that the value added database may be stored in the user terminal 20 and used. The user terminal 20 appropriately communicates with the karaoke server 70 and the karaoke performance device 10 to update and manage the added value database. Alternatively, the value added database is not stored in the karaoke performance device 10 or the user terminal 20, and the value added database of the karaoke server 70 is accessed whenever it becomes necessary to refer to the value added database as described later. Good.

=== Track selection history management ===
FIG. 6 illustrates a processing flow according to the present embodiment. The karaoke performance device 10 has a function of managing a history of music selection when the music selected by the various music search functions of the user terminal 20 is reserved for performance (s1, s2). The central control unit 11 stores the song IDs included in the performance reservation message received from the user terminal 20 in the memory in time series and manages them as a song selection history book (s3). FIG. 7 illustrates a logical configuration of the music selection history book. When the music ID of the performance reservation message is stored in the music selection history list, an unplayed flag indicating that the music ID is being reserved is stored in association with this music ID. In the case of music selection by a logged-in member, an identification code such as a member's card ID may be added to the music ID in the music selection history book.

  Further, each of the plurality of user terminals 20 may be identified and managed. For example, the identification code of the user terminal 20 that is the transmission source of the performance reservation message is associated with the music selection management book.

  When the performance is completed, the central control unit 11 compares the music ID with the music selection history book, and sets the corresponding unplayed flag to the already played flag indicating that the music has been played for the corresponding music ID in the music selection history book. Change and store (s4 to s5).

  Alternatively, the performance date and time may be associated instead of the performance flag. In addition, it is not always necessary to attach an unplayed flag, and a method of recognizing a song ID that is not associated with a performance date and time (previously played flag) in the music selection history book as an unplayed song may be used. That is, the music selection history list may be a combination of the performance reservation list and the performance history.

  When the singing scoring function is used during performance, the singing scoring data may be combined with the corresponding music ID in the music selection history book. Even when other various functions are used at the time of performance, information to that effect and results may be associated with the corresponding music ID in the music selection history book.

  The contents of the music selection history book are initialized at appropriate occasions. For example, when all the logged-in users log out or when all the users leave the room, it is possible to perform initialization by operating the store clerk. The music selection history may be aggregated for each logged-in member and transmitted to the member information database.

=== Music selection history presentation processing ===
The user terminal 20 has a function of presenting a music selection history to the user by an instruction input from the user. When the user inputs an instruction to display the music selection history through an appropriate user interface, the terminal control unit 21 of the music selection device 20 obtains the music selection history book from the karaoke performance device 10 (s6 to s7, s14 to s15), and the music selection history list. Is displayed on the touch panel 23 (s10). For example, when an instruction is input to the “select music selection” button arranged on the top screen (FIG. 4), the music selection history list illustrated in FIG. 8 is displayed on the touch panel 23. In the song selection history list, index information is obtained from the song index database based on each song ID in the song selection history list (s8 to s9), and each song name and artist name are displayed in a list (s10). Needless to say, when the music index database is stored in the user terminal 20, it is not necessary to obtain index information from the karaoke performance apparatus 10 (s8 to s9).

  Further, the music selection history list displays that the music with the unplayed flag is being reserved, and that the music with the already-played flag has been played. For example, the reserved music and the played music are displayed in different color characters.

  Further, when the selected member ID is associated, the member name or the like is displayed. When singing scoring data is associated with a musical piece with a performance flag, information such as a score is displayed. Even when other singing result information is associated, the result is appropriately displayed.

  When the number of music IDs registered in the music selection history book is larger than a predetermined number, a predetermined number of songs may be extracted and presented to the user in the order of registration.

  When any of the songs in the music selection history list displayed in a list is selected and input by the user, the terminal control unit 21 displays detailed information of the music. At this time, the terminal control unit 21 accesses the value-added database based on the music ID (s11), extracts a value-added information source associated with the music ID (s12), and exemplifies it in FIG. As shown, summary descriptions of Internet sites related to the music are displayed in a list (s13). The site description description is configured by embedding corresponding URL information in an HTML format or the like.

  When one of the site description descriptions displayed in the list is selected and input by the user, a request including URL information of the site is transmitted via the Internet, and the site information is displayed on the display 23. Let

  Of course, it is possible to make a performance reservation for the music piece by a predetermined operation such as pressing the transfer button from the music detail screen. This allows the user to easily check the previously selected song without having to check both the reservation list and the performance history, and easily purchase information related to the song, such as favorite songs and artist information. So, the fun of karaoke will expand dramatically.

  By collecting and managing the music selection reserved songs from the plurality of user terminals 20 in the karaoke performance device 10, the same music selection history list is presented to any user terminal 20.

  Of course, when the user terminal 20 is identified and managed in the music selection history book, the music selection history of each user terminal 20 can be presented individually. The present invention can also be applied to a case where there is one user terminal 20.

It is a network block diagram of the communication karaoke system in the Example of this invention. It is a block block diagram of the karaoke performance apparatus of a present Example. It is a block block diagram of the user terminal of a present Example. It is the figure which illustrated the top menu screen of the user terminal. The logical data structure of the added value database of a present Example is illustrated. It is a processing flow figure regarding music selection history management of a present Example. The logical data structure of the music selection management book which the karaoke performance apparatus of a present Example manages is illustrated. It is the figure which illustrated the display screen of the music selection log | history in the user terminal of a present Example. It is the figure which illustrated the display screen of the music related site information in a user terminal.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Karaoke performance apparatus 11 Central control part 20 User terminal 21 Terminal control part 23 Touch panel 60a Internet

Claims (3)

A karaoke system comprising one karaoke performance device and one or more user terminals communicating with the karaoke performance device through wireless communication means, and capable of accessing a value-added database on a server,
The value-added database stores a plurality of music IDs and value-added information sources in association with each other,
The value-added information source includes at least one association information between the site description description and the URL. The karaoke performance device includes storage means and central control means, and registers the song IDs of the requested songs in a queue and plays the songs in order. Play
The storage means stores a music index database and a music selection history book,
The music index database aggregates the index information of each music in association with the music ID,
The music selection history book stores the permutation of music IDs in time series,
The central control means performs a first process when a performance reservation message is received from the user terminal, and performs a second process when a history request message is received from the user terminal.
In the first process, the music ID in the performance reservation message is registered in the queue and recorded in the music selection history book,
The second process transmits a history message including a song ID permutation for the latest plurality of songs in the song selection history book to the user terminal,
The user terminal includes an Internet communication means, a user interface, and a terminal control means,
Internet communication means can be connected to the Internet,
The user interface displays an information screen under the control of the terminal control means, accepts user input, accesses the song index database of the karaoke performance device according to the user input, and performs a performance reservation including the song ID of the song selected by the user While sending a message to a karaoke performance device, when there is a user input for a history request, perform the third to sixth processing,
In the third process, the history request message is transmitted to the karaoke performance device, the history message is received from the karaoke performance device,
The fourth process accesses the song index database of the karaoke performance device, displays a list of song names and artist names corresponding to each song ID in the received history message, and performs user input for selecting one of the songs. Accept,
In the fifth process, when there is a user input to select one song in the fourth process, the added value database is extracted by accessing the added value database, and the site description descriptions are listed and displayed therein. And accepting selection input of one site description description,
The sixth process is a karaoke system in which when a site description description is selected and input in the fifth process, a URL corresponding to the site description description is extracted, connected to the Internet, and a request is transmitted to the URL. A karaoke system comprising one karaoke performance device and one or more user terminals communicating with the karaoke performance device through wireless communication means, and capable of accessing a value-added database on a server,
The value-added database stores a plurality of music IDs and value-added information sources in association with each other,
The value-added information source includes at least one association information between the site description description and the URL,
The karaoke performance device includes first storage means and central control means, registers the song ID of the requested song in a queue, and plays the songs in order,
The first storage means stores a music selection history book storing a permutation of music IDs in time series,
The central control means performs a first process when a performance reservation message is received from the user terminal, and performs a second process when a history request message is received from the user terminal.
In the first process, the music ID in the performance reservation message is registered in the queue and recorded in the music selection history book,
The second process transmits a history message including a song ID permutation for the latest plurality of songs in the song selection history book to the user terminal,
The user terminal includes second storage means, Internet communication means, user interface, and terminal control means,
The second storage means stores a music index database in which the index information of each music is aggregated in association with the music ID,
Internet communication means can be connected to the Internet,
The user interface displays an information screen under the control of the terminal control means, accepts user input, accesses the music index database according to the user input, and performs a karaoke performance reservation message including the music ID of the music selected by the user. Send to the device and perform the third to sixth processing when there is a user input of the history request,
In the third process, the history request message is transmitted to the karaoke performance device, the history message is received from the karaoke performance device,
The fourth process accesses the song index database, displays a list of song names and artist names corresponding to each song ID in the received history message, and accepts user input for selecting one of the songs,
In the fifth process, when there is a user input to select one song in the fourth process, the added value database is accessed to extract the added value information source of the song, and the site description description is listed and displayed therein And accepting selection input of one site description description,
The sixth process is a karaoke system in which when a site description description is selected and input in the fifth process, a URL corresponding to the site description description is extracted, connected to the Internet, and a request is transmitted to the URL. The music selection history book adds the distinction information between the unplayed music and the already played music to the music ID,
The central control means adds the discrimination information to the music ID of the music played in the music selection history book along with the performance of the music, and the music with the discrimination information for the latest plurality of music in the music selection history book in the second process. A history message including an ID permutation is sent to the user terminal,
3. The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal control means displays the music titles / artist names displayed as a list in the fourth process so that the unsung music and the already played music can be visually distinguished.