JP4293364B2 - Karaoke performance management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke performance management system for providing a display for music selection to a karaoke performance terminal.

  In recent years, facilities for online karaoke have expanded nationwide, and it has become possible to provide various services to users through the development of storage technology and recording technology, and the development of communication technology. For example, there is an increase in the number of songs, provision of an electronic music list that makes it easy for users to search for and select music, and the like. On the other hand, although a music list for assisting music selection is also displayed, it is necessary to perform music selection for improving user satisfaction.

  Conventionally, a user who uses online karaoke has searched and selected a song to be sung using a music catalog or an electronic music catalog, but when a next song is selected, a predetermined number of song names are displayed and the user is selected. Assisting in music selection. As a method for extracting music for assisting music selection, for example, it is known that attached information that has been hit in each age is added to the music, and the user's familiar age is used as a search condition. Yes.

  In addition, even if a predetermined number of songs hit in each age are displayed, a song that requires high singing ability is not necessarily a song that the user wants to sing, so the user wants to sing A method for extracting music has also been proposed. One example is proposed in the following patent document.

JP-A-11-52965

  The above-mentioned patent document discloses a communication karaoke system for the purpose of recommending music that reflects the usage history of customers nationwide. As an example of a method for extracting recommended music, music selection is performed for each music. It is disclosed that a predetermined number of music pieces having a song selector attribute value approximated to a sung song selector attribute value are associated with each other. The music selector attribute numerical value is stored in performance history data in which a performance history in which a customer ID associated with the name, gender, age, etc. of the customer who sang is associated with the played music is stored in the performance history data collected nationwide. Based on this, it is shown that each music piece is calculated by the male ratio, the youth ratio, the local ratio, and the popularity ratio of each customer.

  The recommended music extracted by each method including the above-described method disclosed in the above-mentioned patent document is a music that is frequently sung after the music is sung. This is expressed in numerical values such as music selector attributes. That is, since the recommended song is a song that is frequently sung at the above-mentioned ratio, it is highly satisfactory for the user by showing a song that can be sung and often sung, Processing is easy and music selection in a finer range is desired.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke performance management system that is easy to process and enables a user to select a song with improved satisfaction. .

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention of claim 1, a karaoke performance terminal comprising means for singing using a registrant ID associated with predetermined information of a user including at least age information is connected via a communication network. Communication information is provided , and the registrant ID is associated from the karaoke performance terminal, and the registrant's scheduled singing or sung music is designated by the registrant. A karaoke performance management system, comprising: first storage means for storing the predetermined information and registrant ID of each user of the karaoke performance terminal; and information on the designated music sent from each karaoke performance terminal a second storage means for storing the user list obtained by registering, reading the information of the designated music all subscribers from the second storing means, related Dzu Obtained by referring to the first storage means from the registrant ID, at least a predetermined classifying registrants age range, per specified music registrant classified for each the age range, the same song is how many subscribers The ranking calculation means for creating a list file ranked in the specified number order with the specified number indicating whether it was specified by the above , and a list file for each age range created for each age range by the ranking calculation means a third storage means for, at least, to the music search by any of the user at the karaoke performance terminal, ranking in the age range another list file in accordance with the age identified from the registrant ID of the user to see all or part of the reduction musical compositions, stored in said third storage means in time with respect to the karaoke performance terminal A data distribution processing means for transferring all or part of the age range different list file are, configured to have a.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the ranking calculation means classifies at least one of gender, address, and occupation as the predetermined information of the user in addition to the age range, and designates a music piece for each classification. This is a configuration that creates a list file that ranks in the specified number order.

According to the present invention, the user list includes information on the designated music that the registrant designates a song that is scheduled to be sung or has been sung sent from each karaoke performance terminal in association with the user's registrant ID. And / or as a history list , classifying registrants by at least the age range specified by the registrant ID associated from the list , and how many people are the same for the registrant's designated songs classified by age range Create and store a list file ranked in the specified number order that indicates whether it was specified by the registrant of the user , all or part of the ranked music in the list file by age range according to age , the user Singing well at least by age range by adopting a structure that transfers in a timely manner for display on karaoke performance terminals according to music search by That music can be listed in an easy process, it is capable of improving the user satisfaction as enabling more sophisticated music selection depending on the age of the user.

Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the network connection status of the karaoke performance management system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a karaoke performance management server 11 as a karaoke performance management system is a system for managing a karaoke performance terminal provided with means for singing using a registrant ID associated with predetermined information of a user via a communication network. It is connected to a general public telephone line, ADSL using the same or the Internet, and further to a communication network 12 such as a LAN.

  On the communication network 12, a predetermined number of karaoke performance terminals 13 (13 </ b> A to 13 </ b> N) including card reading means (described with reference to FIG. 3) that sings the registrant ID associated with the user using, for example, an IC card. For example, a remote input / output device 14 (14A to 14N) such as a remote control device with a display used in a karaoke performance device is provided.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the karaoke performance management system according to the present invention and an explanatory diagram of an example of the contents stored in the registrant DB. In FIG. 2A, the management server 11 as a karaoke performance management system includes a control means 21, a bus 22, a communication means 23, a RAM 24, a list creation means 25, a ranking calculation means 26, a data distribution processing means 27, and a DB as appropriate. The management unit 28 includes a registrant DB (database) 29 as a first storage unit, a user list DB 30 as a second storage unit, and a ranking DB 31 as a third storage unit. The DB management unit 28, the registrant DB 29, the user list DB 30, and the ranking DB 31 may be configured to be installed entirely or individually as an external DB server or an external storage device, not within the server.

  Here, in the registrant DB 29, each user of the karaoke performance terminals 13 (13A to 13N) stores predetermined information in advance as a member, for example, as the predetermined information, for example, FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the registrant ID, name, second name, postal code, address, telephone, age, and gender are included, and an image file name such as a registrant's face photo is appropriately associated. Although not shown, each image file is stored in a folder provided in the registrant DB 29.

  The user list DB 30 is based on information of designated tunes scheduled to be sung or sung sent from each karaoke performance terminal 13 (13A to 13N) connected to the communication network 12 in association with the registrant ID of the user. Then, a user list (described with reference to FIG. 4B) stored as a song of a song for each registrant ID of the user created by the list creating means 25 described later is stored. The ranking DB 31 stores a list file for each age range (described with reference to FIG. 5) created for each age range by a ranking calculation means 26 described later. The DB management unit 28 manages information update, browsing (extraction), and the like for the registrant DB 29, user list DB 30, and ranking DB 31.

  The control means 21 controls the system as a whole. For example, a control program is stored in a physical CPU, and the program is expanded in the RAM 24 and executed. The communication means 23 is for communicating with the karaoke performance terminal 13 on the communication network 12 and the remote input / output device 14 according to a communication protocol, and is consistent with the communication system of the communication network 12. For example, a physical communication circuit or software such as a platform. The RAM 24 serves as a work area for developing and executing various programs, and is a concept including, for example, a case where the RAM 24 is configured by a semiconductor memory and is virtually constructed on a hard disk.

  The list creating means 25 is used as a song of a song sung by each user on the basis of information of a designated song that is scheduled to be sung or sung, which is sent from the karaoke performance terminal 13 in association with the registrant ID of the user. A user list is created for each registrant's registrant and is stored in the user list DB 30. A program for this is developed in the RAM 24 and executed. The ranking calculation means 26 reads all music information from the user list DB 30 and refers to the registrant DB 29 from the associated registrant ID, and classifies it according to the age range (here, the 10-year-old range). A list file (described with reference to FIG. 5) created by listing the same number of music pieces for each age range is created, and a program for this is developed in the RAM 24 and executed.

  The data distribution processing means 27 determines the age range shown in FIG. 5 to be described later according to the age specified by the registrant ID for the music search by the user at the predetermined karaoke performance terminal 13 (13A to 13N). In order to display all or part of the music list in another list file, the whole or part of the list file for each age range stored in the ranking DB 31 is transferred to the karaoke performance terminal 13 in a timely manner. Therefore, a program for this purpose is developed in the RAM 24 and executed. Further, in response to a login request from the karaoke performance terminal 13 (13A to 13N), predetermined functions such as creation / update of a registrant information file (registrant DB 29) and creation / update of a user list (user list DB 30) are provided. A process for creating and transmitting a display file for selecting an access target is also performed, and a program for this is expanded in the RAM 24 and executed.

  FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the karaoke performance terminal of FIG. The karaoke performance terminal 13 (13 to 13N) shown in FIG. 3 includes at least a means for singing using a registrant ID associated with predetermined information of the user, a control means 41, a bus 42, a RAM 43, and a storage. Means 44, music search means 45, video output means 46, display means 47, operation control means 48, voice input means 49, microphone 50, music song output means 51, speaker 52, display file creation means 53, transmission file creation means 54 , Card reading means 55, transmission / reception means 56 and communication means 57 are provided as appropriate.

  The control means 41 controls the system in an integrated manner. For example, a control program is stored in a physical CPU, and the program is expanded in the RAM 43 and executed. The RAM 43 serves as a work area for developing and executing various programs, and is a concept including, for example, a case where the RAM 43 is configured by a semiconductor memory and is virtually built on a hard disk.

  The storage means 44 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk (HDD), and at least music source data (file) 61, music code (table) 62, video data (file) 63, registrant data (memory) 64, and Ranking data (memory) 65 is provided. The music source data (file) 61 stores digital music data for each music code 62, and the music code (file) code 61 is associated with a music code and a music name. The video data (file) 63 stores video data such as a background corresponding to the music (code).

  The registrant data (memory) 64 is any one according to the registrant ID of the user read from an IC card 71 (to be described later) held by the user and the classification of the ranking data such as age, sex, occupation, and address. Is temporarily stored. The ranking data (memory) 65 stores all or a part of the ranking list for each age range stored in the ranking DB 31 of the management server 11 from the management server 11 via the communication network 12 (as needed or periodically). Upload to and memorize.

  The music search means 45 is for searching for music stored in the storage means 44 for each of, for example, a new song, singer name, song name, ranking (ranking list according to the age range, etc.), genre and history. Therefore, the program for this purpose is developed in the RAM 43 and executed. The search of the ranking list for each age range will be described with reference to FIG.

  The video output means 46 outputs video for various displays on the remote input / output device 14 and outputs video data corresponding to the selected music code to the display means 47 in synchronization with the music. Therefore, the program for this purpose is developed in the RAM 43 and executed. The remote input / output device 14 has a GUI function and is equipped with an input / output user interface in which, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch sensor are stacked, and inputs data such as music selection by the touch sensor. It is something that can be done. The operation control means 48 controls input data from the touch sensor, and a program for this is developed in the RAM 43 and executed.

  The audio input means 49 mainly has a process of digitally converting analog audio data from the microphone 50 via an A / D converter (not shown), and the music song output means 51 is a music selected from the storage means 44. The original music data 61 is digitally reproduced and converted to analog, and the digital audio data from the microphone 50 is converted to analog, mixed and output to the speaker 52.

  The display file creation means 53 is a file for displaying the user's song selection, singing score, etc. on the display means 47 in the karaoke performance terminal 13 or the remote input / output device 14 attached thereto, or from the communication karaoke management server 11. The display file and the file data for displaying the file in accordance with the command are transferred, and the program for that is developed in the RAM 43 and executed. The transmission file creating means 54 creates a transmission file when transmitting predetermined information about the user (registrant) to the communication karaoke management server 11, and a program for this is developed in the RAM 43 and executed. The

  The card reading means 55 is a device for reading a non-contact type IC card (user card) 71 possessed by a user who is a registrant. The card reading means 55 is a user's registrant ID, age, gender, occupation, address Any data corresponding to the classification of ranking data such as is read. The transmission / reception means 56 is for exchanging data with the remote input / output device 14 using a wired system or a wireless system (a piconet connection system of a Bluetooth mechanism), and includes a circuit board and a program therefor. The remote input / output device 14 can perform various operations and displays on the karaoke performance terminal 13, and the operation signal is controlled by the operation control means 48.

  And the said communication means 57 is for communicating with the communication protocol defined between the communication karaoke management servers 11 on the communication network 12, and is taken for consistency with the communication system of the said communication network 12. For example, it is configured by software such as a physical communication circuit and a platform.

  FIG. 4 shows a flowchart for creating a user list and an example of a user list in the karaoke performance management system according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 shows an example of the created music ranking. In FIG. 4A, first, by setting the own IC card 71 possessed by the user of the predetermined karaoke performance terminal 13 (13A to 13N) to the card reading means 55 of the performance terminal, the card reading means. The registrant ID is read at 55 and once stored in the registrant data area 64 of the storage means 44. Then, the user makes a login request to the management server 11 together with the registrant ID while viewing the display (step (S) 1).

  In the management server 11, in response to the login request, the data distribution processing means 27 transmits menu display data for selecting the access target to the karaoke performance terminal 13 (S2). When there is a user list request from the karaoke performance terminal 13 (S3), based on the registrant ID acquired by the data distribution processing means 27, the user list of the registrant ID is extracted from the user list DB 30, and the list data is extracted. Transmit (S4). That is, as shown in FIG. 4B, the user list DB 30 stores the music codes, music titles, and artists registered for each registrant ID, and lists target registrant ID list data. Is extracted.

  In the karaoke performance terminal 13, the user's own list is displayed, and when a predetermined music in the user list is deleted (S5), the music to be deleted is designated and transmitted (S6). The management server 11 performs an update process for deleting the music to be deleted among the music listed in the user list in the list creation means 25 (S7), and transmits the updated data of the user list (S8). ). When a new music is added to the displayed user list (S9), the music search means 45 searches the music to be added from the storage means 44 (S10). The data of the selected music information (music code, music name, artist) among the selected music is transmitted (S11).

  Then, the management server 11 performs an update process of adding the target music among the music listed in the user list in the list creating means 25 (S12), and transmits the updated data of the user list (S13).

  On the other hand, the ranking calculation means 26 of the management server 11 reads all user lists from the updated user list DB 30 periodically or at any time, and refers to the registrant DB 29 from the associated registrant ID. The information of the age specified by the registrant ID is temporarily added to each read music, and the music information is classified according to the age range (for example, the 10-year-old range). Create a list file with a specified number. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, a ranking list (count, song name, artist) of a large number of songs registered in the age range of 1 to 10 years old, 11 to 20 years old,. To do.

  The created ranking list for each age range is stored in the ranking DB 31, and the data distribution processing means 27 transmits to the karaoke performance terminals 13 as needed or periodically, and the karaoke performance terminal 13 acquires the ranking list. Is stored in the ranking data area 65 of the storage means 44.

  Next, FIG. 6 shows an explanatory diagram of music ranking search in a karaoke performance terminal. In the karaoke performance terminal 13, the music ranking stored in the ranking DB 31 of the management server 11 is stored in the ranking data area 65 of the storage means 44 as described above. Therefore, when selecting a song to be sung by the user at the karaoke performance terminal 13, the music search means 44 in FIG. 3 is started up, and a ranking search is performed from the search type tabs as shown in FIG. 6A. When selected, a screen for inputting the user's information appears.

  In this screen, for example, the user's age, gender, occupation, and address are requested. For example, “34 years old”, “male”, “company employee”, and “Tokyo” are entered as shown in the figure. To do. Since the ranking list is created only for the age range, it is sufficient to input the age. However, here, other conditions are also entered, assuming that a ranking list including other elements described later may be created. It is supposed to be requested.

  Therefore, the music search means 44 extracts a ranking list of the age range including the age from the ranking data area 65 of the storage means 44 based on the input age (34 years old). According to said age, the data of the ranking list in the range of 31 to 40 years old shown in FIG. 5 is extracted. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, based on the extracted ranking list data, the target artist and song name are listed (for example, best 10, best 20, etc.) and displayed. Note that the music may be played as it is when designated and selected on the display of the search result.

  In this way, songs that are often sung by age range can be listed with easy processing, and the listed songs contain many songs that are well known to the user. . That is, the user's satisfaction can be improved by enabling more precise music selection according to the age.

  In the above example, when the ranking list is created, the age range is set to 10 years old. However, the age range can be appropriately set from 1 year old (this is also the age range), and the user's It becomes possible to make a list of songs that have a high possibility of singing. In this case, in addition to the age range, if a ranking list is created by further narrowing down by any one or more of gender, occupation, and address, a song with a higher possibility of singing can be listed more precisely. In the above example, the ranking list data created by the management server 11 is stored in each of the karaoke performance terminals 13. However, the ranking list data is stored only in the management server 11 and is transmitted via the communication network 12. Then, the management server 11 may perform a ranking search. These can also be applied to the following embodiments.

  Next, FIG. 7 shows a configuration explanatory diagram for creating another ranking list in the karaoke performance management system according to the present invention. In the above example, the case where the target of creating the ranking list is a user list in which each user has a song registered as a song, but here the history of users who received a special song evaluation service is ranked This is the target of list creation. Special singing evaluations in this case include, for example, a case where nationwide ranking is performed for the same music piece as a result of singing, and a case where the singing voice data is transmitted to the management server 11 and the rank is recognized.

  That is, in FIG. 7A, the karaoke performance terminal 13 includes a singing scoring means 58 as an evaluation processing means as a component for the special singing evaluation, and the storage means 44 has a scoring log storage area. (Memory) 66 and singing voice data storage area (memory) 67 are provided. The management server 11 is provided with a singing voice data DB 32 and a history DB 33.

  The singing scoring means 58 in the karaoke performance terminal 13 includes, for example, a scoring table, and is input from the microphone 52 and the pitch reference condition of the main melody of the music digitally reproduced by the music music output means 51 based on the selected music source data. By comparing the singing pitch extracted from the digital singing data obtained by digitally converting the singing singing data with reference to the scoring table, for example, by averaging, for example, as the score of the comparison result for each section of each measure The result is a scoring result, and a program for this is developed in the RAM 43 and executed. The scoring log storage area 66 in the storage unit 44 stores the results of the scoring by the singing scoring unit 58 in association with the registrant ID and sequentially stores each singing. The singing voice data storage area 66 temporarily stores the singing voice data sung by the user together with the registrant ID and the music code, and when the user selects an audition or a singing test after singing, the management server 11 Is held until the next song is selected.

  Further, the singing voice data DB 32 in the management server 11 stores voice data (voice data storage area 67 of the storage means 44) transmitted from the karaoke performance terminal 13 by a user who desires the above-described rank certification service. The history DB 33 stores music information associated with the registrant ID sent from a user who desires the above-described special singing evaluation service.

  Therefore, in FIG. 7B, first, by setting the own IC card 71 possessed by the user (13A to 13N) from the predetermined karaoke performance terminal 13 to the card reading means 55 of the performance terminal, The card reading means 55 reads the registrant ID and temporarily stores it in the registrant data area 64 of the storage means 44. Then, the user makes a login request together with the registrant ID to the management server 11 while viewing the display (S21).

  In the management server 11, in response to the login request, the data distribution processing means 27 transmits singing evaluation menu display data for selecting any singing evaluation to the karaoke performance terminal 13 (S22). In the karaoke performance terminal 13, the user searches for music (may be direct music selection) (S23), selects one of the singing evaluations (S24), and then sings (S25). Then, after singing, singing evaluation data (scoring result data or singing voice data) and registrant ID, music code, music name, and artist data are transmitted to the management server 11 (S26).

  The management server 11 stores the received singing evaluation data in the singing voice data DB 32 and the like, and records the date along with the date in the history DB 33 based on the registrant ID, song code, song name, and artist data (S27). Therefore, the ranking calculation means 26 reads all the history data or the like from the history DB 33 periodically or at any time, refers to the registrant DB 29 from the associated registrant ID, and reads each tune. Information on the age specified by the registrant ID is temporarily added, and these pieces of music information are classified by age range (for example, a 10-year-old range), and are listed by the designated number of the same music for each 10-year range. Create a list file. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, a ranking list (count, song name, artist) of a large number of songs registered in the age range of 1 to 10 years old, 11 to 20 years old,. To do.

  Thus, in creating the ranking list, in addition to the above user list, it is possible to list songs that are often sung by age range even based on history information, with easy processing. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the user's satisfaction by enabling more precise music selection.

  The karaoke performance management system of the present invention is suitable for providing a karaoke performance terminal for providing music selection services according to customers.

It is a schematic diagram of the network connection situation of the karaoke performance management system according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of an example of the block structure figure of the karaoke performance management system which concerns on this invention, and the storage content of registrant DB. It is a block block diagram of the karaoke performance terminal of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of an example of the flowchart of a user list creation in a karaoke performance management system which concerns on this invention, and a user list. It is explanatory drawing of an example of the produced music ranking. It is explanatory drawing of the music ranking search in a karaoke performance terminal. It is composition explanatory drawing of other ranking list creation in the karaoke performance management system concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Karaoke performance management server 12 Communication network 13 Karaoke performance terminal 14 Remote input / output device 25 List preparation means 26 Ranking calculation means 29 Registrant DB (database)
30 User list DB
31 Ranking DB
33 History DB

Claims (2)

Communication means for connecting via a communication network with a karaoke performance terminal comprising means for singing using a registrant ID associated with predetermined information of a user including at least age information, and registering from the karaoke performance terminal A karaoke performance management system in which information on a designated song is sent by associating a person ID with the registrant's singing or sung song designated by the registrant ,
First storage means for storing the predetermined information and registrant ID of each user of the karaoke performance terminal;
Second storage means for storing a user list in which information of the designated music sent from each of the karaoke performance terminals is registered ;
Read the information of the designated music of all registrants from the second storage means, refer to the first storage means by the associated registrant ID , classify the registrants at least in a predetermined age range, For the designated music of the registrants classified by age range, a ranking calculation means for creating a list file ranked in the designated number order with a designated number indicating how many registrants the same music was designated ,
Third storage means for storing a list file for each age range created for each age range by the ranking calculation means;
At least for the music search by any user at the karaoke performance terminal, all of the ranked music in the list file by age range according to the age specified by the registrant ID of the user or Data distribution processing means for transferring all or part of the list file for each age range stored in the third storage means to the karaoke performance terminal in a timely manner in order to display a part;
A karaoke performance management system characterized by comprising: The karaoke performance management system according to claim 1, wherein the ranking calculation means is classified by at least one of gender, address, and occupation as predetermined information of the user in addition to the age range. Then, a karaoke performance management system characterized by creating a list file in which designated music is ranked in the designated number order for each classification.

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