JP4335738B2 - Karaoke system with mail order item purchase function - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke system which is mainly composed of a karaoke performance device or a plurality of karaoke performance devices and a karaoke host device connected to the network, so that a user can purchase a desired mail order item while enjoying karaoke. .

  In the current karaoke system, an advertisement image and an advertisement video called “CM between songs” are displayed before the user registers and registers the karaoke music and during the performance of the reserved karaoke music. There are various types of advertisements, such as introduction of new music and new artists, introduction of local and current services and products, and introduction of music CDs and DVDs. Since these can obtain information while enjoying karaoke, they are very useful as an information source for karaoke users.

Therefore, various techniques for this “inter-CM” have been conceived. For example, in Patent Document 1, advertisement information related to a karaoke performance song is stored, the advertisement information is read and displayed as appropriate, and when a commercial song or the like is played, the commercial name or company name of the CM is effective. A technique that appeals to the public is disclosed. Further, in Patent Document 2, the performance music and the advertisement video are linked by the image data, and even if the performance music is not necessarily a CM use music, the advertisement video linked by the image data is displayed, and thereby the display frequency of the advertisement video. A technique for increasing the number is disclosed. Further, in Patent Document 3, by introducing different introduction information for each type of karaoke performance terminal, and re-editing the downloaded introduction information according to the situation of the performance terminal, an optimal ICM can be efficiently obtained. A technique that can be reproduced is disclosed.
JP-A-8-194453 JP-A-8-234781 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-265294

  As information displayed in such a “CM between songs”, introduction information on “mail order items”, that is, “products introduced by video and images (photos) and sent by purchase order” is adopted. Will create new business opportunities and deepen mail order sales. However, simply displaying the information on mail order items as “CM between songs” and making the purchase process a separate process is inefficient, and it is necessary to establish an efficient purchase process mechanism. Furthermore, it is quite unreasonable for the user to make a purchase decision in a very short time between karaoke music performances, and it is preferable to reconfirm later. However, even if we decide later, it is also chaotic when using karaoke that we can remember exactly what the mail order items introduced in the advertisement image and advertisement video of the “CM between songs” I saw. Even if it is introduced at the corner “CM between songs”, this is not fully utilized.

  Therefore, the present invention pays attention to adopting introduction information about mail order items for “CM between songs” between performances of karaoke songs, and can efficiently perform mail order item purchase processing. Identify referral information of mail order items that have been shown to users, and make it easy for users to check the mail order items introduced in the referral information later so that the referral information for users can be fully utilized. In addition, an object is to provide a karaoke system that allows a user to purchase a desired mail order item easily and efficiently while enjoying karaoke.

In view of the above problems, the present inventors extract the introduction information of the mail-order item specified by the user according to the instruction of the user, display this information during the performance of the karaoke music piece , and introduce it for each display. The mail order items recorded are recorded in a predetermined introduction item recording unit, the recorded mail order items are displayed in a list according to a user instruction, and the mail order that the user desires to purchase from the list display. When an item is specified, it is found that the above problem can be solved by constructing a system that adds ID information of the user and registers a mail-order item to be ordered in a predetermined purchase specification item registration unit, The karaoke system with the mail order item purchase function of the present invention has been conceived.

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That is, a karaoke system with a mail-order item purchase function according to claim 1 of the present invention ,
A karaoke system mainly for a karaoke performance device, for any karaoke user to purchase a predetermined mail-order item,
(A) an introduction information recording unit that records various types of introduction information of mail order items linked to a predetermined mail order item ID;
(B) An introduction information display means for extracting introduction information of a mail-order item designated by the user according to an instruction of an arbitrary user and displaying it during a performance of a predetermined karaoke piece;
(C) When the introduction information is displayed, for each mail-order item introduced in the information, for each display, an introduction item recording means for recording in a predetermined introduction item recording unit;
(D) Introducing item list display means for displaying a list of mail order items recorded in the introductory item recording unit according to an instruction of an arbitrary user;
(E) When the user designates a mail-order item to be purchased from the list display, the user's ID information is added and the mail-order item to be ordered is designated as a predetermined purchase. Purchase designated item registration means for registering in the item registration unit,
It is characterized by comprising.

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According to the karaoke system with a mail-order item purchase function according to claim 1 of the present invention, the introduction information of the mail-order item designated by the user is displayed between performances of the karaoke music according to the user's instruction, and the display Each time it records in a predetermined introduction item recording part, it can identify the introduction information shown to the user, and further, the mail order items recorded are displayed in a list according to the user's instructions, and the user displays this list When a mail-order item desired to be purchased is specified from among the items, the user's ID information is added and registered in a predetermined purchase-specified item registration unit. It can be easily confirmed later, making full use of the introduction information to the user, and the user can easily and efficiently purchase the desired mail order item while enjoying karaoke. An effect, such as can be input.

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In the following, an optimum embodiment of the karaoke system with a mail-order item purchase function of the present invention will be described. First, based on the block diagram of the karaoke system in one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. The configurations (a) to (e) will be described in detail.

The karaoke system (1) of the present embodiment is mainly composed of a karaoke performance device (P), and the karaoke performance device (P) includes a remote control device (2), a display device (4), a microphone device (5), a speaker ( 9) etc. are connected, and the sound source (6), mixer (7), volume detector (14), MPEG decoder (15), synthesis circuit (16), etc. are connected to control the overall system processing of the entire device. Central control means (10) that performs various data for karaoke system operation and various data generated when karaoke is used, and a karaoke host device connected to the network via communication control means (21) (see FIG. 6 ) ), A RAM (12) for recording various data transmitted from the karaoke host device, various data for transmitting to the karaoke host device, and a hard disk ( It is mainly a storage unit such as 1).

  Here, each component will be described in detail. First, the music ID designated by the user is received from the user interface attached by the remote control device (2) via the operation signal interface (24) on the central control means (10) side. The received music ID is registered in the performance reservation queue in association with the user ID by the karaoke music reservation registration means (23). Karaoke songs corresponding to the reserved song IDs are played sequentially, but the performance is performed in the following manner. The sound source (6) forms a musical sound signal according to performance data corresponding to the music ID input by the processing of the sequencer (22) executed by the central control means (10), and the formed musical sound signal is the mixer (7). The mixer (7) appropriately balances the musical sound signal generated by the sound source (6) and the user's singing voice signal from the microphone device (5) input via the A / D converter (13). The mixed digital audio signal is input to the sound system (8). This sound system (8) includes a D / A converter and a power amplifier, converts an input digital signal into an analog signal and amplifies it, and emits karaoke accompaniment music and singing sound from a speaker (9).

  Moreover, this karaoke apparatus (P) is provided with the sound volume detection part (14) as a means to notify the calorie consumption by singing. The volume detector (14) is composed of various processing circuits capable of sampling the singing input signal. When the singing input signal from the microphone device (5) is input, the singing input signal is received for a predetermined time. Sampling processing is performed at intervals, and the central control device (10) performs arithmetic processing for sequentially integrating the sample values.

  In addition to the performance data (27), video data (28) is encoded in the MPEG2 format on the hard disk (11). The video data (28) recording unit mainly records a background video (28a) of each karaoke piece and introduction information (28b) of various mail order items to be displayed during the performance of the karaoke piece. ing. The recorded video data of the introduction information (28b) is configured in the same manner as the performance data (27). That is, the BGM track corresponds to the musical sound track of the performance data, the display track corresponds to the lyrics track, the announcement control track corresponds to the audio control track, and the DSP control track corresponds to the effect control track. The voice data is obtained by dividing the introduction voice into fragments, and the introduction voice is constituted by combining the pieces of voice data in a predetermined order. An ID number for identifying a mail-order item corresponding to this introduction information is set in the header portion (not shown) of the video data of each introduction information (28b), and the introduction information display means (17) Based on the display designation program, introduction information is extracted by designating this ID number.

The central control means (10) performs reproduction processing on these video data (28). Specifically, when this signal is received with a user instruction as a trigger signal, the central control means (10) performs the central processing. The introduction information display means (17) incorporated in the means (10) extracts the introduction information (28b) designated by the user and inputs it to the MPEG decoder (15). The MPEG decoder (15) demodulates the MPEG data, converts it into an NTSC video signal, and inputs it to the synthesis circuit (16). The synthesizing circuit (16) synthesizes an OSD such as a mail order item standard, price information, message or product number on the video signal of the introduction information (28b), and displays the introduction information of the mail order item on the display device of FIG. As shown on the screen, the introduction information video (D) is displayed on the display device (4) attached to the karaoke performance device (P) with the synthesized video signal. The background video (28a) is also subjected to the same playback process, and the OSD such as the lyrics telop and the scoring display is synthesized on the video signal, and the synthesized video signal is displayed on the display device (4). Is.

  The remote control device (2) includes a user interface and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the user's operation to the central control means (10). The central control means (10) detects this operation signal and performs corresponding processing. For example, when a music ID is input from the remote control device (2), the music ID is transmitted to the sequencer (22) as a request for karaoke music. The sequencer (22) mainly includes a music sequencer, a lyrics sequencer, and a character pattern creation means, and reads out performance data (27) identified by the music ID from the hard disk (11).

Regarding the instruction for displaying the introduction information of the mail order item specified by the user, in this embodiment, the remote control device (2) is used, and the mail order item ID is configured with the same configuration as the music ID. . Specifically, each mail order item is configured with a 4-digit number (Hai Phong) 2-digit number, and an instruction is issued to the introduction information display means (17) by the same input operation as the music ID. . Similarly, an ID for list display instruction having the same configuration as the music ID is provided for the introduction item list display means (19), and a list display instruction is issued by the same input operation as the music ID. With this configuration, the user can issue an instruction easily and quickly. Then, based on this display, when the user designates a mail order item desired to be purchased, the purchase designation item registration means (20) stores the purchase designation item registration unit (26) set in the RAM (12). The purchase designation item (26b) is registered by adding the user ID information (26a).

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  In this embodiment, the introduction item recording unit (25) is set in the RAM (12), and the introduction item recording unit (18) incorporated in the central control unit (10) is stored in the introduction item recording unit (25). Thus, when predetermined introduction information is displayed, the mail-order item introduced in the introduction information is recorded for each mail-order item introduced in the information for each display. Further, when the introduction item list display means (19) receives an instruction to display a list of recorded mail-order items from an arbitrary user, the introduction item list display means (19) lists the introduction items recorded in the introduction item recording unit (25). It is displayed on the display device (4) in the form. Then, when the user designates a mail-order item that the user desires to purchase from the list display, the purchase designation item registration means (20) is a purchase designation item registration unit (26) set in the RAM (12). ) Is added with the ID information (26a) of the user and the purchase designation item (26b) is registered.

Here, based on the external view of the remote control device attached to the karaoke performance device in the karaoke system of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 and the list display screen of introduction items by the LCD of the remote control device shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the structure of claim 1, wherein the (d) and (e) will be described in more detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 3 , the main body size of the karaoke remote control device (2) in the present embodiment is such that it can be held with both hands lightly open, and the shape thereof is substantially rectangular with a curved portion. is there. As the display means, a liquid crystal display (hereinafter referred to as LCD: 3) is provided, and a touch sensor type operation panel (3a) is attached to the LCD (3). Further, an infrared transfer unit (not shown) made up of a light emitting diode is provided at a substantially upper end portion on the front of the main body, which is used for reserving and registering a music ID code or the like in a predetermined karaoke performance device. In addition, at the lower end of the back of the main unit, a charging station that also serves as a processor for synchronizing data when transmitting and receiving data between the charger for supplying power to the secondary battery of the main unit and the karaoke performance device ( A connection terminal (not shown) for mounting and connecting to a common name “cradle” or performing data communication of the RS232C standard is provided.

Next, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are introduction item list display screens by the LCD of the remote control device of FIG. 3 , and the user uses the GUI environment of the operation panel of the touch sensor system, and through the dialogue by this GUI, A mail order item desired by the user can be purchased by designating a list of introduction items and designating a mail order mode icon (not shown) that triggers activation of the purchase system. First, the user This operation, as shown in (b) of FIG. 4, the display screen of the mail-order mode is displayed. On this display screen, a list (d1) of mail order items recorded in the introduction item recording unit is displayed. In the mail order item list display (d1), various item fields such as a product number, a product name, a mail order price, and a purchase designation flag of an introduction item are set .

While viewing this display screen, the user designates a mail-order item desired to be purchased. This designation also uses the GUI environment, and by touching the purchase designation flag field, as shown in FIG. 4B, the desired mail order item is designated by setting the flag (d2) of the item to be purchased. be able to. In the present embodiment, the purchase designation is designed to be canceled by touching again. In this way by specifying the mail-order items to be ordered subject to touch the "purchase specification" icon (d3), as shown in (c) of FIG. 5, the input screen of the ID information of the user is displayed. This display screen is provided with an ID information entry field (d4) such as the name, address, and telephone number of the user who wishes to purchase, and this is also a character / number input means (not shown) using a GUI environment. Input is made. When the user finishes the predetermined input, the purchase confirmation screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 5D by touching the “confirm” icon (d5). In this embodiment, the display screen is also provided with a “cancel” icon (d6) for canceling the purchase designation in parallel with the “confirm” icon (d5).

  On the purchase confirmation screen, the name (d7) of the purchaser, the content display (d8) of the purchase designation item, the total amount paid by the purchaser (d9), and the like are displayed. In addition, on this display screen, a “purchase confirmation” icon (d10) indicating that the user has finally confirmed the purchase designation is provided, and the user can place an official order by touching this icon (d10). I have done. In this embodiment, this display screen is also provided with a “cancel” icon (d11) for canceling the purchase designation in parallel with the “purchase confirmation” icon (d10).

Hereinafter, a further embodiment of the present invention, a network configuration diagram of a karaoke system of the present invention, including the karaoke host apparatus shown in FIG. 6, on the basis of the block diagram of the karaoke host apparatus shown in FIG. 7, the The invention is described in further detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 6 , the karaoke system (1) of the present embodiment includes a plurality of karaoke performance devices (P, P ...) and a network communication line (N) connected to the performance devices (P, P ...). The karaoke host device (H) connected through the network is the main component. As shown in FIG. 7, the karaoke host device (H) of this embodiment includes a central control means (32) for comprehensively controlling the functions of the entire host device, and a hard disk (for storing various data). 33), a communication interface (31) for transmitting / receiving various data to / from the karaoke performance device (P), and the like.

  When the predetermined introduction information is displayed on the predetermined karaoke performance device (P), the data of the introduced mail-order item is transmitted by being linked with a performance device ID that identifies the karaoke performance device. When the transmission data is received by the communication interface (31), the performance device ID (35a) is linked to the introduction item recording unit (35) provided in the hard disk (33) and introduced communication. The sales item (35b) is recorded. In addition, when the introduction item recording part (35) is provided in the karaoke host apparatus (H) like a present Example, it is not necessarily required to provide an introduction item recording part in a karaoke performance apparatus.

  The hard disk (33) is provided with a purchase designation item registration section (36), and each purchase designation item (36b) is registered in association with each user's ID information (36a). Therefore, mail order items introduced in any network-connected karaoke performance device (P) are centrally managed by the karaoke host device (H), and the user can connect any network-connected karaoke performance device (P, Even from P ...), information on mail order items purchased by the user can be viewed. The hard disk (33) also stores mail order item introduction information (34) for power transmission to each karaoke performance device (P) connected to the network.

Next, based on the system flow diagram of the karaoke system of the present invention shown in FIG. 8 , the operation flow of the entire system of the present invention will be described in detail.

  First, the system starts with system logon (S1). Then, during the logon, the user looks at the mail-order booklet or the electronic booklet attached to the remote control device, and if there is a mail-order item that is interested, an instruction to display the introduction information about this item (S2) Put out. Then, the introduction information of the mail-order item designated by the user is extracted and displayed during the performance of a predetermined karaoke piece. In this embodiment, the display timing of the introduction information is performed immediately after the performance of a predetermined karaoke piece. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, it is incorporated in a performance reservation queue and the order has arrived. It may be displayed in stages. Thus, each time the mail order item introduction information is displayed (S3), the introduced mail order item is recorded in the referral item recording unit (S4).

  When an arbitrary user issues an instruction to display a list of mail order items recorded in the introduction item recording unit at a desired timing (S5), the list is displayed (S6). Of course, when there is no instruction (S5), introduction items are sequentially recorded. The list of introduction items for each user may be displayed on the display device of the karaoke performance device, but as shown in the above embodiment, it is displayed on the LCD of the remote control device attached to the karaoke performance device. This is convenient because it does not hinder karaoke performance with background video and lyrics telop display. Next, when the purchase designation of the mail order item that the user desires to purchase is confirmed by this list display (S7), the final confirmation of the purchase designated item is again performed before the registration of the purchase designated item registration unit. Display is performed (S9). Then, at the stage where the purchase designation of the mail-order item is finally confirmed (S10), registration in the purchase designation item registration unit is performed with the ID information of the user added (S11). If the final confirmation of the purchase designation is not made (S10), the purchase designation process is canceled.

  After registration in the purchase designation item registration unit (S11), billing processing (S12) associated with purchase for each user in another system and ordering of mail order items from mail order dealers or in-house distribution centers Processing (S13) is performed. As for the logoff confirmation of the system, the system is continued in a state where the logoff is not confirmed, and the system is terminated at the confirmed stage (S8). In this embodiment, all the introduction items recorded in the introduction item recording unit are erased when logging off.

As described above in detail, according to the karaoke system with a mail-order item purchase function of the present invention, the introduction information of the mail-order item specified by the user is extracted according to the user's instruction, and this is the karaoke music piece. In each display, the introduced mail-order items are recorded in a predetermined introduction item recording unit, and the recorded mail-order items are displayed in a list according to the user's instructions. When a mail order item that the user wants to purchase is specified from the display, ID information of the user is added and the mail order item to be ordered is registered in a predetermined purchase specified item registration unit. The mail order items can be purchased efficiently, and the mail order item introduction information shown to the user is identified and introduced with the information. For Shin sale items, one in which the user can confirm later easily.

The block block diagram of the karaoke system in one Example of this invention. Mail order item introduction information display screen using a display device. The external view of the remote control device which a karaoke performance apparatus accompanies. Introductory item list display screen on LCD of remote control device. Introductory item list display screen on LCD of remote control device. The network block diagram of a karaoke system including a karaoke host device. The block block diagram of the karaoke host apparatus which comprises a karaoke system. The system flow figure of the karaoke system of this invention.

1 Karaoke system with mail order item purchase function 2 Remote control device 10, 32 Central control means 11, 33 Hard disk 12 RAM
17 introduction information display means 18 introduction item recording means 19 introduction item list display means 20 purchase designation item registration means 21 communication control means 25 and 35 introduction item recording parts 26 and 36 purchase designation item registration parts 25b and 35b introduced mail order items 26b, 36b Purchase designation item 28b, 34 Mail order item introduction information H Karaoke host device P Karaoke performance device N Network communication line

Claims (1)

A karaoke system mainly for a karaoke performance device, for any karaoke user to purchase a predetermined mail-order item,
(A) an introduction information recording unit that records various types of introduction information of mail order items linked to a predetermined mail order item ID;
(B) An introduction information display means for extracting introduction information of a mail-order item designated by the user according to an instruction of an arbitrary user and displaying it during a performance of a predetermined karaoke piece;
(C) When the introduction information is displayed, for each mail-order item introduced in the information, for each display, an introduction item recording means for recording in a predetermined introduction item recording unit;
(D) Introducing item list display means for displaying a list of mail order items recorded in the introductory item recording unit according to an instruction of an arbitrary user;
(E) When the user designates a mail-order item to be purchased from the list display, the user's ID information is added and the mail-order item to be ordered is designated as a predetermined purchase. Purchase designated item registration means for registering in the item registration unit,
A karaoke system with mail order item purchase function.

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