JP4642691B2 - A karaoke device that automatically medleys the songs of multiple users participating in a karaoke banquet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a group medley creation system capable of greatly boosting atmosphere in a karaoke box where users come to a store in a group, by creating and playing a group medley by automatically creating a high score order songs of each user, when a plurality of user IDs are obtained by utilizing the user ID and a score result. <P>SOLUTION: A user ID obtaining means 3, a song scoring means 15, a song score recording means 16, a group registering means 17, a high score order song extracting means 18, a group medley creating means 19 and an extracted song display means 20 are included. When a plurality of users are registered in a group by referring to the score result of the song sung by each user, which is managed in a score result management table T2 classified by users, the group medley is automatically created from a high score result order songs stored in an extracted song management table T3 classified by users, in the group medley creation system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a group medley creation system, and more particularly to a system that can automatically create a medley music that can be sung by a plurality of users.

  A medley piece of music from a karaoke machine is a piece of an artist's own song, mainly a rust part, which is put into a single piece of music. I was selecting songs when I created.

Recently, a technique has been conceived in which medley music can be selected for each user. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a user selects a desired music piece and creates a medley music piece. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for creating a medley by referring to a user ID and a singing history, and connecting sections where the highest score is recorded for each music piece.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-49180 JP 2000-148167 A

  However, in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a user must select a song to be registered as a singing section or a medley, and it takes time and effort to select a medley in a group of a plurality of users. Could not be registered. Therefore, the present invention uses a user ID and a scoring result, and when a plurality of user IDs are acquired, the scoring top songs of each user are automatically extracted, and a group medley can be created and played. The purpose is to do.

The gist of the present invention is specified by the following items (1) to (7).
(1) Provide means for acquiring user IDs of a plurality of users participating in a karaoke banquet and registering them as a group (2) User ID, song ID set, and song IDs in the song ID set (3) The scoring information includes a scoring value for each section corresponding to each section identifying information in the music, and a scoring result for the entire music (4). ) A means for extracting a music ID set corresponding to each user ID from the table for each of a plurality of user IDs registered in the group. (5) Among the music ID sets corresponding to the extracted user IDs. (6) For a plurality of song IDs of the extracted medley target songs, the highest value among the score values classified by section is provided. Based on the period that it comprises means for extracting identification information (7) the plurality of extracted music ID · segment identification information medley target musical piece, be provided with means for playing by joining each segment of each musical applicable

  According to the group medley creation system according to claim 1 of the present invention, the scoring result of the song sung by the user specified by the user ID acquisition means is managed in the scoring result management table for each user, and a plurality of scoring results are managed. When the user ID is specified, the user can be registered in a group, and the upper predetermined music of the scoring result set in advance is selected from the music of each group member managed in the scoring result management table for each user. By extracting and managing in the user-specific extraction management table, by connecting the preset singing sections of each song, it is possible to automatically create a group medley that can be used instead of everyone, and By making your favorite song or your favorite song a medley song, you can greatly enhance the atmosphere in a karaoke box where users visit the group. It was an effect.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke apparatus constituting the karaoke system of the present invention. The karaoke apparatus (P) in this embodiment is mainly composed of a central control means (2), various functional means connected thereto, a hard disk (HDD) (4), and the like. Here, each component in a karaoke apparatus (P) is demonstrated. First, the communication control means (12) is for controlling communication with a karaoke host apparatus performed via a network communication line such as an ADSL line, ISDN line, or general line. The user ID acquisition unit (3) acquires the user ID (22) and identifies the user. As will be described later, for example, an ID card R / W (read / write device) or the like is used. Use the interface. When the user who has logged in with the user ID performs a predetermined operation process once by the user ID acquisition means (3), the user is specified. The user ID (22) can be stored in both the flash memory (not shown) of the remote control device (R) and the hard disk (4).

  Next, the voice generation process will be described. The sound source (6) is input by the processing of the sequencer (14) executed by the central control means (2), and the digital mixer (7) receives a plurality of musical sound signals generated by the sound source (6) and the karaoke microphone (M) and the A / The singing voice signal of the singer input through the D converter (9) is mixed with an appropriate balance. The mixed digital audio signal is input to the sound system (SS) (8). The sound system (8) includes a power amplifier, converts an input digital signal into an analog signal and amplifies it, and emits a musical sound and a singing voice signal from a speaker (SP).

  The video data (24) associated with each music code (23) recorded on the hard disk (4) is encoded in MPEG format, and background video playback means (illustrated) executed by the central control means (2). (Omitted) performs reproduction processing, reads this, and inputs it to the MPEG decoder (10). This MPEG decoder (10) converts the input MPEG data into NTSC video and inputs it to the synthesis circuit (11). This synthesis circuit (11) synthesizes the telop and scoring OSD on the video signal of the background video. The synthesized video signal is displayed on the display means (main monitor) (D1).

  In addition to the above, the central control means (2) includes a singing scoring means (15), a music scoring recording means (16), a group registration means (17), a scoring upper music extracting means (18), and a group medley creating means ( 19) and extracted music display means (20) are provided, and the hard disk (4) has a user-specific scoring result management table (T1), a music-specific medley-compatible song section management table (T2), and user-extracted music management. A table (T3) is recorded.

  The singing scoring means (15) analyzes the singing state for each predetermined singing section set in advance for the music sung by the user who has acquired the user ID, and scores the entire music based on the respective scoring values. Calculate the result. The music score recording means (16) records the score result of the music sung by any user who has acquired the user ID in the user-specific score result management table (T1).

  In addition, about the scoring system of a singing scoring means, a conventionally well-known thing may be used, for example, the singing voice signal input from the karaoke microphone is converted into digital waveform data with an A / D converter, and predetermined scoring is carried out in the extraction part. Singing frequency data and singing volume data are extracted from the waveform data of the elements. Each of the extracted data is input to the comparison unit, and the reference frequency data of the guide melody and the sound volume data are compared to determine the difference data. Further, the rhythm difference data is calculated from the singing volume data and the guide melody volume data based on the timing difference at the time of singing, and the scoring value is calculated based on the average value and standard deviation of the difference data.

  When a plurality of user IDs are specified by the user ID acquisition unit (3), the group registration unit (17) registers these user IDs as a group. The grading upper tune extraction means (18) is a song-specific medley-corresponding song section management table for managing sections sung in the medley of each song based on the score result recorded in the user-specific score result management table (T1). Referring to T2), the scoring result higher rank music of each user registered in the group is extracted, and the singing section to be medley is recorded in the user-specific extracted music management table (T3).

  The group medley creating means (19) creates a group medley by connecting predetermined song sections of each song recorded in the user-extracted song management table (T3). The extracted music list means (20) can be used to display the extracted music list information of each configured user created on the display means (D1).

  The remote control device (R) is a multi-function karaoke remote controller having a music search function or a music reservation function. With this remote control device (R), the user can send a desired performance reservation command to the karaoke device main body by an infrared signal. Forward. For example, when a music code is input from the remote control device (R), the music code is reserved for performance in a reservation queue (not shown) in the RAM (5) as a request for karaoke music.

  Next, a user ID acquisition procedure for each user will be described based on the external perspective view of the karaoke remote control device shown in FIG. 2 and the interface display screen for login / logout instruction for each user shown in FIG.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the remote control device (R) provided with the GUI operation panel (Ra). The remote control device (R) is accompanied by an ID card R / W (3) for acquiring a user ID and specifying the login of the user. This ID card R / W (3) is a device intended for a card equipped with a non-contact IC module, and identifies a user ID linked to the ID card. Of course, in addition to the present embodiment, for example, a mobile phone with an IC function in which an IC module is built in a mobile phone, a mobile phone having a Bluetooth mechanism as a short-range wireless communication means, a password input device, a fingerprint or a voiceprint A user identification means of a mechanism using a biometric identification function such as the above may be used. In addition, it can communicate with this karaoke apparatus, and also can communicate with a karaoke host apparatus via VPN (Virtual Private Network).

  FIG. 3 is a screen for registering a user ID for logging in to the system. When the user logs in to the system using the user ID income means (3) of the remote control device (R), the user is displayed in the “Customer Member's Gate” screen (22) displayed on the GUI operation panel (Ra). The “gate button” (22a) is formed. Thereafter, when the user selects the “gate button” (22a) and selects a song to be sung, the performance reservation means (13) shown in FIG. 1 associates the song with the user ID and reserves the song. Is registered in the reservation queue and the music is played.

  Next, a schematic diagram of the scoring result management table shown in FIG. 4 and a schematic diagram of user ID group registration shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the user-specific scoring result management table (T1), where (a) is the scoring result of user A, (b) is the scoring result of user B, and (c) is the scoring result of user B. This is a table that shows the scoring results, and manages the music scoring results for each user by using the singing scoring means (15) for each piece of music sung by each user. To manage. The constituent elements of the user-specific scoring result management table (T1) include a “user ID” field (f1) for specifying a user ID and a “management number” field (f2) indicating a management number for management. A "song name" field (f3) indicating the name of the song sung by the user, a "song code" field (f4) indicating the song ID, and a "singing section" field (showing the song section of the song sung) f5), a “scoring value for each section” field (f6) indicating the scoring value for each singing section scored by the singing scoring means (15), a “scoring result” field (f7) indicating the scoring result of the entire music, etc. Consists of

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of user ID group registration. When a plurality of user IDs are acquired, these user IDs can be registered in a group, and the group ID is specified as a constituent element thereof. A “group ID” field (f1), a “group name” field (f2) indicating the name of the group, a “management number” field (f3) indicating a management number for managing the user ID, and a group registration It consists of a “user ID” field (f4) indicating the ID of the user to be executed. In this embodiment, each user is automatically formed as a group at the time of login. However, any user can select a specific user and register the group.

  Next, the song-specific medley-compatible song section management table (T2) shown in FIG. 6 and the user-specific extracted song management table (T3) shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a song-specific medley-corresponding song section management table (T2), and the song codes of each song sung by a group-registered user, and each song section preset by the system for each song. Is associated with the elapsed time from the start of performance in units of 1/100 second. The constituent elements include a “song name” field (f1) indicating the name of a song sung by the user, a “song code” field (f2) indicating the song ID, and a “singing section” indicating a section sung by the medley. "Field (f3) and a" time chart "field (f4) indicating the elapsed time from the start of performance of the singing section.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the user-specific extracted song management table (T3-1). From the user-specific scoring result management table (T1) shown in FIG. The music is extracted and recorded by designating the medley singing section while referring to the song-specific medley-compatible singing section management table (T2) shown in FIG. As its constituent elements, a “user ID” field (f1) for specifying a user ID, a “scoring order” field (f2) indicating the ranking of scoring results, and a song name of a song sung by the user “ “Song name” field (f3), “Song code” field (f4) indicating the song ID, “Singing section” field (f5) indicating a section sung by the medley, etc. It is paid. Although the first and second scoring results are selected, the frequency ranking can be changed according to the number of people in the group. In addition, here, it sets so that the singing area which the system preset may be extracted about each music of scoring high rank. For example, for user A's “gyudon no uta”, the singing section set by the system surrounded by a circle in FIG. 6 is recorded.

  On the other hand, you may comprise so that the said user may extract and designate the song area from which the said user obtained the highest scoring value about each music of a scoring high rank. For example, for user A's “gyudon no uta”, the highest singing section of the scoring value for each section surrounded by a circle in FIG. 4 is extracted, and the extracted song management table (T3- As in 2), specify and record the singing section showing the highest scoring value. Similarly, also about another music, the singing area which showed the highest scoring value in the music is recorded as an area which sings with a medley.

  Next, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of group medley creation. Schematic (a) shows each user managed by the user-extracted song management table (T3) using group medley creation means. A group medley is created by connecting the above-mentioned upper predetermined music pieces, and a display screen (A) showing the music piece at the time of performance of the created group medley. The display screen (A) displays the group name (Da), the lyrics display section (Db) that displays the lyrics of each user's extracted music, and which user's music is currently being played as a medley The user music display unit (Dc).

  In addition, in the same figure (A), in the connection part of each singing section of user A singing section, user B singing section, and user C singing section, for the music transfer called bridge (illustration omitted). An interlude is inserted. In addition, the display in FIG. 6A is displayed on the main monitor (D1) for display together with the lyrics telop, but can also be displayed on the remote control device (R) as needed.

  Next, FIG. 10 is a display screen of the extracted music by user, and the upper predetermined music of each user registered in the group, which is managed in the extracted music management table by user by the extracted music display means. The music information of each user stored in the medley can be confirmed from the group medley music list (De) displayed on the LCD of the main monitor or the remote control device. In this illustrated example, for the users registered in the group, those with the top two grading results are extracted.

  Next, based on the conceptual configuration diagram of the communication karaoke system related to the present invention shown in FIG. 11 and the block configuration diagram of the karaoke host device related to the system of the present invention shown in FIG. Along with the relationship with the karaoke host device, the music score recording means and the user-specific scoring result management table provided in the karaoke host device will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 11, the communication karaoke system according to the present invention is mainly composed of a large number of karaoke performance devices (P, P,...) Connected to the karaoke host device (H) via a communication network. Become. Specifically, first, the karaoke host device (H) is connected to each karaoke performance device (P, P,...) Via a communication network using a general public telephone line, ADSL or optical communication line. The Then, for example, a karaoke host device (H) and each karaoke performance device (P) are connected via a router (not shown) using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) managed by a karaoke provider using the Internet (Ni). Each router assigns an IP address to each karaoke performance device (P, P,...) By its built-in DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function, and the MAC (Media Access Control) address, Communication processing is performed by creating a table in which the IP addresses are associated.

  Next, FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a karaoke host device related to the system of the present invention. The karaoke host device (H) communicates with the karaoke device (P) using the communication control interface (30), and the hard disk (HDD) is instructed by the music score recording means (32) in the central control means (31). In (33), a user-specific scoring result management table (T1) is provided in the same manner as the karaoke apparatus described above. Moreover, it is possible to download the data preserve | saved from the karaoke host apparatus (H) to each karaoke apparatus (P, P ...). As a result, information can be collected from any karaoke device (P, P...) Connected to the karaoke host device (H) over the network, and the karaoke host device can be connected to any karaoke device (P, P...). By reducing the information collected in (H), the same service can be received from any karaoke apparatus (P, P...).

  As described above, according to the group medley creation system of the present invention, the scoring result upper rank music of each user can be obtained by using the scoring result of the song sung by the user and registering the group by a plurality of users. By extracting and creating a group medley, it is possible to automatically create a group medley that can be sung by everyone who replaces it.

Block configuration diagram of karaoke equipment related to this system External perspective view of karaoke remote control device Schematic diagram of interface display screen for user login / logout instructions Schematic of scoring result management table by user Schematic diagram of user ID group registration Schematic of singing section table for medley by music Schematic diagram of extracted song management table by user Schematic diagram of extracted song management table by user Schematic diagram of group medley creation Schematic diagram of the display screen of the extracted music by user The conceptual block diagram of the communication karaoke system concerning this invention The block block diagram of the karaoke host apparatus relevant to the system of this invention

Explanation of symbols

P Karaoke device 2,31 Central control means 3 ID card R / W (reading / writing device) (user ID acquisition means)
4,33 Hard disk (HDD)
15 Singing scoring means 16, 32 Music scoring recording means 17 Group registration means 18 Grading upper music extraction means 19 Group medley creation means 20 Extracted music display means T1 User-specific grading result management table T2 Music-based medley-compatible song section management table T3 use Extracted music management table R Remote control device

Claims (1)

Means for acquiring and registering user IDs of a plurality of users participating in a karaoke banquet;
A table that aggregates the correspondence between the user ID, the music ID set, and the scoring information added to each music ID in the music ID set;
The scoring information includes a scoring value for each section corresponding to each section identifying information in the music, and a scoring result for the entire music,
Means for extracting a music ID set corresponding to each user ID from the table for each of a plurality of user IDs registered in a group;
Means for extracting music IDs as medley target songs in order of good scoring results from each music ID set corresponding to each extracted user ID;
Means for extracting section identification information corresponding to the highest value among the score values by section for the plurality of music IDs of the extracted medley target music;
A karaoke apparatus comprising: means for joining and playing each section of each corresponding music piece based on the plurality of music ID / section identification information of the extracted medley target music piece.

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