JP5322585B2 - Music search result presentation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate searching a musical piece based on an attribute of a musical piece which is currently performed. <P>SOLUTION: A system for presenting musical piece search results includes: a general search condition setting means 22a for setting a search condition indicated by a music selector from among a plurality of search conditions defined beforehand, as a general search condition in a general search mode; an attribute corresponding search condition setting means 22b for setting a search condition in a search mode based on the attribute of the musical piece currently performed in a Karaoke device 11, which is a prescribed search mode other than the general search mode, as an attribute corresponding search condition in an attribute corresponding search mode; a search result extracting means 22c which extracts a search result based on the set general search condition in the general search mode, and which extracts the search results based on the set attribute corresponding search condition in addition to the set general search condition, in the attribute corresponding search mode; and a search result presenting means 22e for presenting the extracted search results. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a music search result presentation system capable of performing a search corresponding to an attribute of a music currently being played by the karaoke performance device when searching for karaoke music in the karaoke performance device. .

  In order to make a music selection reservation with a karaoke performance device, it is necessary to find a desired music piece based on the music title, artist name, and the like. The current karaoke performance device has an electronic table of contents function, and search results are displayed in a list by specifying a search mode from among artist search, age search, genre search, new music search, etc. The user can easily make a reservation for selecting a desired music piece.

  By the way, a form in which a group consisting of a plurality of members rents out a private room and enjoys singing using a karaoke performance device has become widespread. Thus, when a plurality of members meet together and enjoy singing, the members need a sense of solidarity, unlike when each individual enjoys singing independently of other users. In other words, if each user who composes a member selects a song that is unrelated to the other members, the so-called “atmosphere of the place” is disturbed, and the atmosphere is such that the members who are interested can enjoy singing together Will be broken. For example, when other members are singing rock music, if only one member selects an enka and sings, the atmosphere that has been raised will be all at once, and the singing using a karaoke performance device will be fun. You won't be able to fully enjoy it. In addition, there are many cases where there is a desire to listen to a song currently being played and sing a song related to the song.

  Conventionally, a karaoke performance device has been proposed for the purpose of selecting music related to the music currently being played (see Patent Document 1). The technique described in Patent Document 1 includes a plurality of display devices capable of displaying a lyric image and a background image of a song currently being played. In this display device, It is possible to display information for selecting music related to the music in the middle (for example, music related to the singer, songwriter, composer, or the season or genre of the music).

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  However, the above-described conventional technique only displays a song selection video of a song held for a singer currently playing, for example, and is displayed on the display device for the user to select a song. The music selection can be specified for the first time by finding the target music while watching the selected music video, specifying the code of the music and inputting it to the music selection device. Therefore, the music selection operation becomes troublesome, and it is difficult to say that music related to the music currently being played can be easily selected.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a music search result presentation system capable of easily searching for music corresponding to the attributes of the currently played music. .

  The music search result presentation system of the present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above-described object. In other words, the music search result presentation system of the present invention is a system capable of performing a search in accordance with the attributes of the music currently being played on the karaoke performance device when searching for karaoke music on the karaoke performance device. In addition, the apparatus includes a general search condition setting unit, an attribute correspondence search condition setting unit, a search result extraction unit, and a search result presentation unit.

The general search condition setting means is a means for setting a search condition designated by the music selector from a plurality of predetermined search conditions as a general search condition in the general search mode. The attribute-corresponding search condition setting unit is a search condition other than the search condition specified in the general search mode as the attribute-corresponding search condition in the attribute-corresponding search mode, and is predetermined based on the search condition specified in the general search mode. This is a means for setting the search conditions being set based on the attributes of the music currently being played by the karaoke performance device . In the general search mode, the search result extraction means extracts search results based on the set general search conditions, and in the attribute corresponding search mode, searches based on the set attribute corresponding search conditions in addition to the set general search conditions. It is a means for extracting the result. The search result presentation means is means for presenting the extracted search results.

  In the music search result presentation system having such a configuration, when the music selector designates a desired search mode from among general search modes such as artist search, age search, genre search, and new music search, in accordance with this specification, The search condition designated by the music selector is set as the general search condition by the function of the general search condition setting means. For example, when the music selector designates the age search mode on the music selection screen, a general search based on the age is performed. For example, conditions such as 1970s and 1980s are set as age search conditions.

In this setting state, when the music selector designates the attribute correspondence search mode, the mode shifts to the attribute correspondence search mode. Then, by the function of the attribute correspondence search condition setting means , as the attribute correspondence search condition, a search condition other than the search condition designated in the general search mode, which is determined in advance based on the search condition designated in the general search mode. Is set based on the attributes of the music currently being played on the karaoke performance device. In the example described above, since the age search mode is set, search modes other than the age search mode, such as artist search, genre search, and new music search, become the predetermined attribute-corresponding search mode. The combination of the search mode set by the general search condition setting unit and the attribute corresponding search mode set by the attribute corresponding search condition setting unit is predetermined.

  In the general search mode, the search result is extracted based only on the set general search condition by the function of the search result extracting means. On the other hand, in the attribute-corresponding search mode, the attribute is added in addition to the set general search condition. A search result is extracted based on the search condition.

  Subsequently, the extracted search result is presented by the function of the search result presentation means. For example, a list of songs as search results is displayed on the input / output display unit of the karaoke remote control device. In this list display, the music that matches the search condition set by the general search condition setting means may be displayed, and the music narrowed down by the attribute-corresponding search condition may be highlighted. You may display only the narrowed down music.

  According to the music search result presentation system of the present invention, when searching for a music to be selected, an attribute correspondence search can be performed using a predetermined search condition corresponding to the attribute of the currently played music. . Therefore, when a group of multiple members enjoys singing using a karaoke performance device, it is possible to easily search for music that matches the so-called “atmosphere of the place”, so that the singing can be performed while energizing the group atmosphere. It is possible to fully enjoy the fun of In addition, when a user who has listened to a song currently being played desires to sing a song related to the song, the target song can be easily searched.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a music search result presentation system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The music search result presentation system according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform a search corresponding to the attribute of the music currently being played on the karaoke performance device when searching for karaoke music on the karaoke performance device. This system is a component of a karaoke performance device. Hereinafter, a karaoke performance apparatus to which a music search result presentation system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described.

<Karaoke performance device>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke performance apparatus to which a music search result presentation system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke performance device 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a karaoke main body 21, a karaoke remote control device 22, a mixing amplifier 23, a speaker 24, a microphone 25, and a display device 26. The karaoke main body 21 and the display device 26 are connected by a wired method or a wireless method.

<Karaoke remote control device>
The karaoke remote control device 22 has a user interface function, and transmits / receives data to / from the transmission / reception means 35 of the karaoke main body 21 by a wired method or a wireless method. The karaoke remote control device 22 includes a program that functions as a general search condition setting unit 22a, a program that functions as an attribute-corresponding search condition setting unit 22b, a program that functions as a search result extraction unit 22c, a music index database 22d, A program functioning as a result presentation unit 22e, a circuit board and a program for transmitting and receiving data, a user ID acquisition unit 22f including a card reader, and a storage unit (not shown) including a flash memory, It has.

<General search condition setting means>
The general search condition setting unit 22a includes a program for setting a search condition designated by the music selector from a plurality of predetermined search conditions as a general search condition in the general search mode. A search screen is displayed on the input / output display section of the karaoke remote control device 22. At this time, general search modes such as artist search, age search, genre search, and new music search may be designated as desired by the music selector. it can. In each general search mode, a search condition corresponding to the mode is set. For example, conditions such as the 1970s and 1980s are set as the age search conditions in the age search mode.

<Attribute-corresponding search condition setting means>
The attribute-corresponding search condition setting unit 22b is a search condition other than the search condition specified in the general search mode as the attribute-corresponding search condition in the attribute-corresponding search mode, and is based on the search condition specified in the general search mode in advance. It consists of a program for setting predetermined search conditions based on the attributes of the music currently being played on the karaoke performance device 11 . For example, when age search is set as the general search mode, search modes other than age search, such as artist search, genre search, and new music search, are set. A combination of the general search mode and the attribute-corresponding search mode is determined in advance. For example, when artist search is set as the general search mode, age search is performed as the attribute correspondence search mode. In addition, when age search is set as the general search mode, artist search is performed as the attribute correspondence search mode. Furthermore, when the new music search is set as the general search mode, the genre search is performed as the attribute correspondence search mode. In this case, there are also search modes that cannot be combined, such as new music search and age search.

<Search result extraction means / music index database>
The search result extraction means 22c is composed of a program for extracting music that matches a predetermined search condition with reference to the music index database 22d. In the general search mode, the search result extraction means 22c is set by the general search condition setting means 22a. A search result based on the search condition is extracted, and in the attribute-corresponding search mode, based on the attribute-corresponding search condition set by the attribute-corresponding search condition setting means 22b in addition to the general search condition set by the general search condition setting means 22a. Extract search results. The song index database 22d is a database in which attribute information about songs used for performance by the karaoke performance device 11 is described. For example, song number, song name, singer name, lyrics of singing part, trend time, music genre classification -Various attribute information such as whether or not a duet song is included in this.

<Search result presentation means>
The search result presentation unit 22e includes a program for presenting the search result extracted by the search result extraction unit 22c. Specifically, when the search result extraction unit 22c extracts the search result, the search result presentation unit 22e displays a list of the search results on an input / output display unit (not shown) of the karaoke remote control device 22. At this time, in the general search mode, music that matches the general search condition set by the general search condition setting means 22a is displayed. In the attribute-corresponding search mode, all of the songs that match the general search condition set by the general search condition setting unit 22a are displayed, and the songs that are narrowed down according to the attribute-corresponding search condition from these songs are displayed. It may be displayed at the top or highlighted, or only the songs that are narrowed down according to the attribute correspondence search condition may be displayed. The search result data may be generated as sound information from a speaker (not shown) or the like incorporated in the karaoke remote control device 22.

<User ID acquisition means>
The user ID acquisition means 22f includes an electronic circuit and a program for acquiring a user ID from the ID medium 27 possessed by the user when the user uses the karaoke performance device 11. The user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 22 f is temporarily stored in the RAM 33 of the karaoke main body 21 and managed by the login user management unit 37. The ID medium 27 includes, for example, a non-contact type IC card, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, etc., can store a user ID, and can exchange data with the user ID acquisition unit 22f. It is like that.

<Karaoke body>
The karaoke main body 21 includes a central control means 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, an HDD 34, a transmission / reception means 35, a reservation management means 36, a login user management means 37, a music reproduction control means 38, a video reproduction control means 39, and a playing music management means 40. It has.

<Central control means>
The central control means 31 is a means for comprehensively controlling the karaoke main body 21 and is composed of, for example, a CPU and its peripheral devices. When the CPU or the like operates according to an application program stored in the ROM 32 or the like, The control function can be demonstrated.

<ROM / RAM>
The ROM 32 is a device for storing application program data and numerical data for controlling each device constituting the karaoke main body 21, and is configured by a semiconductor memory, for example. The RAM 33 functions as a temporary storage area for temporarily storing application programs and various types of data, and is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory. Note that the virtual RAM 33 may be configured using a hard disk storage device or the like instead of configuring the RAM 33 with a physical semiconductor memory. In this embodiment, the RAM 33 temporarily stores a reservation queue 33a and playing music data 33b. The performance music data 33b is data used in the attribute-corresponding search mode, and is attribute data such as the name of the singer, the fashion period, and the genre related to the currently played music managed by the performance music management means 40. That is. Note that the performance music data 33b may be stored in the RAM of the karaoke remote control device 22.

<HDD / music database / video database>
The HDD 34 stores a music database 34a and a video database 34b. Note that a mass storage device such as a DVD capable of rewriting data may be used instead of the HDD 34 or together with the HDD 34.

  The music database 34a is a database that stores music data that is configured by synchronizing performance data (MIDI (registered trademark) data) and lyrics telop data in association with music IDs. The performance data is digitized performance data of each piece of music, and the lyrics telop data is the lyrics character data of the music synchronized with the performance data. The video database 34b is a database in which a predetermined number of background videos corresponding to the music to be played are stored as video files corresponding to the music ID of the music.

<Login user management means>
The login user management means 37 includes a program for specifying and managing a user who is currently logged into the karaoke performance apparatus 11 based on the user ID. That is, in the login user management means 37, when the user ID is acquired by the user ID acquisition means 22f, the user who has logged in to the karaoke performance apparatus 11 is specified and managed based on the user ID. To do.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 38 is an electronic circuit for digitally reproducing the performance data extracted from the music database 34a based on the music ID and converting it to analog and outputting it to the mixing amplifier 23. The mixing amplifier 23 mixes the singer's singing voice signal input from the microphone 25 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 38, and amplifies the signal by the amplifier function to output from the speaker 24. Device. The number of microphones 25 is not limited to one and may be two or more.

<Video playback control means / display device>
The video reproduction control means 39 synchronizes the video data extracted from the video database 34b and the lyrics telop data (lyric character data) of the music data extracted from the music database 34a with the music performance data during the karaoke performance. The electronic circuit for outputting to the display device 26. Further, the video reproduction control means 39 has a function of causing the display device 26 to display a reserved music list display or the like by an operation instruction from the user via the karaoke remote control device 22.

  The display device 26 is a device for displaying video, lyrics telop, and the like at the time of karaoke performance, and is composed of, for example, a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like.

<Reservation management means>
The reservation management unit 36 selects the user's music using the function of the search result extraction unit 22c in the karaoke remote control device 22 by the user, and transmits the user information (for example, user ID) of the song selector transmitted through the transmission / reception unit 35. This is a program for associating the selected music ID and storing it in the RAM 33 as a reservation queue 33a for management. The music selection display and the reservation queue 33a can be displayed on either or both of the input / output display unit of the karaoke remote control device 22 and the display device 26.

<Music management means during performance>
The performance music management means 40 includes a program for managing data related to the music currently being played in the karaoke performance apparatus 11. The song data managed by the playing music management means 40 is attribute data such as a singer's name, fashion period, and genre regarding the currently playing song, and is stored in the RAM 33 as the playing music data 33b. .

<Transmitting / receiving means>
The transmission / reception means 35 includes an electronic circuit and a program for transmitting / receiving data to / from the karaoke remote control device 22.

<Presentation of search results>
Next, presentation of search results using the music search result presentation system of this embodiment will be described. 2 is a schematic diagram of a search mode selection screen, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a search condition setting screen in the general search mode, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a search result presentation screen in the attribute-corresponding search mode, and FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a music selection screen. It is. In the embodiment described below, it is assumed that attribute data such as artist A, 1980s, and rock music is stored in the RAM 33 as the performance music data 33b for the music currently being played.

  In order to present a search result in the music search result presentation system of this embodiment, first, as shown in FIG. 2, a search mode is selected on the display screen of the input / output display unit of the karaoke remote control device 22. In the example shown in FIG. 2, “age search” is selected as the general search mode. When the general search mode is selected, the screen shifts to a search condition setting screen as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 3, since the 1970s is input as a search condition, “generation search mode” and “1970s” are set as general search conditions by the function of the general search condition setting means 22a.

  Here, when the “friend search” button is operated and the attribute correspondence search mode is selected, the mode shifts to the attribute correspondence search mode. In this embodiment, when the general search mode is “age search”, “artist search” is set as the attribute-corresponding search mode. Therefore, “artist search-artist A” is set as the attribute-corresponding search condition by the function of the attribute-corresponding search condition setting unit 22b.

  Subsequently, when the search button is operated, the function of the search result extraction means 22c changes to “artist search—artist A” which is an attribute-corresponding search condition in addition to “general search—1970s” which is a general search condition. Extract search results based on Then, as shown in FIG. 4, a list of search results is displayed on the input / output display section of the karaoke remote control device 22 by the function of the search result presentation means 22e. In the example shown in FIG. 4, only the search results narrowed down by the attribute-corresponding search condition are displayed in a list, but all search results of “general search—1970s” that is a general search condition are displayed in a list, The search result of “artist search-artist A” narrowed down by the attribute-corresponding search condition may be displayed at the top or highlighted.

  When a desired music piece is selected and specified from the list display, the screen shifts to the music selection screen shown in FIG. 5, and when the key setting or the like is specified and the transfer button is operated, the selected music data is stored in the reservation queue. 33a.

<Other embodiments>
The device and means constituting the music search result presentation system and its peripheral devices of the present invention are not limited to those described above, and only the necessary devices and means may be configured according to the purpose of use or other devices as appropriate. And means can be added. Further, each unit may be configured as a unit in which a plurality of functions are integrated, instead of being configured separately.

  Moreover, although embodiment mentioned above has shown the example which used the karaoke performance apparatus 11 stand-alone, the karaoke performance apparatus 11 installed in each karaoke store etc. is made into a terminal device, and a terminal device is used using an internet line etc. A configuration in which the host apparatus is connected to the network can also be adopted. In this case, any karaoke performance terminal connected to the network can be used by centrally managing the user ID, singing history music, etc. as user information in the host device. However, a similar service can be provided.

The block diagram of the karaoke performance apparatus to which the music search result presentation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. The schematic diagram of a search mode selection screen. The schematic diagram of the search condition setting screen in general search mode. The schematic diagram of the search result presentation screen in attribute corresponding | compatible search mode. The schematic diagram of a music selection screen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Karaoke performance apparatus 21 Karaoke main body 22 Karaoke remote control apparatus 22a General search condition setting means 22b Attribute-corresponding search condition setting means 22c Search result extraction means 22d Music index database 22e Search result presentation means 22f User ID acquisition means 23 Mixing amplifier 24 Speaker 25 Microphone 26 Display device 27 ID medium 31 Central control means 32 ROM
33 RAM
33a Reservation queue 33b Music data being played 34 HDD
34a Music database 34b Video database 35 Transmission / reception means 36 Reservation management means 37 Login user management means 38 Music reproduction control means 39 Video reproduction control means 40 Music performance management means during performance

Claims (1)

When searching for karaoke music in a karaoke performance device, a music search result presentation system capable of performing a search corresponding to the attribute of the music currently being played in the karaoke performance device,
A general search condition setting means, an attribute correspondence search condition setting means, a search result extraction means, and a search result presentation means,
The general search condition setting means sets a search condition specified by the music selector from a plurality of predetermined search conditions as a general search condition in the general search mode,
The attribute-corresponding search condition setting means is a search condition other than the search condition specified in the general search mode as the attribute-corresponding search condition in the attribute-corresponding search mode, and is based on the search condition specified in the general search mode. Set the search conditions set in advance based on the attributes of the music currently being played on the karaoke performance device,
In the general search mode, the search result extraction unit extracts a search result based on the set general search condition, and in the attribute-corresponding search mode, the set attribute is added to the set general search condition. Extract search results based on supported search criteria,
The search result presentation means presents the extracted search results.
The music search result presentation system characterized by this.

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