JP2001125583A - Electronic music data search and listening device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To make it possible to search for music from electronic music data even from a part of the lyrics, and to reproduce a desired music by partially reproducing the searched music before and after a part of the lyrics. Make sure you can check. SOLUTION: A plurality of lyrics are provided, including a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data, and a plurality of singing timing data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data. Searches lyrics data for multiple songs based on one or more keywords and one or more search conditions using a keyword searcher with the data as a search target, and searches for a specified song among the matched songs in the search Is extracted from the singing timing data by the timing extractor, and partial performance data of the electronic music data is acoustically output by the audio reproducer for a certain period of time before and after the extracted timing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine and a network distribution device for distributing audio data to users, and more particularly to electronic music data recorded on CDs and MDs and MIDs used in communication karaoke and the like.
The present invention relates to an electronic music data search / listening apparatus and a related system for selecting and confirming a desired music piece from a plurality of music pieces with respect to electronic music data recorded as I.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the advancement of digital technology, the advancement of microprocessors, and the spread of network technology typified by the Internet, the distribution business for distributing various types of digital data for a fee or free of charge has been actively pursued. It is becoming.

[0003] In the music field in particular, as represented by communication karaoke, a mechanism for distributing MIDI data corresponding to music scores via a network and providing services to users has become widespread in the form of a karaoke box. ,
Furthermore, a service in which a general user purchases karaoke data on a personal computer using the Internet and plays karaoke on software on the personal computer is also becoming widespread.

[0004] Such a music-related data sales service business is expected to develop rapidly with the advance of technology and the spread of Internet terminals to homes in the future.

[0005] One of the problems in such a business is a method of selecting music pieces. For example, even if only Japanese popular songs are taken, there are generally more than 10,000 well-known songs. Some of these songs have very similar song titles, or even have exactly the same song title, but the music itself is different, or the content may be different, such as different singers singing the same song. .

For this reason, when a specific song is designated and data is purchased through a vending machine or a network distribution device, there is a possibility that data different from a desired song is erroneously purchased.

[0007] Considering the data transfer rate of the current communication infrastructure, for example, at a transfer rate of about 64 kBPS, it takes nearly one hour to transfer the data of a music piece having a playing time of 5 minutes even if the data is compressed. Would. During this time, the user bears the communication cost and pays the data for the music. In other words, designation of incorrect data imposes a burden on users economically, and it is desired to provide a service provider with a mechanism for accurately avoiding such errors.

Hereinafter, a music piece selecting and playing apparatus that can be considered from the prior art will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional music selection and performance device.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a data storage for storing electronic music data of a plurality of music pieces; 102, a music piece designator for designating electronic music data of a specific music piece among the plurality of electronic music data; The electronic music data of the music piece designated by the music piece designation device 102 is read out from the data storage device 101 storing the electronic music data, and the electronic music data is compressed or the electronic music data such as a musical score format data such as MIDI is read. A performance data converter 104 converts the audio data into audio data when the music data cannot be immediately played, and an audio reproducer 104 acoustically outputs the audio data obtained from the performance data converter.

Reference numeral 105 denotes a song list that lists songs for a plurality of songs stored in the data storage device 101. The song list includes the song title, song ID, subtitle, singer name, and lyric. It is described in such a form that information about the program such as a composer and a composer can be listed. Reference numeral 106 denotes a music number display for visually displaying a music number list.

[0011] The operation of the conventional music selection and playing device having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. As electronic music data, there are various variations such as uncompressed audio data recorded on a music CD, compressed audio data recorded on a music MD, and score data recorded on MIDI. However, here, it is assumed that the data is compressed in the MP3 format.

In the data storage unit 101, a plurality of electronic music data are compressed in the MP3 format and stored as a file for each music piece. On the other hand, the music piece storage 105 stores a music list listing the music pieces of a plurality of music pieces stored in the data storage 101. The music piece list includes the music piece name, the music piece ID, the subtitle, and the singer name. ,
The information about the music, such as the lyric writer and the composer, is described in a form in which the information can be listed. A user (not shown) specifies a desired song from information on the song such as a song title, subtitle, singer name, lyricist, and composer displayed on the song title display 106. The user designates the specified music by inputting the ID of the music using the music specifying device 102.

The performance data converter 103 reads the corresponding electronic music data from the data storage 101 based on the ID of the music piece. In this example, since the electronic music data is compressed in the MP3 format, it cannot be heard as music even if it is amplified by an audio amplifier or the like. The performance data converter 103 converts the electronic music data from the MP3 format into uncompressed audio data, and this data is converted into an audio signal by the audio player 104 so that the music can be heard as music.

Thus, not only the song title but also the subtitle, singer name,
In order to specify a desired music piece from information on the music piece such as a lyric writer and a composer, it is possible to reduce the possibility of erroneous selection compared to a case where only a music piece name is selected.

[0015]

However, in such a conventional music selection and performance device, music selection is performed based not only on the music title but also on related information such as the singer's name and the lyrics and composer. If the information is not grasped by the user, it will not be possible to correctly select the program. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem. When electronic music data is distributed for a fee, a large center server is used to assort the electronic music data, while more users are ambiguous. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for searching for a desired music piece by relying on information.

[0016]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Generally, the memory for music includes the atmosphere of the music, the characteristic phrases and melody of the music,
The impression of the lyrics is strong, and the names of the songs and the names of the singers are often forgotten.

Therefore, it is possible to search for a song from a part of the lyrics of a singing song, and to partially search the searched song for about 10 seconds before and after the lyrics given as a search keyword (a total of 20 seconds). By playing back, it is configured such that it is possible to surely confirm that the music piece is a desired music piece.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, a first data storage for storing the plurality of electronic music data, and a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to the plurality of music data. A plurality of lyrics data to be stored, a second data storage for storing the plurality of lyrics data, and the timing at which lyrics included in the plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data are recorded. Search for a plurality of singing timing data corresponding to a plurality of electronic music data, a third data storage for storing the plurality of singing timing data, and the plurality of lyrics data stored in the second data storage. A target keyword searcher, a keyword input device for inputting one or more keywords to the keyword searcher, and one or more searches for the keyword searcher A search condition input device for inputting a search condition, a music item display device for displaying the music searched by the keyword search device, and lyrics that match the search conditions in the search for the specified music by the keyword search device are sung. A timing extractor for extracting a timing from the singing timing data stored in the corresponding third data storage;
A designator for designating a specific song in the timing extractor; and a partial performance of the electronic music data stored in the first data storage corresponding to a certain time before and after the timing extracted by the timing extractor. An electronic music data search / listening apparatus comprising: a partial performance data generator for creating data; and an audio reproducer for outputting the performance data generated by the partial performance data converter as sound.

This makes it possible to search for a desired song using the lyrics as a keyword, and to listen to electronic music data that matches the keyword used for the search for a fixed length of time before and after the keyword, and to perform a singer name and lyrics Even if the user does not know the related information such as the composer, the user can select and listen to the desired music.

The present invention according to claim 2 comprises a server device, a transmission device, and a terminal device, wherein the server device stores a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces and the plurality of electronic music data. A first data storage, and a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data,
A second data storage for storing the plurality of lyrics data, and a plurality of lyrics corresponding to the plurality of pieces of electronic music data corresponding to the plurality of pieces of electronic music data; A plurality of singing timing data, a third data storage for storing the plurality of singing timing data, one or more keywords input from the terminal device via the transmission device, and the transmission device from the terminal device. A keyword searcher for searching / extracting a plurality of songs by using the plurality of lyrics data stored in the second data storage as a search object under one or more search conditions input via the computer; A song that sings lyrics that match the search conditions in the search by the keyword searcher for the song specified by the terminal device via the transmission device in the A timing extractor that extracts the timing from the corresponding singing timing data stored in the third data storage; and a timing extractor that is stored in the first data storage for a certain time before and after the timing extracted by the timing extractor. A partial performance data converter for creating partial performance data of the corresponding electronic music data; the terminal device includes a keyword input device for inputting one or more keywords to the keyword search device via the transmission device; A search condition input device for inputting one or more search conditions to the keyword search device via the transmission device; and a music display device for displaying a music list sent from the keyword search device via the transmission device. A designator that designates a specific program of the program displayed on the program display to the timing extractor via the transmission device; The performance data sent to the terminal device is created through the transmission device in the serial partial performance data encoder is an electronic music data retrieval listen system comprising the audio playback unit for audio output.

This makes it possible to search for a desired song via a network using lyrics as a keyword, and to listen to electronic music data that matches the keyword used in the search for a fixed length of time before and after the keyword. Even if the user does not know the related information such as the singer's name, the lyrics and the composer, the user can select and listen to the desired music.

As described above, in the electronic music data search and listening apparatus, a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to a plurality of electronic music data, and a plurality of electronic music data are supported. A plurality of singing timing data is provided, and the lyrics data is searched for a plurality of songs based on at least one keyword and at least one search condition using a keyword searcher with a plurality of lyrics data as a search target. The songs that match the search are displayed on the song display, and for the specified songs among the songs that match the search, the timing at which the lyrics that match the conditions are sung during the search is extracted from the singing timing data by the timing extractor, Create partial performance data of the electronic music data corresponding to a certain time before and after the extracted timing, and reproduce the performance data as audio. By outputting sound with a device, it is possible to search for a desired song using lyrics as a keyword, and to listen to electronic music data that matches the keyword used in the search for a certain length of time before and after the keyword, and to provide a singer name and Even if the user does not know the related information such as the lyrics and the composer, it is possible to select a desired music piece and listen to it.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of an electronic music data search / listening apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic music data search and listening apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 201 denotes electronic music data of a plurality of music pieces;
Is a first data storage that stores a plurality of electronic music data 201, 203 is singing timing data of a plurality of songs,
204 is a third data storage for storing a plurality of singing timing data 203, 205 is lyrics data for a plurality of songs, 206 is a second data storage for storing a plurality of lyrics data, and 207 is a plurality of lyrics data 205 , A keyword input device to the keyword search device, a search condition input device to the keyword search device, and a song displaying a list of songs searched by the keyword search device. A display unit 211 is a song number designator for designating a specific song number of the song displayed on the song number display unit 210, and 212 is a song sung to the designated song that matches the search condition in the search by the keyword search unit. Singing timing data 20 corresponding to timing
3 is a partial performance data generator for creating partial performance data of the electronic music data 201 corresponding to a certain time before and after the timing extracted by the timing extractor 212, and 214 is a partial performance data. This is an audio player that outputs the performance data created by the converter 213 as sound.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the keyword input device 208. In FIG. 3, 408 is a display, and 308 is a keyboard. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the search condition input device 209. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 409 denotes a display, and 309 denotes a keyboard. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the music piece display 210, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of search file list information, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of selection information.

The operation of the electronic music data search / listening device configured as described above will be described sequentially. Various types of electronic music data include uncompressed audio data recorded on a music CD, compressed audio data recorded on a music MD, and score data recorded on MIDI. Although there are variations, the description will be made here as uncompressed audio data.

First, in the first data storage 202,
A plurality of electronic music data 201 corresponding to a plurality of songs are stored as uncompressed audio data as a file for each song. The second data storage 206 stores a plurality of lyrics data 2 corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data 202.
05 is stored as a text file for each music piece. The third data storage 204 stores a plurality of singing timing data 203 that record timings at which lyrics included in a plurality of lyrics data 205 corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data 201 are sung, as a file for each song. Have been.

A keyword input unit 208 and a search condition input unit 209 are connected to the keyword search unit 207.
For example, to search for a song that includes the lyrics "Flirting Love", "Flirting Love" is input from the keyboard 308 of the keyword input device 208 shown in FIG. At this time, the display 408 is displayed so that the input keyword can be confirmed. Further, the user selects “include all keywords (and search)” or “includes any keyword (or search)” using the search condition input device 209. As shown in FIG. 4, a search condition is selected with the keyboard 309, and the result is displayed on the display 409.

The keyword search unit 207 stores a plurality of lyrics data 205 stored in the second data storage unit 206.
Search for. For example, the lyric data 205 of the tune with the tune file number 06172 is stored as 06172.txt, and the lyrics data is described in 06172.txt as shown in FIG. In the case of this song, the line number 8 of the lyrics includes "affair love". The keyword searcher 207 uses "
For a song including “Flirting Love”, the search song list information is output to the song display device 210 and the search file information is output to the timing extractor 212. The song display device 210 searches for the search number and the song name included in the search song list information. , The singer's name, and the singing start are displayed as shown in FIG.

A user (not shown) designates the number of a song considered to be a desired song from the list of songs including "Flirting Love" in the lyrics displayed on the song number display 210, and designates the number of the song as the song number designation unit 21.
Input from 1. For example, in the case of “Message of Rouge” (Yumi Matsutoya), the search number 1 is input from the music piece designation device 211. The search file information is input to the timing extractor 212 from the keyword searcher 207 with respect to the tune including “flirting love” in the lyrics. As shown in FIG. 6, the search file list information includes a search number, a music file number, a keyword matching line number, and the like.

From the plurality of singing timing data 203 stored in the third data storage 204, the timing extractor reads out the timing data 203 corresponding to the search number 1 input from the music piece designation device 211. In the timing data 203, as shown in FIG. 9, the singing start time Ts and the singing end time Te of the corresponding line are described corresponding to the line number of the lyrics. From the timing data 203 and the line number at which the keyword is detected in the lyrics, a time Ts8 at which the line including the lyrics starts to sing and a time Te8 at which the singing of the line including the lyrics ends are extracted.

The singing start time Ts8, the singing end time Te8, and the song file number extracted by the timing extractor 212 are input to the partial performance data converter 213.

The partial performance data converter 213 stores a plurality of electronic music data 202 stored in the data storage 201.
, The electronic music data 202 corresponding to the music number is read out, partial performance data of the electronic music data corresponding to the performance times Ts8 to Te8 is created, and output to the audio player 214.

As described above, according to the electronic music data search and listening apparatus of the present embodiment, a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, a plurality of lyric data corresponding to a plurality of electronic music data, and a plurality of A plurality of singing timing data corresponding to the electronic music data is provided, and a plurality of lyric data are searched by using a keyword searcher based on at least one keyword and at least one search condition. Search the data, display the songs that match the search on the song display, and sing with the timing extractor the timing of singing the lyrics that match the conditions at the time of the search for the specified song among the songs that match the search The performance data is extracted from the timing data, and partial performance data of the electronic music data corresponding to a certain time before and after the extracted timing is created. By audio output with an audio player, it is possible to search for a desired song using lyrics as a keyword, and to listen to electronic music data that matches the keyword used for the search for a certain length of time before and after the keyword, Even if the user does not know the related information such as the singer's name, the lyrics and the composer, the user can select and listen to the desired music.

In other words, it is possible to search for a desired song using lyrics as a keyword, and to listen to electronic music data that matches the keyword used in the search for a certain length of time before and after the keyword, and to provide a singer's name, lyrics, and composition. Even if the user does not know the related information, it is possible to select and listen to a desired music piece. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the line of the lyrics that match the keyword is set as a unit for partially auditioning, the lyrics of the extracted portion become a unit having a meaning, and a fixed time before and after the match with the keyword is simply extracted. This makes it possible to listen more easily than before.

In the present embodiment, the electronic music data is uncompressed audio data recorded on a music CD, but the compressed audio data recorded on a music MD is not used. There are various variations such as musical score data recorded in MIDI, and it goes without saying that the present invention is not particularly limited to uncompressed data.

In the present embodiment, the singing timing data has been described in units of lyric lines. However, singing timing data may be in units of lyric characters or units obtained by dividing characters.

Further, the unit of time used in the singing timing data may be an absolute time or a relative time depending on the configuration of the apparatus, and the unit of the notation is not particularly limited.

(Embodiment 2) Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the electronic music data search / listening system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic music data search and trial listening apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 301 denotes a server device, 302 denotes a transmission device, 3
03 is a terminal device, 201 is a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, 202 is a first data storage for storing a plurality of electronic music data, 203 is a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to a plurality of electronic music data. , 204 is a second data storage for storing a plurality of lyrics data, and 205 is a plurality of electronic music data recording timings at which lyrics included in the plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data are recorded. A plurality of corresponding singing timing data, 20
Reference numeral 6 denotes a third data storage for storing a plurality of singing timing data, and reference numeral 207 denotes a terminal device 303 to a transmission device 302.
One or more keywords and terminal device 3 input via
A keyword searcher that searches / extracts a plurality of pieces of music with a plurality of lyrics data 205 stored in the second data storage 206 under one or more search conditions input from the transmission device 302 via the transmission device 302; Reference numeral 212 denotes a song that matches a search condition in the search by the keyword search unit 207 for a song specified by the terminal device 303 via the transmission device 302 in the music list of the music list searched by the keyword detector 207. A timing extractor for extracting the timing from the corresponding singing timing data 203, 21
Reference numeral 3 denotes a partial performance data generator that creates partial performance data of the corresponding electronic music data 201 stored in the first data storage 202 for a certain time before and after the timing extracted by the timing extractor, and 208 denotes a keyword. A keyword input device for inputting one or more keywords to the search device 207 via the transmission device 203; a search condition input device 209 for inputting one or more search conditions to the keyword search device 207 via the transmission device 302; Reference numeral 210 denotes a music piece display for displaying a music piece list sent from the keyword searcher 207 via the transmission device 302, and 211 denotes a music piece display 210.
A designator 214 designates a specific music number of the music number displayed in the timing extractor 212 via the transmission device 302. Reference numeral 214 denotes a performance created by the partial performance data converter and transmitted to the terminal device 303 via the transmission device 302. An audio player that outputs data as sound.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the keyword input device 208. In FIG. 3, 408 is a display, and 308 is a keyboard. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the search condition input device 209. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 409 denotes a display, and 309 denotes a keyboard. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the music piece display 210, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of search file list information, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of selection information.

The operation of the electronic music data search / listening system configured as described above will be sequentially described. As electronic music data, there are various types such as uncompressed audio data recorded on a music CD, compressed audio data recorded on a music MD, score data recorded on a MIDI, etc. Although there are various variations, here, it will be described as uncompressed audio data.

First, in the first data storage 202,
A plurality of electronic music data 201 corresponding to a plurality of songs are stored as uncompressed audio data as a file for each song. The second data storage 206 stores a plurality of lyrics data 2 corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data 201.
05 is stored as a text file for each music piece. The third data storage 204 stores a plurality of singing timing data 203 that record timings at which lyrics included in a plurality of lyrics data 205 corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data 201 are sung, as a file for each song. Have been.

A keyword input device 208 and a search condition input device 209 are connected to the keyword search device 207 via the transmission device 302. For example, to search for a song that includes the lyrics "Flirting Love", the keyboard 308 of the keyword input device 208 shown in FIG.
Enter At this time, the display 408 is displayed so that the input keyword can be confirmed. Further, the user selects “include all keywords (and search)” or “includes any keyword (or search)” using the search condition input device 209. As shown in FIG. 4, a search condition is selected with the keyboard 309, and the result is displayed on the display 409. These keywords and search conditions are stored in the transmission device 30.
2 to the keyword searcher 207.

The keyword search unit 207 stores a plurality of lyrics data 205 stored in the second data storage 206.
Search for. For example, the lyric data 205 of the tune with the tune file number 06172 is stored as 06172.txt, and the lyrics data is described in 06172.txt as shown in FIG. In the case of this song, the line number 8 of the lyrics includes "affair love". Keyword grinder 207 is in the lyrics
For a song including “Flirting Love”, the search song list information is output to the song display 210 via the transmission device 302, and the search file information is output to the timing extractor 212.
The song number display 210 displays the search number, song name, singer name, and singing start included in the search song list information as shown in FIG.

The user (not shown) designates the number of a song considered to be a desired song from the list of songs including “Flirting Love” in the lyrics displayed on the song number display device 210, and assigns the song number to the song number designation unit 21.
Input from 1. For example, in the case of “Message of Rouge” (Yumi Matsutoya), the search number 1 is input from the music piece designation device 211. The input search number is input to the timing extractor 212 via the transmission device 302. The timing extractor 212 sends the words "
Search file information is input for a song including "Flirting Love". The search file list information includes a search number, a song file number, a keyword matching line number, and the like, as shown in FIG. .

From the plurality of singing timing data 203 stored in the third data storage 204, the timing extractor reads out the timing data 203 corresponding to the search number 1 inputted from the music number specifying device 211. In the timing data 203, as shown in FIG. 9, the singing start time Ts and the singing end time Te of the corresponding line are described corresponding to the line number of the lyrics. From the timing data 203 and the line number at which the keyword is detected in the lyrics, a time Ts8 at which the line including the lyrics starts to sing and a time Te8 at which the singing of the line including the lyrics ends are extracted.

The singing start time Ts8, singing end time Te8 and song file number extracted by the timing extractor 212 are input to the partial performance data converter 213.

The partial performance data converter 213 stores a plurality of electronic music data 202 stored in the data storage 201.
The electronic music data 202 corresponding to the music number is read out from the electronic musical data, and partial performance data of the electronic music data corresponding to the performance times Ts8 to Te8 is created.
Is output to the audio reproducer 214 via.

As described above, according to the electronic music data search / listening system of the present embodiment, a server device, a transmission device, and a terminal device are provided, and the server device has a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, A first data storage for storing a plurality of electronic music data, a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data, a second data storage for storing a plurality of lyrics data, and a plurality of electronic music data A plurality of singing timing data corresponding to a plurality of electronic music data recorded the timing at which the lyrics included in the plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the singing, and a third data storage for storing a plurality of singing timing data, One or more keywords input from the terminal device via the transmission device and one or more search conditions input from the terminal device via the transmission device make the second data. And a keyword searcher for searching and extracting a plurality of songs by using a plurality of lyrics data stored in the data storage device as a search target, and a keyword search for songs designated by the terminal device via the transmission device in the songs in the song list. A timing extractor that extracts the timing at which lyrics matching the search conditions are sung in the search by the device from the corresponding singing timing data stored in the third data storage, and a constant before and after the timing extracted by the timing extractor A partial performance data generator for generating partial performance data of the corresponding electronic music data stored in the first data storage unit with respect to time; one of the terminal devices is connected to a keyword searcher via a transmission device; A keyword input device for inputting the above keywords and a keyword search device through the transmission device
A search condition input unit for inputting one or more search conditions, a song display unit for displaying a song list sent from the keyword search unit via the transmission device, and a specific song of the song displayed on the song display unit are transmitted. A plurality of lyrics data is provided by providing a designator for designating the timing extractor via the device and an audio reproducer for outputting the performance data generated by the partial performance data converter and transmitted to the terminal device through the transmission device. Search for lyrics data for multiple songs based on one or more keywords and one or more search conditions using a keyword searcher with the search target as the search target, and display the songs that match the search on the song display, and The timing extractor extracts the timing of singing the lyrics that match the conditions at the time of retrieval from the singing timing data for the specified song among the matched songs, and the extracted song is extracted. By generating partial performance data of the electronic music data corresponding to a certain time before and after the imming and outputting the performance data by an audio reproducer, a desired song is searched using lyrics as a keyword, and the keyword used in the search is searched. It is possible to listen to electronic music data that matches a certain length of time before and after the keyword, even if you do not know the related information such as the singer's name, lyrics and composer, and select and listen to the desired music Becomes possible.

In other words, it is possible to search for a desired song via the network using lyrics as a keyword, and to listen to electronic music data that matches the keyword used in the search for a fixed length of time before and after the keyword. Even if the user does not know the related information such as the name, the lyrics and the composer, the user can select the desired music and listen to it. In particular,
In the present embodiment, since the line of the lyrics that match the keyword is a unit for partially auditioning, the extracted portion of the lyrics is a meaningful unit, rather than simply extracting a certain time before and after the match with the keyword. In addition, it is possible to listen to the music more easily.

In the present embodiment, the electronic music data is uncompressed audio data recorded on a music CD. However, the compressed audio data recorded on a music MD, There are various variations such as musical score data recorded in MIDI, and it goes without saying that the present invention is not particularly limited to uncompressed data.

In the present embodiment, the singing timing data may be a lyric character unit or a unit obtained by dividing a character as described in the lyric line unit.

Further, the unit of time used in the singing timing data may be an absolute time or a relative time depending on the structure of the apparatus, and the unit of the notation is not particularly limited.

The transmission device is not particularly limited to the Internet, personal computer communication, private LAN, and the like. A wide-area data transfer network represented by the Internet, and hardware for interfacing a server device to the data transfer network. It goes without saying that any network may be used as long as the network includes software and software, and hardware and software for interfacing the terminal device to the data transfer network.

Also, the terminal device of the electronic music data search and trial listening system of the present invention can be realized by software,
The program may be supplied on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or may be downloaded from a server device to a terminal device via a transmission device and supplied.

[0058]

As described above, in the electronic music data search / listening apparatus and system of the present invention, a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to a plurality of electronic music data, A plurality of singing timing data corresponding to a plurality of electronic music data is provided, and a plurality of tune data is searched for a plurality of songs based on at least one keyword and at least one search condition using a keyword searcher. Search the lyrics data, display the songs that match the search with the song display, and use the timing extractor to determine the timing of singing the lyrics that match the conditions at the time of the search for the specified song among the songs that match the search. It is extracted from singing timing data, and partial performance data of electronic music data corresponding to a certain time before and after the extracted timing is created and played. By outputting data as sound with an audio player, it is possible to search for a desired song using lyrics as a keyword, and to listen to electronic music data that matches the keyword used in the search for a certain length of time before and after the keyword. Even if the user does not know the related information such as the singer's name, the lyrics and the composer, it is possible to select and listen to a desired song, which has a practically excellent effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic music data search / listening device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic music data search and listening system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a keyword input device 208.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a search condition input device 209.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a music piece display device 210.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of search file list information.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of selection information.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of lyrics data.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of singing timing data.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional music selection and performance device.

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 201 electronic music data 202 first data storage device 203 singing timing data 204 third data storage device 205 lyrics data 206 second data storage device 207 keyword searcher 208 keyword input device 209 search condition input device 210 music display device 211 Track designation unit 212 Timing extractor 213 Partial performance data converter 214 Audio player 408 Display 308 Keyboard 409 Display 309 Keyboard 301 Server device 302 Transmission device 303 Terminal device

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, a first data storage for storing the plurality of electronic music data, a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data, A second data storage for storing the plurality of lyrics data, and a plurality of lyrics corresponding to the plurality of pieces of electronic music data corresponding to the plurality of pieces of electronic music data; A plurality of singing timing data, a third data storage that stores the plurality of singing timing data, and a keyword searcher that searches the plurality of lyrics data stored in the second data storage. A keyword input device for inputting one or more keywords to the keyword search device, and a search condition input for inputting one or more search conditions to the keyword search device. Device, a music item display for displaying the music searched by the keyword searcher, and the third corresponding to the timing at which lyrics matching the search conditions are sung in the search by the keyword searcher for the specified music. A timing extractor that extracts from the singing timing data stored in the data storage device, a designator that designates a specific song in the timing extractor, and a certain time before and after the timing extracted by the timing extractor. A partial performance data generator that creates partial performance data of the electronic music data stored in the first data storage;
An electronic music data search / listening device, comprising: an audio player for outputting the performance data created by the partial performance data converter as sound. 2. A server device, a transmission device, and a terminal device, wherein the server device has a plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces and a first data storage for storing the plurality of electronic music data. A plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data; a second data storage for storing the plurality of lyrics data; and a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data. A plurality of singing timing data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data recording timings at which lyrics are sung, a third data storage for storing the plurality of singing timing data, and a terminal device via the transmission device. One or more keywords entered by the user and one or more search conditions entered from the terminal device via the transmission device are stored in the second data storage device. A keyword searcher for searching for and extracting a plurality of music pieces with a plurality of lyrics data as search targets; and a keyword searcher for music pieces specified by the terminal device via the transmission device among the music pieces in the music piece list. A timing extractor for extracting the timing at which lyrics matching the search conditions are sung in the search from the corresponding singing timing data stored in the third data storage; and a fixed time before and after the timing extracted by the timing extractor. And a partial performance data generator for generating partial performance data of the corresponding electronic music data stored in the first data storage device. The terminal device includes: A keyword input device for inputting one or more keywords through the transmission device; A search condition input device for inputting search conditions, a music item display device for displaying a music item list transmitted from the keyword search device via the transmission device, and a specific music item of the music item displayed on the music item display device. A designator for designating the timing extractor via a transmission device, and an audio reproducer for outputting sound of performance data created by the partial performance data converter and sent to the terminal device by the transmission device. Electronic music data search and listening system. 3. A plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, a first data storage for storing the plurality of electronic music data, a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data, A second data storage for storing the plurality of lyrics data, and a plurality of lyrics corresponding to the plurality of pieces of electronic music data corresponding to the plurality of pieces of electronic music data; A plurality of singing timing data, and a third data storage for storing the plurality of singing timing data, input from a terminal device via a transmission device such as a network,
A keyword searcher for searching and extracting a plurality of songs from the plurality of lyrics data stored in the second data storage device as a search target using one or more keywords and one or more search conditions; The singing timing corresponding to the song that matches the search condition in the search by the keyword searcher for the song specified through the transmission device among the songs of the corresponding song timing stored in the third data storage A timing extractor for extracting data from the data; and a partial performance for creating partial performance data of the corresponding electronic music data stored in the first data storage for a certain time before and after the timing extracted by the timing extractor. A data converter, and transmission means for transmitting the created performance data to a terminal device via the transmission device. Music data retrieval listen server device. 4. A plurality of electronic music data corresponding to a plurality of music pieces, a first data storage for storing the plurality of electronic music data, a plurality of lyrics data corresponding to the plurality of electronic music data, A second data storage for storing the plurality of lyrics data, and a plurality of lyrics corresponding to the plurality of pieces of electronic music data corresponding to the plurality of pieces of electronic music data; A plurality of singing timing data, a third data storage for storing the plurality of singing timing data, one or more keywords input from the terminal device via the transmission device, and the transmission device from the terminal device. Searching and extracting a plurality of songs with the plurality of lyrics data stored in the second data storage as a search target under one or more search conditions input via A third word searcher and a timing at which lyrics matching the search conditions are sung in the search by the keyword searcher for the music specified by the terminal device via the transmission device in the music of the music list. A timing extractor for extracting from the corresponding singing timing data stored in the data storage, and a corresponding electronic music data stored in the first data storage for a certain time before and after the timing extracted by the timing extractor An electronic music data search / listening terminal device that exchanges via a transmission device such as a network with a server device having a partial performance data converter that creates partial performance data of the keyword search device. A keyword input device for inputting one or more keywords via the communication device; , A search condition input device for inputting one or more search conditions, a music item display device for displaying a music item list transmitted from the keyword search device via the transmission device, and a music item display device. A designator for designating a specific song of the song to the timing extractor via the transmission device; and an audio reproduction for outputting sound of performance data created by the partial performance data converter and transmitted via the transmission device. An electronic music data search / listening terminal device comprising a device. 5. A method for retrieving and listening to electronic music data in a server device from a terminal device such as a personal computer via a transmission device such as a network, wherein one or more lyrics are transmitted from the terminal device. A keyword is input and transmitted to the server device, a song list searched based on the lyrics keyword transmitted from the server device is displayed, a specific song is designated from the song list, and transmitted from the server device. , Playing a certain part of the lyrics data before and after the lyrics keyword of the specified song,
A method for retrieving and listening to electronic music data. 6. A recording medium on which a search program for searching and listening to electronic music data of a server device from a terminal device such as a personal computer via a transmission device such as a network is provided. 1
One or more lyric keywords are input and transmitted to the server device, a tune list searched based on the lyric keywords transmitted from the server device is displayed, a specific tune is specified from the tune list, and A recording medium for recording a search program for electronic music data, characterized in that the transmitted lyrics data of a fixed part before and after the lyrics keyword of the designated music piece is transmitted. 7. The electronic music data may be uncompressed audio data recorded on a music CD, and / or compressed audio data recorded on a music MD, and / or recorded on MIDI. 2. The electronic music data search and trial listening device according to claim 1, wherein the musical score data is as follows. 8. The electronic music data may be uncompressed audio data recorded on a music CD, and / or compressed audio data recorded on a music MD, and / or recorded on MIDI. 3. The electronic music data search and trial listening system according to claim 2, wherein the musical score data is as follows. 9. The electronic music data may be uncompressed audio data recorded on a music CD and / or compressed audio data recorded on a music MD and / or recorded on MIDI. 4. The electronic music data search and trial server device according to claim 3, wherein the musical score data is as follows. 10. The electronic music data may be uncompressed audio data recorded on a music CD, and / or compressed audio data recorded on a music MD, and / or recorded on MIDI. 5. The electronic music data search and trial terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the musical score data is as follows. 11. A transmission device comprising: a wide-area data transfer network represented by the Internet; hardware and software for interfacing a server device to the data transfer network; and hardware for interfacing a terminal device to the data transfer network. The electronic music data search / listening system according to claim 2, further comprising software and software.