JP3996006B2 - A karaoke device that displays a specified message when the specified lyrics part is displayed when the desired song is played - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a karaoke device that displays a message when a user's requested song is played, and a karaoke song selection remote control device. The present invention also relates to an application program for causing a portable computer such as a cellular phone to function as a karaoke music selection remote control device.
[0002]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many guests sing songs instead of congratulations at wedding receptions. This is because even people who are not good at speaking can convey a congratulatory message through the song. In this way, songs have a role as a mediator to convey their feelings to people. However, unlike seats at wedding receptions, there are no suitable places or scenes to try to convey confession of love or feelings of gratitude in a song. That is, there is a great resistance to singing in front of the public and in places that are not suitable for singing. It is just confusing for the message recipients. Also, unless the lyrics directly express the feelings you want to convey, the other party will not know if the feeling you are trying to convey through singing is a celebration, appreciation, or confession.
[0003]
Therefore, the present inventors have focused on the fact that the karaoke shop is a place that specializes in singing and that there is no resistance to singing songs. We thought that if the message contained in the singing could be transmitted from the sender to the receiver at the optimal timing, karaoke could play a major role as a mediator of the message through the singing. Also, in karaoke, people other than the singer are handheld and often spend time until their singing turn comes around. Using karaoke as a mediator of messages provides topics to people other than those free singers, and leads to excitement.
[0004]
Here, consider a scene in which a special message is transmitted by singing karaoke music. First, it is necessary to convey a message when a specific person sings a specific song. It is also necessary to make it possible for the other party to understand whether a particular singing act has a special meaning in a karaoke place where singing is natural.
[0005]
JP 2002-132277 A discloses a communication karaoke system for displaying a message created by a user on a display of a predetermined karaoke apparatus. This system notifies the user of a destination ID unique to the karaoke device in advance, and sends an e-mail specifying a specific destination ID from the user's browser terminal accessed by the host device communicating with the karaoke device. Then, the e-mail is transferred to the karaoke apparatus corresponding to the destination ID, and the e-mail text (message) is displayed on the display of the karaoke apparatus. However, this system can only use a specific karaoke device instead of an electronic bulletin board. It cannot be used for sending messages with special feelings to special people when singing special songs.
[0006]
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
For example, when the karaoke is performed by a parent and child, the present invention conveys a daily appreciation to the parent when the child sings a corresponding karaoke piece, proposes to a duet partner, The purpose is to provide a karaoke device for transmitting a special message to a special partner through singing a song appropriate to the companion, such as declaring dating or marriage. Another object of the present invention is to provide an application program for causing a karaoke music selection remote control device for a karaoke device and a portable computer to function as the remote control device.
[0007]
The karaoke apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a designated message is displayed at a display time of a designated lyric part at the time of playing a desired song. ) To (10).
(1) A karaoke apparatus including a karaoke database, a music index database, a music selection remote control device, a control means, a receiving means, and an audio video output means. (2) The karaoke database has a music identifier for each music. And accompaniment music data and lyrics rendering data in association with each other (3) The music index database aggregates music identifiers , song names, artist names, and lyrics progression data in association with each song. (4) The lyrics progression data is associated with the lyrics character string and the display time distinction information for each lyric part. (5) The music selection remote control device is a search means, a message reception means, a display time designation means, and a transmission. that it comprises means (6) retrieval means, first register the music identifier for the music that has been selected by searching the music index database according to user input Storage to (7) message accepting means, second storing in the register (8) Display timing specifying means message data created according to the user input, the lyrics progression data corresponding to the music identifier of the first register Extracting from the music index database, displaying the lyrics character string, accepting user input designating the lyrics portion, and storing the display time distinction information corresponding to the designated lyrics portion in the third register (9) Responds to the user input of the reservation instruction, and transmits a performance reservation signal that associates the music identifier of the first register, the message data of the second register, and the display time distinction information of the third register (10) The means waits in association with the music identifier , message data, and display time distinction information in the performance reservation signal received by the receiving means from the music selection remote control device. When the order of the music identifier is registered in the matrix, the accompaniment music and lyrics subtitles are output from the audio video output means based on the accompaniment music data and the lyrics rendering data corresponding to the music identifier , and the music Display the message data in accordance with the display time distinction information during the output period.
In addition, the music identifier specified by the user, the message sent by the user, and the display time distinction information specified by the user are associated and registered in a performance reservation queue, and the music is played according to the queue. The message registered in association with the music may be displayed and output at a time corresponding to the display time distinction information registered in association with the music.
[0009]
The karaoke music selection remote control device of the present invention, which is a tool for using the karaoke device, includes a first register that temporarily stores an identifier of a song selected by the user, an input means for inputting a message by a character string, and a user input A second register for temporarily storing message data; and means for transmitting a performance reservation signal in which the music identifier stored in the first register is associated with the message data stored in the second register to the karaoke apparatus. I have.
[0010]
In addition to the first register, the input means, and the second register, a third register that temporarily stores display time distinction information designated by the user, a music identifier stored in the first register, and a second register A karaoke music selection remote control device including means for transmitting a performance reservation signal that associates the stored message data with the display time distinction information stored in the third register to the karaoke device may be provided. The karaoke music selection remote control device may be provided with means for communicating with a mobile phone and inputting message data created by the mobile phone.
[0011]
An application program of the present invention is a process for temporarily storing an identifier of a music piece selected by a user in a portable computer in order to cause a portable computer having short-range wireless communication means to function as the remote control transmitter; A process of inputting a message by a character string, a process of temporarily storing data of a message input by a user in the second register, a music identifier stored in the first register, and message data stored in the second register Processing for transmitting the associated performance reservation signal from the short-range wireless communication means to the karaoke apparatus is executed.
[0012]
Also, a process of temporarily storing the first register, a process of inputting the message, a process of temporarily storing the second register, and a process of temporarily storing display time distinction information designated by the user in the third register And a performance reservation signal in which the music identifier stored in the first register, the message data stored in the second register, and the display time distinguishing information stored in the third register are associated with each other from the short-range wireless communication means. It is good also as an application program of the portable computer which performs the process transmitted toward to.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
=== Basic configuration and operation of karaoke apparatus ===
The karaoke apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention adopts the same hardware configuration as that of a performance terminal of a known communication karaoke system. In this karaoke apparatus, as shown in FIG. 1, a central control unit 2 serving as a computer main body controls and supervises peripheral components. The hard disk device 3 stores a large number of pieces of karaoke data including accompaniment music data mainly composed of MIDI data and lyric rendering data that is a generation origin of the lyric image. In addition, the hard disk device 3 also stores moving image data of a predetermined format for a long time and script data that defines a processing sequence of moving image data (storage location and processing order of moving image data to be processed).
[0014]
The central control unit 2 identifies and manages karaoke data and script data of each music piece by music number, and includes the music number from the operation panel 6 of the karaoke device 1 main body or the karaoke music selection remote control device (remote control device) 5. When a performance reservation command is received via the operation control unit 7, the number is stored in an internal RAM and managed in a performance processing queue. Then, the music numbers are sequentially extracted from the queue, the corresponding karaoke data is read from the hard disk device 3, and the accompaniment music data in the karaoke data is transferred to the synthesizer 8 to generate accompaniment music. Further, the lyric image in which the portion to be sung is changed in color in synchronization with the accompaniment music based on the lyric data is successively developed in the video RAM 12 as a bitmap. Also, predetermined moving image data is transferred to the video control unit 13 in a predetermined order based on the script data, and the background moving image of the lyrics image is decoded.
[0015]
The mixing amplifier 9 mixes and amplifies the accompaniment music and the singing voice input to the microphone 11 and outputs the sound from the speaker 10. The video control unit 13 superimposes the lyrics image on the decoded moving image and displays and outputs it on the display 14.
[0016]
=== Music Linkage Message Display Function ===
In addition to the basic functions described above, the karaoke apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment displays a message character string on the display 14 when a musical piece is received together with a musical number when a musical piece is reserved for performance. It has a music linkage message display function for output. When the central control unit 2 receives the performance reservation command including the text data of the message together with the music number, the central control unit 2 registers this text data in the queue together with the music number. When the text data is associated with the music number extracted from the queue, when the corresponding karaoke music is played out, a character image corresponding to the text data is video-played at an appropriate timing, for example, at the time of the prelude. The bitmap is developed in the RAM 12, and the message character string is displayed on the display 14 by the display control unit 13. FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of processing for displaying and outputting a music linkage message.
[0017]
Note that the message and the lyrics image may not be displayed on the same display 14 but may be displayed on a display dedicated to the message. In this case, the memory area of the video RAM 12 is divided into an area corresponding to the screen of the lyrics image display 14 and an area corresponding to the message display screen, and the video controller 13 reads from these two areas. Images may be output as separate video signals, and two display systems for lyric images and messages may be connected to the respective video signal outputs. Alternatively, a line display or the like may be provided in the karaoke apparatus 1 main body, and a message may be displayed on this display.
[0018]
=== Karaoke music selection remote control device ===
In order to use the music link message display function of the karaoke apparatus 1, a user interface is required to give the music link message together with the music number as a performance command to the karaoke apparatus. In the present embodiment, the remote control device 5 has the user interface function.
[0019]
FIGS. 3A and 3B are an external view and a functional block diagram of the remote control device of this embodiment. The remote controller 5 is an electronic table of contents that includes a user interface mainly composed of the touch panel 30 and a music index function using a GUI. The configuration of the electronic table of contents 5 is basically the same as that of a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer, and is centrally controlled by a remote control control unit 21 that incorporates a CPU, RAM, ROM, video RAM, and the like and functions as a computer main body. . The flash memory 22 functioning as an external storage stores index information in which attribute information such as a song name, artist name, and lyrics singing portion is associated with each song number, and the remote control unit 21 stores this information in a song index database. Manage as. The remote controller 21 communicates with an external computer such as the karaoke apparatus 1 via the communication IF (interface) 23 of the RS232C standard, fetches index information about a new karaoke song, stores it in the flash memory 22, and a song index database. Update in a timely manner.
When receiving operation input information from the touch sensor 27 via the operation control unit 26 in order to provide a GUI environment to the user, the remote control unit 21 receives image data prepared in the internal ROM or operation input. The image data reflecting the processing result according to the information is developed as a bitmap on the video RAM, and the LCD driver 24 is controlled to display and output the bitmap image on the LCD 25.
[0020]
FIG. 4 shows an outline of the GUI by a screen transition diagram. In this example, a user inputs a song name from the initials in a 50-sound index format, narrows down the search target, and finally displays the song number of the requested song that is identified and linked to this song. The process until the karaoke apparatus 1 is given as a performance reservation command is shown.
[0021]
The remote control control unit 21 searches the music index database based on interaction with the user through the GUI (A, B), and when the requested music is finally specified, the music number of this music is stored in the RAM. And a screen including detailed index information about this song is displayed (C). There is a message link button 31 on this screen, and when this button 31 is touched, a screen including a 50 sound palette is displayed to input a message character string (D). Of course, the message is not limited to a character string arbitrarily input by the user, but a plurality of fixed sentences may be prepared in advance in the flash memory 22 and the user may select from the plurality of fixed sentences. A part of the selected fixed phrase may be changed.
[0022]
When the user inputs a message character string while touching the 50 sound palette in the message input screen (D) and touches the confirm button 34, the remote control unit 21 stores the text data of this character string in a predetermined area of the RAM. Store. And the screen for making a user confirm the request music specified previously and a message character string is displayed (E). When the transfer button 35 is touched on this screen, a performance reservation command code including the corresponding music number and text data of the message character string is generated, and this code is transferred to the LED driver 28. The LED driver 28 gives the modulation signal of this code to the LED 29 and causes the karaoke apparatus 1 to transmit a radio signal for performance reservation. Then, a notification screen indicating that the requested music is reserved for performance display together with a message is displayed (F).
[0023]
When the transfer button 32 on the detailed index information screen (C) of the requested song is touched, the remote control unit 21 sends a normal performance reservation command including only the song number, and then the message display column 37 is blank. The notification screen (F) is displayed. In addition, the interrupt transfer buttons 33 and 36 on the detailed index information screen (C) and confirmation screen (E) have the music numbers registered in the front row of the queue and the music requested at this time immediately after the karaoke music being played. This is a button for playing.
[0024]
=== Control of message display time ==
Allow users to set the message display time. The remote control device accepts a user input for designating the display time of the message together with the music linkage message, and transmits a performance command including the music number, text data of the message, and display time instruction information to the karaoke device. As the display time, for example, multiple times such as pre-performance, pre-play, 1 chorus performance, inter-play time, 2 chorus performance, inter-play time,. In addition, the user may be allowed to select from the plurality of set times.
[0025]
On the other hand, the karaoke apparatus associates the display timing instruction information with the corresponding music number with the music linkage message and registers it in the queue, and associates the music linkage message with the display timing instruction information with the music number extracted from the queue. If so, the music linkage message is displayed and output at the time instructed in parallel with the performance processing of the corresponding karaoke music.
[0026]
It is also possible to designate a plurality of times and display the message a plurality of times at the performance opportunity of one song. If different messages can be associated with a plurality of display times, different messages can be displayed at each display time.
[0027]
The display time is not limited to the configuration that allows the user to select the display time, but the display time may be arbitrarily designated. For example, the performance time of each music may be included in the music index database of the electronic table of contents so that the user can specify the display time of the message with the performance elapsed time within the performance time of the requested music.
[0028]
Alternatively, the lyrics index string of the lyrics rendering data and the display order thereof are included in the music index database of the electronic table of contents, and the lyrics of the requested music are presented according to the display order. When the user designates a specific lyric character string, the elapsed performance time at which the character string is displayed is acquired as display time instruction information and is given to the karaoke apparatus. Accordingly, a message is displayed when specific lyrics are displayed on the karaoke apparatus. If the karaoke device is configured to display lyrics and messages on the same display, the lyrics display position can also be checked in the electronic table of contents, the user sets the message display position, The position data may also be given to the karaoke device so that the karaoke device registers this position information in a queue together with the music number.
[0029]
=== Message input using a mobile phone ===
Mobile phones equipped with browsers and e-mail transmission / reception functions have become widespread, and there are many people who can input long sentences quickly by skillfully operating the buttons of the mobile phones. For these people, it is more convenient to enter characters using their own familiar mobile phone than to enter message strings on the remote control device. Also, if a message created in advance is stored in the mobile phone, it is not necessary to input the message in a karaoke place.
[0030]
In order for the remote control device to accept a message created by the mobile phone, first, the remote control device and the mobile phone are configured to communicate with each other via a predetermined communication interface. An interface such as RS232C or USB can be considered as the communication interface. Then, it is only necessary to provide a data terminal connector that is standardly mounted on the mobile phone at one end of a cable that conforms to these interface standards. The remote control device has software for acquiring the text data of the music link message created and stored on the mobile phone and the character code currently input on the mobile phone. .
[0031]
If a mobile phone equipped with a short-range wireless communication interface such as IrDA or Bluetooth is supported and the wireless communication interface is also installed on the remote control device side, the mobile phone can be connected to the remote control device via the wireless communication interface. Character data can be transferred.
[0032]
=== Karaoke song selection function by mobile phone ===
A mobile phone provided with a wireless communication interface can also function as a remote control device. In this case, a wireless communication interface is installed on the karaoke apparatus side. As a specific embodiment, a simple electronic table of contents function may be mounted on a mobile phone. For example, a mobile phone with a browser function in which a Java execution environment is installed, and a JAVA program (karaoke linkage software) for using the music linkage message display function of the karaoke device is installed in this mobile phone. If the karaoke provider prepares karaoke linkage software on a predetermined website on the Internet, the mobile phone can be downloaded and installed by its browser function.
[0033]
When the user uses the music linkage message display function of the karaoke apparatus, the user creates a message in advance by the document creation function provided in the cellular phone and stores it in the memory in the phone. In addition, the karaoke linkage software stores the song number and song name of the song that the user plans to sing in the mobile phone. The music number and the music title may be prepared on a predetermined website so that they can be downloaded in the same manner as the karaoke linkage software.
[0034]
Next, the user brings a mobile phone to the karaoke hall and activates the karaoke linkage software. When the mobile phone and the karaoke device come within a predetermined distance, a communication link between the two is established, and the karaoke device is ready to accept a performance reservation command from the mobile phone. The user operates the cellular phone to call a list of song names stored in advance on the display of the phone, and performs an operation of instructing a requested song from the list. In response to this instruction operation, the karaoke linkage software temporarily stores the music number of the specific music in a predetermined storage area and calls a message that has been created and stored on the display. When a predetermined operation is accepted in this state, a performance reservation command including the message being displayed and the previously stored music number is transferred to the karaoke apparatus via the wireless interface.
[0035]
The karaoke linkage software is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be prepared so that it can be installed in another mobile computer such as a PDA. Thereby, the music link message display function of the karaoke apparatus can be used with any form of portable computer.
[0036]
=== Music linkage message display function linked to e-mail ===
Even if the mobile phone is not equipped with a short-range wireless communication interface, the music number and message can be given to the karaoke apparatus using the e-mail transmission / reception function of the mobile phone. In this case, a predetermined e-mail address is assigned to the karaoke device, and the karaoke device monitors whether an e-mail is delivered to a mailbox corresponding to the address. Then, for example, an e-mail in which a message is described in the text with the music number as the subject is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus. The karaoke apparatus registers the music number and message described in the received e-mail in a queue.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
According to the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to display and output a message created by the user when the music requested by the user is played. Therefore, the user can naturally convey a special message in a song to a special person. In addition, a new entertainment element will be given to the karaoke field, leading to the activation of the karaoke industry.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a karaoke apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of music linkage message display processing in the karaoke apparatus.
FIG. 3 is an external view (A) and a functional block diagram (B) of a karaoke music selection remote control device for the karaoke device.
FIG. 4 is a screen transition diagram showing a GUI in the remote control device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Karaoke device 2 Central control unit 3 Hard disk device 5 Karaoke selection remote control device 12 Video RAM
13 Display Control Unit 14 Display 21 Remote Control Unit 22 Flash Memory 25 Liquid Crystal Display Panel 27 Touch Sensor

Claims (1)

A karaoke apparatus comprising a karaoke database, a music index database, a music selection remote control device, a control means, a reception means, and an audio video output means,
The karaoke database aggregates music identifiers , accompaniment music data, and lyrics rendering data in association with each song,
The song index database aggregates the song identifier , song name, artist name, and lyrics progression data in association with each song,
The lyric progression data associates the lyric string with the display time distinction information for each lyric part,
The music selection remote control device includes a search means, a message reception means, a display time designation means, and a transmission means,
The search means stores the song identifier of the song selected by searching the song index database according to the user input in the first register,
The message receiving means stores the message data created according to the user input in the second register,
The display time designation means extracts the lyric progression data corresponding to the music identifier in the first register from the music index database, displays the lyric character string, accepts user input for designating the lyric part, and displays the lyric part in the designated lyric part. Store the corresponding display time distinction information in the third register,
In response to the user input of the reservation instruction, the transmission means transmits a performance reservation signal that associates the music identifier of the first register, the message data of the second register, and the display timing distinction information of the third register,
The control means registers the music identifier , message data, and display time distinction information in the performance reservation signal received from the music selection remote control device by the receiving means in a queue, and when the order of the music identifier is changed, The accompaniment music and lyrics subtitles are output from the audio video output means based on the accompaniment music data and the lyrics rendering data corresponding to the music identifier , and the message data is displayed according to the display time distinction information during the output period of the music Karaoke equipment.

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