CN1418348A - Web singer selection system and web singet selection method based on Internet - Google Patents

Abstract

A singing ability evaluation and singer selection method for selecting a singer, user the Internet, wherein evaluation of one's singing ability is given to ordinary persons over the Web, and an opportunity of making a debut as a cyber singer is given to a competent person having an excellent singing ability. The system comprises a Web server programmed to perform the step of downloading a Java application program to a user computer of an authenticated member to generate a menu picture for song selection and function setting on a screen of the user computer, the step of allowing the member to select an entry song on the downloaded application program, sing the selected song, generate an entry song data file through an automatic recording operation and upload the generated entry song data file, the step of scoring and evaluating the uploaded entry song data file, and the step of comparing the evaluation result with a predetermined reference score and determining from the compared result whether the member passes or fails in the singing.

Description

Internet-based system for selecting singers on the World Wide Web and method for selecting singers on the World Wide Web

technical field

The present invention generally relates to a singer selection system on the Web (World Wide Web), where an ordinary person can receive an assessment of his/her singing ability and determine his/her likelihood of becoming a professional singer, and further allow him/her She makes his/her debut as a professional singer, and especially relates to a singing ability evaluation and singer selection system using the Internet in which a master with excellent singing ability makes his/her debut as a computer ex-singer a opportunities, and other benefits through the production and sale of a musical product under a contract with the product company.

Background technique

Many people usually like to listen to or sing songs that are familiar to them. Many of them purchase a device for singing to enjoy singing, or visit a commercial singing room equipped with singing equipment to enjoy singing.

Recently, computers have been widely used rapidly. It is undeniable that the rapid popularization of computers has led to the implementation of a singing system by means of computers.

Singing systems by means of computer devices via compact discs (CDs) or other singing software contribute to cost savings over the cost of using a commercial singing room and solve the problem of time constraints. However, since the singer performs in a limited offline space, which lacks vividness and authenticity, it is easy for the user to gradually lose interest in singing.

In order to solve the disadvantage of the conventional technology that singing is realized without an audience in a closed offline space, an attempt has been made to realize an online singing room using the Internet. Singing in an online singing room can make users feel vividness or a sense of authenticity and tension, because it can produce the effect of singing with a large audience, depending on how the singing room is developed.

This attempt has been met with positive responses from many users who love to sing.

However, online singing practice using the Internet only allows users to sing in real time, and there is no essential difference from singing in a conventional offline singing room.

In any case, not a few people always like to sing. Some of them are also trying to learn singing skills in an effort to sing better, and they expect to improve their singing ability. Also, those who sing better than others may wish to become professional singers.

For the average person, debuting as a singer is unfamiliar and infrequent, and in debuting as a singer, a hopeful of becoming a professional singer usually accepts that time and money must be invested. In this way, the average person usually doesn't even imagine being a professional singer.

In view of the above considerations, if at a reasonable cost, ordinary people are provided with comments and suggestions on the probability of becoming a singer, and any guidance is provided to help users become a professional singer, then these services will be expected to be well received by ordinary people. comment of.

disclose the invention

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned shortcomings and expectations, and an object of the present invention is to provide a singing ability evaluation and singer selection system using the Internet and a method for selecting a singer, wherein the evaluation of a person's singing ability is performed by The Web is offered to ordinary people in which a master of excellent singing ability is given a chance to debut as someone who is a computer singer, and, under a contract with a product company, gets other by producing and selling a music product income.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a singing ability evaluation and a singer selection system using the Internet, wherein a singer who participates in a singer selection program but fails to improve his/her ability deficiency and their singing ability is provided Clear and appropriate advice is obtained for a user passing the grade, thus facilitating the development of the participant's singing ability in a higher direction.

Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a singing ability evaluation and singer selection system using the Internet, wherein a person who wants to become a singer is given an opportunity to determine the possibility of making a debut at a lower cost, and The possibility of success as a professional singer, thereby relieving future singers of a large financial burden.

According to one aspect of the present invention, above and other object can be accomplished by providing a kind of singing ability evaluation and singer selection method using the Internet, comprising step a) inviting a user to visit a relevant Internet site to become a member, so that Participate in a singing ability evaluation and singer selection program and perform a member certification operation; b) download a Java application program to the user computer of the certified member to generate a menu picture for song selection and function setting on a screen of the user computer ; c) allow members to select an input song on the downloaded Java application, sing the selected song, generate an input song data file through an automatic recording operation and upload the generated input song data file; d) score and evaluate the uploaded input song file data; and e) compare the evaluation results with a predetermined reference score, determine from the comparison results whether the member passes or fails in singing, and if the member passes, by pre-scheduling events, by selecting the most outstanding singer to determine a The winning web singer, if he or she fails, advises the member to improve his/her singing ability based on the score result, and terminates the singing.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a singing ability assessment and singer selection system using the Internet, comprising a programmed World Wide Web server to perform step a) inviting a user to visit a relevant Internet site to become a member in order to participate in a singing Ability assessment and singer selection program and performing a member authentication operation; b) downloading a Java application program to a user computer of an authenticated member to generate a menu picture for song selection and function setting on a screen of the user computer ; c) allow members to select an input song on the downloaded Java application, sing the selected song, generate an input song data file through an automatic recording operation and upload the generated input song data file; d) score and evaluate the uploaded input song file data; and e) compare the evaluation results with a predetermined reference score, determine from the comparison results whether the member passes or fails in singing, and if the member passes, by prearranged events, by selecting the best singer to decide a The winning web singer, if he or she fails, advises the member based on the score to improve his/her singing ability, and terminates the singing; a member database connected to the web server for storing his examination application information and member's personal information; a music file database connected to the Web server, used to send the accompaniment information about multiple songs to the user's computer through the Web server, a scoring and evaluation system connected to the Web server, used to read the an input song data file uploaded by the member and scored and evaluated; and an original song file database for storing the original song file therein required in scoring the input song.

According to the present invention, there is provided a singing ability evaluation and singer selection system and method for selecting a singer using the Internet, wherein the evaluation of singing ability is transmitted to ordinary people through the Web, and a chance to make a debut as a computer singer is provided. It is provided to a master with excellent singing ability, and in addition, according to a contract with a product company, other benefits are obtained through the production and sale of a music product. Therefore, the present invention effectively provides an opportunity for an ordinary person wishing to make a debut as a singer.

According to the present invention, a user who participates in the singer selection process but fails to obtain a passing grade is provided with clear and appropriate advice regarding the deficiencies in his/her abilities and the improvement of their singing ability, thereby facilitating the participant's singing ability develop in a higher direction. Therefore, the participant can improve his/her singing ability.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, a would-be singer is given an opportunity to determine the possibility of debut as a singer and the possibility of success as a professional singer at a low cost. Therefore, it can effectively reduce the great financial burden of future singers.

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Through the following detailed description carried out in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the above-mentioned and other objects of the present invention, features and advantages will be more clearly understood, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a block diagram, has shown a kind of structural configuration according to a Web singer singing ability assessment of the present invention and singer selection system;

Fig. 2 is a flow chart, has illustrated the whole process of selecting a Web singer according to the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in which a user (participant) who desires to participate in a Web singer selection program participates in the Web singer selection program according to the first embodiment of the present invention through the Internet;

Fig. 4 is a flow chart showing a process in which the singing ability of the participants of the Web singer selection program is scored and evaluated according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in which a participant of the Web singer selection program according to the second embodiment of the present invention participates in the Web singer selection program in real time and his/her singing ability is evaluated in real time ;

6 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure in which a participant of the Web singer selection program according to a third embodiment of the present invention participates in the Web singer selection program and evaluates his/her singing ability according to an animation pattern application; and

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure in which singing abilities of participants of a Web singer selection program are examined and evaluated by a professional examiner according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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The present invention will therefore be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

With reference to Fig. 1, be a block diagram, have shown according to a structural configuration of system of the present invention, a Web server 10 constructs a Web singing site and provides user Internet service on the Internet, so that allow many hopeful singers or those who wish to People whose singing ability is evaluated participate in a Web singer selection program operated by the Web site through the user computer 12 .

The user computers 12 are respectively equipped with a modem, a local area network (LAN), an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), a cable TV network, etc., with which the user can access the Web server 10 which manages the Web site. This Web server 10 comprises: a member database 13, stores personal information of a member who obtains a member from the Web singer site, information about applying for the Web singer selection program, information about payment, etc., and constantly updates them, a music file Database 17 stores music data and accompaniment data in file form, by Web server, accompaniment information is sent to the user computer according to the information about a song selected by a user (participant) who expects to participate in the Web singer selection program, and through Web The server sends a music file to an Internet user, and when the Internet user submits a request for downloading the music file, a scoring and evaluation system 16 reads out an input song data selected by a participant, and selects and sings according to a Web singer of the server. A competency assessment scores and evaluates it.

Web server 10 may further include a billing system 14 so as to constitute an environment, wherein any application fee related to receiving someone's evaluation of singing ability, a download fee of a music file, etc., is stored in the member database 13 through the computer Gateway automatic payment, cash or an automatic transfer program for payment of fees.

In addition, Web server 10 disposes an original song file database 15, stores the data file of original song, will be used as the reference value of a participant's singing ability scoring, so that evaluates his/her singing ability.

Web server 10 may include an advertisement database for members of the Web artist site. In consideration of posting advertisements, the operator of the Web site can receive payment from the relevant advertisement, and the received fee can be used for the operating cost of the website and bonus points for members as compensation for viewing the advertisement.

An operation process of the system is described with reference to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart illustrating the entire process of selecting a Web singer according to the present invention.

A user who is allowed to access the Internet (sometimes, an Internet user) first accesses a Web singer site according to the present invention through his/her user computer, and the Web server 10 performs a lookup process to find out whether the user is a registered member. Inputting a member number in response to the request of the Web server, the user enters his/her ID and password, and then the Web server 10 refers to the member code registered in the member database 13 to determine whether to authorize the user to access the Web site.

When a user who is granted access to the Web site does not have a membership ID, he/she will be invited to obtain membership from the Web site. In this process, the user applies for membership by inputting his/her personal information, and performs a process of authenticating the membership, and then downloads a Java program to allow the user to participate in an Internet singing ability evaluation program. However, if the user accessing the Web site refuses to be a member, he/she is guided into an open singing room mode, whereby he/she is allowed to select a song, sing the selected song and receive a score and evaluation about the user's singing, Thereby, the Internet singing room can be used for free. Allow unregistered users to reuse open singing rooms, and improve scoring and evaluations easily with one common tool.

For the evaluation about singing in the open singing room mode, a system different in nature from the charged singing ability evaluation system to be described later is adopted, and these systems are so constituted as to be clearly distinguished from each other.

Especially, in the open singing room mode, when the user has finished singing, the user is allowed to move to different menus or other linked sites within the related website. In this way, the user visiting the related website can move to other menus and his/her desired site.

Other menus or linked sites include a compact disc (CD) store for e-commerce related music products, etc., a game room, a chat room, etc. By moving to a linked site or selecting a menu, for example, after purchasing a CD at a CD store, the user is allowed to credit his/her computerized score account (registered members only) or other settlement means, such as a credit card, etc. Waiting to pay for any goods or services paid for. Billing system 11 and membership database 13 are implemented in cooperation with web server 10 . As mentioned above, allows the user to obtain computerized points by clicking on an advertisement that pops up or is posted on the relevant site and through the bonus points of the related e-commerce or affiliated site; these computerized points are accumulated by individuals in the member database 13 Fraction.

A subroutine shows a process in which, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, after the user is authorized to visit the website, the user who participates in the Web singer selection program through the Java program or the plug-in program downloaded to the user's computer is authenticated by the server as a Registered members, as shown in Figure 3.

An Internet user who is granted access to the website selects a song he/she wishes to sing using the numeric key button menu or various function key button menus on a Java program or plug-in program activated on the user's computer.

When a song is selected, the Web server requests the Internet user participating in the singing ability evaluation and singer selection program to determine whether to download online a music file suitable for the selected song. This step is designed to allow a user who wishes to use a CD-ROM that has been allocated in advance, to store songs available for user selection, to directly use the songs stored on the CD rather than a separate download process, and therefore, this step (Selecting whether to use CD-ROM or not) is an optional step rather than showing a necessary step for the practice of the present invention.

If a participant chooses to download the accompaniment data of the input song from his/her owned CD-ROM, the data file of the selected song is downloaded from the CD-ROM to the memory via Java or plug-in program. At the same time, by activating the accounting system, a process of paying an evaluation fee is performed according to the title of the item fee. However, it is not necessary to pay license fees for selected songs.

When online downloading of an input song is requested, the accompaniment data of the relevant song is downloaded online in real time and loaded into memory on the Java program or plug-in program. In this case, under the name of item fee, a license fee for selecting a song may be charged in addition to an evaluation fee.

On the other hand, when the data of the input song is completely downloaded to the user's computer of the user, the user participates in the singing ability evaluation and singer selection process according to the present invention, the prelude for singing begins, and the microphone is activated according to the user's option and recording programs. Real-time online to perform recording operations. When finishing the singing test by the above-mentioned process, the data that recorded the participant's singing was edited in a file form, sent to the Web server according to the present invention, and stored in a directory of the relevant member ID of the member database 13.

In the method of sending an input song, if the user selects a sending menu after the singing is completed or recognized by the plug-in or the Java program, the input song can be automatically sent to the server.

If desired, after the participant has followed the above-mentioned process to select the input song, he/she may be allowed to sing and record the song offline without time limit to start sending the recorded data to the server thereafter.

After the subroutine for selecting a Web singer is terminated, the Web server extracts the song data of the original singer stored in the original song database 15 and activates the scoring and evaluation system 16, thereby executing a subroutine for scoring and evaluating the input song. program.

The scoring and evaluation subroutine for inputting songs is passed to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 . As shown in the figure, the web server loads the data file of a song being applied, that is, an input song from the member database 13, and also the original song data file from the original song file database 15, and then directly based on their electronic characteristics The analytical values of the two data files are directly compared.

According to such an analysis, physical pitch, timing, articulation, etc., the participant's singing is compared to those of the original singer to determine how closely the input song approximates the original song. By means of a quantitative analysis of electronic characteristics (electronic scoring), comparative information can be obtained in a fast and accurate manner.

The scoring results on the input songs obtained through the above process are expressed as percentages to determine the obtained points. Determination of passing grades in competitions. Depends on whether the obtained score reaches a predetermined reference score (for example, 90 points or more).

According to the present invention, the singing ability of a participant of the Web singer selection program is determined according to whether he/she obtains a score equal to or higher than a reference score. If the participant's singing ability is determined to be less than the reference score, the assessed score is provided to the participant along with suggestions for improving his/her singing ability.

For this purpose, various scenarios for electronic scoring are simulated in advance, and the simulated scenarios are used to construct a separate database dedicated to this proposal. If information about a score analysis is generated, it may be provided to the participant along with suggested menu information for a simulated situation about the score situation. The web server allows participants to challenge the artist selection process without being limited to a number of attempts, if they have already failed in the competition and want to continue trying like this.

A user who participates in the singing ability assessment and singer selection program and is determined to have passed the program is given an opportunity to participate in monthly, quarterly and yearly events for the selection of the best singers and to compete with other participating competition. The champion winners who pass these events are finally selected as the most outstanding singer and awarded a certificate of a professional web singer. This event procedure is carried out through the same online process as described above, or through an off-line live assessment by an expert.

A participant who has qualified as a Web singer can be hired as a professional computer singer online, and can also be hired as a real singer offline, through an agreement with a product company, training and education, he or she is also allowed Production and sale of CD recordings to generate profits from all entertainment activities.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure, wherein according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in a real-time on-line manner, the participant of the Web singer selection program applies to participate in the Web singer selection program and evaluates his/her singing ability.

As described above, after an input song is selected by the Java program or the plug-in program, the processing of singing and scoring the singing ability is performed while selecting a start button menu. This method of scoring does not allow the participants to make mistakes, but those who are good at singing will be given a sense of actual tension and realism, thereby increasing the interest of the participants in the singing procedure.

For technical scores, if after completing the song selection, the participant clicks a start button menu on the Java program or plug-in program to start singing with the accompaniment started, the Web server activates the original song file database to allow the original song file corresponding to the selected song. The song starts synchronously with the input song. Based on electronic analysis, the scoring process is performed by comparing the original song with the input song in real time based on pitch, timing and articulation.

Therefore, when the singing has been completed, the participant's singing ability is completely scored and evaluated, and therefore, the participant can directly know the evaluation result about his/her singing ability and whether he or she is in the singer selection process Pass or fail without delay.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure, wherein according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the participant of the Web singer selection program applies to participate in the Web singer selection program and evaluates his/her singing ability in an animation mode . Here, an input song is selected by a Java program driven in the user's computer or a plug-in device downloaded to the user's computer in advance. If a video examination mode is selected, the Web server allows the data file for the accompanying song selected by the user to be downloaded to the user's computer and simultaneously performs charging and payment of the examination fee for the video examination, except for the license fee for the selected song outside.

When using a CD-ROM distributed in advance, there is only one audition fee for the video audition, excluding the license fee for the selected song, due to the charge and payment for performing it. Thereafter, a start button menu of the singing ability evaluation and singer selection program is clicked by the user, and then the activation operation prepares a microphone and a video camera in advance by the user, and the voice and the appearance of the participant are stored in memory supported by Java or the like.

When the photographing of the video camera and the singing test are completed, the video file including the singing file of the selected song is sent to the Web server, and then stored in the member ID directory of the participant of the member database.

The stored video file is sent to the participant along with a pass or fail report, ie, whether he or she has passed a professional assessment to be successful as a video singer, and suggestions for improving singing ability.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure in which singing abilities of participants in the Web singer selection program are examined and evaluated by professional examiners according to an application for participation in the Web singer selection program according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to this figure, it is an input song in a singing ability evaluation and singer selection procedure expected by a professional examiner to accurately examine a member off-line.

After an input song is selected on the user's computer by the Java program or a plug-in program, the Web server gives the user various review modes to allow him/her to select a desired review mode. If the participant selects a digital on-line examination mode, due to the same process as described above with reference to FIG. 3, he or she knows whether to pass or fail in the singing ability evaluation and singer selection procedure. However, if the participant selects an off-line mode on the above examination mode selection step in order to receive accurate evaluation off-line by a professional examiner, the accompaniment data of the selected song is downloaded and the singing test is thus completed. Then, an input song stored in the member database is directly reproduced by the examiner listening to it, and the examiner performs an accurate evaluation analysis on singing ability.

The results about pass or fail in the singing ability evaluation and off-line examination program are written in text, and the result text is sent to the participants via e-mail or the like.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, it should be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims disclosed herein. Modifications, additions and deletions.

Claims (9)

1. one kind is used the singing ability of the Internet to assess and singer's selective system, comprising:

The Web server of a programming a) invites the user of visit relevant the Internet website to become the member to carry out the following step, so that participate in singer's option program and carry out a member authentication operation; B) to the member's of authentication subscriber computer down load application program to produce the menu picture and be used for that song is selected and function setting on the screen of subscriber computer; C) allow the member on the application program of downloading, to select the input song, sing the song of selecting, produce input song data file and upload the input song data file of generation by automatic recording operation; D) marking and the input song files data uploaded of assessment; And e) divides relatively assessment result with predetermined reference, from comparative result determine described member during singing whether by or fail, if described member passes through, by pre-arrangement incident, by selecting classic singer to decide the WWW singer of triumph, if he or she fails according to the score result, offer suggestions then for described member in case improve his/her singing ability, and stop singing;

Be connected to the member database of described Web server, be used to store wherein the examination application information and described member's personal information;

Be connected to the music file database of described Web server, be used for the accompaniment information of relevant a plurality of songs being sent to described subscriber computer by described Web server;

Be connected to the marking and the evaluating system of described Web server, be used to read the described input song data file of uploading by described member and play its marking and assessment; With

Original song files database is used for being stored in the required original song files of the described input song of marking.

2. the system as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the accounting system that is connected to described Web server, is used to receive the payment from the described member's who has participated in described singer's option program project expense.

3. the system as claimed in claim 1 wherein comprises java applet from the described application program that described Web server downloads to described subscriber computer.

4. the system as claimed in claim 1 wherein comprises the program plug-in unit from the described application program that described Web server downloads to described subscriber computer.

5. singing ability assessment and the singer's system of selection of using the Internet comprises the following steps:

A) invite the user of visit relevant the Internet website to become the member, so that participate in singing ability assessment and singer's option program and carry out the member authentication operation;

B) the download java application, is used for song and selects and the function setting on the screen of subscriber computer to produce a menu picture to the member's of authentication a subscriber computer;

C) allow the member on the java application of downloading, to select the input song, sing the song of selecting, produce input song data file and upload the input song data file of generation by an automatic recording operation;

D) marking and the input song files data uploaded of assessment; With

E) with predetermined reference mark comparative assessment result, from relatively result determine described member during singing whether by or fail, if described member passes through, incident by pre-arrangement, by selecting classic singer to decide the WWW singer of triumph, if he or she fails according to the score result, offer suggestions for described member in case improve his/her singing ability, and stop singing.

6. method as claimed in claim 5, further comprise step, the described input song data file of storage in the storer on downloading to the described java application of subscriber computer, and then send menu in response to one that selects by described member or finish by singing of described java application identification, automatically it is sent to Web server.

7. method as claimed in claim 5, further comprise step, the described member who allow to participate in described singing ability assessment and singer's option program on described java application, produce his/her input song voice data and video data file, and they sent to be used for the Web server that video is examined.

8. method as claimed in claim 5 further comprises step, the described member who allow to participate in described singing ability assessment and singer's option program ask for he/her input song examined really by the carrying out of professional examiner's off line.

9. as described any method of claim 5-8, further comprise step, collect different expenses with the described member of singer's option program according to different examination patterns participating in described singing ability assessment.

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