JP2001022361A - Karaoke system provided with retrieving function, and karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to immediately retrieve a music including phrase and word coming into his or her head in present mood, and select the music desired to sing among the found musics. SOLUTION: A music database 11 in a Karaoke center 20 is composed of the music data related to music number and music name data and the text data of the music. A retrieval program 14 to retrieve the text data is provided and characters and symbols for retrieval are transmitted to the center 20 from a Karaoke terminal 1. In the center 20, the text data 32 are retrieved by the program 14 based on the characters and the symbols to select the music number and the music name related to the data 32, including the characters and the symbols. Then, the selected result is transmitted to the terminal 1 and displayed on a screen 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a karaoke system with a search function and a karaoke apparatus, and more particularly to a karaoke system and a karaoke apparatus using a keyword database.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional karaoke apparatus, it sometimes takes time to think what to sing next. At that time,
Sometimes I want to request a song that contains a phrase or word that comes to mind in my mood or mood at the time, but sometimes I get stuck again because I don't know the song number.

[0003]

In the conventional karaoke apparatus, there is a song to be sung, but only a part of the lyrics are known, and the name of the song and the name of the singer are not known or cannot be remembered. In some cases, requests cannot be made. As a customer, there was a problem that they felt bad and couldn't sing because they were feeling good.
This invention allows you to quickly search for songs that come to mind or contain phrases or words you know in your mood or mood at that time, and select the songs you want to sing from the found songs The purpose is to be able to.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a karaoke center located at a remote location is accessed from a karaoke terminal via a communication line to request a predetermined song, and the karaoke terminal receives the karaoke data of the song. Then, the karaoke system sends the song data to the sound unit, sends the related character image data to the display unit, and sings into the microphone while watching the screen of the display unit according to the music played from the sound unit. , The song database in the karaoke center is composed of song data associated with song number and song name data and lyrics data of the song, and a search program for searching the lyrics data is provided, from the karaoke terminal to the karaoke center Transmit characters and symbols for search, and the search program of the Karaoke Center uses the characters and symbols Zui retrieves the lyrics data of the song database, and selecting the track number and Song related lyrics data including the characters and symbols, and wherein the sending the karaoke terminal. In the second invention, the karaoke center accesses the karaoke terminal from the karaoke terminal to request a predetermined song, receives the karaoke data of the song at the karaoke terminal, sends the song data to the sound unit, and displays the related character image data. And send it to the music department,
In a karaoke apparatus in which a customer sings into a microphone while looking at a screen of a display unit, a song database in the karaoke center is composed of song data associated with song number and song name data and lyrics data of the song. A search program is provided for searching for, and a character or a symbol for search is transmitted from the karaoke terminal to the karaoke center.The search program of the karaoke center searches for lyrics data of a song database based on the character or the symbol. A song number and a song name related to the lyrics data including the characters and symbols are selected and sent to the karaoke terminal.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Referring to FIG. 1, the configuration of the karaoke system of the present invention will be described. A karaoke center 20 at a remote place can be connected to many karaoke terminals 1 via a communication line 19. The karaoke center 20 is provided with a music database 11, a video database 12, a customer file 13, a search program 14, a memory 15, a CPU 16 of a central control unit, and a music selection program 17, which are connected to a communication line 19 via a communication unit 18. .

[0006] As shown in FIG.
Each song number and each song title are composed of musical tone data 31 for performance, lyrics data 32 of the song, and other attribute data. The lyrics data are characters and symbols, and a large number of songs are stored. ing. The video database 12 shown in FIG. 1 is a background video or image data of a music piece, and the CPU 16 uses the music selection program 17 to select a predetermined music piece from the music piece database 11 in response to a request received from the communication line 19. The customer file 13 stores the registered ID of the member and stores the ID of the requester received from the communication line 19.
This is for checking with.

The CPU 16 uses the search program 14 to sort the lyrics data 32 of characters and symbols for all the songs in the song database 11 according to the keywords. In the music database 11, the specific music number is stored in such a manner that the music title of the specific song, its musical sound data 31, its lyrics data 32, and other attribute data are uniquely linked.
The karaoke terminals 1 of a large number of customers are connected to the end of the communication line 19, and the configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

[0008] The karaoke terminal 1 is connected to a television screen 3, a speaker 5 and a microphone 7, and inputs a request or the like from the remote controller 2. An infrared signal is emitted from the remote controller 2, and the light receiving unit 8 in front of the karaoke terminal 1 receives a request or directly inputs the request from the panel key 4. The karaoke terminal 1 has a CPU 6 of a dedicated central control unit and a sound source unit 9 for reproducing the received musical sound data 31 into a performance sound, an image generating unit 10 for converting video data and lyric data into characters, and converting these data as necessary. It has a storage unit for storing.

The operation will be described with reference to FIG. 4 according to the flowchart of FIG. First, in FIG. 3, in step S1, a main menu for each function of Z in FIG. 4 is displayed on the screen 3 of the karaoke terminal 1. The function menu contains 1. Request song, 2. 2. “Search for songs”; There are items such as games. In step S2, the user operates the remote controller 2 or the panel key 4 to select 2. "Song search" is selected, and a search request signal is sent to the CPU 6 via the light receiving unit 8 or directly.
Sent to

In step S3, the CPU 6 enters the "tune search" mode, and the screen 3 displays a <tune search> in FIG.
“Please enter a keyword” “Keyword =?”
Is displayed and? Wait for "keyword" to be input to the section. Input of a keyword is performed by displaying soft keys corresponding to a keyboard of a personal computer on the screen 3 and using the remote controller 2 or the panel keys 4. For example, the user thinks of a part of the lyrics "blue wave" and inputs the character "blue wave".

Next, the CPU 6 executes a "keyword input".
When the confirmation is detected, the screen 3 displays "Do you want to send a keyword?" In FIG. 4B: 1: Yes, 2: No, and prompts execution. Since the user wants a song having a “blue wave” in the lyrics, the user selects 1: yes with the remote control 2 or the panel key 4. In step S4, the CPU 6 calls the karaoke center 20 via a modem or the like as a communication means,
The karaoke terminal 1 is connected to the karaoke center 20. Communication line 19 between karaoke terminal 1 and karaoke center 20
Is connected to the karaoke center 2
The search data “keyword” such as “train or blue wave” is transmitted to “0”. At the same time, “Searching” in FIG. 4C is displayed on the screen 3 to notify the user of the operation state.

On the other hand, in the karaoke center 20, the host CPU 16 receives the search data "keyword""train or blue wave" or the like via the communication unit 18 in step T1 and temporarily stores it in the memory 15 in step T2. The host CPU 16 searches the lyrics data 32 of characters and symbols for all the songs in the song database 11 based on the "keyword" for the search such as "train or blue wave" by the search program 14.

That is, the host CPU 16 detects, from the lyrics data 32 in the song database 11, all song numbers including the "keyword""car or blue wave" and their song titles.
There is a possibility that there are a plurality of detected song numbers and song titles, and all of them are listed up, and the song numbers and song title data of the search results are recorded in the memory 15.

In step T3, the host CPU 16
The song numbers and song titles that include the word “train or blue wave” of the “keyword” in the lyrics are read from the memory 15 in ascending order of the song numbers. If there is a large number, for example, a page is attached for every ten songs and sent to the karaoke terminal 1 that has been inquired via the communication line 19. In step S5, the CPU 6 of the karaoke terminal 1 receives the corresponding song number and the song title for every ten songs in page units and stores them in the internal RAM. For example, as shown in D of FIG. 4, <search result> “There are 40 songs, the first 10 songs are displayed” is displayed on the screen 3.

In step S6, the CPU 6 reads out the first ten songs from the RAM, and displays the song number singer song name 09-19 Seiko Matsuda red sweaty 11-26 dolphins remaining snow as shown in FIG. The song name including the keyword train and the like, the song number, the singer's name, and the characters “next 10 songs” are displayed on the screen 3.

In step S7, the user finds a desired song name, that is, a desired song, from the song title, song number, and singer list displayed as E on the screen 3, and uses the remote controller 2 or the panel key 4. Then, on the same screen 3, a desired song name, song number, and singer name are designated by display inversion or the like. Proceeding to step S8, a request is designated to the karaoke center 20. As a result, the number of the requested song has been input. In step T4, the host CPU 16 in the karaoke center 20 reads the karaoke data (music data 31) of the song with this number from the song database 11.
And lyrics data 32) and image data from the video database 12 and send them to the karaoke terminal 1 via the communication line 19.

At step S9, the CPU of the karaoke terminal 1
Numeral 6 receives the karaoke data (musical data 31 and lyrics data 32) and image data of this music, stores it in RAM, and hangs up the telephone. Then, the CPU 6 of the karaoke terminal 1 reads out the karaoke data from the RAM, and the sound source 9 and the image generator 1 are read.
0 decompresses the respective data, the music is played from the speaker 5, the lyrics (telop) are displayed on the screen 3 such as a TV, and the user sings to the microphone 7 according to the performance.

If the desired song is not found in the song name, song number, and singer list of E on the screen 3 in step S7, the display "next 10 songs" is selected by the remote controller 2 or the panel key 4, and the process returns to step S6. . The CPU 6 reads out the song list of the ten songs of the next page from the RAM, and displays the same on the screen 3 in the same manner as in FIG. This loop can be repeated until the desired song is found.

In the karaoke apparatus having the karaoke center 20 therein, the tune database 11 in the karaoke center 20 is composed of tune data 31 associated with tune number and tune name data and lyric data 32 of the tune. A search program 14 for searching data is provided. The characters and symbols for search are transmitted from the karaoke terminal 1 to the karaoke center 20 via the internal wiring by the remote controller 2 and the panel keys 4. Karaoke Center 20 Search Program 1
4 searches all the lyrics data 32 of the song database 11 based on the characters and symbols, selects a song number and a song name related to the lyrics data including the characters and symbols, and sends them to the karaoke terminal 1. The karaoke terminal 1 displays the song number and song name list of the search result on the screen 3. Other operations are almost the same as those of the karaoke system, and the description is omitted.

[0020]

According to the present invention, it is possible to immediately search a karaoke terminal in use for a song in which the customer has come to mind in the mood or atmosphere at that time or includes a phrase or word that he or she knows. You can select, request, and sing the songs you want to sing from the found songs on the spot, which will excite the karaoke entertainment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block circuit diagram of a karaoke system with a search function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a main part of a karaoke system with a search function according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the karaoke system with a search function according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display during operation of the karaoke system with a search function according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 Karaoke terminal 2 Remote control 3 Screen 4 Panel key 5 Speaker 6, 16 CPU 7 Microphone 8 Light receiving unit 9 Sound source unit 10 Image generation unit 11 Song database 12 Video database 13 Customer file 14 Search program 15 Memory 17 Music selection program 18 Communication unit 19 Communication Line 20 Karaoke center 31 Music data 32 Lyrics data

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A karaoke center located in a remote place is accessed from a karaoke terminal via a communication line to request a predetermined song, the karaoke data of the song is received by the karaoke terminal, and the song data is transmitted to the sound unit. In a karaoke system in which the customer sings into the microphone while watching the screen of the display unit, the related character image data is sent to the display unit in accordance with the music played from the sound unit. A search program for searching for lyrics data, comprising song data associated with the number and song name data and lyrics data of the song, transmitting characters and symbols for search from the karaoke terminal to the karaoke center, The search program of the karaoke center uses the characters and symbols to store the lyrics data in the song database. A karaoke system with a search function characterized in that a karaoke terminal is searched for, a song number and a song name related to the lyrics data including the characters and symbols are selected, and sent to a karaoke terminal. 2. Accessing a karaoke center from a karaoke terminal to request a predetermined tune, receiving karaoke data of the tune at the karaoke terminal, sending the tune data to the sound unit, and displaying related character image data on the display unit. In the karaoke apparatus in which the customer sings into the microphone while watching the screen of the display unit in accordance with the music played from the sound unit, the music data in the karaoke center in the karaoke center is associated with music number and music name data. And a lyric data of the tune, and a search program for searching the lyric data is provided. Characters and symbols for search are transmitted from the karaoke terminal to the karaoke center. Searches the lyrics data in the song database based on the A karaoke apparatus with a search function, wherein a karaoke number and a tune name related to the lyrics data are selected and sent to a karaoke terminal.