JP2003076378A - Performance reservation system for karaoke equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] A karaoke device used mainly in karaoke bars that are mainly operated by regular customers, and songs that they often sing when regular customers come to the store. There is provided a performance reservation system in which an operation of selecting a tune from a group and making a reservation in a karaoke apparatus can be easily performed, and can be matched with reservations of other customers without confusion. SOLUTION: As a music number, a user music list file individually associated with several unused numbers (hereinafter referred to as user numbers) is created and managed in an appropriate storage unit. The reservation-input user numbers are sequentially registered in the queue similarly to the music numbers. When the execution order is turned to the user number registered in the queue, the user music book file associated with the user number is read,
The music list stored there is displayed on the display. Play the specified song from the list.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a performance reservation system for a karaoke machine, and more particularly to a convenient mechanism for reserving songs that individuals (or groups) often sing at familiar stores.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In shops such as small bars, clubs and taverns, a karaoke device is often used as a tool for serving customers. There are many shops in the city, known as karaoke bars, where familiar customers mainly gather to sing karaoke. At a shop like this, moms in the shop take care of customers and book their favorite songs that customers often sing in the karaoke machine.

A thick karaoke table of contents contains more than 20,000 songs. Find the song you want to sing from it, and enter the song number listed on the remote control or on the main panel of the karaoke device. Song number is usually 6
It is a digit number.

Even people who often go to karaoke do not remember so many songs, so most people sing dozens of favorite songs repeatedly. Even so, not many people memorize the song numbers to reserve songs that they often sing. In many cases, each time a song is selected, the table of contents is repeated to find the song number.

[0005] It is quite troublesome to find a music number by repeating a thick table of contents every time a karaoke song is selected while drinking alcohol at a karaoke bar or the like. It will be a burden for moms in the shop who do this work.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to mainly provide a karaoke device used in a business category such as a karaoke bar which is mainly used by regular customers. As a target, when a regular visitor comes to the store, it is easy to select a song from a group of songs they often sing and reserve it in the karaoke device, and it is also a performance reservation that matches the reservations of other customers without confusion To provide a system.

The present invention relates to the following requirements (1) to (5) in a karaoke apparatus for controlling the order of playing karaoke songs by sequentially registering the reserved song numbers in a queue.
It is a performance reservation system characterized by having. (1) A means for creating and managing in a suitable storage unit a user songbook file in which some unused song numbers (user numbers) are individually associated, and (2) reservation input Means for sequentially registering the created user numbers in the queue in the same manner as the music numbers, (3) when the execution order reaches the user numbers registered in the queue,
A means for reading the user song book file associated with the user number and displaying the song list stored therein on the display, (4) identifying the songs in the list while the song list is being displayed. Means for accepting a user input for instructing performance, (5) means for delivering to the performance control means the music number of the music instructed by the user input while the music list is displayed

Further, in the performance reservation system having the above configuration according to the present invention, the following items (A) to
(D) can be appropriately and selectively adopted. (A) By a user input of a predetermined procedure different from the normal reservation input procedure for registering the music number in the queue while the music list is displayed based on the contents of the user music book file The music number is received, the music number of the received music number is acquired from the music index, and is entered in the user music book file to join the music list being displayed. (B) Accept the name of the user by inputting the user in a predetermined procedure and enter it in the corresponding user songbook file,
When the music list is displayed based on the user music book file, the designation is also displayed. (C) The performance history such as the performance date and time and the number of times of each music registered in the user music file is recorded, and the performance history is also displayed when the music list is displayed based on the user music file. Configure to display. (D) A performance key change value is additionally stored for each song registered in the user song book file, and the performance key change value is also displayed when the song list is displayed based on this user song book file. At the same time, the musical composition number of the musical composition instructed to perform from the musical composition list and the performance key change value are transferred to the performance control means.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION === Basic Configuration of Karaoke Device =
== FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration mainly of hardware of a communication karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The karaoke device is a computer application device equivalent to a personal computer, in which the central processing unit 1 is a computer main body including a CPU, a ROM and a RAM, a hard disk device 2 which is a large-capacity external storage, and a subscriber telephone line or an ISDN line. A communication control device 3 for communicating with a karaoke host device via a user interface device 4 for receiving input information from the user and presenting guidance information and response information to the user, and MIDI data. A music generation device 5 that generates an acoustic signal of accompaniment music based on music performance data, an acoustic device 6 that amplifies an accompaniment music or an acoustic signal from a microphone and outputs it from a speaker, and a CRT or LC
A video display device 7 using a D or PDP and an image processing device 8 for processing image data to be displayed on the video display device 7 are provided.

The user interface device 4 includes an operation panel (keyboard and display) of the main body of the device, and is attached with a remote controller 4a using wireless communication such as infrared rays. The remote controller 4a includes a numeric keypad and some function keys, and a small liquid crystal display panel for displaying the contents of these key inputs.

=== Basic Operation of Queue Management and Performance Control === The central processing unit 1 creates a performance reservation queue in an appropriate storage section and manages the performance order of karaoke songs. The performance reservation data input by the user interface device 4 includes a music number consisting of 6-digit numbers for specifying the music. When the performance reservation data is input, the central processing unit 1 confirms that the music number in it is the number of the music that can be played, which is registered in the karaoke music database, and then waits for that music number. Register in line.

The central processing unit 1 retrieves the song numbers from the queue in the order of registration and retrieves the karaoke data of the relevant song from the karaoke database of the hard disk device 2 for processing. The karaoke data for one song corresponding to one song number is music performance data that is the origin of the accompaniment music represented by MIDI data or ADPCM data, and lyrics subtitles for displaying lyrics subtitles synchronized with the accompaniment music. Data, background selection data that directly or indirectly designates background image data to be displayed as the background of the lyrics subtitle during the output period of the accompaniment music, and song description for subtitle display of the title, artist, or author of the song. It is a data group in which subtitle data and the like are associated.

A database of background images is also built in the hard disk device 2, and the central processing unit 1 extracts appropriate background image data from the background image database based on the background selection data as a part of karaoke data processing. It is passed to the image processing device 8 and displayed on the video display device 7 together with the lyrics subtitles.

=== User number and user songbook file === In this embodiment, a specific 100 number "80180" among 6-digit numbers not used as song numbers
"0" to "801899" are used as user numbers. The central processing unit 1 uses the user number “801
A maximum of 100 user songbook files associated with each of "800" to "801899" are created and managed in the hard disk device 2. As will be described in detail below, these user numbers are assigned to regular customers of the store, and the songs frequently sung by the regular customers are registered in the user songbook file.

The contents and data structure of the user songbook file will be described later, and the user number and how the user songbook file is used will be described first. When the central processing unit 1 receives the performance reservation data input by the user interface device 4,
Checking whether or not the music number in the data is the number of a playable music has been described above. In this number checking process, in the present embodiment, it is checked whether or not the number in the performance reservation data is the user number, and if it is the user number (though it is not the number of a playable song), The user number is treated in the same way as the regular music number and registered in the above queue.

The central processing unit 1 processes the song numbers registered in the queue in order. When the number of the order to be executed next is picked up from the queue, it is not the song number. If it is a user number, the user songbook file created in association with the user number is read from the hard disk device 2 and used as shown in FIG. 3 (a) according to the description content of the file. The data of the personal tune book screen is generated, and the video processing device 8
And is displayed on the video display device 7. The flowchart of FIG. 2 shows an outline of the processing procedure executed by the central processing unit 1 in relation to the user's music table file.

=== User songbook screen === On the user songbook screen illustrated in FIG. 3 (a), a window labeled "Your best album" opens, and 1 The songs are written together with the numbers from No. 9 to No. 9, and the menu "new registration" is written at the top No. 0 of the song list. A cursor is additionally displayed on one of these items 0 to 9, and an operation guide for moving the cursor is also shown.

The screen of this user songbook is displayed on the video display device 7.
In the state displayed on, the user can move the cursor on the screen by operating the remote controller 4a according to the guidance. When an arbitrary music piece is selected with the cursor and a predetermined command is input with the remote controller 4a, the central control device 1 responds to this input and refers to the file content of the user's music book being displayed, and with the cursor The music number is recognized from the specified music, and the screen display is switched as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3 (b), only the selected song by number is shown in a large size for confirmation, and the key change value for that song set in the past is shown and a guide text for accepting the change input of this value is displayed. write. When a predetermined command is input from the remote controller 4a in this state, the central processing unit 1 proceeds as if it accepted the performance reservation of the currently displayed music, and exits from the processing of the user's music book and performs the performance processing. To execute.

=== Contents and writing of user's music table file === In order to realize the above functions, information as shown in FIG. 4 is described in a predetermined data format in the user's music table file. There is. In one file, the user number assigned to the file, the name of the user that can be arbitrarily entered by the user as described below, and the date of creation of the file are recorded. The selected song list is recorded. In the song list, the song / artist / song number is the basic information, and the user can arbitrarily set the performance key change value for each song, and the history information such as the playing date and the number of performances of each song can be centrally set. The processor 1 fills in automatically.

When the cursor is located at the 0th "new registration" in the state where the screen of the user's music book shown in FIG. 3 (a) is displayed, the control of the central processing unit 1 causes
As shown in the figure, the guide text "Please enter the song number" is written. In this display state, when the user interface device 4 (including the remote controller 4a) inputs an arbitrary music number consisting of 6-digit numbers included in the karaoke table of contents, the central controller 1 responds to the input. Fills in the information of the music piece corresponding to the file of the displayed user songbook, and immediately reflects it on the screen of the user songbook. In this way, the user can register a song that he often sings in the user song book file assigned to him.

When the "set" command is input from the user interface device 4 while the screen of the user's music book shown in FIG. 3 (a) is displayed, the central processing unit 1 causes the environment of the user's music book. Move to setting mode,
The process of accepting an input for entering an arbitrary character string in the "user's name" field in the user's music table file shown in (1) or an input for collectively deleting the music list is executed. Assuming that a character string such as "Monkeys" is entered in the "User's name" column, the central processing unit 1 shows the contents of the user's music file as shown in FIG.
When the display is as shown in (a), the notation "Your only best album" in FIG. 3 (a) is replaced with "Monkey's best album".

=== Adding convenient songs to the user's songbook file === A song requested by someone is playing on the karaoke device, and a regular customer other than the singing person listens to the song. Suppose you also want to remember and sing and want to register the song in your user songbook file. According to the performance reservation system of this embodiment, regular customers may operate the remote controller 4a as follows. First, the user's own user number is input, and then a predetermined key is pressed to input the "add the song being played to the songbook" command.

Upon receiving this input, the central processing unit 1
While accessing the user song file corresponding to the user number, the song / artist /
The necessary data such as the song number is taken out from the index of the karaoke database and written in the user songbook file. At the same time, the message "The song being played has been added to your songbook" is output from the video display device 7 or the user interface device 4.

[0024]

The karaoke apparatus to which the present invention is applied exerts its effect by being used as follows. Assign a user number to each regular customer of a store such as a karaoke bar, and have the regular customer remember the user number,
The user number should be recorded in the notebook of the store, etc., so that regular customers who come to the store can enter their user number easily with the remote controller.

Regular customers who come to the store, before deciding what to sing for the time being, enter their user numbers in the same manner as they enter the song numbers in advance. Then, according to the queue, the order of execution will turn to your user number. At that time, the user's song book file stored in the karaoke device is read, and the song list registered therein is displayed on the screen of the karaoke device. When a regular customer specifies a song to be sung from the list of songs displayed on the screen, the regular customer is reserved and starts playing immediately. At the end of the song, the queue will play the song reserved by another person.

As described above, according to the present invention, in a store such as a karaoke bar which mainly sells regular customers, a karaoke device is selected from a group of songs that are often sung by regular customers when they come to the store. In addition to the extremely simple operation of making reservations, it can be aligned with other customers' reservations without confusion, and a high-quality and smooth customer service by karaoke can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware configuration of a karaoke device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an outline of a main processing procedure of the performance reservation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a user's music table in the same performance reservation system.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a data configuration example of a user's musical piece book file in the performance reservation system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Central processing unit 2 hard disk drive 3 Communication control device 4 User interface device 4a Remote controller 5 Music generator 6 audio equipment 7 Video display device 8 Image processing device

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Mai Shimada             5-5-26 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Co., Ltd.             Inside Daiichi Kosho F-term (reference) 5D108 BC02 BC12 BF20

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In a karaoke device for controlling the order of playing karaoke songs by sequentially registering reserved song numbers in a queue, some unused numbers (user numbers) are used as song numbers. Means for creating and managing a user songbook file individually associated with each other in an appropriate storage unit, means for sequentially registering the user numbers reserved and entered in the queue in the same manner as the song numbers, and When the execution number comes to the user number registered in the queue, the user songbook file associated with that user number is read and the song list stored there is displayed on the display. Means for accepting a user input for specifying a musical piece in the list and instructing performance while the song list is being displayed, and a user input while displaying the song list. Playing reservation system in the karaoke apparatus characterized by comprising a means for transferring the performance control unit music number played indicated song by. 2. The method according to claim 1, which is different from a normal reservation input procedure for registering a music number in the queue while the music list is displayed based on the contents of the user music book file. A karaoke device characterized by receiving a music number input by a user according to a predetermined procedure, acquiring the music number of the received music number from a music index, entering the music number in the user music file, and joining the music list being displayed. Performance reservation system. 3. The claim 1 according to claim 1, accepting a user's name by a user input in a predetermined procedure, filling in a corresponding user's music table file, and displaying a music list based on this user's music table file. A performance reservation system in a karaoke device, characterized in that the above-mentioned name is also displayed when the performance is performed. 4. A music list according to claim 1, wherein performance history such as performance date and time of each music registered in the user music book file is recorded, and a music list is displayed based on the user music book file. A performance reservation system for a karaoke device, wherein the performance history is also displayed when the performance is performed. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein a performance key change value is additionally stored for each song registered in the user songbook file, and a song list is displayed based on the user songbook file. A performance reservation system for a karaoke device, wherein the performance key change value is also displayed, and the music number of the music piece instructed to be performed from the music list and the performance key change value are transferred to the performance control means.