JP2010078926A - Duet partner extracting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extract a suitable partner as a duet partner by a simple and reliable method when a user selects a duet song.
SOLUTION: Setting key data at the time of playing a duet song is recorded as song selection history data 45b for each user ID, and when a user who is a song selector selects a duet song. In addition, a user-specific music-corresponding setting key data acquisition unit 47 that acquires user-specific setting key data based on the music selection history data 45b of the user who is currently logged in to the karaoke performance terminal 11, and user-specific settings Duet partner extraction means 48 for extracting the user ID of another user having setting key data that overlaps the setting key data of the music selector based on the key data, and duet the user data corresponding to the extracted user ID. Duet partner data output means 49 for outputting as partner data is provided.
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Description

  The present invention has a function to change and set the key within a predetermined range when performing karaoke performance, and when a user selects a duet song, a duet for extracting a duet partner who can sing with a key overlapping with the user It relates to the partner extraction system.

  Original music keys are set for each piece of music played by the karaoke device. However, since users of the karaoke device have different singing ranges for each individual, it may be difficult to sing with the original keys. For this reason, the conventional karaoke apparatus has a function of changing and setting keys within a predetermined range when singing.

  By the way, when the user sings alone, it is sufficient to set the key corresponding to the user's own singing range, but when two people sing together like a duet song, Both must sing with the same key. In other words, when singing a duet song, if the user's singing range is different, it will be difficult for the other singer to sing even if it is a key that allows one user to sing. There is.

  Therefore, a technique has been developed that recommends a user who is suitable as a partner of a user who reserved a performance when a duet song whose partner has not been determined is reserved (see Patent Document 1). When the duet music is extracted by the music selection process, the technique described in Patent Document 1 extracts relevant person information and contrasts the singing personality information of the user with the singing personality information of other users. Then, the compatibility between the two is evaluated, and when there is another user whose evaluation result exceeds the recommendation standard, the personal identification information of the user is displayed as a recommended partner on the display means.

JP 2007-121916 A

  The technique described in the above-mentioned patent document 1 uses the voice pitch, voice thickness, voice transparency, voice tension, generation timing, vibrato depth, vibrato early as user singing personality information. Now, there are 8 attribute items that are frequent. Then, each attribute item is evaluated on a 5-level scale from 1 to 5, and the singing personality information of the duet song selector is compared with the singing personality information of other users to recommend a suitable partner as a duet partner. The effect that can be produced.

  However, in this technique, since multiple stages of evaluation are performed for a plurality of attribute items, it may take time to collect data related to the attribute items. Moreover, since evaluation is performed based on a plurality of attribute items, a user selected as a suitable partner as a duet partner may not always be able to sing with the same key as that of the music selector. Furthermore, since the evaluation criteria for a plurality of attribute items are not absolute, there is a possibility that appropriate evaluation cannot be performed.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances. When a user selects a duet song, a duet partner extraction system capable of extracting a suitable partner as a duet partner by a simple and reliable method is provided. The purpose is to provide.

  The duet partner extraction system of the present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above-described object. That is, the duet partner extraction system of the present invention has a function to change and set the key within a predetermined range when performing karaoke performance, and when the user selects a duet song, the user can sing with a key overlapping with the user System for extracting a duet partner, login user management means, user-specific music selection history recording means, user-specific music correspondence setting key data acquisition means, duet partner extraction means, duet partner data output means And.

  The login user management means is a means for specifying and managing a user who has logged in to the karaoke performance terminal based on the user ID. The user-specific music selection history recording means is a means for recording setting key data at the time of performance as a music selection history data for each user ID when an arbitrary user sings a duet music. User-specific music correspondence setting key data acquisition means, when any user who is a music selector selects a duet song, based on the song selection history data of the user who is currently logged in to the karaoke performance terminal, the duet song This is means for acquiring setting key data for each user. The duet partner extraction means is means for extracting the user ID of another user having setting key data that overlaps with the setting key data of the song selector of the duet music based on the acquired setting key data for each user. It is. The duet partner data output means is means for outputting user data corresponding to the user ID extracted by the duet partner extraction means as duet partner data.

  In the duet partner extraction system having such a configuration, setting key data when an arbitrary duet music is selected is recorded for an arbitrary user by the user-specific music selection history recording means. Then, when an arbitrary user who becomes a song selector selects a duet song, the user-specific song-corresponding setting key data acquisition means allows the user who is currently logged in to the karaoke performance terminal, Get setting key data. Subsequently, the user ID of the other user having the setting key data that overlaps the setting key data of the song selector of the duet song is extracted by the duet partner extraction means, and the user extracted by the duet partner data output means is extracted. User data corresponding to the ID is output as due partner data.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the duet partner extraction system of the present invention adds a function for outputting duet partner data including setting key data overlapping with the setting key data of the music selector as a function of the duet partner output means. It is possible.

  In the duet partner extraction system configured as described above, for the user extracted as a duet partner, setting key data overlapping with the music selector is included in the duet partner data and output.

According to the duet partner extraction system of the present invention, the setting key data of each user is stored for an arbitrary duet song, and when the duet song is selected, the setting key data that overlaps with the song selector of the duet song Can be extracted and output as duet partner data.
Therefore, when a user selects a duet song, it is possible to extract a suitable partner as a duet partner by a simple and reliable method.

  In addition, when outputting duet partner data, by including setting key data that overlaps with the song selector, it is possible to grasp the extent of the overlapping range, so it is possible to easily specify the most suitable partner as a duet partner. . That is, when selecting a duet partner, the overlapping ranges of the set key data are compared, and a user with a wide overlapping range is selected as a duet partner, so that both the song selector and the duet partner can afford to make a duet song. Can be sung.

Embodiments of a duet partner extraction system of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The duet partner extraction system according to the embodiment of the present invention has a function of changing and setting the key within a predetermined range when performing karaoke performance, and when the user selects a duet song, the key overlaps with the user. This is a system capable of extracting duet partners who can sing and is a component of the karaoke system. Hereinafter, a karaoke system including a duet partner extraction system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

<Outline of Karaoke System>
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a karaoke system configured using a communication network, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a karaoke performance terminal.
A karaoke system to which a duet opponent extraction system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied includes a host device 13 and a plurality of karaoke performance terminals 11 connected to each other via a communication network 12, as shown in FIG. Yes. The communication network 12 can use a public telephone line, a dedicated telephone line, an optical communication line, a LAN, etc., but it is difficult for a third party to infiltrate the network, to listen to and alter data, and to not monopolize the bandwidth. It is preferable to use a VPN constituted by the Internet because it is an inexpensive communication network.

<Host device / transmission / reception means>
As shown in FIG. 1, the host device 13 includes a control unit 31, a transmission / reception unit 32, a data processing unit 33, a customer database 34, a user-specific music selection history recording unit 35, and a user-specific music correspondence setting key data management database 36. I have.

  The transmission / reception means 32 is means for transmitting / receiving data to / from each karaoke performance terminal 11 and is constituted by a communication circuit and software for maintaining the consistency of the communication system in the communication network 12. The control unit 31 is a unit for controlling the host device 13 in an integrated manner, and includes a CPU and its peripheral devices. The control unit 31 operates according to an application program stored in a ROM or the like and has a control function. It comes to show.

<Means selection history recording means>
The user-specific music selection history recording means 35 comprises a program for recording setting key data at the time of performance by user ID as music selection history data when an arbitrary user sings a duet music. The user-specific music selection history recording means 35 records and manages setting key data for each user-specific music using the user-specific music-corresponding setting key data management database 36.

<User-specific music key setting management database>
FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a configuration example of the user-specific music correspondence setting key data management database 36.
As shown in FIG. 3, the first example of the user-specific song-corresponding setting key data management database 36 is, for each user ID, the song ID of the song that becomes the singing history and the average value of the actually set keys. And an analysis determination key analyzed from the average value of the keys. That is, the user-specific music-corresponding setting key data management database 36 according to the first example analyzes the setting key average value obtained by averaging the actually set key values and the setting key average value obtained by rounding off the setting key average value. The decision key is recorded. The latest value of the actually set key may be used as the analysis determination key.
Here, the key is a reference representing the pitch of the pitch, and when the key is moved up and down, the performance sound range is also raised and lowered.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second example of the user-specific song correspondence setting key data management database 36 includes, for each user ID, a song ID of a song that becomes a singing history, and a key range that is actually set. To configure.
The music managed by the user-specific music correspondence setting key data management database 36 may be all music sung by the user or only duet music. Further, instead of providing the user-specific music corresponding setting key data management database 36 independently, the contents of the user-specific music corresponding setting key data management database 36 may be added as a component of the customer database 34.

<Data processing means / customer database>
The data processing means 33 includes a program for accessing the customer database 34 and processing data extraction, change, and addition. The customer database 34 is a database in which user information is registered for each user. The customer database 34 is configured by associating a user ID, name, second name (for example, nickname), address, telephone number, date of birth, sex, occupation, etc. for each user. As described above, the configuration data in the customer database 34 may include singing history and setting key data for each piece of music.

<Karaoke performance terminal>
As shown in FIG. 2, the karaoke performance terminal 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a karaoke main body 21, a karaoke remote control device 22, a mixing amplifier 23, a speaker 24, a microphone 25, and a display device 26. The karaoke main body 21 and the display device 26 are connected by a wired method or a wireless method.

<Karaoke remote control device>
The karaoke remote control device 22 has a user interface function, and is configured to transmit / receive data to / from the local transmission / reception means 50 of the karaoke main body 21 by a wired method or a wireless method, and a circuit for transmitting / receiving data. A board and a program, a program for functioning as the music search means 22a, a music index database 22b, and a flash memory (not shown) as a temporary storage area are provided.

<Music index database>
The music index database 22b referred to by the music search means 22a is a database in which attribute information about the music used for performance at the karaoke performance terminal 11 is described. For example, the song number, the song name, the singer name, and the lyrics of the singing part -Various attribute information such as whether it is popular, music genre classification, duet or not is included. The contents of the music index database 22b are updated to the latest one at an appropriate timing when the karaoke performance terminal 11 communicates with the host device 13.

<Karaoke body>
The karaoke main body 21 includes a bus 41, a network transmission / reception means 42, a central control means 43, a ROM 44, a RAM 45, an HDD 46, a user-specific music correspondence setting key data acquisition means 47, a duet partner extraction means 48, a duet partner data output means 49, a local A transmission / reception means 50, a reservation management means 51, a user ID acquisition means 52, a login user management means 53, a music reproduction control means 54, and a video reproduction control means 55 are provided.

<Central control means>
The central control means 43 is a means for comprehensively controlling the karaoke performance terminal 11, and is composed of, for example, a CPU and its peripheral devices, and the CPU or the like operates according to an application program stored in the ROM 44 or the like. The control function can be demonstrated.

<ROM / RAM>
The ROM 44 is a device for storing application program data and numerical data for controlling each device constituting the karaoke performance terminal 11, and is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory. The RAM 45 functions as a temporary storage area for temporarily storing application programs and various types of data, and is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory. Note that the RAM 45 may be configured using a hard disk storage device or the like instead of the physical semiconductor memory. In the present embodiment, the reservation queue 45a, music selection history data 45b, and duet partner data 45c are stored in the RAM 45. The music selection history data 45 b is received from the user-specific music correspondence setting key data management database 36 and temporarily stored in the RAM 45 when data is transmitted to and received from the host device 13. The duet partner data 45 c is data output from the duet partner data output means 49 and is temporarily stored in the RAM 45.

<HDD / music database / video database>
The HDD 46 stores a music database 46a and a video database 46b. Note that a mass storage device such as a DVD capable of rewriting data may be used instead of the HDD 46 or together with the HDD 46.

  The music database 46a is a database that stores music data configured by synchronizing performance data (MIDI (registered trademark) data) and lyrics telop data in association with music IDs. The performance data is digitized performance data of each piece of music, and the lyrics telop data is the lyrics character data of the music synchronized with the performance data. The video database 46b is a database in which a predetermined number of background videos corresponding to the music to be played are stored as video files corresponding to the music ID of the music.

<User ID acquisition means>
The user ID acquisition means 52 includes an electronic circuit and a program for acquiring a user ID from an ID medium 61 possessed by the user when the user uses the karaoke performance terminal 11. The user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 52 is temporarily stored in the RAM 45 and managed by the login user management unit 53. The ID medium 61 includes, for example, a non-contact type IC card, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, etc., can store a user ID, and can exchange data with the user ID acquisition means 52. It is like that.

<Login user management means>
The login user management means 53 includes a program for specifying and managing a user who is currently logged in to the karaoke performance terminal 11 based on the user ID. That is, when the user ID is acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 52, the login user management unit 53 identifies and manages the user who has logged in to the karaoke performance terminal 11 based on the user ID. To do.

<User-specific music correspondence setting key data acquisition means>
The user-specific music correspondence setting key data acquisition means 47 is based on the music selection history data 45b of the user who is currently logged in to the karaoke performance terminal 11 when any user who is a music selector selects a duet music. It consists of a program for obtaining user-specific setting key data relating to the duet music. That is, the karaoke performance terminal 11 obtains the music selection history data 45b of the user who is currently logged in to the karaoke performance terminal 11 from the user-specific music correspondence setting key data management database 36 of the host device 13 via the network 12. , Temporarily stored in the RAM 45. Then, the user-specific music-corresponding setting key data acquisition unit 47 refers to the music selection history data 45b temporarily stored in the RAM 45, and acquires user-specific setting key data related to the selected duet music.

<Duet partner extraction means>
The duet partner extraction means 48 extracts the user IDs of other users having setting key data that overlaps with the setting key data of the song selector of the duet music based on the acquired setting key data for each user. Consists of programs. When there are a plurality of corresponding users, all users whose setting key data overlap may be extracted, or only users whose setting key data completely match may be extracted. Here, when the setting key data overlaps, for example, when the range of the setting key data of the music selector is “−1, ± 0, +1”, the range of the setting key data of other users is “± 0. , +1, +2 ”. In this case, the range of the set key data overlaps in the portion “± 0, +1”. In addition, when the setting key data completely matches, for example, when the range of the setting key data of the music selector is “−1, ± 0, +1”, the range of the setting key data of other users is also “− 1, ± 0, +1 ”.

<Duet counterpart data output means>
The duet partner data output means 49 is a program for outputting user data corresponding to the user ID extracted by the duet partner extraction means 48 to the input / output display unit of the karaoke remote control device 22 as duet partner data 45c. Become. The due party data 45c output by the due party data output means 49 is temporarily stored in the RAM 45.

The duet partner data 45c output from the duet partner data output means 49 and temporarily stored in the RAM 45 is displayed on the input / output display unit of the karaoke remote control device 22. The duet partner data 45c may be generated from the speaker 24 as audio information.
Further, as a function of the duet partner output means 49, a function of outputting duet partner data 45c including setting key data overlapping with the setting key data of the music selector may be added.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 54 is an electronic circuit for digitally reproducing the performance data extracted from the music database 46 a based on the music ID and converting it to analog and outputting it to the mixing amplifier 23. The mixing amplifier 23 mixes the singing voice signal of the singer inputted from the microphone 25 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 54, and amplifies the signal by the amplifier function so as to output it from the speaker 24. Device. The number of microphones 25 is not limited to one and may be two or more.

<Video playback control means / display device>
The video reproduction control means 55 synchronizes the video data extracted from the video database 46b and the lyrics telop data (lyric character data) of the music data extracted from the music database 46a with the performance data of the music during the karaoke performance. The electronic circuit for outputting to the display device 26. Further, the video reproduction control means 55 has a function of causing the display device 26 to display a reserved music list display in response to an operation instruction from the user via the karaoke remote control device 22.

  The display device 26 is a device for displaying video, lyrics telop, and the like at the time of karaoke performance, and is composed of, for example, a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like.

<Reservation management means>
The reservation management means 51 uses the function of the music search means 22a in the karaoke remote control device 22 by the user to select music and transmits the user information (for example, user ID) of the music selecter transmitted via the local transmission / reception means 50. This is a program for associating the selected music ID and storing it in the RAM 45 as a reservation queue 45a for management. The music selection display and the reservation queue 45a can be displayed on either or both of the input / output display unit of the karaoke remote control device 22 and the display device 26.

<Transmitting / receiving means>
The local transmission / reception means 50 includes an electronic circuit and a program for transmitting / receiving data to / from the karaoke remote control device 22. The network transmission / reception means 42 includes an electronic circuit and a program for maintaining the consistency of the communication method in the communication network 12 when transmitting / receiving data to / from the host device 13 via the communication network 12.

<Extracting duet partners>
Next, the duet partner extraction will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a control procedure when extracting a duet partner. 6 and 7 are schematic diagrams showing examples of display screens displayed when extracting duet partners, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a music selection screen, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a duet partner designation screen. is there.

In order to extract a duet partner by the duet partner extraction system according to the embodiment of the present invention, first, a setting when selecting and singing an arbitrary duet song for an arbitrary user by the user-specific music selection history recording means 35 is performed. Record the key data. The setting key data is managed by the user-specific music corresponding setting key data management database 36 (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
Then, when any user who becomes the music selector selects the duet partner music selection mode and inputs a key when the duet music is played, the user-specific music corresponding setting key data acquisition means 47 actually performs the karaoke performance. For the user who is logged in to the terminal 11, the music selection history data 45b including the setting key data for each user related to the duet music is acquired. The acquired music selection history data 45 b is temporarily stored in the RAM 45.

  Specifically, on the screen shown in FIG. 6, by clicking the “designate duet partner” button, the duet partner is extracted. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, when a user a (user ID / *** a) selects a song with a song ID / *** 11 which is a duet song and designates a duet partner selection mode, the duet is selected. The partner extraction means 48 extracts the user IDs of other users having setting key data that overlaps the setting key data of the song selector of the duet song.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the user who has the music selection history data for the music with the music ID / *** 11 is the user a (user ID / *** a) who is the music selector. f (user ID / *** f), user k (user ID / *** k), user y (user ID / *** y), user p (user ID / ***) * P). Here, since the key set by the user a (user ID / *** a) for the song with the song ID / *** 11 is “+3”, the user who overlaps the set key range is The user y (user ID / *** y) is within the set key range “+3”, and the user y (user ID / *** y) is extracted as a duet partner.

  When a duet partner is extracted, duet partner data output means 49 outputs user data corresponding to the extracted user ID of user y (user ID / *** y) as duet partner data 45c. . The extracted duet partner data 45 c is temporarily stored in the RAM 45. Duet partner data 45c output by the duet partner data output means 49 is displayed on an input / output screen or the like of the karaoke remote controller 22 as shown in FIG. At this time, “+3” may be displayed as an overlapping setting key together with the display of the extracted user y (user ID / *** y).

In the example shown in FIG. 7, the user p (user ID / *** p) for which no setting key data exists is also displayed as a duet partner. That is, the user p (user ID / *** p) for which no set key data exists is assumed to be able to sing with any key, and the user p is displayed as a duet partner. Only the user y with overlapping setting key data may be displayed as a duet partner.
Further, when the user a (user ID / *** a) performs the key setting of “+4”, the user including “+4” in the setting key range is extracted. Further, when the user a (user ID / *** a) sets the keys “+3” and “+4”, the user including “+3” or “+4” in the set key range is extracted.

<Other embodiments>
The devices and means constituting the duet partner extraction system and its peripheral devices of the present invention are not limited to those described above, and only the necessary devices and means may be configured according to the purpose of use of the karaoke system, Devices and means can be added. Further, each unit may be configured as a unit in which a plurality of functions are integrated, instead of being configured separately.

  Further, the customer database 34, the user-specific music selection history recording means 35, and the user-specific music-corresponding setting key data management database 36 are not included in the host device 13, but as local components in the karaoke performance terminal 11. Customer information management and music selection history management may be performed.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a karaoke system to which a duet partner extraction system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The block diagram of the karaoke performance terminal to which the duet partner extraction system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing which shows the structural example (1) of a music corresponding setting key data management database classified by user. Explanatory drawing which shows the structural example (2) of a music correspondence setting key data management database classified by user. Explanatory drawing which shows the control procedure at the time of performing a duet other party's extraction. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the music selection screen displayed when extracting a duet partner. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the duet partner designation | designated screen displayed when extracting a duet partner.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Karaoke performance terminal 12 Communication network 13 Host apparatus 21 Karaoke main body 22 Karaoke remote control apparatus 22a Music search means 22b Music index database 23 Mixing amplifier 24 Speaker 25 Microphone 26 Display apparatus 31 Control means 32 Transmission / reception means 33 Data processing means 34 Customer database 35 Use Music selection history recording means for each person 36 Music corresponding setting key data management database for each user 41 Bus 42 Network transmission / reception means 43 Central control means 44 ROM
45 RAM
45a Reservation queue 45b Music selection history data 45c Duet partner data 46 HDD
46a Music database 46b Video database 47 User-specific music correspondence setting key data acquisition means 48 Duet partner extraction means 49 Duet partner data output means 50 Local transmission / reception means 51 Reservation management means 52 User ID acquisition means 53 Login user management means 54 Music Playback control means 55 Video playback control means 61 ID medium

Claims (2)

With a duet partner extraction system that has a function to change and set the key within a predetermined range during karaoke performance, and extracts a duet partner that can be sung with a key that overlaps with the user when the user selects a duet song There,
Login user management means, user-specific music selection history recording means, user-specific music correspondence setting key data acquisition means, duet partner extraction means, duet partner data output means,
The login user management means specifies and manages a user who is logged in to the karaoke performance terminal based on the user ID,
When each user sings a duet song, the user-specific song selection history recording means records setting key data at the time of the performance as song selection history data for each user ID,
The user-specific song-corresponding setting key data acquisition means, when an arbitrary user who is a song selector selects a duet song, the duet based on the song selection history data of the user who is currently logged in to the karaoke performance terminal. Get user-specific setting key data about the song,
The duet partner extraction means extracts user IDs of other users having setting key data that overlaps with the setting key data of the song selector of the duet music, based on the acquired setting key data for each user.
The duet partner data output means outputs user data corresponding to the user ID extracted by the duet partner extraction means as duet partner data.
Duet partner extraction system characterized by that. The duet partner output means outputs as the duet partner data including setting key data that overlaps the setting key data of the music selector.
The duet partner extraction system according to claim 1.

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