JP2016051141A - Karaoke system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that, at the time of enjoying karaoke, when sound/image recording is specified, music is not sung well due to a feeling of tension, whereas when music is sung by giving up sound/image recording, there is sometimes a case where music is sung well, and it is desired to extract sound/image recording data when music is sung well, while of maintaining the operability of karaoke.SOLUTION: Even in a normal mode and not sound/image recording mode, when karaoke singing is performed, a control is made such that recording is always performed, and when a middle operation is performed during karaoke singing, a recording product is abandoned, and when the middle operation is not performed during karaoke singing, the recording product is temporarily stored, and determination is made as to whether the recording product is outputted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke system that records and records the voice of a user who sang along with the performance of a predetermined karaoke piece.

In recent years, as a way to enjoy karaoke, there is a way to enjoy recording the user's voice sung along with the performance of karaoke music.
In order to provide such a service, a recording / recording device and a data conversion device for providing the recording / recording data to the user are required. For example, recording / recording data of the voice played by the synthesizer and the voice of the user who sang is stored and supplied in MP3 format, PCM data format, or the like.

Conventionally, as well-known in karaoke technology, a user's singing ability scoring function is accompanied with karaoke performance. This scoring function is known in which singing voice input from a microphone is compared with the main melody of karaoke accompaniment music, and scoring is performed according to the difference in pitch and pronunciation timing.

Conventionally, various techniques have been conceived regarding a karaoke system with such a scoring means. For example, in Patent Document 1, by acquiring a user ID for a karaoke performance terminal to identify a user, it is recognized who sang what, and the scoring result is transmitted to a karaoke host device. The device discloses a technique for creating a scoring ranking for each predetermined period such as monthly or annual based on the scoring result. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique in which a user designates an appropriate section in a musical performance process and displays a scoring result in the designated section on a display.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-055184 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-301588 JP 2006-47402 A JP 2011-215221 A

  Moreover, in patent document 3, the karaoke user registers a reference scoring value in advance in the karaoke host device in advance, and the user ID is recognized in any karaoke performance terminal connected to the karaoke host device via a network. For those who use normal karaoke without following a special process, when the user sings a predetermined karaoke piece of music, if the score exceeds the reference score, A writing device that can be written on a portable recording medium is disclosed.

  Further, Patent Document 4 discloses a singing recording / recording system including not only the voice of a karaoke singer but also a video.

  In addition, when the recording / recording function is driven, the inventor prohibits midway operation, and for other normal mode operability, it can always perform midway operations such as karaoke performance, pause button, fast forward, and rewind. Wanted to control.

  When enjoying a karaoke performance, recording and recording enjoyment has definitely increased, and when performing in the recording / recording mode, operations such as pause button, fast forward, and rewind are performed during karaoke performance. It is prohibited to concentrate on recording / recording, but the tension becomes high and it is often difficult to perform good recording / recording contrary to intention. On the other hand, if you enjoyed karaoke by relacing in normal mode without selecting the recording / recording mode, there are times when you can sing better than expected. Many karaoke enthusiasts have experienced what they thought was good. The present invention provides a karaoke device that places importance on operability by separating the recording / recording mode and the normal mode in these karaoke devices, while recording / recording under a predetermined condition even in the normal mode in which recording / recording is not specified. It is intended for a karaoke system that has been made possible.

In view of the above problems, the karaoke system in the present invention is
Recording and recording means for saving audio and singing video composed by accompaniment and singing, and control unit for monitoring and controlling karaoke performance operation, recording mode for recording designation by user and recording mode for recording designation In the karaoke system that can select the normal mode that does not specify neither recording nor recording,
The control unit controls to start recording when the user's selection is the recording mode, and to start recording when the user mode is the recording mode or the normal mode.
During recording or recording mode, pause button during karaoke performance,
Control to prohibit intermediate operations such as fast forward and rewind,
In normal mode, if there is an operation during karaoke performance, control is performed so that recording is not performed.
When there is no operation in the recording mode, the recording mode, or the normal mode, the recording or the recorded recording / recording data is maintained and the output instruction can be accepted.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the control unit can select whether or not to record or to maintain the recorded recording / recording data at the end of the music.

  Further, in the present invention, the control unit maintains the recording / recording data when a preset condition is satisfied.

  In claim 4, the karaoke system has a scoring means for singing, and the condition is a score in a preset range in the singing scoring of the scoring means.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the output enabling the reception of the instruction is a recording or a reproduction of the recording / recording data recorded / recorded by the recording means.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the output that can accept the instruction is a recording or a recording / recording data recorded / recorded by the recording means.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the control unit is configured to output when a preset condition is satisfied.

  Claim 8 has a singing scoring means in the karaoke system, and the condition of claim 7 is a score of a preset range in the singing scoring of the scoring means.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the control unit enables the recording / recording data to be output during the session for specifying the usage unit, and controls the recording / recording data to be deleted at the end of the session.

  The control unit according to claim 10, when receiving an instruction to end a session for specifying a unit of use, accepts the necessity of output of the recording / recording data being maintained, and if output is required, after outputting The recording / recording data is erased and the session is controlled to end.

  The present invention controls to record continuously during karaoke performance, especially in the normal mode that is not recording or recording mode, and if there is an intermediate operation during the karaoke performance, the intermediate operation is enabled and the recording result In addition to abandoning objects, if there was no operation during karaoke performance, it was possible to temporarily save the recorded work and decide whether to output the recorded work, so the operability in normal mode The annoyance is solved without being damaged. And when there is no operation in the middle, the processing of the recording product can be determined at the end of the singing when the singing is completed, so that the karaoke performance can be enjoyed more.

The conceptual explanatory drawing of the karaoke system of this invention. Flow explanatory drawing of the karaoke system of this invention.

  The karaoke system of this invention is demonstrated based on drawing. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke apparatus 1 as the karaoke system of the present invention is downloaded periodically from the content server 2 such as karaoke music and karaoke background video, and the content is accumulated or downloaded from the content server 2 each time. You can enjoy karaoke performance.

The karaoke apparatus 1 includes a recording / recording means 5 for storing voices composed of accompaniment and singing performed by the karaoke performance means 3 and a video being sung, and a control unit 4 for monitoring and controlling the karaoke performance operation. In a karaoke system (karaoke device 1) that can select a recording mode for specifying recording, a recording mode for specifying recording, and a normal mode for specifying neither recording nor recording,
The control unit 6 controls to start recording when the user's selection is the recording mode, and to start recording when the user mode is the recording mode or the normal mode,
In recording or recording mode, control to prohibit midway operations such as pause button, fast forward, rewind during karaoke performance,
In normal mode, if there is an operation during karaoke performance, control is performed so that recording is not performed.
When there is no operation on the way in the recording mode, the recording mode, or the normal mode, the recording or the recorded recording / recording data is maintained and the output instruction can be accepted.

Then, an output means 8 is provided for reproducing the performance and recording / recorded recording / recording data, or outputting it to an external server as an upload. The karaoke apparatus 1 is also provided with scoring means 9 for performing the singing of the singer. The karaoke recording / recording means 5 always records and records a karaoke performance during the karaoke performance, and is provided with a storage unit 6 for temporarily storing the recording / recording.
As for recording, there are a method of mixing and recording the accompaniment by the karaoke performance means 3 and the voice of the singer, and a method of recording the recording tracks separately, but any method may be selected.

The controller 4 controls to perform recording / recording during karaoke performance in the recording or recording mode, and prohibits intermediate operations such as pause button, fast forward, and rewind during karaoke performance. . At the end of the performance, control is performed so that the temporarily stored recording / recording product can be output.
On the other hand, in normal mode, when performing karaoke performance, control is performed so that recording is always performed. The recording product is temporarily stored in the storage unit 6 and controlled so that it can be determined later whether or not to output the recording product.

Moreover, the karaoke apparatus 1 has the scoring means 9, and the control part 4 is a case where there is no halfway operation during the karaoke performance in the said normal mode, and when the set score in a singing score is exceeded. Is configured to be temporarily controlled to store a recording / recording product and to determine whether to output the recording / recording product.
Specifically, in the normal mode, the scoring result when the singing is finished and the function of the scoring means 9 is enabled is displayed. When the score is above a certain score, the singer An output instruction may be given. Alternatively, as another embodiment, it can be automatically abandoned or automatically uploaded to a server.

  The karaoke apparatus 1 configured as described above can determine whether to make a recording mode, a recording mode, or a normal mode when performing a karaoke performance. First, a case of singing in the recording or recording mode will be described. . When the mode is selected by the remote controller (step 21), the recording mode is set and the karaoke performance is started (step 22), the karaoke apparatus 1 prohibits intermediate operations such as pause button, fast forward and rewind during the karaoke performance. Then, karaoke performance and song recording / recording are started (step 23). The karaoke performance is finished, and the recording / recording data as the recording / recording result is stored in the storage unit 6 (step 24). The recorded product is played back by the karaoke apparatus 1 or uploaded and stored in the content server 2. Even when the recording mode is selected in the mode selection (step 21), in step 25, the karaoke apparatus 1 prohibits intermediate operations such as pause button, fast forward and rewind during karaoke performance, and performs karaoke performance and singing recording. Start (step 26). The karaoke performance is finished, and the recording data as a recording product is stored in the storage unit 6 (step 27). Also in this case, the recording data stored in the content server 2 can be downloaded to a mobile terminal or a personal computer owned by the user.

  In the mode selection (step 21), when the karaoke performance is a normal mode other than the recording or recording mode, the recording function is activated when the karaoke performance is started in step 28. At this time, the control unit 4 in the karaoke apparatus is in a state in which intermediate operations such as a pause button, fast forward, and rewind are not prohibited during karaoke performance. If the karaoke performance is completed, or if there is an intermediate operation such as a pause button, fast forward, or rewind during the karaoke performance in step 26, the recorded product is abandoned in step 29 to step 30 and the data in the storage unit 6 is discarded. The recorded data in the storage unit 6 is reset.

  If there is no intermediate operation such as a pause button, fast forward, or rewind during karaoke performance in step 29, the recording data as a recording product is accumulated in the storage unit 6 in step 31. Thereafter, as in step 24 and step 27, the recording or the recorded product is reproduced by the karaoke device 1, or is transferred from the karaoke device 1 to a portable terminal or a personal computer owned by the user by an appropriate network function, or Or downloaded via the content server 2. When there is no instruction to output the recorded product, the recorded product temporarily stored at a predetermined timing is deleted from the karaoke apparatus 1.

When the set score is exceeded in the singing scoring, the recorded product is temporarily stored, and an output instruction can be accepted, or it can be automatically output to the server device.
Also, if there is no operation during the karaoke performance in the recording or recording mode or normal mode, and the score is below the preset score in the singing score, the recorded work is automatically abandoned (that is, deleted) ).

As an example, in normal mode, when there is no operation during karaoke performance,
At the end of the performance (at the time of step 29), the karaoke user is notified that the recorded data is to be reproduced or uploaded to the content server 2, and a display or message that prompts the user to use it You may output with

  Alternatively, as another embodiment, in the normal mode, when there is no operation during karaoke performance, the condition set in advance, for example, the result of scoring by the scoring function is more than the preset score, or the microphone When it is determined that the input sound from the receiver receives an input signal higher than the set value and the venue is excited, an instruction to output recording data may be prompted.

  In the present invention, the recording or the recording data recorded by the recording / recording means can be output especially during the session for specifying the unit of use, and the recording or the recording data can be erased after the session ends. Since it is controlled, a recording / recording data output instruction may be urged before the use reservation time ends, such as in a karaoke room.

  Further, when the user performs an operation to end the session (for example, by pressing a reset button provided in the karaoke device 1), the control unit of the karaoke device 1 keeps recording or recording data for the user during the session. Output instructions (playback or upload to the content server 2) may be received.

  As described above, according to the present invention, even when the normal mode is designated by the user's mode selection, recording is always performed, or intermediate operations such as karaoke performance, pause button, fast forward, and rewind are not prohibited. You can enjoy karaoke performance without a sense of incompatibility, and when you feel like you want to record or record / record unexpectedly when there is no operation during the karaoke performance, Since it can be used easily, such as playing recorded data or uploading it to a content server, a more enjoyable karaoke device can be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Karaoke apparatus 2 ... Content server 3 ... Karaoke performance means 4 ... Control part 5 ... Karaoke recording / recording means 6 ... Memory | storage part 7 ... Operation means (remote control)
8 ... Output means 9 ... Scoring means

Claims (10)

Recording and recording means for saving audio and accompaniment video, and control unit for monitoring and controlling karaoke performance operations, recording mode for user to specify recording, recording mode for recording and recording In the karaoke system that can select the normal mode that does not specify neither recording nor recording,
The control unit controls to start recording when the user's selection is the recording mode, and to start recording when the user mode is the recording mode or the normal mode,
In recording or recording mode, control to prohibit midway operations such as pause button, fast forward, rewind during karaoke performance,
In normal mode, if there is an operation on the way during karaoke performance, control to not record,
A karaoke system characterized in that, when there is no operation in the recording mode / recording mode or the normal mode, the recording or the recorded recording / recording data is maintained and an output instruction can be accepted.   2. The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit can select whether or not to keep the recorded or recorded recording / recording data at the end of the music.   3. The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit maintains the recording / recording data when a preset condition is satisfied.   4. The karaoke system according to claim 3, wherein the karaoke system has a grading means for singing, and the condition is a score in a preset range in the singing score of the grading means.   5. The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the output enabling the reception of an instruction is the recording or the reproduction of the recording / recording data recorded / recorded by the recording means.   5. The karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the output enabling the reception of an instruction is the recording or the recording / recording data recorded by the recording means.   The karaoke system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the control unit performs the output when a preset condition is satisfied.   8. The karaoke system has scoring means for singing, and the condition according to claim 7 is a score within a preset range in singing scoring by the scoring means. Karaoke system.   9. The control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the control unit enables the recording / recording data to be output during a session for specifying a usage unit, and deletes the recording / recording data at the end of the session. The karaoke system described.   When the control unit receives an instruction to end a session that specifies a unit of use, it accepts whether or not to output the recording / recording data that is maintained, and if output is required, the recording / recording is performed after the output. 10. The karaoke system according to claim 9, wherein the karaoke system is controlled to erase the data and end the session.

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