Method and system for multimedia production and recording

• US 20030049591A1
• Filed: 09/11/2002
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Creative Engineering, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Creative Engineering, Inc.
• Inventors: Fechter, Aaron
• Application Number:
  US10/241,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20030049591A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/307A
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

A method and system for multimedia production and recording of performances is provided. More specifically, the invention provides a method and system for multimedia production of live performances incorporating sound and image processing, special effects, mixing, recording, and broadcasting. The invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a video production system, an entertainment device, and a method. Moreover, it produces recorded media and a variety show.

Claims

1. A method for providing multimedia entertainment, comprising:

providing a source of stored multimedia segments;

receiving user supplied real-time multimedia signals;

interleaving said stored multimedia segments with said real-time multimedia signals to produce a combined multimedia output;

displaying said combined multimedia output.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said multimedia comprises images and sound.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying of said combined multimedia output is immediate or delayed.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising transmitting said combined multimedia output to a remote location over a communications network.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said communication network comprises broadband, baseband, or radio broadcast transmission.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing said combined multimedia output.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing said user supplied real-time multimedia signals as user supplied segments.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising charging said user a fee.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said source of stored multimedia segments comprises a Digital Video Recorder.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said stored multimedia segments are selected randomly from a plurality of pre-recorded segments.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein said stored multimedia segments are selected from a plurality of pre-recorded segments in accordance with predetermined criteria.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said predetermined criteria are selected in accordance with a criteria input.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein said stored multimedia segments comprise at least one pre-recorded segment of an entertainment host interleaved at the beginning of said user supplied real-time multimedia signals.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said pre-recorded segment of an entertainment host interleaved at the beginning of said user supplied real-time multimedia signals comprises an introduction.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein said stored multimedia segments comprise at least one pre-recorded segment of an entertainment host interleaved at the end of said user supplied real-time multimedia signal.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein said pre-recorded segment of an entertainment host interleaved at the end of said user supplied real-time multimedia signals comprises a postscript.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein said stored multimedia segments comprise at least one pre-recorded segment in the form of an advertisement interleaved with said user supplied real-time multimedia signals.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein said stored multimedia segments comprise at least one pre-recorded segment in the form of user instructions interleaved with said user supplied real-time multimedia signals.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein said user supplied real-time multimedia signals are derived from a audio-visual karaoke system.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the audio-visual karaoke system comprises:

a source of selectable musical compositions that include both music and lyrics;

a first video display screen for displaying said lyrics to the user;

an input device for receiving said user supplied real-time multimedia signals;

wherein said multimedia signals comprise audio input from the user and video input from the user;

an audio mixing device for mixing said audio input from the user with said music to provide a combined audio output; and

a multimedia integration device for interleaving video input from the user, said combined audio output, and said stored multimedia segments.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising a second video display screen for displaying a video portion of said combined multimedia output.

22. The method of claim 1 further comprising capturing at least a portion of said combined multimedia output and supplying said portion to the user.

23. The method of claim 1 further comprising capturing an archive of said combined multimedia output.

50. A multimedia storage medium produced by the method of claim 1 having said combined multimedia output stored thereon.

51. The multimedia storage medium of claim 50 wherein said combined multimedia output comprises:

(a) stored multimedia segments comprising at least one of host multimedia segments, advertising multimedia segments, and information multimedia segments;

(b) real-time multimedia signals comprising user audio input signals mixed with music and video input signals; and

(c) stored portions of said real-time multimedia signals.

52. A real-time broadcast produced by the method of claim 1 comprising broadcast of said combined multimedia output.

53. The real-time broadcast of claim 52 wherein said combined multimedia output comprises:

(a) stored multimedia segments comprising at least one of host multimedia segments, advertising multimedia segments, and information multimedia segments;

(b) real-time multimedia signals comprising user audio input signals mixed with music and video input signals; and

(c) stored portions of said real-time multimedia signals.

24. A system for providing multimedia entertainment, comprising:

a source of stored multimedia segments;

apparatus for receiving user supplied real-time multimedia signals;

an integration device for interleaving said stored multimedia segments with said real-time multimedia signals to produce a combined multimedia output;

an output device for outputting said combined multimedia output.

25. The system of claim 24 wherein said multimedia comprises images and sound.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein said output device provides for immediate or delayed output of said combined multimedia output.

27. The system of claim 26 further comprising a transmitter for transmitting said combined multimedia output to a remote location over a communications network.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein said transmitter comprises broadband, baseband, or radio broadcast transmission.

29. The system of claim 24 further comprising a storage device for storing said combined multimedia output.

30. The system of claim 29 further comprising storing said user supplied real-time multimedia signals as user supplied segments.

31. The system of claim 24, further comprising a payment receiving device.

32. The system of claim 24 wherein said source of stored multimedia segments comprises a Digital Video Recorder.

33. The system of claim 24 wherein said stored multimedia segments are selected randomly from a plurality of pre-recorded segments.

34. The system of claim 24 wherein said stored multimedia segments are selected from a plurality of pre-recorded segments in accordance with predetermined criteria.

35. The system of claim 34 wherein said predetermined criteria are selected in accordance with a criteria input.

36. The system of claim 24 wherein said stored multimedia segments comprise at least one pre-recorded segment of an entertainment host interleaved at the beginning of said user supplied real-time multimedia signals.

37. The system of claim 36 wherein said pre-recorded segment of an entertainment host interleaved at the beginning of said user supplied real-time multimedia signals comprises an introduction.

38. The system of claim 24 wherein said stored multimedia segments comprise at least one pre-recorded segment of an entertainment host interleaved at the end of said user supplied real-time multimedia signal.

39. The system of claim 38 wherein said pre-recorded segment of an entertainment host interleaved at the end of said user supplied real-time multimedia signals comprises a postscript.

40. The system of claim 24 wherein said stored multimedia segments comprise at least one pre-recorded segment in the form of an advertisement interleaved with said user supplied real-time multimedia signals.

41. The system of claim 24 wherein said stored multimedia segments comprise at least one pre-recorded segment in the form of user instructions interleaved with said user supplied real-time multimedia signals.

42. The system of claim 24 wherein said user supplied real-time multimedia signals are derived from a audio-visual karaoke system.

43. The system of claim 42 wherein the audio-visual karaoke system comprises:

a source of selectable musical compositions that include both music and lyrics;

a first video display screen for displaying said lyrics to the user;

an input device for receiving said user supplied real-time multimedia signals;

wherein said multimedia signals comprise audio input from the user and video input from the user;

an audio mixing device for mixing said audio input from the user with said music to provide a combined audio output; and

a multimedia integration device for interleaving video input from the user, said combined audio output, and said stored multimedia segments.

44. The system of claim 43 further comprising a second video display screen for displaying a video portion of said combined multimedia output.

45. The system of claim 43 further comprising a recorder for capturing at least a portion of said combined multimedia output and supplying said portion to the user.

46. The system of claim 43 further comprising a recorder for capturing an archive of said combined multimedia output.

47. The system of claim 24 wherein said apparatus for receiving user supplied real-time multimedia signals comprises at least one camera.

48. The system of claim 24 wherein the combined multimedia output comprises as a combination of interleaved segments:

(a) stored multimedia segments comprising at least one of host multimedia segments, advertising multimedia segments, and information multimedia segments;

(b) real-time multimedia signals comprising user audio input signals mixed with music and video input signals; and

(C) stored portions of said real-time multimedia signals.

49. The system of claim 48 wherein the stored portions of said real-time multimedia signals are enhanced with special effects.