Electronic communications device with a karaoke function

• US 20050106546A1
• Filed: 09/13/2002
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Decoray Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Decoray Company Limited
• Inventors: Strom, George
• Application Number:
  US10/490,631
• Publication Number:
  US 20050106546A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/307.A
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0058 Transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system G10H1/0083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/361 Recording/reproducing of accompaniment for use with an external source, e.g. karaoke systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/015 PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used touch-screen interfaces G10H2220/096
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/251 Mobile telephone transmission, i.e. transmitting, accessing or controlling music data wirelessly via a wireless or mobile telephone receiver, analog or digital, e.g. DECT GSM, UMTS smartphone, PDA or palmtop used for musical purposes G10H2230/015; mobile ringtone G10H2230/021

Abstract

A method of performing a karaoke function from an electronic communications device comprises the steps of reading music data and providing a music signal, reading text data and presenting text on a display, receiving a voice signal, providing a first output signal comprising the music signal, providing a second output signal by mixing the music signal and the voice signal, and reproducing the first output signal for the user. The second output signal is further transmitted wirelessly from the electronic communications device to at least one further communications device, wherein the second output signal is received and reproduced for an audience. People listening to these further devices may be located at any location and still participate in the karaoke performance. Thus a more flexible karaoke performance is possible without restricting the participants to people located in one single location.

Claims

1. A method of performing a karaoke function from a first electronic communications device, said method comprising the steps of:

reading music data and providing a corresponding music signal,

reading text data and presenting corresponding text on a display,

receiving a voice signal representing the voice of a user (6),

providing a first output signal comprising at least the music signal,

providing a second output signal by mixing of the music signal and the voice signal, and

reproducing said first output signal for the user,

wirelessly transmitting said second output signal from the first electronic communications device to at least one further communications device,

receiving said second output signal in the at least one further communications device, and

reproducing said second output signal for an audience in the at least one further communications device.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first electronic communications device is a portable device.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the first portable, electronic communications device is a mobile telephone.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the at least one further communications device comprises a mobile telephone.

5. A method according to any one claim 1 wherein the step of reading music data comprises reading data stored in the first electronic communications device.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein the step of reading music data comprises streaming of data from a server to the first electronic communications device.

7. A method according to claim 1 wherein the receiving of the voice signal comprises the use of a microphone in a headset connected to the first electronic communications device.

8. A method according to claim 1 wherein the reproduction of the first output signal for the user comprises the use of a loudspeaker in a headset connected to the first electronic communications device.

9. A system for performing a karaoke function, comprising a first electronic communications device and at least one further communications device, wherein said first electronic communications device comprises:

a display,

circuitry for reading text data and presenting corresponding text on said display,

circuitry for reading music data and providing a corresponding music signal,

circuitry for receiving a voice signal representing the voice of a user,

circuitry for providing a first output signal comprising at least the music signal,

circuitry for providing a second output signal by mixing of the music signal and the voice signal,

a transmitter for wireless transmission of said second output signal to the at least one further communications device, and

the at least one further communications device comprises;

a receiver for receiving said second output signal, and means for reproducing said second output signal for an audience.

10. A system according to claim 9, wherein the first electronic communications device is a portable device.

11. A system according to claim 10, wherein the first portable, electronic communications device is a mobile telephone.

12. A system according to claim 9 wherein the at least one further communications device comprises a mobile telephone.

13. A system according to claim 9 wherein the first electronic communications device comprises circuitry for reproducing said first output signal for the user.

14. A system according to claim 13, wherein said circuitry for reproducing the first output signal is adapted for connection to a loudspeaker in a headset connected to the first electronic communications device.

15. A system according to claim 9 wherein the circuitry for receiving the voice signal is adapted for connection to a microphone in a headset connected to the first electronic communications device.

16. A karaoke device comprising:

a display,

circuitry for reading text data and presenting corresponding text on said display,

circuitry for reading music data and providing a corresponding music signal,

circuitry for receiving a voice signal representing the voice of a user,

circuitry for providing a first output signal comprising at least the music signal,

circuitry for providing a second output signal by mixing of the music signal and the voice signal, and

a transmitter for wireless transmission of said second output signal to at least one further communications device.

17. A karaoke device according to claim 16, wherein the device is portable.

18. A karaoke device according to claim 17, wherein the device is a mobile telephone.

19. A karaoke device according to claim 17, wherein the device is a Bluetooth device.

20. A karaoke device according to claim 17, wherein the device is a Personal Digital Assistant.

21. A karaoke device according to claim 16, wherein the device comprises:

circuitry for reproducing said first output signal for the user.

22. A karaoke device according to claim 21, wherein said circuitry for reproducing the first output signal is adapted for connection to a loudspeaker in a headset connected to the karaoke device.

23. A karaoke device according to claim 16, wherein the circuitry for receiving the voice signal is adapted for connection to a microphone in a headset

connected to the karaoke device.