SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING MULTIMEDIA KARAOKE SESSIONS
First Claim
1. A system for conducting a multimedia session for users at a venue with one or more media devices, the system comprising:
- a host station communicatively connected to the one or more media devices, the host station including at least one database for storing multimedia files and including software for processing the stored multimedia files; and
a client station for the users positioned remotely from the host station and communicatively connected to the host station via a communication path, wherein the client station is configured to;
obtain requests from the users, the requests including user information and selections of stored multimedia files, and transmit the requests, and wherein the host station is configured to;
receive the requests, generate a queue of the requests, the queue having the selections and the user information, process the stored multimedia files of the requests with the software as each of the requests is cycled in the queue, and output data of the processed multimedia files to the one or more media devices.
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Abstract
A system and method for conducting a media session includes a host station, a client station, and a playlist station networked together. Clients search for multimedia files (audio, video, karaoke, and/or images files) on the system and make media selections from touchscreen or other interactive displays or devices. The host station generates a rotating queue of the requested media selections and cycles through the media selections in the queue. Processed data of the media selections is sent to peripheral devices, such as an audio system and a monitor. The playlist station is communicatively connected to a monitor or other device for publicly displaying or otherwise conveying playlist information to clients at a venue. The system is at least partially operable in an automated fashion. For example, one or more of the acts of processing search queries and requests from the users, storing the requests in the rotating queue, and cycling through the requests in the rotating queue can be automated without requiring manual intervention by a DJ/KJ or other moderator.
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47 Claims
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1. A system for conducting a multimedia session for users at a venue with one or more media devices, the system comprising:
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a host station communicatively connected to the one or more media devices, the host station including at least one database for storing multimedia files and including software for processing the stored multimedia files; and
a client station for the users positioned remotely from the host station and communicatively connected to the host station via a communication path, wherein the client station is configured to;
obtain requests from the users, the requests including user information and selections of stored multimedia files, and transmit the requests, and wherein the host station is configured to;
receive the requests, generate a queue of the requests, the queue having the selections and the user information, process the stored multimedia files of the requests with the software as each of the requests is cycled in the queue, and output data of the processed multimedia files to the one or more media devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A host station for conducting a multimedia session at a venue with one or more media devices, the host station communicatively connected to a client station via a communication path, the client station positioned remotely at the venue from the host station and having an interface for users to make requests, the host station comprising:
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at least one database for storing multimedia files; and
software for processing the stored multimedia files, wherein the host station is configured to;
receive requests from the client station, the requests including user information and selections for stored multimedia files, generate a queue of the requests, process the stored multimedia files of the requests with the software as each of the requests is cycled in the queue, and output data of the processed multimedia files to the at least one media device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A client station communicatively connected to a host station via a communication path and positioned remotely from the host station at a venue, the host station storing multimedia files and communicatively connected to one or more media devices, the client station comprising:
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an interface for users to make requests and conduct searches of the stored multimedia files, wherein the client station is configured to;
search for information of the stored multimedia files at the host station, obtain user information, generate requests for the users, the requests including the user information and selections of the stored multimedia files, and transmit the requests to the host station for processing of the requested multimedia file and outputting of the processed multimedia file to the one or more media devices. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of conducting a multimedia session for users at a venue with a computer system, the computer system having a host station with memory and having one or more client stations for users positioned remotely from the host station, the computer system communicatively connected to one or more media devices, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of multimedia files in memory of the host station;
receiving requests from the one or more client stations, the requests including user information and selections for stored multimedia files;
storing the requests in a queue in memory of the host station; and
cycling through the requests in the queue with the host station by;
processing the multimedia files associated with the requests, and outputting data of the processed media file to the one or more media devices. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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