Method and apparatus to conduct a contest via remote booth by providing contestant with ownership of and control of confidentiality of recorded performance

• US 20070237496A1
• Filed: 11/22/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Studio One Entertainment, Inc. (Aftermaster, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Studio One Entertainment, Inc. (Aftermaster, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ryckman, Lawrence G., Fisher, Paul D.
• Application Number:
  US11/604,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20070237496A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/224
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games
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Abstract

Apparatus to conduct a contest in which recorded performances of different individuals are reviewed to select a winner. The apparatus comprises at least one recording booth. The booth includes recording equipment comprising at least one camera for photographing the video portion of at least one individual'"'"'s performance and generating video signals, at least one microphone for sensing the audio portion of the individual'"'"'s performance and generating audio signals, lighting; performance apparatus to record video and audio signals generated by the camera and microphone and generate a recorded performance by the individual, and, a display viewable by the individual indicating the individual'"'"'s ownership of the recorded performance and the control by the individual of the confidentiality of the performance.

Claims

1. Apparatus to conduct a contest in which recorded performances of different individuals are reviewed to select a winner, said apparatus comprising a least one recording booths including recording equipment comprising

(a) at least one camera for photographing the video portion of at least one individual'"'"'s performance and generating video signals,

(b) at least one microphone for sensing the audio portion of said individual'"'"'s performance and generating audio signals,

(c) lighting,

(d) performance apparatus to record video and audio signals generated by said camera and microphone and generate a recorded performance by said individual, and,

(e) a display viewable by the individual indicating the individual'"'"'s ownership of said recorded performance and the control by the individual of the confidentiality of said performance.