SONG LYRICS DOWNLOAD FOR KARAOKE APPLICATIONS

• US 20080026355A1
• Filed: 07/27/2006
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Petef, Andrej
• Application Number:
  US11/460,502
• Publication Number:
  US 20080026355A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/307A
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/365 the accompaniment information being stored on a host computer and transmitted to a reproducing terminal by means of a network, e.g. public telephone lines
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/011 Lyrics displays, e.g. for karaoke applications
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

A method performed by a mobile terminal may include connecting to a network, selecting song lyrics to be downloaded to a mobile terminal, storing the downloaded song lyrics in the mobile terminal; and simultaneously playing a stored song while displaying the downloaded song lyrics on the mobile terminal. A method may also include downloading and displaying lyrics in synchronization with received real-time music.

Claims

1. A method performed by a mobile terminal comprising:

selecting a song for which song lyrics are desired;

obtaining the song lyrics from a server;

storing the song lyrics in the mobile terminal; and

simultaneously playing the song while displaying the song lyrics on the mobile terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing the song lyrics further comprises:

associating and storing the song lyrics with the song.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the associating and storing song lyrics with the song further comprises:

associating and storing the song lyrics in a timed text format with the song.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the song lyrics from a server includes downloading the song lyrics from the server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting a song for which lyrics are desired includes selecting the song from a displayed list of songs stored in the mobile terminal.

6. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a speaker for outputting music;

a memory for storing audio files corresponding to a plurality of songs;

a display; and

logic configured to;

select a song for which song lyrics are desired;

obtain the song lyrics; and

associate and store in the memory the song lyrics with the song data stored in the memory.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the logic is further configured to:

control the display to simultaneously display the song lyrics while outputting the song music data through the speaker.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the song lyrics are in a timed text compatible format.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the logic is further configured to:

control the display to present a list of songs stored in the memory in the mobile terminal.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the song lyrics are downloaded from a network to the mobile terminal.

11. A method comprising:

receiving real-time music;

selecting to download song lyrics associated with the received real-time music;

downloading the selected song lyrics associated with the received real-time music to a mobile terminal; and

displaying the downloaded song lyrics associated with the received real-time music substantially in synchronization with the received real-time music.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein selecting to download song lyrics associated with the received real-time music further comprises:

transmitting the received real-time music to a server.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

prompting a user to save the downloaded song lyrics associated with the received real-time music.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

saving the downloaded song lyrics associated with the received real-time music in a memory in the mobile terminal.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the server identifies a song associated with the transmitted real-time music.

16. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a display; and

logic configured to;

obtain song lyrics associated with real-time music; and

control the display to display the song lyrics substantially in synchronization with the real-time music.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the logic is further configured to:

prompt a user to save the song lyrics associated with the real-time music.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 16, further comprising:

a microphone for transmitting the real-time music to a server.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the server identifies a song associated with the real-time music.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the song lyrics associated with the real-time music are downloaded from the server.