SYSTEM, METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT PROVIDING FOR A MULTIPLE-LYRIC KARAOKE SYSTEM

• US 20080184870A1
• Filed: 10/24/2006
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Toivola, Mika T.
• Application Number:
  US11/552,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20080184870A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/610
• 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 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
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/325 Synchronizing two or more audio tracks or files according to musical features or musical timings synchronised lyrics, e.g. for karaoke G10H2220/011

Abstract

Systems, devices, methods, and computer program products are provided for facilitating a group karaoke performance. The system generally comprises at least two devices, each of the at least two devices includes a memory and a display, both operatively coupled to a processor. The memory of each device is configured to at least temporarily store karaoke data including a visual lyric data stream corresponding to one of a plurality of vocal parts in a song. The processor of each device is configured to present the visual lyric information on the display based on the visual lyric data stream stored in the memory. The at least two devices are synchronized so that they can start presenting the visual lyric information essentially at the same time. One of the devices displays visual lyric information for one vocal part of a song and another one of the devices displays visual lyric information for a different vocal part of a song.

Claims

1. A karaoke system comprising:

at least two devices, each of the at least two devices comprising;

a processor; and

a display operatively coupled to the processor, the processor configured to present visual lyric information on the display based on karaoke data comprising at least one visual lyric data stream relating to a respective vocal part of a song;

wherein the at least two devices are synchronized so that corresponding visual lyric information is presented in synchronization, and

wherein at least one device is configured to display visual lyric information that is different than the visual lyric information displayed by at least one other device.

2. The karaoke system of claim 1, wherein at least one device is embodied as a mobile terminal.

3. The karaoke system of claim 2, wherein at least one device is embodied as a mobile telephone.

4. The karaoke system of claim 1, wherein each device comprises a transceiver operatively coupled to the processor and configured to communicate at least some karaoke data with other compatible devices.

5. The karaoke system of claim 4, wherein at least one device is configured to share karaoke data with at least one other device.

6. The karaoke system of claim 5, wherein the processor of at least one device is configured to communicate timing information with at least another device to facilitate substantial synchronization of the lyrics presented on the display.

7. The karaoke system of claim 4, wherein at least one device comprises a microphone for capturing voice data, and wherein the processor of the at least one device is configured to communicate the captured voice data to at least one other compatible device.

8. The karaoke system of claim 4, further comprising an external sound system comprising a speaker for playing karaoke data received from at least one device.

9. The karaoke system of claim 4, further comprising an external sound system comprising:

a memory device for storing karaoke data for a plurality of songs;

a communication interface for communicating at least some of the karaoke data for a song, including at least one visual lyric data stream, to the at least two devices; and

a speaker for playing the song while the visual lyric information is presented on the displays of the at least two devices.

10. The karaoke system of claim 9, where the external sound system further comprises:

at least one microphone for capturing voice data of at least one of the users of the at least two devices; and

a mixer for combining the captured voice data with the song prior to playing the song through the speaker.

11. The karaoke system of claim 9, wherein the external sound system is configured to communicate audio song data to the at least two devices, wherein the at least two devices each comprise a speaker, wherein the processor of each device is configured to use the audio song data to play the song through the speaker including some, but not all, of the vocal parts of the song.

12. The karaoke system of claim 1, wherein at least one device comprises a user input device configured to allow a user to select a visual lyric data stream from a plurality of visual lyric data streams available in the karaoke data for the song, and wherein the processor of the at least one device is configured to use the selected visual lyric data stream to present the visual lyric information on the display of the at least one device.

13. The karaoke system of claim 1, wherein the karaoke data further comprises audio song data, and wherein each device comprises:

a speaker for playing at least a portion of the of the audio song data.

14. The karaoke system of claim 1, wherein at least one device comprises a microphone for capturing voice data, and wherein the processor of the at least one device is configured to store the captured voice data in the memory of the at least one device.

15. A computer program product for allowing an electronic device to coordinate a group karaoke performance, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion for communicating with at least a first terminal and a second terminal and providing information to the terminals related to the plurality of visual lyric data streams available for the song;

a second executable portion for receiving a selection of a first visual lyric data stream from the first terminal and a selection of a second different visual lyric data stream from the second terminal; and

a third executable portion for providing the first visual lyric data stream to the first terminal and for providing the second different visual lyric data stream to the second terminal such that a lyric display operation of the first and second terminals is thereafter capable of being synchronized.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising:

a fourth executable portion for processing voice data received from at least one of the first and second terminals; and

a fifth executable portion for mixing the voice data with the song data and playing the mixed song and voice data through a speaker system of the electronic device.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a fourth executable portion for providing timing information to the first and second terminals in order to synchronize the lyric display operation of the first and second terminals.

18. A method of performing group karaoke of a song having two or more different vocal parts, the method comprising:

providing karaoke data to a first terminal with the karaoke data comprising a visual lyric data stream corresponding to a respective vocal part of the song to enable the first terminal to be capable of displaying corresponding lyrics;

providing karaoke data to a second terminal with the karaoke data comprising a visual lyric data stream corresponding to a different vocal part of the song to enable the second terminal to be capable of displaying different corresponding lyrics; and

permitting synchronization of the lyrics displayed by the first and second terminals.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

receiving voice data captured at the first and second terminals;

mixing the captured voice data and the song; and

playing the mixed song and voice data.

20. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

prompting the users of the first and second terminals to select one visual lyric data stream from the plurality of visual lyric data streams; and

receiving input from the first and second terminals to select a visual lyric data stream to be displayed by the respective terminals.

21. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

playing the song at least one of the first and second terminals based upon song data; and

synchronizing display of the lyrics with the playing of the song.

22. A device comprising:

a display; and

a processor operatively coupled to the display, the processor configured to present visual lyric information on the display based on karaoke data comprising at least one visual lyric data stream relating to a respective vocal part of a song, wherein the processor is also configured to either receive or transmit synchronization data to facilitate a presentation by the processor upon the display of visual lyric information in synchronization with a presentation of corresponding lyric information for a different vocal part of the song by another device.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein the device comprises a mobile terminal.

24. The device of claim 22, wherein the processor is configured to either receive or transmit the synchronization data from or to the other device.

25. The device of claim 22, wherein the processor is configured to either receive or transmit the synchronization from or to an external sound system.

26. The device of claim 22, wherein the processor is further configured to receive karaoke data from an external sound system.

27. The device of claim 22, further comprising:

a speaker, wherein the processor is further configured to play the song through the speaker based on karaoke data comprising song data.

28. A method comprising:

accessing karaoke data comprising at least one visual lyric data stream relating to a respective vocal part of a song; and

presenting visual lyric information based on the karaoke data relating to the respective vocal part of a song, wherein presenting the visual lyric information comprises either receiving or transmitting synchronization data to facilitate a presentation of the visual lyric information in synchronization with a presentation of corresponding lyric information for a different vocal part of the song by another device.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein presenting the visual lyric information comprises receiving or transmitting the synchronization data from or to the other device.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein presenting the visual lyric information comprises receiving or transmitting the synchronization data from or to an external sound system.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein accessing karaoke data comprises receiving karaoke data from an external sound system.

32. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

playing a version of the song based on karaoke data comprising song data.

33. The method of claim 28, wherein the presenting visual lyric information comprises presenting visual lyric information on a display of a mobile telephone.

34. A device comprising:

means for displaying information; and

means for presenting visual lyric information on the means for displaying based on karaoke data comprising at least one visual lyric data stream relating to a respective vocal part of a song, wherein the means for presenting comprises means for either receiving or transmitting synchronization data to facilitate the display of visual lyric information in synchronization with a presentation of corresponding lyric information for a different vocal part of the song by another device.

35. The device of claim 34 further comprising:

means for providing audio; and

means for playing a version of the song using the means for providing audio based on karaoke data comprising song data.