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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME LOCAL MUSIC PLAYBACK AND REMOTE SERVER LYRIC TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION UTILIZING SOCIAL NETWORKS AND WIKI TECHNOLOGY

  • US 20090083281A1
  • Filed: 01/22/2008
  • Published: 03/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method enabling a local user having a playback device with a specialized player plug-in device to synchronize a display of song lyrics to a timer clock of hosting playback software and to search a remote computer system via an electronic network, said remote computer system comprising:

  • a remote database comprising at least songs; and

    hosting playback software with an interface to enable the user to locally receive and play back lyrics and timing metadata synchronized to a local music digital file, said method comprising;

    sending by the local user of a query to the remote database via a proprietary software interface;

    searching by the system in the remote song database for the lyrics and associated synchronization information;

    sending the lyrics and associated synchronization information when found back to the user; and

    synchronizing and displaying of the lyrics by the hosting playback software and the specialized player plug-in device,thereby enabling all users to enjoy access to synchronized lyrics in the playback device.

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