GESTURE-RELATED FEEDBACK IN ELETRONIC ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of providing user feedback in a karaoke system, the karaoke system comprising a microphone with one or more motion sensors, the karaoke system also comprising an entertainment controller in communication with the microphone, the method comprising:
- inviting a microphone gesture input from a user;
receiving the microphone gesture input from the user via the one or more motion sensors;
comparing the microphone gesture input to an expected gesture input;
rating the microphone gesture input based upon comparing the microphone gesture input to the expected gesture input; and
providing feedback to the user based upon the rating.
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Abstract
Various embodiments related to providing user feedback in an electronic entertainment system are disclosed herein. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of providing user feedback in a karaoke system, comprising inviting a microphone gesture input from a user, receiving the microphone gesture input from the user via one or more motion sensors located on a microphone, comparing the microphone gesture input to an expected gesture input, rating the microphone gesture input based upon comparing the microphone gesture input to the expected gesture input, and providing feedback to the user based upon the rating.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing user feedback in a karaoke system, the karaoke system comprising a microphone with one or more motion sensors, the karaoke system also comprising an entertainment controller in communication with the microphone, the method comprising:
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inviting a microphone gesture input from a user; receiving the microphone gesture input from the user via the one or more motion sensors; comparing the microphone gesture input to an expected gesture input; rating the microphone gesture input based upon comparing the microphone gesture input to the expected gesture input; and providing feedback to the user based upon the rating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing feedback to a karaoke user, comprising:
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inviting a microphone gesture input from a user; receiving the microphone gesture input from the user via a microphone that comprises an audio receiver and one or more motion sensors; sending the microphone gesture input from the microphone to an entertainment controller; at the entertainment controller, comparing the microphone gesture input from the microphone to an expected gesture input; determining a rating for the microphone gesture input based upon comparing the microphone gesture input to the expected gesture input; sending the rating to the microphone; and adjusting a light emitted from microphone based upon the rating. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A karaoke system, comprising:
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an entertainment controller configured to control a presentation of a karaoke audio/video selection to a user; a hand-held wireless microphone in communication with the entertainment controller and comprising an audio receiver and one or more motion sensors; code stored on the entertainment controller and executable to receive a gesture input and a vocal input sent by the microphone, to assign a rating to a user performance based upon the gesture input and the vocal input, and to send the rating to the microphone; and code stored on the microphone and executable to receive the gesture input and the user input, to send the user input to the entertainment controller, and to provide user feedback based upon the rating. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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