Karaoke network system with broadcasting of background pictures
First Claim
1. A karaoke network system comprising a central station for serving karaoke data and image data, and a group of karaoke terminals connected to the central station through a communication line having a common channel and a plurality of parallel channels for locally presenting a karaoke accompaniment and a background picture, wherein:
- the central station includes first server means responsive to a request command from one of said group of karaoke terminals for transmitting to the common channel requested karaoke data individually addressed to said one of said group of karaoke terminals, and second server means operative independently of the first server means for transmitting to said plurality of parallel channels a plurality of different image data continuously broadcast to each karaoke terminal of said group of karaoke terminals; and
said one of said group of the karaoke terminals includes admitter means for admitting karaoke data addressed thereto from the common channel, and selector means for selecting one of the parallel channels of said plurality of parallel channels to admit therefrom image data associated with said admitted karaoke data, such that said one of said group of karaoke terminals presents said karaoke accompaniment and said background picture according to said simultaneously admitted karaoke data and said image data.
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Abstract
A karaoke network system includes a central station for serving karaoke data and image data, and a group of karaoke terminals connected to the central station through a communication line having a common channel and a plurality of parallel channels for locally presenting a karaoke accompaniment and a background picture. The central station includes a first server responsive to a request command from karaoke terminal for transmitting to the common channel requested karaoke data individually addressed to the karaoke terminal, and a second server operative independently of the first server for transmitting to the parallel channels a plurality of different image data continuously broadcast to each karaoke terminal. The karaoke terminal includes an admitter for admitting the karaoke data addressed thereto from the common channel, and a selector for selecting one of the parallel channels to admit therefrom image data associated to the admitted karaoke data, such that the karaoke terminal can present the karaoke accompaniment and the background picture according to the simultaneously admitted karaoke data and the image data.
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18 Claims
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1. A karaoke network system comprising a central station for serving karaoke data and image data, and a group of karaoke terminals connected to the central station through a communication line having a common channel and a plurality of parallel channels for locally presenting a karaoke accompaniment and a background picture, wherein:
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the central station includes first server means responsive to a request command from one of said group of karaoke terminals for transmitting to the common channel requested karaoke data individually addressed to said one of said group of karaoke terminals, and second server means operative independently of the first server means for transmitting to said plurality of parallel channels a plurality of different image data continuously broadcast to each karaoke terminal of said group of karaoke terminals; and said one of said group of the karaoke terminals includes admitter means for admitting karaoke data addressed thereto from the common channel, and selector means for selecting one of the parallel channels of said plurality of parallel channels to admit therefrom image data associated with said admitted karaoke data, such that said one of said group of karaoke terminals presents said karaoke accompaniment and said background picture according to said simultaneously admitted karaoke data and said image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A karaoke terminal apparatus connectable to a central station through a communication line having a plurality of channels for admitting therefrom karaoke data and image data so as to present a karaoke accompaniment and a background picture, the karaoke terminal apparatus comprising:
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commander means for transmitting to the communication line a request command requesting the central station to transmit back corresponding karaoke data through a first channel of the communication line; admitter means for admitting from said first channel the corresponding karaoke data containing at least accompaniment information and for admitting from said first channel designation information designating a second channel of the communication line, said second channel assigned image data associated with corresponding karaoke data; selector means for selecting said second channel according to the designation information to admit therefrom said associated image data; tone generator means for processing the accompaniment information to synthesize said karaoke accompaniment; and graphic data processor means for processing said associated image data to reproduce said background picture simultaneously with the karaoke accompaniment. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A karaoke network system comprising a central station for serving karaoke data and image data, and a group of karaoke terminals connected to the central station through a communication line having a common channel and a plurality of parallel channels for locally presenting a karaoke accompaniment and a background picture, wherein:
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the central station includes a karaoke data server responsive to a request command from one of said group of karaoke terminals, said karaoke data server transmitting to the common channel requested karaoke data individually addressed to said one of said group of karaoke terminals, and an image data server operative independently of the karaoke data server, said image data server transmitting to said plurality of parallel channels a plurality of different image data continuously and substantially simultaneously broadcast to each karaoke terminal of said group of karaoke terminals; and said one of said group of karaoke terminals includes an admitter admitting karaoke data addressed to said one of said group of the karaoke terminals from the common channel, and a selector selecting one of the parallel channels of said plurality of parallel channels to admit from said one of the parallel channels of said plurality of parallel channels said image data associated with said admitted karaoke data, such that said one of said group of karaoke terminals presents said karaoke accompaniment and said background picture according to said simultaneously admitted karaoke data and said image data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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