Video karaoke system and method of use

• US 6,661,496 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2003
• Issued: 12/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gary Sherman, Michael Chase
• Original Assignee: Gary Sherman, Michael Chase
• Inventors: Chase, Michael, Sherman, Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): Adams, Russell
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dalakis, Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/338,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20030164924A1
• Time in Patent Office: 335 Days
• Field of Search: 352/6, 434/307
• US Class Current: 352/6
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 31/00 Associated working of cameras or projectors with sound-recording or sound-reproducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/216 Rewritable discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/218 Write-once discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

In a method for aiding a user to customize a motion film selection, a film clip including a video track and a sound track comprising one or more actor voice tracks and a background track is selected, the sound track is modified to remove a selected actor voice track, the film clip with the modified sound track is displayed to the user, text representative of the selected actor voice track is displayed in synchrony with selected actor voice track while displaying the film clip to the user, a new voice track generated by the user is recorded for synchronized playback with the selected actor, and a new sound track including the modified sound track and the new voice track is saved.

Claims

1. A method for aiding a user to customize a motion film selection, comprising:

selecting a film clip including a video track and a sound track comprising one or more actor voice tracks and a background track;

modifying the sound track to remove a selected actor voice track;

displaying the film clip with the modified sound track to a user;

displaying text representative of the selected actor voice track in synchrony with selected actor voice track while displaying the film clip to the user;

recording a new voice track generated by the user for synchronized playback with the selected actor; and

saving a new sound track including the modified sound track and the new voice track.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

playing the video track together with the new sound track.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein playing the video track together with the new sound track comprises:

playing the video track together with the new sound track to synchronize the new voice track in the new sound track with the selected actor in the video track.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

producing a new film clip by saving the video track together with the new soundtrack.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein saving the video track together with the new soundtrack comprises:

saving the video track and the new soundtrack with the new voice track in the new sound track synchronized to the selected actor in the video track.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

playing the new film clip.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

distributing the new film clip for playback.