Method and apparatus for providing interactive karaoke entertainment
First Claim
1. A method for providing interactive karaoke entertainment comprising:
- receiving a plurality of video frames which include images of at least one karaoke performer;
subtracting background images from said video frames to create extracted images of said at least one karaoke performer;
performing an analysis of at least one of the position and motion of said extracted images to provide a visual performer input;
retrieving accompanying sound from a server; and
providing background images with the accompanying sound, at least one of which is affected, by said visual performer input.
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Abstract
An interactive karaoke system includes a microphone developing an audio input from at least one karaoke performer; a camera producing a series of video frames including the at least one karaoke performer; and a karaoke processor system including a video environment and a related audio environment for the karaoke performer. The karaoke processor system is coupled to the camera to create extracted images of the at least one karaoke performer from the series of video frames and to composite the extracted images with a background derived from the video environment. The video environment is affected by at least one of a position and a movement of the at least one karaoke performer. A karaoke network includes a local area network, a local karaoke server coupled to the local area network and storing local karaoke content; and a number of karaoke systems coupled to the local area network, each of which can request karaoke content from the local karaoke server.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for providing interactive karaoke entertainment comprising:
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receiving a plurality of video frames which include images of at least one karaoke performer;
subtracting background images from said video frames to create extracted images of said at least one karaoke performer;
performing an analysis of at least one of the position and motion of said extracted images to provide a visual performer input;
retrieving accompanying sound from a server; and
providing background images with the accompanying sound, at least one of which is affected, by said visual performer input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product for providing interactive karaoke entertainment, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving a plurality of video frames which include images of at least one karaoke performer;
subtracting background images from said video frames to create extracted images of said at least one karaoke performer;
performing an analysis of at least one of the position and motion of said extracted images to provide a visual performer input;
retrieving accompanying sound from a server; and
providing background images with the accompanying sound, at least one of which is affected, by said visual performer input.
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7. An interactive karaoke entertainment system comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of video frames which include images of at least one karaoke performer;
means for subtracting background images from said video frames to create extracted images of said at least one karaoke performer;
means for performing an analysis of at least one of the position and motion of said extracted images to provide a visual performer input;
means for providing background images with accompanying sound, at least one of which is affected, by said visual performer input; and
means for retrieving the accompanying sound from a server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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Specification