Multimedia platform synchronizer

• US 8,015,200 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2006
• Issued: 09/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dawud Davis, Phil Seiflein
• Original Assignee: Dawud Davis, Phil Seiflein
• Inventors: Seiflein, Phil, Davis, Dawud
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson; Greta L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wilcox; James J
• Application Number:
  US11/467,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20090100092A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,839 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/368 displaying animated or moving pictures synchronized with the music or audio part
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/026 File encryption of specific electrophonic music instrument file or stream formats, e.g. MIDI, note oriented formats, sound banks, wavetables digital rights management [DRM] G06F21/00; encryption H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia

Abstract

A karaoke home entertainment center for streamlining karaoke show; reduce stress, problems and time pressure on the KJ & to prevent piracy. The inventive device includes Ultimate Karaoke Book, Karaoke Rental Systems, ProPlayer, Karaoke Shoppe Download Center, Karaoke Burning Station, Downloadable Karaoke CD+G Player, Video Library Pro, DRM and Licensing encryption engine, Pre-manufactured CD DRM. The Book eliminates the majority of KJ typing when creating or updating their book. Book with minimal player forms the Karaoke Rental System. ProPlayer incorporates super encryption Dongle or soft encryption, which permits “back-up” copy but can only be used with the original dongle. Karaoke Shoppe Download Center consists of basic computer system that can access our on-line database or come pre-loaded with encrypted songs. Karaoke burning Station Kiosk is either counter-top or stand-alone kiosks that can contain and deliver cds. Downloadable Karaoke CD+G Player is a quality karaoke player that doesn'"'"'t require a special piece of hardware (other than a personal computer). It can download and play karaoke songs and be given away for free. Video Library Pro is an adaption of the book and player above designed for video professionals. There are two forms of DRM and Licensing encryption engine that perform the function of file protection. Together they form the Karaoke Home Entertainment Center.

Claims

1. A karaoke entertainment system comprising:

a host player comprising an accessible database of songs;

at least one external user device comprising an entry screen for selecting a song from the database of songs, the at least one external user device being configured to wirelessly deliver the song selection to the host player;

a media port for receiving data from a portable storage device, the data comprising song information for playback by the host player; and

a file-plug-in player comprising a file identification sensor, a file plug-in activation device, and a file playback device,

wherein the file plug-in activation device configured to permit a plurality of add-on functions to be added to an audio file, the add-on functions including a plurality of media effects and digital rights management, the media effects comprising one or more of closed-captioning and pre-programmed visual effects

the file playback device is configured to playback an audio file contained in the song information along with the media effects that have been added to the audio file by the file-plug-in player, and

the file plug-in activation device is configured to provide a unique code to the data downloaded to the media port, the unique code being used to confirm access rights to play the song information in the data and create a limited use version of the data, the file plug-in activation device being further configured to add a timer to the data that establishes a trial period in which the file playback device can playback the audio file contained in the song information, and

wherein the at least one external user device comprises a cell phone device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one external user device comprises a touchscreen computer.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the entry screen of the at least one external user device is configured to allow the user to search the database of songs by artist and song title in a scrollable manner.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one external user device is configured to display a sign-in screen, the sign-in screen being configured to receive a user name to associate with the song selection of the user.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the system comprises a storage medium to save the user name and a password associated with the user name, and

one or more songs selected by the user from the database of songs can be saved to the storage medium and associated with the user name for subsequent retrieval.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a direct payment means for receiving a credit card or money payment for purchasing songs from the database of songs.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the other media effects comprise one or more of closed-captioning and pre-programmed visual effects.

8. A method of providing karaoke entertainment comprising:

displaying on at least one user device a plurality of songs that can be selected by one or more users;

wirelessly receiving at a host player a plurality of song selections made by the one or more users along with a unique user identification from the at least one user device, the unique user identification including identification information associated with the one or more users;

playing the plurality of song selections at the host player;

prompting the one or more users to provide data to the one or more user device via a media port;

receiving data via the media port;

activating a file-plug-in player to identify a format file ending of the data;

joining the data with other media effects and digital rights management, the data being joined in a multi-layered file, the other media effects comprise one or more of closed-captioning and pre-programmed visual effects;

providing unique coded content to each multi-layered file,

confirming access rights to play the multi-layered file by reviewing the unique coded content and limiting the use of the multi-layered file by adding a timer to the multi-layered file that establishes a trial period;

playing the joined data with other media effects in a synchronous manner if the trial period has not yet expired; and

wherein the at least one user device comprises a cell phone device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the user device comprises at least one touchscreen computer and the act of displaying the plurality of songs comprises allowing the one or more users to search the plurality of songs by artist and song title in a scrollable manner.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising prompting the one or more users to enter a user name to associate with the song selection of the user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising prompting the one or more users to enter a password along with the user name, wherein the one or more users can access their song selections at a later time using the user name and password.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one user device is configured to receive a credit card or money payment for purchasing songs from the database of songs, the method further comprising the act of requesting that the one or more users make a payment using the user device.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying ads on the user device between songs.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing award notifications when the one or more users achieve one or more pre-determined milestones.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more milestones include a milestone for reaching a pre-determined number of songs.