Fragmented video systems

• US 9,495,362 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2014
• Issued: 11/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pui Shan Xanaz Lee
• Original Assignee: Pui Shan Xanaz Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Pui Shan Xanaz
• Primary Examiner(s): Riley, Marcus T
• Application Number:
  US14/475,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20160062990A1
• Time in Patent Office: 805 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/365 the accompaniment information being stored on a host computer and transmitted to a reproducing terminal by means of a network, e.g. public telephone lines
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/015 PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used touch-screen interfaces G10H2220/096
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/125 Library distribution, i.e. distributing musical pieces from a central or master library
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/175 for jam sessions or musical collaboration through a network, e.g. for composition, ensemble playing or repeating; Compensation of network or internet delays therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/003 Digital PA systems using, e.g. LAN or internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2410/00 Microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F

Abstract

According to embodiments of the invention, systems, methods and devices are provided for a plurality of participants speaking different languages to participate in a singing event by using pre-determined song samples of different languages. In one embodiment, a system is provided that includes a storage that identifies songs by using samples from the song. The storage contains a song including both text and melody, wherein the song contains a plurality of versions of different languages. The system also includes devices allowing superiors and subordinates speaking different languages to sing at the same time. The collaboration may then be recorded and stored remotely via a cloud-based server.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating a plurality of participants of different languages to simultaneously participate in a singing event by using pre-determined song samples of different languages, comprising:

a storage for identifying songs using samples of the songs, wherein the storage contains;

a song having text and a melody, wherein the text of the song is stored in a plurality of different languages, further wherein the melody is severable from the text;

a first device having a microphone serving as a superior device, wherein the first device facilitates a superior to;

sing the text of the song in a first language; and

play the melody of the song through a digital piano keyboard included in the first device;

a second device having a display serving as a first client device, wherein the second device;

displays the text of the song, wherein the text is displayed to a subordinate in a second language; and

plays the song including both the text and the melody, wherein the text is displayed in the second language;

a third device having a display serving as a second client device, wherein the third device;

displays the text of the song, wherein the text is displayed to a second subordinate in a third language; and

plays the song including both the text and the melody, wherein the text is displayed in the third language;

a unit included in the first device, wherein the unit is adapted for;

detecting, from the microphone, that the superior has sung the song in the first language on the first device, wherein the detecting includes;

receiving the song, in parts, in text from the superior, wherein the received text is in the first language;

extracting an acoustic fingerprint sample from the song in the text received from the superior;

searching the storage for the song based on the acoustic fingerprint sample

sending the searched text in the second language to the second device to be displayed in the second language;

sending the searched text in the third language to the third device to be displayed in the third language; and

detecting, from the microphone, that the superior has used the digital piano keyboard to play the melody of the song on the first device, wherein the detecting includes;

receiving the melody, in parts, from the superior, when the superior uses the keyboard to play the song;

extracting a second acoustic fingerprint sample from the melody performed by the superior;

searching the storage for the song based on the second acoustic fingerprint sample, wherein the text of the searched song is displayed in the second language on the second device and in the third language on the third device; and

after searching, sending the searched song to the second device, and playing the searched song on the second device while displaying the text in the second language; and

sending the searched song to the third device, and playing the searched song on the third device while displaying the text in the third language.

2. A system allowing a plurality of participants of different languages to simultaneously participate in a singing event by using pre-determined song samples of different languages, comprising:

an audio database for locating songs by using acoustic fingerprint samples, wherein the audio database contains;

a song having text and a melody, wherein the text of the song is stored in a plurality of different languages, further wherein the melody is severable from the text;

a first device having a microphone serving as a superior device, wherein the first device facilitates a superior to;

sing the text of the song in a first language; and

play the melody of the song through a digital piano keyboard included in the first device;

a second device having a display serving as a first client device, wherein the second device;

displays the text of the song, wherein the text is displayed to a subordinate in a second language; and

plays the song including both the text and the melody, wherein the text is displayed in the second language;

a third device having a display serving as a second client device, wherein the third device;

displays the text of the song, wherein the text is displayed to a second subordinate in a third language; and

plays the song including both the text and the melody, wherein the text is displayed hi the third language;

a unit included in the first device, wherein the unit is adapted for;

detecting, from the microphone, that the superior has sung the song in the first language on the first device, wherein the detecting includes;

receiving the song, in parts, in text from the superior, wherein the received text is in the first language;

extracting an acoustic fingerprint sample from the song in the text received from the superior;

searching the audio database for the song based on the acoustic fingerprint sample

sending the searched text in the second language to the second device to be displayed in the second language in a karaoke arrangement; and

sending the searched full text in the third language to the third device to be displayed in the third language in a karaoke arrangement; and

detecting, from the microphone, that the superior has used the digital piano keyboard to play the melody of the song on the first device, wherein the detecting includes;

receiving the melody, in parts, from the superior, when the superior uses the keyboard to play the song;

extracting a second acoustic fingerprint sample from the melody performed by the superior;

searching the audio database for the song based on the second acoustic fingerprint sample, wherein the text of the searched song is displayed in the second language on the second device and in the third language on the third device;

after searching, sending the searched song to the second device, and playing the searched song on the second device while displaying the text in the second language; and

sending the searched song to the third device, and playing the searched song on the third device while displaying the text in the third language.

3. A system allowing a plurality of participants of different languages to simultaneously participate in a singing event by using pre-determined song samples of different languages, comprising:

an audio database for locating songs by using acoustic fingerprint samples, wherein the audio database contains;

a song having text and a melody, wherein the text of the song is stored in a plurality of different languages, further wherein the melody is severable from the text;

a first device having a microphone serving as a superior device, wherein the first device facilitates a superior to;

sing the text of the song in a first language; and

play the melody of the song through a digital piano keyboard included in the first device;

a second device having a display serving as a first client device, wherein the second device;

displays the text of the song, wherein the text is displayed to a subordinate in a second language; and

plays the song including both the text and the melody, wherein the text is displayed in the second language;

a third device having a display serving as a second client device, wherein the third device;

displays the text of the song, wherein the text is displayed to a second subordinate in a third language; and

plays the song including both the text and the melody, wherein the text is displayed in the third language;

a unit included in the first device, wherein the unit is adapted for;

detecting, from the microphone, that the superior has sung the song in the first language on the first device, wherein the detecting includes;

receiving the song, in parts, in text from the superior, wherein the text is in the first language;

extracting an acoustic fingerprint sample from the song in the text received from the superior;

searching the audio database for the song based on the acoustic fingerprint sample

sending the searched text in the second language to the second device to be displayed in the second language in a karaoke arrangement and sang in a karaoke manner; and

sending the searched text in the third language to the third device to be displayed in the second language in a karaoke arrangement and sang in a karaoke manner;

detecting, from the microphone, that the superior has used the digital piano keyboard to play the melody of the song on the first device, wherein the detecting includes;

receiving the melody, in parts, from the superior, when the superior uses the keyboard to play the song;

extracting a second acoustic fingerprint sample from the melody performed by the superior;

searching the audio database for the song based on the second acoustic fingerprint sample, wherein the text of the searched song is displayed in the second language on the second device and in the third language on the third device; and

after searching, sending the searched song to the second device, and playing the searched song on the second device while displaying the text in the second language; and

sending the searched song to the third device, and playing the searched song on the third device while displaying the text in the third language.