TV OUT ENHANCEMENTS TO MUSIC LISTENING

• US 20080113325A1
• Filed: 11/09/2006
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ewertz, Christian, Mellqvist, Anders
• Application Number:
  US11/558,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20080113325A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/307A
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/085 using a television receiver, e.g. viewdata system

Abstract

A method performed by a mobile terminal may include selecting a song, receiving information associated with the selected song and simultaneously outputting the selected song with received music information to a plurality of output devices. The method may also include displaying lyrics of the song while simultaneously playing the song.

Claims

1. A method performed by a mobile terminal comprising:

selecting a song;

transmitting information identifying the selected song to a server;

receiving information associated with the selected song from the server; and

simultaneously outputting the selected song and the received information to a plurality of output devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the simultaneously outputting the selected song and the received information to a plurality of output devices further comprises:

outputting the selected song for playing on a stereo system and outputting the received information for display on a television or a monitor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the received information comprises a video pre-programmed to display images synchronized with the selected song.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the received information comprises text information associated with the selected song.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the received information comprises information relating to an artist of the selected song.

6. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a memory for storing audio files corresponding to a plurality of songs; and

logic configured to;

connect to a network;

select one of the plurality of songs;

receive information associated with the selected song via the network; and

simultaneously output the selected song and the received information associated with the selected song.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the logic is further configured to:

synchronize the received information with the selected song.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the received information comprises a video pre-programmed to display images synchronized with the selected song.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the logic is further configured to:

store the received information.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein when simultaneously outputting the selected song and received information, the logic is configured to simultaneously output the selected song and the received information to a stereo system and a television.

11. A method comprising:

selecting a song;

receiving song lyrics associated with the selected song via a network;

receiving input from a microphone;

combining at least a portion of the selected song and the received input from the microphone to form a combined music signal; and

simultaneously outputting the combined music signal to a first output device and outputting the song lyrics to a second output device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

suppressing vocal information in the selected song.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first output device comprises a stereo system and the second output device comprises a monitor.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

transmitting information identifying the selected song to a server, wherein the server identifies the selected song and obtains song lyrics associated with the selected song.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

synchronizing the received song lyrics with the selected song.

16. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a memory for storing a plurality of songs;

a microphone for receiving input; and

logic configured to;

select one of the plurality of songs stored in the memory;

receive song lyrics associated with the selected song;

combine the received input from the microphone with at least a portion of the selected song to form a combined music signal; and

simultaneously outputting the combined music signal to a first output device and outputting the received song lyrics to a second output device.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the logic is further configured to:

suppress vocals in the selected song.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the logic is further configured to:

synchronize the combine music signal with the received song lyrics associated with the selected song.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the logic is further configured to:

transmit information identifying the selected song to a server, wherein the server identifies the selected song and obtains song lyrics associated with the selected song.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the first output device comprises a stereo system and the second output device comprises a television.

21. A mobile terminal comprising:

means for selecting a song;

means for transmitting information identifying the selected song to a server;

means for receiving information associated with the selected song from the server; and

means for simultaneously outputting the selected song and the received information.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the received information comprises at least one of concert related information or information associated with purchasing a song.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the received information comprises at least a portion of a song by a same artist or group associated with the selected song.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the means for simultaneously outputting the selected song and the received information further comprises:

means for outputting the selected song via a speaker on the mobile terminal and means for outputting the received information via a display on the mobile terminal.