Karaoke service method and system by telecommunication system

• US 6,083,009 A
• Filed: 09/16/1998
• Issued: 07/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: SK Planet Co., Ltd. (SK Telecom Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lykes Bros. Inc.
• Inventors: Han, Sang-Cheol, Kim, Ihl-Doo, Ha, Hun-Bum, Lee, Sang-Ghil
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheng, Joe H.
• Application Number:
  US09/154,328
• Time in Patent Office: 657 Days
• Field of Search: 434/307 R-309, 434/318, 434/365, 84/477 R, 84/601-611, 84/615, 84/675, 84/630, 84/631, 84/645, 455/4.2, 455/5.1, 455/6.3, 455/15, 455/515, 379/93.05, 379/93.14, 379/93.17, 370/85.5, 370/95.1, 370/95.2, 370/432, 370/535, 369/22, 369/34, 369/48, 369/50, 369/83, 369/178, 369/192, 360/1.9, 360/32, 360/33.01, 360/49, 360/69, 360/70, 360/77.01, 360/98.04, 381/81, 386/55, 386/97, 386/105, 709/219, 348/7, 348/17, 348/448, 348/552, 348/571, 348/678, 345/141, 345/143, 345/147
• US Class Current: 434/307.00A
• 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 2240/211 Wireless transmission, e.g. of music parameters or control data by radio, infrared or ultrasound beam G10H2220/405
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/251 Mobile telephone transmission, i.e. transmitting, accessing or controlling music data wirelessly via a wireless or mobile telephone receiver, analog or digital, e.g. DECT GSM, UMTS smartphone, PDA or palmtop used for musical purposes G10H2230/015; mobile ringtone G10H2230/021

Abstract

A karaoke service method by telecommunication system downloads karaoke data through a portable karaoke device and provides a karaoke service by using a radio data transmitting and receiving function of a mobile telephone network and a system thereof. In the method, it is judged whether a stored music executing mode or a new music down load mode is selected. A karaoke service server is connected to a public switched data network when the new music down load mode is selected. A file down load with respect to a selected music is requested. A file of a corresponding music selected is downloaded. According to the method, the karaoke device is connected to a karaoke service server having a simple communication protocol system and performs music files and a basic communication function and the karaoke service server reads music file information out of the data network and transmits the read music file information to the karaoke device. Accordingly, a small and inexpensive karaoke device can be realized.

Claims

1. A karaoke service method by a telecommunication system, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) judging whether a stored music executing mode or a new music down load mode is selected;

(b) connecting a karaoke service server to a public switched data network when the new music down load mode is selected in step (a);

(c) requesting a file down load with respect to a selected music; and

(d) downloading a file of a corresponding music selected in step (c).

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein step (b) includes:

(b-1) outputting a new music down load select signal;

(b-2) outputting a data network interworking function controlling signal responsive to the new music down load select signal outputted in step (b-1); and

(b-3) connecting to the karaoke service server responsive to the data network interworking function controlling signal outputted in step (b-2).

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein step (d) includes:

(d-1) downloading the corresponding music file from the karaoke service server to a karaoke device responsive to a signal corresponding to a request of the corresponding music file down load;

(d-2) judging whether the downloading of the corresponding music file of step (d-1) is completed; and

(d-3) in step (d-2), when the downloading of the corresponding music file is not completed, executing step (c), and when the downloading of the corresponding music file is completed, executing step (a).

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

(a-1) inputting a number corresponding to a selected music; and

(a-2) playing the selected music corresponding to the music number inputted in step (a-1), when the stored music executing mode is selected in step (a).

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

(b-1) judging whether a music list is requested to the public switched data network and obtaining the music list according to the judgement result.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein step (b-1) includes:

(b-1-1) judging whether the music list is requested;

(b-1-2) outputting a music list select signal to the karaoke service server through a mobile telephone network and a data network interworking function when the music list is requested;

(b-1-3) connecting the karaoke service server to the public switched data network and obtaining a music list therefrom responsive to the music list select signal, between steps (b) and (c).

7. A karaoke service method by a telecommunication system, said method comprising the steps of:

(i) judging whether a stored music executing mode or a new music down load mode is selected;

(ii) playing a selected music when the stored music executing mode is selected, and connecting a karaoke service server to a public switched data network when the new music down load mode is selected, in step (i);

(iii) judging whether a music list is requested to a public switched data network and obtaining the music list from the public switched data network;

(iv) requesting a file down load with respect to the selected music;

(v) downloading a file of the selected music requested in step (iv); and

(vi) executing step (iv) when the music file downloading operation has not been completed, and executing step (i) when the music file downloading operation has been completed.

8. A karaoke service system by a telecommunication system, said system comprising:

a karaoke device connected to a mobile station for selectively generating a stored file executing mode signal or a new music down load mode signal in order to select a stored file executing mode signal or a new music down load mode, respectively, for playing a stored music when the stored file executing mode is selected and for requesting a down load with respect to a selected music file when the new music down load mode is selected;

a karaoke service server for reading the selected music file from a public switched data network responsive to the request of the downloading and downloading the read music file to the karaoke device; and

a data network interworking function for connecting the karaoke device to the karaoke service server through a mobile telephone network responsive to the new music down load mode signal generated by the karaoke device.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the karaoke device generates a music list request signal and the karaoke service server extracts a music list from karaoke data from the public switched data network responsive the music list request signal generated by the karaoke device and transmits the extracted music list to the karaoke device.

10. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the karaoke device includes:

a memory for storing karaoke data having sound and lyrics data;

a key input section for generating a stored file executing mode signal or a new music down load mode signal and for generating a signal indicative of a download request with respect to a selected music;

an audio outputting section for mixing and outputting the sound data stored in the memory and a voice generated by a microphone;

a caption generator for converting the words data stored in the memory into a caption;

an image synthesizer for synthesizing the caption from the caption generator and a background image signal;

a liquid crystal display for displaying an output signal of the image synthesizer; and

a controller for judging whether a stored file executing mode or a new music down load mode is selected, for playing stored music when the stored file executing mode is selected and connecting the karaoke device to the karaoke service server when a new music down load mode is selected.