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20080216637 | Method for Keying Human Voice Audio Frequency - A method for keying human voice audio frequency includes the steps of setting the human factor of the singer; recording the singing of the singer; calculating the audio frequency by an audio frequency counter; recording the maximum ground frequency by the recorder; estimating a maximum fundamental audio frequency thereof by the diapason estimator; and converting the maximum fundamental audio frequency into musical terminology, the best audio frequency of the singer being determined. The method for keying human voice audio frequency is very easy and fast. | 09-11-2008 |
20080223200 | Method for Generating Audio Data and User Terminal and Record Medium Using the Same - Disclosed is a method for generating audio data automaticallly and a personal terminal and a recorded medium using the same. Disclosed method comprises the steps of: (a) detecting pitch of inputted sound source; (b) generating a unit tone data using detected pith varation information; (c) generating an interval code using ratio information of unit tones included in the unit tone data; (d) generating a harmony code based on the generated interval code; (e) generating an accompaniment template using the harmony code and pre-stored accompaniment related template; and (f) generating an audio data where main melody of the inputted sound source and the accompaniment data are merged. Users can generate polyphonic ringtone sound automatically through a personal terminal itself without downloading. | 09-18-2008 |
20080276792 | LYRICS SUPERIMPOSED ON VIDEO FEED - A system comprises a camera, a display, and logic coupled to the camera and display. The logic causes a video feed from the camera to be displayed on the display and lyrics to be superimposed on the displayed video feed. | 11-13-2008 |
20080282871 | Portable karaoke device - A type of portable karaoke device includes a microphone, a twist knob control, several control buttons and a composite A/V output. There is an audio processor and a MPEG decoder inside the microphone. That audio processor is used to receive audio signals from the microphone and voice signals created by the MPEG decoder, and then conduct audio processing for these signals. On the other hand, that MPEG decoder is used to receive karaoke signals and control signals, and then conduct decoding and audio and video processing for these signals. The twist knob control is on the surface of the microphone, and can be used to adjust the volume or move the cursor by turning left or right. Several control buttons are on the surface of the microphone. Control signals can be generated by pressing. Audio and video output ports are set outside the microphone, it can transmit the video and audio signals from the karaoke device to another visual display device (e.g. TV). | 11-20-2008 |
20090007762 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ACTUATING DESIGNATED ACCOMPANIMENT SOUNDS - A musical accompaniment system is described including a fretted, stringed electric musical instrument, a floor unit, interface units and connecting cables. Designated frets of the instrument are divided into sections that output to a switching component that sends MIDI note # data to a synthesizer when strings of instrument contact designated fret sections. The floor unit includes actuators that output to the synthesizer when tapped by the user. The user taps on the actuators with his or her feet and thereby actuates accompaniment notes that are generated in the rhythms in which they are tapped. Accompaniment notes generated by the process are designated by notes and chords being fingered on the instrument. Methods are described that facilitate the actuating and generating of accompaniment notes in the musical style of traditional bass accompaniment through the use of the system. A method is described to facilitate the system that includes string/fret coordinates that designate appropriate MIDI note # data and accompaniment note for fingering formations of traditional guitar chords used in popular music. Additional methods are described that obviate the generating of extraneous accompaniment notes normally associated with fretted guitar-like instruments. An additional actuator is described that actuates a designated user-programmable bass note or accompaniment sound with each tap by the user on the actuator. | 01-08-2009 |
20090031885 | Networked karaoke system and method - A karaoke system, comprising a plurality of electronic devices each configured to output karaoke content, at least one of the plurality of electronic devices configured to calculate a group karaoke score corresponding to respective users of the plurality of electronic devices. | 02-05-2009 |
20090126554 | Finger musical instrument - The present invention relates to a finger musical instrument, including a first glove and a second glove, some performance keys distributed on a fingertip of each of the gloves, and a sound box positioned at each of the gloves. The finger musical instrument further includes a combination key positioned at palm heel of each of the gloves. Each of the sound boxes is connected with a controller. The performance key and the combination key on the same glove are all connected with the corresponding controller. Therein the performance key and the combination of the performance key and the combination key of one glove gives out one octave sound, while the performance key and the combination of the performance key and the combination key of the other glove gives out another octave sound. Each of the controllers is provided with a range regulation switch used for making a sound higher or lower by an octave on each of the gloves. With regulation of the range regulation switch, the finger musical instrument is able to give out a range of two octaves through the sound box. The finger musical instrument of the present invention covers a range of three octaves and can exhibit a vivider music, and the controller can switch between a performance mode and a teaching mode, thus enhancing interaction between the finger musical instrument and a performer. | 05-21-2009 |
20090145285 | ENSEMBLE SYSTEM - An ensemble system enabling easy, flexible assignment of performance parts to the facilitator and the performers. In “setting” field, performance terminals (facilitator and piano ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090151545 | ENSEMBLE SYSTEM - An ensemble system enabling even performer unskilled in playing a musical instrument to easily grasp the difference in tempo from the performance of the facilitator. The circle corresponding to the performance terminal “Facilitator” is indicated fixedly on the center line of the vertical lines. The circle corresponding to the performance terminal (for example, piano ( | 06-18-2009 |
20090165633 | Music displaying apparatus and computer-readable storage medium storing music displaying program - A music displaying apparatus stores in advance music piece related information concerning a music piece, and a plurality of comparison parameters which is associated with the music piece related information. The music displaying apparatus obtains voice data concerning singing of a user, analyzes the voice data to calculate a plurality of singing characteristic parameters which indicate a characteristic of the singing of the user. Next, the music displaying apparatus compares the plurality of singing characteristic parameters with the plurality of comparison parameters to calculate a similarity between the plurality of singing characteristic parameters and the plurality of comparison parameters. Then, the music displaying apparatus selects at least one piece of the music piece related information which is associated with a comparison parameter which has a high similarity with the singing characteristic parameter, and shows certain information based on the music piece related information | 07-02-2009 |
20090165634 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME FEEDBACK FOR KARAOKE - Systems and methods for providing real-time feedback to karaoke users are provided. The systems and methods for providing users with real-time feedback while they are singing karaoke generally relate to receiving the user's vocals, determining whether the user is singing on key/pitch and providing real-time feedback to the user while the karaoke song is being sung. The feedback will be positive feedback if user is on key/pitch and it will be negative feedback if user is off key/pitch. For example, the feedback signal if the user is singing too low can be an exaggerated low signal of the user's own voice. This will encourage the user to sing at a higher pitch. | 07-02-2009 |
20090173214 | Method and apparatus for storing/searching for music - Provided are a method and apparatus for generating and storing a database that may be searched for music upon a user's request, and a method and apparatus for searching for music corresponding to the user's request. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of melodies are divided based on phrase breaks and are stored, and a number of melodies which are similar to the user's request are detected from the stored melodies. | 07-09-2009 |
20090183622 | PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA OR ENTERTAINMENT STORAGE AND PLAYBACK DEVICE WHICH STORES AND PLAYS BACK CONTENT WITH CONTENT-SPECIFIC USER PREFERENCES - A portable multimedia device stores multimedia content and sets of user preferences (“settings”) for one or more users (karaoke participants), on a title by title basis, that the one or more users may wish to apply upon playback of the content. The content and settings are initially stored in the portable device with the use of a practice playback system. Once this is done, the portable device may be transported and connected to any performance playback system. The portable device and the performance system may be operated to select and play back any title of content stored in the device, applying the corresponding stored set of user preferences for the user. | 07-23-2009 |
20090272252 | METHOD FOR COMPOSING A PIECE OF MUSIC BY A NON-MUSICIAN - A method for composing music by a non-musician is based on the use of pre-recorded melodies which are stored in banks and associated with orchestra accompaniments also stored in banks. The orchestra accompaniments are in advance embodied in the form of an entire devoid of melody part. A selected melody is associable, with the aid of a suitable software, with a selected accompaniment by a dictation process which makes it possible to select, with a tolerance range, the duration and position of each melody note in the accompaniment. | 11-05-2009 |
20100043626 | AUTOMATIC TONE-FOLLOWING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MUSIC ACCOMPANYING DEVICES - The present invention provides an automatic tone-following method and system for music accompanying devices, which detects the frequency of the singer's voice instantly and continuously and compares it with the theme tone frequency of the accompanying music to estimate the error between the tones of the singer and the music so as to adjust the tone of the music to match the tone of the singer's voice. The present invention calculates the fundamental frequency of the user's voice every short section of time through a tone estimator, then converts the fundamental frequency of the user's voice into user scale sequence in a scale sequence recorder, then compares the difference between the user scale sequence and the theme scale sequence through a scale matcher. Whether a transposition is needed through a transposition judger is determined so that the scale parameter in the music synthesizer can be adjusted. | 02-25-2010 |
20100089223 | Microphone set providing audio and text data - The present invention is a microphone set which comprises a hand-hold microphone housing, a microphone, and a karaoke module received in the microphone housing. The karaoke module further comprises a voice input module, a data storage, a data processor, an audio output module, and a video output module. The present invention can use audio and text data to perform karaoke. The audio data is cheap and easy to obtain and doesn't need any process. The audio data can be downloaded or converted by the user. The text data is also very convenient to obtain. It can be edited or created by the user. Both the audio data and the text data are in small size for storing. The microphone set of the present invention is portable. It can selectively store a large amount of songs. It is convenient to use, and provides professional performance. | 04-15-2010 |
20100107856 | KARAOKE SYSTEM - The system describes a karaoke system that enhances the experience of singing along with music, but without the need to display the lyrics. The system includes a combination of a vocal track reducer and an echo canceller, decision logic for determining when a person is talking or singing (double-talk detector) and a method for “ducking” (i.e., attenuating) the vocal track when the singing is detected. No special CD or DVD with lyric tracks is required, making the system capable of working with CD, mp3, AM, FM, HD radio, satellite radio signals, or any other suitable content source. The result is that any content source may potentially be used as a karaoke soundtrack without any pre-modification. | 05-06-2010 |
20100126331 | METHOD OF EVALUATING VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF SINGER AND KARAOKE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method of evaluating a vocal performance of a singer of a karaoke apparatus includes extracting a voice energy, extracting a reference pitch, and comparing the voice energy and an energy corresponding to the reference pitch and evaluating the vocal performance of the singer. | 05-27-2010 |
20100180754 | System and method of enhancing control of a portable music device - A portable device is disclosed for use with an audio or video content provider to establish hands-free control of the available functions of the content provider. The device may include a microphone interface to receive an electric signal from an integral or an externally plugged in microphone which, through use of a processor, may permit digitization of the signals, and comparison to a template of digital signals representing known voice commands that may be transmitted to the content provider. Non-volatile memory utilized in conjunction with the processor enables extended customization capabilities which are retained for later use, even after the device has been powered off. Operation of the device may alternatively occur according to default factory settings, or user programmed custom settings. Customizable features may include user trained voice commands, volume settings, sound effects, voice recognition thresholds, tone settings, and album lists. | 07-22-2010 |
20100192752 | SCORING OF FREE-FORM VOCALS FOR VIDEO GAME - A music based video game in which a game player's singing performance is digitally sampled while the player performs a free-form vocal over a prerecorded musical composition. Aspects of the game player's free-form vocal performance are compared with predetermined criteria. For example, the vocal performance may be compared with tempo and key information to generate performance evaluation data. The performance evaluation data may be used to present performance feedback to the game player while the game player is singing. | 08-05-2010 |
20100192753 | KARAOKE APPARATUS - A karaoke apparatus includes a sound effect processing system provided in a microprocessor. The system decodes standard song data from an internal storage or an external storage connected to an extended system interface by a song decoding module; corrects pitches of sing voices by a pitch correcting system, so the pitches of the singing voices are corrected to the pitches of the standard song or close to the pitches of the standard song. The singing voices are processed with harmony adding, tonal modification and speed-changing by a harmony adding system to produce an effect of chorus being composed of three voice parts. A pitch evaluating system is used for comparing the pitch sequence of the singing voices with the pitch sequence of the standard song to draw a voice graph so as to visually show a difference between the pitches of the singing voices and the pitches of the standard song, while providing score and comment of the singing voices. Therefore, a singer can be aware of the effect of his/her performance to immediately so as to increase the amusement in a karaoke singing. | 08-05-2010 |
20100288107 | THIN KARAOKE HAVING DISPLAY DEVICE IN A BODY - The present invention relates to a thin karaoke machine, in which a display device, an amplifier and a karaoke machine are integrated into a single body. The thin karaoke system includes a front cover having an opening formed in a center thereof. A back cover is bent backwards to form an inner space in combination with the front cover, and has a plurality of heat radiation holes. A display panel is arranged on a back surface of the front cover and adapted to form a display part on a front surface. A display board is arranged on a first portion of the back surface of the display panel and has a plurality of electronic parts and PCBs. A karaoke board is arranged on a second portion of the back surface of the display panel and has a plurality of electronic parts and PCBs. | 11-18-2010 |
20100288108 | MUSIC COMPOSITION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING TOUCHSCREEN - A music composition method and system is provided for composing a music piece using a touch interaction with a touchscreen-enabled portable device. A music composition method includes setting an accompaniment with chords varying according to the progress of a unit play time; playing the accompaniment; displaying, when a series of touches are detected, a trace of the touches; playing a melody of tones mapped to positions of the touches and matching notes of a note scale defined by chords of the accompaniment playing at the times when the touches are detected; and saving the trace, melody, and accompaniment as a music piece as an ensemble. | 11-18-2010 |
20100300264 | Practice Mode for Multiple Musical Parts - Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, that provide a practice mode for multiple musical parts in a rhythm-action game. In one aspect this is accomplished by displaying, on a display in communication with a game platform, a first and second target musical data associated with a musical composition. The game platform receives a selection by the user of the first target musical data to be performed and produces an audio output associated with the first and second target musical data. The game platform also produces a synthesized tone associated with the first target musical data. In some versions, the target music data that is not selected is dimmed and made less visible. | 12-02-2010 |
20100300265 | DYNAMIC MUSICAL PART DETERMINATION - Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamically determining a musical part performed by a player of a rhythm-action game. In one aspect of a rhythm-action game, microphones are not tied to a particular part and therefore any player can play any of a number of parts, e.g., melody or harmony, lead or rhythm, guitar or bass, without switching instruments. This is accomplished by displaying, on a display, a plurality of target music data associated with a musical composition, receiving a music performance input data via the input device, determining which of the plurality of target music data has a degree of matching with the music performance input data, and assigning the music performance input data to the determined target music data. | 12-02-2010 |
20100300266 | Dynamically Displaying a Pitch Range - Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamically displaying a pitch range in a rhythm-action game. In one aspect this is accomplished by a game platform dividing a musical composition into a plurality of portions each comprising one or more notes. Then the game platform determines a pitch range between a highest note and a lowest note for each portion. Then the game platform determines a display density for each portion based on the pitch range of each portion, or alternatively, a display density for the entire song based on the greatest pitch range of all portions. Then, the game platform displays each portion within a viewable area. The viewable area has a density alterable based on the portion to be displayed or a position that is alterable based on the portion to be displayed, or has both an alterable position and alterable pitch density. | 12-02-2010 |
20100300267 | SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING SONG LYRICS - Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for selectively displaying song lyrics in a rhythm-action game. In one aspect this is accomplished by determining a number of vocal cues to be displayed on a display in communication with a game platform, where the vocal cues are each associated with a lyric. Provided a number of areas available to display a set of lyrics, either before run-time or determined at run-time, the game platform determines, based on a lyric priority associated with each lyric, which of the lyrics associated with each vocal cue to display when the number of vocal cues exceeds the number of areas available. | 12-02-2010 |
20100300268 | PREVENTING AN UNINTENTIONAL DEPLOY OF A BONUS IN A VIDEO GAME - Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for preventing an unintentional deploy of a bonus in a video game. In one aspect this is accomplished by displaying, on a display in communication with a game platform, a target music data of a musical composition. The game platform receives a music performance input data via the microphone, and also determines if the music performance input data has a predetermined degree of matching with a vocal cue. If so, the performance input data is prevented from executing an improvisation deploy. | 12-02-2010 |
20100300269 | Scoring a Musical Performance After a Period of Ambiguity - Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for scoring a musical performance after a period of ambiguity in a rhythm-action game. This is accomplished by displaying a first target music data and a second target music data where the first target music data's tolerance threshold overlaps with a second target music data's tolerance threshold. When a music performance input data is received, the game platform determines if the music performance input data is within both tolerance thresholds. Then scores are determined, based on a degree of matching between the music performance input data and the first target music data and between the music performance input data and the second target music data. The game platform then assigns the music performance input data to whichever target music data has the higher score when the difference between the first and second scores is greater than a predetermined value. | 12-02-2010 |
20100300270 | DISPLAYING AN INPUT AT MULTIPLE OCTAVES - Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for displaying an input at multiple octaves in a rhythm-action game. In one aspect this is accomplished by receiving by a game platform via a microphone, a music performance input data and displaying, on a display in communication with the game platform, a first pitch marker reflective of the music performance input data. Then substantially simultaneously with the display of the first pitch marker, displaying a second pitch marker at an offset, typically vertical, from the first pitch marker, the offset indicative of an octave difference between the first pitch marker and the second pitch marker. | 12-02-2010 |
20100326256 | Methods for Online Collaborative Music Composition - Systems and methods for creating and editing collaborative music compositions via a computer network, including remote uploading tracks by musicians, and for creating and joining a band, wherein the system and methods provide for at least one musician to join a virtual group of at least one other musician for the purpose of virtual collaborative creating and/or editing music tracks remotely, via an online network and interactive website therefor. | 12-30-2010 |
20110041671 | Method and Apparatus for Composing and Performing Music - The present invention is method and apparatus for music performance and composition. More specifically, the present invention is an interactive music apparatus comprising actuating a signal that is transmitted to a processing computer that transmits output signals to a speaker that emits sound and an output component that performs an action. Further, the present invention is also a method of music performance and composition. Additionally, the present invention is an interactive wireless music apparatus comprising actuating an event originating on a remote wireless device. The transmitted event received by a processing host computer implements the proper handling of the event. | 02-24-2011 |
20110072954 | Interactive display - An interactive assembly for displaying a sequence of words from a text comprising: a processor; at least one memory operatively connected to the processor; at least one speech recognizer operatively connected to the processor; at least one audio input operatively connected the speech recognizer; at least one display operatively connected to the speech recognizer for displaying words of a song based upon the words recognized by the speech recognizer; whereby based upon a word received by the audio input, the next words to be recited incrementally displayed onto the at least one display contemporaneously with the input received from the operator. A method for interactively display the words of a text sequentially on a display comprising: receiving an inputted vocal input in an audio input device; inputting the inputted vocal input into a speech recognizer; comparing the inputted vocal input with words stored in sequence in memory; outputting on a display screen only the next sequential words for display. | 03-31-2011 |
20110197740 | Novel Karaoke and Multi-Channel Data Recording / Transmission Techniques via Wavefront Multiplexing and Demultiplexing - An advanced channel storage and retrieving system is achieved that is capable of simultaneously transporting multiple-stream data concurrently, with encryptions and error detection and limited correction capability using wavefront (WF) multiplexing (muxing) at the pre-processing and WF demultiplexing (de-muxing) in the post-processing. The WF muxing and demuxing processing can be applied for multiple signal streams with similar contents and format such as cable TV delivery systems or multiple signal streams with very distinct contents and format such as Karaoke multimedia systems. The stored or transported data are preprocessed by a WF muxing processor and are in the formats of multiple sub-channels. Signals in each sub-channel are results of unique linear combination of all the input signals streams. Conversely, an input signal stream is replicated and appears on all the sub-channels. Furthermore the replicated streams in various sub-channels are “linked” together by a unique phase weighting vector, which is called “wavefront” or WF. Various input signal streams will feature different WFs among their replicated signal streams in the sub-channels. The WF muxing processing is capable to generating a set of orthogonal WFs, and the WF demuxing processing is capable of reconstituting the input signal streams based on the retrieved sub-channel data only if the orthogonal characteristics of a set of WFs are preserved. Without the orthogonality among the WF, the signals in sub-channels are mixed and become effectively pseudo random noise. Therefore, an electronic locking mechanism in the preprocessing is implemented to make the WFs un-orthogonal among one another. Similarly, an electronic un-locking mechanism in the post-processing is implemented to restore the orthogonal characteristics among various WFs embedded in the sub-channel signals. Some of the phenomena due to the selected locking mechanisms are reproducible in nature, such as wave propagating effects, and other are distinctively man-made; such as switching sub-channel sequences. There are other conventional encryption techniques using public and private keys which can be applied in conjunction with the WF muxing and de-muxing processor, converting plain data streams into ciphered data streams which can be decoded back into the original plain data streams. An encryption algorithm along with a key is used in the encryption and decryption of data. As to the optional parallel to serial and serial to parallel conversions in the pre and post processing, respectively, we assume that transmissions with single carrier are more efficient than those with multiple carriers. We also assume single channel recording is more cost effective than multiple channel recording. However, there are occasions that continuous spectrum is hard to come-by. We may use fragmented spectrum for transmissions. There are techniques to convert wideband waveforms using continuous spectra into multiple fragmented sub-channels distributed on non-continuous frequency slots. Under these conditions we may replace the parallel to serial conversion processing by a frequency mapping processor. | 08-18-2011 |
20110219939 | METHOD OF INSTRUCTING AN AUDIENCE TO CREATE SPONTANEOUS MUSIC - A method of instructing an audience to spontaneously create music at an entertainment event is disclosed. The method comprises providing noisemakers to groups of participants, the noisemakers being distinguishable between the plurality of types and each noisemaker sounding a single note. A dynamic display comprising a screen and a notice period shows instructions to the participants. The instructions direct the participants to sound their respective noisemakers at different times. The combined sound from the various noisemakers thereby produces a musical score. | 09-15-2011 |
20120006182 | EDITING OF DRUM TONE COLOR IN DRUM KIT - During reproduction of drum-part performance tones with a predetermined performance pattern, comprising a combination of a plurality of drum tone colors, based on automatic performance style data including at least performance pattern data associated with a drum kit defining a combination of the plurality of drum tone colors, a drum kit editing section replaces any one or more of the drum tone colors, defined in the drum kit, with one or more other drum tone colors. Thus, even during an automatic accompaniment, a user can readily replace any one or more of the drum tone colors, defined in the drum kit allocated to the drum part, with one or more other drum tone colors while promptly checking an automatic accompaniment having the other drum tone colors reflected therein. | 01-12-2012 |
20120097013 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SINGING VOICE - A method and apparatus of generating a singing voice are provided. The method for generating a singing voice includes: generating a first transformation function representing correlations between average voice data and singing voice data, based on the average voice data and the singing voice data; generating a second transformation function by reflecting music information into the first transformation function; and generating a singing voice by transforming the average voice data by using the second transformation function. | 04-26-2012 |
20120180618 | MUSICAL HARMONY GENERATION FROM POLYPHONIC AUDIO SIGNALS - Melody and accompaniment audio signals are received and processed to identify one or more harmony notes and a harmony signal is produced based on the one or more harmony notes. Typically the melody note is identified and a spectrum of the accompaniment audio signal and is obtained, and one or more harmony notes are identified based on the melody note and the accompaniment spectrum. The melody, and accompaniment signals can be processed in real-time for combination with the harmony signal in an audio performance. In some examples, audio signals are processed and harmonies generated for subsequent performance based on, for example, MIDI files generated from the audio signals. | 07-19-2012 |
20120210845 | METHOD OF INSTRUCTING AN AUDIENCE TO CREATE SPONTANEOUS MUSIC - A method of instructing an audience to spontaneously create music at an entertainment event is disclosed. The method comprises providing noisemakers to groups of participants, the noisemakers being distinguishable between the plurality of types and each noisemaker sounding a single note. A dynamic display comprising a screen and a notice period shows instructions to the participants. The instructions direct the participants to sound their respective noisemakers at different times. The combined sound from the various noisemakers thereby produces a musical score. | 08-23-2012 |
20130333544 | Novel Karaoke and Multi-Channel Data Recording / Transmission Techniques via Wavefront Multiplexing and Demultiplexing - A concurrent multi-channel data process is presented to utilize wavefront multiplexing for data storage and data stream transport in a distribution network, with additional applications for multi-media recording and data communications via transponding satellites. Multiple concurrent data streams are pre-processed by a wavefront multiplexer into multiple sub-channels or wavefront components, where signals from respective data streams are replicated into sub-channels. These replicated data streams are linked via a unique phase weighting vector, or “wave-front”, which are also linked by various spatially orthogonal wavefronts. Additionally, probing signals are embedded and linked via some of the orthogonal wavefronts. Aggregated signals in sub-channels are unique linear combinations of all input data streams. Post-processing via a wavefront de-multiplexer converts various sub-channel signals back to the original data streams, utilizing the embedded probing signals to restore orthogonality among multiple wavefronts. | 12-19-2013 |
20140033901 | System for and Method of Operating a Web-Enabled Karaoke Device - A web-enabled karaoke device includes software and hardware component which allow the web-enabled karaoke device to communicatively connect with a remote server. The user of the web-enabled karaoke device can access an online media library, a software application marketplace, and a cloud storage database of the remote server through a particular user account. Once control software authenticates the particular user account, the user can stream, download, create, and upload different media files through the particular user account by accessing the online media library, the software application marketplace, and the cloud storage database. | 02-06-2014 |
20140069261 | KARAOKE SYSTEM - A karaoke system for establishing a karaoke session includes a karaoke hub coupled to a display and a plurality of mobile devices wirelessly coupled to the karaoke hub. Each one of the plurality of mobile devices includes a corresponding output audio stream associated therewith. The karaoke hub is configured to receive and combine into a single output audio signal the corresponding output audio streams associated with each one of the plurality of mobile devices. The karaoke hub is further configured to transmit the single output audio signal to a display coupled to the karaoke hub. | 03-13-2014 |
20160163297 | Methods and system for composing - Methods and system for creating and editing a composition. A composition model encodes the structure and the content of the composition. The composition model also encodes patterns. Patterns may be used for temporarily add content to the composition. The system generates a presentation representative of the composition model. | 06-09-2016 |