Displaying song lyrics and vocal cues
AssigneeHarmonix Music Systems, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Forrest Stoddard, Christopher Joseph Foster, Sylvain Dubrofsky
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Abstract
Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for displaying song lyrics and vocal cues in a rhythm-action game. In one aspect this is accomplished by displaying, on a display in communication with a game platform, a vocal cue. The vocal cue moves on the display in synchronization with a timing component of a musical composition towards a target marker. Lyrics are also displayed, but instead of moving with the movement of the vocal cue the lyrics are displayed in a fixed position. The lyrics maintain their position until the vocal cue has moved to a particular position with respect to the target marker.
Claims10
A method executed on a game platform in signal communication with a display, the method comprising:
- displaying, on the display, a first vocal cue;
- moving, on the display in synchronization with a timing component of a musical composition, the position of the vocal cue toward a target marker;
- and
- displaying, on the display, a first lyric associated with the first vocal cue in a fixed position until the first vocal cue has moved to a particular position with respect to the target marker.
A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product including instructions operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
- display, on a display in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, a first vocal cue;
- move, on the display in synchronization with a timing component of a musical composition, the position of the vocal cue toward a target marker;
- and
- display, on the display, a first lyric associated with the first vocal cue in a fixed position until the first vocal cue has moved to a particular position with respect to the target marker.
A system comprising:
- a data processing apparatus configured to:
- display, on a display in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, a first vocal cue;
- move, on the display in synchronization with a timing component of a musical composition, the position of the vocal cue toward a target marker;
- and
- display, on the display, a first lyric associated with the first vocal cue in a fixed position until the first vocal cue has moved to a particular position with respect to the target marker.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for displaying, on a display in signal communication with the apparatus, a first vocal cue;
- means for moving, on the display in synchronization with a timing component of a musical composition, the position of the vocal cue toward a target marker;
- and
- means for displaying, on the display, a first lyric associated with the first vocal cue in a fixed position until the first vocal cue has moved to a particular position with respect to the target marker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.