Back to results
US 2015/0037777 A1Published application
System and method for movie karaoke
AssigneeCrackle, Inc.
InventorRobert Kushner
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
While watching a movie, a user speaks lines of dialogue. The system records the speech, compares with the dialogue in the movie, and reports a score to the user. The system can share scores through an online service to create a community experience.
Claims28
A method for operating a karaoke environment, comprising:
- a. displaying video on a display;
- b. receiving speech as a user audio segment using a microphone;
- c. marking the user audio segment with a timestamp;
- d. converting the user audio segment to user text;
- e. retrieving target text for the displayed video based on the timestamp;
- f. comparing the user text to the received target text;
- and
- g. generating a score based on a likeness between the user text and the target text.
5 more elements
A method for operating a karaoke environment, comprising:
- a. arranging at least two media players to be in network communication, each media player configured to perform steps of:
- i. displaying video on a display;
- ii. receiving a selection of a character portrayed on the displayed video;
- iii. receiving speech of the character as a user audio segment using a microphone;
- iv. marking the user audio segment with a timestamp;
- v. converting the user audio segment to user text;
- vi. retrieving target text for the displayed video based on the timestamp and/or a character profile;
- vii. comparing the user text to the received target text;
- and
- viii. generating a score based on a likeness between the user text and the target text;
- and
- b. transmitting each user audio segment from the receiving media player to the other media player or players for playback.
9 more elements
A method for operating a karaoke environment, comprising:
- a. displaying video on a display;
- b. receiving speech as a user audio segment using a microphone;
- c. marking the user audio segment with a timestamp;
- d. converting the user audio segment to user text;
- e. retrieving target audio for the displayed video based on the timestamp;
- f. comparing the user audio segment to the received target audio;
- and
- g. generating a score based on a likeness between the user audio segment and the target audio.
5 more elements
A media player configured to operate a karaoke environment, comprising:
- a. a display module configured to displaying video on a display;
- b. an input module configured to receive speech as a user audio segment using a microphone;
- c. a data retrieval module configured to retrieve target audio for the displayed video;
- d. a comparison module configured to compare the user audio segment to the received target audio;
- and
- e. a scoring module configured to generate a score based on a likeness between the user audio segment and the target audio.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.