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Granted Patent B1
US 10,332,495 · App. 16/031,264 · Granted Jun 25, 2019

In vehicle karaoke

Inventors: Peter Mortensen (Santa Clara, CA); Mischa Gentry (Castroville, CA)
Assignee: BYTON LIMITED
G10H1/361G10H1/0008G10H2220/096
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,332,495
App. No.
16/031,264
Filed
Jul 10, 2018
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
Kind
B1
Art Unit
2837
USPC
84/610
Abstract

Disclosed in improved in vehicle karaoke that receives a request from a user in a vehicle to play a karaoke song and displaying, to at least the user, an interface showing text of the selected song. In vehicle karaoke can record, with a microphone in the interior of the vehicle, audio of a performance of the song by the user and overlay the recording with the selected song over a speaker interior of the vehicle.

Claims (79)

1. An in vehicle entertainment system comprising:

a memory device; and

a computer operatively coupled to the memory device, wherein the computer is to:

receive a song selection from a user in the vehicle of a karaoke song;

determine one or more displays on which to display relevant text for the song in response to detection of a driving mode of the vehicle;

record, with a microphone in the vehicle, an audio performance of the song by the user; and

overlay the audio recording with the song over a speaker in the vehicle.

2. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the microphone is a wireless microphone, and wherein to record the performance, the computer is further to detect that the wireless microphone is associated with the user and connect to the wireless microphone.

3. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further comprises displays and the computer is further to:

detect, in response to receiving the request, that the vehicle is in a fully autonomous mode; and

display the relevant text on the display in direct view of a driver of the vehicle in response to detecting that the vehicle is in the fully autonomous mode.

4. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a navigation system and the computer is further to:

receive a location provided by a remote source for meeting to perform karaoke; and

update the navigation system of the vehicle to navigate to the selected location.

5. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a transceiver and the computer is further to:

connect to a remote device over a network; and

transmit, through the transceiver, the audio recording to the remote device over the network.

6. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 5 , wherein the remote device is one of a second vehicle, a smartwatch, a laptop, or a tablet.

7. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a transceiver and the computer is further to:

connect to a remote device over a network;

receive, through the transceiver, a second performance recording from the remote device over the network; and

display the performance on at least one of the one or more displays in the vehicle.

8. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further to:

receive audio data from a remote device of a second performance of the song; and

combine the audio recording and the second performance.

9. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further to:

detect that the vehicle is in a parked mode or a fully autonomous mode; and

provide an electrical signal to a window of the vehicle to cause the window to become opaque.

10. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further to:

receive a request to play a video in the vehicle; and

display the video on one or more display according to a detected driving mode of the vehicle.

11. The in vehicle entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further to:

generate a first score for the recorded audio performance; and

compare the first score to a second score received from a remote device.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receive a song selection from a user in the vehicle of a karaoke song;

determine one or more displays on which to display relevant text for the song in response to detection of a driving mode of the vehicle;

display the relevant text for the song on the determined displays;

record, with a microphone in the vehicle, an audio performance of the song by the user; and

overlay the audio recording with the selected song over a speaker interior of the vehicle.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the computer is further to:

connect to a remote device over a network; and

transmit, through a transceiver, the audio recording to the remote device over the network.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the computer is further to:

detect, in response to receiving the request, that the vehicle is in a parked mode; and

display the relevant text on a display in the vehicle within direct view of a driver of the vehicle, in response to detecting that the vehicle is in a parked mode.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the computer is further to:

detect, in response to receiving the request, that the vehicle is in a driving mode; and

prevent displaying of the relevant text on a display within direct view of a driver of the vehicle in response to detecting that the vehicle is in a driving mode.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the computer is further to:

detect a position of a second vehicle operating a karaoke application; and

indicate a position of the second vehicle on a display of the vehicle.

17. A method comprising:

receiving a request from a user in a vehicle to play a karaoke song;

receiving lyrics and audio for the karaoke song from a data source connected to the vehicle;

displaying, to at least the user, relevant text of the song from the received lyrics;

recording, with a microphone in the vehicle, audio of a performance of the song by the user; and

overlaying the audio recording with the song over a speaker in the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

connecting to a second vehicle over a network; and

transmitting the audio recording to the second vehicle over the network.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising;

recording, with a camera in the interior of the vehicle, a video of the performance of the song;

connecting to a second vehicle over a network; and

transmitting the audio recording and the video recording to the second vehicle over the network.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

detecting, in response to receiving the request, that the vehicle is in a parked mode; and

displaying the relevant text on a display within direct view from a driver's seat of the vehicle in response to detecting that the vehicle is in a parked mode.

21. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

detecting, in response to receiving the request, that the vehicle is in a driving mode; and

preventing display of the relevant text on a dashboard display within direct view from a driver's seat of the vehicle in response to detecting that the vehicle is in a driving mode.

22. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

detecting a position of a remote device operating a karaoke application; and

indicating a position of the remote device.

23. The method of claim 22 , further comprising displaying a song, genre, or artist playing within the karaoke application of the second vehicle.

24. The method of claim 17 , further comprising setting a meet-up location based on an event associated with user data of the user.

25. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving a message from a remote device; and

displaying the message from the remote device to the user.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2019
From: BYTON NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
To: BYTON LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049220/0275 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: MORTENSEN, PETER; GENTRY, MISCHA
To: BYTON NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048659/0574 →
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