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Karaoke apparatus

US6352432B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 1998
Grant dateMar 5, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2240/245
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A karaoke apparatus is provided in which a plurality of singers can sing at a time and superiority/inferiority of singing voices can be matched. One karaoke music piece is performed, and two persons sing the music piece at a time by using different microphones. Singing voice signals input through the two microphones are respectively scored, and characters displayed on a screen are caused to fight based on the score results. If the point of the singer having microphone is higher, an animation in which character attacks character is displayed. If the singing point of microphone is higher, animation in which character attacks character is displayed.

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