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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2010
Wong Hoo Sim, Singapore, SG;
Yew Teng Too, Singapore, SG;
Tieh Cheng Goh, Singapore, SG;
Creative Technology Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus for enabling karaoke. The apparatus includes a casing for the apparatus; a microphone array incorporated within the casing, the microphone array being concealed from a user by the casing; a controller coupled to the microphone array to at least process audio signals from the user input at the microphone array; a data storage device coupled to the controller, the data storage device being for storing pre-recorded songs used for karaoke, and for storing songs as sung by the user; and an image capturing device coupled to the controller, the image capturing device being for capturing images of the user while the user is singing, with the captured images of the user being stored on the data storage device.