AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA APPLICATION PLATFORM WITH WIRELESS HANDHELD AUDIOVISUAL INPUT

摘要

Embodiments described herein relate generally to systems comprising a display device, a display device-coupled computing platform, a mobile device in communication with the computing platform, and a content server in which methods and techniques of capture and/or processing of audiovisual performances are described and, in particular, description of techniques suitable for use in connection with display device connected computing platforms for rendering vocal performance captured by a handheld computing device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
pairing a touchscreen-enabled portable computing device and a display device-coupled computing platform for communications over a wireless network; the display device-coupled computing platform hosting a karaoke-style media application executing thereon that presents lyrics on the display device in temporal correspondence with an audible rendering of a backing audio track; and via the wireless network, transmitting from the touchscreen-enabled portable computing device to the computing platform paired therewith a vocal audio stream captured using a microphone of the portable computing device, the vocal audio stream being supplied as an audio input to the media application executing on the display device-coupled computing platform, wherein the captured vocal audio is combined for audiovisual rendering with the backing audio track and performance synchronized video.