Coordinating and mixing vocals captured from geographically distributed performers
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Mar 17, 2015
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Abstract
Despite many practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and application execution environments, vocal musical performances may be captured and continuously pitch-corrected for mixing and rendering with backing tracks in ways that create compelling user experiences. Based on the techniques described herein, even mere amateurs are encouraged to share with friends and family or to collaborate and contribute vocal performances as part of virtual “glee clubs.” In some implementations, these interactions are facilitated through social network- and/or eMail-mediated sharing of performances and invitations to join in a group performance. Using uploaded vocals captured at clients such as a mobile device, a content server (or service) can mediate such virtual glee clubs by manipulating and mixing the uploaded vocal performances of multiple contributing vocalists.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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SMULE INC | 139 TOWNSEND STREET SUITE 300 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 |
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- 2011 Application Filing Year
- G10H Class
- 211 Applications Filed
- 173 Patents Issued To-Date
- 82 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Cook, Perry R | Applegate, US | 94 | 1395 |
# of filed Patents : 94 Total Citations : 1395 | |||
Kirk, Turner E | Mountain View, US | 2 | 129 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 129 | |||
Lazier, Ari | San Francisco, US | 13 | 331 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 331 | |||
Lieber, Tom | San Francisco, US | 12 | 372 |
# of filed Patents : 12 Total Citations : 372 |
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- 28 Citation Count
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