Apple has been granted a patent for “Lyrics and Karaoke User Interfaces, Methods, and Systems.”
About the patent
It relates generally to playback user interfaces, such as playback user interfaces that includes lyrics and/or playback controls. In the patent Apple notes that user interaction with electronic devices has increased significantly in recent years. Sometimes a user may wish to use a device to play content items including verbal/vocal content.
And sometimes a user may want to sing along. Apple wants to make this easy on devices such as the iPhone.
Summary of the patent
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent: “In some embodiments, an electronic device changes a value of a first visual characteristic with which lyrics are displayed in response to detecting a change in a performer of lyrics associated with a song or other type of content item. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a vocal attenuation control element and changes a vocal volume (e.g., a volume of vocals) of a content item, such as a song, in response to input directed to the vocal attenuation control element.”
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