Patents by Inventor Xi-Song Zhu

Xi-Song Zhu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8912419
    Abstract: A musical playback amusement system is disclosed. A primary audio track defined by a plurality of time-sequence audio data elements and associated synchronization identifiers are loaded and played back on a first interactive device. A second interactive device is in communication with the first interactive device to receive playback synchronization commands that coordinates playback of a secondary track loaded on the second interactive device. The synchronization identifiers in the primary track are transmitted from the first to the second interactive device as the playback synchronization commands in coordination with the playback of the primary audio track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Inventors: Peter Sui Lun Fong, Kelvin Yat Kit Fong, Xi-Song Zhu, Chun-Yan Liu
  • Patent number: 8821209
    Abstract: An interactive amusement device and a method therefor are disclosed. The device plays a musical soundtrack in a first game iteration. A sequence of user input actions received during this learning mode is detected, and an output signal is generated in response. Timestamps for each of the user input actions is stored into memory. Additionally, the output signal is generated on at least one interval of the user input actions based on the stored timestamps, and is coordinated with the play back of a second musical soundtrack during a second game iteration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Peter Sui Lun Fong
    Inventors: Peter Sui Lun Fong, Xi-Song Zhu, Kelvin Yat-Kit Fong
  • Patent number: 8715031
    Abstract: An interactive amusement device and a method therefor are disclosed. The device plays a musical soundtrack in a first game iteration corresponding to a learning mode. A sequence of user input actions received during this learning mode is detected, and timestamps for each is stored into memory. In a second game iteration corresponding to a playback mode, the musical soundtrack is replayed. Additionally, an output signal is generated on at least one interval of the user input actions based on the stored timestamps, and is coordinated with the replaying of the musical soundtrack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventors: Peter Sui Lun Fong, Xi-Song Zhu, Kelvin Yat-Kit Fong
  • Publication number: 20130305903
    Abstract: A musical playback amusement system is disclosed. A primary audio track defined by a plurality of time-sequence audio data elements and associated synchronization identifiers are loaded and played back on a first interactive device. A second interactive device is in communication with the first interactive device to receive playback synchronization commands that coordinates playback of a secondary track loaded on the second interactive device. The synchronization identifiers in the primary track are transmitted from the first to the second interactive device as the playback synchronization commands in coordination with the playback of the primary audio track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Peter Sui Lun Fong, Kelvin Yat Kit Fong, Xi-Song Zhu, Chun-Yan Liu
  • Publication number: 20110034103
    Abstract: An interactive amusement device and a method therefor are disclosed. The device plays a musical soundtrack in a first game iteration corresponding to a learning mode. A sequence of user input actions received during this learning mode is detected, and timestamps for each is stored into memory. In a second game iteration corresponding to a playback mode, the musical soundtrack is replayed. Additionally, an output signal is generated on at least one interval of the user input actions based on the stored timestamps, and is coordinated with the replaying of the musical soundtrack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: PETER SUI LUN FONG, Xi-Song Zhu, Kelvin Yat-Kit Fong
  • Publication number: 20110034102
    Abstract: An interactive amusement device and a method therefor are disclosed. The device plays a musical soundtrack in a first game iteration. A sequence of user input actions received during this learning mode is detected, and an output signal is generated in response. Timestamps for each of the user input actions is stored into memory. Additionally, the output signal is generated on at least one interval of the user input actions based on the stored timestamps, and is coordinated with the play back of a second musical soundtrack during a second game iteration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Peter Sui Lun Fong, Xi-Song Zhu, Kelvin Yat-Kit Fong