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Roberto Legaspi del Rosario (June 7, 1919 – July 30, 2003) was a Filipino entrepreneur who is best known as the patentholder of the Sing Along System, a type of
karaoke Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is ...
system he developed in 1975. Due to the fact that he was the first to patent a karaoke system, he is often erroneously referred to as the inventor of karaoke. However,
Daisuke Inoue is a Japanese businessman best known as the inventor of a karaoke machine. Inoue, a musician in his youth employed in backing businesspeople who wanted to sing in bars, invented the machine as a means of allowing them to sing without live bac ...
created a karaoke system four years earlier, in 1971.


Patent rights to Karaoke

Del Rosario held the patent to the Sing Along System, a type of
karaoke Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is ...
system which he developed in 1975. He filed a patent infringement case against a Chinese company before the
Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
. In 1996, the court ruled that the Chinese company violated his patent rights. He was recognized as the sole holder of a patent for a karaoke system in the world. However, most scholars credit
Daisuke Inoue is a Japanese businessman best known as the inventor of a karaoke machine. Inoue, a musician in his youth employed in backing businesspeople who wanted to sing in bars, invented the machine as a means of allowing them to sing without live bac ...
, a
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, as the inventor of the karaoke. Inoue invented the karaoke in 1971.


Other works

* ''One-Man Band (OMB)'' * ''Voice Color Tapes'' * '' Sing-Along System (SAS)'' * ''Method of Determining a Singer's Voice Range''


See also

* List of Filipino inventions and discoveries *
National Scientist of the Philippines The Order of National Scientists of the Philippines, abbreviated as ONS, is the highest award accorded to Filipino scientists by the Philippine government. Members of the order are known as National Scientists ( Filipino: ''Pambansang Alagad ng Ag ...
*
Science and technology in the Philippines Science and technology in the Philippines describes scientific and technological progress made by the Philippines and analyses related policy issues. The main agency responsible for managing science and technology (S&T) is the Department of Scie ...
* Web accessibility initiatives in the Philippines *
Daisuke Inoue is a Japanese businessman best known as the inventor of a karaoke machine. Inoue, a musician in his youth employed in backing businesspeople who wanted to sing in bars, invented the machine as a means of allowing them to sing without live bac ...


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosario, Roberto del Filipino inventors Science and technology in the Philippines People from Manila 1919 births 2003 deaths