Roberto del Rosario
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 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 created a karaoke system four years earlier, in 1971.
Roberto del Rosario | |
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| Born | Roberto Legaspi del Rosario June 7, 1919 Pasay, Philippine Islands |
| Died | July 30, 2003 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Citizenship | Filipino |
| Known for | Patentholder for the Sing Along karaoke system. |
| Notable work | Inventor Of Sing Along Karaoke Voice Color Tape |
Patent rights to Karaoke
Del Rosario held the patent to the Sing Along System, a type of karaoke system which he developed in 1975.[1] He filed a patent infringement case against a Chinese company before the Supreme Court. 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, a Japanese, as the inventor of the karaoke. Inoue invented the karaoke in 1971.[2]
Other works
- One-Man Band (OMB)
- Voice Color Tapes
- Sing-Along System (SAS)
- Method of Determining a Singer's Voice Range
See also
References
- Sood, Suemedha (12 August 2011). "Karaoke in the Philippines". BBC Travel. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- Brown, Kevin (12 September 2015). Karaoke Idols: Popular Music and the Performance of Identity (illustrated ed.). Intellect Books. p. 69. ISBN 9781783204441. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
External links
- Pascua Quing Ramos Reyes Roque Rosales. ".: PINOY IMBENTOR :". pinoyimbentor.atspace.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.