Patent ID: 11941998
Assignee: ANDREY YAKOVLEVICH BITYUTSKIY
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. The method for memorizing foreign words using a multimedia device, including the playback of a foreign song by the audio means of the multimedia device while demonstrating on the display of the multimedia device the text subtitles related to words of the foreign song and including the lyrics to the song in a foreign language, the text of the translation of the song into the native language and the pronunciation of the words to the song in the characters of the native language alphabet, characterized in that
these subtitles are displayed simultaneously in the form of blocks arranged one below the other, each of which contains a fragment of the lyrics to the song and consists of three separate lines: the line of the text of the song in a foreign language, the line of the text of the translation into the native language and the line of the pronunciation of the words to the foreign song in the characters of the native language alphabet, which corresponds to the middle line of the block;
therewith, the aforesaid block is divided into columns, in each of which one word or phrase of the line of text of the song in the foreign language is aligned with the translation and pronunciation of this word or phrase in the translation line and the pronunciation line, respectively;
adjacent columns of the same block are visually separated from each other in at least one way selected from the group that includes making adjacent columns with different font characteristics, making adjacent columns on a different background, making borders of adj acent columns with different characteristics, and animating one of the columns;
the line of the pronunciation of the words to the foreign song in the characters of the native language alphabet is visually distinguished in relation to other lines in at least one way selected from the group that includes making a line with different font characteristics, making a line on a different background, making the line borders with different characteristics;
during the playback, the current subtitle block is visually separated from other blocks in at least one way selected from the group that includes dynamically changing the block's font characteristics, changing the block's background, highlighting the block's border, and animating the block; and
at least one listening to the song shall be carried out with synchronous repetition of the lyrics out loud while watching the subtitles in such a way that during the playing of the words recorded in the block, visual attention would be concentrated separately on each column of this block, as well as entirely on the pronunciation line of the block.