Apparatus and method for searching a melody
US5874686A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2250/251
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method for easily, efficiently, and accurately searching melodies. A melody is inputted to a computer and converted into a form of a sequence of digitized representations of relative pitch differences between successive notes thereof. A melody database is searched for at least one sequence of digitized representations of relative pitch differences between successive notes which at least approximately matches the sequence of digitized representations of relative pitch differences between successive notes of the melody.
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