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Similar music search method and apparatus using music content summary

US7626111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 2006
Grant dateDec 1, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2240/131
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A similar music search method, including: extracting an audio feature value from a compression zone of a music file and generating a music content summary using the extracted audio feature; classifying a mood and a genre of the music file by using the generated music content summary; extracting a similarity feature for a similarity retrieval from the music content summary; storing an information on the classified mood and a genre and the extracted similarity feature information in a database; receiving a query music; detecting the mood and the genre of the query music; measuring a similarity between the query music and music files having a mood and a genre identical to the query music by referring to the database; and retrieving the similar music with respect to the query music based on the measured similarity.

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