Apparatus and method for providing content

A method for providing content, the method comprising:

• analyzing, by a processor, a music database (DB) by interworking with user equipment (UE);
• extracting a driver emotion model based on the analysis of the music DB;
• determining an emotion determination model based on the analysis of the music DB;
• deriving an emotional care correlation equation by a multi-regression analysis based on the analysis of the music DB;
• selecting an emotional care solution depending on a contribution rate of the emotion determination model based on the driver emotion model using the emotional care correlation equation;
• and
• automatically playing music content based on the emotional care solution;
• wherein deriving the emotional care correlation equation includes:
• analyzing a correlation between a physical quantity and a psychophysical quantity of the music content in the music DB;
• and
• deriving the emotional care correlation equation based on the analysis of the correlation;
• wherein the physical quantity includes at least one of sound pressure, a frequency, a spectrum, an envelope, a duration, or a combination thereof;
• and
• wherein the psychophysical quantity includes at least one of loudness, pitch, timbre, or a combination thereof;
• wherein the method further comprises:
• setting a target driver emotion model;
• searching for an acoustic perceptual factor of the music content;
• setting a sensory index parameter of the music content;
• and
• deriving the emotional care index by analyzing a correlation between the acoustic perceptual factor and the sensory index parameter, considering pressure, frequency average value or beat frequency for an auditory index and MFCC (Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficient) average value or a centroid average value for a tactile index, pitch, duration, loudness, timbre based on the target driver emotion model;
• wherein the processor is configured to automatically select and play the music content based on the emotional care index;
• automatically selecting and playing the music content based on the emotional care index using a sound output device;
• and
• controlling vibration of a vehicle seat or a wearable device using a vibrator mounted to the vehicle seat, including adjusting at least one of a vibration pattern, a vibration intensity, or a vibration frequency of the vibrator, based on the played music content and based on the emotional care index to match the target driver emotion model.