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US 2006/0217828 A1Published application
Music searching system and method
OwnerWendell Hickeninventor
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Abstract
A music searching system and method conducting a metadata search of music based on an entered search term. Music identified from the metadata search is used as seed music to identify other acoustically complementing music. Acoustic analysis data of the seed music is compared against acoustic analysis data of potential candidates for determining whether they are acoustically complementing music. The acoustically complementing music is then displayed to the user for listening, downloading, or purchase.
Claims17
An audio searching method comprising:
- receiving a search key;
- performing a metadata search based on the search key;
- identifying a first audio piece or group responsive to the metadata search;
- and
- automatically invoking a complementing music search based on the identified first audio piece or group, the complementing music search including:
- retrieving acoustic analysis data for the identified audio piece or group;
- identifying a second audio piece, album, or artist that, based on the retrieved acoustic analysis data, is determined to acoustically complement the first audio piece or group;
- and
- displaying information on the identified second audio piece, album or artist.
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An audio searching method comprising:
- receiving a search key for a first audio piece or group;
- and
- recommending a plurality of audio pieces or groups that acoustically complement the first audio piece or group, wherein at least a portion of the recommended audio pieces or groups have associated metadata that does not contain the search key.
An audio searching server comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory operably coupled to the processor and storing program instructions therein, the processor being operable to execute the program instructions, the program instructions including:
- receiving a search key;
- performing a metadata search based on the search key;
- identifying a first audio piece or group responsive to the metadata search;
- and
- automatically invoking a complementing music search based on the identified first audio piece or group, the complementing music search including:
- retrieving acoustic analysis data for the identified audio piece or group;
- identifying a second audio piece, album, or artist that, based on the retrieved acoustic analysis data, is determined to acoustically complement the first audio piece or group;
- and
- displaying information on the identified second audio piece, album or artist.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.