US 2014/0007171 A1Published application

Apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium for providing music related information by recognition of music output through television

AssigneeNhn Corporation

InventorsByoung Seok YANG, Man Ho WON, Sae Rin KIM, Won Joon CHOI

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Abstract

Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for providing music related information by searching audio DNA information related to music output through, for example, a TV. The method including: receiving an audio DNA and broadcasting information of broadcasted music; identifying, using the music search server, the broadcasted music by determining whether the received broadcasting information matches music information and broadcast time of one of a plurality of broadcasting programs or advertisements, and comparing, when the determining fails to match the broadcasted music, the received audio DNA with audio DNA of the music pieces to identify the broadcasted music; searching detailed information on music identified by the audio DNA searcher; and transmitting the detailed information search result.

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Dependent claims

A music search server comprising:

a database configured to store music information and a broadcast time for broadcasting programs, music information and a broadcast time for advertisements, and audio DNA and detailed information of music pieces;
an information request receiver configured to receive at least one of audio DNA of broadcasted music and broadcasting information;
an audio DNA searcher comprising:
a broadcasting information inquiry device configured to identify the broadcasted music based on whether the received broadcasting information matches music information and broadcast time of one of the broadcasting programs stored in the database,
an advertisement information inquiry device configured to identify the broadcasted music based on whether the received broadcasting information matches music information and broadcast time used for one of the advertisements stored in the database, and
an audio information inquiry device configured to compare the received audio DNA with audio DNAs of the music pieces stored in the database to identify the broadcasted music;
a music information inquiry device configured to locate detailed information on the music identified by the audio DNA searcher;
and
a result information transmitter configured to transmit the detailed information,
wherein the audio DNA searcher is configured to utilize the audio information inquiry device when the broadcasting information inquiry device and the advertisement information inquiry device fail to match the broadcasted music.

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