Music recognition method and system based on socialized music server

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to said processor;
• and
• a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for:
• scanning an unknown media file to obtain a thirty second snippet of said unknown media file in response to a user request for identifying metadata associated with said unknown media file;
• transmitting said thirty second snippet to a repository in order to thereafter search said repository based on said thirty second snippet wherein said repository comprises a plurality of indexed music tracks and metadata associated with each music track wherein said metadata comprises basic metadata and extended metadata, said extended metadata comprising cover art, performer biographies, reviews, related performers, where to buy similar items, upcoming concerts, ticket sales, URLs to other related experiences, and purchase opportunities;
• comparing said thirty second snippet with a known media file in said repository to determine if said thirty second snippet matches said known media file;
• crowdsourcing said unknown media file to aid in identifying the metadata associated with the unknown media file;
• automatically retrieving a matching set of metadata with respect to a known media file stored in said repository if said thirty second snippet matches content associated with said known media file;
• and
• storing said unknown media file in said repository, if said thirty second snippet associated with said unknown media file does not match content associated with said known media file, by executing a program instruction in a data-processing system.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to said processor;
• and
• a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for:
• scanning an unknown media file to obtain a thirty second snippet of said unknown media file in response to a user request for identifying metadata associated with said unknown media file;
• transmitting said thirty second snippet to a repository in order to thereafter search said repository based on said thirty second snippet wherein said repository comprises a plurality of indexed music tracks and metadata associated with each music track wherein said metadata comprises basic metadata and extended metadata, said extended metadata comprising cover art, performer biographies, reviews, related performers, where to buy similar items, upcoming concerts, ticket sales, URLs to other related experiences, and purchase opportunities;
• comparing said thirty second snippet with a known media file in said repository to determine if said thirty second snippet matches said known media file;
• crowdsourcing said unknown media file to aid in identifying the metadata associated with the unknown media file;
• and
• automatically retrieving a matching set of metadata with respect to a known media file stored in said repository if said thirty second snippet matches content associated with said known media file.