Audio system and method of providing music

• US 20020041692A1
• Filed: 10/05/2001
• Published: 04/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Seto, Fumio, Yanai, Tatsumi
• Application Number:
  US09/970,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20020041692A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/86
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/636 by using biological or physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/687 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/02 Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2512 Floppy disks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2529 Mini-discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/107 of operating tapes
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06

Abstract

An audio system and a method providing music, matched to driver'"'"'s favorite, to the vehicle driver. Music related information is inputted into an information storage section, and favorite information with respect music is detected by a favorite information detecting section. The detected favorite information is analyzed by a favorite analysis section, and analyzed resultant data is stored in the information storage section. A music title, which is matched to the driver'"'"'s favorite, is selected on the basis of the analyzed resultant data by a music selecting section, and is provided to the vehicle driver through a music providing section.

Claims

1. An audio system providing a favorite piece of music to a vehicle driver during a driving operation of the vehicle driver, comprising:

an input section to which music-related information is inputted;

an information storage section storing the music-related information inputted to the input section;

a favorite information detecting section detecting favorite information to discriminate favorite tendency of the vehicle driver with respect to the favorite piece of music;

a favorite analysis section analyzing a favorite of the vehicle driver on the basis of the detected favorite information and transferring analyzed resultant data to the information storage section to be stored thereby;

a music selecting section selecting the favorite music piece on the basis of the analyzed resultant data; and

a music providing section providing the selected favorite music piece to the vehicle driver.

2. An audio system according to claim 1, wherein the favorite analysis section includes:

a favorite degree conversion unit converting the favorite information into favorite degrees representing the favorite tendency of the vehicle driver; and

a music selection table editing unit editing a music selection table so as to allow the favorite degrees, converted by the favorite conversion unit, to be correlated with the music related information and transferring the music selection table to the information storage section to be stored thereby,

and wherein the music selecting section includes a music editing unit selecting and editing the favorite music piece with reference to the music selection.

3. An audio system according to claim 1, wherein the favorite information is vehicle information related to a status of the vehicle.

4. An audio system according to claim 1, wherein the favorite information is consciousness information related to consciousness level of the vehicle driver.

5. An audio system according to claim 1, wherein the favorite information is traveling information related to a traveling status of the vehicle.

6. An audio system according to claim 1, wherein the favorite information is driver'"'"'s will information related to will of the vehicle driver.

7. An audio system according to claim 1, wherein the favorite information includes at least two of vehicle information related to a status of vehicle, consciousness information related to consciousness level of the vehicle driver, traveling information related to a traveling status of the vehicle, and driver'"'"'s will information related to will of the vehicle driver,

and wherein the favorite analysis section includes a favorite degree conversion unit converting the favorite information into favorite degrees representing the favorite tendency of the vehicle driver and a synthetic judgment unit giving weight to the favorite degrees, converted by the favorite degree conversion unit, and synthetically discriminating the favorite of the vehicle driver on the basis of the weighted favorite degrees.

8. An audio system providing a favorite piece of music to a vehicle driver during a driving operation of the vehicle driver, comprising:

inputting means for inputting music-related information;

information storing means for storing the music-related information;

favorite information detecting means for detecting favorite information to discriminate favorite tendency of the vehicle driver with respect to the favorite piece of music;

favorite analyzing means for analyzing a favorite of the vehicle driver on the basis of the detected favorite information and transferring analyzed resultant data to the information storage means to be stored thereby;

music selecting means for selecting the favorite music piece on the basis of the analyzed resultant data; and

music providing means for providing the selected favorite music piece to the vehicle driver.

9. A method of providing a favorite piece of music to a vehicle driver during a driving operation of the vehicle driver, comprising:

detecting favorite information to discriminate favorite tendency of the vehicle driver with respect to the favorite piece of music;

analyzing driver'"'"'s favorite on the basis of the detected favorite information and storing analyzed resultant data;

selecting the favorite music piece on the basis of the analyzed resultant data; and

providing the selected favorite music piece to the vehicle driver.