Music searching method, music searching device, and music searching program
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1. A method of searching for a piece of music, which a user desires to listen, from a music database, the music searching method comprising:
- comparing, on the basis of degree of similarity, representative music, which the user has set and serves as the basis for the search, with a plurality of pieces of music, which are search targets; and
selecting, on the basis of the comparison results, at least one piece of music having a high degree of similarity.
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Abstract
A music searching device includes an operation unit that sets representative music serving as the basis for the search, and a search processing unit that compares, on the basis of degree of similarity, the representative music and pieces of music that serve as search targets, selects, on the basis of the comparison results, pieces of music having a high degree of similarity, and generates a music list where the selected pieces of music are sorted in ascending order or descending order on the basis of a played frequency associated with each of the selected pieces of music.
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1. A method of searching for a piece of music, which a user desires to listen, from a music database, the music searching method comprising:
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comparing, on the basis of degree of similarity, representative music, which the user has set and serves as the basis for the search, with a plurality of pieces of music, which are search targets; and
selecting, on the basis of the comparison results, at least one piece of music having a high degree of similarity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device that searches for a piece ofmusic that a user desires to listen from a music database, the music searching device comprising:
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a representative music setting unit configured to set representative music serving as a basis for the search;
a comparing unit configured to compare, on the basis of degree of similarity, the representative music and a plurality pieces of music, which are search targets;
a similar music selecting unit configured to select, on the basis of the comparison results, a plurality of pieces of music having a high degree of similarity; and
a list generating unit configured to generate a music list in which the selected pieces of music are sorted in ascending order or descending order on the basis of a played frequency associated with each of the selected pieces of music.
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8. A program that searches for a piece of music that a user desires to listen from a music database, the music searching program causing a computer to perform a process comprising:
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comparing, on the basis of degree of similarity, representative music, which the user has set and serves as the basis for the search, with a plurality of pieces of music, which are search targets; and
selecting, on the basis of the comparison results, at least one piece of music having a high degree of similarity.
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