Automatic digital music library builder
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1. A digital music library builder comprising:
- an analog-to-digital converter for converting analog audio into digital audio;
an optical character processor for recognizing characters within an image;
a meta-data extractor for identifying meta-data for a song within the recognized characters;
an audio parser for marking the start and end of a song within the digital audio; and
a database manager for associating the identified meta-data with the marked song, within a digital music library.
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Abstract
A digital music library builder including an analog-to-digital converter for converting analog audio into digital audio, an optical character processor for recognizing characters within an image, a meta-data extractor for identifying meta-data for a song within the recognized characters, an audio parser for marking the start and end of a song within the digital audio, and a database manager for associating the identified meta-data with the marked song, within a digital music library. A method is also described and claimed.
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1. A digital music library builder comprising:
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an analog-to-digital converter for converting analog audio into digital audio;
an optical character processor for recognizing characters within an image;
a meta-data extractor for identifying meta-data for a song within the recognized characters;
an audio parser for marking the start and end of a song within the digital audio; and
a database manager for associating the identified meta-data with the marked song, within a digital music library. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for building a digital music library, comprising:
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converting analog audio into digital audio;
recognizing characters within an image;
identifying meta-data for a song within the recognized characters;
marking the start and end of a song within the digital audio; and
associating the identified meta-data with the marked song, within a digital music library. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which, when executed on a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising:
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converting analog audio into digital audio;
recognizing characters within an image;
identifying meta-data for a song within the recognized characters;
marking the start and end of a song within the digital audio; and
associating the identified meta-data with the marked song, within a digital music library.
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58. An automatic music library builder comprising:
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a housing comprising;
a USB port for transferring data to and from a computer;
audio connectors for receiving analog audio;
video connectors for receiving a video frame;
video frame capture circuitry located within said housing, for capturing a video frame received by said video connectors;
an analog to digital audio converter located within said housing, for converting the analog audio to digital audio;
an audio digital signal processor located within said housing, for converting the digital audio into a digital music format; and
a processor located within said housing, for extracting meta-data for a song from the captured video frame. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A digital music library builder comprising:
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an optical character processor for recognizing characters within an image;
a meta-data extractor for identifying meta-data for a song within the recognized characters;
an audio parser for marking the start and end of a song within a digital audio signal; and
a database manager for associating the identified meta-data with the marked song, within a digital music library. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method for building a digital music library, comprising:
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recognizing characters within an image;
identifying meta-data for a song within the recognized characters;
marking the start and end of a song within a digital audio signal; and
associating the identified meta-data with the marked song, within a digital music library. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which, when executed on a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method comprising:
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recognizing characters within an image;
identifying meta-data for a song within the recognized characters;
marking the start and end of a song within a digital audio signal; and
associating the identified meta-data with the marked song, within a digital music library.
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82. An automatic music library builder comprising:
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a housing comprising;
audio connectors for receiving digital audio;
video connectors for receiving a video frame;
video frame capture circuitry located within said housing, for capturing a video frame received by said video connectors;
an audio digital signal processor located within said housing, for converting the digital audio into a digital music format; and
a processor located within said housing, for extracting meta-data for a song from the captured video frame. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85)
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86. An automatic music library builder comprising:
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a housing comprising;
audio connectors for receiving digital audio;
a camera interface for receiving an image from a camera;
an audio digital signal processor located within said housing, for converting the digital audio into a digital music format; and
a processor located within said housing, for extracting meta-data for a song from the image. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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