Method and apparatus for knowledge-based music searching and method and apparatus for managing music file

• US 20060253433A1
• Filed: 05/05/2006
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Research and Industrial Cooperation Group, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Research and Industrial Cooperation Group, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yang, Soungji, Kim, Sangkyun, Kim, Jiyeun, Ro, Yongman
• Application Number:
  US11/418,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20060253433A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/63 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing a knowledge-based music search for a music file of a music album, and a method and apparatus for managing the music file. The method includes: inputting a knowledge-based query to a knowledge-based search engine; acquiring a knowledge document relating to the music searched for by the query; reading the query for searching for a desired music file from the knowledge document; and performing a knowledge-based music search using the read query. The method of managing a music file list of a knowledge-based search engine includes: managing a web document and checking for changes in the web document; reading header information of a music file from the web document, if there are any changes in the web document; reading knowledge information relating to the read header information from the web document; and generating a list by indexing the read music knowledge information and the header information corresponding to the music knowledge information.

Claims

1. A method of performing a knowledge-based music search, comprising:

(a) inputting a knowledge-based query to a knowledge-based search engine;

(b) acquiring a knowledge document relating to the music searched for by the query;

(c) reading a query for searching for a desired music file from the knowledge document; and

(d) performing a knowledge-based music search using the read query.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the knowledge-based search engine is a knowledge-based web search engine operated on an Internet.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the knowledge document is an HTML document or an XML type document.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, in operation (c), header information of a header-based music album storage device is read from the knowledge document.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein operation (c) comprises:

counting a number of matches between the header information stored in the header-based music album storage device and the knowledge document;

acquiring header information of which the number of matches between the header information and the knowledge document is greater than a predetermined number; and

converting the acquired header information into a search query for the header-based music album storage device,

wherein, in operation (d), a knowledge-based music search in the header-based music album storage device is performed using the converted query.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the header-based music album storage device is a local header-based music album storage device or a web-based music service storage device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein operation (d) comprises:

searching for a music file using the converted search query in a local header-based music album storage device and a music web site;

generating a music file list by combining a search result from the local storage device and a search result from the music web site; and

acquiring the music file from the web site, when the music file exists only in a music file list of the music web site.

22. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing the method of claim 1.

8. An apparatus for performing a knowledge-based music search, comprising:

a knowledge document acquisition unit acquiring a knowledge document from a knowledge-based search engine using a music knowledge-based query;

a header information reader reading header information of a header-based music album storage device from the knowledge document; and

a music file acquisition unit acquiring a music file by searching the header-based music album storage device using the read header information.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the knowledge document acquisition unit acquires the knowledge document from a knowledge-based web search engine operated on an Internet using the music knowledge-based query.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the knowledge document is an HTML or XML type document.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the header information reader comprises:

a header information matching unit which searches header information of the header-based music album storage device, which exists in the knowledge document, and counts the number of matches between the header information and the knowledge document;

a header information reader acquiring header information of which the number of matches between the header information and the knowledge document is greater than a predetermined number; and

a query generator generating a search query for the header-based music album storage device using the acquired header information.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the header-based music album storage device is a local header-based music album storage device or a web-based music service storage device.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the music file acquisition unit comprises:

a music file list generator generating a music file list by combining music files searched for through a local header-based music album storage device and the music web site using the generated query; and

a web music file acquisition unit acquiring a music file form the music web site, when the music file exists only in the music file list of the music web site.

14. A method of performing a knowledge-based music search, comprising:

inputting a music knowledge-based query to a knowledge-based search engine;

receiving a recommendation of a music file list corresponding to the query from the knowledge-based search engine;

comparing the recommended music file list with a music file list in a local music album storage device; and

sorting the recommended music file list to distinguish the music file list in the local music album storage device from other music file lists, and displaying the music file list.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising acquiring a music file from the knowledge-based search engine, when the sorted and displayed music file list shows that the desired music file does not exist in the local music album storage device.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

(a) reading header information of a music file from a web document;

(b) reading knowledge information on a certain music relating to the read header information from the web document; and

(c) generating a list by indexing the read music knowledge information and the read header information corresponding to the music knowledge information.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising performing the operations (a) through (c) when the web document is added or modified.

23. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing the method of claim 14.

18. An apparatus for performing a knowledge-based music search, comprising:

a music file list acquisition unit receiving a recommendation of a music file corresponding to a music knowledge-based query from a knowledge-based search engine;

a music file list comparator comparing the recommended music file list with a music file list in a local music album storage device; and

a music file list sorting/displaying unit sorting the recommended music file list to distinguish the music file list in the local music album storage device from other music file lists, and displaying the music file list.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising acquiring a music file from the knowledge-based search engine, when the sorted and displayed music file list shows that the desired music file does not exist in the local music album storage device.

20. A method of managing a music file list of a knowledge-based search engine, comprising:

managing a web document and checking for changes in the web document;

reading header information of a music file from the web document, when there are changes in the web document;

reading knowledge information relating to the read header information from the web document; and

generating a list by indexing the read music knowledge information and the header information corresponding to the music knowledge information.

24. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing the method of claim 20.

21. An apparatus for managing a music file list of a knowledge-based search engine, comprising:

a web document manager managing a web document and checking for changes in the web document;

a header information reader reading header information of a music file from the web document, when there are changes in the web document;

a music knowledge information reader reading knowledge information relating to the read header information from the web document; and

a list generator generating a list by indexing the read music knowledge information and the header information corresponding to the music knowledge information.