Method and apparatus for searching similar music
First Claim
1. A method of searching for similar music, the method comprising:
- extracting first features from music files usable to classify a music by a mood and a genre;
classifying the music files according to the mood and the genre using the extracted first features;
extracting second features from the music files so as to retrieve a similarity;
storing both mood information and genre information on the classified music files and the extracted second features in a database;
receiving an input of information on a query music;
detecting a mood and a genre of the query music;
measuring a similarity between the query music and the music files that are identical in mood and genre to the query music by referring to the database; and
retrieving the similar music with respect to the query music based on the measured similarity.
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Abstract
A method of searching for similar music includes: extracting first features from music files usable to classify a music by a mood and a genre; classifying the music files according to the mood and the genre using the extracted first features; extracting second features from the music files so as to retrieve a similarity; storing both mood information and genre information on the classified music files and the extracted second features in a database; receiving an input of information on a query music; detecting a mood and a genre of the query music; measuring a similarity between the query music and the music files that are identical in mood and genre to the query music by referring to the database; and retrieving the similar music to the query music according to the measured similarity.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of searching for similar music, the method comprising:
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extracting first features from music files usable to classify a music by a mood and a genre;
classifying the music files according to the mood and the genre using the extracted first features;
extracting second features from the music files so as to retrieve a similarity;
storing both mood information and genre information on the classified music files and the extracted second features in a database;
receiving an input of information on a query music;
detecting a mood and a genre of the query music;
measuring a similarity between the query music and the music files that are identical in mood and genre to the query music by referring to the database; and
retrieving the similar music with respect to the query music based on the measured similarity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for searching for similar music, the apparatus comprising:
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a first feature extraction unit extracting first features from music files usable to classify a music by a mood and a genre;
a mood/genre classification unit classifying the music files according to the mood and the genre using the extracted first features;
a second feature extraction unit extracting second features from the music files usable to retrieve a similarity;
a database storing both mood information and genre information on the classified music files and the extracted second features;
a query music input unit receiving an input of information on a query music;
a query music detection unit detecting a mood and a genre of the query music using the input information of the query music and finding the first and the second features of the query music for a similarity retrieval; and
a similar music retrieval unit retrieving the similar music from the music files which are identical in mood and genre to the detected query music while referring to the database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of searching for similar music, the method comprising:
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classifying music files according to mood and genre using extracted first features, which are features of the music files usable to classify music by a mood and a genre;
storing both mood information and genre information on the classified music files and extracted second features which are usable to retrieve a similarity in a database;
detecting a mood and a genre of an input query music;
measuring a similarity between the query music and the music files that are identical in mood and genre to the query music by referring to the database; and
retrieving the similar music with respect to the query music based on the measured similarity. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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