System and method for classification of audio or audio/video signals based on musical content
First Claim
1. An automated processing system for classifying audio signals as music or non-music, comprising:
- a source of at least one digitized audio signal;
a spectrum module for receiving said at least one digitized audio signal and for generating representations of spectral power distribution with respect to frequency and time of said audio signal;
a first moment module for receiving said generated representations from said spectrum module, for calculating for each time instant first moment of said distribution representation with respect to frequency, and for generating a representation of time series of first moment values;
a degree of variation module for receiving said representation of time series of first moment values from said first moment module, for calculating a measure of degree of variation with respect to time of said values of said time series, thereby producing a representation of first moment time series variation measuring values; and
a module for receiving said representation of said first moment time series variation measuring values and for classifying said received representation by detecting patterns of low variation, which correspond to the presence of musical content in said at least one digitized audio signal, and patterns of high variation, which correspond to the absence of musical content in said at least one digitized audio signal.
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Abstract
An automated system and method for classifying audio or audio/video signals as music or non-music is provided. A spectrum module receives at least one digitized audio signal from a source and generates representations of the power distribution of the audio signal with respect to frequency and time. A first moment module calculates, for each time instant, a first moment of the distribution representation with respect to frequency and in turn generates a representation of a time series of first moment values.
A degree of variation module in turn calculates a measure of degree of variation with respect to time of the values of the time series and produces a representation of the first moment time series variation measuring values. Lastly, a module classifies the representation by detecting patterns of low variation, which correspond to the presence of musical content in the original digitized audio signal, and patterns of high variation, which correspond to the absence of musical content in the original digitized audio signal.
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19 Claims
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1. An automated processing system for classifying audio signals as music or non-music, comprising:
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a source of at least one digitized audio signal; a spectrum module for receiving said at least one digitized audio signal and for generating representations of spectral power distribution with respect to frequency and time of said audio signal; a first moment module for receiving said generated representations from said spectrum module, for calculating for each time instant first moment of said distribution representation with respect to frequency, and for generating a representation of time series of first moment values; a degree of variation module for receiving said representation of time series of first moment values from said first moment module, for calculating a measure of degree of variation with respect to time of said values of said time series, thereby producing a representation of first moment time series variation measuring values; and a module for receiving said representation of said first moment time series variation measuring values and for classifying said received representation by detecting patterns of low variation, which correspond to the presence of musical content in said at least one digitized audio signal, and patterns of high variation, which correspond to the absence of musical content in said at least one digitized audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An automated method for classifying audio or audio/video signals as music or non-music, comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving at least one digitized audio signal; b. generating representations of spectral power distribution with respect to frequency and time of said audio signal; c. calculating for each time instant first moment of said distribution representation with respect to frequency, and for generating a representation of time series of first moment values; d. calculating a measure of degree of variation with respect to time of said values of said time series, thereby producing a representation of first moment time series variation measuring values; and e. classifying said received representation by detecting patterns of low variation, which correspond to the presence of musical content in said at least one digitized audio signal, and patterns of high variation, which correspond to the absence of musical content in said at least one digitized audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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