Vehicular music replay system
First Claim
1. A vehicular music replay system comprising:
- a music replay and output means provided in a vehicle for replaying music based on selected music source data;
a storage medium including a music source database for storing the music source data individually in association with applicable user state data reflecting a user state containing at least a user character, a mental condition, and a physical condition applicable to a music content replayed by each music source data;
a music replay history recording means for recording a replay history of each of the music source data;
a user state specification means for specifying a current user state of the user in the vehicle;
an unfamiliar source retrieval means for searching the music source database for music source data provided with applicable user state data corresponding to the specified user state so as to provide a higher retrieval priority for a lower replay history by referencing the replay history; and
an unfamiliar source replay control means for selecting music source data to be replayed from the music source database based on a retrieval result by the unfamiliar source retrieval means and allowing the music replay and output means to replay the selected music source data.
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Abstract
There is a need for providing a vehicular music replay system that can allow a car user to select a music source appropriate to the user'"'"'s character or biological condition even from genres unknown to the user, allow even a first music source to be felt suited for the user, and consequently enhance an emotion about encounter with an unknown music source. The system stores music sources to be replayed in music source databases in association with applicable user state data reflecting a user state containing at least one of a user character, mental condition, and physical condition. The system retrieves a music source corresponding to the current user state acquired in a car. During the retrieval, a higher retrieval priority is provided for a music source having a lower replay history in the past.
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13 Claims
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1. A vehicular music replay system comprising:
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a music replay and output means provided in a vehicle for replaying music based on selected music source data; a storage medium including a music source database for storing the music source data individually in association with applicable user state data reflecting a user state containing at least a user character, a mental condition, and a physical condition applicable to a music content replayed by each music source data; a music replay history recording means for recording a replay history of each of the music source data; a user state specification means for specifying a current user state of the user in the vehicle; an unfamiliar source retrieval means for searching the music source database for music source data provided with applicable user state data corresponding to the specified user state so as to provide a higher retrieval priority for a lower replay history by referencing the replay history; and an unfamiliar source replay control means for selecting music source data to be replayed from the music source database based on a retrieval result by the unfamiliar source retrieval means and allowing the music replay and output means to replay the selected music source data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for replaying music in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing music source data including a plurality of music sources, each music source being in association with applicable user state data reflecting a user state containing at least a user character, a mental condition, and a physical condition applicable to a music content replayed by the each music source; recording a replay history of each of the music sources; specifying a current user state of the user in the vehicle; searching the music source database for a music source provided with applicable user state data corresponding to the specified user state so as to provide a higher retrieval priority for a lower replay history by referencing the replay history; selecting a music source to be replayed from the music source database based on a result from the searching the music source database; and replaying the selected music source.
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