Multimedia file reproducing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A multimedia file reproducing apparatus comprising:
- an emotional reaction index calculation unit to calculate an emotional reaction index based on a physical reaction signal of a user;
a like/dislike checking unit to check whether the user likes or dislikes a corresponding audio file based on the calculated emotional reaction index;
a list generation unit to generate a list of audio files that the user likes based on an average of emotional reaction indices for each audio file and the user'"'"'s preference for each audio file; and
a reproduction management unit to control the reproduction of the corresponding audio file based on whether the user likes or dislikes the corresponding audio file and to reproduce the audio files in the generated list,wherein the average of emotional reaction indices for each audio file is a difference between the emotional reaction index less emotional indices measured during a predetermined period of time from a start portion of each audio file.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method to check whether a user likes a multimedia file based on the user'"'"'s emotional reaction index of the multimedia file and repeatedly reproducing the multimedia file if the user likes the multimedia file. The multimedia file reproducing apparatus can include an emotional reaction index calculation unit to calculate an emotional reaction index based on a physical reaction signal of a user; a like/dislike checking unit to check whether the user likes or dislikes a corresponding audio file based on the calculated emotional reaction index; a list generation unit to generate a list of audio files that the user likes based on an average of emotional reaction indices for each audio file and the user'"'"'s preference for each audio file; and a reproduction management unit to control the reproduction of the corresponding audio file based on whether the user likes or dislikes the corresponding audio file and to reproduce the audio files in the generated list.
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24 Claims
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1. A multimedia file reproducing apparatus comprising:
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an emotional reaction index calculation unit to calculate an emotional reaction index based on a physical reaction signal of a user; a like/dislike checking unit to check whether the user likes or dislikes a corresponding audio file based on the calculated emotional reaction index; a list generation unit to generate a list of audio files that the user likes based on an average of emotional reaction indices for each audio file and the user'"'"'s preference for each audio file; and a reproduction management unit to control the reproduction of the corresponding audio file based on whether the user likes or dislikes the corresponding audio file and to reproduce the audio files in the generated list, wherein the average of emotional reaction indices for each audio file is a difference between the emotional reaction index less emotional indices measured during a predetermined period of time from a start portion of each audio file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A multimedia file reproducing method for a multimedia file reproducing apparatus, the method comprising:
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generating a list of audio files that a user likes based on an average of a user'"'"'s pre-stored emotional reaction indices for each audio file and a user'"'"'s pre-stored preference for each audio file; reproducing the audio files in the generated list; calculating an emotional reaction index based on a physical reaction signal of the user for each reproduced audio file excluding emotional indices measured for a predetermined period of time from a start portion of the corresponding audio file; checking whether the user likes or dislikes a corresponding audio file based on the calculated emotional reaction index; and controlling the reproduction of the corresponding audio file based on whether the user likes or dislikes the corresponding audio file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A multimedia file reproducing apparatus comprising:
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a control unit to receive an emotional reaction index of a user and to determine the user'"'"'s preference for a corresponding audio file based on the emotional reaction index; a list generation unit to generate a list of audio files that the user likes based on an average of a difference of emotional reaction indices for each audio file and emotional indices measured during a predetermined period of time from a start portion of the audio file and the determined user'"'"'s preference for each audio file; and a reproduction management unit to control the reproduction of the corresponding audio file based on the user'"'"'s preference of the corresponding audio file and to reproduce the audio files in the generated list. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A multimedia file reproducing method for a multimedia file reproducing apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving an emotional reaction index of a user and determining the user'"'"'s preference for a corresponding audio file based on the emotional reaction index; generating a list of audio files that the user likes based on an average of emotional reaction indices for each audio file and the determined user'"'"'s preference for each audio file; and controlling the reproduction of the corresponding audio file based the user'"'"'s preference of the corresponding audio file and reproducing the audio files in the generated list, wherein the average of emotional reaction indices for each audio file is a difference between the emotional reaction index and emotional indices measured for a predetermined period of time from a start portion of each audio file.
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24. A recording medium storage unit that has stored thereon programs to perform a multimedia file reproducing method, the method comprising:
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generating a list of audio files that a user likes based on an average of a user'"'"'s pre-stored emotional reaction indices for each audio file and a user'"'"'s pre-stored preference for each audio file; reproducing the audio files in the generated list; calculating an emotional reaction index based on a physical reaction signal of the user for each reproduced audio file; checking whether the user likes or dislikes a corresponding audio file based on the calculated emotional reaction index; and controlling the reproduction of the corresponding audio file based on whether the user likes or dislikes the corresponding audio file, wherein the pre-stored average of emotional reaction indices for each audio file is a difference between a total emotional reaction index for each audio file less emotional indices measured for a predetermined period of time from a start portion of each audio file.
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