Automatic digital music library builder

• US 8,996,146 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2008
• Issued: 03/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Catch Media, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Catch Media, Inc.
• Inventors: Ben-Yaacov, Yaacov, Ben-Yaacov, Boaz
• Primary Examiner(s): Goins, Davetta W
• Assistant Examiner(s): SELLERS, DANIEL R
• Application Number:
  US12/337,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20090093899A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,295 Days
• Field of Search: 700/94
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/433 using audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/634 Query by example, e.g. query by humming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/006 with video camera or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/02 with automatic musical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/025 Portable cases
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/34 using an out-of-band subcarrier signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/61 for local area broadcast, e.g. instore broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/13 radio data system/radio broadcast data system [RDS/RBDS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/372 Programme
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter

Abstract

A digital music library builder including a casing, a receiver socket on the casing through which analog audio is received, an analog-to-digital converter housed within the casing for converting analog audio into digital audio, a meta-data identifier housed within the casing for identifying meta-data for a song, and a database manager housed within the casing for associating the identified meta-data with the song, within a digital music library.

Claims

1. A song separator comprising:

a casing;

a receiver socket on said casing through which broadcast audio is received, the broadcast audio comprising;

a first portion comprising a beginning segment of a first song;

a second portion comprising overlap of an ending segment of the first song with a beginning segment of a second song; and

a third portion comprising an ending segment of the second song; and

a song separator for separating the ending segment of the first song from the beginning segment of the second song in the second portion, by predicting the ending segment of the first song based on the beginning segment of the first song, and by predicting the beginning segment of the second song based on the ending segment of the second song, the predictors being constrained so as to generate the second portion when combined.

2. The song separator of claim 1 further comprising a meta-data identifier housed within said casing for identifying meta-data for the first or second song by finding the first or second song within a database of song meta-data.

3. The song separator of claim 2 wherein said meta-data identifier uses a digital fingerprint of the first or second song to key into the database of meta-data for songs.

4. The song separator of claim 1 further comprising a meta-data identifier housed within said casing for identifying meta-data for the first or second song via manually entered input.

5. The digital music library builder song separator of claim 1 further comprising a meta-data identifier housed within said casing for identifying the meta-data for the first or second song from voice input.

6. The song separator of claim 1 further comprising a meta-data identifier housed within said casing for identifying the meta-data for the first or second song from video input.

7. The song separator of claim 1 further comprising a meta-data identifier housed within said casing for identifying the meta-data for the first or second song by extracting the meta-data from at least one Internet web page.

8. A method for song separation comprising:

receiving broadcast audio, the broadcast audio comprising;

a first portion comprising a beginning segment of a first song;

a second portion comprising overlap of an ending segment of the first song with a beginning segment of a second song; and

a third portion comprising an ending segment of the second song; and

separating the ending segment of the first song from the beginning segment of the second song in the second portion, by predicting the ending segment of the first song based on the beginning segment of the first song, and by predicting the beginning segment of the second song based on the ending segment of the second song, the predictors being constrained so as to generate the second portion when combined.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising identifying meta-data for the first or second song by finding the first or second song within a database of meta-data for songs.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said identifying uses a digital fingerprint of the first or second song to key into the database of meta-data for songs.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising identifying meta-data for the first or second song via manually entered input.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising identifying meta-data for the first or second song from voice input.

13. The method of claim 8 further comprising identifying meta-data for the first or second song from video input.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising identifying meta-data for the first or second song by extracting the meta-data from at least one Internet web page.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program code for causing a device:

to receive broadcast audio, the broadcast audio comprising;

a first portion comprising a beginning segment of a first song;

a second portion comprising overlap of an ending segment of the first song with a beginning segment of a second song; and

a third portion comprising an ending segment of the second song; and

to separate the ending segment of the first song from the beginning segment of the second song in the second portion, by predicting the ending segment of the first song based on the beginning segment of the first song, and by predicting the beginning segment of the second song based on the ending segment of the second song, the predictors being constrained so as to generate the second portion when combined.