METHOD FOR SONG SEARCHING BY VOICE

• US 20110015932A1
• Filed: 09/04/2009
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aibelive Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Aibelive Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tsai, Tsung-Han, Fang, Chun-Ping, SU, Chen-Wei
• Application Number:
  US12/554,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20110015932A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/632 Query formulation
• 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: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for song searching by voice, especially the method with which users can complete settings and then start searching, so that the users'"'"' voices of search conditions will be acquired to make voice recognition, and the recognition results will be compared with the instruction data and song attribute data in the voice recognition database to obtain comparison data. If the comparison data do not correspond with the preset conditions, the next search condition generated from the comparison data will be broadcast with voice, and the users are allowed to speak out the next search condition to make comparisons of search conditions in the next process. If the comparison data correspond with the preset conditions, one or more song files will be read according to the comparison data and will be given a preview. With this method in hand, the users will not touch buttons or knobs by mistake, do not need to spend time in searching for song files one by one, and do not need to free one or both of their hands to press the buttons or knobs, either. Besides, the users can decide on such matters as search conditions, initial position of previews, whether to play immediately after choices are made, preview period, sequential or shuffle play, etc, thus promoting convenience for users in searching for songs and meeting preferences and needs of different users.

Claims

1. A method for song searching by voice, the method with which users can make multimedia electronic devices search for songs by using their voices, comprising the steps of:

(1) starting;

(2) existing the preset values or not, if yes, proceed to step (4);

otherwise, proceed to step (3);

(3) setting by users;

the settings include priority, number and type of steps for search conditions, which cover singer, album, playlist, singer name, album name and playlist name, and these settings will be stored as the setting data;

(4) initiating searching;

(5) acquiring the voices of the users who express search conditions;

(6) conducting voice recognition of the search conditions, and comparing them with instruction data and song attribute data in the voice recognition database;

(7) comparing the acquired comparison data and the preset conditions are the same or not, if yes, proceed to step (8);

if not, proceed to step (11);

(8) reading song files based on the song data that meet the preset conditions, and give a preview of songs in accordance with the settings;

(9) playing the preview songs or not? If yes, proceed to step (10);

otherwise, proceed to step (11);

(10) playing the song;

(11) ending;

(112) playing the next search condition resulting from data comparison with voice, and proceed to step (5).

2. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 1, wherein before the step of playing the song, the song attribute data can be played first.

3. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 1, wherein the step of setting by users is that the users may select to acquire data of all song files (ID3 Tag) and store these data in the voice recognition database as the song attribute data.

4. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 1, wherein the settings include initial positions of song previews, sequential play, shuffle play, preview period and whether to play immediately after choices are made, and store these settings as the setting data;

so that the multimedia electronic devices can give sequential or shuffle previews of songs based on the setting data, start song previews from the set initial position and continue to give a preview of another song when the time set for song previews is over.

5. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 1, wherein the voice recognition database has the instruction data that cover such instructions as forward play, backward play, pause, play, searching for singer, searching for album and searching for playlist.

6. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 1, wherein before the step of acquiring the voices of the users who express search conditions, the users can play the preset voice data of search conditions to be executed by using voices before they speak out these search conditions.

7. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 1, wherein the step of playing the preview songs the playlists are indicated for the users to control and adjust playing of songs.

8. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 1, wherein the preset condition is song names.

9. A method for song searching by voice, more particularly, the method with which users can make multimedia electronic devices search for songs by using their voices, wherein searching is started to acquire the users'"'"' voices that include search conditions after they make settings, and these search conditions will be compared with instruction data and song attribute data in the voice recognition database following voice recognition;

the comparison data derived in this process will be used to make further comparisons, until the comparison data of song names are obtained; and

then the comparison data of song names will be used to read song files and give a preview of these songs files, thus enabling the users to set search conditions by themselves and search for songs by listening to these songs.

10. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 10, wherein the settings can be priority, number and type of steps for search conditions or directly use the default values, and the search conditions may cover singer, album, playlist, singer name, album name and playlist name, and these settings will be stored as the setting data upon completion.

11. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 10, wherein before playing the preview songs, the song attribute data can be played.

12. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 10, wherein the setting is that select to acquire data of all song files (ID3 Tag) and store these data into the voice recognition database as the song attribute data when they make settings

13. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 10, wherein the settings include initial positions of song previews, sequential play, shuffle play, preview period and whether to play immediately after choices are made when they make settings by themselves, and store these settings as the setting data;

so that the multimedia electronic devices can give sequential or shuffle previews of songs based on the setting data, start song previews from the set initial position and continue to give a preview of another song when the time set for song previews is over.

14. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 10, wherein the instruction data of the voice recognition database include forward play, backward play, pause, play, searching for singer, searching for album and searching for playlist.

15. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 10, wherein before speaking out the search conditions, the users can play the preset voice data of search conditions to be executed by using voices.

16. The method for song searching by voice according to claim 10, wherein when playing the preview songs, the playlists can be shown for the users to control or adjust playing of songs.