Rehan A Khan

US Patent:

20020002899, Jan 10, 2002

Filed:

Mar 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/532196

Inventors:

Robert Gjerdingen - Wilmette IL, US
Rehan Khan - Palo Alto CA, US
Marc Mathys - Aspen CO, US
Christian Pirkner - Hillsborough CA, US
Pete Rice - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas Sulzer - Hillsborough CA, US

International Classification:

G10H001/40
G10H005/00

US Classification:

084/667000

Abstract:

A system for searching music, based upon music content that may be described by a plurality of predetermined feature vectors is provided. The system includes a user interface that can receive a plurality of user requests for searching music, wherein the user requests define a set of search parameters. A user enters search parameters into the user interface that allows a user to vary the plural levels of the plural feature vectors. The system further includes a user interface engine that receives the user requests for searching music based upon user chosen feature vector levels, wherein the user interface includes a parser for parsing the user requests. The system also includes an inferential engine that performs a search for music by comparing plural feature vectors.

US Patent:

6539395, Mar 25, 2003

Filed:

Mar 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/533045

Inventors:

Robert O. Gjerdingen - Wilmette IL
Rehan M. Khan - Palo Alto CA
Marc Mathys - Aspen CO
Christian D. Pirkner - Hillsborough CA
Pete W. Rice - San Francisco CA
Thomas R. Sulzer - Hillsborough CA

Assignee:

Mood Logic, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707102, 707 6

Abstract:

A method for creating a database that allows content based searching in the music domain is provided. The process provides music samples to music listeners, wherein the music listeners include a plurality of average music listeners and a plurality of expert music listeners. The process further provides a plurality of questions to the average music listeners and the expert music listeners; wherein the plurality of questions require a listener response and every listener response assigns a value to a feature vector, wherein the feature vector defines a music attribute. The process then compares the plurality of music samples, wherein comparing the feature vectors compares the music sample. Thereafter, the process stores the compared data.