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The content metadata directory system connects consumers of identified content to managed metadata databases and other digital resources. The system manages links between identifiers in content objects and metadata sources. It supports a variety of different type of content identifiers and allows for overlap among different content identification schemes. One method of associating a content object with metadata uses a combination of a content identifier and a bounding identifier to enable handling of disparate sets of content identifiers for content objects with potentially conflicting content identifiers. The method receives a content identifier for a content object from among a set of content identifiers and provides a unique bounding identifier for the set of content identifiers. This unique bounding identifier is used in combination with the content identifier to form a globally unique identifier for the content object. This globally unique identifier is associated with a metadata source, which enables routing of a user to the metadata source.

An information-processing apparatus is connectable to a reproduction apparatus and includes: storage sections each for storing contents and for storing a host database having attributes of each of the contents stored in the content storage section; a section for identifying contents stored in the reproduction apparatus; a section for extracting the attributes of each of the identified contents from the host database; a section for creating plural tables provided with different types and each put in a layer structure having the titles of the identified contents as a lowest-level layer and the name of each group having some of the identified contents as a high-level layer based on the extracted attributes; and a section for transferring the created tables including at least a first table showing titles arranged in accordance with a first rule as the titles of the identified contents and a second table showing titles, which are arranged in accordance with a second rule as the titles of the identified contents, for the name of every group including some of the identified contents.

A method of associating a content object with metadata uses a combination of a content identifier and a bounding identifier to enable handling of disparate sets of content identifiers for content objects with potentially conflicting content identifiers. The method receives a content identifier for a content object from among a set of content identifiers. It provides a unique bounding identifier for the set of content identifiers. This unique bounding identifier is used in combination with the content identifier to form a globally unique identifier for the content object. This globally unique identifier is associated with a metadata source, which enables routing of a user to the metadata source. Another novel method addresses content objects with two or more content identifiers, potentially referencing different metadata sources. This method registers different globally unique identifiers for a content object. These globally unique identifiers each comprise a content identifier provided with the content object and a bounding identifier identifying a set of content identifiers of which the content identifier is a member. For each of the globally unique identifiers, information is maintained about a metadata source. The method receives a first content identifier for the content object, and uses a bounding identifier associated with the set of the first content identifier to determine the globally unique identifier for the first content identifier. The user is routed to the metadata source associated with globally unique identifier. This document describes a novel system that enables multiple identity providers (ID Providers) to register and use the system. The ID Provider registers with a metadata directory system, receives a unique bounding identifier, and uses this bounding ID (e.g., an ID provider ID) with subsequent interactions with the metadata directory system. Separately, metadata source providers register metadata sources with the metadata directory system. This enables many different participants to associate content objects with metadata sources using one or more identify providers. Examples of metadata source providers include content providers, like content owners or retailers that have the flexibility of working with different ID providers to associate content objects with metadata. Both content providers and ID providers can register and use the system. The metadata source is the system or device that provides the metadata, like a web site. The directory system uses an identifier for the metadata source, which enables it to maintain an association between a content object and its corresponding metadata source. For example, in some embodiments, a URL serves to identify the location of the source. The Content Metadata Directory Services (CMDS) is a global trusted directory service that connects consumers of identified content to content-provider authorized and managed metadata databases and other digital resources. It includes mostly links to metadata, forms globally unique IDs based upon overlapping content identifiers and unique bounding identifiers, enables multiple content identifiers within a content object, and enables multiple content identity technology providers, even when they are using different technology.

A method and apparatus are provided for classification of information and using the classification information in search and retrieval of information. In one embodiment, musical compositions having various highly subjective characteristics and features are classified according to a schema of objective attributes that are associated with the characteristics and features. Categorizers carry out the classification and create and store attribute information in a database. A search and retrieval system can receive information that characterizes the features of a desired composition and can locate a matching composition. As a result, information having subjective characteristics, such as musical compositions, may be compared and similar musical compositions can be located.

A personalized audio system and method that overcomes many of the broadcast-type disadvantages associated with conventional radio stations. According to one embodiment, the personalized audio system includes the following: (1) a user interface that enables a user of the personalized audio system to specify a profile for a personalized audio channel, (2) a sound recording library comprising a plurality of sound recordings, (3) a playlist generator that (a) selects a plurality of sound recording identifiers from a set of sound recording identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of sound recording identifiers identifies a sound recording that matches the profile and that is stored in the library, and that (b) creates a playlist that lists the plurality of sound recording identifiers in a particular order, and (4) a sound recording reproducing device for reproducing the plurality of identified sound recordings according to the particular order in which the sound recording identifiers are listed in the playlist so that the user can listen to the sound recordings. Advantageously, the personalized audio system does not provide the user with a way to determine the plurality of sound recording identifiers prior to the reproducing means reproducing the plurality of sound recordings, and the personalized audio system does not provide the user with a way to directly control which sound recording identifiers in the set are selected by the playlist generator to be included in the plurality of sound recording identifiers.

A personalized audio system and method that overcomes many of the broadcast-type disadvantages associated with conventional radio stations. According to one embodiment, the personalized audio system includes the following: (1) a user interface that enables a user of the personalized audio system to specify a profile for a personalized audio channel, (2) a sound recording library comprising a plurality of sound recordings, (3) a playlist generator that (a) selects a plurality of sound recording identifiers from a set of sound recording identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of sound recording identifiers identifies a sound recording that matches the profile and that is stored in the library, and that (b) creates a playlist that lists the plurality of sound recording identifiers in a particular order, and (4) a sound recording reproducing device for reproducing the plurality of identified sound recordings according to the particular order in which the sound recording identifiers are listed in the playlist so that the user can listen to the sound recordings. Advantageously, the personalized audio system does not provide the user with a way to determine the plurality of sound recording identifiers prior to the reproducing means reproducing the plurality of sound recordings, and the personalized audio system does not provide the user with a way to directly control which sound recording identifiers in the set are selected by the playlist generator to be included in the plurality of sound recording identifiers.

Disclosed is a method of browsing a collection of sortable items (201) stored in a digital system. A plurality of grouping hierarchies (207, 217) are provided, each comprising a sort order and zero or more grouping levels (204-206, 214-216) forming groups with which the items are associable. At least one grouping hierarchy comprises a sort order and at least one grouping level. One item (203) in the collection is set to be a focus item (208, 218) thereby establishing a current focus group (209, 219) of a current grouping hierarchy. The focus item is then maintained upon selection of a new grouping hierarchy (210-220) from one of the plurality. A displaying of the collection of items may be performed by arranging the items in a list sorted according to one sort order of a plurality of sort orders associable with the items. The plurality of grouping hierarchies may then be used, each grouping hierarchy corresponding to one of the sort orders, wherein each level of each grouping hierarchy is associable with at least one level of each other grouping hierarchy. At least part of the collection is the displayed based upon the one sort order of items represented and the corresponding one grouping hierarchy.

A method and apparatus are provided for classification of information and using the classification information in search and retrieval of information. In one embodiment, musical compositions having various highly subjective characteristics and features are classified according to a schema of objective attributes that are associated with the characteristics and features. Categorizers carry out the classification and create and store attribute information in a database. A search and retrieval system can receive information that characterizes the features of a desired composition and can locate a matching composition. As a result, information having subjective characteristics, such as musical compositions, may be compared and similar musical compositions can be located.

Techniques are disclosed relating to generating music content. In one embodiment, a method includes determining one or more musical attributes based on external data and generating music content based on the one or more musical attributes. Generating the music content may include selecting from stored sound loops or tracks and / or generating new tracks based on the musical attributes. Selected or generated sound loops or tracks may be layered to generate the music content. Musical attributes may be determined in some embodiments based on user input (e.g., indicating a desired energy level), environment information, and / or user behavior information. Artists may upload tracks, in some embodiments, and be compensated based on usage of their tracks in generating music content. In some embodiments, a method includes generating sound and / or light control information based on the musical attributes.

A system for providing customized audio content, based on a client-server communication network, includes a means for producing a plurality of audio content with different attributes; and a content-providing server for converting the plurality of audio content into digital audio files that are stored with and linked to the corresponding script. A contents file with specific attributes is provided via the communication network to a user after being requested.

A method, system and computer program for distributing alternate versions of content is provided. The method enables one or more users to create an alternate version of content. The content provider creates a plurality of different versions of content. Each of the different versions is divided into segments. The segments correspond to segments of the alternate version. The one or more users can create the alternate version of the content by selecting, for each of the segments of the alternate version, one of the segments from one of the different versions.

A music recommendation method and a music recommendation system are provided. The music recommendation method includes: selecting music files according to a theme of the message service and music, a mood of the music, a similarity between content of the message service and content of the music; and recommending selected music files to a user.

The invention discloses a remote damage assessment method and system based on distributed artificial intelligent image recognition. The method comprises the steps that an image collecting device collects external part images of a traffic accident vehicle and sends the external part images to a cloud platform; a vehicle-mounted sensor device acquires collision data information and uploads the collision data information to the cloud platform; an image processing module carries out preprocessing on the collected external part images of the traffic accident vehicle and stores the image preprocessing results into a vehicle damage assessment database; an image feature extraction module extracts features of the external part images according to the image preprocessing results, image matching is carried out on the obtained preprocessing external part image feature information of the traffic accident vehicle and an image base in the vehicle damage assessment database, and an external part damage assessment result of the traffic accident vehicle is obtained through a vehicle external part damage assessment model. By means of the method, on one hand, traffic accident vehicle external part damage assessment can be quickly carried out; on the other hand, by means of image and collision information step-by-step type damage assessment, the damage assessment faults can be reduced, and the precision and efficiency of settlement of claims can be improved.

An embodiment of the invention provides a song generating method and device. The method includes receiving a text input by a user; extracting the text feature information of the text; acquiring a song matching with the text feature information; performing voice synthesis processing on the text according to the song, and acquiring a fresh song with the text serving as the lyric. According to the scheme, after the text input by the user, the text feature information is extracted, the text feature information matches with the information corresponding to the lyrics of the existing song, the song matching with the text feature information can be acquired, the music of the successfully-matched song serves as the background music, the text serves as the fresh lyric of the background music, and the song generated through the text is acquired through voice synthesis.

Search tree structures with nodes that represent signatures derived from segments of video and audio content are used by systems to identify content and re-establish the correct alignment between video and audio content that have become disassociated with one another. The amount of storage needed to record data representing the tree structure can be reduced by replacing stored signature sets with signature pointers. The efficiency of searches in the tree structure can be improved by constructing and using partial tree structures.

Disclosed are systems and methods of querying a hybrid event index of a user. The systems and methods can include receiving a search request pertaining to at least a first namespace of a plurality of namespaces and determining a first index server storing a first portion of the hybrid event index associated with the first namespace. The systems and methods can further include searching, the first portion of the hybrid event index stored at the first index server, determining one or more attributes from the search request, and determining a payload based on the search results of the first portion of the hybrid event index. Finally, the systems and methods can include applying one or more attributes to the payload and sending the filtered payload.

Data storage and access systems are described for downloading and paying for data such as audio and video data, text, software, games and other types of data. A portable data carrier has an interface for sending and receiving data, non-volatile data memory for storing received content data and non-volatile payment validation memory for providing payment validation data to an external device. The carrier may also store a record of access made to the stored content, and content use rules for controlling access to the stored content. Preferred embodiments store further access control data and supplementary data such as hot links to web sites and / or advertising data. A complementary data access terminal, data supply computer system and data access device are also described. The combination of payment data and stored content data and, in preferred embodiments, use rule data, helps reduce the risk of unauthorized access to data such as compressed music and video data, especially over the Internet.

An apparatus and method is disclosed which can efficiently execute construction of a contents management database and setting of a reproduction list. The information processing apparatus includes a storage section for storing a plurality of pieces of contents and a data processing section. The data processing section sets a directory having a tree structure, sets layer attribute information representative of attributes of layers which form the tree structure, and coordinates each of pieces of the layer attribute information with a group which includes contents or a group belonging to a lower layer than the layer indicated by the piece of the layer attribute information to produce a group tree as a contents management directory composed of the groups and the contents.

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a sound characteristic output module configured to analyze audio data in video content data, thereby outputting sound characteristic information indicative of sound characteristics of the audio data. A talk section detection process module detects talk sections in which talks are made by persons, which are included in the video content data, on the basis of the sound characteristic information, and classifies the detected talk sections into a plurality of groups which are associated with different speakers. A display process module displays, on a time bar which is representative of a sequence of the video content data, a plurality of bar areas indicative of positions of the detected talk sections in the sequence of the video content data, in different display modes in association with the groups.

The present invention relates to creating a phonetic index of phonemes from an audio segment that includes speech content from multiple sources. The phonemes in the phonetic index are directly or indirectly associated with the corresponding source of the speech from which the phonemes were derived. By associating the phonemes with a corresponding source, the phonetic index of speech content from multiple sources may be searched based on phonetic content as well as the corresponding source.

A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such electronic devices include wireless telephones, pagers, and personal digital assistants. The programmer allows a user to, among other things, customize the device to suit his or her particular taste.

Systems for receiving, analyzing, and organizing audio content contained within a plurality of media files are disclosed. The systems generally include a server that is configured to receive, index, and store a plurality of media files, which are received by the server from a plurality of sources, within at least one database in communication with the server. In addition, the server is configured to make one or more of the media files accessible to and searchable by, one or more persons other than the original sources of such media files. Still further, the server may be configured to organize audio content included within each of the plurality of media files into bipartite graphs; segment media files into parts that exhibit similar attributes; extract and present meta data to a user that pertain to each media file; and employ multi-variable ranking methods to prioritize media file search results.

The present invention provides systems, methods and computer-readable media comprising program code for the generation of content indexes for structured and unstructured information. A method according to one embodiment of the present invention for generating an index comprising structured and unstructured information regarding one or more items of audio content comprises receiving unstructured information regarding an item of audio content, indexing the unstructured information, using the indexed unstructured information as a key to query a data store of structured information regarding the item of audio content and updating the index to include structured information regarding the item of audio content.

A system is described that permits identified musical phrases or themes to be synchronized and linked into changing real-world events. The achieved synchronization includes a seamless musical transition—achieved using a timing offset, such as relative advancement of an significant musical “onset”, that is inserted to align with a pre-existing but identified music signature, beat or timebase—between potentially disparate pre-identified musical phrases having different emotive themes defined by their respective time signatures, intensities, keys, musical rhythms and / or musical phrasing. The system operates to augment an overall sensory experience of a user in the real world by dynamically changing, re-ordering or repeating and then playing audio themes within the context of what is occurring in the surrounding physical environment, e.g. during different phases of a cardio workout in a step class the music rate and intensity increase during sprint periods and decrease during recovery periods.

A system and method for media content management include creating, via a digital vault, a container file comprising media content submitted by a user and content metadata; verifying, via the digital vault, a completeness of the content metadata associated with the media content in the container file; classifying, via the digital vault, the container file based on the completeness of the media content; identifying a salable content item that is to be put up for sale; creating, via the digital vault, a nonfungible token (NFT) container file and populating the NFT container file with the salable content item and NFT metadata; offering the specified ownership rights to the salable content item for sale via an NFT transaction; and updating the NFT container file to reflect a new owner of the ownership rights to the salable content after sale of the salable content item.

The invention provides an apparatus, system and method for the comparison between songs to analyse how similar each song is to the next using a new system of classification. A new and improved method and apparatus for the weighting of these comparable variables between songs in order to find the best objective criteria for finding a likeness between songs is disclosed. The time complexity associated with the computation of the optimal path for smoothing a playlist of songs is substantially reduced using the system of classification.

A voice capture device helps users capture and act upon fleeting thoughts. In response to user activation a processor stores an audio file corresponding to a finite amount of audio captured by a microphone of the voice capture device. The processor automatically transfers the audio file to one or more servers either directly via the Internet or via an intermediate device at a later time when such transfer is possible. The one or more servers automatically convert the audio file to a corresponding text record, automatically add the text record to a history of text records for the user, and send a copy of the history of text records for the user to a computing device associated with the user. The user can thereby utilize the computing device to review the history of text records and be reminded of actions that need to be taken.

A system is described that permits identified musical phrases or themes to be synchronized and linked into changing real-world events. The achieved synchronization includes a seamless musical transition—achieved using a timing offset, such as relative advancement of an significant musical “onset”, that is inserted to align with a pre-existing but identified music signature, beat or timebase—between potentially disparate pre-identified musical phrases having different emotive themes defined by their respective time signatures, intensities, keys, musical rhythms and / or musical phrasing. The system operates to augment an overall sensory experience of a user in the real world by dynamically changing, re-ordering or repeating and then playing audio themes within the context of what is occurring in the surrounding physical environment, e.g. during different phases of a cardio workout in a step class the music rate and intensity increase during sprint periods and decrease during recovery periods.