Wine Music Pairing System Using Musical Descriptor Mapping

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack a comprehensive method to pair wine and music based on shared descriptors, failing to provide personalized recommendations that cater to individual tastes effectively.

Innovation Solution

A software system and database that utilize musical and wine descriptors to match wines and music by analyzing common characteristics, allowing users to input preferences and generate pairings through a mobile device, internet radio applications, and online music stores.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional wine review descriptors are used, then wine scoring and evaluation can be performed, but many wine users cannot relate to or understand the descriptors used

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewine evaluation accuracyVSAvoiduser understanding

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a parallel descriptor system by copying the structure and methodology of music review descriptors and applying them to wine reviews. This allows wine to be described using familiar musical terminology (e.g., tempo, tone, melody) that users already understand from music playlists, making wine evaluation both precise and accessible to general users

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter set used for wine description from traditional oenological terms to musical parameters. By transforming wine characteristics into musical descriptors (tempo for rhythm, tone for flavor profile, melody for aromatic progression), the system maintains evaluation precision while dramatically improving user comprehension

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If comprehensive wine and music databases are created with detailed characteristics, then accurate matching and personalized recommendations can be provided, but the system complexity and data requirements increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoiddatabase structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal descriptor framework that serves multiple functions simultaneously: it characterizes wine, characterizes music, and enables matching between them. The same musical parameter set (tempo, tone, melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics) is used across both domains, eliminating the need for separate complex descriptor systems and simplifying the overall database structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces musical descriptors as an intermediary language that bridges wine and music databases. Rather than creating direct complex mappings between wine characteristics and music properties, the system uses musical parameters as a common intermediate framework that naturally connects both domains, reducing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11561991B2System and method using specialized computers and software for creating wine and music pairings

Publication Date: 2023.01.24 KURZ RAYMOND A

AI summary

A system, method, specialized computers, and software for improving wine consumption experience is disclosed. In some configurations, descriptors for wine and or music may be determined. Wine and music profiles may be generated. Wine-music pairs may be created in certain configurations. In some configurations, a user may use certain configurations to select a particular wine, have his or her mobile device play a song matched to that wine.