Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-10
2009-02-03
Benson, Walter (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C715S727000, C381S310000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07485796
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and a method for providing music file search function. The apparatus includes an input unit that receives an input of an attribute of a music file to be played, an extract unit that extracts a characteristic segment from the music file according to the input attribute, a 3D-sound generating unit that generates 3D sound from the characteristic segment of the music file along a spatial axis corresponding to the attribute, and an output unit that outputs the 3D sound. The method includes the steps of inputting an attribute of a music file to be played, searching a characteristic segment of the music file according to the input attribute, generating 3D sound from the characteristic segment of the music file along a spatial-axis corresponding to the attribute, and outputting the 3D sound.
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Choi Chang-kyu
Kim Yeun-bae
Lee Yong-beom
Myeong Hyeon
Park Min-kyu
Benson Walter
Millikin Andrew R
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
Staas & Halsey , LLP
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