Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Digital audio data processing system
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-21
2009-08-11
Kuntz, Curtis (Department: 2614)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Digital audio data processing system
Reexamination Certificate
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07574276
ABSTRACT:
In connection with a classification system for classifying media entities that merges perceptual classification techniques and digital signal processing classification techniques for improved classification of media entities, a system and methods are provided for automatically classifying and characterizing melodic movement properties of media entities. Such a system and methods may be useful for the indexing of a database or other storage collection of media entities, such as media entities that are audio files, or have portions that are audio files. The methods also help to determine media entities that have similar, or dissimilar as a request may indicate, melodic movement by utilizing classification chain techniques that test distances between media entities in terms of their properties. For example, a neighborhood of songs may be determined within which each song has similar melodic movement properties.
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Hoekman Jeffrey S.
Weare Christopher B.
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Flanders Andrew C
Kuntz Curtis
Microsoft Corporation
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