Music recognition method and system based on socialized music server

摘要

A music recognition method and system for retrieving metadata based on content associated with a media file. The system includes a music recognition plug-in module associated with a music management unit that communicates with a centralized music repository. The unknown media file may be scanned for collecting a snippet and sent to the music repository in response to a user request for identifying metadata associated with the unknown media file. The music management unit responds to the user with a matching set of standardized metadata, one or more potentially matching sets of data, or an indication that no match is made. The unidentified media file can be made available to the user via a Web interface associated with a socialized music server in order to populate the repository with the standardized metadata. A rating indicative of the user response to identify the metadata associated with the unknown media file can be provided in order to attract the user to contribute for the unknown media file identification.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
scanning an unknown media file to obtain a thirty second snippet of said unknown media file in response to a user request for identifying metadata associated with said unknown media file, by executing a program instruction in a data-processing system; transmitting said thirty second snippet to a repository in order to thereafter search said repository based on said thirty second snippet, by executing a program instruction in a data-processing system wherein said repository comprises a plurality of indexed music tracks and metadata associated with each music track wherein said metadata comprises basic metadata and extended metadata, said extended metadata comprising cover art, performer biographies, reviews, related performers, where to buy similar items, upcoming concerts, ticket sales, URLs to other related experiences, and purchase opportunities; comparing said thirty second snippet with a known media file in said repository to determine if said thirty second snippet matches said known media file; crowdsourcing said unknown media file to aid in identifying metadata associated with the unknown media file; and automatically retrieving a matching set of metadata with respect to a known media file stored in said repository if said thirty second snippet matches said known media file, by executing a program instruction in a data-processing system.