System and methods for selecting music on the basis of subjective content
Patent 5616876 Issued on April 1, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 19, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 19, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesKaraoke music selection device Karaoke apparatus and method for medley playback Musical medley function controlling method in a televison with a video/accompaniment-music player Patent #: 5486645 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 424781 filed on 04/19/1995US Classes:84/609, Note sequence84/477R, Indicators434/307AKaraokeExaminersPrimary: Witkowski, Stanley J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG09B 015/06G09B 015/04 G10H 007/00 AbstractAn interactive network provides music to subscribers. A "more like" function allows a subscriber to use a seed song to identify other songs that are similar to the seed song, and to add the new songs to the current playlist. The similarity between songs is based on the subjective content of the songs, as reflected in style tables prepared by editors. The subscriber may control the closeness of the match by adjusting a style slider provided by the user interface. A style equalizer employs eight faders that indicate the predominant styles of the songs in the playlist. A subscriber may use the style equalizer to see what types of songs are included in the playlist, and to adjust the mix of songs that are played from the playlist.Other References
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