KR100888341B1 - System and Method for Searching a Sound Source, Server for Searching a Sound Source Therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

A sound source search system and method for searching for and providing an actual sound source matching a user sound source registered by a user of a mobile communication terminal, and a sound source search server therefor are provided.

The sound source retrieval system of the present invention is connected through a plurality of mobile communication terminals, mobile communication terminals and a mobile communication network, and as a user of the mobile communication terminal accesses and transmits a user sound source including a melody for a search target sound source, It is connected to a sound source search server and a sound source search server for providing a similar sound source list identified as similar, and has a sound source database in which a plurality of sound source files are stored, receives a user sound source from the sound source search server, and obtains a similar sound source list from the sound source database. Including a sound source recognition server to extract and transmit to the sound source search server, the user can easily obtain the sound source related information to search.

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Description

System and Method for Searching a Sound Source, Server for Searching a Sound Source Therefor}

1 is a block diagram of a sound source search system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a sound source search server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a sound source searching method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a sound source searching method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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10: mobile communication terminal 20: mobile communication network

30: sound source search server 40: sound source recognition server

50: content providing server 310: control unit

320: interface 330: database

340: question register 350: ARS processing unit

360: sound source recording unit 370: sound source recognition processing unit

380: search sound source register 390: answer register

395: message generator

The present invention relates to a sound source search system and method, and more particularly, to a sound source search system and method for searching and providing an actual sound source matching a user sound source registered by a mobile communication terminal user, and a sound source search server therefor. .

Along with the revitalization of the entertainment business, a huge amount of music and songs have recently been released. When people who listen to such sound sources accidentally listen to a sound source they like, they cannot immediately recognize the information about the title, composer, etc. of the sound source, and should be given an opportunity to ask a friend or listen to the same sound source later. Only information about the sound source can be obtained.

However, if the acquaintance does not know the sound source, or after hearing the introduction about the sound source in the future, it still does not know what the sound source, there is a problem that can not satisfy the desire as a listener.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and as the user records the sound source to be known by the user of the mobile communication terminal, a sound source search capable of analyzing the sound source and searching for a similar sound source to provide related information. There is a technical problem to provide a system and method, and a sound source search server for the same.

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In addition, the sound source search server according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals through a mobile communication network, and has a sound source database in which a plurality of sound source files are stored to extract a similar sound source list based on a user sound source. A sound source search server connected to a sound source recognition server for transmitting, comprising: a question registering unit for registering the text question in a form that can be viewed as the mobile communication terminal accesses and transmits a text question about a search target sound source; An ARS processor for guiding a sound recording process as a sound recording request signal is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal which has transmitted the text question; When a user sound source including a melody is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal according to the guidance of the ARS processor, the user sound source is stored, converted into a file in a playable format, and the text question and the file in the playable format are stored. Sound recording unit for registering as a sound source search request post; A sound source recognition processor for transmitting the user sound source converted by the sound source recording unit to the sound source recognition server and receiving a similar sound source list from the sound source recognition server; A search sound source register for registering the similar sound source list received by the sound source recognition processor together with a user sound source including the text question and melody in a viewable and audible form; An answer registration unit for receiving a response message from a communication terminal that reads and listens to a sound source search request post including a text question and a melody, and registers the form to be viewable along with the sound source search request post; And generating a similar sound source list extraction completion message when the similar sound source list is registered by the search sound source registration unit and transmitting the same to the mobile terminal, and generating a response registration completion message when the answer message is registered by the answer registration unit. It characterized in that it comprises a; message generating unit for transmitting to the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the sound source searching method according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals through a mobile communication network, and has a sound source database in which a plurality of sound source files are stored to extract a similar sound source list based on a user sound source A sound source searching method for searching a sound source in a sound source search server connected to a sound source recognition server to be transmitted, wherein the mobile communication terminal accesses the sound source searching server and transmits a text form question, so that the text form is searched in the text form search server. A first step of storing the question; A second step of the mobile communication terminal receiving and storing the user sound source from the mobile communication terminal in response to a user transmitting a user sound source including a melody; Converting the user sound source into a file in a playable format and registering the textual question and the converted user sound source as a sound source search request post in the sound source search server; A fourth step of requesting to search for a similar sound source by transmitting the converted user sound source from the sound source search server to the sound source recognition server; Receiving a similar sound source list from the sound source recognition server at the sound source search server, registering the similar sound source list with the sound source search request post, and generating a similar sound source list extraction complete message to the mobile communication terminal; A sixth step of the sound source searching server playing the selected similar sound source as the mobile communication terminal receiving the similar sound source list extraction complete message connects to the sound source search server and selects one of the similar sound source lists; And after the communication terminal accesses the sound source search server to read the sound source search request post and transmits an answer message, the sound source search server registers the answer message together with the sound source search request post in a readable form and then answers. And generating a registration completion message and transmitting it to the mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a sound source search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated, the sound source search system according to the present invention includes a sound source search server 30 and a sound source search server 30 connected through the mobile communication terminal 10, the mobile communication terminal 10, and the mobile communication network 20. And a content providing server 50 connected to the mobile communication terminal 10 through the connected sound source recognition server 40 and the mobile communication network 20 and connected to the sound source search server 30.

The sound source search server 30 transmits a sound source search request post consisting of a user sound source including text information and a melody about a sound source to which the user of the mobile communication terminal 10 is to access and search, and a user sound source including a melody. Transmits to the sound source recognition server 40 to request a similar sound source, and receives a search result of the sound source recognition server 40 and registers it as an answer to the sound source search request post. The search result of the sound source recognition server 40 may include a file (eg, an MP3 format) of a similar sound source, a sound source title, lyrics, a singer name, a composer, and the like.

In addition, after the user of the mobile communication terminal 10 registers the sound source search request post, the user of the sound source search server 30 can read the answer message together with the sound source search request post as another user of the communication terminal wants to register an answer thereto. Register in the form.

Also, when the sound source search server 30 receives a similar sound source search list from the sound source recognition server 40 or when another communication terminal user registers an answer message, the sound source search server 30 registers the sound source search request post. By transmitting to, so that the user of the mobile communication terminal 10 can check the similar sound source list or the response message.

Next, the sound source recognition server 40 includes a sound source database 410 in which a plurality of sound source files are stored, receives a sound source file provided by the content providing server 50, and updates the sound source database 410 at predetermined intervals. . Then, the user receives a sound source including a melody from the sound source search server 30, extracts and analyzes features from the transmitted user sound source, and checks whether at least one similar sound source exists in the sound source DB 410. When at least one similar sound source exists in the sound source DB 410, the similar sound source list is transmitted to the sound source search server 30. In this case, the similar sound source list may include a file of a playable format, a title for each sound source, lyrics, a singer name, a composer, and the like.

In the present invention, the sound source recognition server 40 may extract a musical feature using a method such as that described in, for example, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 2004-0072486, but is not limited thereto. Of course, any method that can be compared to the original song can be applied.

2 is a detailed block diagram of a sound source search server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sound source search server 30 is configured to transmit and receive data and control signals to and from the control unit 310 and other components (mobile communication network, sound source recognition server, content providing server) for controlling the overall operation. Interface 320, a database 330 that stores sound source search request posts transmitted from the user's mobile communication terminal 10, the question register 340, the ARS processing unit 350, the sound recording unit 360, the sound source The recognition processor 370, the search sound source register 380, the answer register 390, and the message generator 395 are included.

In more detail, first, the question registration unit 340 stores the data in the database 330 and registers it in a viewable form as the user of the mobile communication terminal 10 accesses to search for a sound source and transmits a text question. . For example, a user may register a question, 'This is a song that a man sings, but where is the wind blowing ~ What is this song?'

After the user registers a text question through the question registration unit 340, the ARS processing unit 350 transmits a guide for guiding the sound recording process as the user wants to record the user sound source.

Then, as the user transmits the user sound source including the melody according to the guidance of the ARS processor 350, the sound source recording unit 360 stores it in the database 330 together with the text question registered by the question register 340. The file is converted into a file in a playable format and registered.

In addition, the sound source recognition processor 370 transmits the sound source stored in the sound source recording unit 360 to the sound source recognition server 40, and as a result of the processing of the sound source recognition server 40, a similar sound source list (a file in a playable format, Title, lyrics, singer, composer, etc.). For example, the sound source recognition server 40 extracts the title (where the wind blows), the singer (Kim Gwang-seok), the lyrics / composition (Kim Gwang-seok), the lyrics (Lyrics.txt) as a search result, and the sound source recognition processor 370. ) Can be provided.

The search sound source registration unit 380 registers the similar sound source list received by the sound source recognition processor 370 in a form that can be viewed and listened to together with the user sound source including the text question and the melody, and then the user of the mobile communication terminal similar sound source. When a file of the playable format included in the list is selected, the corresponding sound source is played.

When the answer registration unit 390 reads and listens to a sound source search request post composed of a user sound source including a text question and a melody, and receives information from the communication terminal, if the user wants to provide information about the sound source; To be registered in a form that can be viewed along with the sound source search request post. For example, another telecommunications user says, 'It's my favorite song. Kim Kwang-seok's song, 4th album is included in the song 'and you can register answers. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user of another communication terminal may register a sound source including a melody when registering an answer. In this case, the sound source is transmitted in accordance with the guidance of the ARS processing unit 350, and the corresponding sound recording unit 360 The sound source is converted into a file in a playable format and registered.

When the similar sound source list is registered by the search sound source registration unit 380 or when an answer from another user is registered by the answer register unit 390, the message generator 395 registers a similar sound source list extraction completion message or answer. The completion message is notified to the mobile communication terminal of the user who registered the sound source search request post. At this time, although it is possible to transmit all similar sound source lists or answer messages, in consideration of the display limitations of the mobile communication terminal, an access address (eg, callback) to the sound source search server 30 in which the similar sound source list or answer messages are stored. It is preferable to generate and send a message (URL).

The user accesses the designated swap page of the sound source search server 30 in which the similar sound source list is registered through the mobile communication terminal, and selects the sound source registered as a file of a playable format included in the similar sound source list. Accordingly, the search sound source register 380 plays the sound source. In addition, the user may check whether or not the user matches the sound source to be searched by listening to the sound source.

In addition, the user may access the designated swap page of the sound source search server 30 in which the answer message is registered through the mobile communication terminal, and accordingly, the user may refer to the answer of another user registered in the answer register 390 or the sound source. By listening, you can check what sound source you want to search.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a sound source searching method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the user accesses the sound source search server 30 through the mobile communication terminal (MS) (S101), and transmits the question in text format (S103), the question registration unit 340 stores it in a database and posts it. It is registered in the form (S105).

Next, according to the user wants to transmit the user sound source including the melody (S107), the ARS processing unit 350 guides the recording process (S109), if the user transmits the user sound source containing the melody (S111), sound recording The unit 360 converts the file into a file in a playable format and stores it in the database along with the text-type question, and registers the text-type question and the user sound file in the playable format as a sound source search request post (S113). .

Thereafter, the sound source recognition processor 370 transmits a user sound source file in a playable format to the sound source recognition server 40 and requests to search for a similar sound source (S115).

Accordingly, the sound source recognition server 40 extracts and analyzes a musical feature through a framing, effective sound section division, pitch extraction, smoothing, and melody / beat determination process for the received user sound file, and then resembles the analyzed voice signal. Check whether at least one sound source is stored in the sound source DB 410 (S117), and if so, transmits the similar sound source list to the sound source recognition processor 370 (S119).

Here, the similar sound source list includes a file of a playable format of a similar sound source, a sound source title, lyrics, a singer name, a composer, and the like. The search sound source register 380 registers the received similar sound source list in a sound source search request post. (S121).

As such, after the search result of the sound source search server 30 is registered, the message generator 395 generates a message for notifying that the similar sound source list is registered for the sound source search request post (S123), and the mobile communication network ( 20) and transmits the sound source search request post to the mobile communication terminal of the registered user (S125). Here, the message transmitted to the mobile communication terminal may include a URL address of a swap page in which a similar sound source list is stored.

Although not shown, the user who has received the message may access the sound source search server 30 through the mobile communication terminal, select a sound source file included in the similar sound source list, and request to listen to the sound source file. ) Will play the sound source.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a sound source searching method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment shows a case where an answer message to a sound source search request post is registered by another communication terminal user, and the process of registering a sound source search request post according to a request of the mobile communication terminal user (S101 to S113) is shown in FIG. similar.

After the step S113, the user who accesses the sound source search request post through the communication terminal (S201, S203) listens to the user sound source included in the sound source search request post (S205) and registers an answer message. There is (S207). At this time, the answer message is not limited to the answer providing information on the sound source.

When the reply message is registered, the message generator 395 generates a message for notifying the registration of the reply message (S209), and transmits the sound source search request post to the mobile communication terminal of the user who registered through the mobile communication network (S211). ). Here, the message transmitted to the mobile communication terminal may include a URL address of a swap page where the response message is stored.

In another embodiment of the present invention, it is also possible to receive and store the sound source including the melody from the communication terminal of the user to register the answer when performing the answer registration step (S207). At this time, the sound source is transmitted according to the guidance of the ARS processor 350, and the sound source recording unit 360 converts the sound source into a file in a playable format and registers it.

On the other hand, the process of steps S201 to S211 may be performed after the process of S101 to S125 shown in FIG. 3 is completed.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention described above belongs will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

According to the present invention, by searching for and providing a sound source similar to a user sound source including a melody registered through the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to easily obtain the sound source related information to be searched by the user.

In addition, by providing such a sound source search request message in the form of a post, information can be shared with others.

In addition, it is possible to search for a sound source by using a sound source file, and to expand the scope of information search through the Internet.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A sound source retrieval server connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals through a mobile communication network, and connected to a sound source recognition server having a sound source database in which a plurality of sound source files are stored and extracting and transmitting a similar sound source list based on a user sound source. A question registration unit that registers the text question in a form that can be viewed as the mobile communication terminal accesses and transmits a text question about a search target sound source; An ARS processor for guiding a sound recording process as a sound recording request signal is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal which has transmitted the text question; When a user sound source including a melody is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal according to the guidance of the ARS processor, the user sound source is stored, converted into a file in a playable format, and the text question and the file in the playable format are stored. Sound recording unit for registering as a sound source search request post; A sound source recognition processor for transmitting the user sound source converted by the sound source recording unit to the sound source recognition server and receiving a similar sound source list from the sound source recognition server; A search sound source register for registering the similar sound source list received by the sound source recognition processor together with a user sound source including the text question and melody in a viewable and audible form; An answer registration unit for receiving a response message from a communication terminal that reads and listens to a sound source search request post including a text question and a melody, and registers the form to be viewable along with the sound source search request post; And When the similar sound source list is registered by the search sound source registration unit, a similar sound source list extraction completion message is generated and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. When the answer message is registered by the answer registration unit, an answer registration completion message is generated and moved. Message generating unit for transmitting to the communication terminal; Sound source search server comprising a. delete The method of claim 9, The similar sound source list extraction complete message includes a callback URL for accessing a swap page storing the similar sound source list. The method of claim 11, And the search sound source register reproduces the selected similar sound source as the mobile communication terminal accesses through the callback URL and selects one of the similar sound source lists. delete The method of claim 9, The response message, the sound source search server further comprises a user sound source containing a melody transmitted from the communication terminal. delete The method of claim 9, And the like sound source list includes a file and a title of a playable format of the like sound source. Searching for a sound source in a sound source search server connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals through a mobile communication network, and connected to a sound recognition server for extracting and transmitting a list of similar sound sources based on a user sound source having a sound source database storing a plurality of sound source files In the sound source search method for, A first step of storing the text form question in the sound source search server as the mobile communication terminal accesses the sound source search server and transmits the text form question; A second step of the mobile communication terminal receiving and storing the user sound source from the mobile communication terminal in response to a user transmitting a user sound source including a melody; Converting the user sound source into a file in a playable format and registering the textual question and the converted user sound source as a sound source search request post in the sound source search server; A fourth step of requesting to search for a similar sound source by transmitting the converted user sound source from the sound source search server to the sound source recognition server; Receiving a similar sound source list from the sound source recognition server at the sound source search server, registering the similar sound source list with the sound source search request post, and generating a similar sound source list extraction complete message to the mobile communication terminal; A sixth step of the sound source searching server playing the selected similar sound source as the mobile communication terminal receiving the similar sound source list extraction complete message connects to the sound source search server and selects one of the similar sound source lists; And As the communication terminal accesses the sound source search server to read the sound source search request post and transmits an answer message, the sound source search server registers the answer message together with the sound source search request post in a readable form and then registers an answer. A seventh step of generating a completion message and transmitting it to the mobile communication terminal; Sound source search method comprising a. delete The method of claim 17, The sound source list extraction completion message includes a callback URL for accessing the sound source search server. delete The method of claim 17, And the similar sound source list comprises a file and a title of a playable format of the similar sound source. delete delete The method of claim 17, The reply message further includes a user sound source including a melody transmitted from the communication terminal, and the sound source search server converts the user sound source transmitted from the communication terminal into an audible format and registers with the sound source search request post. And a eighth step.

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