KR20060060304A - System for automatically selecting and playing of music using brightness of a circumstance and method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a music automatic selection and playback system using ambient brightness, and a method thereof. The automatic music selection and playback system using the disclosed ambient brightness includes: a brightness measurement sensor installed at one side of a place where a user who listens to a music playback device for playing music is measured; An A / D converter converting analog data of brightness measured by the brightness sensor into digital data; A microcomputer / decoder for receiving data converted by the A / D converter and processing information, identifying an external environment through the received brightness data, selecting a music file, and decoding the music file; A memory unit for storing data processed by the microcomputer / decoder unit and transmitting the stored data; A music storage unit storing a plurality of music files to transmit music files to the microcomputer / decoder unit; A D / A converter which receives the music data decoded by the microcomputer / decoder and converts the data into analog data; And a speaker configured to receive and output analog data from the D / A converter.

According to the present invention, human emotions and emotions can lead to a natural assimilation of the surrounding atmosphere, there is an advantage that allows you to find a leisure in life.

Brightness sensor, D / A converter, A / D converter

Description

SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING AND PLAYING OF MUSIC USING BRIGHTNESS OF A CIRCUMSTANCE AND METHOD FOR THE SAME}

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an intelligent music player according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the automatic music selection and playback system using the ambient brightness according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart showing sequentially the automatic music selection and playback method using the ambient brightness in accordance with the present invention.

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31. Brightness sensor

32. A / D converter

33. Micom / Decoder

34. Music storage

35. Memory section

36. D / A converter

37. Speaker

The present invention relates to an automatic music selection and playback system and method using ambient brightness, and more particularly, to an automatic music selection and playback system using ambient brightness for automatically selecting and playing music by recognizing ambient brightness and It's about how.

Typical music playback apparatuses include cassette tape players, CD flares, and MP3 players that are widely used in recent years. Such a general music player has a difference in the sound source to be played, but generally allows the user to listen to music by playing audio data (or a music file) through the same process.

Such a conventional music reproducing apparatus has only a function of sequentially reproducing respective audio data by a user's manipulation or sequentially reproducing only some audio data selected by the user from among a plurality of audio data, and the reproducing apparatus itself. Intelligent regeneration is not possible to date.

To improve this problem, as shown in FIG. 1, the vibration sensor 110, the external connection port 130, the operation unit 140, the control unit 150, the memory unit 160, the audio signal processing unit 170, and An intelligent music player comprising the audio signal output unit 180 has been devised.

In the intelligent music reproducing apparatus configured as described above, the vibration sensor 110 detects vibration generated by the user's walking or driving and continuously provides the detection signal to the controller 150, and the controller 150 vibrates By analyzing the interval of occurrence of the user to determine the walking speed or driving speed, and calculates the beat corresponding to the determined speed again to retrieve the audio data having the most similar beat from the memory unit 160.

When the audio data having a time signature most similar to the walking or driving speed of the user is searched, the controller 150 selects and reads the audio data and provides the same to the audio signal processor 170, and the audio signal processor 170 controls the controller ( After reproducing the audio data provided from 150 through a predetermined signal processing process, the reproduced audio signal is output through the audio signal output unit 180.

The intelligent music playback device operated as described above is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-0027017, which reproduces and outputs music according to a user's walking or driving speed so as to reduce boredom or provide an exercise effect to a user. .

By the way, the intelligent music reproducing apparatus as described above is merely adding a function by attaching a vibration sensor to the existing simply reproduced music.

And some of the devises that came from the simpler reproduction of music, which were more interconnected with humans, recognized human direct emotions, or made waves and emanations from the human body to make the music and the atmosphere around them.

However, the present invention to be described later, contrary to the above-described devise, by automatically reading the surrounding environment and atmosphere and playing the most appropriate music for the current atmosphere, it is more convenient to automatically create the atmosphere of the surroundings, human emotion naturally Helps to adapt

The present invention was created in order to solve the above problems, by measuring the brightness of the surroundings that change according to the weather and time in the audio playback device automatically plays the music previously set or set by the user, or recorded in the music file It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic music selection and reproducing system using the ambient brightness and a method for automatically selecting music based on the received information.

Automatic music selection and playback system using the ambient brightness of the present invention for achieving the above object, the brightness is installed on one side of the place where the user listening to the music playback device for playing music to measure the brightness of the surroundings A measuring sensor; An A / D converter converting analog data of brightness measured by the brightness sensor into digital data; A microcomputer / decoder for receiving data converted by the A / D converter and processing information, identifying an external environment through the received brightness data, selecting a music file, and decoding the music file; A memory unit for storing data processed by the microcomputer / decoder unit and transmitting the stored data; A music storage unit storing a plurality of music files to transmit music files to the microcomputer / decoder unit; A D / A converter which receives the music data decoded by the microcomputer / decoder and converts the data into analog data; And a speaker configured to receive and output analog data from the D / A converter.

Automatic music selection and playback method using the ambient brightness of the present invention for achieving the above object, (a) measuring the brightness of the music playback device or the user's surroundings through the brightness sensor; (b) comparing the data measured in step (a) with already measured data; (c) identifying the current environment based on the data compared in step (b); (d) selecting music for each mode according to the environment identified in step (c), and reproducing the selected music.

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

Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the automatic music selection and playback system using the ambient brightness according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the automatic music selection and playback system using the ambient brightness according to the present invention is installed on one side of the place where the user to listen to the music playback device for playing music, such as CD, DVD or MP3 music files A brightness sensor 31 for measuring the brightness of the surroundings, an A / D converter 32 for converting analog data of brightness measured by the brightness sensor 31 into digital data, and this A / D converter Receiving the data converted in step 32 and processing the information, it comprises a microcomputer / decoder unit 33 for identifying the external environment through the received brightness data, selecting the music file to decode the music file.

In the automatic music selection and playback system using ambient brightness according to the present invention, the microcomputer / decoder unit 33 stores the data processed and transmits the stored data, and the microcomputer / D / A conversion for receiving and converting music data decoded by the microcomputer / decoder unit 33 and the music storage unit 34 storing a plurality of music files to transmit the music file to the decoder unit 33 to analog data. A unit 36 and a speaker 37 for receiving and outputting analog data from the D / A converter 36 are provided.

The brightness measuring sensor 31 may be mounted inside the music player, or may be installed around the music player. That is, the brightness sensor 31 is preferably installed on one side in the space of the place where the user listens to music.

The microcomputer / decoder 33 determines an external environment based on average data accumulated for each time zone to date based on brightness data received from the brightness sensor 31. Alternatively, the microcomputer / decoder 33 recognizes the external environment through the current relative brightness in preparation for the reference brightness based on the brightness data received from the brightness sensor 31.

Referring to the automatic music selection and playback method using the ambient brightness according to the present invention by applying the system having the configuration as described above are as follows.

3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method of automatically selecting and playing music using ambient brightness according to the present invention.

2 and 3, in the automatic music selection and playback method using ambient brightness according to the present invention, first, the brightness of the music player or the user's surroundings is measured through the brightness sensor 31. Step 210)

Subsequently, the average value of the data measured by the brightness sensor 31 and the measured data or the data measured in the normal step 210 is compared.

And based on the data compared in step 220 to determine the current environment (step 230).

At this time, the comparison of the two data is converted to digital data through the A / D conversion unit 32 and transmitted to the microcomputer / decoder unit 33 to process it, and compare the average value of the already measured data or the usual measured data As described above, the external environment is identified through the average data already measured and accumulated for each time zone or the current relative brightness in comparison to the reference brightness.

The music storage unit 34 selects music according to the environment identified in step 230, decodes it by the microcomputer / decoder unit 33, and converts the analog into an analog in the D / A converter 36. The played music is played through the speaker 37 (steps 240, 250).

As described above, according to the present invention, the human's emotions and sensibilities that human beings are rational in the morning and emotionally change in the evening are changed by the surrounding environment. By measuring the brightness, it recognizes the difference between the current time and the average brightness that is preset or normally measured, analyzes the environment, and plays the music accordingly.

Therefore, human emotions and emotions are naturally assimilate to the surrounding environment, giving the background music of life.

In addition, according to the present invention, in selecting and playing music according to the surrounding environment analyzed by the microcomputer / decoder 33, the user may use a folder or information that is set or classified in advance or the ID tag of the MP3 and the like. Likewise, music selection and reproduction are performed using information such as music genre or musician of recorded information unique to the music file.

As described above, the automatic music selection and playback system using the ambient brightness and the method according to the present invention has the following effects.

It automatically selects and plays music according to the changes in the surrounding environment, which leads to a natural assimilation of the surrounding emotions and emotions, and makes it possible to find room in a changing life. In other words, there is an effect that can give a kind of background music of life.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

Claims (6)

A brightness measuring sensor installed at one side of a place where a user listening to a music player for playing music is located and measuring brightness of the surroundings; An A / D converter converting analog data of brightness measured by the brightness sensor into digital data; A microcomputer / decoder for receiving data converted by the A / D converter and processing information, identifying an external environment through the received brightness data, selecting a music file, and decoding the music file; A memory unit for storing data processed by the microcomputer / decoder unit and transmitting the stored data; A music storage unit storing a plurality of music files to transmit music files to the microcomputer / decoder unit; A D / A converter which receives the music data decoded by the microcomputer / decoder and converts the data into analog data; And a speaker configured to receive and output analog data from the D / A converter. The method of claim 1, The brightness measuring sensor, the music automatic selection and playback system using the ambient brightness, characterized in that mounted inside the music playback device. The method of claim 1, The brightness measuring sensor, the automatic music selection and playback system using the ambient brightness, characterized in that installed in the vicinity of the music playback device. The method of claim 1, And the microcomputer / decoder unit grasps the external environment based on average data accumulated for each time zone to date based on the brightness data received from the brightness sensor. The method of claim 1, And the microcomputer / decoder unit grasps the external environment through the current relative brightness based on the brightness data received from the brightness measurement sensor. (a) measuring the brightness of the surroundings of the music player or the user through a brightness sensor; (b) comparing the data measured in step (a) with already measured data; (c) identifying the current environment based on the data compared in step (b); (d) selecting music for each mode according to the environment identified in the step (c), and reproducing the selected music; and automatic music selection and playback method using ambient brightness.

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