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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Noriaki Fujita, Chiba, JP;
Yasuhiro Toguri, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 1/904 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 1/904 ;
Abstract
A data processing apparatus and method in which spectral characteristic information and waveform characteristic information within a time area are detected from inputted audio data and the detected spectral characteristic information and waveform characteristic information are recorded together with information indicating a correspondence relationship with the audio data. As a result, an efficient search can be achieved when searching audio data.