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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Junichi Tagawa, Hirakata, JP;
Hiroaki Yamane, Kadoma, JP;
Masako Ono, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LTD, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A candidate piece specifying unitspecifies, as a first candidate piece, a musical piece whose musical piece parameter includes a first factor that is larger than a first factor of a musical piece currently being played from among musical pieces, and specifies, as a second candidate piece, a musical piece whose first factor is smaller than the first factor of the musical piece currently being played from among the musical pieces. When data of a musical piece is reproduced by a playback unita display control unitcauses musical piece information regarding the first candidate piece and the second candidate piece to be displayed at positions on a display screen that reflect coordinate positions in an impression space formed by the factors of the musical piece parameter. Upon receiving an input from a user of specifying a musical piece indicated by musical piece information displayed on a display devicea playback control unitcontrols data of the specified musical piece so that the data of the specified musical piece is reproduced by the playback unit.