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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2004
Hiroaki Yamane, Kadoma, JP;
Junichi Tagawa, Hirakata, JP;
Hiroaki Yamane, Kadoma, JP;
Junichi Tagawa, Hirakata, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A music selection apparatus includes a music data storage unit, an impression amount storage unit, a music selection priority level storage unit, and a music selection processing unit. The impression amount storage unit stores an impression amount obtained by quantifying a listener's impression of a piece of music, for each piece of music stored in the music data storage unit. The music selection priority level storage unit stores a music selection priority level indicating at least one of a reproduction history and a preference level of a piece of music, for each piece of music. The music selection processing unit performs a music selection process of selecting a piece of music to be reproduced from the pieces of music, using a distance between the pieces of music in an impression space and the music selection priority level, the impression space having coordinate axes composed of components of the impression amount.