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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2004
Yasunori Suzuki, Tsurugashima, JP;
Yasuteru Kodama, Tsurugashima, JP;
Satoshi Odagawa, Tsurugashima, JP;
Takehiko Shioda, Tsurugashima, JP;
Shinichi Gayama, Tsurugashima, JP;
Yasunori Suzuki, Tsurugashima, JP;
Yasuteru Kodama, Tsurugashima, JP;
Satoshi Odagawa, Tsurugashima, JP;
Takehiko Shioda, Tsurugashima, JP;
Shinichi Gayama, Tsurugashima, JP;
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A music selecting apparatus and method, which are capable to indicate a music piece matching with the sensitivities of the user. A degree of chord change is stored as data for each of a plurality of music pieces, a sensitivity word for music selection is set in accordance with an input operation, and a music piece having the chord change degree corresponding to the set sensitivity word is detected in accordance with the chord change degree of each of the plurality of music pieces.