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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Daniel P. W. Ellis, New York, NY (US);
Daniel P. W. Ellis, New York, NY (US);
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for identifying similar songs are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, methods for identifying similar songs are provided, the methods comprising: identifying beats in at least a portion of a song; generating beat-level descriptors of the at least a portion of the song corresponding to the beats; comparing the beat-level descriptors to other beat-level descriptors corresponding to a plurality of songs. In accordance with some embodiments, systems for identifying similar songs are provided, the systems comprising: a digital processing device that: identifies beats in at least a portion of a song; generates beat-level descriptors of the at least a portion of the song corresponding to the beats; and compares the beat-level descriptors to other beat-level descriptors corresponding to a plurality of songs.