Rockin’ Patent – Sync Floor Inc’s “Method For Natural Language Music Search”

US Patent No. 10,839,008 - Sync Floor Inc - System And Method For Natural Language Music Search - Rockin’ Patent - Patents Rock - Russell IP
  • Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 10,839,008
  • Filed: 26 January 2018
  • In the name of: Sync Floor, Inc
  • Title: System And Method For Natural Language Music Search
  • What’s claimed: ”A computerized method for generating search results from a natural language description of music, the method comprising: generating an annotated input identifying spans of the natural language description of music and corresponding valence categorizations selected from a set of valence levels; translating the annotated input to generate corresponding musical features of a music description and categorization schema; generating a feature map associating the musical features with corresponding ones of the valence categorizations; generating a query string using the feature map and a query term profile; executing a search using the generated query string on a catalog index to generate search results and corresponding ranking scores, wherein the catalog index is based on the music description and categorization schema; and providing the search results using the corresponding ranking scores.”
  • Why this patent rocks: This patent relates to a music search engine that responds to a natural language description of music. For example, typing the words ‘looking for an organic and folky song that has a nice driving rhythm. We prefer scarce vocals or instrumentals’. The search results produce a list of songs but also highlight genres, sub-genres and moods that users can use to refine their search even further. The CEO and co-founder of Sync Floor Inc stated that the patent allows “content producers to find high quality, relevant music in a fraction of the time from what traditional discovery methods offer” (see here for more information).

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