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Music recommendation system and method

Audio-signal music recommendation that generates playlists from extracted analysis data is now available without licensing.

What it is

The system takes a user’s chosen track, extracts audio signal analysis features from it, and then selects additional songs that match those features to form a playlist. Its technical edge is feature-based retrieval—turning raw audio into a reusable “analysis data” representation rather than relying only on user history. Previously, deploying a similar playlist-generation workflow could require paying for or licensing the patented recommendation method.

What you could build

Build on-device or web music playlist generators using extracted audio features, without ongoing recommendation-method royalties.

Patent number
7376268B2
Expiration
Invalid Da
Assignee
Unknown
Inventors
T. Hofmann, S. B. Venkatesh

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