Patent ID: 8269092
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A music content playback apparatus comprising: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire data of a music content to be played back from a music content data storage unit storing data of a plurality of music contents; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire, from an attribute information storage unit, attribute information associated with the music content, the attribute information including at least music construction information associated with each music constituent element of the music content; a third acquisition unit configured to acquire arrangement information associated with the music content and the music construction information, the arrangement information including a plurality of musical styles; a playback unit configured to provide an audio playback output of the music content acquired by the first acquisition unit; an arrangement request command accepting unit configured to accept an arrangement request command issued by a listener to select a musical style from the arrangement information; and a reconstructing unit configured to reconstruct, via a processor, the data of the music content to be output as audio playback output data, based on the music construction information acquired by the second acquisition unit and the arrangement information acquired by the third acquisition unit in accordance with the arrangement request command accepted by the arrangement request command accepting unit.