Patent ID: 8229935
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A photo recommendation method using a mood of music, the method comprising: categorizing, by a processor, the music into a mood by analyzing a sound source of the music; searching for a photo using meta information of the music; and recommending the photo corresponding to the categorized mood of the music according to a result of the searching, wherein the recommending of the photo comprises filtering the retrieved photo based on the mood of the music, a color of the photo, and a category of the photo; and recommending a photo according to a result of the filtering, wherein the searching for the photo comprises: extracting a search vocabulary to search for the photo using information of music title, lyrics, singer, and genre, included in the meta information of the music; and searching for the photo associated with the music, based on the extracted search vocabulary, and wherein the detecting of the search vocabulary comprises: analyzing a morpheme with respect to the information of the music title, the lyrics, the singer, and the genre; detecting a keyword associated with the searching for the photo based on a result of the analysis of the morpheme; detecting a feature for categorizing the music into a theme based on a result of the analysis of the morpheme; categorizing the music into the theme using the detected feature for categorizing the music into the theme; and expanding a keyword using an associated keyword with the theme of the music and the mood of the music.