Patent ID: 7767896
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A vehicular music replay system comprising: a music replay and output means provided in a vehicle for replaying music based on selected music source data; a storage medium including a music source database for storing the music source data individually in association with applicable user state data reflecting a user state containing at least a user character, a mental condition, and a physical condition applicable to a music content replayed by each music source data; a music replay history recording means for recording a replay history of each of the music source data; a user state specification means for specifying a current user state of the user in the vehicle; an unfamiliar source retrieval means for searching the music source database for music source data provided with applicable user state data corresponding to the specified user state so as to provide a higher retrieval priority for a lower replay history by referencing the replay history; and an unfamiliar source replay control means for selecting music source data to be replayed from the music source database based on a retrieval result by the unfamiliar source retrieval means and allowing the music replay and output means to replay the selected music source data.