Abstract: The invention enables to generate a general function (4) which can operate on an input signal (Sx) to extract from the latter a value (DVex) of a global characteristic value expressing a feature (De) of the information conveyed by that signal.

Abstract: The invention allows to generate music as a real time continuation of an input sequence of music data, through a continuation phase comprising the steps of:

Abstract: The method serves to automatically identify in a set of data sequences at least one specific type of information contained in each data sequence of the set, wherein the type of information has an unknown presentation in the data sequences.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of extracting a representation of its rhythmic structure, from a given signal. The representation is designed to yield a similarity relation between item titles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method designed to be used to compute music sequences in all possible contexts and situations, including: Internet adaptive radio, Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) with intelligent scheduling, music recommendation systems, and other innovative Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) services in general. These sequences are generated “iteratively”, and step by step. To the above end, there is provided a method of generating incrementally a sequence of items from a database containing said items, characterized in that the sequence is generated by implementing in combination a sequence completion system and a user profiling system, thereby taking into account both sequence coherence and user profile.

Abstract: A method and system for automatic generation of sequences (notably temporal or spatial sequences) from items in a database involves the organisation of the data in a generic format, and the formulation of the problem as a Constraint Satisfaction Problem using special constraint classes. The database format includes attribute values referring to a predetermined taxonomy allowing similarity and difference between the respective values to be evaluated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of generating sequencing information representing a sequence of items selected in a database. Each of the items comprises a set of descriptors. The method is characterised by comprising the steps of: a) specifying a length of items and at least one of the descriptors; b) performing similarity relation techniques between the items; and c) generating a fixed-length sequence having a morphological continuity. Each of the items is represented by a series of constraint variables having a domain in the database, and modelling each of the values of descriptors in a desired sequence as a constrained variable. The similarity relation performing step may comprise performing global similarity techniques by combining individual similarity measures on all of the descriptors. The sequence-generating step comprises transforming at least one of the values into unary constraints in terms of constraint satisfaction programming techniques.

Abstract: The invention serves to store at least one sequence of information (2) formed of a succession of information items, such as music titles, in which an artistic or rational link is considered to exist between at least some pairs of adjacent items in the succession. The apparatus comprises an input (I1) for receiving the sequence of information (2), and a storage unit (32) for storing it.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of extracting a representation of its rhythmic structure, from a given signal. The representation is designed to yield a similarity relation between item titles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method designed to be used to compute music sequences in all possible contexts and situations, including: Internet adaptive radio, Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) with intelligent scheduling, music recommendation systems, and other innovative Electronic Music Distribution (EMD) services in general. These sequences are generated “iteratively”, and step by step. To the above end, there is provided a method of generating incrementally a sequence of items from a database containing said items, characterised in that the sequence is generated by implementing in combination a sequence completion system and a user profiling system, thereby taking into account both sequence coherence and user profile.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for controlling an audio spatialisation in real time, comprising: