System and methods for training a trainee to classify fundamental properties of media entities (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netahtml/search-adv.htm&r=3&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&S1=((ISYMD-20050705+AND+DSP)+AND+microsoft)&OS=isd/7/5/2005+and+DSP+and+microsoft&RS=((ISD/20050705+AND+DSP)+AND+microsoft))

From: PaidContent.org (http://www.PaidContent.org)

A patent granted to Microsoft this week hints at the invention of new technology for personalizing searches for online media, particularly music titles. The patent, granted July 5, is for a method that can train people to analyze media and apply "fundamental properties" that can be matched to computerized analysis such as DSP (digital signal processing).

Interesting in light of the news that Clear Channel is teaming with Yahoo! to promote local targeted concert/music info (http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3518826) )Guess that's why I started getting commercials for Green Day's Atlanta Concert in my LaunchCast last week.

Natasha "That Girl From Marketing" Robinson

It looks like search is moving toward avenues of specialization and focused user interests in search at a steady pace.

Thanks for posting this!

Interesting indeed. Hmmm...

Is teaching and training really a new invention though when applied to music?

method that can train people to analyze media and apply "fundamental properties" that can be matched to computerized analysis

Wonder what method they have created to do this?