Spotify has obtained a patent with technology that aims to use users ’voice and background noise recordings to determine what type of music should be preserved and recommended, according to Music Business Worldwide. The company applied for the patent in 2018; was approved on January 12, 2021.
The patent describes the potential uses of the technology that involves extracting “intonation, stress, rhythm, and types of speech units” from the user’s voice. Technology could also use voice recognition to identify metadata points such as emotional state, gender, age, accent, and even environment, that is, whether someone is alone or with others. people, based on audio recording.
The patent filing describes how Spotify currently uses a decision tree (showing users different artists, genres, and more) to help refine its recommendation algorithm for the user. “What is needed is a completely different approach to picking up a user’s taste attributes, particularly one that has technological roots, so that the human activity described above (e.g., requiring the user to make contributions) it is removed at least partially and done more efficiently, ”the presentation says. Find the patent below.
It is currently unclear whether Spotify has set a roadmap for implementing this technology in its computer or mobile applications, or what form this implementation might take. It is also unclear whether the technology currently exists or whether the patent is speculative. It should be noted that it is not abnormal for technology companies to patent a technology that does not end up in the market.
A Spotify spokesman provided the following statement to Pitchfork:
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