October 5, 2005
Music recognition applied to Ringtone Search
According to James Pearce for Moco News, 411-Song (previously Musikube) is expanding it's music recognition service to allow people to search for ringtones by speaking into the mobile handset. The new service should launch in the fourth quarter of this year.
"CEO Sunjay Guleria ran James through the service. After calling you say the name of the band you want (in this case Black Eyed Peas) and the automated voice on the other end repeats it back to you — everytime they check you say “OK” to confirm — they system then tells you how many polyphonic and master ringtones are available and which one you want, then it tells you the price and plays you a sample.
If you say “OK” it sends an SMS with a download link. The idea is that it's easier to search this way than via a wap page, and it's on the mobile rather than another device."
To the best of my knowledge, this would be the first music recognition technology geared specifically to ringtones. Well known companies such as Shazaam and Rocket Mobile identify music tracks, not ringtones.
cf Using Your Cell to Name That Tune for links to companies which offer music recognition.
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