Electronic Device Having Music Database And Method Of Forming Music Database

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed according to the invention, which comprises an input unit, a memory unit for storing a music database, a display unit and a control unit. The music database comprises a plurality of pieces of music attached with visual tags. The electronic device according to the invention can facilitate the users to quickly and efficiently search out what they want to listen. Further, a method of forming the music database for the electronic device is also disclosed.

1 . An electronic device, comprising an input unit for inputting operation instructions, a control unit for receiving the operation instructions from said input unit and issuing relevant control commands, a memory unit for storing a music database comprising a plurality of pieces of music, and a display unit for displaying selectively the pieces of music in response to the control commands from said control unit,
 wherein the pieces of music are attached with visual tags.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said visual tags each includes an icon comprising at least one basic element. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said visual tags each includes at least one additional element. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said input unit is adapted to edit, browse or retrieve said pieces of music. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said electronic device is a mobile phone. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said electronic device is a portable computer. 
     
     
         7 . A method of forming a music database, comprising the following steps of:
 reading a piece of music from a set of stored pieces of music;   producing a visual tag based on the relevant information of the piece of music;   combining the piece of music and the visual tag to compose a piece of music having the visual tag;   storing the composed piece of music having visual tag into the memory of an electronic device;   repeating the above steps to form the music database, consisting of the pieces of music having visual tags stored in the memory, for the electronic device.   
     
     
         8 . The method of forming a music database as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said visual tag includes an icon comprising at least one basic element. 
     
     
         9 . The method of forming a music database as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said visual tag includes at least one additional element. 
     
     
         10 . The method of forming a music database as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said electronic device is a mobile phone. 
     
     
         11 . The method of forming a music database as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said electronic device is a portable computer.