QBH Potential applications

The Query by Humming technology can be used in a variety of ways when a simple voice input of music is sufficient.

• An online music store can use QBH as a distinguishing feature. For instance, the store can conduct a marketing campaign: "Sing your favorite tune and get it at a discount (or for free)".
• A music store can use QBH to run karaoke-style contests. The sound clips of participants singing can be made available to other users, if the sining is recognized by the QBH. The QBH can also automatically rate the clips according to the similarity to the original.
• Overall, we believe the novelty of the application will draw significant interest from both the public and the press, essentially providing free advertising.
• This search by voice technology is a part of MPEG-7 standard that is being actively developed for future music applications.