Process for the remote publishing of musical scores

• US 6,477,532 B1
• Filed: 06/30/1999
• Issued: 11/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Net4music SA
• Original Assignee: Net4music SA
• Inventors: Duliege, François
• Primary Examiner(s): Coby, Frantz
• Application Number:
  US09/343,774
• Time in Patent Office: 1,224 Days
• Field of Search: 713/171, 713/168, 705/271, 705/1, 704/233, 844/77, 707/10, 707/200, 707/201, 707/202, 709/200, 709/201, 709/202, 709/203, 360/60
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/00 Details of electrophonic musical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0058 Transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system G10H1/0083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/026 File encryption of specific electrophonic music instrument file or stream formats, e.g. MIDI, note oriented formats, sound banks, wavetables digital rights management [DRM] G06F21/00; encryption H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/041 File watermark, i.e. embedding a hidden code in an electrophonic musical instrument file or stream for identification or authentification purposes audio watermarking G10L19/018
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/241 Telephone transmission, i.e. using twisted pair telephone lines or any type of telephone network

Abstract

Process for the remote publishing of musical scores, characterized in that a data base comprising a file of digitized scores and a file comprising search criteria are stored in the memory of a server, with the server having communication means for access to the search file by a remote client workstation, and for receiving specific digital data sent by the client workstation to the server, and means for generating a download file corresponding to the merger of the specific digital data and the selected digitized score file, with said downloadable file being a digital image file comprising means to limit the number of reproduction.

Claims

1. A process for remote publishing of musical scores comprising:

storing in a memory of a server a data base comprising a file of digitized scores and a file comprising search criteria;

providing access to the server via a communication means for access to the search criteria by a remote client workstation;

receiving selected digital data sent by the client workstation to the server;

generating a downloadable file from a merger of the selected digital data and a selected digitized score file, wherein the downloadable file is a digital image file having means to limit the number of reproductions; and

transferring or permitting transfer of the downloadable file to the remote client workstation.

2. The process according to claim 1, wherein the downloadable image file further comprises means for limiting the number of printings by the client workstation.

3. The process according to claim 1, wherein activation of downloading is contingent on receipt by the server of a confirmation of an online payment.

4. The process according to claim 1, wherein the server further comprises means for displaying on the client workstation a search criteria input screen for the selection of a desired search criterion or criteria.

5. The process according to claim 1, wherein the server further comprises means for displaying on the client workstation a presentation screen of products corresponding to a search, in the form of a table comprising principal information regarding products.

6. The process according to claim 5, wherein the server further comprises means for displaying on the client workstation a presentation screen of details of a selected product.

7. The process according to claim 1, wherein the server further comprises steganographic means for marking image files with a unique identifier.