Electronic music apparatus capable of connecting to communication network

• US 6,803,511 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2003
• Issued: 10/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Mizuno, Shigehiko
• Primary Examiner(s): DONELS, JEFFREY
• Application Number:
  US10/345,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20030136247A1
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• Field of Search: 846/00--02, 846/45
• US Class Current: 84/600
• 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 2240/271 Serial transmission according to any one of RS-232 standards for serial binary single-ended data and control signals between a DTE and a DCE
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/285 USB, i.e. either using a USB plug as power supply or using the USB protocol to exchange data
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/305 Internet or TCP/IP protocol use for any electrophonic musical instrument data or musical parameter transmission purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/311 MIDI transmission G10H2240/056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/315 Firewire, i.e. transmission according to IEEE1394

Abstract

An electronic music apparatus comprises a transmitter that transmits an acquiring request for information about a network configuration to a server via a communication network, a receiver that receives the information about a network configuration from the server, and a setting device that sets up a network configuration of the communication network in accordance with the received information about a network configuration. A network configuration is easily set up.

Claims

1. An electronic music apparatus, comprising:

a storage device that stores music data;

a music tone generator that generates a music tone in accordance with the music data stored in the storage device;

a transmitter that transmits an acquiring request for information about a network configuration to a server via a communication network;

a first receiver that receives the information about a network configuration from the server;

a setting device that sets up a network configuration of the communication network in accordance with the received information about a network configuration; and

a second receiver that receives, via the server, music data from a computer that is connected to the server.

2. An electronic music apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the transmitter further transmits identifying information for identifying the electronic music apparatus with the acquiring request for the information about a network configuration, and

wherein the first receiver receives the information about a network configuration upon an authorization based on the identifying information to connect to the server.

3. An electronic music apparatus operatively coupled to a computer, said electronic music apparatus comprising:

a receiver that receives an acquiring request for information about a network configuration from a client via a communication network;

a generating device that generates information about a network configuration for supplying to the client in accordance with the received acquiring request for the information about a network configuration;

a first transmitter that transmits the generated information about a network configuration to the client; and

a second transmitter that transmits music data from the computer to the client.

4. An electronic music apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising an authorizing device that authorizes or rejects an access from the client based on identifying information for identifying the client,

wherein the receiver receives the identifying information with the acquiring request, and

wherein the transmitter transmits the generated information about a network configuration to the client when the authorizing device authorizes the access from the client.

5. An electronic music apparatus, comprising:

a musical tone generator for generating a musical tone;

a first receiver that receives identifying information for identifying a server from the server via a communication network;

an authorizing device that authorizes or rejects an access from the server based on the identifying information for identifying the server;

a second receiver that receives, from the server, operating information containing setting parameters for generating a musical tone using the musical tone generator when the authorizing device authorizes the access from the server; and

an execution device for setting the parameters of the musical tone generator in accordance with the received operating information.

6. A program which computer can executes for realizing a electronic music process, the electronic music process comprising the instructions for:

generating a music tone in accordance with the music data stored in a storage device;

transmitting an acquiring request for information about a network configuration to a server via a communication network;

receiving the information about a network configuration from the server;

setting up a network configuration of the communication network in accordance with the received information about a network configuration; and

receiving, via the server, music data from a computer that is connected to the server.

7. A program which an electronic music apparatus can executes for realizing a electronic music process, the electronic music process comprising the instructions for:

receiving an acquiring request for information about a network configuration from a client via a communication network;

generating information about a network configuration for supplying to the client in accordance with the received acquiring request for the information about a network configuration;

transmitting the generated information about a network configuration to the client; and

transmitting music data, from a computer operatively coupled to the electronic music apparatus, to the client that the network configuration had been set.

8. A program which computer can executes for realizing a electronic music process, the electronic music process comprising the instructions for:

receiving identifying information for identifying a server from the server via a communication network;

authorizing or rejecting an access from the server based on the identifying information for identifying the server;

receiving, from the server, operating information containing setting parameters corresponding to a musical tone to be generated when the authorizing device authorizes the access from the server;

executing the setting of the electronic music instrument in accordance with the received operating information; and

generating the musical tone.