Musical performance data search system

• US 6,956,161 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2002
• Issued: 10/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Kondo, Masao
• Primary Examiner(s): DONELS, JEFFREY
• Application Number:
  US10/090,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20020124714A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,324 Days
• Field of Search: 84600-602, 846/09, 846/34
• US Class Current: 84/609
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0041 in coded form
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/081 Genre classification, i.e. descriptive metadata for classification or selection of musical pieces according to style analysis genre G10H2210/036
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/131 Library retrieval, i.e. searching a database or selecting a specific musical piece, segment, pattern, rule or parameter set
• 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 2240/311 MIDI transmission G10H2240/056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/315 Firewire, i.e. transmission according to IEEE1394

Abstract

A musical performance data search system has: a first storage unit for storing a plurality of first data sets including performance data for automatic accompaniment; a second storage unit for storing a second data set related to one of the first data sets, the second data set including information for searching the first data set; a designating unit for designating the second data set; an editing unit for editing the second data set designated by the designating unit; and a unit for reading the first data set related to the second data set designated by the designating unit. With the musical performance data search system unit, a user can edit related information for searching a style.

Claims

1. A musical performance data search system for an automatic musical accompaniment apparatus, comprising:

a first storage unit for storing a plurality of first records, which include performance data for automatic accompaniment of the automatic musical accompaniment apparatus;

a second storage unit for storing a second record relating to one of the first records, the second record including information for searching the first record relating to the second record;

a designating unit for designating the second record;

an editing unit for editing and updating the second record designated by said designating unit, wherein the second record is overwritten with edited content;

a reading unit for reading the first record relating to the second record designated by said designating unit; and

a display for displaying the first records, the second record, and the edited second record.

2. The musical performance data search system according to claim 1, further comprising a data input unit for inputting data externally, wherein when said data input unit inputs the first record and the second record relating to the first record.

3. The musical performance data search system according to claim 1, further comprising a data output unit for outputting data externally, wherein when said data output unit outputs the first record and the second record relating to the first record.

4. The musical performance data search system according to claim 1, further comprising an overwriting unit for reading and overwriting the second record externally, wherein the second record includes preset data stored in advance and user data created by a user, and said overwriting unit is adapted to overwrite the preset data.

5. A storage medium storing a program executable by a computer for executing a musical performance data search for an automatic musical accompaniment apparatus, the program comprising instructions for;

designating a second record relating to one of a plurality of first records, which include performance data for automatic accompaniment of the automatic musical accompaniment apparatus, the second record relating to one of the first records, and including information for searching the first record relating to the second record;

editing and updating the second record, wherein the second record is overwritten with edited content; and

reading the first data record relating to the second record; and

displaying the first records, the second record, and the edited second record.