Electronic musical apparatus having interface for connecting to communication network
First Claim
1. An electronic musical apparatus having an interface for connecting to a communication network, comprising:
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a transmitter that transmits, to a server on the communication network via the interface, a performance setting information used for executing musical performance in accordance with a first performance information on the electronic musical apparatus so as to store the performance setting information in the server;
a receiver that receives, from the server on the communication network via the interface, the performance setting information stored in the server;
a controller that controls the received performance setting information to store into the memory;
an input device that inputs a second performance information; and
a musical tone generator that generates a musical tone in accordance with the second performance information and the stored performance setting information.
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Abstract
An electronic musical apparatus having an interface for connecting to a communication network comprises: a memory; a receiver that receives, from the communication network via the interface, a first performance setting information used for executing musical performance in accordance with a first performance information on the electronic musical apparatus or the other electronic musical apparatus; a controller that controls the received first performance setting information to store into the memory; an input device that inputs a second performance information; and a musical tone generator that generates a musical tone in accordance with the second performance information and the stored first performance setting information.
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23 Claims
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1. An electronic musical apparatus having an interface for connecting to a communication network, comprising:
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a memory;
a transmitter that transmits, to a server on the communication network via the interface, a performance setting information used for executing musical performance in accordance with a first performance information on the electronic musical apparatus so as to store the performance setting information in the server;
a receiver that receives, from the server on the communication network via the interface, the performance setting information stored in the server;
a controller that controls the received performance setting information to store into the memory;
an input device that inputs a second performance information; and
a musical tone generator that generates a musical tone in accordance with the second performance information and the stored performance setting information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A server connecting to a plurality of electronic musical apparatuses via a communication network, each electronic musical apparatus generating a musical tone in accordance with performance information and performance setting information set for executing musical performance and having an ID information, the server comprising:
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a memory that stores the performance setting information transmitted from the plurality of electronic musical apparatuses together with the ID information corresponding to the performance setting information;
a receiver that receives a request for the performance setting information corresponding to a specified ID information from one electronic musical apparatus; and
a replying device that reads, in response to the request, the performance setting information corresponding to the specified ID information from the memory and replies the read performance setting information to said one electronic musical apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An electronic keyboard instrument having an interface for connecting to a public communication network, comprising:
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a memory that stores performance setting information set for executing a musical performance;
a setting operator that controls the stored performance setting information by a manual operation;
a musical keyboard;
an input device that inputs performance information by playing the musical keyboard;
a musical tone generator that generates a musical tone in accordance with the input performance information and the stored performance setting information; and
a transmitter that transmits the performance setting information stored in the memory and ID information of the electronic musical instrument to a server on the public communication network via the interface to make the server store the transmitted performance setting information on a predetermined storage area corresponding to the ID information, thereby the performance setting information stored in the server can be received by the electronic keyboard instrument or other electronic musical apparatus by connecting to the public communication network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A performance setting information processing method performed by an electronic musical apparatus having an interface for connecting to a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) transmitting, to a server on the communication network via the interface, a performance setting information used for executing musical performance in accordance with a first performance information on the electronic musical apparatus so as to store the performance setting information in the server;
(b) receiving, from the server on the communication network via the interface, the performance setting information stored in the server;
(c) controlling the received performance setting information to store into a memory;
(d) inputting a second performance information; and
(e) generating a musical tone in accordance with the second performance information and the stored performance setting information.
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19. An information processing method performed by a server connecting to a plurality of electronic musical apparatuses via a communication network, each electronic musical apparatus generating a musical tone in accordance with performance information and performance setting information set for executing musical performance and having an ID information, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing the performance setting information transmitted from the plurality of electronic musical apparatuses together with the ID information corresponding to the performance setting information into a memory;
(b) receiving a request for the performance setting information corresponding to a specified ID information from one electronic musical apparatus;
(c) reading, in response to the request, the performance setting information corresponding to the specified ID information from the memory; and
(d) replying the read performance setting information to said one electronic musical apparatus.
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20. A program embodied in a computer-readable medium, which a computer executes to realize a performance setting information process for an electronic musical apparatus having an interface for connecting to a communication network, comprising the instructions of:
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(a) transmitting, to a server on the communication network via the interface, a performance setting information used for executing musical performance in accordance with a first performance information on the electronic musical apparatus so as to store the performance setting information in the server;
(b) receiving, from the server on the communication network via the interface, the performance setting information stored in the server;
(c) controlling the received performance setting information to store into a memory;
(d) inputting a second performance information; and
(e) generating a musical tone in accordance with the second performance information and the stored performance setting information.
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21. A program embodied in a computer-readable medium, which a computer executes to realize an information process for a server connecting to a plurality of electronic musical apparatuses via a communication network, each electronic musical apparatus generating a musical tone in accordance with performance information and performance setting information set for executing musical performance and having an ID information, comprising the instructions of:
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(a) storing the performance setting information transmitted from the plurality of electronic musical apparatuses together with the ID information corresponding to the performance setting information into a memory;
(b) receiving a request for the performance setting information corresponding to a specified ID information from one electronic musical apparatus;
(c) reading, in response to the request, the performance setting information corresponding to the specified ID information from the memory; and
(d) replying the read performance setting information to said one electronic musical apparatus.
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22. A performance setting information processing method performed by an electronic musical apparatus having an interface for connecting to a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) controlling performance setting information stored in a memory by a manual operation;
(b) inputting performance information by playing a musical keyboard;
(c) generating a musical tone in accordance with the input performance information and the stored performance setting information; and
(d) transmitting the performance setting information stored in the memory and ID information of the electronic musical instrument to a server on the public communication network via the interface to make the server store the transmitted performance setting information on a predetermined storage area corresponding to the ID information, thereby the performance setting information stored in the server can be received by the electronic keyboard instrument or other electronic musical apparatus by connecting to the public communication network.
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23. A program embodied in a computer-readable medium, which a computer executes to realize performance setting information process for an electronic musical apparatus having an interface for connecting to a communication network, comprising the instructions of:
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(a) controlling performance setting information stored in a memory by a manual operation;
(b) inputting performance information by playing a musical keyboard;
(c) generating a musical tone in accordance with the input performance information and the stored performance selling information; and
(d) transmitting the performance setting information stored in the memory and ID information of the electronic musical instrument to a server on the public communication network via the interface to make the server store the transmitted performance setting information on a predetermined storage area corresponding to the ID information, thereby the performance setting information stored in the server can be received by the electronic keyboard instrument or other electronic musical apparatus by connecting to the public communication network.
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