Contents managing apparatus and program for the same

• US 7,765,314 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2005
• Issued: 07/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Okamoto, Tetsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAW, PELING ANDREW
• Application Number:
  US11/182,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20060015815A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,838 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/231, 379/101.01, 846/45
• US Class Current: 709/231
• 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

Abstract

When contents data is downloaded from a server or the like to be stored, part of the contents data being downloaded is read and analyzed or part of the contents data whose download has been completed is read and analyzed while the plural contents data are being continuously downloaded, so that identifying information relating to the contents data is obtained, and the identifying information is displayed on a display device. This makes it possible to easily confirm the contents data that is being downloaded.

Claims

1. A contents managing apparatus comprising:

a contents data download device configured to download a plurality of contents data continuously in sequence, each including musical performance data and header data identifying at least contents of the respective musical performance data and usage restriction information;

a non-volatile storage device for storing the downloaded contents data;

a contents information analyzing device configured to read and analyze the header data of each of the plurality of contents data as soon the header data is downloaded while the respective musical performance data thereof is being downloaded by said contents data download device to thereby obtain identifying information relating to the contents data; and

an identifying information display device that displays the identifying information, including the usage restriction information, obtained by said contents information analyzing device, and download statuses of the plurality of contents data,

wherein the displayed identifying information allows a user to determine whether to complete or cancel downloading of the respective musical performance data associated therewith, while continuing with downloading of the remaining contents data.

2. A contents managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said contents data download device downloads the contents data from a server via the Internet.

3. A contents managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said contents data download device downloads the contents data from an external device connected with the contents managing apparatus.

4. A contents managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the musical performance data is tune data.

5. A contents managing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the tune data is MIDI data.

6. A contents managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said non-volatile storage device is one of a fixed-type memory device having a built-in recording medium or a removable-type memory device to/from which a recording medium is attachable/removable.

7. A contents managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said contents data download device is configured to automatically download the contents data when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

9. A contents managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the header data further includes a name of the musical performance data and copyright information, and the usage restriction information includes at least one of a number of times of copying or reproducing, restriction on display of musical score, or edit restriction.

8. A computer-readable medium storing a computer program executable by a computer, the computer program containing program instructions for:

downloading a plurality of contents data continuously in sequence, each including musical performance data and header data identifying at least contents of the respective musical performance data and usage restriction information;

storing the downloaded contents data in a non-volatile storage device;

reading and analyzing the header data of each of the plurality of contents data as soon as the header data is downloaded while the respective musical performance data thereof is being downloaded to thereby obtain identifying information relating to the contents data; and

displaying the obtained identifying information, including the usage restriction information, and download statuses of the plurality of contents data,

wherein the displayed identifying information allows a user to determine whether to complete or cancel downloading of the respective musical performance data associated therewith, while continuing with downloading of the remaining contents data.

10. A computer-readable medium according to claim 8, wherein the header data further includes a name of the musical performance data and copyright information, and the usage restriction information includes at least one of a number of times of copying or reproducing, restriction on display of musical score, or edit restriction.