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Electronic musical apparatus for reproducing received music content

  • US 8,232,468 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2005
  • Issued: 07/31/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic musical apparatus comprising:

  • an interface portion that connects to a content distribution server;

    an input operation portion that instructs an operation of the electronic musical apparatus;

    a volatile memory that stores a music content;

    a reproducing portion that reproduces the music content stored in the volatile memory; and

    a storage controlling portion configured to, when the music content stored in the volatile memory is a first music content stream-distributed via the interface portion from the content distribution server, inhibit the input operation portion from instructing an operation of the electronic musical apparatus and prohibit the first music content stored in the volatile memory from transferring to a non-volatile memory, and when the music content stored in the volatile memory is a second music content generated using the input operation portion, allow the input operation portion to instruct an operation of the electronic musical apparatus and permit the second music content stored in the volatile memory to transfer to the non-volatile memory.

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