COMPOSITION ASSISTING APPARATUS AND COMPOSITION ASSISTING SYSTEM

• US 20100146405A1
• Filed: 11/17/2006
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Osaka Electro-Communication University
• Original Assignee: Osaka Electro-Communication University
• Inventors: Mikata, Hideyoshi, Uoi, Hirotaka
• Granted Patent: US 8,024,663 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/756
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0025 Automatic or semi-automatic music composition, e.g. producing random music, applying rules from music theory or modifying a musical piece automatically producing a series of tones G10H1/26
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/105 Composing aid, e.g. for supporting creation, edition or modification of a piece of music

Abstract

[Object] To provide communication space for the user to have crossing over of discussions with respect to plural phrases while allowing the discussions to be conducted individually in parallel.

[Means for Solution] A module for generating phrase object (FO) data which contain identification information of phrase data and position information of a FO on a chat canvas (CC), a module for generating chat data which contain message text data and display position information on CC, a module for transmitting the chat data to a server, and receiving the chat data distributed from the server, a module for transmitting the FO data to the server and receiving the FO data distributed from the server, and a module for displaying the FO or the message text on the CC based on the FO data or the chat data are provided. The display mode of the message text is determined based on the display mode of the FO located close to the display position of the message text.

Claims

1. An assisting apparatus for composition by combining phrases, comprising:

a phrase object set module for forming phrase object data which contain at least identification information of phrase data designated by a user, and position information of an object for indicating a position where a phrase unit discussion is opened (hereinafter referred to as “

phrase object”

) on a two-dimensional region (hereinafter referred to as “

chat canvas”

) upon reception of a command for opening a discussion designating the phrase from the user;

a chat data input module for generating chat data which contain at least text data of a message input by the user, and display position information on the chat canvas upon reception of a command for inputting the chat data from the user;

a chat data management module for transmitting the generated chat data, receiving the chat data distributed from the server and storing the chat data in a memory;

a phrase object data management module for transmitting the generated phrase object data to the server, receiving the phrase object data distributed from the server, and storing the phrase object data in the memory; and

a display module for displaying the phrase object or the message text data on the chat canvas based on the phrase object data or the chat data stored in the memory, wherein a display mode of the message text data is determined based on a display mode of the phrase object located close to a display position of the message text data.

2. The composition assisting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a phrase data acquisition module for acquiring the phrase data from a database for storing the phrase data in correlation with phrase identification information based on the input by the user and storing the phrase data in the memory, and a player module for playing the phrase data stored in the memory.

3. The composition assisting apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a music data creation module for creating music data by combining the acquired phrase data, and a music data management module for transmitting the created music data to the server, receiving the music data distributed from the server, and storing the music data in the memory, wherein the player module plays the music data stored in the memory.

4. A composition assisting system including at least one server and a plurality of terminals, wherein:

the terminal includes;

a phrase object set module for generating phrase object data which contain at least identification information of phrase data designated by a user, and position information of an object for indicating a position where a phrase unit discussion is opened (hereinafter referred to as “

phrase object”

) on a two-dimensional region (hereinafter referred to as “

chat canvas”

) upon reception of a command for opening the discussion designating the phrase from the user;

a chat data input module for generating chat data which contain at least text data of a message input by the user and display position information on the chat canvas upon reception of a command for inputting the chat data from the user;

a chat data management module for transmitting the generated chat data to the server, receiving the chat data distributed from the server, and storing the chat data in a memory;

a phrase object data management module for transmitting the generated phrase object data to the server, receiving the phrase object data distributed from the server, and storing the phrase object data in the memory; and

a display module for displaying the phrase object or the message text data on the chat canvas based on the phrase object data or the chat data stored in the memory;

the server includes a phrase object data management server module for receiving the phrase object data from the terminal, storing the received phrase object data in a memory, and distributing the stored phrase object data to the terminal; and

a display mode of the message text data is determined based on a display mode of the phrase object located close to the display position of the message text data.

5. A phrase base composition assisting method comprising:

phrase object set step for generating phrase object data which contain at least identification information of phrase data designated by a user, and position information of an object for indicating a position where a phrase unit discussion is opened (hereinafter referred to as “

phrase object”

) on a two-dimensional region (hereinafter referred to as “

chat canvas”

) upon reception of a command for opening the discussion designating the phrase from the user;

chat data input step for generating chat data which contain at least text data of a message input by the user and display position information on the chat canvas upon reception of a command for inputting the chat data from the user;

chat data management step for transmitting the generated chat data to the server, receiving the chat data distributed from the server, and storing the chat data in a memory;

phrase object data management step for transmitting the generated phrase object data to the server, receiving the phrase object data distributed from the server, and storing the phrase object data in the memory; and

display step for displaying the phrase object or the message text data on the chat canvas based on the phrase object data or the chat data stored in the memory, wherein a display mode of the message text data is determined based on a display mode of the phrase object located close to the display position of the message text data.

6. An information processing program which allows a computer to execute the phrase base composition assisting method according to claim 5.