Electronic music apparatus and music-related data display method

• US 7,385,132 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Issued: 06/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Komano, Takeshi, Nakazono, Hiroki
• Primary Examiner(s): Fletcher; Marlon T
• Application Number:
  US11/230,762
• Publication Number:
  US 20060060066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 995 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 84/615
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/005 Non-interactive screen display of musical or status data graphical user interfaces specifically adapted for electrophonic musical instruments G10H2220/091; fingering displays G10H2220/041
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/091 Info, i.e. juxtaposition of unrelated auxiliary information or commercial messages with or between music files metadata G10H2240/075

Abstract

There are provided a first storage section that stores text files each including at least text data, and a second storage section that stores registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information and text file selection information specifying a text file associated with a performance environment set on the basis of the performance environment setting information. Registration data is selected from the second storage section, and the text file associated with the performance environment is selected, in accordance with the text file selection information of the selected registration data, from among the text files stored in the first storage section. The text data included in the selected text file is displayed on the basis of the selected text file. In an alternative, control is performed to display lyrics data included in currently-reproduced automatic performance data or text data included in the text file stored in the first storage section.

Claims

1. An electronic music apparatus having a performance operator unit and a performance environment setting operator unit, said electronic music apparatus generating a tone according to an operation of the performance operator unit and based on a performance environment set by the performance environment setting operator unit, said electronic music apparatus comprising:

a first storage section that stores text files each including at least text data;

a second storage section that stores registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information representative of a performance environment to be automatically set in association with the performance environment setting operator unit and text file selection information specifying a text file associated with the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information;

a selection section that selects registration data from said second storage section;

a text selection section that, in accordance with the text file selection information of the registration data selected via said selection section, selects the text file associated with the performance environment from among the text files stored in said first storage section; and

a display section that, on the basis of the text file selected via said text selection section, displays the text data included in the selected text file,

wherein said electronic music apparatus generates a tone based on the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information.

2. An electronic music apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein, when said display section is already displaying text data at the time of selection, by said selection section, of the registration data, said display section immediately displays the text data of the text file selected by said text selection section, but, when said display section is not yet displaying text data at the time of the selection, by said selection section, of the registration data, said display section, instead of immediately displaying the text data of the selected text file, displays the text data of the selected text file later when a state for displaying the text data arrives.

3. An electronic music apparatus as claimed in claim 1 which further comprises a setting section that performs predetermined inhibition setting, and wherein, when the inhibition setting is in operation, said text selection section does not select the text file associated with the performance environment.

4. An electronic music apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said registration data stored in said second storage section further includes predetermined performance data specifying information and second text file selection information specifying a second text file associated with automatic performance data specified on the basis of the performance data specifying;

and

wherein said text selection section, in accordance with the second text file selection information of the registration data selected via said selection section, further selects the second text file associated with the automatic performance data from among the text files stored in said first storage section; and

wherein said display section displays text data included in the selected second text file.

5. An electronic music apparatus as claimed in claim 4 wherein, when said display section is already displaying text data at the time of selection, by said selection section, of the registration data, said display section immediately displays the text data of the selected second text file, but, when said display section is not yet displaying text data at the time of the selection, by said selection section, of the registration data, said display section, instead of immediately displaying the text data of the selected second text file, displays the text data of the selected second text file later when a state for displaying the text data arrives.

6. An electronic music apparatus as claimed in claim 4 which further comprises a setting section that performs predetermined inhibition setting, and wherein, when the inhibition setting is in operation, said text selection section does not select the second text file associated with the automatic performance data.

7. An electronic music apparatus capable of communicating with an external device that stores text files each including at least text data, said electronic music apparatus having a performance operator unit and a performance environment setting operator unit, said electronic music apparatus generating a tone according to an operation of the performance operator unit and based on a performance environment set by the performance environment setting operator unit, said electronic music apparatus comprising:

a storage section that stores registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information representative of a performance environment to be automatically set in association with the performance environment setting operator unit and text file selection information specifying a particular one of the text files, stored in the external device, which is associated with a performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information;

a selection section that selects the registration data from said storage section;

a communication section that communicates with the external device;

a text acquisition section that, in accordance with the text file selection information of the registration data selected via said selection section, acquires any one of the text files stored in the external device; and

a display section that, on the basis of the text file acquired by said text acquisition section, displays the text data included in the acquired text file,

wherein said electronic music apparatus generates a tone based on the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information.

8. A method for displaying music-related data in an electronic music apparatus having a performance operator unit, a performance environment setting operator unit, a first storage section and a second storage section, said electronic music apparatus generating a tone according to an operation of the performance operator unit and based on a performance environment set by the performance environment setting operator unit, said first storage section storing text files each including at least text data, said second storage section storing registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information representative of a performance environment to be automatically set in association with the performance environment setting operator unit and text file selection information specifying a text file associated with the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information, said method comprising:

a step of selecting registration data from said second storage section;

a text selection step of, in accordance with the text file selection information of the registration data selected via said step of selecting, selecting the text file associated with the performance environment from among the text files stored in said first storage section; and

a display step of, on the basis of the text file selected via said text selection step, displaying the text data included in the selected text file,

wherein said electronic music apparatus generates a tone based on the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said registration data stored in said second storage section further includes predetermined performance data specifying information and second text file selection information specifying a second text file associated with automatic performance data specified on the basis of the performance data specifying information, and

wherein said text selection step, in accordance with the text file selection information of the second registration data selected via said step of selecting, further selects the second text file associated with the automatic performance data from among the text files stored in said first storage section;

and

wherein said display step displays text data included in the selected second text file.

10. A method for displaying music-related data in an electronic music apparatus capable of communicating with an external device that stores text files each including at least text data, said electronic music apparatus having a performance operator unit, a performance environment setting operator unit and a storage section, said electronic music apparatus generating a tone according to an operation of the performance operator unit and based on a performance environment set by the performance environment setting operator unit, said storage section storing registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information representative of a performance environment to be automatically set in association with the performance environment setting operator unit and text file selection information specifying a particular one of the text files, stored in the external device, which is associated with a performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information, said method comprising:

a step of selecting the registration data from said storage section;

a text acquisition step of in accordance with the text file selection information of the registration data selected via said step of selecting, acquiring any one of the text files stored in the external device; and

a step of, on the basis of the text file acquired by said text acquisition step, displaying the text data included in the acquired text file,

wherein said electronic music apparatus generates a tone based on the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information.

11. A computer-readable medium containing a program for causing a computer to perform a procedure for displaying music-related data in an electronic music apparatus having a performance operator unit, a performance environment setting operator unit, a first storage section and a second storage section, said electronic music apparatus generating a tone according to an operation of the performance operator unit and based on a performance environment set by the performance environment setting operator unit, said first storage section storing text files each including at least text data, said second storage section storing registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information representative of a performance environment to be automatically set in association with the performance environment setting operator unit and text file selection information specifying a text file associated with the performance environment represented by performance environment setting information, said procedure comprising:

a step of selecting registration data from said second storage section;

a text selection step of, in accordance with the text file selection information of the registration data selected via said step of selecting, selecting the text file associated with the performance environment from among the text files stored in said first storage section; and

a step of, on the basis of the text file selected via said text selection step, displaying the text data included in the selected text file,

wherein said electronic music apparatus generates a tone based on the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information.

12. A computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 11, wherein said registration data stored in said second storage section further includes predetermined performance data specifying information and second text file selection information specifying a second text file associated with automatic performance data specified on the basis of the performance data specifying information, and

wherein said text selection step, in accordance with the text file selection information of the second registration data selected via said step of selecting, further selects the second text file associated with the automatic performance data from among the text files stored in said first storage section;

and

wherein said display step display text data included in the selected second text file.

13. A computer-readable medium containing a program for causing a computer to perform a procedure for displaying music-related data in an electronic music apparatus capable of communicating with an external device that stores text files each including at least text data, said electronic music apparatus having a performance operator unit, a performance environment setting operator unit and a storage section, said electronic music apparatus generating a tone according to an operation of the performance operator unit and based on a performance environment set by the performance environment setting operator unit, said storage section storing registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information representative of a performance environment to be automatically set in association with the performance environment setting operator unit and text file selection information specifying a particular one of the text files, stored in the external device, which is associated with a performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information, said method comprising:

a step of selecting the registration data from said storage section;

a text acquisition step of, in accordance with the text file selection information of the registration data selected via said step of selecting, communicating with the external device to acquire any one of the text files stored in the external device; and

a step of, on the basis of the text file acquired by said text acquisition step, displaying the text data included in the acquired text file,

wherein said electronic music apparatus generates a tone based on the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information.

14. An electronic music apparatus having a performance operator unit and a performance environment setting operator unit, said electronic music apparatus generating a tone according to an operation of the performance operator unit and based on a performance environment set by the performance environment setting operator unit, said electronic music apparatus comprising:

a first storage section that stores text files each including at least text data;

a second storage section that stores registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information representative of a performance environment to be automatically set in association with the performance environment setting operator unit and text file selection information specifying a text file associated with the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information;

a third storage section that stores automatic performance data including lyrics data;

a selection section that selects registration data from said second storage section;

a text selection section that, in accordance with the text file selection information of the registration data selected via said selection section, selects the text file associated with the performance environment from among the text files stored in said first storage section;

a reproduction section that reproduces the automatic performance data stored in said third storage section;

a display section; and

a display switching section that performs control to display, on said display section, the lyrics data included in the automatic performance data being reproduced by said reproduction section or the text data included in the text file selected via said text selection section,

wherein said electronic music apparatus generates a tone according to the reproduced automatic performance data and based on the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information.

15. An electronic music apparatus as claimed in claim 14 which further comprises a display control section that, during indication by said display section of the lyrics data or text data, controls the display by said display section while changing, per predetermined display unit, contents of the data to be displayed, and

wherein, when the text data is being displayed during reproduction of the automatic performance data, said display control section changes the contents per said predetermined display unit irrespective of a progression of the automatic performance, while, when the lyrics data is being displayed during reproduction of the automatic performance data, said display control section does not change the contents per said predetermined display unit.

16. A method for displaying music-related data in an electronic music apparatus having a performance operator unit, a performance environment setting operator unit, a first storage section, a second storage section and a third storage section, said electronic music apparatus generating a tone according to an operation of the performance operator unit and based on a performance environment set by the performance environment setting operator unit, said first storage section storing text files each including at least text data;

said second storage section storing registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information representative of a performance environment to be automatically set in association with the performance environment setting operator unit and text file selection information specifying a text file associated with the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information, said third storage section storing automatic performance data including lyrics data, said method comprising;

a step of selecting registration data from said second storage section;

a text selection step of, in accordance with the text file selection information of the registration data selected via said step of selecting, selecting the text file associated with the performance environment from among the text files stored in said first storage section;

a step of reproducing the automatic performance data stored in said third storage section; and

a step of displaying the lyrics data included in the automatic performance data being reproduced by said step of reproducing or the text data included in the text file stored in said first storage section,

wherein said electronic music apparatus generates a tone according to the reproduced automatic performance data and based on the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information.

17. A computer-readable medium containing a program for causing a computer to perform a procedure for displaying music-related data displaying music-related data in an electronic music apparatus having a performance operator unit, a performance environment setting operator unit, a first storage section, a second storage section and a third storage section, said electronic music apparatus generating a tone according to an operation of the performance operator unit and based on a performance environment set by the performance environment setting operator unit, said first storage section storing text files each including at least text data;

said second storage section storing registration data including predetermined performance environment setting information representative of a performance environment to be automatically set in association with the performance environment setting operator unit and text file selection information specifying a text file associated with the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information, said third storage section storing automatic performance data including lyrics data, said method comprising;

a step of selecting registration data from said second storage section;

a text selection step of, in accordance with the text file selection information of the registration data selected via said step of selecting, selecting the text file associated with the performance environment from among the text files stored in said first storage section;

a step of reproducing the automatic performance data stored in said third storage section; and

a step of displaying the lyrics data included in the automatic performance data being reproduced by said step of reproducing or the text data included in the text file stored in said first storage section,

wherein said electronic music apparatus generates a tone according to the reproduced automatic performance data and based on the performance environment represented by the performance environment setting information.