CN101276580A - Music data providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

Creation of a music selection list is performed by a client terminal such as a personal computer, and music data specified by the music selection list is utilized by an electronic music instrument. The user can receive music data providing service based on a user's own music selection list even with the electronic music instrument having a simple user interface. Processing of selecting a music selection list for a user from a large number of music selection lists is performed by the personal computer, and the music data specified by the selected music selection list is delivered to the electronic music instrument. A desired music selection list can be selected easily from a large number of music selection lists even with the electronic music instrument having a simple user interface.

Description

Music data provides system

Technical field

The present invention relates to music data system is provided, the user of the electronic music apparatus such as electronic musical instrument can receive music data according to the music selective listing by this system service is provided.

Background technology

Traditionally, the system that is used for the content such as music is passed to from content transfer servicer the personal computer user etc. of accessed content delivery server is known.For example JP2003-6096 A discloses the first program playback system, its each user who allows client computer PC (personal computer), and reproduces the content such as MIDI file and audio file according to the reproduction order of initial program defined creating themselves initial program from the content wherein selecting to like.

JP 2003-6096 A discloses the second program reproducing system, and wherein program provides server (content distributing server) to prepare large-scale program provisionally.The program recording of liking that client terminal (personal computer) will meet user's preferences gets off.The user can reproduce the music content such as MIDI file and audio file successively as the favorite program regulation.

But, thereby the first program playback system is the program listoning music content that is used for creating by personal computer user oneself, therefore for this purpose, this system focuses on utilizing equipment that music data and sound are reproduced use.But, under the situation of electronic musical instrument, the equipment that is used to create the program such as display and operational character is limited, and is difficult to utilize the special electronic musical instruments that only comprises simple user interfaces (UI) such as electronic musical instrument to create user's oneself program.

But the second program reproducing system is used for allowing the user to listen to be included in the music content that is used the favorite program of personal computer record by the user, so this system focuses on utilizing equipment that music data and sound are reproduced use.But, under the situation of electronic musical instrument, equipment such as display and manipulater is limited to be used to search for favorite program, and is difficult to utilize the special electronic musical instruments that only comprises simple user interfaces (UI) such as electronic musical instrument to come the program of selection expectation from large-scale program.

Summary of the invention

Consider these situations, first purpose of the present invention provides a kind of music data system is provided, even use the electronic music apparatus with simple user interface, this system also can allow the user provide service according to the music selective listing reception music data of oneself.

Consider these situations, second purpose of the present invention provides a kind of music data system is provided, even use the electronic music apparatus with simple user interface, this system also can allow the user select the music selective listing of wishing at an easy rate from a large amount of music selective listings (program).

According to a first aspect of the invention, a kind of music data provides system to comprise: can be by first server of client terminal by communication network access; Can be by the second server of electronic music apparatus by communication network access; With the database that can be used by first server and second server.Database comprises: music selective listing memory storage, and it is provided for the selective listing of storage music; With the music data memory storage, the music data of its storage snatch of music.First server comprises: music is selected the screen transmitting device, and it selects on-screen data to transfer to client terminal music; Music appointed information receiving trap, it receives the music appointed information from client terminal, and the music appointed information has been specified the one or more snatch of musics that utilize music to select on-screen data to select by client terminal; Music selective listing creation apparatus, it creates the music selective listing according to the music appointed information that is received by music appointed information receiving trap; With music selective listing memory control device, its music selective listing of being created by music selective listing creation apparatus is stored in the music selective listing memory storage of database.Second server comprises: music selective listing transmitting device, and it is in response to the request from electronic music apparatus, and the music selective listing that is stored in the music selective listing memory storage of database is transferred to electronic music apparatus; With the music data transmissions device, it is in response to the request from electronic music apparatus, music data, transfer to electronic music apparatus from the music data memory storage of database by the snatch of music of the music selective listing defined of music selective listing transmitting device transmission.

According to a second aspect of the invention, a kind of music data provides system to comprise: first server, and it can be passed through communication network access by client terminal; Second server, it can be by electronic music apparatus by described communication network access; And database, it can be used by first server and second server.Database comprises: music selective listing memory storage, and it is provided for a plurality of music selective listings of storage; With the music data memory storage, the music data of its storage snatch of music.First server comprises: the screen transmitting device is selected in tabulation, and it will be tabulated and select on-screen data to transfer to client terminal; Tabulation appointed information receiving trap, it receives the tabulation appointed information from client terminal, and the tabulation appointed information has been specified the music selective listing of selecting on-screen data to select by client terminal utilization tabulation; With music selective listing memory control device, it is stored in the music selective listing memory storage by the specified music selective listing of tabulation appointed information that tabulation appointed information receiving trap receives.Second server comprises: music selective listing transmitting device, and it is in response to the request from electronic music apparatus, the music selective listing by the appointment of tabulation appointed information, transfers to electronic music apparatus from the music selective listing memory storage of database; With the music data transmissions device, it is in response to the request from electronic music apparatus, music data, transfer to electronic music apparatus from the music data memory storage of database by the snatch of music of the music selective listing defined of music selective listing transmitting device transmission.

Preferably, electronic music apparatus has at least one in tone generator, keyboard and the display, and the music data transcriber of electronic music apparatus drives tone generator, keyboard and the display at least one according to the music data that receives from second server.

According to a first aspect of the invention, the establishment of music selective listing (program) itself is to be carried out by the client terminal such as personal computer, and as mentioned above, music data by music selective listing regulation is received by electronic music apparatus, therefore, even use electronic music apparatus with simple user interface, the user also can receive music data service is provided according to user's oneself music selective listing, so the user can appreciate the music data of reproduction at an easy rate according to the music selective listing of hope.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the user selects the processing of music selective listing from a large amount of music selective listings (program) be to be carried out by the client terminal such as personal computer, and as mentioned above, music data by user-selected music selective listing regulation is passed to electronic music apparatus, therefore, even use electronic music apparatus with simple user interface, also can from a large amount of music selective listings (program), select the music selective listing of hope at an easy rate, so the user can appreciate the music data of reproduction at an easy rate according to the music selective listing of hope.

In addition, provide in the system at music data according to the present invention, the music data that receives from second server is by to the driving of tone generator unit, reproduce to the driving of keyboard or to the driving of display, therefore in electronic music apparatus, especially in the electronic musical instrument that adopts the MIDI data, the user can appreciate the music data that reproduces according to the music selective listing of hope.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 (1) and 1 (2) shows a kind of exemplary configurations that music data according to an embodiment of the invention provides system.

Fig. 2 shows and is used for music data according to an embodiment of the invention an example of the music information of system, music selective listing and channel list is provided.

Fig. 3 shows an example of the user interface of electronic musical instrument according to an embodiment of the invention (electronic music apparatus).

Fig. 4 (1) and 4 (2) shows the process flow diagram of recording processing example according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 shows the process flow diagram of reproduction processes example according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 shows the another kind of topology example of total system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment

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Fig. 1 shows a kind of exemplary configurations that music data according to an embodiment of the invention provides system.Fig. 1 (1) shows the structure of total system, this music data provides system to comprise WEB client terminal TP, electronic music apparatus TM, the first server S P of WEB website is provided and the second server SM of WEB website is provided, and they connect by the broadband network CN such as internet.WEB client terminal TP is made up of personal computer (PC), and it can receive data necessary and utilize these data from a WEB website SP.Electronic music apparatus TM is made up of electronic musical instrument, and it can receive data necessary and utilize these data from the 2nd WEB website SM.

The one WEB website SP is a server computer, it is in response to the visit from personal computer (PC) terminal TP, for each user sets up music selective listing (Se), and it is also referred to as and is used for the WEB website WEB client terminal or that be used for personal computer (PC).In this manual, " WEB website SP " can refer to web website itself at some occasion term, and can represent first server that the web website is provided in other occasions.The WEB website SP that is used for PC manages the Database Systems DS that comprises musical database DBa, customer data base DBb, music selective listing database D Bc or the like, wherein customer data base DBb and music selective listing database D Bc are as being used to store the music selective listing memory storage of music selective listing (Se), and wherein music selective listing (Se) is used to indicate the music data that will be reproduced one by one.

Musical database DBa has stored a large amount of music datas (this can be called " tone " simply), and each music data can be a music data entity of having represented the tone entity such as such performance data (MIDI data) and voice data (Wave data), and the music information (Md) of having described the content of tone is added into music data.The WEB website SP that is used for PC is in response to the visit from PC terminal TP, the music data of selecting the user to require separately in the music data from be stored in musical database DBa, the music selective listing (Se) that establishment is described the music information (Md) of selected one or more music datas, and the music selective listing that will select separately for each user is recorded among the customer data base DBb.The music selective listing of selecting separately that the user creates according to this method is called as " MySelection " (my selection).

In addition, music selective listing database D Bc stores a large amount of music selective listings in advance, and they are called as " ALL " (all) (for example, maximum music selective listing number=1000) generally.Each music selective listing all is to be divided into a plurality of music group and one or more music information (Md) fragment of forming each music group is described the music selective listing (Se) of obtaining by the music information (Md) that will be stored in the music data among the musical database DBa.For example, thus these music selective listings are classified and preserve and can search for them according to music type and singer.

The WEB website SP that is used for PC allows to be used for selecting any music selective listing (Se) of arbitrary number (m) and one or more (m) music selective listing that will select for each user to be recorded in the customer data base DBb as one group of selected music selective listing from the music list group (ALL) that has existed in response to the visit from PC terminal TP.Every group of music selective listing of record is called as " MyChannel " (my channel), and each user's total being called as of music selective listing group " MyChannels " (my multichannel).Should be noted that if needs are arranged at this, can in music selective listing database D Bc, prepare such as by WEB website SP being other music selective listing the PC recommendation music selective listing of editing in advance.In addition, each music selective listing in these music selective listings (MySelection, MyChannel, ALL...) is handled in the message unit that is called as " channel ".

The 2nd WEB website SM is such server computer, it is in response to operating the visit that the happy TM of electronics carries out from the user identical with the user of PC terminal TP, music data is provided to electronic musical instrument TM, and it is called as and is used for WEB website musical instruments or that be used for electronic musical instrument.In this manual, " WEB website SM " can refer to web website itself at some occasion term, and can represent the second server that the web website is provided in other occasions.The WEB website SM and the WEB website SP shared data bank DS of system that is used for PC that are used for electronic musical instrument, and the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument uses shared user ID on PC terminal TP and electronic musical instrument TM, therefore for same user, the WEB website SM that is used for the WEB website SP of PC and the is used for electronic musical instrument operation of can (working) synergistically interrelatedly.Therefore, in response to the visit from electronic musical instrument TM, the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument can provide music data to electronic musical instrument TM according to the music selective listing of being created by the user of selecting separately (MySelection) with from the music selective listing group (MyChannels) that a large amount of music selective listings (ALL) choose.

Fig. 1 (2) shows the block diagram of the hardware configuration of electronic musical instrument (electronic music apparatus).Provide electronic music apparatus in the system as music data according to an embodiment of the invention, electronic musical instrument is used as the particular device with music information processing capacity.Electronic musical instrument TM comprises CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 1, random access storage device (RAM) 2, ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) 3, external memory 4, plays operation detection circuit 5, setting operation testing circuit 6, display circuit 7, tone generator circuit 8, effect circuit 9, midi interface (I/F) 10, communication interface (I/F) 11 or the like, and assembly 1 to 11 is connected to each other by bus 12.

CPU 1 is as the data processing unit related with RAM 2 and ROM 3, and carries out various music informations and handle, comprising utilizing the clock based on timer 13 that music data is carried out reproduction processes according to any control program.RAM 2 is used as and is used for temporarily storing the perform region that these handle desired various data, and for example, when carrying out reproduction processes, RAM 2 can preserve desired music data via WEB website SM.In addition, ROM3 stores execution in advance, and these handle desired various control program and control data or the like, and the control program comprises the reproducing music program that is used to carry out reproduction processes.

Except the built-in storage medium such as hard disk (HD) or flash memory, external memory 4 comprises the various portable external recording medium such as fine and close storer, for example compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), floppy disk (FD), magneto-optic (MO) dish, multifunctional digital code CD (DVD) or smart media

, and control program and comprise that any music data of such performance data (MIDI data) and voice data (Wave data) can be stored in any external memory 4.

Play operation detection circuit 5 and constitute the performance operating unit, play the performance content of operation that operation detection circuit 5 detects playing manipulations 14 with the playing manipulation such as keyboard 14, and such performance data introducing data processing unit that will be corresponding with it.In addition, the manipulator system that the with good grounds such performance data of main operation operation utensil (MIDI data) such as keyboard is operated is so the main operation manipulater can be driven by manipulator system according to such performance data (MIDI data).In addition, setting operation testing circuit 6 constitutes the setting operation unit with the setting operation device 15 such as key operated switch, and setting operation testing circuit 6 detects the setting operation content of setting operation device 15 and the corresponding with it data that are provided with are introduced data processing unit.

The demonstration of the display unit 16 that display circuit 7 is attached thereto according to the instruction control from CPU 1/illuminate content.Display unit 16 disposes the display unit that is used to play, and it is used to play the reproduction of operation and such performance data (MIDI data); With the display unit that is used to be provided with, it is used to various setting operations.For example, the display unit that is used to play comprises near the display (not shown) that is used to play that is arranged in the keyboard, and it shows such as button according to such performance data and advances the various information that instruct (key-pushing guide) or the like; And the display unit that is used to be provided with comprises the text display (Dp) such as LCD or various alarm lamp (confirmation lamp) (La, Lb...).Display unit that is used for being provided with and indicative control unit thereof (7) are with the I/O unit of setting operation unit 6 and 15 user interfaces as this electronic musical instrument TM (UI).

Tone generator circuit 8 and effect circuit 9 are as music sound signal generation unit (this also can be called as the tone generation unit).For example, according to from the such performance data of playing 5 inputs of operation detection circuit with from the such performance data of RAM 2 and external memory 4, tone generator circuit 8 generates musical sound data (Wave data), and effect circuit 9 generates the music sound signal that has added from the desired effects of musical sound data.In addition, effect circuit 9 can also generate music sound signal according to the voice data from RAM 2 and external memory 4.Be connected effect circuit 9 audio system 17 afterwards and comprise D/A converting unit, amplifier and loudspeaker, and generate musical sound according to music sound signal from effect circuit 9.

MIDI I/F 10 can be connected to the outside MIDI musical instrument MD that has with the similar MIDI music information processing capacity of electronic musical instrument TM, and the MIDI data can exchange by MIDI I/F 10 between electronic musical instrument TM and outside MIDI musical instrument MD.Communication I/F 11 is connected to the communication network CN such as internet or Local Area Network, so can obtain control program and music data from external server computing machine SV.Server computer SV plays the effect of first server, and for the electronic musical instrument that is connected with internet CN provides WEB website SM, and electronic musical instrument TM can use the music data that passes over from the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument by internet CN.

Personal computer as the general information processing unit is used as WEB client terminal TP, and it and electronic musical instrument TM are used by same user.Though PC end TP has the hardware configuration that is similar to Fig. 1 (2), does not but need to provide the music information processing capacity, promptly plays operating unit (5,14), music sound signal generation unit (8,9), audio system (17) and MIDI I/F (10).In addition, for setting operation unit (6,15) and display unit (7,16), be compared to electronic musical instrument TM, it has disposed sufficient UI function, thus can carry out with the WEB website SP that is used for PC between via I/F that communicates by letter (11) and internet CN communicate by letter so that to user's music selective listing (MySelection MyChannels) edits.In addition, thus can arrange that printer prints music information such as user's music selective listing or the like as output unit.

Each all has the hardware configuration that is similar to PC terminal TP to be used for the WEB website SP of PC, the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument and Database Systems DS.Database Systems DS is connected to each website SP and SM via the communication network such as LAN, and above-mentioned musical database DBa, customer data base DBb, music selective listing database D Bc or the like are structured in the external memory.

Just, the first website SP is provided by first server computer, and the second website SM is provided by the second server computing machine, and database D S is by the 3rd server computer management that separates with first server computer and second server computing machine.Thereby first server computer and second server computing machine can conduct interviews to the 3rd server computer and allow the first website SP and the second website SM jointly utilize database D S.

The music selective listing is provided with on-screen data (hereinafter be called music and select on-screen data) to the WEB website SP that is used for PC and tabulation selection on-screen data is stored in external memory.At this, it is such data that music is selected on-screen data, it is used for making that the necessary items for information that extracts is presented at client terminal from the music information (Md) relevant with the tone that is stored in musical database DBa in a large number, and has the search condition input function.PC terminal TP selects on-screen data to come items for information to be presented at pre-prepd tone or to utilize search condition on the tone that searches with WEB website SP for each tone of tabular form according to music, and any tone can be stipulated selectively by user's operation.In addition, it is to create according to a large amount of music selective listings (ALL) that are stored among the music selective listing database D Bc that on-screen data is selected in tabulation, and PC terminal TP is that each music selective listing of tabular form shows the necessary items for information that extracts from each music selective listing (Se) of forming music selective listing group (ALL) according to tabulation selective listing data, and any music selective listing (Se) can be stipulated selectively by user's operation.

The WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument will be stored in user's music selective listing of customer data base DBb and music selective listing database D Bc, and (MySelection MyChannels) and according to the channel list (Ch) that music selective listing (ALL) is created is stored in the external memory.Channel list (Ch) can be each user and transmits, and each channel data has been represented and form these music selective listings (MySelection, MyChannels, the music group of each music selective listing (Se) correspondence ALL...).

[UI that operation and electronic musical instrument are provided of music data]

Provide in the system at music data according to an embodiment of the invention, the WEB website SP that is used for PC is in response to the visit from PC terminal TP, create and make up with by the relevant music selective listing (MySelection) of selection separately of user's one or more tones that searching is come out from the musical database DBa that is stored in Database Systems DS of PC terminal TP, for each user creates and make up the one or more music selective listing selection groups (MyChannels) that chosen by the user of PC terminal TP from a large amount of music selective listings (ALL) of the music selective listing database D Bc that is kept at Database Systems DS, wherein each user is recorded among the customer data base DBb of Database Systems DS.

On the other hand, the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument is in response to the visit from electronic musical instrument TM, send channel list, wherein this channel list is by the music selective listing of selecting separately (MySelection) be recorded in customer data base DBb and be stored in advance that the music selective listing selection group (MyChannels) of the electronic musical instrument user (=PC terminal user) in the music selective listing (ALL) of music selective listing database D Bc forms; And in response to ease of user operation relevant on the electronic musical instrument TM end with channel list, between channel list, select the music selective listing wished by the user, and music data is passed to electronic musical instrument TM with the form of Streaming Media according to selected music selective listing.Fig. 2 shows and is used for music data according to an embodiment of the invention an example of the music information of system, music selective listing and channel list is provided.

At first, thus when PC terminal TP " selected " separately to the WEB website SP request of conducting interviews that is used for PC, the WEB website SP that is used for PC selected on-screen data to transfer to PC terminal TP music.Musical database DBa storage music information Md and each music data, wherein music information Md normally is made up of the items for information such as the tone ID of pitch name (name of snatch of music), singer's name, composer's name, songwriter's name and regulation snatch of music, shown in Fig. 2 (1).It is to create according to the necessary items for information that extracts from music information Md that music is selected on-screen data.The items for information that music is selected to be used for each tone (each snatch of music) in the on-screen data comprises pitch name, singer's name, composer's name and songwriter's name or the like.

PC terminal TP selects on-screen data to show music selection screen at display unit according to the music that receives from the WEB website SP that is used for PC, and the music selection operation of selecting to carry out on the screen in music according to the user generates the music appointed information, and this information has been specified the tone of wishing one by one.If carried out definite tone given content operation and carried out the record request operation, PC terminal TP is sent to the music appointed information WEB website SP and the request " MySelection record " that is used for PC so.The WEB website SP that is used for PC asks in response to this, makes up being used for that (establishment) select separately to utilize the music appointed information to reproduce the music selective listing (MySelection) of each tone and it is recorded in customer data base DBb according to specified order.

The music selective listing Se that comprises separately the music selective listing of selecting (MySelection) is used to stipulate to want reproduced one or more (=n) program data of tone, and it is made up of with the music information relevant with tone that will be reproduced header information usually, shown in Fig. 2 (2).Header information comprises music selective listing coding (ID), music selective listing title, be used for URL that music obtains or the like, following the music information of " tone 1 " to " tone n " of wanting reproduced thereafter: by " tone 1 information " of reproduction order arrangement to " tone n information ".For the music selective listing of selecting separately (MySelection), for example, " S00 " is assigned to the music selective listing coding (ID) of header information, and " MySelection " (perhaps " UserSelection ") can be assigned to be music selective listing title, and the wherein music selective listing all selected by the user of each tone of music selective listing title representative, so " tone 1 " in the music information that illustrates represented the specified tone of music appointed information from PC terminal TP to " tone n ".

Next, thus when PC terminal TP when being used for the WEB website SP request of conducting interviews " group of selection " of PC, the WEB website SP that is used for PC will tabulate and select on-screen data to transfer to PC terminal TP.Each the music selective listing Se that forms the music selective listing group (ALL) among the music selective listing database D Bc has the same structure with Fig. 2 (2), wherein code " 000 " to " 999 " is assigned to be the music selective listing coding (ID) of header information, and the channel coding with prefix of the division name such as type or singer is assigned to be music selective listing title.For example, it is to create according to the necessary information that the header information from this music selective listing Se extracts that on-screen data is selected in tabulation, and tabulation selects the items for information of each the music selective listing in the on-screen data to comprise music selective listing coding (ID), music selective listing title or the like.Be noted that at this each music information among music selective listing Se has the structure shown in Fig. 2 (1).

PC terminal TP selects on-screen data display list on display unit to select screen according to the tabulation that receives from the WEB website SP that is used for PC, and the music selective listing selection operation of selecting to carry out on the screen in tabulation according to the user generates the tabulation appointed information, and this information has been specified the music selective listing of wishing one by one.If carried out definite selective listing given content operation and carried out the record request operation, the PC terminal TP appointed information of will tabulating is sent to WEB website SP and the request " MyChannels record " that is used for PC so.The WEB website SP that is used for PC asks in response to this, makes up music selective listing selection group (MyChannels) that (establishments) be made up of the music selective listing Se of the appointed information appointment of tabulating and it is recorded among the customer data base DBb.For example, in this case, the music selective listing coding (ID) of the header information in every group of the music selective listing selection group Se that is recorded is changed the information that can be prescribed with music selective listing title, so code " C00 " to " C99 " is designated as music selective listing coding (ID) so that corresponding with the specified order of corresponding music selective listing Se, and the channel coding with " MyChannel " (perhaps " UserChannel ") prefix can be assigned as music selective listing title, the selective listing of wherein " MyChannel " (perhaps " UserChannel ") expression music is chosen as music selection group by the user.

The WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument conducts interviews to Database Systems DS by convention or when each electronic musical instrument TM conducts interviews, according to being stored in a large amount of music selective listings (ALL) among the music selective listing database D Bc and being recorded in user's music selective listing [MySelection among the customer data base DBb, MyChannel (s)] automatically generate channel list Ch for each user, and it is stored in the external memory 4.When electronic musical instrument TM conducted interviews to the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument, the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument at first passed to electronic musical instrument TM with channel list Ch, has listed the sets of tones that can pass to the electronic musical instrument user among the channel list Ch.Each channel data of channel list Ch is formed by a music selective listing Se.

As mentioned above, for example, under the situation that has write down the music selective listing (MySelection) selected separately and music selective listing selection group (MyChannels), the channel list Ch shown in Fig. 2 (3) is transmitted to electronic musical instrument TM.In the example of Fig. 2 (3), channel list Ch is the music selective listing MySelection that selects by separately, be included in a plurality of (=m) music selective listing selection group MyChannel 1 to the MyChannel m in the music selective listing selection group (MyChannels) and be included in a large amount of music selective listings in the music selective listing group (ALL): JAZZ Channel 1, JAZZ Channel2...CLASSIC Channel 1, CLASSIC Channel 2... form.

By user's simple channel selection operation, electronic musical instrument TM can select the music selective listing (channel) of hope from the channel list Ch that passes over.Fig. 3 shows an example of the user interface (UI) of electronic musical instrument according to an embodiment of the invention (electronic music apparatus).Be furnished with on the guidance panel of electronic musical instrument TM " MySelection " (my selection) button BA as setting operation device 15, " MyCH " (my channel) button BB, " ALL " (all) button BC, upwards button BU, to knob down BD, " OK " (affirmation/request) button or the like." MySelection " (my selection) pilot lamp LA, " My CH " (my channel) pilot lamp LB and " ALL " (all) pilot lamp LC as the display unit of display unit 16 are disposed in and button BA, BB and BC opposite position, and the display unit PD that is used to be provided with is disposed in up and down near the button BU and BD.The tutorial message that display unit DP can show each channel that is used for channel list Ch (for example, music selective listing coding (ID) and music selective listing title among the music selective listing Se), in the example shown, it is three the seven segment type text displays that can show music selective listing coding (ID).

When receiving channels tabulation Ch, electronic musical instrument TM shows the text " LST " of the reception of expression channel list Ch on text display DP.For example, the channel list that receives has below been described by the channel-group shown in Fig. 2 (3): the situation that " MySelection ", " MyChannel " and " ALL " form, and when the user presses " OK " button BK by operation, be designated as the music selective listing that is required to be passed to the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument corresponding to the music selective listing of selecting separately (MySelection) of this channel.At this, when selecting " MySelection " channel, can be displayed on the text display DP as music selective listing coding (ID)=" S00 " of the tutorial message of this channel.

On the other hand, as " MyCH " when button is pressed, from channel list Ch, select channel-group MyChannel " MyChannel 1 ", light " MySelect " pilot lamp LB simultaneously, and on text display DP, show music selective listing coding (ID)=" C00 " as the tutorial message of first channel in the group.At this, if when being presented at music selective listing coding (ID) on the text display DP and not showing the channel of music selective listing selection group of representative hope, the user can button BU and BD change channel selection in channel-group " MyChannels " by operating up and down, and in response to this operation, the displaying contents of text display DP also is changed.Subsequently, if " OK " button BK is pressed when showing the music selective listing coding (ID) of wishing, the music selective listing corresponding with the channel of this music selective listing coding (ID) is designated as desired music selective listing in the music selective listing selection group (MyChannels) so.

To note at this, if the music selective listing of certain group selection is in the end visited or this when visit is designated, the music selective listing coding (ID) of the music selective listing of one group selection of appointment so recently can be stored as historical information, and when pressing " MyCH " button recently, can select by the music selective listing coding (ID) of historical information indication thus channel show this music selective listing coding (ID).

When pressing " ALL " button, from channel list Ch, select first channel " JAZZ Channel 1 " of " ALL " channel-group, light " ALL " pilot lamp LC simultaneously, and on text display DP, show music selective listing coding (ID)=" 000 " as the tutorial message of first channel in the group.At this, if when being presented at music selective listing coding (ID) on the display DP and not showing the channel of music selective listing of representative hope, the user can button BU and BD change channel selection in channel-group " ALL " by operating up and down, and in response to this operation, the displaying contents of text display DP also is changed.Subsequently, if " OK " button BK is pressed when showing the music selective listing coding (ID) of wishing, the music selective listing corresponding with the channel of this music selective listing coding (ID) is designated as the music selective listing that requirement is transmitted in the music selective listing group (ALL) so.

To note at this, if the music selective listing of certain selection is in the end visited or this when visit is designated, the music selective listing coding (ID) of the music selective listing of appointment so recently can be stored as historical information, and when pressing " ALL " button recently, can select by the music selective listing coding (ID) of historical information indication thus channel show this music selective listing coding (ID).

Like this, electronic musical instrument TM specifies music selective listing (MySelection), music selective listing music selective listing selection group (MyChannels) and the music selective listing in music selective listing group (ALL) separately selected corresponding with the channel that chooses from channel list Ch, and request is used for the music selective listing of the WEB website SM transmission appointment of electronic musical instrument.The WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument asks in response to this, and the music selective listing of appointment is passed to electronic musical instrument TM.Subsequently, the WEB website SM that electronic musical instrument TM request is used for electronic musical instrument transmits music data according to the music selective listing of transmitting, and the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument asks in response to this, and the music data by music selective listing regulation is passed to electronic musical instrument TM.

It should be noted at this, in the UI of above-mentioned electronic musical instrument TM example, though the simplest three text displays are used as the display DP that is used to be provided with so that show music selective listing coding (ID), but it preferably is built into and can shows more detailed tutorial message in the scope of display size and function (for example, figure place and segment number) permission.For example, under the situation of 8 text displays, can show abbreviation (for example, USELE, UCH00, the UCH01 of music selective listing coding (ID) and music selective listing title ... JAZ00, JAZ01 ... CLS00, CLS01 ...).

As mentioned above, the feature that (MySeletion) is set based on the music selective listing of selecting separately of tone in the system is provided according to this music data, for providing website by website SP that is used for PC and electronic musical instrument and music data that SM forms, PC terminal TP can communicate by letter with SM with the WEB website SP that is used for PC and electronic musical instrument by communication network CN respectively with electronic musical instrument TM, and musical database DBa has stored a large amount of music datas.At first, thereby PC terminal TP visit is used for the website SP structure of PC and is used for indicating one by one the music selective listing of the desirable tone of user, and makes customer data base DBb that constructed music selective listing (MySeletion) is stored as the program that is used for reproducing music.Subsequently, electronic musical instrument TM conducts interviews to the website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument so that will provide the music data that comes to reproduce from the website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument one by one according to the music selective listing (MySeletion) that reads out from customer data base DBb.

In addition, the feature that provides in the system music selective listing (MySeletion) based on the selection of music selective listing (music group) to be provided with according to music data, for providing website by website SP that is used for PC and electronic musical instrument and music data that SM forms, PC terminal TP can communicate by letter with SM with website SP by communication network CN respectively with electronic musical instrument TM.Musical database DBa has stored a large amount of music datas, and music selective listing database D Bc has prepared to be used to indicate a large amount of music selective listings (ALL) that will be rendered as the program that is used for reproducing music one by one.At first, thus the music selective listing [MyChannel (s)] that the website SP that PC terminal TP visit is used for PC wishes from music selective listing (ALL) selection user and it is stored in the customer data base DBb.Subsequently, electronic musical instrument TM conducts interviews to the website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument so that will provide the music data that comes to reproduce from the website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument one by one according to the music selective listing (MyChannels) that reads out from customer data base DBb.

[recording processing flow example]

Fig. 4 shows the process flow diagram of recording processing example according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein Fig. 4 (1) is " MySeletion (the music selective listing of Xuan Zeing a separately) recording processing ", and wherein all tones are all selected to be used for making up the music selective listing of selecting separately by the user by operation; And 4 (2) be " MyChannels (music selective listing selection group) recording processing ", and wherein arbitrary music selective listing (music group) is all selected to be used for making up music selective listing selection group by the user by operation.

During the MySeletion recording processing, in the treatment scheme of Fig. 4 (1), at first, personal computer (PC) thus terminal TP sends to the WEB website SP visit and the request that are used for PC in response to user's operation with user ID and password " selects " (step Tp1) separately.The WEB website SP that is used for PC is correct client terminal user according to user ID that receives and password with user ID that writes down in advance and the user who relatively guarantees corresponding PC terminal TP between the password, and confirm " selecting separately " request (step Sp1), subsequently music is selected on-screen data to be sent to PC terminal TP (step Sp2).

PC terminal TP selects on-screen data to show initial music selection screen according to the music that receives, for predetermined tone, the mode that items for information is followed a tone according to a tone is arranged on this screen, and impels the user to operate music and select screen (step Tp2).Music selects screen to have the search condition specified window, therefore allow the user to pass through operation and (for example specify search condition, type and singer) thus the WEB website SP that indication is used for PC searches for the tone that meets search condition, and then be used for the tone that the WEB website SP of PC searches and upgrade music selection screen.Therefore, PC terminal TP is in response to user's operation, and the such tone (step Tp3) of WEB website SP selection of selecting the music of screen or renewal to select tone that screen selects separately and indication to be used for PC from initial music is searched for or the tone of hope is appointed as one by one to the tone that the WEB website SP that indication is used for PC meets search condition to appointment.On the other hand, be used for the WEB website SP search tone of PC and return Search Results, perhaps accept indicated tone chosen content (Sp3).

This communication is repeated (Tp3, Sp3) thus finish (comprising in the specifying in of reproduction order) all tones and specify, if and existence determining and recording operation from the user, so PC terminal TP generate be used for the determining music appointed information of tone given content and the music appointed information is sent to be used for PC WEB website SP with request " MySelection record " (Tp4), thereby finish this visit.In addition, the WEB website SP that is used for PC asks in response to this, generates the music selective listing of selecting separately (MySelection) of the given content of determining and it is stored in (Sp4) among the customer data base DBb.Subsequently, thus this finishes to wait for new visit to response of PC terminal TP.

During the MyChannels recording processing, in the treatment scheme of Fig. 4 (2), at first, personal computer (PC) thus terminal TP sends to user ID and password in response to user's operation WEB website SP visit and the request " selection group " (step Tp5) that is used for PC.The WEB website SP that is used for PC is correct client terminal user according to user ID that receives and password with user ID that writes down in advance and the user who relatively guarantees corresponding PC terminal TP between the password, and confirm " selection group " request (step Sp5), will tabulate subsequently and select on-screen data to be sent to PC terminal TP (step Sp6).

PC terminal TP selects the on-screen data display list to select screen according to the tabulation that receives, and wherein for each music selective listing, items for information is disposed on this screen, and PC terminal TP impels user's operating list to select screen (step Tp6).According to user's operation, the music selective listing of hope is selected to be designated as music selective listing selection group on the screen in tabulation one by one, and indication is used for the corresponding music selective listing (step Tp7) of WEB website SP selection of PC.On the other hand, the WEB website SP that is used for PC accepts the tone selective listing of selected and indication as the music selective listing group of selecting separately (Sp7).

This communication is repeated (Tp7, Sp7) thus finish the appointment of all music selective listings, if and existence determining and recording operation from the user, PC terminal TP generates and to be used for determining that the tabulation appointed information of music selective listing given content and the appointed information of will tabulate are sent to the WEB website SP that is used for PC asking " MyChannel record " (Tp8) so, thereby finishes this visit.In addition, the WEB website SP that is used for PC asks in response to this, generates the music selective listing selection group [MyChannel (s)] of the given content of determining and it is stored in (Sp8) among the customer data base DBb.Subsequently, thus this finishes to wait for new visit to response of PC terminal TP.

[reproduction processes flow example]

Electronic musical instrument TM can utilize by recording processing be recorded among the customer data base DBb the music selective listing or in music selective listing database D Bc ready music selective listing (ALL) reproduce the music data of hope.Fig. 5 shows the process flow diagram of reproduction processes example according to an embodiment of the invention.

In reproduction processes, at first, electronic musical instrument TM in response to user's operation with user ID and password (user identification information may) thus send to the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument conduct interviews (step Tm1).Notice that user ID herein is identical with user ID and the password that PC terminal TP sends with password.The WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument is the correct client terminal user (step Sm1) identical with the user of PC terminal TP according to user ID that receives and password with the user ID and the client who relatively guarantees corresponding electronic musical instrument TM between the password that write down in advance, and subsequently channel list Ch is sent to electronic musical instrument TM (step Sm2).In this way, system utilizes identifying information to carry out authentication or checking.

That is to say, the first website SP receives the user's be used to discern client terminal TP identifying information from client terminal TP, and the second website SM receives the user's be used to discern electronic musical instrument TM identifying information from electronic musical instrument TM, so music data provides the user to electronic musical instrument TM under the identical situation of identifying information that identifying information that the second website SM receives and the first website SP receive of system to authenticate, and the first website SP and the second website SM jointly use user's described identifying information.

Electronic musical instrument TM is kept at the channel list Ch that receives among the RAM 2, shows simultaneously " ChL " reception with indicated channel tabulation Ch on display DP, and holds music selective listing (channel) assigned operation.Note, when the first time, visit was used for the WEB website SM of electronic musical instrument, initial value (for example, music selective listing coding " C00 " or " 000 ") is separately positioned in the selection group and music selective listing code storage register among the RAM 2, and, can be written into each music selective listing coding in the music selective listing code storage zone that is stored in external memory 4 in the second time or more backward.So,, the reproduction object is appointed as in any one music selective listing (channel) according to operation if the user carries out assigned operation.

For example, when continued operation button BA and BK, pilot lamp LA is lighted so that specify the music selective listing of selecting separately (MySelection).When continued operation button BB, BU, BD and BK, pilot lamp LB is lighted so that will be selected from the tabulation of music selective listing selection group (MyChannels) selects to be notified to the user, and the music selective listing corresponding with the operation of button BU and BD selection group coding " C * * " be displayed on display DP upward with the music selective listing selection group of specifying and music selective listing coding is corresponding.In addition, when continued operation button BC, BU, BD and BK, pilot lamp LC is lighted so that will be selected from the tabulation of music selective listing (ALL) selects to be notified to the user, and the music selective listing corresponding with the operation of button BU and BD coding " * * * " be displayed on display DP upward with the music selective listing of specifying and music selective listing coding is corresponding.At this, in music selective listing selection group under the designated or appointed situation of music selective listing, utilize music selective listing coding " C * * " or " * * * " that the content in selection group among the RAM 2 or the music selective listing code storage register is upgraded.Subsequently, when action button BK once more, the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument is sent the request (Tm3) that requirement is transmitted the music selective listing of appointment.

The WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument asks in response to this, obtains the music selective listing of being asked and it is passed to electronic musical instrument TM (Sm3) from Database Systems DS.That is to say, with reference to customer data base DBb so that transmit corresponding music selective listing in the music selective listing (MySelection) selected separately or the music selective listing selection group (MyChannels); Perhaps, with reference to music selective listing database D Bb so that transmit music selective listing corresponding in the music selective listing group (ALL).Electronic musical instrument TM will transmit the music selective listing that comes and be kept among the RAM 2, from the beginning the music information that is included in this music selective listing is read out one by one, and at first ask the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument that the music data by the music information regulation is transmitted (Tm4) at the beginning.WEB website SM asks in response to this, reads desired music data and it is passed to electronic musical instrument TM (Sm4) from musical database DBa.

Electronic musical instrument TM will transmit the music data that comes and be kept among the RAM 2 and reproducing music data (Tm5).At music data is under the situation of such performance data (MIDI data), to its reproduction is that driving, manipulator system by utilizing tone maker unit (8,9) is to the driving of keyboard (14) with play any one or a plurality of realizations in the driving of display (15).Notice that for this driving, a plurality of driver elements can be included among an electronic musical instrument (electronic music apparatus) TM, perhaps wherein only comprise a driver element.Comprising under the situation of a plurality of driver elements that preferably, in the driver element which user can be provided with is effective.For example, can be provided with like this, tone maker unit is that effectively the music data that is kept among the RAM 2 is provided to tone maker unit (music sound signal generation unit) 8,9 so that sound from audio system 7.

When the reproduction of music data begins, whether the reproduction of music data finished check (Tm6), and before reproduction is finished (Tm6 negates), keep the reproduction of music data; After reproduction is finished (Tm6 is sure), whether the music information that reads from the music selective listing is arrived the checking at last of music information (Tm7).At this,, handle so and return music data transmission request step (Tm4) if do not arrive last (Tm7 negates) of music information.

Transmit request step (Tm4) at music data, make it to transmit music data to the WEB website SM request of sending by the music information regulation of back according to being used for URL that music obtains, and after the music data of having accepted the back (Sm4), the music data of back reproduced (Tm5, Tm6), and check whether be last (Tm7) of music selective listing.Before arriving music selective listing last (Tm7 negates), repeat this operation (Tm4 to Tm7); If after being included in the reproduction of all music datas of all the music information defineds in the music selective listing and all finishing (Tm7 is sure), check that so whether reproducing the conclusion button (not shown) by operation has sent the instruction (Tm8) that is used for reproduction processes and finishes.

At this, if do not send the instruction (Tm8 negates) that is used for reproduction processes and finishes, handle so and be back to music selective listing given step (Tm2), wherein specified new music selective listing from channel list Ch, so the transmission to new music selective listing receives (Sm3) and reproducing music data (Tm2 to Tm7) one by one, check (Tm8) to being used for the instruction that reproduction processes finishes subsequently.Send be used for instruction that reproduction processes finishes before (Tm8 negates), repeat this operation (Tm2 to Tm8); And if sent the instruction (Tm8 is sure) that is used for reproduction processes and finishes, the content that is stored in the music selective listing code storage register of RAM 2 is stored to the music selective listing code storage zone of external memory 4, and the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument is apprised of finishing of reproduction processes; This reproduction processes is finished subsequently.In addition, WEB website SM notifies in response to this, returns the waiting status to new visit.

[other topology example of total system]

Database Systems DS is not limited to jointly be used in the WEB website SP that is used for PC and is used for a kind of system on the WEB website SM of electronic musical instrument, and it can be built into and belong to one of this WEB website, so the WEB website is worked associated with each otherly.For example, as shown in Figure 6, Database Systems DS belongs to the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument, is creating user's music selective listing (MySelection, MyChannels) afterwards, and the WEB website SP that is used for PC inquires to obtain necessary information to the WEB website SM that is used for electronic musical instrument.In addition, among the database D Ba to DBc of Database Systems DS, all database DBa to DBc might not belong to certain WEB website, and they can belong to the WEB website SP that is used for PC respectively and be used for the WEB website SM of electronic musical instrument.

That is to say, the first website SP is provided by first server computer, the second website SM is provided by the second server computing machine, and database D S is by a management in first server computer and the second server computing machine, thereby and in first server computer and the second server computing machine another can described in first server computer and the described second server computing machine be conducted interviews and utilizes described database D S.

[various embodiment]

Though with reference to the accompanying drawings the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been given description, they only are used for explanation, and can carry out many-sided modification to them under the situation that does not break away from spirit of the present invention.For example, for using user's music selective listing (MySelection, MyChannels) of creating, the individual can share with other people.For example, there is user's music selective listing (MySelection, MyChannels) service in a part at SNS (social network system), and the user among the SNS can use by the user's music selective listing (MySelection, MyChannels) that another user created that is set to the good friend by it.

As the method for in electronic music apparatus TM, importing and be provided with user ID and password, be arranged in the method that display on the musical instrument main body and manipulater are imported and be provided with though can obtain a kind of utilization, but because Presentation Function and manipulater limited in number, it is very difficult in this way carrying out input and being provided with.Therefore, preferably will be sent to electronic musical instrument TM by input of the external unit such as PC and the information that is provided with by movable storage medium or by communication IF.That is to say that electronic music apparatus TM can have deriving means, it is used to obtain the user's who uses electronic music apparatus TM identifying information; And transmitting device, thereby its identifying information that is used for obtaining is sent to the second website SM user is authenticated, deriving means is provided for receiving the form of the communication interface of the signal that carries identifying information, perhaps is provided for the form of adapter that the removable memory medium that has comprised identifying information is received.

The music data that offers electronic music apparatus TM can be such as MIDI data, music recording data, voice data, music video data and the data that wherein comprise any kind the blended data of music data.

Music data can provide (transmission) with the form of Streaming Media, and (it can be an initial flow, it perhaps also may be pseudo-Streaming Media, in pseudo-Streaming Media, it can be deleted after file integral body is downloaded and reproduces), perhaps provide (transmission) with the downloaded forms that can be stored in the external memory 4.In addition, the service that is provided can be charge or free.Under the charge situation, every payment can be charged once first song, and perhaps the monthly installment fixed expense also is fine.Under free situation, can restriction be proposed to the optional music number of the music selective listing (MySelection) selected separately, and under the situation of charge, restriction that can be such (though perhaps there is restriction, this restriction is configured to an enough big number).

Electronic music apparatus TM can be other musical instrument outside the electronic musical instrument.For example, it can be mobile terminals and the musical instrument such as game machine, karaoke machine and audio frequency apparatus such as the mobile phone with music reproduction function and communication function.In addition, as the WEB client terminal, that can also adopt except PC has a functionally similar device with PC; For example, can use device such as the PDA with big relatively display, general operation device and communication function, mobile terminals and game machine.

In an embodiment, can utilize different computing machines to make up a WEB website SP and the 2nd WEB website SM, perhaps in a computing machine, use processing program separately to make up them.

First principal character according to the present invention, a kind of music data provides system to comprise: first server (SP), second server (SM), client terminal (TP) and electronic music apparatus (TM) by communication network (CN) connection, wherein first server (SP) and second server (SM) shared data bank (DS), this database comprises music selective listing memory storage (DBb) and has stored the music data memory storage (DBa) of a large amount of music datas, wherein first server (SP) comprising: music is selected screen transmitting device (Sp1, Sp2), it selects on-screen data to transfer to described client terminal (TP) music; Music selective listing creation apparatus (Sp3, Sp4), it creates music selective listing (Se according to the music appointed information that receives from client terminal (TP); MySelection); With music selective listing memory control device (Sp4), its music selective listing (MySelection) of being created by music selective listing creation apparatus is stored in the music selective listing memory storage (DBb), wherein client terminal (TP) comprising: music is selected screen display device (Tp2), and it selects on-screen data to show music selection screen according to the music that receives from first server (SP); With music appointed information transmitting device (Tp3, Tp4), it transfers to first server (SP) with the music appointed information, the music appointed information has been specified the selected tone of operation on the music selection screen of being selected screen display device to show by music according to the user, wherein second server (SM) comprising: music selective listing transmitting device (Sm2, Sm3), it is in response to the request from electronic music apparatus (TM), and the music selective listing (MySelection) that will be stored in the music selective listing memory storage (DBb) transfers to electronic music apparatus (TM); With music data transmissions device (Sm4), it is in response to the request from electronic music apparatus (TM), music selective listing (MySelection) defined music data by the transmission of music selective listing transmitting device, transfer to described electronic music apparatus (TM) from music data memory storage (DBa), and wherein electronic music apparatus (TM) comprising: music selective listing request unit (Tm1 to Tm3), and it sends and is used to ask second server (SM) that the request of music selective listing (MySelection) is provided; Music data request unit (Tm4), it sends according to the described music selective listing (MySelection) that receives from second server (SM) and is used to ask second server (SM) that the request of music data is provided; With music data transcriber (Tm5 to Tm7), it reproduces the music data that receives from second server (SM).

Provide in the system at music data according to the present invention, (Tm5 Tm6) drives in tone generator (8,9), keyboard (14) and the display at least one according to the music data that receives from second server (SM) to the music data transcriber.

Provide in the system at music data according to the present invention, provide server for the music data of forming by first server (SP) and second server (SM), client terminal such as personal computer (TP) can be communicated by letter with second server (SM) with first server (SP) respectively via communication network (CN) with the electronic music apparatus (TM) such as electronic musical instrument, and first server (SP) and second server (SM) can be shared the database (DS) of the music data memory storage (DBa) that comprises music selective listing memory storage (DBb) and stored a large amount of music datas.At first, client terminal (TP) is visited first server (SP) thereby is made up the music selective listing (SE that is used for indicating one by one the desirable tone of user, MySelection), and first server (SP) will be used for the program of reproducing music and make up the music selective listing being stored in music selective listing memory storage (DBb) as a kind of.Subsequently, electronic music apparatus (TM) is visited second server (SM) thereby will be provided the music data that comes to be reproduced one by one according to the music selective listing (MySelection) of reading from music selective listing memory storage (DBb).

More particularly, first server (SP) in response to send from the visit of client terminal (TP) music select on-screen data (Sp1, Sp2).Client terminal (TP) selects on-screen data to show music selection screen according to the music that receives from first server (SP), thereby according to user's music selection operation music select to specify on the screen tone of wishing generate music appointed information (music selective listing configuration information) and with the music appointed information that generates be sent to first server (SP) (Tp2, Tp3).First server (SP) according to the music appointed information that receives from client terminal (TP) create the music selective listing (Se, MySelection) and with it be stored in the music selective listing memory storage (DBb) (Sp3, Sp4).Second server (SM) is in response to from the visit of electronic music apparatus (TM) and obtain first server (SP) and be stored in music selective listing (MySelection) in the music selective listing memory storage (DBb), and send it to electronic music apparatus (TM) (Sm2, Sm3), and (Tm2 when request that electronic music apparatus (TM) sends music data according to the music selective listing (MySelection) that sends, Tm3), be sent to electronic music apparatus (TM) (Sm4) from music data memory storage (DBa) one by one by music selective listing (MySelection) the regulation music data that sends.Subsequently, electronic music apparatus (TM) reproduces (Tm4 to Tm7) to the music data that receives one by one from second server (SM).

Second principal character according to the present invention, a kind of music data provides system to comprise: first server (SP), second server (SM), client terminal (TP) and electronic music apparatus (TM) by communication network (CN) connection, wherein first server (SP) and second server (SM) shared data bank (DS), this database comprises the music selective listing memory storage (DBc that has stored a large amount of music selective listings, DBb) and stored the music data memory storage (DBa) of a large amount of music datas, wherein first server (SP) comprising: screen transmitting device (Sp5 is selected in tabulation, Sp6), it will be tabulated and select on-screen data to transfer to described client terminal; With music selective listing memory control device (Sp7, Sp8), it will be from the specified music selective listing (Se of the tabulation appointed information that client terminal (TP) receives, MyChannels) be stored in music selective listing memory storage (DBc, DBb) in, wherein client terminal (TP) comprising: screen display device (Tp6), and it selects on-screen data to come display list to select screen according to the tabulation that receives from first server (SP); With tabulation appointed information transmitting device (Tp7, Tp8), its appointed information of will tabulating transfers to first server (SP), the tabulation appointed information has been specified the music selective listing of selecting the operation on the screen to choose from a large amount of music selective listings in the tabulation that is shown by screen display device according to the user, wherein second server (SM) comprising: music selective listing transmitting device (Sm2, Sm3), it is in response to the request from electronic music apparatus (TM), music selective listing (MyChannels) by the appointment of tabulation appointed information, (DBc DBb) transfers to electronic music apparatus (TM) from music selective listing memory storage; With music data transmissions device (Sm4), it is in response to the request from electronic music apparatus (TM), the music data of music selective listing (MyChannels) defined that transmits by music selective listing transmitting device, transmit (DBa) to electronic music apparatus (TM) from the music data memory storage, and wherein electronic music apparatus comprises (TM): music selective listing request unit (Tm1 to Tm3), and its request second server (SM) provides the music selective listing (MyChannels) by the appointment of tabulation appointed information; Data provide request unit (Tm4), and it provides music data according to the music selective listing request second server (SM) that receives from second server (SM); (Tm5, Tm6), it reproduces the music data that receives from second server (SM) with the music data transcriber.

Provide in the system at music data according to the present invention, provide server for the music data of being made up of first server (SP) and second server (SM), client terminal such as personal computer (TP) can be communicated by letter with second server (SM) with first server (SP) respectively via communication network (CN) with the electronic music apparatus (TM) such as electronic musical instrument.First server (SP) and second server (SM) can share comprise the music selective listing memory storage of having prepared (be used to indicate the conduct that will be reproduced one by one to be used for the tone of the program of reproducing music) a large amount of music selective listings (ALL) (DBc, DBb) and stored the database (DS) of the music data memory storage (DBa) of a large amount of music datas.At first, client terminal (TP) visit first server (SP) thus from music selective listing memory storage (DBc, music selective listing (the SE that selects the user to wish in the music selective listing (ALL) of preparing DBb), MyChannels), and with its be stored in music selective listing memory storage (DBc, DBb) in.Subsequently, electronic music apparatus (TM) visit second server (SM) thus according to (DBc, the desirable music selective listing (MyChannels) of DBb) reading will provide the music data that comes to reproduce from second server (SM) one by one from music selective listing memory storage.

More particularly, first server (SP) in response to send from the visit of client terminal (TP) tabulation select on-screen data (Sp5, Sp6).Client terminal (TP) selects the on-screen data display list to select screen according to the tabulation that receives from first server (SP), and the appointed information of will tabulating (music selective listing configuration information) is sent to first server (SP) (Tp6, Tp7), the appointed information of wherein tabulating has specified tabulation to select the music selective listing of wishing in the screen by user's selection operation.First server (SP) is according to the music selective listing of selecting from the music selective listing (ALL) of preparing by the tabulation appointed information appointment that receives from client terminal (TP) (MyChannels), and it is stored in music selective listing memory storage (DBc, DBb) (Sp7, Sp8).Second server (SM) obtains the appointment of tabulation appointed information according to first server (SP) and is stored in music selective listing memory storage (DBc, the music selective listing (MyChannels) of the hope DBb), and send it to electronic music apparatus (TM) (Sm2, Sm3), and (Tm2 when request that electronic music apparatus (TM) sends music data according to music selective listing (MyChannels), Tm3), be sent out away (Sm4) one by one by music selective listing (MySelection) the regulation music data that sends.Subsequently, electronic music apparatus (TM) receives music data one by one and reproduces (Tm4 to Tm7) from second server (SM).

Claims (9)

1. a music data provides system, and it comprises: first server; Second server; Database, it can be used by described first server and described second server; Client terminal, it can pass through described first server of communication network access; And electronic music apparatus, it can be by the described second server of described communication network access,

Wherein said database comprises:

Music selective listing memory storage, it is provided for the selective listing of storage music; With

The music data memory storage, the music data of its storage snatch of music,

Wherein said first server comprises:

Music is selected the screen transmitting device, and it selects on-screen data to transfer to described client terminal music;

Music selective listing creation apparatus, it creates the music selective listing according to the music appointed information that receives from described client terminal; With

Memory control device, its described music selective listing of being created by described music selective listing creation apparatus is stored in the described music selective listing memory storage of described database,

Wherein said client terminal comprises:

Music is selected screen display device, and it selects on-screen data to show music selection screen according to the described music that receives from described first server; With

Music appointed information transmitting device, it transfers to described first server with described music appointed information, described music appointed information has been specified the operation selected one or more snatch of musics of user on the described music selection screen of being selected screen display device to show by described music according to described client terminal

Wherein said second server comprises:

Music selective listing transmitting device, it transfers to described electronic music apparatus in response to first request from described electronic music apparatus with the music selective listing that is stored in the described music selective listing memory storage of described database; With

The music data transmissions device, it is in response to second request from described electronic music apparatus, the music data of the snatch of music of the described music selective listing defined that transmits by described music selective listing transmitting device, transfer to described electronic music apparatus from the described music data memory storage of described database, and

Wherein said electronic music apparatus comprises:

Music selective listing request unit, it sends and is used to ask described second server that described first request of described music selective listing is provided;

The music data request unit, it sends according to the described music selective listing that receives from described second server and is used to ask described second server that described second request of described music data is provided; With

The music data transcriber, it reproduces the described music data that receives from described second server.

2. a music data provides system, and it comprises: first server, and it can be passed through communication network access by client terminal; Second server, it can be by electronic music apparatus by described communication network access; And database, it can be used by described first server and described second server,

Wherein said database comprises:

Music selective listing memory storage, it is provided for the selective listing of storage music; With

The music data memory storage, the music data of its storage snatch of music,

Wherein said first server comprises:

Music is selected the screen transmitting device, and it selects on-screen data to transfer to described client terminal music;

Music appointed information receiving trap, it receives the music appointed information from described client terminal, and described music appointed information has been specified the one or more snatch of musics that utilize described music to select on-screen data to select by described client terminal;

Music selective listing creation apparatus, it creates the music selective listing according to the described music appointed information that is received by described music appointed information receiving trap; With

Music selective listing memory control device, its described music selective listing of being created by described music selective listing creation apparatus is stored in the described music selective listing memory storage of described database, and

Wherein said second server comprises:

Music selective listing transmitting device, it is in response to the request from described electronic music apparatus, and the music selective listing that is stored in the described music selective listing memory storage of described database is transferred to described electronic music apparatus; With

The music data transmissions device, it is in response to the request from described electronic music apparatus, music data, transfer to described electronic music apparatus from the described music data memory storage of described database by the snatch of music of the described music selective listing defined of described music selective listing transmitting device transmission.

3. a music data provides system, and it comprises: first server; Second server; Database, it can be used by described first server and described second server; Client terminal, it can pass through described first server of communication network access; And electronic music apparatus, it can be by the described second server of described communication network access,

Wherein said database comprises:

Music selective listing memory storage, it is provided for a plurality of music selective listings of storage; With

The music data memory storage, the music data of its storage snatch of music,

Wherein said first server comprises:

The screen transmitting device is selected in tabulation, and it will be tabulated and select on-screen data to transfer to described client terminal; With

Music selective listing memory control device, it will be stored in the described music selective listing memory storage of described database from the specified music selective listing of the tabulation appointed information that described client terminal receives,

Wherein said client terminal comprises:

Screen display device, it selects on-screen data to come display list to select screen according to the described tabulation that receives from described first server; With

Tabulation appointed information transmitting device, it transfers to described first server with described tabulation appointed information, described tabulation appointed information has been specified the described music selective listing of user in the described music selective listing memory storage that will be stored in described database by the operation on the described tabulation selection screen of described screen display device demonstration according to described client terminal

Wherein said second server comprises:

Music selective listing transmitting device, it is in response to first request from described electronic music apparatus, the music selective listing by the appointed information appointment of tabulating, transfers to described electronic music apparatus from the described music selective listing memory storage of described database; With

The music data transmissions device, it is in response to second request from described electronic music apparatus, the music data of the snatch of music of the described music selective listing defined that transmits by described music selective listing transmitting device, transfer to described electronic music apparatus from the described music data memory storage of described database, and

Wherein said electronic music apparatus comprises:

Music selective listing request unit, it will be used to ask be sent to described second server by described first request of the described music selective listing of described tabulation appointed information appointment;

The music data request unit, it asks described second request of described music data to be sent to described second server according to the described music selective listing that receives from described second server with being used to; With

The music data transcriber, it reproduces the described music data that receives from described second server.

4. a music data provides system, and it comprises: first server, and it can be passed through communication network access by client terminal; Second server, it can be by electronic music apparatus by described communication network access; And database, it can be used by described first server and described second server,

Wherein said database comprises:

Music selective listing memory storage, it is provided for a plurality of music selective listings of storage; With

The music data memory storage, the music data of its storage snatch of music,

Wherein said first server comprises:

The screen transmitting device is selected in tabulation, and it will be tabulated and select on-screen data to transfer to described client terminal;

Tabulation appointed information receiving trap, it receives the tabulation appointed information from described client terminal, and described tabulation appointed information has been specified the music selective listing that utilizes described tabulation to select on-screen data to select by described client terminal; With

Music selective listing memory control device, the specified described music selective listing of its described tabulation appointed information that is received by described tabulation appointed information receiving trap is stored in the described music selective listing memory storage, and

Wherein said second server comprises:

Music selective listing transmitting device, it is in response to the request from described electronic music apparatus, the music selective listing by the appointment of tabulation appointed information, transfers to described electronic music apparatus from the described music selective listing memory storage of described database; With

The music data transmissions device, it is in response to the request from described electronic music apparatus, music data, transfer to described electronic music apparatus from the described music data memory storage of described database by the described snatch of music of the described music selective listing defined of described music selective listing transmitting device transmission.

5. as claim 1,2,3 or 4 described music datas provide system, wherein said first server receives the user's who is used to discern described client terminal identifying information from described client terminal, and described second server receives the user's who is used to discern described electronic music apparatus identifying information from described electronic music apparatus, so if the described identifying information that described second server receives is identical with the described identifying information that described first server receives, so described music data provides system that the described user of described electronic music apparatus is authenticated, and described first server and described second server jointly use described user's described identifying information.

6. provide system as claim 1 or 3 described music datas, wherein said electronic music apparatus has at least one in tone generator, keyboard and the display, and described music data transcriber drives described tone generator, described keyboard and the described display at least one according to the described music data that receives from described second server.

7. provide system as claim 1 or 3 described music datas, wherein said electronic music apparatus further comprises deriving means, and it is used to obtain the user's who uses described electronic music apparatus identifying information; And transmitting device, it is used for the described identifying information that gets access to is transferred to described second server so that described user is authenticated; Described deriving means is provided for the form of communication interface that the signal that has carried described identifying information is received, perhaps is provided for the form of adapter that the storage medium that has comprised described identifying information is received.

8. provide system as claim 1 or 3 described music datas, wherein said database is by the 3rd server admin that separates with described first server and described second server, thereby and wherein said first server and described second server can visit described the 3rd server and make described first server and described second server utilize described database jointly.

9. provide system as claim 1 or 3 described music datas, wherein said database is by a management in described first server and the described second server, thereby and in described first server and the described second server another can with described first server and described second server in described one communicate and utilize described database.

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