JP2005266202A - Content distributing device, content utilizing device, and programs therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content corresponding to a recording medium such a music CD, and obtain a content processing system capable of utilizing the provided content together with this recording medium. <P>SOLUTION: Two or more music data Mm are recorded in recording media MR where the data to be utilized at a user terminal UT of this system are prerecorded, and each recording medium MR includes medium identification information Ms by which the recording medium MR can uniquely be identified. On the basis of the identification information Ms received from the user terminal, a content distribution sever SV identifies the contents Cn including medium recording positional information Pm showing a recording position in the medium MR of the music data Mm corresponding to the two or more content materials Ce and each content material Ce, and distributes the contents Cn to the user terminal UT. The user terminal UT reproduces the music data Mm of the medium MR, and also acquires the recording position of the music data Mm under reproduction to compare it with the positional information Pm in the contents Cn, and reproduces the corresponding content material Ce. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention provides a content processing system that provides content corresponding to a recording medium such as a music CD, and uses (reproduces) the provided content together with the recording medium, and more specifically, a content providing apparatus and content in the content processing system It is related with a utilization apparatus and those programs.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a type that receives music content such as MIDI from a content providing server, receives a list of music content from the server, specifies the content to be acquired from the list, and , To get (download) from the server.
JP 2002-41058 A

  There may be cases where it is desired to obtain music contents corresponding to music data contained in music CDs, music DVDs, movie DVDs, etc. owned by content users. In this case, a list of music contents is also obtained from the server. , One of them must be specified, and the operation is complicated. In particular, in the case of music content corresponding to BGM of a movie DVD that does not know the title of the music content, it is difficult for the user to specify the music content.

  In addition, when playing back music CD or the like while playing back the acquired music content, it is also necessary to give a playback instruction of the music CD or the like and a playback instruction of the music content, especially when playing back music content continuously. It is extremely difficult to select and instruct to play music content to be played back in a short time as music data is played back sequentially from a music CD or the like.

  In view of such circumstances, the present invention provides a content processing system that provides content corresponding to a recording medium such as a music CD and can use (reproduce) the provided content together with the recording medium. Objective.

  According to one feature of the present invention, in a content providing device (SV) that is communicably connected to a user terminal (UT), the user terminal (UT) is attached to the user terminal (UT). Specific information receiving means (S1) for receiving medium specifying information (Ms) for uniquely specifying a recording medium (MR) on which a plurality of music data (Mm) is recorded, and based on the received medium specifying information (Ms) Content specifying means (S1) for specifying the content (Cn) corresponding to the recording medium (MR), the content (Cn) being (corresponding to the content material (Ce) and the content material Ce). The information (S1) including the recording position information (Pm) indicating the recording position of the music data (Mm) in the recording medium (MR) and the specified content (Cn) are provided to the user terminal (UT). A content providing device (SV) comprising a content providing means (S2) for performing the above and claim 1 and a content providing information processing device (SV) communicably connected to the user terminal (UT). Receiving from the user terminal (UT) medium specifying information (Ms) for uniquely specifying a recording medium (MR) on which a plurality of music data (Mm) is recorded, which is attached to the user terminal (UT). Step (S1), and a step (S1) for identifying content (Cn) corresponding to the recording medium (MR) based on the received medium identification information (Ms), wherein the content (Cn) (S1) including a content material (Ce) and recording content information (Pm) indicating a recording position in the recording medium (MR) of the corresponding music data (Mm) in the content material Ce) There is provided a content providing program (Claim 4) for executing a procedure comprising the step (S2) of providing the determined content (Cn) to the user terminal (UT). Represents the reference symbol in.

  According to another feature of the present invention, a medium mounting means (5) for mounting a recording medium (MR) on which a plurality of music data (Mm) is recorded, and a recording medium (MR) mounted. Content storage means (4, 5; U3) for storing content (Cn), the content (Cn) being content material (Ce) and music data (Mm) corresponding to the content material (Ce) And (4, 5; U3) including recording position information (Pm) indicating a recording position in the recording medium (MR) and music data (Mm) recorded on the recording medium (MR) are reproduced. The position information of the music data (Mm) being reproduced is acquired and compared with the recording position information (Pm) in the content (Cn), and the content material (Ce) at the position corresponding to the music data (Mm) is reproduced. Do Content utilization device (UT) comprising raw means (U5 to U7) [Claim 2], and medium mounting means for mounting a recording medium (MR) on which a plurality of music data (Mm) is recorded A step (U3) of storing content (Cn) corresponding to the recording medium (MR) mounted on the medium mounting means (5) for the content user information processing apparatus (UT) including 5) The content (Cn) includes a content material (Ce) and recording position information (Pm) indicating a recording position in the recording medium (MR) of music data (Mm) corresponding to the content material (Ce). And the music data (Mm) recorded on the recording medium (MR) and the position information of the music data (Mm) being reproduced are acquired to record the content (Cn). A content use program for executing a procedure comprising steps (U5 to U7) of reproducing content material (Ce) at a position corresponding to the music data (Mm) as compared with information (Pm) is provided. Is done.

  Furthermore, according to another feature of the present invention, the content (Cn) is stored in the music data (Mm) according to medium specifying information (Ms) that uniquely specifies the recording medium (MR) on which the music data (Mm) is recorded. Content storage means (4, 5; U3) for storing in association with each other, medium mounting means (5) for mounting the recording medium (MR), and music data recorded on the mounted recording medium (MR) The first reproduction means (U5) for reproducing (Mm) and the content storage means (4, 5) corresponding to the music data (Mm) corresponding to the music data (Mm) according to the reproduction of the music data (Mm). ) Uniquely using a content utilization device (UT) comprising second reproduction means (U5 to U7) for reading out and reproducing and a recording medium (MR) on which music data (Mm) is recorded Identify Content storage means (4, 5) for storing the content (Cn) in association with the music data (Mm) in accordance with the body specifying information (Ms), and medium mounting means for mounting the recording medium (MR) ( Step (U5) of reproducing the music data (Mm) recorded on the recording medium (MR) mounted on the medium mounting means (5) with respect to the information processing apparatus (UT) for content users provided with 5) From the steps (U5 to U7) of reading out and reproducing the content (Cn) associated with the music data (Mm) from the content storage means (4, 5) in response to the reproduction of the music data (Mm). A content use program for executing the following procedure is provided.

  In the content processing system according to the present invention, when a recording medium (MR) in which a plurality of music data (Mm) is recorded is attached to a user terminal (UT), the recording medium (MR) can be uniquely specified. Medium specifying information (Ms) is acquired (U1). When the content providing device (SV) receives the recording medium specifying information (Ms) from the user terminal (UT) (U2 → S1), the content providing device (SV) stores the recording medium specifying information (Ms) on the recording medium based on the received recording medium specifying information (Ms). The corresponding content (Cn) is identified (S1) and provided to the user terminal (UT) (S2). Here, the content (Cn) provided to the user terminal (UT) includes a plurality of content materials (Cm: a, b,...) And music data (Mm) corresponding to each content material (Cm). Recording position information (Pm) indicating a recording position in the recording medium (MR). As a result, the user of the user terminal can easily specify and acquire content suitable for the music data recorded on the recording medium owned by the user terminal.

  In the content processing system according to the present invention, a user terminal (UT) can be loaded with a recording medium (MR) on which a plurality of music data (Mm) is recorded. Content (Cn) is stored corresponding to the mounted recording medium (MR), and the content (Cn) includes content material (Cm: a, b,...) And music corresponding to the content material (Cm). And position information (Pm) representing the recording position of the data (Mm) in the recording medium (MR). Then, the music data (Mm) of the mounted recording medium (MR) is reproduced (U5), and the position of the reproduced music data (Mm) is acquired to record the recording position information (Pm) in the content (Cn). The content material (Cm) at the position corresponding to the music data (Mm) being reproduced is reproduced (U5 to U7). As a result, the user of the user terminal can reproduce the content suitable for the music data being reproduced without instructing the selection / reproduction of the content.

  Furthermore, in the content processing system according to the present invention, the content is determined according to the recording medium specifying information (Ms) that can uniquely specify the recording medium (MR) on which the music data (Mm) is recorded in the user terminal (UT). (Cn) is stored in association with music data (Mm) of the recording medium (MR). When the recording medium (MR) is mounted, the music data (Mm) recorded on the recording medium (MR) is reproduced (U5), and the associated content (Mm) is reproduced in accordance with the reproduction of the music data (Mm). Cn) is reproduced (U5 to U7). Thereby, according to the reproduction of the music data on the recording medium, it is possible to automatically reproduce the content suitable for this.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, this is merely an example, and the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[System Overview]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a content processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated example, an electronic music apparatus that functions as a user terminal (user terminal) UT in a content processing system has information that has a music information processing function such as a personal computer (PC) that includes a performance operation unit and a musical sound output unit. An information processing device dedicated to music information such as a processing device or an electronic musical instrument is used. Such a user terminal UT includes a central processing unit (CPU) 1, a random access memory (RAM) 2, a read only memory (ROM) 3, first and second external storage devices 4 and 5, and a performance operation detection circuit 6. , Setting operation detection circuit 7, display circuit 8, tone generator circuit 9, effect circuit 10, MIDI interface (I / F) 11, communication interface (I / F) 12, and the like. Are connected to each other.

  The CPU 1 executes desired information processing including reproduction of music data and content using a clock by a built-in timer according to various control programs including a content use program. The RAM 2 is used as a work area for temporarily storing various data necessary for these processes. The ROM 3 stores various control programs for executing these processes, data such as parameters, automatic performance information, and the like in advance.

  The first external storage device 4 includes a built-in storage medium such as a hard disk (HD). The second external storage device 5 includes a compact disc (CD), a digital multipurpose disc (DVD), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a flexible disc (FD), a magneto-optical (MO) disc, Various portable external recording media MR (hereinafter simply referred to as “recording media MR”), such as a small memory card such as SmartMedia (registered trademark), etc. can be mounted, and these recording media MR can be driven to Various storage medium driving devices for reading or writing data are represented.

  Examples of such a recording medium MR include a recording medium such as a music CD, a music DVD, or a movie DVD owned by the user by purchase or the like (hereinafter referred to as a “data-recorded recording medium”). Such a recording medium stores, for example, data including at least music data (Mm) obtained by digitally encoding a musical sound waveform. When the recording medium is mounted on the second external storage device 5, music recorded on the recording medium MR is recorded. Information such as data (Mm) can be taken from the second external storage device 5 into the terminal body and processed.

  Further, any other writable recording medium (hereinafter referred to as “other recording medium”) among the internal storage medium of the first external storage device 4 and the external recording medium MR mounted on the second external storage device 5. Can store content (Cn) transmitted from the content providing server (SV) and, if necessary, a predetermined format (MIDI format) from the performance operation detection circuit 6 or the MIDI / I / F 11. Various data acquired by this terminal can be stored, such as storing performance information described in (3) as automatic performance information.

  The performance operation detection circuit 6 detects the actual performance operation content by the performance operator 14 such as a keyboard or a wheel, and introduces performance information corresponding to the detected content to the system main body. Parts. The setting operation detection circuit 7 detects the setting operation content of the setting operator 15 such as a number / cursor key or a panel switch, and introduces setting information corresponding to the detection content to the system main body. For example, when music data (Mm) on a data-recorded recording medium MR is reproduced, selection of the music data to be reproduced, reproduction speed (including fast forward, fast reverse, jump, pause, etc.) and corresponding content It is possible to make settings such as whether or not to play back simultaneously with (Cn), and to set the playback part (melody or accompaniment), instrument tone, etc. for playback of content (Cn).

  The display circuit 8 drives a display 16 for displaying various screens and various indicators (lamps) to control the display / lighting contents in accordance with commands from the CPU 1 and provide display assistance for the operations of the respective operators 14 and 15. . The display circuit 8 also displays the display data included in the music data (Mm) of the data-recorded recording medium MR on the display 16 or included in the content (Cn) acquired from the content providing server (SV). It has a function of displaying an image on the display 16 or displaying a lamp on the basis of (accompanying) display data.

  The sound source circuit 9, the effect circuit 10, and the sound system 17 connected to the effect circuit 10 constitute a musical sound output unit. That is, the tone generator circuit 9 generates a musical tone waveform signal corresponding to musical tone data obtained by processing performance information such as actual performance information from the performance operator 14 and automatic performance information from the storage means 3-5. The effect circuit 10 includes an effect imparting DSP, and is an acoustic signal that imparts a predetermined effect to a musical sound waveform signal from the sound source circuit 9 and a waveform signal based on music data (Mm) acquired from the data-recorded recording medium MR. Output a signal. The sound system 17 includes a D / A converter, an amplifier, and a speaker, and generates music based on the acoustic signal from the effect circuit 10.

  Further, another electronic musical instrument (MIDI device) ED is connected to the MIDI I / F 11 so that music information such as performance information can be exchanged between the user terminal UT and the other electronic musical instrument ED. In addition, the communication I / F 12 is connected to a communication network CN such as the Internet, and the content providing server SV receives content (Cn) corresponding to the data-recorded recording medium MR and various controls relating to the use of the content (Cn). The user terminal UT can be used after receiving a program or the like. Furthermore, another control program or music information can be received from another server (not shown) connected to the communication network CN, stored in the external storage devices 4 and 5, and used at the user terminal UT. .

  Note that the hardware configuration of the content providing server SV is almost the same as that of the user terminal UT shown in FIG. 1, and although details are not shown, the performance operation units 6 and 14 and the tone output units 9, 10, 17, There is no need for MIDI / I / F 10 or the like.

[Information flow]
In the content processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the recording medium specifying information for uniquely specifying the data-recorded recording medium MR on which a plurality of music data is recorded (also simply referred to as “medium specifying information” or “media specifying information”). The content provided to the user terminal UT from the content providing server SV is specified by using the recording medium MR of the music data corresponding to each content material as well as the content material. When the music data on the recording medium MR is reproduced at the user terminal UT, the content material corresponding to the music data being reproduced is reproduced using the medium recording position information. . FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic information flow in the content processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows an example of a table used in the content processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. .

  Here, the outline of the functions of the content processing system will be described very simply with reference to FIG. In this system, a plurality of music data Mm is recorded on a recording medium MR on which data has been recorded used at the user terminal UT, and each recording medium MR has a unique medium specification that can uniquely identify the recording medium MR. It has information Ms. When receiving the medium specifying information Ms from the user terminal UT, the content providing server SV specifies the content Cn based on the received medium specifying information Ms and distributes it to the user terminal UT. The content Cn includes a plurality of content materials Ce and medium recording position information Pm indicating recording positions in the recording medium MR of the music data Mm corresponding to each content material Ce, and the storage means 4 of the user terminal UT. 5 is stored. The user terminal UT reproduces the music data Mm of the recording medium MR, acquires the recording position of the music data Mm being reproduced, compares it with the position information Pm in the content Cn, and corresponds to the music data Mm being reproduced. The content material Ce at the position to be played is reproduced.

  Hereinafter, FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described in more detail. In each user terminal UT of the content processing system, the recording medium MR that can be read by the second external storage device 5 includes, for example, at least a plurality of “music CD”, “music DVD”, and “movie DVD”. There are recording media on which data such as CDs and DVDs containing music data Mm have been recorded. The music data Mm recorded on the recording medium MR is typically audio music information obtained by digitally encoding a musical sound waveform, and may include display information such as background images and guidance / lyric characters.

  In the user terminal UT, as shown in FIG. 2, the medium information Md including the music data Mm is taken into the terminal UT main body from the data recording recording medium MR, and the music data Mm in the medium information Md is reproduced. The sound can be reproduced as sound or video from the sound system 17 or display 16. The terminal UT can further reproduce the content material Ce in the content Cn acquired from the content providing server SV in accordance with the reproduction of the music data Mm in the recording medium MR.

  Therefore, the user terminal UT acquires unique information that can uniquely identify the recording medium MR from the recording medium MR on which such music data Mm is recorded. As described above, this information is called “medium specifying information Ms”. For example, when the recording medium MR includes identification information unique to the recording medium, the identification information is read to read the medium specifying information. Determine Ms. Alternatively, information indicating the recording state of a plurality of music data Mm is read out from the recording medium MR and determined as medium specifying information Ms. For example, if it is known in what order music data having a performance time of minutes, seconds, etc. are arranged in the recording medium MR, the probability that there are a plurality of recording media in the same recording state is very low. Therefore, information representing such an arrangement can be regarded as unique information that can uniquely identify the recording medium, and can be used as medium identification information Ms. Then, the medium specifying information Ms determined in this way is transmitted from the user terminal UT to the content providing server SV.

  In the content providing server SV, as described above, a large number of contents Cn corresponding to the respective recording media MR on which the music data Mm is recorded are stored in a database format. In other words, the server SV can identify medium-specific information Ms that can uniquely identify a large number of data-recorded recording media MR that are currently provided to media users in the form of products such as music CDs, music DVDs, and movie DVDs. A large number of contents Cn are stored and managed by a database that associates the contents Cn with the medium specifying information Ms. Therefore, when the content providing server SV receives the medium specifying information Ms from the user terminal UT, the content providing server SV can specify the content Cn to be provided to the terminal UT based on the received medium specifying information Ms.

  Further, in one content Cn, a plurality of content materials Ce each having contents corresponding to a plurality of music data Mm in the associated data-recorded recording medium MR, and music data corresponding to each content material Ce The recording position information Pm in the recording medium of Mm is stored in association with each other. For example, the content material Ce is MIDI data, musical score data, practice performance guide data, etc. for the same music as the corresponding music data Mm, and the recording position information Pm is the music data Mm corresponding to each content material Ce. The order in the recording medium MR, the chapter number, the performance start time, etc. FIG. 3B shows an example of a material / position correspondence table Tep used for associating the content material Ce and the recording position information Pm in each content Cn.

  When the content providing server SV specifies the content Cn based on the medium specifying information Ms received from the user terminal UT, the specified content Cn is provided to the user terminal UT along with the material / position correspondence table Tep (distribution). ) In the user terminal UT, the music data Mm is read from the data-recorded recording medium MR to reproduce music (and video), and at the same time, the content Cn provided from the server SV is reproduced (pronunciation, display, etc.). )

  Regarding the reproduction of the content Cn, the position (reproduction position) of the music data Mm reproduced from the data-recorded recording medium MR is compared with the position represented by the medium recording position information Pm in the content Cn corresponding to the music data Mm. Then, according to the comparison result, the material / position correspondence table Tep is referred to, and the content material Ce at the position corresponding to the reproduction position of the music data Mm being reproduced is set as the reproduction target, thereby synchronizing with the music data Mm. Realize playback.

  Further, when the user terminal UT receives provision of the content Cn corresponding to the data-recorded recording medium MR from the content providing server SV, the user terminal UT creates a content association table Tmc as shown in FIG. The content Cn (including the material / position correspondence table Tep) can be stored in another recording medium in the external storage devices 4 and 5 in association with the medium specifying information Ms of the recording medium MR. Thereby, when reproducing the music data Mm in the recording medium MR, if the corresponding content Cn is already stored in the terminal UT, the content association table is accessed by the terminal UT itself without accessing the server SV. Using Tmc, the corresponding content Cn can be determined, and content reproduction in accordance with the music data Mm can be performed according to the material / position correspondence table Tep.

[Example of processing flow]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the content processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In this processing flow, when the simultaneous reproduction of the music data Mm of the data-recorded recording medium MR and the corresponding content Cn is set by the setting means 15 in the user terminal UT, one data-recorded recording medium MR It is executed every time this is mounted and played. In the following description, the illustrated processing flow has already been executed several times, and the user terminal UT already has content Cn corresponding to several types of data-recorded recording media MR. A content association table Tmc [see FIG. 3A] is created, and in a predetermined content storage area secured in another recording medium (for example, HD) of the external storage devices 4 and 5, the content Cn and the table Tmc are stored. It shall be remembered.

  In the user terminal UT, first, in step U1, the data-recorded recording medium MR is loaded into the second external storage device 5, the medium information Md recorded on the recording medium MR is read, and the medium of the recording medium MR is read. The specific information Ms is acquired, and the content association table Tmc is searched using the acquired medium specific information Ms as a key. As a result of this search, if it is found that the content Cn corresponding to the medium specifying information Ms is stored in the content storage area, the content Cn is loaded onto the RAM 2 and immediately proceeds to step U4 and subsequent steps. That is, when a plurality of contents are held, the contents Cn associated with the recording medium MR are automatically selected and reproduced.

  On the other hand, if the content Cn corresponding to the acquired medium specifying information Ms is not stored in the terminal UT, the process proceeds to step U2, and the medium specifying information Ms is transmitted to the content providing server SV. When the content providing server SV receives the medium specifying information Ms from the user terminal UT, the corresponding new content Cn is specified based on the received medium specifying information Ms in step S1. In the subsequent step S2, the identified content Cn is distributed to the user terminal UT. In addition, you may charge when distributing the content Cn.

  On the other hand, in the user terminal UT, in step U3, the new content Cn distributed from the content providing server SV is loaded onto the RAM 2, and the medium specifying information of the recording medium MR on which data has been recorded in the content Cn. The content association table Tmc is updated by associating Ms, the content Cn is stored in the content storage area, and the process proceeds to step U4. If the associated content does not exist on the user terminal UT, as described above, the content providing server SV may be automatically accessed and the corresponding content Cn may be acquired from the content providing server SV. However, such access may be performed at the user's discretion.

  In step U4, it is determined whether or not the start of reproduction of the data-recorded recording medium MR has been instructed. If there is no instruction to start reproduction, the process waits until instructed to start reproduction (U4 → NO → U4). When the start of reproduction of the recording medium MR is instructed (U4 → YES), the process proceeds to step U5, where the music data Mm in the recording medium MR is reproduced and the music is emitted from the sound system 17 through the effect circuit 10. In some cases, an image is displayed on the display 16 through the display circuit 8. At the same time, the reproduction position of the music data Mm is acquired, and the content reproduction processing in steps U6 and U7 is performed on the content Cn loaded on the RAM 2.

  First, in step U6, the recording position information Pm is read with reference to the material / position correspondence table Tep of the content Cn on the RAM 2 associated with the recording medium MR, and the reproduction position of the music data Mm acquired in step U5 Compare. In subsequent step U7, the content material Ce of the recording position information Pm that matches the reproduction position of the music data Mm is reproduced. For example, if the content material Ce is MIDI data, the musical tone of the set part is pronounced with the set musical instrument tone through the musical tone output units 9, 10, 17 and accompanied by display data such as a score and a guide. Displays an image on the display 16 through the display circuit 8 or blinks the lamp.

  In addition, the recording medium MR is reproduced not only in order from the beginning to the end, but also from the beginning of the music data Mm in the middle, fast forward, fast reverse, jump, pause, etc. during the music data reproduction. The content Cn may be reproduced and the same processing is performed accordingly.

  In the next step U8, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the data-recorded recording medium MR has been completed. While the reproduction of the recording medium MR has not been completed (U8 → NO), the process returns to step U5, and the above-described step U5 is performed. The process of synchronously reproducing the music data Mm and the content Cn in .about.U7 is repeated. Then, when the reproduction of the recording medium MR is finished (U8 → YES), this content processing is finished.

  As described above, a recording medium (medium) MR such as a CD or a DVD that is recorded in at least the music data Mm and is mounted on the second external storage device 5 is specified, and the data-recorded recording medium (media) MR is specified. Corresponding music content (MIDI data, score data, training data, etc.) can be retrieved from the content providing server SV and provided to the user terminal UT. The music content Cn provided from the server SV includes a plurality of music content materials Ce and playback position data of these content materials Ce. The playback position data includes music recorded on the data-recorded recording medium MR. Since the medium recording position information Pm (order, time position, etc.) matching the reproduction position of the data Mm is used, each music is recorded in the user terminal UT according to the reproduction of the music data Mm of the data recording medium MR. The music content Cn can be reproduced while synchronizing the reproduction position of the content material Ce with the music data Mm.

[Various Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although one Example of this invention was described, a various change is possible and it can implement in a various aspect.

  For example, the music content Cn is not limited to the content content Ce corresponding to all the music data Mm recorded in the corresponding recording medium MR as in the embodiment, but at least one The content material corresponding to music data may be included. Even in that case, the recording position information (Pm) needs to be included in the content Cn. Then, when the recorded data recording medium MR is reproduced, the corresponding content material is reproduced only when there is a corresponding content material. The recording position information (Pm) may be recorded as information different from the content material Ce as in the material / position correspondence table Tep of the embodiment, or may be included in the content material. Good.

  In the embodiment, the music content Cn is also reproduced in accordance with the reproduction of the data-recorded recording medium MR. On the contrary, the data-recorded recording medium MR is reproduced in accordance with the reproduction of the music content Cn. The corresponding music data Mm may be reproduced.

It is a hardware block diagram of the content processing system by one Example of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which represents roughly the flow of the information in the content processing system by one Example of this invention. It is a figure showing an example of the table utilized with the content processing system by one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the operation example of the content processing system by one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

UT user terminal (electronic music device (PC or electronic musical instrument), content use device),
SV content providing server (content providing device),
Md Medium information including medium specifying information Ms and music data Mm,
Cn Content including a plurality of content materials Ce and medium recording position information Pm of each material.

Claims (6)

In a content providing apparatus that is communicably connected to a user terminal,
Specific information receiving means for receiving, from a user terminal, medium specifying information for uniquely specifying a recording medium on which a plurality of music data is recorded, which is attached to the user terminal;
Content specifying means for specifying content corresponding to the recording medium based on the received medium specifying information, the content being a content material and recording of music data corresponding to the content material in the recording medium Including recorded position information representing the position,
A content providing apparatus comprising content providing means for providing the specified content to the user terminal. Medium mounting means for mounting a recording medium on which a plurality of music data is recorded;
Content storage means for storing content corresponding to a mounted recording medium, the content comprising: a content material; and recording position information indicating a recording position in the recording medium of music data corresponding to the content material. Including
The music data recorded on the recording medium is reproduced, and the position information of the music data being reproduced is acquired and compared with the recording position information in the content, and the content material at the position corresponding to the music data is reproduced. A content utilization device comprising: a reproducing means for performing the operation. Content storage means for storing the content in association with the music data in accordance with the medium specifying information for uniquely specifying the recording medium on which the music data is recorded;
Medium mounting means for mounting the recording medium;
First reproducing means for reproducing music data recorded on the attached recording medium;
A content utilization apparatus comprising: a second reproduction unit that reads out and reproduces the content associated with the music data from the content storage unit in accordance with the reproduction of the music data. For an information processing apparatus for providing content that is communicably connected to a user terminal,
Receiving, from the user terminal, medium specifying information for uniquely specifying a recording medium on which a plurality of music data is recorded, which is attached to the user terminal;
Identifying the content corresponding to the recording medium based on the received medium specifying information, wherein the content includes a content material and a recording position of the music data corresponding to the content material in the recording medium. Including recording position information to represent,
A content providing program for executing a procedure comprising the step of providing the specified content to the user terminal. For an information processing apparatus for content users comprising a medium mounting means for mounting a recording medium on which a plurality of music data is recorded,
A step of storing content corresponding to the recording medium mounted on the medium mounting means, the content being content position and recording position information representing a recording position of the music data corresponding to the content material in the recording medium Including
The music data recorded on the recording medium is reproduced, and the position information of the music data being reproduced is acquired and compared with the recording position information in the content, and the content material at the position corresponding to the music data is reproduced. A content use program for executing a procedure comprising the steps of: Content use comprising content storage means for storing content in association with the music data in accordance with medium specifying information for uniquely specifying the recording medium on which the music data is recorded, and medium mounting means for mounting the recording medium For information processing equipment for users
Playing back music data recorded on a recording medium mounted on the medium mounting means;
A content use program for executing a procedure including a step of reading out and playing back a content associated with the music data from the content storage means in accordance with the playback of the music data.

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