JP2007212586A - Electronic musical device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic musical system that easily grasp and reports setting state information and error state information in an electronic musical device having not so high display capability to an electronic musical device support center. <P>SOLUTION: In this system, a setting section A of the electronic musical device EM holds setting data representative of a setting state and an error state in the device in a storage means and a setting data file sf in which the held setting data are described is written to an external storage medium MR through a setting data writing-out section C. The setting state and error state that the setting data of the setting data file sf written out to the storage medium MR represents can be displayed by a personal computer PC having high display processing capability. Further, connection information for connection with a Web site CS at an electronic musical device information center CT is included in the setting data file sf and then the Web site CS can easily be accessed, based upon the setting data file sf. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic music system having a function for writing out setting state information and error state information inside a device.

Some electronic music devices such as electronic musical instruments can be connected to the Internet. For the Internet connection, various settings are required. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic music apparatus that facilitates the settings.
JP 2005-266302 A

  In such an electronic music apparatus, even if the setting for the Internet connection is made, the Internet connection may not be made correctly due to some setting mistake or the like. In this case, the setting is reviewed, or the setting state is notified to the information center (support center) of the electronic music apparatus manufacturer by telephone or the like, and an instruction regarding the correct setting is received. In an electronic music apparatus that does not have a high display capability, such as an electronic musical instrument equipped only with an LCD capable of displaying, it is difficult to review a setting because a large number of setting parameters cannot be displayed in a list. Similarly, it is difficult to notify the information center of the electronic music apparatus manufacturer about the setting state.

  In view of such circumstances, the present invention makes it possible to easily grasp setting state information and error state information inside an electronic music device that does not have a high display capability, and also provides an information center (support center) for the electronic music device. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic music system that can easily perform notifications to.

  According to the main feature of the present invention, the data holding means (S1, S4; A; 2, 4) for holding setting data representing the setting state and / or error state inside the electronic music apparatus (EM), and the data holding means Data writing means (S7; C; 5) for writing the setting data file (sf) including the held setting data to an external storage medium (MR) or a storage medium (external storage device or the like) of the external information processing apparatus (PC); An electronic music apparatus (computer) having the above configuration is provided, and the computer (EM) functioning as the electronic music apparatus holds setting data representing a setting state and / or an error state inside the computer (EM). A data holding step (S1, S4; A) and a setting data file (sf) including the setting data held in the data holding step are stored in an external storage medium. MR) or the external information processing apparatus (PC) of the storage medium (data written in the external storage device, etc.) write step (S7; C) setting a data processing program for executing the steps consisting a [Claim 3] is provided. Note that the parentheses indicate reference symbols, terms, and the like of the examples added for convenience of understanding, and the same applies to the following.

  In the electronic music device according to the present invention, the setting data file (sf) includes connection information (hr) for connecting to a site (CS) provided in the electronic music device information center (CT). It can be configured as follows.

  In the electronic music system according to the main feature of the present invention (Claims 1 and 3), the setting status information and / or error status information inside the electronic music device is held in the storage means (2, 4) as setting data, and when necessary, A configuration data file (sf) including stored configuration data is created and written to a storage medium (MR) or a storage medium (external storage device) of an external information processing apparatus (PC) such as a personal computer. ing. Therefore, according to the present invention, the setting state information and / or error state information in the setting data file written to the storage medium (MR or PC external storage device) is an information processing with a high display processing capability such as a personal computer. It can be displayed on the device. In addition, this allows the user to easily check the setting parameters and contact the information center (support center).

  In the electronic music apparatus according to the present invention, the setting data file (sf) to be written has connection information (hr) for connecting to the website (CS) provided in the electronic music apparatus information center (CT). It is comprised so that it may be included (Claim 2). Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily access the website of the electronic music apparatus information center based on the setting data file written to the storage medium (MR or PC external storage device).

[Outline of electronic music device]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of an electronic music apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. For this electronic music apparatus, a device having music information processing as a main function is used. In this example, an electronic musical instrument including a performance operation unit or a musical tone signal generation unit is used. The electronic music apparatus EM includes a central processing unit (CPU) 1, a random access memory (RAM) 2, a read-only memory (ROM) 3, a first external storage device 4, a second external storage device 5, a performance operation detection circuit 6, A setting operation detection circuit 7, a display circuit 8, a sound source circuit 9, an effect circuit 10, a MIDI interface (I / F) 11, a communication interface (I / F) 12, and the like are provided. Connected to each other.

  The CPU 1 constitutes a data processing circuit DP together with the RAM 2 and the ROM 3 and executes various information processing including setting data processing in addition to normal music information processing using a clock by the timer 14 according to an arbitrary control 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 and various data necessary for executing these processes in advance, and the control program includes a setting data processing program for executing setting data processing.

  The first external storage device 4 is a built-in storage device including a built-in storage medium such as a hard disk (HD), and can store arbitrary data including a control program. In a predetermined storage area, setting information and error information indicating the setting state and error state in the electronic music apparatus EM can be stored and held, and such information is called “setting data”.

  The second external storage device 5 is a small memory card such as SmartMedia (registered trademark), a USB memory, a compact disk (CD), a flexible disk (FD), a magneto-optical (MO) disk, a digital multipurpose disk (DVD), and so on. Various portable external storage media MR can be mounted, and external storage media drive device that drives these external storage media MR to read / write various data (USB I / F in the case of USB memory) It is. The external storage medium MR is used to record setting data during setting data processing.

  The performance operation detection circuit 6 functions as a performance operation unit together with a performance operation element 15 such as a keyboard, detects the content of the performance operation of the performance operation element 15, and introduces performance data corresponding thereto into the data processing circuit DP. The setting operation detection circuit 7 functions as a setting operation unit together with the setting operation unit 16 such as a key switch or a mouse, detects the setting operation content of the setting operation unit 16, and sets corresponding setting operation data to the data processing circuit DP. Introduce.

  The display circuit 8 functions as a display unit together with the display 17 and various indicators (not shown), controls the display / lighting contents of these display elements in accordance with instructions from the CPU 1, and provides display assistance for the operations of the operators 15 and 16. I do. In addition, the display capability of the display units (8, 17) is not high, and the display 17 is composed of, for example, an LCD character display capable of displaying characters of about two lines.

  The tone generator circuit 9 generates musical tone data corresponding to the actual performance data from the performance operation detection circuit 6, and the effect circuit 10 having an effect applying DSP gives a predetermined effect to the musical tone data, and generates a musical tone signal for the actual performance. Is generated. The sound source circuit 9 and the effect circuit 10 can also generate a musical sound signal for automatic performance according to performance data from the storage means (3 to 5) or the like during automatic performance. The sound system 18 following the effect circuit 10 includes a D / A converter, an amplifier, and a speaker, and generates a musical sound based on a musical sound signal from the effect circuit 10. The sound source circuit 9, the effect circuit 10, and the sound system 18 function as a musical sound generation unit.

  An external MIDI device MD having a MIDI music information processing function is connected to the MIDII / F11 in the same manner as this electronic music device, and MIDI data can be exchanged between the electronic music device EM and the external MIDI device MD through the MIDII / F11. it can. The communication I / F 12 is connected to a communication network CN such as the Internet. When the communication I / F 12 is normally connected, a control program is downloaded from a server computer (Web server for electronic music apparatus) SV or performance data is stored in the storage devices 4 and 5. The electronic music apparatus EM can be used.

[System Overview]
In the electronic music system according to one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic file describing a setting state and an error state in the electronic music device can be created according to the setting data processing program, and the created electronic file is stored in a personal computer or the like. The information processing device is provided to an external information processing device having a high display processing capacity, and the status is notified to the information center (support center) of the manufacturer or seller who provided the electronic music device through the external information processing device. Can do. FIG. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram for explaining an electronic music system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Here, an outline of the functions of the electronic music system will be described. In this system, the setting unit A of the electronic music apparatus EM holds setting data representing the setting state and error state inside the apparatus in the storage means (2, 4), and is held through the setting data writing unit C when necessary. The setting data file sf describing the setting data being written is written to the external storage medium MR. The setting states and error states represented by the setting data of the setting data file sf written to the external storage medium MR can be displayed as a list on a personal computer PC having a high display processing capability. Further, since the setting data file sf includes connection information (hr: FIG. 3) for connecting to the website CS of the electronic music apparatus information center (support center) CT, the setting data file sf is stored in the setting data file sf. Based on this, the Web site CS can be easily accessed. The setting data file sf may be directly written to the personal computer PC through a USB I / F or the like.

  This will be specifically described below. As shown in the schematic functional block diagram of FIG. 2 (1), the environment surrounding the electronic music apparatus EM is an electronic music apparatus EM, a web server (server computer) SV for electronic music apparatus connected to the communication network CN, A personal computer PC, an information Web server CS, and an information mail terminal MT, and the server CS and the terminal MT constitute an information center CT related to the electronic music apparatus EM.

  The electronic music apparatus EM is composed of a setting unit A, an electronic music apparatus communication unit B, and a setting data writing unit C as shown in the drawing when functions related to the setting data processing are represented by blocks.

  The setting unit A corresponds to the setting control function of the setting operation unit 16-7, the display unit 8-17, the first external storage device 4, and the data processing circuit DP, and a communication environment such as an Internet connection through the communication network CN. For the performance environment inside the electronic music apparatus EM, various parameters are set based on the user operation, and setting data including setting information and error information regarding the set contents and errors at the time of setting is stored in the first external storage. The data is stored in a predetermined storage area of the device 4 or held on the RAM 2.

  Further, the setting unit A commands the connection according to the set communication environment to the electronic music device communication unit B as needed, or is held in a predetermined storage area of the first external storage device 4 or the RAM 2. The setting data writing unit C is instructed to write setting data such as setting information and error information.

  The electronic music device communication unit B corresponds to the communication control function of the data processing circuit DP and the communication I / F 12, and communicates with the electronic music device Web server SV via the communication network CN in accordance with a command from the setting unit A. To do.

  The setting data writing unit C corresponds to the information writing function of the data processing circuit DP and the second external storage device (external storage medium driving device) 5 and is required to be provided to the personal computer PC in accordance with a command from the setting unit A. An electronic file sf in which setting data is described is created and written to the external storage medium MR inserted in the external storage device 5. The electronic file sf is called a “setting data file”, and a storage medium that can be used by an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer PC is used as the external storage medium MR to which the setting data file sf is written.

  The electronic music device Web server SV has the same hardware configuration as the electronic music device EM except that the performance operation unit (15-6) and the musical tone generation unit (9-10-18) are excluded, and is externally stored. Many contents such as various control programs for electronic music apparatus and performance data are stored in the apparatus. When the electronic music apparatus EM is normally connected to the server SV, it can receive these contents.

  The personal computer PC to which setting data is provided from the electronic music device EM has a hardware configuration similar to that of the electronic music device EM, but the display unit (8-17) has a display capability sufficiently higher than that of the electronic music device EM. Is provided. The personal computer PC need not be provided with the performance operation unit (15-6), the musical tone generation unit (9-10-18), and the MIDII / F (11), and is provided with a printer.

  Further, when the personal computer PC represents functions related to data provision from the electronic music apparatus EM in blocks, as shown in the figure, a setting data reading unit D, a Web browser E, a mailer F, and a PC (personal computer) communication unit The PC communication unit G corresponds to the communication I / F of the personal computer PC. That is, the personal computer PC receives various information such as a server computer (information web server) CS and a communication terminal (information mail terminal) MT of the information center CT connected to the communication network CN via the PC communication unit G. Communication with a communication device is possible.

  The setting data reading unit D corresponds to the information reading function of the external storage device (external storage medium driving device), the setting operation unit, the display unit, and the data processing circuit of the personal computer PC. The setting data file sf written in the storage medium MR is read in response to a read command input from the setting operation unit inserted in the storage device, and the setting data of the file sf is described later as a Web browser (viewing unit) E can be displayed on the display and printed out from the printer.

  The Web browser E corresponds to the browsing function of the setting operation unit, the display unit, and the data processing circuit, and can access the information Web server CS through the PC communication unit G and browse various data. Further, as described above, the contents of the setting data file sf can be displayed. The information web server CS has the same hardware configuration as the electronic music device web server SV.

  The mailer (software mail generation unit) F corresponds to the mail generation function of the setting operation unit, the display unit, and the data processing circuit, creates a mail according to the user operation, and sends the created mail to the PC communication. Through part G, it can be sent to any communication terminal device (other communication terminals not shown) including the information mail terminal MT. The information mail terminal MT has a hardware configuration similar to that of the personal computer PC.

  In such a system, when the electronic music apparatus user wants to check the setting state and error state of various setting parameters in the electronic music apparatus EM, the setting data writing unit C is operated through the setting unit A based on the user operation. A setting data file sf is created by fetching setting data indicating a setting state or an error state necessary for confirmation from a predetermined storage area of the first external storage device 4 or the RAM 2, and can be used with a smart medium usable on the personal computer PC. Recording is performed on a removable storage medium (external storage medium) MR such as a USB memory. Then, by inserting the storage medium MR into the personal computer PC, the information of the storage medium MR is read by the setting data reading unit D using the high display capability of the personal computer PC, and the Web browser E is used. Display a list on the display.

  The setting data written to the setting data file sf includes setting data related to Internet connection. For example, as shown in FIG. 2B, the setting data related to the Internet connection includes a LAN adapter seller ID, product ID, revision ID (01 to 03), MAC address (04), current time (05). ), Adoption of DHCP (06), DNS server (07, 08), IP address (09),..., Communication result (19), and the like. The setting data written to the file sf is not limited to setting data related to the Internet connection, and may be any type of information as long as it is information related to the electronic music apparatus EM.

[Operation example when accessing the information center]
A more specific operation example will be described. For example, in the electronic music apparatus EM, in accordance with the user operation, after setting the Internet connection by the setting unit A, when trying to connect to the electronic music apparatus Web server SV, “×” is shown in FIG. As shown by, the connection with the server SV ends abnormally and the connection may fail.

  In such a case, the setting unit A and the setting data writing unit C set the connection setting information indicating the setting state of the Internet connection and the connection error information indicating the error state as shown in FIG. Data is extracted from the storage means 2 and 4, a setting data file sf describing the contents of the extracted setting data is created, and the created setting data file sf is recorded in the external storage medium MR.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of such a setting data file. In this example, the setting data file sf is an HTML file, and various setting data representing the setting state and error state in the electronic music apparatus EM are described in the HTML format. In the file sf, “< As shown in a href = "http://www.aaa.bbb.jp/info/mailform.htm"> here </a> ", the product, that is, the website of the information center CT of the electronic music apparatus EM (for information Connection information (link information) hr for accessing the Web server CS is included. The format of the setting data file sf is not limited to HTML, and any format may be used as long as it can access the website CS based on the connection information hr.

  Also, if there is information that is not desirable when written in the setting data file sf, that portion (or the whole) is encrypted, or if the information center CT does not use the information, FIG. As indicated by “****”, it is preferable to write out as an abbreviated character (*). Such information includes, for example, an SSID (FIG. 2 (2): 12; station ID) and a WEP encryption key (same as 15, 16) in the setting of the wireless LAN.

  Next, when the external storage medium MR recording the setting data file sf is inserted into the external storage medium driving device of the personal computer PC, the setting data reading unit D reads the setting data file sf of the external storage medium MR, and Web The browser E displays a list of setting data written in the file sf on the display. FIG. 4 is an example of a screen showing the setting data file sf illustrated in FIG. In this example, various setting data (“setting information 1”, “setting information 2”,...) Are displayed in a list according to the setting data file sf, and hyperlink notation ht based on the link information hr is also displayed.

  Therefore, the user can easily visually recognize the state in the electronic music apparatus EM with the various setting information displayed as a list. Also, by clicking on the hyperlink notation ht, the Web browser E can immediately access the Web site CS of the information center CT via the PC communication unit G and the communication network CN.

  A mail form mf is prepared on the website CS of the information center CT, and the web browser E accesses the website CS as described above, opens the mail form mf on the display of the personal computer PC, and performs a user operation. You can enter the required information according to

  FIG. 5 is an example of a screen showing that the information center is accessed and the mail form mf is opened. On the screen of this mail form mf, as shown by a rectangular frame in FIG. 5, the name of the electronic music apparatus user (or a user ID if necessary), the telephone, the mail address of the personal computer PC, the electronic music apparatus EM There is an entry field for necessary items such as explanation of the current state of the device such as symptoms, etc., and an attachment file entry field, and a “Browse” button is provided corresponding to the attachment file entry field, and an email is sent. For example, a “send” button for canceling the creation or transmission of mail.

  In accordance with the user operation, necessary information regarding the electronic music apparatus EM is input to each item input field provided in the mail form mf, and the attached file selection function by clicking the “reference” button is used to enter this mail. By specifying the setting data file sf to be attached and entering the path (storage location) of the file in the attachment file input field, the mail ma to which the setting data file sf is attached can be created.

  The created mail ma is transmitted to the information center CT by the user clicking the “send” button, and finally, the person in charge of the electronic music apparatus of the information center CT passes through the information web server CS. In the mail terminal MT to be used, this mail ma can be opened, and the setting data of the setting data file sf attached to the mail ma can be displayed or printed out.

  In this example, the setting data file sf including the link information hr is used. Of course, the setting data file sf including only the setting data is provided to the personal computer PC, and the mail ma attached with the setting data file sf is used. May be created by the mailer F and transmitted to the information center CT. However, when the setting data file sf including the link information hr is used as described above, it is not necessary to activate the mailer F separately to send a mail, and the user does not check the mail address of the information center CT. The setting data file sf can be sent easily.

[Example of setting data processing flow]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing setting data processing executed by the electronic music apparatus in accordance with the above-described operation example. When the setting data processing is started in the electronic music apparatus EM, the setting unit A performs setting data input processing in step S1, and inputs various setting parameters according to the user operation to operate the apparatus including the Internet connection. The setting data on the RAM 2 representing the setting state is stored in a predetermined storage area of the first external storage device 4.

  Next, in step S2, a connection test with the electronic music apparatus web server SV is executed through the electronic music apparatus communication unit C. In the next step S3, it is determined whether or not the connection with the server SV is established. judge. When the electronic music apparatus EM confirms that the connection with the server SV has been successfully made (S3 → YES), the setting data processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the connection test with the server SV fails in the connection test in step S2 (S3 → NO), the process proceeds to step S4. In step S4, error information indicating a connection failure is held as setting data in the RAM 2, and stored in a predetermined storage area of the first external storage device 4 as necessary, and the setting data file sf is written out. Determine whether. This determination can be made, for example, by consulting the user as to whether to write the file sf or to re-enter the setting data using the display 17 and according to the user's selection operation.

  If it is determined that the setting data file sf is not to be written (setting data is input again) (S4 → NO), the process returns to step S1, and the setting data is input again to perform the connection test. The processes in steps S1 to S3 are repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the file sf is to be written (S4 → YES), the process proceeds to step S5, where it is determined whether or not the external storage medium MR is attached to the second external storage device 5.

  If it is determined that the external storage medium MR is not attached (S5 → NO), the user is warned in step S6 by displaying on the display 17, for example, that the external storage medium MR should be attached. Then, it waits for the mounting of the external storage medium MR, returns to step S5, and determines the mounting of the external storage medium again.

  If it is determined in step S5 that the external storage medium MR is attached to the second external storage device 5 (S5 → YES), the process proceeds to step S7, where the setting data writing unit B sets the connection state and connection set. Setting data representing an error state obtained by the test is written from the first external storage device 4 to the setting data file sf, and the setting data file sf is recorded on the attached external storage medium MR. Then, this setting data processing is terminated.

[Various Embodiments]
The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, this is merely an example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, with regard to the setting data to be written to the setting data file, in the embodiment, the setting data related to the Internet connection is mainly described. However, the setting data related to the electronic music apparatus is not limited to the setting data related to the Internet connection. The setting data may be used.

  In the setting data file, instead of or in addition to the setting data of the electronic music device, error status information (what is in error, for example, “DHCP server not found”, “IP address cannot be obtained from DHCP server) Etc.) may also be written out.

  The provision of the setting data file to the personal computer is not limited to the method of writing the setting data file to a removable external storage medium, but a storage medium (external storage device, etc.) of a personal computer connected by a communication interface such as USB. Alternatively, the setting data file may be directly written out.

It is a block diagram showing the hardware structural example of the electronic music apparatus by one Example of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the setting data processing system by one Example of this invention. It is a figure showing the example of the setting data file by one Example of this invention. It is a figure showing the example of a display of the setting data file by one Example of this invention. It is a figure showing the example of a display of the mail form by one Example of this invention. It is an example of the flowchart of the setting data process by one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

EM Electronic music devices such as electronic musical instruments,
Server computer for SV electronic music device,
CT Information Center,
mf mail form,
ma Mail with setting data file sf attached,
hr, ht Connection information (link information) and hyperlink notation.

Claims (3)

Data holding means for holding setting data representing a setting state and / or an error state inside the electronic music device;
An electronic music apparatus comprising: data writing means for writing a setting data file including setting data held in the data holding means to an external storage medium or a storage medium of an external information processing apparatus. 2. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting data file includes connection information for connecting to a site provided in an electronic music apparatus information center. To a computer that functions as an electronic music device,
A data holding step for holding setting data representing a setting state and / or an error state inside the computer;
A setting data processing program for executing a procedure including a data writing step of writing a setting data file including setting data held in a data holding step to an external storage medium or a storage medium of an external information processing apparatus.

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