WO2023007346A1 - Système pour tester à distance un instrument de musique - Google Patents

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WO2023007346A1
WO2023007346A1 PCT/IB2022/056836 IB2022056836W WO2023007346A1 WO 2023007346 A1 WO2023007346 A1 WO 2023007346A1 IB 2022056836 W IB2022056836 W IB 2022056836W WO 2023007346 A1 WO2023007346 A1 WO 2023007346A1
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Claudio MIELLO
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Miello Claudio
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/0033—Recording/reproducing or transmission of music for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/0041—Recording/reproducing or transmission of music for electrophonic musical instruments in coded form
    • G10H1/0058—Transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system
    • G10H1/0066—Transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system using a MIDI interface
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/091—Graphical user interface [GUI] specifically adapted for electrophonic musical instruments, e.g. interactive musical displays, musical instrument icons or menus; Details of user interactions therewith
    • G10H2220/101—Graphical user interface [GUI] specifically adapted for electrophonic musical instruments, e.g. interactive musical displays, musical instrument icons or menus; Details of user interactions therewith for graphical creation, edition or control of musical data or parameters
    • G10H2220/106—Graphical user interface [GUI] specifically adapted for electrophonic musical instruments, e.g. interactive musical displays, musical instrument icons or menus; Details of user interactions therewith for graphical creation, edition or control of musical data or parameters using icons, e.g. selecting, moving or linking icons, on-screen symbols, screen regions or segments representing musical elements or parameters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2240/00—Data organisation or data communication aspects, specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2240/011—Files or data streams containing coded musical information, e.g. for transmission
    • G10H2240/031—File merging MIDI, i.e. merging or mixing a MIDI-like file or stream with a non-MIDI file or stream, e.g. audio or video
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2240/00—Data organisation or data communication aspects, specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2240/171—Transmission of musical instrument data, control or status information; Transmission, remote access or control of music data for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H2240/281—Protocol or standard connector for transmission of analog or digital data to or from an electrophonic musical instrument
    • G10H2240/311—MIDI transmission

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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of sound reproducing and processing apparatuses.
  • the invention relates to an innovative system which makes it possible to remotely interact with an apparatus equipped with MIDI interface in order to test the features thereof, for example, a musical instrument in general.
  • This method comprises the following steps:
  • Arranging one or more processing devices (210, 220, 230), each one associated with a user;
  • the control server system being able to communicate with one or more musical apparatuses (T1, T2, Tn);
  • Said control server system being programmed to connect a processing device (210, 220, 230) to one or more of said musical apparatuses;
  • the method comprising sending, from a processing device associated with the user, a request for communication with a selected musical apparatus, the control server system connecting the requesting processing device to the selected musical apparatus in such a way that said musical apparatus is controllable remotely by the user through said processing device.
  • the user can connect to the control server system which actually creates a connection to the selected instrument that can be located in any store.
  • the described system generates a video interface on the user processing device in such a way that the instrument can be controlled remotely for example by means of the user's own processing device keyboard.
  • the described architecture allows an exchange of control signals and/or audio signals between a selected specific musical apparatus and the processing device to which it is connected, thereby allowing users to remotely play and thus test the apparatus.
  • the object of the present invention is also an assembly for remotely testing musical apparatus, preferably a musical instrument, the assembly comprising:
  • a control server system (100, 110, 310);
  • One or more processing devices each one associated with a user;
  • the control server system being configured to communicate with one or more musical apparatuses (T1, T2, Tn) and with one or more of said processing devices;
  • Said control server system being programmed to connect a processing device (210, 220, 230) to one or more of said musical apparatuses after receiving a connection input to one of said musical apparatuses sent from a processing device in such a way that, after said input, the control server system connects the requesting processing device to the selected musical apparatus;
  • the assembly further generating a graphic interface on the display screen with which the processing device requesting the connection to the musical apparatus is equipped, and through which said musical apparatus can be controlled remotely, for example by playing the musical apparatus in order to test the sound thereof.
  • figure 1A describes the overall architecture
  • figure 1B describes the structure related to the single store provided with local server, musical instrument (T1..Tn) with MIDI interface 115
  • figure 1C is a flow chart of the functioning phases
  • figure 1D shows a screenshot which is displayed on the screen of the user who is connected to the store in order to test the instrument (in this example a keyboard)
  • figure 1E is a further overall scheme whereas figure IF shows a detail of the main communication flows;
  • a possible embodiment of the system in accordance with the invention consists of a software architecture composed by an electronic platform which also allows, in addition to the exchange of conventional information describing the instrument features among the prospective customers and to a series of retailers registered with the service, the exchange of audio signals and/or control signals for the MIDI interfaces of the instruments.
  • control server system (100, 110, 310) producing an audio and/or video communication between a user (for example, generally through a PC or personal computer) and a musical instrument which can be controlled remotely by said user.
  • said architecture which can be identified by the acronym ReSYP (Remote Synth Player), comprises four components characterizing the purposes thereof, i.e.: Customer, Store, Central server and Support Server System.
  • the set of server apparatuses suitably programmed and equipped with their own processors, which together manage the functionality of the set, constitutes the so- called control server system which comprises the central server (100) and the support server system (110, 310; 120, 320; 130, 330).
  • the support server system is preferably, in turn, formed by a local server communicating and cooperating with a further server called Repeater Server.
  • the local server is also defined as “Dashboard Server” and the central server can also be defined as “Master Server” (see for example in this respect figure 1E).
  • the central server and the Repeater server reside in a "Cloud" system.
  • a central server 100 (or Master Server) which acts as an intermediary between a receiving location, in the form of a store, and a "client" side, i.e. the person that wishes to access the service.
  • the figure shows a central server 100 which communicates, on one side, with the support server system, each one associated with a predet.ermined music store and on the other side with the client side.
  • the music store is equipped with a support server system made up of a local server (110, 120, 130) (or dashboard server) which communicates with a Repeater Server (310, 320, 330) and, as a whole, they form the support server system (110, 310) of the corresponding store.
  • a support server system made up of a local server (110, 120, 130) (or dashboard server) which communicates with a Repeater Server (310, 320, 330) and, as a whole, they form the support server system (110, 310) of the corresponding store.
  • client processors i.e. the processing device (210, 220, 230) of the user which establishes a connection to the server system through them, and from the server to the specific store.
  • each local server (110, 120, 130), is communicating with a MIDI interface 115 which manages the audio data of one or more musical instruments .
  • the store is provided with a local server 110 connected to a MIDI interface 115.
  • figure 1B describes the local server 110 which, through a MIDI interface 115 (for example an audio MIDI interface) manages the communication with one or more musical instruments (in the example of figure 1B keyboards T1.,.Tn),
  • a MIDI interface 115 for example an audio MIDI interface
  • one or more musical instruments in the example of figure 1B keyboards T1.,.Tn
  • a switch 116 may be provided that can be controlled remotely through said local server 110, as also indicated by the arrow in figure 1B (as indicated in figure 1B with at number 116).
  • the local server can enable or disable, depending on the needs, the power supply to the musical instruments, thereby activating them only when required and therefore providing a remarkable energy saving.
  • figure IB shows the example of a store
  • the local server 110 when the local server 110 receives a request from a user for testing a specific instrument, it turns "ON" the power of the selected instrument, which through the MIDI interface communicates with the local server, and through the latter the user can remotely control and thus test the specific instrument.
  • the music store that the user wants to reach via the Internet comprises a local server and at least one MIDI interface that allows the flow of information between the local server and the musical instrument .
  • the user selects a store and, through the repeater server thereof, accesses the local server to be able to select an instrument.
  • the store comprises, as mentioned, a Repeater Server communicating and cooperating with the local server.
  • the flow chart shows in fact the main steps, i.e.: [0046] 1) Starting the software application by the customer (client application) through their processing device, for example PC, tablet, mobile device and the like.
  • the software that manages the described method can obviously be in the form of an App for mobile devices as well as software installed or able to be installed on any PC, server system, etc, and in any case suitable to run on a normal computer device.
  • the Master Server or central server (which preferably resides on cloud) is always listening to any requests for connection from the Clients. When the user runs the Client application, this one establishes a first connection to the Master Server 100 in order to obtain the list of stores.
  • a list of stores registered with the service is displayed on the device through which the user is connected (for example a PC, a mobile device of any type such as a mobile telephone); [0051] 4) Once the list has been received, the user can select a store and start the connection to it;
  • the user's PC will display an image representing the selected type of instrument (such as synthesizer, Piano Digital Work Station, etc. as outlined in figure ID), corresponding to the instrument and its functions, that they will be able to control.
  • instrument such as synthesizer, Piano Digital Work Station, etc. as outlined in figure ID
  • the user can test the instrument by playing it, for example by using the keyboard of their own PC and receiving the audio packages related to the sound generated by the instrument.
  • a special software is therefore provided which creates a graphical interface on the user’s screen that simulates the instrument, for example a keyboard, in such a way that through the keys of their PC the user can control the instrument from their own workstation, playing it and activating its functions.
  • PC or more generally the user's connecting device, and the musical instrument to be tested such that the latter can be controlled by said PC or connecting device in general.
  • Figure 1D shows a possible example of a screen displayed to the user in case they want to test for example a keyboard. [0060] Therefore, the figure shows the function keys of the instrument keyboard that can be virtually activated through the PC keyboard and, in this manner, the user can actually play some music with the instrument.
  • Figure 1D shows further functions associated with the selected musical instrument, for example volume, battery, accompaniments that can be freely selected and tested.
  • the local server of the store communicates with the main server which has granted the service to it.
  • the principal master server 100 establishes a connection to the client processing device in order to provide it with the electronic list of the available stores and other pertaining information.
  • the client user can select a store from the list and request the connection to the store.
  • the client disconnects from the master server to establish the communication between the client side and the store through the repeater server and the local server.
  • the use of a repeater server and a local server is preferred for the following reasons, although a single server, such as the local one, could be used.
  • a store server could be readily connected to the Internet through a smartphone (private IP) which serves as a router (all the functioning tests for client and store have only been carried out through smartphones), or through a router provided with a conventional SIM. Ultimately, no modification of the router settings, no request for public IP address to one's own provider and immediacy of use of the service.
  • the master server can as well act as a repeater, but in many occasions it would fall into an excessiveworkload and obviously a possible server failure (i.e. failure of the entire service) is to be avoided.
  • the whole architecture comprises :
  • a sw (Software) application installed on the customer's device
  • a hardware equipment available for each store providing a software installed on the PC of the store (dashboard server);
  • Some network resources among which a main master server and other network applications dedicated to the stores (Repeater Server);
  • a Customer's software application comprises for example the following functions: [0081] - Enables the customer to access a database of the Master server and to see on screen the information related to all stores registered with the service.
  • a SERVER-STORE equipment according to the invention is for example the one described in figure 2 and it is composed of:
  • a PC-Server equipped with double network interface card (one for a traditional router for accessing the Internet and one for a switch to be connected to one or more remote Ethernet multi-socket switches) and a port for the connection to the multi-channel audio MIDI interface .
  • a remote multi-socket switch (2.2) through which the musical instruments included in the service are powered.
  • the power supply of each instrument can be automatically interrupted after completing the test with a time delay that can be set, in order to avoid sudden switching on and switching off and thereby reducing wear of instruments and energy consumption.
  • the software for the service management is installed on the PC Server (2.1) by the store, this software can be characterized by one or more of the following functions:
  • the network applications according to the invention are composed of, for example, an application dedicated to each store registered with the service, called “repeater” and a network server (Master Server) on which the program for managing the whole service resides and which makes information concerning all the stores accessible to the client users.
  • a network server Master Server
  • a repeater application is designed to forward any data traffic between the STORE SERVER and the Client, and send/receive data from and to the MASTER SERVER in order to manage the service. It can be installed in a V.P.S. (Virtual Private Server) provided by a provider with a public IP address and it allows several Customers to remotely access the store server at the same time without using other services dedicated to manage this communication .
  • V.P.S. Virtual Private Server
  • the repeater acts as a link between the Store Server and Client PC, thereby enabling providers of the Internet service to overcome obstacles due to the redirection of local IPs, N.A.T. (network address translate),
  • the MASTER SERVER communicates with a database in which all main information concerning all stores that have subscribed the agreement is registered.
  • the master server uploads into memory a list with the main information concerning each store:
  • IP address in this case, the IP address of the Repeater.
  • Figure 1F shows the sequence of already described actions and communication flows between customer, Master server, support server (Repeater) and Store Server for a service functioning according to the invention.
  • figure 1F represents the communications in the main steps of the service, i.e, the steps provided for the activation and the use of the service by the store, and the ones for the use of the service and the use of the instrument by the Customer.
  • the steps described here are to be understood as exemplifying and non-limiting, in fact for example all the possible intermediate options enabled by the software, the options for managing multiple access, the modifying and monitoring functions, etc. as mentioned elsewhere, are not described.
  • the software installed on the Customer device according to the invention (and shown as mentioned at point 1 in figure 1E) provides a further function which enables more Clients to remotely access the server at the same time even when the Clients that are connected to the store use the same router.
  • a computer When a computer (computer 1) asks for a connection to the store server (i.e. to the repeater of the store on cloud), it also sends, through the application used for the connection, a request for verifying whether other computers are already connected to that store, if no confirmation is given, after a preset time, it is recognized as first customer (Active Client) and the communication is established without problems.
  • the active Client At the moment when a second computer asks for access to the store (computer 2), the active Client responds by notifying its presence.
  • the computer 2 can access as a PASSIVE CLIENT and the connection between the store and computer 2 will occur through the computer 1, in such a way that the store Repeater of that store can continue communicating only through the IP address already associated with computer 1,
  • the maximum number of passive Clients can be set and limited in order not to increase the burden on the resources.
  • each Customer when each Customer is connected to a separate router, each Customer's computer accesses the store Repeater as an Active Client.
  • the musical apparatus preferably the electronic musical instrument, integrates the MIDI interface in itself.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé pour tester à distance un appareil de musique, de préférence un instrument de musique, le procédé consistant à : - agencer un système de serveur de commande (100, 110, 310) ; - agencer un ou plusieurs dispositifs de traitement (210, 220, 230), associés chacun à un utilisateur ; - le système de serveur de commande étant apte à communiquer avec un ou plusieurs appareils de musique (T1, T2, Tn) ; - ledit système de serveur de commande étant programmé pour connecter un dispositif de traitement (210, 220, 230) à un ou plusieurs desdits appareils de musique ; - le procédé consistant à envoyer, à partir d'un dispositif de traitement associé à l'utilisateur, une demande de communication avec un appareil de musique sélectionné, le système de serveur de commande connectant le dispositif de traitement demandeur à l'appareil de musique sélectionné d'une manière telle que ledit appareil de musique peut être commandé à distance par l'utilisateur par l'intermédiaire dudit dispositif de traitement.
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