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EP0933906A2
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Network system for ensemble performance by remote terminals
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1999-01-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-01-25
Abstract
Abstract In a network performance system involving a plurality of performance apparatuses, each performance apparatus stores phrase performance information of a plurality of performance parts, and each performance apparatus is allocated with one of the performance parts to conduct an ensemble performance composed of the plurality of the performance parts. A server apparatus is connected to each of the performance apparatuses via a network. Each of the performance apparatuses is manually operable to input operational information relating to the performance part allocated thereto, and transmits the inputted operational information to the server apparatus via the network. The server apparatus delivers the operational information transmitted by each of the performance apparatuses to other of the performance apparatuses via the network. Each of the performance apparatuses receives the operational information relating to other performance parts allocated to other of the performance apparatuses from the server apparatus via the network, and reproduces the phrase performance information of the performance part allocated thereto in response to the inputted operational information and concurrently reproduces the phrase information of other performance parts allocated to other of the performance apparatuses in response to the received operational information to thereby conduct the ensemble performance composed of the plurality of the performance parts.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaki c/o Yamaha Music Foundation Hara
- 👤 Shiburo c/o Yamaha Corporation Tokano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:17
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/0033; G10H1/0041; G10H1/0058; G10H2240/00; G10H2240/011; G10H2240/046; G10H2240/056; G10H2240/095; G10H2240/101; G10H2240/105; G10H2240/111; G10H2240/171; G10H2240/175; G10H2240/281; G10H2240/295; G10H2240/305
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A network performance system comprising: a plurality of
performance apparatuses each storing phrase performance
information of a plurality of performance parts and each being
allocated with one of the performance parts to conduct an
ensemble performance composed of the plurality of the
performance parts, and a server apparatus connected to each of
the performance apparatuses via a network, wherein each of the performance apparatuses is manually
operable to input operational information relating to the
performance part allocated thereto, and transmits the inputted
operational information to the server apparatus via the
network, wherein the server apparatus delivers the operational
information transmitted by each of the performance apparatuses
to other of the performance apparatuses via the network, and wherein each of the performance apparatuses receives the
operational information relating to other performance parts
allocated to other of the performance apparatuses from the
server apparatus via the network, and reproduces the phrase
performance information of the performance part allocated
thereto in response to the inputted operational information
and concurrently reproduces the phrase information of other
performance parts allocated to other of the performance
apparatuses in response to the received operational
information to thereby conduct the ensemble performance
composed of the plurality of the performance parts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A performance apparatus being allocated with one of a
plurality of performance parts and storing phrase performance
information of the plurality of the performance parts to
conduct an ensemble performance composed of the plurality of
the performance parts in communication with other performance
apparatus through a network, the performance apparatus
comprising: an input device that is manually operable to input
operational information relating to the performance part
allocated to the performance apparatus; a receiver device that receives operational information
being inputted by other performance apparatus and relating to
other performance part allocated to other performance
apparatus via the network; and a sound device that reproduces the phrase performance
information of the performance part allocated to the
performance apparatus in response to the inputted operational
information and that concurrently reproduces the phrase
information of other performance part allocated to other
performance apparatus in response to the received operational
information to thereby conduct the ensemble performance
composed of the plurality of the performance parts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
194 words
A performance apparatus being allocated with one of a
plurality of performance parts and storing phrase performance
information of the plurality of the performance parts to
conduct an ensemble performance composed of the plurality of
the performance parts in communication with other performance
apparatus through a network, the performance apparatus
comprising: an input device that is manually operable to input
operational information; a control device that operates when the inputted
operational information is adequately relating to the
allocated performance part for transmitting the inputted
operational information to other performance apparatus via the
network so as to conduct the ensemble performance in other
performance apparatus, and that operates when the inputted
operational information is inadvertently relating to other
performance part allocated to other performance apparatus for
prohibiting transmission of the inputted operational
information; and a sound device that reproduces the phrase performance
information of the allocated performance part in response to
the inputted operational information when the inputted
operational information is adequately relating to the
allocated performance part, the sound device prohibiting
reproduction of the phrase performance information when the
inputted operational information is inadvertently relating to
other performance part allocated to other performance
apparatus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
171 words
A performance apparatus designated as either of a master
and a member and being allocated with one of a plurality of
performance parts to conduct an ensemble performance in
communication via a network with other performance apparatus
allocated with other of the plurality of the performance parts
under initiative by the master, the performance apparatus
comprising: an input device that has a first operator manually
operable to input operational information effective to execute
the allocated performance part, and a second operator assigned
with a special function and being manually operable to input
information effective to initiate the ensemble performance;
and a control device that operates when the performance
apparatus is designated as the master for enabling the second
operator so as to input the command information and to
transmit the inputted command information to other performance
apparatus via the network to initiate other performance
apparatus, and that operates when the performance apparatus is
designated as the member for disabling the second operator so
as to prohibit inputting of the command information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
170 words
A machine readable medium for use in a computer machine
being allocated with one of a plurality of performance parts
and storing phrase performance information of the plurality of
the performance parts to conduct an ensemble performance
composed of the plurality of the performance parts in
communication with other computer machine through a network,
the machine readable medium containing a program executable by
the computer machine to carry out an ensemble performance
process comprising the steps of: inputting operational information relating to the
performance part allocated to the computer machine; receiving operational information being inputted by other
computer machine and relating to other performance part
allocated to other computer machine via the network; reproducing the phrase performance information of the
performance part allocated to the computer machine in response
to the inputted operational information, and concurrently reproducing the phrase information of other
performance part allocated to other computer machine in
response to the received operational information to thereby
conduct the ensemble performance composed of the plurality of
the performance parts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
208 words
A machine readable medium for use in a computer machine
being allocated with one of a plurality of performance parts
and storing phrase performance information of the plurality of
the performance parts to conduct an ensemble performance
composed of the plurality of the performance parts in
communication with other computer machine allocated with other
performance part through a network, the machine readable
medium containing a program executable by the computer machine
for carrying out an ensemble performance process comprising
the steps of: inputting operational information; transmitting the inputted operational information to
other computer machine via the network when the inputted
operational information is adequately relating to the
allocated performance part so as to conduct the ensemble
performance at other performance apparatus; prohibiting transmission of the inputted operational
information when the inputted operational information is
inadvertently relating to other performance part allocated to
other computer machine; reproducing the phrase performance information of the
allocated performance part in response to the inputted
operational information when the inputted operational
information is adequately relating to the allocated
performance part in the ensemble performance at the computer
machine; and prohibiting reproduction of the phrase performance
information when the inputted operational information is
inadvertently relating to other performance part allocated to
other computer machine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
190 words
A machine readable medium for use in a computer machine
designated as either of a master and a member and being
allocated with one of a plurality of performance parts to
conduct an ensemble performance in communication via a network
with other computer machine allocated with other of the
plurality of the performance parts under initiative by the
master, the machine readable medium containing a program
executable by the computer machine to carry out an ensemble
performance process comprising the steps of: configuring an input device to provide a first operator
operable to input operational information effective to execute
the allocated performance part and to provide a second
operator allocated with a special function and being operable
to input information effective to initiate the ensemble
performance; enabling the second operator when the computer machine is
designated as the master so as to input the command
information and so as to transmit the inputted command
information to other computer machine via the network to
initiate other computer machine; and disabling the second operator when the computer machine
is designated as the member so as to prohibit inputting of the
command information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
207 words
A server apparatus connected via a network to a plurality
of performance apparatuses each storing phrase performance
information of a plurality of performance parts and each being
allocated with one of the performance parts to conduct an
ensemble performance composed of the plurality of the
performance parts, the server apparatus comprising: a receiver device that receives operational information
from each of the performance apparatuses via the network, the
operational information being inputted by each of the
performance apparatuses and relating to the performance part
allocated to each of the performance apparatuses; and a transmitter device that transmits the operational
information inputted by each of the performance apparatuses to
other of the performance apparatuses via the network, thereby
enabling each of the performance apparatuses to receive the
operational information relating to other performance part
allocated to other of the performance apparatuses and to
reproduce the phrase information of other performance part
allocated to other of the performance apparatuses in response
to the received operational information, while allowing each
of the performance apparatuses to reproduce the phrase
performance information of the performance part allocated to
each performance apparatus in response to the inputted
operational information to thereby conduct the ensemble
performance composed of the plurality of the performance parts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
185 words
A performance apparatus being assigned with one of a
plurality of performance parts to execute a joint performance
composed of the plurality of the performance parts in
communication with other performance apparatus through a
network, the performance apparatus comprising: storing means for storing performance information
representing music contents of the plurality of the
performance parts; input means manually operable to input operational
information effective to execute the performance part assigned
to the performance apparatus; receiving means for receiving operational information
inputted by and transmitted from other performance apparatus
via the network, the received operational information being
effective to execute other performance part assigned to other
performance apparatus; and sound means for reading out the performance information
of the performance part assigned to the performance apparatus
from the storing means in response to the operational
information inputted by the input means, and for concurrently
reading out the performance information of other performance
part assigned to other performance apparatus from the storing
means in response to the operational information received by
the receiving means, thereby executing the joint performance
composed of the plurality of the performance parts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
128 words
The performance apparatus according to claim 9,
further comprising control means operative when the
operational information inputted by the input means is
adequately associated to the performance part assigned to the
performance apparatus for transmitting the inputted
operational information to other performance apparatus via the
network so as to execute the ensemble performance in other
performance apparatus, and being operative when the inputted
operational information is inadvertently associated to other
performance part assigned to other performance apparatus for
prohibiting transmission of the inputted operational
information, the control means further controlling the sound
means to prohibit reproduction of the performance information
of other performance part in response to the inputted
operational information when the inputted operational
information is inadvertently associated to other performance
part assigned to other performance apparatus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
137 words
The performance apparatus according to claim 9, being
designated as either of a master for initiating the joint
performance and a member initiated by the master, wherein the
input means has a first key manually operable to input the
operational information and a second key allotted a special
function and being manually operable to input command
information effective to initiate the ensemble performance,
the performance apparatus further comprising control means
operative when the performance apparatus is designated as the
master for enabling the second key so as to input the command
information and to transmit the inputted command information
to other performance apparatus via the network to initiate the
joint performance, and being operative when the performance
apparatus is designated as the member for disabling the second
key so as to prohibit inputting of the command information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
60 words
The performance apparatus according to claim 9, wherein
the input means comprises a keyboard having a set of keys, a
part of which is allotted to the performance part and is
manually operable to sequentially input the operational
information, and other part of which is allotted to other
performance part and is therefore left for use by other
performance apparatus.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
The performance apparatus according to claim 9, wherein
the storing means stores the performance information in the
form of a set of phrases of music contents for each
performance part so that the phrases are sequentially read out
in response to a sequence of the operational information to
execute each performance part.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The performance apparatus according to claim 9, further
comprising transmitter means for transmitting a message in the
form of a text to execute a chat with other performance
apparatus via the network during the course of the joint
performance.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The performance apparatus according to claim 9, further
comprising edit means for editing the performance information
of the performance part assigned to the performance apparatus
and for transmitting the edited performance information to
other performance apparatus.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
204 words
A method of executing a joint performance composed of at
least a first performance part and a second performance part
by means of a first performance apparatus assigned with the
first performance part in communication with a second
performance apparatus assigned with the second performance
part through a network, the method comprising the steps of: storing performance information representing music
contents of the first performance part and the second
performance part in the first performance apparatus; inputting first operational information effective to
execute the first performance part by the first performance
apparatus; receiving second operational information inputted by and
transmitted from the second performance apparatus via the
network, the second operational information being effective to
execute the second performance part assigned to the second
Performance apparatus; reading out the first performance information of the
first performance part assigned to the first performance
apparatus in response to the first operational information
inputted by the first performance apparatus; and concurrently reading out the second performance
information of the second performance part assigned to the
second performance apparatus in response to the second
operational information received by the first performance
apparatus, thereby executing the joint performance composed of
the first performance part and the second performance part.
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