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Music data processing system with concurrent reproduction of performance data and text data
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1996-09-25
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Granted: 1998-09-15
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Expires: 2016-09-25
Abstract
Abstract A music data processing system having: a storage unit for storing performance data and text data or auxiliary data in a first storage format or in a second storage format; a first data search unit for searching the text data or auxiliary data stored in the first storage unit; a second data search unit for searching the text data or auxiliary data stored in the second storage unit; and a processing unit for processing text data or auxiliary data if the text data or auxiliary data of the first storage format can be searched by said first data search unit, and if the text data or auxiliary data of the first storage format cannot be searched, processing text data or auxiliary data if the text data or auxiliary data of the second storage format can be searched by the second data search unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasushi Kurakake
- 👤 Takuya Nakata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
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2026-10-30 12:06
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K15/00; G10K15/04; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/36; G10H1/361; G10H1/363; G10H2220/00; G10H2220/005; G10H2220/011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A music data processing system comprising: input means for externally inputting data having a format containing both performance data and text data in a mixed state; a memory having a performance data storage area for storing the performance data and a text data storage area for storing the text data; writing means for writing the data input from said inputting means separately into the performance data storage area and into the text data storage area; text data reproducing means for reading and reproducing the text data stored in the text data storage area; and performance data reproducing means for reading and reproducing the performance data stored in the performance data storage area, wherein reproduction of said performance data has a priority over reproduction of said text data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A music data processing system comprising: input means for externally inputting data having a format containing both performance data and text data in a mixed state; a memory having a performance data storage area for storing the performance data and a text data storage area for storing the text data; writing means for writing the data input from said inputting means separately into the performance data storage area and into the text data storage area; text data reproducing means for reading and reproducing the text data stored in the text data storage area; and performance data reproducing means for reading and reproducing the performance data stored in the performance data storage area, wherein reproduction of said performance data has a priority over reproduction of said text data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
127 words
A music data processing system comprising: storage means for storing performance data with a file name identifying the performance data and storing text data corresponding to the performance data with a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data; designating means for designating a file name of the performance data to be reproduced; performance data reproducing means for reading performance data having the file name designated by said designating means and reproducing the performance data; search means for searching text data with a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data designated by said designating means; and text data reproducing means for reading the searched text data having the file name relatable to the file name designated by said designating means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
127 words
A music data processing system comprising: storage means for storing performance data with a file name identifying the performance data and storing text data corresponding to the performance data with a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data; designating means for designating a file name of the performance data to be reproduced; performance data reproducing means for reading performance data having the file name designated by said designating means and reproducing the performance data; search means for searching text data with a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data designated by said designating means; and text data reproducing means for reading the searched text data having the file name relatable to the file name designated by said designating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
116 words
A music data processing system according to claim 2, wherein said storage means stores performance data with a file name and text data with a file name, each of the file names has a main part and an extension part which identifies the performance data or the text data, said designating means designates a main part of a file name, said performance data producting means reads performance data with a file name which has the main part designated by said designating means and reproduces the performance data, and said search means searches text data with a file name which has the main part designated by said designating means and the extension part identifying the text data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
A music data processing system comprising: storage means for storing performance data and text data in a first storage format or in a second storage format; first text data search means for searching the text data stored in the first storage format; second text data search means for searching the text data stored in the second storage format; and reproducing means for reproducing text data and performance data if the text data of the first storage format can be searched by said first text data search means, and if the text data of the first storage format cannot be searched, reproducing text data and performance data if the text data of the second storage format can be searched by said second text data search means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
125 words
A music data processing system comprising: storage means for storing performance data and text data in a first storage format or in a second storage format; first text data search means for searching the text data stored in the first storage format; second text data search means for searching the text data stored in the second storage format; and reproducing means for reproducing text data and performance data if the text data of the first storage format can be searched by said first text data search means, and if the text data of the first storage format cannot be searched, reproducing text data and performance data if the text data of the second storage format can be searched by said second text data search means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
75 words
A music data processing system according to claim 4, wherein said first and second storage formats are each a combination of two formats selected from a group consisting of a storage format storing both performance data and text data in the same file in a mixed state, a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in the same file, and a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in different files.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
127 words
A music data processing system comprising: storage means for storing performance data with a file name identifying the performance data and storing auxiliary data corresponding to the performance data with a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data; designating means for designating a file name of the performance data to be reproduced; performance data reproducing means for reading performance data having the file name designated by said designating means and reproducing the performance data; search means for searching auxiliary data with a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data designated by said designating means; and auxiliary data processing means for reading the searched auxiliary data having the file name relatable to the file name designated by said designating means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
127 words
A music data processing system comprising: storage means for storing performance data with a file name identifying the performance data and storing auxiliary data corresponding to the performance data with a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data; designating means for designating a file name of the performance data to be reproduced; performance data reproducing means for reading performance data having the file name designated by said designating means and reproducing the performance data; search means for searching auxiliary data with a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data designated by said designating means; and auxiliary data processing means for reading the searched auxiliary data having the file name relatable to the file name designated by said designating means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
116 words
A music data processing system according to claim 6, wherein said storage means stores performance data with a file name and auxiliary data with a file name, each of the file names has a main part and an extension part which identifies the performance data or the auxiliary data, said designating means designates a main part of a file name, said performance data producting means reads performance data with a file name which has the main part designated by said designating means and reproduces the performance data, and said search means searches auxiliary data with a file name which has the main part designated by said designating means and the extension part identifying the text data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
121 words
A music data processing system comprising: storage means for storing performance data and auxiliary data in a first storage format or in a second storage format; first auxiliary data search means for searching the auxiliary data stored in the first storage format; second auxiliary data search means for searching the auxiliary data stored in the second storage format; and auxiliary data processing means for processing auxiliary data if the auxiliary data of the first storage format can be searched by said first auxiliary data search means, and if the auxiliary data of the first storage format cannot be searched, processing auxiliary data if the auxiliary data of the second storage format can be searched by said second auxiliary data search means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
121 words
A music data processing system comprising: storage means for storing performance data and auxiliary data in a first storage format or in a second storage format; first auxiliary data search means for searching the auxiliary data stored in the first storage format; second auxiliary data search means for searching the auxiliary data stored in the second storage format; and auxiliary data processing means for processing auxiliary data if the auxiliary data of the first storage format can be searched by said first auxiliary data search means, and if the auxiliary data of the first storage format cannot be searched, processing auxiliary data if the auxiliary data of the second storage format can be searched by said second auxiliary data search means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
76 words
A music data processing system accord ing to claim 8, wherein said first and second storage formats are each a combination of two formats selected from a group consisting of a storage format storing both performance data and auxiliary data in the same file in a mixed state, a storage format storing performance data and auxiliary data separately in the same file, and a storage format storing performance data and auxiliary data separately in different files.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of processing music data comprising the steps of: inputting data having a format containing both performance data and text data in a mixed state; separating the input data into performance data and text data; recording the separated performance data and text data into different areas; and reading and reproducing the recorded text data and the recorded performance data, wherein reproduction of said performance data has a priority over reproduction of said text data.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of processing music data comprising the steps of: inputting data having a format containing both performance data and text data in a mixed state; separating the input data into performance data and text data; recording the separated performance data and text data into different areas; and reading and reproducing the recorded text data and the recorded performance data, wherein reproduction of said performance data has a priority over reproduction of said text data.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of processing music data comprising the steps of: designating a file name of performance data to be reproduced; searching a file name of text data corresponding to the performance data, the file name of the text data being relatable to the file name of the performance data; and reading the performance data with the designated file name from storage means and reproducing the read performance data, and reading the text data having the searched file name from the storage means and reproducing the read text data.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of processing music data comprising the steps of: designating a file name of performance data to be reproduced; searching a file name of text data corresponding to the performance data, the file name of the text data being relatable to the file name of the performance data; and reading the performance data with the designated file name from storage means and reproducing the read performance data, and reading the text data having the searched file name from the storage means and reproducing the read text data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
89 words
A method of processing music data according to claim 11, wherein said file name has a main part and an extension part which identifies a performance data or a text data, the step of designating a file name of performance data includes the step of designating a main part of a file name, and the step of searching an attribute name of text data includes the step of searching text data with a file name which has the designated main part and the extension part identifying the text data.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of processing music data comprising: searching, from storage means storing performance data and text data in a first storage format or in a second storage format, text data of the first storage format; processing the searched text data of the first storage format to reproduce the searched text data and corresponding performance data; searching, if the text data of the first storage format cannot be searched, text data of the second storage format from the storage means storing performance data and text data in the first or second storage format; and processing the searched text data of the second storage format to reproduce the searched text data and corresponding performance data.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of processing music data comprising: searching, from storage means storing performance data and text data in a first storage format or in a second storage format, text data of the first storage format; processing the searched text data of the first storage format to reproduce the searched text data and corresponding performance data; searching, if the text data of the first storage format cannot be searched, text data of the second storage format from the storage means storing performance data and text data in the first or second storage format; and processing the searched text data of the second storage format to reproduce the searched text data and corresponding performance data.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
76 words
A method of processing music data according to claim 13, wherein said first and second storage formats are each a combination of two formats selected from a group consisting of a storage format storing both performance data and text data in the same file in a mixed state, a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in the same file, and a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in different files.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of processing music data comprising the steps of: designating a file name of performance data to be reproduced; searching a file of performance data and a file of auxiliary data identified by a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data, by using the designated file name of the performance data as a search key; and reading the performance data and auxiliary data from the searched two files to reproduce the performance data and process the auxiliary data.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of processing music data comprising the steps of: designating a file name of performance data to be reproduced; searching a file of performance data and a file of auxiliary data identified by a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data, by using the designated file name of the performance data as a search key; and reading the performance data and auxiliary data from the searched two files to reproduce the performance data and process the auxiliary data.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
91 words
A method of processing music data according to claim 15, wherein said file name has a main part and an extension part which identifies a performance data or an auxiliary data, the step of designating a file name of performance data includes the step of designating a main part of a file name, and the step of searching a file of performance data and a file of auxiliary data includes the step of searching a file of performance data and a file of auxiliary data identified by the designated main part.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of processing music data comprising: searching, from storage means storing performance data and auxiliary data in a first storage format or in a second storage format, auxiliary data of the first storage format; processing the searched auxiliary data of the first storage format; searching, if the auxiliary data of the first storage format cannot be searched, auxiliary data of the second storage format from the storage means storing performance data and auxiliary data in the first or second storage format; and processing the searched auxiliary data of the second storage format.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of processing music data comprising: searching, from storage means storing performance data and auxiliary data in a first storage format or in a second storage format, auxiliary data of the first storage format; processing the searched auxiliary data of the first storage format; searching, if the auxiliary data of the first storage format cannot be searched, auxiliary data of the second storage format from the storage means storing performance data and auxiliary data in the first or second storage format; and processing the searched auxiliary data of the second storage format.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
76 words
A method of processing music data according to claim 17, wherein said first and second storage formats are each a combination of two formats selected from a group consisting of a storage format storing both performance data and text data in the same file in a mixed state, a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in the same file, and a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in different files.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
89 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: inputting data having a format containing both performance data and text data in a mixed state; separating the input data into performance data and text data; recording the separated performance data and text data into different areas; and reading and reproducing the recorded text data and the recorded performance data, wherein reproduction of said performance data has a priority over reproduction of said text data.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
89 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: inputting data having a format containing both performance data and text data in a mixed state; separating the input data into performance data and text data; recording the separated performance data and text data into different areas; and reading and reproducing the recorded text data and the recorded performance data, wherein reproduction of said performance data has a priority over reproduction of said text data.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
102 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: designating a file name of performance data to be reproduced; searching a file name of text data corresponding to the performance data, the file name of the text data being relatable to the file name of the performance data; and reading the performance data with the designated file name from storage means and reproducing the read performance data; and reading the text data having the searched file name from the storage means and reproducing the read text data.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
102 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: designating a file name of performance data to be reproduced; searching a file name of text data corresponding to the performance data, the file name of the text data being relatable to the file name of the performance data; and reading the performance data with the designated file name from storage means and reproducing the read performance data; and reading the text data having the searched file name from the storage means and reproducing the read text data.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
87 words
A machine readable medium according to claim 20, wherein said file name has a main part and an extension part which identifies a performance data or a text data, the step of designating a file name of performance data includes the step of designating a main part of a file name, and the step of searching an attribute name of text data includes the step of searching text data with a file name which has the designated main part and the extension part identifying the text data.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
130 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: searching, from storage means storing performance data and text data in a first storage format or in a second storage format, text data of the first storage format; processing the searched text data of the first storage format to reproduce the searched text data and corresponding performance data; searching, if the text data of the first storage format cannot be searched, text data of the second storage format from the storage means storing performance data and text data in the first or second storage format; and processing the searched text data of the second storage format to reproduce the searched text data and corresponding performance data.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
130 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: searching, from storage means storing performance data and text data in a first storage format or in a second storage format, text data of the first storage format; processing the searched text data of the first storage format to reproduce the searched text data and corresponding performance data; searching, if the text data of the first storage format cannot be searched, text data of the second storage format from the storage means storing performance data and text data in the first or second storage format; and processing the searched text data of the second storage format to reproduce the searched text data and corresponding performance data.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
74 words
A machine readable medium according to claim 22, wherein said first and second storage formats are each a combination of two formats selected from a group consisting of a storage format storing both performance data and text data in the same file in a mixed state, a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in the same file, and a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in different files.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
97 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: designating a file name of performance data to be reproduced; searching a file of performance data and a file of auxiliary data identified by a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data, by using the designated file name of the performance data as a search key; and reading the performance data and auxiliary data from the searched two files to reproduce the performance data and process the auxiliary data.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
97 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: designating a file name of performance data to be reproduced; searching a file of performance data and a file of auxiliary data identified by a file name relatable to the file name of the performance data, by using the designated file name of the performance data as a search key; and reading the performance data and auxiliary data from the searched two files to reproduce the performance data and process the auxiliary data.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
89 words
A machine readable medium according to claim 24, wherein said file name has a main part and an extension part which identifies a performance data or an auxiliary data, the step of designating a file name of performance data includes the step of designating a main part of a file name, and the step of searching a file of performance data and a file of auxiliary data includes the step of searching a file of performance data and a file of auxiliary data identified by the designated main part.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
110 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: searching, from storage means storing performance data and auxiliary data in a first storage format or in a second storage format, auxiliary data of the first storage format; processing the searched auxiliary data of the first storage format; searching, if the auxiliary data of the first storage format cannot be searched, auxiliary data of the second storage format from the storage means storing performance data and auxiliary data in the first or second storage format; and processing the searched auxiliary data of the second storage format.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
110 words
A machine readable medium containing instructions for causing the machine to perform a method of processing music data, the method comprising the steps of: searching, from storage means storing performance data and auxiliary data in a first storage format or in a second storage format, auxiliary data of the first storage format; processing the searched auxiliary data of the first storage format; searching, if the auxiliary data of the first storage format cannot be searched, auxiliary data of the second storage format from the storage means storing performance data and auxiliary data in the first or second storage format; and processing the searched auxiliary data of the second storage format.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
76 words
A method of processing music data according to claim 26, wherein said first and second storage formats are each a combination of two formats selected from a group consisting of a storage format storing both performance data and text data in the same file in a mixed state, a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in the same file, and a storage format storing performance data and text data separately in different files.
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