Electronic music apparatus capable of connecting to communication network

Claim 2

An electronic music apparatus, comprising: a storage device that stores music data; a music tone generator that generates a music tone in accordance with the music data stored in the storage device; a transmitter that transmits an acquiring request for information about a network configuration to a server via a communication network; a first receiver that receives the information about a network configuration from the server; a setting device that sets up a network configuration of the communication network in accordance with the received information about a network configuration; and a second receiver that receives, via the server, music data from a computer that is connected to the server.

Claim 3

An electronic music apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter further transmits identifying information for identifying the electronic music apparatus with the acquiring request for the information about a network configuration, and wherein the first receiver receives the information about a network configuration upon an authorization based on the identifying information to connect to the server.

Claim 4

An electronic music apparatus operatively coupled to a computer, said electronic music apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives an acquiring request for information about a network configuration from a client via a communication network; a generating device that generates information about a network configuration for supplying to the client in accordance with the received acquiring request for the information about a network configuration; a first transmitter that transmits the generated information about a network configuration to the client; and a second transmitter that transmits music data from the computer to the client.

Claim 5

An electronic music apparatus operatively coupled to a computer, said electronic music apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives an acquiring request for information about a network configuration from a client via a communication network; a generating device that generates information about a network configuration for supplying to the client in accordance with the received acquiring request for the information about a network configuration; a first transmitter that transmits the generated information about a network configuration to the client; and a second transmitter that transmits music data from the computer to the client.

Claim 6

An electronic music apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising an authorizing device that authorizes or rejects an access from the client based on identifying information for identifying the client, wherein the receiver receives the identifying information with the acquiring request, and wherein the transmitter transmits the generated information about a network configuration to the client when the authorizing device authorizes the access from the client.

Claim 7

An electronic music apparatus, comprising: a musical tone generator for generating a musical tone; a first receiver that receives identifying information for identifying a server from the server via a communication network; an authorizing device that authorizes or rejects an access from the server based on the identifying information for identifying the server; a second receiver that receives, from the server, operating information containing setting parameters for generating a musical tone using the musical tone generator when the authorizing device authorizes the access from the server; and an execution device for setting the parameters of the musical tone generator in accordance with the received operating information.

Claim 8

An electronic music apparatus, comprising: a musical tone generator for generating a musical tone; a first receiver that receives identifying information for identifying a server from the server via a communication network; an authorizing device that authorizes or rejects an access from the server based on the identifying information for identifying the server; a second receiver that receives, from the server, operating information containing setting parameters for generating a musical tone using the musical tone generator when the authorizing device authorizes the access from the server; and an execution device for setting the parameters of the musical tone generator in accordance with the received operating information.

Claim 9

A program which computer can executes for realizing a electronic music process, the electronic music process comprising the instructions for: generating a music tone in accordance with the music data stored in a storage device; transmitting an acquiring request for information about a network configuration to a server via a communication network; receiving the information about a network configuration from the server; setting up a network configuration of the communication network in accordance with the received information about a network configuration; and receiving, via the server, music data from a computer that is connected to the server.

Claim 10

A program which computer can executes for realizing a electronic music process, the electronic music process comprising the instructions for: generating a music tone in accordance with the music data stored in a storage device; transmitting an acquiring request for information about a network configuration to a server via a communication network; receiving the information about a network configuration from the server; setting up a network configuration of the communication network in accordance with the received information about a network configuration; and receiving, via the server, music data from a computer that is connected to the server.

Claim 11

A program which an electronic music apparatus can executes for realizing a electronic music process, the electronic music process comprising the instructions for: receiving an acquiring request for information about a network configuration from a client via a communication network; generating information about a network configuration for supplying to the client in accordance with the received acquiring request for the information about a network configuration; transmitting the generated information about a network configuration to the client; and transmitting music data, from a computer operatively coupled to the electronic music apparatus, to the client that the network configuration had been set.

Claim 12

A program which an electronic music apparatus can executes for realizing a electronic music process, the electronic music process comprising the instructions for: receiving an acquiring request for information about a network configuration from a client via a communication network; generating information about a network configuration for supplying to the client in accordance with the received acquiring request for the information about a network configuration; transmitting the generated information about a network configuration to the client; and transmitting music data, from a computer operatively coupled to the electronic music apparatus, to the client that the network configuration had been set.

Claim 13

A program which computer can executes for realizing a electronic music process, the electronic music process comprising the instructions for: receiving identifying information for identifying a server from the server via a communication network; authorizing or rejecting an access from the server based on the identifying information for identifying the server; receiving, from the server, operating information containing setting parameters corresponding to a musical tone to be generated when the authorizing device authorizes the access from the server; executing the setting of the electronic music instrument in accordance with the received operating information; and generating the musical tone.

Claim 14

A program which computer can executes for realizing a electronic music process, the electronic music process comprising the instructions for: receiving identifying information for identifying a server from the server via a communication network; authorizing or rejecting an access from the server based on the identifying information for identifying the server; receiving, from the server, operating information containing setting parameters corresponding to a musical tone to be generated when the authorizing device authorizes the access from the server; executing the setting of the electronic music instrument in accordance with the received operating information; and generating the musical tone.