IP Library Granted Patent US 7,693,746
Granted Patent B2
US 7,693,746 · App. 10/243,571 · Granted Apr 6, 2010

Musical contents storage system having server computer and electronic musical devices

Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,693,746
App. No.
10/243,571
Granted
Apr 6, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A musical contents system comprises a contents providing server comprising a connecting unit that connects to a communication network, and a contents storage unit that stores musical contents in a storage area corresponding to a user of an electronic musical device; and an electronic musical device comprising a connecting unit that connects to the contents providing server via the communication network, an accessing unit that accesses to the contents storage unit via the communication network, and a contents operating unit that performs an operation to the musical contents stored in the contents storage area corresponding to the user. The musical contents purchased or created by the user can be stored in a data center; therefore, convenience of using the musical contents is improved and the cost is decreased or cut off.

Claims (13)

1. An electronic musical device, comprising:

a connecting unit that connects with a contents providing server having a storage area corresponding to a user of the electronic musical device and storing musical contents files via a communication network;

a transmitting unit that transmits an identifier of the electronic musical device and a user to the contents providing server for requesting a user authorization by the contents providing server in accordance with turning on of the electronic musical device;

a receiving unit that receives display data for displaying a screen of the storage area corresponding to the user and transmitted from the contents providing server in accordance with the transmitted identifier, wherein the screen includes a plurality of categorized folders which the user is permitted to access, the plurality of folders being suitable for a device type or function of the electronic musical device and selected from categorized folders in a folder which the user had accessed in accordance with the identifier of the electronic musical device, and each of the categorized folders storing at least one musical contents file therein;

a displaying unit that displays the screen including the plurality of categorized folders in accordance with the received display data; and

an operating unit that performs an operation to the screen of the storage area on the displaying unit, wherein the operation includes at least one of opening of a categorized folder, closing of a categorized folder, creating of a categorized folder, deleting of a categorized folder, copying of a categorized folder to the contents providing server, creating of a musical contents file, deleting of a musical contents file and copying of a musical contents file to the contents providing server.

2. An electronic musical device according to claim 1 , wherein the identifier of the electronic musical device is stored in the electronic musical device at a time of or after manufacturing the electronic musical device.

3. A computer-readable medium containing a program which a computer executes to realize a musical contents providing process, the computer including a display device, comprising the instructions for:

(a) connecting with a contents providing server having a storage area corresponding to a user of the electronic musical device and storing musical contents files via a communication network;

(b) transmitting an identifier of the electronic musical device and a user to the contents providing server for requesting a user authorization by the contents providing server in accordance with turning on of the electronic musical device;

(c) receiving display data for displaying a screen of the storage area corresponding to the user and transmitted from the contents providing server in accordance with the transmitted identifier, wherein the screen includes a plurality of categorized folders which the user is permitted to access, the plurality of folders being suitable for a device type or function of the electronic musical device and selected from categorized folders in a folder which the user had accessed in accordance with the identifier of the electronic musical device, and each of the categorized folders storing at least one musical contents file therein;

(d) displaying the screen including the plurality of categorized folders on the display device in accordance with the received display data; and

(e) performing an operation to the screen of the storage area on the displaying device, wherein the operation includes at least one of opening of a categorized folder, closing of a categorized folder, creating of a categorized folder, deleting of a categorized folder, copying of a categorized folder to the contents providing server, creating of a musical contents file, deleting of a musical contents file and copying of a musical contents file to the contents providing server.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2002
From: WACHI, MASATADA
To: YAMAHA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 013309/0148 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2001-288703 · Sep 21, 2001 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030061115A1 · Mar 27, 2003