Yamaha Corporation

Atsushi Yamaura

Hiroaki Takahashi

Takaaki Shibata

Takuya Takahashi

Takeo Shibukawa

Satoshi Suzuki

Kazuo Haruyama

Portal server connects with a plurality of content supply servers and is also connectable with a client terminal via a communication network. Each of the plurality of content supply servers has music content. The portal server is accessed by the client terminal, and the portal server transmits, to the client terminal, a list of music content suppliable by the content supply servers, in response to a request from the client terminal. Desired music content can be selected in the client terminal on the basis of the list transmitted by the portal server, and selection information specifying the selected music content can be transmitted from the client terminal to the communication network. Then, in response to the selection information, the selected music content can be supplied from the content supply server having the selected music content.

Portal server and information supply method for supplying music content of multiple versions

There is provided a communication terminal apparatus that enables quick response in screen display and quick retrieval of desired melodies in a musical tone data distributing service and reduces a communication fee. A java incoming call melody program including core display data is received from a server apparatus through the Internet and is stored in a RAM. When the stored program is executed, a display screen is formed based on the core display data according to the program and is displayed on a display. A cellular phone receives the distributing service by receiving desired musical tone data from the server apparatus via the Internet using the display screen.

Communication terminal apparatus and method of controlling the same, server apparatus and method of controlling the same, and storage media

In a music information reproducing device , a music information reproducing unit reads a music information file stored in a storage unit and reproduces it as consecutive audible sound signal to sound audible sounds from a loud speaker . The music information file comprises predetermined music information that a robot can recognize by analyzing as an audible sound signal and that specifies a movement pattern data for making the robot perform a movement pattern and normal music information for reproducing music. The robot is a human form or an animal form robot that moves each part of the robot in accordance with the specified movement pattern. A robot that performs a movement pattern along music by inputting the music as an audible sound signal and a movement pattern control program of the robot is provided in a cheap price.

Robot performing dance along music

In an information service system whereby a server apparatus distributes music performance data to a telephony terminal apparatus through a network, the telephony terminal apparatus includes a storage section that stores an application program to be executed by a processing section for sending to the server apparatus a search query effective to specify target music performance data and acquiring the target music performance data from the server apparatus for exclusive use by the application program. In the server apparatus, a first distributing section responds to the search query in the form of contents that are dedicated for use by the application program. A second distributing section of the server apparatus responds to a request from the telephony terminal apparatus for distributing second contents of the same target music performance data to the telephony terminal apparatus such that the second contents can be treated by the telephony terminal apparatus independently of the application program.

System of distributing music contents from server to telephony terminal

A data select apparatus is constructed for selecting a desired data item. In the apparatus, an internal memory device memorizes a first set of data items. A peripheral device is provided for accessing an external memory medium. A detector device presents a detection signal when the peripheral device receives the external memory medium for accessing and when the received external memory medium stores a second set of data items upon accessing. A controller device responds to the detection signal for merging the first set of data items retrieved from the internal memory device and the second set of data items retrieved from the external memory medium with each other and for sorting the merged data items in a predetermined order. A display device operates upon presence of the detection signal for displaying both of the first and second sets of the data items in the predetermined order, and operates upon absence of the detection signal for displaying only the first set of data items. A keyboard device is operated to select a desired data item from the displayed data items.

Data selecting apparatus with merging and sorting of internal and external data

In performance data storing tracks, there are stored, in a mixed condition, actual performance data including pairs of pitch data designating a pitch of a tone to be performed and volume data of audible level designating a volume of the tone and fake performance data including pairs of pitch data designating a pitch of a predetermined performance tone and tone volume controlling data of non-audible level and fake performance data including pairs of pitch data designating a pitch of a predetermined performance tone and volume controlling data of non-audible level. Besides, the fake performance data for the predetermined performance tone is stored so as to be read out in advance of the actual data for the performance tone. The read-out fake performance data can be identified from the non-audible level of its volume designating data. In response to the fake performance data, a predetermined preliminary indication is made for preannouncing a key or other performance operating member to be operated. In generating automatic performance tones in response to the data from the tracks, only performance tones based on the actual performance data are actually sounded with no interference by tones based on the fake performance data, because the volume of the fake performance data is at the non-audible level. Thus, without requiring any extra control, the fake performance data can be used for the guiding purposes, causing no interference in automatic performance.

Musical performance guiding device and method for musical instruments

A performance setting data selecting apparatus including: a data storing unit for storing a plurality set of performance setting data; a table for storing a correspondence between each tune name of the plurality of tunes and each set of the performance setting data stored in the data storing unit suitable for playing a tune having the associated tune name; a designating unit for designating a tune name; and a unit for reading the performance setting data corresponding to the tune name designated by the designating unit from the data storing unit by referring to the table and setting the read performance setting data.

Performance setting data selecting apparatus

An electronic musical instrument is provided with a dedicated internal tone generator circuit and a removable external tone generator. When music performance information (e.g., MIDI data) of a plurality of tracks recorded on an external recording medium is to be introduced for reproduction by the musical instrument, one or more tracks capable of or suitable for reproduction by the electronic musical instrument are selected in accordance with a predetermined condition. The internal tone generator circuit generates a tone on the basis of the performance information of the selected tracks. The performance information of the other tracks that are not selected in the electronic musical instrument is sent to the external tone generator for audible reproduction thereby.

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Shizuoka-ken, Japan

Atsushi Yamaura