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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
May. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takeshi Kikuchi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
709231 ;
Abstract
In addition to MIDI format performance data of MIDI instruments, various other data such as image data (performance scene), voice data (vocal and data of musical instruments other than MIDI instruments) and associated data, is changed to MIDI events which are transmitted with the MIDI format performance data, as MIDI data. At a reception terminal, the MIDI data including the MIDI format performance data and sound/image data is reproduced in accordance with the MIDI specification.