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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1999
Masashi Hirano, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
A method is disclosed which edits a tonal-characteristic defining parameter by use of at least two computers, such as client and server computers, interconnected via a communication network. The client computer itself need not be equipped with an editor, i.e., an editing program, and it can utilize a desired editor or editing program on an on-line basis via the communication network. That is, desired editing data is input to the client computer, so that the editor or editing program of the server machine is run on-line in response to the editing data input and a result of editing by the editing program is sent back to the client computer via the communication network. For example, when a desired editor is selected via the client computer, an editing screen is supplied from the server computer to the client computer, so that the client computer carries out a desired editing input operation with reference to the supplied editing screen and then the server machine executes editing processing using the selected editor and in response to the editing input and transmits a result of the editing processing to the client computer. The edited result can be used by the client computer in tone generation or other tone- or music-related processing etc. In case the server is not equipped with the selected editor, the server conducts a relay such that the editing processing is executed via another computer on the network equipped with the selected editor.