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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Yoshimasa Isozaki, Hamakita, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
A functional storage module is removably connectable to an electronic apparatus as a storage medium of data. The module is composed of a memory core block, a sequencer block and a tone generator block. The memory core block stores various data including-music performance data for use in the electronic apparatus. The sequencer block retrieves the music performance data from the memory core block, and sequentially outputs instructions for synthesis of music tones according to the retrieved music performance data. The tone generator block operates in response to the instructions for carrying out the synthesis of the music tones, thereby outputting waveform data representative of the music tones to the electronic apparatus.