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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Hirofumi Mukaino, Maisaka, JP;
Mikihiro Hiramatsu, Hamakita, JP;
Hiroshi Shimizu, Hamamatsu, JP;
Atsushi Fukada, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
Tone color selecting space is provided, where tone color data are allocated to addressable locations in association with tone color selection information in accordance with a predetermined tone color standard. Into the tone color selecting space can be loaded not only tone color data compliant with the predetermined tone color standard, but also other tone color data, such as those of a standard different from the predetermined tone color standard, loadable externally from an external source. In the tone color selecting space, a dedicated area is set for allocating the externally loaded tone color data. Thus, the externally loaded tone color data can be allocated to the dedicated area and selected in response to tone color selection information designating the dedicated area. If the externally loaded tone color data include specific original tone color selection information, the original tone color selection information may be replaced with the tone color selection information designating the dedicated area such that the tone color data can be selected in response to the original tone color selection information. The externally loaded tone color data may be given priority over the tone color data compliant with the predetermined tone color standard so that the externally loaded tone color data can be allocated to an addressable location in the tone color selecting space with storage location allocation corresponding to the original tone color selection information.