Patent ID: 8013232
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A music session system server that is connected to a first electronic musical instrument belonging to a first user and capable of executing music sessions, a first additional function executing apparatus belonging to the first user and capable of executing additional functions, a second electronic musical instrument belonging to a second user and capable of executing music sessions, and a second additional function executing apparatus belonging to the second user and capable of executing additional functions via a network so as to perform transmission and reception of information, the music session system server comprising: a first receiving device adapted to receive a command including apparatus-identifying information and apparatus information as to at least one of a music session and an additional function from each of said first electronic musical instrument, said first additional function executing apparatus, said second electronic musical instrument, and said second additional function executing apparatus; a registering device adapted to register the received respective commands as a connected apparatus list; a transmitting unit adapted to transmit the connected apparatus list to each of said first electronic musical instrument, said first additional function executing apparatus, said second electronic musical instrument, and said second additional function executing apparatus; a second receiving device operable when the first electronic musical instrument requests the instrument and the apparatus belonging to the second user to execute a music session and an additional function, to receive, from the first electronic musical instrument, a command including the music session and the additional function selected from the connected apparatus list by the first electronic musical instrument; and an instructing device operable when the first electronic musical instrument requests the instrument and the apparatus belonging to the second user to execute a music session and an additional function, to instruct the first electronic musical instrument and the second electronic musical instrument to execute the music session included in the command received by the second receiving device and instruct the first additional function executing apparatus and the second additional function executing apparatus to execute the additional function included in the command received by the second receiving device, wherein data used by the music session is exchanged between the first and second electronic musical instruments through a music session communication connection through the network and bypasses the server, wherein data used by the additional function is exchanged between the first and second additional function executing apparatuses through an additional function communication connection through the network and bypasses the server, wherein the music session communication connection is separate from the additional function communication connection.