Patent ID: 7268287
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A music data providing apparatus, comprising: a storage device that stores a plurality of music data in a musical performance data event format; a download selling screen transmitting device that transmits data relating to a download setting screen for a desired music selected by a user of a client terminal to the client terminal via a network, wherein the download setting screen includes an operator for designating whether conversion of the music data in a musical performance data format into music data in an audio data format is executed on the music data providing apparatus or on the client terminal; a providing request receiving device that receives a request for providing music data corresponding to the desired music in an audio data format and a setting parameter from the client terminal via the network when the user of the client terminal has designated that the conversion of the music data in a musical performance data format into music data in an audio data format is executed on the music data providing apparatus by using the operator displayed on the download setting screen; a converter that, in accordance with the received request and setting parameter, reads the music data corresponding to the desired music in a musical performance data event format from the storage device and converts the read music data into music data in an audio data format; and a music data transmitting device that transmits the converted music data in an audio data format to the client terminal.