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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 02142455', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 02019816', 'Application No. 07102801', 'Application No. 07102785', 'Application No. 07102801', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 2005']

Patent US7778887 - Musical contents storage system having server computer and electronic ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA musical contents system comprises a contents providing server comprising a connecting unit that connects to a communication network, and a contents storage unit that stores musical contents in a storage area corresponding to a user of an electronic musical device; and an electronic musical device comprising...http://www.google.com/patents/US7778887?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7778887 - Musical contents storage system having server computer and electronic musical devicesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7778887 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/058,464Publication dateAug 17, 2010Filing dateMar 28, 2008Priority dateSep 21, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1409258A, CN2622777Y, CN100354850C, DE60223217D1, DE60223217T2, EP1304679A1, EP1304679B1, EP1783742A2, EP1783742A3, EP1811494A1, EP1811494B1, US7693746, US7788140, US7856381, US7917399, US20030061115, US20080183487, US20080183594, US20080184161, US20080215674Publication number058464, 12058464, US 7778887 B2, US 7778887B2, US-B2-7778887, US7778887 B2, US7778887B2InventorsMasatada WachiOriginal AssigneeYamaha CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (36), Non-Patent Citations (14), Classifications (43), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMusical contents storage system having server computer and electronic musical devices
US 7778887 B2Abstract
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a whole musical contents storage system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the system is consisted of a plurality of electronic musical devices 11 to 1 n and a server computer (contents providing server), each of which is connected to communicate with each other via a communication network 3 such as the Internet, etc. The electronic musical devices 11 to 1 n (an individual electronic musical device may be represented by reference symbols such as �1�, �1 a� or �1 b�) are information process devices, each having a communication interface, called as �musical information using terminals�. The electronic musical device may be an electronic device specialized in music, a personal computer (PC) that can handle with musical information, a mobile communication terminal such as a cellular phone, a communication karaoke system, a music game device, etc.
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No. 09/672,908, entitled System of Electronic Musical Instrument and Mobile Wireless Terminal Set.Classifications U.S. Classification705/26.81, 705/27.2International ClassificationG06Q30/00, G06Q50/10, G06Q50/00, G06Q30/04, G06Q30/06, G06F21/62, G06F21/10, G06Q10/00, G10K15/02, G06F12/14, G06F17/30, G10H1/00, G06F12/00Cooperative ClassificationG10H2240/101, G10H2240/111, G10H2240/021, G10H2240/181, G10H2240/305, G10H1/0058, G06Q30/06, G10H2240/115, G10H2240/311, G06Q30/0625, G10H1/365, G10H2240/141, G06Q30/0633, G06Q30/0635, G06Q30/0643, G10H2240/056, G10H2230/021, G06Q30/02, G06Q30/0601European ClassificationG06Q30/02, G06Q30/06, G10H1/36K3, G06Q30/0643, G06Q30/0625, G06Q30/0635, G06Q30/0633, G06Q30/0601, G10H1/00R2CLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJan 22, 2014FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Apr 1, 2008ASAssignmentOwner name: YAMAHA CORPORATION, JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:WACHI, MASATADA;REEL/FRAME:020739/0914Effective date: 20020822RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services