Centralized Musical Content Storage System for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing musical content storage systems require users to manage and store musical information locally, leading to high costs and inefficiencies due to the need for constant user control, difficulty in accessing multiple files, and risk of data loss from device breakdowns.
Innovation Solution
A musical contents storage system where electronic musical devices connect to a central server via a communication network, allowing users to store and access musical contents in a data center, with features like temporary storage, secure charging, and cooperative coauthoring capabilities, reducing costs and improving convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If musical information is stored locally in the electronic musical device using hard disk or memory device, then the user has direct control and access to the data, but the user bears the cost of constant maintenance, backup, and risk of data loss from device breakdown
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the storage function from the electronic musical device itself and relocates it to an external server system. The server computer stores musical information in its storage device, while the electronic musical device only maintains temporary access to needed data. This transfers the burden of long-term maintenance and backup to the server side, relieving users from constant local management while improving data security through centralized backup capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server computer as an intermediary between multiple electronic musical devices and the central storage system. The server acts as a mediator that handles storage, retrieval, and distribution of musical information to multiple devices. This intermediary structure allows users to access their musical data from any connected device without requiring local storage on each device, reducing maintenance burden while maintaining reliable access.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple musical information files are stored on portable media such as flexible disk or CD-R, then the user can physically carry and transfer data, but extreme effort is required to sort and access the desired information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal access system where a single centralized storage on the server serves multiple electronic musical devices simultaneously. Instead of requiring separate physical media for each device, the server storage system provides universal access to all connected devices through the communication network. This multi-functional approach maintains data portability across devices while eliminating the need for manual sorting and physical transfer between media.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical media handling (inserting/removing flexible disks or CD-Rs) with an electronic network-based access system. Users access musical information through digital communication over the network rather than through physical media manipulation. This substitution eliminates the manual sorting and physical transfer efforts while maintaining the ability to access data across multiple devices.
3Speed
If musical information is stored locally in the electronic musical device, then the user has immediate access to the data, but high cost is incurred for maintaining, obtaining and purchasing the necessary musical information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-loading or pre-positioning musical information on the server that users are likely to need. The server maintains a library of available musical content that can be quickly accessed and transferred to electronic musical devices on demand. This preliminary preparation on the server side enables fast access without requiring users to maintain extensive local libraries, reducing both access time and costs.
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AI summary
A 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 a connecting unit that connects to the contents providing server via the communication network, an accessing unit that accesses to the contents storage unit via the communication network, and a contents operating unit that performs an operation to the musical contents stored in the contents storage area corresponding to the user. The musical contents purchased or created by the user can be stored in a data center; therefore, convenience of using the musical contents is improved and the cost is decreased or cut off.