Music Performance System Using Shared Terminal Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing music performance systems are complex and costly due to the need for specialized communication devices for each musical instrument, making it difficult and expensive to download and play new music pieces, especially in settings with multiple instruments.
Innovation Solution
A music performance system that allows users to request and download music data through a terminal device independent of the instruments, using a client-server model with a music data distributor that connects to both the client database and music database via a communication network, enabling sharing of the terminal device among multiple instruments and simplifying the system configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If a special-purpose communication terminal device is used for each musical instrument to download music data, then music data can be downloaded immediately through the computer communication network, but the system becomes expensive and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling a single terminal device to serve multiple musical instruments. The terminal device can store music data and communicate with any registered instrument, eliminating the need for dedicated communication devices for each instrument. This multi-functional approach reduces system complexity while maintaining immediate music data availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the communication and data storage functions into a single terminal device that can serve multiple instruments. By combining these functions and allowing shared access across the network, the system reduces the total number of components needed while preserving fast music data delivery capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a special-purpose communication terminal device is used for each musical instrument, then music data distribution is enabled, but the initial cost and running cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device is designed to be universal, capable of communicating with and supplying music data to multiple different musical instruments. This single device replaces what would otherwise require multiple specialized communication devices, significantly reducing both initial purchase costs and ongoing operational expenses while maintaining full music data distribution functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows music data to be copied from the terminal device to multiple instruments over the network. Instead of requiring expensive dedicated communication hardware for each instrument, the system uses software-based data copying and network communication, which is much more cost-effective while achieving the same music distribution capability.
3Ease of operation
If portable telephones are connected to each electronic musical instrument for communication, then music data can be downloaded through the portable telephone, but the system becomes complicated requiring multiple portable telephones
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the portable telephone universal by allowing it to communicate with multiple different musical instruments through network connection. The terminal device stores instrument identification information and can establish communication with any registered instrument, enabling a single portable telephone to replace multiple devices while maintaining easy music data download capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device acts as an intermediary between the music database server and multiple musical instruments. It receives music data from the server and distributes it to various instruments, eliminating the need for direct connections between each instrument and the server or multiple portable telephones. This intermediary role simplifies the overall system architecture.
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AI summary
At least one musical instrument, a server computer, a mobile telephone and a communication network form a music performance system; the owner has registered the musical instrument with a client database in the server computer, and a user transmits a request for music data distribution service to the server computer through the mobile telephone; upon reception of the request, the server computer searches the client database to see whether or not the owner has contracted the provider for the music data distribution service; when the server computer finds the owner in the client database, the server computer transmits a set of music data codes directly to the musical instrument so that the mobile telephone is shareable between the musical instrument and another musical instrument.