Electronic musical apparatus, server, electronic musical system, and computer-readable medium including program for implementing control method for the apparatus, the server, and the system

Abstract

An electronic musical apparatus which is shared by a plurality of users and is capable of making environmental settings for individual users without imposing burdens on the users. Authentication of biometric information or possession information on each user is performed, and environmental setting information for setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus is stored in association with the biometric information or possession information on each user. Environmental setting information associated with the authenticated biometric information or possession information is read out, and an environment of the electronic musical apparatus is set based on the read environmental setting information.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the construction of an electronic musical apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the concept of a control process carried out by the electronic musical apparatus in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the control process carried out by the electronic musical apparatus in FIG. 1, in particular, by a CPU;

FIGS. 4A and 4B are flow charts showing the procedure of a control process carried out by an electronic musical apparatus and a server according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of data in an authentication information DB and an environmental setting information DB;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are flow charts showing the procedure of a history list requesting/distributing process carried out by the electronic musical apparatus and the server according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the procedure of a user registration process carried out by the electronic musical apparatus and the server according to the second embodiment; and

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the procedure of a control process carried out by an electronic musical apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in particular, by a CPU.

Claims

1. An electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users, comprising: an authentication device that performs authentication of biometric information or possession information on each user;a storage device that stores environmental setting information for setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus in association with the biometric information or possession information on each user;a reading device that reads out environmental setting information associated with the biometric information or possession information authenticated by said authentication device from said storage device; anda setting device that sets an environment of the electronic musical apparatus based on the environmental setting information read out by said reading device.

2. An electronic musical apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control device that provides control to operate said authentication device when power supply to the electronic musical apparatus is turned on.

3. An electronic musical apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a standby state maintaining device that maintains said authentication device in a standby state while maintaining the electronic musical apparatus in a standby state, and a control device that provides control to turn on power supply to the electronic musical apparatus when biometric information or possession information is detected by said authentication device.

4. An electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users, comprising: an authentication device that performs authentication of biometric information or possession information on each user;a setting device that sets an environment of the electronic musical apparatus; anda storage device that stores environmental setting information for reproducing the environment set by said setting device in association with presently authenticated biometric information or possession information when use of the electronic musical apparatus is terminated or when biometric information or possession information different from the presently authenticated biometric information or possession information is detected by said authentication device.

5. An electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users, comprising: an acquisition device that acquires biometric information or possession information on each user;a transmitting device that transmits the biometric information or possession information acquired by said acquisition device to a server that holds environmental setting information for reproducing an environment of the electronic musical apparatus in association with the biometric information or possession information on each user;a receiving device that receives the environmental setting information associated with the biometric information or possession information transmitted by said transmitting device from the server; anda setting device that sets an environment of the electronic musical apparatus based on the environmental setting information received by said receiving device.

6. A server comprising: a receiving device that receives biometric information or possession information transmitted from an electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users;an authentication device that performs authentication of the biometric information or possession information received by said receiving device;a storage device that stores environmental setting information for setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus in association with biometric information or possession information on each user of the electronic musical apparatus;a reading device that reads out environmental setting information associated with the biometric information or possession information authenticated by said authentication device from said storage device; anda transmitting device that transmits the environmental setting information read out by said reading device to the electronic musical apparatus.

7. An electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users, comprising: an acquisition device that acquires biometric information or possession information on each user;a setting device that sets an environment of the electronic musical apparatus; anda transmitting device that transmits environmental setting information for reproducing the environment set by said setting device and the acquired biometric information or possession information to a server when use of the electronic musical apparatus is terminated or when other biometric information or possession information is acquired by said acquisition device.

8. An electronic musical apparatus comprising: an authentication device that performs authentication of biometric information or possession information on a user;a storage device capable of storing a plurality of pieces of environmental setting information for setting environments of the electronic musical apparatus in association with the biometric information or possession information on the user;a selecting device that, when a plurality of pieces of environmental setting information associated with the biometric information or possession authenticated by said authentication device are stored in said storage device, selects any environmental setting information from among the stored plurality of pieces of environmental setting information;a reading device that reads out the environmental setting information selected by said selecting device; anda setting device that sets an environment of the electronic musical apparatus based on the environmental setting information read out by said reading device.

9. An electronic musical apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said authentication device performs authentication of the biometric information or the possession information in a plurality of stages, and said reading device reads out environmental setting information in number or of a type according to a stage in which the biometric possession information or the possession information has been authenticated by said authentication device.

10. An electronic musical apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of stages are determined according to whether user registration is performed or whether charging is performed.

11. An electronic musical system including an electronic musical apparatus and a server, the electronic musical apparatus comprising: an acquisition device that acquires biometric information or possession information on a user;a transmitting device that transmits the biometric information or possession information acquired by said acquisition device to the server;a receiving device that receives environmental setting information from the server; anda setting device that sets an environment of the electronic musical apparatus based on the environmental setting information received by said receiving device, and the server comprising:a receiving device that receives biometric information or possession information transmitted from the electronic musical apparatus;an authentication device that performs authentication of the biometric information or possession information received by said receiving device;a storage device capable of storing a plurality of pieces of environmental setting information for setting environments of the electronic musical apparatus in association with biometric information or possession information on the user;a selecting device that, when a plurality of pieces of environmental setting information associated with the biometric information or possession authenticated by said authentication device are stored in said storage device, selects any environmental setting information from among the stored plurality of pieces of environmental setting information;a reading device that reads out the environmental setting information selected by said selecting device; anda transmitting device that transmits the environmental setting information read out by said reading device to the electronic musical apparatus.

12. A computer-readable storage medium including a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of controlling an electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users, the method comprising: an authentication step of performing authentication of biometric information or possession information on each user;a reading step of reading out environmental setting information associated with the biometric information or possession information authenticated in said authentication step from a storage device that stores environmental setting information for setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus in association with biometric information or possession information on each user; anda setting step of setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus based on the environmental setting information read out in said reading step.

13. A computer-readable storage medium including a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of controlling an electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users, the method comprising: an authentication step of performing authentication of biometric information or possession information on each user;a setting step of setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus; anda storage step of storing, in a storage device, environmental setting information for reproducing the environment set in said setting step in association with presently authenticated biometric information or possession information when use of the electronic musical apparatus is terminated or when biometric information or possession information different from the presently authenticated biometric information or possession information is detected in said authentication step.

14. A computer-readable storage medium including a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of controlling an electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users, the method comprising: an acquisition step of acquiring biometric information or possession information on each user;a transmitting step of transmitting the biometric information or possession information acquired in said acquisition step to a server that holds environmental setting information for reproducing an environment of the electronic musical apparatus in association with biometric information or possession information on each user;a receiving step of receiving the environmental setting information associated with the biometric information or possession information transmitted by said transmitting device from the server; anda setting step of setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus based on the environmental setting information received in said receiving step.

15. A computer-readable storage medium including a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of controlling a server, the method comprising: a receiving step of receiving biometric information or possession information transmitted from an electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users;an authentication step of performing authentication of the biometric information or possession information received in said receiving step;a storage step of storing, in a storage device, environmental setting information for setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus in association with biometric information or possession information on each user of the electronic musical apparatus;a reading step of reading out environmental setting information associated with the biometric information or possession information authenticated in said authentication step from the storage device; anda transmitting step of transmitting the environmental setting information read out in said reading step to the electronic musical apparatus.

16. A computer-readable storage medium including a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of controlling an electronic musical apparatus shared by a plurality of users, the method comprising: an acquisition step of acquiring biometric information or possession information on each user;a setting step of setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus; anda transmitting step of transmitting environmental setting information for reproducing the environment set in said setting step and the acquired biometric information or possession information to a server when use of the electronic musical apparatus is terminated or when other biometric information or possession information is acquired in said acquisition step.

17. A computer-readable storage medium including a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of controlling an electronic musical apparatus, the method comprising: an authentication step of performing authentication of biometric information or possession information on a user;a selecting step of, when a plurality of pieces of environmental setting information associated with the biometric information or possession authenticated in said authentication step are stored in a storage device capable of storing a plurality of pieces of environmental setting information for setting environments of the electronic musical apparatus in association with the biometric information or possession information on the user, selecting any environmental setting information from among the stored plurality of pieces of environmental setting information;a reading step of reading out the environmental setting information selected in said selecting step; anda setting step of setting an environment of the electronic musical apparatus based on the environmental setting information read out in said reading step.