(19)
(11) EP 1 930 877 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/27

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/24

(21) Application number: 07023425.7

(22) Date of filing: 04.12.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G10H 1/40(2006.01)
G10H 1/46(2006.01)
 G10H 1/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 06.12.2006 JP 2006329489
11.12.2006 JP 2006333417
11.12.2006 JP 2006333853
11.12.2006 JP 2006333856
16.02.2007 JP 2007036672

(71) Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
Naka-ku Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken 430-8650 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Isozaki, Yoshimasa
    Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP)
  • Yamaki, Kiyoshi
    Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP)
  • Morishita, Daisuke
    Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Onboard music reproduction apparatus and music information distribution system


(57) In a music reproduction apparatus designed for a listener to enjoy music while experiencing variations in vehicle status, plural types of phrases, which differ from each other, are assigned to plural tracks and are reproduced in accordance with reproduction parameters, which are controlled in response to vehicle status information. It is possible to control the setup values of reproduction parameters suiting vehicle statuses in response to travel environments. In addition, it is possible to synchronize the reproduction start timing of a music reproduction unit corresponding to one measure being reproduced by a first track with the reproduction start timing of a music reproduction unit corresponding to plural measures being reproduced by a second track. In a music information distribution system, a server stores music files including reproduction parameters suiting vehicle statuses and travel environments, so that the music reproduction apparatus reads them so as to reproduce corresponding musical tunes.







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