Communication management system
AssigneeYamaha Corporation
InventorsMitsunori Ochi, Taku Nishikori, Toshiyuki Ohshima
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Abstract
A communication management system is consisted of a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network. Each apparatus comprises: a transmitter that transmits first setting information representing all setting status of own apparatus to the other apparatuses connected to the network; a receiver that receives second setting information representing all setting status of the other apparatuses connected to the network from the other apparatuses; and a storing device that stores the first and the second setting information. Desired data relating to all the devices connected to the network can be confirmed quickly.
Claims20
A communication management apparatus that is connectable to an audio data communication management system, which includes a plurality of communication management apparatuses, wherein said communication management apparatus and other communication management apparatuses are connected to a network, said communication management apparatus comprising:
- a first transmitter that transmits an audio data at a first transmission rate to the network;
- a first memory that stores a first status data representing all setting status of the communication management apparatus;
- a second transmitter that transmits the first status data at a second transmission rate lower than the first transmission rate, to the network;
- a first receiver that receives a second status data representing all setting status of the other communication management apparatuses at the second communication rate from the other communication management apparatuses via the network;
- a second memory that stores the second status data received from the other communication management apparatuses;
- a second receiver that receives an order data generated by one of the other communication management apparatus set as a master apparatus via the network, wherein the order data represents an order of transmission of the respective one of plurality of the communication management apparatuses included in the audio data communication management system;
- a third transmitter that transmits a first modification data instructing modification of the first status data at an order specified by the order data;
- a third receiver that receives a second modification data instructing modification of the second status data from at least one of the other communication management apparatuses;
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- a modifying device that modifies the second status data stored in the second memory based on the second modification data received.
A communication management apparatus that is connectable to an audio data communication management system, which includes a plurality of other communication management apparatuses are included, and wherein the communication management apparatus and other communication management apparatuses are connected to a network, the communication management apparatus comprising:
- a first transmitter that transmits an audio data at a first transmission rate to the network;
- a first memory that stores a first status data representing setting status of the communication management apparatus;
- a second transmitter that transmits the first status data at a second transmission rate lower than the first transmission rate, to the network;
- a first receiver that receives a second status data representing setting status of the other communication management apparatuses at the second communication rate from the other communication management apparatuses via the network;
- a second memory that stores the second status data received from the other communication management apparatuses;
- a generating device that generates an order data representing an order of transmission of the respective ones of plurality of the communication management apparatuses included in the audio data communication management system;
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- a third transmitter that transmits the order data to the network, so that each of the other communication management apparatuses sequentially transmits a modification data instructing modification of the first status data to the network in accordance with an order specified by the order data.
A method for controlling a communication management apparatus, said communication management apparatus being connectable to an audio data communication management system, which includes a plurality of other communication management apparatuses, wherein said communication management apparatus and other communication management apparatuses are connected to a network, said communication management method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting an audio data at a first transmission rate to the network;
- storing a first status data representing all setting status of the communication management apparatus;
- transmitting the first status data at a second transmission rate lower than the first transmission rate, to the network;
- receiving a second status data representing all setting status of the other communication management apparatuses at the second communication rate from the other communication management apparatuses via the network;
- storing the second status data received from the other communication management apparatuses;
- receiving an order data generated by one of the other communication management apparatus set as a master apparatus via the network, wherein the order data represents an order of transmission of the respective one of plurality of the communication management apparatuses included in the audio data communication management system;
- transmitting a first modification data instructing modification of the first status data at an order specified by the order data;
- receiving a second modification data instructing modification of the second status data from at least one of the other communication management apparatuses;
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- modifying the stored second status data based on the second modification data received.
A method for controlling a communication management apparatus, said communication management apparatus being connectable to an audio data communication management system, which includes a plurality of other communication management apparatuses, wherein said communication management apparatus and other communication management apparatuses are connected to a network, said communication management method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting an audio data at a first transmission rate to the network;
- storing a first status data representing setting status of the communication management apparatus;
- transmitting the first status data at a second transmission rate lower than the first transmission rate, to the network;
- receiving a second status data representing setting status of the other communication management apparatuses at the second communication rate from the other communication management apparatuses via the network;
- storing the second status data received from the other communication management apparatuses;
- generating an order data representing an order of transmission of the respective ones of plurality of the communication management apparatuses included in the audio data communication management system;
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- transmitting the order data to the network, so that each of the other communication management apparatuses sequentially transmits a modification data instructing modification of the first status data to the network in accordance with an order specified by the order data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.