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US 6,583,348 B2Granted
Server for use in rating of music contents
AssigneeYamaha Corporation
InventorsYutaka Hasegawa, Shinji Koezuka, Nobuo Tsunashima, Masaya Okura
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AssigneeYamaha Corporation
InventorsYutaka Hasegawa, Shinji Koezuka, Nobuo Tsunashima, Masaya Okura
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A server apparatus is provided for conducting an evaluation of a music piece with an external terminal apparatus. In the apparatus, a communication unit is used to exchange information with the external terminal apparatus. A first transmitting section transmits first prompt information to the external terminal apparatus through the communication unit, the first prompt information being effective to prompt a first evaluation of a music piece. A second transmitting section transmits inquiry information to the external terminal apparatus through the communication unit, the inquiry information inquiring whether or not to proceed with a second evaluation of the music piece. A receiving section receives request information from the external terminal apparatus in response to the inquiry information through the communication unit, the request information requesting the second evaluation. A third transmitting section transmits second prompt information to the external terminal apparatus in response to the request information through the communication unit, the second prompt information being effective to prompt the second evaluation of the music piece.
A server apparatus for conducting an evaluation of a music piece with an external terminal apparatus, comprising:
A method of conducting an evaluation of a music piece by use of a server apparatus while exchanging information with external terminal apparatuses, the method comprising the steps of:
A machine readable medium for use in a server apparatus having a processor unit and a communication unit for exchanging information with external terminal apparatuses, the medium containing program instructions executable by the processor unit for causing the server apparatus to conduct a method of evaluating a music piece, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.