System using standard ethernet frame format for communicating MIDI information over an ethernet network
US5983280A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/387
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique of allowing MIDI format information to be transmitted over an Ethernet connection. The MIDI is changed to Ethernet, and an Ethernet broadcast or multicast address is used. This allows the Ethernet to be delivered to multiple locations, much like the original MIDI information. Using the multicast address allows non-MIDI devices to be present on the same bus without interference from the MIDI commands.
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