Vendor ID tracking for e-marker
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1. A vendor tracking system for use with a data marking device, comprising:
- a data network;
a user terminal coupled to the data network configured to transmit a signal including information corresponding to marked data;
a vendor terminal configured to transmit a vendor identification code;
a server terminal coupled to the data network configured to receive the signal from the user terminal and the vendor identification code, the server terminal further configured to transmit information corresponding to the vendor identification code and the received signal to the user terminal.
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Abstract
Method and system for tracking music marker device vendor and music marker devices sold by the device vendor such that when the user of the music marker device decides to purchase a CD or an audio cassette of the bookmarked music clip, the user is directed to the web site of the user'"'"'s device vendor or provided with purchase information for the purchase of the CD or the audio cassette from the user'"'"'s device vendor.
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47 Claims
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1. A vendor tracking system for use with a data marking device, comprising:
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a data network;
a user terminal coupled to the data network configured to transmit a signal including information corresponding to marked data;
a vendor terminal configured to transmit a vendor identification code;
a server terminal coupled to the data network configured to receive the signal from the user terminal and the vendor identification code, the server terminal further configured to transmit information corresponding to the vendor identification code and the received signal to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 11. The system of claim wherein the user terminal includes an output unit, the output unit configured to display information received from the server terminal.
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21. A vendor tracking system for use with a music marker device, comprising:
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a data network;
a music marker device configured to store information corresponding to one or more of a music broadcast;
a user terminal coupled to the marker device, the user terminal configured to receive the stored information corresponding to the one or more of a music broadcast from the marker device and an identification code corresponding to the marker device for transmission over the data network;
a vendor terminal configured to transmit a vendor identification code and one or more of purchased marker device identification codes corresponding to the vendor identification code;
a server terminal coupled to the data network configured to receive the information corresponding to the one or more of the music broadcast and the marker device identification code from the user terminal, and the vendor identification code and the one or more the purchased marker device identification codes corresponding to the vendor identification code, the server terminal further configured to compare the identification code received from the user terminal with the one or more of the identification codes received from the vendor terminal, and accordingly, to transmit information to the user terminal based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method, comprising:
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receiving a vendor identification code and one or more data marking device identification code corresponding to the vendor identification code;
receiving one or more marked data and a corresponding data marking device identification code;
comparing the data marking device identification code corresponding to the vendor identification code with the data marking device identification code corresponding to the one or more marked data; and
transmitting purchase information related to the marked data from a vendor corresponding to the received vendor identification code based on the comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method, comprising:
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purchasing a data marking device from a vendor;
marking one or more broadcast data;
communicating with a data marking device service provider;
receiving purchase information corresponding to the marked one or more broadcast data for purchase from the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A vendor tracking system for use with a data marking device, comprising:
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means for receiving a vendor identification code and one or more data marking device identification code corresponding to the vendor identification code;
means for receiving one or more marked data and a corresponding data marking device identification code;
means for comparing the data marking device identification code corresponding to the vendor identification code with the data marking device identification code corresponding to the one or more marked data; and
means for transmitting purchase information related to the marked data from a vendor corresponding to the received vendor identification code based on the comparing means.
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