Music delivery system and method thereof

• US 20020035519A1
• Filed: 09/20/2001
• Published: 03/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Takizawa, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US09/956,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20020035519A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

A music delivery system and a method of the system, in which a user, who connects to a server for music delivery by using a browser on a terminal, can easily find favorite music from a group of unknown or not well known music, at a music delivery service utilized a network such as the Internet, are provided. A user connects his/her terminal to a Web server in which a music delivery service is working, and chooses listening to music on trial on a Web browser screen displayed on a display of the terminal. The Web server transmits a group of salable music to the terminal by using a streaming technology in sequence one by one for a predetermined time. The user listens to the music transmitted from the Web server through a speaker in the terminal. When the user finds his/her favorite music, the user chooses the favorite music and purchases the favorite music on a screen displayed on the display of the terminal. The Web sever charges the user the amount of said favorite music.

Claims

1. A music delivery system, comprising:

a Web server connecting to a network; and

terminals connecting to said Web server through said network, wherein;

said Web server, comprising;

Web sites that execute a music delivery service;

a means for executing a streaming broadcast of music through said Web sites; and

a means for charging a user of each of said terminals an amount of money for music when an order for said music from said user is received through each of said Web sites, and

each of said terminals, comprising;

a Web browser for accessing to each of said Web sites in said Web server;

a means for receiving said streaming broadcast of music that is transmitted from said Web server;

a display in which a Web browser screen of said music delivery system is displayed; and

a speaker through which said user listens to said music transmitted from said Web server on trial, wherein;

when said terminal accessed to said Web server and said user of said terminal chose listening music on trial on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal, said Web server transmits some pieces of salable music to said terminal by using a streaming technology in sequence one by one for a predetermined time, and said user of said terminal listens to said music transmitted from said Web server on trial through said speaker, and when said user finds favorite music from some pieces of said salable music, said user chooses said favorite music on said Web browser screen displayed on said display and purchases said favorite music, and said Web server charges said user of said terminal the amount of said favorite music.

2. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

a means for listening to said favorite music (previous music) on trial again through said speaker of said terminal, by that said user clicks a designated button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by putting a mouse on said designated button, when music next to said favorite music is already streaming through said speaker of said terminal of said user.

3. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

a means for watching information of said favorite music on a screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user.

4. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

a means for purchasing said favorite music by said user on a screen displayed on said display of said terminal in addition to watching information of said favorite music.

5. A music delivery system, comprising:

a Web server connecting to a network; and

terminals connecting to said Web server through said network, wherein;

said Web server, comprising;

Web sites that execute a music delivery service;

a means for executing a streaming broadcast of music through said Web sites; and

a means for charging a user of each of said terminals an amount of money for music when an order for said music from said user is received through each of said Web sites, and

each of said terminals, comprising;

a Web browser for accessing to said Web sites in said Web server;

a means for receiving said streaming broadcast of music that is transmitted from said Web server;

a display in which a Web browser screen having several buttons and columns and a region for said music delivery system is displayed; and

a speaker through which said user listens to said music transmitted from said Web server on trial, wherein;

when said terminal accessed to said Web server and said user of said terminal chose listening music on trial on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal, said Web server transmits some pieces of salable music to said terminal by using a streaming technology in sequence one by one for a predetermined time, and said user of said terminal listens to said music transmitted from said Web server on trial through said speaker, and when said user finds favorite music from some pieces of said salable music, said user chooses said favorite music on said Web browser screen displayed on said display and purchases said favorite music, and said Web server charges said user of said terminal the amount of said favorite music.

6. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

a “

listening start”

button, with which said user starts listening to music on trial, is provided on said Web browser screen displayed on said display.

7. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

a “

previous music”

button, with which said user listens to music being previous to music streaming at present on trial, is provided on said Web browser screen displayed on said display.

8. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

an “

information display”

button, with which said user changes said Web browser screen to a screen in which the information of listening music on trial is displayed and a screen purchasing said music, is provided on said Web browser screen displayed on said display.

9. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

a “

listening stop”

button, with which said user stops listening music on trial in the middle of listening, is provided on said Web browser screen displayed on said display.

10. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

a “

next music”

button, with which said user listens to the next music on trial by stopping listening to music streaming at present, is provided on said Web browser screen displayed on said display.

11. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

a “

repeat listening”

button, with which said user listens to the music streaming at present on trial repeatedly, is provided on said Web browser screen displayed on said display.

12. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

a “

listening time setting”

column, with which said user sets listening time of a piece of music, is provided on said Web browser screen on said display.

13. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

a “

genre selection”

column, with which said user selects a genre of music that said user wants to listen to, is provided on said Web browser screen displayed on said display.

14. A music delivery system in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

a “

music information”

region, in which the name of singer(s) and band and/or the name of music streaming at present are displayed, is provided on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal.

17. A music delivery method in a music delivery system in accordance with claim 16, further comprising the step of:

listening to said favorite music (previous music) on trial again through said speaker of said terminal by said user, by that said user clicks a designated button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by putting a mouse on said designated button, when music next to said favorite music is already streaming through said speaker of said terminal of said user.

18. A music delivery method in a music delivery system in accordance with claim 16, further comprising the step of:

watching information of said favorite music on a screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user.

19. A music delivery method in a music delivery system in accordance with claim 16, further comprising the step of:

purchasing said favorite music by said user on a screen displayed on said display of said terminal, in addition to watching information of said favorite music.

20. A music delivery method in a music delivery system in accordance with claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

after said user connected said terminal to said Web server through said network,

starting listening to music transmitting from said Web server by clicking a “

listening start”

button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user;

listening to music being previous to music streaming at present by clicking a “

previous music”

button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user, when said user wants to listen to said previous music again; and

changing said Web browser screen to a screen in which the information of listening music on trial is displayed and a screen for purchasing said music, by clicking an “

information display”

button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user, when said user wants to obtain said information of said music and purchase said music.

21. A music delivery method in a music delivery system in accordance with claim 16, further comprising the steps of

after said user connected said terminal to said Web server through said network,

starting listening to music transmitting from said Web server by clicking a “

listening start”

button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user;

listening to music being previous to music streaming at present by clicking a “

previous music”

button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user, when said user wants to listen to said previous music again;

changing said Web browser screen to a screen in which the information of listening music on trial is displayed and a screen for purchasing said music, by clicking an “

information display”

button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user, when said user wants to obtain said information of said music and purchase said music;

stopping listening music on trial in the middle of listening to said music by clicking a “

listening stop”

button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user, when said user wants to stop listening said music in the middle of listening on trial;

listening to the next music on trial by stopping listening to music streaming at present by clicking a “

next music”

button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user, when said user wants to stop listening said music streaming at present and to listen to the next music;

listening to the music streaming at present on trial repeatedly by clicking a “

repeat listening”

button displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user, when said user wants to listen to said music streaming at present repeatedly;

setting listening time of a piece of music by inputting listening time of one piece of music to a “

listening time setting”

column displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user;

selecting a genre of music by clicking a “

genre selection”

column displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user, when said user wants to listen to music by specifying the genre of music; and

obtaining information of the name of singer(s) and band and/or the name of the music streaming at present from a “

music information”

region displayed on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user.

15. A music delivery method in a music delivery system, comprising the steps of:

connecting a terminal of a user to a Web server in which a music delivery system is working through a network;

displaying a Web browser screen on a display of said terminal;

choosing listening music on trial on said Web browser screen displayed on said display of said terminal by said user;

transmitting some pieces of salable music to said terminal by using a streaming technology in sequence one by one for a predetermined time from said Web server;

listening to said music transmitted from said Web server on trial through a speaker of said terminal by said user;

choosing favorite music on said Web browser screen displayed on said display by said user when said user of said terminal finds said favorite music from some pieces of said salable music;

purchasing said favorite music by said user; and

charging said user of said terminal the amount of said favorite music from said Web server.

16. A music delivery method in a music delivery system, in which a Web server connecting to a network and terminals connecting to said Web server through said network are provided, comprising the steps of;

executing a music delivery service by Web sites in said Web server;

executing a streaming broadcast of music through each of said Web sites to said terminals;

accessing from said terminal to each of said Web sites in said Web server through said network by using a Web browser in said terminal;

receiving said streaming broadcast of music that is transmitted from said Web server at said terminal;

displaying a Web browser screen of said music delivery system on a display of said terminal;

listening to said music transmitted from said Web server on trial by using said Web browser screen by a user at said terminal;

choosing favorite music on said Web browser screen displayed on said display by said user when said user of said terminal finds said favorite music from some pieces of said salable music from said Web server;

purchasing said favorite music by said user; and

charging said user of said terminal the amount of said favorite music from said Web server.