Music delivery system and method thereof
First Claim
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.
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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.
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21 Claims
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1. A music delivery system, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A music delivery system, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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15. A music delivery method in a music delivery system, comprising the steps of:
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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.
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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;
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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.
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