System for vending and dispensing digital files
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1. A system for improving user usage of a vending machine or host terminal, said system comprising:
- a vending machine or host terminal constructed and arranged to interact with a user;
means for recognizing a set of users;
means for logging a recognized user in said set of users into a source of digital file content at a time contemporaneous with the use of said vending machine or host terminal; and
means for downloading said digital file content into a format usable by said user.
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Abstract
A system and method for the contemporaneous use of a vending machine and host terminal to interact with digital files. Authorized user of the vending machine or host terminal may tap into digital file content such as digital music files, e-mail, personal data or digital files including current information such as meeting schedules, calendars, reminder lists, stock prices, sports scores, and news headlines.
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1. A system for improving user usage of a vending machine or host terminal, said system comprising:
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a vending machine or host terminal constructed and arranged to interact with a user;
means for recognizing a set of users;
means for logging a recognized user in said set of users into a source of digital file content at a time contemporaneous with the use of said vending machine or host terminal; and
means for downloading said digital file content into a format usable by said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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18. A method for allowing a user the contemporaneous use of a vending machine and host terminal to interact with digital files, said method comprising the steps of:
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initiating the use of a vending machine or a host terminal by a user;
recognizing said user as belonging to a set of users;
logging said recognized user into a source of digital file content; and
downloading said digital file content into a format usable by said user.
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