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High speed digital media vending system

  • US 20030040838A1
  • Filed: 08/24/2001
  • Published: 02/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A digital media vending system for providing digital media contents to a user, comprising:

  • a) a centralized media server connected to a computer network, said centralized media server containing a plurality of digital media contents or marketing information related to the digital media contents; and

    b) a digital media vending machine comprising;

    (i) an input device for allowing the user to select one or more desired digital media contents;

    (ii) a digital media device interface for delivering the desired digital media contents to the user; and

    (iii) a computer being communicably connected via broadband connection to the centralized media server for ordering the desired digital media contents for delivery from the centralized media server to the user via the digital media device interface, wherein said computer includes a high capacity media storage device used to cache one or more recently or frequently accessed digital media contents.

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