Digital data vending system and method of selling digital data files
First Claim
1. A digital file vending device comprising:
- a data file storage device for digitally storing a plurality of data files;
a supply of media;
means for accessing said plurality of data files and displaying said plurality of data files prior to ordering chosen data selections;
means for replicating said chosen data files from said data file storage device on a medium from the supply;
means for ordering said chosen data files and transferring said chosen data files from said data file storage device to said means for replicating;
at least one external port for downloading said chosen data files from said data storage device to a consumer recording device; and
network means for connecting said data storage device to at least one client system.
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Abstract
A data file management and vending system includes a plurality of kiosks configured to permit a user to make a data file selection from a collection of such data files and pay for the data file selection, a network operations center including a storage system for storing the collection and at least one server for processing requests for data files and communicating data files to kiosks, and a management system comprising at least a kiosk management system configured to control the flow of data files and to collect information concerning the data files selected. Each of the plurality of kiosks includes a user interface device, a central processing unit, storage, means for transferring the selected data files onto a medium. The network interconnects through links the network operations center, the kiosks, and the management system.
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35 Claims
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1. A digital file vending device comprising:
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a data file storage device for digitally storing a plurality of data files;
a supply of media;
means for accessing said plurality of data files and displaying said plurality of data files prior to ordering chosen data selections;
means for replicating said chosen data files from said data file storage device on a medium from the supply;
means for ordering said chosen data files and transferring said chosen data files from said data file storage device to said means for replicating;
at least one external port for downloading said chosen data files from said data storage device to a consumer recording device; and
network means for connecting said data storage device to at least one client system.
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2. A method for producing a customized removable consumer digital medium, the method comprising the steps of:
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Reading a set of input parameters via a digital input device on a first terminal;
Determining, based on the set of input parameters, a set of files to include on a digital medium;
Transmitting a message indicating the set of files from the first terminal to a second terminal via a network;
Receiving the message with the second terminal;
Reading the set of files from a mass storage device using the second terminal;
Writing the set of files to the removable digital medium using the second terminal;
Making the removable digital medium available to a user. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A data file management and vending system comprising:
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a plurality of kiosks configured to permit a user to make a data file selection from a collection of such data files and pay for the data file selection;
a network operations center including a storage system for storing the collection and at least one server for processing requests for data files and communicating data files to kiosks;
a management system comprising at least a kiosk management system configured to control the flow of data files and to collect information concerning the data files selected;
wherein each of the plurality of kiosks includes a user interface device, a central processing unit, storage, means for transferring the selected data files onto a medium;
wherein a network interconnects through links the network operations center, the kiosks, and the management system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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