Process for ordering a selection in advance, digital system and jukebox for embodiment of the process
First Claim
1. A method for ordering, in advance, from a user'"'"'s terminal connected to a host server via a communication network, a selection to be played on at least one destination equipment capable of being connected via the communication network to the host server, said destination equipment and said server each comprising a request processing module enabling the implementation of at least the following steps of:
- displaying a menu on the user'"'"'s terminal, said menu containing a plurality of items including a selection to be played and specific requests, said specific requests including at least one of the selection to be played or the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played or both, wherein when selection is made in advance, the time and date at which the selection is to be played being chosen;
displaying the identity of the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played, and the selection;
displaying the date and time at which the selection is to be played on the destination equipment;
displaying an event for which the order of a selection is made in advance, and then displaying the selection of an event;
verifying receipt of a payment to authorize the generation of a special file containing the specific requests;
and either;
recording of said special file directly on the destination equipment, when the user'"'"'s terminal is the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played, or recording of said special file on the server and downloading of said special file from the server to the destination, when the user'"'"'s terminal is distinct from the destination equipment, or downloading of said special file from the user'"'"'s terminal to the server and then from the server to the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played, when the user'"'"'s terminal is a destination equipment connected to the server but distinct from the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a process for ordering a selection in advance, characterized in that it includes a step in which a menu is displayed followed by a selection in this menu, to make specific requests and particularly: a step displaying the event for which the advance order of a selection is made, and then selection of the event; a step displaying the identity of destination equipment on which the selection is to be played, and then selection of this equipment; a step displaying the date and time at which the selection is to be made on the destination equipment; a step in which particular requests are recorded and downloaded onto a file only after payment has been verified.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A method for ordering, in advance, from a user'"'"'s terminal connected to a host server via a communication network, a selection to be played on at least one destination equipment capable of being connected via the communication network to the host server, said destination equipment and said server each comprising a request processing module enabling the implementation of at least the following steps of:
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displaying a menu on the user'"'"'s terminal, said menu containing a plurality of items including a selection to be played and specific requests, said specific requests including at least one of the selection to be played or the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played or both, wherein when selection is made in advance, the time and date at which the selection is to be played being chosen;
displaying the identity of the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played, and the selection;
displaying the date and time at which the selection is to be played on the destination equipment;
displaying an event for which the order of a selection is made in advance, and then displaying the selection of an event;
verifying receipt of a payment to authorize the generation of a special file containing the specific requests;
and either;
recording of said special file directly on the destination equipment, when the user'"'"'s terminal is the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played, or recording of said special file on the server and downloading of said special file from the server to the destination, when the user'"'"'s terminal is distinct from the destination equipment, or downloading of said special file from the user'"'"'s terminal to the server and then from the server to the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played, when the user'"'"'s terminal is a destination equipment connected to the server but distinct from the destination equipment on which the selection is to be played. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15)
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9. A device for ordering, in advance, from a user'"'"'s terminal connected to a host server via a communication network, a selection to be played on at least one destination equipment, capable of being connected to the host server via the communication network, comprising:
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means for displaying information on a screen of the user'"'"'s terminal, said means guiding the user in making specific requests, said specific requests comprising choosing destination equipment on which said selection is to be played, choosing a time and date at which the selection is to be played, and choosing an event for which a selection is made;
a request processing module for generating a special file containing these specific requests and for recording said special file either on the destination equipment or on the server operable to download said special file to the destination equipment;
means for periodically examining the contents of the special file recorded on the destination equipment to trigger execution of the selection at a given time and date, or to trigger downloading of the specific request on the destination equipment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 16)
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14. A digital remote distribution network comprising:
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a host server connected to the Internet and, through a second network to a set of equipment, each equipment of the set being identifiable by an identification number or address to enable a request processing module loading on said equipment of specific requests selected for an event from a user'"'"'s terminal connected to the host server via the Internet and to be played at a selected time and date on said equipment; and
means for scanning a file containing the specific request on each equipment to enable said specific requests to be executed when a local time and date of the equipment correspond to a selected time and date.
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Specification