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MUSIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

  • US 20090099968A1
  • Filed: 10/10/2008
  • Published: 04/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A user station for use in a music distribution system for distributing music to consumer locations at which user stations may be situated, wherein the music distribution system includes a data transmission system configured to blanket transmit a plurality of music content items to remote consumer locations in digital form, a central controller system configured to store addresses corresponding to remote consumer locations, a mechanism configured to verify to the controller system when a pre-selected music content item has been recorded at a remote consumer location, and a billing system configured to bill consumers for pre-selected music content items that have been recorded at the consumer'"'"'s location, said user station comprising:

  • a pre-selection mechanism configured to enable a consumer to pre-select from the blanket transmission of a plurality of music content items specific music content items for storage in the user station at a remote consumer location;

    a selection mechanism configured to enable said consumer to select for playback any one of the pre-selected music content items stored in the user station;

    a mechanism configured to receive pricing information for the pre-selected music content items and to store said pricing information for subsequent querying by the central controller; and

    a mechanism configured to transmit to the music distribution system pricing information for a music content item once a consumer indicates at the user station that the consumer wishes to make a permanent copy of the music content item.

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