SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY BUYING, RENTING, AND/OR SELLING MEDIA DISCS
First Claim
1. A system for dispensing and receiving media discs comprising, in combination:
- a storage system for storing a plurality of the media discs;
a dispense/receive system for dispensing the media discs to consumers and receiving media discs from customers;
a disc identification system for identifying the media discs;
a disc transfer system for moving the media discs between the dispense/receive system and the disc identification system;
a control system operably connected to dispense/receive system to selectively intake media discs and operably connected to the disc transfer system to selectively activate the disc transfer system to move the media discs between the dispense/receive system to the disc identification system;
a user interface system operably connected to the control system and including a buy-back indicator which can be selectively activated by the customer; and
wherein, in response to activation of the buy-back indicator, the controller is adapted to activate the dispense/receive system to receive a media disc for buy-back, to activate the disc transfer system to move the media disc for buy-back from the dispense/receive system to the disc identification system, to activate the disc identification system to identify the media disc for buy-back, to determine a buy-back price for the media disc for buy-back, and to activate the user interface system to inform the customer of the buy-back price.
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Abstract
A kiosk or machine for buying media discs includes a dispense/receive system for dispensing the media discs to consumers and receiving media discs from customers, a disc identification system for identifying the media discs, a disc transfer system for moving the media discs within the kiosk, a control system operably connected to dispense/receive system, the disc transfer system, and a user interface system. The user interface includes a buy-back indicator or prompt which can be selectively activated by the customer. In response to activation of the buy-back indicator, the controller activates the dispense/receive system to receive a media disc for buy-back, activates the disc transfer system to move the media disc to the disc identification system, activates the disc identification system to identify the media disc, determines a buy-back price for the media disc, and activates the user interface system to display the buy-back price.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for dispensing and receiving media discs comprising, in combination:
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a storage system for storing a plurality of the media discs; a dispense/receive system for dispensing the media discs to consumers and receiving media discs from customers; a disc identification system for identifying the media discs; a disc transfer system for moving the media discs between the dispense/receive system and the disc identification system; a control system operably connected to dispense/receive system to selectively intake media discs and operably connected to the disc transfer system to selectively activate the disc transfer system to move the media discs between the dispense/receive system to the disc identification system; a user interface system operably connected to the control system and including a buy-back indicator which can be selectively activated by the customer; and wherein, in response to activation of the buy-back indicator, the controller is adapted to activate the dispense/receive system to receive a media disc for buy-back, to activate the disc transfer system to move the media disc for buy-back from the dispense/receive system to the disc identification system, to activate the disc identification system to identify the media disc for buy-back, to determine a buy-back price for the media disc for buy-back, and to activate the user interface system to inform the customer of the buy-back price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A system for dispensing and receiving media discs comprising, in combination:
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a storage system for storing a plurality of the media discs; a dispense/receive system for dispensing the media discs to consumers and receiving media discs from customers; a disc identification system for identifying the media discs; a disc transfer system for moving the media discs between the dispense/receive system and the disc identification system; a control system operably connected to dispense/receive system to selectively intake and dispense media discs and operably connected to the disc transfer system to selectively activate the disc transfer system to move the media discs between the dispense/receive system to the disc identification system; a user interface system operably connected to the control system; and wherein the disc identification system includes an optical disc drive for reading prerecorded information on the media disc to identify the disc.
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12. A method for dispensing and receiving media discs comprising the steps of, in combination:
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providing a storage system for storing a plurality of the media discs; providing a dispense/receive system for dispensing the media discs to consumers and receiving media discs from customers; providing a disc identification system for identifying the media discs; providing a disc transfer system for moving the media discs between the dispense/receive system and the disc identification system; providing a control system operably connected to dispense/receive system to selectively intake media discs and operably connected to the disc transfer system to selectively activate the disc transfer system to move the media discs between the dispense/receive system to the disc identification system; providing a user interface system operably connected to the control system and including a buy-back indicator which can be selectively activated by the customer; and in response to activation of the buy-back indicator, activating the dispense/receive system to receive a media disc for buy-back, activating the disc transfer system to move the media disc for buy-back from the dispense/receive system to the disc identification system, activating the disc identification system to identify the media disc for buy-back, determining a buy-back price for the media disc for buy-back, and activating the user interface system to inform the customer of the buy-back price. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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