WIRELESS SHARING OF AUDIO FILES AND INFORMATION FOR STREAMLINED PURCHASING
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1. A system for the streamlined purchase of audio files comprising:
- a digital audio system comprising;
a wireless transceiver;
a control system adapted to capture from a digital source a first signal representing a first digital audio information set, said control system having a user interface including a user display, a capture input and a purchase input;
storage adapted to store said first digital audio information set when a user instantiates said capture input;
a communications module for transferring, when a user instantiates said purchase input, said first digital audio information to a remote network comprising a digital repository, whereby said communication module is adapted to request a purchase from said digital network, said network accesses said digital repository, and whereby said communication module is adapted to receive a first audio file associated with said first digital audio information.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for capturing information associated with wireless audio sounds among a plurality of users. When a user encounters audio sound files of interest, the user can capture information regarding the audio sounds, such as title, artist, collection, genre, year, encoding rate, size, playlist, a unique identifier, or other desired information. The information can be used to seamlessly purchase the sound files from a remote digital repository.
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1. A system for the streamlined purchase of audio files comprising:
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a digital audio system comprising; a wireless transceiver; a control system adapted to capture from a digital source a first signal representing a first digital audio information set, said control system having a user interface including a user display, a capture input and a purchase input; storage adapted to store said first digital audio information set when a user instantiates said capture input; a communications module for transferring, when a user instantiates said purchase input, said first digital audio information to a remote network comprising a digital repository, whereby said communication module is adapted to request a purchase from said digital network, said network accesses said digital repository, and whereby said communication module is adapted to receive a first audio file associated with said first digital audio information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of purchasing audio files comprising:
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capturing a set of digital audio information associated with a digital audio file from an independent wireless digital source; locally storing said information; upon receipt of a purchase input from a user, accessing a remote network requesting a purchase of said audio file; transmitting payment information; and receiving said audio file. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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