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Accessing control method for identifying a recording medium in a jukebox

  • US 6,034,925 A
  • Filed: 12/02/1996
  • Issued: 03/07/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for identifying the information content of a prerecorded medium comprising the steps of:

  • determining a characteristic profile of said information content of said prerecorded medium;

    accessing a data storage device having a plurality of stored characteristic profiles, each of said stored characteristic profiles being associated with an information content indicia;

    searching said plurality of stored characteristic profiles for one of said plurality of stored characteristic profiles having a first parameter substantially matching a second parameter associated with said determined characteristic profile;

    adjusting said second parameter associated with said determined characteristic profile for producing a modified parameter in response to the step of searching failing to find said one of said plurality of stored characteristic profiles having said first parameter substantially matching said second parameter;

    searching said plurality of stored characteristic profiles for one of said plurality of stored characteristic profiles having said first parameter substantially matching said modified parameter; and

    retrieving said information content indicia associated with said one of said plurality of stored characteristic profiles having said first parameter substantially matching said modified parameter.

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