Continuous play background music system
DCFirst Claim
1. A continuous play broadcast system, comprising:
- a central computer having a drive containing a first quantity of digitized audio files which define a master library;
at least one end user computer in communication with said central computer and containing a second subset quantity of digitized audio files which define a remote library, said at least one end user computer having a display means, a digital to audio conversation means, and an audio output means; and
said at least one end user computer further comprising continuous program play customizing means for selecting and arranging any number of desired audio formats from said second subset quantity of digitized audio files within said remote library and in a continuous play fashion, said end user computer further comprising request means for soliciting additional quantities of files from said central computer, said central computer further comprising interface/update means for responding to said request means and for updating said remote library of end user computer files at preselected intervals.
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Abstract
A continuous play broadcast system having a central computer with a master digital storage drive(s) containing a plurality of digitized files which represent a master library of musical selections and announcements. A plurality of end user computers are in communication with the central computer and contain respective subset quantities of digitized files which represent remote libraries. Each of the end user computers includes a display means, a digital to audio conversion means and an audio output means. Each end user computer further includes the ability to customize a continuous play output and to send requests to the central computer via the communication link. The central computer further includes an interface/update means and a compression circuit which is capable of updating the digitized audio files in the remote libraries of the end user computers at reduced time over desired intervals.
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1. A continuous play broadcast system, comprising:
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a central computer having a drive containing a first quantity of digitized audio files which define a master library; at least one end user computer in communication with said central computer and containing a second subset quantity of digitized audio files which define a remote library, said at least one end user computer having a display means, a digital to audio conversation means, and an audio output means; and said at least one end user computer further comprising continuous program play customizing means for selecting and arranging any number of desired audio formats from said second subset quantity of digitized audio files within said remote library and in a continuous play fashion, said end user computer further comprising request means for soliciting additional quantities of files from said central computer, said central computer further comprising interface/update means for responding to said request means and for updating said remote library of end user computer files at preselected intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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