System and method for offline vending of a media product
First Claim
1. A method for offline vending of a media product having entertainment content therein from a media vending apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request for the media product from a user interface at a first time;
determining at the media vending apparatus whether communication with a transaction network can be established;
storing transaction data received from the user interface in a vending memory;
vending the media product from a media vending apparatus;
attempting at the media vending apparatus to establish communication with the transaction network at predetermined periodic intervals; and
,transmitting the transaction data via the transaction network after communication with the transaction network is established at a second time.
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Abstract
A system and method for offline vending of digital video discs is provided. The method comprises the step of receiving, at a vending location and at a first time, a request for a digital video disc from a user interface. The method also comprises the step of determining whether a vending controller is capable of being placed in communication with a transaction network. Transaction data is stored, wherein the transaction data is provided by the user interface. The transaction data is stored in a memory, and comprises a title of the requested digital video disc and financial information provided by the user interface. The method also comprises encrypting the transaction data, and generating a signal for vending the digital video disc from a vending apparatus. The transaction network is polled at predetermined periodic intervals, and the transaction data is transmitted via the transaction network upon a determination that the vending controller can be placed is capable of being placed in communication with the transaction network.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for offline vending of a media product having entertainment content therein from a media vending apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for the media product from a user interface at a first time; determining at the media vending apparatus whether communication with a transaction network can be established; storing transaction data received from the user interface in a vending memory; vending the media product from a media vending apparatus; attempting at the media vending apparatus to establish communication with the transaction network at predetermined periodic intervals; and
,transmitting the transaction data via the transaction network after communication with the transaction network is established at a second time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for offline vending of a media product having entertainment content therein from a media vending apparatus, comprising:
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a transaction network; and
,a vending controller located within the media vending apparatus structured to determine whether communication with the transaction network is capable of being established and to store transaction data received from a user interface in a memory when the vending controller determines that communication with the transaction network cannot be established, wherein the vending controller is further structured to attempt to establish communication with the transaction network at predetermined periodic intervals and wherein the vending controller is further structured to transmit the transaction data via the transaction network upon establishment of communication between the vending controller and the transaction network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for offline receipt of a media product having entertainment content therein to a media vending apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a media product into the media vending apparatus at a first time; determining at the media vending apparatus whether communication with a transaction network can be established; storing transaction data related to the media product in a memory of the media vending apparatus proximate the first time if communication between the media vending apparatus and the transaction network is not capable of being established; attempting at the media vending apparatus to establish communication with the transaction network at predetermined periodic intervals; and
,transmitting the transaction data via the transaction network after communication with the transaction network is established at a second time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for offline vending of digital video discs, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a vending location and at a first time, a request for a digital video disc from a user interface; determining, from the vending location, whether a vending controller is capable of being placed in communication with a transaction network; storing transaction data provided by the user interface in a memory, wherein the transaction data comprises a title of the requested digital video disc and financial information provided by the user interface; encrypting the transaction data; generating a signal for vending the digital video disc from a vending apparatus; polling the transaction network, from the vending location, at predetermined periodic intervals to determine whether the vending controller is capable of being placed in communication with the transaction network; transmitting the transaction data via the transaction network at a second time, upon a determination that the vending controller is capable of being placed in communication with the transaction network; and
,deleting the transaction data from the memory.
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