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Method of purchasing personal recording media, system for purchasing personal recording media, and media recorded with personal recording media purchasing program
Assignee: Dentsu Group Inc
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Filing: 1997-12-16
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Granted: 1999-05-04
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Expires: 2017-12-16
Abstract
Abstract A system for purchasing a personal recording media includes a first entering unit for entering an identification information in order to identify a customer, a unit connected to the first entering unit for identifying whether or not the customer is an authorized customer based on the entered identification information, a second entering unit connected to the identifying unit for entering at least one designated information by the customer when the customer is identified as an authorized customer in accordance with the identifying unit, a unit for storing a plurality of information, a unit connected to the second entering unit and the information storing unit for reading information associated with the designated information by retrieving the plurality of information in the information storing unit based on the designated information entered by the second entering unit, and a unit connected to the information reading unit for recording the information read from the information storing unit into a predetermined recording media.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahito Iida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 13:57
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H60/00; H04H60/76; H04H60/81; H04H60/98; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06F16/60; G06F16/68; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/04; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/12; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/16; G07F17/30; G07F17/305; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B27/02; G11B27/022; G11B27/028; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/34; G11B27/36; H04H60/27; H04H60/61; H04H60/63; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2525; G11B2220/2529; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; H04H20/00; H04H20/28; H04H20/30; H04H20/31; H04H2201/00; H04H2201/50; H04H60/09; H04H60/14; H04H60/21; H04H60/22; H04H60/35; H04H60/37
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
280 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media, comprising: a first station, including a first entering means for entering an identification information in order to identify a customer; a second entering means for entering at least one designated information by said customer when said customer is identified as an authorized customer; a first information storing means for storing a plurality of information; a information recording means for recording information associated with said designated information by retrieving said plurality of information of said first information storing means based on said designated information entered from said second entering means; a second station, including means connected to said first station for identifying whether or not said customer is an authorized customer based on said identification information entered by said first entering means; a second information storing means for storing a plurality of information corresponding to said plurality of information stored in said first storing means; means for implementing a predetermined accounting process regarding said recording media into which said information has been recorded; a third station, connected to said first station and said second station, respectively, including a latest information storing means for storing the latest information, wherein, said first station and said second station update said plurality of information stored in said first information storing means and said second information storing means, respectively, based on said latest information stored in said latest information storing means, wherein said customer can purchase said recording media at said first station in such a manner that said recording media consisting of an arbitrary numbers of said information is produced at said first station based on said designated information entered by said customer at said first station.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
280 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media, comprising: a first station, including a first entering means for entering an identification information in order to identify a customer; a second entering means for entering at least one designated information by said customer when said customer is identified as an authorized customer; a first information storing means for storing a plurality of information; a information recording means for recording information associated with said designated information by retrieving said plurality of information of said first information storing means based on said designated information entered from said second entering means; a second station, including means connected to said first station for identifying whether or not said customer is an authorized customer based on said identification information entered by said first entering means; a second information storing means for storing a plurality of information corresponding to said plurality of information stored in said first storing means; means for implementing a predetermined accounting process regarding said recording media into which said information has been recorded; a third station, connected to said first station and said second station, respectively, including a latest information storing means for storing the latest information, wherein, said first station and said second station update said plurality of information stored in said first information storing means and said second information storing means, respectively, based on said latest information stored in said latest information storing means, wherein said customer can purchase said recording media at said first station in such a manner that said recording media consisting of an arbitrary numbers of said information is produced at said first station based on said designated information entered by said customer at said first station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of information stored in said first information storing means and said plurality of information stored in said second information storing means are musical composition information which include information concerning a musical composition list, a musical composition data, an index and a copyright.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 2, wherein said musical composition information further includes information concerning an original disc right.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 1, wherein said information storing means is a musical composition information storing means, and said plurality of information stored therein are a plurality of musical composition information which include information concerning a musical composition list, a musical composition data, an index and a copyright.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 4, wherein said plurality of musical information further include information concerning an original disc right.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 4, wherein said musical composition information storing means is a database having an accumulable specification which unifies the music, and is constituted by digitalizing and unifying a sound source, a MIDI data, a music score data, and a right attribution data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 6, wherein said musical composition information storing means includes the information of five categories of a music attribution, an original disc right, a copyright, a music score, and a sound source.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 7, wherein said musical attribution includes at least one of: music code (country code+work code); name of musical composition; time of musical composition; name(s) of artist(s); country code of artist(s); and manufactured date.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 7, wherein said original disc right includes at least one of: owner(s) of the original disc; country code(s) of the owner(s) of the original disc; co-owner(s); and country code(s) of the co-owner(s).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
102 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 8, wherein said copyright includes at least one of: name(s) of songwriter(s); country code(s) of songwriter(s); name(s) of representative publisher(s) of songwriter(s); country code(s) of representative publisher(s); name(s) of co-publisher(s); country code(s) of co-publisher(s); name(s) of musical composer(s); country code(s) of musical composer(s); name(s) of representative publisher(s) of musical composer(s); country code(s) of representative publisher(s); name(s) of co-publisher(s); country code(s) of co-publisher(s); name(s) of musical arranger(s); country code(s) of musical arranger(s); name(s) of representative publisher(s) of musical arranger(s); country code(s) of representative publisher(s); name(s) of co-publisher(s); and country code(s) of co-publisher(s).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 1, wherein said information storing means is a video information storing means, and said plurality of information are a plurality of video information which include information regarding a video data, a sound data, an index, and a copyright.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 11, wherein said plurality of video information further include information regarding an original disc right.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 11, wherein said video data is a motion picture data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 11, wherein said video data is a television program data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 11, wherein said video data is a commercial program data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
49 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 1, wherein said information storing means is an image information storing means, and said plurality of information are a plurality of image information which include information regarding a graphic data, a sound data, an index, and a copyright.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 16, wherein said plurality of image information further include information regarding an original disc right.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 11, wherein said video information storing means is a Digital Video Disc (DVD).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 1, wherein said information storing means is a program storing means, and said plurality of information are a plurality of program information which include information regarding a plurality of software programs, an index, and a copyright.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 19, wherein said plurality of program information further include information regarding an original disc right.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 19, wherein said video information storing means is a video cassette tape (VCT).
Claim 23
Independent Claim
287 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media, comprising: a first station, including a first entering means for entering an identification information in order to identify a customer; a second entering means for entering at least one designated information by said customer when said customer is identified as an authorized customer; a second station, including means connected to said first station for identifying whether or not said customer is an authorized customer based on said identification information entered by said first entering means; an information storing means for storing a plurality of information; means for reading said information associated with said designated information by retrieving said plurality of information in said information storing means based on said designated information entered from said second entering means; information recording means connected to said information reading means for recording said information read from said information storing means into a predetermined recording media; means for implementing a predetermined accounting process regarding said recording media into which said information has been recorded; a third station, connected to said first station and said second station, respectively, including a latest information storing means for storing the latest information, wherein, said first station and said second station update said plurality of information stored in said information storing means in said second station based on said latest information stored in said latest information storing means, as necessary, wherein said customer can purchase said recording media at said first station in such a manner that said recording media consisting of an arbitrary numbers of said information is produced at said second station, based on said designated information entered by said customer at said first station, and then said produced recording media is delivered to said first station.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
287 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media, comprising: a first station, including a first entering means for entering an identification information in order to identify a customer; a second entering means for entering at least one designated information by said customer when said customer is identified as an authorized customer; a second station, including means connected to said first station for identifying whether or not said customer is an authorized customer based on said identification information entered by said first entering means; an information storing means for storing a plurality of information; means for reading said information associated with said designated information by retrieving said plurality of information in said information storing means based on said designated information entered from said second entering means; information recording means connected to said information reading means for recording said information read from said information storing means into a predetermined recording media; means for implementing a predetermined accounting process regarding said recording media into which said information has been recorded; a third station, connected to said first station and said second station, respectively, including a latest information storing means for storing the latest information, wherein, said first station and said second station update said plurality of information stored in said information storing means in said second station based on said latest information stored in said latest information storing means, as necessary, wherein said customer can purchase said recording media at said first station in such a manner that said recording media consisting of an arbitrary numbers of said information is produced at said second station, based on said designated information entered by said customer at said first station, and then said produced recording media is delivered to said first station.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
81 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 22, wherein said first station further includes means for storing a specific information consisting of a part of said plurality of information stored in said information storing means at said second station; and means for retrieving said specific information storing means based on said designated information entered from said second entering means by said customer and for displaying, to said customer, said specific information associated with said designated information entered.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
55 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 23, wherein said information storing means is a musical composition information storing means, and said plurality of information stored therein are a plurality of musical composition information which include information concerning a musical composition list, a musical composition data, an index and a copyright.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
52 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 24, wherein said musical composition information storing means is a database having an accumulable specification which unifies the music, and is constituted by digitalizing and unifying a sound source, a MIDI data, a music score data, and a right attribution data.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 25, wherein said musical composition information storing means includes the information of five categories of a music attribution, an original disc right, a copyright, a music score, and a sound source.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
49 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 23, wherein said information storing means is a video information storing means, and said plurality of information are a plurality of video information which include information regarding a video data, a sound data, an index, and a copyright.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 27, wherein said video data is a motion picture data.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 27, wherein said video data is a television program data.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 27, wherein said video data is a commercial program data.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
49 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 23, wherein said information storing means is an image information storing means, and said plurality of information are a plurality of image information which include information regarding a graphic data, a sound data, an index, and a copyright.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 30, wherein said video information storing means is a Digital Video Disc (DVD).
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 23, wherein said information storing means is a program storing means, and said plurality of information are a plurality of program information which include information regarding a plurality of software programs, an index, and a copyright.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 33, wherein said video information storing means is a video cassette tape (VCT).
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 24, wherein said plurality of musical composition information further include an original disc right.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
44 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 26, wherein said musical attribution includes at least one of: music code (country code+work code); name of musical composition; time of musical composition; name(s) of artist(s); country code of artist(s); and manufactured date.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
43 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 26, wherein said original disc right includes at least one of: owner(s) of the original disc; country code(s) of the owner(s) of the original disc; co-owner(s); and country code(s) of the co-owner(s).
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
102 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 26, wherein said copyright includes at least one of: name(s) of songwriter(s); country code(s) of songwriter(s); name(s) of representative publisher(s) of songwriter(s); country code(s) of representative publisher(s); name(s) of co-publisher(s); country code(s) of co-publisher(s); name(s) of musical composer(s); country code(s) of musical composer(s); name(s) of representative publisher(s) of musical composer(s); country code(s) of representative publisher(s); name(s) of co-publisher(s); country code(s) of co-publisher(s); name(s) of musical arranger(s); country code(s) of musical arranger(s); name(s) of representative publisher(s) of musical arranger(s); country code(s) of representative publisher(s); name(s) of co-publisher(s); and country code(s) of co-publisher(s).
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 27, wherein said plurality of video information further include information regarding an original disc right.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 31, wherein said plurality of image information further include information regarding an original disc right.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system for purchasing a personal recording media according to claim 33, wherein said plurality of program information further include information regarding an original disc right.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-05-03 | 2006-11-02 | 2007-05-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-05-03 | 2010-11-02 | 2011-05-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |