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`[45] Date of Patent:
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`Mar. 2, 1993
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`[54] METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A DESIRED
`DIGITAL VIDEO OR AUDIO SIGNAL
`Inventor: Arthur R. Hair, 301 Oaklawn Dr.,
`Pittsburgh, Pa. 15241
`1211 Appl. No.: 586’391
`[22] Filed:
`Sep. 18, I990
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`Related US. Application Data
`Continuation of Ser. No. 206,497, Jun. 13, 1988, aban-
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`3,718,906 2/1973 Lightner ............................. 235/331
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`3,990,710 11/1976 Hughes .......
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`4,654,799 3/1987 Ogaki et al.
`Primary Examiner—Hoa Nguyen
`Attorney. Agent, or Firm—Ansel M. Schwartz
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`ABSTRACT
`The present invention is a method for transmitting a
`desired digital video or audio signal stored on a first
`memory of a first party to a second memory of a second
`party. The method comprises the steps of transferring
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`between. Next, there is the step of transmitting the
`desired digital signal from the first memory with d
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`determined by the second party. The receiver is in pos-
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`METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A DESIRED
`DIGITAL VIDEO OR AUDIO SIGNAL
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`This is a continuation of copending application Ser.
`No. 07/206,497 filed on Jun. 13, 1988, now abandoned.
`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention is related to a method for the
`electronic sales and distribution of digital audio or video
`signals, and more particularly, to a method which a user
`may purchase and receive digital audio or video signal
`from any location which the user has access to a tele-
`communications line.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`The three basic mediums (hardware units) of music:
`records, tapes, and compact discs, greatly restricts the
`transferability of music and results in a variety of ineffi-
`ciencies.
`CAPACITY: The individual hardware units as cited
`above are limited as to the amount of music that can be
`stored on each.
`MATERIALS: The materials used to manufacture
`the hardware units are subject to damage and deteriora-
`tion during normal operations, handling, and exposure
`to the elements.
`SIZE: The physical size of the hardware units im-
`poses constraints on the quantity of hardware units
`which can be housed for playback in confined areas
`such as in automobiles, boats, planes, etc.
`RETRIEVAL: Hardware units limit the ability to
`play, in a sequence selected by the user, songs from
`different albums. For example, if the user wants to play
`one song from ten different albums, the user would
`spend an inordinate amount of time handling, sorting,
`and cueing the ten different hardware units.
`SALES AND DISTRIBUTION: Prior to final pur-
`chase, hardware units need to be physically transfered
`from the manufacturing facility to the wholesale ware-
`house to &:he retail warehouse to the retail outlet, re-
`sulting in lengthly, lag time between music creation and
`music marketing, as well as incurring unnessary and
`inefficient transfer and handling costs. Additionally,
`tooling costs required for mass production of the hard-
`ware units and the material cost of the hardware units
`themselves, further drives up the cost of music to the
`end user.
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`QUALITY: Until the recent invention of Digital
`Audio Music, as used on Compact Discs, distortion free
`transfer from the hardware units to the stereo system
`was virtually impossible. Digital Audio Music is simply
`music converted into a very basic computer language
`known as binary. A series of commands known as zeros
`or ones encode the music for future playback. Use of'
`laser retrieval of the binary commands results in distor-
`tion free transfer of the music from the compact disc to
`the stereo system. Quality Digital Audio Music is de-
`fined as the binary structure of the Digital Audio Music.
`Conventional analog tape recording of Digital Audio
`Music is not to be considered quality inasmuch as the
`binary structure itself is not recorded. While Digital
`Audio Music on compact discs is a technological break-
`through in audio quality, the method by which the
`music is sold, distributed, stored, manipulated,
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`trieved, played and protected from copyright infringe-
`ments remains as inefficient as with records and tapes.
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`COPYRIGHT PROTECTION: Since the invention
`of tape recording devices, strict control and enforce-
`ment of copyright laws have proved difficult and im-
`possible with home recorders. Additionally, the recent
`invention of Digital Audio Tape Recorders now jeopar-
`dizes the electronic copyright protection of quality
`Digital Audio Music on Compact Discs or Digital
`Audio Tapes. If music exists on hardware units, it can
`be copied.
`Accordingly, it is an objective of this invention is to
`provide a new and improved methodology/system to
`electronically sell and distribute Digital Audio Music.
`A further objective of this invention to provide a new
`and improved methodology/system to electronically
`store and retrieve Digital Audio Music.
`Another objective of this invention is to provide a
`new and improved methodology/system to electroni-
`cally manipulate,
`i.e., sort, cue, and select, Digital
`Audio Music for playback.
`Still another objective of this invention is to offer a
`new and improved methodology/system which can
`prevent unauthorized electronic copying of quality
`Digital Audio Music.
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`Briefly, this invention accomplishes the above cited
`objectives by providing a new and improved me-
`thodology/system of electronic sales, distribution, stor-
`age, manipulation, retrieval, playback, and copyright
`protection of Digital Audio Music. The high speed
`transfer of Digital Audio Music as prescribed by this
`invention is stored onto one piece of hardware, a hard
`disk, thus eliminating the need to unnecessarily handle
`records, tapes, or compact discs on a regular basis. This
`invention recalls stored music for playback as selected/-
`programmed by the user. This invention can easily and
`electronically sort stored music based on many different
`criteria such as, but not limited to, music category,
`artist, album, user’s favorite songs, etc. An additional
`feature of this invention is the random playback of
`songs, also based on the user’s selection. For example,
`the user could have this invention randomly play all
`jazz songs stored on the user’s hard disk, or randomly
`play all songs by a certain artist, or randomly play all of
`the user’s favorite songs which the user previously elec-
`tronically “tagged” as favorites. Further, being more
`specific, the user can electronically select a series of
`individual songs from different albums for sequential
`playback.
`This invention can be configured to either accept
`direct input of Digital Audio Music from the digital
`output of a Compact Disc, such transfer would be per-
`formed by the private user, or this invention can be
`configured to accept Digital Audio Music from a
`source authorized by the copyright holder to sell and
`distribute the copyrighted materials, thus guaranteeing
`the protection of such copyrighted materials. Either
`method of electronically transfering Digital Audic
`Music by means of this invention is intended to comply
`with all c0pyright laws and restrictions and any such
`transfer is subject to the appropriate authorization by
`the copyright holder. Inasmuch as Digital Audio Music
`is software an this invention electronically transfers and
`stores such music, electronic sales and distribution of
`the music can take place via telephone lines onto a hard
`disk. This new methodology/system of music sales and
`distribution will greatly reduce the cost of goods sold
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`and will reduce the lag time between music creation and
`music marketing from weeks down to hours.
`The present invention is a method for transmitting a
`desired digital video or audio signal stored on a first
`memory of a first party to a second memory of a second
`party. The method comprises the steps of transferring
`money via a telecommunications line to the first party
`from the second party. Additionally, the method com-
`prises the step of then connecting electronically via a
`telecommunications line the first memory with the sec-
`ond memory such that the desired digital signal can pass
`therebetween. Next, there is the step of transmitting the
`desired digital signal from the first memory with a
`transmitter in control and in possession of the first party
`to a receiver having the second memory at a location
`determined by the second party. The receiver is in pos-
`session and in control of the second party. There is also
`the step of then storing the digital signal in the second
`memory.
`Further objectives and advantages of this invention
`will become apparent as the following description pro-
`ceeds and the particular features of novelty which char-
`acterize this invention will be pointed out in the claims
`annexed to and forming a part of this declaration.
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL
`VIEWS OF DRAWINGS
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`ence should be made to the following detailed descrip-
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`taken in conjunction with the accompanying
`drawings, in which:
`FIG. 1 is a pictorial flow chart which may be used in
`carrying out the teachings of this invention for the pur-
`poses of electronic sales, distribution, storage, manipu-
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`Digital Audio Music; and
`FIG. 2 is a pictorial flow chart which may be used in
`carrying out the teachings of this invention for the pur-
`poses of electronic storage, manipulation, retrieval, and
`playback of Digital Audio Music.
`DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
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`Referring now to the FIG 1, this invention is com-
`prised of the following:
`10 Hard Disk of the copyright holder
`20 Control Unit of the copyright holder
`204 Control Panel
`20b Control Integrated Circuit
`20c Sales Random Access Memory Chip
`30 Telephone Lines/Input Transfer
`50 Control Unit of the user
`500 Control Panel
`50b Control Integrated circuit
`50c Incoming Random Access Memory Chip
`50d Play Back Random Access Memory Chip
`60 Hard Disk of the user
`70 Video Display Unit
`80 Stereo Speakers
`The Hard Disk 10 ofthe agent authorized to electron:
`ically sell and distribute the copyrighted Digital Audio
`Music is the originating source of music in the configu-
`ration as outlined in FIG. 1. The Control Unit 20 of the
`authorized agent is the means by which the electronic
`transfer of the Digital Audio Music from the agent’s
`Hard Disk 10 via the Telephone Lines 30 to the user’s
`Control Unit 50 is possible. The user’s Control Unit
`would be comprised of a Control Panel 50a, a Control
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`Memory Chip 50c, and a Play Back Random Access
`Memory Chip 5011. Similarly,
`the authorized agent‘s
`Control Unit 20 would have a control panel and control
`integrated circuit similar to that of the user’s Control
`Unit 50. The authorized agent’s Control Unit 20, how-
`ever, would only require the Sales Random Access
`Memory Chip 20c. The other components in FIG. 1
`include a Hard Disk 60, a Video (display Unit 70, and a
`set of Stereo Speakers 80:
`Referring now to FIG. 2, with the exception of a
`substitution of a Compact Disc Player 40 (as the initial
`source of Digital Audio Music) for the agent’s Hard
`Disk 10, the agent’s Control Unit 20, and the Telephone
`Lines 30 in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 is the same as FIG. 1.
`In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the following components are
`already commercially available: the agent’s Hard Disk
`10, the Telephone Lines 30, the Compact Disc Player
`40, the user’s Hard Disk 60, the Video Display Unit 70,
`and the Stereo Speakers 80. The Control Units 20 and
`50, however, would be designed specifically to meet the
`teachings of this invention. The design of the control
`units would incorporate the following functional fea-
`tures:
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`l) the Control Panels 200 and 50a would be designed
`to permit the agent and user to program the respective
`Control Integrated Circuits 20b and 50b,
`2) the Control Integrated Circuits 20b and 50b would
`be designed to control and execute the respective com-
`mands of the agent and user and regulate the electronic
`transfer of Digital Audio Music throughout the system,
`additionally, the sales Control Integrated Circuit 20b
`could electronically code the Digital Audio Music in a
`configuration which would prevent unauthorized re-
`productions of the copyrighted material,
`3) the Sales Random Access Memory Chip 20c would
`be designed to temporarily store user purchased Digital
`Audio Music for subsequent electronic transfer via tele-
`phone lines to the user’s Control Unit 50,
`4) the Incoming Random Access Memory Chip 50c
`would be designed to temporarily store Digital Audio
`Music for subsequent electronic storage to the user’s
`Hard Disk 60,
`5) the Play Back Random Access Memory Chip 50d
`would be designed to temporarily store Digital Audio
`Music for sequential playback.
`The foregoing description of the Control Units 20
`and 50 is intended as an example only and thereby is not
`restrictive with respect to the exact number of compo-
`nents and/or its actual design.
`Once the Digital Audio Music has been electronically
`stored onto the user’s Hard Disk 60, having the poten-
`tial to store literally thousands of songs, the user is free
`to perform the many functions of this invention. To play
`a stored song, the user types in the appropriate com-
`mands on the Control Panel 50a, and those commands
`are relayed to the Control Integrated Circuit 50b which
`retrieves the selected song from the Hard Disk 60.
`When a song is retrieved from the Hard Disk 60 only a
`replica of the permanently stored song is retrieved. The
`permanently stored song remains intact on the Hard
`Disk 60, thus allowing repeated playback. The Control
`Integrated Circuit 50]) stores the replica onto the Play
`Back Random Access Memory Chip 5011 at a high trans-
`fer rate. The Control Integrated Circuit 50b then sends
`the electronic output to the Stereo Speakers 80 at a
`controlled rate using the Play Back Random Access
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`Memory Chip 50d as a temporary staging point for the
`Digital Audio Music.
`Unique to this invention is that the Control Unit 50
`also serves as the user’s personal disk jocky. The user
`may request specific songs to be electronically cued for
`playback, or may request the Control Unit 50 to ran-
`domly select songs based on the user’s criteria. All of
`these commands are electronically stored in random
`access memory enabling the control unit to remember
`prior commands while simultaneously performing other
`tasks requested by the user and, at the same &time,
`continuing to play songs previously cued.
`Offering a convenient visual display of the user’s
`library of songs is but one more new and improved
`aspect of this invention. As the Control Unit 50 is exe-
`cuting the user’s commands to electronically sort, se-
`lect, randomly play, etc., the Video Display Screen 70 is
`continually providing feedback to the user. The Video
`Display Screen 70 can list/scroll all songs stored on the
`Hard Disk 60, list/scroll all cued songs, display the
`current command function selected by the user, etc.
`Further expanding upon the improvements this inven-
`tion has to offer, the Video Display Screen 70 can dis-
`play the lyrics of the song being played, as well as the
`name of the song, album, artist, recording company,
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`date of recording, duration of song, etc. This is possible .
`if the lyrics and other incidental information are elec-
`tronically stored to the Hard Disk 60 with the Digital
`Audio Music.
`The present invention is a method for transmitting a
`desired digital video or audio signal stored on a first
`memory of a first party to a second memory of a second
`party. The method comprises the steps of transferring
`money via a telecommunications line to the first party
`from the second party. Additionally, the method com-
`prises the step of then connecting electronically via a
`telecommunications line the first memory with the sec-
`ond memory such that the desired digital signal can pass
`therebetween. Next, there is the step of transmitting the
`desired digital signal from the first memory with a
`transmitter in control and in possession of the first party
`to a receiver having the second memory at a location
`determined by the second party. The receiver is in pos-
`session and in control of the second party. There is also
`the step of then storing the digital signal in the second
`memory.
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`In summary, there has been disclosed a new and im-
`proved methodology/system by which Digital Audio
`Music can be electronically sold, distributed,
`trans-
`ferred, and stored. Further, there has been disclosed a
`new and improved methodology/system by which Dig-
`ital Audio Music can be electronically manipulated, i.e.,
`sorted, cued, and selected for playback. Further still,
`there has beer disclosed a new and improved me-
`thodology/system by which the electronic manipula-
`tion of Digital Audio Music can be visually displayed
`for the convenience of the user. Additionally, there has
`been disclosed a new and improved methodology/sys-
`tem by which electronic copyright protection of quality
`Digital Audio Music is possible through use of this
`invention.
`Since numerous changes may be made in the above
`described process and apparatus and different embodi-
`ments of the invention may be made without departing
`from the spirit thereof, it is intended that all matter-
`contained in the foregoing description or shown in the
`accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustra-
`tive, and not in a limiting sense. Further, it is intended
`that this invention is not to be limited to Digital Audio
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`Music and can include Digital Video, Digital Commer-
`cials, and other applications of digital information.
`I claim:
`1. A method for transmitting a desired digital audio
`signal stored on a first memory of a first party to a
`second memory of a second party comprising the steps
`of:
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`transferring money electronically via a telecommuni-
`cation lien to the first party at a location remote
`from the second memory and controlling use ofthe
`first memory from the second party financially
`distinct from the first party, said second party con-
`trolling use and in pessession of the second mem-
`ory;
`connecting electronically via a telecommunications
`line the first memory with the second memory such
`that the desired digital audio signal can pass there-
`between;
`transmitting the desired digital audio signal from the
`first memory with a transmitter in control and
`possession of the first party to a receiver having the
`second memory at a location determined by the
`second party, said receiver in possession and con-
`trol of the second party; and
`storing the digital signal in the second memory.
`2. A method as described in claim 1 including after
`the transferring step, the steps of searching the first
`memory for the desired digital audio signal; and select-
`ing the desired digital audio signal from the first mem-
`ory.
`3. A method as described in claim 2 wherein the
`transferring step includes the steps of telephoning the
`first party controlling use of the first memory by the
`second party; providing a credit card number of the
`second party controlling the second memory to the first
`party controlling the first memory so the second party
`is charged money.
`4. A method for transmitting a desired digital video
`signal stored on a first memory of a first party to a
`second memory of a second party comprising the steps
`of:
`transferring money electronically via a telecommuni-
`cations line to the first party at a location remote
`from the second memory and controlling use of the
`first memory, from a second party financially dis-
`tinct from the first party, said second party in con-
`trol and in possession of the second memory;
`connecting electronically via a telecommunications
`line the first memory with the second memory such
`that the desired digital video signal can pass there-
`between;
`transmitting the desired digital video signal from the
`first memory with a transmitter in control and
`possession of the first party to a receiver having the
`second memory at a location determined by the
`second party, said receiver in possession and con-
`trol of the second party; and
`storing the digital signal in the second memory.
`5. A method as described in claim 4 including after
`the transferring money step, the step of searching the
`first memory for the desired digital signal and selecting
`the desired digital signal from the first memory.
`6. A method as described in claim 5 wherein the
`transferring step ‘includes the steps of telephoning the
`first party controlling use of the first memory by the
`second party controlling the second memory; providing
`a credit card number of the second party controlling the
`second memory to the first party controlling the first
`memory so the second party controlling the second
`memory is charged money.
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`PATENT N0.
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`5,191,573
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`DATED
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`2 March 2, 1993
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`INVENTOIKS)
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`Twenty-first Day of December, 1993
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`(12) EX PARTE REEXAMINATION CERTIFICATE (7 888th)
`United States Patent
`US 5,191,573 C1
`(10) Number:
`Hair
`(45) Certificate Issued:
`Nov. 30, 2010
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`IJS005191573C1
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`(54) METHOD FOR TRANSMITTINGA DESIRED
`DIGITAL VIDEO OR AUDIO SIGNAL
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`(75)
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`Inventor: Arthur R. Hair, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
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`(73) Assignee: DMT Licensing, LLC, Princeton, NJ
`(US)
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`Reexamination Request:
`No. 90/007,402, Jan. 31, 2005
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`Reexamination Certificate for:
`Patent No.:
`5,191,573
`Issued:
`Mar. 2, 1993
`Appl. No.:
`07/586,391
`Filed:
`Sep. 18, 1990
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`Certificate of Correction issued Dec. 21, 1993.
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`3,696,297 A
`3,718,906 A
`3,824,597 A
`3,947,882 A
`3,990,710 A
`4,028,733 A
`4,045,776 A
`4,108,365 A
`4,124,773 A
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`4,335,809 A
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`10/1972 Otero
`2/1973 Lightner
`7/1974 Berg
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`(Continued)
`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`12/1987
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`(63) Continuation of application No. 07/206,497, filed on Jun.
`13, 1988, now abandoned.
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`GIIB 27/34
`GIIB 27/031
`GIIB 27/034
`GIIB 27/00
`GIIB 27/10
`GIIB 20/00
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`G07F 17/16
`H04N 7/173
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`.......................... 369/84; 235/380; 235/381;
`348/E7.071; 369/15; 369/84; 369/85
`(58) Field of Classification Search ........................ None
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`(Continued)
`
`Primary ExamineriRoland G Foster
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`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`The present invention is a method for transmtting a desired
`digital video or audio signal stored on a first memory of a
`first party to a second memory of a second party. The method
`comprises the step of transferring money via a telecommuni-
`cations line to the first party from the second party.
`Additionally, the method comprises the step of then connect-
`ing electronically via a telecommunications line the first
`memory with the second memory such that the desired digi-
`tal signal can pass therebetween. Next, there is the step of
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`and in control of the second party. There is also the step of
`then storing the digital signal in the second memory.
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