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`3. Papers Enclosed Which Are Required For Filing Date Under 37 OFF] 1.5303) (Reg-
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`11 Pages of specification
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`_Ll._ Pages of claims
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`_1. Pages of Abstract
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`_2 Sheets of drawing
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`WARNING: DC NCT‘ submit original drawings. A high quality copy at the drawings should be supplied when
`filing a patent application. The drawings that are submitted to the Office must be on smcng, white.
`smooth. and non-sniny paper and meet the standards according to § 1.34. It correca'ons to the
`c'rawmgs are necessary, they Should be made to the original drawing and a high-quality copy of
`the corrected original drawing then submitted to the Office. Only one copy is required or de-
`sired. Comments on proposed new 37' CFR 1.84. Notice of March 9. 7988 (19.90 0. G. 57-62).
`NOE "idenzfiying inoicia such as the serial number. group and unit. We at the invention. attomey’s docket
`number, inventor‘s name. number of sheets. etc. not to exceed 23/: inches (7.0 cm.) in m‘dth may be
`placed in a centered location between the side edges wib‘wh three lourths inch (79.1 mm.) of the top
`edge. Ether mis marking technique on the front of the drawing or the placement. although not pre-
`ferred. of this information and the title of the invention an the back of me drawings is acceptable." Pm-
`posed 37 CF}? 154(1). Notice of March 9. 1588 (1090 O.G. 57-62).
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`4. Additional papers enclosed
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`E Preliminary Amendment
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`E information Disclosure Statement (37 CFR 1.98)
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`E Form PTO-1449
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`E Citations
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`E Declaration of Biological Deposit
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`E Submission of “Sequence Listing," computer readable copy and/or amendment
`pertaining thereto for biotechnology invention containing nuc:eoticie and/or
`amino acid sequence.
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`E Authorization of Attomey(s) to Accept and Follow Instructions from Representa-
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`Cl Not Enclosed.
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`WARNING: Where the tiling is a completion in the U. S. of an International Applican‘on but where a declaration is not
`availaole or where the complexion ol the MS. application contains sub/9c: matter in addition to the
`lntemational Application the application may be treated as a continuation or continuation-impart, as the
`case may be. utilizing ADDED PAGE FOR NEW AFPUCA TION THANSMITTAL WHEE BENEIT 0F PHIOR
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`Cl Application is made by a person authorized under 37 CFR 1.41(c) on behalf
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`It is important that all the correct inventor(s) are named for iifing under 37 CPR 1.41(c) and 7.53/17).
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`NOTE: An application including a signed path or declaration may be filed in a language other than English.
`A verified English translation of the non-English language application and me processing fee of
`$130.00 required by 37 CPR 1.17(k) is required to be filed with me application or admin such time
`as may be set by the Office. 37 CPR 1.52m).
`NOTE.- A non-English path or declaraa‘on in me form provided or approved by me PTO need notoe translated.
`37 CPR 7.659(0).
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`NOTE- This item is for any foreign phat-try for which the applican'on being filed directly relates. if any parent
`U.3. application or lnremetior:.; Application from which this applicaa‘on ciaims benefit under 35 U.S. C.
`120 is itself endded to prions; from a prior foreign application then complete item 18 an the ADDED
`PAGES FOR NEW APPLJCA 770M TRA NSMITI'AL WHERE BENEFIT OF PRIOR U.S. APPLICA-
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`10. Fee Calculation (37 CFR 1.16)
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`A. m Regular application
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`CLAIMS AS FILED
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`El Amendment cancelling extra claims enclosed.
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`C1 Amendment deleting multiple-dependencies enclosed.
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`Fee for extra claims is not being paid at this time.
`If the fees for extra claims are not paid on filing they must be paid or the claims cancelled by
`amendment. prior to the expiration of the time period set for response by the Patent and Trademark
`Office in any notice of fee deficiency. 37 CPR 1.76711)-
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`B. D Design application
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`Filing Fee Calculation
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`C. D Plant application
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`11. Small Entity Statement(s)
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`Filing fee calculation
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`NOTE Any excess or me lull fee paid will be retunded if a verified smrement and a refund request are filed
`within 2 months of the date 0/ timely payment of a full lee. 37 CF}? 128(3).
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`12. Request for lnternational~Type Search (37 CPR 1.104(d» (complete. if applicable)
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`D Please prepare an intemational-type search report for this application at the
`time when national examination on the merits takes place.
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`13. Fee Payment Being Made At This Time
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`[:1 Not Enclosed
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`D No filing fee is to be paid at this time. (This and the surcharge requiredby
`37 CFH 7. 76(e) can be paid subsequently.)
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`basic filing fee
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`D recording assignment
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`1:] petition fee for filing by other
`than all the inventors or person
`on behalf of the inventor where
`inventor refused to sign or cannot
`be reached. ($130.00; 37 CPR
`1.47 and 1.17(h))
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`D for processing an application with
`a specification in a non-English
`language. ($130.00: 37 CPR 1.52(d) and
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`[3 processing and retention fee
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`NOTE: 37 CF)? 1.21(1) esteblisnes a lee for processing and lemming any application which is abandoned for
`failing to complete me app/icau'on pwsuanr to 37 OFF? 1.53M) and W's. as well as the changes to 37
`OF)? 1.5.? and 1. 73. indicate mat in order to cousin the benefit of a prior U.S. application, either the be-
`sic filing fee must be paid or the processing and rstenu'on lee of § 1.21(l) must be paid wimin 1 year
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`CAPACITY:‘ The individual hardware un 'ts as cited above are limited
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`confined areas such as in automobi es, boats, planes, etc.
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`RETRIEVAL: Hardware units li-it the ability to play,
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`resulting in lengthly lag ime between music creation and music marketing,
`as well as incurring unne sary and inefficient transfer and handling
`costs. Additionally,
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`further drives up the c-st of music to the end user.
`QUALITY: Until th: recent invention of Digital Audio Music, as used
`on Compact Discs. dis ortion free transfer from the hardware units to the
`stereo system was vir ually impossible. Digital Audio Music is simply
`music converted into a very basic computer language known as binary.
`series of commands
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`distortion free tr nsfer of the music from the compact disc to the.stereo
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`structure itsel‘ is not recorded. While Digital Audio Music on compact
`discs is a teCnnological breakthrough in audio quality,
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`played, and p otected from copyright infringements remains as inefficient
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`difficult and impossible with home recorders. Additionally,
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`invention of Digital Audio Tape Recorders now jeopardizes the electronic
`copyright protection of quality Digital Audio Music on Compact Discs or
`Digital Audio Tapes.
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`further objective of this invention to provide a new and improved
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`providing a new and improvedtflééggéelogy/system of electronic sales,
`distribution, storage, 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 electronically "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 performed 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 distrubute the copyrighted materials.
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`guaranteeing the protection of such copyrighted materials. Either method
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`apparent as the following description proceeds and the particular features
`of novelty which characterize this invention will be pointed out in the
`claims annexed to and forming a part of this declaration.
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`gaf Brief description of the several views of the drawings
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`For a better understanding of this invention, reference should be made
`to the following detailed description,
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`Fig. 1 is a pictorial flow chart which may be used in carrying out the
`teachings of this invention for the purposes of electronic sales,
`distrubution, storage, manipulation, retrieval, playback, and copyright
`protection of Digital Audio Music; and
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`Fig. 2 is a pictorial flow chart which may be used in carrying out
`teachings of this invention for the purposes of electronic storage,
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`The Hard Disk 10 of the agent authorized to electronically sell and
`distribute the copyrighted Digital Audio Music is the originating source
`of music in the configuration as outlined in Fig. 1.
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`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.
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`user's Control Unit would be comprised of a Control Panel 503. a Control
`Integrated Circuit 50b, an Incoming Random Access Memory Chip 50c, and
`a Play Back Random Access Memory Chip 50d. Similarly,
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`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 features:
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`the Control Panels 20a and 50a would be designed to permit
`the agent and user to program the respective Control Integrated Circuits
`20b and 50b,
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`the Control Integrated Circuits 20b and 50b would be designed
`to control and execute the respective commands of the agent and user and
`regulate the electronic transfer of Digital Audio Music throughout the
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`the sales Control Integrated Circuit 20b could
`electronically code the Digital Audio Music in a configuration which would
`prevent unauthorized reproductions of the copyrighted material,
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`the Sales Random Access Memory Chip 20c would be designed to
`temporarily store user purchased Digital Audio Music for subsequent
`electronic transfer via telephone lines to the user's Control Unit 50,
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`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,
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`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 components and/or its actual design.
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`user's Hard Disk 60, having the potential 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
`commands 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 50b stores the replica onto
`the Play Back Random Access Memory Chip 50d at a high transfer 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 Memory Chip 50d as a temporary staging point for the Digital
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`to randomly select songs based on the user's crit ria. All of these
`commands are electronically stored in random acc 55 memory enabling the
`control unit to remember prior commands while s'multaneously performing
`other tasks requested by the user and, at the
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`Offering a convenient visual display of
`but one more new and improved aspect of this invention.
`As the Control
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`the Video Display Scr en 70 is continually
`providing feedback to the user.
`The Vide Display Screen 70 can
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`songs, display the current command funct on selected by the user, etc.
`Further expanding upon the improvements this invention has to offer,
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`A methodology/system of e ectronic retrieveal from a hard disk
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`random access memory for sequenti l playback.
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`A methodology/system of e ectronically regulating the playback
`rate of Digital Audio Music from random access memory to the stereo
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`A methodology/system of multiple electronic sorting capabilities
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`A methodology/system of automatic and multiple random electronic
`selection of Digital Audio Mus'c stored on a hard disk for cued playback.
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`lyrics and incidental informat on with Digital Audio Music in the same
`binary structure which can be displayed on a video display screen.
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`A methodology/system o electronically display on a video
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`infringement of the binary s ructure of quality Digital Audio Music when
`using this invention.
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