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`[:7 Preliminary Amendment
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`Declaration of Biological Deposit
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`'rior to final purchase, hardware units
`SALES and DISTRIBUTION:
`need to be physically trans -red from the manufacturing facility to the
`wholesale warehouse to the .etail warehouse to the retail outlet,
`resulting in lengthly lag ime between music creation and music marketing,
`as well as incurring unne sary and inefficient transfer and handling
`costs. Additionally,
`to- ing costs required for mass production of the
`hardware units and the
`-terial cost of the hardware units themselves,
`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
`I own as zeros or ones encode the music for future
`playback. Use of
`cser retrieval of the binary commands results in
`distortion free tr nsfer of the music from the compact disc to the.stereo
`system. Quality vigital Audio Music is defined as the binary structure
`‘of
`the Digital A -io Music. Conventional analog tape recording of Digital
`Audio Music is
`-t to be considered quality inasmuch as the binary
`structure itsel‘ is not recorded. While Digital Audio Music on compact
`discs is a tecnnological breakthrough in audio quality,
`the method by
`which the mus‘
`is sold, distributed. stored, manipulated. retrieved,
`played, and p otected from copyright infringements remains as inefficient
`as with reco-ds and tapes.
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`Since the invention of tape recording
`COPYRIGHT PROTECTION:
`devices, strict control and enforcement of copyright laws have proved
`difficult and impossible with home recorders. Additionally,
`the recent
`invention of Digital Audio Tape Recorders now jeopardizes the electronic
`copyright protection of quality Digital Audio Music on Compact Discs or
`If music exists on hardware units,
`Digital Audio Tapes.
`it can be copied.
`
`Accordingl
`, it is an objective of this invention is to provide a new
`and improved:R§¥§33$legy/system to electronically sell and distribute
`Digital Audio Music.
`gigg further objective of this invention to provide a new and improved
`/system to electronically store and retrieve Digital Audio
`
`Music.
`
`other objective of this invention is to provide a new and improved
`/system to electronically manipulate, i.e., sort, cue, and
`select, Digital Audio Music for playback.
`,
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`Still
`t
`r objective of this invention is to offer a new and
`
`improvedjgggfiggglegy/system which can prevent unauthorized electronic
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`copying of quality Di
`' al Audio Music.
`Briefly,
`this inv
`ion ac
`lishes the above cited objectives by
`providing a new and improvedt§§§§£éelogy/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.
`thus
`guaranteeing the protection of such copyrighted materials. Either method
`of electronically transfering Digital Audio Music by means of this
`invention is intended to comply with all copyright
`laws and restrictions
`and any such transfer is subject to the appropriate authorization by the
`copyright holder.
`Inasmuch as Digital Audio Music is software and this
`_ invention electronically transfers and stores such music, electronic sales
`and distribution of th
`s'c can take place via telephone lines onto a
`hard disk. This newfiéfiggéfingy/system of music sales and distribution
`will greatly reduce the cost of goods sold and will reduce the lag time
`between music creation and music marketing from weeks down to hours.
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`Further objectives and advantages of this invention will become
`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.
`
`gaf Brief description of the several views of the drawings
`
`For a better understanding of this invention, reference should be made
`to the following detailed description,
`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 purposes of electronic sales,
`distrubution, storage, manipulation, retrieval, playback, and copyright
`protection of Digital Audio Music; and
`_
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`ma
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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,
`' ulation, retrieval, and pla back of Digital Audio Music.
`eferring now to Fig; 1,
`thi
`nvention is comprised of the following:
`?r10 Hard Disk of the copyright holder
`3i~2O Control Unit of the copyright holder
`20a Control Panel
`
`the
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`20b Control Integrated Circuit
`20c Sales Random Access Memory Chip
`Telephone Lines/Input Transfer
`Control Unit of the user
`50a 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 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.
`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
`Integrated Circuit 50b, an Incoming Random Access Memory Chip 50c, and
`a Play Back Random Access Memory Chip 50d. 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.
`authorized agent's Control Unit 20, however, would only require the
`1
`Sales Random Access Memory Chip 20c.
`The other components in Fig.
`include a Hard Disk 60, a Video Display Unit 70, and a set of Stereo
`Speakers 80.
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`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 features:
`_
`1)
`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,
`2)
`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
`system, additionally,
`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,
`3)
`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,
`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 components and/or its actual design.
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`Once the Digital Audio Music has been electronically stored onto the
`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
`Audio Music.
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`50 also serves
`
`Unique to this invention is that the Control Uni
`specific songs
`the user's personal disk jocky.
`The user may reque
`the Control Unit
`be electronically cued for playback, or may reques
`to randomly select songs based on the user's crit ria. All of these
`commands are electronically stored in random acc ss memory enabling the
`control unit to remember prior commands while s multaneously performing
`other tasks requested by the user and, at the
`ame time, continuing to
`play songs previously cued.
`/
`Offering a convenient visual display of
`e user's libaray of songs is
`As the Control
`but one more new and improved aspect of this invention.
`select,
`Unit 50.is executing the user's commands to electronically sort,
`randomly play, etc.,
`the Video Display Scr en 70 is continually
`providing feedback to the user.
`The Vide Display Screen 70 can
`list/scroll all songs stored on the Hard
`isk 60, list/scroll all cued
`songs, display the current command funct on selected by the user, etc.
`Further expanding upon the improvements this invention has to offer,
`the
`Video Display Screen 70 can display th lyrics of the song being played,
`as well as the name of the song, albu , artist, recording company, date of
`recording, duration of song, etc.
`Th s is possible if the lyrics and
`other incidental information are ele tronically stored to the Hard Disk
`60
`'th the Digital Audio Music.
`-
`
`there has been disc osed a new and improvedpmethedologyl
`¢7*a¥%n summary,
`new and improvedjfiggéggglegy/syst m by which Digital Audio Music can be
`
`system by which Digital Audio Musi
`distributed,
`transf
`and stor
`
`can be electronically sold,
`. Further,
`there has been disclosed a
`
`electronically manipulated, i.e., sorted, cued, and selected for
`l
`k. Further still, there
`as been disclosed a new and improved
`
`§§£§£§§%6§¥¢system by which the electronic manipulation of Digital Audio
`
`Music can be visually displayed for the convenience of the user.
`Ad '
`‘o ally,
`there has been d sclosed a new and improved
`33g%%aB%ngyJsystem by which el ctronic copyright protection of quality
`qDigital Audio Music is possib a through use of this invention.
`
`ay be made in the above described process and
`Since numerous changes
`apparatus and different em odiments of the invention may be made without
`departing from the spirit thereof, it is intended that all matter
`contained in the foregoin description or shown in the accompanying
`drawings shall be interp eted as illustrative, and not in a limiting
`sense. Further, it is i tended that this invention is not
`to be limited
`to Digital Audio Music
`d can include Digital Video, Digital Commercials,
`and other applications
`f digital information.
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`I claim:
`the binary structure of Digital
`1.
`A methodology/system by whic
`Audio Music can be electronically t ansfered via telephone lines from a
`hard disk of the seller to the hard disk of the user in a software
`
`- configuration which will allow repe ted future playback by the user.
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`A methodology/system by wh'ch the binary structure of Digital
`2.
`Audio Music stored on a Compact Di c can be electronically stored in a
`software configuration onto a hard disk which will allow repeated future
`playback by the user.
`_
`3.
`A methodology/system of e ectronic retrieveal from a hard disk
`and temporary storage of the bina y structure of Digital Audio Music on
`random access memory for sequenti 1 playback.
`4.
`A methodology/system of e ectronically regulating the playback
`rate of Digital Audio Music from random access memory to the stereo
`speakers.
`.
`‘
`5.. A methodology/system of pecific electronic selection of Digital
`Audio Music stored on.a hard di
`for cued playback.
`6.
`A methodology/system of multiple electronic sorting capabilities
`of Digital Audio Music stored o
`a hard disk for cued playback.
`7.
`A methodology/system of automatic and multiple random electronic
`selection of Digital Audio Mus'c stored on a hard disk for cued playback.
`8.
`A methodology/system t
`simultaneously and electronically encode
`lyrics and incidental-informat on with Digital Audio Music in the same
`binary structure which can be displayed on a video display screen.
`‘ 9.
`A methodology/system vo electronically display on a video
`display screen the activities mentioned in claims 1 through 8;
`10. A methodology/system hich can prevent electronic copyright‘
`iinfringement of the binary s ructure of quality Digital Audio Music when
`using this invention.
`’
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`}/If
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`4”
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`[G] Aggtr ct of the Disclosure
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`Dig tal Audio Music onto a conventiona hard disk in a configuration which
`
`f§A_methodo1ogy/system to electronica y store the binary structure of
`enables electronic sales, distributio , fiorage, manipulation, retrieval,
`
`Digital Audio Music. This
`.playback, and copyright protection 0
`or inventions relating to stereo
`invention expands upon and integrat s
`systems and microcomputers to form an advanced stereo system.
`
`1
`
`Submitted by:
`
`Arthur Robert Hair
`
`June 9, 1988
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`Page 00018
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`‘:3-CLARATTION FOR PATENT APPLICATIOD
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`5.
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`09.2 No. G51-G11 (12I31l%)
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`Docket No. ________
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`X‘
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`As a below named inventor. I hereby declare that:
`
`My residence. post office address and citizenship are as stated below next to my name.
`
`I believe I am the original. first and sole inventor (if only one name is listed below) or an original. first and joint inventor (if plural
`names are listed below) of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a_ patent
`is sought on the invention r.-ntitled
`'
`e,the specification of which
`manipulation, retrieval, playback, and copyright protection of Digita

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