Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Reexamination Certificate
1998-07-01
2001-04-03
Le, Thien M. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
C235S380000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06209787
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a system for purchasing a personal recording media, and more particularly to a system capable of searching one or more musical compositions, editing the searched musical compositions, and purchasing a recording media such as CD, MD, cassette tape and the like into which the edited musical compositions are inserted.
2. Description of the Related Art
In general, a customer can produce an original compilation recording media which is unique to the customer by renting or purchasing a MD, CD, cassette tape and the like, selecting the customer's favorite musical compositions by utilizing a reproducing/recording apparatus such as a CD player/recorder, a cassette deck and the like, and editing and recording the selected musical compositions into recording media such as a MD, CD, or cassette tape in the customer's preferred order.
For example, even for musical compositions by a single musician or artist, it is rare that all personally favorite musical compositions are recorded in just one album such as an MD, CD, or cassette tape. Accordingly, when the customer desires to produce a personally original compilation recording media such as an album composed of only the customer's personally favorite musical compositions, the customer has to purchase or rent a plurality of MDs, CDs, cassette tapes and the like, and then select, edit, and then record personally favorite musical compositions using reproducing/editing/recording storage apparatus in such a manner that a few musical compositions are selected from one album, more musical compositions are selected from another album and further musical compositions are selected from another album.
Similarly, when the customer desires to produce an album composed of musical compositions by a plurality of musicians or artists, a plurality of albums by each of the musicians or artists have to be purchased or rent, and then the desired personally original compilation recording media must be produced by using the reproducing/editing/recording storage apparatus.
In the above mentioned conventional methods, there is a problem, such that when a customer desires to produce an original compilation recording media, the customer has to purchase or rent a plurality of MDs, CDs, cassette tapes and the like, and then select, edit, and then record personally favorite musical compositions from them using reproducing/editing/recording storage apparatus, and as a result, it would be more costly than purchasing one MD, CD, cassette tape and the like having those personally favorite musical compositions, and also it would take time for reproducing/editing/recording.
Further, there is another problem, such that because a customer freely produces a personally original compilation recording media by copying the musical compositions from a plurality of MDs, CDs, cassette tapes and the like, without concern for the existence of the copyrights of the musical compositions, the copyright owners can not collect royalties for the copyrights regarding their own musical compositions, and as a result, no return has been provided for the music industries as well as for the musical composers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for purchasing a personal recording media, which system is capable of arbitrarily selecting or designating the customer's favorite musicians or artists, arbitrarily selecting or designating musical compositions by the selected musicians or artists, and purchasing a personally original compilation recording media composed of the selected or designated musical compositions.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of purchasing a personal recording media for arbitrarily selecting or designating the customer's favorite musicians or artists, arbitrarily selecting or designating musical compositions by the selected musicians or artists, and purchasing a personally original compilation recording media composed of the selected or designated musical compositions.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a recording media of recording a personal recording media purchasing program for arbitrarily selecting or designating the customer's favorite musicians or artists, arbitrarily selecting or designating musical compositions by the selected musicians or artists, and purchasing a personally original compilation recording media composed of the selected or designated musical compositions.
It is further object of the present invention to provide a system for purchasing a personal recording media, which system is capable of automatically collecting royalties for copyrights and the like regarding the musical compositions incorporated into the recording media at a time when a customer purchases a personally original compilation recording media, and also capable of implementing the return and the like concerning the use of the musical compositions for the copyrighters and the like.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of purchasing a personal recording media for automatically collecting royalties for copyrights and the like regarding the musical compositions incorporated into the recording media at a time when a customer purchases a personally original compilation recording media, and for implementing the return and the like concerning the use of the musical compositions for the copyrighters and the like.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a recording media of recording a personal recording media purchasing program for automatically collecting royalties for copyrights and the like regarding the musical compositions incorporated into the recording media at a time when a customer purchases a personally original compilation recording media, and for implementing the return and the like concerning the use of the musical compositions for the copyrighters and the like.
The objects of the present invention can be achieved by a system for purchasing a personal recording media, comprising:
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.
Preferably, a system for purchasing a personal recording media according to the present invention further includes unit for implementing a predetermined accounting process regarding the recording media into which the information has been recorded.
Another object of the present invention can be achieved by a system for purchasing a personal recording media, comprising:
a first station, including
a first entering unit for entering an identification information in order to identify a customer;
a second entering unit for entering at least one designated information by the customer when the customer is identified as an authorized customer;
a second station, including
a unit connected to the first station for identifying whether or not the customer is an authorized customer based on the identification information entered by the first entering unit;
a unit for storing a plurality of information;
a unit for reading information associated with the designated information by retrievi
Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC
Gable R. Lewis
Le Thien M.
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