US 6,799,084 B2
Data vending systemGeneral
US 6,799,084 B2
Data vending system
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Donald P. Walsh
Art Unit:
3653 Material and Article Handling
Agent:
Inventors:
Benjamin Filmalter Grobler
Assignee:
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Priority:
07/31/98
Filed:
01/31/01
Granted:
09/28/04
Expiration:
07/29/19
Abstract
The invention provides a data vending system 10 including the storing data such as digitised music and/or video and/or computer programs on one or more main computer i.e. the data depot 12 and dispensing the data to a uniquely identifiable data carrier 30. The data on the data depot 12 includes a database which maintains owner and/or possessor records for each said data carrier 30, the data being selected from the group including ownership or possession history of the data carrier, personal details of the past and present owner and/or possessor of the data carrier, demographic data about the user/owner of the data carrier, data recorded onto the data carrier at an authorised data dispensing device (either cumulatively or periodically, by title, by artist, etc), data rented and the rental period (either cumulatively or periodically, by title, by artist, etc), the user's normal requirements, the user's payment records, royalties paid to the copyright owner by the user, and favourite data of the user.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G11G11B20/00086G11BG07F17/16G07F