Method and system for supplying contents via communication network
US6570080B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2240/056
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for making sample contents from music contents whereby server and user are connected with each other via a communication network, whereby the server supplies non-sample regular contents including at least performance information of a music piece and sound information pertaining to the music piece and sample contents including a sample of part of the non-sample regular contents. Thereafter, the user receives the sample contents and test-listens to the received sample contents. When the user has decided on acquiring the non-sample regular contents and performed a predetermined operation to acquire the contents, the non-sample regular contents are distributed from the server to the user via the communication network, at which time unique additional information, such as client information and serial number, is attached to the individual distributed contents.
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