Method for the distribution of audio-visual information and a system for the distribution of audio-visual information
US7356831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/5681
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The technology herein relates to a jukebox system, including a server that stores a master library of audiovisual selections. The system includes a plurality of jukeboxes, each of which is operable to store audiovisual selections received from the server and to play the audiovisual selections at the request of a user. The system also includes a communications system through which the server and the jukeboxes communicate. The server is operable to define authorized uses for downloaded selections for each jukebox corresponding to various rights that third parties have in the audiovisual selections. The server also maintains information on the authorized uses made by each of the jukeboxes and determines the amount of royalties due.
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