Audiovisual distribution system for playing an audiovisual piece among a plurality of audiovisual devices connected to a central server through a network
US7783774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99955
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An audiovisual distribution system includes a central server and a plurality of audiovisual units. Each unit includes structure for interactively communicating with the user for selecting a piece or a menu, a payment device, a computer network card, and a permanent semiconductor memory containing a multitask operating system comprising at least a hard disc access management task. The order for performing a selected piece is processed as a hard disc sequential access task. The hard disc is declared as a peripheral corresponding to the network card of the unit, enabling a request to be sent through the network to the server for processing.
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