EP0195098A1
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System for reproducing information in material objects at a point of sale location
Assignee: Edata Corp
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Filing: 1985-03-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-03-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention contemplates a system for reproducing information in material objects at a point of sale location wherein the iriformation to be reproduced is provided at the point of sale location from a location remote with respect to the point of sale location, an owner authorization code is provided to the point of sale location in response to receiving a request code from the point of sale location requesting to reproduce predetermined information in a material object, and the predetermined information is reproduced in a a material object at the point of sale location in response to receiving the owner authorization code.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles C. Freeny, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:09
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/10; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/20; G06Q20/204; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/16; H; H04; H04H; H04H60/00; H04H60/09; H04H60/14; H04H60/15; G06F2211/00; G06F2211/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A method for reproducing information in material objects utilizing information manufacturing machines located at point of sale locations and an information control machine located remotely with respect to the information manufacturing machines, the information manufacturing machines being capable of communicating from a point of sale location a request reproducion code requesting to reproduce selected information in a material object utilizing an information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location, comprising the steps of: providing the selected information to the information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location. receiving the request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced at the information control machine at a location remote with respect to the point of sale location and communicating for receiving by an information manufacturing machine at the point of sale location an authorization code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced authorizing the reproduction of the information identified by the catalog code by the information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
176 words
A method for reproducing information in material objects utilizing information manufacturing machines located at point of sale locations and an information control machine located remotely with respect to the information manufacturing machines, the information manufacturing machines being capable of communicating from a point of sale location a request reproducion code requesting to reproduce selected information in a material object utilizing an information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location, comprising the steps of: providing the selected information to the information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location. receiving the request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced at the information control machine at a location remote with respect to the point of sale location and communicating for receiving by an information manufacturing machine at the point of sale location an authorization code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced authorizing the reproduction of the information identified by the catalog code by the information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
159 words
A method for reproducing information in material objects utilizing information manufacturing machines located at point of sale locations, comprising the steps of: providing from a source remotely located with respect to the information manufacturing machine the information to be reproduced to the information information manufacturing machine, each information being uniquely identified by a catalog code; providing a request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced to the information manufacturing machine requesting to reproduce certain information identified by the catalog code in a material object; providing an authorization code at the information manufacturing machine authorizing the reproduction of the information identified by the catalog code included in the request reproduction code; and receiving the request reproduction code and the authorization code at the information manufacturing machine and reproducing in a material object the information identified by the catalog code included in the request reproduction code in response to the authorization code authorizing such reproduction.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
159 words
A method for reproducing information in material objects utilizing information manufacturing machines located at point of sale locations, comprising the steps of: providing from a source remotely located with respect to the information manufacturing machine the information to be reproduced to the information information manufacturing machine, each information being uniquely identified by a catalog code; providing a request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced to the information manufacturing machine requesting to reproduce certain information identified by the catalog code in a material object; providing an authorization code at the information manufacturing machine authorizing the reproduction of the information identified by the catalog code included in the request reproduction code; and receiving the request reproduction code and the authorization code at the information manufacturing machine and reproducing in a material object the information identified by the catalog code included in the request reproduction code in response to the authorization code authorizing such reproduction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
184 words
The method of claim 1 or 2, for reproducing information in material objects utilizing the information manufacturing machines located at point of sale locations and an information control machine located remotely with respect to the information manufacturing machines, wherein the step of providing the request reproduction code is defined further to include the step of: communicating from a point of sale location the request reproduction code requesting to reproduce selected information indentified by the catalog code included in the request reproduction code in a material object utilizing an information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location; and wherein the step of providing the authorization code is defined further to include the step of: receiving the request reproduction code at the information control machine at a location remote with respect to the point of sale location and communicating to the information manufacturing machine at the point of sale location the authorization code authorizing the reproduction of the selected information identified by the catalog code included in the received request reproduction code by the information manufacturing machine located at the point of sale location.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the material object is defined further as being a device in which information is embodied and from which the information embodied therein is perceivable, reproducable, usable or otherwise communicatable either directly or with the aid of other machines or devices.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
114 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the material object is defined further as being selected from a group consisting of: audio tape capable of having fixed therein information in the form of sound recordings; audio disc capable of having fixed therein information in the form of sound recordings; video tape capable of having fixed therein information in the form of pictures and or audio; video disc capable of having fixed therein information in the form of pictures and or audio; media capable of having fixed thereon information in the form of printed matter (words, symbols and or pictures); devices capable of having fixed therein information in the form of digital data; or combinations thereof.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
135 words
An apparatus for reproducing information in material objects at point of sale locations, comprising: an information manufacturing machine located at a point of sale location for reproducing information in material objects, each information to be reproduced being uniquely identified by a catalog code and each information being received from a source remotely located with respect to the information manufacturing machine and each information being stored in the information manufacturing machine, the information manufacturing machine receiving a request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced and being adapted to provide an authorization code including the catalog code included in the request reproduction code, and the information manufacturing machine being adapted to reproduce the information identified by the catalog code in a material object in response to receiving the authorization code.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
135 words
An apparatus for reproducing information in material objects at point of sale locations, comprising: an information manufacturing machine located at a point of sale location for reproducing information in material objects, each information to be reproduced being uniquely identified by a catalog code and each information being received from a source remotely located with respect to the information manufacturing machine and each information being stored in the information manufacturing machine, the information manufacturing machine receiving a request reproduction code including a catalog code uniquely identifying the information to be reproduced and being adapted to provide an authorization code including the catalog code included in the request reproduction code, and the information manufacturing machine being adapted to reproduce the information identified by the catalog code in a material object in response to receiving the authorization code.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
107 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the information manufacturing machine is defined further as being adapted to communicate the request reproduction code, and wherein the apparatus is defined further to include: an information control machine for receiving the request reproduction code communicated from the information manufacturing machine, and being adapted to provide and communicate the authorization code for receiving by the information manufacturing machine in response to a received request reproduction code, the information to be reproduced being stored in the information control machine and the information control machine being adapted to provide and communicate the information to be reproduced for receiving by the information manufacturing machine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 6 or 7, wherein the material object is defined further as being a device in which information is embodied and from which the information embodied therein is perceivable, reproducable, usable or otherwise communicatable either directly or with the aid of other machines or devices.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
117 words
The apparatus of claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein the material object is defined further as being selected from a group consisting of: audio tape capable of having fixed therein information in the form of sound recordings; audio disc capable of having fixed therein information in the form of sound recordings; video tape capable of having fixed therein information in the form of pictures and or audio; video disc capable of having fixed therein information in the form of pictures and or audio; media capable of having fixed thereon information in the form of printed matter (words, symbols and or pictures); devices capable of having fixed therein information in the form of digital data; or combinations thereof.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
47 words
A method for storing audio information which originally is in analog format, comprising the steps of: converting the audio information in an analog format to audio information in a digital format; and storing the audio information in a digital format at video rates in video bandwidth medium.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
47 words
A method for storing audio information which originally is in analog format, comprising the steps of: converting the audio information in an analog format to audio information in a digital format; and storing the audio information in a digital format at video rates in video bandwidth medium.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the audio information is defined further as being a sound recording.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
49 words
A method for transmiting audio information which originally is in an analog format, comprising the steps of: converting the audio information in an analog format to audio information in a digital format; and transmitting the audio information in a digital format at video rates via a video bandwidth channel.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
49 words
A method for transmiting audio information which originally is in an analog format, comprising the steps of: converting the audio information in an analog format to audio information in a digital format; and transmitting the audio information in a digital format at video rates via a video bandwidth channel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the audio information is defined further as being a sound recording.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
232 words
A method for using information in information manufacturing machines located at a plurality of point of use locations with at least one information manufacturing machine being located at each point of use location, comprising the steps of: storing all of the information comprising a data base to be used in each of the information manufacturing machines at the point of use locations, and all of the information to be used by each information manufacturing machine being stored in common data base storage medium at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine; providing a request reproduction code at the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base stored at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base; providing an authorization code at the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base authorizing the utilization of the data base stored at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base; and receiving the request reproduction code and the authorization code at the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base and utilizing the data base stored at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base in response to receiving the authorization code authorizing such utilization.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
232 words
A method for using information in information manufacturing machines located at a plurality of point of use locations with at least one information manufacturing machine being located at each point of use location, comprising the steps of: storing all of the information comprising a data base to be used in each of the information manufacturing machines at the point of use locations, and all of the information to be used by each information manufacturing machine being stored in common data base storage medium at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine; providing a request reproduction code at the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base stored at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base; providing an authorization code at the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base authorizing the utilization of the data base stored at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base; and receiving the request reproduction code and the authorization code at the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base and utilizing the data base stored at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base in response to receiving the authorization code authorizing such utilization.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
114 words
The method of claim 14 defined further to include the step of identifying each information manufacturing machine with an IMM code, each IMM code uniquely identifying one of the information manufacturing machines, and wherein the request reproduction code includes the IMM code identifying the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base stored at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine, requesting the utilization of the data base, and wherein the authorization code includes the IMM code identifying the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the data base stored at the point of use location associated with the information manufacturing machine requesting the utilization of the information.
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