JPS62284496A - Record music vending system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a system for automatically selling recorded music via telephone lines.

(2) Conventional technology In the conventional recorded music sales system, record companies manufacture recorded music as LP records or digital audio discs (compact discs).
It was sold to consumers through record stores, etc.

(3) Problems to be solved by the invention In the conventional record disc sales system described above, a large amount of equipment and expense is required to manufacture the disc, and furthermore, a large amount of cost and effort is required for product management in the route from distribution to sales. It takes. In addition, record companies often discontinued vinyl discs, leading to a situation where music lovers were unable to buy the records they wanted.

(4) Means for solving the problems In order to solve the problems mentioned above, this is based on the premise that digitally recorded music and conventional analog recorded music will be digitized and used. The invention has the following structure. That is, a recording/playback device with a built-in computer communication means is connected via a telephone line to a host computer storing recorded music data, its record list, and record information such as composers, track titles, performers, etc. The recorded music data is transmitted from the host computer to the recording/playback device by accessing the host computer.

(5) Action record music data, its record list and composer;
A TV connected to a host computer's comprehensive database, which collects record information such as song titles and performers, is accessed by a recording and playback device with built-in computer communication means.
Use a monitor or a dedicated monitor to search for music information such as the desired list, and once the search is completed, the recording/playback device sends a signal requesting the transmission of recorded music data, and this is done using a time sharing method or packet switching method. The transmitted signal is processed and transmitted by a host computer, downloaded to RAM in the recording device, and recorded music data is digitally recorded.

(6) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a recording and reproducing device incorporating a computer communication means used in the recorded music automatic vending system of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a network of a sales system.

The recording/playback device 1 may be either a compact disk deck using a write-once optical disk that can be read immediately after writing, or a digital audio tape recorder. .1 communication LSI 4, CPU 5, output frame buffer 6, and video signal generator 7 are incorporated. NCU 2 is connected to external telephone line 8 and NCL
A telephone set 9 is connected between I2 and modem 3. C.P.
U5 is connected to a writable write-once optical disc recording/playback device 10, and is also connected to an external control unit 11. The video signal generator 7 is connected to an external monitor 12.

The recording and reproducing device 1 described above is connected to the network of the vending system shown in FIG. This vending system consists of the above-mentioned recording and playback device 1 and a monitor 12 connected to this recording and playback device 1 as terminals in each home, and the recording and playback device 1 communicates using a time sharing method or a packet switching method. It is connected to the line network 13. This communication line network 13 is a public communication line or a dedicated optical cable communication line, and preferably a dedicated optical cable communication line is used. The recording and reproducing device 1 is connected to a database of a host computer 14 via a communication network 13. Host combination: - Evening 14's f-tabase contains recorded music data A that is digitized digital or analog recording owned by record company 15, its record list B, and records regarding composers, song titles, performers, etc. Information C is accumulated and saved.

The network system configured as described above is a two-way communication system, and following this system, the operating procedure of the recorded music vending system of the present invention will be explained.

b. The control unit 11 issues a transmission (access) signal.

It will be done. This modem 3 converts the digital signal into an analog signal. Here, the telephone line 8 is switched from the telephone 9 to the computer by the NCU 2, and the host computer 14 is accessed.

C. A reply signal (menu screen data) is sent from the accessed host computer 14, and processed within the recording/playback device 1 in the reverse procedure to that when it was sent from the recording/playback device 1 side.

2. While checking the screen on the monitor 12, select arbitrary data using the control unit (1) and send a selection signal in order.

E. When the desired data is discovered through these mutual communications, the user transfers the data to the host computer 14.
From telephone line 8-NCU2 → modem 3 → communication LSI 4←C
Processing is performed in the order of PU5, the recorded music data is downloaded to RAM, and written to a writable optical disc by optical disc recording/playback device 10.

(7) Effects of the invention According to the recorded music vending system of this invention,
The current record distribution channels will no longer be necessary, and record companies will only need to hold the recorded music data, resulting in a significant reduction in the cost of records. In addition, users can freely and easily search and purchase desired recorded music from a large list of records without leaving their homes. Furthermore, since the recording data itself is a product, there is no longer any out-of-print issues as in the conventional sales system, and it becomes possible to develop untapped users at a low cost.

4,

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a recording/playback device used in a recorded music vending system of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a network of a recorded music vending system. 1... Recording/playback device 2... NCU 3... Modem 4... Communication LSI 5... CPLI6...
Output frame buffer 7...Video signal generation device Telephone line 9...Telephone 10...Optical disk recording/playback device 11...Control unit) 12...Monitor 13...Communication line network 14 ...Host computer 15...Record company

Claims (1)

[Claims] A recording/playback device with a built-in computer communication means is connected via a telephone line to a host computer storing recorded music data, its record list, and record information such as composers, track titles, performers, etc., and access from the recording/playback device is made. A vending system for recorded music, characterized in that the recorded music data is transmitted from the host computer to the recording and reproducing device.