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The system and method permit the purchase of audio music files over the Internet. The PC user logs onto the vendor's web site and browses the songs available for purchase. The songs can be arranged by artist, music style, etc., as mentioned above. Further, the vendor can provide suggestions on the web site, directing the PC user to songs that might be desirable, based on that PC user's previous purchases, her indicated preferences, popularity of the songs, paid advertising and the like. If interested in a song, the PC user has the option of clicking on a song to "pre-listen" to it--hearing a 20-second clip, for example. If the PC user then wishes to purchase the song, she can submit her order by clicking on the icons located next to each song/album. The order will be reflected in the shopping basket, always visible on the screen. As the PC user selects more items, each and every item is displayed in the shopping basket. At any point in time, the PC user can review her selections,...

Inventor: Bernhard Fritsch
Current U.S. Classification: 713/168; 705/27.1; 705/56; 726/4; 726/21
International Classification: H04L 900

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Claims

1. A system for distributing products over the Internet, comprising:

means for displaying a login screen on a video monitor that allows a user to enter an unique identifier for accessing database information;
means for confirming the validity of the entered unique identifier; and
means for displaying a shopping list that lists items for purchase as selected by said user, the listed items being in digital format suitable for downloading to a user's computer connected to the Internet and being in other media format suitable for shipping to said user.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the listed items are either compact disks containing music recorded thereon or digital music in an encoded format.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said means for displaying displays said shopping list on said video monitor as long as at least one item is contained in said shopping list.

4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising means for retrieving a portion of digital music from a database and means for playing the retrieved portion of digital music.

5. The system according to claim 4, further comprising means for maintaining a shopping history list for said user for display on said video monitor.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein said user is permitted to download an unlimited number of times previously purchased items selected from said shopping history list.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein said user is permitted to download a preselected number of times previously purchased items selected from said shopping history list.

8. The system according to claim 3, further comprising means for calculating royalties from the sale proceeds of digital music and compact disks and means for displaying the results of the calculation.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein said royalties are calculated for a user-selectable predetermined period of time.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein said means for displaying displays items available for purchase or browsing in a first portion of the display and displays said shopping list in a second portion of the display, said display consisting of said first and second portions.

11. The system according to claim 4, further comprising means for searching through said items available for purchase or browsing in said first portion of the display using a user selectable search criterion.

12. A method for distributing products over the Internet, comprising:

displaying a login screen on a video monitor that allows a user to enter an unique identifier for accessing database information;
confirming the validity of the entered unique identifier; and
displaying a shopping list that lists items for purchase as selected by said user, the listed items being in digital format suitable for downloading to a user's computer connected to the Internet and being in other media format suitable for shipping to said user.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the listed items are either compact disks containing music recorded thereon or digital music in an encoded format.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein said shopping list is displayed on said video monitor as long as at least one item is contained in said shopping list.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising retrieving a portion of digital music from a database and playing the retrieved portion of digital music.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising maintaining a shopping history list for said user for display on said video monitor.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said user is permitted to download an unlimited number of times previously purchased items selected from said shopping history list.

18. The method according to claim 14, further comprising calculating royalties from the sale proceeds of digital music and compact disks and displaying the results on said video monitor.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein said royalties are calculated for a user-selectable predetermined period of time.

20. The method according to claim 12, wherein items available for purchase or browsing are displayed in a first portion of the display and said shopping list is displayed in a second portion of the display, said display consisting of said first and second portions.

21. The method according to claim 15, further comprising searching through said items available for purchase or browsing in said first portion of the display using a user selectable search criterion.

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