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(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2001/0010046 A1 (43) Pub. Date:
Muyres et al. (54) CLIENT CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND
Jul. 26, 2001
application No. PCT/US98/18948, ?led on Sep. 11, 1998 and Which is a non-provisional of provisional application No. 60/058,623, ?led on Sep. 11, 1997.
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
(76) Inventors: Matthew R. Muyres, Felton, CA (US); J oel R. Rigler, Aptos, CA (US); James B. Williams, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Publication Classi?cation (51)
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Correspondence Address: Oppenheimer Wol?' & Donnelly, LLP
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ABSTRACT
A method for distribution to and management of an inven
tory of digital content in a digital content vending machine,
(21) Appl. No.:
09/798,611
(22) Filed:
Mar. 1, 2001
inventory in a client on a personal computer, PC. The infrastructure presents a graphical user interface on the
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client containing a plurality of stores operated by vendors. Customers shop in the stores by vieWing information about
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/423,025,
and selecting assets inventory. One or more master servers
?led on Oct. 28, 1999, Which is a 371 of international
DCVM. The DCVM includes an infrastructure and an
are provided to update the infrastructure and inventory.
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(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2001/0010046 A1 (43) Pub. Date:
Muyres et al. (54) CLIENT CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND
Jul. 26, 2001
application No. PCT/US98/18948, ?led on Sep. 11, 1998 and Which is a non-provisional of provisional application No. 60/058,623, ?led on Sep. 11, 1997.
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
(76) Inventors: Matthew R. Muyres, Felton, CA (US); J oel R. Rigler, Aptos, CA (US); James B. Williams, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Publication Classi?cation (51)
Int. Cl? ................................................... .. G06F 17/60
Correspondence Address: Oppenheimer Wol?' & Donnelly, LLP
(52)
US. Cl. .............................................................. .. 705/52
1400 Page Mill Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)
(57)
ABSTRACT
A method for distribution to and management of an inven
tory of digital content in a digital content vending machine,
(21) Appl. No.:
09/798,611
(22) Filed:
Mar. 1, 2001
inventory in a client on a personal computer, PC. The infrastructure presents a graphical user interface on the
Related US. Application Data
client containing a plurality of stores operated by vendors. Customers shop in the stores by vieWing information about
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/423,025,
and selecting assets inventory. One or more master servers
?led on Oct. 28, 1999, Which is a 371 of international
DCVM. The DCVM includes an infrastructure and an
are provided to update the infrastructure and inventory.
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