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US 2002/0165811 A1Published application
Investment system and data transmitting/receiving method
OwnerMiruka Ishii, Shingo Fukudainventors
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Abstract
A server device (10) stores at least investment target data made up of music tune data and data related to an artist. An investment client device (20) accesses the server device (10) to download the investment target dat and transmits investment data for an artist or a music tune which a user thinks to become popular in the future, to the server device (10). Thus, the user can invest in a new music tune or artist by using a network such as the Internet.
Claims125
An investment system comprising:
- a server device for storing investment target data to be an investment target;
- and
- a terminal device capable of receiving the investment target data from the server device and capable of transmitting investment data for the investment target data to the server device.
A data transmitting/receiving method comprising:
- a step of storing investment target data to be an investment target into a server device;
- a step of causing a terminal device to receive the investment target data from the server device;
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- a step of transmitting investment data for the investment target data from the terminal device to the server device.
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An investment system comprising:
- storage means for storing investment target data to be an investment target;
- downloading means for downloading the investment target data in accordance with the operation by a user;
- and
- uploading means for transmitting investment data for the investment target data downloaded by the downloading means, in accordance with the operation by the user.
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A server device comprising:
- storage means for storing investment target data to be an investment target;
- communication means for communicating with a terminal device which transmits investment data for the investment target data;
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- control means for controlling the operation of the whole device;
- wherein the control means transmits the investment target data stored in the storage means from the communication means to the terminal device, and receives the investment data for the investment target data transmitted to the terminal device, by the communication means.
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A data transmitting/receiving method for a server device comprising:
- a step of storing investment target data to be an investment target into storage means;
- a step of transmitting the investment target data stored in the storage means to a terminal device;
- and
- a step of receiving investment data for the investment target data transmitted to the terminal device.
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A terminal device comprising:
- communication means for communicating with a server device in which investment target data is stored;
- and
- control means for controlling the operation of the whole device;
- wherein the control means receives the investment target data from the server device in accordance with the operation by a user, and transmits investment data for the received investment target data in accordance with the operation by the user.
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A data transmitting/receiving method for a terminal device comprising:
- a step of receiving investment target data from a server device in accordance with the operation by a user;
- and
- a step of transmitting investment data for the received investment target data to the server device.
An investment system comprising:
- memory means for storing contents produced by a contents producer;
- selecting means for selecting a desired content from the contents stored in the memory means;
- recording means for recording the content selected by the selecting means onto a recording medium;
- first accounting instructing means for instructing to carry out accounting for the recording to the recording medium;
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- second accounting instructing means for instructing to carry out accounting for investment associated with the content.
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A data transmitting/receiving method comprising:
- a step of storing contents produced by a contents producer into memory means;
- a step of recording a content selected by selecting means onto a recording medium by recording means;
- a step of instructing to carry out accounting for the recording to the recording medium;
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- a step of instructing to carry out accounting for investment associated with the content.
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An investment system comprising:
- storage means in which a database having contents data stored therein is provided;
- first selecting means for selecting the contents data stored in the storage means;
- receiving means for receiving the contents data stored in the storage means and selected by the first selecting means;
- memory means in which the contents data received by the receiving means is recorded;
- second selecting means for selecting the contents data recorded in the memory means;
- transmitting means for transmitting the contents data recorded in the memory means and selected by the second selecting means;
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- providing means for providing the compensation for a user when the contents data recorded in the memory means is transmitted.
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A data transmitting/receiving method comprising:
- a step of selecting contents data stored in storage means by first selecting means;
- a step of receiving, by receiving means, the contents data stored in the storage means and selected by the first selecting means;
- a step of recording the contents data received by the receiving means to memory means;
- a step of selecting the contents data recorded in the memory means by second selecting means;
- a step of transmitting the contents data recorded in the memory means and selected by the second selecting means;
- and
- a step of providing the compensation for a user by providing means when the contents data recorded in the memory means is transmitted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.