Method and system for distribution of digital downloads
OwnerDean Christalinventor
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Abstract
A method and system for promoting digital file downloads by placing download terminals at commercial establishments which prepossess a high volume of customer traffic. The point-of-sale (POS) station (cash register) of the commercial establishment sells an access code which the user then enters via a scanner or a keypad of the download terminal in order to receive a digital file download. The access code may identify the digital file to download, or the user may identify the file to download. The digital files downloaded may by MP3 files, music files, video files, data files, book files, game files and combinations thereof. The invention includes an output device allowing the user to attach a player to accept the downloaded file.
Claims20
A method of promoting digital file downloads, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing to a commercial establishment having pre-existing high customer traffic volume a download terminal located at the commercial establishment;
- b) distributing an access code at a point of sale station at the commercial establishment;
- c) inputting the access code at the download terminal;
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- d) downloading a digital file.
A digital file download system allowing a commercial establishment to promote digital file downloads, the download system comprising:
- a) a data output device;
- b) a code input keypad;
- c) a download management module allowing download of at least one digital file to the data output device upon entry of a code at the code input keypad.
A digital file download system allowing a commercial establishment to promote digital file downloads, the download system comprising:
- a) a data output device;
- b) a code input scanner;
- c) a download management module allowing download of at least one digital file to the data output device upon entry of a code at the code input scanner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.