Disk dispensing and retrieval system and associated methods

A system for dispensing optical storage media from a kiosk, remote from a system server and communicatively connected to said system server, said system comprising:

• a first central processing unit in said kiosk;
• a database including information representative of kiosk inventory and accessible by a user via a kiosk interface and the Internet;
• a first set of instructions for directing said first central processing unit to:
• request billing information from said user, including a user-specified e-mail address;
• respond to a user request from the Internet or from said kiosk interface, to identify inventory in said kiosk;
• receive (a) a request for an optical storage media and (b) said billing information, from said user,
• transmit said billing information to said system server for confirmation,
• receive said confirmation of billing from said system server, and
• dispense said requested optical storage media to said user;
• a first media readable by said first central processing unit for storing said first set of instructions;
• a second central processing unit in said system server;
• a second set of instructions for directing said second central processing unit to:
• receive said billing information from said first central processing unit,
• perform a credit verification routine on a credit account in said billing information,
• transmit said confirmation to said first central processing unit responsive to a verification of credit account,
• transmit an electronic receipt for said transaction to said user specified e-mail address in said billing information;
• and
• a second media readable by said second central processing unit for storing said second set of instructions.