Media access monitoring system and method
OwnerHarris H. Egendorfinventor
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Abstract
Provided is a sealed cartridge for housing audio video media, the cartridge comprising an electrical counter displaying at least two different counting languages. The electrical counter configured to increment a count when the cartridge is in an audio video player device and the housed audio video media is accessed. An audio video media incorporating the electrical counter and a method of monitoring access to audio video media are also provided. Communication of usage counts over the Internet and processing payments to retailers, copyright holder and others are also provided.
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A permanently sealed cartridge for housing audio video media, the cartridge insertable into an audio video media player and comprising an electrical counter permanently attached to said cartridge displaying at least a human readable alpha-numeric language and a machine readable language, the electrical counter configured to increment a count when the cartridge is in an audio video player device and the housed audio video media is accessed.
A method for monitoring access to audio video media, the method comprising:
- providing a permanently sealed cartridge for housing the audio video media, wherein the cartridge is insertable into an audio video media player and comprises a counter permanently attached to said cartridge having a display for displaying a count, initialized at zero, in at least two formats, one format being human readable alpha-numeric, and another format being machine readable;
- incrementing the count each time the audio video media is in an appropriate audio video media player and audio video content on the audio video media is played;
- transmitting via an Internet connection a message to a data repository, the message comprising the audio video media information and the count;
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- electronically transmitting payment to a copyright holder or other third party according to a predetermined payment schedule, wherein said payment is processed for usage of said audio video media as indicated by said count.
An audio video media containing thereon audio video information, the audio video media insertable into an audio video media player, and comprising an electrical counter permanently attached to said audio video media, the counter displaying at least a human readable alpha-numeric language and a machine readable language, the electrical counter configured to increment a count when the audio video media is in an appropriate audio video player device and the audio video media information is accessed.
A method for monitoring access to audio video media, the method comprising:
- providing an audio video media containing thereon audio video information, wherein the audio video media is insertable into an audio video media player and comprises a counter permanently attached to said audio video media, the counter having a display for displaying a count, initialized at zero, in at least two formats, one format being human readable alpha-numeric, and another format being machine readable;
- incrementing the count each time the audio video media is in an appropriate audio video media player and audio video content on the audio video media is played;
- transmitting via an Internet connection a message to a data repository, the message comprising the audio video media information and the count;
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- electronically transmitting payment to a copyright holder or other third party according to a predetermined payment schedule, said payment is processed for usage of said audio video media as indicated by said count.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.