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WO1998048363A1 - Systeme personnalise de prestation de donnees - Google Patents

Systeme personnalise de prestation de donnees Download PDF

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WO1998048363A1
WO1998048363A1 PCT/US1998/007555 US9807555W WO9848363A1 WO 1998048363 A1 WO1998048363 A1 WO 1998048363A1 US 9807555 W US9807555 W US 9807555W WO 9848363 A1 WO9848363 A1 WO 9848363A1
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Tyler Peppel
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  • the invention relates to information delivery on any of various storage media. More particularly, the invention relates to custom selection, organization, and formatting of information that is accessed electronically and that is distributed for storage on any of various storage media.
  • Electronic commerce is now a reality.
  • goods and services include books, recorded music, and videos inter alia.
  • videos e.g. Video On-line Express
  • CD-ROMs e.g. CDROMs On-line
  • software e.g. see http://www.testdrive.com
  • the invention provides a custom information delivery system, in which a customer may select any of several items of content, such as music recordings or videos, for storage on a selected medium, such as a compact disk.
  • a customer may select any of several items of content, such as music recordings or videos, for storage on a selected medium, such as a compact disk.
  • the number of such selections, their order of storage on such medium, and transitions between such selection, as well as the medium packaging and accompanying documentary information, may all be determined by the customer when such selections are assembled onto the medium.
  • Such assembled product is referred to herein as a compilation.
  • the system provides various tools to assist the customer in producing a compilation, such as a medium capacity-filled indicator, as well as reminders and suggestions, such as when capacity remains on the medium at the conclusion of a compilation session.
  • system provides unique opportunities to include the customer in a community experience, for example by providing lists of compilations by various artists, experts, and by other customers, as well as various rating services.
  • Compilations may be assembled by means of a customer implemented search strategy, as executed by a search engine, or by means of predefined categories. Further, each item of content may be accompanied by documentary information and may be sampled prior to its being added to the compilation.
  • Fig. 1 is a block schematic diagram of a custom information delivery system according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of a display showing a radio feature according to the invention
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of a display showing an information delivery system home page according to the invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic representation of a display showing an information delivery system Japanese home page according to the invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic representation of a display showing a list of featured compilations home page according to the invention.
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic representation of a display showing a celebrity compilation according to the invention
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic representation of a display showing a list of compilations by category and sub-category according to the invention
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic representation of a display showing a critic's compilation according to the invention.
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic representation of a display showing a selection within a compilation according to the invention.
  • Fig. 10 is a schematic representation of a display showing a selection within a compilation that includes multi-media content according to the invention
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic representation of a display showing a selection that is added to a customer compilation according to the invention.
  • Fig. 12 is a schematic representation of a display showing a content database search according to the invention.
  • Fig. 13 is a schematic representation of a display showing a selection located by a content database search according to the invention.
  • Fig. 14 is a schematic representation of a display showing a mail message according to the invention.
  • Fig. 15 is a schematic representation of a display showing a list of user compilations according to the invention.
  • Fig. 16 is a schematic representation of a display showing a user compilation according to the invention.
  • Fig. 17 is a schematic representation of a display showing a content ordering and transitions according to the invention
  • Fig. 18 is a schematic representation of a display showing a track segue menu according to the invention
  • Fig. 19 is a schematic representation of a display showing a list of track transition sounds according to the invention.
  • Fig. 20 is a schematic representation of a display showing a series of cover styles according to the invention.
  • Fig. 21 is a schematic representation of a display showing a title and liner note menu according to the invention.
  • Fig. 22 is a schematic representation of a display showing a shipping and payment menu according to the invention.
  • Fig. 23 is a schematic representation of a display showing a gift menu according to the invention.
  • the invention provides a custom information delivery system, in which a customer may select any of several items of content, such as music recordings or videos, for storage on a selected medium, such as a compact disk.
  • a customer may select any of several items of content, such as music recordings or videos, for storage on a selected medium, such as a compact disk.
  • the number of such selections, their order of storage on such medium, and transitions between such selection, as well as the medium packaging and accompanying documentary information, may all be determined by a customer when such selections are assembled onto the medium.
  • Fig. 1 is a block schematic diagram of an exemplary custom information delivery system according to the invention.
  • the example provided on Fig. 1 is for a distribution system for recorded music and videos. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the system herein described is readily applicable for distribution of other types of content, such as literature compilations, e.g. Best Short stories of 1990, Favorite Children's stories, and compilations of magazine articles.
  • the system captures a customer's play list.
  • the play list may be generated by the customer at a personal computer 10, for example using a browser and the World Wide Web ("WWW”) to access a Web server 20; an Internet kiosk 12, for example in a music store or video arcade; or from a paper catalog 15, in which the customer completes an order form 14 and forwards same for entry into the system, for example via facsimile or mail.
  • WWW World Wide Web
  • Step 2 (110) the play lists are compiled at the Web server into a database.
  • the system herein is described in connection with a client server model, in which the server is a Web server, but that the invention is not limited to a Web server, and that the invention may be implemented in any electronic network.
  • the play lists are transmitted to a recording center, for example by electronic transfer over a dedicated connection or over the Internet.
  • the play lists are received at a recording and fulfillment center.
  • the play lists 40 are provided to a CD-R recorder and labeler 42 in the case of distribution on compact disk storage media. It should be appreciated that other media and recording systems may be used within the scope of the invention.
  • the CD-R recorder writes and labels compact disks based upon the play lists by accessing various library servers 45, 46, 47 to obtain the content necessary to complete the compilation specified by the play lists.
  • the finished compact disk 44 is then packaged in accordance with instruction that accompany the play list.
  • the finished compact disk 50 is mailed to the customer in accordance with the customer's instructions, e.g. via U.S. mail, Federal Express, or UPS.
  • My CD stands for "my custom disk.”
  • the system allows the customer to create a custom audio, video, or multi-media compact disk ("CD") through a number of different interfaces, such as using a paper catalog to pick music selections, choosing selections at a kiosk in a retail record store, or choosing selections for the CD from a library that is located on the World Wide Web at the My CD Website.
  • CD multi-media compact disk
  • the My CD Website may be accessed directly or through another Website, for example a music club's Home Page on the Web.
  • a music club's Home Page on the Web.
  • any Website is accessed that provides a link to the My CD Website, one can see the My CD logo.
  • This provides the customer with direct access to the My CD Website, e.g. through any number of music industry home pages and any Internet site that is related to music.
  • One strategy for My CD is to make it available through any number of sources on the WWW. Clicking on a My CD button, for example by pointing to the button with a pointing device and clicking a button on the pointing device, allows the customer to enter the My CD Website.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of a display showing a radio feature according to the invention.
  • Radio My CD a feature of the invention referred to as Radio My CD
  • This feature of the invention is a Web-based real time audio source, such as Real Audio, that provides four channels of music 214 in this example. Such music is organized in different genres, e.g. the Billboard Top 20, Country Sounds, Night jazz.
  • Radio My CD is tuned to the Night jazz channel 215 because that is where he customer left it the last time s/he visited the My CD Website.
  • the customer can adjust the volume with a button 212 at the top of the Radio My CD window, and can also stop and start the music with appropriate control buttons 210.
  • Radio My CD is a window that is independent of the customer's Web browser window and is available to the customer anytime that the customer is at the My CD Website.
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of a display showing an information delivery system home page according to the invention.
  • the customer is greeted with a message 232, such as "Welcome back!"
  • the message may be personalized to include the customer's name and to indicate that the customer is a My CD member, e.g. where the customer has an account that was set up previously on My CD by providing appropriate information, such as customer preferences in music.
  • My CD knows that the customer is a jazz fan and therefore arranges information at the My CD Website according to the customer's taste in music.
  • the display also provides the customer with useful news and other information, e.g. that My CD has added a new collection to the My CD database, and that I the customer only two CD's away from a free CD. Finally, the customer is provided with a list of actions and links to other portions of the MY CD Website 234 that may be selected, such as making a compilation ("Make My CD").
  • the customer may also scroll down the My CD home page to look at the different genres of music that are available. For example, the customer can click on a Rock/Pop/Soul button 231. As a result of selecting this genre of music, the color of the interface changes to indicate that the customer is in another area of the library within the My CD Website.
  • other genres of music include jazz, Country, Dance, World Music, and Classical and Musicals.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic representation of a display showing an information delivery system Japanese home page according to the invention.
  • the My CD Website is also a multi-lingual site, I.e. it may be presented in any language. For example, if the customer selects the Japanese language Website, the customer can visit a Japanese version of the My CD Website 240.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic representation of a display showing a list of featured compilations home page according to the invention. The compilations shown on Fig. 5 are found in the jazz genre because the customer in this example has selected jazz. The customer has also selected the Make My CD button on the
  • My CD home page and, as a result, has been transported further into the My CD Web site to produce a compilation.
  • buttons are fixed and available at any time while the customer is visiting the My CD Website. In this embodiment of the invention, the buttons are constant and their location never changes. Thus, if the customer needs to get back to the home page, i.e. the origin of the site, the customer can click on Home to do that.
  • the compilations home page also provides access to My CD compilations 255 and user compilations 255.
  • the My CD compilations appear on the compilations home page.
  • a compilation consists of two or more musical selections, preferably arranged around a theme, such as dinner music, artist of the month, or as specified by a customer.
  • the compilation home page on Fig. 5 shows several compilations created by celebrities. In other words, these compilations provide the celebrities' favorite music grouped according to, for instance, in this case, Desert Island Tracks. That is, if they had only one CD they could take to a desert island, what are the tracks they would choose?
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic representation of a display showing a celebrity compilation according to the invention.
  • the customer can look a little more closely at a particular celebrity's compilation.
  • the page layout shown on Fig. 6 is common throughout this embodiment of invention.
  • On the left of the page the customer is provided with a window that contains information 268 about the celebrity, a photograph of the celebrity, and the music that the celebrity has chosen.
  • the tracks that the celebrity has chosen are displayed in another scrolling window 260.
  • An additional window 264 shows the contents of the customer's CD. This latter window is presently empty because the customer has not chosen any tracks yet. This fact is indicated by a CD capacity filled indicator 266.
  • the track display window 260 includes a scroll bar 267 that allows the customer to scroll through a list of tracks, where the list is longer than can be displayed in the window all at once.
  • the customer can add the entire compilation to his CD by selecting the "add all to my CD" button 265; or the customer may select individual tracks for inclusion on his CD by selecting an add button, e.g. + button 262, associated with each particular track.
  • the customer can also request the display of information about the track, such as personnel, track length, and a review, by selecting the information button, e.g. the i button 263, associated with each track.
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic representation of a display showing a list of compilations by category and sub-category according to the invention.
  • the categories shown on the page include Critic's Choice 270, jazz Eras 274, Popular Miscellany 276,
  • each category shown on the page includes subcategories 271 , 272, 273, 277, such as World jazz, and jazz Love Songs.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic representation of a display showing a critic's compilation according to the invention.
  • the critic's choice compilation provides a window 280 that includes a photograph and a biography of the critic.
  • the track window displays a compilation of the critic's favorite jazz love songs.
  • the track window includes a + button for each track which may be selected by the customer to the track to the customer's compilation.
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic representation of a display showing a selection within a compilation according to the invention.
  • the compilation page includes an i or information button associated with each track.
  • Fig. 9 shows such information as provided for a particular track "Meu Menino.”
  • the track window at the right indicates that this track has been selected 293 for additional information.
  • the window 290 shown on the left of the page is a scrolling window.
  • the window includes a picture of the cover for the CD from which the selected track comes.
  • the window may also include a button (not shown) that links the customer directly to the record company's Website, the artist's Website, or other Websites that contain information related to the selected track.
  • the window 290 also provides a button 292 that provides the customer with an audio sample of the selected track.
  • Fig. 10 is a schematic representation of a display showing a selection within a compilation that includes multi-media content according to the invention.
  • the track information window 300 on the left side of the page includes an indication 301 that the track is exclusive to My CD.
  • the information window 300 also shows that the track available in two versions: an audio version which may be sampled by selecting a button 292, and a video version which may be sample by selecting a button 302.
  • Either the audio version or the video version or both may be added to the customer's compilation by selecting the appropriate track + button (305, 306), as shown in the track window.
  • the video version of the track may be viewed, for example on a multimedia compatible personal computer having a CD ROM drive, or on any other video reproduction device, e.g. laser disk or DVD.
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic representation of a display showing a selection that is added to a customer compilation according to the invention.
  • the customer has selected the track "Time After Time” by selecting the + button 312 associated with the track.
  • the My CD window 264 (“My CD So Far") shows that the track 312a has been added to the customer's compilation. This fact is also on the progress bar 266, which indicates that "My CD is now 6% full” 310.
  • the progress bar is an important feature of the invention because it allows the customer to make selections in view of the capacity of the storage medium onto which the selections are recorded.
  • the progress bar is readily implemented by storing a value for the maximum capacity of the storage medium, e.g. 74 minutes for a compact disk, and decrementing that value for each customer selection. The remaining value is then divided by the total capacity to produce a percentage value.as shown on Fig. 11.
  • the My CD window also includes a message that points out that the customer can rearrange the tracks in his compilation after he finishes compiling the CD.
  • the information window on the left of the page includes liner notes for the track, a quote from a critic, and a list of the personnel who perform on the track.
  • the information window can also provide a list of other recordings by the artist who performs on the track, such that the customer can click a button and link directly from this window to the artist's catalog, from which yet other selections may be made.
  • Fig. 12 is a schematic representation of a display showing a content database search according to the invention.
  • the customer has decided to search for other recordings of the song "Time After Time.”
  • the information window on the left of the page provides a list 320 of other tracks in the My CD database of the song "Time After Time.” These tracks also appear in the track window 322 on the right of the page, from which they may be selected for addition to the customer's compilation and from which the customer may select additional information about each track.
  • the customer can also perform a generic search by pressing the Search button on the top bar (discussed above).
  • a generic search the customer can search the entire My CD catalog, for example in specific categories, limited to songs that made number one on the charts, or the customer can search by such delimiters as artist, group, song, track, album, year, and label.
  • the search function provides a field into which the customer enters the information, and the track is then located in the My CD library and displayed in the track window.
  • Fig. 13 is a schematic representation of a display showing a selection located by a content database search according to the invention.
  • the customer has selected a tack from the list of "Time After Time” tracks.
  • the interface color scheme changes to the rock and pop color scheme because this track is classified as rock and pop, rather than jazz.
  • the customer in this example adds this track to his compilation.
  • the progress bar 266 indicates that the customer's compilation takes up 11% of the compact disk.
  • Fig. 14 is a schematic representation of a display showing a mail message according to the invention.
  • the window on the left of the page shows the customer that an E-Mail message 340 has arrived from a friend, who suggests that the customer "check out” his compilation.
  • the friend has just made a compilation and posted it on the My CD Website under user compilations.
  • Fig. 15 is a schematic representation of a display showing a list of user compilations according to the invention.
  • One of the features of invention allows a customer to post a personal compilation, and other people can access the customer's compilation and use it as a basis for their compilation.
  • User compilations may be selected from the compilations window 255 (Fig. 5), and the system then links the customer to the user compilations page.
  • the user compilations page include a compilations window 350 that shows, in this example, the top new user compilations. That is, these compilations are customer compilations that are particularly popular with other customers.
  • the invention provides a forum that establishes a community of interest about various musical, motion picture, or literary themes.
  • the system provides customer incentives in the form of rewards for producing a popular compilation.
  • customer compilations are listed alphabetically by last name.
  • An alphabetic directory 352 is provided for quickly locating a particular customer compilation.
  • Fig. 16 is a schematic representation of a display showing a user compilation according to the invention.
  • the customer clicks on "D" (Fig. 15) to locate his friend's compilation.
  • the customer finds his friend's page, and his compilation is called “Downtown Uptempo.”
  • the compilation is sown in the track window 260 with information about the compilation shown in the window 362 on the left of the page.
  • the customer has option of sending E-Mail to his friend by clicking on the "Send e-mail" button. Further, the customer can access his friend's home page from this window.
  • the window also provides a message window 360 that reminds the customer that he can win free CD's for a year by submitting very popular compilations.
  • the customer scrolls through the list of tracks selected by his friend and decides to add all of these tracks to his compilation by clicking on the "Add all to my CD" button.
  • the progress bar indicates that the customer's disk is 82% full. If the customer is satisfied with the selections in his compilation, he presses the make My CD button 361 on the lower right of the page.
  • Fig. 17 is a schematic representation of a display showing a content ordering and transitions according to the invention.
  • the system links to a page 370 that includes track ordering and transitions options. Track ordering provides the customer with the option of rearranging the order of the tracks in the compilation.
  • the system provides a window 379 offering a bonus track that relates to the kind of music already chosen for the CD, and suggesting that the customer might want to buy this track at a special discount price.
  • the customer has the option of clicking on a link in the window for more information about the track.
  • the window includes a listing of tracks the tracks 371 , 372, 373 that were chosen by the customer in the order that they chosen. By clicking on the arrows 376, 377, 378 on the right, the customer can change the order of the tracks and rearrange them to any desired order. On the page, in between tracks, there is a button 374, 375 that provides the customer with an option to change the segue or transition between the tracks. The default transition is shown set at a 3 second pause of silence between each track.
  • Fig. 18 is a schematic representation of a display showing a track segue menu according to the invention.
  • the change button 374, 375 for example for tracks three and four, the customer is linked to a page 380 that sets the segue between these tracks.
  • the transition page lists the tracks 381 , 382 and provides a number of options 387, for example by which the customer can change the length of the pause between the tracks, can dissolve between the tracks, can cut from one particular point in one track to a particular point in another, and can also add a sound clip as a transition between the tracks.
  • Fig. 19 is a schematic representation of a display showing a list of track transition sounds according to the invention. If the customer decides to select sound clip (see Fig. 18), then a link is established to the sound page 390 which provides a menu of possible that can be inserted between tracks, such as sounds from nature, movies, sound effects, famous quotes, and sport sound effects. Most of these are oriented to the idea of a gift CD that one might put together if somebody is traveling or to commemorate a special occasion. The sound effect is selected by clicking on a particular sound effect, for example the sound of a donkey braying.
  • a panel 392 is provided that allows a preview of the sound effect, the panel includes a volume control and operating controls, similar to those of the Radio My CD panel discussed above.
  • Fig. 18 again, if they customer decides to select a sound effect, then such selection is made by clicking the OK button 383.
  • the customer can then preview the segue that was created by clicking on the Hear It button 384.
  • the system plays the end of Track 3, next plays the selected sound effect, and then plays the beginning of Track 4.
  • the OK button is clicked, and the customer scrolls down through the other tracks to select transitions for those tracks by clicking on the Go to Next Segue button 386. If the customer is satisfied with the segue, he may also apply the segue to all of the tracks in the compilation by clicking on the Apply to Whole CD button 385.
  • Fig. 20 is a schematic representation of a display showing a series of cover styles according to the invention.
  • the invention offers the customer the option of choosing a cover for his compilation.
  • Various cover styles are presented to the customer on the cover page 400.
  • the default selection for the customer's cover is a grid of thumbnails from each of the CD album covers for the tracks that the customer has chosen.
  • Fig. 21 is a schematic representation of a display showing a title and liner note menu according to the invention.
  • the customer also has the option of adding a title and liner notes to his compilation while on the cover page 400.
  • the customer can accept a default title and liner notes, or can enter a title from a keyboard or other device in a title field 402, and can enter liner notes in a similar manner in a My CD notes field 404.
  • the fields are set to limit the amount of information that may be entered to assure that such information fits the designated areas in the CD packag.
  • Fig. 22 is a schematic representation of a display showing a shipping and payment menu according to the invention.
  • the customer is reminded by a message 421 that he is now only one CD away from a free CD.
  • the page also provides fields for entry of information about the customer's account, such as name and address. These fields are automatically filled in if the customer is a My CD member and the information has already been provided to the system. The customer can check this information and revise it if needed. If the customer is paying by credit card, his credit card number is not shown on line. If the customer is nervous about entering a credit card number on the Internet, he can call an 800 number and arrange that transaction.
  • Fig. 23 is a schematic representation of a display showing a gift menu according to the invention. If this compilation is a gift, the customer can fill in information on a gift page 430 about the recipient. The customer also has the option of adding a gift message to the package. Finally, the customer can specify one of several shipping options. The default shipping method is First Class U.S. Mail. Once the customer has finished navigating each menu, the order is completed and the compilation is manufactured and sent as instructed by the customer.
  • the default shipping method is First Class U.S. Mail.

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Abstract

On décrit un système personnalisé de prestation de données dans lequel un client peut sélectionner parmi plusieurs articles d'un contenu (enregistrments musicaux ou vidéo, par exemple) ceux qu'il souhaite stocker dans un support de données de son choix, tel qu'un disque compact. Le nombre d'articles sélectionnés, l'ordre dans lequel ils seront strockés dans le support, les effets de transition entre ces articles, ainsi que les données documentaires d'emballage et d'accompagnement du support peuvent tous être déterminés par le client une fois les articles rassemblés dans le support.
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