Patent ID: 9252898
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H04H

Claim Text:
1. A user station for use in a music distribution system for distributing music to consumer locations at which user stations may be situated, wherein the music distribution system includes a data transmission system configured to blanket transmit a plurality of music content items to remote consumer locations in digital form, said user station comprising: a storage medium configured to store music content items; a pre-selection mechanism configured to enable a consumer to pre-select from the blanket transmission a plurality of music content items for storage in the storage medium of the user station, wherein the user station is at a location which is remote from the music distribution system; a selection mechanism configured to enable said consumer to select for making a permanent copy any one of the pre-selected music content items stored in the storage medium; a mechanism configured to receive pricing information for the music content items stored in the storage medium and to store said pricing information in the user station; and a mechanism configured to transmit pricing information for a music content item stored in the storage medium to the music distribution system in response to the user station receiving a consumer request to make a permanent copy of the music content item stored in the storage medium.