Patent ID: 6300880
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A retail store, comprising:a room in a building, the room containing a plurality of objects each object containing a recording medium, each recording medium storing a first copy of at least one prerecorded music composition, and each object being identified by a unique object identification code;a plurality of portable terminals, adapted to being carried in the room by respective consumers from object to object, each portable terminal including: means for automatically identifying by the object's identification code an object specified by the consumer who is operating the portable terminal; means for transmitting the object's identification code on a first wireless channel; means for receiving a selected portion of a second copy of the at least one prerecorded music composition on a second wireless channel; and means to present the received selected portion to the consumer carrying the portable terminal; anda central terminal, including: means for receiving the identification codes from the plurality of portable terminals through the first wireless channel; means to identify which portable terminal transmits each identification code; storage means for storing a plurality of selected portions, each selected portion being a selected portion of a second copy one of the prerecorded music compositions; means for retrieving the selected portion from the storage means; means for transmitting the selected portion to the identified portable terminal through the second wireless channel.