Here is an overview of Mr. Cook's music distribution patent.
As we all know, this patent was a waste of CUST's money and time.
Think his latest patent will be as good for business as this one?
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US5860068: Method and system for custom manufacture and delivery of a data product
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Inventor(s):
Cook; David Philip , Dallas, TX
Applicant(s):
Petabyte Corporation, Dallas, TX
Issued/Filed Dates:
Jan. 12, 1999 / Dec. 4, 1997
Application Number:
US1997000984907
IPC Class:
G11B 007/00;
Class:
Current: 705/026; 395/200.47;
Original: 705/026; 395/200.47;
Field of Search:
705/26,27,29 395/200.32,200.33,200.36,200.47,200.49,200.56
Abstract:
A system for selling, manufacturing and distributing a custom digital
data product from retail stores, over the Internet, over the telephone,
or by electronic means (e.g., fax, e-mail, and the like) wherein a
customer is provided (e.g., by electronic mail verification) order
tracking information. After a customer selects a "set" of sound
recordings or data from a library or catalog of such recordings or data
and payment or credit is received or verified, an image of the "set" is
assembled from a storage or "disk" farm. The image is preferably
assembled at a manufacturing facility, e.g., a CD-ROM burner farm,
where the product is then made. Every data object on the product
may have a code associated therewith for later reference. The disk
and burner farms communicate via a high speed communications
subsystem to facilitate continuous processing. Upon assembly and
manufacture, the product is packaged and shipped. Throughout the
manufacture and distribution, the customer may track the process by
activating a hyperlink in one or more e-mail confirmation messages
provided by the service provider, or by entering order/tracking
numbers from retail terminals or by telephone, or the like.
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