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選択の事前注文がなされるイベントを表示し、それから該イベントの選択がなされるステップと、
前記選択がなされるべき目的機器の識別を表示し、それから該機器の選択がなされるステップと、
前記目的機器上で前記選択がなされるべき日時を表示するステップと、
支払いが確認された後にのみ特定の要求が記録され且つファイル上にダウンロードされるステップと
を含むことを特徴としている。
これらの要求を特定のファイルに保存する手段と、
所与の日および時に前記要求の実行をトリガすべく、またはそのダウンロードをトリガすべく、前記機器上に保存された前記ファイルを定期的に検査する手段と
を具備することを特徴としている。
−プロセッサキャッシュメモリ: 最小256Kバイト、
−RAMメモリ: 32Mバイト
−高パフォーマンスシリアルポート、
−マイクロプロセッサ制御SVGAタイプグラフィックアダプタ、
−SCSI/2タイプバスコントローラ、
−自己給電スタティックRAMメモリ。
・マイクのオン/オフスイッチ、
・スピーカのミュートコントロール、
・サウンドのボリュームコントロール、
・現在演奏されている音楽選択をキャンセルするためのコントロール
のような種々のコントロールを制御するために、リモートコントロールアセンブリ31を用いることができる。
−オブジェクトと他の種々のモジュールとの間で交換されるメッセージの処理のためのモジュール82、WMESSAGE.DJLと呼ばれる、
−ディスクファイル管理モジュール83、FIL.DJLと呼ばれる、
−ディスクファイルリード−ライトモジュール84、PILIO.DJLと呼ばれる、
−タッチスクリーン、サウンドカード、コイン収集機器処理インタフェースのように、機器により生成される全てのイベントの監視のためのモジュールJSTRUCT.DJL85。
DLL−NAME PARSER.DJL;”
“VERSION 1;”
“CREATOR KENDALF;”
“REQUIRIES lexyy.djl;4;”
“REQUIRIES grammar−.djl;5”;
全てのモジュールおよびライブラリ(DJO、DLL、DJL)は、PARSER.DJLモジュールにおけるのと類似した情報を含んでおり、且つこの情報は、バージョンおよび従属性の必要性を決定する。
−モニタ上のメインページを定義する「WPSCREEN.DJO」オブジェクトファイル883、
−有効な画面の数判定するために用いられ且つそれによってこのメインページ上にいくつかのウィンドウまたは画面を表示する「WSCREEN.DJO」オブジェクトファイル881、
−画面内に用いられる画像を決定し且つ定義する「WIMAGE.DJO」オブジェクトファイル880、
−画像がアニメーション化されているときに該アニメーションを定義する「WANIM.DJO」オブジェクトファイル882、
−特許出願PCT第WO 96/12258号において定義されるグラフィックインタフェースに用いられるコントロールボタンのように前記メインページ上で用いられるボタンを定義し且つ管理する「WBUTTEN.DJO」オブジェクトファイル885、
−オブジェクト上に書き込むために用いられるラベルを作成する「WLABEL.DJO」オブジェクトファイル884、および
−表示領域を垂直にスクロールすることを定義する「WSCROLLER.DJO」オブジェクトファイル886、
からなっている。
選択の事前注文がなされるためのイベント8525a、それから該イベントの選択を表示するステップと、
前記選択が再生されるべき目的機器の識別を表示し、それからこの機器の選択がなされるステップ8522と、
前記目的機器上で前記選択がなされるべき日時を表示するステップ8523と、
支払いが確認された後にのみ特定の要求ファイル上に記録しあるいはダウンロードするステップ8529と
を有する。
これらの要求を特定のファイル841、141に記録する手段と、
与えられた時および日に前記要求の実行をトリガすべく、またはこの要求のダウンロードをトリガすべく、前記機器上に記録された前記ファイル841、141を定期的に検査する手段と
を具備している。
2 マスメモリ制御回路
3 入力制御回路
4 遠隔通信制御回路
5 サウンド制御回路
6 ディスプレイ手段制御回路
10 オーディオビジュアル再生システム
21 マスメモリ手段
26、36、46 バッファ
31 リモートコントロールアセンブリ
32 キーロック
33 タッチスクリーン
35 料金支払い装置
41 高速遠隔通信モデムアダプタ
53 アンプチューナ
54 スピーカ
55 コードレスマイク
56、57、66、67 メモリバッファ
61 テレビジョンスクリーン
62 ビデオモニタ
100 サーバ
141、840、841 ファイル
200 ネットワーク
300、400 インターネットネットワーク
500、600 端末
851 モジュール
852 要求処理モジュール
Claims (10)
- 通信ネットワークを介してホストサーバへ接続されたユーザの端末から、通信ネットワークを介してホストサーバへ接続可能な少なくとも1つの目的機器でプレーされるべき選択を予め注文する方法であって、前記目的機器と前記サーバは各々が、実行処理ステップを可能とする要求処理モジュールを有し、
前記方法は、
ユーザの端末にメニュー(8520、8521)を表示するステップを有し、前記メニューはプレーされるべき選択と特定の要求を含む複数の項目を含み、前記特定の要求は少なくとも1つのプレーされるべき選択の注文を可能とし及びその選択がプレーされるべき目的機器を含み、選択が予めなされるときに、選択がプレーされるべき日時が選択され(8524)、
前記方法は、
前記選択がプレーされるべき目的機器の識別を表示し、それから該機器の選択がなされるステップ(8522)と、
前記目的機器上で前記選択が実行されるべき日時を表示するステップ(8524)と、
選択の事前注文がなされるイベントを表示し、それから該イベントの選択がなされるステップ(8525a)とを有し、
一旦支払いがなされ承認されると特定の要求及び前記特定の要求を処理するのに必要な全ての情報をリストする特定のファイル(841)を発生するステップを有し、
前記方法は、
前記特定のファイル(841)をサーバに記録するステップと、
前記特定のファイル(841)をユーザの端末からサーバへ転送するステップと、
ユーザの端末がサーバに接続された目的機器であるが選択がプレーされるべき目的機器とは異なるときに、サーバから選択がプレーされるべき目的機器へ特定の要求をダウンロードするステップを有することを特徴とする選択を予め注文する方法。 - 前記方法は、特定のメッセージを選定しまたは保存するステップ(8526)を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の選択を予め注文する方法。
- 前記方法は、個人的なメッセージを保存することからなるメッセージ記録ステップ(8526b)を有することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の選択を予め注文する方法。
- 前記方法は、複数のメッセージのうちからメッセージが選択されるステップ(8526a)を有することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の選択を予め注文する方法。
- 全てのジュークボックスがインターネットに接続し且つサーバサイト(100)を呼び出すステップを有することを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の選択を予め注文する方法。
- 前記表示ステップは、選択ステップに必要な前記選択ステップを表示するように、端末(600)へインターネットメッセージを送信することによってなされ、該選択または判定ステップは、ユーザにより、予めユーザの選択を定義すべく、ユーザの端末上で実行される動作の関数として、端末(600)からサーバ(100)へ送られるメッセージによりなされることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の選択を予め注文する方法。
- メッセージおよび要求が、目的機器(10)のアドレスと共にホストサーバ(100)上のファイル(141)上に記録され、所定の時期に目的機器にダウンロードされディスプレイ上で実行されるステップを有することを特徴とする請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の選択を予め注文する方法。
- 機器(10)上の現在の日および時が、事前要求の実行について要求された日および時に対応するかどうかを判定するように、前記記録された要求を含む各機器(10)上の特定のファイル(841)を検査するステップを有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の選択を予め注文する方法。
- ユーザの端末が、選択がプレーされるべき目的機器(10)であるときに、前記特定のファイル(841)を目的機器(10)に直接記録するステップを有することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の選択を予め注文する方法。
- 特定の要求をリストする特定のファイル(841)の発生を許可するために支払いの受領を承認するステップを有することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の選択を予め注文する方法。
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