Audiovisual distribution system for playing an audiovisual piece among a plurality of audiovisual devices connected to a central server through a network

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PATENT NO 8724436
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13100715

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An audiovisual distribution system includes a central server and a plurality of audiovisual units. Each unit includes structure for interactively communicating with the user for selecting a piece or a menu, a payment device, a computer network card, and a permanent semiconductor memory containing a multitask operating system comprising at least a hard disc access management task. The order for performing a selected piece is processed as a hard disc sequential access task. The hard disc is declared as a peripheral corresponding to the network card of the unit, enabling a request to be sent through the network to the server for processing.

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  • TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mastronardi, Tony Pierrefonds, CA 79 6892
Nathan, Guy Yerres, FR 137 13456

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