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Abstract

A continuous play broadcast system having a central computer with a master digital storage drive(s) containing a plurality of digitized files which represent a master library of musical selections and announcements. A plurality of end user computers are in communication with the central computer and contain respective subset quantities of digitized files which represent remote libraries. Each of the end user computers includes a display means, a digital to audio conversion means and an audio output means. Each end user computer further includes the ability to customize a continuous play output and to send requests to the central computer via the communication link. The central computer further includes an interface/update means and a compression circuit which is capable of updating the digitized audio files in the remote libraries of the end user computers at reduced time over desired intervals.

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First Claim