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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2000
Sue-Ken Yap, Lane Cove, AU;
Zhenya Alexander Yourlo, Roseville, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system ( ) for distributing at least one item from a set of media content items is disclosed. The system comprises the set of media content items, which can be warehoused in a vending machine ( ) or in a remote server ( ). The system further comprises a portable storage device ( ) having at least one user selectable icon ( ) and an associated reference pointer to a corresponding media content item in the set. Also, the system comprises the vending machine ( ), which is responsive to a signal from the portable storage device ( ), the signal being dependent upon a user selection of the icon ( ). The vending machine is capable of locating the corresponding media content item, and reproducing the item on an output medium ( ).